Most doctors won’t tell you about it. But when this system is working right, you’ll:

• feel more energized
• have a positive frame of mind
• have better concentration
• sleep soundly
• eliminate mood swings
• think more clearly
• have fewer food cravings
• maintain a healthy weight

The problem is, the modern world causes you to overuse it. Your ancestors had only brief periods of stress, lasting a few minutes at a time. Today, you are constantly being assaulted by stressors that can last for days, or years.

But your body wasn’t built for that. The system your body uses to deal with stress – your adrenal system – didn’t evolve to be in a constant state of activity.

And that’s why we have the modern problem of what I call “adrenal burnout.”

The solution to adrenal burnout involves two simple steps I’ll show you in a minute.

But first let me reassure you… it’s healthy for your body to go through the occasional ups and downs of daily stress responses. They’re normal and you may not even know they’re happening.

What’s not always healthy is that our brains can be too powerful for our own good. We worry, we try to plan… we have stressors that can last for weeks, months, even years. A good example is a 30-year mortgage. That’s 30 years of anxiety right there.

What’s worse is that if you go to your doctor with symptoms of adrenal burnout, chances are they won’t know what’s causing it.

In medical school, they are only taught to look for extreme adrenal malfunction. Either Addison’s Disease, which is when the adrenal glands don’t produce enough of the hormone cortisol, or Cushing’s Syndrome, which is when they make too much cortisol.

And only these extremes are considered abnormal. Everything else is considered “normal.” Yet adrenal burnout happens to 15 percent of people on either end of the testing.

That means your adrenal glands could be working far from normally, but most mainstream doctors won’t even recognize that you have a problem.

The good news is, you can completely reverse adrenal burnout in two easy steps, and have all the energy, enthusiasm and relaxed, confident happiness you were built for.

Step 1) Turn back the clock: In a groundbreaking study, researchers took muscle samples from young adults and older adults. The older group exerted themselves intensely three times per week.

Here’s what happened …

Before exercise training, the older adults were 59 percent weaker than the younger adults. After several weeks, the older individuals were able to improve muscle strength by around 50 percent.

But here’s something even more remarkable: After exercise training, their muscle tissue was re-energized from a cellular level. In fact, most of the genes that express aging were reversed back to younger levels!¹

This study gives us new insight into the role of exertion and keeping the vitality of youth. Because strong muscles maintain adrenal production.

But there’s a catch: Long, drawn-out endurance exercise like marathon running or aerobics will only drain your energy and further wear out your adrenal glands.

That’s why I recommend P.A.C.E. workouts. P.A.C.E. is the opposite of aerobics because it reprograms your metabolism to re-energize you from the inside, just like the people in the study.

In fact, my new P.A.C.E. Express program shows you what and when to eat, and how to work out to rebuild the lean, energetic body you were meant to have.

P.A.C.E. Express gives you specific workouts that are easy to follow along so you can get back to living stress-free like your body was designed for. Click here to see more.

Step 2) Take time out for yourself. Participate in a meditative practice like yoga or tai chi to release any pent up stress and emotions.

These were the tools the ancients used to slow their brain waves and feel a sense of calm and joy.

In fact, simple yoga breathing can help. It’s a technique I learned from a yoga master when I was in India. It balances your adrenal hormones and makes you relax and recuperate.

Before you begin, sit in a comfortable spot, and control your breathing. Concentrate on taking deep breaths, in and out.

1. Empty your lungs until there’s no more air. Exhale completely. Force out every drop.
2. Inhale deeply for at least a slow count of 4. Fill your lungs until you can’t inhale any more.
3. Hold your breath for at least a slow count of 7. Anticipating the exhalation like this creates a calming and rebalancing effect.
4. Now exhale for at least a slow count of 8. Empty your lungs fully, then push out any remaining air. This is the part we usually forget, but it’s the most crucial. As you exhale, you will feel yourself relax.

By adding this exercise to your daily routine you’ll not only boost your immune system, you’ll also effectively deal with problems like stress, anxiety and isolation that cause adrenal burnout.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1 Melov, S., Tarnopolsky, M.A., Beckman, K., et al, “Resistance exercise reverses aging in human skeletal muscle,” PLoS ONE. 2007;2:e465

This is one of the most common questions I get asked here at Dr. Sears’ wellness clinic, especially from women. With the way things are in the modern world, I don’t blame them for being concerned.

Your bones are under constant assault from toxins. Air pollution, cosmetics and even tap water can have any number of poisons in them, especially metals like lead, cadmium and aluminum which are very toxic for your bones.

The good news is, with five simple steps, you can help your body get rid of these toxins and keep your bones healthy and strong.

Why is it so important to eliminate these metals?

Well, lead will commonly store itself in your bones, displacing calcium. It also limits calcium absorption by disrupting the way you make vitamin D. This can give you weak bones and prevent vitamin D from doing its bone-building job. As your bones break down, especially after menopause, lead can be released and reenter the body.

