Melatonin Is More Than a Sleeping Aid


Melatonin deficiency causing aging and various illnesses


The many clinical effects of melatonin


But besides that, melatonin has many other clinical effects.

  • Melatonin modulates anti-inflammatory cytokinins in different diseases


Melatonin’s actions against the aging process 

  • Melatonin helps to overcome chronic inflammation that produces cytokines

More actions of melatonin

  • Melatonin stimulates apoptosis of cancer cells.

Prevention of cognitive decline


Melatonin Is More Than a Sleeping Aid

Melatonin Is More Than a Sleeping Aid




The Quality of Food is Important




More stages


Food labeling changes in Chile


Warning labels


Quality of food


The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is important


Brain health maintained by eating enough omega-3 fatty acids


Cook your own food, do not eat out frequently


Transition from stage 4 to stage 5


The Quality of Food is Important

The Quality of Food is Important



Inflammation caused by vegetable oils




Clinical Applications of the Fasting Mimicking Diet


How we age



  • Heart disease: 31%
  • Cancer: 24%
  • Chronic lung disease (lower respiratory disease): 21%
  • Alzheimer’s disease: 13%
  • Diabetes: 11%


Cellular and molecular aging


The concept of intermittent fasting


Dr. Hong reviewed what kind of fasting methods are available.


How fasting diets work


A review of the 5 fasting diets

Time-restricted eating (TRE)


Alternate-day fasting  


5:2 intermittent fasting



Periodic fasting


Fasting-mimicking diet (FMD)


More details about the FMD


Publication on the effectiveness of the FMD



Who should abstain from fasting?


Autoimmune diseases and FMD





Reversal of physical and functional decline


Effects of the FMD on various organs in the body



Fatty tissue


The FMD is the solution to preventing disease and prolonging your life


Clinical Applications of the Fasting Mimicking Diet

Clinical Applications of the Fasting Mimicking Diet



Fasting mimicking diet, the best way to treat autoimmune diseases




Preserving Youthful Power

Dr. Christopher W. Shade (PH.D.) presented a lecture in Las Vegas on Dec.13, 2019 talking about preserving youthful power. The presentation was at the 27th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and his title was “Building Youthful NAD+ Power with Precursors, Sirtuin-Activating Compounds, and Methylation support”.

In the first place, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a signalling molecule between the DNA of the nucleus of cells and the energy producing mitochondria that reside in the cells. The exact nature of the interaction is described in this review article. It describes how stress leads to a depletion of NAD+ and sirtuins, and causes accelerated aging. On the other hand, calorie restriction and exercise lead to increased production of NAD+, activation of sirtuins and longevity.

Details about low NAD+ activity

It is important to realize that when NAD+ is below a critical level the following disease states can develop. First, in the brain it is Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegenerative disease. Second, in the eyes macular degeneration and keratoconjunctivitis sicca can develop. Third, severe plaque-type psoriasis can occur in the skin. Fourth, the pancreas develops hyperinsulinemia and metabolic syndrome. Fifth, type 2 diabetes can make your muscles weak. Sixth, sarcopenia with loss of muscle mass and cardiovascular disease in the heart can also develop. Seventh, the liver reacts to the metabolic syndrome by causing hepatic steatosis. Metabolic syndrome causes inflammatory cytokines in the fatty tissue. Eighth, the lungs react by developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ninth, your blood can get endotoxin-induced inflammation and sepsis from bacteria. A lack of NAD+ causes all of these negative changes simultaneously in the body.

In fact, when a person exercises regularly, uses intermittent fasting as a tool of calorie restriction and takes supplements of NAD+ all of these negative processes stop and sirtuins are activated restoring the body to a more youthful condition.

