The Aging Factors
In 1953, Leonard Hayflick, PhD discovered that the human cell divides about 50 times and then dies. This is known as the Hayflick Limit, the end of life. In the 1970’s scientists discovered the reason for the Hayflick Limit was the telomere. Telomeres are short caps of DNA on the ends of the chromosomes. Each time the cell divides, the telomere shortens. When most of the telomere disappears, the cell dies. The length of the telomere has been...
Gut Problems
Gut Problems - Don't We All Have Them? “All diseases begin in the gut”, said Hippocrates. And back when he said this they didn’t have all the junk we have today that we call food. Gastrointestinal problems are the most overlooked and most common health problems today. Who do you know that doesn’t have digestive problems? How many TV commercials talk to you about digestion offers? And what is Larry The Cable Guy Doing Promoting Gut Medi...
How to Avoid the Flu Shot
Yes, yes, it’s the flu season and every newscaster is warning “this may be the worst flu season; it’s hitting some areas early and hard.” Look it up. This is what they say. They said the same thing last year and the year before. They’ll say it next year. Same words. Watch for it as early as October but for sure by January. Years ago when people got the flu, they were in bed for a day or two, rested, didn’t eat much (which for most...
The Drugs You Take: Mood Altering Drugs
Americans take more medically-prescribed drugs per person than any other country in the world, and the U.S. ranks #1 in drug abuse. There are prescription drugs that are unnecessary, are highly addictive, have dangerous side effects, and flat-out kill people. There are drugs for every subjective complaint and for the newly invented subjective complaints. There are drugs being prescribed that have been proven to cause ill-health and death. Peop...