THE GREATEST MEDICINE OF ALL… IS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW NOT TO NEED IT
The Natural Weight Loss Wonder Backed by Science, Not Hype
There is so much hype about weight loss supplements. And most of the time, that’s ALL it is — hype.
But some new research has revealed a very interesting exception to this general “rule.” A study from Lund University in Sweden shows rose hips can help you shed unwanted weight — from your hips and waist.
Rose hips increase fat conversion
For this new study, researchers fed lab mice a high-fat, caloric-dense diet with or without supplemental rose hip powder for three months. (This time period is equivalent to a few years in human terms.)
The two groups ate the same quantity of food. However, the group given rose hips showed no gain in body weight compared to the control group. Plus, the rose hips group had lower blood sugar, insulin and cholesterol levels. The rose hips group also had a significantly higher metabolic rate and energy expenditure.
The researchers believe the rose hips group fared so much better because of the ingredient’s direct effects on the two types of fat in the body — “white fat” and “brown fat.”
These different types of body fat are more distinctive in mammals that hibernate during winter. And we haven’t known much about the differences between white and brown fat in humans until recently. Indeed, for decades, scientists looked for clues about how the two types of body fat behave differently in humans.
We do know that white fat metabolically stores triglyceride molecules. It also releases fatty acids and bioactive molecules called “adipocytokines” when mobilized.
Brown fat can also disperse energy, or calories, in the form of heat. The generation of heat, called thermogenesis, is a very effective way of expending energy and literally “burning” calories and body fat.
In addition, scientists now know that human brown fat cells can confer some of their metabolic properties onto white fat cells. This mechanism increases the fat-burning properties of white fat cells. This “browning” of white fat is called “brite,” for “brown into white” fat cells.
There is great interest in inducing the conversion of white fat to brown so the body can burn more fat, rather than store it. This conversion could help with obesity, Type II diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
Rose hips change white fat into brown
The scientists in the new study believe the rose hips group performed so well because rose hips prompted the conversion of white into brown fat. Indeed, genetic analysis revealed that the rose hips group showed increased expression of biomarkers for “brite.”
The Swedish researchers also noted that rose hips supplements appeared to increase energy expenditure, which is a key component of weight management. Rose hips also appeared to decrease intestinal energy absorption during digestion. Overall, they concluded that rose hips exert anti-obesity effects on both energy expenditure and energy intake.
Rose hips’ “brite” future as a healthy weight loss aid
Translating these dramatic results to humans requires more work, especially in light of the relatively large dose and long duration of treatment used in the lab study. But clinical studies in humans also show rose hips can take inches off your waist (and hips) over a shorter period of time, and at a smaller dose than given in this lab study.
The effective dose appears to be 1,000 mg (or one gram) per day.
Overall, when it comes to converting “brown to white” fat cell metabolism, rose hips has a “brite” future for your healthy weight management.
Additional Comment:
Rose Hips are also very high in natural vitamin C and can be part of your daily protocol to strengthen your immune system. The capsules come in 500 mg size, so taking 2 per day meets the 1,000 mg dose recommended for weight loss. Rose Hips are inexpensive and available most everywhere, but here is a link for buying them at a good price: https://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-premium-rose-hips-500-mg-120-caps
EGGS - This Demonized Farm-Fresh Food PROTECTS Your Heart
For decades, mainstream medical “experts” demonized one wholesome, farm-fresh food enjoyed by millions of Americans.
They said eating this food would increase cholesterol and, therefore, our heart disease risk.
But two recent studies show that they were all wrong, all along.
In fact, this healthy food appears to be a safe choice for men and women most PRONE to developing heart disease! (Adding it to your balanced diet may even be one of the secrets to achieving “super longevity.”)
A delicious way to ward off heart disease
As you may have guessed, I’m talking about eggs—which I consider to be one of the healthiest foods on the planet. (Especially organic eggs, from free-range chickens.)
