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         <Name>Medical Alarm Systems are one way to help care for seniors.</Name>
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         <Description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;What do you do with a loved one who refuses to leave their home?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;How do you cope with your fears of mom or dad falling at home and not being able to get to the phone for help to dial 911?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;That little medical alert button used to summon help for mom or dad...can save their lives.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Give yourself and your loved ones some piece of mind with a quality medical alarm system.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;If you are confused, or need help...call the American Senior Safety Agency at (888) 473-2800.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;We will help.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</Description>
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         <Summary>Question asked: Are your First Alert Devices covered by Medicaid?</Summary>
         <Description>&lt;div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://seniorsafety.com"&gt;&lt;img hspace="0" src="http://seniorsafety.com/images/Newlogo1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"&gt;I was recently asked if First Alert medical alarm type devices are covered by Medicaid or Medicare?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"&gt;I'm sorry to say that our government, at this time, does not see that&amp;nbsp; preventive care such as a medical alert device saves them money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the answer is some Medicaid patients can receive reimbursement, while there is no reimbursement for medical alarms under Medicare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>Is the RJ31X compatible with a hospital lifeline service?</Name>
         <Summary>If my mom's phone is off the hook will I be able to contact her?</Summary>
         <Description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.seniorsafety.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="American Senior Safety Agency Medical Alarms for Seniors" hspace="0" src="http://www.seniorsafety.com/images/Newlogo1.jpg" align="baseline" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I am asking because my mom has lifeline but if she forgets to hang up the telephone and it is off-hook, her lifeline does not work and I am unable to contact her.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;I would call the hospital lifeline technicians and see what they say. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;I don't believe they will have a problem hooking you up with a system that will work with an RJ31X line seizure jack. However, even with a line seizure jack, if your mom's phone is off the hook...you won't be able to call her. Her system when pushed would still work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="629234812-01052007"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"&gt;This is how any medical alarm system would work when used in conjunction with an RJ31X jack.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>Bright light and exercise can keep you from being SAD this winter.</Name>
         <Summary>The lack of sunlight in the winter months often leads to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and depression.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;Have you ever experienced less motivation, more lethargy, increased appetite, 
weight gain, and even mild depression in the winter months? Much of this may 
have more to do with the amount of light your eyes are exposed to than what is 
going on in your life.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Shorter, darker winter days and more time spent 
indoors&amp;nbsp;during&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;associated with a rise in and&amp;nbsp;the onset of 
depression. With the exception of the warm, sunny Southern California days most 
people spend less time outside in bright sunlight and less time exercising 
during the winter than during the summer months. The increased reports of 
depression&amp;nbsp;during winter&amp;nbsp;led to the naming of the seasonally related 
disorder&amp;nbsp;as&amp;nbsp;seasonal affective disorder (SAD). And 
that,&amp;nbsp;SAD,&amp;nbsp;is just what many people are when the days get colder and 
shorter.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Numerous studies have looked into the beneficial effects of both bright light 
exposure and exercise in treating SAD and mild depression. In one &lt;A 
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Partonen and colleagues found that exercising in super bright light 
significantly reduced seasonal depression more than exercising in normal light. 
