25 Things That Happen With Aging and What You Can Do About Them

The following is a selection, from a long list, of things that happen to us as we age. The good news is there are things we can do to slow down, and in some instances even stop or reverse, these particular aging processes.

1. Lean Muscle Mass decrease - accelerates after about age 40, averaging a loss of about 7 lbs. of lean muscle mass per decade.

Remedy: Do exercises to increase muscle mass, or to decrease the rate of loss. Take 1 teaspoon of glutathione 3 times a day, which will help to increase muscle mass. Eat more high chlorophyll foods to build blood which in turn builds muscle. Eliminate all animal protein and complex carbohydrate intake to reduce acidity that tenderizes and weakens muscle cells. Whole body or whole cell exercising with a rebounder and/or whole body vibrational machine will help to remove acids from the tissues and prevent and/or reverse tissue wasting. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage.

2. Skin "thickness" decreases... resulting in increased wrinkles.

Remedy: Take supplements of vitamin A, C, E, and glutathione. Eliminate all animal protein and complex carbohydrates. Increase your intake of green fruits and vegetables which are high in chlorophyll that will help build healthy blood and in turn help build healthy skin cells. The quality of the blood will determine the quality of the skin cells and the quality of the red blood cells as the primary stem cells will be determined by the quality and quantity of green fruits and vegetables eaten. Take at least 9 to 12 servings of green fruits or vegetables a day or supplement your diet with a concentration of fruits and vegetables called pHruits and pHolage. Take 1 to 2 capsules or pHruits and pHolage with alkaline water 3 times daily.

3. Body strength, stamina, and reflex speeds decreases.

Remedy: Do low impact and static attraction exercises. Try to EAT much more chlorophyll rich foods and eat 60 grams of polyunsaturated fats.

4. Toxic "heavy" metals, such as lead and mercury accumulate throughout our lives in our bodies. These heavy metals accumulate in the heart, liver, brain and the spinal column, causing damage. This process probably starts soon after birth. Lead will cause learning disabilities. Mercury accumulation causes both learning deficiencies and muscle pain. Both probably also contribute to unknown tissue damage, resulting in increases in other terrible diseases.

Remedy: Get an analysis done to determine what levels of toxic metals are in your body. Of course, if you smoke, quit smoking. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage to help lower the levels of toxic metals. Take 1 teaspoon of Glutathione 3 times a day. Dry heat sauna, lymphatic massage and exercise can also help lower some toxins. Avoid contact as much as possible with mercury and lead in paints, fungus creams, etc. The greatest amount of mercury is foolishly placed into your mouth by ignorant dentists, via so-called "silver" amalgams (if dentists would call them "mercury amalgams," like they should since they are more than 50% mercury, then they might lose business...) Utterly refuse any mercury amalgams in your mouth, and consider removing and replacing the ones you have!

5. Basal Metabolism Rate decreases. The thyroid gland produces less hormone.

Remedy: As we age, the Thyroid Gland produces less Thyroid Hormone. You should elliminate all protein and complex carbohydrates from your diet; eat more alkaline electron rich, high water content and high chlorophyll content foods and drinks. Start taking 1 to 2 teaspoons of pHour salts containing sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium. Spray the pHlavor salt in your mouth every hour or when you feel a decrease in energy.

6. Hearing Loss, Impaired Eyesight.

Remedy: Take supplemental Glutathione, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. Place 1 drop in each ear or each eye of colloidal copper, gold, silver and titanium. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage.

7. LDL Cholesterol, (Low Density Lipoprotein) increases when we are more acidic, and HDL Cholesterol (High Density Lipoprotein) decreases when we are eating acidic foods.

Remedy: There has been a lot of discussion recently about "good" cholesterol, and "bad" cholesterol. These are actually artificial distinctions which have no real correlation to what is actually going on in the body. For example, LDL (often called "bad" cholestorol) is actually good for buffering acids and HDL (often called "good" cholesterol) is good for driving nutrients and building cellular membranes. So both types of Cholesterol actually are "good" at correct levels.

To keep the types of Cholesterol in the correct proportions for optimum health, you should void animal protein, all sugar, and complex carbohydrate foods whenever you can. Take chromium, vanadium, Omega-3 from hemp seed, Omega-5 from pomegranate seed, amino acids such as glutathione, taurine, cysteine, carnitine. Eat alkaline, high chlorophyll fruits and vegetables with a high content of water and fiber. Never take injected growth hormone!

