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My patients tell me their number one fear of aging is losing their independence. Having to move into a nursing home or becoming a burden to their children… So I remind them that the key to remaining independent for life is avoiding the potentially lethal consequences of falling. Every year, more than 16 million Americans over age 65 suffer a …
If you do an internet search for “what causes obesity,” the first place Google takes you to is the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the CDC’s first sentence puts the blame squarely on the individual…in other words, you. Obesity, they say, results from individual behavior and genetics. But as a regular reader, you know that …
Increasing muscle mass in your biggest muscle group, your quadriceps, can help you live up to almost 50% longer. That’s the finding of a recent study. It found that older adults who strengthened this group of muscles twice a week lived 46% longer than those who didn’t. The study also reported a 41% lower risk of death from heart disease …
Losing weight is hard enough without your doctor constantly warning you about the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It’s a fact that the typical American diet – with its overload of processed sugars and carbohydrates – causes insulin resistance and diabetes. But now, new research proves what I’ve been telling patients for years… Excess fat itself isn’t necessarily a …
For decades, you’ve been given bad advice about how to get rid of stubborn belly fat… Most fitness “gurus” will tell you to do more cardio so you can enter your “fat-burning zone.” But that’s the last place you want to be… Burning fat while exercising signals to your body that it needs fat. Then it trains your body to make …
Most mainstream doctors are horrified when they hear I teach my patients about the benefits of more fat. The patients who come to the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine tell me as much. But I’m not just talking about adding more healthy fats – like butter, lard, coconut oil, or omega-3s – to your diet. I’m also talking about a special kind …
The color beige gets a bad rap. It’s often described as boring and blah. But when it comes to protecting your brain from the devastation of Alzheimer’s and dementia, beige is beautiful – especially when it comes to fat. Let me explain… Your body produces two types of fat – white and brown. White, or visceral fat, is the deadliest …
Earlier this week, I shared a couple of different approaches I use in my clinic to help patients lower their blood pressure… But it occurred to me that I left out one of the easiest – and most effective – methods. I’m talking about a focused breathing technique that decreases your heart rate and dilates blood vessels, reducing overall blood …
At this time of year, a lot of my patients ask me how they can lose weight. Especially in sunny locales with beautiful beaches like we have here in South Florida. They want to drop a few pounds before the start of the summer. As you know, my advice is to always seek natural alternatives to Big Pharma drugs. And …
Back in the 1970s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the peak of his bodybuilding career, he used the term “white death” to refer to the two ingredients he eliminated from his diet… sugar and white flour. I can’t think of a better description. In the 19th century, Americans consumed about 2 pounds of sugar annually.[1] Today, the average child consumes …
I have great news to share with you. In a discovery that will change everything about weight loss, scientists have found a gene that controls how efficiently your body oxidizes lipids (fats) and glucose (sugar).1 The gene is officially called UCP1. I call it the “Skinny Gene” because when it’s turned up, you lose weight. When it’s turned down, you …
Our primal ancestors were tuned into nature in ways we can’t begin to understand. They survived — and thrived — on the flesh of animals they chased and brought down with rocks, spears and even their bare hands. Our early ancestors woke when the sun rose and slept when the sun set. Today, we spend most of our lives indoors. …
We are all so excited over our cure for Syndrome Zero. All of my employees are behind this effort. And of course, we practice what we preach so we’re following the Zero Diet. It’s already having a dramatic effect on everybody’s health and we’re feeling better. We’re all doing it together as a team. My whole staff brought in a …
One of the women I work with wanted to know about the new diet drug called Belviq. The FDA is always approving a new “miracle” weight loss pill, only to recall it a few years later. To date, at least 34 diet drugs have been taken off the market. Diet pills cause all kinds of problems — heart attack, …
Most people think liver disease only happens to alcoholics. But the truth is that being overweight or obese actually puts you at a much higher risk for liver damage than alcohol. In fact, alcohol contributes to only 6% of liver damage. But obesity contributes to 52% of liver disease. And if you’re obese, you’re 400% more likely to develop liver …
If I told you to eat what you love and cut back on your workouts if you want to lose weight, you might tell me I’m crazy. Diet and fitness “experts” certainly would. But their terrible advice about fitness and nutrition has led to the current obesity epidemic. Nearly 40% of Americans are now obese and nearly 70% are overweight. …
I just read a study that stunned me. It suggested that the air we breathe is making us fat. A researcher from Duke University placed two groups of rats in separate chambers. One group was exposed to Beijing’s super toxic air. That city has some of the worst air pollution in the world. The second group breathed filtered air. The …
On a recent research trip through the rainforest in Bali, my friend Westi showed me a tree called Cananga odorata (also known as ylang-ylang) that’s highly valued for the pleasing scent from its flowers, which are widely used in perfumes. Ylang-ylang is a sweet-scented oil made from the flowers of the herb Cananga odorata genuina. But traditional Balinese healers like …
