The Blaylock Wellness Report

The
Blaylock Wellness Report
Living a Long, Healthy Life
September 2014
Key Points
• These vegetables stop
hardening of the arteries
• Regular exercise fights
atherosclerosis
• Western diet dangers
• Nutrients that prevent
cancer
• Inflammation is the root
cause of all cancers
• Secret to preventing brain
degeneration
• Lack of B12 can put you
in a nursing home
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Edited by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
Vol. 11, No. 9
Prevent the Top
Destroyer of Good
Health: Inflammation
As people age and begin to face the possibility of serious health
problems, many go into a sort of “panic mode.” I have seen a number of
my friends, as they reached middle age, become concerned for the first
time in their lives about the potential of facing a heart attack, cancer, or
stroke.
At that point, many of them start eliminating the really bad food
from their diets, join a heath club, and cut back on the drinking and
late-night socializing — at least for a little while. Some even start
collecting health books.
But for too many of these middle-agers, these health-conscious
revelations never surface.
Over the years, I have seen nonchalant people simply laugh when
they are warned that unhealthy food or a couch-potato lifestyle would
lead to a major health event.
“Heck,” they say, “You’ve gotta die of something.”
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do.
In this month’s issue of The Blaylock Wellness Report, I will
tell you how you can, in fact, prevent the major destroyers of good
health that tend to catch up with people as they reach middle
age. I will take a look at atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, cancer,
and neurodegenerative diseases. I will also mention a number of
supplements and food extracts that can help you maintain the health
you had when you were younger.
However, you have to keep in mind that the most important
weapon you have against aging is your diet. That is the foundation
upon which all else is built.
Avoid Oxidized Fats for Healthy Arteries
Atherosclerosis is a gradual narrowing and hardening of the arteries
that occurs when cholesterol and other substances build up on the
inner wall of blood vessels, forming a hard substance that is called
plaque.
Preventing atherosclerosis means preventing strokes, heart attacks,
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and peripheral vascular diseases (such as poor
circulation in the legs).
Diet and exercise are your two best protections
against this dangerous condition. However, there are
special cases in which diet and exercise may not be
enough to help.
For instance, people with high exposure to toxic
metals such as aluminum, lead, mercury, copper, iron,
and cadmium are at a very high risk for developing
atherosclerosis.
But for the majority of people, the most
important thing is to avoid oxidized oils. The
most common oxidized oils people in the West
are exposed to are polyunsaturated vegetable oils,
including:
• Corn oil
• Safflower oil
• Sunflower oil
• Soybean oil
• Peanut oil
• Canola oil
Americans consume about 50 times the amounts
of these oils that they need for good health.
Another type of fat, called trans fats, should be
avoided at all cost. If you see the words partially
hydrogenated oil on a food label, that means it
contains trans fats — even if it doesn’t say so on the
label.
On the other hand, saturated fats rarely oxidize.
The major danger involved with animal fats
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(saturated fats) is that they commonly contain
traces of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides,
which can lead to inflammation — the main cause
of atherosclerosis. Conventionally raised cattle eat
grasses and grains that are saturated with these
chemicals.
Organic farm-raised animals consume far less
of these dangerous chemicals, and therefore are
healthier food sources.
In addition, animals allowed to graze on wild
grasses have higher levels of omega-3 oils in their
tissues (meat). A diet high in omega-3 oils reduces
atherosclerosis.
However, you should never cook with an
omega-3 oil. When heated, such oils rapidly
oxidize.
They also oxidize when used as a salad dressing.
For this reason, you should always check the label of
your salad dressing very carefully — even the ones
advertised as containing olive oil.
Another thing to beware of is clear bottles of
olive oil in restaurants. You should avoid these,
as sunlight oxidizes the oil and ruins it beneficial
effects.
You should also limit your intake of red meats
to no more than once a week. Red meats have
at least two things that can cause atherosclerosis
— high levels of absorbable iron and high levels
of glutamate. In combination, they powerfully
stimulate atherosclerosis.
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Chicken, turkey, and pork all contain less iron
and glutamate than red meat.
You should also avoid taking vitamin C
supplements with meals, as it dramatically increases
iron absorption from food — even vegetables.
Sugar is another major factor in atherosclerosis.
Unfortunately, the consumption of sugar, especially
in the form of high fructose corn syrup, has
increased astronomically over the past 50 years.
