I would wake up, stay in bed and not want to do anything. It drove to to drink and abuse my relationships. It was a pretty awful scene.

Getting out of it, in my case, involved changing the foods and substances that I put in my mouth, exercising and adjusting my thoughts.

Could that be the recipe for you too?

Take a look at today’s show and find out.

(In this episode, I also talk about lowering cholesterol as well.)

Here you go…

Your question of the day: Have you been depressed? What did you do?

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Kev

On Saturday, I told you we’d asked many of the experts to submit rebuttals, clarifications or summaries of their lectures from The Great Health Debate.

Today, we have our first submitted by Dr. Alan Goldhamer from the True North Health Center.

I originally thought I should post them all together once I received all of them, but then I realized that some may be later than others and that would delay the process pretty significantly.

So what I’ll be doing is posting them as they come in real-time.

I’ll have my comments at the bottom of the expert contribution (if I have any!)

Here’s Dr. Goldhamer’s response:

We didn’t expect to come back from Mexico to 30 degree weather…

But today, it has been cold and snowy.

Basically, the complete opposite of where we were in Playa del Carmen.

Anyway, one of the added “benefits” of living in the cold is the dry skin that comes with being in heated areas all winter long.

Today, I’m going to share with you a few tips (with Ann’s help) on how to take care of dry skin so you don’t have to worry about it anymore.

I remember reading a website for the Master Cleanse a year or so ago and the website owner noted the possibility of hot bowel movements. He explained the added “heat” as toxins, quoting that “toxins contain a large amount of heat as they leave the body.”

I have to admit, I nearly laughed myself out of my chair with this one. His version of the Master Cleanse contained cayenne pepper. Far more likely to cause the extra burn than the “toxins”.

UltraPrevention is an experience of real world results. That’s what is most refreshing about this book. Mark Hyman and Mark Liponis do an incredible job of citation as well as explaining examples of when their treatments worked and for what illnesses and symptoms.

UltraPrevention is based around the common natural health ideal that symptoms are a cause of deficiency. This is caused by 5 different factors, malnutrition, burnout, inflammation, impaired detoxification, and oxidative stress.

The book mainly focuses on what you can do if you find yourself dealing with one of these factors.

Personal stress, poor diet, lack of exercise and environmental toxins are the main cause of the body being overtaxed and demonstrating this with symptoms. Hyman and Liponis give very specific explanations of what supplements and foods to take to eliminate them.

UltraPrevention also brings to light the challenges with the conventional model with facts and figures from various studies. For instance, in a statement about the care a doctor can give their patient, they site a Jan. 1999 study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that concluded the average interaction between doctor and patient lasts twenty-three seconds before an interruption.

Also discussed is the need of a diagnosis for the insurance company to pay. If doctor’s can’t make a diagnosis, there’s no reimbursement. This creates a need for the doctor to put something on paper to make sure their business stays in the black.

There are far too many case studies and recommendations to cite here in this review, but here are some other quick facts from Hyman and Liponis’s book UltraPrevention that I thought were worth noting…

• High homocystine levels are due to a functional deficiency in B vitamins – high homocystine levels are a great warning factor for heart disease

• A Scandinavian study of 44,000 pairs of twins, found that less than 10% of cancer was genetic.

• In 1999, a 46 month study in France looked at 605 people who had heart attacks. Some were told to eat a Mediterranean diet, others the American Heart Association heart disease prevention diet. There were 50-70% fewer heart attacks for those who ate the Mediterranean diet.

• Omega 3 oils may hold the key to unlocking depression and other ailments. The optimal ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 oils is 1:2 – 1:4.

• 75% of the world’s population doesn’t drink milk except during infancy. Most African women ingest 300-500 mg a day and rarely get osteoporosis.

• Calcium Citrate is a better source than calcium carbonate.

• Sulfur containing foods for detoxification such as broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, bok choy, garlic, onion.

• If tested, your homocystine levels should be under 9 and your triglycerides should be under 150 or a triglyceride to HDL ratio greater than 4.3.

• Hair analysis is not accurate for general nutrition but can detect heavy metals in the system.

• Watch out for contact lens solution containing thimerosol. This contains mercury.

• Selenium for inactive thyroid as well as sea vegetables.

I think UltraPrevention – The 6-Week Plan that Will Make You Healthy for Life is a great book for the beginner and the seasoned practitioner or health renegade. It’s a quick read and will provide some added insight into the clinical application of natural medicine or “functional” medicine that is needed to provide the best health to the people we care about.

For more information on how get UltraPrevention – The 6-Week Plan that Will Make You Healthy for Life by Dr. Mark Hyman and Mark Liponis please click here. I also recommend the 5 Forces of Wellness which you can also find there! You can also find his books and products on Amazon.com.

This story about Vytorin is simply another in the long list of pharmaceutical drugs that will be released to the public via mainstream media outlets. I recently came across an advertisement a few months ago for “Yaz” a birth control pill that actually had a coupon for 10% off at the bottom of the page.

It’s shocking to think that you are able to request a prescription like this. All you have to do is tell your doctor that you want to try it, he or she will prescribe it, and then you can bring your script to the pharmacy and get your 10% off.

It’s sad to think that many of the people with high cholesterol are duped into believing that you need a drug to lower it.

I was recently reading Mark Hyman’s book, “UltraPrevention” and he recommends–to lower cholesterol–higher levels of omega-3 oils to balance out the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 which should be between 4:1 and 2:1 (Some people say even 1:1). Adding more olive oil, flaxseed, fish, avocados and nuts are his simple recommendation. (If you want to learn more about Dr. Hyman and his books, click here or visit www.UltraWellness.com)

Vytorin didn’t make his list. Nor does it make mine.

Any thoughts? Click here and scroll down to the bottom to post a comment!