Art Youmans, “Your 2nd Brain in the Gut,” 5 March 2019
Your 2nd brain consists of about 500 million neurons & is in your gut, also called the enteric nervous system. For the 1st brain between your ears to operate properly, the 2nd brain, located from the esophagus to the stomach, & then to the small & large intestine area, must function well.
The article, below, “Gut Health: Protecting your second brain,” explains what you have to do, today, so that your 2nd brain gut will properly support your 1stbrain, tomorrow.
Good gut health is not rocket science. It’s common sense.
Art
Personal Liberty Digest® Gut health: Protecting your second brain
“Everyone knows about the brain in your head, but did you know about the one in your gut? There is a matrix of millions of neurons that can control intestinal muscle movements without any help from your central nervous system living in your colon.
It's called the enteric nervous system, and because it can function without instructions from the brain or spine, some scientists like to call it your second brain.
An Australian research team first discovered the brain in mice and now believe it exists in all mammals, humans included.
Some scientists believe that this second brain evolved first — even before the brain housed between your ears. But we seem to put much more emphasis on keeping the one above the belt healthy. We're always looking for ways to keep it sharp and to stave off the things that really scare us, like dementia.
But what about your second brain? You probably give it very little thought unless you have a bout of constipation. But if the brains of mammals evolved first to move poop, then later to take care of more complex business, it must be crucial. Here are five steps to keep that process going smoothly.
Step #1 — Hydrate
To keep fecal matter moving, you have to stay hydrated. Drink at minimum between half an ounce and an ounce of water for each pound you weigh per day. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you need to drink 80 to 160 ounces of water each day.
Step #2 — Exercise
Moving more helps stimulate your intestines to contract and move that poop along. Set a regular exercise schedule to keep your gut active.
Step #3 — Add fiber
Aim for at least 40 grams of fiber each and every day. This can be both soluble and insoluble fiber. It will help to bulk up your fecal matter and keep it moving smoothly through your intestines. Good fibers to add to your diet include berries, oatmeal, lentils and green veggies.
Step #4 — Kick the bad stuff
Certain foods can slow down your colon and leave you at higher risk of constipation. These include:
• Processed foods • Foods high in sugar • Caffeine • Alcohol • Dairy
Step #5 — Supplement
Support the health of your gut brain with colon-friendly supplements like probiotics.”
Sincerely, Bob Livingston Bob Livingston Editor, Personal Liberty Digest® Editor, The Bob Livingston Letter™ 20 February 2019
NOTE: Practically every processed food is high in sugar & salt, since sugar & salt are preservatives & give the product a longer shelf life. For example, hamburger & hot dog buns & loaves of white bread are 10% sugar.
If you dine out, be aware that sugar may be mixed with your food to enhance the taste. In Oklahoma, restaurants usually add a cup of sugar to every large batch of coleslaw they make for multiple patrons. Ask the waiter if there is sugar in your coleslaw before you order it.
Sugar & sugar substitutes are bad food additives that build up in your fat cells, keeps you looking like Mr. or Mrs. Santa Claus, & can contribute to destroying your brain between your ears as well as messing up the 2nd brain in your gut. .
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Art Youmans, “Strengthen Your Brain. Prevent Cognitive Decline,” 30 April 2019
The easiest way to strengthen your brain & prevent cognitive decline is to avoid contact with everything that harms your brain.
Were you aware that stress can cause a massive shrinkage to the memory center of your brain?
Therefore avoid people or situations that bring stress into your life. . However, not always is that successful, according to a television report, on February 8, 2019, about a man & wife, both lawyers, who tried to kick their hippie 30ish son out of their home for refusing to get a job. The lazy son then increased their stress by suing his parents for giving birth to him, without first getting his permission.
Inflammation in the body also harms your brain & weakens your immune system.
Gluten in bread & grain products like cookies & cereals causes inflammation,which allows all types of diseases to thrive.
Sugar & sugar substitutes also cause inflammation. Besides damaging your brain, sugar elevates your blood sugar, gives you a diabetes risk & can cause heart disease. Added sugars (including artificial sugars like high fructose corn syrup) in fruit drinks, sodas, desserts etc. will shorten your lifespan & likely lead to premature dementia.
Drink half your bodyweight in ounces of water every day. (If you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of water daily.) Every time you feel thirsty, you are dehydrated, Every time you are dehydrated, your brain shrinks permanently. To prevent brain shrinkage, always drink water even when you’re not thirsty. Use 8-ounce water glasses or 20-. 27-ounce or larger water bottles to measure your daily water intake.
All Big Pharma drugs have side effects, many of which affect your brain. Before taking any drug suggested by your doctors, check them on the Internet to see what side effects the drugs have. Some, like Chantix (to stop smoking), can cause deadly suicidal thoughts. My advice is to never take any drug that could cause suicidal thoughts or depression or harm the brain or other organ in any way.
The 2nd easiest way to strengthen your brain & prevent cognitive decline is take natural vitamins & minerals & eat a non-junk food diet.
Published in the journal, Neurology,” researchers found that just one daily serving of Vitamin K-rich vegetables achieved brain function abilities similar to those 11 years younger. (SOURCE: Mark Stengler N.M.D., “Health Revelation” newsletter, February 2019, page 7)
Dr. Stengler listed Vitamin K-rich foods as Spinach, Kale, Asparagus & Brussel Sprouts as beneficial for the brain, heart, bones & a protector against certain cancers. Memory tests showed that combining one daily serving of a Vitamin K-rich food with 180 mg turmeric increased a participant’s memory 28% & lessened plaque & tangle accumulation in regions of the brain that modulate mood & memory.
