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Is Peptide Therapy a Game Changer for Health Optimization/Many Degenerative Conditions?

Written by Rob on October 4, 2018. Posted in Anti-aging, Digestion / Gut Health, Disease Conditions, Health News, Pain / Inflammation. Leave a Comment

I listened to a very fascinating podcast this week hosted by Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC.

Michael is very much into the Functional Medicine paradigm and hosts some great podcasts.

In this particular podcast he interviews Dr. William Seeds, MD.

The information Dr. Seeds shared with respect to the potential benefits of peptide therapy for health optimization as well as targeting health issues is very impressive.

The key application that resonated for me were the ability to restore optimal growth hormone release by the pituitary gland by utilizing GHRP’s – growth hormone releasing peptides combined with GHRH’s – growth hormone releasing hormones.

Additionally some of the peptides discussed included ones which can have a dramatic impact on gut issues, inflammation, autoimmune conditions, tissue healing (especially connective tissue), cellular signaling as well as other applications.

These peptides are available: if you do an online search, you will come up with many suppliers, but just like online pharmacies one must do their due diligence with respect to the quality of the supplier as well as the products.

Peptide therapy represents a major focus of current research for the pharmaceutical industry.

Rob Lamberton

Scientists Finally Issue Warning About Canola Oil

Written by Rob on October 1, 2018. Posted in Anti-aging, Brain Health / Conditions, Cardiovascular Health, Diet, Digestion / Gut Health, Disease Conditions, Health News, Toxins. Leave a Comment

Image from Dr. Axe website

I was delighted to see an article published on the Natural News website detailing a study which led research scientists to issue warnings concerning the negative health effects related to the consumption of canola oil.

Many health care practitioners are aware of this, and the fact that canola oil should be considered as one of the commonly available oils which include other oils such as corn, cotton etc. which can cause negative health consequences.

I sometimes look when I am shopping at our local Whole Foods or Choices markets (a similar B.C. based company) for salad dressings which might be made with healthy ingredients, but alas they typically feature which is the top ingredient canola oil.

And the labeling can be deceptive to the average consumer with proud announcements of the product’s organic ingredients – plus the fact that the oil is not cold pressed which means it is produced under conditions of high heat and pressure which makes it unhealthy.

This deceptive advertising reminds me of other deceptive product descriptions such as can be seen in the paleo/keto products available on the market.

This is an issue we need to educate our patients about – and the general public about! Please feel free to pass this article along, or use it in your discussions/presentations to patients/the general public.

Following is the article from Natural News.

Regards,

Robert (Rob) Lamberton

Scientists finally issue warning against canola oil: Study reveals it is detrimental to brain health, contributes to dementia, causes weight gain

AMPK: Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Visceral Fat Reduction, Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory – and More

Written by Rob on September 28, 2018. Posted in Anti-aging, Blood Sugar, Cardiovascular Health, Disease Conditions, Health News, Pain / Inflammation. Leave a Comment

Image from Life Extension Foundation

There has been an explosion of published research in the medical literature the last several years (over 8,000 citations in PubMed just on the search term AMPK) documenting the wide ranging significance of this endogenously produced enzyme on our health.

The Dangers of Reduced AMPK

With reduced AMPK signaling, a range of damaging conditions begins to take over a previously healthy body, often leading to an early death.

These damaging conditions include:

Increased belly fat,^47,48
Chronic inflammation,^7,47,48
Elevated blood sugar,^47-50
Insulin resistance,^7,47-50
High cholesterol and triglycerides,^47,48
Decreased numbers and function of mitochondria,^7,47,48
Increased accumulations of abnormal or damaged proteins in our cells that lead to neurodegeneration.^7,51

To date, experiments have shown that increased AMPK activation is associated with:

Extended life span by as much as 20–30% in animals,^7,22,106

Improved glucose uptake in cells, lowering blood sugar,^58,69,70

Inhibiting excess fat synthesis and increased burning of stored fat,^17,71

Reduction of blood triglycerides,⁷²

Decreased liver fat accumulation and fat-related chronic inflammation,⁶³

Increased numbers of new, healthy mitochondria.^62-64,69

Robert (Rob) Lamberton

Heart Rate Variability: Transform Stress Response, Increase Resilience, Boost Performance

Written by Rob on September 23, 2018. Posted in Anti-aging, Cardiovascular Health, Exercise. Leave a Comment

Image from the HeartMath Institute Website

In this posting, we discuss Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and its potential profound effects on general health – and specific health issues.

