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Take these supplements for your memory, Part 2, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 631

Take these supplements for your memory, Part 2, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 631

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Lowering the risk of Cardiac Arrest, Part 2, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 616

Lowering the risk of Cardiac Arrest, Part 2, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 616

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Detox the body with the help of Green Tea, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 602

Detox the body with the help of Green Tea, Invite Health Podcast, Episode 602


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DETOX THE BODY WITH THE HELP OF GREEN TEA, INVITE HEALTH PODCAST, EPISODE 602

Hosted by Amanda Williams, MD, MPH.

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InViteⓇ Health Podcast Intro: [00:00:04] Welcome to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, where our degreed health care professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that InVite Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code Podcast at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started.† [00:00:34]

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Amanda Williams MD, MPH: [00:00:40] There are many different ways that we can support ourselves as we age, we certainly can look at lifestyle modifications to include healthy foods, that’s first and foremost, let food be thy medicine, as we always say. But we can also look at different nutrients and food base nutrients in particular can be very powerful when it comes to cellular detoxification. That is oftentimes a very trendy topic, talking detox and oftentimes when people think about detoxification, they think about like a crash detox, which is certainly not something that we ever want to gravitate towards. What we want to be able to do is, support the daily detoxification process that occurs in the human body each and every single day. And there are different ways that we can kind of give an assist, or help this process along, and that’s what I want to talk about today specifically in regards to green tea. We know green tea is a powerhouse of a nutrient and when we add that into a supplementation routine can really yield so many wonderful benefits, so I want to talk about that in some detail today.†[00:01:53]

 [00:01:54] I am Dr. Amanda. Williams, scientific director here at InViteⓇ Health and when it comes to green tea, we have certainly learned through the years why tea is so important, and when we look at the extracted form and getting the power of the EGCG, also known as Epigallocatechin Galate, this really packs a huge punch. We know that teas have been widely consumed throughout the world, and we have all heard of the many potential health benefits that go along with tea and when you start to look at the science and you peel back those layers, you can really start to understand why that is. I oftentimes talk in the setting of inflammaging and we want to avoid an accelerated aging process due to inflammation. So this is first and foremost one of the reasons why green tea is so helpful, because we know that it helps with the downregulation of excess inflammation in the body, which is great because, we know that all chronic disease states have something in common and that is inflammation. And then you really get into the heart of green tea science and across the globe and through so many different research universities, and institutes throughout the world, we can really zero in on this powerful compound that is extracted out from the green tea itself, and they have found that it is beneficial for blocking rheumatoid arthritis. So we’re looking at the immune system, but also with inflammation. In the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatology, back in 2016, they actually published their findings of how it was that the component, the EGCG in green tea actually led to a significant reduction in those pro-inflammatory cytokines that are known to really drive up so many of the detrimental effects associated with rheumatoid arthritis. We can look at a study that was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry back in 2018 and see from the British Heart foundation how green tea has been shown to be a preventive mechanism for heart attacks, which was really quite interesting. But the way in which these researchers, these cardiologists over in the UK were assessing the action of green tea was in indicating that the EGCG actually had the power to stop the detrimental effects of atherosclerosis, so that plaque buildup. So time after time we, we continue to impress upon why it is that that tea is so powerful, so beneficial when it comes to cardiovascular health, certainly in the setting of, you know, myocardial infarctions with strokes, we’ve seen multiple studies that have really reinforce what we know, the power of EGCG to actually be. We can see this in terms of lowering levels of inflammation, lowering our blood pressure, lowering oxidative stress or free radicals.† [00:05:11]

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 [00:05:12] In the Journal of Nutrition Research about a decade ago, back in 2012, they actually were able to assess this, how the intake of EGCG on a daily basis for three months actually led to a lowering of glucose insulin, total cholesterol, markers for inflammation, such as TNF Alpha, and c-reactive protein. So we understand this, but we also have to to look and say, well, we do live in a toxic world, how is it that we can better support ourselves as we age? Because at the end of the day, if we are kind of cluttered up with a bunch of gunk that comes from our environment, both intrinsically that’s building up as well as extrinsically, and probably more profound extrinsic exposure to different chemicals coming from foods, from the air that you breathe. How is it that we can support ourselves? And this is where the research on green tea has really become very fascinating in its own right, because we can now understand how this very powerful catechin, this molecule that we refer to as EGCG, actually helps the body in terms of its production of glutathione. We know that glutathione is one of our most important endogenous antioxidants, and they were able to see that through green tea exposure of EGCG, that they could start to see this boosting of glutathione levels in folks who were taking green tea, which in and of itself is great because we know most time when we think about glutathione, when we are thinking of liver health and certainly with the exponential rise in metabolic syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, this is an area of concern that many folks have, and rightfully so, so we know that we need to change our diet first and foremost and come away from any of those ultra processed, highly processed foods and eat whole foods, foods as they should be, and but we also have to find ways to be creative and to see this research, that actually came out of the American association of Cancer Research all the way back in 2007, researchers out in Arizona were the ones that actually uncovered this and said, wow, you know, there are so many different carcinogens that we are aware of, the different chemicals that cause cancer. But to actually see a food based nutrient, something that’s coming from nature that can help to offset or reverse this is highly impressive and expression of, you know, glutathione in the body. And having adequate levels of glutathione allows our body to properly detoxify.† [00:08:05]

