| Don't smoke or overexpose yourself to harmful chemicals such as environmental pollutants.
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Q Growing older is inevitable; however, we can try to slow the aging process and prolong our lives by taking measures to promote continuous cell division. If science could keep the cells from dying and doing bodily harm, the aging process could conceivably be suspended.
Q Many older adults complain of sleep difficulties. One common cause is the consumption of sugar after dinner. Complex carbohydrates have a relaxing effect. A good nighttime snack is popcorn, or nut butter and crackers. | | Such a situation often stems from poor diet and exposure to environmental pollutants, chemicals, and other harmful substances. Eating junk food not only clutters the system with foods lacking in nutrients, but also prevents the cellular wastes from being eliminated efficiently by causing such problems as constipation and sluggish liver, spleen, and kidney function.
Unless otherwise specified, the dosages recommended here are for adults. For a child between the ages of twelve and seventeen, reduce the dose to three-quarters the recommended amount. | | It is a powerful detoxifier of alcohol, tobacco smoke, and environmental pollutants, all of which are immune suppressors. Taking supplemental NAC can boost the levels of protective enzymes in the body, thus slowing some of the cellular damage that is characteristic of aging. NAC supplementation may also decrease both the frequency and duration of infectious diseases. It has been used to treat AIDS and chronic bronchitis.
People with diabetes should not take supplemental
NAC without first consulting a health care provider, as it can interfere with the effectiveness of insulin. | | Exposure to radiation, whether from the sun or from medical x-rays, activates the formation of free radicals, as does exposure to environmental pollutants such as tobacco smoke and automobile exhaust. Diet also can contribute to the formation of free radicals. When the body obtains nutrients through the diet, it utilizes oxygen and these nutrients to create energy. In this oxidation process, oxygen molecules containing unpaired electrons are released. These oxygen free radicals can cause damage to the body if produced in extremely large amounts. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  PolyAromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) environmental pollutants from the organic burning of wood, coal, oil, gasoline, kerosene, candles, tobacco, hemp, and other combustible tars; form PAH epoxides, and mutagenic form DMBA, not carcinogens themselves, but when activated in the liverto carcinogenic metabolites, they bind with the DNA. Take Vitamin Antioxidants E, C, Bl, B5, Cysteine, Zinc, and Selenium, with Calcium, Magnesium, and Iron. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
See book keywords and concepts |  Phthalates, the chemicals that make plastics flexible, and one of the most common types of environmental pollutants, also appear to possess powerful antithyroid attributes.
Fertility Problems
Becoming pregnant and managing to carry a child to term appears to be a growing problem in our modern world. A surprising 8 to 12 percent of couples worldwide are thought to be infertile, and many top scientists predict that this number is set to increase still further.
The heartache that this problem causes is incalculable since few problems are as distressing as an inability to conceive. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts | | EFAs may cause some nausea at first, or headache (take with meal), that will pass; other constraints are oxidating air; stress; viral infections; disease; epilepsy; and environmental pollutants. Omega-3 fatty acids thin the blood, slow clotting, and may prolongbleeding.
Fatty Acids DEFICIENCY SIGNS: Americans have a ratio ofOmega-6s to Omega-3sof20to 1 (normis4to 1). |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
See book keywords and concepts | | These include a wide range of pesticides, medicines, toxic metals, plastics, solvents, environmental pollutants, and fire retardants. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts | | Avoid neuroexcitotoxins environmental pollutants. Children are given amphetamine drug Ritalin (methylphenidate) that can make hyperactives calm by blocking natural Dopamine, although it creates free radicals, interferes with growth and development, has side effects and damages the Brain cells, where it binds to the same nerve receptors as cocaine; and damages intestinal linings.
Deficiency Signs: Blood pressure may fall when standing, one feels faintness standing or getting up; morning temperature below 97.8 degrees F. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Keep in mind that pesticides, herbicides, and other environmental pollutants mimic estrogen in the body. It is also postulated that a rise in the estrogen-to-testosterone ratio amplifies the effects of DHT on the cell receptors of the prostate, which leads to cell growth. This relative increase in estrogen also reduces the ability of the prostate cells to clear out DHT. It makes some sense that DHT may not be the major villain in prostate enlargement. Rather, it is the balance between estrogen, testosterone, and DHT—and, likely, even progesterone—that really matters. | | Many phytochemicals are powerful antioxidants that protect against cell damage and environmental pollutants. Others also help cells to detoxify more efficiently. For example, green vegetables are high in chlorophyll, a potent detoxifying phytochem-ical. We need all the support that nature has to offer in our modern but toxic world.