A high sugar intake increases inflammation,
raises triglyceride levels and leads to high levels
of free radicals and lipid peroxidation products,
especially in the lining of blood vessels.
Don’t use aspartame or other artificial sweeteners,
as they are associated with a number of adverse
health effects.
Stevia and a product called Just Like Sugar are
better alternatives.
Exercise Prevents Hardening of Arteries
In addition to a proper diet, exercise is important
for preventing atherosclerosis. Vigorous exercise
is preferred, but the levels of exercise depend on a
person’s age and degree of fitness.
For instance, famed fitness guru Jack LaLanne
could still do extreme exercises at age 90. Most
people would have to exercise at lower levels even
before that age.
All exercise is beneficial, but resistance exercises
that build muscle are the best type. Running and
jogging are the most hazardous, especially if they are
done to an extreme degree.
A high intake of antioxidant foods and
supplements should be part of an exercise regimen.
Depending on the intensity of the exercise, levels of
free radicals can increase dramatically throughout
the body for hours afterward.
Exercise also stimulates the production of the
antioxidant network, improves blood flow, improves
lymphatic flow, strengthens ligaments, hardens
bones, improves oxygenation and lung function, and
stimulates brain repair and synaptic connections.
The benefits of exercise are almost endless.
Drinking adequate amounts of fluid is also
critical. Many older people drink inadequate fluids;
this can make the blood sluggish and prone to
clotting, as is seen with strokes and heart attacks.
Dehydration also impairs the lymphatic system,
which is critical for clearing waste from tissues.
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Veggies Against Atherosclerosis
Everyone should eat at least 10 servings of
nutrient-dense vegetables a day, including Brussels
sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, mustard and
collard greens, kale, spinach, parsley, beets, garlic,
shallots and onions.
In combination, these vegetables provide powerful
protective effects against atherosclerosis. Organic
vegetables are even better, as they have far lower
levels of pesticides and herbicides.
Your best bet is to pick healthy looking organic
vegetables.
While eating these vegetables is healthy, an even
better alternative would be to blenderize them.
You can add some concentrated blueberry and/or
pomegranate juice to the mix.
Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and
raspberries are very protective but should be eaten in
limited quantities — a few each day.
Such things as noni juice and Goji berry juice are
very healthy and have powerful anti-inflammatory
and antioxidant effects. I prefer the noni juice.
I suggest drinking at least three cups of white
tea a day and filtered or distilled water in between.
There are a number of special berry teas and herb
teas that are beneficial and can be brewed along with
the white tea to improve the taste.
However, you should avoid all fluoridecontaining water and other products.
In addition, a growing number of plant extracts
— available as supplements — are being found
to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes, and
atherosclerosis in general. These include:
• Curcumin
• Quercetin
• Kaempferol
• Luteolin
• Apigenin
• Aged garlic extract
• Grape seed extract
• Resveratrol
• Magnesium
Vitamin D3 also plays a major role in reducing
inflammation in blood vessels; when taken over a
long period of time, it can significantly reduce risk of
a stroke.
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Dangers of a Typical Western Diet
Insulin resistance is a condition in which
membrane receptors on cells are impaired, slowing
or even preventing glucose from entering the cell. If
the supply of glucose is completely cut off, the cell
might starve.
Because all cells in the body need insulin to
function, the problems caused by insulin resistance
will involve many organs and tissues — including
the brain. At least 50 million Americans suffer from
some form of insulin resistance.
When the impairment of the insulin receptor
is more advanced, a person will be diagnosed
with Type 2 diabetes, which is the most rapidly
developing form of diabetes in the world, especially
in the United States.
Insulin resistance is very common with obesity
— especially abdominal obesity — but can be seen
in thin people as well. Abdominal obesity is the fat
around your intestines and other abdominal organs
and not the fat you see hanging over your belt or
around your thighs.
Diets high in simple carbohydrates such as sugars
(especially high fructose corn syrup), and a high
intake of saturated and trans fats, are strongly linked
to insulin resistance.
Often, simply eating a proper diet can return
glucose receptors to normal. Adding regular exercise
to a better diet can correct insulin resistance for
many more people.
Americans eat massive amounts of doughnuts,
pastries, cakes, ice cream, chips, corn products, and
potatoes, and also drink huge amounts of sweetened
drinks. All of this is a sure path to insulin resistance.
