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Ken, diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and taking several medications, shares his transformation through Maximized Living with Dr. BJ Hardick. www.DrHardick.com www.MaximizedLiving.com Ken’s tale, in his own words: WHAT WAS YOUR CONDITION? High Blood Pressure 231/119 Arthritis This caused problems doing normal things like washing my car, gardening, and even trying to get a excellent rest. This time last year, I couldnt bend down to zip up my boots. Diabetes when I was first diagnosed, my blood sugar was 28.5. Total Cholesterol 8.2 WHAT STEPS HAD YOU PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO GET WELL? High Blood Pressure: I was place on Altace: 5 mg, then 10 mg. and then 15 mg. Although these medications helped somewhat, my numbers were still fluctuating. Changes to my diet helped very small. Arthritis I was place on Naprosyn, which made my stomach ache, so I was place on another medication to take 1 hour before the Naprosyn to coat my stomach. After one year of this, and not much relief, my medication was changed to Celebrex, which did not help either. In between doses, I would take Tylenol Arthritis pills, as well. Diabetes I was place on 500 mg. of Metformin, twice per day. Through the Lawson clinic, I was place on a very strict diet. I did well on this for some time, but I could not hold the numbers down. I then went to 1000 mg of Metformin, twice per day. Soon, Avandia was added to my regimen at 2 mgs, twice per day, then increased to 4 mgs, twice per day. All this …

The scenario on this video was staged as a teaching exercise for students taking part in the Weill Cornell Medical College Combined Elective in Emergency Medicine and Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.

High cholesterol can lead to heart disease, and that’s terrible news, because heart disease is America’s leading killer!Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: www.healthguru.com

When a low-cholesterol lifestyle doesn’t get your numbers in an appropriate range, your doctor may recommend supplementing with medication to help you on the road to better health.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: www.healthguru.com

If you or someone you know is on statin drugs or god forbid a doctor is recommending your child take statins it’s possible you haven’t gotten the whole tale. Here is some alternative info on cholesterol. Chris Masterjohn is completing his PhD in Nutritional Sciences with a concentration in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition at the University of Connecticut, a frequent research and content contributor to the Weston A Price Foundation and is the creator of the website: www.cholesterol-and-health.com Jerry Brunetti is an agronomist, eco agriculture consultant and frequent lecturer on nutrition and cancer treatment. Over 9 years ago he received word that without chemotherapy treatment he would be dead in as small as six months from advanced non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He opted not to travel that route and instead embarked on his own journey seeking advice, treatments, alternative protocols and hands-on care from a wide variety of sources. The result has been depth of understanding that is nearly beyond compare, steady improvement in his own overall health and nothing small of a miraculous remission. His website is agri-dynamics.com

Exercise is Medicine — National Campaign Urges People to Get Active to Stay Healthy 203.3 Million Americans Are Overweight or Obese Dr. Robert Sallis Offers Tips to Prevent Chronic Disease by Exercising Robert Sallis, MD, immediate past president of the American College of Sports Medicine and chair of Exercise is Medicine Background: According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 40 percent of US adults 82.5 million people are physically inactive. In addition to improving a patients overall health, increasing physical activity has proven effective in weight management and the treatment and prevention of chronic disease. Thats why Coca-Cola partnered with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to support Exercise is Medicine (EIM), a nationwide program that encourages doctors to write prescriptions for exercise the same way they would for medications. EIM encourages doctors to assess and review every patients physical activity at each checkup, the same way other vital signs like blood pressure and height are recorded. Doctors are urged to use the prescription pad to order daily exercise, or refer patients to a certified health and fitness professional, with the assumption that doctors orders will carry the necessary weight to get sedentary patients off the couch. EIM is now offering a free online tool to help consumers make and stick with exercise plans. The free downloadable Public Toolkit, available at www.exerciseismedicine.org, includes step-by-step …

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