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A unique strain of mouse was bred to have no insulin receptors on its bone-building osteoblasts, although it had insulin receptors every place else The mouse became fat As it aged it grew even fatter and its blood sugar levels shot up and it developed severe insulin resistance The mouse was treated with osteocalcin and the problems reversed Welcome to the new world of bones as a metabolic powerhouse We are witnessing a major breakthrough in the subjects of both bone and metabolic health

Those of you who are regular readers know I have been reporting on this subject as the science has been emerging over the past year Two new studies in the journal Cell, one on insulin signaling in bone and the other on insulin receptors in bone have taken this subject to a whole new relevance - placing it front and center not only for bone health but for blood sugar metabolism and a key way to help prevent type 2 diabetes and obesity

Osteoblasts are the bone-building carpenter cells Osteoclasts are the demo crew within bone These two types of cells are supposed to work in harmony over your entire life to sustain an equilibrium between new bone generated and old bone recycled If osteoclast activity is excessive then bone loss occurs Bone drugs put the brakes on osteoclasts and osteoblasts The new science shows this is a highly undesirable approach to bone health and will have devastating long-term adverse effects making a person much more likely to gain weight and become type 2 diabetic Doctors need to wake up from their very long nap - this science is not in question

These studies show the following:

Building new bone requires lots of energy and your body must have a way to sense that there is enough available energy to proceed with the process
When you eat your insulin levels rise, which is also signaling available energy coming in, and one place your insulin transports calories is to the bone-building carpenters known as osteoblasts
In response to insulin activation the osteoblasts produce a protein called osteocalcin
The production of osteocalcin stimulates the activation of the demo-crew osteoclasts who seek to clean out the oldest or most stressed pieces of bone so that new bone has a place to go
In the acid pH environment of the osteoclasts the osteocalcin is made biologically active by a process called carboxylation, which also requires vitamin K
The biologically active osteocalcin then coordinates the attachment of calcium to form crystalline and healthy bone structure
The biologically active osteocalcin can also escape bone and travel to other areas of your body where it acts as a hormone The researchers showed it went to the pancreas where it enhanced the production of insulin - defining for the first time a metabolic loop between bones and the pancreas
As I recently reported it osteocalcin also travels to white adipose tissue where it boosts the production of adiponectin which enables proper insulin sensitivity all over you body, preventing insulin resistance
The failure of this system to work correctly causes high blood sugar
Bone drugs directly interfere with this system working properly, as both osteoblasts and osteoclasts are required for normal and healthy function
While that may seem a mouthful, it is incredibly important Maintaining optimal bone health is vital to your metabolic fitness







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Vitamin K is an important antioxidant nutrient well known for its important assistance in the clotting of blood It is also the target of the commonly over-prescribed Coumadin, adding to society-wide problems of vitamin K deficiency Ironically, such deficiency causes hardening of the arteries via increased calcification of arterial walls Importantly, the lack of vitamin K is a major factor in poor bone health and new science shows it is also important for blood sugar regulation Once again, the symptom-suppressing, drug-pushing medical profession needs to get its head out of the sand and quit harming people under the false pretense of pretended help

Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) in your diet comes primarily from green leafy vegetables Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) is naturally produced by bacteria in your large intestine Its highest dietary source is cheese (also in milk, yogurt, eggs, and beef) Typical dietary intake is 90% K1 and 10% K2 (with additional intestinal production of K2) While both forms of vitamin K are important it does appear that vitamin K2 has a longer half-life in your blood, thus potentially providing enhanced vitamin K status

Vitamin K1 and K2 act to modify a number of proteins so that they become biologically active Vitamin K does this via a process known as carboxylation (converting glutamate in proteins to gamma-carboxyglutamate) This process is required for the proteins involved with blood clotting to work correctly In an attempt to reduce the theoretical risk of stroke in an ever-expanding list of potential target patients, warfarin (Coumadin) warfarin is given which directly blocks the carboxylation activity of vitamin K everywhere in the body It also disrupts the vital antioxidant function of vitamin K

This sledgehammer approach disrupts normal clotting, resulting in warfarin causing bleeding and increased risk for hemorrhage-fueled stroke This is why warfarin is the number one cause of trips to the emergency room Heaven forbid if you get in car accident and need to clot Former Israeli Prime Minister Arial Sharon is an example of someone reduced to a comatose state as a result of a warfarin-induced hemorrhage stroke

Blocking vitamin K activity on blood-clotting cells does not address the source of a "sticky blood" problem Rather it ignores the source of the problem while seeking to block the last step of the problem The logic is similar to stopping an ocean-floor oil spill by only standing on the beach with a mop Even more ironic, new science shows that sticky blood may be a protective adaptation to excessive plaque - while warfarin may actually produce smaller plaques that are more harmful and risky to health

Furthermore, relatively little vitamin K is needed for clotting enzymes to function There are only so many receptors for vitamin K on these clotting cells Once they are loaded with vitamin K then they have the potential to clot In health, that means clot when needed In inflammatory disease states, that means clot unpredictably with the potential for stroke However, there is no such thing as higher levels of vitamin k intake promoting excessive clotting To the contrary, higher levels of vitamin K intake are highly protective of cardiovascular health

