Life Extension Magazine
December 2004
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is one of the most common age-related conditions in men, with millions affected in the US alone. Cernitin®, a natural remedy derived from pollen extracts, helps manage the troublesome symptoms of an enlarged prostate.
Reports
Alzheimer’s disease continues to wreak havoc on the lives of millions of elderly adults. Some scientists believe that curcumin’s powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and tumor-suppressant properties may help to prevent and treat this insidious pathology.
Once considered biologically irrelevant, the trace mineral selenium has been shown by modern science to be essential to human health. Selenium is central to many major life processes, including healthy metabolic, growth, reproductive, and immune functions.
A nuclear emergency within US borders could be potentially lethal on a large scale. Yet a simple pill of potassium iodide can safely protect against one of the most dangerous side effects of radiation exposure: the development of thyroid cancer.
Departments
Colorectal cancer is preventable if detected early, but still kills more than 57,000 Americans every year. Startling new findings conclusively demonstrate the benefits of flexible tube versus virtual colonoscopy.
Calcium, folic acid yield cost savings; red wine protects prostate; soy reduces atherosclerosis risk; vitamins avert chemotherapy immune suppression; zinc prevents dyslexia in children; pharmacies sue FDA; whey improves insulin sensitivity; tea drinking reduces hypertension risk; blood test may detect aortic atherosclerosis.
William Davis, MD, FACC, discusses nutritional management of high triglycerides and naturally raising HDL.
About trimethylglycine (TMG); modified citrus pectin; folic acid for oral health; improve memory with creatine; protection against acetaminophen; treating arthritis pain.
Lycopene is regarded by many as nature’s most potent antioxidant, offering protection against both cancer and heart disease.
For more than two decades, Stephen Strum, MD, has shown a singular devotion to the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer.
Journal Abstracts