Summary about the effects of NAD+

In other words, NAD+ is important for cardiometabolic health, energy balance, liver health, immune health and cognitive health. NAD+ is also involved in maintaining the membrane polarity of cell walls. The blood /brain barrier and the gut/blood barrier are also kept intact by NAD+. In addition, NAD+ is involved in detoxification and control of the action of free radicals. It also is important to control Inflammation. For these reasons, it is not a surprise that people with normal NAD+ function will be healthier than those who have a problem with this.

Sugar reduces NAD+ to NADH

It is important to note that scientists could show in animal models and in humans that sugar overconsumption leads to the reduction of NAD+ to NADH. All of the negative effects described above for low NAD+ are then coming true. NADH is a reduced and disabled form of the oxidized NAD+. In essence, this substance has no biological action.

Energy metabolism

Biochemists have determined with regard to the energy metabolism of mitochondria that there are three occasions where enzymes are dependent on NAD+. Without NAD+ the energy-providing oxidative metabolism in mitochondria would not take place. As NAD+ is lower in older age, this explains why an aging population has less energy. In addition, as we age, the number of mitochondria per cell is decreasing. That is to say that an aging population has less energy than youthful people.

Other factors that are important in preserving youthful power

The AMPK signalling pathway

AMPK stands for 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase. This is an enzyme that consists of three protein portions. In humans it is expressed in liver, brain and muscle tissue. It provides energy in the liver by fatty acid oxidation. In muscles it stimulates glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation. AMPK also inhibits cholesterol synthesis, lipogenesis and triglyceride synthesis. Fasting and exercise can stimulate AMPK production, which in turn will stimulate SIR1 genes and NAD+ production. This is especially happening in muscle tissue. To put it another way, there are a close-linked metabolic reactions between NAD+, AMPK and sirtuins.

Balance between AMPK, NAD+ and methylation

Given the right circumstances this can lead to detoxification, longevity and energy. This is what intermittent fasting and exercise can do for you. AMPK needs high NAD+ levels to give you all of the benefits. But NAD+ must be balanced with methylation. This is a somewhat difficult subject to explain, but the link explains it in somewhat technical terms. In other words, with a balance of the body’s biochemistry the person is healthy. When there is a disbalance, you get sick.

Practical application how to supplement for preserving youthful power

Dr. Shade asked the rhetorical question: how can we achieve a balance between NAD+ and methylation?

His answer is to supplement with the following supplements.

  • Trimethylglycine (Betaine) 2‐5g/day
  • Vitamin B2: 10‐30mg/day
  • SAMe or methylcobalamin 1000‐3000mcg/day
  • Measure Homocysteine as marker of methylation; if it is low, the methylation pathway is normal and there is balance.

Next: how to we raise NAD+? The answer is by cardio-metabolic blending.

  • Berberine and quercetin (they are respiratory chain modulators)
  • Resveratrol, silymarin and lipoic acid (they are liver kinase B1 activators)
  • Resveratrol or pterostilbene and quercetin (they are sirtuin activators)
  • Nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) 200- 400 mg per day
  • Trimethylglycine (Betaine) 2-5 grams per day and methylcobalamin, B2, and others (methylation support)
Preserving Youthful Power

Preserving Youthful Power


It is difficult to describe energy flow in biochemical terms. Dr. Christopher W. Shade did exactly that in a lecture he gave at the 27th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine in Las Vegas on Dec.13, 2019. The key for preserving youthful power is to balance the metabolism that occurs in the nucleus of the body cells with the metabolism taking place in the mitochondria. The mitochondria are the energy producers, but the steering of this occurs through the metabolic products from the cell nucleus. NAD+ plays a key role in our energy metabolism. But there is an interplay with AMPK, which stands for 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase. Sirtuin genes interact with these messenger molecules as well and this is where longevity comes in.

Longevity through sirtuin stimulation

Sirtuins are longevity genes that help us get more energy for a longer period of time. Regular exercise stimulates this complex biochemistry giving us extra NAD+ for energy. Intermittent fasting also stimulates sirtuins, which adds to the extra energy and gives us longevity. This is not a bad deal when you look at it from a distance. We can achieve a lot preserving our energy through an active life style. Supplements can be an auxiliary measure, but they are not effective enough without positive lifestyle choices.