Over time, insulin resistance causes elevations
in harmful fat components of the blood, such as
triglycerides and the small, dense type of LDL
cholesterol, which are easily oxidized by free radicals
produced by sugars.
Foods such as french fries provide a double
whammy because the oxidized polyunsaturated oil
they are cooked in combines with the carbohydrates
of the potato itself, which is very high on the
glycemic index (meaning that it reacts in the body
like a sugar).
Eating french fries produces massive
inflammation that leads to atherosclerosis and many
other diseases.
The sugars and simple carbohydrates in french
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fries also rapidly deplete important vitamins and
minerals — such as the B-vitamins and magnesium
— which accelerates atherosclerosis by depleting
antioxidants.
Low magnesium levels, which are common
with the typical Western diet, are associated not
only with a high rate of atherosclerosis, but also
with heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and cardiac
arrhythmia.
Many flavonoids can lower elevated blood sugar
levels and correct insulin resistance. These include:
• Curcumin
• Quercetin
• Apigenin
• Luteolin
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Cinnamon
These flavonoids are found in plants such as
onions, teas, kale, turmeric, celery, parsley, and garlic.
Taken as purified extracts, they can be as potent as
many commonly used medications.
R-lipoic acid, a natural antioxidant, also corrects
insulin resistance, lowers elevated blood sugar, and
is a very powerful antioxidant. The usual dose of this
supplement is between 300 and 600 mg three times
a day with meals for those with insulin resistance or
Type 2 diabetes.
Regular exercise, especially vigorous musclebuilding exercises, can also correct insulin resistance.
When a good diet is combined with exercise, many
cases of Type 2 diabetes can be reversed.
Inflammation: Root of all Cancers
A great deal of research has been done on
preventing cancer over the past 50 years. Several
principles can help you plan your protection.
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First and foremost, you have to understand that
chronic, smoldering inflammation seems to be the
root cause of most cancers, even those that have been
linked to viruses and bacteria.
For example, the human papillomavirus (HPV)
has been linked to cervical cancer; cytomegalovirus
to brain cancers; hepatitis C to liver cancer; and
Helicobacter pylori to stomach cancer. But all are
linked to inflammation.
In each case, we see low-grade inflammation
that persists over the course of many years, perhaps
even decades. The viruses also affect DNA and cell
signaling — but inflammation is essential for cancer
development.
The speed of growth (tumor proliferation),
tumor invasion, and spread of the tumor all
depend on ongoing inflammation at the site of the
tumor. Massive free radical generation and lipid
peroxidation occur at the site as well.
A good example of this link to inflammation is
seen in experiments using the highly inflammatory
substance carrageenan.
If a slow-growing tumor is implanted in an
animal and a diluted solution of carrageenan is
injected near the tumor, the tumor will suddenly
grow very fast and spread throughout the animal’s
tissues.
Unfortunately, carrageenan is used in many
processed foods, including ice cream, baked
goods, and some breads, and is used in many other
processed food recipes.
Earlier You Adopt Healthy Diet,
Less Chance of Cancer
Previously, it was believed that nutrients such as
vitamin C and beta-carotene were the main cancer
preventers in vegetables and fruits.
But now we know that the most powerful
anticancer substances are the phytochemicals
such as flavonoids, sulforaphane, resveratrol, and
anthocyananins.
In fact, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals
all interact to prevent cancers from forming.
One reason earlier studies did not demonstrate
powerful cancer prevention was that the early stages
of cancer development actually begin many decades
before cancer becomes clinically apparent, while the
changes in patients’ diets were more recent — that is,
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Brain Consumes Massive Energy
As noted in the June 2013 issue of The Blaylock
Wellness Report, newer research suggests that
Alzheimer’s dementia is a form of diabetes, often
referred to as Type 3 diabetes. In this case, the brain
cells (neurons) become resistant to insulin and this
reduces the amount of energy the brain can make.
The brain consumes massive amounts of energy
— 25 percent of the entire body’s glucose supply —
despite being on average only 5 percent of the body
weight. It even consumes large amounts of energy
when in a deep coma.
Under such conditions, the brain generates massive
amounts of free radicals and lipid peroxidation
products, triggering excitotoxicity that slowly destroys
brain cells, especially in the hippocampus and the
frontal and parietal lobes. These are the areas most
frequently damaged in Alzheimer’s disease.