In another study they reported significant improvements in mood and reductions 
in depression with as little as 15 minutes of bright light exposure after 
two-weeks of treatment. In further research, exercise and bright light exposure 
combined outperformed either form of therapy alone.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you can't get out into the bight sunlight or the weather isn't cooperating 
you can purchase specific lights and light bulbs to meet your needs. A &lt;A 
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reported in&amp;nbsp;the journal &lt;EM&gt;Biological Psychology&lt;/EM&gt; found that narrow 
bandwidth blue light was more effective than red light at reversing major 
symptoms of depression resulting from SAD.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So don't let the winter months get you down. Try to get out in the sunlight 
for at least 15 minutes a day and combine that with a brisk walk or other form 
of exercise to help ward off your winter time SADness.&lt;/P&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>The balance of fats in your diet plays a role in your physical and mental health.</Name>
         <Summary>The ratio of dietary omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids can impact cellular, organ, and body function.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;Most people are aware of the negative impact saturated fats and hydrogenated 
oils have on heart health and bodily function. They've also heard of the 
benefits of fish oil, flax and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids. &lt;STRONG&gt;The 
latest research on fats suggests that the ratio of omega-3 / omega-6 fats in 
your diet can impact your mood, energy level, and health starting at&amp;nbsp;the 
cellular level&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Most dietary fats come in the form of triglycerides. Triglycerides are 
molecules&amp;nbsp;that contain three fatty acids that&amp;nbsp;are categorized as 
saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated based on their chemical 
structure. While every triglyceride contains a mixture of fatty acids, one 
generally predominates. Unsaturated fatty acids contain connections between 
atoms termed double bonds and&amp;nbsp;can also be named based on the location or 
structure of the double bond. Trans fatty acids, those formed by the process of 
partial hydrogenation&amp;nbsp;and found in stick margarines and processed foods, 
have double bonds with a structure&amp;nbsp;different from the cis double bonds 
found naturally in foods and&amp;nbsp;have been implicated in increasing disease 
risk.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Another term used with naming&amp;nbsp;unsaturated fatty acids is omega-3, -6, or 
-9 fatty acids. The omega designation simply refers to the end of the fatty acid 
the double bond is found. Most omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are 
polyunsaturated and are considered essential nutrients since we need to obtain 
them in our diet and cannot manufacturer adequate amounts within our bodies. 
&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Both essential fatty acids (EFA), like all fats, provide calories to the body 
but they impart health benefits as well. Since each dietary fat has a blend of 
fatty acids getting an optimal ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids is 
sometimes hard. With current dietary patterns &lt;STRONG&gt;the average U.S. has a 
ratio of 10:1, while intake ratios of 2:1 or even 1:1 appear to be most 
beneficial for overall health&lt;/STRONG&gt;. A common omega-6 fatty acid is linoleic 
acid found primarily in vegetable oils (safflower, soy, corn, sunflower, and 
peanut). Linolenic acid is a common omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, leafy 
green vegetables, soy products, nuts, seeds, and canola oil.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Vascular endothelial cells which line blood vessels use omega-3 fatty 
acids to produce localized hormones called eicosanoids that cause dilation of 
blood vessels and reduce inflammation and blood clotting&lt;/STRONG&gt;. On the other 
hand, eicosanoids formed from omega-6 fatty acids tend to do the opposite; 
promoting inflammation and the inflammatory process, increasing blood clotting 
and causing vasoconstriction - all processes essential for wound repair but not 
necessary in undamaged blood vessels.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Both forms of EFA are important for health and well being. While omega-3 
fatty acids reduce inflammation and help prevent heart disease, omega-6 fatty 
acids lower blood cholesterol levels and help the skin. The ratio of the two 
appears to be the factor that determines cellular function and health. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Several recent studies have found low levels of omega-3 fatty acids to be 
linked to chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, and mood. In one, recently 
published &lt;A 
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Maes et al. found a direct link between low levels of plasma omega-3 fatty acids 
and the severity of illness. They and other groups have shown &lt;STRONG&gt;improved 
mood, energy, and well being with an increase in the omega-3 / omega-6 
ratio&lt;/STRONG&gt;. In fact, in another &lt;A 
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Maes and colleagues&amp;nbsp;found an exaggerated negative response to psychological 
stress when the omega-3/omega-6 ratio was low. Their work suggests that 
&lt;STRONG&gt;increasing dietary omega-3 fatty acid intake may help to attenuate some 
of the negative consequences of psychological stress&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;More research is indeed necessary to determine the optimal ratio of essential 
fatty acids in the diet and whether the ratio varies between individuals and for 
