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#1 I was a normal kid with few health problems until I moved to New Mexico at the age of five. I began acquiring health problems typically seen in people much older than I was. I was well on my way to prematurely developing all four of the diseases most likely to kill you as you age: heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer.
#2 The Four Killers are heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cancer. They are the second largest preventable cause of death in the United States. I was beginning to experience the symptoms of these four killers, and I needed to find a way to stop them.
#3 I found out that I was highly allergic to the eight most common types of toxic mold, which explained my rapid aging. I was also beginning to show symptoms of premature aging.
#4 The very powerhouses of your cells are constantly engaged in a battle with their mortal enemy, and this fight leaves behind many casualties. When cells are under chronic stress, their mitochondria cannot make energy efficiently, leading to an increase in free radicals.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	20 août 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798350015973
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

I was a normal kid with few health problems until I moved to New Mexico at the age of five. I began acquiring health problems typically seen in people much older than I was. I was well on my way to prematurely developing all four of the diseases most likely to kill you as you age: heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer.

#2

The Four Killers are heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cancer. They are the second largest preventable cause of death in the United States. I was beginning to experience the symptoms of these four killers, and I needed to find a way to stop them.

#3

I found out that I was highly allergic to the eight most common types of toxic mold, which explained my rapid aging. I was also beginning to show symptoms of premature aging.

#4

The very powerhouses of your cells are constantly engaged in a battle with their mortal enemy, and this fight leaves behind many casualties. When cells are under chronic stress, their mitochondria cannot make energy efficiently, leading to an increase in free radicals.

#5

The mitochondria are responsible for extracting energy from the food you eat and combining it with oxygen to produce adenosine triphosphate, which stores the energy your cells need to function. When your mitochondria conduct this process efficiently, they produce lots of energy and you can perform at your greatest potential.

#6

As you get older, you start to see that you can’t stay out all night drinking and still perform well at work the next day. By the time you wake up and realize this new reality, you’ve already taken a lot of hits that will age you over time.

#7

A condition known as atherosclerosis, which is the first sign that heart disease has started, is caused by the endothelium, a layer of cells that lines your arteries. When this is damaged, fats can cross into the arterial wall and form plaques.

#8

There is a connection between the gut bacteria and heart disease. The right kind of bacteria can turn the foods you eat into short-chain fatty acids, which are anti-inflammatory. Nurturing healthy gut bacteria is one of the most important things you can do to become Super Human.

#9

Inflammation is believed to cause heart disease, and type 2 diabetes is an inflammatory disease. Having diabetes dramatically increases your risk of cardiovascular issues. Excess blood sugar causes damage to the entire vasculature, so if you have diabetes, you’re more likely to have heart disease or a stroke.

#10

I was already overweight as a teenager, and in college I spent eighteen months working out six days a week for an hour and a half at a time while on a low-calorie, low-fat semi-vegetarian diet. I got really strong, but I was still covered in blubber.

#11

I began to realize that there were certain foods out there that caused me inflammation, and I wanted to avoid them. I eventually discovered what those inflammatory foods were and how to avoid them.

#12

There are immune cells in your brain called microglia that control the brain’s immune and inflammatory response and are in charge of killing off dysfunctional neurons. They constantly monitor the brain, and when they sense a threat, they trigger the release of inflammatory cytokines to attack and remove potential pathogens.

#13

Mitochondrial dysfunction is typical of most people as they age, and it increases your risk of cancer. Any time you do something that makes your cells grow faster or get younger, you are increasing your cancer risk.

#14

The cuts that you receive from your environment cumulatively affect your health day after day, year after year. By the time you become aware of this damage, you’re old. But you can take action now to stop this damage before it stacks up.

#15

There are many ways to hack your body to fight aging, and one of them is through fasting. It has been proven to increase autophagy and fight free radicals, two things that help you live longer.

#16

There are seven pillars of aging, and you must protect them to ward off the Four Killers. These are your cellular and molecular damage, your epigenetic code, your telomeres, your mitochondria, your blood vessels, your hormones, and your immune system.

#17

The Seven Pillars of Aging are simple and inexpensive lifestyle changes and nutritional modifications that can be used to hack the aging process. They aren’t going to kill you, and they may even help you spend more quality years on this planet.

#18

The key to reversing atrophy is to keep your mitochondria healthy. This can be done by eating foods that boost the efficiency of your mitochondria so they can make more energy, and your body has the raw materials it needs to manufacture all the proteins, hormones, and fatty acids they require.

#19

The second pillar of aging is mitochondrial mutations, which cause damaged mitochondria. These mutations lead to energy inefficiently produced free radicals, which in turn generate inflammation and accelerate aging throughout the body.

#20

The most dangerous types of zombie cells are immune cells, and they contribute to many symptoms of aging that won’t kill you but will make your later years a lot less comfortable. You can prevent damage from zombie cells by keeping your cell membranes strong.

#21

There are many natural compounds that can be used to fight zombie cells, and they all have the same goal: make sure your cells die when they’re supposed to and stay alive when they’re supposed to.

#22

The space between your cells is filled with a network of proteins called the extracellular matrix, which protects your tissues from stress, trauma, and even gravity. The matrix gives your tissues their elasticity. When you have high blood sugar, it is at least partially because you made decisions that caramelized your insides.

#23

Inflammation is also associated with an increase in cross-linked proteins. This makes sense, since you already know that high blood sugar causes inflammation and high blood sugar causes these cross-links.

#24

The main cause of amyloids is waste products called extracellular aggregates that build up inside and outside your cells. These proteins stick together and form plaques that age you prematurely. The solution is to reduce your inflammation levels by avoiding foods you are sensitive to, and fasting will help with this.

#25

There is a clear connection between heavy metals and amyloids. The blood vessels and brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease contain excess copper, and chelators, small molecules that bind with heavy metals and help you detox, protect mice from developing protein aggregates.

#26

The lysosome is the waste disposal system in your cells, and it can’t break down certain materials. These materials build up, making more and more of your cells dysfunctional.

#27

Telomeres are the end caps of your DNA that protect your chromosomes from fraying with wear and tear. They naturally shorten as you age, and as they get shorter, they can no longer protect the cell.