And now, two recent studies help back my stance—especially when it comes to fighting and preventing heart disease…
For the first study, published in the prestigious American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers with the University of Sydney, Australia, looked at the effect of egg consumption on men and women with Type II diabetes or prediabetes.
I thought it was smart that the researchers chose to focus on this group of people, as they run a MUCH HIGHER risk of developing heart disease than the rest of the population. So, if eating eggs were found to play a role in increasing heart disease in any way…this would definitely be the group you’d want to focus on. Because their cardio-metabolic “biomarkers” are probably already elevated.
First off, the researchers divided the participants into two groups: “high-egg” eaters (who ate more than 12 eggs per week) and “low-egg” eaters (who ate fewer than two eggs per week).
Then, they tracked a wide range of cardiovascular “biomarkers” and risk factors, including:
- Body weight
- Blood sugar or A1C (the long-term measure of blood sugar)
- Blood pressure
- C-reactive protein (CRP) or interleukin-6 (IL-6)—which are both associated with chronic inflammation
- Blood lipids (fats)
- Cholesterol (though, remember, I do NOT consider cholesterol as a risk factor for heart disease)
In the end, eggs appear to be a safe—and healthy—choice for everyone. Including those most prone to developing heart disease (and Type II diabetes).
Not to mention, some of the most well-known super-agers (those who remain healthy well into 100 years of age) eat them regularly…
The following “super-agers” sure do love their eggs
I remember former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop (who had served under President Reagan from 1981 to 1989) said that eating two or three eggs each day was the secret to his successful career as a world-renowned surgeon. He also credited his morning egg routine as the reason why he had enough stamina to work such long days in his 70s and 80s.
Even Emma Morano, who was the oldest person in the world when she died in 2017 (at the age of 117 years), credited her remarkable longevity to the three eggs she ate every day for nearly a century.
Beware of the Blood-Type Diet
Written by Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Over 20 years ago, a naturopath made a big name for himself with his now-famous “blood-type” diet. He claims your blood type should determine how much meat, vegetables, and dairy you eat. And he wrote a book about the diet that sold millions of copies. A few years back, one snazzy TV doctor even claimed to lose weight by following the diet.
Now, I’ll admit, the name of the diet may sound scientific to some. But it’s actually just another fad diet…with no actual scientific evidence to back it up. In fact, Canadian researchers just published a great study debunking the diet completely. I’ll tell you more about what they found in a moment.
But first, let’s talk about blood typing…
Your blood type depends on whether you have certain proteins, called antigens, on the surface of your red blood cells. This determines whether you’re Type A, B, AB, or O.
The physician who developed the blood-type diet took this basic biology and went about 1,000 steps beyond any real science. He argues that Type O is the oldest blood type. And he calls them the “hunter” types. So, accordingly, anyone with Type O should eat a high-protein diet with plenty of meat. Type A is agrarian. So they should follow a mainly vegetarian diet. Type B is the “nomad” and thrives on dairy. But he didn’t know what to make of Type AB. He just calls it the “enigma.” And he says it’s a mixture of A and B.
Now I’m a medical anthropologist. So I can soundly say, with some measure of authority, that this theory always struck me as complete nonsense.
No matter which “type” of blood you have, all red blood cells do the same thing. They carry oxygen in hemoglobin molecules for respiration. In fact, this is their one and only function. They don’t have nuclei. So they can’t direct metabolic functions. Or play a part in metabolic functions. They don’t even have anything to do with digestion.
So, you may wonder, why would someone develop a diet based on something that has nothing to do with metabolism? Or even digestion?
Well, the scientists at University of Toronto wondered too.
They published results from a study that involved almost 1,500 healthy, young adults. They asked the participants to fill out questionnaires about their diet. They also sampled the participants’ blood to determine blood type. And they measured different health markers, such as blood sugar levels and BMI. Then they analyzed the data to see if men and women improved their health markers by following a diet “correctly” matched to their blood type, according to this theory.