different disease states. At present it appears a more balanced ratio than 
currently&amp;nbsp;found in most American's diet is warranted.&lt;/P&gt;</Description>
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         <Summary>Eating yams may prove to be beneficial in reducing risk of breast cancer and heart disease in postmenopausal women.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;A&amp;nbsp;recent study on postmenopausal women found that eating yams instead of 
rice or sweet potatoes significantly modified their hormone&amp;nbsp;balance; 
changes which would reduce their risk for hormone dependent tumors. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The &lt;A 
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replaced the staple food rice with yams or sweet potatoes in two of three meals 
per day for a month in apparently healthy postmenopausal women. T&lt;STRONG&gt;he 
researchers measured the women's hormonal changes and noted significant 
reductions in disease markers for cancer and cardiovascular disease in the group 
who ate yams.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;No changes were observed in the control group who 
ate sweet potatoes.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The significant changes seen in the yam eaters included a 5.9% decrease in 
plasma cholesterol levels, a 5.8%&amp;nbsp;reduced oxidation of LDL-cholesterol, a 
reduced plasma free-androgen level due to higher sex hormone binding globulin 
levels, a 37 percent decrease in the excretion of 16-hydroxyestrone, and a 42% 
decrease in urinary isoprostane.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;16-hydrohyestrone is a genotoxic form of estrogen&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; 
linked to cancers of the breast, uterus, and in males prostate. Changes similar 
to those seen with yams in the present study have seen with other foods 
including cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower), 
lignans from flaxseed and soy isoflavones. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Isoprostanes are prostaglandin-like compounds&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; which 
are indicative of oxidative stress and are &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;used are markers and in 
the assessment of liver or kidney stress or damage, rheumatoid arthritis, 
atherosclerosis, and carcinogenesis&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The significant changes in hormone and lipid levels in the women 
eating yams&amp;nbsp;represent dramatic reductions in the 
women's&amp;nbsp;disease&amp;nbsp;risk and&amp;nbsp;significant improvements in the health 
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&lt;P&gt;Sugar alcohols, or polyols,&amp;nbsp;are neither sugars nor alcohols. 
&lt;STRONG&gt;They are carbohydrates with a chemical structure that partially 
resembles sugar and partially resembles alcohol (without the ethanol like 
alcoholic beverages).&lt;/STRONG&gt; Sugar alcohols occur naturally in a wide variety 
of fruits and vegetables, but are mostly commercially produced from other 
carbohydrates such as sucrose, glucose, and starch.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sugar alcohols are slowly and incompletely absorbed from the small intestine 
into the blood. Once absorbed they are metabolized (often into fats in the 
liver) or used for energy. Unlike most carbohydrates they require little insulin 
for their metabolism and hence have been termed non-impact carbs by food 
manufacturers since they have little or no impact on blood glucose or 
insulin&amp;nbsp;levels.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sugar alcohols like maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, and hydrogenated starch 
hydrolysates are only partially digested and absorbed and metabolized by the 
body and consequently contribute fewer calories. Their caloric content ranges 
from 1.5 to 3.0 calories per gram compared to 4.0 calories per gram for 
carbohydrates.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;While containing about half the calories of sugar, most are approximately 
half as sweet and therefore even though the label will read "low-carb" or "no 
impact carbs" the food or serving will yield a similar caloric content as one 
containing sugar. While low in carb and only partially digestible&amp;nbsp;they 
still contain calories - often a lot for the little portion. While most sugar 
alcohols are half as sweet as sucrose; maltitol and xylitol are exceptions being 
about as sweet as sucrose.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sugar alcohols are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as 
either GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) or approved food additives. And while 
limits on intake are recommended due to their laxative effect, 
&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;currently the Food and Drug Administration nor the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture has not defined terms used by manufacturers on products 
containing food alcohols&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; such as "low carb", "net carb", and 
"non-impact carb" among others. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Apparently the FDA is aware of the low-carb labeling question and is drafting 
guidelines for manufacturers to use - limiting the abuse and misuse of such 
terms. Since sugar alcohols are only found in processed foods you can avoid 
them, and the labeling controversy, by eating the best source of carbohydrates: 
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         <Name>FDA advisory panel receives a failing grade with recommendation on Orlistat (Xenical).</Name>
