Life Extension Magazine
July 2014
Like lambs awaiting slaughter, the public tolerates bureaucratic delays that inflict horrific suffering and needless death. Lifesaving cancer treatments remain bogged down in red tape. AIDS activists revolted against regulatory roadblocks and turned HIV infection into a manageable illness. Cancer victims should emulate this remarkable success.
Reports
Solar rays cause wrinkles, age spots, and cancer. A tropical fern extract—when taken orally—markedly reduces ultraviolet-induced skin damage. This natural extract goes one step further and repairs sun-aged skin by generating new collagen and elastin.
Once used only by athletes, creatine has been shown to improve glucose tolerance, inhibit cognitive decline, and combat age-related disease. Impressive, journal-published research shows that creatine extends life span in animals by the equivalent of seven years in human terms.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the overall death risk for coffee drinkers is 16% lower than non-drinkers. Containing more than 1,000 compounds, coffee’s potent molecules are now recognized to inhibit cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, neurodegeneration, and liver and kidney cancers.
At the world’s largest conference on cardiovascular disease prevention organized by Dr. Michael Ozner, scientists presented compelling studies for reducing heart disease risks. Topics included gluten sensitivity, fructose’s link to diabetes, coronary artery calcification, preventing blood vessel aging, chelation therapy, processed meat risks, and cardiac medications.
Every year, more than 60,000 women undergo morcellation for the removal of uterine fibroids or to shred the uterus for easy removal. Unfortunately, the process can spread lethal cancer cells into the abdomen, killing one in every 350 women treated with this procedure.
Departments
Calcium supplements decrease colo-rectal cancer risk; vitamin D lowers breast and colorectal cancer mortality; individuals with enhanced vitamin E metabolism have 25% lower prostate cancer risk; vitamin C supports breast cancer survival; fish oil lowers blood pressure; and more.
Hemp seeds are a rich source of two essential fatty acids—alpha-linolenic acid and the rare gamma linolenic acid—along with all the essential amino acids and abundant minerals and vitamins. Hemp seeds quell inflammation, enhance cardiovascular protection, and ease eczema symptoms.
Author of The Sailor Who Climbs Mountains, Jean Braure is a three-time Olympic sailor and Life Extension® member who has also scaled the world’s highest peaks. At 78—and still climbing—he takes a range of supplements to improve his performance.
Nicholas Gonzales, MD, pioneered research into an enzyme-based nutritional approach to treating cancer. In his book, What Went Wrong, he describes how the medical world’s bias and incompetence derailed a crucial clinical trial and nearly succeeded at discrediting his therapy.
Journal Abstracts