[00:08:06] So this is where researchers started to really look or turn towards green tea when it comes to, you know, all of these issues that can arise with metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease, how can we unclog the the liver per se, and with the use of EGCG, this can help to increase the glutathione production, which helps with better filtration within the liver so that we can kind of fast forward this and say, okay, well great, this means the body can go through its phases of metabolic detoxification each day in a much more unhindered way. But what other aspects of detoxification can that green tea actually provide for us? And then we look at a study that came out of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences in 2021, and they were looking at the utilization of EGCG for the management of heavy metal induced oxidative stress, this is a common issue once again, where people can have low grade exposure over the course of their life from different heavy metals and due to that, this can start to alter the body’s metabolic detoxification phases, which means we are building up more toxins. Because we’re kind of clogged up with heavy metals, we have chemicals that we’re worried about that come from foods, come from, you know, different beauty products, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, face wash. These are always areas that I tell folks, perfect place that you want to start to improve your health, is those lifestyle modifications, you have to clean up the, the different things that you’re using every single day, whether it’s foods, whether it is what you are applying to your hair, skin. This is definitely an area that we don’t want to increase our chemical exposure, just because, we’re either unaware or because we like the smell of a particular shampoo or a lotion. Remember, those smells are a chemical, is a fragrance that the manufacturer does not have to indicate what it is, so it’s chemical oftentimes, in the carcinogenic category. So this is why using clean shampoo, conditioner like, what you can find in InVite Health, is really your best option.† [00:10:30]

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[00:10:31] So there was that study and then there was another one that came out in the Journal of Nutritional Metabolism. This was in 2015, looking at how the modulation of metabolic detoxification pathways can occur in the body just through the use of foods and food derived components. And understanding that you have every single day the body trying to clean itself up. And if we use food as our medicine, we can also use the different active constituents from said foods, hence in this case, green tea. So this is why I oftentimes will encourage people to look at the Green Tea Hx formulation, which is a powerhouse of not only green tea, but also black tea that can really help to facilitate better detoxification in the body, or we can look at the green tea tx. For example, and use a liquid form with that, I advise using two full droppers into about six ounces of water each day and that also is a really lovely way for you to get a high exposure of that EGCG, to really promote proper elimination of those harmful chemicals that our bodies unfortunately are exposed to on a regular basis. So the phases of metabolic detox, detoxification is in its own right, fairly complex and complicated but we know that there are different enzymes that are associated with each phase, phase one, two and three. And we know that many of the different food based nutrients, including green tea, really help the body work through these phases and encourage the body to increase its own natural antioxidant production such as in the setting of green tea, bolstering up your glutathione levels. So when it comes to detoxification, don’t overlook the power of green tea and keep in mind all of those side benefits that you get when using Green Tea Hx or Green tea Tx.† [00:12:34]

[00:12:35] And that is all that I have for you for today. I want to thank you so much for tuning in to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Remember, you can find all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcasts. Or by visiting invitehealth.com/podcast. Do make sure that you subscribe, you leave us a review. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at InViteHealth and we will see you next time for another episode of the InVite Health podcast. [00:12:35]

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Antioxidants Slow Damage of Free Radicals- InVite Health Podcast, Episode 575

Antioxidants Slow Damage of Free Radicals- InVite Health Podcast, Episode 575

Melissa Bistricer, RDN goes in depth about antioxidants, what free radicals are & how antioxidants can protect you from the damage they cause

A Safe Supplement For Allergies: NAC – Podcast Episode 543

A Safe Supplement For Allergies: NAC – Podcast Episode 543

Are you someone who has never had allergies before and is feeling the effect? Allergy season is stronger than ever before. Learn more about NAC, a supplement that can help with your allergies today!