         <Summary>Release of Xenical to over-the-counter status sends wrong message to the public - use drugs rather than taking personal responsibility.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;This past&amp;nbsp;Monday, January 23rd 2006,&amp;nbsp;a joint advisory 
committee&amp;nbsp;of the FDA voted 11-3 to change the status of Orlistat from a 
prescription weight loss drug to an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. If 
approved by the FDA (which is highly likely and generally the case when 
recommended to by their advisory panels) it will send a terrible message to the 
public in general and to the adults of the future - our kids. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;With the change GlaxoSmithKleine&amp;nbsp;and the FDA are supporting the use of 
a&amp;nbsp;pill (in this case a fat blocking drug) rather than recommending taking 
personal responsibility for one's health by making wise&amp;nbsp;dietary choices and 
increasing one's activity level.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The advisory boards' primary&amp;nbsp;arguments for its&amp;nbsp;reclassification to 
OTC status&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;greater weight loss on&amp;nbsp;Orlistat compared to 
placebo&amp;nbsp;groups and that over a ten-year period of release as a prescription 
drug no cases of severe medical side effects have been reported. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;An important&amp;nbsp;reason to stop its&amp;nbsp;re-classification to OTC status and 
keep it a prescription medication&amp;nbsp;is that in the studies on Orlistat's 
effectiveness, &lt;STRONG&gt;virtually all those who used the drug and lost weight 
regained the weight once the drug was discontinued&lt;/STRONG&gt;. Without regulation 
and physician supervised release it is unknown whether&amp;nbsp;future 
over-the-counter users will modify their diet and exercise along with taking the 
drug. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There is also the question as to whether side effects take a longer time to 
develop. Although eating saturated fat has been linked to a host of diseases 
including heart disease, cancer and diabetes it takes much longer than ten years 
of a high saturated fat intake&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;any of these&amp;nbsp;diseases to 
progress to&amp;nbsp;a life-threatening level.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Also unknown is if&amp;nbsp;the new drug, which will be released under the name 
Alli (pronounced "Ally") and at half the dose of the prescription medication, is 
as effective. No long-term studies have been completed. &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;As with all 
over-the-counter medications -&amp;nbsp;there are questions of compliance to the 
manufacturer's warnings and recommendations. The possibility for abuse is 
obviously much greater&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;It is unfortunate that the pharmaceutical, medical, and governmental agencies 
that profess to be watching over the health and well being of the American 
population don't take a stronger lead. While these groups get up on their "soap 
box" and preach for healthy eating, lifestyle modification, and&amp;nbsp;restraint 
in drug use (both recreational and unnecessary drug use), they undermine that 
message with support of drug use and re-classifications like this which take the 
focus away from most American's diet and activity choices and places it on a 
quick fix approach. With this announcement they are basically sending a message 
which says "take this drug to lose weight ...&amp;nbsp;don't change your eating 
habits, don't exercise, It's not what you eat. Its what you take to block what 
you eat." &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Is that the correct message our physicians and regulators should be 
sending?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>The role of exercise in treating type II non-insulin dependent diabetes.</Name>
         <Summary>By improving glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, exercise is a key player in the prevention and treatment of adult-onset diabetes.</Summary>
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&lt;DIV id=post_message_218&gt;The majority of the 7+ million people with diabetes in 
this country are non-insulin dependent diabetic (NIDDM). Over eighty percent of 
all NIDDM patients are obese. In addition, a growing number of Americans have 
fasting blood glucose levels which would classify them as border-line 
diabetic.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) results from the 
inability of a person's pancreas to produce the hormone insulin, NIDDM is 
associated with elevated insulin levels, resistance to the hormone, and poor 
glucose tolerance.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It is still debatable in the scientific community 
which comes first- does the insulin resistance associated with NIDDM cause 
obesity, or does obesity result in insulin resistance and later the development 
of NIDDM. Whatever the case, both types of NIDDM are to a large degree 
preventable and treatable through diet and exercise.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Insulin's primary 
role is to lower blood glucose levels. The two major target tissues of insulin 
are skeletal muscle and adipose (fat) tissue. Whenever someone eats a meal 
containing carbohydrates that food is digested and converted into glucose. The 
rise in blood glucose causes the release of insulin from the pancreas and the 
resultant uptake of glucose into muscle and fat cells.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Along with 
diet, exercise plays a key role in NIDDM treatment and in determining one's 
sensitivity to insulin&lt;/STRONG&gt;. Fat cells contain only one type of glucose 
transport protein (a glut-4 transporter) which respond to insulin and increase 
glucose transport into the fat cell whenever insulin levels go up. 