Joseph Mercola D.O. e-mailed me an article, “B Vitamins Are Important for the Prevention of Cognitive Decline,” on 7 February 2019. Dr. Mercola, like I do, believes that natural B Complex vitamins “help prevent cognitive decline and protect against more serious dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.”
Dr. Mercola also suggests you eat fermented foods for a healthy gut flora & eliminate sugar & other sweeteners.
I recommend the Lifeextension brand of natural B-complex vitamins, plus a sublingual (under the tongue) 5 mg methyl-cobalamin tablet with meals daily or more often. (I take one of each with every meal.) A natural B-complex tablet contains B-vitamins that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier much better than synthetic vitamin tablets from drug stores. I buy mine at vitacost.com or lifeextension.com
Super Brain Foods
Researchers have found that pathways for Alzheimer's often start 30 years before the onset of symptoms & that nearly half of people over age 85 die with dementia. However, you can take steps NOW, with simple changes to diet & lifestyle, that can prevent Alzheimer's in 90% of the cases, according to Drs. Dean & Ayesha Sherzai, M.D., co-directors of the Brain Health & Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Loma Linda University.
These doctors recommend 7 super foods that provide brain-boosting benefits that shield you from dementia, improve brain function, improve memory, protect from mental decline & reduces risk of strokes. These supe rfoods are listed below:
Tumeric, which includes curcumin, a micronutrient with antioxidant activity. Blueberries, plus strawberries, raspberries, blackberries & the other berries are good for your brain, heart & your overall health. Greens, especially cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, kale, collards & Brussel sprouts.
In 2015, researchers at Rush University in Chicago found that a study of 950 elderly participants who ate greens halted their mental decline by 11 years. Coffee & tea are good for you as long as you don't sweeten it or drink more than 3-5 cups a day, & decreases your risk of dementia up to 65%. Coffee causes blood vessels to expand, including those that feed your brain,which helps circulation throughout the body.
White & Green tea are the best for you as they are the least processed, highest in level of antioxidants & lowest in caffeine. Legumes include beans, peas, lentils, soybeans & even peanuts which contain folate,iron, magnesium & potassium which helps with brain neuron firing. Legumes also contain choline, a B-vitamin that boosts acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter critical for brain function. Omega-3 fatty-acids protect you from mental decline. Flax seeds (ground up), chia seeds, walnuts & hemp seeds are good plant sources.
Fish, like wild salmon, sardines & herring are good Omega-3 sources. I take an Omega-3 supplement that contains all three types of Omega-3, ALA, EPA & DHA. Flax seeds cannot be digested unless they are ground up. I use a small coffee grinder. Red grapes contain resveratrol, a polyphrenol that reduces the levels of amyloidal-beta peptides in patients with Alzheimer's. Eat 2-1/4 cups of red grapes per day for better brain health. (SOURCE:”BRAIN FOOD,” Food Revolution Network, Ocean Robbins, 2018.)
Occasional Fasting Yields Newly Discovered Brain Benefits
Research shows that fasting increases the number of stem cells in the brain that can help regenerate neurons. If you're 20 pounds or more overweight, consider fasting one day a month or eat very little one day a month. However if you're not overweight, consider Intermediate Fasting (which I do). Intermediate Fasting is to make sure that at least 12 hours pass between the last meal in the evening & the first meal in the morning.(e.g. Supper at 7 PM, Breakfast after 7 PM.) I generally have supper about 7 PM & breakfast about 9 AM. The more time between supper & breakfast, the better for your brain.(SOURCE: “Occasional Day of Fasting Yields Newly Discovered Brain Benefits,” Brain Health Breakthroughs, Vol. 3, issue 592, awakeningfromalzheimers.com, Lee Euler)
Columbo Didn’t Protect His Brain from Dementia
From 1968 to 2003, actor Peter Falk’s TV detective character, Columbo, was famous for looking befuddled & forgetful & then, suddenly, recalling,”just one more thing.” Neither his short height of 5'6” nor glass eye (cancer at age 3) prevented him from stardom.
Around 2007, Peter Falk became permanently befuddled & forgetful as he battled Alzheimer’s disease until 2011. Perhaps, if Falk had less stress in his life, avoided sugar, ate Vitamin K-rich vegetables & choline-rich eggs & steak, took B-Complex vitamins etc., a 91-year-old Columbo might be on TV, today, solving crimes from a wheelchair while living in a nursing home.
Falk rapidly slipped into dementia immediately after a series of dental operations about age 79. Likely, the operations allowed mouth bacteria into Falk's bloodstream from where bacterial toxins entered the brain, triggering Alzheimer's. If you plan to have extensive dental work done & you're over 60, I'd advise you to ask the dentist for a prescription for antibiotics both before & after each procedure.
NOTE: Choline is an essential nutrient that is the precursor for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is involved in many functions including memory & muscle control. According to Al Sears M.D., a Florida doctor, like many nutrients, your supply of choline drops as you age, If you don’t replace it with supplements, you’re on the fast-track to mental decline. Although I’m not on the fast-track but am on the slow-track to mental decline, I've recently started taking a daily 500mg Choline supplement. I’ll report on the results of taking Choline if I feel any difference in the future that I attribute to it.
If Father Time calls for me before then, I’ll wave him off, & say: “Sorry, Sir. I appreciate the offer but I can’t go until I tell the kids about Choline.”
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Art Youmans, “Brain Damage from Trauma Can be Reversed,” 25 February 2019
The first National Football League (NFL) player to seek help from Daniel G. Amen M.D. was 54-year-old former college Hall of Fame running back, Anthony Davis, who after testing, was shown to have the brain of someone 85-years old. That’s not good. Even an 85-year-old doesn’t want the brain of the average 85-year old. I’m 86, nearly 87, & I don’t want one, either.
Dr. Amen’s 1st brain study on 30 former NFL players was published in 2011, including a battery of cognitive tests & SPECT imaging measuring cerebral blood flow.
Although these players showed clear evidence of “cognitive impairment and brain damage,” following 6 months of treatment involving “a change in diet, lifestyle & brain-directed nutritional supplements,” by Dr. Amen, these former players “showed significant improvements in memory, reasoning, and in speed and accuracy of information processing, and increased blood flow to various areas of the brain.”
Amazingly, what Dr. Amen’s Brain Healing Protocol included were most of the 7 protocols I’ve been following for many decades. See what Dr. Amen used to reverse brain trauma in these former NFL players:
The Amen Healing Protocols To optimize benefits to the brain, the full Amen Clinic Program consists of the following:
A brain-healthy diet — high in nutritious and colorful fruits and vegetables; sources of “clean” protein that are organic, free-range and grass-fed, free of hormones and antibiotics; high fiber whole grains, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, herbs, spices and plenty of water.
Learn something new – exercise different parts of the brain with language games and crossword puzzles; memory games and learning a new musical instrument; math games and map reading.
Exercise – steady walking with short bursts of activity, strength training, coordination activities (tennis, table tennis, dancing), yoga practice and tai chi.
Relax – anything that helps relieve stress is essential, such as deep breathing, meditation, guided imagery, socializing, etc.
Promote vascular health – practice great sleep habits, take gingko biloba and omega 3 fatty acids; avoid stress, caffeine and nicotine.
Decrease inflammation – regularly consume fish, nuts, broccoli, avocados, green tea, cacao, curcumin, rosemary and garlic.
Brain support supplements – omega 3, vitamins B6, B12, folate, C and D; gingko biloba, huperzine A, vinpocetine, choline, acetyl-l-carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), CoQ10 and phosphatidylserine (PS),”an amino acid derivative.”
If you read the sports pages of newspapers, magazines, listen to sports shows on the radio or see sports commentary on television, you have heard about how just a few concussions have impaired the brains, especially the memory, of National Football League (NFL) & college football players.
. Tens of millions of dollars have been allocated to compensate former NFL players with brain damage, mostly from concussions caused by helmet-to-helmet blows. Until now, the media acted like brain trauma was a one-way-street to the babbling-idiot institution, housing grown men with childlike minds.
Brain damage from trauma greatly interests me, since I’ve lived through at least four (4) severe concussions.
At age 18, foolishly sparring with an experienced 185-pound heavyweight wearing 16-ounce (well-padded) gloves, my friend, Bill hit a 155-pound me on the jaw with a right cross that knocked me through the ring ropes onto wrestling mats piled on the floor, a few feet from the boxing ring. I was KO’d for maybe 45-seconds & had a pounding headache for 3 days
. I avoided boxing after that, but did okay in Karate tournaments that I entered a few years later. At age 20, I was sitting in the right back seat of a moving Ford Model A convertible, at college, when a classmate sharply turned the corner, left, at about 35 mph. The Model A was not built to turn corners sharply at that speed, so it flipped over & airborne-me onto the busy street like a pea flipped ten feet with a spoon.
I was ko’d when I hit the street, but spectators tell me that I was run over by a car (that never stopped) & that I crawled toward the curb, hit my head on the
curb & was revived a few minutes later with no injuries except road burns on my hands. Luck was with me.
BrainCenter.
Believing the fake news from the National Football League (NFL) that a couple of concussions led players down the path to senility, I expected to become a babbling idiot in a short time after my 4th concussion. Fortunately, by serendipity, I was doing everything right in my life to reverse brain damage from trauma. I’d rather be lucky than smart any day.
NOTE: I consider the two protocols, “Brain support supplements, & “Brain-healthy diet” the most important of the 7 protocols. (SOURCE:Awakeningfromaltheimers.com, “Proof that brain damage from trauma can be reversed,” copyright 2018.)
I believe that the average football player or other competitive athlete (e.g. boxer, martial artist etc.) may have had a hundred or more mini-concussions in practices & competitions when they were teenagers & collegiate athletes & never realized it.
Because the NFL has deep pockets, they are being given 100% of the responsibility for football players’ dementia. Logically, I doubt if the NFL concussions contributed to more than 50% of the brain damage suffered by most NFL veterans who were blocked or tackled.
It was probably cheaper for the NFL to settle out-of-court, than to battle in the court system for the next 10 years.
Whether or not you’ve had concussions in the past, you’d do well to follow Dr. Amen’s 7 healing protocols for good health in your future.
