It was 8 o’clock straight up. My son was waking me. I was scheduled to play tennis at 6:30 a.m. Oops! I had overslept and missed tennis for the first time ever.
Once I got over the initial surprise, I was elated. I had slept like a baby. But I didn’t wake up woozy or in a daze. My mind was clear.
Why was I happy about this?
The night before, I had tried something different. A new liquid formula I’ve been developing. It contains a powerful ingredient from the bark of the Jamaica dogwood tree. I first learned of this extract while visiting my friend and Jamaican herbalist Ivy Harris late last year…
Oil Spills, Brain Tumors…What's Next?
Most Sundays, I look forward to my leisurely read of local news over breakfast. But last week, two stories on the front page of The Palm Beach Post made me lose my appetite.
One was the Gulf oil spill. The other was the cancer cluster found in my neck of the woods, in which 13 kids developed brain tumors.
Why am I talking to you about the front page of my local paper? Because these seemingly different situations mean the same thing to me.
Our world is disintegrating into a less than healthful environment. Changes are taking place that will affect your health for the rest of your life…
Jungle Herb I Found in Jamaica
I have the greatest job in the world. I get to travel around to different countries to find native systems of healing and traditional healing herbs.
I’ve gone to Africa, Ecuador, Brazil – and I’ve been to Jamaica a half dozen times. It’s one of my favorite places, because it’s a treasure trove of herbs. Nearly every Jamaican family has a tradition of using them for healing since they were kids.
We’re publishing a book from a well-known herbalist there, Ivelyn Harris. I’ve visited Ivy at her mountain retreat. And she came to visit me here at my office last month. In her book, Ivy describes 42 herbs used in Jamaica…
What Doctors Are Reading May Put Your Health at Risk
Most doctors rely on a handful of medical journals as a main source for information.
But drug companies are influencing what these journals publish.
And more importantly, what they don’t publish.
Many unfavorable facts and trials about new drugs don’t make it into these journals.
Why?
Will You Lose Your Right to Choose Your Food?
What if someone told you, “There is no absolute right to consume or feed children any particular food.”1
Or that you have “… no generalized right to bodily and physical health.”2
What would you say? What would you do?
I didn’t get this out of a George Orwell science fiction novel.
These are quotes from our government.
This was the FDA’s response when consumers and farmers from six different states filed a lawsuit to reverse the ban on selling raw milk between states…
Salmon That's Nine Times Better
If you’re wondering what to throw on the grill this summer, try salmon. A new study caught my eye that says astaxanthin, the pigment that gives salmon its pink color, protects your DNA.
The same researchers also found that astaxanthin lowers your C-reactive protein (CRP).
CRP measures inflammation in your body. Inflammation happens when your blood vessels are damaged because they’re not getting the nutrients they need. It’s the real cause of heart attacks and strokes…
Did You Forget Your Shower?
Did you know that water utilities have found 315 pollutants in tap water?1 Most of my patients are already drinking filtered or bottled water. But most haven’t thought about what happens when they shower.
For many of these pollutants, there are no federal guidelines. For example, in Philadelphia, officials found 56 drugs and chemicals in treated water. It included pain meds, statins, antibiotics, and medications for mental illness and heart problems.2
There is no reliable system in place to remove these pollutants…
What's Lurking in Your Meat
If you eat hot dogs, sausages, or deli meat, your risk of heart attack jumps by 42 percent.1
But here’s what most people don’t know:
If you eat unprocessed meat, your risk doesn’t go up at all.
I just read a report about to be published in Circulation. Harvard scientists looked at 1,600 studies involving over 1.2 million people around the world. Listen to what they concluded:
B Vitamins Better Than Drugs…
Today I want to talk to you about B vitamins. They are your best protection against heart attack and stroke and more powerful than any drug.
B vitamins are controversial, but they shouldn’t be… a lot of what you hear about them comes from misleading reports sponsored by drug companies.
Big Pharma is working on drug versions of B vitamins, especially B6. They’re hoping you’ll “trust” their drug version over the kind you get from a multi-vitamin.
But really, why would you pay hundreds of dollars for a prescription form of B6 when you can get it at your local vitamin store for pennies?