In other words, were the men and women who followed their correct blood-type diet indeed healthier?
Of course they weren’t.
In fact, according to lead researcher Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy, "The way an individual responds to any one of these diets has absolutely nothing to do with their blood type and has everything to do with their ability to stick to a sensible, vegetarian or low-carbohydrate diet.” He also said, “It was an intriguing hypothesis so we felt we should put it to the test. We can now be confident in saying that the blood type diet hypothesis is false."
I’m glad we finally have the evidence to put this absurd diet out to pasture. But even before this study came out, the diet never made much sense to me.
What does work for everyone, regardless of blood type, is this…
Eat right to feel right. Follow a diet filled with green, leafy vegetables. And limit your carbohydrates. It’s that simple. Save your blood type for when you donate blood. In fact, donating blood regularly can help you lower any excess iron and reduce your risk of chronic diseases. So do it often!
Until next time, stay healthy and happy
JD Roma
Written by Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Over 20 years ago, a naturopath made a big name for himself with his now-famous “blood-type” diet. He claims your blood type should determine how much meat, vegetables, and dairy you eat. And he wrote a book about the diet that sold millions of copies. A few years back, one snazzy TV doctor even claimed to lose weight by following the diet.
Now, I’ll admit, the name of the diet may sound scientific to some. But it’s actually just another fad diet…with no actual scientific evidence to back it up. In fact, Canadian researchers just published a great study debunking the diet completely. I’ll tell you more about what they found in a moment.
But first, let’s talk about blood typing…
Your blood type depends on whether you have certain proteins, called antigens, on the surface of your red blood cells. This determines whether you’re Type A, B, AB, or O.
The physician who developed the blood-type diet took this basic biology and went about 1,000 steps beyond any real science. He argues that Type O is the oldest blood type. And he calls them the “hunter” types. So, accordingly, anyone with Type O should eat a high-protein diet with plenty of meat. Type A is agrarian. So they should follow a mainly vegetarian diet. Type B is the “nomad” and thrives on dairy. But he didn’t know what to make of Type AB. He just calls it the “enigma.” And he says it’s a mixture of A and B.
Now I’m a medical anthropologist. So I can soundly say, with some measure of authority, that this theory always struck me as complete nonsense.
No matter which “type” of blood you have, all red blood cells do the same thing. They carry oxygen in hemoglobin molecules for respiration. In fact, this is their one and only function. They don’t have nuclei. So they can’t direct metabolic functions. Or play a part in metabolic functions. They don’t even have anything to do with digestion.
So, you may wonder, why would someone develop a diet based on something that has nothing to do with metabolism? Or even digestion?
Well, the scientists at University of Toronto wondered too.
They published results from a study that involved almost 1,500 healthy, young adults. They asked the participants to fill out questionnaires about their diet. They also sampled the participants’ blood to determine blood type. And they measured different health markers, such as blood sugar levels and BMI. Then they analyzed the data to see if men and women improved their health markers by following a diet “correctly” matched to their blood type, according to this theory.
In other words, were the men and women who followed their correct blood-type diet indeed healthier?
Of course they weren’t.
In fact, according to lead researcher Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy, "The way an individual responds to any one of these diets has absolutely nothing to do with their blood type and has everything to do with their ability to stick to a sensible, vegetarian or low-carbohydrate diet.” He also said, “It was an intriguing hypothesis so we felt we should put it to the test. We can now be confident in saying that the blood type diet hypothesis is false."
I’m glad we finally have the evidence to put this absurd diet out to pasture. But even before this study came out, the diet never made much sense to me.
What does work for everyone, regardless of blood type, is this…
Eat right to feel right. Follow a diet filled with green, leafy vegetables. And limit your carbohydrates. It’s that simple. Save your blood type for when you donate blood. In fact, donating blood regularly can help you lower any excess iron and reduce your risk of chronic diseases. So do it often!
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).
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