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Q: Dr. Brickey what supplements do you take?

A: Frankly, I take quite a few because I am at high risk for arteriosclerosis. I think in terms of three types of supplements:

    1. A GOOD MULTIVITAMIN
         In a perfect world, we would get all the vitamin, minerals, and antioxidants from the food we eat. But with less than optimal eating habits, soil depletion, and restaurant foods, most of us can’t count on our eating habits or foods to provide all the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants we need.

Generic and popular brands of multivitamins provide the basic vitamins and minerals. A multiple vitamin is far less expensive than taking vitamins and minerals individually. It also insures that vitamins and minerals are in healthy proportions to each other. (Too much of one vitamin or mineral can inhibit the use of certain other vitamins or minerals.)


      Besides cost, the differences between a generic or common brand name multivitamins and premium multiple vitamins are that the premium brands are more likely to:


  • use higher dosages

  • use the most effective variations of vitamins and amino acids
    Example: Vitamin E has eight chemical variations with four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Many multivitamins use less expensive variations of E rather than the more effective bioidentical d˗alpha variation with d˗gamma tocopherols.

  • use multiple versions of a vitamin.
    Example: Vitamin D has two physiologically relevant forms D2 and D3. While D3 is believed to be metabolized more effectively, the vitamin is poorly understood and D2 may have a unique contribution to our health. Thus, some multiple vitamins include both.

  •  include trace minerals and antioxidants (e.g., extracts from vegetables, fruits, and berries).

    Thus, I take a very good comprehensive multiple vitamin with trace minerals and antioxidants. If you are willing to invest in the extra insurance of a premium multivitamin, there are several highly regarded premium multivitamins. My preference is SeaHealth|Plus, which has 17 fruit and vegetable extracts and 72 trace minerals.

 

    2. PARTICULAR HEALTH ISSUES

 

    If you have particular health risks, you may want to consider supplements that help with that issue. For example, if you have frequent urinary tract infections you may want to drink cranberry juice or spare the calories and take cranberry juice extracts (if you aren’t taking SeaHealth|Plus which has cranberry extract anyway). If you recently took an antibiotic, you might want to eat some yogurt that is rich in probiotics or take a probiotic supplement such as acidophilus.


    Being a male I take saw palmetto to reduce my risk or prostate cancer. Since I am high risk for cardiovascular problems, I take supplements as well to enhance cardiovascular health. I get several blood tests a year and use the results to help make adjustments in which supplements I use and the doses. 

 

    3. FISH OIL
     
       Cardiologists have been behind the times on this but now even the American Heart Association recommends:

Fish intake has been associated with decreased risk of heart disease. On the basis of available data, the American Heart Association recommends that patients without documented heart disease eat a variety of fish – preferably omega-3-containing fish – at least twice a week. Examples of these types of fish include salmon, herring and trout. Patients with documented heart disease are advised to consume about 1 gram of EPA + DHA (types of omega-3 fatty acids), preferably from fish, although EPA+DHA supplements could be considered, but consult with a physician first. For people with high triglycerides (blood fats), 2 to 4 grams of EPA + DHA per day, in the form of capsules and under a physician’s care, are recommended.


    A shift in Americans’ diet to more processed foods, corn oil, and soybean oil greatly increased omega-6 fatty acids in our diets. Further, these days few parents give their children cod liver oil (which is high in omega-3 fatty acids). Consequently, the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids has gone from a healthy 1:2 to 1:20. Having too much omega-6 fatty acids relative to omega-3s results in inflammation. There is an increasing consensus among researchers that inflammation is the common denominator of most chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

 

    You could correct the imbalance by eating lots of fish such as tuna, salmon, and sardines, but that would expose you to a lot of PCBs, mercury, and other toxins in the fish. Unless highly refined, cod liver oil has the same problem. The easiest way to increase omega-3s is to take fish oil supplements.

 

    While an aspirin is an aspirin and vitamin C is vitamin C whether it is generic or a brand name, with fish oil it is extremely important to remove the PCBs, mercury, and other toxins the fish have consumed. This requires an expensive distilling and refining process. The person who has done the most research on fish oil and is extraordinarily thorough in removing the toxins is Dr. Barry Sears. You may choose to take chances on the quality of other vitamins but don’t compromise on quality of the fish oil you consume.

 

    Dr. Barry Sears is the creator of the Zone Diet, which balances healthy carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in Mediterranean style diet. In his latest best seller, Toxic Fat, Dr. Sears describes how inflammation is a major underlying cause of chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and arthritis.

