Popular belief is that antioxidants prevent heart, Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s Disease – new research shows that too much may cause one of these dreaded diseases. It’s a very popular and believable theory, mainly because it makes sense. It has also given hope to many people in search of ways to enhance and extend their lives… naturally. And let’s not forget – it’s profitable.

What we are referring to… of course… is the belief that taking antioxidants is good for you. Many believe they can prevent such diseases as heart, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Now a new study (published in the August 10th issue of Cell) sheds new light on this claim… and says that too much of a certain antioxidant may even cause heart disease.

To make sense of all this, let’s talk about… How Antioxidants Are Thought To Work… Heart, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other deadly diseases are associated with oxidative stress, in which “free radical” molecules are produced in reaction to oxygen intake. Free radicals travel the body, triggering chemical reactions that damage proteins causing them to form aggregates. It is believed that antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E (and many others), offer health-promoting benefits by protecting against damaging free radicals. That’s why many people take antioxidants to prevent heart and other protein-aggregate diseases.

In a study on laboratory mice, University of Utah researchers (Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D. and Christi T. Smith Chair of Cardiovascular Research, division chief of cardiology at the Utah School of Medicine) found that an overload of natural antioxidants could actually lead to heart failure.

Reductive stress is a condition caused by excessive levels of reduced glutathione, which is one of your body’s most powerful antioxidants. When your cells work properly, they produce just the right amount of reduced glutathione, which is healthy for your body. However, in some people, a mutated gene can disrupt the fine balance, causing the cells to produce too much.

In the study of laboratory mice with failing hearts caused by mutant alpha B-Crystallin, researchers found increased activity of the biochemical pathway leading to high levels of reduced glutathione in the animals. Glutathione is regulated at multiple steps principally by the G6PD enzyme. To establish the connection between reduced glutathione and heart failure, Benjamin mated mutant alpha B-Crystallin mice that carried too much G6PD with mice that had far lower levels.

The resulting offspring had normal levels of reduced glutathione and did not develop heart failure. The researchers found that by lowering the level of reduced glutathione in mice with failing hearts, they were able to increase their rate of survival dramatically. “Lowering the level of reduced glutathione dramatically changed the survival of these mice,” Benjamin said. “Basically, we prevented them from getting heart failure.” Benjamin also added that although many people take antioxidants to prevent heart and other protein-aggregate diseases, there actually is scant evidence to prove they work. And that, “This is a case of too much of a good thing.”

This field of medicine has not appreciated reductive stress and its influence on disease. This is about balance needed in the environment of the cells in our body. It can have profound consequences on the treatment of heart disease and other grave disorders.

“Too Much Of A Good Thing?” This is a concept that is misunderstood by most of the population… and probably leads to many health problems. What concept? Most have a skewed concept of how the body functions and what… exactly… optimal performance… or… optimal health is.

Let’s consider performance for example. Many athletes are constantly trying to boost performance with supplementation and vitamins. Some use natural legal products. Some use other synthetic and possibly illegal substances such as anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Some athletes take anabolic steroids to boost performance. These are steroids such as testosterone which help build muscle, strength and reduce recovery time. And they naturally occur in your body for these and many other purposes.

And naturally occurring steroids are good for you. So… if naturally occurring steroids do these good things for you – increasing their levels will do more good things for you. And it is true – athletes that take the right steroids, increase their athletic performance. And increase it a great deal.

However, this is not considered to be OPTIMAL performance. This is a PATHOLOGICAL performance. Here is why. Optimal performance is when your body is functioning at the highest level for your given genetic potential. Anything beyond that is considered abnormal. It is considered to be pathological.

It’s the same “too much of a good thing” Dr. Benjamin is referring to above. And, it’s the same as far as antioxidants are concerned. It makes complete sense that the proper level of antioxidants is good for you. And they probably help fight disease such as heart, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Too many approach the use of natural supplements like the athlete approaches the use of steroids. If a little is good – a lot is better. Know this: There is a perfect balance in your body where everything functions at 100% of your genetic potential. More is not better – it is worse. And as the study mentioned in this article demonstrated, too much of a good thing can be…Poison!

This is why choosing and taking supplements (of any kind) is much more involved than going into GNC and aimlessly picking a bunch that are popular or sound good. The old (and uneducated) belief that supplements can’t hurt you because they are natural is bologna. Snake venom is natural. So is mercury. Some of the most dangerous substances in the world are natural. The supplements you take should depend on your diet and particular needs. Clearly, it’s all about finding YOUR perfect balance. To find out more, visit New Century Spine Centers in San Diego.

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New research studies suggest obesity may spread through social networks like a bad virus, and your friends can even live hundreds of miles away and still cause you to become overweight! It’s in my genes is a common remark. That’s been the surrender slogan for many overweight and obese individuals for many years. And who could blame these people? Even many doctors and researchers believed your ability to lose weight or gain weight was a function of your genes.

If you were dealt a bad genetic hand, your fate was to be fat and overweight. New information shows that this might not be the case. Be very careful who you befriend as it may cause you to become overweight. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the obesity epidemic could spread like a virus through social networks. When a person becomes overweight, his friends and siblings are likely to gain weight as well in the long run.

The researchers evaluated a network of over twelve thousand people who underwent repeated measurements over a period of over thirty years. They found that when a person becomes obese, the chances that a friend will become obese increase by about fifty seven percent. Siblings of obese people have a forty percent increased risk of obesity, and their spouse’s risk increased by thirty seven percent overall.

The chances that a man might gain weight from having a fat pal doubled for so-called mutual friends — friends who both listed each other as buddies. On average, having an overweight friend made a person gain 17 pounds, which put many people over the body mass index (BMI) measure for obesity. Female friendships did not seem to be impacted by obesity.

“There is an important implication here for a broadening perspective on treatment for obesity,” said Dr. Nicholas Christakis, the study’s lead author. “Attitudes are changing about what constitutes an acceptable body size, more so than a sharing of behaviors. “We don’t think that this is the only cause of obesity. This is adding one additional factor or explanation.”

One big question raised by the study was why didn’t having obese friends affect the women’s weight like it did the men’s weight. There is a strong social bias for women towards being thin,” said Dr. Robert Kushner, President of the American Board of Nutrition Physician Specialists. “Social norms may trump social networks here. Guys don’t have the same social pressure as women do. Men may be more influenced by their friends than women.

Other diet experts agree that the inner workings of male friendships may have a lot to do with weight gain. “Current social stigma against obesity is greater among women, and women jointly discuss weight and support each other in dieting and exercising,” said Jeffery Sobal, a Professor of Nutritional Science at Cornell University. “Men may engage in joint activities that increase weight, such as consuming more calories or spending time in sedentary activities.”

And here’s something interesting reported by researcher James Fowler of Harvard University and Nicholas Christakis of the University of California in San Diego: They say it is plausible that “areas of the brain that correspond to actions such as eating food may be stimulated if these actions are observed by others.”

They say that obesity and being overweight is socially contagious. he researchers found that to be true even if your loved ones live hundreds of miles away. Social ties seem to play a surprisingly strong role, even more than genes are known to do. “We were stunned to find that friends who are hundreds of miles away have just as much impact on a person’s weight status as friends who are right next door,” said Dr Fowler.

Despite their findings, the researchers said people should not sever their relationships. “There is a ton of research that suggests that having more friends makes you healthier,” Fowler said. “So the last thing that you want to do is get rid of any of your friends.” Clearly, this study shows the importance of behavior in weight gain overshadowing genetic make-up. For more information about weight gain and weight loss, visit New Century Spine Centers in San Diego. They can be contacted at 619-630-9153.

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As a chiropractor in San Diego, I see patients with low back pain and also have patients who ask about diet and nutrition for proper heart health. On May 15th, 2007, the Commonwealth Fund issued a stunning report called, “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care.”

The results were not good at all in the outcome. In actuality, here’s what the first sentence of the report had to say: “Despite having the most expensive health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms on most dimensions of performance, relative to other countries. Are you shocked by this statement? You shouldn’t be. This is because this is nothing new at all.

According to the report: “Among the six nations studied-Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States-the U.S. ranks last, as it did in the 2006 and 2004 editions of Mirror, Mirror. Most troubling, the U.S. fails to achieve better health outcomes than the other countries, and as shown in the earlier editions, the U.S. is last on dimensions of access, patient safety, efficiency, and equity. The 2007 edition includes data from the six countries and incorporates patients’ and physicians’ survey results on care experiences and ratings on various dimensions of care.”

In general, Germany and the UK topped the list, with Canada and the United States raising up the rear. Also worth noting here is that America spends close to 3 times as much for its average approach to health per capita ($6,102) annually than does New Zealand ($2,083), and approximately twice as much as Canada ($3,165). Even poorer, American doctor’s offices are the slowest to change when it comes to tools, again, with the lowest numbers in relation to using electronic medical records or keeping up with the latest treatments via the Internet.

Now here is something that you will probably find interesting, even puzzling when it comes to all of these statistics. According to the report that was published, the area where the United States health care system performs best is preventive care. This is an area that has been monitored closely for over a decade by managed care plans.

The May 9th edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) had an article entitled: “Cardiologists Get Wake-up Call on Stents.” According to the article, “patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with stents and optimal medical therapy fare no better than those who receive optimal medical therapy alone, according to new findings from a large clinical trial.” It’s always been abundantly clear that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The data comes from the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial, reported here in March at the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology. For many cardiologists, the results serve as a wake-up call that they need to reevaluate how frequently they offer stenting (which has slight risks associated with the intervention itself, as well as stent-associated thrombotic events) as a first option for relief of stable angina.

It seems like research is simply confirming what many thought to be true all along. Prevention is far superior to invasive “crisis” procedures after years and years of neglect. It is abundantly clear you cannot abuse or neglect your body and health and have the wonders of modern medicine save you. For more information, contact New Century Spine Centers at 619-630-9153.

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Successful weight loss is not just a matter of losing pounds. The emphasis needs to be on abandoning body fat and avoiding loss of lean body tissue, primarily muscle mass. Why is this the key to long-term success? Because muscle requires 15 times the energy compared to fat to survive (7.5 Calories per day for muscle versus 0.5 calories per day for fat). The more lean tissue, the more calories one can consume once desirable body weight is achieved. Overall, a moderate diet of at least 1000 calories of high quality food per day and exercise is clearly the best approach because 80% of the weight lost is fat. This plan protects lean body mass, which is critical to keep from gaining the weight back again.

Regular exercise in moderation is essential. It burns calories. This promotes weight loss. And it makes a body look good overall, inside and out. The payoff is a leaner, more attractive body, with a lower risk of coronary heart disease. However, physical activity by itself may not be enough to lose weight to look and feel better. For best results, it should be combined with a reduced calorie plan, calculated to match an individual’s new physical activity level.

Rapid weight loss can be very encouraging at first, but long term results are quite disappointing for many. The lost weight is mostly water at first. However, it rapidly returns, besides diets too low in calories quickly lower the body’s metabolic rule. This makes it even harder to lose weight and much easier to get it back. This creates a “yo-yo” diet syndrome. More fat is lost when the rate of weight loss is about two pounds per week. The number of calories needed to achieve this varies for each person and should be determined on an individual and unique basis.

There are immediate benefits to eating the right number of calories. First of all, it helps to avoid the hunger, fatigue and grouchiness that so often accompany deprivation of food. It supplies the energy needed to keep fit. Trying to work out on a very low caloric diet is like starving yourself twice. It leads to further loss of lean body mass. It helps ensure that nutritional needs are met. This is especially important over an extended length of time.

Another important thing to consider is to choose the right foods. Many weight loss diets encourage avoiding carbohydrates (starchy foods), the body’s primary source of fuel. Such diets promote rapid loss of body water for a few weeks. But this can lead to a discouraging weight plateau, followed by weight gain from water and sodium retention once carbohydrates are eaten again. A healthy mix of foods, high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat, sugar and alcohol gives the individual the most for their calories plus a higher energy level and better nutrition.

Lifelong weight control requires more than a simple diet. A plan is needed that focuses on making changes in behaviors that have contributed to the weight problem, changes that are realistic and fit each person’s unique lifestyle. The best weight loss program for most people includes a personal plan of action with specific solutions for lifelong change, a program with the right balance of calories and exercise to lose weight at an optimal rate, and the personal support they need to succeed. Doing it right helps ensure that the weight loss is not just temporary, but long-term.

