• Love: The Best Medicine for Heart Health
• The Dangers of Food Additives
• Drug-Free Solution for Eliminating Allergies
• GERD and pH Balance

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Dear Health Conscious Individual,

Welcome to House Calls with Dr. Cutler™!

In this issue, we explore the healing effects that love can have on your heart—literally. By opening yourself up to these intimate feelings, it has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease in both men and women.

Plus, there are many dangerous additives used in the thousands of products that fill our supermarkets and pantry. But did you know that these preservatives can wreak havoc on your body? I’ll tell you some of the main culprits to be cautious of, so be sure to check out this week’s article!

Yours for healthy living,

Michael Cutler, M.D.
Medical Advisor, True Health™

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Love: The Best Medicine for Heart Health

While it is good to look beyond drugs and surgery to nutrition and exercise, please know that real health is more than just focusing on these physical aspects of the body. Rather, it is love and intimacy that are at the very root of health.

The type D personality traits, fearing other people’s opinions and closing off to others, is all too common. It’s not an illness, but a pattern that feeds depression or relationship dysfunction over time. And the real way to heal these and other personality types, as well as mood disorders for that matter, is for a person to actually feel within them the healing effects of the most important energy in motion (or e-motion) called love.

When I discover social or emotional dysfunction, I see a person who is struggling to find inner peace. Yet when they open up to it, they instantly recognize it when they feel it—the warm feeling of close connection and friendship.

All people innately thrive on acceptance and love. Let me share more about the amazing relationship between the feeling of peace and love with the outward result of physical health.

The feeling of love and acceptance can be as powerful as medications according to many scientific studies—even though it is not (yet absolutely should be)—prescribed by doctors like a drug. The real quality of your life is dependent upon the amount of peace and love you experience on a daily basis—it is the deepest human need and desire once you have enough oxygen, food and relief of any acute pain. And so life becomes all about finding love, yet most find it in counterfeit forms.

These counterfeit forms of love are represented as material things, the praise of society, and feeling more powerful or ahead of others. There are many forms of counterfeit love, yet they all fall short of the pure energy we recognize as unconditional love.

Another challenge for most people is the ability to let go of their beliefs about others and to truly open their heart to let love in. I call this, “the walls of protection.” These walls come in many forms—each layer being added during some experience in life that causes them to shut themselves in rather than experience life from the joyful and free perspective of a small and innocent child.

The power of love and connection has actually been measured in terms of health outcomes. In a Yale study, those who felt the most loved had much less blockage in their coronary arteries.

Similarly, Case Western Reserve University researchers studied almost 10,000 married men only to find out that those who said “yes” to the question, “Does your wife show her love?” had significantly less chest pain (angina).

Furthermore, Duke University researchers found in a survey of men and women with heart disease that the death rate after five years was three times higher for those who were single or lacked a trusted friendship connection.

All three of these studies found the protective effects of love to be independent from other risk factors. So it is time to view relationships as an essential part of your health and well being, not just as a luxury or worse, another “have to” in life. To experience compassion, forgiveness, service, love and intimacy is at the foundation of real health.

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The Dangers of Food Additives

Most foods that are cured, canned, bottled or packaged have synthetic chemicals added to them. These additives are commonly called preservatives, dyes and artificial flavorings. Most of us never consider the dangers of these additives. After all, the FDA and USDA say they are safe.

But the fact is, though they are not likely to make you sick right away, they can be extremely harmful to your health over time.

One example is red dye #40 and yellow dye #5. These are the two most widely used artificial colorings found in soda pop, candy, gelatin desserts, pastry, sausage, baked goods and pet food. Even though evidence of the toxicity of red dye #40 and yellow dye #5 has been found in mice models, an FDA committee said the evidence isn’t substantial enough to ban their use.

Instead, these dyes continue to be used causing mild allergic reactions in some people… and who knows what reactions could occur over long-term use! Here are more additives you should consider avoiding in packaged foods:

