Can You Catch Alzheimer’s Disease?, Part 2 – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 228
There is evidence that specific and varied infections organisms, certain viruses and bacteria, can trigger the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Can You Catch Alzheimer’s Disease, Part 1 – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 227
Could an infection cause Alzheimer’s disease? There’s been evolving science indicating that infectious organisms may cause this disease.
Collagen Loss May Accelerate Aging – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 226
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Invite Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH.
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Did you know that you can take collagen for almost any part of your body? Thinking about your bones, skin, joints, muscles, hair, nails and more. There’s a reason why collagen has this newfound interest in the world of nutrition and supplementation. Today, I want to talk about what type of collagen you should be utilizing if you are going to be supplementing with collagen. Secondly, why would one want to be supplementing with collagen? This is really a key part to all of this because we know that as we get older, our natural collagen stores start to diminish.
What is Collagen?
Collagen gives different organs and tissues their strength, as well as their elastic properties. 25% of protein weight in the human body and about 75% of our skin is made of collagen. Collagen is part of a natural composition of our tendons, ligaments, joints, muscles, hair, skin and vital organs.
When there is a lack of collagen in the body, everything can be affected. We can contribute this to weakness, fatigue, aches, pains and an overall lack of energy. These are common things that happen when we do not have adequate collagen in the body. All of these are “symptoms” of aging, but we oftentimes overlook the important role that the loss of collagen is playing into those symptoms.
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There are over 20 different types of collagens that we do find in the human body, but 99% of collagen found in the human body is of either Type 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Interestingly enough, over 90% of all of that collagen is of the Type 1 variety. This is where we find most of that collagen in the bones, tendons, ligaments and skin. We can now recognize that there are so many aspects of chronic disease states that can be linked back to lack of collagen. One of the most common diseases related to bone aging, for example, is osteoporosis or osteopenia. Osteoporosis is characterized by a loss of bone resistance, which leads to a greater risk for fractures. One of the main markers of bone density that we can look for in terms of urinary and blood levels is C telopeptide, which is actually looking for your Type 1 collagen. When they recognize that we’re having rapid loss of this Type 1 collagen, then that can give an indication of the weakening of the actual bones themselves.
During the process of aging, this decrease of collagen significantly starts to affect our bone structure as our body loses that collagen that is used to help to sequester those very important minerals into the bone. It is within this issue that we start to have more fragility and the greater likelihood of a potential fracture. If we don’t maintain our skeleton, then we are really putting ourselves into a predicament.
The Importance of Caring For Your Skeleton
The skeleton is made up of more than 200 bones and it carries our four main functions.
The first function that our skeleton provides us is to support our body weight. It works as an anchor point for all of the different muscles, as well as the soft organs. Secondly, we know that the skeleton plays an important role as a protector. Obviously, we think about our skull. It’s protecting the brain. The ribcage, for example, is protecting our heart and lungs. Our vertebrae, the bones within the back, are protecting the spinal cord. We also know that the skeleton has a function in terms of storage. It contains 99% of the mineral reserves in the body. Finally, what we also know about our skeleton is that it participates in immune function, since both white and red blood cells are produced within the bone marrow.
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We have to take a step back and think about how our loss of collagen is weakening our skeleton. We know that the skeleton is responsible for all of these different functions, so we definitely want to maintain our skeleton and the strength of that skeleton.
Tune into the full podcast episode to learn more about the importance of collagen and the skeleton in terms of the body’s overall health.
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Supporting More Than Immunity With Mushrooms – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 225
Mushrooms supply powerful antioxidants that support a healthy immune system, while also helping to fight off oxidative stress.
How Tart Cherry Supports A Good Night’s Sleep – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 224
Cherries are a very healthy food choice. Above all other cherries, when it comes to proven health benefits, is the Montmorency tart cherry.
How Red Yeast Rice Supports Healthy Cholesterol – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 223
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Invite Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey. Ph
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Red Yeast Rice has been used in China and other parts of Asia for centuries. It’s used for medicine, to help with circulation, but it’s also used for food. It’s a staple that they use to make rice wine and to preserve flavor and color in fish and meats. They make Red Yeast Rice by fermenting a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus over red rice.
What Are Statins?
What they do is they create something that was the original statin, which is a natural product. Statins work by inhibiting the formation of cholesterol in your liver. The original statin was called lovastatin and they got that from looking at Red Yeast Rice.
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Red Yeast Rice has ingredients in it called monacolins. These, in general, lower cholesterol, but there’s one that’s significantly stronger, and that’s what they usually make sure that you have plenty of in supplements that are sold in stores. It’s a good product for people who can’t tolerate statin drugs. It may be an alternative. A study from the University of Kansas and Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon published in the American Journal of Medicine said that Red Yeast Rice, which is available in stores, is known to reduce your cholesterol and it’s an alternative for people who cannot tolerate statins. Statins cause myalgia, or pain and inflammation in the muscles. It’s actually a very common reaction to statins if they’re used at a higher dosage.†
So, here’s the issue. Doctors put their patients on statins and they want to push their cholesterol down to a certain level. The patients are generally doing fine on that initial dosage of the statin. But, quite frequently, it’s not a favorable outcome and the doctor wants to push the cholesterol even further down, especially in people who have diabetes or who have suffered a heart attack. So, they increase the dosage, and that’s when you really start to run into problems.†
For more information about statin drugs and the impacts they can have on people, tune into the full podcast episode.
Support for Cholesterol Levels
According to the University of Kansas and Oregon Health and Science University, the ingredient in the Red Yeast Rice that blocks the manufacturing of cholesterol is called monacolin K, but there’s like nine or ten of these constituents. Every one of them lowers cholesterol, it’s just that monacolin K is the strongest out of all of those. There’s research showing that if you use all of those constituents together, like they would naturally be found in Red Yeast Rice, you don’t need to go to a very high dosage to get a significant reduction in bad cholesterol.†
Here’s a very recent study out of Italy that was published in the Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. A number of academic research institutions throughout Italy looked at Red Yeast Rice and found that it is really only effective for cholesterol if you have sufficient monacolin K. They said you should take up to 10mg a day. The researchers also said that it lowers total cholesterol and bad cholesterol within the first six to eight weeks.†
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