Replacing Part Of Red Meat With Fish Shows Health Benefits

A Danish study has shown that replacing part of red meat with fish shows health benefits.

The research was done by a PhD student and pointed out that men above the age of 50 were particularly benefitting from fish substituting part of red meat in their diet. Women in the childbearing age also benefitted greatly. On this diet pregnant women as well as the unborn children become healthier.

Risk versus benefit analysis

Sofie Theresa Thomsen, the PhD student who conducted this study did risk-benefit assessments regarding partial substitution of beef with low-mercury fish. Red and processed meat contains saturated fat, which is added to the other saturated fat in the Danish diet. Red meat and processed meats have been associated with colorectal cancer and some other cancers. But red meat also contains beneficial iron. In contrast, fish contains a lot of omega-3 fatty acids that are anti-inflammatory and also contains vitamin D. But one has to be careful about methylmercury content in fish. I reviewed fish, mercury contamination and the benefits in this link.

In her calculations Sofie Theresa Thomsen replaced 350 grams of beef per week with 350 grams of low-mercury fish per week.

If all the Danish households would do this partial beef/fish exchange, the Danes would gain 7,000 healthy years of life annually. This includes, among other health conditions, the prevention of 170 deaths from coronary heart disease.

What kind of fish can you eat?

As the link above shows, there are low, medium and high methylmercury contaminated fish. The higher the fish is in the predator chain, the higher the methylmercury content. This is of particular concern for pregnant women as mercury is toxic for the fetal brain tissue. But they consume low mercury fish and shellfish, like mackerel, herring, wild salmon, shrimps or clams, pregnant women benefit greatly from the beef/fish exchange. Tuna is too high in methylmercury to be included in the beef/fish exchange. If you were to include tuna in this, you would experience a health loss.

Vitamin D and iron

The study showed further that a partial exchange of beef by fish would reduce the number of Danes who are vitamin D deficient. The 350 grams of fish per week are sufficient to significantly raise the vitamin D blood level. Conversely, replacing a part of the beef intake with fish does not cause iron deficiency problems.

Who benefits most from replacing part of red meat by fish?

Sofie Theresa Thomsen asked who would benefit most from such a beef/fish exchange diet.

On the one hand it is the older than 50 year male population who is at a significant risk of developing heart attacks. The fatty fish with omega-3 fatty acids reverses some of the plaque in the arteries and keeps coronary arteries open. This prevents heart attacks and strokes.

On the other hand pregnant women and their children benefit greatly from the beef/fish exchange diet. The women will feel more energy and their offspring will have healthy brains.

Replacing Part Of Red Meat With Fish Shows Health Benefits

Replacing Part Of Red Meat With Fish Shows Health Benefits


A study from Denmark analyzed what happens when a person exchanges 350 grams of beef with low mercury fish or shellfish per week. The conclusion was that Danes would gain 7,000 healthy years of life annually. Among these is the prevention of 170 deaths from coronary heart disease. But the most lives saved would be among men older than 50 years due to heart attack and stroke prevention. Pregnant women are also benefitting tremendously, not only for themselves, but for their children. The fish needs to be low mercury fish, as mentioned above, as mercury is a central nervous system toxin. Tuna is too high in mercury.

I have cut out red meat and meat products from my diet since 2015, when the WHO came out with the statement that red meat causes colorectal cancer. As a result I eat a lot more low mercury seafood and shellfish.


The Foods That Are Killing Us

There is an article in a CNN report talking about the foods that are killing us. This review is based on an article in the Lancet. The Lancet study was based on a global review of eating habits in 195 countries. The question in the study was which of 15 food items caused the diseases that killed people. The answer was surprising. There are either omissions or unhealthy components of foods that kill us. Here is a list of 12 food groups that are problematical.

