The ‘eat me’ hormone and more

In today's installment I answer some specific questions
sent in from my readers.

Some are a bit hostile, some are nice, but in the end run they're all worth reading.

And our resident idiot savant poet, Lazlo is at it again as well.
So here we go with the first question.

Hey, hot shot. You keep saying that high protein diets are the way to go based on our genetics but you haven't told me the scientific basis behind why they work.

Maybe there isn't one.

Jack

Ok Jack, let's take the hypothetical situation that there isn't one.

That could mean we haven't discovered it yet.

So if they discovered a cure for cancer but didn't know how it worked you wouldn't take it if you had cancer until you knew exactly how it worked.

I got news for you, pal; most of the drugs out there that are being taken by millions of Americans are not worked out nearly 100%.

As a matter of fact, many of the mechanisms come out through problems found only after thousands of people have taken them and millions of consumer dollars have already been spent.

That's why there are so many drug screw-ups and recalls.

Now as to protein.

The body often tries to maintain a certain weight set point and to slowly add to that as "insurance" against food scarcity. That is how we are programmed.

A lot of people will have a lot of trouble losing weight until they stimulate their metabolisms with a specific fat burner like Fab Fat Furnace.

High Protein diets like those supplemented with Monster Muscle Protein Powder help with this because they prevent hunger by the following mechanisms.

The amino acids in the whey protein (repeatedly proven to be the best kind for weight loss and hunger control) are converted slowly and steadily to blood sugar instead of rapidly like the quick hitting carbs.

This also supplies the brain with its favorite fuel, sugar, but in a steady fashion so it dose not trigger all the hormones and chemicals we have talked about in the past that mobilize the hunger mechanisms.

Now travel with me if you will to the location of the "Fat stat", the area of the brain where the body's thermostat for weight and appetite lives.

There is a very important protein called YY is made in response to high protein intake and other signals. This hormone interplays with growth hormone thyroid hormone, ghrelin (the “eat me” hormone!) and leptin (the “don't eat me”) and lipase (the hormone that Fab fat furnace activates to release fat for fuel).

So there you have the answer to your question, Jack. Did you get all that? It was a good question but you can tone down the hostility in the future, hot shot. Or I will tell you to do the same thing the eat me hormone tells your body to do!


Next question:

“Doc, what are the best exercises to build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis?” Cathy G.

Cathy, traditionally doctors and researchers have preached that weight bearing exercises such as walking, running and weight training have been the best. I personally think we are overlooking plyometrics, which should be added to the list.

Plyos are a mainstay of our upcoming Brick and Mortar Fitness so keep your eyes out.

Basically these exercises require a rapid deceleration of a weight or mass (body weight for instance) and then an explosive acceleration from a dead stop.

Here is an example: The Squat jump. Drop down into a squat position and explode out of it extending your arms as high as you can. When you land, drop down immediately into the squat again with no pauses and explode back up.

Try 15 reps and chances are you'll be spanked (physiologically, that is!).

Be careful though; these are not easy on the joints and tendons and if you've never done them you may be pretty sore or even injure yourself, so go slow. These are high impact, which is why so many people overlook them.

Look for them to be the "next big thing" in exercise and look for someone to develop a high impact shoe that reduces the shock on your legs when you do them.

For those of you who are undertaking a high intensity workout program make sure you check out Lengthen Your Spine Lengthen Your Life.


Which will help you injury-proof yourself and of course my amazing supplement Hercules Factor to crank up your GH and testosterone so you get the most out of your hard workouts, especially if you are over 35.

Ok, final question for today:

"Doc, how comes you haven't gotten into menopausal supplements." Sara J.

Actually Sara, I kinda have. If you read about fish oil and Sleep Wizard you'll see that many women use one or the other to reduce hot flashes (especially at night), irritability and depression and regulate the other symptoms of menopause.

Since fish oil also appears to be good for bone density, a lot of postmenopausal women take it for that as well, not to mention the potential benefits on breast cancer prevention.

If you are referring to a daily multi vite for women, I've left that to someone else for several reasons. First, Monster Multi is a great multi for both sexes. It does not contain the big dose of calcium most women need postmenopausal because my experience as a doctor showed that most women take supplemental calcium separately anyway and not as part of their multi.

Calcium makes the capsules very big and increases the number you'd have to take to around 10 a day. Most women won't do that. Monster Multi does have some boron and vitamin D as well, both of which are helpful.

If you are referring to the so-called alterative menopausal remedies, I don't make any other than what I mentioned because I haven't found any that work.

As a matter of fact recent studies done at the University of Oregon on 70 different alternative therapies from soy to acupuncture showed no benefit for symptoms, although there may be other benefits.

When I make one, it will work, and I am researching it but it will be a while.

So take your Monster Multi and fish oil and you'll be ahead of the game, man or woman.

Best,

Doc

Oh yes! Lazlo has been chaffing at the bit to release his newest limerick entitled "Don't let me eat me" sung to the tune of Pink's "Don't let me get me"

There are donuts, there are jelly beans
If I eat them I'll burst in my jeans
There is broccoli, there are almonds
If I eat them I'll make some leptin

So doctor doctor won't you please get me some help
I'm so hungry I could take a bite out of myself

Don't let me eat me!

You know it’s bad when you enjoy yourself.

So they told me about Fab Fat Furnace
And all my fat cells screamed please don't burn us
Tired of being compared to damn Brittney Spears
She's so chubby, got no hubby so,

Doctor Dave sent me something good
Now I can walk past all the junk food

Don't need to eat it!
It’s great when you control yourself

Don't need to crave it
It’s great when you can get some help!

Lazlo B. Zilly 2006

Fab Fat Furnace

Silly sex advice

Two weeks ago I gave a fascinating (to me at least!) Lecture on sex to my Dynamic Doers Group. Everyone on the call loved it and learned a lot.

I will eventually edit and make it available for sale but in the meantime some questions came rolling in that I thought I should address.

This is all serious and good info until you get to the end of course, where we deal with a bit of silliness from one of our readers.

Here we go:

1) Doc, do crunches really help your sex life?

Answer: yes, and in most cases more than people would think.

Here is how to supercharge the crunch for better sex.

When you come up and are focusing on your abs, squeeze your butt muscles together as well.

I demonstrate this (actually you can't see it thank god, but I mention it!) in Brick and Mortar Fitness and Lengthen Your Spine Lengthen Your Life.

This will give you maximum activation of the so called "Ilio hypogastric nerve" which tends to get sluggish as we age; sit a lot and those of us who are women have babies.

This action also activates the PC (pubo coccygeus) muscle which is a main muscle for sexual control.

2) Dr Dave I heard about Arginine helping women's sex drive; does it?

Answer: Actually it does seem to work but in a way similar to Viagra. In other words it allows the biochemical changes associated with sex to happen more easily but it does not really address the all-important mental aspects in women.

For this reason when you look at studies using Arginine they usually report specific symptoms such as increased frequency of intercourse and decreased vaginal dryness.

The increased intercourse part is kinda hard to hang your hat on as this could mean a lot of different things and is not quantified.

The decreased vaginal dryness makes perfect biologic sense and in a way, I guess this could make it a lot more pleasant for a woman to have sex!

I use a big dose of Arginine in Sex Fuel but also couple it to many other active ingredients to improve the neurotransmitters and hormone balance in both men and women.

3) Doc, how important is exercise to sex?

Answer: Let's see; except for lengthening your life, improving your physical health and mental health, boosting your sex hormones (especially testosterone), improving your flexibility, coordination, control and stamina, I'd say not very important.

If you have trouble in the sex department then get Sex Fuel and it will get you on the road to recovery. If endurance is your problem then I'd consider Instant Endurance and or Regenerizer.

