New Ways to fight type II diabetes, fat, & aging….
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Today's post: Tuesday, 12-5-2006
New Ways to fight type II diabetes, fat, & aging….
Last week Doctor Mary Hyman sent email with his blog topic for 11-29-2006 with his take on the new information on Resveratrol.
He makes a case that one of the main ways that resveratrol protects the health of the overfed lab animals that researchers gave resveratrol to is by making their mitochondria work well which then protected the lab animals from declines in their ability to process sugar.
That prevented type II diabetes which protected the lab animals from aging rapidly & from cardiovascular problems.
After making a stronger case for taking resveratrol as a supplement than I think he intended, he lists 8 ways you can get similar or better effects in other ways.
His first 7 steps are very similar to my post here on Tuesday, 11-7-2006.
And, I’ll list them all here. If you’ve read this blog long, you’ll be familiar with them.
The 8th one is new & goes beyond what I’ve had here so far.
1. Eat more nutritious foods that are high in fiber. (Beans, nuts, vegetables & fruits that are high in phytonutrients: broccoli, avocados, greens, blueberries, apples, etc, & some whole grains.)
2. Eat good proteins. (Wild caught fish, beans, nuts, some whole grains, meat that’s only been grass fed, free range poultry, some seafoods, & eggs.)
3. Keep up a high omega 3 intake. (Wild caught fish that are high in omega 3’s like salmon & sardines & some seafoods like oysters, shrimp, etc &/or take omega 3, DHA/EPA supplements.) I think both is best.
4. Virtually eliminate refined grains; & dramatically limit sugar.
5. Find ways to relax each day. (That cuts your blood levels of stress hormones.)
6. Boost your mitochondria & your body’s ability to process sugar & insulin with regular, vigorous exercise.
7. Eat & drink foods high in phytonutrients. (Besides vegetables & fruits that are high in them, this includes a moderate intake of fruit juices from such fruits & red wine. It also includes green tea & black tea, though at a lower levels.)
To repeat, regular readers of this blog have seen these before.
But his number 8 is new.
8. Take supplements that directly strengthen your mitochondria.
Mitochondria act as the engines that power your cells. If your mitochondria are healthy, your cells work well; & YOU are usually healthy. Conversely, if they are weak, YOU have less energy; you process sugars much less well; & you age more quickly.
CoQ10 is known to do this well. And, he also lists acetyl l-carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, magnesium, B complex vitamins, & a supplement called NADH.
All of these are available now in most health food stores.
Resveratrol apparently also has this effect. And, it’s beginning to be available in health food stores also.
Dr Mark Hyman is one of the best doctors I know of, & maybe one of the best in the world, at combining lifestyle improvements &supplements with an extremely competent use of the tools of modern medicine in ways where the two work together to make each of his individual patients well.
You can see his blog which appeared on 11-29-2006 at:
www.ultrametabolism.com/blog It’s the post with “magic pill” in the title.
And, it has his recommended amounts of the supplements above.
Each of these supplements are known to increase your energy or slow aging. But only alpha lipoic acid is normally thought of as effective in normalizing blood sugar or combating or reversing type II diabetes.
His comments suggest strongly that each of them tends to do all 3 things because they all strengthen your mitochondria.
This is new. And, I’ve not seen it anywhere else.
So, following all his first 7 guidelines to good health & taking most or all of these supplements should be extremely effective at keeping your energy level up; enabling your body to process sugar & insulin well; keeping you healthy; & slowing the aging process.
And, these 8 steps will trim off excess fat & keep you healthy while you still have it.
Focus on Your Health:
In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today's post: Tuesday, 12-5-2006
New Ways to fight type II diabetes, fat, & aging….
Last week Doctor Mary Hyman sent email with his blog topic for 11-29-2006 with his take on the new information on Resveratrol.
He makes a case that one of the main ways that resveratrol protects the health of the overfed lab animals that researchers gave resveratrol to is by making their mitochondria work well which then protected the lab animals from declines in their ability to process sugar.
That prevented type II diabetes which protected the lab animals from aging rapidly & from cardiovascular problems.
After making a stronger case for taking resveratrol as a supplement than I think he intended, he lists 8 ways you can get similar or better effects in other ways.
His first 7 steps are very similar to my post here on Tuesday, 11-7-2006.
And, I’ll list them all here. If you’ve read this blog long, you’ll be familiar with them.
The 8th one is new & goes beyond what I’ve had here so far.
1. Eat more nutritious foods that are high in fiber. (Beans, nuts, vegetables & fruits that are high in phytonutrients: broccoli, avocados, greens, blueberries, apples, etc, & some whole grains.)
2. Eat good proteins. (Wild caught fish, beans, nuts, some whole grains, meat that’s only been grass fed, free range poultry, some seafoods, & eggs.)
3. Keep up a high omega 3 intake. (Wild caught fish that are high in omega 3’s like salmon & sardines & some seafoods like oysters, shrimp, etc &/or take omega 3, DHA/EPA supplements.) I think both is best.
4. Virtually eliminate refined grains; & dramatically limit sugar.
5. Find ways to relax each day. (That cuts your blood levels of stress hormones.)
6. Boost your mitochondria & your body’s ability to process sugar & insulin with regular, vigorous exercise.
7. Eat & drink foods high in phytonutrients. (Besides vegetables & fruits that are high in them, this includes a moderate intake of fruit juices from such fruits & red wine. It also includes green tea & black tea, though at a lower levels.)
To repeat, regular readers of this blog have seen these before.
But his number 8 is new.
8. Take supplements that directly strengthen your mitochondria.
Mitochondria act as the engines that power your cells. If your mitochondria are healthy, your cells work well; & YOU are usually healthy. Conversely, if they are weak, YOU have less energy; you process sugars much less well; & you age more quickly.
CoQ10 is known to do this well. And, he also lists acetyl l-carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, magnesium, B complex vitamins, & a supplement called NADH.
All of these are available now in most health food stores.
Resveratrol apparently also has this effect. And, it’s beginning to be available in health food stores also.
Dr Mark Hyman is one of the best doctors I know of, & maybe one of the best in the world, at combining lifestyle improvements &supplements with an extremely competent use of the tools of modern medicine in ways where the two work together to make each of his individual patients well.
You can see his blog which appeared on 11-29-2006 at:
www.ultrametabolism.com/blog It’s the post with “magic pill” in the title.
And, it has his recommended amounts of the supplements above.
Each of these supplements are known to increase your energy or slow aging. But only alpha lipoic acid is normally thought of as effective in normalizing blood sugar or combating or reversing type II diabetes.
His comments suggest strongly that each of them tends to do all 3 things because they all strengthen your mitochondria.
This is new. And, I’ve not seen it anywhere else.
So, following all his first 7 guidelines to good health & taking most or all of these supplements should be extremely effective at keeping your energy level up; enabling your body to process sugar & insulin well; keeping you healthy; & slowing the aging process.
And, these 8 steps will trim off excess fat & keep you healthy while you still have it.
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