Dr. Darcy Brunk has acquired a lot of new information to share with us about pain treatment. It includes peripheral neuropathy (a problem diabetics often face). One method involves a way of stimulating the Vagus nerve. I find both the nerve and the technology quite interesting. Then we will learn about a biomarker (indicator) of aging / health and how to improve your own ranking. My guest on that topic is, Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D., CCN (pharmacist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, author and health educator).

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There are a bunch of really, really dumb ways to attempt to lose weight. Let me think…for instance: have a body part amputated, get a divorce, start smoking, get your jaw wired shut or have yourself dropped by helicopter into the middle of a forest without any provisions. Some common methods are not a lot smarter: dangerous diet drugs, starvation / fad diets, diuretics and stimulant diet supplements. Surgery can be effective, but it is a risky, expensive business.

Mid-January is about the time that our best laid plans for dieting often start to fall by the wayside. So, let me remind you about a weight management product that I admire: Body Regime. I like it a lot and not just because it’s natural and safe. I am also impressed that it was so carefully formulated with 10 nutrients and botanicals to work on the three main factors needed in weight control: mood, metabolism and appetite. Body Regime is not a stimulant or a diuretic. People feel better taking it and have fewer cravings. I learned that as a bonus it has antioxidant properties and fights yeast overgrowth. I don’t know how long the introductory deal will last, but right now if you buy 2 bottles, you get one free. And in the US, shipping is free. Three bottles lasts three months which is long enough to make significant progress and get the body used to new way of doing things. (Ultra-quick weight loss is typically quickly reversed!) Click here for the Body Regime website or call 1-844-550-2639.

Our show next week (Sat January 28^th) will feature an expert in getting a college education—without student debt or wiping out the parent’s retirement funds. I’m giving advanced notice about this program to allow time for you to forward this email. Most of you probably know someone who either wants to go to college or is struggling to send a child to college. On average, better-educated folks have better health statics, but funding higher education can be stressful and we know stress is bad for health.

LISTEN to that show in the archives.

Our topics included: a nutrient some studies show reverses Parkinson’s disease; food choices that increase the risk of Polycystic Ovary Disease STUDY; and how to know if you have selected the best multivitamin. My guest, Bill Sardi, is a nutrition expert, prolific author and supplement formulator. How do I begin to explain why he is one of our very favorite guests? Is it because he is a genius; extremely knowledgeable; passionate about health; articulate; logical; honest; and always on the cutting edge of the latest science? Yes, all that. And he maintains a historical perspective that provides a double check on fads. Link here to his article about multivitamins. Link to his blog and longer articles. Click here to review the label of the multivitamin he created. His digestive product, Garligest. Amazing Longevinex.

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.

Copyright 2016 Martie Whittekin, CCN