Taking B-Vitamins May Help Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease

A study published in Public Library of Science One conducted by the University of Oxford found that a combination of folic acid, Vitamins B6 and B12 (which are all B-Vitamins) appears to slow brain atrophy in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment.

The study followed 168 participants over two years. One-half were treated with a European drug called TrioBe Plus® which contained a combination of folic acid (0.8 mg/d), and Vitamins B6 (20 mg/d) and B12 (o.5 mg/d). The other group received a placebo.

Those taking the vitamins had on average 29.6% less brain shrinkage. The vitamins also reduced homocysteine by 22.5%. Homocysteine was found in The Framingham Study to double a person’s risk of dementia if they had homocysteine levels above 14 micromoles per liter of serum.

By the way, this is an example of where a drug company is researching a combination of vitamins and if successful, then the drug company will patent the vitamin formula. The drug company will then be able to raise the price of the vitamins to drug price levels.

Fortunately, you can still get a B-Complex which will have all these ingredients. You can even buy them separately. So…if someone you know has dementia, get them taking these B-Vitamins.

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Being Real Busy Can Be Healthy

You’re busy, busy, busy. It turns out that you may be healthier than people who say they are often bored.

British researchers found that the bored people were more likely to die of a heart attack.

Boredom may be linked to skipping workouts and junk food, which can lead to depression and poor health.

So…if you’re going to be busy, busy, busy - make sure you eat healthy and leave time to exercise, too.

The Brain and The Impact Of A Smile

What kind of brain wave patterns does looking at someone smile trigger?

Well, it turns out that a smile triggers the same brain wave pattern as if you learned that you had just won $40,000. Researchers also discovered that those who smiled the most lived an extra seven years.

So…$40,000…Seven Years…why that’s enough to make you smile!

Great Results At My Physical Examination

With all the things I personally do to manage my stress and increase my longevity, I thought I’d report to you the results from my latest physical examination by my doctor.

Now, keep in mind as you read these results, I turned 64 in March.

My blood pressure is 100/58 (normal for my age is 134/87), my pulse is 62 beats per minute (normal for my age is 72-75), my total cholesterol is 185 and my cholesterol ratio is a low 3.36, and my Vitamin D is 53.1 (above 50 is in the optimum rate). On every other measurement I was within the standard ranges.

The other plus is I don’t look my age, act my age or feel my age - Pretty cool!

Coach to the Stars, Special Online Event

When I heard about the online event Marcia Wieder was hosting , I asked her to include my readers in the VIP invite list.

Not only did she said YES! – she’s also going to give you a valuable free gift. Take a look at this short video: Marcia’s free online coaching event...click here

I urge you to register. It’s free and will be jam packed with content I know you will be interested in – Marcia is Jack Canfied’s personal coach and is a noted authority on helping us achieve our dreams.

She’s been on Oprah several times and may soon have her own TV show.

Click here to register for free
Even if you can’t make it, you’ll get the recording and the free gift (hint: 3 great ebooks from Marcia).

To your success,
Jerry
PS. Just click here to watch the video. It explains the whole thing.

Protect Yourself and Your Family From Mosquitoes

It's mosquito time again and I’ve printed this information before, but in case you missed it or forgot it, here it is again.

I want to share with you some natural steps you can take to prevent mosquito bites. Yes, you can buy bug spray loaded with poisons, but do you really want that in or on your body when there are much safer options?

One option has recently been approved by the Center for Disease Control. Oil of eucalyptus offers a protection level that is similar to products with low concentrations of DEET. You can find it in Repel's Lemon Eucalyptus.

Two other options were reported in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers found that a soybean based product called Bite Blocker was the most effective and another product called Buzz Away was also effective.

Another natural alternative that I have written about in a previous Teplitz Email Report is a vitamin supplement called Vitamin B1. When you are going to be outside, all you need to do is take 100 mg every six to eight hours and it will protect you from being bitten.

The Army did the original research on vitamin B1 a number of years ago. They sent two groups of soldiers out into the bush for two weeks. One group was given bug goop and the other group took only Vitamin B1. When they came out of the bush, the group using the bug goop was covered with bug bites. The Vitamin B1 group had hardly any bites on them.