NOTE: Whereas Dr. Amen lists vitamin B6 & B12 & folate among “7. Brain support vitamins” in this newsletter, he should have mentioned that all the B-complex vitamins are synergistic & work best if taken together. Therefore I’d recommend a B-complex tablet taken daily instead of separate B6, B12 & folate tablets or capsules. I recommend the Lifeextension brand, a natural (not synthetic) capsule. It costs me $8 for a 60-capsule bottle when I buy 4 at a time from lifeextension.com Since “BioActive Complete B-Complex” is a water-soluble vitamin, you can’t overdose on it. Whatever your body doesn’t need is washed out in your urine within 4 to 5 hours. Take your vitamins & minerals either with or right after a meal for better assimilation.
NOTE 2: The type of inflammation referred to by Dr. Amen in his 6th protocol, “Decrease Inflammation,” is prolonged inflammation, known as chronic inflammation. Any food that causes chronic inflammation should be avoided because chronic inflammation may lead to diseases like hay fever, tooth & heart problems, rheumatoid arthritis & even cancer (e.g. gallbladder carcinoma.).
In my opinion, gluten should be eliminated from your diet immediately, as it is a major source of chronic inflammation in your diet. Unless your bread or cookies or other dough products are labeled “gluten-free” or are made of a gluten-free flour like buckwheat, almond, coconut or rice flour, eliminate them from your diet, immediately. This move to eliminate gluten could save your life. Eliminate sugar & sugar substitutes, too. They also cause chronic inflammation.
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION KILLS BY SUPPRESSING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, ALLOWING ANY DISEASE TO FLOURISH & DESTROY YOUR BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Art Youmans, “Ways to Sharpen Your Brain,” 30 October 2018
NOTE: Last Thursday, I went to Hillcrest Medical Center’s emergency room with a right wrist that had a pain level of 8 on a scale of 10.
One doctor said (from the X-ray) that I had a broken bone in the swollen wrist. A 2nd doctor, an orthopedic surgeon said that my old ligaments has snapped or stretched (from old age), allowing 2 bones to float, pinching nerves in the wrist that paralyzed the hand.
In short, I spent 5 days in the hospital & will spend the next 30 days or so in an assisted living home until the swelling subsides in a week or so. Then the orthopedic surgeon will see me, set a time to operate & then operate on my right wrist to repair the damage.
Until the operation is healed, the docs want me housed in the assisted living place. After that, I’ll be permanently at home.
About 22 extra newsletters were written by me in anticipation of a potential health problem, so you should receive them on an irregular basis until at least mid-April 2019. I am sending this to you from home.The assisted living home (The Villages of Southern Hills in Tulsa, a well-managed establishment) allows me to return home 4-hours a day if I have transportation. My right hand is still partly-uncoordinated, so I can’t drive. Mary Margarett is my excellent chauffeur. Take care, Art
FROM: Art Youmans, “Ways to Sharpen Your Brain,” 30 October 2018
In statistics class you learn that the Dependent Variable is the end result of the actions of Independent Variables.
If your desire in life is to have a healthy brain, free of dementia, your Dependent Variable could be to protect your brain from the bad stuff (e.g. toxic chemicals, inflammation) & fortify it with Independent Variables like an organic, toxin-free non-GMO, non-junk food diet, plenty of exercise, water & any other possible ways to retain a youthful, healthy brain.
One fascinating Independent Variable, mentioned in a July 12, 2018 e-mail report by Fred Pescatore M.D. is BRAIN HUMMING.
Apparently, humming for 30 seconds or so, several times a day, stimulates the Vagus nerve that runs from your feet to your brain. In some folks, neurotransmitters in the brain are stimulated when you hum, reducing inflammation in the body, helping reduce the likelihood of getting Parkinson’s Disease & Dementia & various forms of Arthritis. And, if you already have Parkinson, Dementia or Arthritis, brain humming 3 or 4 times a day for 30-seconds or more, can lessen the symptoms.
Some arthritis patients, including Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, have seen a 70% reduction of symptoms over a 10 week period.
Since childhood, when I played the kazoo, I’ve found myself humming tunes, like “Oklahoma,” many times during the day. Perhaps, this humming has been a genetic Independent Variable protecting my brain from damage from both the environment & Father Time.
Brain Humming is free. It works on some folks. Try it if you have a free 30 seconds several times a day. Is savings your brain worth less than 2 minutes a day of your time, humming? If so, pick your favorite tune & begin humming, either muffled or loud humming. You will feel vibrations in your skull when you hum.. After 10 weeks of humming, let me know how you feel.
You’ll probably feel smarter & healthier.
YOUR BRAIN & The Role of MITOCHONDRIA in Generating Much of Its Energy
The brain is the most energy dependent organ in the human body, consuming up to 20% of the energy used by the entire body.
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of your cells, producing most of the energy in your body, plus mitochondria can kill malfunctioning cells that might otherwise turn into cancer cells as you age. When you get older, mitochondria get less active in preventing cancer & produce much lower amounts of energy. Your brain is the most energy-dependent organ in the body & is harmed by this impaired energy production. Many researchers believe that this is what makes the human brain susceptible to age-related diseases, like Alzheimer’s & other forms of dementia.
