Burgundy France prompted this rush of research because longevity with humans was shown to be increased by 46% in a scientific study, in spite of a lousy fat diet.

A Harvard Medical School professor says “The red wine chemical resveratrol extends the life of every organism we give it to.” Many animal experiments have already been conducted and virtually all species have extended live spans in spite of even terrible, fatty diets.

As  mentioned already,  a 46 percent longer life span was found in Burgundy France. High levels of resveratrol are found in the grape skins of the Burgundy red grapes.

Burgundy is a tough growing climate environment and grapes that survive here have especially high resveratrol content. The Monrovian purple grape appears to have 25 times more resveratrol than other grapes.   Its effect is labeled the “French Paradox”.

How does resveratrol work? It stimulates a longevity gene. This triggers a defense enzyme that increases the individual’s ability to repair itself. This helps cancel oxidative damage that robs you of longevity; it helps prevent health breakdown.

Oxidative damage is the chief cause of destructive aging and resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant that helps prevent this.

By preventing oxidative damage the genetic code (DNA) is preserved from a more rapid, age related destruction.  Free radicals, the cause of oxidative damage, shorten your life.

Recent animal studies show that increasing the levels of resveratrol increases the number of mitochondria inside all cells of the body. The significance of this is that mitochondria are the energy factories for individual cells.

One benefit of increasing the number of mitochondria is the reduction of fat. The more efficient the energy production, the more efficient the fat burn by these energy factories.

The second benefit of increased resveratrol is activation of the longevity gene. (This is clearly proven by longevity studies on humans). Where there are high levels of resveratrol, long term, this means as much as a 46 percent increase in life expectancy . . . as was shown in Burgundy, France.

This longevity gene, SIRT1, promotes better glucose and insulin control which translates into more energy, reduction of fat and less diabetes.

Resveratrol is an exciting breakthrough that is not yet fully revealed to mainstream America. It has great promise as a life extending supplement and enemy of degenerative diseases.  It appears to be a fountain of youth enhancement that can easily be applied…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

P.S. Bookmark this blog for the soon release of Part 2 Resveratrol.

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What is free radical damage?  It is oxidation of your body chemistry that can decrease your longevity by making body cells sick. How does this happen?  Free radical compounds are chemicals that are hungry for electrons.  They steal electrons from weaker compounds if electrons are not freely available from anti oxidants compounds.  What are some examples of anti oxidant electron donors?

Examples of willing electron donors are vitamins A, C and E.  Thousands of flavonoids from fruits and vegetables provide  good sources.  Poly phenols from phytonutrients of tea, coffee and even seaweed can be rich sources.

“We know that most degenerative diseases are limited to free radical damage.”… James Balch, M.D.  In 1954 Dr. Denham Harmon said this: “A single common process, modifiable by genetic and environmental factors, was responsible for ageing and death of all living things.” This is more true today because of the increased assaults on your body and its genetic code.  Disease is produced by damaged DNA and inflammation.

All tissues in the body are subject to degenerative disease. Heart disease is arguably the greatest loser  because it is the number one killer in the Western world. Number two cancer is a prime example of degenerative breakdown of health. There is a proliferation of toxic chemicals and substances that attack the mitochondria, nucleus and the DNA of every cell in the body, often altering the genetic code, causing aging and pre-mature death.

Nearly everyone knows the term “carcinogen” is associated with cancer. What this means is that certain substances, chemicals… can cause alteration of healthy cells which turn into cancer cells.  In layman’s terms, the mitochondria and genetic code of the cells get “screwed up”.  This spawns a misfit, rogue cancer cell.  If enough of these cancer cells proliferate and multiply, tumor cells develop. (anti-oxidants are helpful in preventing this)

Fortunately a healthy body is able to cope with and neutralize some free radical damage, even eliminating cancer and damaged cells.  Good supplementation, vitamins, and raw vegetables that are all proven anti-oxidants, are of enormous benefit.

There is a limit to what the body can handle in detrimental foreign substances. On a daily basis your body takes in toxins in the form of air, water,  food,  free radicals oxidants and  foreign substances.