In comparison to the relatively small amount of vitamin K needed for clotting, a far larger amount is needed for bone health and other healthy vitamin K functions New science shows that your liver prioritizes which of the 16 vitamin K proteins will receive the available vitamin K first As it turns out, it feeds the 5 clotting proteins first This means that using enough warfarin to suppress vitamin K activity of clotting causes a significant shortage of vitamin K for other healthy functions It is also now known that adequate vitamin K is needed to protect your liver against inflammation

In a 2006 study a comparison was made between elderly Medicare patients with atrial fibrilation who were taking warfarin (4461) and those who weren't (7587) The study showed an alarming 25% increased rate of fracture with a very high rate of consequent mortality Other information clearly shows that both vitamin K1 and vitamin K2 increase bone strength and reduce the risk of fractures Invariably doctors, in typical MDiety fashion, claim that their drug-dispensing benefits outweigh the risks How can they say that in the case of warfarin?

Vitamin K2 and Bone Health
Vitamin K works in harmony with the bone-building carpenter cells called osteoblasts These cells produce a protein called osteocalcin To become biologically active osteocalcin must be carboxylated by vitamin K Once this happens then osteocalcin can "glue" calcium into its correct three dimensional structure within the bone tissue matrix Without adequate vitamin K calcium cannot be properly attached to bone There is no way around this important step in bone formation This means that vitamin K adequacy is needed for bone strength

In participants of the Framingham Heart Study it was found that those with the highest level of vitamin K dietary intake had a 35% lower risk of hip fracture

Vitamin K2 has been proven to activate osteocalcin A study with postmenopausal women showed that vitamin K2 maintained the proper bone geometry of the hip resulting in better strength of the bone (preventing the loss of bone strength) A study in patients with osteoporosis showed that supplemental vitamin K2 prevented new fractures, even though there was still a lack of bone density there was better bone strength Interestingly, in addition to enhancing the function of bone-building osteocalcin, vitamin K2 has also been shown to turn down inflammation at the gene level, regulating NF-kappaB in macrophages It is excessive inflammatory macrophage activity within bone that leads to excessive bone loss

A potent extract of vitamin K2 called MenaQ7 (menaquinone-7) is now available as a dietary supplement MenaQ7 is an extract of natto, the traditional fermented soy Japanese dish that is rich in natural menaquinone-7 (Mk-7), and is the most bioavailable and bioactive form of supplemental vitamin K2 Only non GMO soy is used in this combination of a traditional yet high tech process of making a dietary supplement ingredient This form of vitamin K2 has demonstrated high absorption, a longer life in the blood, and an excellent boosting of biologically active osteocalcin, making it an excellent form of vitamin K for dietary supplementation It requires only microgram doses to be effective

Animal studies with vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 show a dramatic prevention of typical bone-loss biochemistry that is associated with the aging process It also normalized the function of parathyroid hormone, an important regulator of vitamin D and calcium balance It offset inflammation that provokes bone loss It improved glucose metabolism in bone tissue - indicating better bone tissue energetic metabolism It boosted osteocalcin concentration even in ovariectomized rats The authors concluded that menaquinone-7 "may play an important role in the prevention of age-related bone loss "

A human study recently showed that vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 boosted the bone status in patients following transplant surgery - which is a highly metabolically stressful event

A study with children showed that this form of vitamin K2 (at a dose of 45 microgram per day) was able to significantly increase the amount of biologically active osteocalcin This is important as maximizing bone health during bone growth years can have long-term bone benefits It is also important for blood sugar metabolism, as will be discussed shortly

Vitamin K2: Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes Reducation & Cancer Prevention
Matrix Gla Protein is another key protein in your body that must be carboxylated (activated) by vitamin K This is the protein in your circulation that prevents calcium from accumulating in your arteries and hardening them When there is a dietary deficiency or a warfarin-induced deficiency of vitamin K carboylation activity then the inactive form of Matrix Gla Protein builds up in your blood, calcification of your arteries begins to occur The build up of the inactive form of Matrix Gla Proteins is highly predictive of cardiovascular disease risk

An analysis of 4807 participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study showed that high dietary intake of vitamin K2 (menaquinone), but not vitamin K1, reduced the rate of mortality from coronary artery disease In fact, the level of vitamin K2 was inversely related to the risk of death from any cause The authors concluded that vitamin K2 "could be important for coronary heart disease prevention "

Scientists are now sounding alarm bells on the fact that warfarin causes calcification of arteries and heart valves (not that the medical profession is listening) The latest study documents the facts of the issue And the problem has been explained in the medical literature for the past five years

As I have previously explained in my recent article on another bone-building nutrient, Cissus quadrangularis, and in my earlier article, The New World of Bones - Thyroid, Leptin, Blood Sugar, and Bone Strength, biologically active osteocalcin not only acts to build bone it also acts as a hormone that travels to fat and boosts the production of the blood sugar regulating hormone known as adiponectin

In a recently published study of 38,094 Dutch men and women ages 20 - 70 it was found that vitamin K2 intake had a statistically significant inverse relationship to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes Vitamin K1 intake also trended in the preventive direction, though the benefit was not enough to be statistically significant This finding corresponds to the science showing that vitamin K2 is a more potent activator of osteocalcin than vitamin K1 (although both help)

