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Agrimseng – Cancer Cure!

Friday, July 6th, 2007

I was just reading an account of a NZ women who used the five-herb and plant based extract, Agrimseng in an effort to cure her incurable lymphatic cancer.

Agrimseng

Agrimseng is designed as a dietary supplement used before, during and after medical surgery or treatment to aid recovery. It is not intended to treat or cure, although studies have demonstrated it’s longevity effectiveness. Agrimseng assists with good health, wellness and cell function using key ingredients:

  • Ginseng – supports pituitary and adrenal function
  • Shitake mushroom – supports immune system and energizes immune response
  • Asparagus – a powerful antioxidant
  • Souther Ginseng – healthy immune system
  • Wolfberry – rich in amino acids
  • Minerals, fatty acids and vitamins

This recipe was the result of worldwide studies covering 400 herbs and plants with known anti-cancer properties.

Patient Case Study

Joyce, a middle aged woman, was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2001. By 2004 the pelvic tumor had grown to such a size she looked around 6 months pregnant. She agreed to a trial of Agrimseng late in 2004 and after 9 months of treatment could recognise a definite reduction in the size of the tumor. Six months later it was gone completely. No other treatment was administered during this time that could impact the tumor in this positive way.

To find out more on Agrimseng

If you have other cases of positive outcomes from herbal treatments, we would love to hear from you in comments below.

Nicola

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One Thing – One Day At A Time

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

In my last post “Is Death The Only Motivator”, I was pretty harsh on those not taking care of their own health, and expecting insurance, healthcare and government systems to pick up their tab. Whilst I am not apologising for publishing harsh reality, I am going to balance out my blast by offfering some advice on how to get started on the road to self managed health care.

And the first step is ONE THING -ONE DAY AT A TIME.

The daytight compartments promoted by AA for recovery from alcoholism is very well founded. You don’t need to over-stress yourself trying to suddenly become a health super hero.

Each day, just take one thing you are about to do that you KNOW is not promoting good health and LET IT GO!  It doesn’t have to be anything grand. Overall wellness comes from lots of small gestures.

And remember – it’s not how many times you fail – it’s how well you pick your self up ang get going again.

Nicola

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Using Weight Training To Prevent Osteoporosis

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Osteoporosis is far too accepted as being inevitable.  Sure, loss of calcium from the bones increases as we age – but rather than just accept it, why not look at why it happens and do something to prevent it.

People do not do anything about osteoporosis until it becomes a problem. Yet it never needs to BE a problem. It has been scientifically proven in multiple studies that weight training prevents osteoporosis. So if osteoporosis is an issue for you – then add this it to your fitness goals

“Aim to not lose ANY bone density”

So how does weight training work to prevent osteoporosis? (more…)

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Fitness Reduces Negative Effects of Menopause

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Until recently it was believed that there were no positive beneftis associated with increased physical fitness and menopause. However, recent study results now show the physical activity may help ease symptoms and increase quality of life during menopause.

About 1.5 million American women reach menopause each year, at an average age of 52. Between 80 to 85 percent of these women experience symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, anxiety or emotional instability.

Both aerobic walking and anaerobic yoga classes provide a better quality of life and reduced negative effects of menopause compared to not exercising. Improvements include mood and physical improvements.

Cardiorespiratory fitness has the greatest impact on helping women cope with menopause with the least unpleasant symptoms. This has positive mental health and quality of life outcomes.

Fitness improvements either directly or indirectly impact the symptoms of menopause, and should be regarded as an integral part of menopause medical interventions.

The Society of Behavioral Medicine. http://www.sbm.org

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Gotta Love The Red Skins

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

It appears that genetic progress in our food manufacture may be damaging our health. In our bid to introduce new brands of apples that are more disease resistant, grow in more diverse climates and give a bigger better looking apple, we are genetically breeding OUT all their goodness.

The old varieties of apples like the Red Delicious have very high anti-cancer properties. Not so with the new varieties it seems.

Bio Tech Researcher, Dr Tony McGhie is attempting to locate older varietials and aggressively breed them in an attempt to restock the nation with the health giving benefits of the ‘apple a day’.

And just like the skin of red grapes, it seems that color is a dominant factor in how much protection is offered. Red skin varieties like Red Delicious “inhibit cancer forming cells by 40-50%”. That’s pretty significant!