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Drinking grapefruit juice and eating grapefruit can be deadly for people who take certain medications, according to a paper. Taking certain prescription medications and eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice may be dangerous. There is a story that shocked and surprised me. I bet it will shock and surprise many others too. This is surprising because in this story, a retired gentleman spends his winters in the south as many people do. This is what natives call a snowbird. 2 months after coming to warm Florida, this retiree dropped dead right where he stood. Physicians believe the cause was a fatal interaction between the 2 to 3 glasses of fresh grapefruit juice he drank every day and the medication that he took also. In this particular case, the deadly interaction is believed to be between the grapefruit and Lipitor.

The victim had high cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease. For this, doctors put him on Lipitor and he began a diet and exercise program. Two weeks after going to Florida for the winter, he went to the emergency room complaining of muscle pains, fatigue and fever. That’s where he went into kidney failure and died. Although experts know the problem exists, most laymen and health care professionals are still in the dark about the deadly risks, even though the FDA requires all prospective new drugs to be tested for interactions with grapefruit juice, and a warning about grapefruit juice is included in the “food-drug interactions” that come with dozens of medications.

Since grapefruit juice is metabolized by the similar enzyme in the liver that breaks down many drugs that are ingested, it is one of the foods most likely to cause interactions with some drugs. When the system is bombarded with too much, scientists said the grapefruit juice can swamp the system. This keeps the liver from doing its complete job. It blocks it from breaking down certain drugs and other substances.

Scientists say that the worst effects are likely with some statin drugs. While the liver spends its resources to the grapefruit juice, the medication can build up to very dangerous levels. This causes a breakdown of the body’s muscles and can even lead to kidney failure. This eventually can lead to an untimely death.

So for the first tip if you are taking any prescription medication especially when it comes to statin drugs are sure to ask your doctor about the possible interactions with grapefruit juice. You should also read the warning labels that come with your medication. I know there may be a lot of fine print in these labels, but it could be the difference between life and death.

Why do you think there is so much fine print in the first place? This is because all drugs have toxic side effects. That is not to say they don’t save lives and are not needed in certain situations. Clearly they do and are. But, the goal of real health should be to have your body function properly without drugs, or at least with as little drugs as humanly possible. How? Through proper diet, exercise, stress management and chiropractic care. I recently read a quote from a famous NFL coach, Jimmy Johnson. He said something like this: There are more things that can go bad with a passing play, than a running play. That’s why, when in doubt, if at all possible, run the ball. I have the same philosophy with health. If at all possible, do it naturally.

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What if you were told you I’ve discovered the fountain of youth and all you have to do is pony up $39.99 and you can have a jar of it to drink? I’m sure you wouldn’t fall for that obvious line of bull. But unfortunately many people do fall for it. 99% of people are like goldfish. Not that they have fins and swim around in a fish tank. But because goldfish have an attention span of three seconds! That’s right, 3 measly seconds!

This means that goldfish are slow learners. After all, what can they possibly learn in just three seconds? So, if they eat a tiny worm that makes them sick, guess what they’ll do five minutes later? Yes they will eat another little green worm and get sick all over again. So what happens after they give that guy their forty dollars for that “fountain of youth in a jar” and it doesn’t work? They forget all about the first guy in three seconds just like a goldfish and give another forty dollars to the next salesman claiming the exact same thing! So what does all this have to do with the fountain of youth? Well, even though there is no “fountain of youth in a jar,” there are three important things that can make you live up to twenty percent longer and look twenty years younger!

The first is to have a positive mental attitude. A positive mental attitude actually makes you live longer. In fact, a study performed at the Mayo Clinic revealed that optimists lived twenty percent longer than pessimists! Imagine that looking on the bright side and cracking a smile every so often may add ten to fifteen years to your life. There’s another interesting side note to optimists that they are already probably aware of. They have many more friends!

The second thing to consider is exercise. Of course you’re aware that everyone is always talking about how good exercise is. You work hard at the gym and you run circles around the race track and maybe you live an extra year from doing this. Of course it may be the last year when you’re too old to care about it anyway. Well, it gives me great pleasure to tell you just how wrong you are when considering this. A groundbreaking study published in JAMA in 1994 showed that the bodies of forty postmenopausal women became fifteen to twenty years more youthful after the women lifted weights twice a week for a year.

