Dr. Sanjay Gupta's 'Cheating Death' Special Debuts Oct. 17; CDC Reports Continued Rise in Obesity

This weekend, neurosurgeon and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, M.D., explores the world of physicians whose work promises to stretch survival time -- and, possibly even, to reverse the process of dying. They, and their patients, are cheating death.

The program, titled "Another Day: Cheating Death," follows just days after the release of Dr. Gupta's latest book, "Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles That Are Saving Lives Against All Odds," which is already a bestseller on Amazon. The show debuts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, and again at 11 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 18, "Cheating Death" airs at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. [NOTE: All times Eastern.]

CDC: Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise
One way to "cheat death" is to control obesity, which is related to about 20 major diseases; e.g., heart disease, diabetes, cancer.

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] reported that the prevalence of obesity is 25 percent or higher in 32 U.S. states. In fact, the proportion of U.S. adults who are obese increased to 26.1 percent in 2008, compared to 25.6 percent in 2007. The data come from CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS], a state-based phone survey that collects health information from adults aged 18 and over.

In six states -- Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia -- adult obesity prevalence was 30 percent or more. Thirty-two states, including those six, had obesity prevalence of 25 percent or more. Only one state, Colorado, had a prevalence of obesity less than 20 percent. But no state showed a significant decrease in obesity prevalence from 2007 to 2008.

More than 400,000 U.S. adults were surveyed in the 2008 BRFSS, which is the world’s largest telephone health survey. To assess obesity prevalence, survey respondents are asked to provide their height and weight, which is used to calculate their body mass index [BMI]. A person is considered obese if they have a BMI of 30 or above.

"Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes," said Dr. William Dietz, director, CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. "As obesity increases among all age groups, we are seeing chronic diseases in much younger adults, compared to a few decades ago. For example, we now see young adults who suffer from heart disease risk factors and other conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, that were unheard of in the past."

For more information on obesity trends, including an animated map, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html.

SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CNN [photo], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Health Alert: Antibiotic-Resistant Disease Killing Humans and Swine in Denmark

The antibiotic-resistant bacteria Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase [ESBL] is killing both people and swine in Denmark.

The bacteria has been implicated in the deaths of a number of cancer and liver disease patients. The number of infected patients jumped 50 percent last year.

Health officials said the bacteria is being transmitted to humans through pigs. How? The increased use of antibiotics in agriculture may be behind the spread of the resistant strain.

What are ESBLs?
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases [ESBLs] are actually enzymes produced by certain types of bacteria, which renders the bacteria resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them.

ESBLs were first discovered in the mid-1980s. At the time, they were mostly found in the Klebsiella species of bacteria, in hospitals' intensive care units. Until recently, few people were affected by these mutated bacteria, and it didn't appear to be a major growing concern.

That has changed, however. According to the British Health Protection Agency [HPA], a new class of ESBL -- called CTX-M enzymes -- has emerged, and are now being widely detected among E.Coli bacteria. These ESBL-producing E. Coli are resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins, and are becoming more frequent in urinary tract infections.

Other species of bacteria that can now produce ESBLs include:
* K. pneumoniae
* K. oxytoca
* Salmonella
* Proteus mirabilis
* Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The Problem is Worse Than You Think!
According to a study published October 2007 in the Journal of the American Medical Association [JAMA], there were close to 100,000 cases of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] infections in the United States in 2005 -- which lead to more than 18,600 deaths.

To put that number into perspective, HIV/AIDS killed 17,000 people that year.

Antibiotic-resistant disease IS a major man-made problem.

This was the study that propelled MRSA into the news last year, combined with a number of school outbreaks that took place around the same time. Discussions focused largely on reducing medical over-use of antibiotics, and proper hygiene -- such as washing your hands with soap and water to reduce the spread of infectious disease.

But little has been said about the rampant over-use of antibiotics in agriculture -- which is a MAJOR source of human antibiotic consumption -- and, hence, increased antibiotic resistance.

Agriculture as a Source of Antibiotic Resistance
Both MRSA and ESBL are being traced back to animals raised for food production -- especially, pigs.

These animals are often fed antibiotics at low doses for disease prevention and growth promotion. Animals receiving antibiotics in their feed gain 4 to 5 percent more body weight than animals that do not receive antibiotics. But the price is high for you, the end consumer, because this practice also creates the perfect conditions for antibiotic resistance to flourish.

Denmark's health officials claim they're unsure of how farmers and vegetarians -- who have not consumed infected meat -- are becoming infected. However, according to research cited on Johns Hopkins' website, the main reservoir of these organisms is in the lower digestive tract, and they can persist within the gastrointestinal tract for months.

So, perhaps the answer doesn't have to be all that complicated. The meat industry's practice of using antibiotics is, indeed, a driving force behind the development of antibiotic resistance in a now wide variety of bacteria that cause human disease.

The long stalemate on this issue constitutes a struggle between strong science and bad politics. In August 2007, he FDA finally banned the use of fluoroquinolones, a widely used class of antimicrobials, from agricultural use -- but not without the Bayer Corporation kicking and screaming in vehement opposition. After all, antibiotics for livestock use is big business; it constitutes about 70 percent of ALL antibiotic use! They couldn't replace that market with human consumers even if they tried.

Other Agricultural Sources of Antibiotics
Another heavily tainted meat product you should stay away from is conventionally raised chicken. A 2006 study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, found that bacteria from conventional chicken, and from people who ate the chicken, became resistant to Synercid, a strong antibiotic used to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In essence, it can cause resistance to the last lines of defense currently available in the modern medicine cabinet.

It also found that it was rare to find resistant bacteria among antibiotic-free chicken, while the majority of bacterial isolates from conventional poultry were resistant.

But, the ramifications of using antibiotics in agriculture don't end there. Antibiotics filter down through the food chain in sometimes unsuspecting ways.

Antibiotics are also being transferred, via manure, into your food supply.

A 2007 study in the Journal of Environmental Quality looked at whether food crops will accumulate antibiotics from soil covered with antibiotic-containing manure. In a greenhouse setting, corn, lettuce and potatoes were grown on soil that contained hog manure, with a commonly used veterinary antibiotic added.

The antibiotics were absorbed by all three crops, into both their leaves and tissue. Meanwhile, the antibiotics also transferred to the potato tubers, suggesting that root crops -- like carrots, radishes and potatoes -- may be particularly at risk for antibiotic accumulation.

Unfortunately, these findings also have implications for organic farmers, who often use manure as their main source of fertilizer. And, as it stands, manure that contains antibiotics is still allowed under the organic label.

How to Avoid Excessive Antibiotic Exposure
So, how can you ensure that the food you feed to yourself and your family is pure and healthy?

Apart from growing it yourself, your best option is to get to know a local farmer near you -- one who uses non-toxic farming methods. If you live in an urban area, there are increasing numbers of Community Supported Agriculture [CSA] programs available that give you access to healthy, locally grown foods -- even if you live in the heart of the city.

If you are looking for a safer alternative to commercially raised beef, please be sure to check out grass-fed beef. Grass-fed cattle are not routinely fed antibiotics. They may occasionally receive them for an infection, but that would be the rare exception -- and even then, they are only used for a few days.

In a nutshell: "Natural" is best, and organic is superior.

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SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MayoClinic.com, Salubris Inc. [photo], U.S. Department of Agriculture, WebMD
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Preventing Colon Cancer; Tom Venuto's 'Fat Burners -- The Unadulterated Truth'

On March 1, the first day of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Minnesota's Colon Cancer Coalition held what they called Polypalooza: A Carnival of Colorectal Calisthenics, at Edina, Minn.'s Southdale Mall.

After strolling through a 20-foot replica of a human colon, visiting tables, and reading the at-a-glance factoids sprinkled throughout the "fair," I came away so impressed that I thought I'd actually invest the time and energy to participate in the nonprofit group's 4th Annual Get Your Rear In Gear 5K Walk/Run, to be held at Southdale on April 13. Why? To help raise funds and increase awareness of colon cancer, and support those already touched by this insidious and deadly disease.

While reviewing the brochure for the upcoming walk-run event, I discovered hilarious responses to this, uh, probing question: What are the Top 5 worst fears about getting a colonoscopy?
1. Drinking a drink that is so nasty-tasting that your taste buds stage a revolt and send it back up to you.
2. Regretting the fact you bought the cheapest -- and roughest -- toilet paper in the store the week of your test.
3. Having a probe put in a place only aliens can appreciate.
4. Exposing your backside to total strangers.
5. That the doctor speaks the words, "What the heck is that?" during the procedure.

Ha! Who'da thunk colon cancer prevention could possibly be funny? Certainly, not any Baby Boomer-plus-aged person who's actually had a colonoscopy -- much less, one who's received bad news after enduring the procedure.

Two and-a-half months ago, my mother was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. I've since devoured all the information that I can -- e.g., via the American Cancer Society, PubMed, National Cancer Institute, Colorectal Cancer Coalition, Patrick Quillin's groundbreaking "Beating Cancer With Nutrition", plus other sources -- to learn about conventional and alternative treatment options, prevention, etc. Along the way, I've developed a renewed and profound sense of just how important regular screening, sound nutrition and physical exercise are for anyone who wants to enjoy a long and high-quality life.

The upshot: I'm convinced that weight management, getting plenty of aerobic exercise [e.g., at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week], and eating a natural, low-fat, high-fiber -- and, ideally, organic -- diet of whole grains, vegetables, fruits and lean proteins can play an integral role in preventing colon cancer.

Last month, we published Tom Venuto's insightful, no-nonsense article, "Foods That Burn Fat: The Top 10 Lists," which showcased the natural bodybuilder/trainer's recommendations for burning fat. Suffice to say, it's a great jumping-off point for anyone who aims to create a fitter body and healthier lifestyle.

In the following Q&A, the best-selling author of "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" [pictured above] delivers candid, practical, common-sense advice -- AKA "the unadulterated truth" -- in response to a member/subscriber's query about so-called "fat burners."

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By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Author, "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle"

QUESTION: Tom. I am currently not using any fat burners. However, in many magazines where I see advertisements for Fat Burners, they always have a model with a six-pack and the headline is something like, "It takes more than training and nutrition to get a six-pack." Once a person hits a plateau, do we really need fat burners to achieve that "ripped" or "six-pack" look? I am having a really hard time getting my stomach to look the way I want it, and I really respect your opinion, so I appreciate your thoughts on this. Thanks, Tom.

ANSWER: The short and sweet answer is NO, you do not ever “need” fat burners.

While I won’t dismiss the possibility that there are some ingredients in some “fat burner” products that might help a little bit, I take great displeasure in seeing those kinds of misleading headlines as well as the misleading use of models who are often paid to endorse the product even though they may never have even used it [they’re just models!]

Many "fat burner" companies have been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising, false claims and falsifying before-and-after photos.

The best you get is a slight thermogenic effect and, possibly, some slight appetite suppression. A few products might work through other mechanisms, like improving thyroid. But, if you forgive me the generalization, I consider the effects of all these "fat burner" products to be minutia.

In a previous newsletter, I wrote that, in my opinion, 97% of your results come from nutrition and training, and maybe you get an extra 3% advantage from supplements.

Just so you know those numbers aren't something I just pulled out of thin air, let's take an example:

I have reviewed scientific data that EGCG, the active ingredient in green tea extract, if consumed in enough quantity, could increase thermogenesis/metabolic rate by an average of about 75 calories in 24 hours. Since ephedrine was taken off the market, green tea extract appears in many ephedra-free formulas these days.

What is a typical calorie expenditure for an active male in 24 hours? Let's say 2700 calories per day. 75/2700 = 2.7%. That slight little extra doesn't hurt, especially when its delivered in a healthful package such as green tea, rather than central nervous system stimulants, but it's minutia in the bigger picture.

Another way to put this into perspective is to make a list of what other things would burn 75 calories [for 150 lb. person]:
* Walk your dog for 15 minutes
* Three times a day, walk for 5 minutes at normal casual pace
* 30 minutes of ironing
* Bagging leaves and grass clippings for 14 minutes
* Rearrange your furniture for 10 minutes
* Wash your car, 15 minutes
* Vacuuming for 15 minutes
* 7.2 minutes of walking up stairs [could be spread throughout the day]

Ah, yes, but why move your body when you can take the pill and metabolism increases while you sit and watch TV? How about for your health? A body that is not moved, rots away. Unlike a car which only has so many miles on it and wears out from over-use, people are the only “machines” on earth that fall apart from under-use.

Here’s what any good personal trainer will always tell you: No amount of calorie restriction or pill-popping will ever give you FITNESS. It willl never give you STRENGTH. It will never get you MUSCULARITY. It will never give you FUNCTIONALITY. At best, it will help you reduce body mass slightly.

On one hand, I’m tempted to say that everything counts and that, yes, 75 calories here, and 75 calories there, it ALL adds up, because it does. After you’re exercising regularly and all your fundamentals are in place, details and little things do matter.

I’m simply asking you to put the benefits of any fat burners in proper perspective and realize that [1] there is no "need" for taking them and [2] the claims made in the ads are often erroneous or exagerrated.

My advice on fat burners:

1. NEVER buy a fat burner unless you get independent verification of the claims made for the product.
How do you KNOW they really work? Are you SERIOUSLY going to take the advertiser's word for it? Are you SERIOUSLY going to take someone else’s testimonial as fact? Get verification for yourself by [a] Going to the PubMed database and looking for research [try http://www.relemed.com/ too, as their search results are very thorough and relevant, and they provide links to the PubMed citations]; or [b] Become a member at our inner circle, go to the supplement forum, and look for the product in question. If it’s not there, start a new thread and ask if there is research supporting the product. We will do the research and independent verification for you in a neutral and unbiased fashion [because we are not affiliated with any supplement companies].

2. Put it in perspective.
With those products that work -- such as those providing a small thermogenic effect -- put that in perspective, as compared to how easily you could burn that many calories with even light exercise, like walking or housework. Keep in mind the additional fitness and strength benefits you will obtain from exercise, as opposed to doing nothing and popping a pill.