The link between osteocalcin, type 2 diabetes, and the full metabolic syndrome has just been confirmed in the medical literature It will only be a matter of time before research shows that disrupting osteocalcin activity with warfarin either causes type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome or makes it worse

The results have just been published on the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition - Heidelberg cohort study involving 24,340 participants aged 35 - 64 They were free of cancer at enrollment (1994-1998) were actively followed up for cancer incidence and mortality through 2008 Their vitamin K1 and K2 dietary intake was tracked over these years and compared to cancer incidence and mortality Vitamin K2, but not vitamin K1, was inversely associated with the risk of cancer and cancer mortality The benefit of vitamin K2 was greatest for men, with a notable reduction in prostate and lung cancer The researchers concluded that the "intake of menaquinones, which is highly determined by the consumption of cheese, is associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal cancer "

Researchers at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K have a lower risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Those in the top quarter of vitamin K-1, from diet and dietary supplements, had a 45% less risk for developing this cancer of immune cells As I mentioned earlier, warfarin disables a cell's vitamin K activity in the fat-soluble antioxidant network, which by definition exposes cells to higher amounts of free radical damage and potential mutation

A new study evaluated warfarin use in men showing up with prostate cancer Two years or less of warfarin use did not pose a problem in terms of prostate cancer severity However, men taking warfarin for four or more years had a 220% increased risk of having advanced prostate cancer This finding is consistent with having long-term depletion of antioxidants

Collectively all these studies show that vitamin K2 is a potent health-boosting nutrient Its primary function is to make various key proteins biologically active so that they can perform bone building, enhance cardiovascular fitness, improve blood sugar metabolism, carry on normal blood clotting, and help protect against cancer That is quite an array of powerful function to attribute to one nutrient Sadly, the biological activity of this important nutrient is routinely blocked by the ridiculous and paranoid overuse of warfarin - a crime against elderly Americans and a testament to the lack of understanding of the medical profession on how to actually improve cardiovascular health for patients in need




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Americans are progressing towards heart disease in alarming numbers, with significant signs of poor cardiovascular health occurring even in our overweight teenagers Whether young or old, DHA from fish oil can help offset the stress of a poor diet and dietary indiscretions While I'm all in favor of everyone being perfect - it is easier said than done A number of recent studies demonstrate the value of DHA as an invaluable protector of your health

It is well known that a high fat meal provokes a variety of cardiovascular stressful reactions in the circulation In this study 20 healthy men and women were fed a high fat meal either with a placebo or with 1000 mg of EPA/DHA fish oil Various parameters of blood flow and blood pressure were tested The high fat meal, as expected, showed significant signs of reduced arterial blood flow four hours post meal whereas those consuming the fish oil supplement maintained normal blood flow in response to the high fat meal

A placebo-controlled trial with 78 overweight teenage boys (ages 13 - 15) tested 1500 mgs of EPA/DHA compared to placebo over a 16 week period Due to metabolic youth teenagers have some ability to tolerate the adverse metabolic condition of being overweight without displaying clinically high blood pressure or high cholesterol, as was the situation in these participants However, this study sought to test if fish oil could help prevent these teenagers from the early changes that lead to the full blown metabolic syndrome and eventual high risk for heart disease At the end of the study the boys in the fish oil group had significantly lower blood pressure and higher levels of the protective HDL cholesterol This demonstrated that fish oil does indeed have an ability to help reduce the progression into heart disease that is induced by the condition of being overweight

A just-published Spanish study sought to understand why Spain has such a low rate of heart disease and cardiac death despite high prevalence of what are termed cardiovascular risk factors in America (such as high cholesterol) 451 individuals with high cholesterol had the thickness of their carotid arteries measured along with the fatty acid profile of their red blood cells (which exactly predicts what types of fats they eat) The combination of higher omega 9 oleic acid (olive oil) and DHA (fish oil) were inversely related to the thickness of the carotid artery The EPA score did not matter, once again confirming that DHA is the primary omega 3 oil with cardiovascular benefit Thus, even in individuals who have eaten too much and gotten themselves metabolically unfit, olive oil and DHA fish oil offered considerable protection against the development of actual cardiovascular disease

This finding is consistent with a number of earlier studies showing that DHA actually helps to stabilize any existing plaque in the carotid arteries so that it doesn't rupture and cause a stroke In a normal world such findings would be on the front page of every paper In the Big Pharma sickness industry world, they are actively ignored

Lastly, I'd like to call attention to a new animal study that shows that DHA in the mitochondrial membrane drastically improves cardiovascular energetics and normal function This is different than the anti-inflammatory benefits of DHA within cell membranes Mitochondria exist within cells as the "car engines" that produce cellular energy (ATP) Their ability to function optimally is a major determinant of your lifespan as when energy production capacity declines so goes everything else This study also proves that it is the DHA part of fish oil not the EPA, that is vital to healthy cell energetics

Everyone should of course work in the direction of better or optimal body weight Most Americans simply eat too much When you follow the Leptin Diet you can get more energy from less food and have fewer cravings How consistently you are "good" over the course of your life will have a profound impact on your quality of health as you grow older It is good news that DHA can help protect us and even offset a health pattern of too many indiscretions I wouldn't interpret this as a license too eat poorly, but rather a gift at a second chance




