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IRS Authorizes a "Fat Deduction"

Those intrepid medical experts at the Internal Revenue Service have now ruled that obesity is a disease unto itself, not just a short cut to a heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and most everything else that can shorten a life span. Therefore, the IRS says it will begin allowing taxpayers to claim weight loss expenses as a medical deduction.

Apart from the tax break, the IRS ruling could pave the way for insurance companies and such government programs as Medicare to offer coverage for obesity treatments. The key to unlock the IRS deduction door appears to be "doctor recommendation."

Basically, the IRS ruling legitimizes being fat! (God bless America where everyone can be a victim and therefore not responsible for their own health. Somewhere in the background I hear the AMA laughing)

Holistic health practitioners who have heretofore avoided implementing weight control programs for their overweight patients may wish to take a second look. Up to now, suggesting to your patients that their obesity was the root of many of their health problems was considered imprudent, impolite, and possibly insulting. Now that obesity is being considered a disease - and therefore not the fault of the patient - the holistic practitioner has an open door to explore this potentially lucrative adjunct to their practice.

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The "Muscle Pill" Myth

Once again science and medicine has come to the rescue of those Americans too lazy to exercise. In the April 12th issue of the journal Science, Dr. Sanders Williams and colleagues created a group of mice with genes that made a surplus of a protein called CaMK which developed mitochondria in muscle cells without exercise. Mitochondria is responsible for muscle development. This discovery was widely touted in the media under various banners and headlines such as "Muscle Pill May Replace Trips to Gym."

Yeah, right! What these folks seem to have overlooked is that unused muscle is not much better than lard! Only muscle exertion - physical exercise - can burn fat. Even if science did eventually develop a "muscle pill" it would be worthless without that trip to the gym.

I seem to remember other magic pills, approved by the FDA, for effortless fat reduction. Those magic pills were called Fen-phen and Redux. Although they were later determined to be worthless for weight loss, they did cause thousands of patients to suffer heart valve damage, pulmonary hypertension, and other serious side effects. With Mother Nature, there is no free lunch!

To learn about a pill that actually does raise metabolism, burn fat, and stimulate the body to produce more mitochondria, it is suggested the practitioner read the research report on Factor Two: Enerbolic Activator.

Childhood Obesity

a growing concern

Today, one in five American teens are overweight and in marginal health according to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, who called childhood obesity "a quiet epidemic in American." This trend has become so alarming that the government intends to investigate obesity and nutrition in young people.

Our research shows that Government and Argi-business are the ones responsible for this "quiet epidemic." Consider the following:

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, more than 240 school districts in thirty-one states have sold exclusive rights to one of the big three soda companies to push their products in schools. And what are their featured products - artificially flavored carbonated sugar water! Vending machines featuring candy bars and high sodium snacks abound in many schools. Companies typically pay school districts between $1.50 to as high as $15 per student for the right to push soda pop and candy in schools!

Big Business has been successfully brainwashing our children into becoming "junk food junkies" since the 1970's (which explains why so many young adults are now obese!)

If you guessed our public school systems or community parks, you lose! The correct answer is McDonalds, followed by Burger King, followed by (insert your favorite fast food chain here). Children are taught that high fat, high sodium, high sugar, low nutritional offerings are "happy meals." Yum, yum.

What about breakfast, the most important meal of the day according to many nutritionists? Here are the sugar percentages of five of the most popular children's cereals: (1) Cocoa Puffs - 40.7%; (2) Frosted Flakes - 44%; (3) Fruit Loops - 46.6%; (4) Fruity Pebbles - 55.1%; and (5) Sugar Smacks - 61.3%. (At least "sugar Smacks" represents honesty in advertising!)

To learn more about how childhood obesity can be controlled, Dr. Marie Grace, N.D., has written an excellent article on childhood obesity and helping children get healthy. You may access this article on her web site by clicking here.

Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

Fraud in a bottle

How would you like to look and feel 10-20 years younger? How about increasing your sexual potency by 75% Would you like to increase your muscle strength by 88% while reducing body fat by 72% How about reducing wrinkles by 50%? It's easy. Buy our Human Growth Hormone Releaser and reverse aging - only $39.95 per bottle. What a deal!

According to the Federal Trade Commission, telemarketing fraud - including unsolicited e-mail like the example above - totals $40 BILLION a year! Not a day goes by that we don't get spammed with offers for HGH - the "fountain of youth." The snake oil business is alive and well thanks to millions of "baby boomers" petrified at the prospect of growing old. Let's cut through the hype and examine the facts:

HGH, or somatotropin, diminishes with age but does not contribute to the acceleration of the aging process as the con artists would have us believe. It diminishes with age primarily because it has accomplished its purpose - to ensure the growth of the individual to his full genetic potential. Rather, it is the precursor steroid hormone DHEA that diminishes with age and contributes to the aging process.

Somatotropin is transported by the blood to various body organs. If given orally it is broken down to its constituent amino acids in the digestive process just like any other dietary protein.

HGH is released in pulses during the first phases of sleep. It is also secreted during weight training and resistance exercises. In short, the only real HGH releaser is exercise!

The synthetic version of HGH, known as Protropin, is used for children who have growth failure and for patients with skeletal growth deficiencies. It is administered by injection over long term periods and cost thousands of dollars. Potential side effects from HGH treatments include leukemia, hypothyroidism, hip and knee pain, headache, nausea, and vomiting, according to clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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