3. See if there are any side effects or health warnings.
With all supplements -- and, especially with prohormones or stronger thermogenics like the ephedrine and caffeine stack [if you still have access to them] -- understand the risk-to-benefit ratio, and be certain you know the dangers and contraindications.

4. Read the label and see if the product contains enough active ingredient to even work.
A classic scam is when a "fat burner" product quotes research that a certain ingredient boosts metabolism, which might be true. What they may not tell you is that all the research with positive results used a large dosage of the ingredient, which might not be cheap. So, the supplement company includes a "pinch" or "light dusting" of that ingredient, just so they can say it’s in the bottle -- even though it's nothing more than "label decoration." Then, they have the audacity to invoke the research studies in their advertisements, when the amount of the ingredient in their product is nowhere near what was used in the research!

5. Proprietary blend scam.
Some companies DONT LET YOU SEE how much ingredient is in the product formula, because it contains multiple ingredients and they say their formula is a "trade secret" [AKA "proprietary"], so they list WHAT is in the product, but not HOW MUCH. If you don’t know how much is in there, then how are we [the consumers] supposed to get independent confirmation of the facts and analyze whether this product is any good?

6. Make sure there is human research, not just rodent research.
In many cases, advertisements cite studies on rats and mice as "proof," under the assumption that the product will produce the same results in humans. Animal research is an important part of the scientific method, as it is often used to help find areas of research where human study should be pursued -- or in the other direction, to trace back the mechanism that makes something work. However, for obesity research in particular, a positive finding in rats does not mean the same thing will happen in humans. [Here’s a perfect example].

7. Look for more than one human study.
Consider trying a supplement after it has human research that has been replicated by different research groups which are not industry-sponsored. My policy is that I will usually only give a “buy” rating to a supplement when a product has an initial well-designed, human-controlled trial published, and then similar research has been replicated by another research group that is not supplement-industry funded.

Actually, I think it’s a good thing that nutrition and supplement companies fund and sponsor some of the research. They should. They should not only back up their claims with published clinical trials, they should share some of the cost of this expensive research.

However, a basic principle of the scientific method is replication. Other researchers should be able to duplicate the findings. Therefore, while funding source does not necessarily prove bias, if there is only one study available on a supplement, and it is company- or industry-sponsored, I usually take it with a grain of salt and put an asterisk next to it while I wait for confirmation from another study. [You might be surprised at how IN-frequently this type of confirmation occurs.]

Do you REALLY need "more" than nutrition and exercise??????
Now, when you weigh the fact that even the products with research backing them only help a little -- with the fact that many of the ads lie to you about research, exagerrate claims and hide vital information about ingredients, and with the fact that you can do a few more minutes of exercise per day and get the same results for free -- how enthusiastic are you about fat burners?

Yeah, that’s why I’m not real excited about them, either. And, based on the fact that I use no drugs and no "fat burner" supplements, and I compete in bodybuilding -- very successfully -- I’d say that the assertion, "It takes more than nutrition and exercise to get six pack abs" is patently false.

Train hard and expect success,

Tom Venuto

About the Author
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist [CSCS], and a certified personal trainer [CPT]. Tom is the author of "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements, using methods of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models.

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Dr. Suzanne's 'Top Secret Fat Loss Secret' Helps Woman Thrive Long After Twin Sister's Death

Editor's note: During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we're showcasing methods to help you prevent and heal yourself from colon cancer. Establishing and maintaining a healthy body weight is just one means of doing that, as is ridding your body of life-threatening toxins. Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst's revolutionary "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret" has helped thousands of people achieve healthier, and longer, lives. Here, she recounts one amazing -- and, yes, true -- story.

By Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst

Author, "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret"

Trudy and Judy were twins. At 14, both developed the onset of arthritis and, at various ages, they always developed the same, exact conditions. Eventually, they both got cancer and died.

By great coincidence, Trudy had two twin daughters, Claire and Blair. Claire became my patient in the fall of 2002. Claire started to suffer arthritis and, hence, the reason for her seeking treatment with me. She pointed out that her mom and aunt [Trudy & Judy] had suffered at the same time from arthritis, as were now she and her twin sister, Blair.

However, Blair told Claire that she believed it all to be genetic, since both their mom and their mom's twin had suffered simultaneously with numerous conditions, sicknesses, illnesses and, eventually, a fatal disease they both had in common. She insisted that her twin just "accept" this as part of "life."

I vehemently DISAGREED with what Claire's twin sister believed -- despite what appeared to be evidence in favor of genes. I advised Claire to take my program -- which is identical to what's inside my "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret" -- as it tells people how to precisely rid their bodies of harmful, even dangerous and, eventually, DEADLY plaque and parasites.

I knew [unlike Claire and Blair] that, despite genetic predispositions towards illness, disease, and life-threatening sicknesses, 99.9% were "triggered" by the human body becoming TOXIC. In other words, even if YOU have some inclination for developing cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc., it can be STOPPED for good [and prevented from ever developing, and even REVERSED!] just by lowering significantly [and, possibly, altogether] the level of "toxicity" in your body!

Most people don't even know they are toxic in the first place, so convincing them is next to impossible. Claire was very open-minded, but her sister remarked that my advice [and my program, too] were:

"Crazy!"

"Ridiculous!"

"Absurd!"

"Foolishness!"

"Rubbish!"

Yet, Claire did exactly as I advised her. At the start, she and her sister, Blair, both suffered the same symptoms -- and to the same, *EXACT* degree. Both sisters' arthritis was most pronounced in their right middle three fingers' knuckles and, over time, progressed elsewhere throughout their bodies -- in each twin, exactly the SAME.

However, shortly after applying my program, Claire's symptoms all VANISHED!!! Her sister, however, just continued to get worse. I e-mailed her sister [at Claire's request], hoping to get her to become my patient -- only to receive "NO REPLY" whatsoever.

Finally, one day, both ladies came to my office -- but only because Blair was giving her sister Claire a ride, since Claire's car was in the shop for several days. I used this opportunity to try to persuade Blair to start treatment on my "Detoxification Program" -- only to get an "upturned nose" of REJECTION!

Blair [a woman who didn't hold back her opinions] expressed, point-blank to me in my waiting room -- and even in front of other patients -- that she believed I was a "WHACKO!"

I pleaded with her to begin treatment [she, like her sister, being somewhat at the start of her later years in life] -- but she outright rejected my pleas -- and despite my best demonstrations of evidence to support my claims.

Claire eventually got completely well. Her arthritis went completely away. However, her sister, Blair, got worse and worse, and then suddenly, without warning, developed cancer.

Blair lived for about one year after the last time I saw her. Her sister, Claire, however, is still very much alive today!!

It's a shame, because Blair could have followed my program easily. But, I suppose this is the cost someone ends up paying just for being stubborn and NOT listening.

My "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret" is more than just a way to lose weight ... It's a way to get HEALTHY, PREVENT & EVEN REVERSE DISEASE!

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Lose 45 Pounds in Just 30 Days -- Easily!

Editor's note: During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we're showcasing methods to help you prevent and heal yourself from colon cancer. Establishing and maintaining a healthy body weight is just one means of doing that, so as to avoid developing deadly obesity -- one of colorectal cancer's leading lifestyle-related risk factors, according to the American Cancer Society. Read on to learn about Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst's revolutionary "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret".

Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst has just released what many are calling the end of the need for potentially harmful weight-loss drugs and designer foods made to help you lose weight. Her discovery allows anyone -- regardless of their particular diet -- to do "just one simple thing" and instantly start shedding anywhere from 15 lbs. to as much as 200 lbs. of unwanted and dangerous fat!

Typical results average 45 lbs. in just the first 30 days alone for most people just starting out using her new secret. The reason this is so, is because her secret [aptly titled: "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret"] operates on an entirely different approach in the battle against the ever-increasing "bulge."

Dr. Suzanne discovered that harmful, crusty "plaque" builds up over the years in all of us -- and which is the direct result of harmful chemicals, preservatives, pesticides, etc., deliberately placed in perhaps every food on the market [much of which is now suspected as being carefully and intentionally done, so that people will continue to get fatter and, thus, sicker, and in order to make the food and drug companies richer!].

The result: This harmful plaque is responsible for your weight gain because it BLOCKS your body's natural ability to absorb proper nutrition -- and which causes two [2] chief things to occur:

* Your body starves, no matter how much you eat. So, by not feeling satisfied, you continue to stuff your face and get very, very fat -- and, eventually, at the permanent cost of your health!

* Your body thinks it's starving, so your hypothalamus adjusts your metabolism to burn food much, much slower in an effort to store food -- thus making you even more and more fatter than even before!

So, it makes sense that if and when you REMOVE this unwanted "garbage" from lacing your "insides," you will naturally start dissolving the fat and "stored chunks of lard" that disfigure an otherwise more attractive and healthier frame and sexier body.

As if this "plaque" goop weren't enough, Dr. Suzanne identified multitudes of specific species of "parasites" [i.e., little worm-like "critters" -- some which have "fangs" but no eyes] living inside nearly 99.964% of all people's small and large intestines in the United States alone, and about 92.36% of people, on average, worldwide.