And while you're at it stop by Lengthen Your Spine Lengthen Your Life and see what a great exercise program can do for you.

4) Dr Dave, I want to have a baby. Is this going to affect my sex live?

Answer: Well it might for about 10 and a half months or so depending on how complicated your pregnancy is but the best predictor of post baby sex life is the same as post baby weight gain.

Women who exercise, are weight conscious, have a good diet and exercise habits as well as some self esteem will usually return to pretty close their pre baby weight.

If anyone or all of those things are missing they are probably going to get heavier and stay heavier until they fix them.

Same with sex. If your sex life is gonzo before the baby, you'll enjoy it after. If it's slow boring and dull, guess what! It ain't gonna get better post baby.

Act now while there is still time! Sex Fuel and Regenerizer

And now for our final entries

5) Doc, does chocolate really help your sex life.

Chocolate is the super food du jour these days and in point of fact it does have some benefits.

It seems to boost dopamine and serotonin in the correct areas of the brains of women to reduce stress, increase calm and set the stage for sexual desire.

Again the studies are a bit sketchy on this though. The latest one out of Northern Italy showed significantly higher sex drives in daily chocolate eaters.

The problem is the results were self reported and could have been influenced by all kinds of things not the least of which was free chocolate.

Also there are genetic variations in how people (especially women) respond to chocolate so the effect is by no means a home run, unlike Sex Fuel.

6) Dr Dave I get a women's magazine in the mail. I want your opinion on this sex trick I read about.

It says to rub him down there with ice cubes and turn on the fan for a cool start and a sizzling finish.

All I can say is don't ever try that on me!

Sounds like a recipe for a cool start and a fizzling finish!

Which just goes to show you some magazines will print anything and call it advice. I wonder what the headline on that one was.

By the way and this is no joke within 70 miles of where I live there are towns with names like Paradise, Blue Ball and Intercourse and Bird in Hand.

I kid you not. I'll let you put them together in any order you want.

See you next time and tune in here and to the emails for the real truth and nothin' but.

Doc

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The real cell phone Karma

The news provides a seemingly endless stream of sticky wickets and this week's big story has to do with cell phones and semen.

It seemed a fitting way to jump back in and do a little blogging, something that I stopped months ago when we found out Google had stopped looking for blogs.

So once and while I will bring it back for our mutual enlightenment and amusement.

Would be daddies have probably been told don't wear tight shorts, don't put laptops on your lap and don't turn your nuts into raisins with nude sunbathing (that means you, Nate!).

Now we have an additional situation to content with in the ongoing battle of procreation.

The lowly cell phone, once credited only with removing psychic powers now appears to be on the list of things that can make fathering children harder by killing sperm.

My thoughts on this are that if there is that much radiation emitted from cell phones then they're capable of killing more then sperm.

Frankly, I would start by avoiding the following first before worrying about cell phone karma.

1) Being overweight: in addition to messing up your hormones because fat affects the levels and converts male hormone to female and vice versa, a big slab of fat hanging over your belt line can warm the area, disrupt semen production and affect blood flow.

This is yet another reason why I make Fabulous Fat Furnace.

I have to save mankind from extinction (Yes, it’s true infertility is on the rise).

2) Cigarettes: nicotine constricts blood vessels everywhere, but appendages get nailed first. You do know the 5 appendages don't you?

Here's a start: hands, feet, the tip of the nose. You can figure out the rest (Yes, ladies, it works this way for you but not as soon since blood has a little less far to go... we hope!)

3) Alcohol: Yep, directly toxic to the brain and raises prolactin levels as well, which zaps the drive and ability.

And of course, being the world's most prominent supplement guru, I do have several supplements that will help you.

A) Regenerizer: In addition to the little sex hormone DHEA that has caused its semi annual stir in the past few weeks, big doses of CO Q 10 are associated with more vigorous sperm and thus better fertility.

Here are some of the things that this particular supplement may do for you:

• Increase sperm motility



• Normalize sperm morphology



• Improve capacity for oocyte penetration

So lets make that Ingredient One in Dr Dave's Best Stud Fuel

Next is of course Sex Fuel because if you don't have the drive and the mechanics even healthy sperm won't help your fertility.

Designed for and touted by both men and women this supplement solves the gap between male and female sex drives and pushes your bedroom adventures to new levels.

Even if you don't want to sire children!

That makes it ingredeint number 2 in Stud Fuel

Number 3?

Hercules Factor of course: crank up those hormone levels and back comes your drive along with some lovely lean muscle and less fat.
Something that will look good when the clothes come off.

And finally Monster Multi with minerals for the simple fact that it contains most of the ingredeints consistanly rated as the Top 10 supplements (Regenerizer rounds out the field) and we all need a good foundation to build our house on.

Or your family!

Sperm counts have dropped a reported 30% in the last generation, a fact that puts the future of mankind in question.

Saving humanity is a tough job but somenone’s got to try!

Join me!

Hercules Factor

Sex Fuel

Monster Multi with minerals

Regenerizer

Doc

P.S. Lazlo our resident idiot savant poet wanted to be part of the blog revival, no matter how fleeting, so he came up with a song for this occasion.


Cell phone Karma (sung to the tune of Rings Copyright 1971 Cymarron http://www.oldies.com/artist-songs/Cymarron.html)

Ring ring cell phone rings baby just hold on
And let me put you on speakerphone

We've been trying so hard to conceive
But now I learned this Lil device might be sendin' radiation to my stones

I saw the doc last week I recall
"n he said stop making those cell phone calls

They'll drop your sperm

And make it hard to have that son you've been thinking about

Ring ring cell phone rings and there's another drop
In my sperm count... Lazlo B. Zilly

The Return Of The Fat Tax

A few short weeks ago I proposed a revolutionary new idea: Tax all the people who are overweight with a special fat tax. The idea was to get people thinking about a serious problem, obesity, and all the diseases and problems that it causes.

(These problems can be alleviated with fish oil, exercise, and Regenerizer.)

The increased revenue from the blubber tax would go a long way toward the costs of the medical facilities and personnel that are tied up trying to cure the multiple health problems of that special tribe, Le Molestiers du Buffet, which now numbers about 40% of the American population.

(For those not using fish oil, not exercising, not using Regenerizer, the statistics are grim. If you are a Lardassian, you are quintupling your odds of checking out early.)

Apparently, this idea has caught on with a number of subscribers on both sides of the political aisle, and they say it has a better chance of success than the current immigration legislation.

The Democrats want to make the tax progressive; that is: there will be a sliding scale of suet, 10% for up to 15 pounds, 20% for 15-30 pounds, 30% for 30-50 pounds, 40% for 50-100 pounds, and 50% for those 100 pounds or more over the norm.

The Republicans favor a flat fat tax, 12½ % with a 5-7 pound allowance over the norm.

(In fish oil purchasers, the split is almost dead even, give or take a hanging credit card or two.)

Weigh In’s would be in January every year, giving people incentive to ease up on the gluttony during the holiday season, and to actually keep their New Year’s
resolution.

All weight data would be a matter of public record.

I think this alone could help melt billions of pounds of tumescent tallow.

(Early data on Regenerizer tells us that while Republicans bought first, Democrats have now realized what they were missing and are scrambling to catch up.) However, they are making a strong comeback and it looks like they will have a real chance on Election Day thanks to their adoption of Instant Einstein as a required supplement!

I would have a penalty built in if a whole family was overweight. If Ma and Pa and Sis and Bro are all over, they get a special electronic boot put on their fridge. It will only open 3 times a day, and putting a soda in will set off a fat police alarm.

I’m telling you, this is heady stuff. I never thought about politics before, but if Patrick Kennedy can keep getting elected, I think I have a future. After all, I have
had one idea, which is more than one can say for him.

You couple that with the fact that I haven’t punched any security people or run my car into a concrete barrier, and it’s off to the races.

I just got an email from Denny Hastert and Ted Kennedy.

It seems that they are members of the Molestiers du Buffet, and they are opposed to my fat tax because it would make fat people mad.

Well, they couldn’t chase them very far, so what’s the big deal. It’s a long walk to the polls in most states.

Whether you favor the progressive fat tax, or the flat fat tax, the time has come to get serious about being overweight.

At www.drdavesbest.com we can help you shed the wiggle and jiggle, and keep your tax bill low.

All the best,
Doc

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"Dr Dave for President" by Lazlo B. Zilly

Oh please Doc do it now before it's to late
Represent your country your home town and state.
Help keep the people healthy and free
And smarter too with Instant Einstein you see

We are bombarded from every angle
Politically temptations continue to dangle
They spin and sin and make up lies
To keep their arses in office and their trophy wives

So they can wine and dine and fly
To the far corners of the earth
While the oil companies ply
Higher prices on the common man
This summer'll be worse how much more can we stand
Between the bird flu and vicious tropical storms
Our economy hangs in, but recession forms

They crash their cars; they put money in their fridge
And Duke Cunningham who survived Thud ridge*
Sold his house for far more than its worth
And then we're to believe that it was just luck
Like Marion Barry said. "The Bxtch
Set me up!"
Whilst snorting the ubiquitous crack cocaine
Was yet reelected for yet another reign

So Dr Dave from one of your readership
How's about stepping up and showing us real leadership!

LBZ

Well, Lazlo, thanks for that but I have a tough enough time keeping Big Pharma's antics in my sites. If we can keep the freedom of knowledge and choice alive for the people, they'll do the rest!

Let's just you and me do what we do best and that's make the best supplements.

· I apologize for Lazlo's distortion of historical facts. Duke Cunningham was an F4 Phantom pilot in Vietnam and may not have had the intimate contact with Thud Ridge that the fighter bombers did.

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Instant Endurance's ability to raise brain endorphins (happy chemicals) makes you more resilient and resistant to stress.

So if you don't have the punch in your life that you used to, take a good hard look at how you are spending your time, and remember the Instant Endurance.

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Who Put The Vegetable On My Plate

Recently I attended a backyard BBQ and there was a lot of good food on the tables. In addition to the burgers, chicken, pork and beef, there was fish, deep water halibut, Alaskan King salmon and something else, which escapes my mind, but tasted pretty good. I can’t ever remember fish at a BBQ before.

There were also many vegetable dishes, grilled vegetables, raw vegetables, and vegetable salads. There was a virtual cornucopia of fresh fruit too.

In addition, there was a first class selection of vino and quite a stellar cocktail bar.

I selected a little of this and that, and when I sat down with my plate I was really surprised to notice that my plate was a combination of pretty healthy food. I had pretty much the entire color wheel with all the fruits and vegetables.

I was hungry when I arrived, and polished off that first plate fairly fast and had a nice vino to boot.

Fairly satiated, I decided to watch what was being eaten by other people.

Most of the men stuck to burgers, steaks, pork in several forms, and potatoes grilled, baked, or potato salad. And of course dessert, pie, cobblers, cake, cookies, and ice cream.

Some of the women ate fish, but most of them ate the same as the men for the protein. They did hang around the raw vegetables and dips, but they didn’t actually eat all that much of it, instead opting for the casserole type concoctions.

They did eat more of the fruit than the men, but they also hit the dessert table almost as hard as the men.

When the party was winding down there were a lot of fruits and vegetables that were going to go to waste.

That didn’t occur on the dessert table, where everything was pretty much picked clean.

It occurred to me that this is pretty much how people eat every day.

There has been an awful lot of hooey written in the last few months about multivitamins and the fact that they don’t have any discernible effects.

Most of this hooey is written under the auspices of science according to the pharmaceutical companies, who know exactly what I observed; that most people just don’t eat the foods that they should to keep themselves healthy.

The headline of today’s blog came from a pretty big guy whose wife handed him a plate with a burger bun that had lettuce, tomato, and onion on it. His riposte, “Hey, somebody put a vegetable on my plate,” got a big laugh all the way around. Even from me. When I have a burger, I like it unadorned.

The reason I developed the Monster Multivitamin was because the truth is that we do not eat what we should often enough, even when someone else prepares it for us. We opt instead for the old favorites, which certainly are tasty, but leave us high and dry when it comes to nutrients.

That is what the Monster Multivitamin is for. It’s to replace the foods that are not being eaten on a regular basis. It’s to replenish a system that is vitally in need of those nutrients that we are missing by eating what’s easy and comforting, even when we know that it isn’t particularly good for us.

All the hooey in the press is because the pharmaceutical companies would like you to get on their program, which is drugs, drugs, and more drugs.

And if you don’t modify your eating habits in some way, they will get you sooner or later.

The Monster Multivitamin can restore a great deal of what you are missing out on by not eating the color wheel of fruits and vegetables.

It’s all-natural, and there are no side effects, except better health, which is a far cry from what the pharmaceutical companies want you to have, because that’s not good for them.

Oh yeah and by the way if you want to really up the anti-oxidant ante and get the benefits of wine without drinking any, add in some super Wrinkle Guard for dessert,

It's loaded with resveratrol and other natural anti-oxidants found in wine and numerous fruits and vegetables.

Definitely not for wrinkles only!

All the best,
Doc

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Monster Multivitamin
Super Wrinkle Guard

Pigs in a poke, rats in a cage

The effects of stress on people you know and love can be devastating. They may be devastating to you.

Ask any Vietnam Vet and you will come to know what the effects of chronic stress are on people. Many blame Agent Orange for the large number of deaths after the war (more than during the war as a matter of fact).

I would tell you from my experience it is more likely to be posttraumatic stress disorder.

Now admittedly that is an extreme case that many of us may not directly relate to, but I assure you stress and how it's handled plays a big role in the aging process.

The goal is to restore balance in your life and achieve some degree of stability or I promise you stress will add to your early demise.

In scientific terms you want to avoid the chronic ongoing activation of your nervous system.

Just so we are clear I am talking about 3 different nervous systems, the voluntary one that we use to speak and move and act out our daily lives and the automatic one.

For you science buffs the automatic nervous system is called the autonomic nervous system and consists of 2 branches, an excitatory one (sympathetic) and a calming one (parasympathetic).

If you understand those words you already know I am simplifying things a lot here but you get the point.

The automatic one is responsible for our eyes adjusting in the dark, our heart rates, our blood pressures our breathing rates and so on.

But stress goes much farther than our nerves. It affects the secretion of hormones from our brain, our guts and our adrenal glands and it affects the way our individual cells respond to them.

If affects our risk of heart attack, stroke and probably cancer too. It also directly affects our immune system.

How often have you heard these two stories?

Someone is burning the candle at both ends trying to meet some kind of deadline and after weeks or months of this lifestyle they find themselves chronically sick with every cough, cold and snivel that is out there.

Or the opposite end of the same spectrum. Someone is cranking along to the max for a long time and then they go on vacation. Suddenly, after months of being well in the face of tons of stress, they fall apart and get sick as a dog when they are on a break.

In each case we are seeing the effects of the immune system.

In case one you have the traditional "adrenal burnout syndrome".

Here the person has tapped into their resources to the point where there just ain't no more to give and they get sick.

In reality it may be the body's way of protecting them as they were at the end of their proverbial rope biologically.