Dietary change, a few supplements, and regular
exercise can correct these problems and possibly
prevent Alzheimer’s. There is similar evidence for the
same process in Parkinson’s disease and ALS.
long after the cancer process had begun.
For example, it appears that prostate cancer
begins to develop 60 years before it presents
clinically.
Long periods of development (called “lag time”)
may also happen with breast cancer and lung cancer.
Smokers may not develop lung cancer until after
decades of cigarette smoking.
But it remains true that the earlier you adopt
a healthy diet, the better chance you have to avoid
cancer. The lesson is that prevention should begin in
childhood.
There is also evidence that in the early stages of
cancer development cancers may be reversible.
Most prevention studies have only lasted a few
years or a decade at most, and by then most of the
cancers were already on their way to full maturity
and could not be reversed simply by instituting
changes in diet.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that changing
your diet later in life has no beneficial effects. For
a number of cancers, inflammation is absolutely
required for the cancer to develop and spread.
Therefore, changing your diet and using antiinflammatory supplements to block inflammation
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can prevent microscopic cancers from ever becoming
dangerous.
We know that cancer cells exist in most people’s
bodies. By age 70, about 70 percent of men will have
prostate cancer cells in their prostate — yet only a
very small number will ever develop clinical prostate
cancer.
The same is true for women: At age 70, about 70
percent will have some cancer cells in their breasts.
But again, only a minority will ever develop obvious
breast cancer.
What makes the difference is your diet and
exposure to environmental toxins and carcinogenic
microorganisms.
Nutrients Work Together
To Prevent Cancer
Because we live in a world full of chemicals and
other environmental factors that can cause chronic
inflammation, your diets should be as clean as
possible if you want to avoid cancer.
But most people will also need some extra help
from supplemental vitamins, minerals, and plant
extracts.
Keep in mind that many cancer-causing
chemicals accumulate in the body over a lifetime.
Radiation damage from medical tests also
accumulates.
So the older you get, the more protection you
need.
A number of substances have been shown to
significantly reduce men’s risk of prostate cancer:
• Zinc
• Curcumin
• Quercetin
• Sulforaphane
• DHA
Silymarin, which is extracted from milk thistle,
appears to be extremely powerful not only in
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preventing prostate cancer, but can even treat the
cancer after it has developed. It is protective even in
very low doses.
In studies, silymarin inhibited cancer in a
number of ways, such as blocking angiogenesis
(formation of new blood vessels), inhibiting tumor
proliferation, preventing tumor invasion, preventing
metastasis (spread), and affecting cancer cell
signaling.
Also keep in mind that in cancer prevention and
treatment, these various anticancer flavonoids and
other phytochemicals have synergistic effects. When
they are taken together they can greatly magnify
each other’s effectiveness, as well as the effectiveness
of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Importantly, these anticancer supplements also
protect normal cells and tissues from being damaged
by conventional chemotherapy and radiation
therapy.
Other Factors That
Increase Cancer Risk
One of the flaws of early diet and cancer studies
— and even some modern ones — is that the
researchers did not appreciate that a diet containing
carcinogenic foods and food additives could
greatly reduce the effectiveness of beneficial food
components.
For example, if you eat broccoli, spinach, and kale
but also eat a lot of food cooked in omega-6 oils, a
great deal of your protection is lost.
Likewise, if you do not wash vegetables and fruits
to remove the pesticides and herbicides, you will not
get nearly the amount of protection you would get
from properly washed organic produce.
Poor sleep habits, chronic stress, extreme exercise,
low vitamins D3 levels, and many other factors can
also reduce the effectiveness of a good diet.
People who use cancer-linked sweeteners like
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Exercise Against Cancer
Exercise and a reduction in abdominal fat greatly
reduce a person’s risk of developing cancer. Exercise
increases the efficiency of the antioxidant network,
improves oxygenation of tissues (cancer cannot
survive in a high-oxygen environment), and improves
overall health. When combined with a good diet and
selected nutrient supplements, exercise can play a
major role in cancer prevention.
However, extreme, intense exercise — especially
when not taking high levels of antioxidants and
flavonoids — may actually increase cancer risk, as
extreme exercise generates very high levels of free
radicals throughout the body that last for hours after
the exercise ends.
aspartame will not only neutralize many of the
beneficial effects of good foods, but will also saturate
their tissues with a cancer-causing substance.
Using insecticides in the home and
mothballs (which contain a chemical called
1,4-dichlorobenzene) in dressers and closets will
reduce the benefits of a good diet — because both
are linked to cancers and neurological damage.
Another often neglected factor in determining
cancer risk is the state of a person’s probiotics, which
are the beneficial bacteria in their colon.
Because of the use of antibiotics in many meats
and the increasing levels of medicines found
in drinking water, many people no longer have
adequate colon probiotics.
This lack of proper probiotics not only raises the
risk of colon cancer, but because it impairs immunity
throughout the body, it results in a higher risk of
developing other cancers.
And should such a person with an impaired
immune system develop a cancer, the tumor could
become very aggressive and deadly.
It is a good idea for everyone to take a probiotic
containing at least 10 billion organisms of the
Lactobacillus and bifidobacterum species once a week.
What You Need to Prevent
Brain Degeneration
As with the other conditions noted here,
protecting the brain must begin early in life, but is
vital at any age.
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Over the course of our lifetimes, we accumulate
toxic chemicals and harmful metals such as
aluminum, lead, mercury, fluoride, and cadmium in
our bodies.
While some of these are eliminated and
detoxified, a significant portion remain stored in
tissues and organs, even the brain.
Many of the toxic substances we are exposed to
are fat soluble, which means that when a person
loses fat weight, these toxic substances are released
into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream,
they can be transferred to the brain, heart, liver, and
kidneys.
If you have a poor diet, you will not be able
to remove these harmful substances very well.
Supplements that can boost your ability to detoxify
harmful metals include:
• NAC
• Taurine
• Carotenoids
• Curcumin
• Quercetin
• Resveratrol
• Sulforaphanes
• Magnesium
• Selenium
• Silymarin
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inflamed, a condition that can lead to one or more
of the diseases discussed here. A diet high in omega-6
oils and low in omega-3 oils (especially DHA)
worsens this inflammation. A diet high in sugar
and high-glycemic carbohydrates will also make
inflammation worse.
If such a diet is combined with a low intake
of high-nutrient vegetables, the condition gets
considerably worse.
Most flavonoids and other plant phytochemicals
have very powerful anti-inflammatory effects,
especially when taken in combination — which is
why a diet containing several types of vegetables
and fruits is superior to just eating your favorite
vegetable.
Metals Cause Toxic Immune Reaction
The reality is that inflammation is playing a
major role in most neurological disorders, but
especially Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, multiple
sclerosis, and ALS. Reducing inflammation
significantly reduces your risk of developing any one
of these conditions.
Insulin resistance also increases inflammation,
and may be linked to both Alzheimer’s and
Parkinson’s disease.
Metals such as aluminum, lead, mercury, and
cadmium increase inflammation too. And because
they are often tightly bound to brain cells, these
metals can be a source of chronic inflammation.
Vaccines are a major source of aluminum and
mercury (especially in the case of the flu vaccine).
Anything that chronically stimulates the
immune system can cause brain damage because it
activates brain immune cells (microglia). Activation
of microglia — especially chronic activation —
releases inflammatory chemicals and high levels of
glutamate, which can cause severe damage.
This interaction and magnification of
excitotoxicity by inflammation is what I have called
immunoexcitotoxicity — a process that has been
well-demonstrated in medical literature.
What this means is that if you have a chronic
infection — such as an abscessed tooth, longterm gum infection, recurrent bladder infections,
repeated vaccinations or recurrent bronchitis —
you will greatly increase your risk of developing a
neurological disorder because all of these conditions
prolong activation of brain microglia.
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Improving the Brain’s Function
The other key to degenerative brain disorders is a
loss of the ability to produce adequate energy, which
is mainly derived from the mitochondria of brain
cells. With aging, there is a progressive impairment
of these microscopic energy factories to supply
energy.
The mitochondria essentially become sluggish.
When this happens, they produce many more
free radicals, which damage brain cells and their
connections, called dendrites and synapses. This
process also triggers immunoexcitotoxicity —
meaning that everything is cascading toward disaster.
A healthy diet and exercise improve the brain’s
function and stimulate the release of special brainrepairing chemicals called brain growth factors,
which repair damage done by all of the conditions I
have noted.
This incredible ability of the brain to repair itself
is called “brain plasticity.”