These parasites [see picture] excrete -- meaning they take a CRAP inside YOU! -- a jelly-like "SLUDGE" that coats your insides, and which is very, very harmful and extremely TOXIC! Additionally, much like the plaque, they often steal your nutrition -- which, in turn again, causes your body to believe it's starving -- and, as a defense, you continue to just get FATTER and FATTER!

These parasites usually end up dying -- but not before laying millions of eggs! Once they die, they fossilize, forming a coral-like barrier preventing you even further from absorbing the correct amounts of proper nutrition.

When these parasites are FLUSHED from your guts, you end up magically losing tons of fat and extra weight -- and even WITHOUT making one slight change to your diet or how much you eat!

SHOCKINGLY, these same "little critters" [as Dr. Suzanne calls them] actually release chemical "messengers" that make you crave foods that you are not even supposed to eat at all! People who get rid of the parasites, therefore, suddenly find that they no longer even desire the Cheetos, pork rinds, jelly-filled treats, and 10,000's of other equally deadly so-called "foods."

In the past six [6] years alone, Dr. Suzanne has tested her amazing new discovery and "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret" privately with a select group of volunteers, and seen results that fall nothing short of the truly FANTASTIC!

For instance, a Chicago woman who weighed, until recently, a whopping 587 lbs. and had even been visited by a living-legend diet and fitness guru [name withheld by request], but who, after much direct assistance from him [the guru], was not able to shed even one [1] lb., suddenly dropped 449 lbs. from her body weight in under five [5] months using Dr. Suzanne's SECRET! Oh, and she didn't change or reduce one thing she regularly ate in her diet!

Now, the woman weighs just 138 lbs., and looks like a completely different woman altogether. And, as if that weren't enough, she became a swimsuit model for a well-known company! But, most importantly, this woman added who knows how many years to her life as a direct result of using Dr. Suzanne's "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret!"]

Another equally tearful/joyous account was of a woman named Lisa Stephens, from Ohio, who was told her diabetes could "never" be cured or reversed -- and this by countless doctors. After shedding over 156 lbs. in just 91 days of having used this same amazing revolutionary breakthrough secret discovered by Dr. Suzanne, her diabetes is gone completely and she no longer depends on insulin just to be able to survive!

These kinds of results are flooding Dr. Suzanne's e-mail each and every day from all over the world -- not just from North America, which has, by far, the fattest population as a group.

And, even though you, like me, recognize these results as both newsworthy and for the common good of humanity as a whole, there are some who are literally out to get the good doctor.

Recently, for instance, investigators began carefully keeping an extra-protective eye on Dr. Suzanne after she received death threats from "individuals" purportedly connected to the vast drug empires and weight-loss food manufacturing companies.

On the face of it, it would appear that Dr. Suzanne's "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret" must really work -- because if it didn't, no one would care to bring her harm. [This would be akin to an inventor discovering how to make a car that runs on water instead of gas being assassinated by the major auto manufacturers!]

Investigators insist that the reason she received threats is largely because what she is doing may actually make people healthier, leaner, sexier and trimmer -- as well as make them live longer, fuller lives. As a result, they stand to lose lots of money ... possibly, BILLIONS of dollars!!

The BEST part of her secret is that it's nothing difficult to do, and it doesn't require a major change in either your lifestyle or diet. In fact, "Nature's actually on our side," according to Dr. Suzanne, as her solution to the arduous ills of fat and obesity is simply the ingestion of Nature's own "protections" against both the harmful death-causing/obesity-causing plaque, as well as the nasty little critters living in your bowels!

Anyone with anywhere from just a few extra pounds to those 100 lbs. or more overweight must, as a rule, now secure for themselves Dr. Suzanne's "TOP SECRET Fat Loss Secret" -- and before someone tries to lobby against you ever discovering what's truly in it!

I recognize a great thing when I see one -- and THIS SECRET is definitely the most amazing thing I've ever seen. We all know that people of all ages are just getting fatter and fatter, and more and more UNHEALTHY. So this is a secret whose time is long overdue.

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The upshot: If you're wise and want to grab her secret before something unforeseen forever prevents you from doing so, then you'd best do what I did and go secure it now at:

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'The Incredible Shrinking Fat Cell': What Happens to Fat Cells When They Are Burned

Editor's note: Happy Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Yep, this is when men and women of all ages -- especially we Baby Boomers -- need to pay more attention to sound colon health; e.g., having those dreaded colonoscopies every 10 years starting at age 50, eating a high-fiber/low-fat diet, staying fit, maintaining a healthy body weight. To help us realize the importance of those last three points, we're looking once again to guest contributor Tom Venuto [pictured], to whom we introduced ProsperNOW readers about two weeks ago ["Foods That Burn Fat: The Top 10 Lists"].