Your body handles toxins each day, eliminating chemicals and foreign substances. Unfortunately our modern environment sometimes overwhelms your body with huge amounts  that are carcinogenic…cancer causing.  Other diseases like heart disease, arthritis and brain diseases are also propelled by free radical damage.

There are, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80,000 toxic chemicals that we are exposed to. These foreign substances include, but are not limited to:  herbicides, pesticides (4 billion lbs. in USA per yr.), mercury, cadmium, aluminum, lead, solvents, asbestos, preservatives, trans fats, prescription drugs, cleaning agents, inhaled smoke and auto exhausts, cosmetics, ammonia, artificial food products and numerous biochemical pollutants.

These products cause inflammation and sometimes even genetic aberrations that can cause cancer and other degenerative diseases.

When your body is overwhelmed, then disease and dysfunction prevail. Ultimately life and longevity is compromised.  You lose health!

Water and air pollution are a major source of these noxious chemicals.  We further add to the toxic burden by consumption of excessive trans fats, sugar, alcohol, sodium, caffeine, nitrates, and other “foods” that overload our bodies. Normal function is impaired…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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It’s a real paradox…seemingly untrue fact. In spite of spending  2.2 trillion dollars a year… United  States health is not the best in the world; in one report it is even worse than Cuba’s.  It’s terrible, we live a shortened life expectancy! The U.S. Census says we are 42nd in longevity in the world. It seems we have proceeded down the wrong path for a long time.

Paradoxically it all started with one of the greatest medical breakthroughs, when Louis Pasteur discovered that germs ( unseen microorganisms…bacteria, fungus,viruses) are the cause of infections and breakdown of general health.  With sanitation and more sterile medical procedures, the survival rates skyrocketed and complications of surgery plummeted.

This spawned a pathway of “treat the pathogens, invaders and substances” that breakdown our bodies and thereby stop a disease. There was an opposing school of thought that followed the path of “strengthen the body and its natural defenses”.  Alternative medicine is that opposing school of thought which emerged.   Whole foods, vitamins, minerals and supplements are emphasized before drugs.

Alternative medicine emphasizes the natural and anything that fuels the strength and immunity of the body by providing the nutrients and raw materials for optimal function. God created a marvelous “machine” called human body which can endure many insults and assaults and not only survive, but also repair itself.

The school of  “treat the pathogens and symptoms when they appear” now prevails. The alternative school which emphasizes “strengthen the defenses and try to prevent and deny disease any opportunities” appears ridiculed and ignored. Treat the symptoms means that drugs become the weapons of health.  But are they really?

Drug companies have thrived and greatly prospered. The public is duped into believing that a drug can cure or prevent any ill.  People want a quick solution and “pills” seem to be the answer. Over twenty billion dollars a year is spent on a single class of drugs…cholesterol lowering statins.  Numerous studies show they do not significantly extend life expectancy.   Drugs and doctors never heal, your body heals itself. At best, drugs are an aid, a help to the body.

Let’s go back to the longevity statistics.  Multiple sources confirm this fact of poor health and longevity in USA:

•    World Health Organization’s recent report is the best…we are 24th in longevity
•    United Nations Health says 38th  in longevity
•    United States Census says 42nd in longevity

Most degenerative diseases are preventable.  This includes heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes 2. Mainstream medicine and the mainstream press seem little interested in publishing compelling reports of cures that are proven in scientific studies from other countries and from alternatives research…Denis Van Loan DDS

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The World Health Organization recently reported that U.S. residents are 24th  in the world in their lifespans. The United Nations report says that we are only 38th in longevity.  The United States Census itself says the very worst… only 42nd in longevity.

Billions of dollars are spent every year in the United States on health care. The U.S.A. is arguably on the cutting edge of innovation and health research; yet we have terrible longevity compared to the rest of the world.  Cancer has increased in spite of 70 billion dollars spent on research since president Nixon.  We are 5 % of the world’s population yet we consume approximately 50% of the world’s prescription drugs.

Large drug companies have revenues that exceed the total income for many of the world’s countries. For instance Pfizer Drug Company, which produces over 12 billion dollars per year from just one drug, Lipitor, is a good example.  Never mind there are well documented studies that show lowering cholesterol with statin drugs like Lipitor is highly controversial.  They were recently fined 2 billion 300 million dollars for misleading advertising on several drugs. In the past 10 years over 11 billion dollars were levied in fines against various drug companies.  They typically spend 25% on marketing and only 7% on research.  They seem to “have money to burn”.

