Re: 50% of Today's Health Advice is Wrong & Obsolete

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FACT: Over 50% of today’s health advice is wrong and obsolete!

This Bulletin alerts you to 7 current health notions that are so off-track,
they’re dangerous. I’m giving you this early heads-up because the official
news probably won’t come for many years. Here’s the story...

About Dr. Williams

Dr. Williams Brings You The Health News FIRST:

“FIRST” on the
dangers of estrogen

Back in 1991, Dr. Williams began warning women that hormone replacement therapy
causes cancer and heart disease. Official confirmation didn’t come until 11
years later, long after the damage had been done.

“FIRST” with the tap water scandal

In 1987, he blew the whistle on health problems caused by drinking tap
water—and described a simple strategy for avoiding the dangers.

“FIRST” to warn America about an-aspirin-a-day

In 1990, ALTERNATIVES waves a red flag about this dangerous advice and the
little-known side effects it causes. (Click here for the story.) Dr. Williams
outlines safe, effective options to benefit his readers.

“FIRST” to link
Alzheimer’s to aluminum

In 1987, Dr. Williams advises readers to toss out aluminum cookware and avoid
products which contain this metal. Reason? He unearths research linking it to
Alzheimer’s disease.

“FIRST” with the soy story

In 1995, he breaks the news about soy isoflavones preventing breast and
prostate cancer—unheard of ‘til then.

Click Here to learn about more of Dr. Williams' “Firsts”

Health knowledge is changing so fast that many of medicine’s sacred cows and
pet theories have already been slaughtered and laid to rest...

Hormone therapy was good, now it’s bad. Low-fat diets were “in,” now
they’re “out.” Eggs were a no-no, now they’re okay. Mammograms and PSA
screenings save lives...or do they?

It’s no fun discovering that something you’ve been doing (or taking) for
years to stay healthy is suddenly useless, wrong, or even dangerous.

But brace yourself. A barrage of new medical “about-faces” is on the way!
In the pages ahead, you’ll read about 7 medical theories that have been
proven obsolete, yet doctors still haven’t changed their treatments. For
example...

Have you heard the latest
about heart disease?

The cholesterol theory of heart disease has been dead for 20 years. It was shot
full of holes when scientists showed that the majority of people who suffer
heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels. This makes cholesterol-lowering
drugs irrelevant and useless.

Later studies identified the real cause of heart disease. Now, prompted by the
failure of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce heart disease, doctors are
beginning to look into this “new” theory. But their investigations will
take many years.

Meanwhile, 13 million people in this country remain on cholesterol drugs, and
millions more are being urged to start taking them. It will be a long time
before an official about-face comes. Tragically, hundreds of thousands of
people will go to their deaths following this old-school advice in the false
belief they’re being protected.

I’ve been waving a red flag about cholesterol-lowering drugs since August,
1991, when I first discovered they are not only ineffective, but potentially
deadly. (They can rob the heart of an important nutrient, CoQ10, that powers
its beating.)

I also wrote about a far safer, easier, and cheaper way to duck a heart attack.
It works by cleaning out the plaque in arteries, which all of us have to one
degree or another.

In July, 1987, I researched an inexpensive white powder made from fruit pectin.
A tablespoon of this powder mixed in a glass of juice dissolves artery gunk the
way Dranoâ„¢ cleans bathroom pipes. And there are plenty of other substances
that do this job, too—certain foods and oils…the nutrient lecithin…and
specific nutritional supplements, to name just a few. I’ll tell you more
about them in just a bit.

Sad to say, it will probably take many years, and many more heart attack
victims, before word of these natural plaque-busters reaches the general
public. (If you don’t want to wait, click here to learn how to clean out your
arteries right now.)

The history of medicine is full of setbacks and about-faces

About-faces like these are common in health and medicine, because ours is not
an exact science, but one that is constantly evolving. That’s how progress is
usually made.

But here’s the problem: In a perfect world, you’d learn about these new
discoveries right away so you could quickly benefit. Yet this rarely happens.
Instead, the news is delayed as doctors debate among themselves…greedy
special interest groups fight any change to the status quo…and public health
officials drag their feet through “official channels.”