A couple of years ago, I went camping with some friends who have hiked the Appalachian Trail. They were willing to experiment and they took the Vitamin B1. Boy, were they surprised when they had no bites at all at the end of the weekend. Another friend was working as a camp counselor in Maine. She wrote me and said the B1 worked great for mosquitoes, and what did I have for gnats?

So you now have more tools to put into your prevention quiver.

Here’s A Unique Way To Get Into A Positive State Of Mind

For women, there’s a way to feel sexier and more confident all day, and believe it or not, it’s wearing a special pair of underwear. 

Turns out someone actually researched this and published the findings in Consumers Reports. The researchers found that 25% of women report that wearing an ill-fitting or ugly pair of underwear can put her in a bad mood.
 
What to avoid? Watch out for wedgies, not enough coverage in the rear and underwear that doesn’t lie flat under your clothes.

So…guys, this is a word to the wise. Give a gift that the researchers say will put your woman in a good, sexy mood.

(Reported Prevention May 2011)

How To Tap Into That Creative Idea

So, you need some creative problem-solving juices and it seems that the idea well seems to be empty. Is there a way to prime the pump?

A recent study from Northwestern and Drexel Universities suggests a way to get those juices flowing again. You just have to get amused and chuckle about something!

The researchers found that a positive state of mind increases the likelihood of achieving a creative insight. So…watch a YouTube video that will make you laugh.

This Week on My Internet Radio Show: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND BUDDHISM – TWO WAYS INTO YOUR MIND

Buddhism and Western psychology are two disciplines that can enhance and enrich both the mind and spirit. What’s the difference and how are they similar?

Learn about the inter-relationship between the two as I interview Pilar Jennings, Ph.D.. Dr. Jennings received her Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Religion from Union Theological Seminary. She’s a researcher at the Columbia University Center for Study of Science and Religion.

She’s a long-term practitioner of Buddhist meditation techniques and has just written the book Mixing Minds: The Power of Relationship in Psychoanalysis and Buddhism. You’re not going to want to miss this one. www.PilarJennings.com

Go to http://webtalkradio.net/shows/healthy-alternatives/ to listen or download the program.

Since I do this show weekly, we can inform you of each show with an email reminder.  Just click here to register.

To Stretch Or Not To Stretch Before You Exercise

The wisdom has been to stretch before you run so that you reduce injuries caused by not being warmed up.

A recent study reported by George Washington University is challenging that wisdom. They divided runners into two groups. One stretched before running and the other didn’t.

The researchers found that injury rate was the same for both groups, about 16%.

However, they did find that runners who were regular stretchers before being put into the non-stretch group had a 40% higher chance of injury.

For the non-stretchers who were part of the stretching group, their risk of an injury went up 22%. 

What this means to me is if you are a stretcher, keep stretching and if you’re a non-stretcher, don’t.

Cheer Yourself Up The Fast Way – Inhale

The fastest way to cheer yourself up when you are feeling down is to sniff something pleasant.

Charles Wysocki, PhD, a behavioral neuro-scientist from Mondell Chemical Senses Center found that sniffing works faster to change your mood than looking at a treasured souvenir or hearing a favorite song.

He compared the olfactory system to an interstate and our visual and auditory system to country roads.

This means your sense of smell will affect your brain faster. And the cheeriest scent may be citrus since it boosts the release of norepinephrine, a mood-regulating hormone.

So…cut that lemon or orange and inhale.

(Reported Prevention April 2011)

Add In Watching TV And Computer Time For A Negative Result

I just discussed the impact of too much sitting. Now add time spent in front of a TV, computer or video game and you’re really affecting your cardiovascular health.

Researchers from the United Kingdom followed 4,500 Scottish men and women, looking at the impact of screen time. They found that people who spent at least two hours of leisure time in front of a TV or computer were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or other cardiac event.

Those who spent four or more hours in front of the screen were 50% more likely to die.

For these screen people, their weight was higher, their cholesterol, C-reactive protein and other metabolic risk factors were all higher.

Interestingly, there were no negative links with activities such as reading, playing cards or board games.

An Unexpected Problem With Monsanto’s Roundup

There’s another problem with Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup besides it’s encouraging the growth of super weeds, and the need for ever greater applications of insecticide. The unexpected issue is radioactivity.

It turns out that phosphate ore is mined to produce phosphorus which is used to make glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup.

To get the phosphorus, Monsanto maintains the only plant in the US that refines the phosphate ore.