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Author, "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle"

Earlier this week, someone in our discussion forum wrote, "I haven't 'LOST' any fat... I know EXACTLY where it went!" I got a chuckle out of that because I "got" the joke. But the truth is, most people really don't know how fat cells work, how the fat-burning process takes place, or where the fat goes when it's burned. It's actually quite a complex biochemical process, but I'll explain it as simply as possible, so, by the end of this article, you'll be a "fat-burning" expert!

When you "lose" body fat, the fat cell [also called an adipocyte] does not go anywhere or "move" into the muscle cell to be burned. The fat cell itself [unfortunately] stays right where it was -- under the skin in your thighs, stomach, hips, arms, etc., and on top of the muscles -- which is why you can't see muscle "definition" when your body fat is high.

Fat is stored inside the fat cell in the form of triaglycerol. The fat is not burned right there in the fat cell; it must be liberated from the fat cell through somewhat complex hormonal/enzymatic pathways. When stimulated to do so, the fat cell simply releases its contents [triaglycerol] into the bloodstream as free fatty acids [FFA's], and they are transported through the blood to the tissues where the energy is needed.

A typical young male adult stores about 60,000 to 100,000 calories of energy in body fat cells. What triggers the release of all these stored fatty acids from the fat cell? Simple: When your body needs energy because you're consuming fewer calories than you are burning [an energy deficit], then your body releases hormones and enzymes that signal your fat cells to release your fat reserves instead of keeping them in storage.

For stored fat to be liberated from the fat cell, hydrolysis [lipolysis or fat breakdown], splits the molecule of triaglycerol into glycerol and three fatty acids. An important enzyme called hormone sensitive lipase [HSL] is the catalyst for this reaction. The stored fat [energy] gets released into the bloodstream as FFA's, and they are shuttled off to the muscles where the energy is needed. As blood flow increases to the active muscles, more FFA's are delivered to the muscles that need them.

An important enzyme, called lipoprotein lipase [LPL], then helps the FFA's get inside the mitochondria of the muscle cell, where the FFA's can be burned for energy. If you've ever taken a biology class, then you've probably heard of the mitochondria. This is the "cellular powerhouse" where energy production takes place, and this is where the FFA's go to be burned for energy.

When the FFA's are released from the fat cell, the fat cell shrinks, and that's why you look leaner when you lose body fat -- because the fat cell is now smaller. A small or "empty" fat cell is what you're after if you want the lean, defined look.

It was once believed that the number of fat cells could not increase after adulthood; only the size of the fat cells could increase [or decrease]. We now know that fat cells can, indeed, increase both in size [hypertrophy] and in number [hyperplasia], and that they are more likely to increase in number at certain times and under certain circumstances, such as: 1] during late childhood and early puberty; 2] during pregnancy; and 3] during adulthood, when extreme amounts of weight are gained.

Some people are genetically predisposed to have more fat cells than others, and women have more fat cells than men. An infant usually has about 5 - 6 billion fat cells. This number increases during early childhood and puberty, and a healthy adult with normal body composition has about 25 to 30 billion fat cells. A typical overweight adult has around 75 billion fat cells. But in the case of severe obesity, this number can be as high as 250 to 300 billion!

The average size [weight] of an adult fat cell is about 0.6 micrograms, but they can vary in size from 0.2 micograms to 0.9 micrograms. An overweight person's fat cells can be up to three times larger than a person with ideal body composition.

Remember, body fat is basically just a reserve source of energy, and fat cells are the like the storage tanks. Unlike a gas tank in your car which is fixed in size, however, fat cells can expand or shrink in size depending on how "filled" they are.

Picture a balloon that is not inflated: It's tiny when not filled with air -- maybe the size of your thumb. When you blow it up with air, it can expand 10 or 12 times its normal size, because it simply fills up. That's what happens to fat cells: They start as nearly empty fat storage "tanks" [when you are lean], and when energy intake exceeds your needs, your fat cells "fill up" and "stretch out" like balloons filling up with jelly [not a pretty picture, is it?]

So, you don't actually "lose" fat cells; you "shrink" or "empty out" fat cells.

Take-home lessons:

1] Calories count! The signal that triggers your body to release adipose from fat cells is an energy deficit. You have to burn more than you eat.

2] Cut calories conservatively. Starving yourself may cause quick weight loss at first, but never works long-term because it actually decreases the activity of fat-burning enzymes that release fat from the cells. To avoid this "starvation mode," use exercise to BURN THE FAT, not very low-calorie crash diets.

3] Get control of your weight now. If you are gaining weight -- and, especially, if your weight is climbing upwards out of control -- make a decision to STOP RIGHT NOW. Your fat cells might be multiplying, making it more difficult to burn fat in the future. NOW is the time!

4] If you've already lost weight, you must be forever diligent. Your fat cells are not gone; they have merely "shrunk" or "emptied out." Fitness is not a 12-week program; it's a lifestyle. To stay lean, you have to eat clean and stay active.

