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 "Why is it then, that once the latest science had come up with a unified mechanism for disease and aging, it turned out that ancient methods counteract that mechanism most effectively? To put the question more colloquially, what did the ayurvedic vaidyas know thousands of years ago that we don't know today?
These are questions we will address in Part Three. They will take this book in a totally new direction—but the direction is important. For reasonable people to accept that airplanes can fly, experiment should be backed by theory."- Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of aging and Disease (Get the book.) "Free radicals are implicated in much of aging and degenerative disease. Maharishi Amrit Kalash and Transcendental Meditation control free radicals and produce spectacular long-range improvements in health. The dual discovery has led to a statistically measurable transformation of the possibilities of human life. As we saw in Part One, mainstream medical investigators are speculating that the average life span can be increased to 120-150 years. A few optimists have mentioned 200 years. But no one really knows what is possible if free radical damage is sufficiendy controlled." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of aging and Disease (Get the book.) "Any anti-oxidant that protects DNA from cancer-causing damage most likely protects it against the aging process as well. Bioflavonoids. Many other natural substances have antioxidant effects. As a general statement, most plants are richly endowed with anti-oxidants. Plants are bathed in the sun's radiation and generate high levels of oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis. Anywhere there is radiation plus oxygen, free radicals and ROS are bound to be created in profusion. Plants must load up with anti-oxidants to deal with the fallout." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of aging and Disease (Get the book.) |
 "Although there is no "cure" for aging, my clinical experience has shown that natural hormones, when used appropriately, can slow down many of the signs of aging including deteriorating mental function, loss of muscle tone, and wrinkled skin. Hormone production peaks when we are young, usually in the age range from 20 to 30. In older people, supplementation with natural, bioidentical hormones can reverse many of the signs of aging. Synthetic hormones do not provide the same anti-aging benefits as natural, bioidentical hormones."- David Brownstein M.D., Drugs That Don't Work and Natural Therapies That Do (Get the book.) |
 "Free radical damage is often equated with the aging process because the negative effects of aging are associated with loss of cell function. Antioxidants are molecules that counteract the effects of free radicals because they give their own electrons to free radicals and so prevent them from taking electrons from the atoms in cells. Because the equatorial axis appears to link energetically to these molecules, it may be an important bioenergetic link to the aging process."- Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.) |
 "These will be analyzed for specific genetic variations that will help factor your personal aging Equation. Specific recommendations for how to overcome genetic expression of these variances will be given so that you can modify your 5-Step Plan.
Meanwhile, nutrition research continues to reveal the powerful ability of food components to modify disease processes, and the food industry is applying new product standards for reduction of harmful components including trans fatty acids and sugars."- Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.) |
| "Free radical damage is particularly destructive if it hits proteins known as enzymes—molecular machines that do useful work. Some enzymes manufacture large, complex molecules for use in the cell. Others take molecules apart, breaking them down into their raw materials to be recycled. If enzymes are damaged, that can cripple the cell's ability to function and keep its house in order.
DAMAGE TO DNA
The DNA molecule, being particularly delicate and complex, is especially vulnerable to free radical attack." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of aging and Disease (Get the book.) |
 "Experts such as William Evans, chief of the Tuft University Human Nutrition Research Center on aging, believe that strength training is the single most important step one can take to slow the aging process. "Changes in muscle mass drive many of the other changes we associate with aging," he says. "If in fact [it's possible to] maintain or
even increase muscle mass [as we age], many of these things we call 'biomarkers' of aging might actually be 'bio-markers' of inactivity." In other words, what we normally think of as the inevitable signs of aging may actually be caused by lack of activity."- Larry Clapp, Prostate Health in 90 Days (Get the book.) |
 "DNA Damage, aging, and Disease
Whether you believe in God or are an atheist, it is hard not to be emotionally moved by "the miracle of life." However life began on earth, whatever or whoever initiated it, the nature of life—a newborn baby or hatchlings in a bird's nest—inspires awe and respect. In a process that is repeated millions of times each day, a single cell multiplies into a huge collection of diverse cells, operating with a level of interactivity and complexity that science is only starting to grasp.