Hormone replacement therapy for women is another real-life example…

The colossal hormone fiasco

Doctors began prescribing hormones back in the 1960s to help women through
menopause. Not much was known about these drugs because little testing had been
done. Even so, starting in the 80s, women were urged to stay on hormone drugs
for life, because the manufacturers promised that they also lowered women’s
risk of heart disease, stroke, and osteoporosis.

Doctors didn’t test those claims either—but a few independent research
teams did. They found hormone drugs were increasing the risk of cancer by an
alarming amount!

Even though these early findings were published in prestigious medical
journals, doctors overlooked them because they rarely take independent research
seriously.

After 15 years of pressure, doctors finally launched a large-scale study in
16,000 women. In short order, they issued an announcement that stunned millions
of women. The hormones and treatment had caused so many extra cases of breast
cancer, stroke, blood clots, and heart attacks, that the study was canceled 3
years early to protect the remaining participants. Five months later, the
federal government added estrogens to its list of “known human
carcinogens.”(1)

I wasn’t surprised. I’d been warning about the dangers of hormone drugs
since 1991—12 years ago—after thoroughly studying the early research. But
few women outside my ALTERNATIVES readership heard the message, and took the
steps I outlined to protect themselves...until they saw it on TV. By then, it
was too late for many.

But the story doesn’t end there. Despite the study’s findings (which made
front page news from coast to coast), many doctors continue to recommend this
hormone therapy to their patients to this day!(2) Talk about info-lag!

More reversals and more info-lag are on the way...

I know you want to believe that current health advice is based on solid,
irrefutable facts and up-to-the-moment insights. Sorry. We doctors know that
modern medicine is a patchwork quilt of “working theories” waiting to be
proven right or wrong.

You Could Die Waiting To Hear About These New Health Discoveries

Even in this era of the Internet, it can take 20 years (or longer) for a new
health discovery to trickle down to the masses. That’s no exaggeration. The
vitamin E story is a good example...

It’s been 40 years since Canadian doctors demonstrated that vitamin E could
prevent heart attacks and reverse heart disease. Health experts estimate that
if everyone took two capsules a day, 75% of all heart disease in the U.S. would
be completely eliminated. Yet, the majority of Americans still haven’t heard
the news.

Obviously, it pays to be high on the information ladder. So, if you don’t
like waiting to hear about new life-saving discoveries, you’re my kind of
reader—and ALTERNATIVES is your kind of newsletter. No other publication has
had more “firsts” in the health world—or announced as many breakthrough
cures and treatments. My track record includes 23 huge scoops to date. And
I’m currently working on a couple of doozies that are sure to top the list.

How do I do it? By camping out on the frontlines of science where the new
exciting discoveries are being made. By staying fiercely independent, so I’m
free to follow the truth, and nothing but. And by remembering that 275,000
subscribers are counting on me to help with life-and-death solutions.

In this modern Information Age, facts are the true currency. In the context of
health, ALTERNATIVES makes you very rich indeed.

I wish I could tell you it wasn’t so (and perhaps one day it will be
different). But medicine today is, more or less, a huge experiment. And,
unfortunately, the general public is the guinea pig.

But don’t blame science. If facts determined health policy in this country,
widespread wellness would be a slam-dunk. But many obstacles are preventing new
discoveries from reaching the public’s ears: Red tape. Medical politics.
Professional egos. Turf wars. Big money interests. All these factors prevent
you from hearing about new life-saving discoveries for many years. As a result,
the general public is still following advice that is obsolete and ineffective
without even realizing it!

Unfortunately, the situation will get worse before it gets better. Here’s
why...

Medical knowledge is doubling every 5 years. There’s a full-scale scientific
revolution afoot. But a log-jam of info-lag delays will prevent you from
hearing about these new health discoveries and corrections for many
years—unless you can find a way to get upstream of the jam-up.

I think I can help you with that—starting here and now.

Recently I created a new series of Special Reports explaining 7 startling
medical about-faces that are sure to come some time in the future, though
because of info-lag we can’t be sure when. In a moment, I’ll describe these
new flip-flops to you and tell how you can get your hands on a free copy of all
the Reports that interest you.

That’s right. The Reports (all of them) are yours absolutely free just for
trying an introductory subscription to ALTERNATIVES, my monthly newsletter that
has a reputation for being “first on the scene” when bona fide
breakthroughs are being discovered—or false notions are exposed—in health,
nutrition, alternative remedies, and modern medicine.

I don’t want to be a guinea pig.
How about you?

