January Issue
Modern science indicates that green tea polyphenols may be uniquely effective in preventing a wide range of cancers and protecting against cardiovascular disorders and possibly dementia.
Reports
What’s Missing from Multi-Vitamin Supplements?
Phytonutrients such as sesame lignans, broccoli glucosinolates, and green tea polyphenols help protect against many diseases of aging. Are you obtaining these critical nutrients in your everyday program?
Green tea: prevention and treatment of cancer by nutraceuticals
The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet recently examined green tea’s uses in preventing and treating cancer. In this reprint, we present their impressive findings.
Heart and Mind
Why are depressed people at increased risk of having a heart attack? New research links these two conditions and suggests common ways to avoid both disorders.
SAMe
Extensive clinical studies have found that S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) offers relief from depression, osteoarthritis, and liver disease, without the side effects associated with prescription drugs.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis often leads to incapacitating and even lethal bone fractures. Knowing how calcium and other critical nutrients work together to prevent bone loss can help you avoid this deadly condition.
Departments
American Medical Association Discovers Gamma Tocopherol
Life Extension long ago introduced the world to the multiple benefits of gamma tocopherol. The American Medical Association recently published an in-depth review of gamma tocopherol—confirming benefits that Life Extension members learned many years earlier about this critical form of vitamin E.
New $500,000 prize will further longevity research; eating walnuts sharply cuts heart disease risk; Immortality Institute promotes radical life extension.
Preventing and Treating Bruises
Dermatologist Gary Goldfaden, MD, explains the underlying causes of bruises and black and blue marks. Here, he discusses topical and nutritional remedies for prevention and treatment.
Pomegranate
While pomegranates have been in herbal use for more than 3,000 years, modern medical science is uncovering the many disease-preventive effects of this ancient fruit.