I consider insulin resistance to be one of the biggest health crises of all time. [Click here](198850/ct0_0/1/ms?sid=TV2%3Aob5Hii1hp) to view this message in your browser | [Click here](198850/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3Aob5Hii1hp) to stop receiving our messages [] [] Al Sears, MD
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Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 [] March 13, 2024 [] Reader, I consider insulin resistance to be one of the biggest health crises of all time. It contributes to every chronic disease that plagues our modern world, including cancer... heart disease... diabetes... obesity... and Alzheimerâs. And now, research proves that insulin resistance from a typical American diet also is at the root of arthritis.1 Insulin has several roles in your joints. We know that insulin: - Helps build cartilage
- Increases bone building
- Promotes fracture healing In a recent study, researchers discovered that your joints â just like your muscles, liver, fat, and other tissues â can develop insulin resistance. They found that the synovium in your joints is sensitive to insulin. The synovium is a membrane found in joints like your knee and shoulder. It surrounds the inner lining of your joint. Its main function is to create synovial fluid, which helps nourish and lubricate your joints. The researchers found that when you have insulin resistance in your synovium, insulin can no longer suppress inflammation in the joints.2 They also suggested that improving insulin sensitivity may be just what we need to slow the progression of osteoarthritis. Big Pharma just tries to relieve joint pain with drugs. But they have very little success and they cause even more troubling problems. And when all these drugs fail, mainstream medicine uses risky, expensive, and invasive surgeries to try to repair joint damage. Or they replace your joints with a hunk of metal. My 3-Step Plan To Stop Arthritis Pain Iâve been helping my patients relieve joint pain for more than 30 years. But I donât prescribe dangerous drugs... I recommend a three-step plan to reverse insulin resistance and stop arthritis pain in its tracks. - First, reverse insulin resistance. A diet that consists of too many carbs and grains is at the root of arthritis pain. To reverse arthritis, you must get back to basics. For that, I recommend a primal meal plan. My primal meal plan is very low in carbohydrates. When you cut out carbs from grain and starches, you donât trigger insulin. But thereâs more to it than that... You need to include more fat. A high-fat diet can actually ease arthritis pain as long as youâre eating the right fats. The respected journal, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, published the results of a study. Half the participants ate a traditional Western diet. The rest ate a diet based on healthy fats. Researchers found that those who included healthy fats had better physical function and an increase in physical ability. Strictly avoid trans fats and vegetable oils like corn, sunflower, safflower, soy, and canola. Instead, choose healthy fats like butter, ghee, heavy cream, and oils like olive, avocado, MCT, and coconut. - Second, soothe aching joints with boswellia. For centuries, Ayurveda medicine has used boswellia, or frankincense, to calm inflammation and treat arthritis. Modern research shows boswellia supports comfortable and pain-free joint mobility. In one study, boswellia extract significantly reduced inflammation in just a few days.3 In another study, researchers followed 440 arthritis patients for six months. They found that frankincense relieved pain as effectively as drugs. It also significantly improved knee function.4 Look for bosellia serrata or Indian frankincense. Choose a supplement standardized to at least 65% boswellic acids. I suggest 400 mg three times a day. Frankincense is also available as an essential oil. You can add it to massage oil to soothe skin and joints. Get Safe, Long-Lasting Relief In Just Four Weeks I offer patients a real, long-term solution that gets to the root of the problem. Iâm talking about platelet-rich plasma therapy. - Finally, get enhanced PRP. PRP therapy doesnât just relieve pain. It jumpstarts the healing process. Thatâs because platelets contain hundreds of proteins called âgrowth factors.â The natural growth factors in PRP can actually regenerate injured tissues. PRP has five to 10 times more platelets than whole blood. And the additional growth factors from all those platelets help heal wounds three times faster than normal.5 But at the Sears Institute, we go one step further and provide enhanced PRP therapy. We use a combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) that capture a higher concentration of plasma proteins, called alpha 2 macroglobulin (a2M), and growth factors. Using a2M drastically changes the biochemistry of a joint. It stops disease progression by binding to and removing cartilage-destroying inflammatory proteins. This provides long-term relief from pain. But hereâs what truly sets us apart from every other PRP provider in the country⦠Each patient receives pre- and post-optimal platelet and stem cell activation using: - Intramuscular glutathione injection
- Intravenous (IV) nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
- Hyperbaric oxygen before and after the PRP procedure More than 80% of my patients experience significant, if not complete, resolution of symptoms within three to four weeks of treatment. If youâre interested in scheduling an appointment for this new anti-aging therapy, please call 561-784-7852. My staff at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine will be happy to answer all your questions. To Your Good Health, Al Sears, MD, CNS --------------------------------------------------------------- References: - Griffin TM and Huffman KM. âInsulin resistance: Releasing the brakes on synovial inflammation and osteoarthritis?â Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016;68(6):1330-1333.
- Hamada D, et al. âInsulin suppresses TNF-dependent early osteoarthritic changes associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes.â Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016;68(6):1392-1402.
- Khosravi Samani M, et al. âThe effect of Frankincense in the treatment of moderate plaque- induced gingivitis: A double blinded randomized clinical trial.â Daru. 2011;19(4):288-294.
- Chopra A, et al. âAyurvedic medicine offers a good alternative to glucosamine and celecoxib in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, controlled equivalence drug trial.â Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Aug;52(8):1408-1417.
- Anitua E, et al. âAutologous platelets as a source of proteins for healing and tissue regeneration.â Thromb Haemost. 2004;91:4â15. alsearsmd@send.alsearsmd.com [Preferences | Unsubscribe](198850/l-002e/zout?sid=TV2%3Aob5Hii1hp) 11905 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411, United States