The miracle of life begins, physically, with DNA."- Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) "Also, aging cell membranes, which are basically the exterior and interior walls of cells, can prevent DNA-repair enzymes from moving from one part of a cell to another where they are needed. Still, every person has a tremendous capacity for DNA repair, and you can enhance your ability to repair and maintain healthy DNA. Your DNA-proofreading and -repair enzymes depend in large part on the B vitamins. Antioxidants, such as vitamins E and C, can help protect DNA from damage. (We will discuss these vitamins in more detail in chapters 5 and 6." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) |
 "Most health experts agree that the "free radical theory of aging" holds the most promise for understanding—and slowing—the aging process. Free radical "hits" on cells and their essential components accumulate over time, producing the signs and symptoms of aging: premature death, heart disease, cancer, dimming cognition, cataracts, and wrinkles. If free radicals are the problem, then antioxidants are, without a doubt, the solution. According to Dr."- Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews, The Green Tea Book (Get the book.) |
| "F2-lsoprostane Test for Oxidative Burden
F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs) measure oxidative stress, the primary factor in aging. You have read throughout this book about the effects of oxidative damage to DNA, particularly that of the mitochondria. F2-IsoPs will tell you if you need additional antioxidant support. The test is noninvasive and inexpensive.
L. Jackson Roberts, M.D., and Jason D. Morrow, M.D., of the Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, discovered unique prostaglandin-like compounds in 1990 that they characterized as F2-IsoPs." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.) |
| "Australia's Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine, believe that problems with mitochondrial bioenergetics lie at the very root of the aging process and DNA damage.
Like most other micronutrients, CoQIO multitasks—that is, it performs multiple functions in the body. Its primary function is in bioenergetics, helping cells complete their energy-producing chemical reactions. Its secondary function is as an antioxidant, in which it protects cell membranes from free-radical damage." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) |
 "Excess Iron may lead to 40% increased incidence of cancer in men by increasing free radicals, aging, catalyzes lipid peroxidation causing arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, and heart disease; and cancers of the colon, lungs, bladder, and esophagus in men. Iron accumulates in the synovial membranes of arthritic patients, causes myasthenia gravis (chelate to remove). Excess Iron can cause heartburn, nausea, diarrhea, constipation in 10-15% of the population."- Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.) |
 "Reprinted with permission from Vitality and Aging: Implications of the Rectangular Curve.)
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Figure 21. If we are to shift the survival curve significantly to the right, for a rectangular survival curve, we need to overcome chronic diseases. (Reprinted with permission from Vitality and Aging: Implications of the Rectangular Curve.) those free of erectile dysfunction. Impotence, it turns out, is as robust a predictor of cardiovascular disease as elevated cholesterol, smoking, or a strong family history of the disease."- Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) |
 "PREVENTIVE MEDICINE and ANTI-AGING MEDICINE are popular today. Menopause and prostate problems are nearly inevitable when one enters a certain age.
Let's look at prostate problems. Three things can go wrong with the prostate gland: prostatitis (prostate infections), prostate enlargement (BPH) and prostate cancer. Now, instead of turning to better nutrition, natural treatments, engaging in more sports, cleansing the body from inside, and avoiding alcohol and drugs, one can look through the eyes of a pharmaceutical marketing expert. What will he see? A NEW MARKET."- Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "How does aging affect the use of drugs in the elderly? " Kevin L. Snead: "With aging, a person undergoes physical changes, which affects the way medications are handled in the body. For example, the kidneys and liver no longer eliminate toxins efficiently. The heart and circulatory system aren't working at top performance anymore either. For this reason, it is easier for the elderly to overdose on the drug, and also for the body not to eliminate the drug from the body as well, meaning that the body can accumulate drugs causing an adverse effect. Side effects are increased as well." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) |
 "Repeated sunburns increase the risk of developing skin cancer, and can also cause signs of premature aging such as wrinkles. Burns result from the ultraviolet (UV) radiation produced by the sun, and can happen within 30 minutes of exposure. UVA and UVB are different wavelengths in the light spectrum. UVB is more damaging to the skin and is linked to skin cancer, while both UVA and UVB are responsible for premature aging and sunburn. Tanning beds also produce UVA and UVB rays and improper tanning bed use can cause sunburn.
The sun is at its strongest between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m."- Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) |
 "In her comparative work on aging in Japan and North America, Margaret Lock found that when older women in Japan stop menstruating, they rarely experience the hot flashes and night sweats that are associated with menopause in North America. In fact, it turned out the Japanese have no word for a hot flash. Lock's view is that these vasomotor differences have their origins in the fact that female aging is not experienced as a sign of diminished status and worth in Japan in the same way as it is in North America."- Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.) |
 "I need to face the fact that I'm aging, like it or not. I'm changing." Fred realizes that fat can't stop the aging process, although it can distract his attention away from it. Likewise, fat can't really save you from dealing with life, although it can give you a place to hide out while life gets even more complicated because of your negligence.