Lifting weights two times a week is hardly slaving away in the gym. This is something you have to understand. That’s something anyone can do to look fifteen or even twenty years younger. I know it’s not quite as intriguing as the fountain of youth and may take a little more time but it really works.

Here’s another interesting exercise fact. Exercise can even overcome bad genes! In a study of 16,000 sets of healthy twins, researchers kept track of the twins’ lifestyles for nearly 20 years. At the end of the study, they discovered that those who exercised moderately at 30 minutes of walking twice a week cut their risk of dying almost in half when compared to their sedentary sibling.

That brings us to number three which is decreasing free radicals. Although experts disagree about exactly what causes our bodies to age, one of the leading theories attributes it to damage caused by free radicals. These molecules that are missing an electron, bind with healthy cells and wreak havoc on those cells’ ability to function. Our bodies produce antioxidants to counteract the damage, but if there is not a large enough supply, cellular damage may not be repaired and sooner or later, we become ill. According to this theory, the best approach to slowing the aging process is to provide the body with plenty of ammunition against free radicals. You can do this by increasing your intake of antioxidants.

Forget for a moment about carbohydrates, protein and fat, and instead focus on food as a source of antioxidants. The most powerful food sources of these all-important nutrients are vegetables and fruits, so those should be the most abundant things on your plate. Round out each meal with whole grains, like brown rice, whole wheat bread, cereal and pasta, plus low-fat dairy products and lean meats. Sugar and fat should be the smallest category.

The National Cancer Institute did a study that shows how powerful a diet of this kind can be. It is the key to great health. Researchers examined eating habits of over forty five thousand women and found that those who ate a diet high in fruits, vegetables, grains, low-fat dairy and lean meats cut their risk of dying from disease by thirty percent. This is an outstanding finding.

So you have a number of ways to really drink from the fountain of youth! Maintaining a positive mental attitude, exercising, and eating well can keep you happy and healthy as you become older and wiser! And hopefully you will enjoy the process of growing older with all life has to offer.

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In school, your teacher taught you the pyramid of foods to eat for a healthy diet. A few years ago, it was changed completely as more and more research and studies showed that eating less meat and dairy and more fruits and veggies are healthier for us. In fact, studies show that an increase of fruits and vegetable consumption – especially vegetables – can prevent an estimated 10 to 20 percent of breast cancer cases.

Dr. Daniel Nadeau, author of The Color Code: A Revolutionary Eating Plan for Optimum Health, recommends that we eat more than 4-8 servings of fruits and veggies a day and a variety of foods from four basic color groups: Red, Blue-Purple, Orange-Yellow, And Green. Each of these foods contain phytochemicals (pigments which give plants their bright colors) that help guard against chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. Carotenoid substances are found in deep green and orange vegetables and fruits, like broccoli, carrots and cantaloupe, kale, spinach and other cooked greens), alpha-carotene (in carrots and pumpkin) and beta-cryptoxanthin (in oranges, peaches and papayas).

From the red group, strawberries, cranberries, cherries, red grapes, beets and red peppers are powerful sources of antioxidants. They also contain a large amount of Vitamin C and ellagic acid. Ellagic acid destroys carcinogenic substances and makes cancerous cells self-destruct. Cranberries fight ulcers and cherries reduce inflammation.

Fruits with citrus peel such as the orange-yellow group like oranges, grapefruits reduce skin cancer risk and carrots are one of the top cancer fighting foods.
Green vegetables like avocados help to lower cholesterol and spinach protects the eyes from cataracts.

Grape juice stops plaque formation in the blood vessels, keeps arteries elastic and inhibits clot formation. Blue foods reduce stress and help eliminate free radicals. Blueberries may improve memory. Discover more nutrition information at the New Century chiropractic spine centers website in San Diego.

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It is possible to find a chiropractic nutritional supplement developer recognized as health industry leader and a prime example is Dr. Chris Carmier who offers a lot including the best chiropractic nutritional products. Dr. Carmier would like to ensure that everyone that comes to him leaves feeling better in a very short space of time. Toward this end, he works 5 days in the week and in the process he has successfully treated a great number of patients.

Dr. Carmier has the knowledge to ensure that his treatment incorporates the best in modern technologies and in this way he has earned a solid reputation for providing relief to numerous patients. He knows everything about supplements and also nutrition and so can provide useful recommendations to his patients, who are more and more realizing that the key to healthy living is through consuming the most nutritious foods.