     Benefits of fish oil:

 

Side effects: While thinning the blood is usually desirable (the reason daily low dose aspirin is recommended), thinner blood slightly increases the risk of bruising or bleeding, nosebleeds, or stroke from hemorrhaging. It tends to have a cumulative effect with aspirin, Plavix, or Coumadin.

 

  • Other health benefits   Research indicates that fish oil also:
    • helps with weight loss
    • helps reduce arthritis, diabetes, and other autoimmune diseases
    • enhances brain functioning and the brain’s gray matter volume
    • reduces macular degeneration (an eye disease)
    • may help with Alzheimer’s, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
    • fosters healthy skin, hair, and nails

 

    With most supplements, the risk from using a generic brand is low—just that they may have cut corners to keep the prices low and dosages may be unreliable. With fish oil, however, the risks are high. Inexpensive fish oil is likely to contain lead, mercury, and PCBs.

 

      Dr. Barry Sears has focused his career on fish oil. His Omega|Rx fish oil is the gold standard. It goes through two refining processes to make sure it is the purest anywhere—and I believe it is the only fish oil that has every single batch tested. Consequently, it is the best there is and the safest there is. Cut corners if you must on other supplements, but do not cut corners on fish oil.


    I’m delighted to be able to offer you a 10% discount on your first purchase of Omega|Rx, SeaHealth|Plus, and other Zone health, weight loss products, and books.

 

    Just click here and use the promotional code AGELESS at checkout. There is a lot the zonediet.com website. My recommendation is to select Omega|Rx fish oil and SeaHealth Plus. I also highly recommend a copy of Dr. Sears’ latest best seller, Toxic Fat, in which he shares his latest research on inflammation, metabolism, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and what it really takes to lose weight.


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    Are you aging unnecessarily?

    Why age unnecessarily? What if I could show you how to develop the mindset for postponing aging until well into your hundreds? Would you like to know the anti-aging secrets? Better yet, what if you could also be crystal clear about who you are, what you want, and how to achieve it? To live your life on purpose.

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    What’s the key to a man’s health?

    The vast majority of website information on men’s health is about big muscles, hair loss, sexual prowess, prostrate cancer, and losing weight. There are lots of magic pills, magic diets, and magic exercises. The compass and impetus for a man’s health, wellness, and aging well, however, are on the inside.

    The change can be quick, painless, and profound—if you know how. The anti aging secret to men’s health starts on the inside with your Anti Aging ABCs—your Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills.

    Your anti-aging ABCs have a profound effect on your health and on:

    * how you look
    * how you feel
    * how you age

    The two best sources of anti aging information come from:

    * studying vital centenarians—people 100 and older who have a sparkle in their eyes, a snap in their step, are sharp mentally and physically, and exude vitality
    * an objective, unbiased review and analysis of the best research on health, proactive health, and healthy aging

    I’m Dr. Michael Brickey, President of The Ageless Lifestyles Institute. When I turned 50, I became consumed with discovering why some people look and feel much younger than their calendar age. You know the kind of people who exude vitality and resiliently shed stress? And men over 100 who write books, dance, sculpt, teach, compete in sports and even father children. They must be doing something different. Sure enough they do. Pictured on the right is Tom Spears, who at 103 played three rounds of golf a week, usually scoring below 90.

    So what are their anti-aging secrets?

    George BurnsWhen someone turns 100, reporters often ask their anti-aging secret. Usually, they don’t know. They may guess something like, “Broccoli, broccoli and red wine. That’s my secret.” As a group, however, their secrets are apparent. It’s not magic pills, magic diets, or extreme exercise regimes. Could it be genetics? Studies comparing identical and fraternal twins found that only 30% of longevity is genetic. That means that 70% is mental and lifestyle. Adopt their beliefs and you too can look and feel younger and more vital well into your hundreds.

    Your Anti-Aging ABCs®: A is for Attitude

    What if you could adopt or hone an attitude that would help you be healthier, happier, have more friends, live longer, and be more successful? Research clearly shows that optimism does this. If you should become ill, your chances of overcoming the illness are higher if you are an optimist. For example, optimistic men who have a heart attack have a better survival rate.

    The good news is that optimism is very learnable. It involves tweaking your perspective. As your optimism increases, so does your enjoyment of life. Optimism is one of four attitudes that are especially helpful in men living longer and healthier and happier lives.