8. Bone Density decreases - Osteoporosis ("lost of bone minerals") increasingly becomes a problem after age 50 in both men and women.

Remedy: Eliminate all acidic foods and drinks which causes the release of calcium ions from the bones. Take supplemental vitamin D, sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, lysine, and boron. Take mineral salts like pHour salts and pHlavor salts.

9. Paradoxically, as Calcium (and other minerals) decrease in bone, as we age Calcium actually increases in the blood, contributing to arthritis, and lack of flexibility in veins and arteries, in fact of the entire circulatory system.

Remedy: Eliminate all acidic foods and drinks as outlined in the pH Miracle for Weight Loss, including all proteins, sugars, complex carbohydrates, non-alkaline water. Start eating a diet rich in chlorophyll, alkaline water, mineral salts like pHour salts and pHlavor salts and liberal amounts of long chain fats from olive, hemp, flax and pomegranate.

10. Organs Shrink in size. The liver and brain and other vital organs shrink and become less effective because of dietary and metabolic acid. We lose up to 20% of the neurons in our brain, especially after age 45. Our liver also shrinks in size because of dietary and metabolic acid.

Remedy: Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage to help dilate the capillaries. This will help feed the brain and other organs with oxygen and nutrients, to prevent loss. Take glutathione, which will increase the circulatory system, thus getting nutrients and oxygen and water to all organs, thus preventing their loss.

11. Reduced Brain function. This loss of brain function may be due to the loss of the neurons in the brain, due to reduced oxygen, or the increase in acid on our brain; from bad circulation, or from red blood cell deficiency, or, most probably, due to a combination of these factors. Improving any or all of them will decrease the loss of neurons.

Remedy: Nebulize 10 ml of glutathione 3 times a day. Glutathione will help to clean up lipofuscin, which contributes to the loss of brain cells. Hydration with green drinks will help to clean up the circulatory system. Lower cholesterol and triglicerides will help blood to flow better. Vaso-dilators such as sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium bicarbonate with 3 to 4 liters of green drinks per day will help get food, oxygen, and water to your brain cells. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy will super-saturate blood with oxygen, which could help repair or save brain cells. Take supplements with glutathoine, cysteine, taurine, magnesium, zinc, choline, vitamins B-5, B-6, B-12, folic acid, calcium, and especially CLA from pomegranate seeds. Nebulize glutathione, cysteine, and taurine which will help to increase your circulatory system to the brain, which will help to keep your brain cells healthy.

12. "Deep Sleep" deteriorates. Deterioration in Deep Sleep patterns begins as early as young adulthood (ages 16 to 25) and increases in mid-life (35-50). Although the total amount of sleep remains constant as young adults move into mid-life, the proportion of "slow wave" or "deep sleep" decreases from nearly 20% of a normal night's sleep for those under 25, to less than five percent for those over 35. Growth Hormone secretion, which only occurs during deep sleep, also declines by as much as 75% in later life.

Remedy: Nebulize glutathione, which helps to increase deep sleep. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage.

13. Degradation of nerve response and reactivity. The Vagus nerve (also called pneumogastric nerve or cranial nerve X), which runs from the base of the brain to the down below the head, to the neck, chest and abdomen, and deteriorates from acidic exposure to dietary and metabolic acids. The Vagus X nerve is the main neural component of the parasympathetic, autonomous, nervous system, which controls body functions not under our "conscious" control, such as Heart Rate. As we age, our "Resting Heart Rate" increases even in "fit" individuals.

Remedy: The acid sugar causes the most damage to the circulatory system. Learn which foods increase your blood glucose levels, and avoid those foods (potatoes, bread, sweets, fruits, rice, pasta, pizza, cookies, and cakes). Eliminate all animal proteins that will decrease uric, nitric, sulphuric and phosphoric acid.

14. Antioxidants decrease - Certain antioxidants decrease with age, such as super-oxidase dimutase. These antioxidants are important for buffering dietary acids, and as our first natural defense against fermentation or tissue degeneration from dietary and metabolic acids.

Remedy: Eat raw electron rich green fruits and vegetables, if necessary take natural mineral salt supplements, like pHour salts which contains sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium bicarbonate. Take orally glutathione, which will help decrease the harmful dietary and metabolic acids that increase with age.

15. Lung Efficiency (ability of the lungs to take in oxygen) decreases.

Remedy: Do low impact aerobic exercises such as rebounding, walking, jogging, and whole body vibration. Clear the bowels of any undigested animal and dairy products. Drink 1 tablespoon of liquid chlorophyll every hour to help build the blood.

16. The amount of water in body tissues decreases... resulting in dry skin and increased wrinkles.

Remedy: Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of structured electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of concentrated pHruits and pHolage each day. This will help provide the naturally occurring antioxidants to prevent wrinkles and the electron rich hydration to prevent dry skin.

17. Body Fat Content - as a percentage of total body weight, fat increases from 25% to more than 40% as we age.

Remedy: Eat less sugar and protein in your diet which causes the body to retain fat to buffer the excess acids. Eliminate undigested proteins in the 9 yards of the intestines with oral alimentary canal cleaners, enemas and colonic irrigation. Take 2 to 3 teaspoons of magnesium oxide to break-up undigested animal proteins, sticky acids from complex carbohydrates and acid bound mucous.

18. Loss of Hair - Volume and Color.

Remedy: Wash and condition your hair with Young pHorever Shampoo and Conditioner which will increase the circulatory system reaching the roots of the hairs, thus taking water, oxygen, and nutrients to the roots of your hair. This will avoid or postpone the loss of hair.

19. Blood pressure increases.

Remedy: Eat less animal protein, eat less foods with a high carbohydrate content (potatoes, rice, pasta, sweets, bread) and eat more foods with a high chlorophyll content. Avoid processed salt and eat mineral salts like pHlavor, take supplementary chromium, vanadium. magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Do whole body exercises.

20. The Thymus Gland (located just under the mid-line of the collar bone) functions in aiding the immune system, and atrophies (shrinks) with age, largely due to increases in dietary and metabolic acids.

Remedy: Take supplements of Glutathione, CLA from pomogranatel, Vitamins A, and E. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage to help reverse the atrophy of the thymus gland.

21. Lipofuscin builds up in the brain and dulls memory. Note: Lipofuscin is the name given to finely granular yellow brown pigment granules composed of lipid-containing residues of lysosomal digestion. It is considered one of the aging or "wear and tear" pigments; found in the liver, kidney, heart muscle, adrenals, nerve and ganglion cells. "Liver spots" commonly associated with aging are superficial dermal lipofuscin deposits.

Remedy: Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage.to help remove lipofuscin from the brain, or reduce the rate of accumulation, with a doctor's supervision. Take glutathione, which will increase the size and vigor of the circulatory system, thus helping to keep the garbage moving out.

22. Kidney efficiency decreases. Our kidneys filter and purifying the blood from dietary and metabolic acids. The kidneys also play a role in regulating blood pressure; monitoring the amount of oxygen in the blood, acting as our body's heat regulator, and producing EPO (Erythropoyetin) to control red blood cell production. As we age, kidney function decreases; red blood cell numbers decrease, and the blood can carry less oxygen.

Remedy: If the red blood cell count is lower than normal, the hematocrit (red blood cell count) can be raised by increasing the dietary intake of chlorophyll foods and drinks. Eliminate all meat in your diet. Drink 1 quart or 1 liter of alkaline green drink per day. Take 1 teaspoon of glutathione 3 times a day.

23. The circulatory system deteriorates. Babies and young people possess a "dew of youth" in their skin, a result of the of youthful cholesterol content of young skin. By the time we reach middle age, we begin to see cholesterol bound acid, arties and tissues begin to clog up with calcium bound acid, and veins and arteries that have lost flexibility. This causes blood to circulate more slowly, and so less oxygen gets to all parts of the body, including the skin and brain. Dietary and metabolic acid are the root cause of loss of skin tone, skin glow, elasticity, deteriorated brain cells, and organ and gland atrophy.

Remedy: Avoid as much sugar and carbohydrates and protein in your diet, as possible. Glutathione, cysteine, and taurine will help prevent free radical damage, which causes some of the problem. Omega-3, 5, 6 and 9 oil will help lower acidity, increasing the level of healthy red blood cells that will help repair the walls of the circulatory system, and bowel detoxification, oral alkaline chelation will might help to cleanse out micro-calcifications and some metals, thus improving circulation. Take glutathione which is proven to increase the length and breadth of the circulatory system. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage to help build red blood cells and to dilate the circulatory system, thus helping to increase the flow of blood to all parts of the body. Take chlorophyll and eat green fruits and vegetables to increase blood volume, the percentage of blood that is red blood cells, and hemoglobin which
carries oxygen.