How Resveratrol Supports Healthy Lungs – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 540

How Resveratrol Supports Healthy Lungs – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 540

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How Resveratrol Supports Healthy Lungs – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 540

Hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.

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InVite Health Podcast Intro: Welcome to the InVite Health Podcast, where our degreed healthcare professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that InVite Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code PODCAST at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started!

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Jerry Hickey, Ph.: [00:00:40] There are plenty of hazards that threaten our lung function, the health of our lungs: Inhaling dusts of all sorts; pollution, both indoor and outdoor. Now, indoor pollution can include smoke from wood burning and coal burning stoves and smoking, of course. Infections, even aging, affects our lung function. So many things can harm the tissues of our lungs, I’ll go into the anatomy of our lungs in a minute, and this can contribute to lung diseases, among them pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma. Many studies are pointing to the benefits of resveratrol for lung function. So hi, my name is Jerry Hickey. I’m a nutritional pharmacist. Welcome to my episode, Resveratrol and Lung Health. You can listen to all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcasts or just go to invitehealth.com/podcast. Also, you can listen to us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @invitehealth.† [00:01:50]

[00:01:51] So what exactly is resveratrol? It’s found in plants, it protects plants. For instance, red grapes under a lot of stress… So there’s a red grape growing in a part of Spain where it’s very dry and it’s very hot. The plant releases resveratrol to protect the grapes. And in fact, in red wine, you could get a tiny bit of resveratrol, maybe a milligram in a good red wine, but it dissipates very quickly. Once you open a red wine, the resveratrol evaporates in about a day, and even if you cork it really well, it only lasts about five days. And when you purchase a resveratrol supplement do not get a liquid, do not get a powder, because both light and oxygen cause resveratrol to decay. So you want to get resveratrol protected with something in the capsule. For instance, we use chlorophyll, the green stuff from vegetables and plants, to shield resveratrol from light and we use these capsules with a really tight weave that keep oxygen away from resveratrol. And if you could find a resveratrol supplement, by the way, with some other natural ingredients that are found in the same plants as resveratrol, science has proven that the resveratrol will be more beneficial. They amplify the benefits of resveratrol, namely, quercetin. Quercetin is found in good foods like garlic and onions and green tea and broccoli and spinach. And grape seed extract, any polyphenol similar to grape seed extract, which is an oligomeric proanthocyanidins, an OPC. So if you could find an OPC and quercetin in with your resveratrol and if it’s protected from light and oxygen, it’ll last longer. It’ll work better.† [00:03:41]

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[00:03:43] Now, there’s a bunch of proven benefits for resveratrol. I’ll go into that at the end of the program, but it really has an impact on the lungs. In fact, there’s some evidence that it protects the lungs from viruses, which is really important during the time of COVID-19. Resveratrol has alkylamines in it. Certain plants have alkylamines, like green tea, turmeric, you know, the curcumin in turmeric, and resveratrol, and these signal the immune system to fight viruses. But resveratrol is also an anti-inflammatory antioxidant in the lungs, and it also triggers genes that protect the lungs and improve the health of the lungs. For the lungs, resveratrol helps reduce inflammation, helps protect the tissues of the lungs, works as a powerful antioxidant to reduce damage by free radicals. Free radicals are found in things like smoke, but that’s just part of daily life. When you eat food and create energy, you create free radicals. So you need to shield the lungs from this as you grow older. It’s been shown to reduce fibrosis in the lungs. Fibrosis is a buildup of kind of scar connective tissue that can stiffen the lungs with age. Like I said, it can help inhibit viruses.† [00:04:50]

[00:04:52] So let’s talk about the lungs. Your respiratory system, of course, you nose and your mouth are part of your respiratory system and you inhale. And then there’s this sort of curve at the end of the nasal pharynx. So you breathe in and the air has to start to go down to the lungs. So first it goes through the trachea, which is your windpipe. It’s a pipe from your, the back of your throat down to your lungs and that branches off to a left and a right bronchi. They connect the trachea to the lungs. So there’s two lungs, you need two bronchi. And the lungs are spongy tissue that exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. And in the lungs, there’s these little sacs, they’re tiny air sacs called alveoli. We have millions and millions of them and they exchange the carbon dioxide for the oxygen. That’s where it takes place.† [00:05:46]

