Anyone who has been in gardening store knows the smell of synthetic artificial pesticides…it wafts into your nose and head as you are walking down the aisle towards the potting soil. That’s herbicide Roundup Ready, and its ilk, and there are now weeds and other plants that are resistant.
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The new study from JAMA on omega-3 (EPA + DHA) levels in mostly white, middle aged men with heart disease strikes a little close. And not because I’m white and middle aged, and keen on living younger.
It’s because so many of my patients are, who come in for weight loss or cholesterol programs.
The study shows that the higher your EPA + DHA blood levels (which rise because you eat fish or fish or algal oil (not flax, walnut, soy, chia or hemp), the longer your telomeres.
Pulitzer Prize winner (and successful patient) Tom Burton covered it clearly for the Wall Street Journal today.
Size counts if you’re trying to prevent aging. Because usually, the older you are, the shorter your telomeres.
Telomeres are those little bits of helpful DNA on the outside of your genes that protect them against coming unraveled. You want yours long.
YOU Doc Mike Roizen and I think that the right food can make your RealAge and your biological age younger. We even wrote The RealAge Diet to show you how.
My advice is still food first: eat sardines, wild salmon, trout and other toxin-free delicious fish dishes twice weekly. And go long.
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Dec8
Here's a Quick Way to Find Out if YOUR Water is Safe for Your Health
Posted in: Cancer, Environmental Health, Wellness and Health
The NY Times piece today describing “illegal concentrations of chemicals like arsenic or radioactive substances like uranium, as well as dangerous bacteria” in over 20 percent of tap water in the U.S. has people wondering: is my tap water contaminated? Is my health in danger?
And could it have caused cancer/asthma/birth defects/obesity in my family or neighbors?
A quick way to find out: click on your state on the EPA map.
The Times reports “a system could deliver tap water that puts residents at a 1-in-600 risk of developing bladder cancer from arsenic, and still comply with the law.” Great!
One answer: Filter, filter, filter.
I use a Brita Filter Pitcher because it needs new Brita cartridges only every 2 months; my Mom, always ahead of the curve, uses a Pur Pitcher and Pur Replacement cartridges. every 40 gallons.
Missing: the source of contamination. The fix is personal, not just public. That’s true for most personal health.
Take your leftover household chemicals, paints and electronics to a hazardous waste disposal site. Pharmaceuticals too: trace concentrations of antibiotics, seizure meds, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in 24 major drinking water systems. Learn about drug take-back.
What do you do with Rx drugs? And to keep Your water safe and clean?