Bottom line: You are what you eat. People who grow up eating whole food diets, including abundant amounts of plant foods, stand a better chance of avoiding cancer, heart disease, and other maladies. Many health benefits of phytochemicals are yet to be discovered. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  The problem isn't the fat molecules themselves, but rather the toxic chemicals, heavy metals and environmental pollutants that are found inside those fat molecules.
You see, fat tissues -- whether in a cow or a human -- tend to concentrate whatever pollutants are found in the mainstay diet of the animal. A cow eats literally tons of grass in its lifetime, and in doing so, it collects and concentrates low-level pollutants found in its diet. For non-organic beef, it's quite common to find trace amounts of heavy metals (mercury, cadmium), pesticides, and even PCBs. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
See book keywords and concepts | | Other studies have looked at the level of pesticides in those women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and have discovered that the higher the level of toxins detected in body fluids, particularly of the persistent pesticides and environmental pollutants known as organochlorines, the lower the chances of successful fertilization. IVF rates are also significantly lower if the male partner has had previous exposure to pesticides. | | Pesticides, toxic metals, environmental pollutants, solvents, and other chemicals possess powerful immune system-destroying qualities. They appear to damage the smooth functioning of the immune system in two main ways: suppressing it (immunosuppression) and causing it to be underactive, or sending it into overdrive so that it is overactive. | | We even inhale them in air contaminated with solvents, car fumes, industrial waste, and environmental pollutants.
The problem is that our bodies were never designed to protect themselves against this form of chemical onslaught. As a result, our systems usually fail to process and remove most of these chemicals once they have entered our bodies, so their levels start building up inside us. Consequently, every single human on the face of this earth is now permanently contaminated with these modern synthetic chemicals. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts | | Jude Herbs' Silymarin Complex of potent antioxidants controlling free radicals, and stimulating Protein synthesis; along with Artichoke's Cynarin, and Turmeric's Curcumin agents to ward off chemical and environmental pollutants.
Chardon Marie's Mariendistal with Milk Thistle, Artichoke, Beet root, Pineapple, Dandelion, Black Radish, andGuggul.
Source Naturals' LifeForce with Silymarin, N-acetyl Cysteine, L-Cysteine, Lipoic acid, Germanium, Coenzyme Q-10, Ascorbyl Palmitate, and Vitamin E, Silicon, Boron, GTF ChromiumPolynicotinate, and Ginkgo 50-1 extract, metabolic activators. |
Michael T. Murray
See book keywords and concepts |  Diabetes was a rarity in cultures whose people ate diets composed entirely of wholesome, natural foods; who exercised vigorously; who lived and worked outdoors under natural sunlight; and who were exposed to a minimum of environmental pollutants. Unfortunately, economic and lifestyle factors have created thriving multitudes of consumers who congregate in polluted cities; who live sedentary, indoor lifestyles; who eat more calories than they expend; and who rely on all of the conveniences and pleasures offered to them through the powerful forces of marketing. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Some environmental pollutants, heavy metal poisonings, and certain drugs can also contribute to goiter formation.1'2'3 Both iodine deficiency and inability to use iodine properly make the thyroid gland unable to produce thyroid hormone, a hormone that helps to regulate the body's metabolic rate. This state is called hypothyroidism (page 252) and the symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, heavy menstrual bleeding in women, dry skin and hair, as well as goiter.
Iodine-deficiency goiter can be common in regions where the soils and foods have insufficient iodine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  In addition, red meat can contain contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides and undesirable environmental pollutants that tend to collect in the fat tissues of cows, which are absorbed into your body when you eat cow fat. And you can't eat red meat without getting some animal fat.
Then, of course, there's what I call the vibration of red meat, which concerns the homeopathy of the meat, or the environment in which the cow was raised. Was it a natural environment? Did the cow have access to open fields, sunlight and clean water? |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  At least 200 chemicals, referred to as "inert" on MSD sheets, are classified as environmental pollutants, hazardous to our health under certain federal environmental statutes.2' 3a'b (Someone, somewhere must still be celebrating the creation of the term "inert" as a successful, most clever ploy of deception.) For these reasons, our MSD sheets are a mockery. We must ask why this is allowed to continue. (See Chapters 1, 6, 8, 10.)
One Typical Example
Let us look at just one example. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  Improve liver function by substituting negative factors with positive ones (encouraging regeneration with antioxidants and detoxifying nutrients; reducing environmental pollutants; eating low-allergy food; minimizing use of alcohol and unnecessary-drugs).