Several plant extracts — such as curcumin,
quercetin, silymarin, luteolin, apigenin and
kaempferol — also stimulate energy production and
reduce brain inflammation, and some stimulate the
release of brain growth factors. DHA and EPA can
repair damaged synapses.
Vitamin D3 also enhances brain health by
controlling inflammation and interacting with brain
cells themselves.
The B vitamins, along with vitamin C and
magnesium, also play a major role in providing brain
energy. This is especially true for thiamine (B1),
riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), methylcobalamin
(B12), folate and niacinamide (B3).
Studies have shown that elderly people have a
high incidence of B12 deficiency. In fact, among
those in nursing homes, the incidence is as high as
80 percent.
Selenium plays a special role in brain protection
and zinc is protective, but only at normal levels.
Selenium and zinc deficiencies are common in older
people.
Getting restful sleep and avoiding excessive,
chronic, unrelieved stress is important for a healthy
brain. Stress has been shown to activate the brain
inflammatory mechanisms.
In fact, even minor surgery under local anesthesia
can for a brief period activate brain microglial
inflammatory cells. drblaylock.newsmax.com
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Health and Nutrition Updates
Curing Recurrent Bladder Infections
With Hormone Therapy
Not long ago, a friend of ours related an
experience that she had and an unusual solution to a
problem.
For years, she had suffered from recurrent
bladder infections. Each time, treatment with
antibiotics cleared the infection, but within a few
weeks or months the infection would recur.
Nothing she did resolved the problem, not
even the usual remedies such as cranberry juice,
higher doses of vitamin C, and probiotics. She was
frustrated, to say the least.
Fortunately, she went to see an integrative
physician trained in women’s hormonal problems.
This doctor tested her and found that estrogen levels
were low despite the fact that she was on a hormone
replacement vaginal cream.
The doctor increased her hormone dose, bringing
it up to normal. After that, my friend had no further
problems.
It has been more than two years since her last
bladder infection.
Sometimes the solution to a problem does not
come from the usual methods.
Had my friend continued to see her regular
doctor instead of the integrative physician, I have
no doubt that she would still be suffering from an
aggravating and harmful problem.
Statins Linked to Breast Cancer
It has been known for some time that a high
cholesterol level is protective against breast cancer.
In fact, high cholesterol reduces the risk of most
cancers.
Conversely, lowering cholesterol levels increases
the risk of breast cancer and can increase the
invasion of other types of cancers as well.
This news has created significant problems for
the makers and promoters of cholesterol-lowering
statin drugs.
The trouble began with a large cholesterol study
called the CARE study, in 1996.
In comparing women taking a statin drug to
those not on a statin, researchers found that 12 of
290 women in the statin group developed breast
cancer compared to just 1 of 290 of the women not
on the drug.
Since then, several studies have found the same
link to higher breast cancer risk.
To prevent future embarrassing problems,
statin researchers began to stop their statin studies
before the women could develop breast cancer and
excluded women who might be at higher risk of
breast cancer.
Despite this, a study then appeared that
demonstrated a twofold increase in breast cancer in
women taking a statin for at least 10 years.
The pharmaceutical companies designed more
studies to head off criticisms, but they continued to
show a link.
A number of effects explain the link to breast
cancer.
For example, statins lower omega-3 fatty acid
levels, which increases cancer risk.
Statins also induce insulin resistance, Type 2
diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and the drugs
impair mitochondrial function, which can cause
heart failure and raise the risk of cancer.
The Women’s Health Initiative study found a 70
percent higher risk of diabetes in postmenopausal
women on statin drugs.
Diabetes is associated with a higher risk of breast
cancer and a poorer prognosis.
Statins were also found to cause an increase
in T-regulatory lymphocytes, which significantly
increases cancer risk by impairing antitumor
immunity.
Another disturbing finding is that women taking
statins for 10 years or more were found to have a
dramatic increase in fat weight gain, which also is
strongly linked to breast cancer.
You would think that these finding would be
something that all women would want and even
need to know. But because drug companies spend
millions of dollars each year on advertising, such
stories get buried. With the paltry benefits reported
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with statin in terms of reducing heart attacks, you
would think that these would be pulled off the
market for safety reasons.
Iron: Major Factor in Parkinson’s
A number of studies have examined the role
of iron toxicity in Parkinson’s disease — most
demonstrate that it is a major player.
