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The Sequoia Advisor
IN THIS ISSUE October 1, 2007
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The Health Power of Green
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Don't Forget Your CoQ10
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Ask The Experts
Weight Loss Study- Participants Needed
The Health Power of Green
Your home can be a potentially unfriendly mix of volatile organic chemicals (VOC's) like formaldehyde, molds and other contaminants. The EPA has identified as many as 900 VOC's inside homes coming from clothing, furniture, paints and carpets. These VOC's can also be released into your home from fertilizers, glues, plywood, fiberboard, particleboard and certain types of insulation. Another source can come from some disinfectants, antibacterial soaps and even beauty products. You spend many hours in your home so you want the environment to be as healthy as possible.
Bill Wolverton, an environmental scientist and retired senior researcher at NASA, has been studying the air cleaning effects of indoor plants for about 25 years. He has found that certain indoor plants can remove harmful chemicals as well as molds, viruses and bacteria while increasing oxygen levels. In an interview with PBS, he said, "We're wise to use plants. Much of our furniture is made of synthetic materials; there are pollutants in carpets, bedding - even mattresses. Plants are 'nature's living air filters' that can literally suck out these pollutants absorb them and break them down." There is a misconception that plants are bad for people who have allergy and asthma symptoms. Interestingly, Mr. Wolverton's research has shown just the opposite. Plants actually remove allergic irritants helping symptoms rather than increasing them.
How Do Plants Keep Air Clean In the soil, plants have natural colonies of "friendly" bacteria growing on their extensive root systems. To make food as a plant grows; it absorbs chemicals, airborne microbes and carbon dioxide through the leaves and releases oxygen in return. The bacteria, viruses and VOC's are transferred to the root system where they are destroyed by the bacterial colonies. The benefit of house plants is their ability to increase oxygen levels while reducing harmful levels of contaminants.
How Many Plants Do I Need? NASA research showed that generally two 6 inch potted plants per room was enough to provide a dramatic improvement in air quality. The larger the plants the more air they were able to clean. NASA also found certain plants to are better air cleaners than other. Here is a list of beneficial plants you should have in your home.
Your Healthy Plant List - Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) - Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa) - Areca palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) - Ficus alii (Ficus macleilandii) - Peace lily (Spathiphyllum sp.) - Golden pothos (Epipremnun aureum) - Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum) - Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifritzii) - Dwarf Date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) - Rubber plant (Ficus robusta) - English ivy (Hedera helix)
For more information on Bill Wolverton's research on healthy house plants go to http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com/.
Fresh Start is a complete healthy lifestyle program that helps you Get Active, Eat Healthier and Reduce Stress. Fresh Start benefits include lower cholesterol, increased bone density, improved muscle strength, increased metabolism and healthy weight loss. Make the most of your activity time while balancing your lifestyle and maintaining good health at any age. For more information contact Woody McMahon at 703-464-5171 or email to Woody@SequoiaHealth.com.
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Don't Forget Your CoQ10
One of the Most Important Vitamins CoQ10 is an important substance naturally produced in all the cells of your body. It plays an essential role in the production of cellular energy. It is also a powerful antioxidant responsible for keeping free radicals (the bad guys) from making your cells sick. CoQ10 is especially plentiful in the cells that require the highest amounts of energy such as the cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) and immune systems.
In 1957, CoQ10 was first discovered and called "ubiquinone" because it was found to be present in all human cells. CoQ10 is available as a daily supplement in natural and synthetic versions. Currently, the natural version is preferred over the synthetic because of its better absorption and function in the human body. Important note: multi-vitamins do not usually include CoQ10 in their formulations. Read your label carefully to find out about yours.
Good For Your Heart If you are taking statin medications for cholesterol reduction, supplementing with CoQ10 is especially important. Statin medications deplete CoQ10 levels in all the cells of the body but especially in your heart. Less CoQ10 in the cells leads to improper cellular energy production reducing the cells ability to function at healthy levels. CoQ10 may also aid other conditions such as congestive heart failure, angina, arrhythmia, mitral valve prolapse, and high blood pressure. The newest finding for CoQ10 has to do with its ability to prevent endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction is a condition when the cells lining the walls of your blood vessels are damaged eventually leading to atherosclerosis or plaque formation.
What the Research Says Life Extension Foundation (LEF) reported "researchers from a Germany study found that when men with impaired endothelial function received supplemental CoQ10, they demonstrated improved endothelial function of the brachial artery, which supplies blood to the arms and hands. This important finding suggests that CoQ10 supplementation may help prevent and treat endothelial dysfunction, thus protecting the cardiovascular system against an initiating cause of atherosclerosis."
Another report by LEF of an extensive eight-year clinical trial found that CoQ10 helped patients with existing cardiovascular disease improve their condition by decreasing their reliance on heart medications. After 18 months of CoQ10 supplementation, an impressive 58% improved their American Heart Association scores by one "class," or health gradient, while 28% improved by two classes. Most importantly, nearly half of all participants demonstrated a decreased need for medications.
Good For Your Skin Italian scientists have determined that CoQ10 plays a significant role in preventing the growth of skin cancer cells. The Italian researchers saw low levels of CoQ10 in study participants with malignant melanoma. In comparison, the cancer free participants had normal CoQ10 levels. Recent research suggests that CoQ10's applied topically may also help protect the skin against overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Good For Improving Blood Sugar in Diabetes CoQ10 helps to both control and maintain normal blood sugar levels. LEF reports "an Australian study found that patients with type II diabetes who took 200 mg of CoQ10 a day over 12 weeks showed improved blood sugar control. Supplementation produced, on average, a threefold increase in CoQ10 levels in the trial subjects, while decreasing their blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C, a test that is a long-term indicator of blood sugar control."
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Ask The Experts
We are offering a new service called Ask The Experts. If you have a question about health,
fitness, diet, supplements or any medications you may be taking, send us an email to
info@SequoiaHealth.com with your questions. Our team of health and fitness experts will send an answer directly to you via email. We may even use your question
(with permission of course) for our next newsletter. We hope you enjoy this new service.
Non-Surgical Weight Loss Study
We are looking for 12 participants who have tried with no success to reach a healthy weight.
Participants in the study must be at least 21 years of age, at least 30 pounds over weight,
willing to accurately chart their progress and be open minded to trying a completely new
approach to weight loss. To see if you qualify, please email Woody McMahon at
to try a different way and why you think you over eat.
Continued Good Health,
Woody
Woody McMahon The Sequoia Advisor
Sequoia Health and Fitness, Inc. 483A Carlisle Dive Herndon , VA 20170
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