At the end of the process you are left with molten slag which contains radioactive uranium and radium.

Oh, by the way, Monsanto produces over 200 million pounds of the stuff every year. crazy for the environment!

Cutting Back On Teachers – Seeing The Outcome

The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries…

I don’t usually include politically oriented blurbs in The Teplitz Email report, however, this one may have a long-term affect on the health of teachers and students.

Just listen to the amount of stress that teachers have coming at them.

The quote below was written by Harriet Vines, Ph.D., Age Smart Associates.

“After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:

          'Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

          You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self-esteem and personal pride...

          You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

          You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.

          You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

          You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

          You want me to do all this and then you tell me .... I CAN’T PRAY?'"

A recent rendition of her quote added, “That I'm greedy; that I have an easy job; that my pension is too big; that my salary should be frozen; and that I should pay for my own health insurance. And, also, that my union should not be able to bargain for better working conditions.”

Maybe as a country we need to look closer at the decisions we are making on where to cut the deficit?

ADDITIONAL READING on the subject: The High Cost of Low Teacher’s Salaries

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Understanding The Impact OF Electronic Pollution

We are being exposed to more and more radio-frequency radiation and high frequency transmissions from cell phones, transmission towers, terrestrial antennas, Wi-Fi and Wi-Max telecommunication systems, broadband connections being sent over power lines and our own personal electronic equipment.

Is there a way to turn the clock back to see the difference now versus years ago in the impact of this electronic pollution?

Well, there is. Dr. Samuel Milham has found that Old-Order Amish people, who don’t use electricity, had lower rates of diabetes, heart disease, suicide and cancer.

They also have uncommonly low levels of neurodegenerative disease and not one case of ADHD.

Working At A Computer Causing You Eye Strain?

With all the time we are spending at computers, iPads, iPhones, Androids and e-readers, more of us are getting eye fatigue and eye strain.

While there may not be any long-term damage from long hours looking at screens, it can hurt and be bothersome to have eye fatigue and headaches.

Gamers seem to have found an answer. It’s wearing yellow-tinted glasses which cut down on glare and general fatigue. So…yellow eye glasses here I come.

The Power Of A Pencil To Reduce Test Anxiety?

You might be saying, “Uh,
how can a pencil reduce test anxiety?”

Well, a study reported in the journal Science found that students who spend 10 minutes before an exam writing about their thoughts and feelings can free up brainpower by focusing on their worries and fears.

The researchers found that students who were prone to test anxiety improved their test grades by nearly one grade point simply by writing about their feelings before the exam. So…anyone still own a pencil sharpener?

Sending Thoughts Can Affect The Growth Of Lettuce Seeds

If you've been at one of my seminars, you may have seen me demonstrate how the sending of thoughts can impact another person.

An experiment was done by Lynne McTaggart at a seminar she was conducting for 100 people that gives further validation to the sending of thoughts. In her experiment McTaggart, who was conducting the seminar in New York State, had the attendees focus on seeds which were in England with the following intention in mind: "My intention is for all seeds in our target group to sprout at least three inches by the fourth day of growing."

The researcher found that the focused intention caused significantly larger seed growth overall in both the intention seeds and even in the control seeds as compared to earlier experiments where the intention was not as specific.

To me, this means it's important that you are clear about what you are focusing on. The old adage applies - be careful what you pray for, you might just get it.

The Fountain Of Youth May Be In Your Nose

A study published by the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation discovered that beauty and the perception of being younger may not be in the eyes of the beholder but in the nose of the beholder.

The researchers found that women wearing a grapefruity fragrance were perceived by as being an average of 6 years younger!

Two fragrances that have this grapefruity scent are Eau de Parfum Light Citrus Floral by Aubrey Organics or Trillium fragrances.

Or you can just go out and buy a grapefruit (probably pink), cut and squeeze!

Should You Trust Stock Portfolio Managers?

Interesting question with what’s been going on in the economy.

In an article in FastCompany March 2010, Dan Macsai reported that more than half of all portfolio managers tracked by Morningstar (a rating agency) didn’t invest in their own funds during the past five years.

As Dan Carroll, founder of KaChing, said, “How are customers supposed to trust someone who appears to not even trusthimself?”

KaChing is actually set-up so you can discover this information. Check it out.