I was watching my favorite show, 60 Minutes, last Sunday and they had a segment on Resveratrol.  

Resveratrol is found in grape skins – it’s a plant extract that has shown dramatic effects for maintaining optimal health.  It’s found naturally in red wine – and provides the link supporting the notion that red wine, in moderation, has health benefits.  In simple terms, there’s something powerful in the Resveratrol molecule.  It turns on a gene called SIR-1 that makes our bodies rev up our defenses to protect us from disease.  I see it as ninja warriors sitting at the entrance saying, “No way!”  In fact, 60 Minutes noted a daily dose of Resveratrol could stave off age-related illnesses and increase life span by a decade or more!  I was happy to see this report getting out in mainstream media.  Last year, I wrote about Resveratrol in several of the chapters of Breakthrough, since many of the anti-aging doctors and professionals brought it up as an important daily supplement in anti-aging medicine and preventative care (Chapter 3 – Dr. Ron Rothenberg, Chapter 5 – Bill Falloon, Chapter 14 – Dr. Russell Blaylock, Chapter 19 – Dr. Prudence Hall, Chapter 28 – Christiana Paul).  

HERE’S WHAT SHOCKED ME ABOUT THE 60 MINUTES REPORT…

Morley Safer:

Dr. Westphal says we all may soon be taking a drug that just might beat the clock, a simple pill that could delay the inevitable. "Our goal is to prevent and forestall many of the diseases that strike us as we reach 50, 60, and 70. All with one pill."

Convinced they were on the verge of a major scientific breakthrough, Sinclair and Westphal launched Sirtris, a Cambridge, Mass. research company. They, along with a handful of other cutting-edge biotech companies, are developing resveratrol-based drugs that they believe zero-in on the longevity gene.

"The important news here is not that we'd found something in red wine. The important thing is that we passed a milestone where we can now make drugs based on this knowledge and we can potentially slow down aging itself," Sinclair explains.

My friends, you do not need to wait until the pharmaceutical companies create a synthetic replica of something that already exists and is readily available!  Resveratrol is available as a supplement now.  Of course, since it’s natural, your insurance will not cover the cost.  As soon as these scientists create the synthetic version it will be “the new essential drug,” it will cost exponentially more, and insurance will cover it.  Is this crazy or what????

I take Resveratrol every day.  You do not need to wait for the scientists to create a drug based on the same ingredients, then patent that drug and tell you it’s more effective than the natural plant extract that already exists.  

Well, 60 Minutes, you are still my favorite show, but you only got part of this story correct!   
 
Sincerely,

Suzanne Somers

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Hi Friends,

I have always loved the energy of Las Vegas.  You hop off that plane and the warm air hits your face along with the palpable buzz of the city.  The lights, the sounds, the slots, the shows, the spectacle… it’s an incredibly sexy town.  I had the privilege of working in Vegas as a headliner, with big hair, sequined dresses, and lots of back-up dancers, for more than a decade.  This Memorial Day Weekend, I am returning to Vegas with a whole new look… you won’t find me in sequins, but it’s the sexiest look yet because it’s the look of health, wellness, and vitality.  

I will be speaking on the afternoons of Saturday, May 23rd and Sunday, May 24th at the Hilton Theater, as part of my BREAKTHROUGH LIVE lecture circuit.  As my loyal readers know, I have written 18 books about health, hormones, weight loss and sexuality.  My lecture, called Breakthrough – Live To 100 With Great Health and Great Sex, tells you how to balance your hormones with bio-identicals, how to sleep 8-9 hours a night without drugs, how to improve your memory, how to prevent and manage cancer, how to preserve eyesight and hearing, and how to achieve a satisfying life of heightened sexuality – forever!  

And here comes the best part… my best friend, Barry Manilow, will be performing his AWESOME show in the very same theater that night!  Catch my lecture in the afternoon to restore youthful health and sexuality to your life, then dance and sing along with our very own legendary, Barry Manilow.  I call that lucky!    

Vegas is calling – the sun, the sounds, the slots, and the shows!!  Join me at the Hilton Theater at 4pm, either Saturday, May 23rd or Sunday, May 24th on Memorial Day Weekend.  I promise, you’ll have a memorable experience.  Click here for tickets.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Suzanne Somers

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Saturday night, Dec. 29th, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Larry King for about 40 minutes on his show.  It was a thrilling opportunity for me to have the time to lay out the points made in my latest book, BREAKTHROUGH; and, of course, I like Larry King a lot and have known him for over 20 years.

I have never had such an outpouring of response to any show I have ever done.  People ran to the book stores, to my website SuzanneSomers.com, and to Amazon.com.  This response shows that people are not well and want answers on how to be healthy.

Of course, there were the naysayers, mostly doctors who are threatened by new concepts.  The pharmaceutical companies have such a hold on so many doctors in this country.  The monthly magazine that all doctors receive is published by the pharmaceutical companies, so there is no way we patients are ever going to hear about non-drug alternative remedies and solutions.   

This is where I come in.  I have decided to use my celebrity to get to the best and brightest and most courageous doctors in the world to teach us natural cures that work.  I am not against pharmaceuticals; when we need them we need them, and I have had to use them in my lifetime.  But I only use them as the last resort, when everything else has been done, when there is no other way to deal with the health crisis.

The cumulative effect of chemical build-up is causing severe cognitive decline.  It is evident by the Alzheimer’s epidemic and the overflow of patients entering nursing homes.  It’s a combination… chemicals in our food, coupled with pharmaceutical chemicals…and the result is disastrous for us.  Our livers are groaning from the toxic overload and our brains are suffering; brain tumors, once rare, are now a common occurrence, which is tragic.

Watch the Larry King show on my site in TV/LIVE Appearances.  It is thought provoking and hopeful.  If it interests you, pick up a copy of BREAKTHROUGH and read what all these cutting-edge doctors are trying to teach us about how to stay healthy in this toxic soup of a world we live in.

Have a good day.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Somers

Visit me at SuzanneSomers.com!

While I know many of you have specific medical questions, only qualified experts can advise on individual cases. Use my advice to arm yourself with knowledge to pass along to your doctors. The more informed you are, the better questions you will ask of your health care providers. This will help you determine if your doctor is right for you. If you are seeking professional help, please check the Dr. Resource Guide. If you are interested in bio-identical hormone replacement, click on the Life Extension Hormone Panel to get information on low cost blood work and a referral to a physician who can prescribe natural hormones for you.

This is the first blog I have ever done.  I realize that each day some great breakthrough happens in the changing face of medicine.  

For instance, today Oprah Winfrey called me.  Yes, she called me!  She told me that she has read AGELESS and now BREAKTHROUGH and has gone to one of the recommended doctors in the back of the book and she cannot believe the renewed quality of life she is experiencing as a result.

This is the greatest thing that could have happened for women’s heath.

Women have not been taken care of relative to this passage and hormonal loss.  Oprah said to me, “If you and I, as famous women, have had such difficulty finding a doctor to take us seriously and who understands how  to give us back our quality of life, imagine what is happening with the average American woman.”  I agreed with her wholeheartedly.

The time has come, and I couldn’t be happier.  Through Oprah’s audience and appeal women will now hear about the joys of natural bioidentical hormone replacement and a true approach to health.  

We women deserve to feel well and be healthy.  For me every day is a good one since I have replaced the hormones I have lost in the aging process.  As a result, I am enjoying these years and can honestly say, it’s the best my life has ever been.

I’ll let you know the air date… be sure to watch.

Last night I pre-taped Larry King for airing this Saturday night.  Of course, that is barring another Wall Street crash, hurricanes, Sarah Palin, Obama or McCain, so I will keep you alerted if the date changes as a result.  These events are the newsmakers at the moment, and rightly so; but I also feel that the heath crisis is equally important.