[00:05:48] So some of the common conditions that affect the lungs, there’s pneumonia. Now, there’s different types of pneumonia. If you got liquid in your lungs, that’s droplet pneumonia. But most pneumonias are caused by inflammation related to bacterial infections and viral infections, like viral pneumonia is fairly common. And what happens, you get cytokines, immune messengers, and fluids affecting the lining of the lungs and this reduces the surface area of the lungs that’s working, so it makes it harder to breathe. And of course, it could get dangerous. And then there’s bronchitis. I didn’t mention the bronchioles before when I was talking about the lung anatomy, but at the end of your bronchi, remember, there’s the windpipe, the trachea that splits into bronchi. And at the end of the bronchi, there’s these little branches that are called bronchioles. And in bronchitis, the bronchioles become inflamed and you get lots of mucus and it can really affect your breathing. Then there’s asthma. Asthma. Did I say asthma? Asthma. And once again, it’s the bronchioles. The bronchioles are narrowed and they spasm and this greatly reduces the airflow. And it’s a very scary, very, very dangerous situation. We’ve done some podcast episodes on nutrients that can aid, nutrients that can aid breathing in asthma. And if you have asthma, I would recommend listening to those. Of course, asthma is a very serious, dangerous situation and I’m sure it’s quite scary. You should always have, if you have asthma, a new inhaler, rescue inhaler, in case you have an attack with a good expiration date on it. Because you never know. Then there’s emphysema. I mentioned inside the lungs there’s these tiny sacs called alveoli, and in emphysema, something’s causing them to break down and they squash down on one another and makes it terribly hard to breathe. And of course, there’s COVID-19. COVID-19 can trigger acute respiratory distress syndrome, where the lining of the lungs filled with fluid, making it terribly hard to breathe and that’s when it’s really, truly dangerous. Vitamin D can help offset that. We’ve done several podcast episodes on Vitamin D lowering the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome. There’s plenty of research on that at this point.† [00:08:02]

[00:08:04] Aging. Oh, aging affects your lungs. Lung, lung capacity declines with age, and resveratrol can help make up for all these situations, by the way. It’s not the total answer. It’s part of the equation. It’s part of the answer. It’s helpful. I wouldn’t just depend on resveratrol, but resveratrol is very good for the lungs. I’ll go into some other nutrients that are good for the lungs at the end of the episode. So aging affects lung capacity. A bunch of things happen. The diaphragm muscle, there’s no muscles in the lungs. You have a muscle called the diaphragm that helps you breathe. It pushes your lungs up and helps you breathe, helps you exhale, and then the lungs drop and you inhale again. The diaphragm weakens, nerves weaken, the tissues in the lungs weaken. It’s all not good. So I take resveratrol every day to actually counter a lot of things that go wrong with aging in the brain, believe it or not, in the back of the eyes, in the heart and in the lungs. But it’s also good for your bones. We’ll go into it. Exercise is always good for your breathing capacity, maintaining a good body weight. If you’re overweight, it makes it harder to breathe. Avoiding smoking. Obviously, smoking is terrible for the lungs. Try to avoid pollution if it’s possible. Both indoor and outdoor pollution are terrible for the lungs. And I would take resveratrol. I would definitely add some resveratrol about 200 milligrams a day because that’s the dosage that’s great for the brain and memory also.† [00:09:34]

[00:09:35] So the Department of Infectious Diseases, the University of Rome, Sapienza, they do a lot of great research. They’re coming out with research all the time. They said resveratrol is a promising antiviral agent. Well, that’s true. I mean, plants release resveratrol to help protect them from infections as well as help protect them from stress, environmental stress. So resveratrol has some antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activities. So they said that the University of Rome and Sapienza resveratrol has activities that can affect viruses that are bad for the lungs, like SARS-CoV-2, you know, the COVID-19 infection, influenza, the flu, respiratory syncytial virus. It can help prevent lung damage. I mean, it really is terribly, terribly important. So the University of Rome at Sapienza, they published a study in the journal Antiviral Research from the Department of Infectious Diseases. The rhinovirus. It often triggers asthma attacks and it creates attacks on people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. And there’s no, there’s no immunization against the rhinovirus. That’s a common cold virus. Well, resveratrol inhibits many viruses, including the rhinovirus and to a degree, coronaviruses. It weakens them. But in human rhinoviruses, resveratrol seems to have a pretty powerful activity. It reduces the inflammation triggered by the common cold virus. So that’s not a bad thing. I mean, it’s not the answer, but it’s helpful.† [00:11:15]