The brain contains natural iron chelators
(binding agents) that prevent damage to vulnerable
neurons. The most important of these is ferritin,
which is deficient in the brains of Parkinson’s
sufferers, meaning they have reduced protection
against iron toxicity.
Iron causes mischief by triggering the generation
of high levels of free radicals, especially the hydroxyl
radical.
Free radicals also come from
immunoexcitotoxicity, a central mechanism in
Parkinson’s disease.
Iron is a powerful activator of microglia, the
brain’s immune cells.
Studies of Parkinson’s patients have shown that
they have early abnormalities in iron metabolism
within the areas of the brain involved in the disease,
as well as reduced antioxidant defenses in these same
brain areas.
Using animal models of the disease, researchers
have shown a significant benefit against Parkinson’s
when utilizing iron chelators.
Unfortunately, most chelating drugs have high
toxicity and poor brain penetration. There are a
number of natural iron-chelating substances found
in plant extracts — hesperidin, quercetin, baicalein,
IP6 (phytic acid), EGCG (from white and green tea)
and curcumin.
Several of these have been shown to have
excellent brain penetration, such as hesperidin,
curcumin, and quercetin.
In addition, they are anti-inflammatory, reduce
microglial activation, and are powerful antioxidants
— all of which should help prevent and treat
Parkinson’s disease. Within the brain, these natural
chelators can help replace the lost ferritin.
Hypoglycemic Headache Cure
One of the great unrecognized disorders by
orthodox medicine is reactive hypoglycemia. This
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condition occurs in certain people when they eat
foods containing large amounts of sugar or other
foods that are high on the glycemic index.
It is a hereditary condition, and the episodes
gradually get worse over time.
In some cases the symptoms can be quite severe
— such as sudden, excruciating, and unrelenting
headaches that respond to few pain medications,
even strong narcotics.
Often, these headaches can interfere with sleep.
Unfortunately, every member of my family
suffered from this condition, including me. Over
the years, I searched for a cure, but found that if you
waited until after the headache occurred even eating
something afforded little relief.
Being interested in biochemistry, I looked at
the best way to rapidly supply the brain and pain
sensitive tissues with energy.
Pyruvate was the most logical answer, as it was
the point for glucose to enter the Krebs cycle, which
is the main site of energy generation.
Recently, I had a headache and knew that I
was in for a sleepless night. So I took a large dose
of pyruvate (four 775 mg capsules) and within 20
minutes the headache completely subsided. I slept
like a baby.
Even more impressive was the fact that the
headache never returned. I now use pyruvate
whenever I get one of these headaches.
Pyruvate is one of the best kept secrets in
medicine. Because of its essential position in cellular
energy production, it plays a major role in protecting
against a number of disorders.
Research has shown it to be superior to
glutamine in gut repair, it is a powerful protectant
against excitotoxicity, it prevents hypoglycemic
brain damage in cases of very severe hypoglycemia,
it protects the retina, prevents diabetic cataracts, and
improves brain cell function.
As far as I have been able to determine, pyruvate
has no toxicity.
I prefer magnesium pyruvate, but it is not
commercially available as a supplement. One can
also buy a creatine/pyruvate complex as a powder,
but it has a very intense, bitter taste.
Theoretically, pyruvate would be very valuable
for diabetics both in preventing hypoglycemic
brain injury (due to insulin overshooting) and in
supplying energy when insulin is not available. drblaylock.newsmax.com
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Ask Dr. Blaylock
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Can Antidepressant Cause Alzheimer’s?
Q: I have suffered from migraines for 35 years. I
was prescribed Endep 10 as a preventative. Will this
increase my risk of Alzheimer’s?
— Maree M., Watertown, S.D.
A: Endep 10 is a tricyclic antidepressant, which
can have a number of side effects. But increasing
your risk of Alzheimer’s should not be one of them.
If you are getting good relief, I would not
change the medication.
Best Dosage of Curcumin
Q: I have developed many food sensitivities. I
know that you recommend curcumin. What dosage?
How should it be taken?
— Cheryl M., Montreal, Que.
A: Curcumin is very poorly absorbed as a powder,
but it dissolves well in olive oil and coconut oil
(best if warmed). Be careful: This can be messy.
The dose depends on why your are taking it. For
maintenance health, I recommend 250 mg twice a
day.
For serious disorders such as cancer or
degenerative brain disorders, the dose could be
as high as 500 to 1,000 mg three times a day with
meals.
Supplementing to Beat Brain Tumor
Q: My mom was just diagnosed with a
glioblastoma. Her treatment will consist of radiation
and chemotherapy. Can you recommend any natural
treatments?
— Sandy P., Tampa, Fla.
A: Glioblastomas are the most common and
malignant type of brain tumor in humans.
Unfortunately, chemotherapy and radiation
treatments do very little to control this type of
tumor.
One of the most impressive case reports that
I have seen involved a neuroradiologist’s mother
who had a glioblastoma and went on a high-fat,
high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet — also called a
ketogenic diet. After eating that diet for some time,
her tumor disappeared completely.
Curcumin, quercetin, and silymarin have all
shown significant antitumor effects that are quite
powerful and have very few side effects. They work
best when taken together.
Avoiding food additives and foods high in
glutamate is essential.
Steam Broccoli for Health
Q: I’ve been told that fresh, organic broccoli should
only be steamed for three minutes, and never
cooked in water or in the microwave. Is there a
good reason for that?
— Jules J., Novato, Calif.
A: Broccoli is steamed to neutralize a compound
that suppresses thyroid function.
Steaming will also preserve all of the essential
anticancer and other health-providing compounds
in the broccoli.
Cooking vegetables in water leaches these
beneficial compounds out into the water, where
they are usually thrown away.
Diet Important With Breast Cancer
Q: My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
A doctor prescribed basically a vegan diet, which
has shown benefits. But her oncologist still
wants her to undergo chemotherapy. What is
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the best combination of conventional medicine
and alternatives for treating other factors such as
inflammation?
— Lanny T., Smyrna, Ga.
A: The evidence that diet plays a major role
in cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis is
extensive and should be known by all oncologists.
Unfortunately, that is not the case.
For a patient with Stage IV breast cancer,
chemotherapy has very little if anything to offer,
other than complications.
This is well-known in all of the cancer
literature.
I suggest you get a copy of my book, “Natural
Strategies for Cancer Patients.” I pray for your dear
wife.
Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
Q: My husband has severe ulcerative colitis.
A recent colonoscopy shows bleeding ulcers
throughout his large intestine. His doctor is pushing
for Remicade infusions. Can you give some advice
regarding the Remicade?
— Linda H., Macomb, Ill.
A: Remicade blocks an inflammatory cytokine
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called TNF-alpha. It can be quite beneficial
in autoimmune disorders but has serious
complications, some possibly fatal.
In such situations a patient should use a very
low dose of the medication combined with a
number of anti-inflammatory supplements such
as curcumin, quercetin, DHA, vitamin C, and
vinpocetine.
Magnesium is also essential for the colitis
and the seizures. These supplements also reduce
seizures.
All glutamate additives should be avoided.
Curcumin Okay Without Gallbladder
Q: Is curcumin a problem for a person who has had
his or her gallbladder removed?
— George R., Bellefonte, Pa.
A: Curcumin causes the gallbladder to contract,
helping the flow of bile to the gut. But people with
a bile duct obstruction, such as a gallstone, will
experience increased pain and risk of gallbladder
rupture.
Without a gallbladder the risk no longer exists,
unless the patient had a stone in his or her hepatic
ducts, which is very unlikely in a person without
pain. About Dr. Blaylock
Dr. Russell Blaylock is a nationally recognized, board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and
lecturer. He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his
internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. For 25 years,
he has practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from his neurosurgical
duties to devote his full attention to nutritional studies and research. Dr. Blaylock has authored four books on
nutrition and wellness, including “Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills,” “Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save
Your Life,” “Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients,” and his most recent work, “Cellular and Molecular Biology of
Autism Spectrum Disorders,” edited by Anna Strunecka. An in-demand guest for radio and television programs, he
lectures extensively to both lay and professional medical audiences on a variety of nutrition related subjects.
He is the 2004 recipient of the Integrity in Science Award granted by the Weston A. Price Foundation. He
serves on the editorial staffs of the Surgical Neurology International and the Journal of American Physicians
and Surgeons, official publication of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He also serves as an
assistant editor-in-chief for the journal Surgical Neurology International. He was also a lecturer for the Foundation
on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. At present, he is a reviewer for the journal Food & Chemical Toxicology
and other journals.
Dr. Blaylock previously served as clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.
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