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Does anyone know how individuals may gain access to the energy funds coming out of Washington these days?

Mynd & Bodi

Mynd & Bodi is a holistic "enterprise" (for want of a better word) that encompasses five main aspects - Health, Self Social, Environment, Education, and Service.
The term holistic relates to the practice of taking everything into account as a whole, such as Holistic Health, which takes into account ones surroundings, diet, job, and other factors when determining a course of action for therapy.
A holistic enterprise, as defined by startupcompanyinc, places great emphasis on building a business combining classic, social and spiritual entrepreneurship, i.e. with a focus on both the business practices itself, the outside world and social responsibilities, as well as ones inner well-being and growth.
In Mynd & Bodi, we look holistically at everything we do in each of the five aspects, as well as a whole i e the five aspects combined.

For me, Mynd & Bodi is my outlet for all my ideas. Each of the five aspects represent an area I have one or more ideas for/in/concerning.

Ideas For Sale

I have a lot of ideas. Business ideas, product ideas, process ideas, recycling ideas, energy production ideas, health & well-being ideas. So, in the interest of my empty wallet, I'm offering up some of my ideas for sale. I'm not going to name them here, that would make it easy on you. If you are interested in finding out about my ideas and/or would like to purchase one or two, please write me at sebastian.hyde@gmail.com and we'll go from there.

New Study: Vitamins Alter Aging

(From Al Sears, MD Newsletter)

The next time you hear some nay-saying doctor claiming that there is no evidence that vitamins actually do anything show him this:

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that multivitamins can keep you younger, longer. It shows that people who take a daily multivitamin had younger DNA.

The study found that those who took a multivitamin daily had 5.1 percent longer telomeres than non-users.1

Telomeres are the key to aging. And it’s not just your life span that’s affected… Short telomeres dramatically boost your risk of serious diseases. One study of 60 to 75 year olds showed those with short telomeres had a 300% higher death rate from heart disease and an 800% higher death rate from infectious diseases.2

In case you haven’t been following our story on the amazing advances in telomere biology, telomeres are part of your DNA. They can be found in every cell in your body, and are critical to youthful cell function. But as your cells divide, your telomeres get shorter… and the shorter your telomeres, the older your cells behave.

I think of them as a kind of countdown clock for aging. You see, as your cells age, they’re less able to defend against toxins and free radicals that damage your body. So you tend to become more susceptible to a wide variety of age-related diseases.

Worse, when your telomeres completely run down, cell division stops. And that’s bad news. Because when new cells no longer replace damaged ones, you die.

Or looking at the glass half-full—if you can lengthen your telomeres, you’ll be healthier and live better longer.

And now this new study shows that you can take a significant step toward doing that with vitamin supplements. But you can’t take just any. There are specific vitamins that lengthen telomeres that your formula needs to have. I’ll tell you about them in this month’s newsletter.

I’ll also tell you more about the state-of-the-art breakthrough therapy involving telomeres that can stop—and even reverse—your body’s aging process.

How to Keep Your Telomeres Longer With Nutrients

The study was full of good news. It turns out that vitamin B12 supplements increase telomere length. And vitamins C and E prevent telomere shortening, increasing the life span of cells.3

Why are B12, C, and E so effective at maintaining telomere length?

It’s their powerful antioxidant activity. Your telomeres are extremely vulnerable to oxidative stress … and that’s exactly what antioxidants protect you against. This helps keep your telomeres long. And that, in turn, will help you live a longer and healthier life.

These vitamins can be easily – and inexpensively – added to your supplement regimen. Plus, it’s always a good idea to start with a diet that is full of foods that give you as many of the vitamins and minerals that keep you healthy.

But, diet alone won’t give you the level of vitamins that you need to prevent your telomeres from shortening and to maintain health and longevity. That’s why you need to supplement your diet.

Get Your Vitamins from the Best Sources

Before rushing out to buy these supplements, here’s some information to help you make the best buying decision.

