Why We Get Fat and the World’s Best Diet
I am taking a short break and stepping off my telomere / fish oil soap box to revisit a topic that in the past was a big favorite: diet and obesity. As I mentioned in my last blog my descent and resurrection from obesity is graphically detailed on the Ultra Strength Fat Furnace page. My
Aerobic versus Intervals – The Best kind of Exercise Revisited
For the past decade I have intermittently written about the effects of exercise on health and body composition (primarily weight loss). My own descent and resurrection from Obesity is well detailed in graphic fashion. At that time I also obtained my CPT (Personal Trainer) certificate and began what would amount to a biannual sojourn to
Krill better than fish oil- more chicanery
A recent a study published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease my favorite topic was examined. That topic you may have guessed is the ratio of Omega 6 inflammatory fats versus Omega 3 anti-inflammatory ratio. I have harped on and on about this for many years because it is the most important measure
2013 The Year in Review
First let me wish the Happiest of New Years and a phenomenal 2014. I can tell you that if 2013 is any indication, 2014 will be spectacular. And speaking of 2013 I want to give you a brief perspective on this passing year from Dr Dave’s point of view both in terms of accomplishments and
Are You Immune to Aging
Telomeres are the end segments of every chromosome that function as a biologic time clock. Their overall length and health determines how long your cells will live. Over the past few years it has become more and more common to measure telomere length in blood cells, specifically white blood cells that represent your immune system.
The latest TA-65 Human Study results
Science is like Molasses… it flows slowly. Ever since the 2010 human study on TA-65 was published I have been telling you about the “other half” of the data. I had access to it so I shared it with you but naturally the naysayers and skeptics said, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” So
Unhealthy Telomeres greatly increase the Risk of Cancer
Even though I recently released a blog that looks specifically at prostate cancer and the effect of telomere length on prognosis, I mentioned breast cancer in that blog as another form of hormonally driven cancer that shares many features behaviorally with prostate cancer. The ink on that blog had barely dried when yet another study
Telomeres and Cancer- More than just Length
Telomeres are our cellular biologic time clocks. They are found at the end of every healthy chromosome. It they are short that chromosome and the cell it lives in are headed for disaster. By disaster I mean, 1) Removal from the functional cell pool leaving you with fewer healthy cells to do their job. 2)
Still not Dead!
In mid-July a ridiculous poorly designed poorly done study was published by a “reputable journal” from the National Cancer Institute. It associated “high Omega 3 intake” with a 70% increased risk of prostate cancer. It was published by one Dr T. Brasky and his research time and derived from a sub group analysis of another
Telomere Length and Life Stress – It all counts
Have you seen the recent articles that link childhood stress to shorter telomere length in adults? Actually this information is not new. Last year a study of Rumanian orphans came out showing the same thing: children in difficulty in early life lost telomere length and had shorter telomeres as adult. Remember this will statistically equate
What is Two Years worth?
The answer to that question has many different answers. I know this for a fact because I asked it at a recent conference I spoke at and I got as many different answers as there were people willing to answer it! The ranges varied from $10,000 through millions to “priceless”! As long as it was
Slowing Down Telomere Loss with Fish oil – Just a Little Too Convenient!
Life is kinda funny at times. A few years back I was motoring along minding my own business on the internet doing the fish oil, telomere and anti-aging thing I’ve always done and no one seemed to care much. Now all of a sudden entering my 12th year I seem to be getting people’s attention
A Unified Theory of Aging Part 6
I have written several emails/blogs etc in the past dealing with health, disease and now aging. Since there were 5 prior writings dating back to 2004 and culminating with the most recent “Is aging unstoppable”. I decided to name this one appropriately “Part 6”. This is also a reminder to you that have been doing
Your Work and My Promise Bear Fruit
Five months ago I launched a contest and I asked you for help. I told you I needed money to finance the kinds of studies that needed to be done in human rejuvenation. I told you that the amount of work and the amount invested in people, real live people was tiny and it was
Telomeres linked to DNA “Dark Matter”
I swear the copywriters have gotten a hold of the scientists. I say this because for the past 20 years I have been following scientific literature and I have never seen such a proliferation of pithy titles and witty tag lines to describe brute force dry science ever as I have recently. Not Ever! The
TA-65 Telomerase Supplement Flash Sale HURRY!
For a limited time, on this blog only, choose any of the TA-65 options on the TA-65 item page below and I will throw in a free Telomere Edge Pack worth over $100 and a bottle of my legendary Monster Multi with Minerals valued at over $45. You must use the links from this page
Good News Doesn’t Sell! Researchers Claim Fish Oil for Memory is Bunk
I can’t start this blog without at least calling your attention on more time to July’s “Fish oil Associated with Prostate Cancer” study. At the time I refuted that study on every level while everyone else was cowering in fear. I am about to do it again with another big highly touted study that “Has
A brief blog about my blog!
The word press blog has become very popular and I have a lot of regular fans and of course some regular detractors. This is the Yin and Yang of life. But recently I got an email accusing me of being a “Johnny Come Lately”. Now normally I shrug this stuff off but I have to
Cancer and Telomerase Part 6
I am not going to rehash all of the things I have said about telomerase activation and cancer in the past because there is too much new stuff to tell you about. But I will remind you that cancer has a nasty and unique ability to amplify telomerase expression in just about every way you
Are You Neurotic? Be Careful!
Ok you’ve seen me beat up on the QPCR as a tool for accurate assessment of telomere length in the recent Ornish study. To my mind that was the absolute worst use of that technology and it invalidates much of what the authors concluded primarily because the study was so small and did not correlate
Great stuff about Telomeres in the news this week
You may have already heard about the follow up to the original Dean Ornish/Liz Blackburn study done 5 years ago. If you missed the boat this Southern California duo of famous people did a small study using a dietary modification to measure telomerase activation in peripheral white blood cells- the ones we usually look at