MEAL TIMING One of the worst things you can do to damage your mitochondria is eating supper within 3 hours of going to bed, on a regular basis.(e.g. If you go to bed at 10 P.M., always finish your supper by 7 P.M.) By supplying your body with food within 3 hours of bedtime, when your body needs it the least (when you’re sleeping), excessive amounts of free radicals end up being formed, which damage mitochondrial DNA & create other health problems.in your body, like making you gain weight.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR MITOCHONDRIA
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) harm your mitochondria DNA, so minimize your exposure to EMF is these ways: Your cell phone emits EMFs. Minimize holding your cell phone or portable phone to your ear as much as possible. Sleep with it, & other wi-fi devices in your home, at least 6 feet from your brain. If EMF radiation exposure worries you (like it does me) consider getting a “radiation-blocking cell phone case” for about 50 bucks.
Avoid sleeping with your bed against a wall that has a power meter on the outside. The power meter is a major source of magnetic fields. Electric fields can be shielded but magnetic fields go right through metal, including lead. To protect your mitochondria, make it a habit of avoiding getting close to your home’s power meter for extended periods of time (e.g. 6 hours or more)
PREVENTION MAGAZINE’S SUGGESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR BRAIN August 2018 issue, pages 56-61
EXERCISE Walk, dance, play, move…getting your body into action helps clear your brain of a protein fragment called “amyloid,” which accumulates in & “gunks-up” the brains of people who develop Alztheimer’s.30 minutes a day of actively moving around gets your heart rate up & protects the brain.
SLEEP Try to get 8-9 hours every night. Stay off the computer for at least 30 minutes before going to sleep. The blue light that digital screens emit can keep you awake.
EAT SMARTER Try the Mind Diet, with more of these: antioxidant-rich berries, vegetables (especially leafy greens), & fish (for its omega-3 fatty acids. Sprinkle a spice named turmeric regularly on your salads. A compound in turmeric called curcumin can improve the memory & mood of middle-aged & older adults. (Turmeric is also available in health food stores in pill form.) Eat less red meat, less margarine, less fried & junk food. Most natural vitamins & minerals you take will strengthen your immune system & indirectly protect your mitochondria, but these few specifically strengthen the mitochondria: Coenzyme Q10, magnesium, & B-Complex.
SOURCES: mercola.com, Joseph Mercola D.O., “How Aging Affects Mitochondria in Brain Cells & Contributes to Age-Related Diseases,” and; “EMP Exposure: Worse than Cigarettes.” Logicalhealthalternatives.com, Fred Pescatore, M.D., “30-Second Brain Humming Secret Stuns All Who Try It.” .
YOUR BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
The blood-brain barrier prevents large pollutant particles from damaging the brain. However small particles of magnetite, formed from iron oxide, can be inhaled into the brain through the nose. In 2008, high levels of magnetite in the brain were linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Magnetite is very toxic & makes the brain protein linked to Alzheimer’s even more toxic.
WHERE DOES MAGNETITE COME FROM?
Most magnetite comes from power stations, open fires & vehicle’s internal combustion engines. Particle sizes of less than 200 nanometers (nm) of magnetite can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier & turn you into a babbling idiot. To give you some idea of how small these particles are, the width of a human hair is 75,000 nm.
WHY DO CARS HAVE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES THAT PRODUCE MOST OF THE TOXIC AIR POLLUTANT, MAGNETITE?
It was an unintended consequence of the alliance of oil baron, John D. Rockefeller, who once controlled 90% of America’s oil supply & Alfred P. Sloan, CEO of General Motors. This alliance was made about 100 years ago, when half the cars on the road were powered by steam.
Rockefeller bought a large chunk of General Motors stock & together they forced the industry to convert 100% to use gasoline in internal combustion engines, so as to use Rockefeller’s oil rather than water.
Only around 25% of the fuel is used to power an internal combustion engine, which is very inefficient. The remaining 75% goes out the tail pipe as carbon monoxide, polluting the air with 2,000 toxic elements, like magnetite.
HELP! WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MYSELF?
Not much. The finest particle face masks won’t block magnetite, since the particles are too small. You can do only these three (3) things: 1. Keep lots of toxin-absorbing plants & micro-particle air filters around your workplace & home; 2. Live in a neighborhood away from power plants & thousands of motor vehicles, perhaps in the country, and: 3: Hope for the best.
Toxin-absorbing plants are discussed in the April 16, 2019 newsletter. If you can’t wait that long, get some peace lily plants. I have them in my home to absorb toxins in the air. I paid 20 bucks apiece for these 2-foot-tall plants.
AN INTERESTING FACT
Another harmful unintended consequence is Bill Gates’ alliance with Monsanto, years before they merged, this June, into Swiss chemical giant, Bayer. The Gates Foundation owned more than 800,000 shares of Monsanto stock, more than 5 years ago. Gates has used his influence to promote GMO food & cancer-causing glyphosate on your fruit & vegetables for years. Both Rockefeller & Gates have indirectly sickened & killed more Americans than the total number knocked off by all serial killers in American history.
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Art Youmans, You Have Only One Brain. Protect it! 14 March 2017
Most of us realize that the automobile was designed by people who knew the anatomy of the human body. Each week or so in the future, I plan to talk about a body part (brain) or system (filtering system) comparing it to the design of a car.
The steering wheel, computer chips, gear shifts, cruise & foot controls are like the car’s brain. For example, to protect your car’s brains you adjust or replace brakes & other controls. You should do similar things to your body, to keep them from rust (brain fog) & other destructive elements (Alzheimer’s).
A fool runs his car into the ground, & never checks the oil, anti-freeze or other fluid levels, periodically. The same fool also seldom performs maintenance on his brain.
IN MY OPINION, TO PROTECT YOUR BRAIN YOU MUST KEEP IT WELL-HYDRATED WITH WATER!