With drugs dominating the health care system due to influences with advertising, biased research paid by drug companies, “education” of medical doctors with skewed information… their influence is enormous.

Health care, dominated by huge drug companies,  influences medical doctors, the senate and legislature as well as the public. They reportedly have over 600 lobbyist in Washington D.C.  There are proven alternatives for health care that get squashed.  My goal is to publish proven health measures that promote wellness and longevity where mainstream medicine has failed.  I welcome comments and posted concerns about our U.S. health care system…Denis Van Loan DDS

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We are 5% of the worlds population but consume 50% of the prescription drugs.  Are drugs the answer? You do the math!

We cannot control what the more than 600 drug lobbyist and the deluge of enormous profits  that drug companies generate. We can, however, live more healthy lives and extend our longevity by understanding the cause of aging and disease.

Aging is due to deterioration of cellular health.  This is caused by free radical damage. What is free radical damage?  It is inflammation caused by foreign substances (even some drugs & man adulterated foods).  Toxins and pollutants are obvious foreign objects that tax your body and shorten your life.

How do free radicals cause damage? These foreign substances pollute your body chemistry.  They steal electrons from essential bio substances in your body. One of the primary ways cellular health is affected is within the mitochondria of the cell.

The mitochondria are the energy factories in every cell and they also have DNA  that is affected. Chromosomes that carry the genetic code of your cells get shortened with the onslaughts of free radicals.  This reduces the health of the cells and their assimilation of essential nutrients the body needs. Health degrades.

When you are young, there is optimal function and less accumulation of cellular damage caused by the free radicals. The body is efficient and able to handle some ill effects without  noticeable degradation. There is a build up of tissues, called anabolism.  With age, catabolism occurs…a net loss of cells and function.  Your body becomes less efficient.

The type of food you consume can be an asset or detriment. Excessive amounts of sugar, salt, trans fats and preserved foods compromise health.  The needed nutrients (enzymes, phytonutrients and vitamins) are lacking.  The body becomes less efficient in its operation and aging and declining health ensue.

Raw fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains are so essential.  Why? Heat destroys the majority of enzymes at 126 degrees Fahrenheit.  (There are over 3000 enzymes used by the body)  It does not end there.  Certain minerals, especially magnesium (used in over 325 chemical reactions of the body) are necessary to assimilate the needed nutrients.  Vitamins A, C and E are also anti oxidants that work best with whole foods.

Numerous studies demonstrate reduced cancer, heart disease (#1 killer) and all inflammatory diseases diminish when abundant (3 to 5 servings a day) of fresh fruits and vegetables  are consumed. Nuts and whole grains likewise provide essential and auxiliary  nutrients, catalysts and minerals.

Other phytonutrients (from plants) in the form of flavenoids (sources of color there) are needed also. There is reportedly over 4000 flavenoids which are antioxidants that are believed to neutralized these inflammatory free radicals.  They come from fresh, raw fruits and vegetables.  Many have not been researched, but those that have, prove to be real allies to health and longivety.  They reduce free radical damage and health degeneration.

In summary what extends longevity?

1. Reduce sugar consumption (reports vary…from 136 to 157 pounds per person per year)  It is in every prepared food and beverage. It is a risk factor in heart disease, cancer and diabetes…leading killers.
2. Reduce salt (sodium) and increase potassium. (Excess sodium is associated with high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease)  The balance should favor potassium but is usually the opposite.  (Sodium is in virtually all prepared foods)
3. Reduce toxic exposures, like smoking (A high risk factor in heart disease and cancer)
4. Get adequate essential nutrients and vitamins. (with age more are needed because of a less efficient body) Take a quality multiple vitamin as you get older.
5. Take proven supplements: D-ribose,  L-Carnitine and CoQ-10 for energy and heart health.
6. Consume raw fresh fruits and vegetables that provide phytonutrients, enzymes, minerals  & flavenoids
7. Take  in essential fatty acids ( Omega 3’s ) from supplements like flax oil or deep sea fish oils.
8. Add resveratrol supplement that stimulates the longevity gene and is an anti oxidant.
9. Perform exercise and good weight control. (obesity is a high risk factor in many diseases and statistically shortens longevity)

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A finding with aging and reduced longevity is the shortening of chromosomes. These contain the genetic code for all of your cells. (Telomeres are the tips of the chromosomes that shorten with age)  Function of the cells naturally deteriorates when there is a shortening of the chromosomes and this affects future generations.