Vitamin B12 – I recommend taking at least 100 mcg per day. Although, I have advised my patients to take as much as 500 mcg per day or more for improving things like brain function and energy levels.

Vitamin C – based on my own experience, taking up to 3,000 mg per day is a good amount if you're currently in good health. I always recommend pregnant women get at least 6,000 mg per day. And in times of stress or sickness, you can take up to 20,000 mg.

You also want to make sure that you get the natural form of vitamin C and not the synthetic form. In one particular study, natural vitamin C was 148% more effective than the synthetic form. And it stayed in the test participants’ systems longer.4

Vitamin E – You want your vitamin E to be “mixed tocopherols”. It’s also important to watch out for the kinds of tocopherols that are in it. Your body is better able to absorb them in their organic “d” form.

But many vitamin manufacturers use the inferior synthetic “dl” form. Studies actually show that natural vitamin E has twice the bioavailability of the synthetic form.5 That means your body is able to absorb more of the vitamin. So be sure to get the natural “d” form.

I recommend 200 to 400 IU of mixed tocopherols a day. Unlike vitamins B12 and C, vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means it needs fat to get absorbed in your body. So be sure to take it with food.

You can take all of these supplements separately, or, as was found in the study, you can take a multivitamin that combines all of these vitamins at these levels.

But if you want to use a multi-vitamin, shop with caution.

The study revealed that iron supplements have a negative effect on telomeres … they cause them to shorten. So you’ll want to stay away from any multivitamin that contains iron.

While you’re shopping, keep in mind that most brands usually don’t contain more than 100% of the RDA for most nutrients. The RDA is the minimum you need to prevent nutrient deficiencies, but not enough to lower your risk of serious disease or have a positive impact on your telomeres as in the study.

For vitamin B12, C, and E, the RDA for adult males is 2.4 mcg, 90 mg, and 22.5 IU, respectively. Way below the levels that were found to be beneficial in the study. So, as you can see, you’ll have to be a smart shopper when it comes to selecting the right multivitamin. So, when looking for a superior multivitamin, you want it to have at least 500 mg of vitamin C, 200 IU of vitamin E, and 100 mcg of B12. This will give you much more than the RDA amounts.

The multivitamins on drugstore and supermarket shelves may not be the best choice for you. They often fall short of the vitamins and minerals you need most. They can also fall short in terms of quality since many of them are synthetic instead of natural. You can check out my formula that has just the right dose of anti-aging nutrients.

I always say that taking a multivitamin is the first step to better health for everybody. It’s inexpensive and easy to add to your daily routine. And now, we have proof that taking one can actually help you change your genetic age.

Stay Young with A Nutrient Even More Powerful Than Vitamins

While vitamins are vital to include in your arsenal of weapons for fighting disease and aging, there’s also something much more powerful that’s now available. It involves the enzyme telomerase that I told you about earlier, and it just happens to be the most exciting advancement in anti-aging medicine ever.

There’s a gene in your body that activates your telomerase enzyme. It acts like a genetic switch. It can stop the shortening of telomeres and even re-grow them. But this genetic switch turns off when you are born.

Now for the first time, the emerging science of telomere biology has found a way to turn this genetic switch back on. It’s a ground-breaking new therapy called TA-65. It’s a natural extract that comes from the Astragalus plant. It activates your telomerase gene. That means you can actually stop, and even reverse your body’s aging process.

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1. Xu et al. “Multivitamin use and telomere length in women,” Am J Clin Nutr (March 11, 2009).
2. Cawthon RM, Smith KR, O’Brien E, Sivatchenko A, Kerber RA, “Association between telomere length in blood and mortality in people aged 60 years or older,” Lancet 2003, 361(9355):393-395
3. Life Extension Update Exclusive. “Longer telomeres associated with multivitamin use.” Life Extension. 3/17/09. www.lef.org
4. J.A. Vinson and P. Bose. Comparative Bioavailability of Synthetic and Natural Vitamin C in Guinea Pigs. Nutrition Reports International, 27, no. 4, 1983.
5. GW Burton, et. Al. “Human plasma and tissue alpha-tocopherol concentrations in response to supplementation…” Amer J of Clin Nutr, Vol 67, 669-684

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DISCLAIMER: THE CONTENT AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-NEWSLETTER ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL ADVICE, AND WE DO NOT INTEND FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE USED TO DIAGNOSE OR PRESCRIBE FORMS OF TREATMENT.