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Americans have entered into a new type of competition with the Chinese - who will produce the next bacterial superbug plague first? This is no laughing matter

Earlier this year researchers reported that 48,000 Americans are killed each year by hospital-acquired infections This atrocity costs the health care system 8 1 billion per year Half of that is spent on superbug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections MRSA is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to antibiotics Even the most powerful antibiotics may not be able to kill some of the new MRSA flesh-eating superbugs This problem has been caused by the medical profession's overuse of antibiotics and is spreading into the general community with those on athletic teams (especially wrestlers), child care workers, and those living in crowded conditions most at risk

An alarming report coming out of Europe warns that China now threatens the world health by unleashing waves of MRSA superbugs on every other country Blatant overuse of antibiotics has caused a recent doubling of untreatable MRSA infections in Chinese hospitals Similarly, overuse of antibiotics in farm animals is causing superstrains of MRSA to be shipped around the world

"We have a lot of data from Chinese hospitals and it shows a very frightening picture of high-level antibiotic resistance," said Dr Andreas Heddini of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control "Doctors are daily finding there is nothing they can do, even third and fourth-line antibiotics are not working There is a real risk that globally we will return to a pre-antibiotic era of medicine, where we face a situation where a number of medical treatment options would no longer be there What happens in China matters for the rest of the world "

A new study by the U S National Institutes of Health helps us understand the extreme nature of this problem Researchers identified that MRSA produces new types of toxins that enter immune cells and kill them

During any plague in history there have always been survivors Surviving any highly aggressive pandemic infection, whether viral or bacterial, will depend on how efficiently your immune system can function as well as how well your detoxification systems work; i e , your ability to bind and excrete the bacterial toxins

Your toxin-clearing ability will rely on liver function In cases of overweight individuals, liver function is handicapped and congested by surplus fat accumulation This means individuals wanting to be prepared must improve not only detoxification function but also metabolism

It is somewhat ironic but will no doubt be proven to be the case that those on statin drugs will have little ability to fight MRSA infections One of the primary defense functions of LDL cholesterol (mistakenly labeled as "bad" cholesterol) is that it binds up bacterial toxins such as LPS and removes them from the body Those with drug-induced abnormally low levels of LDL will be sitting ducks when any high powered bacterial infection makes it way through the general community

Also ironically, the very people who caused this problem will be turned to as the so-called experts to help treat a population I am one person that will not be turning to them for advice




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Three new human studies add to an impressive body of research regarding the value of EPA- and DHA-containing fish oil for mental health and cognitive function DHA, in particular, is considered the most biological active oil for your brain as it is the primary fatty acid that accumulates in brain cells

The first study evaluated 46 depressed women, aged 66 - 95, in an Italian nursing home It was an 8 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial The women took 2500 mg of DHA/EPA per day (830 mg DHA and 1670 mg EPA) The study proved quite effective as the researchers reported that the fish oil fatty acids were "efficacious in the amelioration of depressive symptoms and quality of life in the treatment of depressed elderly female patients "

A second study looked at major depression in 432 Canadians This study was also an 8 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Participants consumed a rather small amount of DHA (150 mg) and EPA (1050 mg) The researchers found an overall trend of improvement comparing fish oil to placebo However, in the group of patients with major depression that did not also have anxiety disorder, the benefit of fish oil was clearly superior to placebo Major depression is not an easy issue to combat so any improvement is noteworthy The fact that improvement was seen on such a low dose of DHA is actually quite impressive

The third study was conducted with 485 healthy adults average age 55 who had been diagnosed with age-related cognitive decline (a condition heading in the direction of Alzheimer's disease) This study was a 24 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Participants were given 900 mg DHA or placebo DHA blood levels were doubled compared to the placebo group at the end of the trial The DHA group had improved learning and memory function The researchers concluded that DHA "is a beneficial supplement that supports cognitive health with aging "

Everyone should understand that DHA will accumulate in brain cells as time goes along, month after month All of these human trials are relatively short and so benefit is good news; however, it is likely that benefits will be best on higher doses over longer periods of time

In related animal-study news, DHA was found to:
1) Boost nerve rejuvenation in old rats
2) Preserve nerve synapses and nerve health in Alzheimer's disease mice
3) Synergistically boosts phosphatidylserine activity in brain cell membranes, which is a key to memory and coordination

DHA/fish oil continues to be one of the top researched nutrients around the world Each month significant new studies are published - with no end in sight The bottom line is fairly plain, whether young or old, don't run low on DHA




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A major study in the Journal of the American Medical Association involving 400,000 participants shows that higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine reduce the risk for lung cancer, even in smokers or former smokers

Interestingly, the finding that higher methionine levels are associated with reduced cancer risk throws a monkey-wrench in the general theory of Western medicine and it is somewhat comical that the study itself or the press release fails to explain the significance of this finding

In the generally defunct theory of Western medicine as a preventive health paradigm whenever any compound naturally occurring in human metabolism is associated with disease then the automatic goal becomes to starve that compound to excessively low levels under the misguided notion that this somehow produces health The massive cholesterol fraud, centered on the notion of lowering LDL to abnormally low levels, is but one example