A dozen foods that were found to be problematical in the global review

  • Diet high in sodium (4 grams per day, which is 86% above the optimal level)
  • Low intake of whole grains (only 23% of optimal levels)
  • Low fruit intake
  • Diet high in trans fatty acids
  • Low omega-3 fatty acid diet (due to low intake of sea food)
  • Diet low in calcium
  • Diet low in fiber
  • High intake of sugar beverages or sugary foods (49 grams of sugar per day)
  • Processed meat intake too high (4 grams per day, 90% more than optimal)
  • Red meat consumption too high (27 grams per day, 18% higher than optimal)
  • Nut and seed intake too low (only consuming 12% of desired amount)
  • Diet low in milk (16% of desired amount)

Each of these components or several of them in combination create deficiencies in us or overburden us to the point where we can get sick and disabled.

Different countries have different eating habits

Globally there were 11 million deaths found in 2017 and 255 million years of disability because of various dietary inadequacies.

Here is the lineup of the leading causes of death:

  • cardiovascular disease with 10 million deaths and 207 million years of disability.
  • Cancers caused 913,090 deaths and 20 million years of disability.
  • Type 2 diabetes caused 338,714 deaths and 24 million years of disability.

This was broken down into statistics for each of the contributory countries. Here I am only citing some pertinent data that shows the importance of balanced meals for a healthy life expectancy.

Different death rates in various countries

There were big differences in terms of cardiovascular disease deaths according to various regions. Central Asia had the highest death rate with 613 deaths per 100,000 people per year. In contrast the high-income Asia Pacific group had only a cardiovascular death rate of 68 per 100,000 people per year.

Cancer deaths were highest in East Asia with 41 deaths per 100,000 people. The lowest cancer rate was found in North Africa and the Middle East with 9 deaths per 100,000 people.

Among the 20 most populous countries Egypt had the highest diet-related deaths, namely 552 deaths per 100,000 people. On the other hand Japan had the lowest of all diet related deaths with 97 deaths per 100,000 people. 

Some highlights how unhealthy foods kill us

Globally people only eat 12% of the desirable amount of nuts and seeds. They only drink 13% of what they should consume in terms of milk. People worldwide eat 23% of the desirable amount of whole grains.

Nuts and seeds contain mono- and polyunsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids, which lower your risk of getting heart attacks and strokes.

Milk is a good source of calcium, protein, minerals and vitamins. However, milk, yogurt or cheese should be consumed as low fat varieties. Alternatively people who do not consume milk should look for protein carriers such as soy milk or pea milk.

If you eat nuts and vegetables you can largely compensate for low milk consumption. If you don’t get enough whole grains, you are missing a whole lot of nutrients. This makes you more vulnerable of getting cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and obesity.

Other unhealthy foods can kill us

The WHO has labelled red meat and processed meat as being carcinogenic

Studies clearly showed a higher than normal rate of colorectal cancer in those who consumed larger amounts of red meat and/or sausages.

Sugar overconsumption

Sugar overconsumption leads to a variety of conditions. Weight gain with the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes are common when you eat too much sugar. But even cancer like colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer is more common in people who overindulge in sugar or sugary drinks. Sugar consumption raises your triglyceride and LDL level. This will eventually lead to hardening of the arteries, heart attacks and strokes.

Gout develops with purine containing foods

Gout can be caused by consuming a lot of red meat combined with copious amounts of beer. This is how royalty in the Middle Ages suffered from gout attacks. Gout had the nickname of “Disease of the affluent.” Both beer and red meat contain a lot of purines, which the kidneys cannot handle. The uric acid crystals that precipitate around joints cause excruciating pains.

 What the global health study showed

Researchers of the global health study stated that improving the diet habits could potentially eliminate 1 in 5 deaths globally. Dietary risks for major diseases like heart attacks, strokes and cancer are independent from sex, age and socioeconomic status.

