Guest guest Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 Subj: Sunkissed 10/20/2003 9:56:29 AM Eastern Standard Time ************************************************************** Dear reader, I'll admit it: I enjoy getting a healthy summer glow. I can't say I haven't had some mixed feelings about it over the past few years, though, especially since the media is constantly saying how bad the sun is for the skin. But I'm just not sold on sunscreen. Everything I've heard and read about it from Dr. Wright has convinced me that sunscreen isn't really helping anything. (Stay tuned for the November issue of Dr. Wright's Nutrition & Healing for even more on this topic.) Luckily, Dr. Wright filled me in on another, all-natural skin- protecting option: selenium. In one study, mice were exposed to ultraviolet light three times a week for 28 weeks to mimic the effect of repeated sun exposure. When selenium was added to their drinking water, the amount of skin damage and the incidence of skin cancer were significantly reduced. According to this study, it looks like increasing the amount of selenium in your diet might help diminish the adverse effects of sunlight. But Dr. Wright explained to me that the typical American diet tends to be low in selenium for two reasons. First, some of this trace mineral is lost when grains and other foods are processed. Second, foods grown on the selenium-deficient soils of the Pacific Northwest, parts of the East Coast, and elsewhere in the United States are low in selenium even before they're processed. So taking 50-250 micrograms of selenium a day in supplement form may be the best way to get all the benefits from this valuable nutrient. (But please keep in mind that large doses of supplemental selenium can cause toxicity, so you shouldn't exceed 250 micrograms a day without medical supervision.) ************************************************************** To start receiving your own copy of the Health e-Tips, visit: http://www.wrightnewsletter.com/etips/freecopy.html Or forward this e-mail to a friend so they can sign-up to receive their own copy of the Health e-Tips. ************************************************************** All-natural clot buster benefits bypass patients Q: Clot formation is a fact of life following heart bypass surgery. The mortality statistics are grim, and the choice of maintenance medications prescribed for bypass patients are dangerous and often ineffective. I have had bypass surgery and experience random episodes of high blood pressure, accompanied by mild angina that is caused by blood clots. The last time this happened I took nattokinase capsules at the recommended dosage. The results were nothing short of sensational. Nattokinase may not only provide a new level of safety for bypass patients, but may also directly benefit other functions. Do you have any thoughts on this product? JVW: Nattokinase seems to act as a clot buster for clots caused by any reason -- including the after effects of bypass surgery. And it's definitely safer than the various drugs presently in use. I'd add one other recommendation to any before-and-after coronary bypass routine: regular use of fish oil (always with vitamin E), which acts to prevent clots in the first place (that way there won't be as many clots to bust). So, if it were me, I'd use 1 tablespoon of cod liver oil (mercury-free) and 400 IU of mixed tocopherols twice daily, along with one nattokinase capsule every 8 hours, starting as soon as possible after bypass surgery... or even before surgery if I could. I've written about nattokinase in more detail in several issues of Nutrition & Healing. Subscribers can search for and read these articles by visiting www.wrightnewsletter.com and entering the log-on information listed on page 8 of your most recent N & H issue. ************************************************************** One last thing... In addition to protecting the skin, selenium also appears to help prevent heart disease and many types of cancer. Yours in good health, Amanda Ross Managing Editor Nutrition & Healing Sources " The effects of topical and oral L-selenomethionine on pigmentation and skin cancer induced by ultraviolet irradiation. " Nutr Cancer 1992; 17(2): 123-37. Copyright ©2000-2003 by www.wrightnewsletter.com, L.L.C. 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