B vitamins are water soluble, which means you’ll find them in the meat of animal protein, instead of the fatty part. Some B vitamins are found in fruits and vegetables, but your best source is red meat. And for B12, red meat is your ONLY source.
About 25 years ago, I developed a phrase to help my fellow medical students remember the names for all the B vitamins. I still use this to teach nutrition today:
Nutritional Power of 1,000 Pounds of Vegetables
Nature provided you with something that outperforms even the most powerful fruits and vegetables.
They’re stronger than popular health foods like broccoli, spinach, blueberries, and pomegranate.
They change the way you feel… the way you heal… and maybe even how long you’ll live.
I call them “super foods.”
They do three things essential for superior strength and survival:
A New Form of This Miracle Nutrient Is 8 Times More Powerful…
CoQ10 has made the mainstream. You can find it everywhere.
But the type of CoQ10 I want to tell you about has been completely ignored.
That’s too bad, because this new form is 8 times better at getting into your blood and staying there. And that’s where it has its miracle-like anti-aging effects.
This new form of CoQ10 may give you the opportunity to live disease-free for the rest of your life.
Today, I’ll show you how this new “reduced” form of CoQ10 gives you greater power to prevent and reverse disease. You’ll also discover that it ramps up your energy levels and slows your aging process down by a remarkable 51 percent…
What's in Your Toothpaste?
The job of looking after your health today is quite a challenge. Even I don’t always get it right.
I used to use a popular, major brand of toothpaste. It advertises “12-hour germ-fighting protection.” Until, that is, I discovered triclosan was in it.
You may remember triclosan. It was in the hand sanitizer that even my staff was using at the office until I called them out on it and had them replace it with a natural alternative. I just wrote to you about this on Wednesday.
Now, I’m just as concerned as you about having healthy teeth and gums. But there’s no way I want triclosan to be part of the solution. It’s a pesticide…
I Like to Get My Hands Dirty
Last month I was in Africa, and I ate every fresh, native fruit straight from the vendors in the market.
My buddies were very selective about what they would eat. They washed everything. They used hand sanitizers and begged me to use them, too. And they wouldn’t touch the street-side food.
I ate everything I could find. And I’m the only one who didn’t get sick.
That’s because I travel a lot. I challenge myself, and my immune system is used to it.
But here’s the real point…
Turn Your "Digestion Gene" Back On
Did you know that you could be eating all the right nutrients but not absorbing them?
In order to build muscle, strengthen your immune system, and get the energy you need throughout the day, the nutrients you eat have to get absorbed in your digestive tract. And that requires digestive enzymes.
There’s the rub. Because there’s something in our modern diet that may be stopping you from producing the digestive enzymes you need.
Let me explain…
His Blood Levels Quadrupled
Have you heard this yet?
There’s a “reduced” form of CoQ10 that your bloodstream can absorb much more easily. This is great news for your heart.
It’s known as ubiquinol.
If you’re taking the old form of CoQ10, you may not be getting the support your heart needs. And you may be missing out on the energy, vitality, and optimism my patients already enjoy.
Let me explain…
Mutant Food Fight
Did you hear the one about the mutant potato that almost took over Europe?
The United Kingdom (UK) had this big idea to create a new kind of potato. It would be resistant to all insects. It would grow so well, it would feed all of Europe.
The plans were to genetically modify the DNA of the potato so it would release a lectin. A lectin is a natural insecticide found in foods like beans, seeds, and grains.
Turns out, the potato caused serious organ damage when it was fed to animals…
FDA Targets Harvard Doctor
The assault by the FDA on your supplements has turned into an all out war.
In a letter both the FDA and FTC, Dr. Andrew Weil was threatened with criminal prosecution.
I’m not making this stuff up. Look at what the letter actually said:
“If your firm fails to take corrective action immediately, FDA may take enforcement action, such as seizure or injunction for violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act without further notice.”
What did Dr. Weil do to risk “possible criminal prosecution for violations of the FFDC Act”?…
Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Your Gut
Chances are, if you go to a doctor with these symptoms, they’ll never figure out the problem is in your gut.
They run into the dozens: chronic fatigue, memory loss, bloating, heartburn, prostate problems, swollen or stiff joints, muscle pain, urinary tract infections – even mental and emotional problems like fear, anger, anxiety, and depression.
How can all of these things go undiagnosed?
It’s a lack of balance…