• Blue #1 (beverages, candy, baked goods): Some studies suggest it may cause cancer.
• Blue #2 (pet food, beverages, candy): The largest study suggested a correlation to brain tumors in male mice, but the FDA concluded it has a “reasonable certainty of no harm.”
• Green #3 (candy, beverages): A 1981 study done by the industry hints at bladder cancer, but the FDA re-analyzed the data and concluded it was safe.
• Red #3 (cherries in fruit cocktail, candy, baked goods): Convincing evidence shows it causes thyroid tumors in rats. The Reagan Administration overruled the FDA’s recommendation that the dye be banned.
• Yellow #6 (beverages, sausage, baked goods, candy, gelatin): Animal tests performed by the industry indicate it causes adrenal gland and kidney tumors. Yellow #6 can also contribute to allergic reactions and ADHD in children.
• Acesulfame Potassium (baked goods, chewing gum, gelatin desserts, soft drinks): This artificial sweetener is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar. The safety tests conducted in the 1970s were of mediocre quality at best. Two rat studies have since found that this substance may cause cancer.
• Aspartame (Equal^®, Nutrasweet^®): This is the most controversial additive. It was banned for use in foods in the U.S. in 1970 after a study suggested that aspartame caused brain tumors in rats. The FDA managed to reverse its decision to allow it in foods again. In 2005, an EPA-sponsored study found that even low doses of aspartame increased lymphoma and leukemia in female rats and possibly caused occasional brain tumors.
• Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) (cereals, chewing gum, vegetable (and other) oils and potato chips and in food packaging to preserve freshness.) The preservatives have been found by some studies to cause cancer in rats.
• Hydrogenated fats: You may now begin to see all trans-fats and hydrogenated oils as additives, because they are not naturally found in foods and are as harmful as any of the above chemicals.
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (soups, salad dressings, sausages, hot dogs, canned tuna, potato chips and many restaurant foods.): Reported reactions to MSG include headache, nausea, weakness, burning skin sensation, wheezing, changes in heart rate, and difficulty breathing. In the 1960s, it was discovered that large amounts of MSG fed to infant mice destroyed nerve cells in the brain. After that research was publicized, public pressure forced baby food companies to stop adding MSG to their products.
• Olestra (Olean) is a synthetic fat found in chips and crackers that is not absorbed by the body so it has an extremely high incidence of diarrhea, abdominal cramps, gas and bloating. At the same time it inhibits the absorption of valuable fat-soluble vitamins from fruits and vegetables.
• Potassium bromate is an additive that has long been used to increase the volume of bread. Bromate itself causes cancer in animals and has been banned internationally, except in the U.S. and Japan.
• Propyl gallate is used much like BHA and BHT, described above. This is a preservative in vegetable oil, meat products, chicken soup base and chewing gum. Rat studies suggest it might cause cancer in rats.
• Saccharin (Sweet ‘N Low^®) is a well-known artificial sweetener in diet soft drinks that is 350 times sweeter than sugar. Many animal studies have shown that it can cause cancer of the urinary bladder, uterus, ovaries, skin and blood vessels. In May 2000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removed saccharin from its list of cancer-causing chemicals and later that year Congress passed a law removing the warning notice.
• Sodium Nitrite and nitrate are preservatives, colorings and flavorings in bacon, ham, frankfurters, luncheon meats, smoked fish, corned beef and many other processed meats. However, it slowly breaks down into nitrite, which leads to the formation of nitrosamines (potent cancer-causing chemicals), especially in bacon that gets fried. Although the meat industry justifies the use of sodium nitrate because it prevents bacterial growth, there are other safer ways to achieve this.

It’s best to simply avoid all processed foods since it is most likely some sort of additive has been used to preserve it from the manufacturing plant to your table. This preservation takes away from the foods’ nutritional value and could increase your chances for life-threatening diseases, so why not stick with whole, organic foods that you know are additive free?

Next week, we will look at nutritional labels. I will help you understand how to read them and best determine what’s REALLY in all those products stocked in your pantry!

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Drug-Free Solution for Eliminating Allergies!

One well-known, acclaimed method for eliminating allergies is Dr.Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET). This is a non-invasive, drug-free, natural solution for eliminating allergies of all types and intensities.

NAET uses a blend of selective energy balancing testing and treatment procedures from acupuncture, allopathy, chiropractic, nutritional and kinesiological disciplines of medicine. One allergen is treated at a time. If you are not severely immune deficient, you may need just one treatment to desensitize one allergen.

A person with a mild to moderate amount of allergies may need several office visits to desensitize multiple food and environmental allergens. Basic essential nutrients are treated during the first few visits, while chemicals, environmental allergens, vaccinations and immunizations are treated after completing about 10 basic essential nutrients.

Practitioners skilled in NAET or similar techniques achieve an approximately 80 percent success rate. It can successfully eliminate adverse reactions to egg, milk, peanuts, penicillin, aspirin, mushrooms, shellfish, latex, grass, ragweed, flowers, perfume, animal dander, animal epithelial, make-up, chemicals, cigarette smoke, pathogens, heat, cold and other environmental agents.

This bio-energetic allergy elimination technique typically lasts for three months to a few years. More than 7,500 licensed medical practitioners have been trained in NAET procedures and are practicing all over the world. To help you find a NAET-trained specialist, go to www.naet.com and click on “Find a Practitioner.”

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Q & A

Each week in the Q & Asection of House Calls with Dr. Cutler, I will share with you some of the many questions I get every week from subscribers to my monthly advisory newsletter, Easy Health Options”. For more information on Easy Health Options”, visit www.easyhealthoptions.com

GERD and pH Balance

Dear Dr. Cutler,

I have had GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and hiatal hernia at varying degrees of severity for about four years. I take Nexium^® (40 mg) twice daily, which controls symptoms fairly well during the day. During the night I usually awaken for about an hour with repetitive burping. I ordered a trial of Ultimate pH Balance™, which should arrive today, I think. Should I continue with the Nexium® and add Ultimate pH Balance™ to see how it goes initially? And hopefully taper off the prescription soon?

—Christine Y.

Dear Christine,

The best thing for GERD is to take a digestive enzyme with Betaine HCL with each meal; eliminate the processed foods and sugary snacks between meals; address (reduce) your stress; and within two to four weeks you could taper your Nexium® intake (please get your physician involved).

All the Best!

Respectfully,
Michael Cutler, M.D.