Unfortunately, most of the glucose that enters the fat cell are converted to 
triglycerides and stored as fat.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Muscle on the other hand has two 
different types of glucose transport proteins, one insulin regulatable (a glut-4 
transporter) and one which is insulin independent (a glut-1 transporter). The 
glut-1 transporter functions in the basal state (between meals), whenever the 
muscle is active, and for a period of time after exercise. &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;This 
increased glucose transport which is stimulated by activity and exercise - by 
the glut-1 transporter and &lt;U&gt;independent of insulin&lt;/U&gt; - is what improves 
glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in individuals who exercise 
regularly.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Because glut-1 transporters exist in IDDM 
individuals and require no insulin to transport glucose into the muscle cells, 
&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;IDDM patients who exercise require a lower insulin dose than 
sedentary ones&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;So now you can begin to understand how your 
workouts are not only improving you blood glucose and lipid levels they are 
modifying the activity of your glut-1 transporters and improving your blood 
glucose regulation and insulin sensitivity.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;An added benefit of improved 
insulin sensitivity, and lower basal and post-meal insulin levels, is that 
you'll not only have less glucose transported into your fat cells and less 
conversion into fat, but you will also have a lower activity of the enzyme 
lipoprotein lipase and less of a stimulus for TG storage in your fat cells. But 
that is another story for another post.&lt;/DIV&gt;</Description>
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         <Description>&lt;div&gt;To a large extent the main factor&amp;nbsp;that determines whether or not we store fat in our bodies&amp;nbsp;are two key enzymes. Since most of the factors that regulate the activity of the enzymes are always present these enzymes are always active and are like lights with a dimmer switch that never go off. So it is the relative ratio of the two enzymes, which determines whether triglycerides are stored in our fat cells or released from the fat cells to be used for energy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The two key enzymes responsible for fat storage and fat removal, respectively, are lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL). Lipoprotein lipase is the enzyme located outside cells and responsible for removing triglycerides (TG &amp;ndash; fat) from the blood and helping to move it into the cell for fat storage. Hormone-sensitive lipase on the other hand is located within the cell and is activated to release TG from the cells into the blood for utilization elsewhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Some of the key &lt;u&gt;controllable&lt;/u&gt; factors that stimulate LPL are &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) a high fat diet, &lt;br /&gt;2) saturated fats, &lt;br /&gt;3) trans fats (found in hydrogenated oils), &lt;br /&gt;4) the hormones insulin and cortisol, and&lt;br /&gt;5) caloric restriction. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other factors influence LPL, but these are the ones we cannot control through diet, exercise, or stress reduction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The key &lt;u&gt;controllable&lt;/u&gt; factor that regulates HSL is exercise or activity&lt;/b&gt;. Exercise, being a stress, causes release of epinephrine (adrenalin), and stimulates the release of TG from adipocytes to be used for fuel. However, unlike psychological stress, the physiological stress of exercise causes most of the fat to be taken up by skeletal muscles and used for energy production.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;When a stressor is psychological in nature&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and the energy demands are low - &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;much of the fat goes to the liver and is repackaged and released back into the blood stream only to be re-stored in fat cells or in unfortunate cases the artery walls leading to atherosclerosis &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(cardiovascular disease).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another benefit of exercise is an enhanced glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. With continued training there is a chronic lowering of circulating insulin levels. The post entitled:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://blog.seniorsafety.com/public/item/114913"&gt;the role of exercise in treating type II non-insulin dependent diabetes&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;goes into the mechanism behind the improved insulin sensitivity brought about by activity. A benefit of lower insulin levels is a reduction of insulin&amp;rsquo;s stimulatory effect on LPL. &lt;b&gt;So exercise lowers the ratio of LPL to HSL by both lowering the activity of LPL and raising the activity of HSL&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Combining exercise with diet modifications of reduced total-fats, saturated-fats, trans fats, higher mono-unsaturated fats, omega-3 fats, and increased fiber creates an environment which is more efficient at removing fat than storing it &amp;ndash; ultimately leading to fat loss and weight loss.&lt;/div&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. Transformer</Name>
         <Summary>Jeff continues his transformation in the New Year with new records and improved health.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;In an email message to me this morning Jeff reported being:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;"At the lowest weight I've been in 3 decades", 235.2 lbs.,&amp;nbsp;and 
"HEALTHIER THAN I'VE BEEN IN ADULT MEMORY ... AND HAPPIER".&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;What better birthday gifts are there? Health and happiness!!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Jeff, &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;C&lt;STRONG&gt;ongratulations on your changes and accomplishments&lt;/STRONG&gt; and 
&lt;STRONG&gt;Happy, Happy Birthday. &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;I salute and honor your achievements. And look forward of more to 
come.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;DrEric&lt;/P&gt;</Description>
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         <Summary>While some nuts have proven to be heart-healthy, others may not be.</Summary>
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         <Name>Support for Fountain of Youth Project in U.S. News &amp; World Report article.</Name>
         <Summary>Amanda Spake's article entitled "Stop Dieting" echoes much of the philosophy of Jeff's program.</Summary>
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&lt;P&gt;If your waiting in&amp;nbsp;a checkout line this week pick up the latest issue of 
&lt;EM&gt;U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report&lt;/EM&gt;, January 16, 2006, and read Amanda Spake's 
four page report in the Health &amp;amp; Medicine column of the magazine.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Spake reviews the scientific literature, and interviews top scientists, 
debunking the myths of dieting&amp;nbsp;for weight loss. The&amp;nbsp;message of the 
article is in&amp;nbsp;support of a healthy diet, fill with unprocessed foods, 
low-fat choices, and fruits &amp;amp; vegetables combined with exercise. 