The recognition that elevated levels of homocysteine cause heart disease, cancer risk, nerve degeneration and a variety of health problems has resulted in a lot of research over the past decade The precursor to the formation of homocysteine is the amino acid methionine, which is why measuring it was part of the study The researchers were expecting to show that high methionine resulted in high homocysteine and consequent increased risk for lung cancer This would then result in a public health proclamation to lower intake of foods that are rich in methionine such as red meat and dairy products Imagine their surprise when they found that high methionine was protective against lung cancer when also associated with high vitamin B6


This is an important health lesson because it demonstrates that simply trying to suppress a health marker by either dietary "starvation" or a drug-based sledgehammer (like a statin drug) has many unexpected consequences and is not a fundamental principle of being healthy

Sulfur-based homocysteine metabolism sits right in the middle of hundreds of biochemistry reactions that are vital to health In health a primary objective is to get systems in your body to function normally You need methionine in your diet to help drive this natural process You need B6 and folic acid, as well as other cofactor nutrients, to naturally metabolize and dispose of the homocysteine that is produced during this naturally process

Until the general health community learns to think more intelligently about health the public is at extreme risk from following the drug-based recommendations of a profession that seldom understands the impact of the medications they are prescribing on multiple aspects of health

Your only defense is improving your own understanding of health and taking as good of care of yourself as you possibly can Higher levels of vitamin B6 are needed to metabolize dietary protein in a healthy way When supplementing B6 always use the coenzyme form (pyridoxal 5' phosphate) which is the exact form used in human metabolism Cheap forms like pyridoxine HCL make a nerve irritant as they are metabolized which can negate their health benefits and even cause nerve problems The coenzyme form of vitamin B6 does not have this side effect problem




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Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle followed 35,016 postmenopausal women for 6 years Those that regularly took a fish oil capsule, which is high in the omega 3 oils EPA and DHA, had a 32% risk reduction for invasive ductal breast cancer, the most common type of the disease

The lead researcher, Emily White, from their public health research division, seemed almost apologetic for the good news and cautioned against any broad public health recommendation for postmenopausal women to take fish oil for the prevention of breast cancer until more studies are done Excuse me, Emily, why would you caution against a no-risk preventive strategy when it would save tens of thousands of lives? This is yet one more example of why the vitamin-hating Big Pharma drug cartel that operates health care and public health in this country is such a disservice to all Americans

I reported in March that fish oil reduced the rate of the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by 63% When you combine this information with all the other science on fish oil relating to memory, mood, weight management, and cardiovascular health then it becomes plain that American public health officials should be actively recommending fish oil supplements for the general prevention specifically to help with the prevention of the diseases associated with aging No drug remotely approaches the sweeping benefits of fish oil, especially DHA

DHA from fish oil accumulates in cell membranes everywhere in your body, where it acts as a potent gene-regulating nutrient You either get it in your diet or from dietary supplements or you simply don't have it in adequate amounts in your cell membranes for optimal function Science shows that fish oil can turn down overheated NF-kappaB, which is the primary inflammatory gene signal within cells that is hijacked in all forms of cancer A German review of the fish oil anti-cancer research was published in May of 2009, explaining multiple ways in which fish oil positively works against cancer and reviewing the extensive animal and cell science up to that time

What is interesting about this subject is that too much inflammation is clearly a feature of every disease of aging, cancer included However, the typical Western medicine logic of taking anti-inflammatory sledgehammers and using them to pound on cells has never produced the expected benefits, and in the case of Vioxx produced just the opposite This is because drugs and all pain-killing medications force themselves on cells While this can have some benefit for short-term pain management the regular use of such compounds, including aspirin, is highly risky

On the other hand, numerous nutrients possess high-level anti-inflammatory activity, oftentimes regulating the very same inflammatory signals that drugs are trying to address So what is the difference? Nutrients work in harmony with cells to manage cell function in the proper direction Our bodies have innate wisdom to use nutrition to assist in function There is a constant state of inflammation vs anti-inflammation going on every day of everyone's life If you didn't get inflamed every day you would never get tired at night! Health problems occur when the trend of inflammation overloads the anti-inflammation balance

Most anti-inflammatory nutrients work as a system of reserves, meaning they are called into action when needed to assist inflammation reduction The latest science shows that when cells become inflamed then part of the response is for the DHA in cell membranes to send a signal to the macrophages (immune cells) that are responding to the inflammation Macrophages, in this context, are like the paramedics arriving at the inflammatory scene in response to a 911 call from the cell in stress Now we learn that when DHA from cell membranes signals the macrophages it triggers the production of anti-inflammatory molecules within the macrophage that will help it to manage and then quell the inflammation

This is the cutting edge of science, a type of new medical frontier Scientists have now coined a phrase for the anti-inflammatory molecules that the EPA and DHA of fish oil can produce The term is resolvins, short for proresolving mediators They aren't sledgehammers, they are managers of healthy function They don't go into action unless you need them And unless your cell membranes have adequate amounts of EPA and especially DHA, this entire defense system is handicapped, in turn setting the stage for excessive inflammation and risk for disease