Cadmium can increase bone mineral loss and change the way your body metabolizes calcium. Too much cadmium can also lead to osteoporosis and an increase in bone fractures.

When you have too much aluminum, it also keeps your body from absorbing calcium. This interferes with bone mineralization and production of bone-supporting proteins like collagen.

Your body is equipped to handle a small amount of these metals and eliminate them from your system. Unfortunately, there’s more than there used to be, and it can overwhelm your ability to eliminate them the way your body normally would.

The good news is, you can help your body overcome this modern body burden. You can get rid of these toxins and increase your bone density naturally at the same time.

All you have to do is follow what we at the clinic like to refer to as a “bone-building lifestyle.”

Here’s what I tell the women who come into the center:

Step 1 – Go Out in the Sunshine. Vitamin D is critical to bone health. And your skin uses sunlight to make it. Vitamin D regulates and assists in calcium absorption, helps maintain your immune system, regulates energy metabolism, muscle strength and coordination, and helps reduce inflammation. These are all important to building strong bones.

Do your best to spend at least 10-15 minutes in direct sunlight every day. If you can’t because of the area you live in, you can supplement with Vitamin D3.

Step 2 – Take the Test. Here at the clinic we perform a test that measures the heavy metals in your body. If the results come back high, we put our patients on a detox program to help get rid of them. The outcomes have been amazing. Patients start feeling better almost immediately!

Step 3 – Move Your Body. To improve the strength of your bones, try weight-bearing exercises like walking, Pilates or calisthenics. PACE is a great one. Keep in mind that weight-bearing means that gravity is involved, so swimming, in this case, does not work so well.

Step 4 – Water Yourself. Start off your day with a big glass of water. This simple step can really help your body’s systems get rid of toxins naturally. Stick to natural spring water or filtered water.

Step 5 – Feed Your Bones. Eat bone-boosting foods that are high in calcium, magnesium and vitamin K. See the chart below for specific examples. Steer clear of foods high in sugar and refined grains, and avoid processed foods in addition to limiting your caffeine intake.

Foods That Boost Your Bone Health

Sincerely,

Kamila Fiore, ARNP, NP-C

[Ed. Note: Kamila Fiore is the resident Nurse Practitioner at the Sears’ Center for Health and Wellness in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Kamila is passionate about taking a natural approach to healthcare. She believes it’s a vital necessity in this day and age – a time when our health is being jeopardized by the chemicals, toxins and processes that are incorporated in almost everything we consume, touch or breathe. She earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Florida and became state-licensed and board-certified in 2007. Her professional experience includes Aesthetics, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics and Anti-Aging. Kamila educates her patients on health promotion and disease prevention.]

But I was still surprised to see what my new friends in Bali, Lelir and Westi, had made us for dinner. I expected them to eat like birds, but every single dish on the table was rich, creamy or sweet.

My first bite of bubuh injun had me wondering how in the world the Balinese stay so slim.

I’d just flown halfway around the world to see for myself if what I’d been reading about could possibly be true: Could they eat as much rich food as they want throughout Bali and still stay naturally thin?

I may have found the answer hiding in Lelir and Westi’s everyday routines. It’s a fat-melting flower that’s one of Bali’s best-kept secrets.

And the truth was even better than I imagined.

You see, Bali is a place that doesn’t give up its secrets easily. After centuries of being invaded and conquered by hostile nations, the Balinese have become fiercely protective of their culture.

That might be why so few people know the full story behind one of their most celebrated treasures.

They call it sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). I saw its large, pink petals blooming above the surface of freshwater ponds. A few times I saw peddlers selling its unusual fruit, which grows right in the center of the flower and looks like the spout of a watering can. But most of the time I saw it carved into intricate stone statues outside of Hindu temples.

The sacred lotus accelerates the breakdown of fat, essentially draining it right out of your fat cells.

Westi told me that the sacred lotus represents divine beauty and purity, and has symbolic importance in the Hindu religion, which most Balinese practice.

Although it seemed to be everywhere I went on the island, very few outsiders know what this beautiful flower can really do.

The sacred lotus may hold the key to helping you achieve accelerated fat reduction.

Researchers were able to see this at work in a recent animal study. They found that sacred lotus appears to have slowed down the animals’ natural process of making new fat cells…and signaled for the breakdown of existing fat at the same time.¹

Sacred lotus seems to specifically target fatty tissue. It helped keep the animals from gaining more weight – and many even dropped weight.

Another animal study suggested that sacred lotus interfered with the body’s digestion and absorption of fat and carbs. At the same time, it accelerated the breakdown of fat and helped the body melt it faster.²

These preliminary results are very exciting and I anticipate that human clinical trials will show a similar benefit. The results look very promising in my opinion.