&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;The take home message: exercise and eat for health rather than diet 
for weight loss&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The article covers topics from studies published in the &lt;EM&gt;Journal of the 
American Medical Association&lt;/EM&gt; which looked at obesity and mortality - 
&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;finding that overweight but not obese individuals actually live 
longer than normal weight individuals&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;;&amp;nbsp;disease - 
&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;finding that diet and exercise&amp;nbsp;lowers disease risk as much as 
weight loss&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;; and&amp;nbsp;comparisons of diets (including the Atkins, 
Ornish, Zone, and Weight Watchers) - &lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;finding little difference in 
weight loss between diets&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There is&amp;nbsp;coverage and analysis&amp;nbsp;of the Women's Health Initiative 
study which supports previous research that found &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;most 
diets&amp;nbsp;don't work for long term weight loss&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;; and interviews 
from researchers professing the virtues of activity and the root cause of 
obesity in our society coming as much from&amp;nbsp;inactivity as from large portion 
sizes.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;While not all the answers are given&amp;nbsp;the article&amp;nbsp;is a clear and 
concise read and will get you thinking about whether you want to eat for health 
or for weight loss. Eating for health may not be as attractive or profitable as 
dieting since it is not a quick fix nor profitable for the $30+ billion a year 
weight loss industry but it will enhance your life and reduce the likelihood of 
degenerative disease.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For more, check out pages 61 to 66 of the magazine, along with future posts 
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&lt;P&gt;This past semester one of my students asked why she itched whenever she began 
to exercise. Years ago a good friend claimed she would itch if she pushed 
herself above a certain exercise intensity and stated&amp;nbsp;that she would only 
workout so hard and not any more.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;These two individuals are among a small group of people who exhibit allergic 
reactions to physical exercise.&amp;nbsp;Their symptoms are similar to those a 
person would exhibit to a mild food allergy. Seldom are the symptoms severe 
enough to warrant medical attention. Although innocuous, they are none-the-less 
annoying.&amp;nbsp;If, however, you&amp;nbsp;suffer from&amp;nbsp;exercise-induced 
anaphylaxis, ceasing exercise is a must.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Exercise-induced anaphylaxis differs from a mild allergy.&amp;nbsp;Symptoms begin 
with tingling sensations and itching, a systemic allergic reaction progresses to 
include hives, asthma symptoms, swelling of the mouth and throat area, 
difficulty breathing, vomiting, cramping, a drop in blood pressure, and loss of 
consciousness. While these symptoms are serious and potentially life 
threatening&amp;nbsp;they are generally not deadly.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Most exercise-induced anaphylaxis is associated with recent food intake 
either prior to or during exercise. Apparently, the food destabilizes the 
immune&amp;nbsp;system and exercise triggers the overall response. Often exercising 
prior to eating can solve the problem. Over-the-counter antihistamines can be 
used to&amp;nbsp;reduce the response. A last resort is the use of self-injectable 
epinephrine as is used with bee-sting or sever food allergic reactions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As more and more&amp;nbsp;followers of the Fountain of Youth Project become 
active and involved in exercise&amp;nbsp;it is inevitable that some&amp;nbsp;of our 
readers will experience the&amp;nbsp;milder&amp;nbsp;type of symptoms and wonder whether 
to continue on with their exercise program. The answer is yes. The immune 
systems in individuals with exercise-induced allergies are&amp;nbsp;erroneously 
sensing that a harmless substance (in this case exercise) is dangerous.&amp;nbsp;As 
long as the symptoms aren't severe there is no danger in continuing with your 
exercise. &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;In fact, typically there&amp;nbsp;is a threshold 
intensity&amp;nbsp;below which you can exercise and the symptoms won't 
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         <Summary>Jeff's Health Club had 15 new members attend it's first seminar.</Summary>