The fatty acids in your cell membranes directly reflect what you eat Saturated fat is never a problem unless it is consumed in excess and without any DHA in the diet Omega 9 oils like olive oil are very good and help support better DHA content of cell membranes Some omega 6 oils like vegetable oils are normal, but in today's society these are overdone in relationship to the lack of EPA and DHA If you want cell membranes made out of junk then eat French fries, potato chips, and corn chips as staples of your diet A fish oil capsule typically contains around 100 mg of the vital DHA, although higher potency DHA capsules made from molecularly distilled fish oil are now available (free of mercury, PCBs, and other toxins) Doses of 250 mg to 1000 mg of DHA represent an intake for basic health, with higher levels more relevant to those working on weight management, brain function, or cardiovascular concerns Doses ranging from 1000 mg of DHA all the way up to 3000 mg of DHA can assist in reversing the lack of DHA in existing cell membranes Cell membrane deficiency can usually be corrected within two to three months of higher-level intake




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The CognitiveOS Hypnosis, a mind therapy developed by Luca Bosurgi during 20 years of clinical experience, is a healing strategy based on working with the spirit to control and troubleshoot the mind This may sound far from clinical to many, suggesting philosophy over science; a notion hardly accepted by most scientists and physicians

Well, the question is simple, do you feel that your spirit it is just a philosophical notion or is it your real-self incarnated in your body and mind as your tools for living on earth? And, if you agree that your spirit is your real-self, doesn't it make sense that the driver takes control over its vehicle?

This awareness, if accepted, changes your perception about your identity It repositions your spirit as the driver and your body and mind as a sophisticated vehicle, a complex and powerful robotic system that needs control and care, and if poorly guided easily develops physical and mental conditions and illnesses

CognitiveOS Hypnosis is a leading force in the emerging field of mind-spirit therapies because it bridges scientific knowledge with spiritual empowerment This psychotherapy process uses hypnotic and shamanic techniques to talk directly to the higher-self, it guides the spirit in the task of cleansing psychological traumas, takes control, heals and coaches the mind

This is the rationalization of an old process built on the spirit-mind hierarchy that has been used intuitively for centuries by some of the leading spiritual healers, psychotherapists, hypnotherapist and masters in eastern disciplines able to coach people to major changes

This process has been reinforced by Luca Bosurgi's discovery of a communication tool that exists in between the spirit and the mind A link that allows the physical and the spiritual to communicate: the CognitiveOS (Cognitive Operating System)

This unexplored interface is able to convert our spirit's frequency to physical signals comprehensible by our mind If successfully developed and trained, the CognitiveOS allows our high-self to enter in full control over mind and body, clearing physical and mental disorders and illnesses and allowing balance and happiness

The rational concept of the spirit taking control over mind and body is the next fundamental step in the Homo Sapiens natural progression This 'spiritual revolution' is made possible by two of the most powerful milestones in recent human history: the 'mind revolution' and the 'woman revolution'

Let's quickly revise the process that irreversibly changed the way that we think and act In the last century the human mind has been upgraded to unprecedented levels of intelligence and data processing capability This process that began with the industrial revolution has been greatly boosted by the consumerism and the technological revolution of the last 60 years

For the first time in the history of humanity our mind has been confronted with an overwhelming amount of goods to choose from It has been challenged by the daily use of highly sophisticated equipment such as cars or computers and has been educated by an overpowering amount of information through media and internet Most importantly our mind has been severely tested by breaking free from the restrictive although safe dogmas and roles imposed by culture, society and religions

The human mind adjusted to new needs and expanded as never before, confirming the power of the mind over the body, intelligence and choices over physical strength and dogmatic roles

The 'mind revolution', a widely unspoken milestone in the history of humanity, became apparent in the western world around the 60s The hippie's movement was the first mass expression of it, a violent reaction to a set of cultural roles too limited for the new needs

'Mind over body' opened the door to the 'woman revolution', allowing a new flow of fine intelligence to enter the business, medical and scientific arenas This has greatly enhanced the quality of thinking, as well as balanced the male-female energies in both sexes allowing new strategies based on less rational and more intuitive thoughts

The new minds, more analytical, balanced and open than ever before, and spoiled by material wealth, started searching for the real purpose of life Spirituality became the leading search subject for most The 'new age' movements began, a confusing, scattered, however significant preparation to the 'spiritual revolution' which is about to take the world by storm in the coming Age of Aquarius

Now we are finally ready to capitalize on the struggles, mistakes and upgrades of the last sixty years, taking control over our mind and body, and in this way becoming professional drivers of our living robotics This will activate our own personal powers and self-generated medicine and allow us to live a much more efficient, successful, and illnesses free life

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Luca Bosurgi, a defining voice in the emerging field of mind-spirit therapy, transforms psychoanalysis to spritual evolution He has developed an original mind coaching technique: The CognitiveOS Hypnosis For the first time he has agreed to talk about the power of the CognitiveOS Hypnosis and why it's the next step in psychoanalytical therapy - By Nadien Aurel


Luca, you and Nadine Aurel are the founders of the Cognitive OS Hypnosis Institute and the initiators of the Hunab-Ku People philosophy Your friends call you "powerful master" and your clients rave about the miracles you perform Luca, what is all this about?

The medicine to conquer our own miracles is in each and every one of us We all have the tools to gain power, love, success and spiritual advancement using our own resources I am not a master, I am a teacher who helps to prepare and trigger conditions where miracles can happen - and then miracles happen

The CognitiveOS Institute is a recently formed institution established by Nadine and I to host my 20 years clinical experience and the Hunab-Ku philosophy Nadine is a young Medicine Woman and has deeply contributed to the development of the Hunab-Ku concept

What is a mind coach?