5] Genetics are only a minor factor. You may not have control over how many fat cells you were born with, but you do control the major factors that determine how much fat you store: lifestyle, exercise, nutrition, mental attitude.

Genetics are not an excuse. The past is not an excuse. Your present condition is not an excuse. You can either make excuses or get results, but you can't do both.

So, keep educating yourself about the science, read these newsletters, take action every day, and go out there and make it happen!

If you need more help, Burn The Fat is the eating plan that turned it all around for thousands of others. Why not you? Visit:

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About the Author
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist [CSCS], and a certified personal trainer [CPT]. Tom is the author of "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements, using methods of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism by visiting:

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Do You Really Think You're Safe? Perhaps a Gas Mask Might Help...

I'm WARNING you! You must do something about the air you're breathing. Think it's safe? Think again...

==> http://www.ScienceDaily.com/releases/2006/09/060927201220.htm

Here's an excerpt: "...[e]xposure to them [pollutants] poses a high risk to community health."

There's more...

"Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Southern University, University of Houston Law Center, and The University of Texas Medical Branch [UTMB] at Galveston collaborated with Rice on the study, which focused on benzene, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde and diesel particulate matter.

"Based on the results of our study, we strongly recommend immediate action to lower the ambient concentrations of the four hazardous air pollutants we researched," said principal investigator Matt Fraser, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at Rice. "The level of air toxics concentration that we're seeing in the Houston area poses a dangerously high risk of cancer and other health problems."

Even worse...

"Benzene, also a product of petrochemical manufacturing, and present in motor vehicle exhaust, averaged an annual concentration of 1.7 ppb in Houston during 2004; the amount in Los Angeles was 0.9 ppb. Benzene exposure leads to an increased risk of leukeumia as well as noncarcinogenic effects, including decreased blood cell counts.

"Formaldehyde, a gas formed through atmospheric chemical reactions and also emitted directly from various sources, had an annual average concentration of 7.9 ppb in Houston in 2004; Los Angeles was close behind with 7.2 ppb. Exposure can cause irritation of the eyes and respiratory tract. Inhalation of formaldehyde causes degenerative effects in laboratory animals and nasal tumors in rats, and similar risks are anticipated in humans.

"Diesel particulate matter [PM] originates from widespread sources, including vehicles, engines, and generators. Diesel particulates are not monitored routinely at local air quality monitoring sites, but recent air pollution research studies in Houston indicate concentrations of diesel PM between 1.6 and 3.7 micrograms per cubic meter. The report estimates that if one million people were exposed to this level over their lifetime, between 50 and 1,000 would contract cancer."

Now, even if YOU think you can beat the odds, you must not allow yourself to get sick due to the accumulation of all this "JUNK" inside you from -- believe it or not -- just the "AIR" you breathe. And, even though the study reports on Houston mainly, this is not the only city where these chemicals are filling the air. They are EVERYWHERE!!!

Your lungs are moist and made of layers of tissue; thus, they act like a wet SPONGE would if exposed to the same stuff. And the LAST THING they need to soak up is all this industrial CRAP!

But what should you do? Perhaps a "gas mask" is not very practical, eh? [If you wore one all day long people would think you were some sort of freak --right?]

Guess what Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst [pictured] has done for you -- ? Inside her brand-new "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret," there's more than just a mere "fat-loss solution." It also gives you an entire way to "FLUSH OUT" all the stored and soaked-up, absorbed "JUNK" from the environment!

This amazing "secret" actually forces all the "garbage" out that you've been breathing in all your life! When you breathe in this filthy stuff, it forms deposits all throughout the various thousands of tissues in your body.

Over time, it causes sickness and disease -- and, yes, even DEATH! But, by getting rid of it, it NEVER has the chance to take you down -- because YOU get rid of "IT" first, and BEFORE it has a chance to get rid of YOU!

So, if you take yourself, your life, and your health seriously, then grab Dr. Suzanne's brand-new "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret" for yourself NOW -- before it's too late for you!

Frankly, it's already pretty late in the game for you, as you're now just finding out about all this when you should have at least 10 years ago! So why allow another second to go by and bring you one second closer to DISEASE or DEATH?

Take action for your own sake TODAY!

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Best to you and yours for your absolute good health and ultimate prosperity...

P.S.: In case you didn't know it already, Donald Trump's own dentist, Dr. Larry Rosenthal, uses Dr. Suzanne as his mentor in fat loss -- and on how to stay healthy and disease-free! Now that's saying something when a man as rich and powerful as Donald Trump's very own personal dentist, Dr. Larry, can use anyone on the planet for this, and he chooses Dr. Suzanne for it! So, maybe YOU should listen to her, too...

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