Cure or Kill? What IS blood pressure medicine?

I'm not one to knock the medical or pharmaceutical industry just for the sake of knocking them down. They do a lot of good for a lot of people. I've had more good experiences than bad with the medical profession.

But medicine is not about statistics, it's about individuals. And when the doctors, pharmaceutical companies and health care plans forget that, people die.

Take for example high blood pressure. Affects more men than women. No symptoms or immediate problems. But if not controlled, can lead to heart attacks or strokes, which are very bad indeed. So your doctor will encourage you to take one of 4 or 5 blood pressure medicines. And you will have to come in every 3-6 months for blood work.

Why is the blood work needed? Because of the side effects of the blood pressure medicine. Here is just one example of a man who had both common and most uncommon side effects.

Medication was accupril. Less serious side effects listed are:
• cough;
• muscle pain;
• dizziness, drowsiness, headache;
• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; or
• mild skin itching or rash.

However, this man had some uncommon reactions. Over the years his blood work showed a severe potassium deficiency had developed. And potassium deficiency can affect your body's fluid balance, proper function of your nerves and cellular enzymes. Was this related also to increasingly severe asthma? The doctor didn't think so. But over 10 years this man went from a normal, healthy, hard worker to someone so sick with asthma he could no longer hold down a job. He would get a cold in early November and be sick with either cold, flu or asthma till the end of February. He progressed from Albuterol to Advair, a corticosteriod and still barely had the asthma under control. Finally, in desperation, he stopped all medications gradually over a few months. Before he stopped, he started taking his own blood pressure each day. He found that 20 minutes of exercise each and every day made a huge difference in his blood pressure. But because he had been so sick for so long, he could not exercise regularly. So he was in a vicious circle of decline. But once he weaned himself off the medications, he had the healthiest winter he'd had in 10 years. His health continued to improve as he stayed off the medication and continued to exercise. Even losing 50 pounds over the previous 3 years had not made as much difference to his health as stopping his blood pressure medication.

So again, don't just stop your medication. But do know ALL the risks so you can make an informed decision about your health.

Wealth is Lots of Money?

By any standard you care to measure wealth, Americans are the wealthiest people that have ever lived on the face of the earth, bar none. But it wasn't always so.

Net worth is the difference between a family's assets and liabilities.
The average net worth in the United States in the 1980's was around $20-$50,000 As the years went by, American citizens experienced an increase in their net growth.From 1994 to 1997 average net worth rose a robust 17.4% and continued 10.3% between 1998 and until it it is around $93,100 today. Most people would be amazed by how much they are worth. I heard on the radio recently that anyone who owns a house today will be a millionaire by the time they retire!

So why do media scare stories seem to work for so many people?

People lose heart when they look around them and see others who are doing so much better.

For example, Hilary Clinton released her 2000 to 2006 tax returns recently and disclosed that she and her husband have earned $109 million over the last eight years, a watchdog group reported.

Sen Edward Kennedy, Democrat-Mass, jumped from an average net worth of $7.1 million in 1995 to $102.8 million in 2006.

The wealthiest members of Congress, based on their average worth, were Rep. Jane Harman, Democrat, CA, at $409.4 million, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA at $337.4 million, and Sen. John Kerry, Democrat-Mass., at $267.8 million. (source story). But the average Congress person has a net worth of over a million dollars.

But there are many ways to earn lots of money. Persistence and a little creativity are keys to succeeding.

Take for example Kaile Warren of Rent-a-Husband.

Or a company like Max International , that helps average people earn above average incomes.

To quote Winston Churchill, Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm and many successful people have proven this age-old adage.

Microwave Fitness ™ #5- Thigh Toner

Welcome to the newest Microwave Fitness™ blog article. My hope for you is to help you find better ways to use those spare minutes in your busy day to look & feel better.

Here's how it works.

While you are microwaving your lunch, instead of being bored, focus on fitness. Microwave Fitness exercises will improve your muscle tone and circulation, improve your energy level, help your concentration, and help you relax from your day's stress. You won't work up a sweat, so you won't need a shower afterwards. You'll just feel better and you'll soon notice you look better too.

Most lunches take from 2 to 7 minutes to heat up. If you have a 2 minute lunch, pick your favorite microwave fitness workout. If you have a 5-7 minute lunch, you can do 2 or 3 workouts! They are quick, fun & easy and each one focuses on a different muscle group.