In the later case, this person was holding everything at bay. Like the little Dutch Boy they had their biochemical fingers in the dike and when they pulled them out (went on vacation) the dike collapsed and gave them a much needed rest.

From a supplement point of view almost everything I make has anti-stress properties.

But less than half of you are taking everything I make so let me give you some simple guidelines.

First and foremost you cannot escape the need to sleep for very long. You can get away with a night or two here or there if you are in good physical shape and get the right nutrition but that is about it.

There have been times in my career where I have deliberately taken Sleep Wizard even though I wasn't having a sleep problem.

You see after years of staying up late and going on little sleep it comes naturally to me.

So sometimes I pop a Sleep Wiz so I do not get into the cycle of going on too many nights without sleep.

It always works to reset my clock and make me far more effective than if I had persevered and gone on too little sleep.

Always.

So let me remind you that nothing fights stress like a good night's sleep and nothing delivers a good night's sleep like Sleep Wizard.

Just think, you can skip the Nocturnal Eating disorder, weight gain, amnesia and buttered cigarettes associated with prescription drugs.

I would also make sure you get a good daily dose of fish oil or Super Omega 3 and Monster multi especially if your eating habits suffer as well during times of stress.

That never happens to you, right?!

So the next time the unending to-do lists, lack of time, disintegration of social fabric, work stress and family stress get you down...

...Open up your cupboard. If you see Dr Dave's Best there, all you need to do is remember to take them daily as this young lady did.

"Doc, you might not think summer is stressful but for me it's the toughest time of the year. There is more outside work, vacation planning and of course I have my kids home from school. All of this and I feel compelled to have a good time because it's so beautiful, warm and sunny.

I have to admit I wasn't taking your vitamins regularly and I let one or two lapse. Well I decided to get back on a daily routine and I have to tell you after 2 or 3 weeks I feel like I am much calmer and have more control in my life.

I am looking forward to this season because I know I can get stuff done without being stressed.

I take your fish oil, Monster multi and Sleep Wizard. I love them all but sleep Wizard is like a miracle drug.

Thanks for such amazing products."

Gayle S. - Burlington

I love 'em too, Gayle, couldn't do without 'em.

Tomorrow we'll dig a bit deeper into the mind body connections and how to set them to right.

Let's make this the best summer ever!

Yours,
Dr Dave

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Monster Multi
Fish Oil
Super omega 3
Sleep Wizard

Don't Blame the soldiers and don't forget the soldiers

As I stand here in the cemetery looking out over the rows of graves with the Veteran's Star on them I am reminded of a big field of wheat.

So many markers, so many headstones, so many stars.

So many lives that were altered or cut short by war.

So many stalks of wheat cut down in their prime.

Some came home to a grateful public.

Some came home to an indifferent or hostile public.

Some had a choice to serve and protect; many went because of their sense of duty.

Whether you agree with the wars of the past and present, remember the soldiers.

Like so many pawns on a deadly chess field they marched out to an uncertain future and many paid the ultimate price.

Most did it for their loved ones and the land they loved.

Patriotism seems dangerous and unfashionable these days doesn't it.

In my nearly 50 years I have never see a country so ready to abandon and forget the principles that made it great.

We are so sophisticated and jaded that we believe that our leaders all lie to us.

And they have done little to assuage our fears.

Yet down through the centuries men and women have gone to the far corners of the earth to do the bidding of their country's elected leaders.

While other countries languish in the middle ages of warlord style governments we continue to prosper and be free.

Millions still come or try to come to our shores for that singular promise of freedom.

All I can say to you is freedom is not free, and it never will be. It is my sincerest prayer that our leaders use our resources both human and material wisely.

Not too long ago I was wandering in one of the many places where newly developed homes meet centuries old farmlands.

Yes, even in my previously rural area "civilization" encroaches.

As I tracked through the forest following a creek that disappears and reappears from the ground over and over again as it winds its way to its mother river I came across a small stone enclosed grave yard.

In this area of the country it is customary for families to stay on their farm land for centuries. They bury their dead from each generation there in small family plots.

You still see them dot the country side and sometimes they sit in the middle of a development.

That breaks my heart.

This one still remains hidden in the woods of what was obviously once a big farm owned by one family.

I was drawn to the little graveyard and entered only to find I was standing on fallen head stones that were faded to the point of being illegible.

Some dated back to the late 1600's.

They were probably not in English either as far as I could tell.

There amongst the surprising number of head stones was a marker for one young man. He had given his life for his country in the Revolutionary War.

Every time I think I have it hard I wander out to this solitary place and I am reminded of the sacrifices that millions of men and women have made for centuries so that I can walk in peace.

May it always be so.

Remember our soldiers both live and dead.

So many stalks of wheat.

And don't forget to tell them all "Thank you!"

Best in a Happy Memorial Day,

Dr Dave

Fabulous belly fat burner discovered

One Question I get a lot is "How can I reduce my abdominal fat, and do supplements help with this?"

Here is a recent email that asks that very question.

"Dr Dave, About a year ago you had a combo deal on Regenerizer and Fish Oil. The email detailed the use of both of your products to burn fat and aid in weight loss as per your experience. There was also a pretty complicated explanation of how it worked. Well I bought the stuff and dropped over 20lbs. I am certain it helped because I never lost that much fat weight in such a short period of time. Unfortunately I moved got off your list and stopped using the product. My bad! Do you still offer that combo or will you do that again and what can I do to help myself now? What supplements do you recommend?"

Dean Whitaker
Pittstown, Ohio

Dean is referring to last years May 10th email which is listed below.

So do supplements work?

I have no doubt that they do as I have seen some drastic weight and fat reductions with my Fish Oil, Regenerizer and of course Instant Endurance which when coupled with exercise allows people to workout longer and harder without fatigue and soreness.

I've included links to 3 of the many articles I've written on the topic.

Some of those articles refer to Fish oil alone, some of them refer to the combination of Regenerizer and fish oil.

Why?

Because they both work together and they both work independently to aid people in curbing appetite and reducing weight and fat in my experience.

We expect to have a small amount of Regenerizer left over for sale after the back orders are met.

But you can still do pretty well with fish oil alone if you don't want to weight (oops!).

Now the FTC is all over weight loss claims so I can't say a whole lot more than that but I can point you to the testimonials pages where you will see some before and after pics of some very happy thinner people.

For example last Saturday I sent out an html email with before and after pics of a great guy and a happy customer Jamie Clark who dropped some serious weight and lost some serious gut.

Most of you never saw that email.

How do I know?

Well do you remember the email earlier this week "Learning to Speak Spamish"?

Turns out that most spam filters nail html (pictures images etc) emails before they even get to where they are going.

Result, less than 10% of the list got or opened this one.

I hope to have it posted on the site soon if I can get my webmaster, Jabba to pay attention to what I am telling him.

In the meantime there is yet another study that shows that Fish Oil is an integral part of any weight loss program.

The people involved were:

#1 Fat

#2 Unfit

#3 Had diabetes or insulin resistance, the precursor to it.

#4 Had high blood pressure, and high blood fat levels to begin with

In other words they were not exactly pictures of health.

This group was placed on fish oil and given moderate exercise only 3X a week.

The researchers themselves did not expect much because this group was so bad off to begin with.

Sometimes it pays not to reinvent the wheel so I am just going to directly quote the article by Dr Howe in the Medical Post (link in reference section):

"The results showed that the total proportion of fat in the body, particularly in the abdominal region, was reduced significantly in the FOX (fish oil & exercise) group

Amazing results in only 3 months! Dr. Howe also states that "omega-3 protects blood vessel walls by increasing their elasticity and improving endothelial dilation, enabling increased delivery of nutrients to exercising muscles." This makes me wonder what the effect of fish oil is on building muscle mass when combined with strength training. If you're trying to lose weight, don't just exercise, take fish oil too!"