Believe me, when my family’s health is at stake, the last thing I want is a
treatment that’s obsolete, or some theory that’s unsubstan-tiated and
potentially harmful.
I don’t think you do either.

Instead, I want the most current advice backed by facts. And treatments that
have the best success and safety records. I don’t care if it’s an herbal
remedy, a vitamin treatment, a nutritional therapy, or a wonder drug. Just tell
me: “Does it really work?” and “Is it safe?”—and show me the
scientific evidence.

That’s what my readers want, too. So for the past 18 years, every issue of
ALTERNATIVES has provided that. I’m proud to say that no other health
publication has such a stellar track-record of separating the fakes from
facts...unmasking dangerous health notions…and being right and being first
with what’s truly new in the health world. ALTERNATIVES has been first to
report some of the biggest breakthroughs in the health world. Additional new
discoveries on my desk right now will likely top the list and benefit my
readers immediately—without info-lag delay.

As a result, ALTERNATIVES readers often get the news years before word reaches
the general public.

Naturally, I’d love to have you as a subscriber. And you’d be in good
company. ALTERNATIVES readers are among the savviest, best-informed, and I
daresay, healthiest people on the planet. (A large percentage of my readers are
doctors and health care professionals.)

Most people (doctors included) have yet to see the facts about these
now-obsolete health beliefs. They’re still running with the herd, but
that’s not very wise these days! If that’s not your style, here are the
facts and how you can protect yourself—beginning on the next page...

Finally, A Real Solution
To Heart Disease

People are exercising like crazy, changing their diets, gulping supplements,
and taking expensive drugs to lower their cholesterol. Yet none of this is
making a dent in heart attack statistics. Why? Because high cholesterol
doesn’t cause heart disease. Here’s what does and what cures it...

Doctors are finally having second thoughts about cholesterol’s role in heart
disease. The reason has been obvious for years. Cholesterol-lowering drugs have
failed to make a dent in heart attack rates. And not one study has been able to
show that these drugs do anything to lengthen a person’s lifespan. Yet, 20
percent of all Americans over 55 currently take a cholesterol drug and most
M.D.s believe more people should be on them. But these doctors are barking up
the wrong tree. Here’s why…

Cholesterol is innocent

I’ve been proclaiming cholesterol’s innocence since 1992, and plenty of
convincing research confirms this. The real culprit is inflammation in the
arteries, not cholesterol. Finally, the American Heart Association is beginning
to agree. (3) They’ve found that people with heart disease all have one
factor in common, and it isn’t high cholesterol. It’s inflammation in their
arteries.

WARNING: Are you already on a statin drug to lower your cholesterol?

You’re probably aware of the importance of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) for your
heart. But what you may not know is that if you’re taking a statin drug to
lower your cholesterol, your heart is being depleted of this important
nutrient. CoQ10 supplies the energy for your heart’s pumping action. Studies
overwhelmingly show that any and all statin drugs create dangerous CoQ10
deficiencies that can lead to heart failure.

In a disturbing twist, I recently discovered that one of the leading statin
manufacturers actually holds the patent on a combination that would (click here
to read more...)

This may be big news in the medical community, but I reported on this 11 years
ago in ALTERNATIVES. In that article I gave an easy way to halt artery
inflammation for about 5 cents a day. Readers who heeded my early advice will
be way ahead of the game, if and when doctors announce an official about-face.

But given their bias against any vitamin therapy, doctors probably won’t
advise this simple approach. Instead, their answer will be anti-inflammatory
drugs, the next new “miracle cure.” Unfortunately, this approach will prove
to be as misguided as cholesterol medications were.

The real solution to heart disease

The real solution is to halt the causes of inflammation, one of which is
homocysteine, a harmless acid-like waste product that forms when you eat red
meat and other protein foods. Homocysteine is quickly broken down by certain B
vitamins, so it isn’t usually a problem. But if a person isn’t getting
enough of these B vitamins (a widespread and disturbing problem in our country
today), then homocysteine builds up to dangerous levels and “burns” the
delicate tissue of artery walls. Plaque is then formed at the site of this
inflammation as the body attempts to heal the damage.

How dangerous is this? Studies show that a high level of homocysteine is one of
the most dangerous risk factors for heart disease. It increases a person’s
risk of heart attack by 300 percent!