• Develop a diet that includes one protein meal daily; pesticide-fiee (unsprayed) fresh fruits and vegetables; putified watet; unprocessed foods; organic chicken; low-mercury fish and seafood; olive oil; and green beans, carrots, turnips, spinach, pumpkin, and green sprouts. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
See book keywords and concepts | | Third, our bodies are so assaulted these days by environmental pollutants and stress that we need extra vitamins and minerals to boost our immune systems. And, realistically, very few of us eat a truly balanced diet.
You would need to eat huge quantities of fresh, organic produce to get the vitamins and minerals present in a few vitamin supplements. For example, you'd have to drink eight glasses of fresh-squeezed orange juice every day in order to get just 1,000 mg of vitamin C. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts | | Neutralizing the Effects of Environmental Toxins
The exposure to environmental pollutants from air, water, and even the air we breathe damages healthy cells, leading to oxidative stress and the formation of electrically charged free radicals that attack healthy cells and lead to their destruction. Researchers believe that people with lupus or other autoimmune diseases may be particularly susceptible to environmental contaminants, leading to the hypersensivity response of their immune system. |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Environmental Pollutants in Babies First Bowel Movement," April 2000, Dept. of Neonatology, Kirwan Hospital for Women, Townsville, Dept. of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Michigan.
12 Chensheng, Lu, et al., "Biological Monitoring Survey of Organophos-phorus Pesticide Exposure Among Pre-school Children in the Seattle Metropolitan Area," Dept. of Envir. Health, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA. Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2001: 109 (3) 1996.
13 Rice, Deborah C, Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2000:108(Supp 3) 405-408.
14 Porterfield, S. P. | | Deuble, L, et al., "Environmental Pollutants in Meconium in Townsville, Australia, Study of First Bowel Movement of Babies," Pesticides and You, Spring 2000: 20, 8. Department of Neonatology, Kirwan Hospital for Women, Dept. of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Michigan.
10b www.gsenet.org/library/1 lgsn/2000/gs00423-htm. 11a Adgate, J. L., et al., "Measurement of Children's Exposure to Pesticides: Analysis of Urinary Metabolite Levels in a Probability-Based Sample," Environmental Health Perspective, June 2001: 109 (6). lib http://ehpnetl.niehs.gov/docs/2001/109p583- 590adgate/ abstract. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  The chemicals in household cleaners; the overuse of antibiotics and other drugs; the antibiotics, pesticides, and myriad additives present in the foods we eat; the exposure to environmental pollutants; and even the air we breathe all place a strain on the immune system. (These subjects will be discussed in detail in Chapter 26.) In 1987, the National Academy of Sciences reported that "fifteen percent of the U.S. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | Nutritional status should be optimized (especially antioxidants and zinc), environmental pollutants identified and eliminated, and fertility-enhancing botanicals such as the ginsengs consumed.
General measures
• Maintain scrotal temperatures between 94 and 96°F
• Avoid exposure to free radicals
• Identify and eliminate environmental pollutants
• Stop or reduce all drugs, especially antihypertensives, anti-neoplastics such as cyclophosphamide, and anti-inflammatory drugs such as sulfasalazine. |
Patrick Holford
See book keywords and concepts |  Genes, however, are harder to change than diet, so it is likely that nutrition will form the major part of the new approach to health care, along with strategies to reduce "antinutrients"—substances such as environmental pollutants, pesticides, and chemical food additives, which all interfere with the action of nutrients.
Remember, we are always being challenged—be it as the result of the neighbor's cold or unavoidable exhaust fumes. What we take into our bodies—be it healthy food, drink, drugs, or junk—can dramatically affect our ability to stay healthy. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts | | Too many of us have, either by neglect or happenstance, been exposed to environmental pollutants that may be damaging either to the nervous or the immune system. Dr. Lyon warns that attention deficit disorder, FMS, and CFIDS are going to force society into looking at these disorders from a toxicological perspective.
Hair analysis, if properly conducted, can be a dependable assessment tool in determining toxicity from heavy metals. Detection of chemical toxicity can be made by urinary organic acid analysis and by measuring blood and fatty tissue for suspected chemicals. |
Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts | | And what environmental pollutants do, ultimately, is contribute to this harmful imbalance, either by actually containing free radicals or by impairing our antioxidant defenses against them.
Going back to the people who lived one hundred fifty years ago: they did not die of the same diseases we die of today. That's because they were not exposed to all the toxins that we are, which cause inflammatory responses and proliferation of DNA and chromosome damage; that is, they speed up the aging of the cell. |
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