We will cover two related topics this week. First up is Sandy Woodruff, MS, RD who is a co-author of Dr. Vlassara’s AGE-Less Diet: How a Chemical in the Foods We Eat Promotes Disease, Obesity, and Aging and the Steps We Can Take to Stop It. “AGE” is a pun. It is obviously a measure of our getting older. But, they are also initials that describe something worrisome affecting our blood cells and our food. We will look at simple ways to reduce AGE’s such as changing the way we cook food.

Then I will be joined by Tom Monte, author of: Unexpected Recoveries: Seven Steps to Healing Body, Mind, & Soul When Serious Illness Strikes. This book is based on his having talked with many hundreds of people who have overcome life-threatening illnesses, including end-stage cancers, heart disease, severe diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other diseases using complementary healing methods.

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This week’s blog reads like a page from my diary. In it explain what happened when I talked to a fellow diner about the egg whites she was eating. It is a little embarrassing for me, but I decided to tell the story because there are some valuable lessons and information in it…especially related to cardiovascular disease. Click here to read this week’s blog.

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Jim LaValle, R.Ph.,C.C.N. is author of Your Blood Never Lies: How to Read a Blood Test for a Longer, Healthier Life. He also wrote the best seller, Cracking the Metabolic Code: 9 Keys to Optimal Health. As a pharmacist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, clinician and amazing investigator, he is well-qualified to speak on almost anything we could throw at him. But, why not talk about metabolic syndrome? Even if that name doesn’t ring a bell, surely you know someone with one, two or three of the component conditions: insulin insensitivity (pre-diabetes), blood pressure creeping up and the big one (no pun planned) being overweight. Left unchecked, these issues can lead to a whole lot of major trouble. Mr. LaValle brings good news about a variety of things you can do to reverse the trends and start feeling a lot better along the way. In addition to diet and lifestyle, he discussed a couple of my favorite aged garlic extract supplements by Kyolic, #109 to support blood pressure health and#107 for cholesterol support. He recommendsExtra Strength Kyolic Reserve for those need even more cardiovascular support. Call 800-421-2998 for a free sample.

The Probiotic Cure. We now know that the microorganisms in our gut are a crucial part of our human instruction manual and that they control thousands of biological functions in our bodies. It is past time that we learned how to care for them because important varieties are disappearing and leaving illness behind.

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