I couldn't have said it better.

This is not the first article of its kind and it won't be the last so I guess technically it's not a discovery.

But a lot of people don't know about it at all.

Time to try the Fabulous Fat Burner, Dr Dave's Best, Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil. Get in shape for summer!

Throw in some Instant Einstein and you'll be both smarter and thinner.

All the Best from the King of Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil,
Dr Dave

Karma Catches The Runaway Bride

I decided to bring back the week in review a little early this week to make up for last week's late entry.

I was up pretty late last night burning the midnight oil, and just as I was putting the finishing touches finishing a very smooth Scotch (something I rarely do) I happened to catch this little item on the late night news.

Jennifer Wilbanks, the wacky runaway bride, and her fiancé (I won’t mention his name), are breaking up.

I really can’t believe he took her back in the first place, but that’s just me.

Dumb and Dumber were living together in an Atlanta suburb, and had just moved in to a large new home. According to some, they were talking about giving the wedding another go.

But finally, earlier this month, the fiancé said no to any wedding plans and hopefully the break is for food.

A friend was quoted as saying, “I think John realized that there were some fundamental differences in their personalities that he wasn’t going to be able
to deal with.”

Like maybe she is bonkers.

And he is a little slow on the uptake.

The runaway bride isn’t sure they have broken up for good. She isn’t confirming or denying the breakup.

At least that’s what she told People magazine.

Anyway, she’s been busy repaying $15K to the police and doing community service. She has picked up trash, cleaned state cars, cut grass and done office work.

So now she is, or isn’t, back in the market.

If you see her bug eyed picture on a dating service, just hit the delete key and order up some Instant Einstein like her fiancé should have when this whole thing went down the first time.

I’m going to send him the Hercules Factor so he can keep his spine erect, now that he has had a moment of clarity.

“Things are great,” she told People magazine, except for the runaway groom.

Here’s what I think: Go Forest Go! Run Forest! Attaboy Forest! Run Forest Run! This Jenny’s Not For You!

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Instant Einstein
Hercules Factor
Single Malt Scotch

All the best,

Doc

Here was Lazlo's take on the whole thing:

Run run runaway and I will follow
Take my money and my car, my pride I'll swallow
I did my best to indulge your vanity
But now I think I'll chose sanity
I am tired of being a fool in front of all humanity

So here's the deal my love my lover true
There's a fundamental difference between me and you
Your bug eyed stare, it unnerves me
Your wacky behavior doesn't deserve me
So on my next date I'll wine and dine
And make sure I take 6 caps of Instant Einstein!

Lazlo B. Zilly 2006

A guaranteed way to lose your shirt and your eyesight

I have an interesting topic for today.

I want to tell you about a disease that has become the number one cause of blindness in this country and is continuing to rise in incidence.

Like most diseases of ageing this one requires action right now if you want to stop it.

If you wait, it will be too late.

The disease of the day, if you will, is also the disease of the next century and it is called Age Related Macular Degeneration or ARMD from here on.

ARMD knows no social, economic or religious boundaries. It strikes both men and woman and within 200 feet of where I live it is robbing the eyesight of one of my neighbors as we speak.

We'll call her Mrs. V.

She still does here daily tasks but is no longer comfortable with driving.

A widow, she is reliant on herself to do small repairs around the house, has started to have trouble with seeing well enough to cook from a recipe and is no longer able to play the piano.

Mrs. V. has become more dependent on her neighbors as time goes by and is now becoming more and more depressed.

Why? Because she was recently told she has ARMD in both eyes and is going blind.

I can tell you many more stories of this type and if I ever get around to writing down some copy for the product I designed to combat this awful disease, Pro Mac Young Eyes, I will share more of the problem with you.

In the meantime Mrs. V.'s Story will serve as a backdrop.

I am certain that if you asked around, someone in your family or that you know is also going blind from this problem.

As with all eye problems there are variations on this theme such as wet of dry ARMD and the structures of the eye have names that are not simple so I will spare you all of that.

Just understand that a lot of otherwise healthy people are going to go blind, and that this disease is almost as common as Alzheimer's and in its own way just as devastating.

No one knows exactly what causes it but as with much disease we don't have the luxury of waiting around while we figure stuff out.

The changes are happening in people's eye's right this minute.

What are the risk factors?

1) High Blood pressure

2) Smoking

3) Family history

4) Race (white most common)

5) Inflammation (general inflammatory state in the body)

6) Obesity

Now what has been shown to work?

1) Antioxidants

As with many disease of aging the process of "body rust" of oxidation seems to be at the direct cause of at least some of the damage associated with ARMD.

2) Zinc. Especially as the condition progresses, zinc seems to be an essential factor in slowing and/or preventing the illness from going further.

If you look at the ingredients in ProMac Young Eyes you will find the very potent Elderberry extract coupled with a large dose of co Q 10 and Acetyl L Carnitene which helps support repair of the eye tissues and the energetics of vision.

A lot of people asked me why I didn't do a more traditional formula with bilberry and Beta carotene.

The answer is simple.

I chose the ingredients in Pro Mac because they have been shown to work in studies and I don't think bilberry is powerful enough.

I wanted a more potent berry-derived antioxidant.

Also since smoking is a risk factor for ARMD and Beta Carotene has been linked to increase lung cancer, I thought it best to leave it out. After all some people who got lung cancer and took Beta Carotene supplements have sued over this.

I guess the tobacco companies don't pay enough these days!

Now I did add the standard high dose of Lutein and Zinc so you are covered there.

I should also mention that the Omega 3 fish oils play a critical role in keeping the eye healthy and in fighting off ARMD as well.

So when you order your Pro Mac don't forget to pick up a bottle of fish oil as well.

And if you want to be triply safe add in a bottle of Super Wrinkle Guard on top of it for all the extra anti-oxidant potency.

Super Wrinkle Guard is for more than wrinkles!

Oh yeah about that losing of one's shirt.

Here is the deal. Everyone I have ever talked to in the vitamin business discouraged me from making Pro Mac Young Eyes.

"You can't sell prevention!" they said.

"You'll lose your shirt, no one will buy a preventative supplement; they want immediate benefits!"

They may be right. Taking Pro Mac Young eyes and fish oil may not show you any immediate benefits in your eyes.

But down the road apiece when you need your eyesight the most, you'll be damn glad you did!

I simply could not sit by and let this problem go unanswered, especially since supplements seem to be the answer!

Protect you eyesight!

Protect your future.

All the best in beautiful clear vision,

Dr Dave

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Fish Oil
Super Wrinkle Guard
Pro Mac Young Eyes

Drugs and herbals; are they safe?

Ok, today I promised you a semiserious blog so we are going to look at the sobering side effects of combining some herbals or plants derived materials with drugs.

Over the past couple of months I have gotten a lot of questions about combining drugs, supplements and herbals.

The overwhelming number of times the answer is: "No one really knows"

There are 2 big reasons for this.

At this point modern medicine has only worked out the side effects profiles of combining 2 drugs at a time, not 5 or 6.

And having come from a traditional medical background I can tell you that 5 or 6 drugs is not at all uncommon.

The other reason is the FDA's approach to supplements. It could best be summed up as saying they are an annoying problem that we have neither time nor funds to deal with.

In other words they don't believe in lending any credibility to supplements. If they studied them at all this would be a tacit acknowledgement that they might actually work.

So let's look at what we do know.

The most dangerous situations occur when a person is taking the rat poison derived blood thinner Coumadin.