         <Description>&lt;p&gt;Eric Sternlicht, Ph.D. guided &lt;a href="http://jeffshealthclub.com/"&gt;Jeff's Health Club&lt;/a&gt; in it's first 3 day seminar. It seems that everyone had a great time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mark Weizer said, &amp;quot;This is a life altering experience.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From all the magic in the air, I would say that statement was true for all who attended.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We were tested for our Bioligical Functional Ages. Most were shocked at just how old they are compared to their chronological age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the record, I became 49 years old, down from my chronilogical age of 58. Woo Hoo!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We were lectured on exercise, nutrition, fat cell metabolism, and many myths were dispelled by Dr. Eric.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morning to night we all enjoyed great food cooked by Ellen Sacks. Chelsea did a great shopping for all the goodies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leeann Carey of &lt;a title="Leeann Carey of Planet yoga" href="http://www.planetyoga.com/flash.html"&gt;Planet yoga&lt;/a&gt; fame attended and stretched our aching bodies with her restorative yoga powers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was just a wonderful experience. Check it out at &lt;a href="http://jeffshealthclub.com/"&gt;Jeff's Health Club&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;</Description>
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         <Description>&lt;p&gt;Because I learned that you can remove high blood pressure, diabetes type II, high sugar, high cholesterol, high LDL, high triglycerides, and metabolic syndrome usually in less than three (3) months using what is known as a &amp;quot;modified regression diet&amp;quot;. One pleasant side effect of removing all these disease markers is that you lose weight too. Woo Hoo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Really! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before Eric Sternlicht, Ph.D. and renowned author of &amp;quot;Fuel Up&amp;quot; started me on my path to healthy, and very happy, eating; I had all of the disease markers above. At one time or another, before medication, my triglycerides were at 1200, my sugar at 300, my weight at 275 lbs, my cholesterol was above 220, my LDL above 200. My blood pressure lived up around 145/90 with a resting heart rate around 85-90. I was in good shape &lt;img class="inlineimg" title="Smile" src="http://jeffshealthclub.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medical doctors (MD's) had me taking Norvasc, Avapro, and Toprol XL for high blood pressure, Coronary Artery Disease, and to protect my kidneys. They had me on Lipitor for my high cholesterol and high LDL's. Glyburide was given to control my Diabetes Type II and high sugar. High doses of Vitamin E, D, C, and Folic Acid were also prescribed. Let's not forget fish oil. For my Polymyalsia Rheumatica (PMR), I was put on Prednisone 30-40 mg for 3.5 years. Then after changing doctors, they discovered that I did not have PMR; I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. We dropped the wrongly prescribed toxic Prednisone for yet another toxic drug called Methotrexate (this sweet little drug in larger dosage is used for chemotherapy). All of these drugs are toxic and have a multitude of side effects. &lt;img class="inlineimg" title="Frown" src="http://jeffshealthclub.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif" border="0" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, after medication; my sugar was at 140, my blood pressure at 140/80, my weight at 270 lbs, my cholesterol at 160, my LDL at 170 (I need to double check this value), and to top it off, my triglycerides were at 500. &lt;img class="inlineimg" title="Confused" src="http://jeffshealthclub.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif" border="0" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you might imagine, my weeks were filled with doctors' visits, procedures and tests; Internists, Rheumatologists, Cardiologists, angiograms, echo cardiograms, cardiograms, stress tests, MRI's, and blood work. While taking all of these medications I developed Bells Palsy and severe depression. I considered moving out of my lovely beachfront home because I had difficulty walking down the steps of my loft bedroom. I also walked with a shuffle step many times due to pain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I stayed on this merry-go-round for five and a half years (5.5 years) until I was 57. When I told the various doctors that I would like to treat these diseases with diet and exercise, I received resounding chuckles and laughs; along with, &amp;quot;Don't be ridiculous&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call me Mr. Ridiculous. I now have no diabetes, no high blood pressure, no arthritis, no high cholesterol, no high LDL, no high triglyceride, no heart disease, no shuffle step, no depression, and most of all, NO prescribed medications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, without medication, my waking sugar is 77-95, my blood pressure is 121/77 (or less), my total cholesterol is 140, my LDL is 89, my triglyceride is 150. All of these markers are still steadily moving lower. Oh yeah, my weight today is 234.0 and dropping rapidly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I must admit, these changes did take 3.5 months (not years) of good eating and mild exercise. &lt;img class="inlineimg" title="Smile" src="http://jeffshealthclub.