24. The Body becomes less sensitive to insulin (Insulin insensitivity).

Remedy: Avoid all sugars (substitute natural sugars like honey or stevia) and complex carbohydrates in your diet, increase healthy fats in your diet from avocado, olive, hemp, pumpkin, sesame, etc., and eliminate all protein in your diet. If you are overweight, try to lose weight through the pH Miracle alkaline diet and low impact and static attraction exercise. Do exercises to increase muscle mass and eliminate acids, which will help to lower high insulin levels. As you eliminate acidity and clear the bowels of undigested protein and carbohydrate, this will reverse your sensitivity to insulin. Take supplements with chromium and vanadium, which will help insulin to work better. Take supplemental sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, long chain fats, arginine, carnitine, and especially veggie based glutathione. Buy a meter to measure glucose levels after every meal, and adjust your diet to keep glucose between 70 and 105, (preferably 80 to 95.) As you begin to a lkalize your body you will need less insulin (up to 75% in the first 72 hours).

25. Certain acidic hormones such as Cortisol increase with age. Cortisol is produced by the Adrenal Cortex in response to stress. Cortisol is catabolic (destroys or ferments muscle tissue). Cortisol is also known as "the Death hormone", under the theory that the human body will spontaneously end its own life at a certain age.

Remedy: Avoid anger and stress, and very strenuous exercise which will make the body produce cortisol. Take 1 teaspoon of glutathione 3 times a day, which helps you to remain optimistic and to resist stress. Drink 3 to 4 liters or quarts of electron rich alkaline water with 1 to 2 scoops of pHruits and pHloage.

Signs of Aging and How To Reverse Them

This is not an exhaustive list, and is in no particular order.

1. Muscle mass decreases. (muscle/weight/height Body Mass Index Increases)

2. Fat increases as a percentage of body weight.

3. Strength, energy and speed of the body decreases.

4. Base Metabolic Rate (metabolism) decreases.

5. Aerobic Capacity, the capacity to process oxygen, decreases. Red blood cells as a percentage of total blood volume (hematocrit) decreases until the average at age 90 is what is considered to be "anemia" at age 40.

6. Body cells become resistant to insulin.

7. LDL Cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and triglicerides increase, and HDL Cholesterol ("good" cholesterol) falls.

8. Blood pressure increases.

9. Bone mineral density decreases.

10. Density of calcium in circulatory system increases.

11. Kidney functions decrease.

12. We lose neurons in our brain. This leads to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Senile Dementia.

13. The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in our body, deteriorates... and all the nervous system surely also deteriorates.

14. Growth Hormone secretion drops.

15. Testosterone in men, and estrogen and progesterone in women, drops.

16. Sexual desire drops.

17. Thyroid (a hormone which affects metabolism) drops.

18. melatonine (a hormone which regulates the body clock) drops.

19. DHEA (a hormone precursor to testosterone and estrogen) drops.

20. EPO, (erythropoyetin, a hormone which stimulates the production of new red blood cells) drops.

21. Estradiol, a female hormone, increases in men.

22. Cortisol, "the Death Hormone," increases.

23. Good enzymes (Super Oxidase Dimutase, etc.) drop.

24. A bad enzyme, MAO-B increase in the brain. MAO-B destroys neurons that produce dopamine, which is a neuro-transmitter.

25. Aromatase enzyme, a bad enzyme, increases. Aromatase converts testosterone to estrogen in men, which deprives him of libido.

26. The thickness of skin decreases, resulting in more wrinkles.

27. Prolactin, a female hormone, increases in the body of a male, presumably depriving him of some sexual libido.

28. Water proportion in the body and in the skin, drops. This results (among other things) in dryer skin, and more wrinkles.

29. Sense of hearing drops.

30. Sense of taste drops... "everything tastes the same"

31. Sense of vision, especially capacity to read small letters in low light, decreases.

32. Hair falls and loses its color (it becomes white).

33. The thymus gland, the master of the immune system, shrinks and atrophys, thus lessening our immune system.

34. Our liver, brain, and other critical organs shrink in size, thus affecting their functions.

35. Lipofuscine ("liver spots") accumulates in our hands and our brains. This snuffs out many neurons in our brain.

36. The circulatory system deteriorates in length and width.

37. The velocity of blood flow decreases.

38. Inflammation increases in our body.

39. "Deep sleep" becomes more scarce and less profound.