    Your Anti-Aging ABCs®: B is for Beliefs

    Bob HopeA librarian told me that she mentioned to her (chronologically younger) staff that she was over fifty. Ever since they have been treating her differently. They leave her off key committees. If they mention a celebrity like Jennifer Lopez, they quickly apologize for mentioning someone she “wouldn’t know.” When you tell people your age, they pull out their stereotypes and expect you to act your age. Acting your age is a fast track to aging. What to do instead?

    So what do you say? I love Bob Hope’s answer. He says he is many ages. There are times when I want to play with my three-year-old twins like I too am a kid too. There are times when I want to play ball like a 20-year-old. And there are times when I want to give mature sagely advice to my teenagers (and fantasize they will heed it). The trick is shifting to whatever age the occasion calls for. As we add years, our repertoire of ages gets richer and richer. Believing you are many ages (vs. whatever your calendar age is) can make a big difference in your outlook on life. When combined with the other anti aging beliefs, it profoundly helps you be vital, flexible, and resourceful.

    Your Anti-Aging ABCs®: C is for Coping Skills

    Sooner or later, people you love will die. People often get stuck in grieving. They may picture mom in the hospital, all 80 pounds of her with tubes everywhere. Or they see everyone gathered around the dinner table at Christmas and there is the empty chair where momma is supposed to be. Those images are not about mom’s fine qualities, love, and parenting and don’t do her or you justice.

    There are many ways to effectively deal with death. My favorite role model is Fred Sanford from the TV program Sanford and Son. Remember what Fred would do when he was having a difficult time? He would hold his hand on his chest, raise his other arm, look up and say, “I’m coming Elizabeth. This is the big one” (a heart attack). He then talked to Elizabeth like she was right there–a living presence in his life. He shared his problems and passions. He probably got along better with her after she died as he was quite cantankerous.

    What a wonderful way to deal with death! Fred was a simple guy. If he can see a deceased loved on as a living presence in his life, you can too. There are many other ways to effectively deal with loss. What is vital is that you have grieving coping skills that work for you. Coping well with loved ones dying is one of the four critical coping skills for men’s health.

    Anti-Aging question: Can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

    Georgre DawsonHow about George Dawson, an African-American who dropped out of school in the 8th grade? He got tired of signing his name with an X and learned to read and write at age 98. He co-wrote his autobiography at 102. Selma Plautt (pictured on the left) enrolled at the University of Toronto at 92 and graduated at 100. A Nazi refugee, English wasn’t even her native language.

    Anti-Aging secret: Never retire

    Colonel SandersMichael HeidelbergerWhen Social Security started paying benefits in 1937, life expectancy was 63. Most Americans didn’t live long enough to collect it. Now American’s life expectancy is up to 76 and rising. Since that figure includes infant and child deaths, your life expectancy is considerably higher. The Heldrich study found that while working Americans still said they wanted to retire at 65 or younger, only 10% said they just wanted to take it easy. 90% said they wanted to still work or do volunteer work, go to school, or start their own business. We are going to see people weaving in and out of retirement in their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s. Are you ready?

    The Ageless Lifestyles concepts are a tool kit for dealing with having a purposeful life all your life. A good role model is Dr. Michael Heidelberger, the “father of immunochemistry.” He still conducts research, publishes journal articles and lectures. When he turned 100, his colleagues persuaded him to start taking taxis to work. His usual routine was to take a subway and a bus each way. When he turned 100, however, colleagues persuaded him, for safety reasons, to start taking taxis to work instead of two buses and walking several blocks in New York City. He also plays clarinet with amateur chamber music groups.

    Anti-Aging secret: Cultivating positive memories

    Vital centenarians (people more than 100 years old) have twice as many positive memories as negative memories. Like a gardener lovingly caring for flowers, they recall and retell the good memories again and again with enthusiasm and flourish. Family and friends ask to hear about them again and again. They let the painful memories wither. Better yet, they see the humor in what were at the time painful experiences. It can make a huge difference in your outlook. Combined with the other Anti-Aging ABCs, it makes a profound difference in feeling good about yourself and your life.

    Anti-Aging secret: How can the change be fast and effortless?

    Imagine how you would feel if you knew your wife or best friend was lying to you and doing things behind your back. Angry? Resentful? Paranoid? Then you come home one night and “Surprise!” The secret scheming was to throw you a surprise party. In a heartbeat your emotions change to surprise, guilt, and enjoyment. Instantly your beliefs and feelings about their behavior changes for good. My system identifies the attitudes, beliefs, and coping skills that foster inner beauty and defy aging. It backs them up with data and common sense that give you an “of course” feeling. Typically, the changes lock in and become permanent. Like compound interest, they just keep giving and giving.

    Quickly and Profoundly?

