Bombshell: Explosive Medical Secrets That Will Redefine Aging (53 page)

Aging cells gradually lose their ability to repair DNA from these constant assaults. The resulting DNA damage can cause normally functioning cells to proliferate out of control, turning them into cancer cells.

These processes can be halted and reversed with a number of plant-based compounds that break down carcinogens, prevent cells from becoming cancerous, and
disable
mutated cells.

S
OLUTION
:
T
ARGETED
DNA P
ROTECTION AND
R
EPAIR

A
GING
F
ACTOR
10:
I
MMUNE
D
YSFUNCTION

As the aging
immune system
loses its ability to attack bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells, it instead generates excessive levels of
inflammatory
chemicals that turn on its host and create autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid syndrome.

S
OLUTION
:
S
UPERCHARGE
Y
OUR
I
MMUNE
S
YSTEM

You can restore your immune system using a few safe, low-cost compounds that target age-related immune conditions. They enhance different parts of your immune system at the same time to optimize your defenses against infectious disease, including pneumonia, the flu, and other highly infectious diseases.

A
GING
F
ACTOR
11:
E
NZYME
I
MBALANNCE

Youthful functions within your cells depend on multiple
enzymatic
reactions occurring with precise timing. Aging causes enzyme imbalances in the brain and liver. The result can manifest as neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or persistent memory loss. Impaired liver function results in toxic damage to every cell in the body.

S
OLUTION
:
Restore Y
OUTHFUL
E
NZYME
Cofactors

A
GING
F
ACTOR
12:
L
OSS OF
M
ITOCHONDRIA

The increasing weakness and fatigue we inevitably experience as we get older isn’t only the result of a steady age-related decline in the amount of energy our mitochondria can produce. The
number
of healthy mitochondria throughout our bodies declines sharply as well.

S
OLUTION:
S
TIMULATE
G
ROWTH OF
N
EW
M
ITOCHONDRIA

Mitochondrial biogenesis
is the scientific term for the process of growing
fresh
mitochondria. The most recent research indicates that the following nutrients listed can trigger mitochondrial biogenesis and
increase
mitochondrial energy output.

A
GING
F
ACTOR
13:
E
XCITOTOXICITY

Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as glutamate. The result is brain cell damage and destruction leading to neurological disorders. Excitotoxicity contributes to lasting brain damage that arises from events like stroke and traumatic brain injury.

S
OLUTION:
C
OMPOUNDS
T
HAT
P
ROTECT
A
GAINST
G
LUTAMATE
I
NJURY

There are nutrients that can protect brain cells and neurons from excitotoxicity injury and
regenerate
damaged cells.

A
GING
F
ACTOR
14:
C
IRCULATORY
D
EFICIT

Delivery of nutrient- and oxygen-rich blood to the brain, heart, and extremities is impaired as a part of normal aging. Major strokes and ministrokes are common problems associated with circulatory deficit to the brain. The skin of all aged people shows the effects of lack of nutrient-rich blood to the upper layers. An underlying cause of circulatory deficits is
endothelial dysfunction
, which destroys the inner lining of blood vessels and decimates their ability to efficiently transport blood.

S
OLUTION:
M
ULTIMODAL
S
UPPORT FOR
H
EALTHY
C
IRCULATION

With all the mainstream medical and media attention focus on cholesterol and high blood pressure for heart health, a major issue facing most maturing people has been overlooked:
healthy circulation
.

Anywhere from two-thirds to three-fourths of Americans are concerned about circulatory issues by some estimates. Ruptured blood vessels, embolism, stroke, and varicose veins affect many people. Many resort to blood-thinning medications with potentially dangerous side effects. Most have been kept in the dark about low-cost,
natural
alternatives.

One of the most exciting is a brand-new, cutting-edge, high-potency
tomato extract
. This tomato extract is specially processed in such a way that provides benefits you cannot obtain by consuming
cooked tomato products. In human clinical trials, it’s proven to be completely safe with no side effects. Just three grams improves blood flow within ninety minutes and lasts for more than
twelve hours
!

It’s already been approved in Europe for clinical use. It works by helping improve the balance of clotting factors—platelets—in your bloodstream. Even more exciting, it worked for 97 percent of test subjects, which means it will most likely work for you, without the risk of hemorrhaging, organ damage, and other side effects associated with blood-thinning drugs.

To protect against endothelial dysfunction, a critically important nutrient is
pomegranate
. In human clinical studies, those who drank pomegranate juice along with taking their standard therapy are able to
reverse
markers of circulatory deficit. In one study, circulation to the brain increased by 30 percent after one year in the pomegranate group, compared to
reduced
circulation to the brain in the placebo group not getting pomegranate. Both groups continued with their standard therapies.

A
GING
F
ACTOR
15:
L
OSS OF
Y
OUTHFUL
G
ENE
E
XPRESSION

In response to normal aging and environmental toxins, changes occur in
genes
required to sustain youthful cellular function. What happens is that genes that maintain cellular health slowly “turn off,” while
genes that make us vulnerable to degenerative pathologies become overexpressed (turned on). As cells lose their youthful gene expression profile, we succumb to a plethora of discomforts, diseases, and eventual death.

S
OLUTION:
A
CTIVATE
Y
OUR
L
ONGEVITY
G
ENES

Longevity researchers have known for seventy-five years that consuming far fewer calories while meeting all nutritional needs can greatly increase life span in some species. More recently, geneticists discovered why: caloric restriction activates genes that slow cell aging.