40. Digestion becomes slower and less complete.

41. The retina of the eye becomes thinner, in many cases detaching.

42. The macula of the eye loses some of its shape after age 40, and causes distorted vision.

43. Micro-vessels in the eye pop, covering the retina, causing partial loss of vision, or complete blindness.

44. Night-vision decreases.

45. Melanocytes continually release small amounts of the brown- black pigment called melanin into the skin. Exposure to sunlight signals the melanocytes to produce more melanin. Melanin determines our normal skin color and attempts to protect our skin from severe sun damage. As we age, our melanocytes begin to function less effectively. The density of active melanocytes in the skin is reduced by 10% to 20% every 10 years, starting in our late 30's and 40's. Melanocytes are also responsible for hair color, so their loss explains why 50% of people are gray by age 50.

The pH Miracle for Preventing or Reversing Bone Loss

Prolonged use of Fosamax, also referred to by the generic name bisphosphonate alendronate, may increase the risk of fractures of the femur, the large thigh bone that connects the leg to the hip, according to physicians at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

There has been a build-up of evidence suggesting that long-term alendronate use may overly suppress bone metabolism, limiting the repair of microdamage and increasing the risk of fractures, Dr. Joseph M. Lane and colleagues report in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

To investigate this risk, the New York-based research team reviewed all 70 patients femoral fractures admitted to their Level 1 trauma center between 2002 and 2007.
The average patient age was 75 years and the group included 59 women. Records showed that 25 patients
(36 percent) were being treated with alendronate.

Nineteen of the 20 patients who had the same fracture pattern were also taking alendronate, the authors report.

The other patient was later diagnosed with cancer.

The average duration of alendronate use was significantly longer in patients with femoral stress fractures than in the six treated patients without this type of fracture,
6.9 years versus 2.5 years, respectively.

Otherwise, there were no significant differences in age, race, weight or history of osteoporosis among patients with and those without this fracture pattern, the report indicates.

Lane and his associates call for further research to determine if this effect is associated with all bisphosphonate drugs and if it became apparent first with alendronate because this drug has been available for the longest time and is the most widely used.

In the meantime, "physicians prescribing bisphosphonates for longer durations should monitor patients for indications of bone regeneration," Lane advises in a university press release. If a blood test shows a low level of bone turnover, he recommends that bisphosphonates be discontinued until levels return to normal.

According to Dr. Robert O. Young, a research scientist at the pH Miracle Living Center, "bone loss is the consequence of an acidic lifestyle and diet. The body pulls calcium ions into the blood from the bones to buffer excess dietary and metabolic acids that are not properly eliminated through respiration, defecation, perspiration and urination. This helps the body maintain its alkaline design."

"The use of bisphosphonates does not address the cause of bone loss - excess acidity. New research is now documenting this fact. To build healthy strong bones you need to build healthy strong blood. And healthy strong blood is built in the small intestine. Bones are a product of blood and blood is a product of a healthy bowel and a healthy bowel is a product of what you eat, what you drink, what you think and how you live. Therefore, the health of your bones is directly related to the consequences of your lifestyle and dietary choices," states Dr. Young

An Avocado Day Will Keep The Doctor Away

Here at the Rancho del Sol in Sunny California we are always picking our organic avocados and shipping them fresh, directly to your home. (Freshly picked avocados ripen in three to four weeks and can last up to 3 months when refrigerated)

Our avocados are rich in nutrients, with Vitamins A, B-complex, C, E, H, K and folic acid,. They also contain the buffering minerals so critical in neutralizing excess acidity, magnesium, copper, iron, calcium, potassium and many other trace elements.

The Rancho del Sol Avocados are a perfect food in that they provide all of the essential amino acids -
18 amino's in all - plus 7 fatty acids, including omega 3 and 6. They also contain more protein than cow's milk (about 2 percent per edible portion).

The water content of our avocados ranges from 70 to 80 percent. This high water content makes these avocados a type of hydrating and energizing fuel for the body to burn, instead of a sugar-based fuel which leaves and acidic ash waste in your blood.

Avocados rank as the most easily digested rich source of fats and proteins in a whole food.

Approximately 63 percent of the fat contained in our avocados are mono-unsaturated and only 17 percent is saturated. Both types of these fats serve as food energy sources for our fuel rather than glucose or protein. The rest of the fat found in our avocados, about 20 percent are polyunsaturated and serve in cellular construction.

Scientific evidence from a May 1999 study conducted by the California Avocado Commission shows that nutrient-dense avocados contain 76 mg of beta- sitosterol per 100 grams of fruit. Beta-sitosterol is a plant sterol that occurs naturally in our avocados. Certain sterols can inhibit cholesterol absorption in the intestine and result in lower blood cholesterol levels. In animal studies, phytosterol has been shown to inhibit the growth of tumors, particularly the growth of prostate tumors.