    In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey was ready to take his own life. Rethinking what the future would be like without him gave him a purpose and mission. Nothing had changed and yet everything changed that fateful night. In Star Wars, Luke’s life changed radically just by getting some information—that Darth Vader was his father and Princess Leia his sister. Changing your mind can happen quickly and profoundly.

    Nauseated by Affirmations?

    Do you groan when you hear affirmations like, “Every day and every way I am getting better and better.” In my experience affirmations usually don’t stick unless the foundation fits well with the affirmation. The Ageless Lifestyles concepts build credible, data-based, common sense, ABCs. Consequently, you intuitively believe them rather than trying to convince yourself by repetition.

    Don’t have to meditate?

    I love Deepak Chopra. He mesmerizes audiences, including myself, with his presence, integrity, and charisma. Afterwards, however, most of us don’t do much about what he teaches because adopting an Eastern philosophy, or even meditating, is a big stretch for most Americans. I developed my ABCs (Attitudes, Beliefs, and Coping Skills) from modeling the ABCs of vital centenarians, an in-depth study of the best research on aging, and my own decades of clinical experience as a psychologist. The approach is easy for Western minds to grasp and use. You might say I am a Western alternative to Chopra.

    Anti aging question: Are you ready to live decades longer than your parents?

    Americans’ life spans have increased 64% in the last century. When Social Security started, the average lifespan was 62. Thus most Americans were not living long enough to collect it. American women’s lifespan is now 79 years and continuing to rise. Genetic engineering, tissue engineering, and other medical advances are going to continue to conquer diseases, increase our life spans, and help us look younger. It is more important than ever that we be crystal clear about who we are, what we want, why, and how to achieve it, and to postpone aging.

    Robert Frost wrote of how:

    Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…
    I took the one less traveled by,
    And that has made all the difference.

    You have a choice. You can follow the interstate highway of health and aging that typically brings declining health and vitality and perhaps a nursing home. Or, you can blaze a trail that will help you live healthier, happier, and longer. It starts on the inside.

    You can learn how to grow healthier and younger by changing your mind.

    And you can keep the change.

    You can:

    • Acquire the longevity secrets of healthy, vital centenarians.
    • Understand why health and vitality usually do not require extreme diets or extreme fitness programs.
    • Learn the 4 Attitudes—Optimism, Gratitude, Dealing with it, and Embracing lifelong learning and change—that
      nurture women’s health.
    • Discover the 36 beliefs that nurture women’s health.
    • Develop coping skills that are vital to a healthy life.
    • Appreciate how genetic engineering, tissue engineering, new hormone therapies, and other anti-aging scientific
      advances in the next ten years will enable most of us to live longer and healthier lifestyles.
    • Anticipate the cultural, economic, and informational changes that foster longevity and what to expect in the future.

    Different people have different learning styles:

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    The ideal way is a Life Coaching or the Life Makeover Program, e.g., the makeovers by phone. We would work together by phone to become crystal clear about who you are, what you want, and how to achieve it. Athletes know a coach is essential to achieving their full potential. How much more important is your life? I can be your personal coach and guide you in taking your life to the next level. Needless to say, my coaching is built on a foundation of ageless lifestyles principles. To see if you can be accepted for this program, call me at 614-237-4556 and we can assess whether life coaching or the life makeover program can help you.
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    One Response to “Men’s Health”

    1. Dr. Brickey Says:
      October 3rd, 2010 at 4:58 pm

      There is considerable research that SOD levels decline with age and that increasing SOD levels and activation are associated with reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, which contribute to numerous health problems. The Protandim uses five herbs that apparently increase SOD levels. There are other herbs and supplements that also reportedly increase SOD levels. Fish oil has also been shown to increase SOD levels, e.g., http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10710138. From the materials on the http://theantiagingfact.weebly.com/product_opt_in_eng9.html, the website promoting Protandim, it too appears to be effective in raising/activating SOD levels. What is the most effective way to reduce oxidative stress and inflamation? There just aren’t head to head tests to compare options. Even if there were, the results can’t take into account all of the variables, e.g., the purity and dosage of the supplements. For example, the Prostandim reserach indicated that the HOPE study found Vitamins C and E ineffective increasing SOD. Some researchers have criticicized not only the doses but also the type of Vitamin E used in the HOPE study. There are several types of Vitamin E and the study used the less potent alpha-tocopherol form of Vitmain E, which reported lowers the levels of the more more potent d-alpha tocopheryl Vitamin E. I wish I could give you a definitive answer. The reality, however, is that consumers are left to sort it out as best they can and place their bets.

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