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By: Al Sears, MD

Dear Health-Conscious Reader,

I'm going to tell you how to combat one of the most dangerous threats to your health today: estrogen.

Estrogen is found in the hormone-laden meat you get at the grocery store. It's found in plastic, too. Every time you take a sip from your water bottle or heat up a frozen dinner, you're ingesting harmful chemicals that create synthetic estrogen in your body.  This can cause you to have too much estrogen. Why is that a problem?

There are many ways that too much estrogen in your system can make you sick. It can cause heart disease and five different kinds of cancer, and it can make you fat, impotent, depressed and tired. Too much estrogen is also the biggest undiagnosed cause of prostate disease in men.

Here's something else about the estrogen we're putting in our food that is very disturbing - girls are getting sexually mature features at younger and younger ages.  In fact, I just read a new study that shows the number of seven-year-old girls hitting puberty has doubled since 1997 (1,2).
No one can tell us what that is going to do to the health of those little girls.  This is one more case where we've altered our environment without awareness of the consequences.

We're not living, moving, or eating like our native ancestors. Everything from the beef at the grocery store to the water bottles you drink from can expose you to these estrogens.

But, you don't have to be a victim. You can fight back.

To help keep your hormone levels balanced, I recommend resveratrol. It's a safe and natural antioxidant that helps control estrogen in your body.

You can get this amazing mineral from red wine, red grapes, cranberries, blueberries and peanuts. I suggest you take 100 mg a day for the most benefits.  In addition to resveratrol, here are some other things you can do:

1. Eat hormone-free meat. Choose grass-fed beef and free-range poultry to avoid eating any of the hormones pumped in standard grain-fed cows and caged chickens. Grain-fed beef is full of hormones, including estrogen. Instead, opt for grass-fed beef. These cows roam and graze on pesticide-free grass. Free-range chicken is also the best choice. There are no added hormones to make the chickens plump, and they're free to run on a farm.

2. Eat cage-free eggs. Cage-free eggs come from free-range chickens. They're hormone-free and have more of the nutrients you need. Plus, they taste great.

3. Avoid plastic as much as possible. Don't drink out of plastic water bottles or eat food stored in plastic containers. Even aluminum cans are lined with plastics, so be wary. They contain the chemicals that mimic estrogen. Instead, use metal or glass containers.

4. Eat cruciferous vegetables. Broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and cabbage can help lower your estrogen levels.

To Your Good Health,
Dr. Sears


1.  Biro, F., Galves, M., Greenspan, L., et al, "Pubertal Assessment Method and Baseline Characteristics in a Mixed Longitudinal Study of Girls," Pediatrics 2010; 2009-3079
2.  Herman-Giddens, M., SloraDagger, E., Wasserman, R., et al, "Secondary Sexual Characteristics and Menses in Young Girls," Pediatrics 1997; 505-512

Sharron,

Great question.  The rep speed (tempo) ensures that the trainee puts the muscles under tension for a certain length of time.  For example, lowering the weight for 3 seconds, pausing on the bottom for 1, lifting in 1 sec with no rest at completion means each rep will last 5 seconds x 8 reps for example, is 40 seconds.  Set durations of 40-60 seconds for women work very well for stimulating the production of fat burning hormones!

Proper Form = Less Injuries

Watch most people in the gym and they throw the weights up and down with no consideration for form or tempo.  This is just a way of going through the motions.  Controlling the rep speed increases the challenge tremendously and forces the muscles to work much harder by reducing momentum.  I am also a strong believer in a controlled tempo to help improve form which prevents many common training injuries.

Boosting Fat Burning Hormones

Back to the real reason why you asked the question - the tempo is one of many factors that can be manipulated to make the body work harder.  This factor in particular is very important for increasing lactic acid, which in turn boosts the growth hormone which is a potent fat burning hormone.  For example, Lucy started out with shorter tempos a few months ago and has gradually increased the set durations while other factors such as reps, exercises, rest periods, etc, have been manipulated.  Customizing these aspects to fit the needs and goals of the individual client is very important.

Benefits of Training vs. Just Exercising

Take two people of similar age, goals and body fat percentage, if one uses one of my customized routines and the other just "wings" it, my client will earn progress 2-3 times faster than the other person.  There is a huge difference between going to the gym to exercise which is just exerting yourself versus training for a result.

Interval Sprints for Rapid Fat Loss

Lucy also uses an interval sprint routine - join her for one of those sessions, but be careful as she has built a base over time and you may not be able to keep up!  Short interval sessions on off-weight training days are excellent for fat loss.   Most trainees are shocked when I assign a specific interval routine as they were always led to believe cardio is cardio - just do a certain number of minutes each week and you are set.  Nothing could be further from the truth as steady state cardio, when done in excess, actually stimulates fat storage.  Intervals on the other hand force the body to use more stored fat as fuel while naturally elevating fat burning hormones.

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US Wellness,

We smoked the chicken wings and thighs today and had a very hard
time controlling ourselves.  They are the best we have ever tasted!

To be honest, when I opened the package and saw how large the wings were, I expected them to be a bit tough.  But no!  They are great.

Carolyn

Ingredients:

• 4 Flat Iron Steaks
  
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
  
• Salt
  
• Freshly grated lemon peel (optional)

Spicy Lemon Pesto:

• 1/3 cup prepared basil pesto sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Directions:

1. Combine Spicy Lemon Pesto ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
   
2. Press garlic evenly onto beef steaks. Place steaks on grid over medium, ash-covered coals, or on skillet over medium heat. Grill, covered, 10 to 14 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning once. Season with salt, as desired.
   
3. Top steaks with pesto. Garnish with lemon peel, if desired.
   

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