When you are young there is  build up, growth and increase of cell function. The process is called “anabolic”.  With age the breakdown and deterioration of cellular function exceeds build up.  This process is called “catabolic”. Why does this slow down occur? Free radical damage is the answer.

Free radicals steal electrons  and cause oxidative damage to your biochemistry. This  causes aging and breakdown of your cells. Normal biochemistry produces some free radicals but when  scavengers and dietary intake of anti-oxidants is deficient, breakdown and shorted longevity occurs.

Assimilation of whole, raw, healthy food is replaced by packaged foods, excess fats, sugar, and preserved foods. This means that essential vitamins, enzymes, flavenoids, catalysts and phytonutrients found in whole, unprocessed food is deficient.  There are over 3000 enzymes in raw vegetables and fruit…many are lost with heat and preservatives.  There are over 4000 flavenoids…many of unknown function, but important.

Numerous studies demonstrate increased cancer, heart disease and all degenerative diseases when foreign substances (toxins, drugs, and foreign…man adulterated foods, are consumed. Over 80,000 foreign chemicals are known to have  contact with humans. This gives reason why, and argument for, known anti oxidants that neutralize these free radicals.

Supplements that help keep the body from deterioration and aging are vitamins A, E, and C. Other anti-oxidants are CoQ-10, resveratrol and Omega 3’s (essential fatty acids).

Foods that cause excessive free radical damage are too much sugar, fats and the trans fats. ( Trans fats are hydrogenated vegetable oils that have filled all docking sites on the molecule.  This produces an inert foreign substance that is hard to metabolize and get rid of.)

According to Mark Hyman, M.D., large, regular doses of drugs such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), deplete an important natural anti oxidant, glutathione. Glutathione is a very powerful anti oxidant that is an immune builder and anti inflammatory agent.  It is one of the body’s best anti oxidants and disease killers.

Long term use of a drug (or a foreign substance) can cause cognitive decline. Foreign substances become neurotoxins that pollute neurotransmission. (normal message conduction and communication)

Good diet and good supplements are real assets for longevity in contrast to the popular notion that treating symptoms with drugs can make you more healthy…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Much current research is now being done.  Preliminary studies show two areas of why longevity is extended. The first is believed due to the activity of the longevity gene, SIRT1; it is stimulated and activated.  The second is co-related to oxidative damage…the mother of all degenerative diseases.

Robb and others in their research on the biochemistry and biophysics (published in that journal) found a 14 fold increase in the activity of MnSOD (SOD2). The significance of this is that it reduces oxidative damage due to free radicals. (loose electrons).  This inhibits heart disease,  cancer and all the other inflammatory, degenerative diseases that shorten your life.

SOD2 confers resistance to mitochondrial dysfunction and thereby directly helps heart strength. The mitochondria are the energy factories in all cells. The heart muscle needs at least 4 to 5 times the amount of energy that other cells need.  Heart failure is reduced (theoretically) as well as definitely reducing the inflammatory effect of the free radicals.

Heart failure, due to lack of energy from the mitochondria, plus inflammatory atherosclerosis, are the primary factors in heart disease.   Resveratrol enormously reduces heart disease. Resveratrol is the most plausible reason for increased life expectancy.  (It  inhibits  other degenerative diseases,  thereby also extending longevity)

In animal studies, mice fed unhealthy fats and free radical damaging diets, confirm that indeed oxidative damage was reduced by resveratrol and life expectancy was increased. In other words, in spite of a lousy diet with exposure to free radicals, the resveratrol supplemented mice lived longer and had more physical endurance.