Thigh Toner
Stand normally, with your feet together.
Make sure you have a little room around you and be careful not to kick your friends and coworkers while you do this exercise!

Put your hands on your waist. If you find you need a little help with your balance, gently rest one hand against a wall or table. Try not to put your weight on the hand, just use it to steady you.

Stand on your right leg. Lifting from the heel, raise your left leg out to the side about 6 inches. Don't bend your legs. Gently lower your left leg. Repeat 5 times to start. Gradually work your way up to 20.

Stand on your left leg. Lifting from the heel, raise your right leg out to the side about 6 inches. Don't bend your legs. Gently lower your right leg. Repeat 5 times to start. Gradually work your way up to 20.

Wealth and Trust

By any standard you care to measure with, Americans are the wealthiest people that have ever lived on the face of the earth, bar none. But it wasn't always so. And the frightening part about is how few people realize how quickly it can all evaporate into thin air.

You hear the daily media barrage of hate and mistrust. The funny thing to me is the media adores the people with the guns and hates the people who serve.

Take for example "Big Business." A typical media scare story goes something like this:
Walmart scans all your purchases. They store all that information in huge computer databases. They know ALL ABOUT YOUR PURCHASES!!!!

Then the flip side of this.

The media raves about the new California state law that requires health care companies to collect members' preferred written language, spoken language, race and ethnicity. This will HELP US BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE they tell us.

So let's think about this.

What does Walmart do with your purchase information? They use it to negotiate with suppliers to get larger volumes at cheaper prices of the things people buy a lot of. Suppliers sell more products and hire more people to make them. Customers get cheaper prices on the stuff they really want to buy. Even the government gets their cut in sales taxes. Tell me, in your wildest dreams, how can this possibly be an evil thing?

So how can you protect yourself from this danger? Just don't shop at Walmart. Pay a little more and go to your local mom & pop store.

On the other hand, the state of California not only requires YOUR health care company to collect race and ethnicity information, but they require YOUR health care company to report that information to the state regulators. What happens if your health care company doesn't comply? The government sends men with guns to close the company down. And then they take the race & ethnicity information they want right out of the data systems. Then what will they do with YOUR information?



Let's take a not-so-wild future projection. Instead of the movie version of a Terminator, Arnold Schwarzeneger, Californians foolishly elect a real genocide pusher like a modern day Adolph Hitler, for example Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir or Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.

Sound outlandish? Ask a few old timers who were born somewhere other than the United States. Or ask the professors at the Yale University Genocide Studies Program

"I'm from the Government and I'm here to help you" used to be a common joke when our grandparents were young. They understood that government is not reason nor eloquence, it is the undisguised use of force to impose someone else will on YOU.

Wealth is based on trust. That is why in countries that have corrupt governments, you see a only moderate degree of wealth in the politically protected classes, and abject poverty among the masses. Compare poverty in Iran or Burma or Darfur children from a Darfur village.

America is far from perfect, but mostly the government is honest and the worst corruption is generally dealt with. And what is the number one health issue of Americans living in poverty? Obesity!

Microwave Fitness ™ #4- More Neck Stretches

Welcome to the newest Microwave Fitness™ blog article. My hope for you is to help you find better ways to use those spare minutes in your busy day to look & feel better.

Here's how it works.

While you are microwaving your lunch, instead of being bored, focus on fitness. Microwave Fitness exercises will improve your muscle tone and circulation, improve your energy level, help your concentration, and help you relax from your day's stress. You won't work up a sweat, so you won't need a shower afterwards. You'll just feel better and you'll soon notice you look better too.

Most lunches take from 2 to 7 minutes to heat up. If you have a 2 minute lunch, pick your favorite microwave fitness workout. If you have a 5-7 minute lunch, you can do 2 or 3 workouts! They are quick, fun & easy and each one focuses on a different muscle group.

Neck Stretches
Stretching is great for relieving tension and improving blood circulation. If you have frequent headaches, this may become your favorite Microwave Fitness workout! This stretch can even relieve pain in your upper arms - deltoid and trapezius muscles for the body-builders and med students reading this.

ALWAYS do stretching exercises slowly and DO NOT yank or jerk. You can hurt your neck and that ruins the whole point of Microwave Fitness™ .

Stand normally, with your feet together. Hold your left arm down at your side. Imagine you are reaching for your toes. Reach behind with your right arm and grasp the left fingertips. Gently tug the left arm down.
Tip your head gently to the right, your right ear should be close to your right shoulder.
Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start.

