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You don't have to AGEs - Second Nature Care

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 1, 2015 9:00:00 AM / by Dr. Isadora Guggenheim

Smoking contributes to advanced glycation endproducts.  We reverse this with ozone therapy. Second Nature Care.

Smoking, being around cigarette smoke and eating processed foods all produce advanced glycation endproducts which cause us to age prematurely. Find out how to reverse aging. 

We can change our diets and lifestyle to limit the aging process and arrest the development of Type II diabetes. We can improve our insulin sensitivity, decrease oxidative stress and reduce inflammation.  

If you are pre-diabetic or have diabetes you already have other risk factors - obesity, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease - you need to read this blog. 

It's all about the gut, bout the gut, bout the gut. You've heard me say this before. 

Your immune regulation begins in your intestinal microbiome.  This is where you modulate inflammation, extract your calories from food, ferment your dietary fibers to produce short-chain fatty acids, alter your gene expression, produce vitamins, promote mineral absorption and regulate your intestinal permeability. 

Processed foods create advanced glycation endproducts which are largely undigested by human gut enzymes. AGEs enter the colon and serve as fertile ground for bad bacterial growth like Clostridium and Bacteroides species. This increases your risk for obesity and Type II diabetes. 

How can you change this process and reduce your risk of obesity and diabetes?

One simple change. 

You can take prebiotics daily to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in your gut. 

What are prebiotics?  They are non-digestible plan-derived carbohydrates that supervise fermentation in the colon. Prebiotics are inulin or fructo-oligosaccharides called FOS.  These favor the selection of beneficial lactic acid-producing species as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. These species inhibit free radical formation and reduce inflammatory markers in individuals who consume high fat diets. 

Second Nature Care patients take Xymogen's OptiFiber SCFA daily in a powder form to add to their morning shake. Short chain fatty acids lower the intestinal pH and inhibit protein-degrading micro-organisms that produce toxic metabolites. Short chain fatty acids stimulate smooth muscle contractions in the colon, speed up bowel transit time and limit fermentation time and gut putrefaction.  

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You can reverse pre-diabetes, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease - reverse one and you are reversing all. 

Prebiotics reduce gut permeability and limit your absorption of AGE's in processed foods. Improve your gut integrity with prebiotics. 

Gut integrity is critical in individuals with diabetes because proteins (bacterial lipopolysaccharides) in the intestine enter the bloodstream and create metabolic endotoxemia.  This cellular sepsis contributes to obesity and insulin resistance. 

You can lose weight, increase your B-vitamins and anti-oxidants (glutathione in the gut) and inhibit the formation of free radicals by taking Xymogen's OptiFiber SCFA daily.

Eating prebiotic soluble fiber daily reduces fasting and post-prandial serum glucose levels in people with impaired glucose tolerance and Type II diabetes.  

If you want to address your aging process rapidly, book your first new patient I.V. ozone therapy. 

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We are all exposed to AGEs.  It makes sense to take OptiFiber SCFA whether you are in good health or struggling with any condition.  All chronic conditions dysregulate blood sugar levels. 

 

 

 

 

Topics: Ozone and Prolozone therapies, Chronic Illness and Disease, Women's Health

Isadora Guggenheim, ND, FNP, RN, MS, CNS, LMT, owner of Second Nature Naturopathic Care, LLC
For all appointments: Tel: 845 358-8385 Fax: 845 358-2963 drguggenheim@msn.com