Imagine what a relief it would be if this fat-melting flower could have the same effect for you… making it even easier to drop weight when you add it to the efforts you already make to melt off those excess pounds.

But that was only the first slimming secret I uncovered in Bali. My friends Lelir and Westi had the second one growing right in their own backyard, a treasured spice that shuts down fat cells.

My friend, herbalist Ni Wayan Lelir, shows me the turmeric root she uses in her daily tonic.

I wasn’t surprised when Ni Wayan Lelir (pronounced Nee Why-an Lee-leer) told me, “We don’t like to go to doctors. We don’t need chemicals. We use the herbs surrounding us. Like for immune health, we use turmeric.”

Lelir is a fifth-generation herbalist from a long family tradition of natural healers, called Balians. She learned the art of Jamu medicine from her mother and grandmother, and has spent years developing formulas in her workshop that you can’t get anywhere else. Her husband, named I Made Westi (Eye Mah-dee West-ee), is an agriculturalist and herbalist, and he oversees their incredible herb garden.

People come to Lelir and Westi’s herb shop for nearly everything you can think of; immune-strengthening teas, detoxifying tonics, skin soothers… even organic cocoa butter and lip balm.

But while I was there, I didn’t see one person come in asking for help with their weight. They don’t need to. There’s no sure way to know why this is true, but the speculation is that it’s because of what they eat.

This includes eating powerful roots like the turmeric many of them get every day from Lelir’s “Jamu” formulas (Jamu means herbal healing in Javanese). And they cook with turmeric too.

Westi took me to see the turmeric plants in his garden, growing on a huge plot of land tucked away in the jungle high in the mountains near his home town of Ubud. There were at least 6 different kinds of turmeric there, in rows as far as I could see.

Westi shows me row after row of turmeric growing in his herb garden in the lush tropical forests of Bali.

I’d already known about turmeric’s power to support immune health and promote proper inflammatory response. But I suspected there was something else at work in this plant.

Turns out that the active component in turmeric, called curcumin, is also thermogenic – it may help increase metabolic rate! Think of it like turning up the heat in your cells. The temperature goes up and the fat is converted into energy.

Back in my Florida office, I found an eye-opening study from the USDA’s Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

When they gave animals curcumin and a fat-inducing diet for 12 long weeks, the obese mice actually shed weight!³ It seems the curcumin “induced apoptosis of adipocytes.” It caused the death of fat cells.

No wonder there’s no word for “diet” in Bali.

But shedding excess fat is only part of being able to reduce weight. Another component has to do with reducing hunger.

And when I traveled to India, I learned something from a long tradition of tribal hunting that’s virtually unknown in the West. There’s an ancient cactus that can give you iron willpower.

Tribal hunters in India know a little something about controlling their appetites.

They go away on hunting trips for a week at a time and they only bring a few handfuls of an unusual edible cactus with them as food.⁴

These hunters know that they’ll be traveling great distances in harsh conditions, and all of their supplies have to be carried on their backs. They have to carry all of their water, too, so there’s not much space for pounds of food. And despite all of these forces working against them, these hunters aren’t fatigued. They are energized and focused on the success of the expedition.

The cactus makes it much easier for them. In fact, they’ve been relying on it for hundreds of years.

It’s called Caralluma fimbriata, and its nickname is “famine food.” Not only does this cactus suppress the appetite, it gives you the feeling of being satisfied and full. Even better, it also increases endurance and quenches thirst.

Instead of struggling to adhere to a strict diet, this cactus makes it easier for you to feel satisfied. It could reduce your hunger and help get you through that hungry period after you eat smaller meals.

When you combine this ancient cactus with the potential fat-melting power of sacred lotus and turmeric…you have a triple-action formula you can use as part of your effort to become the slim, sexy, confident person you’ve always wanted to be.

I couldn’t wait to get the word out about these remarkable herbs from around the world. I started working on a new formula right away that would bring Bali’s secret home to you—and just in time for the New Year.

I call this new weight-reduction formula Bali Slim… and it just became available for the first time.

I think you’ll find it to be a powerful and helpful way to melt off unwanted fat and help put the brakes on hunger.

But I wouldn’t consider making Bali Slim without adding a certain mineral that I use with my patients. I’ve published dozens of articles on it and I believe it’s essential for any weight-reduction plan.

In fact, it works without you having to do much of anything.

I’m talking about the mineral chromium. It helps promote balanced blood sugar levels which may help control your appetite, and help manage food cravings, especially for sweets. It also has the ability to carry protein where your body needs it most, helping your body choose to build muscle over storing fat.⁵

Chromium plays an essential role in the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and has been shown to promote cardiovascular health.

Dr. Gilbert Kaats and a team of researchers from the Health and Medical Research Foundation and the University of Texas Health Science Center studied over 150 people to see if they could improve their body composition by taking chromium.

The people were told not to change anything else… just take chromium.

After three months, the group taking the placebo showed no changes. The chromium group shed between 3.4 and 4.6 pounds of body fat.⁶ In addition, the chromium group gained an average of 1.4 pounds of lean muscle.

I’ve experienced similar benefits at my clinic.

And combined with the weight-reduction herbs I discovered in Bali, I believe you have an excellent addition to your weight-reduction efforts.

Based on my experience, I can tell you that adding Bali Slim is one of the best ways to get a lean, attractive body.

But with a few tips on choosing the best fat-melting foods, you can also get better results from Bali Slim with a simple secret I give my patients.

Bali Slim can help shrink your fat cells and take your mind off hunger. But what about the foods you eat every day?

Bali Slim works best when you eat smart and follow the fat-blasting shortcut that I’ve shown my patients.

All you have to do is pay attention to the glycemic load.

You’ve probably heard the word “glycemic” before, and maybe you’ve even heard of something called the “glycemic index.”

But there’s a difference between the “index” and the “load.”

The glycemic index (GI) measures how quickly foods break down into sugar in your bloodstream. High-glycemic foods like carbohydrates turn into blood sugar very quickly.

Blood sugar that your body can’t or won’t process gets stored as fat. So it’s foods with excess carbs that can make you fat.

The idea is to eat foods that don’t spike your blood sugar. The GI helps with that, but it won’t tell you how much carbohydrate per serving you’re getting.

That’s where the glycemic load (GL) comes in. The GL makes it a lot easier to shed weight and keep it off by helping you choose foods that deliver a smaller load of carbs.

That makes it much more practical for your everyday life because the GL tells you how fattening a food is.

But the best part is, you won’t feel like you’re depriving yourself. It’s a way to eat smart, and help you know which of your favorite foods can assist in your efforts to slim down.

For example, here’s a tip that will help you build a better sandwich: Cheddar cheese and pumpernickel bread have a much lower glycemic load than Swiss cheese and a Kaiser roll.

I’ve put together an easy-to-use chart that will show you lots of simple swaps like these.

I’ve included this chart, along with more of my best strategies for melting fat, in my three-part, special-edition New Year’s Resolution Kit: How to Become the Sexiest Person You Know in 2012. In this kit, I show you exactly how to use the glycemic load. You’ll find many of your favorite foods on it!

And I’ll give it to you free when you order a 6-month supply of Bali Slim. You’ll have the tools you need to shed the excess pounds—and keep them off—all through the summer.

It’s my way of saying thanks for trying Bali Slim.

Here’s a quick look at what you’ll find inside your FREE copy of the New Year’s Resolution Kit: How to Become the Sexiest Person You Know in 2012:

• Part 1: The Glycemic Guide.This guide shows you how to use both the glycemic index and the glycemic load to further fat-shedding efforts. You’ll get an extensive listing of the glycemic index and glycemic load for many of your favorite foods…plus my tips for putting together a delicious fat-busting meal.
• Part 2: Build Your Dream Body the Easy Way. “Fitness experts” have got it all wrong. You don’t need to spend hours at the gym to look good. I’ll show you a faster, smarter way to get fit…and it only takes 12 minutes a day. I’ll also reveal the top 3 exercise myths that could be ruining your health.
• Part 3: Feast on the Fatty Foods You Really Love. Get an inside look at why fat is NOT the enemy…and why cutting it out of your diet can actually cause you to pack on more pounds! I’ll show you how to tell the good fats from the bad…so you know which ones to feast on and which ones to avoid like the plague.

The experience I had in Bali was transformative, and I believe Bali Slim can help you with your own transformation. And I’d like for you to try it yourself with no risk or regret.

The idea is simple. Take Bali Slim and stay with your diet and exercise plan. Use my fat-blasting shortcut—the glycemic load—for even better results.

When Bali Slim arrives at your home, I invite you to give it a shot. See if it’s everything you hope it will be. If you don’t like the results you get with Bali Slim, for any reason at all…you’ll get a full refund, no questions asked.

Even if you ask for a refund, you’ll get to keep your special reports with my compliments.

Combine Bali Slim with the fat-dropping secrets you’ll find in my New Year’s Resolution Kit: Become the Sexiest Person You Know in 2012. You’ll get the attractive, lean body you’re looking for. Choose your package below and get started today.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

P.S. – I want this to work for you, and I’m going to make sure you have every opportunity to make it work. For even faster results, combine Bali Slim with the easy fat-busting strategies you’ll find in my special-edition New Year’s Resolution Kit: Become the Sexiest Person You Know in 2012. A $44.91 value, it’s yours FREE when you try a 6-month supply of Bali Slim. You’ll have everything you need to reach your goal and stay fit until the summer. Just click the link below.

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1 Bin X, et al, “Nelumbo nucifera alkaloid inhibits 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation and improves … body fat accumulating in rats,” Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 2011; 5(10):2021–28. 2 Ono Y, et al, “…effect of Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract in mice and rats,” Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2005;106(2):238–44. 3 Ejaz A, et al, “Curcumin inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and angiogenesis and obesity in C57/BL mice.” Journal of Nutrition. 2009;139(5):919–25. 4 Kuriyan R, Raj T, Srinivas SK, Vaz M, Rajendran R, Kurpad AV. “Effect of Caralluma fimbriata extract on appetite, food intake … in adult Indian men and women.” Appetite. 2007 May;48(3):338-44. 5 Anderson RA, “Effects of chromium on body composition and weight l,” Nutri Rev. 1998 Sep; 56(9): 266–70. 6 Kaats GR, et al, “The effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on body composition: A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study.” Current Therapeutic Research. 1996; 57(10): 747–56.\

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Sure, some models starve themselves to stay thin, but what about the rest of them? I wanted to know their secrets.

So I started doing a little research and stumbled upon some of the best-kept secrets in the modeling industry. And they all had one thing in common… boosting your metabolism.

Your metabolism is like your body’s inner personal trainer. It works 24 hours a day using calories as fuel to give your body the energy it needs. But as you get older, your metabolism slows down. This is what can account for stubborn excess fat even if you watch what you eat and exercise.

But thanks to the healthy supermodels, I now know a few tricks these smart women have up their sleeves that keep their metabolisms running at full speed.

Here are the top five ways to help you get your own super-charged, supermodel metabolism:

1. Drink your water on the rocks. If you tend to drink cool or room temperature water, try throwing in some ice cubes. Everyone who knows me knows I love my water icy cold. By drinking ice water, you can bump up your metabolism because your body uses extra energy to heat it up. Don’t forget to drink water throughout your day either… many times you think you’re hungry when you’re really just thirsty.




2. Spice it up! Next time you’re preparing a delicious dinner or going out to your favorite restaurant, pick a dish with a little extra spice. Black pepper, ginger, chili peppers and cinnamon all help accelerate your metabolism because they’re thermogenic. They raise your body temperature and help you drop the excesss fat a little faster.




3. It’s tea time! Asian cultures have been onto the metabolism-stimulating qualities of green tea for thousands of years. Green tea works to keep your blood sugar in check and helps keep fat from being stored. It’s also a great natural appetite suppressant. But what’s even better about this lovely green beverage is that one of the components – ECGC – is also thermogenic. Have a couple of cups a day (skip the sugar and cream) and you’ll notice a difference.




4. Eat… more! That’s right. You must eat, especially if you’re trying to drop a little weight. Eating more often helps your metabolism do its job. But you have to choose the right types of food. Do your best to stay away from processed foods and make sure you have some protein at each meal – don’t forget to load up on those veggies! Also try to scatter your meals throughout the day into five or six small ones, instead of three larger meals. This will keep your inner furnace constantly burning and your metabolism running high. 
   Extra tip: Eat before you become too hungry so you don’t eat everything in sight (yes, it’s happened to me!).




5. Pump up the intensity. Swap out long, boring workouts for short bursts of progressively intense exertion — like in Dr. Sears’ PACE fitness program. PACE consists of short rounds of intense activity (think jumping jacks, pushups, lunges, etc.) followed by brief periods of rest. The best part is that your metabolism stays fired up even after you’re finished. In fact, your body will keep using up calories to recover from your workout for up to 24 hours.

Have a Youthful Day,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

It’s pretty impressive to watch how strong and fast these men and women are. They hit the ball so hard, and can twist their bodies and do incredible things with a tennis racquet in their hands.

Their bodies seem to be built for it, don’t they?

But I’m going to show you that you can have that same kind of lean, muscular body.

In fact, you were designed for it.

Let me explain…

Most people rely on trainers and fitness “experts” who say if you want to melt fat you have to work out in the “fat-melting zone.” This involves doing hours of “cardio” training, or endless “aerobics” or other endurance training that uses your fat stores while you exercise.

Only that’s the opposite of what you should be doing. If you train for endurance, you’re training your body to work against you.

That doesn’t mean you can’t work out to drop fat. Exertion is one of the most effective tools you can use to maintain your ideal weight.

But what you want to do is re-train your body so it performs like it was designed. That way, you can have the lean, muscular body nature intended for you.

Here’s how you do it:

• do sets of exercises that are progressively intense
• rest in-between each set
• exert yourself for no more than 12-15 minutes

It’s that simple.

Here’s why it works:

For the first 2-3 minutes of a workout you burn ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. This molecule is the basic unit of cellular energy. It is stored in the muscle cells and is available at any time. It is also your high-octane fuel for intense effort.

But there is only enough ATP for a few minutes of exercise. When your ATP stores are depleted, your body switches to glycogen, a carbohydrate stored in muscle tissue. Your glycogen stores will take you through about 15 minutes of exercise.

After both your ATP and glycogen stores have become depleted – about 20 minutes – you switch to using fat.

But if you make that switch by exerting yourself for longer than 20 minutes at a time, you’re training your body to store fat for the next time you work out.

If you stop before that, you store energy in your muscles, NOT as fat for later use.

In fact, exerting yourself for shorter periods of time burns up to nine times more fat than endurance exercise.

Researchers at Laval University in Quebec divided participants into two groups. One group cycled for 45 minutes without interruption. Another group cycled in numerous short bursts of 15 to 90 seconds, while resting in between.¹

The long duration group burned twice as many calories. So you might assume that they would melt more fat. However, when the researchers recorded their body composition measurements, it was the short-term interval group that showed the most fat loss.

In fact, the interval group lost nine times more fat than the endurance group for every calorie burned!

And by the way, this is why many endurance athletes have body fat percentages ranging from 10-20 percent, while athletes like sprinters and basketball players – who run in short bursts with progressive intensity – have a well-muscled physique and usually carry only 4-8 percent body fat.

Your body prefers, and was designed for, shorter periods of exertion, not hours of running.

So, do you want to train your body to store more and more fat, or would you rather exert yourself for minutes at a time, melt off the fat, and be lean and ripped?

This is what my P.A.C.E. program will do for you, and why we already have 60,000 people doing it. And it’s why I like to talk to you about it often.

Because I want you to have a strong, lean body just like those tennis players at the Australian Open. The good news is, you don’t have to be an elite tennis player to do P.A.C.E. You can start with any challenge that’s within your reach. Even walking.

All you need to do is make your workout progressive. Incrementally increase your exertion level little by little, and you’ll re-train your metabolism and re-build the athletic body you were designed for.

The best part is, doing P.A.C.E. doesn’t take hours in the gym. You don’t have to increase the duration of your exercise to get more fit. This is the mistake most modern exercise programs and trainers make.

What you want is to gradually, but progressively increase the challenge you give your body each time you work out. You’ll shed fat naturally and more quickly than you ever thought possible, and get back the lean, sexy torso you were designed to have.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1 Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C. Impact of exercise intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism. Metabolism. 1994;43(7): 814-818.

You may see this and think, “That’s common sense.” Yes it is and if you actually DO it you’ll feel and look better.

• Exercise. I always say, “Exercise is the fountain of youth” and spending hours at the gym just isn’t feasible for women on the go. Instead, spend about 15 minutes each morning doing a shorter workout focusing on one part of your body. A few short exercise routines can be just as effective as hours at the gym, especially if they’re Dr. Al Sears’ PACE routines!
• Eliminate bad habits. We all have our vices, but try to limit nicotine, excessive alcohol intake and baking in the sun, all of which are proven to accelerate the aging process. If you can’t resist these temptations completely, at least try to cut down – every little bit helps.
• Watch what you eat. You don’t necessarily have to eliminate junk and comfort food completely from your diet. The key is to make healthier choices most of the time and consume smaller portions. Try my “Easiest Eating Plan” – super-size your veggies and half-size everything else.
• Don’t forget to moisturize. Moisturizing is one of the most important things you can do to combat the aging process. Dr. Sears recommends a moisturizer that contains teprenone, which has anti-aging benefits. It helps enhance cell function and improves the overall quality of your skin.That’s why he’s created an all-natural moisturizing rejuvenation cream. No more guesswork or confusion. His patients love it and so do I! It’s called Revive and you can try it 100% risk-free. If you don’t agree that it’s a great way to keep your skin healthy and looking great, you can get a complete refund of every penny you paid. You don’t even have to return the bottle!

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Have a Youthful Day,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

Biting off more than you can chew with a long list of resolutions is not only counterproductive, but can also leave you stressed. Not to mention guilt-ridden if you’re unable to stick with all of them. There’s even an unofficial “Break Your Resolutions Day” on January 17th of each year. And I’m pretty sure you don’t want to celebrate that.

Even the United States Government gets in on the action with a list of popular resolutions on its Web site here. It includes many health-related resolutions such as: Reduce Weight, Quit Smoking, Get Fit, Manage Stress and more.

Why not make a resolution this year to make your resolution list shorter and more manageable?

According to Seth W. Lieberman, CEO of Pangea Media in Boston, MA, a CEO has only three things on his or her “to do” list: Money — don’t run out of cash; Vision — set the vision and strategy; and Team — support the team.¹

This year, be the CEO of your own life with just three “to-dos” for 2012.

1. Ditch your old exercise routine and get with the program – the P.A.C.E. program, that is. Dr. Al Sears, M.D. has studied the science of exercise for more than 25 years. He’s found that just 12 minutes a day of the right kind of exercise is all you need to build a stronger heart and lungs, and to get and stay in shape. You’ve heard the term “intervals.” But P.A.C.E., which stands for Progressively Accelerating Cardiopulmonary Exertion, is about more than just plain intervals. It’s progressively more intense, yet shorter bursts of exercise – or intervals – that do the trick. And everybody can squeeze in just 12 minutes of exercise a day in 24 hours!

2. Lower your sugar intake. Experts believe that a lifetime of overeating sugar can cause wrinkles. A natural process called glycation is the culprit. With glycation, sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins to form harmful new molecules called "advanced glycation end products," or AGEs, appropriately. The more sugar you eat, the more AGEs you develop. The more AGES you develop, the more they damage adjacent proteins in a domino-like fashion, according to Fredric Brandt, MD, a dermatologist and author of “10 Minutes/10 Years.”

Besides damaging collagen, a high-sugar diet also affects the type of collagen you have. (Another factor in how resistant skin is to wrinkling.) The most abundant collagen types in the skin are I, II and III, with type III being the most stable and long-lasting. Glycation turns type III collagen into type I. This is more fragile, making the skin look and feel less supple. It also leaves you more vulnerable to sun damage. Diabetics can have up to 50 times the number of AGEs in their skin than non-diabetics.

3. Take your health high-tech with infrared sauna. If you’ve ever sat in a traditional hot rock sauna, the type which many people call "dry heat," you probably remember finding it hard to breathe or burning yourself on the hot benches or walls. Today’s infrared saunas allow you to accomplish a deeper sweat at a lower temperature. This lets you sit more comfortably than other types of saunas, eliminating that "burning" sensation and making it easier to stay in the sauna for 30 or more minutes at a time.

The Journal of American College of Cardiology reports that infrared sauna treatments significantly increase circulation, improve heart health and aid in weight reduction. And many Americans are finally catching on to the benefits of having a home sauna. Residents of other countries have embraced home saunas for ages. In Finland, for example, where the modern sauna was created, home saunas are the norm and there are more saunas than cars – one sauna for every three Finns.

One company that is taking the sauna world by storm is Kansas-based Sunlighten, Inc., which has created a new line of saunas that are the first ever to feature full-spectrum infrared heaters. In fact, Sunlighten’s saunas are the only infrared saunas clinically shown to lower blood pressure, in a study done at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

The infrared rays used in a Sunlighten Sauna are the same type of light energy emitted naturally by the sun. But without the hazards of skin-damaging UV rays. Infrared heat penetrates deep into the skin, raising your body’s core temperature without excessively heating the air around you, like traditional saunas do. The result is the most effective, comfortable sauna experience. And this provides optimum health benefits.

To find out more about what Sunlighten saunas have to offer, just click here and get yours in time to start your New Year resolutions!

Stay Young,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

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She’s been a pediatrician, firefighter, astronaut, racecar driver, rock star, veterinarian, ambassador for world peace and even United States President. That’s quite an impressive resume and only a few of the illustrious careers that Barbie doll, the brainchild of Ruth Handler whose husband Elliot co-founded the Mattel toy company, has held.

How can you stay as young and vibrant as Barbie? Here are a few tips:

• Exercise is the fountain of youth. Trick yourself into working out by dancing or jumping rope with your kids. You’ll have so much fun you’ll forget it’s good for you.
  
  
• Barbie knows how to accessorize. Skip the fashion fads – try dressing in more simple colors and styles. Use accessories such as scarves, jewelry and belts to add pizzazz to your wardrobe.

• Try a virtual makeover absolutely free. TAAZ.com is realistic and fun. You can upload your own photo and try on all kinds of makeup and celebrity hairstyles with just the click of a mouse. Try on foundation, lipstick, blush, eye shadow, mascara and more, thin your eyebrows and plump your lips, shape the hairstyle you picked and change hair color too.
  

Looking younger doesn’t have to be overwhelming or time-consuming. Making just a few small changes, practiced over time, can lead to big results.

To Your Youthful Skin,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

In addition to keeping the body lean and lowering stress levels, exercise benefits the heart and lungs, increases strength and muscle tone, and helps you get rid of toxins.

It also causes dramatic changes at the genetic level. Exercise can make the skin look younger by increasing circulation and delivering nutrients to skin cells. According to Audrey Kunin, M.D., a Kansas City, Missouri, dermatologist and the author of DERMAdoctor Skinstruction Manual, exercise promotes collagen production. This helps keep wrinkles and lines at bay.

Here are my shortcuts for getting motivated to exercise:

1. Go shopping. When you look good, you feel good. Just because I’m going to get sweaty doesn’t mean I can’t wear something smashing. Today’s designers have given us workout clothes that look as good as they perform.

2. Play along. As much as I love to exercise, sometimes I fall into the “couch potato” rut. When that happens, I “trick” myself into working out by saying, “I’m just going to fake it.” I’ll put on that adorable workout outfit and start out by simply going through the motions. Five minutes into it, I get a second wind and find myself exercising full-tilt.