If you’re thinking a little extra B-vitamin intake would correct the problem,
you’re on the right track. That’s exactly how some alternative M.D.s handle
the problem. Studies as far back as 1988 show that this B vitamin lowers
homocysteine levels back into the safety zone in just weeks. It has an 80%
success rate. And the cost is about 5 cents a day.

The secret thyroid connection

But if you’re a good detective (and I think you are), you’re probably
wondering what’s causing this B-vitamin deficiency in the first place? Closer
investigation reveals that an underactive thyroid gland is at the root of the
problem. This malfunction inhibits the absorption of B vitamins, causing
homocysteine levels to skyrocket. The connection between the thyroid and heart
disease was first mentioned in the 1976 book, Solved: The Riddle of Heart
Attacks, by Dr. Broda Barnes. His research was largely ignored by the medical
community, until the release of a study in 1999. At the Cleveland Clinic,
researchers corrected the thyroid function in patients and saw homocysteine
levels normalize on their own—without any need for vitamins.

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FACT: More than 60% of all heart attacks occur in people with normal
cholesterol levels.

FACT: The majority of people with high cholesterol never suffer heart attacks.

FACT: Half of all heart attack victims have none of the standard risk factors
(i.e., smoking, obesity, genetics, or high cholesterol).

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(3) Heart guidelines urge test for inflammation; USA TODAY, Jan. 28, 2003.

Very few doctors, alternative or otherwise, are making this connection. But I
believe if and when doctors get to the root of this problem, heart disease will
nearly vanish. But that’s not all. An underactive thyroid and B-vitamin
deficiency cause other health problems, too. It has been linked to
Alzheimer’s... depression...and memory loss. Further symptoms include:
Decrease in sexual desire (especially in males)...Obesity and weight-gain
(because fats aren’t being metabolized adequately)...Cold hands and feet...A
weak immune system (making you more vulnerable to colds, flu, respiratory
infections, and cancers)...Constipation...and Allergies, among others.

The common cause of many health problems

Sound familiar? You’re right again. These are the very health problems
driving Americans to doctors in droves. Yet hypothyroidism is often missed and
misdiagnosed these days. Most physicians usually treat these symptoms as
individual problems. Modern medicine has become so “specialized,” doctors
no longer see the forest for the trees.

It may seem incredible that one tiny gland can cause so many problems. But when
you realize how crucial the thyroid is to so many important bodily functions,
it begins to make sense. The truth is, we’ve got an invisible epidemic on our
hands. Millions of Americans have malfunctioning thyroids without even
realizing it. Symptoms are so commonplace, they’re considered “normal.”
But it will be years before doctors catch on.

What’s causing the problem?

Three significant agricultural changes that have occurred in our country over
the past 50 years are creating mineral deficiencies in our food supply, which
in turn are causing widespread thyroid dysfunction. (One of those minerals,
iodine, is absolutely essential to thyroid health.) My Special Report, The
Hidden Cause of Heart Disease—And Its Easy Cure, describes each of these
changes and explains how you can easily correct their effects. Neither a
doctor’s visit nor a prescription are required—you can cure this on your
own. Here’s how…

Check your thyroid. There’s an easy test that quickly reveals if you have an
underactive thyroid. You can do it at home. All you need is an ordinary
thermometer and a few simple directions that are spelled out in my Report.
You’ll get an immediate answer.

How to correct the problem. There are two simple remedies to make your thyroid
function normally again. Both are described in my Report. They’re easy,
inexpensive, and produce fast results. I’ll provide complete directions.

Results are quick and impressive

Many people are delighted to find that, once their thyroid is fully functional
again, they begin to lose weight…experience less depression…have a stronger
sex drive…and suffer fewer colds and infections. Most see significant
improvement within a few days!

It will take a long, long time before doctors acknowledge the link between
heart disease and the thyroid gland. Until they do, it’s up to you to take
care of yourself and your loved ones. My Special Report will be a big help.

Just remember, stopping inflammation in your arteries won’t reverse heart
disease, but it will limit the formation of new plaque. If you really want to
stay safe from a heart attack or stroke, your next step should be to clean out
the old gunk in your artery walls. This, too, is easy to do. And it’s so
important that I’ve created another Special Report that will show you how to
do it. It’s entitled How to De-Plaque Your Arteries, and these two Reports
are the 1-2 punch that will flatten heart disease. Click here to get them now.

Continued good reading.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,