In order to understand mind coaching, we first need to agree on a few philosophical concepts:

- The purpose of our life on earth is to develop our spiritual awareness: this is primarily done by acquiring new knowledge through our life's experiences

- In order to gather experiences and transform them into spiritual evolution, we have a sophisticated, robotic system, our tool of life, which are our body and mind They are powerful pieces of equipment that allow our spirit to live and operate on earth - Good control and management of this equipment provides us with balance and efficient lives

- Bad control of this equipment results in depression, addictions, lack of self-esteem, eating disorders, pain and confusion among many other problems The first step is to help my clients gain control over their mind and body by eliminating past psychological traumas and unhealthy conditional behaviors I then train their minds to live a more effective life by developing their personal powers to enhance their professional, artistic, social and healing skills This translates into balance, success, love and spiritual advancement: It changes lives This is what I do and this is why I am successful

You founded a new school in mind therapies, the CognitiveOS Hypnosis How does CognitiveOS Hypnosis compare to the traditional psychotherapy?

CognitiveOS Hypnosis is a way to teach the meaning of life It explains the value of and how to perform our life journey more efficiently by learning how to manage our body and mind CognitiveOS Hypnosis is the next step in psychotherapy It is a mind-spirit therapy that grants permanent and effective results much faster than any classical psychoanalysis Within a few months I am able to coach my clients to take full control over their mind, clearing past psychological traumas, fear and pain Most of the teaching is done with guided meditation in hypnosis

Hypnosis is generally used to quit smoking and for pain management; to many it's a scary word What are hypnotism and CognitiveOS Hypnosis in fact?

The word hypnosis is often associated with a process where the hypnotist uses mysterious powers to take control of a person's mind This appears to render the patient helpless similar to a marionette However, that is far from the truth; hypnosis is one of the most powerful and safe mind teaching techniques During a hypnotherapy session the patient is mentally awake, in full control, and afterwards will remember each moment of the therapy

Milton Erickson, the MD psychiatrist, father of the clinical hypnosis, was the first to give a medical connotation to hypnotism introducing the concept of a valid alternative to traditional psychotherapy Unfortunately, he was ahead of his time and his voice remains limited Traditional hypnosis is a symptom driven therapy and only used to clear specific conditions

CognitiveOS Hypnosis, instead, is a method of teaching that uses tailor-made, guided meditations within a natural theta trance stage of the mind CognitiveOS Hypnosis can be divided into two main elements:

Meditation: a natural sensorial language effortlessly absorbed by the mind CognitiveOS Hypnosis uses this ancient language to teach clients how to take control over body and mind This is accomplished by clearing past issues and psychological traumas while developing personal powers

Theta-trance: a natural stage of the mind positioned between awake and asleep A 'magic mind's place' that happens naturally when we fall asleep or we wake up We often experience it before getting up in the morning; our mind is awake but our body is still asleep Our thoughts are similar to dreams but perfectly managed; crisp, brave and incredibly creative While in this state, everything is still possible as in dreams, but it doesn't last long because as soon as our body awakens the magic is gone Hypnosis is the way to artificially open and maintain that 'magic mind's place' for the period of a session

Is CognitiveOS Hypnosis the only way to do that?

It is the fastest way The alternative is training, but it takes many years; consider the difficult and demanding process of the eastern meditation schools

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, during one of his teachings, talked about an experiment organized by his team together with a team of hypnotherapists He personally witnessed untrained minds able to produce similar EEG theta waves under hypnosis like highly trained monks during deep meditation He found it fascinating that hypnosis could produce the same level of meditation in untrained minds in just a few seconds which his monks achieved after livelong training

What does CognitiveOS mean?

The Cognitive Operating System is the interface connecting our spirit to our life's tool, a super structure that we use 24/7 to manage our mind, body, and energies Imagine a space shuttle, the CognitiveOS would be the interface that the astronaut uses to drive the ship

In the western world we are rediscovering that each one of our cells has it's own intelligence and energetic interaction with the rest of the body Each cell makes mini decisions that affect the balance of the entire system Therefore, it becomes obvious that the mind is only a part of the decision making process CognitiveOS is the frame, the co-coordinator and the conductor of the global intelligence that regulates, motivates and develops our life

Eastern ancient disciplines such as Kundalini Yoga have been designed to awaken, master and regulate the CognitiveOS The CognitiveOS Hypnosis is the first psychotherapy school that operates at the CognitiveOS level

The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung warned that Kundalini Yoga could lead to dissociation in which the mind purposely attempts to separate from its bodily restrictions, which in certain unstable individuals might easily lead to a real psychosis, what you think about that?

Jung was the first psychiatrist that understood the importance of integrating spirituality in our life, therefore he deserves respect However his theories were developed before the mind revolution that took the western world by storm during the second half of the last century Prior to the mind revolution, the ability to have free thought and the power to make independent decisions was very limited Roles imposed by culture, religions, and states were strictly regulating life Modern life with its many choices, freedom of movement and new technology required people to think and make choices The focus shifted from physical strength to using our intellect This shift created, among many others, the women's movement, one of the most important developments of the last millennium

To summarize, in my opinion, Jung's worries are unjustified I value Kundalini Yoga as a powerful CognitiveOS training and I recommend it to all my clients

Is this why you opened one of your practices in a Kundalini Yoga center?

Absolutely Working with the correct energetic environment is important plus it enhances the effects of the CognitiveOS therapy The Golden Bridge Yoga center in Los Angeles, where I recently opened my new practice, is a sanctuary of vital energy The owner and lead teacher Gurmukh, her husband, their team and all the Goldenbridge Community constantly create an environment full of light It is a joy to operate there

What is the Hunab-Ku and who are the Hunab-ku people?

Hunab-Ku is a powerful Mayan symbol which signifies the God of the Gods, the purest representation of the Big Creator above every religion We adopted the Hunab-Ku symbol after a dream, as sign of our total commitment to the army of God An army with no flags or structure, just people working in the name of love

We are using the Hunab-Ku to define the coming generations who will bring the Earth to the next level People trained to master their CognitiveOS, "life's professionals", working to restore and upgrade our wonderful, however seriously wounded world

You are also a Medicine Man known as Red Cougar, do you perform shamanic sessions?

No, I integrated my Medicine Man powers within the CognitiveOS therapies It's one of the powerful tools that I use in my sessions I have spent most of my life gathering teachings and techniques around the world and assembling the tools that make CognitiveOS Hypnosis I remember how excited I was twenty years ago when I first discovered the tremendous healing power of hypnosis; it's from that point that everything started to make sense

Does CognitiveOS Hypnosis work for everybody?

Every person can benefit from it, but at this stage I only work with a limited number of clients who demonstrate powerful minds as well as a desire to change

If I understand correctly, hypnosis only positions the client's mind in a specific place, but the real therapy is the meditation that you create for them Consequently, the success of your therapies comes from years of clinical and philosophical studies combined with your natural gifts Will CognitiveOS Hypnosis become a main stream therapy?

My work defines the new way of healing by managing minds and spirits It works because the conditions in our society are ready for it People want to have control over their bodies and mind instead of the other way around

Imagine that you are riding a horse that is out of control You need that horse in order to travel your life's journey; how would you feel? Would you feel afraid, depressed, confused, angry, even hate for the horse? In order to keep you in the saddle and to keep the animal going you might come up with all types of harsh or kind strategies or follow foolish advice Perhaps you would drug the horse or tire it with endless exercise What a nightmare! Well, this is the battle most western people are enduring daily

Imagine the opposite situation You know and love your horse Your horse is well trained and responds with joy to all your commands and requests How would you feel? You would feel happy, safe, relaxed and empowered, knowing that your journey will be efficient, enjoyable and successful

After a century of preparations we are now ready for the big change The era of the Aquarius, characterized by the newly balanced male/female mind allows us to take advantage of all the efforts and achievements and learn from the mistakes made by past generations during the "revolution of the mind" and the "new age" movements We are finally ready to move to the next level, to reassess our priorities, to identify ourselves with our spirit and to allow our spirit to take full control over body and mind The CognitiveOS is a universal and natural concept that will spread fast and will be taught in schools

What about mind altering substances like Prozac, alcohol, drugs?

We all have the tools to achieve a powerful life and to defeat addictions, depression, pain and confusion We all are powerful spirits driving perfect and intelligent mind/body robotics We need to face our issues and work hard to allow the change to take place by taking charge and learning how to control and trust our tools of life Life is a gift of God and it is our duty and responsibility to capitalize on each and every moment


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There are two new actors on stage in the war on cancer, BAMLET AND HAMLET It was a fluke discovery; HAMLET was stumbled onto by researchers trying to figure out why breast milk kills bacteria Instead they found a potent cancer-killing compound that does not bother healthy cells at all BAMLET soon followed, meaning a similar cancer-killing substance can be produced from cow's milk And a new human trial with HAMLET published this week shows that this compound is indeed a potent cancer killer Both HAMLET and BAMLET are showing high promise against extremely resistant tumor cells

HAMLET stands for Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells BAMLET stands Bovine Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells

BAMLET and HAMLET are a combination of milk-derived alpha-lactalbumin complexed with oleic acid, which is an omega 9 mono-unsaturated fat that is high in human milk and many foods, especially olive oil

Researchers believe that the production of HAMLET takes places in the stomach of the infant, when hydrochloric acid beings to break down the alpha-lactalbumin and this protein begins to unfold, the oleic acid can then bind to it forming HAMLET

Already lab experiments have shown that HAMLET kills over 40 different types of cancer In the new study humans with bladder cancer were given HAMLET and following each treatment there were dead cancer cells in their urine This is definitely the beginning of something new and rather exciting, since HAMLET and BAMLET have no side effects

A study published in January explained exactly how BAMLET kills highly resistant tumor cells (which is also how HAMLET does it) A study out of few days ago shows that researchers are learning how to make their own BAMLET

Maybe you are thinking what I am thinking It is a piece of cake to make your own BAMLET Whey protein is 23% Alpha-lactalbumin Mix a tablespoon or two of extra virgin olive oil into your protein drink As long as you are not taking antacids then your own digestive system is likely to whip up some BAMLET




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