"What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease."
George Dennison Prentice

TODAY'S MESSAGE:

Most of what doctors have been telling us about keeping our hearts healthy is wrong. That is the conclusion of many new studies that refute the American Heart Association's longstanding position on diet and exercise.

I asked Al Sears, my doctor and health guru, to tell you what his research suggests.

MMF

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AVOIDING THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE
By Dr. Al Sears for Early to Rise

After decades during which Americans followed the American Heart Association's recommendations, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in this country. The AHA's approach is failing because it missed the cause of the epidemic. To make matters worse, evidence is mounting that it based its recommendations on false assumptions -- and adherence to those recommendations actually caused new epidemics of other diseases.

The AMA's recommendations fall into three categories. Most Americans can recite them.
1. Nutrition: Eat less fat.
2. Exercise: Increase cardiovascular exercise.
3. Early diagnosis: Monitor and control blood-cholesterol levels.

But since millions have been swearing off traditional foods, running on treadmills like never before, and spending billions on prescription drugs to lower their cholesterol levels, heart disease has stubbornly clung to its position as the biggest cause of both disease and death.

The reason these attempts have failed is that they are based on the wrong information. In contrast to what we've been told:
* Dietary fat is not the problem -- starch is. You can eat meat if you like.
* Inactivity is not the problem -- prolonged stress is. Long-duration cardiovascular exercise is not what your heart needs. It is a waste of your time and actually causes additional problems.
* Cholesterol isn't the problem -- oxidation and inflammation in your arteries is. Your cholesterol level doesn't have to stay below 200 -- and cholesterol-lowering drugs are bad for your heart and your general health.
As a result, in some cases, the AHA's recommendations have had the same effect as throwing gas on a fire. That's because:
* Low-fat diets are higher in starches -- and that worsens the problem.
* Long-duration cardiovascular exercise mimics prolonged stress and breaks down vital cardiopulmonary reserve.
* Cholesterol-lowering drugs interfere with energy production in your heart and block your capacity to reduce oxidation in your heart and arteries.

Nutrition, exercise, and screening tools for early diagnosis are collectively the foundation of all disease prevention. But when it comes to heart disease, the main focus of the nutritional change should be to reduce starches as opposed to fat; exercise programs should be directed at building your cardiopulmonary reserve capacity instead of breaking it down; and screening tools should be directed at measuring oxidation and inflammation of the arteries, not your cholesterol level.

I have shown in treating my own patients that each of these three goals can be accomplished. What's more, doing so is easier than following the advice of the AHA.

Sticking to a low-fat diet is tough. But there's no reason to deny yourself food that you like. The only rule of my diet for heart health is that the food must be natural. When I tell patients they can eat any natural food that they enjoy, compliance is not a problem.

Likewise, a program that involves pounding away on a treadmill for an hour at a time is hard to stick to. Many patients have difficulty finding the time. And when older people try this exercise, it makes them chronically tired. When I tell them that to strengthen their heart, they shouldn't exercise for more than 20 minutes at a time (and that six minutes is enough to help), compliance is high.

Finally, there's this: Although most patients using them aren't aware that their cholesterol-lowering drugs are causing them to feel feeble and achy, they are delighted with their increased energy when they switch to alternatives. Not only that, but we have compelling evidence that the best predictor of heart-disease risk is not cholesterol at all but homocysteine -- and lowering your homocysteine level is much easier (and safer) than lowering your cholesterol level.

Click here to learn about Dr. Al Sears’ newsletter Health Confidential for Men.

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WHEN TO GET BACK INTO LOW-PRICED STOCKS

In a recent Investment U e-letter, my friend and financial adviser Steve Sjuggerud said that the market for low-priced stocks, Nasdaq, might not become "reasonable" again until 2017 or even 2031. Steve's calculations are based on a "fair value" for stocks of 15 times earnings. If all Nasdaq companies grow their earnings, sales, and book values by 6% a year (that's twice as fast as the current economy), it will take 14 years before we are where we should be.

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The following two wines were recently recommended by "The 30 Second Wine Advisor." Both are very affordable and should be drunk young (i.e., this year) instead of cellared.

* Prosperity Red Wine ($6.79) is an Argentine Malbec that is shipped in bulk from the Mendoza region and bottled/labeled by Firestone Vineyard at Los Olivos on California's Central Coast. It is dark garnet in color and has the flavor of ripe plums with a hint of spice.

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WORD TO THE WISE: MANDARIN

A "mandarin" (MAN-duh-rin) was a powerful public official in the Chinese Empire. The word has come to mean a member of an elite group, especially one with influence in intellectual or literary circles.

MMF

Copyright ETR, LLC, 2003

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