Doctors will tell you that everything interferes with Coumadin.

I will tell you that Coumadin interferes with everything.

Many plants and other vitamins such as Vitamin E, Fish oil, Garlic and others can actually thin the blood and should only be combined with any blood thinner (including aspirin) under a doctor’s direct supervision.

The problem is most docs don't know about supplements and don't want to add this burden to their already overburdened work and learning schedules.

Also, there are some misconceptions out there about and herbal and plant derived compound called Coumarol.

In most cases these herbally derived compounds do not have any blood thinning effects but because they are a distant cousin to Coumadin, journals will often make the association and say they do.

Whenever this has been studied it has not been the case.

For more on the topic of blood thinning supplements see my "under the knife" series:

Under the knife - Part 1
Under the knife - Part 2
Under the knife - Part 3
Supplements that heal - Under the knife - Part 4

There are of course times when the additive effect of supplements may be beneficial For instance my mom has been able to combine Cholesterol bomb with Lipitor for a greater effect.

Her doc is not comfortable taking her off the statin so she remains on the lowest possible dose, all the while running a cholesterol that would make a 20 year old jealous.

Similarly the supplements Gymnema, which will be one of the things in our upcoming diabetic supplement, and aloe juice both have the ability to lower blood sugars and can facilitate the use of less anti-diabetic drugs in people with Type 2 diabetes.

In the case of fish oil and Super Omega 3, which combine herbals with fish oil, many people have been able to reduce or stop their use of Tylenol or NSAIDS (Motrin like drugs) and trade the potential side effects of those drugs for the health benefits of the natural compounds.

Black tea, which is rich in tannins, can interfere with iron absorption but only if it is taken at the exact same time. Green tea does not appear to have this effect.

Grapefruit juice works on enzyme systems to block the effects of stain drugs and increase the effects of NSAIDS and some blood pressure drugs making it a potentially dangerous combination with either of these classes of drugs.

Even vegetables are not guiltless!

Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage can increase the metabolism (how fast the body gets rid of a drug) of anxiety drugs like Xanax and Tylenol making both less effective.

They can also increase the metabolism of caffeine so the next time you OD on coffee at work, grab a bag of broccoli florets and munch them down.

You'll be back to normal in no time.

Both orange juice and grapefruit juices can interfere with the metabolism of St. John's Wort and digoxin a drug used to strengthen the heart.

The have no effect on Co Q 10 absorption a supplement used to strengthen the heart and a mainstay of my Regenerizer.

To further complicate the issue, not all races of people have the same enzyme actions for drug metabolism. Most of the work done in this area is between Asian and Caucasian races but look for more work in the future for others as we strive to understand both the actions of drugs and supplements in different kinds of people.

For now, please understand this much.

I do tons of research with each and every compound that goes into each and every product.

I believe in the safety of my products and take every single one of them myself. I have family members who take my products as well even though they are on some drugs.

In most cases they have been able to reduce or remove the drugs completely.

You should not do this without the consent and understanding of your own personal doctor.

Happily I am getting more and more doctors on my reading list. They are busy people with big practices and need reliable information.

They come to me because this is my area of expertise.

They have other areas of expertise that I benefit from as well.

In the meantime, if we take care of our bodies most of us will not need toxic chemicals to keep us alive.

I make 10 different supplements with the expressed purpose of making that a reality!

Go to Dr Dave's Best - Product Order Page and pick the ones that meet your needs.

All the Best, Dr Dave

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Cholesterol bomb
Regenerizer
fish oil
Super Omega 3

Co Enzyme Q 10 and your heart

There are places in the world where the big Drug companies do not rule.

There are places where they do not have the most powerful and well-funded lobbies.

There are places where they do not own politicians and news media.

And there are places where all natural substances are put on an even playing field as drugs.

In such places doctors are well versed in the uses of vitamins, supplements, and minerals along side pharmaceuticals.

I hope to make the U.S. one of those places.

So today I cover one small area of the amazing supplement co Q 10.

First a little background.

Co Q 10 is one of the most important substances in the body. It is intimately involved with the generation of energy, using fat as fuel and critically important for all organs.

A few days ago I answered a question about resting metabolism with regards to weight loss.

I stated that the organs most responsible for resting metabolism were the brain, the heart, the kidney and the liver.

If you look at these organs you'll see that their cells are rich in mitochondria, the tiny little powerhouses that make energy for all cells.

So it is not too much of a stretch to see that Co Q, which lives inside the mitochondria, would be very important for their function.

But it's not just limited to there.

Even the eyes seem to benefit from Co Q 10. There are studies that show that Co Q protects from age related macular degeneration, which is why we loaded up our Pro Mac Young Eyes formulated with this critical substance.

But let's focus on just the heart and Co Q 10 or you'll be reading all day long.

When I first created Regenerizer, I made it for my patients who were taking statin drugs and in my opinion ran the risk of getting too low on Co Q.

While traditional medical authorities in this country turn a blind eye to this possibility (sound familiar?) in Canada, the use of Co Q 10 and statins is pretty much a law.

This is because statins are known to interfere with the manufacture of Co Q and this can lead to many problems in the very organ the statins are supposed to protect, the heart.

If you want an all natural compound designed to drop your cholesterol without statin side effects, you owe it to yourself to try Cholesterol Bomb.

Another thing you should know about Co q 10 is that it tends to decline in the mitochondria as we age.

This is one of the reasons thought to lead to the slowing down of older people. It can also be linked to movement disorders such as Parkinson's.

If however the heart gets weaker and slows down, then you have a situation called Congestive Heart Failure.

To be sure there is more heart failure than ever now. Most doctors say it is because of aging, and there is a multi drug cocktail designed to keep the heart pumping longer and stronger.

Multi drugs means multi side effects though as we have seen over and over again.

And I don't suppose they ever considered the decline in co Q as linked to the aging process.

Despite the resistance and a slew of negative articles published in the typical journals (like JAMA) there is more and more evidence to show that Co Q can benefit your heart.

Studies at the University of Texas at Austin showed that 75 percent of heart patients have severe deficiencies of Co Q 10 in heart tissue compared with healthy individuals. These are people who are not necessarily on statins either.

Adding coenzyme Q-10 significantly benefited three-fourths of a group of elderly patients with congestive heart failure.

In general the higher the doses used the better the results.

Common practice was to use 30 mg, the dose that is sold in most vitamin stores.

This of course is way too small to do much. But when you get up above 100mg, you really start to see some positive things in the strength of the heart's contraction, the volume of blood it pumps and even a reduction in heart pain know as angina.

This is why Regenerizer had to have 200mg.

At these doses you can see improvement in heart function and blood flow. The end result is improved performance on the treadmill.

When Co Q is removed from the treatment routine (even if there are prescription drugs on board) the person often relapses with symptoms of their disease.

In Japan and Italy Co Q is a prescription only and is among the top treatments for heart failure in these countries.

Big Pharma has a weaker toe hold there!

Co Q has even been shown to improve the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse, a common heart value condition in this country

Ok so now you know about Co Q and the heart. I haven't even touched on the brain, the kidneys and the liver; we'll save that for another time.

Remember Regenerizer has Co Q 10 in a dose of 200 mg a dose that I have not seen elsewhere in a supplement.

I have seen other doctors claim they have the highest dosage in their supplements at around 100 mg.

Someone should let them know!

But here is the important point.

As I moved away from my Internal Medicine practice and into the Anti-aging field I wanted to create something that would help healthy people achieve their performance goals and perhaps prevent them from ever having to deal with the problems of aging.

I can't make further claims or the FDA and the FTC will come knocking on my door with a pair of handcuffs.

But you can read what my Regenerizer users have said and decided for yourself.

Once you are done you want some for yourself too.

Regenerizer

All the best in health,

Dr Dave

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Pro Mac Young Eyes
Regenerizer
Cholesterol Bomb

The week in review returns

For a while in February and early March I had a lot of fun writing you about the events that happened in each week.

For the most part you enjoyed it too, so I've decided to bring it back once in a while.

Now is the time for a timely and amusing look at some of this week's events.

Let's start off with the Instant Einstein awards.

Well I have to tell you this one really was a no-brainer.

I had hoped to have some juicy and brainless story about Paris Hilton to tell you but guess what, Britney Spears gets the Instant Einstein Award for an unprecedented third time.

Will someone please give this girl/woman some baby holding lessons!

It just goes to show you money can't buy you love.

Or brains.

OK, Brit, you know where to find me to claim your award. A full case of Instant Einstein.

I'll even biggie size if for you to the 540 count bottles!

A close second would have to be the residents of the city of New Orleans who reelected Mr. Nagin as mayor.

I must have missed something in the translation of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Clearly FEMA was useless, ineffectual and perhaps even obstructive but the stuff runs down hill and some of the cities politicians had some 'splaining to do as well.

Or not as the election results show.

How would you like to be his opponent who must have been so bad that Mr. Nagin is the lesser of two evils?!

Perhaps some residents can clue me in on this, because I truly am mystified.

And while we are on the subject of politics here are a few people who could at least use a bottle of Einstein

Duke Cunningham.

I can't tell you how sad and pathetic this story is.

The Duke was our first ace in Vietnam and as a child airplane buff he was a hero of mine.

To see him fat, disheveled and going to jail is a tragedy of the first magnitude. Duke if you take your fish oil, Einstein and Regenerizer during your jail term you'll still be alive and in pretty good shape when they let you out!

Patrick Kennedy.

Who by crashing his car and trying to save his career and his families name, spilled the beans on the prescription sleeping pill fiasco and caused the FDA to pause in approving yet another drug that we don't need.

For your contribution to the public good, Patrick, I have a case of Sleep Wizard, my all natural answer to America's silent epidemic of sleep problems.


Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who was caught on audiotape chuckling about writing in code to keep secret what the government suspects was his corrupt role in getting his children a cut of a communications company's deal for work in Africa.

Let me guess, Bill. It was written in Da Vinci Code!

You need some Einstein as well.

And as our politicians do so to does our general public.

As proof of this, in the next item we find that there has been an increase in the number of Americans in prison. Please note this number does not reflect illegal aliens.

Right now there are over 2 million of us spending our time behind bars for some kind of bad behavior.

That is a lot of people but I am not sure how it compares to other counties.

Overall it is 0.007% of the population which lends a new meaning to 007.

For you we have some fish oil which has been shown to improve behavior behind bars and on the outside as well. Improved impulse control and decreased anger are just two of the benefits.

And if we started using it in schools like the Brits do, we'd have a better graduation and retention rate of our students.

I think that would make a big dent in the prison population since many are young males!

And today's news final entry concerns Barry Bonds, a long time favorite of my writing and the winner of this year's Mr. Hercules Factor Award.

Barry is still waiting to pass the records of Babe Ruth (714 homers) and Hank Aaron (755 homers).

Ya should take that Hercules Factor Barry.

If less body fat, bigger and stronger muscles are what you want, you too will discover what hundreds of others have already found in the past few months since we introduced the Hercules Factor.

It works fantastic, it's safe natural and it's 100% legal.

And now it's only fitting that I ask our resident poet idiot savant Lazlo B. Zilly to write a limerick for this week's week in review.

"Einstein meets the Wizard in May"

What a week a week it's been.
Full of naughty, nice and sin.

First, there's Brittney and her child
Driving child safety advocates wild
All that money all those songs
And she still holds her baby wrong

Poor woman still a child must be
Pity the little Brittney baby
Whose mom was the queen of the beat
And seems too poor to own a child seat!

Then there's our politicians up to no good
Spinning money yarns when they should
Worry about all the folks in jail
You'd make more money posting bail

Then there's Duke Cunningham
Who'd Rise again if He
Opened a driving school with Patrick Kennedy

Who crashed his car but it wasn't booze
It was the wrong combination of pills to snooze
So he called his lawyer and said "protect me"
Faster than you could say Mary Jo Kopechne

Pat's Ok his career is fine cause he could say
It must be the fault of the FDA
Take a look at those sleeping pills
Before they cause a ton more ills

They caused one lady a hundred pound gain
But that wasn't even half the pain
That was felt by the woman whose pills beget
A hankering for a buttered cigarette

So stop please putting them in your gizzard
You'll unleash yet another political blizzard
You all should just take Dr Dave's Sleep Wizard

Copyright Lazlo b. Zilly May 2006

Thanks, Lazlo.

Well that's a wrap for this Monday.

I am eternally grateful to be here with you so join me again tomorrow and we'll get serious.

Or maybe not!

All the Best,
Doc

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Sleep Wizard
Fish oil
Instant Einstein

The 5 secrets to your success

After nearly 20 years in clinical medicine and numerous years teaching I have learned a thing or two about getting people to change to what they want to be.

I want to share that secret with you because it works just as well for starting a new exercise program as it dose for starting a new business.

It is also one of the most overlooked things in life and one you should impart to your children and loved ones if you want them to have an easier time of it, and live longer and better.

Here it is.

Step One:

Have a plan: You've heard this before but have you done it? Have you formulated a starting point and ending point and how you are going to get there?

Have you written it down?

Example: I will lose 10 pounds by the end of June by getting rid of all sugared drinks and desserts and walking 40 minutes every single day.

Step Two: Have a reason preferably a short term AND a long term reason.

Example: I want to look better at my class reunion and I want to start feeling better and having more energy than I have in years.

Step three: Imagine and emotionalize

Example: I am going to feel so good and get so much more done and so much more out of life than I have been. I will have my body and mind programmed for success and I know if I get this done, I can do anything I want. This is the most important thing I have done for myself in years and it's about time!

I can feel the energy surging; no challenge is too great. I can hear the compliments from my friends and even strangers. I can tell my loved ones are proud of me and look at me with new respect. So does my boss and co-workers. I can taste the wholesome goodness of the great food choice I make and I know they are helping me live longer and better.

Step four: This is the most overlooked step.

Find a mentor. Find someone to help keep you motivated and a reason to be and do the thing you want to achieve above and beyond your own reasons. Don't be afraid to open your wallet and pay someone for their advice. A personal trainer, a nutritionist etc. can make a huge difference in your getting somewhere.

And don't fall victim to the "I know what I have to do" trap.

I know what I have to do and I still get help whenever I think I needed it.

And don't quit after a month because you are making progress. I see this all the time!

OK, now I know what to do so I can get cheap on myself and rely on the very thing that didn't work before. My own initiative.

This is the biggest mistake I see repeated over and over again. People go and get help with the intention of learning what they need to know and then bail as soon as they think they know what their trainer is doing.

First off, in most cases these people do it for a living and have a vast storehouse of knowledge you and I may not have.

And even if you do sometimes it's not what they are teaching you that is so important.

It's just the very fact that you are there doing it day in and day out with someone to be accountable to.

Please teach our kids and loved ones to seek out mentors.

It doesn't always have to cost money. I don't charge you a thing for the writing I do every day and I know it's helped thousands of people live better lives.

Take advantage of it and follow the advice.

And don't forget to tell your friends.

Step 5: Remember nothing is written in stone. Be realistic and ready to check your progress. Most times you should see something measurable on the scale or in the mirror within 4 weeks of starting your program. If you are not seeing it then reassess and make changes based on numbers one through four above.