And Dr McGhie believes that all the health giving properties we need are provided in abundance in older diverse varieties of food crops – yeah, well we know that, but getting them, and getting them unsprayed is pretty difficult – hence the need for powerful natural vitamin supplements and antioxidants.

But overall, good to see that our food chain is being preserved.

Nicola

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Study Proves Exercise Builds Brain Cells

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

We have long recognised that exercise decreases stress, boosts energy, and increases mental performance. But recent studies led by Dr Scott Small, a neurologist at Columbia University Medical Centre in

New York, have shown that physiological changes also occur that may be the key to keeping us mentally fit. The research found that exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss.

Study & Findings

Tests on 11 healthy adults undergoing a three month aerobic exercise program showed exercise generated blood flow to a brain region called the dentate gyrus, which resulted in growth of new brain cells. This part of the hippocampus is known to be affected in the age-related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans.

The changes were detected using MRI scans of the brain before and after exercise. They also measured the fitness of each volunteer by measuring oxygen volume before and after the training programme. The more fit a person got, the more blood flow the MRI detected.

The next step for the research is to identify the exercise regimen most beneficial to improve cognition and reduce normal memory loss.

Nicola

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Are You Really As Fit As You Think?

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

 

Whether you are in the part of the world that is entering summer, or that part entering winter. A change of season normally brings with it a change of activity. In the summer it’s out with the tennis racket, golf clubs and sailing gear. In the winter its explosive team field sports, snow skiing and more intense gym training.

 

Wherever you are, and whatever sporting activities you prefer, one thing is common to us all. We perform better and are more likely to avoid injury if we are fit for the purpose. So I like to use the few weeks around the changing seasons to prepare myself physically for changes in activity.

 

When we consider entering cold climates, we ensure our cars have anti-freeze and the snow chains are in the boot. We need to take the same precautions with our bodies.

 

Each activity has its own unique movements, and it doesn’t take much to work out what these are. Golf and tennis both use explosive movements, but only tennis needs higher cardiac endurance fitness. Knowing the fitness requirements for your sport and measuring yourself against those fitness requirements is key to not only your performance but also your prolonged enjoyment.

 

On the Antiaging-Wellness.com we have a number of body measures and fitness tests that will help give you a start. Remember, check with your medical advisor before you undertake any new physical activity.

A typical testing program includes:

A comprehensive fitness test is usually carried out by a Fitness and/or Medical Professional using gym equipments and special measuring equipment. However, there are a number of tests you can carry out at home that give you sufficient accuracy to use effectively in any fitness program.  The range of measures includes:

Once you have completed these tests, you are better equipped to design your Fitness Program for the season. Watch for the next blog on designing your own anti-aging fitness program.

Nicola

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Are You A Wimp With Goal Setting?

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Every year on the second week of January [that's this week] I review my life and plan the upcoming year. On most occassions I will use a formal life coaching program. One of my favorites is Tony Robbins ‘Get The Edge’. Other times, if I am struggling for inspiration as to what I want to achieve, I spend a day or two just searching the Internet for what’s happing in the world. Trendwatching.com is one of my favorite sites for keeping up to date. It’s amazing how we can all get caught up in our own little spheres of interest and not even be aware of the options that are now available today.

I have an underlying life philosophy that I never want to spend my life just doing the same things day after day…..takes me back to the television movie ‘Ground Hog Day’. Now I may have rattled a few chains with that comment, as many of you may be absolutely blissful with your life right now. That’s fine…all happiness to you. I, however want to know what ALL my options are, and live my life for ‘experiences’ rather than dollars.

Now, I am fortunate that I have been a successful business coach and consultant for many years and have goal setting ingrained into my psyche. But how can you set goals if you are not aware of what goal options you have. Sure we all know about the ‘lose weight’, ‘exercise more’, ‘spend more time with the family’; but what about your life experiences. When was the last time you did something, just for the hell of it, and just for you. With all the recent family first brainwashing we have all been subjected to, it is easy to feel guilty about doing something just for yourself.

I love my family, I wouldn’t trade having had children for anything in the world, and I have gone to extremes to provide them with the best I could in life…..but along the way I made sure I did stuff that enriched my life as well. Being a parent is only ONE role I had. I was also a wife, a daughter, a friend, a business colleague, and my own life coach.

It’s my life, I’ll do it my way, and I will take 100% responsibility for the outcomes. That’s the key. Everything has a price. And if you are aware of the price, and accept it, then full steam ahead. So what about you, what price are you paying for the way you are living your life now? What opportunity cost is attached to your decisions? What are you not doing now that you really want to?