Repeat on the left side. Hold your right arm down at your side. Imagine you are reaching for your toes.
Reach behind with your left arm and grasp the right fingertips. Gently tug the right arm down.
Tip your head gently to the left, your left ear should be close to your left shoulder.
Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start.

As you do this stretch more often, you can work up to 10 seconds on each side.

Stuff or Assets?

In an earlier post we talked about owning stuff. Owning stuff is lots of fun. Shopping is fun and playing with toys is fun. But will it get you where you want to go in life?

Stuff: Inexpensive things people buy that they don't really need.
Assets: Things that earn you money.
Investment: Spending your money on assets, things that can earn you money

Buy assets, thing that earn you money.

Education may be one of the most important assets you can buy. If you think education is expensive, just look at the price of stupidity! But remember, education isn't always a college degree. So many college degrees have been watered down to the point of uselessness. Education is books, tapes, seminars, podcasts, RSS feeds, lunches with people who are wiser than you.

Basic business education will teach you some of the following business principles followed by any successful business owner.

1. Look for a huge expanding market of customers
2. Provide a unique consumable product
3. Timing
Trends - making money or losing money?
Baby boom generation creating trends 65% of all money
Every 8 seconds someone is turning 60.
Health
Looking Younger
Retirement Issues
Efficiencies, simplifying technologies
4. Employ others so you get more done
Work for someone else - you are limited by your time
Be a professional - pay is better, but you are still limited by your time
Exchange expertise for someone's dollars
Own your own business
Sole proprietorship eventually run out of time or talent
Employ others, leverage efforts of others

Wealth is created either by people at work or money at work

Microwave Fitness™ #3 - Bottom Toner

Welcome to the newest Microwave Fitness™ blog article. Celebrity trainer Jackie Warner, star of Bravo's hit show Workout and owner of Sky Sport Spa in Beverly Hills, helps her clients achieve maximum results in minimum time. My hope for you is to help you find better ways to use those spare minutes in your busy day to look & feel better.

Here's how it works.

While you are microwaving your lunch, instead of being bored, focus on fitness.

Most lunches take from 2 to 7 minutes to heat up. If you have a 2 minute lunch, pick your favorite microwave fitness workout. If you have a 5-7 minute lunch, you can do 2 or 3 workouts! They are quick, fun & easy and each one focuses on a different muscle group.

Microwave Fitness™ exercises will improve your muscle tone and circulation, improve your energy level, help your concentration, and help you relax from your day's stress. You won't work up a sweat, so you won't need a shower afterwards. You'll just feel better and you'll soon notice you look better too.

Bottom Toner
Stand normally, with your feet together. Hold your arms down at your side to start. If you find you need a little help with your balance, gently rest one hand against a wall or table. Try not to put your weight on the hand, just use it to steady you.

Stand on your left leg and raise your right heel up until it touches your bottom. Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start. Gradually work your way up to 30 seconds Gently lower your foot to the ground. Repeat on the other side.

Stand on your right leg and raise your left heel up until it touches your bottom. Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start. Gradually work your way up to 30 seconds Gently lower your foot to the ground.

The Road to Wealth is Procrastination?

"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow" has always been trumpeted as the losers motto. Lazy ne'er-do-wells who choose to eat, drink and be merry, as long as someone else is picking up the tab. So how can the vice of procrastination put you on the road to wealth?

Any tool or personality trait has its pros and cons and procrastination is no different. Let me share a little trick I invented in college. Its called "creative procrastination."

I have never been noteworthy for my housekeeping skills. Yet when I left home & started college, something became apparent to me. I noticed there were about 2 times a semester or quarter when I got the house-cleaning bug. They happened to be mid-term time and finals time. For some reason, whenever a major exam loomed, I suddenly noticed just how disgusting the kitchen floor was. In fact, there turned out to be some grease behind the stove that really needed scrubbing. And those cupboards! I never noticed the spatters on them before! On and on it went, until my kitchen was spotless and I was too exhausted to study.

After exams were over, my kitchen slowly went back to its normal disgusting state.

Being a fairly intelligent person (yes, I graduated cum laude) I finally put two and two together and realized that the procrastination was a way of dealing with the stress of exams. Once I made the connection, I figured I could use my seemingly self-destructive behavior to motivate me to achieve higher levels of success. The trick was to find something I didn't like that I "had to do" to balance the thing I really had to do. That way I could procrastinate on one task by doing the other task. Given that I was going to feel guilty either way, I'd at least feel a little less guilty because even though I procrastinated on the one task, I actually DID do something I was supposed to do.

