Heart Treatment Not Effective, Fructose and Strokes, Vitamin D Retains Your Muscle

Chief of Staff Heart Surgeon Says Current Treatments Are Ineffective

In a refreshing change of pace, an established doctor has shed light on the fact that many mainstream medical approaches designed to improve health aren't what they're cracked up to be. In fact, they're downright ineffective.

While this hardly comes as a surprise when you consider the plethora of side effects that come with pharmaceuticals, and that they alter the minds of those who take them, what is surprising is that a medical professional has boldly dared to come forward to publicly expose a medical scam.

Dr. Dwight Lundell, a heart surgeon and retired Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, has made no qualms about pharmaceuticals' ineffectiveness and the need to let go of commonly held medical beliefs. In particular, he's put statins in the spotlight, saying that the cholesterol-lowering drugs wreak havoc on health.

Dr. Lundell: Current heart health methods and recommendations "not working"

His comment deserves reading:

As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience... today is my day to right the wrong with medical and scientific fact.

I trained for many years with other prominent physicians labeled "opinion makers." Bombarded with scientific literature, continually attending education seminars, we opinion makers insisted heart disease resulted from the simple fact of elevated blood cholesterol. The only accepted therapy was prescribing medications to lower cholesterol and a diet that severely restricted fat intake. The latter of course we insisted would lower cholesterol and heart disease. Deviations from these recommendations were considered heresy and could quite possibly result in malpractice. It Is Not Working!

These recommendations are no longer scientifically or morally defensible.

His thought-provoking statements reinforce what many have believed all along: The conventional medical system is not working. Yet ties to deep pockets and behind-the-scenes ulterior business motives – which are common in the mainstream medical world – keep the industry going. The business of sickness is a profitable one.

For example, statin drugs recently came under even more scrutiny than normal after scientists at Tulane University in New Orleans produced more evidence that they are far from healthy. It was determined that they accelerate the aging process, render many of the body's cells unable to carry out essential functions and can lead to liver dysfunction, memory loss, cataracts and diabetes.

My Comment:

More and more doctors are braving the repercussions to let people know that the current “Gold Standard” for heart and circulation treatment is not effective and it only worsens the problem. I have been reporting for several years that the current use of Statin drugs and a low-fat diet was a big mistake and very unhealthy. Listen to these brave doctors who are willing to risk their careers to warn you to avoid statin drugs and low-fat diets. Make sure to add olive oil, avocado, fish oil, coconut oil, flax seed oil and nuts to your diet.

 

Fructose In The News Again

Could a food additive you're eating every day mean the difference between recovering from a stroke...or not?

New research out of UCLA has found that how well you recover from a brain injury could very well depend on what you're eating and drinking -- right now.

And especially if you're at high risk for a stroke, it's important to make a crucial change to your diet that could save your life and your independence. While you still can.

Fructose and the consequences

"Our take-home message can be boiled down to this: reduce fructose in your diet if you want to protect your brain."

That's how Dr. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery at UCLA, sums up his latest research.

I've told you before about how dangerous fructose is to your health. How it can trigger things like fatty liver disease (which can lead to a liver transplant), diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

But now Dr. Gomez-Pinilla has found that how much fructose you consume can determine whether you ever recover from a stroke.

"We found that processed fructose inflicts surprisingly harmful effects on the brain's ability to repair itself," he said.

But the doctor isn't talking about that apple, peach or banana. He's talking about the fructose that can come in every bite you eat and every sip you take of thousands upon thousands of processed foods and beverages made with high fructose corn syrup (HCFS).

And it's not just soda we have to worry about, either, but healthy-sounding things like cereals, sauces, condiments, bread -- even pickles.

The study found that consuming processed fructose only weeks prior to a brain injury "altered a wealth of biological processes." Things such as how brain neurons communicate with each other, how connections are rewired and how memories are made after an injury.

While the research was done using rats, the exact damage to the brain appears to be the same as what people would experience.

Dr. Gomez-Pinilla said that the findings "suggest that fructose disrupts plasticity," which means that new pathways between brain cells won't be made.

And you need those new pathways and rewiring after a brain injury -- especially a stroke -- to walk, talk or even to remember what we had for breakfast.

Considering how much HFCS Americans are consuming, which was 27 pounds a year in 2014, it puts us all at risk, because a brain injury can happen to anyone.

And I'm not just talking about strokes. Even kids can suffer brain trauma from falling off a bike or skateboard.

This isn't the first time Dr. Gomez-Pinilla has studied HFCS and how it affects the brain. And he must be a brave man -- and a true scientist. Because the last time he dared to mention HFCS, the Corn Refiners Association, the lobbying group for the companies that make the sweetener, attacked both the doctor and the entire UCLA campus!

The group's PR man called people all over the campus, faxing and emailing hundreds of pages of charts and pie graphs and links to its official website. It wanted the university to take out some mentions of HFCS and to put the word "sugar" first whenever the fake corn sweetener was mentioned.

But obviously, the research coming out of UCLA is much too important to allow a lobbying group, no matter how much money it may have, to interfere with. Previously, other UCLA researchers found that pancreatic cancers grow much more quickly when fueled by fructose. And that could also be the case in most every other kind of cancer as well.

While more research will certainly be done, I think we know enough right now to say that HFCS is just too dangerous to take any more chances with.

And, along with checking for HFCS on ingredient labels, you also have to watch out for crystalline fructose, and just plain fructose.

Note: Don't buy into the agave syrup myth, either. Despite the fact you can buy it in a health food store, it's anything but healthy, being almost 100 percent pure fructose.

Remember, the brain you save could be your own -- or that of someone you love.


Summer Is Gone….It’s Time To Add Vitamin D To Your Diet

If I told you there was a safe and easy-to-find nutrient that can:

1. Increase muscle strength in postmenopausal women by a giant 45 percent,
2. Keep women from suffering the usual loss of muscle strength that typically occurs after menopause, and...
3. Significantly up the odds that they won't take a fall, you might think that a new discovery had been made.

But actually I'm referring to vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin that you've heard me talk so much about over the years.

But then, there's a lot to say about this essential vitamin! It appears to play a big role in the prevention of scores of diseases and conditions ranging from diabetes to cancer and even MS.

Now, investigators in Brazil have found that it can increase your muscle strength as well.

Researchers at the Botucatu Medical School at Sao Paulo State University discovered that postmenopausal women given a daily dose of 1,000 IU's of vitamin D3 over nine months showed some amazing benefits. Not only did they experience no further loss of muscle mass, but they were able to regain a good deal of the strength they had previously lost.

And even more amazing is the fact that vitamin D was able to accomplish that for women who had gone through menopause over a decade ago!

"This amount of strength gain was above our expectations," said the lead author of the study. And gaining back that muscle mass can also help prevent serious injuries, such as a broken hip from a fall.

Of course, the best way to get your daily D is to let your body make it -- something that happens when you expose your skin to the UV rays of the sun. But that's not something we can always depend on or do.

As for foods, not a whole lot contain much D3. The ones that do include beef liver, egg yolks and fatty fish.

But luckily, vitamin D3 supplements are about the least expensive vitamins you can get -- and when it's shining -- sunlight is free!

When looking for a D supplement, be sure to get one that says it's D3. And for most people, 1,000 IUs a day is considered a good starting amount, although you need to increase your dose in the fall and wintertime. Many natural doctors suggest at least 5,000 IUs per day.

 

Until next time, stay healthy and happy

JD Roma

 

 

The information on this blog is provided for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical care, and medical advice and services are not being offered. If you have, or suspect you have, a health problem you should consult your physician (preferably a Naturopath).