My patient Mary said, "I was a size 8 when I found out my husband was cheating on me. As many do, I blamed myself."- Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
| "Many researchers believe that free-radical damage to mitochondria lies at the root of the entire aging process, which will be discussed further in chapter 4.
Inherited Mitochondrial DNA Defects
Many of the insights into mitochondria, DNA damage, and energy originated with studies of people with inherited or congenital diseases called mitochondrial myopathies. (Myopathies are diseases that affect muscle cells.) People with mitochondrial myopathies have damaged or missing segments of mitochondrial DNA, which reduces their body's production of energy." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) |
 "To give just one example, active (not endogenous) retroviruses appear to speed the aging process of certain breeds of mice. These breeds live only about half as long as other breeds of mice. They show all the signs of old age much sooner: memory loss, cataracts, deafness, and baldness. It happens that these fast-aging mice are full of C-type MuLV-like retroviruses, whereas mice who remain young longer lack these viruses.
All indications are that MuLV is the cause of the premature aging and that slower-aging mice have a natural resistance against MuLV."- Jaap Goudsmit M.D., Viral Fitness: The Next SARS and West Nile in the Making (Get the book.) |
 "Results of one study showed that ginkgo biloba extract exerts a specific effect on the noradrenergic system and on beta-receptors, which suggest central effects of a drug acting on cerebral aging, connected specifically to reactivation of the noradrenergic system in the cerebral cortex.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that elderly subjects with age-related memory impairment experienced significant improvement in the speed of information processing following treatment with either 320 or 600 mg of ginkgo biloba extract one hour prior to performing a dual-code test."- Gary Null, Ph.D., Gary Nulls Ultimate Anti aging Program (Get the book.) |
 "These antioxidants can slow aging and reduce the risk of some chronic diseases.
Appendix D: The Elderly
Special consideration may be needed for older adults to achieve needed vitamin and mineral nutrition. A broad spectrum of nutrients is needed to increase disease resistance. Some of these nutrients are needed in greater amounts by older adults. Certain of these nutrients need to be limited because of the special vulnerabilities of older adults."- Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) |
 "At the same time, disease treatment is being extended to therapy whose goal is to slow the aging process and promote well-being (e.g., drugs for what is called "male sexual dysfunction").
Instead of treating disease, as they once did, pharmaceutical companies have come to invent them! Consider heartburn as an instructive example. "The remedy used to be a glass of milk or an over-the-counter antacid" for symptomatic relief. Now heartburn is called "gastroesophageal reflex disease (GERD)," a sign of serious esophageal disease, "which it is usually not."- Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "Yet a confluence of interests—pharmaceutical companies pushing drugs for diseases that they invented, professional imperialism, and the cultural stereotyping of aging women—has too much momentum to stop. This is not an example of bad science so much as an example of inappropriate and even dangerous medical practice. And this: We should be more than a bit suspicious of claims about pills that produce fountains of youth or any other miracle. COX-2 Inhibitors We begin our story long after the beginning." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) |
 "They're usually picked at the peak of the season and flash-frozen (which suspends the "aging" and nutrient losses) immediately after harvest. I ran a nutritional comparison on the vitamins in a cup of fresh and frozen broccoli florets (uncooked), and the frozen broccoli contained a bit more of vitamins A, B2, and C, and folic acid. A recent government study found no change in the amounts of folic acid after 12 months of freezing. So don't let nutrition concerns stop you from buying frozen.
4. HAVE A HANDFUL OF NUTS EVERY DAY
Did you notice that nuts were mentioned in almost every chapter?"- Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) |
 "Indeed, the most tangible evidence of time's arrow is the physical evidence of our own aging; first we are born, then we grow old and die. Similarly, we believe that the consequence of our intentions can occur only in the future. What we do today cannot affect what happened yesterday.
However, a sizable body of the scientific evidence about intention violates these basic assumptions about causation. Research has demonstrated clear instances of time-reversed effects, where effect precedes cause."- Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) "Ordinarily, cortical thickness deteriorates as a result of aging. Regular meditation appears to reduce or reverse the process. Besides increasing cognitive processing, meditation also appears to integrate emotional and cognitive processes. In the fMRI study, Lazar found evidence of activation of the limbic brain—the primitive, so-called "instinctive" part of the brain involved with primitive emotion. Meditation appears to affect not only the brain's reasonable, analytical "upstairs" but also the unconscious and intuitive "downstairs." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) |
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