For example, I hate running even more than I hate cleaning my kitchen. So I would schedule jogging time when I needed to study for my exams. I'd put on my shorts and running shoes, While I was stretching & warming up I'd look at the textbooks on the table. Then I'd guiltily decide to skip the running tonight because I really ought to be studying for tomorrow's exam. But I could feel a little less guilty about not running, because, after all, I really DID have to study.

I've also used this technique at work. I always have a foreground project that is the main thing I'm working on at work. But I also have a background project. When I hit a roadblock on one, I work on the other until my brain unwinds & I'm able to think again. Or I guiltily procrastinate on one by working on the other. As always, I assuage my guilt by knowing that I really AM doing something useful.

Blog Carnivals

I am honored to be featured in a few blog carnivals the last few weeks.

7/24/08
The Nineteenth Edition of the Carnival of Improving Life can be found at: http://www.improvedlife.ca/content/nineteenth-edition-carnival-improving-life

The Healthbolt blog is hosting the 23 July 2008 Healthbolt Carnival at
http://www.healthbolt.net/2008/07/23/yet-another-healthbolt-carnival/

The FitBuff Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 59 can be viewed at
http://www.fitbuff.com/total-mind-and-body-fitness-blog-carnival-59/

7/18/08
http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/17/finance-fiesta-7-mamma-mia-edition/
http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/07/16/money-hackers-carnival-xx-chicago-style/
http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2008/07/carnival-of-20-something-finances-viral.html
http://weight-master.blogspot.com/2008/07/weight-management-and-fitness-forum.html

7/10/08
http://www.fitbuff.com/total-mind-and-body-fitness-blog-carnival-57/
http://www.healthbolt.net/2008/07/09/the-healthbolt-carnival-is-back/
http://www.moneyhackers.net/money-hacks-carnival-19-personal-finance-destinations/
http://www.improvedlife.ca/content/seventeenth-edition-carnival-improving-life

If You Hack It Up, Spit it Out!

WARNING - If you are sensitive to graphic descriptions of biological functions, you may want to skip today's posting. If, on the other hand, you love slimy talk, read on.

We've all had a bad head cold. Some of us suffer from allergies and the dreaded post-nasal drip. When all that nasty, gooey mucus is flowing, you have a few options, none of which are pleasant. Blowing your nose becomes a hobby and eats up a couple of boxes of tissues. But the post-nasal drip is tricky, and sometimes hacking it up is the best you can do. But then what? My mother always told me it is rude to spit in public, which really limits your options of what to do with a mouth full of goo. But a nasty little secret mother never told you is that swallowing the goo might lead to cancer!

How can this be? Let me quote from Wikipedia.

Deposition of fibres in the parenchyma of the lung may result in the penetration of the visceral pleura from where the fibre can then be carried to the pleural surface, thus leading to the development of malignant mesothelial plaques. The processes leading to the development of peritoneal mesothelioma remain unresolved, although it has been proposed that fibres from the lung are transported to the abdomen and associated organs via the lymphatic system. Additionally, fibres may be deposited in the gut after ingestion of sputum contaminated with fibres.

In other words, if you hack it up, spit it out, don't swallow it.

Shortness of breath, cough, and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. If you believe you may have mesothelioma risk, talk to your doctor about diagnosis and mesothelioma treatment options. As with any serious disease, early detection and treatment of mesothelioma has a huge impact on the mesothelioma survival rate.

For more detailed information, please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma

The Road to Wealth is Stuff ---- NOT!

My dictionary defines wealth as "A large aggregate of real and personal property." To me, this means "lots of stuff." Is wealth about how big your house is, or what car you drive, or the new stereo or computer or other fun piece of consumer electronics you just bought? Or might your stuff be actually getting in the way of your ability to develop true wealth?

If you look at the difference between the way rich people, middle class people, and poor people spend their money, you begin to see where some of the differences begin. Each of us has choices in life, sometimes very limited choices, and sometimes a great number of choices.

When you choose to spend your money, do you spend it on liabilities or assets? Now watch out, this is something of a trick question.

If you are talking traditional accounting, an asset is something you own and a liability is something you owe. If you own more stuff than you owe, you are rich!

"Take advantage of your most valuable asset!" cry the home equity line of credit ads and the online insurance quotes. "Put your house to work for you with home equity loans!"

Until the bad times come & you have to liquidate your assets to pay off your liabilities.