But for heaven's sake give it a chance!

I know it's not always easy to get where you're going but if you are not, it's usually an issue of focus.

Dedicate yourself to getting something good done for your body and it will reward you.

Here is an example:

"Dear Dr Dave,

I just wanted to tell you that everything you've told me to do works! I started following your walking plan back in Sept. of 2005. I also adopted your abs and your Brick and Mortar workout all which you published free in your emails and blogs.

As far as the supplements, I started with fish oil and Regenerizer

Later I added the Monster Multi and the Hercules Factor. I remember thinking they were a lot of money but when I look at what I have achieved with the combination of your advice and your supplements, I think you are the cheapest way to get into great shape!

I have never felt better than I do now at age 50.
Thanks to you I have a lot to look forward to in the coming decades.

Please don't stop what you are doing!

I would like to ask you a question: Are berries really the best source on anti-oxidants?

Melissa M. Blandon

Thanks, Melissa, and I assure you I have no plans to stop.

I have a lot of work to do even in this year yet so stay tuned. I won't steer you wrong.

As far as berries and anti-oxidants it's a yes and no question.

Berries are the source of the most anti-oxidants in one serving for sure.
At the top of the list of anthocyanidins (the compounds that make berries healthy for you) are chokeberries, elderberries and black currants.
Each of them has different abilities, however, as you may know from reading the pages on Immune Booster and Cardio boost.

Further down the list is the blueberry and cranberry.

Grapes contain some thing called Resveratrol which is present in Super Wrinkle Guard and is the cornerstone not only for our anti-wrinkle therapy but tons of longevity research as well.

I don't know if you care about wrinkles, but if you care about longevity you should give Super Wrinkle Guard a serious look. It's got everything I couldn't put into the other supplements in the kinds of doses I have always wanted to use!

It does much more than fight wrinkles.

The good old apple is a great source of anti- oxidants as are walnuts.

Lower down on the list we find green tea. But again not all anti-oxidants do the same thing.

We find in our research that green tea contains many anti-oxidants that have anti- cancer and anti-fat activity something tht the otehr compounds we looked at may not have.

That is why we use green tea extract in both Monster Multi and Super Wrinkle Guard.

Like I've said before I've got you covered from eye health to prostate health.

From Athletic performance to anti inflammatory power:


Instant Endurance
Regenerizer
Cardio Boost
Super Omega 3

I make something that can help you achieve your goals and become the you you've always wanted.

And as a bonus you get my advice free.

All the best,
Dr Dave

Am I full of hogwash (from the book of the sub genius)

Every now and then I get an email from someone who asks a provocative question or simply doesn't believe what I am saying.

Here was one such email:

"Doc, do you really believe you can make people smarter with a couple of supplements? Isn't intelligence genetic? Personally I think you are full of hogwash!"

Jerry G.

While no one is immune to criticism, I stand by what I say.

Yes, I think you can get smarter.

Before I launch into why, let me say that Jerry's email was one of the nicer ones I have gotten on this subject.

The worst was from some doctor who was a card carrying MENSA member.

What is it with these people? They wear their MENSA membership like some kind of badge of racial superiority; at least this guy did.

He stated that God gave him and his MENSA buddies special powers that you and I don't have because we are not geniuses.

He didn't like the fact that I hold the more modern view of intelligence that breaks things down beyond the contrived IQ test.

He didn't recognize things like emotional intelligence artistic and musical intelligence or entrepreneurial intelligence either.

I went to this clown's site and he basically said he could cure your cancer with his superior intellect.

That is if you could tolerate his asinine personality.

I held my finger over the button that would have distributed his self-inflated email to tens of thousands of people on the internet so they could rip his arrogant ass to shreds, at least verbally.

I decided not to because someone like that does not deserve ANY publicity, good or bad.

Ok enough of a tirade, and on a Sunday yet!

Here are a couple of reasons why I think you can get smarter.

Recent research has shown that the brain remains able to make new connections and "thicken" old ones.

There appears to be no limit to new learning and the development of intelligence in many areas other than raw IQ.

As a matter of fact I have had several people tell me they took IQ tests as well at different points in their supplementation and indeed experienced statistically significant improvements.

Some had more real world stories like they got a raise for better work performance for the first time in months or years.

Still others did better than before on exams and hadn't changed a thing in terms of study habits.

I have had musicians write to me and tell me they have expanded their musical abilities dramatically in a very short time.

I have had athletes tell me their mental focus has been cranked up through the roof and that it was the missing link for their performance.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

The key is to keep the brain healthy and that boils down to 3 things

1) Reduce free radical damage

2) Provide the proper building blocks and nutrients as in fish oil and Instant Einstein

3) Support the brain energetically so it can function at a higher level as in Regenerizer and Instant Einstein.

So who am I going to listen to? Dr Mensa or my friends and customers?

And what if I am wrong and intelligence can't be improved?

Well, then at least we can all make the most of what we've got and that is better than using half of it; that's for sure!

Boost your brain and make your own genius felt.

Doc

P.S. My IQ is greater than 140; does that make me a genius? Should I rush to join MENSA? What if it was 139? Does that make me a sub genius? Who friggin' cares! It's what I do with what I've got that counts.

Same for you so let's get going and make this a great day!

Supplements mentioned in this blog:

Fish Oil
Instant Einstein
Regenerizer

Everyone has one and they often stink

I was in my seat at noon to see that Code movie everyone has been prattling on about for a couple of weeks. I read the book, and liked it.

It didn’t believe it was historical truth, and nobody in their right mind would either. I had the benefit of Instant Einstein too as I read it cover to cover one Saturday a while back when there was no heavy action at the Dave Cave.

It was what I would call a good read with some interesting theories and plot twists, and almost everyone I know read it too. Again, I would have to say that none of them thought it historically factual either.

Since the author stated as much I was never quite sure what all the fuss was about. Was it the subject material some people found offensive?

There were also some people who seemed to need to believe it was true even though Dan Brown said it wasn't

To me, that is delusional and maybe more Instant Einstein is needed For greater mental clarity.

Back in the day, (that would be about 30 years ago), I had a class in high school that covered the novel. Somewhere in the first ten minutes as I recall, thanks to fish oil and Instant Einstein, the teacher taught that the first thing you do is suspend your belief, you acknowledge that what you are reading is fiction.

That lesson was later repeated in my introduction to drama, and later in college, when I had similar classes on literature, theatre, and movies. I still remember the white haired professor who would always repeat, “It’s only a movie. It’s not real.”

I found myself repeating this the past week as the media was full of idiotic comments from the whole political spectrum. It was hard to turn on the radio, television, or pick up a newspaper without someone yammering about “The DaVinci Code.”

So I liked the book, and just to be contrarian, I went to the movie.

I liked the book.

The movie, well, it’s okay. It’s interesting for about 40 minutes, and then just kind of fizzles.

I can’t say what all the critics were so worked up about, but then again maybe that’s just me.

Personally, I think Opie and his buddy Tom could use a little Regenerizer. They both seemed to be a little bogged down, a little slow on the uptake.

Tom could use a little exercise and maybe he should push away from the table a little earlier.

Hey, it’s the truth, and a lot nicer than what the critics at the Cannes Film Festival were saying.

So Dr. Dave says, remember your fish oil, Instant Einstein, and Regenerizer.

In the words of the white haired professor, “Remember, it’s only a movie.”

And remember today's blog was only an opinion.

And like some other things, you know what they say.

Everyone has one...

All the best,

Doc

Overwhelmed with reality? Not sure who to believe? Confused by listening to too many opinions and unable to form your own anymore?

Then you definitely need Regenerizer and Fish Oil.