Overview

Here is an overview of the concept of HRV from the Tropos Therapeutic Center in Wichita, Kansas:

What is Heart Rate Variability and Why is it important?

Prior to the early 70’s, researchers believed that the brain was the control center for all organs in the body. Then some new research began to show that the heart has its own nervous system, its own intelligence, and that the brain and heart are in a two way communication link, influencing each other in a synchronized dance.

Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the beat-to-beat alterations in heart rate or pulse. HRV is now understood to be reflective of inner emotional states and level of stress.

Research on HRV has shown that disturbed emotional states lead to increased disorder in the heart’s rhythms and in the autonomic nervous system, thereby adversely affecting the rest of the body. Alternately, positive emotions create increased harmony and coherence in heart rhythms. Increased coherence improves balance in the nervous system and the whole body’s functioning.

How to Use Ketones for Longevity

Written by Rob on September 17, 2018. Posted in Anti-aging, Blood Sugar, Brain Health / Conditions, Cardiovascular Health, Diet, Digestion / Gut Health, Disease Conditions, Exercise. Leave a Comment

In this edition of my newsletter, we highlight an article from Ben Greenfield’s website: Ben Greenfield Fitness.

If you are not familiar with Ben’s website, it is definitely worth checking out: it is one of our favourite podcast sources.

This article highlights even more dramatic evidence regarding the profound health benefits of ketones, the ketogenic state and the Ketogenic diet.

Included is reference to recent published research from Reggie Veech, PhD who is one of the top ketosis researchers which suggests that being in a ketogenic state may influence longevity (in addition to quality of life).

In my opinion and based upon my clinical experience nothing works better to bring a patient’s metabolism back into balance from what I would refer to as “Diabesity Spectrum Metabolic Dysregulation”.

Following is Ben’s article.

From the article:

But I recently learned something about ketones that I never before fully realized, something that inspired me to begin knocking back a daily dose of beta-hydroxy-butyrate (BHB) ketone salts prior to my afternoon/early evening workouts -workouts that I’d normally, up until the recent past, enter into in a completely fasted state having not eaten lunch for the previous 4-6 hours.

The reason is because ketone bodies have now been proven to have some pretty potent anti-aging, longevity enhancing properties.

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A Link Between Cold Sores and Alzheimer’s

Written by Rob on September 16, 2018. Posted in Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Parasites, Brain Health / Conditions, Disease Conditions. Leave a Comment

In this edition of our newsletter, we document a press release from Umea University suggesting that the presence of the Herpes Simplex virus increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.

If this hypothesis is true that the Herpes Simplex virus may be a contributing factor to Alzheimer’s Disease then it would make sense that the usage of antiviral compounds could be of benefit in helping to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s Disease.

We have written some previous articles on Alzheimer’s Disease in this newsletter, including the following:

Alzheimer’s: Protocols and Compounds Proven to Work

Is Alzheimer’s a Prion Driven Process?

Alzheimer’s would appear to be a multi-factorial process and certainly the best cure is prevention, however recent published research (as indicated in the article above) would suggest that it is a condition for which progression can be halted and even reversed.

From the article linked above:

“Alzheimer’s disease appears to be the consequence of several convergent factors including oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in and around neurons (Luan 2012; Teng 2012; Rosales-Corral 2012; Wang 2007; Fonte 2011; Ittner 2011). Emerging, intriguing research implicates chronic infection with several pathogenic organisms in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease as well (Miklossy 2011). Moreover, age-related changes such as declining hormone levels and vascular dysfunction are thought to contribute to some aspects of Alzheimer’s disease (Vest 2012; Barron 2012; Baloyannis 2012)”.

Here is a list of suggested causative factors: