We are all killing ourselves a little bit every day; and in ways that are not that hard to address.
4 major ways we are slowly killing ourselves are:
- By allowing blood homocysteine to be too high
- Not detecting – and eliminating – low level inflammation in the body, and
- Having an excess of glycotoxins (these cause wrinkles – inside the body and out)
- Too many free radicals (and too few anti-oxidants to mop them up)
All 4 factors are aging; and they create disease – especially cancer and heart disease.
The first 2 are easily measured by appropriate blood tests. They are usually successfully treated with supplements and herbs. A re-test after a few months will show the progress being made.
For numbers 3 and 4 on the list, the treatment is to change lifestyle and diet to prevent additional free radicals and glycotoxins being formed; and to take supplements to reduce the levels which are present.
For example, sun-bathing creates huge numbers of free radicals so should be avoided; bar-b-q cooked meat is high in glycotoxins and similarly should be avoided. A large amount of fruit and veg in the diet always helps; as does a dramatic reduction in the intake of starchy food.
For supplements, common anti-oxidants include vitamins A, C and E; and to counteract glycation, carnosine is a powerful aid.
More detail later.