Nobody feels well these days.  Young and old alike are having trouble sleeping; they are experiencing anxiety, fatigue and body ailments no one seems to know how to resolve.

Last night I had the time with Larry to really explain what is happening to peoples’ health and how we can take steps right now to avoid the fate befalling so many of our seniors, which is a final end in a nursing home.

Why are we unknowingly on this journey to an unfortunate end?  It’s very clear from interviewing all of these incredible, highly credentialed doctors in my latest book, BREAKTHROUGH, that the combination of chemicals in our food, chemicals sprayed on our food, chemicals used in our households, the pesticide-worker who arrives monthly to spray the entire house, coupled with the overuse of pharmaceutical chemicals, is resulting in disaster.

People are being degraded from this onslaught, and the chemicals are stealing our health and our minds.  Alzheimer’s in now an epidemic and it is sneaking up on the unsuspecting young ones.  According to Dr. Russell Blaylock, “We are now seeing Alzheimer’s in 40-, 50- and 60-year-olds.  This is unprecedented.”  Why?  He says it’s from chemicals, starting as early as in the womb from well-meaning mothers drinking diet soda and using artificial sweeteners in trying to do something good for themselves and their growingbabies.  Keeping their weight down was the goal, but the results have been horrible for us and our youth.

We are being bombarded with chemicals; they are linking chemical toxicity directly to hormone imbalances, brain tumors, breast cancers, prostate cancers and pancreatic cancers.  Chemicals are designed to taste scrumptious, and children like the taste of chemicals betterthan the taste of vegetables.  Many children are not consuming any real food.   Where are they going to get their nutrients?  We cannot live a healthy life without nutrients.

My goal with BREAKTHROUGH is to re-educate all of us to the necessity of understanding what real food is and what it can do to turn our health around.  If your children are suffering with ADD, rather than looking to a pharmaceutical for a remedy, why not consider looking into the diet of these children?  Most likely they are consuming a high amount of glutamates (dangerous chemicals like MSG and aspartame) in their food.  Hot dogs are loaded with glutamates.  Studies have shown behavioral differences in children with just one hot dog.  Diet soda given to an infant can alter his or her DNA forever.

Breakthrough medicine looks at natural and common sense ways to deal with health issues and saving pharmaceuticals for the last-ditch in the practitioners’ back pocket.

Here’s what you can do.  Eat real food at every meal.  Buy the highest quality food you can afford, organic being the best.  Grow your own if possible.   Liberally use spices and herbs like turmeric, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, basil, thyme, oregano, sage and many others.  Nature has provided these spices and herbs as natural antioxidants.  Antioxidants ‘eat’ free-radicals, and free-radicals in excess in our bodies are where we are getting our cancers and autoimmune diseases like Lupus, MS, and fibromyalgia.  Free-radicals come into our bodies from the chemicals we eat and live with.  See how it works?

What I am proposing costs less than living a prescription-based life.   These spices and herbs can be purchased at the grocery store.

Watch my appearance on Larry King to hear about having stem cells banked with the NeoStem company.  It’s expensive ($7500), but you can pay it over four or five years. You cannot reject your own stem cells.  By having mine banked, I am assured if my cancer were to come back, or if I am hurt in an automobile accident, or have heart problems, or if I ever need new hips, eyes, teeth, hair or skin, I will have my own stem cells banked to do the job.  It’s bio-insurance for YOU!

Sincerely,

Suzanne Somers

Visit me at SuzanneSomers.com!

While I know many of you have specific medical questions, only qualified experts can advise on individual cases. Use my advice to arm yourself with knowledge to pass along to your doctors. The more informed you are, the better questions you will ask of your health care providers. This will help you determine if your doctor is right for you. If you are seeking professional help, please check the Dr. Resource Guide. If you are interested in bio-identical hormone replacement, click on the Life Extension Hormone Panel to get information on low cost blood work and a referral to a physician who can prescribe natural hormones for you.