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Eat Fish to Slow Down Aging
The fragile tips on the ends of your DNA reveal exactly how young or old you are.
Eating fish will help preserve your DNA for longer!
In a new study, the good-for-you omega-3 fatty acids found in fish appeared to help fragile DNA tips -- called telomeres which are broken down during abuse to your body. Omega 3 helps you stay younger for longer.
We are lucky to live in Bali as we are situated in the Indonesian island chain, and have an abundance of fresh fish available to us. |
What happens as we age?
Telomeres guard DNA the way plastic shoelace tips stop your sneaker laces from fraying. But telomeres grow
shorter as part of the natural aging process. And stress, body inflammation, a lack of exercise, and extra pounds can shorten those tips even faster, essentially opening wider the window to all sorts of body-aging cell damage. We're talking extra wrinkles, gray hair, brittle bones, and even heart disease and cancer |
So how is fish so good for protecting our health?
Enter fish the cell police
Scientists suspect that the omega-3s in fish activate the body's antioxidant defenses against telomere-munching free radicals. These healthy omega-3 fats may also boost activity of a telomere-pampering enzyme called telomerase. Which probably helps explain why the volunteers in a recent study -- who all had heart disease and were in their 50s, 60s, and 70s -- showed such dramatically different telomere length. During the 5-year study, telomeres appeared to shorten three times faster in the people with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s, compared with people with the highest levels.
So eat fresh Indonesian fish to keep you healthy and slow the rate of health risks.
Remember grilled and steamed are your best options for keeping you healthy!
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| Great News About a Tiny Green Pasta Garnish
More proof that good things come in small packages: The tiny pickled plant buds known as capers could do big things for your body.
That's because capers -- used for centuries in Mediterranean fare to add zing to fish, salads, and pasta -- may have their own special heart-disease-busting and cancer-thwarting powers.
Two Great Capers
Extracts from capers, even in small amounts, did two surprising things in a recent study. First, they limited toxic and gene-mutating by-products of meat digestion. Great news, because those by-products can spell trouble for your heart. (Learn how to lower your risk of a heart attack.)
Second, the caper extracts improved the bioavailability of vitamin E. Also great news, because vitamin E helps put a damper on certain cancer-causing processes.
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All About YOU: Brain Pills
Aspirin, vitamin E, the B vitamins, ginkgo biloba, vinpocetine... which vitamins and supplements really do give you a mental lift when you need it?
Experts Mehmet Oz, MD, and Michael Roizen, MD, give you the straight story on this and lots of other need-to-know aging issues in their new book, YOU: Staying Young. Here's their take on "brain pills."
Do these pills, supplements, and vitamins give you a stronger memory? Here's the short answer from the RealAge docs:
Aspirin: Yes. Research shows a 40 percent decrease in arterial aging, a major cause of memory loss, for those who take 162 milligrams of aspirin a day. (Learn at what age daily aspirin makes the most sense.)
Vitamin E: Yes (from food). People who consume the highest amount of vitamin E are 43 percent less likely to get Alzheimer's. And you can get all the E you need to satisfy the government RDA by eating just 3 ounces of nuts or seeds a day. To reach the RealAge Optimum dose, however, you'll probably need a supplement. Look up other food sources with this online tool.
B vitamins: Yes. The RealAge docs recommend 400 micrograms of folic acid, 800 micrograms of B12, and 40 milligrams of B6 per day, because B vitamins help your neurotransmitters work efficiently.
Ginkgo biloba: If you want to. No large studies support its use, but it has promise. The docs recommend trying 120 milligrams daily, as long as you don't have a blood clotting disorder or aren't anticipating surgery. Discontinue if you don't notice any benefits.
Vinpocetine. No.. There's not enough evidence that this supplement (from a periwinkle plant) helps. Plus, it could reduce blood pressure too much.
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Love Those Limonoids
There's a new reason to love your morning glass of orange juice.
Orange juice and other sources of citrus are high in limonoids; phytochemicals that studies suggest inhibit the growth of certain types of cancer cells. While research confirming the benefits of limonoids continues, go ahead and drink up; orange juice also is high in heart-healthy potassium, folate, and vitamin C.
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Legumes for the Lasses
Eat your beans to guard against a common cancer.
Eating beans at least twice per week may reduce the risk of breast cancer, a new study of women reveals. The fiber, flavonols, and other beneficial phytochemicals in beans may explain their cancer-fighting powers. Good choices include black or red beans, garbanzo beans, and soybeans.
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Protein for the Pancreas
If you make a conscious effort to minimize your intake of processed meats, your pancreas will thank you.
In a recent study, people who ate the most processed meats, such as hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts, and sausage, had as much as a 67 percent increase in their risk of pancreatic cancer. Protein choices such as fish, poultry, and eggs were not associated with an increased risk of the disease.
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Wake-up Call
Eating breakfast may tame your appetite and help keep your blood fats in check.
Breakfast eaters consume fewer calories throughout the day and have better blood lipid profiles and insulin sensitivity than breakfast skippers, a recent study concludes. Low-fat yogurt with fruit, granola with skim milk, or whole-grain toast with peanut butter are all great choices to start your day.
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- Apricot Delight
A sweet dried fruit may help control blood pressure.
A small handful of apricots contain 480 milligrams of potassium, a mineral found in many fruits and vegetables. Research shows this mighty mineral helps control blood pressure. Mix dried chopped apricots with a handful of nuts and seeds for a high-protein, mineral-rich trail mix.
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- Yogurt with a Twist
Yogurt fortified with heart-healthy ingredients could be a helpful addition to your cholesterol-lowering efforts.
In a recent study, people who daily ate yogurt fortified with plant sterols -- heart-healthy plant compounds that help control cholesterol -- experienced reductions in both total and LDL cholesterol after three weeks. A mere 1 to 2 grams of plant sterols per day may help control your cholesterol.
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- Sweet on Antioxidants
Reach for a certain sweet dried fruit for some extra antioxidants.
Dried figs are high in polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that help keep your heart and blood vessels healthy. Eating just 5 or 6 dried figs per day helps you meet your daily fiber and fruit requirements while satisfying your sweet tooth naturally.
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Herb of the Hour
A popular herb may help make cooking red meat safer.
Cooking meats may create carcinogenic compounds, especially if the meat is cooked at a high heat. However, a recent study reveals rosemary may minimize those compounds. In the study, adding a bit of rosemary extract to hamburger patty mixtures before cooking helped reduce the formation of the harmful substances.
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Health at Every Size
Healthy living beats skinny living hands down.
In a recent study, obese women who focused on being healthy, regardless of their size, achieved greater long-lasting health benefits than women who focused on dieting. When you change your eating and exercise habits, make improving your health your primary goal, and take the focus off the bathroom scale.
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Onion fight Flu
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work.. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.
Now there is a P. S. To this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:
Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story.. But, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill.. I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put it into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs.. Sure enough it happened just like that.. The onion was a mess and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
This is the other note.
Lots of times when we have stomach problems we don't know what to blame. Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu's and is the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open.
LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS c
I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of
Mayonnaise.. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the
Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO.
Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist..... Read more
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