3. Discover Dr. Sears’ P.A.C.E. program. Dr. Al Sears, M.D., has been researching exercise for many years, and his P.A.C.E. program makes it easy for anyone at any level to get all the benefits of exercise. I’m a true believer and have achieved excellent results using his program. Anyone can do it, and it takes just 12 minutes a day!

4. Remember strength training. A research study shows that lifting weights is very effective when it comes to melting fat and avoiding diabetes. A team from Boston University School of Medicine genetically engineered some mice to grow a specific type of muscle, called Type II, which develops as a result of resistance training. Kenneth Walsh, PhD, senior author of the study said, “We’ve shown that Type II muscle does more than allow you to pick up heavy objects. It’s also important in controlling whole-body metabolism. If you have these muscles, even when you’re not doing much, you’re still burning up energy.”

5. Use visual motivation. I cut a photo from a magazine of a woman whose body I admired and taped it to my refrigerator for years. I would see that photo every day and aspire to look like her. Guess what? Now I have a picture of my own body up there, because, using all these tips, I have finally achieved the fit body I’ve always wanted.

Getting motivated to exercise can be made much easier when you break it down into small steps. Once you start noticing the benefits of working out and feeling great, it will get easier and easier to stay motivated. See you at the gym!

To Your Youthful Skin,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.]

Chronic stress has been proven to affect your health negatively.¹ It can also accelerate the aging of your cells because your telomeres shorten at the end of chromosomes in your DNA.

Telomeres are found on each DNA strand in your skin cells. These telomeres get shorter every time a cell divides. If you have shorter telomeres, that means you have older skin cells. This is usually when you’ll start seeing fine lines and wrinkles.

Longer telomeres support youthful, firm and radiant skin.

But just because chronic stress can shorten your telomeres – and cause your skin to age – it doesn’t mean you can’t do something about it.

Today I want to show you a few sure-fire ways to fight stress and protect your skin for a youthful glow, no matter what your age.

One big stress buster that’s also great for keeping your skin looking youthful is exercise.

A recent study looked at the connection between exercise and stress.¹ Here’s what they did:

Healthy post-menopausal women were split into two different groups, sedentary and active. They exercised vigorously for three days in a row. And during this time, they observed how likely their telomeres were to shorten as a result of stress and exercise, taking into account body mass index, age and education.

The result? The women in the sedentary group had a 15-fold increase in shorter telomeres. The women who exercised regularly didn’t show any connection between stress and telomere length.¹

That shows us that exercise can actually help prevent chronic stress from affecting our telomeres and help keep our skin from aging prematurely – from the inside out.

But exercise is just one part of the puzzle.

You can help support your telomeres and preserve your youthful skin from the inside out – and the outside in.

Here’s what I mean…

Every day when you go outside your skin is exposed to harsh pollutants, toxins and free radicals. These things put stress on your body and your skin… and that stress often will attack the telomeres in your skin and can cause them to get shorter. Making you look older before your time.

The good news is there are ways you can fight back. And the best way I’ve found to combat these skin-destroyers is with a combination of exercise and a good skin-care regimen.

A good skin-care regimen should include products that help slow down, or even reverse your skin’s aging by maintaining your telomere length. It should also promote healthy cell growth and help improve the quality of your skin so you’ll look and feel more youthful. With the right products, you may even notice your once-visible wrinkles are starting to fade away forever.

But chances are you won’t be able to find these kinds of products at the drug store or a fancy department store. In fact, those products can actually cause more damage to your skin.

That’s why I recommend Pure Radiance’s Ultimate Skin Care Regimen to my patients. It has everything you need to fight free radicals and other external damage to help keep your telomeres long and your skin glowing.

This package includes Splash Purifying Rose Hip Cleanser to hydrate and moisturize damaged skin for a soft, fresh complexion, CoQ-Tone Revitalizing Toner to keep water in your skin cells while supplying the vital nutrients your skin craves and Revive DNA Rejuvenation Cream that helps support long telomeres and stops aging in the skin caused by stress and outside damage.

Click here to try the Ultimate Skin Care Regimen today to support your skin at the cellular level for a fresh, vibrant and noticeably brighter skin tone.

Sincerely,

Kamila Fiore, ARNP, NP-C

[Ed. Note: Kamila Fiore is the resident Nurse Practitioner at the Sears’ Center for Health and Wellness in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Kamila is passionate about taking a natural approach to healthcare. She believes it’s a vital necessity in this day and age – a time when our health is being jeopardized by the chemicals, toxins and processes that are incorporated in almost everything we consume, touch or breathe. She earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Florida and became state-licensed and board-certified in 2007. Her professional experience includes Aesthetics, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics and Anti-Aging. Kamila educates her patients on health promotion and disease prevention. She also is experienced in laser hair removal.]