Water hydration is essential. YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS EVERY TIME IT’S UNDER-HYDRATED. So every time your body signals that it’s thirsty (under-hydrated), your brain shrinks in size!
Once your brain shrinks, it NEVER can regain its previous size. If you keep under-hydrating your body, you are harming your poor brain, which will probably look like a walnut-sized prune when you are age 80, drooling in your wheelchair in an assisted-living facility.
QUESTION: “Why didn’t my doctor tell me this?”
ANSWER: “Most doctors are trained to manage disease, not to prevent it.” The typical doctor will usually treat your symptoms, not the disease.
If you are smart, drink water, even when you are not thirsty to prevent brain shrinkage.
Drink at least half your weight in ounces of water every day.
For example, if you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60-ounces of water every day. I use 20-ounce & 27-ounce water bottles to measure my 81-ounce daily intake. I begin my day about 7 A.M. daily with at least 20-ounces of water upon awakening to eliminate constipation from dehydration.
Drinking half your body weight in ounces of water, daily, prevents brain shrinkage & should be your #1 priority. (Remember that too much of anything can be bad. Keep your water intake to not much more than half your body weight in ounces.)
Of secondary importance, in my opinion, are these brain exercises that you see, from time-to-time printed or discussed in the media, shown below. These won’t help much if your brain has already shrunk to the size of a peanut!
Play mind-activity games like crossword puzzles like Dad did, read books, magazines, watch & listen to the news, quiz programs etc. Start a hobby, learn a new skill. Travel –learn about another country & language Get a part-time job, volunteer somewhere.
Attend events that stimulate your rain, like discussion groups, plays, lectures, debates, movies, concerts, reunions etc.
Tulsa, unfortunately, has fluoridated water, which 40% of the country avoids since they, & I agree, believe that fluoride is a poison, not a decay-preventer for children. Since 1990, I’ve had a reverse osmosis filtering system under my kitchen sink & a shower filter to filter out 99% of the fluoride, aluminum, mercury, chlorine etc. from my drinking water.
I use a Whirlpool WHER25 reverse osmosis unit from Lowe’s. It cost about $150 to buy, initially, & about $125 annually for the 3 replacement filters. I change the filters myself & drilled the 1-1/4” hole in my cast iron sink for the small reverse osmosis water faucet. TIP: Use a professional to install this system, like I did. My friend, Jeff, installed my 1stsystem in 1990 fothe End In the late 1950s I began taking B-complex tablets, which I attribute to the reason my I.Q. rose over 10% on a 3-hour I.Q test my employer, Western Electric, required every employee to take.
TIP: When your doctor tells you, “You get all the vitamins & minerals you need from your food,” reply with this statement.
“You would have been right, about 70 years ago, Doc. Since then, most of the minerals, like selenium, & some vitamins have nearly disappeared from the soil, especially in the eastern U.S.,from over-farming.” That’s the main reason you should take vitamin & mineral supplements, daily. . I also believe that my being a former endurance athlete from 1980 to 1996, trained me to over-hydrate weeks in advance for triathlons, half-marathons & 1 marathon, where the temperature at noon often reached 110 degrees f, which also kept my brain from shrinking too much.
Don’t expect coffee & tea to hydrate your body. Coffee & tea are more likely to leech the calcium from your bones than to hydrate you. Sodas are also bad for your body. We’ll discuss them, next week, when the subject will be your liver, the automobile-equivalent of your most important filter.
Your brain shrinks whenever you feel thirsty. So drink water regularly, keep track of your daily consumption & you will never have a lot of brain shrinkage. This is not rocket science!
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Brain Story 5
Art Youmans “Benefits of B-Complex Vitamins & Selenium” 18 August 2015
In the early 1960s, I raised my I.Q. six (6) points on a 3-hour Western Electric test & an additional 14 points when I flunked the Mensa test (5 years later) by taking Vitamin B-complex capsules.
I had read an article in “Prevention” magazine about how this water-soluble vitamin protects the brain. It worked for me. Maybe it will work for you.
Being water soluble, this vitamin, ideally, should be taken with/after each meal. (Only fat-soluble vitamins, like A, D & E are stored in the body’s fat.)
Brain shrinkage is caused by a nasty substance called homocysteine which poisons the brain, killing so many brain cells that the brain loses size and function.
As you age, this shrinking usually starts in the hippocampus, which is your brain's "memory center" — but it can spread to other regions. This affects your ability to recall important dates and facts ...or to remember names and faces ... or even the right words in conversation. Sometimes, you'll walk into a room and blank-out, wondering why you're there.
What Causes High Homocysteine? Homocysteine is elevated in the brains of people who are deficient in B vitamins. In fact, these vitamins are so important to your memory and cognitive function that the "B" should stand for "brain." Here's proof...
Scans show that people who are deficient in B vitamins & selenium (a mineral) display the smallest brains and the lowest scores on tests for memory, concentration, and other cognitive abilities. On the other hand, older people with high levels of B-complex vitamins & selenium have bigger, healthier brains and score higher on cognitive tests.