All degenerative diseases benefit from the reduction of free radicals; they are paramount to all degenerative diseases. A heart healthy diet and good supplements make sense for staying healthy and living longer…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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The World Health Organization reports that we in the U.S.A. are 31st in longevity worldwide. The United Nations Health reports gives an even worse report… 38th in longevity worldwide. Our U.S. Census gives the worst report of all…42nd in the world.

The Health Alert reported in their newsletter of Oct. 2008 (edited by Dr. Bruce West, M.D.)  that a new generation of cardiologists are saying: “average M.D.’s, including cardiologists, are 10 to 20 years behind the times in the greatest, most effective, and safest advances in heart disease care!”

The reason that doctors don’t accept the new information is because of:
1. Indoctrination from old, outdated information that in ingrained into doctor’s minds.
2. Unlearning and change are typical resistant with human nature.
3. The money in “standard” treatment is huge.
(It is estimated that 100 billion dollars is done in elective surgeries that are useless or of questionable benefit in heart disease.)
4. There is enormous influence by drug companies, especially for the cholesterol lowering (statin) drugs.  It is a $20 billion revenue source for drug companies.  It is the largest selling drug category in the world.

Surgeries and drugs are considered best remedies. Here are some examples cited by Dr. Bruce West, M.D., who treats heart patients:
1. 100 million in angioplasties…typically at a cost of $39,200 per case
2. 500,000 bypass surgeries at an average cost of $83,900

Angioplasties have proven themselves as only a brief help, if at all.  Statistics show no difference in survival rate with bypass surgery versus no treatment at all. Most bypasses are expected to “be good” for no more than 10 to 12 years. The real issue is treating the cause of heart disease.

According to Dr. West (and many other doctors) inflammation in the blood vessels is the real culprit in the accumulation of the bad cholesterol lining the blood vessels…which increases heart attack and stroke risk.  Dr. West cites viruses, high levels of circulating insulin (type 2 diabetes) and bacteria as major causes of inflammation.  Additionally, reliable studies list excess homocysteine, trans fats and sugar (dietary factors), as  major contributors to blood vessel inflammation.

Most alternative treatment doctors, including alternative cardiologists, favor strengthening the heart and and preventing the free radical damage and inflammation in the the cardiovascular system. How then can you do this? It is not  that difficult and there is an enormous difference in cost between the old, outdated, standard treatment and the new alternative way.

Dr. West who treats many heart patients is big on phytonutrients, which are found in raw, fresh foods, especially vegetables.  The majority of enzymes and organic catalysts are ruined and destroyed by man’s processing.  Heat destroys some enzymes at as low a temperature as 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Canning and cooking doesn’t necessarily destroy fats, carbohydrates and protein, but it does destroy the thousands of enzymes and phytonutrients that help the body’s biochemistry in fighting inflammation and disease. Dr. West says: “most heart disease is caused by nutritional deficiencies”.

Ignorance about a healthy heart diet abounds. The American Heart Association guidelines for good diet recommends a low fat diet which has not proven itself statistically.  The Mediterranean diet with whole food, vegetables, nuts, butter and olive oil, with little attention to fat consumption demonstrates one of the lowest heart attack rates of any group tested.

A long term study at Loma Linda University found those who ate nuts 5 or more times a week had a 50% less heart attack rate.   Concern about fats in nuts is overblown.  They are rich in Omega 3’s and mono saturated fats.  Many nuts have anti-oxidants and trace nutrients beneficial to heart and general health.

The bottom line is drugs are not the answer to optimal health and longevity. Raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and uncooked, unprocessed foods have the best record for longevity…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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• CoQ-10 is an anti-oxidant that fights stress that produces free radicals. It is believed to be effective in all types of heart surgery.
• CoQ-10 helps cells convert oxygen and food into energy (into ATP…cellular fuel)

His research on old rats found an improved  cardiac function of 74% when supplemented with CoQ-10 for only 6 weeks.  The oxygen consumption increased by 66%.

If you consider yourself young you can also be helped. As you age, or with the consumption of prescription drugs, especially the cholesterol ones,  you lose the level of CoQ-10 which is optimum for every cell in the body.  If you are over thirty or take a cholesterol lowering statin drug you normally need more CoQ-10 for optimal function and energy.  (Remember heart disease is the number 1 killer in the U.S.A.)

The journal Pharmacotherapy found over 50% of patients who had high blood pressure and were taking drugs for their condition were able to get off between 1 and 3 blood pressure drugs with 4 months of CoQ-10 supplementation.

The Heart Healthy News reports that more than 1000 studies involving CoQ-10 (on both humans and animals) demonstrates this:

1.  Stronger and more protected heart due to improved muscle strength and endurance

2.  Circulation of blood is improved

3.  Heart surgery success is better and less damage can occur with the heart

4.  Arteries are kept more clog free of dangerous plaque

5.  Heart beat is stabilized and more efficient

Dr. Peter Langsjoen, a cardiologist and researcher at the University of Texas, found in his research that the most popular cholesterol lowering drug, Lipitor, created serious CoQ-10 deficiencies. (Many other studies also clearly demonstrate cholesterol lowering drugs lower CoQ-10.)

Low levels of CoQ-10 are a serious issue. Research finds that a 25% decline in CoQ-10 is associated with increased disease and organ malfunction.  A reduction of 75% means death…especially due to heart failure. Cholesterol lowering drugs, in multiple studies, are found associated with twice the heart failure rate.

If you want more a comprehensive report on cholesterol and CoQ-10, leave your name and email address…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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It’s a real paradox…seemingly untrue fact.  The United  States health is not the best in the world; in one report it is even worse than Cuba’s.  It’s terrible, we live a shortened life expectancy!  With our advanced health care, how can this be?

Paradoxically it all started with one of the greatest medical breakthroughs, when Louis Pasteur discovered, in the mid 1800’s,  that germs ( unseen microorganisms…bacteria, fungus, viruses) are the cause of infections, breakdown of general health and food spoilage. With sanitation and more sterile medical procedures, the survival rates skyrocketed and complications of surgery plummeted.

This fueled the idea of “treat the pathogens, invaders and substances” that breakdown our bodies and stop the disease. There was an opposing school of thought that followed the path of “strengthen the body and its natural defenses”.  Today it is known as alternative medicine.

Alternative medicine emphasizes the natural and anything that bolsters the strength and immunity of the body by providing the nutrients and raw materials for optimal function. God created a marvelous “machine” called human body which can endure many insults and assaults and not only survive, but also repair itself.

The former health protocol means treat the symptoms when they appear, the alternative emphasizes strengthen the defenses and try to prevent and deny disease any opportunities. Treat the symptoms means that drugs become the weapons of health.  But are they really?

Drug companies have thrived and greatly prospered. The public is duped into believing that a drug can cure any disease or prevent any ill.  People want a quick solution and “pills” seem to be the answer.  Drugs and doctors never heal, your body heals itself. At best, drugs are an aid, a help to the body.

Let’s go back to the longevity statistics.  In one study reported, we are 37th in longevity in the world.  Another says 42nd in longevity.  With infant mortality, we rate number 5.
Multiple sources confirm this fact of poor health and longevity in the USA:

•    World Health Organization says 37th  in longevity
•    United Nations Health says 38th  in longevity
•    United States Census says 42nd in longevity

With over 2 trillion dollars spent on health care each year, with cutting edge health research and innovation, how can this be?

It seems clear to me that since we are only 5 % of the world’s population and we consume over 50% of the prescription drugs, drugs are not the answer but emerge as the problem. The pain relief drug Vioxx was pulled from the market because of over 100,000 deaths in one year. Its cousin, Celebrex, works in a similar way yet is still used in mainstream medicine.

Here is what the Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine said about Celebrex, in March 2006: The one remaining “safe” Cox 2 inhibitor has now been found to double heart attack risk.

The JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) in October 2006, stated that 2 new studies bring into question the safety of Cox inhibitors (pain relievers) in general. They cite new findings about NSAID’s (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs)…aspirin, ibuprofen, Aleve.  Bleeding tendencies and joint cartilage destruction are reported with long term used of these drugs. Alternative doctors have remedies that compete with drugs.

Drug companies have multi-billion dollar budgets, have over 600 lobbyists in Washington and powerful legal resources. Many spend 25% of their budgets on marketing (have you notice TV lately?) and only less than 8% on research and development.  Health care is in your hands, be careful about giving it to others…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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