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Osteoporosis is a natural, inevitable consequence of aging. There’s really nothing you can do to prevent it. Fortunately, modern pharmaceuticals can help.

That’s what Big Pharma wants you to believe, anyway.

As with so many other health topics, there is a lot of misinformation floating around about osteoporosis.

Unfortunately, most people just don’t understand how bones really work. That means they can’t understand how osteoporosis really works. That, in turn, makes them vulnerable to the swill Big Pharma is selling.

The truth is that most osteoporosis treatments are unnecessary, and several are downright harmful. Osteoporosis is largely preventable through simple lifestyle changes that you should make anyway. Good bone health is simply a consequence of good health.

Bones have gotten a bad rap.

Admit it. Your only associations with bone health are negative. Fractures. Osteoporosis. Maybe cancer. And that’s probably about it.

The mainstream media is full of stories about good heart health, good brain health, even good skin health. But nobody ever talks about “good bone health.”

Even metaphorically, we never talk about bones for anything good. Think about it:

Dear THB Reader,

Imagine a supplement that is used by literally every cell in your body. A supplement that is indispensable for normal metabolism. A supplement that simply increases levels of a chemical your body already produces.

Imagine a supplement that could help to fight heart disease, cancer, and brain disease. A supplement that could improve your blood sugar, your vision, even your skin. A supplement that is both a vitamin and an antioxidant.

It would be a panacea. A miracle drug. People would be rioting in the streets to get it.

Now let me tell you a secret. That supplement really exists. And according to a little-known scientific study published in 2006, it does everything I just asked you to imagine.¹

It really can work miracles for your health.

The media is full of articles touting fish as brain food. And for once they’ve got it right. Fish really is brain food. And it’s not just because of the omega-3s.

When it comes to “smart nutrients,” dimethylaminoethanol – DMAE for short – is at the top of the list. And wild-caught, cold-water fish are chock full of it.

Why is it so good for you? Read on to find out.

The breakfast of champions

By the time an athlete has made it to the Olympics, his or her physical skills have been honed for years. But performance on game day challenges the brain as well. Mental agility is critical. The good news is you don’t need to be an Olympic athlete to have Olympic brainpower.

Mental agility comes largely from acetylcholine, an important chemical messenger within the brain. Acetylcholine helps control learning, memory, attention, and general processing speed. It also sends out the signals that tell the body what to do.

The more acetylcholine you have, the faster those signals can go out. The faster the signals go out, the quicker you can think and react.¹

So where does acetylcholine come from? Your brain makes it from choline, which is usually considered a B-complex vitamin.

You’ve heard the old saw that no chain is stronger than its weakest link.

For the health of your heart, the weakest link is CoQ10.

CoQ10 (pronounced “ko-cue-ten”) is one of the most powerful nutrients nature has given us. It is found in every organ and every cell in your body. And it is absolutely critical for the health of your heart.

You can be doing everything else right, but without CoQ10, your heart will still suffer.

We’ve known about it since the 1950s. So why hasn’t your doctor been telling you to take it?

The reason is money. Big Pharma has not been able to come up with a synthetic form of CoQ10 that works. And as we all know, if they can’t make money off of it, then they’re not going to sell it. And if they don’t sell it, most doctors don’t hear about it. It’s unfortunate, but it’s true.

In India, they call it madhumeha, or “sugar urine.”

In the U.S., we call it diabetes.

Either way, it’s a blood sugar nightmare that can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, nerve damage, blindness, and more.

Everyone knows someone with diabetes because it is epidemic in the United States. Over 20 million people suffer from it. And the cost of this disease? A whopping $132 billion per year – with $92 billion of that going for prescription drugs.

It’s a different story in rural India. There, in areas where natural medicine is still practiced, they serve up a special type of gourd when blood sugar problems arise.

Could that be why only 2-3% of India’s vast rural population – 750 million people – has diabetes? In contrast, in the big cities of India, where modern diet and modern medicine are more common, 12% of adults are diabetic – the largest diabetic population in the world.¹

It’s 3pm and you still have a report to write before you can leave the office. You head to the coffee machine for a caffeine fix to help you focus.

This is your brain on low blood sugar.

And it’s dialing 911 for caffeine, or sugar, or both.

Where it all starts

Afternoon slumps don’t have to be a way of life. Keeping your blood sugar under control can eliminate those mid-day concentration crashes and lets you have a natural energy supply all day long.

And two nutrients play an important role in managing your glucose metabolism. Not only that, they can turn you into a fat- and carb-burning machine, helping you to burn off what you eat, instead of storing it on your belly, hips and thighs.

The nutrients I’m talking about are biotin and chromium. And they’re vital for controlling your blood sugar.

It’s important to look at glucose control from the cellular level because that’s where it all starts. Making sure you have the basic building blocks in place gives you a solid foundation for all that has to happen to keep your energy level on an even keel.

“I can’t sell my house,” Adam told me.

“What do you mean, you can’t sell it?” I asked. “You haven’t even put it on the market yet.”

“Exactly!” he blurted. “And I can’t put it on the market until it is rebuilt.”

“Rebuilt? Your house is beautiful. What are you talking about?”

“I wanted an appraisal before I listed it,” Adam said. “So the inspector came by today.”

“What’s the problem?” I asked.

“Termite damage,” he said. “Wait. Let me rephrase that. Termite destruction.”

I couldn’t believe it. I had been to Adam’s house a few weeks before. It is an older home, but it feels contemporary and new. Clean and well decorated. Impeccably furnished. Fresh paint on the walls. There wasn’t a single outward sign that his house was falling apart. But it was.

Adam told me he hadn’t been in the crawl space for years. It was the inspector who broke the news. The entire supporting structure of the house would have to be jacked up and replaced. Some of the interior structure was damaged too. Major repairs were necessary before he would even have a chance of selling it.

Most of us know we should reduce the salt (sodium chloride) in our diet to help control blood pressure and reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. While the amount of sodium we eat is important, it’s not the whole story. A recent study has confirmed what other studies have suggested for years: sodium intake alone isn’t as important as the ratio of sodium to potassium.

The study was reported in the January issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.¹ It evaluated the records of 2275 patients who are being followed as part of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP) studies begun in the early 1990s.

What the study showed was that over a 10-15 year period, 193 participants had a serious cardiovascular episode (heart attack, stroke, need for coronary artery bypass or death due to stroke or heart attack).

They then compared the risk of these problems to the level of both sodium and potassium in the diet. They measured these levels by looking at how much of each was excreted in the urine each day. This is an easier and more accurate way to get a handle on how much potassium or sodium someone is taking in than recording everything they eat. It works because our bodies maintain their internal balance of sodium and potassium by excreting any excess in the urine.

Do you struggle with painful itching — red, flaming hot rashes that irritate? If so, you may have eczema, an inflammatory condition often associated with allergens, sensitivities, or even the body attacking itself (autoimmune-related). You may be surprised to learn that eczema is not just a skin condition. It involves nutritional deficiencies and a build-up of toxins in your body that affect its severity.

Here’s why traditional treatments often fail miserably in treating eczema. They merely address the symptoms of the disease with prednisone (steroids), petroleum-based ointments, and synthetic anti-histamines. These only add to the already existing toxic load in your body.

But here’s the good news. Despite what you may have heard to the contrary, it’s possible to treat eczema in healthy ways, without potentially toxic drugs and chemicals. Let’s address what we can do from a prevention and alternative medicine standpoint to help heal eczema.

Understand Your Skin’s Basic Needs
First and foremost, you must identify the basic needs of your skin tissue. Your skin needs: