When dieting or just looking to stay healthy we
eat certain foods which we believe are best for us. This may not always
be the case. If you are looking stay young as long as possible you may
want to consider more carefully what you eat. Check out these common
errors dieters make which make them age faster and avoid them like the
plague!
Urban Media Today reveals… Mistake #1: You avoid supplements. Why it’s aging you: You miss manganese
and copper, which help prevent joint pain. Because manganese and copper
are both essential for maintaining joint cartilage and flexibility, “in
most cases, supplementing these nutrients reverses the joint
deterioration and eliminates the pain,” says Dale Peterson, MD,
director of the Comprehensive Wellness Center in Sapulpa, OK. “The body
can actually repair a significant amount of damage if it’s given the
proper support.” Food Fix:
Nuts, beef, and spinach are good sources of these nutrients, but you
won’t be able to eat enough to get all your copper and manganese, so
opt for a supplement, Dr. Peterson advises. Take 2 mg of copper and 5
mg of manganese each day. Within 2 to 3 months, your joints should feel
less painful. Mistake #2:
You avoid fish and fat. Why it’s aging you: Fish and healthy
oils (like olive) offer the best source of omega-3 essential fatty
acids ,which help prevent memory loss.
“These fatty acids are part of the brain’s building blocks,” explains
Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the
University of Arizona. “If you’re not getting enough in your diet, the
architecture of the brain becomes weak, and brain function, including
memory, suffers.” But it’s not only the amount of omega-3s that’s
important; the balance between omega-3s and omega-6s is equally
crucial. “Our diets are flooded with omega-6 fatty acids, mostly from
processed foods,” says Dr. Weil. “The more omega-6s you eat, the more
omega-3s you need to balance your levels. Most of us aren’t eating
enough omega-3s and are eating too many omega-6s.” Food Fix:
First, reduce your consumption of refined and processed foods much as
possible, and cook with olive or canola oil. Then, eat 3 1?2 ounces of
wild salmon and 3 1?2 ounces of herring, sardines, or halibut each
week. Add 2 tablespoons of freshly ground flaxseed to cereal, whole
grain side dishes, or shakes daily, and garnish salads or cereal with 1
tablespoon of walnuts 5 days a week. Finally, enjoy 9 to 12 almonds 4
times a week. Supplement
Solution
Take at least 2,000 mg of fish oil daily. Look for 1,000 mg capsules of
combined docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Mistake #3:
You favor packaged foods over whole. Why it’s aging you: Packaged foods are
high in blood pressure–spiking sodium—and fresh fruits and veggies
contain blood pressure–lowering potassium.
“Having too little potassium in your diet magnifies the toxic effects
of excessive salt intake,” Dr. Fruge says. Most processed foods have
added sodium but no extra potassium, so if your meals come from boxes,
you’re likely at risk. Worsening the situation, when your kidneys try
to flush out the salt, you lose even more potassium. “The imbalance
damages blood vessels, driving up blood pressure,” Dr. Fruge notes.
“Eating better can correct the problem—I’ve seen people drop thirty
points in three days.” Food Fix:
Cut your sodium consumption to no more than 1,500 mg per day, and eat
seven to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
The predominant
Growth Factor
The name is short for
Insulin-like Growth Factor One (somatomedin C). It is the body´s
principle growth factor. When growth hormone is secreted by the
pituitary gland and enters the blood stream, most of it is taken up by
the liver. The liver then uses the HGH to produce what are called
growth factors. IGF-1 being the predominant one. It is this substance
that is then responsible for many of the effects usually attributed to
HGH. These growth factors are then released into the blood stream and
become responsible for the changes usually associated with growth
hormone. IGF-1 works primarily to build and maintain lean muscle mass,
rid the body of excess fat, and strengthen bones and the central
nervous system.
One of the most exciting benefits of IGF-1 is its
ability to repair peripheral nerve tissue that has been damaged by
injury or illness.
There is a feedback loop between the growth
hormone in the pituitary and IGF-1 in the liver that regulates the
increase of HGH levels at night and the increase of IGF-1 levels during
the day. This physiological process is the reason many body-builders
prefer to combine the two products with a goal of increasing protein
synthesis while reducing protein breakdown.
Those few body builders that have obtained real
recombinant IGF-1 report muscle gains of 20 lbs. and more. The magazine
Muscle Media 2000 headlines IGF-1 as "Possibly the Most Potent
Body-Building Drug Ever!" The article claims that body builders report
a 5% drop in body fat in a month! Increases in lean body mass/strength
are described as "incredible."
Not only is IGF-1 responsible for stimulation of
muscle mass formation, but it works in conjunction with HGH to bring
the cells in our body the raw materials they need for renovation and
repair.
IGF-1 has also been shown to repair nerve damage,
which not only occurs from accidents, but also from poor nutrition,
stress, disease and pollution. Since our nervous system powers all the
other systems in the body it is important that we receive the proper
nutrients for this, which includes IGF-1.
According to researcher Eric Dupont, Ph.D.,
"Growth hormone is the general and growth factors are the foot
soldiers."
Since HGH and IGF-1 work so closely together in
the body they could be an unmatched team when used together as a
homeopathic system. They work together in a synergistic manner
enhancing each others abilities, and although they both do many of the
same things, there are also functions each of them performs that the
other does not.
The price for IGF-1 is currently very high, but
the homeopathic version is able to alleviate a good portion of this
cost, and brings with it the added benefit of safety.