And you want to know the really scary part? Most of us don’t even know what we really WANT!!!  We all think we do, but it’s only by working through a structured goal setting program that you really get in touch with your personal values. Not the ones your parents taught you to have, not the ones society dictates to you by social convention and not the ones that you think make you friends and influence people. I mean the real deep gut values that make you really happy.

Hopefully now I have you thinking. So why not take the next step and at least check out a couple of options that may help you. I am not giving you these links as a sales pitch. Like I said, I use Tony Robbins Get The Edge every year, and I use my program workbook all year long. If you don’t think you could handle that one straight out, then I can suggest a bundle of Life Coaching Assistance Ebooks that will help you with your resolutions for this year.

Making changes in your life isn’t always easy. So many of us just stay with what we know. Ever heard of being in a rut? Well, all of you just doing the same thing over and over again because its comfortable are collectively digging a new Grand Canyon.

Making your resolutions in the easy bit. Taking action is the hard bit. But it is also where you reap the real rewards.  So I strongly urge you to get some help in getting going with what may turn out to be your best year ever. Good luck, and if you need help, post a comment back on this blog.

My very best wishes for success in 2007

Nicola

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Good To My Word

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Well, I did it.

I stuck to the word of my last email and just forgot about my diet for the duration of my Christmas break  with my family.  The interesting thing was though, that I did not really over indulge in anything.  I just wasn’t that attracted to foods that were particularly bad. I would honestly confess to no more than 8 glasses of wine, 3-4 lagers, 6 chocolates, a few pieces of Christmas cake and shortbread, a bag of potato crisps and a bit more bread than I would normally indulge in [and that was because there was no alternative]. And this was over an eight day period. I actually preferred to search out healthy food and felt sluggish if I had too many carbohydrates.

That may sound boring to many, but it is more that food was not the center of my attention. I was too busy reading, catching up with family and friends, shopping [it's a girl thing!] and playing golf.

I didn’t keep up with my exercise regime as I had no hand weights or DVD player available. I didn’t even go walking each day as I just couldn’t find the time. I was however playing nine holes of golf each day, thats pulling a trundler, not lazying it up in a golf cart. Whilst not a great cardio exercise, it nethertheless was refreshing to be outdoors in beautiful settings for a couple of hours a day. I felt I was exercising my soul as much as my body.  And my golf improved, that’s a bonus.

I have now returned to my office and catching up on site updates and emails will keep me chair bound for the next few days. I feel really eager to get back into my regular healthy exercise and diet routine. It just proves how the body adjusts from conditioned bad habits to good habits.

What better start to 2007 than to be anxious to return to healthy daily lifestyle routines. So to help you get started, the theme for January 2007 will be setting goals and getting action, so watch out for the upcoming posts and the feature articles on the home page of antiaging-wellness.com

 Happy New Year

Nicola

 

 

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Fat Stop Vaccine?

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Having trouble losing fat or losing weight?  This vaccine may be the answer.

Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute believe they have a vaccine effective in preventing human obesity. In a recent new study, the vaccine fooled the natural metoabolic processes of 17 rats by neutralising the effects of a protein, ghrelin, closely linked to weight gain. The human body has the same protein, which is also closely linked to weight gain. 

It is believed the vaccine will be a “serious workable solution to the growing problem of human obesity”.  Obesity and overweight have become a serious public health problem in the USA with 31% of all adults obese and 65% overweight. Further, the studies showed the vaccine most effective when rats are on a low-fat, low-energy diet. How this will work when most western-diets are high-fat and high energy remains to be seen.

The basis of the vaccine relies on our bodys reaction to erratic food supply of the cave man era.  During that time, without refrigeration, food was eaten in great quantities when found, followed by long lean periods of forced fasting. Today, with good continuous food supply, the body still stores as much as possible, putting on weight fast. The ghrelin in our bodies will do the same as thousands of years ago – store as much energy as possible to prepare for lean times. Ghrelin, instead of being an asset for survival, may now have become a liability.

Ghrelin was only discovered seven years ago. Any vaccine which stops what ghrelin makes our bodies do could have a significant impact on obesity rates. It appears the vaccine will be effective only in preventing obesity rather than making obese people slim again. Still good news for many!! 

Read about this study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Nicola

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