Lifestyle and Longevity

From eNewsletter 7/15/2024

DID YOU KNOW that a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reveals a startling truth: pollution, in all its forms, is now a greater health threat than war, terrorism, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs, and alcohol combined?

Specifically, researchers estimate that manmade pollutants contribute to a staggering seven million deaths globally each year, most of them cardiovascular-related.

The pollutants mentioned aren’t just the obvious ones like air pollution from car exhausts or factory chimneys, but lesser-known villains: soil pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, and even exposure to toxic chemicals in our homes.

This should come as no surprise because you read this newsletter consistently. We often emphasize the importance of lowering your toxic load and are extremely knowledgable in how to do so if you need assistance.

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Don't Eat at This Time

From eNewsletter 7/10/2024

DID YOU KNOW that If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine?

The researchers estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations and compared the results to risk estimated using the previous tool, known as Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE). The PREVENT equations were developed by the American Heart Association to more accurately represent risk across the current U.S. population, as the PCE equations were based on patient data that were decades old and lacked diversity.

This would be a welcome public health measure as there are millions who are taking statins unnecessarily.

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Probiotics for Precision Nutrtion

From eNewsletter 7/8/2024

DID YOU KNOW that glutathione and its precursor N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) are considered iron chaperones?

The Science study bolsters the idea that glutathione is a "chaperone" for iron, which is required for virtually all functions within a cell. But iron is also highly oxidative. Without glutathione to keep it in line, it initiates oxidative stress in cells, causing damage. Maintaining the glutathione-to-iron ratio is very important, because if you have too little glutathione, then iron becomes very reactive.

How can you tell if you need NAC or glutathione? The blood marker GGT (part of our suggested blood work list) and the gene SLC25A39 (screen for in our Pure Genomics panel) are great.

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