But for a rich person an asset is something that produces income while a liability is something that buys you stuff. And since most stuff is bought on credit these days, you have a double liability of paying interest on top of the price of your stuff.

So if you want to move in the direction of "Rich" from wherever you are at now, you have a choice to make each time you get ready to spend money.

You have to decide "Is this purchase a true asset?"

Ask yourself if this will help you increase your income. Assets include educational books, tapes & movies if they are part of your business or your profession. A car or truck may be an asset or it may be a liability. Think hard now. If you are a gardener, a reliable truck can increase your income. If you are a realtor or salesperson, a mini van or SUV can allow you to drive prospects. If you are a fashion model, that breast augmentation could very well be a sound business investment. But if you are a claims processor for a health care insurance company, all of these purchases constitute "stuff" and will only keep you trapped where you are.

Browse this blog for ideas to convert your cash into assets instead of stuff and move yourself along the path to wealth.

Without Limits or Malaise?

Why is it some people thrive in spite of overwhelming problems in their lives, while others barely scrape by in spite of wealth, power, and place?

When people allow themselves to get stuck in a "limitations" mindset, life starts collapsing around them and its very hard to stop the implosion.

So what is a limitations mindset?

First a little warning: If your eyes glaze and your mind wanders when looking at numbers, please skip the next 2 paragraphs. I promise the article gets fun again after that.

Compare today to the 1970's, the Decade of Limitations. The media invented a catchy new term, the Misery Index, used to describe inflation over 10% and interest rates over 10%. On June 30, 1979 President Jimmy Carter delivered his infamous "Malaise Speech" blaming the American people for what was wrong with the nation. And there was a lot wrong.

Inflation peaked at 10.75% in 1979. Unemployment peaked at 10.1% in 1983. Mortgage interest rates peaked at 20% in 1980. And don't even ask about a home equity line of credit, home equity loan rates, 2nd mortgage, or refinancing.

Today the newspapers crow doom and gloom with 6.26% mortgage rates, inflation rates around 4% and 2.4% to 6.2% unemployment rates. "Its never been worse!" we hear some people cry. But that's only for those people who are still stuck in the '70's.

People who look around them and cry "We must conserve!" "The earth is dying!" "We're running out of oil!" and "All the good song writers are dead!" are still stuck in the '70's, the Decade of Limitations. They are like an anorexic bulimic who is surrounded by food, yet starves themselves to death. They are just out of touch with reality.

People who live without limits, look around them and see endless possibilities. Take one simple example. If you walk down a beach and complain because you have sand in your shoes you are stuck in the 70's.

On the other hand, if you live without limits, you look at the sand and you think "Hey, there sure is a lot of this stuff. And its really cheap and easy to come by. I wonder what I could do with it?" If you and a bunch of really creative friends get together, someone says "Hey, did you know sand is made up of silicon, which has some pretty cool electrical capabilities?" Then the next thing you know some crazy place called Silicon Valley is born and the world will never be the same again.

Or to put it in simple terms: When life hands you lemons, made lemonade.

Microwave Fitness™ #2 Neck Stretch

Microwave Fitness™ #2

Welcome to the newest Microwave Fitness™ blog article. As Kathy Smith said, the best workout in the world won't do you any good if you don't have time to do it. My hope for you is to help you find better ways to use those spare minutes in your busy day to look & feel better.

Here's how it works.

While you are microwaving your lunch, instead of being bored, focus on fitness.

Most lunches take from 2 to 7 minutes to heat up. If you have a 2 minute lunch, pick your favorite microwave fitness workout. If you have a 5-7 minute lunch, you can do 2 or 3 workouts! They are quick, fun & easy and each one focuses on a different muscle group.

Microwave Fitness™ exercises will improve your muscle tone and circulation, improve your energy level, help your concentration, and help you relax from your day's stress. You won't work up a sweat, so you won't need a shower afterwards. You'll just feel better and you'll soon notice you look better too.

Neck Stretches
Stretching is great for relieving tension and improving blood circulation. If you have frequent headaches, this may become your favorite Microwave Fitness workout! A funny thing I learned from a physical therapist is that this stretch can even relieve pain in your upper arms, deltoid and trapezius muscles for the body-builders and med students reading this.

ALWAYS do stretching exercises slowly and DO NOT yank or jerk. You can hurt your neck and that ruins the whole point of Microwave Fitness.