Three dietary factors stood out: too much salt, too little fruit and too little whole grain. These three items were responsible for 50% of diet-related deaths and 66% of “disability-adjusted life years”. The authors used this expression to describe how years of disability had their root in diet deficits (e.g. too little fruit) or overdoses of unhealthy food components (e.g. salt).

The leading dietary risk factors are too much salt, low whole grain, low fruit consumption, low vegetable intake and low omega-3 fatty acid consumption. On top of that come the previously established risks due to sugar overconsumption, excessive fat intake and consumption of red meat and processed meat.

Discussion of the meaning of these results

Deaths from heart attacks and strokes

We know for some time that high sugar and high starchy food intake cause elevated triglycerides and elevated LDL cholesterol. This leads to hardening of the arteries and eventually to strokes and heart attacks.

High sodium intake

Sodium intake of more than 2300 mg per day is considered high and can cause high blood pressure. heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms.

Eating not enough fruit

If you eat too little fruit, your system does not get enough vitamin C and other vitamins. Heart disease, cancer and anemia could develop from that.

Eating not enough vegetables

People who do not eat enough vegetables do not have enough antioxidants that protect them from free radicals. Free radicals are unstable chemicals that attack cells and DNA. Mutated cells can cause cancer. If you eat too little vegetables, you are at a higher risk of getting cancer. But there is another aspect of vegetables: phytonutrients protect from hardening of the arteries and blockages of heart and brain vessels. When someone does not eat enough vegetables, the risk for heart attacks and strokes is higher. Eating vegetables also protects you from diabetes and keeps the blood sugar more stable.

Not eating enough whole grain

Whole grain was identified as missing in a lot of people’s diet. When you incorporate whole grains into your food, you reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and obesity.

There are vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and lignans in whole grain. Other nutrients are beta-glucan, several phytochemicals, phytosterols, phytin, and sphingolipids. All of these are necessary to maintain good health.

Low omega-3 fatty acid consumption

Omega-3 fatty acids are important for healthy skin, brain development (neurodevelopment of children) and prevention of heart attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of cancer because of their anti-inflammatory action and inhibition of cell growth factors. In one study rectal cancer showed a 21% reduction comparing the highest omega-3 fatty acid intake to the lowest intake of omega-3 fatty acids. Colon cancer showed no effect to omega-3 consumption, but breast cancer showed a reduction with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. Researchers showed that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation can slow down dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Protein deposits called amyloids were found less in the brain of patients with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation; in addition the brain volume was preserved more with the omega-3 supplement. Low omega-3 fatty acid consumption also has a detrimental effect on macular degeneration of the eyes and on joint pains of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

The Foods That Are Killing Us

The Foods That Are Killing Us


I have reviewed a global health study that described various risks that led to deaths from different diseases. It was noticeable that death and disability rates varied significantly according to different countries. The authors also looked into food habits and could pinpoint certain food deficiencies that caused diseases that prematurely disabled or killed people. I have described the various one-sided food habits that led to specific diseases.

What we should all learn from this complicated study is that we all can strive to eat more balanced meals. You want to eat a low sodium diet, eat enough fruit and vegetables, to which you add some nuts. Eat enough whole grains and add omega-3 fatty acids. This way the risk of getting cancer, cardiovascular diseases or other problems can be significantly reduced.

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Mayo Clinic Could Become A Health Care Model

I watched the movie “Mayo Clinic: Faith-Hope-Science”, which suggested that the Mayo Clinic could become a health care model. The movie aired originally on Sept. 25, 2018. It is a fascinating presentation of the history of the Mayo Clinic.

Historical facts

The Mayo Clinic is well known for its surgeries. In the beginning there were only 3 surgeons, Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his two sons, Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie. In 1904 alone they performed more than 3000 surgeries at St. Mary’s Hospital. Today 255 Mayo Clinic surgeons do more than 76,000 surgical procedures for patients.

