WellMan

Graham Simpson

Description

Researchers now recognize that silent inflammation is responsible for most chronic deseases, including heart disease, Alzheimer's, and cancer. In fact, it is now understood as the primary cause of aging itself. The powerful integral health program outlined in WellMan provides a comprehensive way of controlling silent inflammation so that each man can optimize his health.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• diététique
• Nutrition
• Alzheimer
• Fitness
• Health
• Diet
• Men's health
• Alzheimer's disease

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781591205203
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

WellMan
Live Longer by Controlling Inflammation
GRAHAM SIMPSON, M.D.
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the authors. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and authors are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any pro cedures or preparation mentioned, the authors and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
Basic Health Publications, Inc . 28812 Top of the World Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949-715-7327 • www.basichealthpub.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Simpson, Graham
Wellman : live longer by controlling inflammation / Graham Simpson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59120-520-3
1. Middle-aged men—Health and hygiene. 2. Older people—Health and age management. 3. Inflammation—Diet therapy. 4. Glycemic index. 5. Self-care, Health. I. Title.
RA777.5.S556    2009
613'.04234—dc22
2009044546
Copyright © 2010 by Graham Simpson
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.
Editor: John Anderson Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Peter Taunton
Introduction: At the Crossroads
1. Inflammation Control
2. Nutrition
3. Toxin Reduction
4. Exercise
5. Graded Aesthetic Enhancement
6. Restore Bio-Identical Hormones
7. Advanced Supplementation
8. Lifelong (Mind-Body) Learning
Conclusion
Resources
References
About the Author
To my three sons—Ryan, Justin, and Dylan— may each of you remain a WellMan!
And to Pam, for your enduring support.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank those who have contributed to WellMan . First, the team at Eternity Medicine Institute, who I hope will continue to help transform the health of men (and women) in the years ahead. Second, Randi Katz, Nadine Knowles, Peter Walker (photography), Gary Rosenberg (graphic design), and John Anderson, my editor, for keeping me on track.
A special thanks to my colleague from Cenegenics, Dr. Jacob Rosenstein, who was a patient of mine. In addition to his neuro-surgery practice, he is now a Cenegenics affiliate and is helping other men transform their health. My thanks also to Cicely Valenti for the excellent information on exercise and to Marcus Niemo, my trainer.
I am also grateful to Scott Christian and Peter Derkx, for their introduction of healthy LIV Water to the U.S., and to Drs. Robert and Jack Slovak for their introduction of Marine Plasma. Simple innovative solutions like these, together with Peter Taunton’s great Snap Fitness franchise, create an ideal environment for men to stay strong and healthy. Snap Fitness is now in most cities across America.
Finally, thanks to my publisher, Norman Goldfind, for recognizing the importance of “andropause” affecting more than 40 million men in the U.S. We now know that middle-aged men can reinvent themselves with the program outlined in WellMan so they can enjoy optimum health and vitality well into their nineties and beyond.
Foreword
A S A LONG-TIME FITNESS INDUSTRY VETERAN , I’ve seen people’s opinions change considerably when it comes to health and wellness. When I first got started in the fitness business twenty years ago, my motivation was simple: to provide men and women of all ages with a high-quality exercise option that would allow them to look and feel better. The challenge, however, was that many believed that living a healthy lifestyle was more of a luxury than a necessity.
In 2003, I decided that a change was in order. I stripped down the big-box health club model that had dominated the industry for decades and created a more compact, state-of-the-art fitness facility that offered convenience and affordability without compromising the quality of the member experience. Snap Fitness has become the fastest-growing fitness franchise in the world, an accomplishment I attribute to people’s ever-changing attitudes about the positive benefits of regular exercise and a generally more health-conscious society.
Today, I see the same change in public perception in the field of wellness and age management. A few years ago, if someone was speaking to me about “age management” or “anti-aging,” the first thing I would have thought of is the cosmetic benefits. However, as I’ve become more familiar with this concept—and, more specifically, with the Integral Health Program presented in this book—I realize that the positive impact of age management programs reach much further than appearance.
As we look toward the future and examine the state of health-care in this country, there are many variables affecting rising health-care costs. Wellness and age management programs are helping to control these costs and will continue to do so in the coming years, thanks to the added longevity they provide consumers. I can speak to the benefits of the Integral Health Program, as it has helped me establish an even healthier lifestyle, allowing me to feel better than ever before.
Twenty years ago, many consumers looked at fitness as a benefit targeted at a select demographic, and age management and wellness programs are encountering this same challenge today. Just as physical fitness has proven to be a staple of living a long and healthy life, so too will these types of programs. You can learn more about the integral methodology in WellMan and see for yourself what makes it one of the most comprehensive age management programs available. Experience the benefits today of what will surely become a health and wellness staple of tomorrow.
—Peter Taunton, Founder and CEO, Snap Fitness
INTRODUCTION
At the Crossroads
I, LIKE MANY OF YOU, AM A MIDDLE-AGED MAN . I have had the opportunity of working as a primary care physician for many years. In this position, I came to recognize that health and disease are largely a matter of lifestyle, a choice we make every day on the road of life. For the past several years, my staff and I have worked exclusively in age management medicine and helped many patients take control of their health and delay, or even reverse, the course of degenerative disease. A focus on prevention and an integrated health program allows men to enjoy a longer life with greater vitality, passion, and meaning.
You have a choice to make. Many of you have reached a crossroads in your life. You can continue your current lifestyle with those extra pounds, decreased energy, lessened mental clarity, and that decreasing libido, or you can choose to reinvent yourself, becoming a “WellMan” full of renewed energy and passion, with a greater sense of well-being. We are not prisoners of our genetic destiny.
Medicine is now beginning to recognize that the key to successful aging is the control of “silent inflammation.” Most of us have some idea of what inflammation is: if a wound gets hot, turns red, hurts, and swells, we recognize inflammation is at work. In this instance, inflammation is a beneficial process, serving to localize the area of injury as the immune system mobilizes to heal. But there’s another kind of inflammation, silent inflammation, which has a more insidious nature—it goes on inside us year after year and can only be assessed by special blood tests. Researchers now recognize that silent inflammation is responsible for most chronic disease, including heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. In fact, silent inflammation is now understood as the primary cause of aging itself.
THE INTEGRAL HEALTH PROGRAM
The Integral Health Program is the most advanced and comprehensive program currently available. In order to assess your pattern of health or disease, you need to look “under the water” at your lifestyle, culture, and worldview (see page 3). Unlike most medicine that looks only at the UR quadrant (see page 4), the Integral Health Model looks at all four quadrants. In this book, I will be sharing the knowledge we have gained over the past two decades to help you look and feel great.
In our Eternity Medicine Institutes, this consists of a three-step process designed to square the usual aging process for each individual (see page 5).
•   Step One: MEASURE—Measuring includes a four-quadrant meta-analysis, a head-to-toe physical examination and over 250 individual biomarkers that together will assess your current health status.
•   Step Two: MENTOR—The powerful Integral Health Program outlined in this book provides a comprehensive way of controlling silent inflammation and allows each individual to optimize their health. An added bonus to extending your health span is that you will be able to take full advantage of future medical breakthroughs that could result in increasing your longevity even further.
•   Step Three: MONITOR—We also use advanced methods for recording, follow-up, and ongoing evaluation, the Lifetime Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (LHAMP). Our patients have access to their own test results, coaching from knowledgeable health professionals, and access to the latest wellness and age management science and products. Thirty of the world’s most respected health professionals serve as the medica