NOTE: YOUR BRAIN WILL ALSO SHRINK EVERY TIME YOU ARE DEHYDRATED…SO DRINK LOTS OF WATER EVERY DAY. The rule of thumb is to drink half your body weight in ounces. (If you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60 ounces of water every day.) Selenium is one of the many minerals that your body needs daily. Some folks believe that selenium-deficient soil, especially in eastern
U.S. farmland, is responsible not only for high U.S. cancer rates, but also for pregnant women, deficient in selenium, more likely togive birth to children with Multiple Sclerosis & Muscular Dystrophy. (If the vitamin or mineral is not in the soil, it won’t be in the vegetable or fruit grown in that soil.)
Why take a chance with your health? If your health is worth pennies a day, take a daily vitamin & mineral supplement, like I do, with about 200mcg of selenium in it. If you can find one, look for a complete mineral supplement. I buy most of my supplements onlineat www.vitacost.com, www.swansonvitamins.com,www.puritanpride.com or www.lifeextension.com& www.amazon.com (You can save up to 40% buying online.)
UnuNutrient Proven To Prevent Cancer
Are you eating enough of this powerful anti-cancer nutrient? If so, research shows it may lower your risk of cancer by nearly 40 percent. Unforty, many men are short on this important mineral.
Read on and I'll tell you what you can do to protect yourself with some simple steps.
Selenium To The Rescue As I don't have to tell you, cancer is one of the leading cause sof death. But I have good news for you. The trace mineral selenium has been shown to reduce the risk of death from all types of cancer by a whopping 50 percent.
Amazingly, until 1950, researchers didn't even think that selenium was necessary for health. But since then, it's been found to be vital for health. It is essential in the body's antioxidant defense system. Without it, aging happens faster and the body becomes weakened. It's also been shown to play an important role in protecting against heart disease.
It protects against thyroid disease. And it is a powerful preventative against Alzheimer's disease.
But the anti-cancer benefits of selenium may be the most impressive. In populations with deficiencies in selenium, cancer rates are much higher.
Studies have found that deficient selenium is linked with increases in prostate, colon, bladder, lung, stomach, liver, and esophageal cancer.
When deficiencies are corrected, cancer rates drop dramatically. One large scale study found that supplemental selenium reduced the risk of all cancers by 36 percent. And as I mentioned, the risk of death drops by 50 percent.
Selenium Protects In A Dozen Ways
Researchers are amazed to discover that selenium protects against cancer in many ways. In fact, a full dozen have already been discovered. (I take 200mcg of selenium daily, & have avoided cancer so far.. I've had 2 basel cell carcinomas removed in the past 20 years, one from my nose & the other from my right shin..)
As I mentioned earlier, selenium is needed by the antioxidant defenses of the body. When free radicals are left unchecked, they cause damage to cells, and can accelerate cancer growth. Selenium makes sure that doesn't happen. In this way it not only protects against cancer, but gives you a boost in health all around.
Big Pharma's Attempt to Patent This Herb Caused an Outrage!
Curcumin is the active compound in turmeric root—it's been called "one of nature's best—kept health secrets" and been praised for its remarkable therapeutic properties.
Its use dates back 6,000 years to the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and Ayurvedic medical practitioners in India.
“Today, curcumin supplements are "One of the Top 10 Best-Selling Supplements in the US", according to Nutrition Business Journal. And many medical practitioners consider it the most sought-after, low-cost, natural substance available to support a healthy immune system.
“Curcumin is used for its antioxidant effects, and its potential for promoting a healthy response to inflammation, pain, arthritis, tumors, neurodegenerative diseases... supporting cardiovascular health and graceful aging... promoting cardiovascular, digestive, and joint health.
Research even demonstrates its use to support prevention of some dreaded diseases known to man. That's why I take one 665 mg curcumin pill, every day, directly after a meal.
When curcurmin's amazing health properties were discovered by Western medicinpharmaceutical, the company's attempt to patent it caused widespread outrage.
” If they had been allowed to patent Curcumin, the price per tablet would have risen from a few pennies to many dollars a tablet..
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Art Youmans, “Health Hints 2019,” 9 July 2019
THE #1 WORST FOOD THAT HARMS YOUR BRAIN (avoid it)
A 2012 UCLA study published in the “Journal of Physiology,” found that a diet high in fructose (a simple carbohydrate sugar compound found in both natural foods like fruit & made synthetically by food manufacturers, like high-fructose corn syrup), over time can severely-damage your memory & learning ability plus will pack on the weight & make you a candidate for type 2 diabetes, high blood triglycerides, extra small dense LDL (cholesterol) particles that cause plaque in your arteries & a coffin, prematurely, at your local funeral home.
A modern western diet of processed food contains too much fructose from sodas, sweetened juice drinks, processed junk foods such as cakes & cookies, store-bought salad dressings, breads, cereals, ketchup, ice cream etc.
Also, limit your daily fruit intake to no more than 2 pieces of fruit per day (example: 2 apples or 2 oranges), so as to not overload your body with fructose.
The choices with foods that you make, today, can help prevent terrible diseases like dementia, tomorrow! (SOURCE: “The #1 Worst Food that Harms Your Brain,” Nutrition and Anti-Aging Health News Daily,” No. 1130, October 14, 2018)
Beside high fructose corn syrup, which is found in the majority of packaged foods products in a grocery store, there is crystalline fructose that is found in sports drinks, cereals, oatmeal, yoghurt & baked goods.
Amazingly, high fructose corn syrup also functions as a sweetener in many medicines, including cough suppressants, decongestant drops, night time medicines for coughs & colds for both children & adults. Fructose is everywhere. (SOURCE: AZcentral.com “Uses of Fructose,” Philip Foster, 30 September 2017)
THE HEALTH OF YOUR TEETH AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF YOUR BRAIN
Just like a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, your body is only as strong as its weakest part, which could be your oral health.
Betty once told me about Zeak Duncan’s son, Melvin (an uncle or cousin to many of you), who ran away from home & died, alone, at age 16 from “bad teeth,” about 1940 or so. Having bad bacteria in your mouth puts you at risk for pneumonia, heart disease & diabetes, all serious potentially life-ending diseases.
Your bi-annual visits to the dentist for repair & cleaning & daily brushing & flossing do more than you might imagine – they also protect other parts of the body, like the brain, from bacteria.
“A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago shows the bacteria behind periodontal disease (gum disease) may cause inflammation and degeneration in your brain. They also found that DNA from the dangerous bacteria in the mouth had found its way into the brain. Yikes!” (SOURCE: easyhealthoptions.com “How Plaque on your teeth leads to plaque on your brain,” Jenny Smiechowski, October 15, 2018)
The study showed that the more plaque you had on your teeth, the more amyloid beta (brain plaque) you’ll have on that organ between your ears, the brain.
Sugar rots out your teeth & destroys the brain. You’d do wise to eliminate all products with sugar & sugar substitutes from your diet. Remember that most packaged foods use sugar & salt for flavor & as preservatives. Even catsup is 15% sugar & white bread is about 10% sugar.
Hidden sugar & salt in sodas & food is a major reason that more than 35% of Americans are candidates for Weight Watchers. Sugar is also very addictive.
TOO MUCH SALT LIKELY AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN (makes you dumber)
A recent study from Weill Cornell Medical College, the medical school of Cornell University, shows that cognitive impairment is caused by too much dietary salt. In a test on mice, which have a similar digestive system as humans do, not only did the flow of blood to their brain decline, but mice failed to perform tests that they had aced before put on a high salt diet.
The American Heart Association states that the average American adult consumes more than 3,400 milligrams (mg) of salt per day, which is 30% more than the recommended 2,300 mg per day. A whooping 70% of their salt comes from prepared & packaged foods & restaurant meals. The remaining 30% comes from the salt shaker.(SOURCE: “Tulsa World” newspaper, “Study shows that too much salt may cause cognitive impairment,” 17 October 2018, p.D10, column by Dr. Ko & Dr. Glazier from UCLA Medical School)
NOTE: Salt & sugar are preservatives, so, to get more shelf life in the supermarket, canned, prepared & packaged foods are loaded with both, which also adds inches to your waistline while it probably decreases your IQ. If you ever made a poor decision, like buying an annuity or a time share, don’t blame it on yourself. Blame it on the salt! Personally, although I’ve seldom added salt to my food, I’ve made plenty of bad decisions in my life. Learning by experience is a painful way to attain knowledge. If you’re smart, you’ll learn by the mistakes of others.
American children's I.Q.are currently 7 points lower than rhey were in the mid-1970s. I believe one reason for this to be the hundreds of new additives in a kid's diet, today, that weren't around in the mid-1970s.
Primary Cause of age-related Memory Loss is Brain Shrinkage
Starting about age 45, the average person loses about 3.8% o his/her brain size every year, according to an e-mail forwarded to me by Michael Cutler M.D. Jipes! That means that in slightly over 26 more years, when he’s about 71, the average person could lose his memory & have a brain the size of a few raisons. That’s scary!
I just turned age 87 a few months ago & have little long-term memory loss, & maybe a small short-term memory loss that I compensate for with daily written lists of planned activities. I attribute this young mind to two strategies I’ve followed for the past forty years:
I take natural vitamins & minerals daily & Vitamin B-Complex 50mg & sublingual Vitamin B-12 methyl-cobalamin 5mg with each meal along with omega fish oil, daily, to keep my homocysteine levels from getting dangerously high. Homocysteine is an amino acid. Recent studies link high homocysteine levels, which rise as we age, with degenerative brain disorders, (SOURCE: “Homocysteine and Brain Aging,” Life Extension collector’s Edition 2018, pp 83-90)
I also drink half my body weight in ounces of water daily to keep my brain from shrinking due to dehydration. Once your brain shrinks, it never grows back. This works for me. Maybe it will work for you, too. Exercise is also good for your brain.
Financial Health When You Retire
In the event you're not aware, the world is full of Bernie Madoffs.
Will Rogers said it best, “Trust everyone but cut the cards.”
10,000 American retirees from a popular Mexican retirement community, San Miguel de Allende (500 miles south of McAllen, Texas), are currently in a panic, having recently discovered that their life savings in Monex, a $5.2 billion Mexican bank with branches in the USA have been stolen. In 2018 there were 7.3 million complaints of Mexican bank fraud for about 1 billion dollars. according to Blooberg Businessweek.
A retired American dentist lost $400,000. Others lost their nest eggs & may end of getting back only 50 cents on the dollar, if even that.
So what, you may say?
Never forget that banking laws in Mexico are not as strick as they are in the USA & Switzerland. Apparently, regulations were lax enough for people, like hispanic Bernie Madoffs, to steal their bank accounts electronically.
If you retire to a location outside the USA, make sure that they have stricter banking laws than Mexico. (SOURCE: “Americans' Life Savings Disappear From Mexican Bank Accounts,” David Welch, Bloomberg Businessweek, bloomberg.com)
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