Gray Day

Not much going on today. A couple new ideas, one of which is a bit more sci-fi than usual.

I'm going over hypnotic scripts and writing up a plan of how I want the revamped website to look/be. There will be links to various affiliate programs I'm signed up with, to help people find what they are looking for and to offer more ways for them to help themselves. The Bookstore will have a much greater variety than it did before, so be sure to check that out. I'll post the link to the new site as soon as it's ready.

What would you like to see on the new site?

Age Countdown

My birthday is in exactly a month. I'll be 46. No big deal there. BUT, four days after that, my little brother turns 40! I wish I could be there to see it, but I hear tell he's going out of town for it, and I'm too broke for the bus ticket anyway.

Countdown Clock by Zoodu.com

Creative Day

Today we went out of Cleveland down to Dover, Ohio, where our "ship's crew" meets once a month. On the way there and on the way home, my mind was afire with ideas! I filled three pages in my idea notebook with a variety of things, from two new ways to power my electric vehicle designs to a new kind of handyman tool. I also came up with a way to make use of some of the old electronics and stuff we have in the basement and storage unit once we've gotten the basement space cleaned out and made useful again.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with the way the ideas just kept coming. Now, to follow through on them!

A Suggestion - Hint Hint

In one month and three days is my birthday (not that I'm counting or anything). If anyone who knows me would like an idea of what to give me, they can look at my profile and then click on Wishlist just under "Location". If you then click on "Sort by price: low to high" in the drop-down box above the right side of the list, you'll find my top ten desires. There's a couple other things I may add to the list in the days to come, so check back once in awhile.

Alternative medicine is a valid option more than ever

This was written for the Detroit area, but applies everywhere. ~ Sebastian Andrew

Article by Vickie Jackson

April 7, 7:06 PM ·

In our current economic crisis, the lack of health insurance takes on an even more dire tone. When many people have no means to buy needed prescriptions, or in many cases, to even see a doctor, the return to natural means of health care makes sense. Consider how people dealt with various illnesses before the advent of modern pharmaceutical remedies: the so-called "home remedies" were relied on by the majority. Did our great-grandparents have to worry about side-effects of herbal teas or poultices? Did they have to wait for the FDA to approve of cures their ancestors passed down to them, using plants found around them?

In addition to herbal medicines, we have other resources relied on for centuries, such as acupuncture and acupressure. Unlike herbs, which we can find in abundance right here in Michigan, these are ancient techniques from China, which have been available here for only a few decades. Whether you choose acupuncture (using needles) or acupressure (using pressure only), these healing methods have been researched and validated. They use no drugs, only the healing ability within the body itself. There can, therefore, be no side effects or reactions.

Still more options are out there, ranging from natural diet management to medical massage therapy. Trained professionals in these various fields are available throughout not only the Detroit area but the rest of our state. For those with no coverage whatsoever, these paths should be explored to find the right way to deal with health and wellness issues. Some may prefer, for example, to utilize the wealth of herbs and plants available in their own backyard. Others may wish to consult someone trained in holistic healthcare for advice in managing specific problems, when traditional medicine has not helped. Whatever the case, people have the right to explore these other possible treatments at a time when health care is, for far too many Americans, a luxury.

Vickie Jackson is an examiner from Detroit, Michigan. You can see Vickie's articles on Vickie's Home Page.

Thought for the Day

“The universe is a great organism… controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom… there is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space.” - Flammerian