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks Dr. Eric, and thank you Nathan Pritikin for your original ground breaking research on the regression of disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, the Pritikin Longevity Center funded Dr. Eric's Ph.D and much of his early research at UCLA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now there is &lt;a title="A place to learn, to log, to lose weight, and grow healthy." href="http://jeffshealthclub.com/index.html"&gt;Jeff's Health Club&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;</Description>
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         <Summary>The modified regression diet and exercise removes most disease markers and improves well being - studies prove it.</Summary>
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&lt;DIV id=post_message_177&gt;What amazes me most about Jeff's story is not the 
changes which have occurred but rather that more physicians and individuals in 
the medical community don't use diet, exercise, and lifestyle modification to 
treat most of today's degenerative diseases.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Yes, &lt;B&gt;there is a place for 
medicine and pharmacological treatment&lt;/B&gt;. Don't get me wrong. I am definitely 
not anti-medicine. &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;I am, however, for using diet &amp;amp; exercise as a 
preventative or curative treatment for diseases which are brought on by poor 
diet and a sedentary lifestyle&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Research has proven that poor 
dietary habits results in poor health. That a sedentary lifestyle results in 
faster deterioration in all systems of the body than due to aging 
alone.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Research, much of it initiated by Nathan Pritikin and the Pritikin 
Longevity Center, continued on through Dean Ornish and his work with regression 
of atherosclerosis, and others has proven that a healthy diet, activity, and 
stress reduction all work to improve health and remove disease.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In Jeff's 
Health Club we are simply integrating the scientific research into a usable 
program to eliminate many degenerative diseases and improve well-being. And, 
yes, lose weight in the process. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;B&gt;Scientific research proves the 
program works&lt;/B&gt;. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;B&gt;Jeff, you are an inspiration and a shining 
example of what the program can achieve. I am extremely happy for you and for 
the accomplishments you've made in your life. I look forward to continued 
collaboration, success, and health!&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</Description>
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         <Name>Update - Jeff's Health Club results in amazing improvements in functional capacity and biological age.</Name>
         <Summary>Between Oct. 6, 2005 and Jan. 16, 2006 not only did Jeff remove five prescription meds and diseases but he also reduced his BA by 13.6 years.</Summary>
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capacity on October 6, 2005 at Occidental College and the second measurements at 
&lt;A href="http://jeffshealthclub.com/index.html"&gt;Jeff's Health Club&lt;/A&gt; workshop 
on January 16 &amp;amp; 17, 2006 Jeff improved his functional capacity to the point 
where his calculated biological age (BA)&amp;nbsp;reduced 13.6 years.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When we tested Jeff the first time in October we measured 18 different 
physiological parameters from five main categories: body composition measures, 
disease markers, aerobic conditioning measures, strength measures, and 
flexibility measures. We ran many of the same test from each category&amp;nbsp;in 
January and when we selected 15 of the identical tests his average biological 
age went from 62.8 years to 49.2 years. This is an amazing result&amp;nbsp;that came 
about through his dedicated efforts and adherence to&amp;nbsp;the program.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Not only did he reduce is BA, he got off of five prescription medications and 
eliminated his prior disease markers for hypercholesterolemia (high total- 
&amp;amp;LDL-cholesterol and low HDL-cholesterol), hypertriglyceridemia (high blood 
triglycerides or fats), hypertension (high blood pressure), NIDDM (non-insulin 
dependent diabetes), metabolic syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Like I said - amazing results for an amazing man. You can follow more on the 
program and &lt;A href="http://jeffshealthclub.com/index.html"&gt;Jeff's Health 
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