The original Mayo Clinic was built in Rochester (Minnesota). Later two more Mayo Clinics were added, in Jacksonville (Florida) and Phoenix (Arizona). Here is a link that shows more historic facts.

Involvement in Wars

The Mayo Clinic provided medical care during WWI, WWII and during the Korean War. Management of the Mayo Clinic decided to erect portable clinics close to the battlefields. Treatments for the injured soldiers were free.

Mayo Clinic Involved in Research

From early on in the development of the Mayo Clinic research played an important part. Now there are three Mayo Clinics, each with their own research facilities. There is a campus of a Medical School connected with the Rochester Mayo Clinic. The Medical School puts emphasis on medical research.

Organization of the Mayo Clinic

The organization of the Mayo clinic was initially based on a handshake between the Sisters of Saint Francis who provided nursing skills and the medical staff that provided diagnoses, surgeries and investigations. The movie reported that the handshake philosophy lasted for over 100 years, but eventually the administration came up with a formalized agreement.

A few peculiarities are worth noting.

Doctors on salaries

All doctors working for the Mayo Clinic are on salary. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the medical system in the US. The US medical system is a fee-for-service system. The problem is that fee-for-service clinics rush patients through their appointments. In the past one patient was seen on average every 15 minutes, then every 10 minutes, and now often there are only 7 minute time slots. The more patients a doctor sees in an hour, the more money he/she makes. With a complicated patient at the Mayo Clinic a doctor may take 2 yours to see such a patient. It makes no difference in term of salary to the doctor, but the quality of care and thoroughness of examining a patient can make a huge difference.

Proton therapy made affordable

When proton therapy was first introduced in the Mayo Clinic for cancer therapy, patients could not afford the higher costs of proton therapy versus conventional radio beam therapy. The Mayo Clinic resolved this problem simply by charging the same cost for both procedures. This way the doctor decided, which approach was more appropriate for a particular patient, but there was no financial hardship as a result of this decision.

When poor people cannot afford health care

Another peculiarity evolved when it became apparent that some very poor people could not afford the treatment. The nurses and the doctors consulted about this problem and decided that nobody should suffer diseases because of financial hardship. The minority of these patients received free treatments from the Mayo Clinic. To correct for the difference the administration was charging the well-to-do people a little bit more. Over the years the Mayo Clinic had made enough profit that they could expand and build bigger clinics. There are now three Mayo Clinics, namely in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota.

Other health care jurisdictions

I have worked in the Canadian health care system for 16 years as a general practitioner. Like in the US this is based on a fee-for-service system. Subsequently I worked as a Medical Advisor for the Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia (“WorkSafeBC”). This was a salaried position. The advantage of being in general practice is that you are in charge of your practice. You can decide how many hours in a day you work and how many patients you will see on average in an hour. Because of the fee-for-service remuneration from the government this determines your annual income. It also determines your income tax status, so that the take-home pay may not be that much larger than the take-home pay as a salaried physician.

The system in Germany is similar. Most patients have coverage by the regular insurance company (AOK patients). But there is a two tier system, where private patients have insurance coverage by a private insurance carrier, called DKV. They experience a different treatment. Unlike the AOK patients (fee-for-service) there is no rush when the doctor examines a private patient. The doctor takes a lot more time to see a private patient and is more thorough with the examination. The remuneration for the private DKV patients is 3 to 4-times as much as for an AOK patient.

Mayo Clinic could become a health care model for the US

The Mayo Clinic has been in existence for 150 years. It has achieved the highest level of care in the US and many physicians refer their difficult to diagnose patients to this clinic. It seems that financially the clinic is also on solid grounds.

Could this system be transferred to the US health care system at large? Several points have to be considered regarding this.

Health care should be administered by each state separately

Health care is administered by each of the separate states. But federally the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department should be responsible for health care in the US. This means that there has to be consultation between the Federal and the state level.