The 76 mgs. found in our avocados is more than four times the level found in other commonly eaten fruits, such as bananas, apples, cantaloupes, grapes, plums and cherries. And our avocados do not have all the sugar that raises blood glucose and acidity. Our avocados contain at least twice the amount of beta- sitosterol found in other foods, including corn, green soy beans and olives.

A survey conducted by the National Cancer Institute in a 1992 demonstrated that ounce per ounce the glutathion content in avocados is three times that of bananas, apples, cantaloupes, grapes, plums and cherries.

Glutathione is composed of three amino acids and functions as a buffer neutralizing acids that can cause damage to cells in the body during the process of aging, heart dis-ease and any acidic cancerous condition.

Numerous studies have linked glutathione to the prevention of various types of cancer, including cancer of the mouth and pharynx and also heart dis-ease.

Dr. David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition and author of "What Color Is Your Diet," has this to say about our avocados: "The California avocado is an excellent dietary source of glutathione and phytosterol, further demonstrating the value of the diverse plant-based diet in providing micro-nutrients that may have unique roles in the body and the potential to improve overall health and prevent chronic disease."

Dr. Heber's findings also indicate that California grown avocados contain a biochemical called lutein, a carotenoid recently discovered in avocados and found in green vegetables, which can help protect against various forms of cancer, including prostate cancer.

UCLA lab tests showed that lutein reduces prostate cancer cell growth by 25 percent, while lycopene from tomatoes reduces cell growth by 20 percent.
When lutein and lycopene were combined, prostate cancer cell growth was reduced by 32 percent. This indicates that both nutrients together help protect against prostate cancer better than either nutrient alone. "Lutein and lycopene in combination appears to have additive or synergistic effects against prostate cancer," said Heber. "Our result suggests that further study should be done to investigate the nutrient interactions of lutein and lycopene at a sub-cellular and molecular level."

This research is why I recommend avocados and tomatoes for breakfast every morning. Traditionally, lutein has been found in green vegetables such as parsley, celery and spinach, but it was also recently discovered in avocados. (To purchase your Rancho del Sol organically grown avocados, avocado cold-pressed avocado oils, avocado based glutathione, our concentrated avocado pHurit and pholage powder and our avocado base Doc Broc Power Plants, go to:

In fact, research has shown that avocados are the highest fruit source of lutein among the twenty most frequently consumed fruits. In addition to the new prostate cancer findings, lutein is also known to protect against eye diseases such as cataracts and macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness.

The new research at UCLA also indicates that avocados have nearly twice as much vitamin E as previously reported, making them the highest fruit source of this powerful buffer of metabolic and digestive acids.

Vitmain E is known to slow the aging process and to protect against heart disease and common forms of cancer by neutralizing metabolic acids, which may cause cellular damage. Dr. David Heber states, "avocados are recognized as an excellent source of mono-unsaturated fat which is known to lower cholesterol levels, but the antioxidant and biochemical properties of avocados are less well- recognized. Thee plant nutrients naturally found in fruits and vegetables work together to reduce oxidative stress and prevent disease."

Dr. Heber, along with 35 scientists at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, has long endorsed a diet based on 5 to 11 servings per day of a diverse selection of fruits and vegetables, including the avocado.

Worldwide research demonstrates the high intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with better health, largely due to their disease-fighting properties.

The Rancho del Sol Avocado contains fourteen minerals, all of which regulate body functions and stimulate growth. Especially noteworthy are its levels of iron and copper. These minerals aid in red blood cell regeneration and the prevention of nutritional anemia. Avocados are also a higher source of potassium than bananas, and contain ionic sodium, which gives them a high alkaline reaction without all the acidic sugar.

Avocados contain no starch and very little sugar and therefore do not pollute the blood with the sugar acid but provides a high source of healthy fats, which can metabolize for energy or construct cellular membranes. Avocado is also a great source of protein at 10 to 15 percent.

For all the reasons above, the Avocado will be one of the most important foods that you eat as you balance your endocrine system or the energy system of your body. I encourage anyone who is doing Type I or Type II idabetes to eat 2 to 3 Avocados a day. This will allow your body to enjoy the protective attributes of glutathione, lutein and lycopene while receiving a broad spectrum of vitamins, minerals and healthy fats.