The subject of nutrition needs to be studied in detail and this in turn means needing to research it thoroughly. Even after long years of study, there will still be more to learn. Dr. Carmier has understood this and so he continuously strives to learn more which in fact has helped him to find some excellent foods that patients should be taking. He is also aware of the best technologies, best treatment methods and also the best postures and exercises.

He has in fact also spent much of his time in identifying the most suitable foods which people need to be consuming in order to stay healthy.

You can liken the foods consumed to gas being put in a car tank. If dirt gets into the gas, the car will break down; similarly the wrong foods will cause the body to breakdown and this will make life tough for you.

Dr. Carmier has found certain foods to be good for your body and these include SeaAloe as well as SuperFruits GT and these are certainly worth taking. The latter kind is loaded with antioxidants which are essential if you want the body to remain healthy.

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It may not come as a surprise to learn that there is a chiropractor and nutritional product creator Dr. Chris Cormier empowers others to healthy lifestyles. Indeed, Dr. Cormier is a well known chiropractic nutritional products authority that is able to reveal secrets that can help anyone learn to life a much healthier and more satisfactory life.

Most of us are keen to know what changes need to be made in our lives so that we feel better about ourselves. Many even believe that old age means having a bad time but here with the help of Dr. Cormier’s useful secrets you will understand that life when you become old can be as rewarding as during your early adult life.

For example, if you follow his advice and do some symmetrical posturing you can ensure that your body remains more symmetrical and in doing so helps to prevent unwanted stress and pressure on specific joints as well as muscles and also nerves.

Secondly, Dr. Cormier recommends that the best way to stay healthy and happy is by avoiding artificial sugars including those such as sucrolose, aspartame and phenylalanine and saccharine. Furthermore, you are advised to use organic sugars though even then you need to take it in moderation.

You also must consume sugar through various products but again this must be done in moderation. You may not believe it but the body has trillions of cells that can only function well if they get some sugar; so be sure to consume sugar without consuming too much of it.

Dr. Cormier also advises against drinking tap water and instead says it is better to drink water from bottles or after it has been filtered. To live a happier and also healthier life, Dr. Cormier also says that you must try and detoxify the body and also take steps to help remove trash from within your body. In addition, be sure to consume probiotics and that too after 10 or 30 minutes following breakfast and perhaps even after dinner.

These are some of the simple secrets that Dr. Cormier tells his patients who have always benefited from following such advice. So, it’s also about time that you too followed suit!

Chiropractor and nutritional product creator Dr. Chris Cormier empowers others to healthy lifestyles. Dr. Chris Cormier is a chiropractic nutritional products expert that can show you the secrets to living a healthier and more satisfactory life. More info on http://www.helpmedrc.com/

After initially believing for years in the value of nutritional supplements like vitamins and minerals, Chiropractic Nutritional Products Developer, Dr. Chris Cormier made and about face after he entered his professional practice and began observing and researching on his own. As a result, he became firmly convinced that manufactured supplements were not the answer – that whole, natural foods were.

The chiropractic doctor explains his theory with his “Wellness Triangle.” The 3 corners of the Wellness Triangle consist of the following:

Genetics – We are all products of our DNA. There is nothing we can do about that, in his opinion.

Physique – By physique, Dr. Cormier means our body. In his view, we have 50% control over this aspect of our being. We can improve our posture and undertake a regular fitness training program, for instance. We cannot, however, prevent accidents.

Diet – Ideally, we have a hundred percent control over what foods and beverages we take into our bodies. We in the developed world certainly have the choice between good, health providing meals and processed and preserved foods.

Because we have control over what we eat and because what we take into our bodies is so vitally important to our overall well being, Dr. Cormier has made nutrition the focus of his life’s work. He points out the shocking figure that Americans are far down on the list when it comes to longevity. We rank 42nd in the world, even though we rank first in the amount we spend on health care.

He also emphasizes that Americans don’t get enough sleep and that we experience higher levels of stress than are healthy for us. Other contributors include our reliance on prescription medications, in his opinion.

Fortunately, Dr. Cormier has what he believes to be an answer to America’s diet crisis. He suggests Chiropractic Nutritional Products that are complete foods in themselves, as nature designed them.

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