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[00:11:18] So the University of Catania is also in Italy. I’ve read many studies from the University of Catania, just like I’ve read many studies from the University of Rome in Sapienza. Very good quality studies, non-biased, very, very legitimate studies. And the doctors reviewed the research pertaining to resveratrol, lung health and lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases like emphysema, asthma, lung fibrosis. Lung fibrosis is scar tissue build up in the lungs and it’s terrible and it can happen to anybody as we age. And they said resveratrol has benefits as a therapeutic agent. So we’re not just talking about prevention here, we’re talking about treatment. And that’s because it’s a great anti-inflammatory in the lungs.† [00:12:01]

[00:12:05] Now patients with asthma and patients with respiratory tract problems, they have cells called eosinophils that are extremely active in a bad way, which attack the lungs and cause inflammation and all kinds of symptoms and damage. So these are researchers from China. It’s the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University in China, and they’re looking at eosinophils from asthmatic patients. Eosinophils are dominant immune cells, white blood cells that are strongly involved with the symptoms you suffer with an allergy. So you find them in your nose and in your throat and by your lungs or by your skin and by your eyes. And but they’re also involved with asthma attacks and the symptoms of an asthma attack and danger of an asthma attack. So they express the eosinophils from patients with asthma and they treated it with resveratrol and other things. And resveratrol is preventing the eosinophils from multiplying. That’s really important because that’s what happens in like an asthma attack or an allergy. The number of eosinophils proliferate, grow in number. And that’s dangerous because they keep on whipping up all the turmoil in your lungs and your respiratory tract. So the resveratrol effectively suppressed the proliferation of these eosinophils for these asthmatic patients. And the longer the exposure of the cells and the greater the exposure of the cells, the better the resveratrol worked.† [00:13:34]

[00:13:35] So let’s go to people now. Evidence inside people, not just in a test tube. This is the journal Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. And once again, it’s Italian researchers. It’s the University of Verona, their pediatric department, and it’s almost 50 kids with moderate to severe asthma. And all of these kids had attacks bad enough that they were admitted to the hospital. It’s Misurina Hospital up in the Italian Alps. They were given corticosteroids. These are the inhalers that block the inflammation, but they gradually were able to reduce the dosage of the corticosteroid inhaler. Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat asthma because they’re such powerful anti-inflammatory agents. Now, a group of these children also received a nutraceutical, a combination of herbs and nutrients: curcumin, which is from the turmeric plant, you know, the curry plant; zinc, which is great for the lungs; selenium, which is great for the lungs; Vitamin D, which is magnificent for the lungs; but of course, resveratrol was the key component in there. And when they gave these children these these pills, the inflammation in their lungs was greatly reduced. So, for instance, you would measure that inflammation by an exhalation. And they found that the products of inflammation in the exhaled air was greatly reduced in the children on the supplements. So the combination strongly reduced lung inflammation. It’s pretty common to combine nutrients that affect similar pathways. For instance, you’d want to combine fish oils with other nutrients for brain health, like B-vitamins and Vitamin C or Vitamin E, they’re all important for the brain. So there are certain combinations that work well together, so they hit on a combination that was pretty darn good.† [00:15:34]

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[00:15:37] Okay, so this is the European Respiratory Journal. It’s University Medical Center Groningen. Groningen would be in the Netherlands. And they’re looking at how come… Does red wine and white wine really support lung function? There’s been some evidence that red and white wines support lung function, but I wouldn’t go down that route because they’re clearly not healthy for your liver or your intestines. The wine, any alcohol tends to kill off your good bacteria, so it’s not the best way to treat something. But inside the red wine is resveratrol. So the doctors gave these people resveratrol or placebo. Now, this is a pretty big study, it’s 3224 people of all different ages, 3224 people. And they found that the resveratrol improved forced expiratory volume. That’s the amount of air you can quickly exhale after taking your deepest breath. And it also improved forced vital capacity. That’s the amount of air you expel after taking your deepest breath. Oh, that one’s not timed. So, resveratrol improved breathing. These people were able to inhale better and exhale more air, a stronger exhalation. I mean, this is just the opposite of what happens with aging. So just to go back and explain a little better, the forced expiratory volume is measured with time. It’s you know, you take your biggest gulp of air and you exhale, but you have to do it within like a second, where the first vital capacity, it’s just how much can you exhale after a deep breath? But they both improved with resveratrol. That’s what we’re looking for.† [00:17:30]

[00:17:32] Now, there’s a lot of evidence that resveratrol lowers the risk of lung cancer. So that’s important if you’re exposed to a lot of pollution, that’s important if you’re exposed to secondhand smoke. So this is University of California at Merced. It’s a team of researchers from California. And they’re looking into, is there truly evidence that resveratrol helps prevent lung cancer? So they said before tumors grow in the lungs, there’s a buildup of toxic free radicals. Free, free radicals are generated in abundance. And they found that, yes, resveratrol is an antioxidant that quenches free radicals, but it does something else. They found out that the resveratrol protected caspases in the lungs. So what’s a caspase? Because this was not something they expected. This was an unexpected finding in the study. Caspases are cellular executioners, and one of the things they execute are cancer cells. So what they found is things like cigarette smoke and pollution, etc. destroyed the caspases and then the caspases can’t control the growth of evil, bad, dangerous cells like cancer cells. And if they gave people resveratrol that you swallow, it protected the caspases in the lining of the lungs. That helps get rid of bad cells and it keeps the lungs healthy. Every time a smoker takes a puff from a cigarette, millions of these bronchial cells in the lungs become inflamed. And this causes white blood cells to flood into the region. These white blood cells, they do not have the ability to discriminate between a damaged lung cell and a healthy cell. So the caspases help prevent the damage by the white blood cells by breaking down the damaged lung cells. This reduces the level of the immune response, therefore protecting the lung tissue. So it’s all a bit complex. The problem is that smoking also destroys the caspases. See? So when you smoke, you’re inflaming the lungs, you’re causing white blood cells to rush in there. The white blood cells will destroy the good cells and the bad cells. But the smoking destroys the caspases, so you can’t protect the lungs. So when you take resveratrol, the resveratrol protects the caspases, it prevents the inflammation of the lungs, it gets rid of damaged cells. It’s all really good. So the University of California team in the Journal of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology said resveratrol protects the caspases from cigarette smoke and other things that could be inhaled and this in turn protects the lung. So there really is some evidence that resveratrol protects the lungs. Like I said, it’s not the total answer. It’s part of the equation for the answer, for the correct answer.† [00:20:31]

[00:20:31] Now what? And 200 milligrams a day is sufficient. When they did studies on brain health… Let me give you some other benefits of resveratrol and then I’ll tell you some other supplements that are good for the lungs. When they did studies on elderly people and resveratrol, 200 milligrams was like a perfect dosage. It improves circulation to the aging brain, circulation to the brain declines with age and their memory improved. So I said, why not make 200 milligrams? But they also found that resveratrol improves bone strength like even an elderly women, postmenopausal women. It helps prevent a hip fracture. Resveratrol is good for heart and circulatory health and people with elevated blood sugar, resveratrol helps normalize blood sugar. It’s part of the benefit you can give. It’s part of things you can give to benefit people with pre-diabetes or diabetes. It doesn’t affect blood sugar and people with normal blood sugar levels. It only seems to help people with elevated blood sugar levels. So that’s a good thing. So there’s other benefits for resveratrol: memory, bone strength, heart health and circulation, improving blood sugar. There are other benefits too. Now, so I take 200 milligrams a day. It’s good for my aging lungs. It’s good for my brain and my memory. It’s good for my heart, it’s good for my pancreas. I didn’t even discuss that. It’s good for my kidneys and my liver, so, and it’s good for my bones.† [00:21:48]

[00:21:49] Other supplements that are good for the lungs: NAC. NAC is a stabilized version of the amino acid cysteine and cysteine’s unstable, so when you add an acetyl group to the cysteine, it becomes N-acetyl-cysteine, it’s stable and it creates a master antioxidant all over the body, including in the lungs that shield the lungs from damage. So NAC’s great for the lungs. People come in and see me with bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis and emphysema and asthma. I always put them on NAC. Once again, it’s part of the answer. Black seed. Black cumin seed. Black cumin seed is used in those flatbreads in the Middle East and Northern Africa and because it protects the bread and keeps it fresh. Black seed, black cumin seed has many benefits, but it’s great for the lungs. It’s great. It’s helpful for asthma. It’s helpful for allergies. Vitamin C and Vitamin E. There’s a surface liquid in the lungs. And this surface liquid has to be loaded with glutathione, Vitamin C and Vitamin E to protect the lungs. So getting some Vitamin C and Vitamin E every day, you don’t need a lot of Vitamin E, helps protect your lungs.† [00:23:00]

[00:23:02] I want to thank you for listening to this edition of the InViteⓇ Health Podcast. You can find all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcasts or go to invitehealth.com/podcast. You can also listen to us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I want to thank you for listening to this episode and this is Jerry Hickey signing off.† [00:23:02]

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