Biggest problem to convince all practicing physicians to be on salary

The biggest problem would be to convince that all of the practicing physicians should be on salary. For centuries patients paid for physicians’ services by using a “fee for service” payment schedule. For physicians this is the gold standard. They perceive the payment for their services as independent from the government. They have a deep distrust whether the government will treat them fairly. Another complicating factor are very high liability insurance payments, and medical lawsuits are common. How can a physician afford sky-high insurance rates? It is only possible with an agreement that pays a fair salary to all physicians. This will stabilize the healthcare system.

Escalating drug costs curtailed by generic drugs

Regarding the escalating costs of brand name medicines a solution is to allow generic drugs. They are chemically identical to brand name drugs. They are often 1/3 or ½ the cost of brand name drugs. Many non-US countries have used generic drugs for many years with no problems. But in the US pharmaceutical companies that produce brand name drugs have maligned generic drugs. They call generic drugs to be inferior.

Provisions need to be made to cover poorer people

Provisions for poorer people allow them to not have to suffer from untreated illnesses. The Healthcare Plan can take care of this in a similar fashion as the Mayo Clinic did. The health care premiums to be paid by every citizen in the US would be dependent on what your annual income is. People in higher income groups would pay a slightly higher premium than low- income people or middle-income people. Special provisions would apply to cover healthcare costs for people in training who do not yet have an adequate income. But essentially everybody would pay something into the health care plan. This way there would be enough funding for the health care system.

Will all the players accept that the Mayo Clinic could become a health care model?

Whether or not the US public at large would ever accept this proposal, all of the physicians and all of the major players of the health care industry remains to be seen. It would contain the healthcare costs and would cover every US citizen for healthcare expenses.

Mayo Clinic Could Become A Health Care Model

Mayo Clinic Could Become A Health Care Model


The Mayo Clinic has provided 150 years of healthcare coverage and provided excellent medical service. There is no reason why this type of system would not work for the general public. Healthcare coverage would be provided for everyone, regardless of their income. The high-income group would pay more than the middle income and those with low incomes. But everybody would receive the same healthcare service. Physicians would be on salary. Drugs would be largely generic drugs, but would also be trademark drugs, if no generic drugs are yet available.

100% enrolment ensures full funding of healthcare plan

By having 100% enrolment into the healthcare plan there would be no shortage of funding as healthcare costs average out when everybody -young and old people, rich and poor -are all included. It would require negotiations of the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), backed up by the president and including the health departments of all of the states in the US. The Mayo Clinic succeeded achieving all of this within the US. Why should the US at large not be able to copy that system in all of the states?


Live The Life That We Evolved For


Anxiety, an ancient emotion


Live the life that we evolved for: assess what we eat




Our modern life


Live the life that we evolved for: sleep problems


Live the life that we evolved for: our fears


Live the life that we evolved for: how to feel better


Dr. Arash Javanbakht said about the bottom line:


Live The Life That We Evolved For

Live The Life That We Evolved For



Our modern lives



Exercise For Different Age Groups



Growing up years


Exercise for different age groups: in your twenties



Exercise for different age groups: in your thirties





Change exercises around to keep them interesting.

Exercise for different age groups: in your forties


Exercise for different age groups: in your fifties


Exercise for different age groups: in your sixties



Exercise for different age groups: in your seventies and beyond


Exercise For Different Age Groups

Exercise For Different Age Groups




Fasting Mimicking Diet Is Very Relevant For Health And Longevity


What were the findings that are relevant?


Effects of fasting mimicking diet


Increased life span, less heart attack and cancer rates


Patients on chemotherapy and FMD have much better healing rates than controls


About the right food intake and getting enough sleep


Preventing Alzheimer’s disease


More human data about anti-aging



Fasting and women’s health



Aging drives chronic disease



Fasting Mimicking Diet Is Very Relevant For Health And Longevity

Fasting Mimicking Diet Is Very Relevant For Health And Longevity



More info: intermittent fasting may benefit health.