Stand normally, with your feet together. Hold your left arm down at your side. Imagine you are reaching for your toes.
Tip your head gently to the right, your right ear should be close to your right shoulder.
With your right hand, GENTLY apply a little pressure to your head to bring your right ear a little closer to your right shoulder.
Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start.

Repeat on the left side. Hold your right arm down at your side. Imagine you are reaching for your toes.
Tip your head gently to the left, your left ear should be close to your left shoulder.
With your left hand, GENTLY apply a little pressure to your head to bring your left ear a little closer to your left shoulder.
Watching the timer on the microwave, hold for about 5 seconds to start.

As you do this stretch more often, you can work up to 10 seconds on each side.

Microwave Fitness™ #1

The microwave is a symbol of quick, easy food, but what does fast food have to do with fitness? As Kathy Smith said, the best workout in the world won't do you any good if you don't have time to do it. And with the busy lifestyle most of us lead, we just don't have time to go to the gym. But we know how important physical fitness is. So what's the answer?

Microwave fitness™

Here's how it works.

Do you have a break room at work? If you do, you probably bring lunch from home and microwave it so you can have a tasty, hot lunch in just a few minutes. If you are like most people, you stand around bored for a few minutes waiting for your food to heat up, then head back to your desk to eat.

Well, instead of being bored, focus on fitness.

Most lunches take from 2 to 7 minutes to heat up. This series is going to teach you exercises you can do in 2 to 7 minutes that will improve your muscle tone and circulation, improve your energy level, help your concentration, and help you relax from your day's stress. You won't work up a sweat, so you won't need a shower afterwards. You'll just feel better and you'll soon notice you look better too.

Excited? OK, let's get started.

Microwave fitness™ exercise #1 - Calf raises or relevees
Stand normally, with your feet together. Keep your heels together, but spread your toes out like a duck's feet.
Now gently, slowly, raise up onto your toes. Ladies, think ballerina. Basketball fans, think lining up for a rim shot.
Now gently, slowly, lower back down to your heels.
Watching the timer on the microwave, repeat for about 30 seconds to start. Work your way up to 60 seconds.

Your calves will be aching a little, so its important to stretch them back out.

Stand normally, with your feet together. Step forward about one foot with your right foot. Bend your right knee while holding your left leg straight. Watch the microwave timer and hold the stretch for 10 to 30 seconds.

Repeat with the other leg.

If you have a 7 minute lunch in the microwave, repeat the entire exercise series.

One Simple Change

Why am I so depressed?
I am so angry I can barely control myself!

I can't lose weight!
Why does my stomach hurt so much?
I can't seem to control my blood pressure or diabetes.
I have a lump in my breast.
I might be having prostate problems.

"Its a draaaag getting old."
- Mick Jagger

Disease management or health management? Take your pick, you can do it the hard way or the reaaaaallllllyyyyy hard way.

Make no mistake, your doctor can prescribe pills or surgery for almost anything. But as anyone with a serious health condition will tell you, sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

What if I told you one simple lifestyle change could improve your blood pressure, reduce depression, reduce stress, ease stomach problems, avoid weight gain, urinary & prostate problems, female health problems, and even slow your rate of aging? How much would you pay for all of that? Priceless, of course. And it will actually save you money both in the short term and in the long term.

What is the magic secret? Just give up caffeine.

Aaaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh!

At least, that was my initial response. Don't get me wrong. I don't even LIKE coffee! But my body was just not made to get up at 5:00 AM every day. In a perfect world, I would sleep from about midnight to about 8:00 AM. I'd exercise, shower, eat breakfast at 10:00 AM, eat lunch at 2:00 PM and maybe a light snack in the evening. And when I have the freedom to follow my own schedule, I don't drink caffeine, I don't gobble up sugary food, and I keep my weight under control.

Then Monday morning rolls around and I am rudely reminded I don't live in a perfect world.

We all know we should eat better, sleep more, exercise more and take better care of ourselves. But what can we do when life just doesn't give us that freedom? One very exciting health breakthrough is a glutathione accelerator called Max GXL.


Its been scientifically proven to safely increase your energy and improve your sleep by increasing blood levels of glutathione, your body's master antioxidant. It helped me eliminate caffeine from my daily diet. It also reduces cellular inflammation, so muscle and joint pain is significantly reduced. And with cellular inflammation at the root of many diseases, you can imagine the side benefits of increasing your glutathione levels. You if you just can't shake the caffeine monkey, give Max a try. Thousands do.



Several reasons why caffeine is bad for you.