To all those good folk who have posted questions and I have been a long time answering I do apologise.  Over the last couple of weeks I had to go to Mexico and then to Las Vegas for an industry conference.  I expected to have better internet connections but ran into computer problems.

I am trying to catch up and will do so over the next couple of days.  I have to fly out to Asia in the morning and then to India later it the week.

I have been training up some new staff to take some of the work load off me so I can be more regular with this blog.  We will also be starting a new Xtend-Life blog in addition to my own personal one.  More about this soon.

We will also be launching our new updated website later this week.  More soon.

Not only some medical journals which appear to be independent actually sponsored and controlled by pharmaceutical interests, so are many 'foundations', 'institutions' and 'medical councils'.

It is an interesting subject and when I get the time I will do a detailed article about this.

For the moment, I have reproduced an article from Pharma in Focus, an Australian publication.

More 'fake' medical journals     
Written by Pharma In Focus    
Sunday, 01 November 2009 08:34 

International science publishing giant, Elsevier, has admitted to putting out nine publications in Australia designed to give the appearance of "primary research" journals when they were no such thing . But the company says that in all cases - other than The Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine revealed in the Vioxx trial - there was legitimate disclosure of pharmaceutical company sponsorship because of the type of advertising the publications contained.

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Health Freedom New Zealand is an organization which helps ensure that the voice of New Zealanders are heard in matters of health freedom.

You will recollect that earlier I did a post about this incredibly biased program that was run on TV recently.

HFNZ have prepared and submitted a formal complaint to the Broadcasting Authority.  Some of you may find it interesting reading.  You can access the info by clicking here.

By the way...Professor Jackson on behalf of a pharmaceutical company is trying to push the benefits of the 'polypill' which contains statins and various other medications.  It will be a disaster if that ever becomes a reality. 

As most of you know I am not a fan of most vaccines and certainly not of the swine flu vaccine which is a whole lot of to-to about very little.  There are much more serious health issues to be addressed than the so called swine flu pandemic.

Anyway, there is a large proportion of the population who will accept what they are told by the 'authorities' and as a result droves of people are heading off to the nearest vaccination station to queue up for there shots.

Now, if you are one of these people who propose having an H1N1 vaccine shot consider seriously if you really want some mercury injected into your blood stream!  Yes, the vaccine does contain thimersosal which is merury based.  Of course the authorities argue that it is safe...but, do your own assessment.  Mercury is a deadly poison.

It is interesting that in the US these vaccines are being given to infants 6 months and older.

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Over the last week television NZ gave an enormous amount of publicity to a program to be screened last night entitled.  “Your vitamins may be killing you!”

Many New Zealanders were waiting with anticipation about what promised to be some startling ground breaking news.  During the run up to the program they had a Prof/Dr from Auckland University on TV stating emphatically in a very smug way that vitamins will kill you faster than second hand smoke.

To try and prove his point he dug out some studies which came to the conclusion that if you take excessive doses of Vitamin’s A, E and C that you may shorten your life.  What he didn’t explain that these were studies in which the synthetic form of these vitamins were used and used on their own (which is a no no) and used in excessive amounts.  Anything taken in excess will cause a problem…even water can kill you.  This is why we have never advocated mega doses of vitamins but instead use a synergistic mix of many nutrients.

Anyway, this Prof/Dr got eight volunteers who were supplement users, some of which had only been taking them for a short while and were willing to give them up for six weeks.  They did not reveal what the supplements were.

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Recently we invested in some new equipment and expanded part of our factory.

I thought that you might like to see a short photographic essay by Chris Hellyar our IT manager.  You will find his comments at the bottom of each photo as you move through them.

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We will do another one after they have been commissioned and the new walls and ventilation has been installed.

That’s what the US National Eye Institute says after completing a study on the subject.  

They also confirm that the most important part of the Omega 3 fatty acids is the DHA component which is what we have been suggesting for many years now.  It is for this reason that people should  understand the ‘normal’ 18/12 fish oil is just not potent enough…and of course the non fish based Omega 3 fatty acids are even less effective as they do not contain any EPA let alone the much more complex DHA.

They found in the study that the Omega 3 helped the eyes by acting as an anti-inflammatory.  No surprise there either.  We have always maintained that it is the anti-inflammatory properties of Omega 3 fish oil that provides the benefits…not only for eyes but for the heart and general health.

I can say in all honesty if you want the best possible Omega 3 DHA fish oil not only for your eyes but also for your general health that you will get the best results from our Xtend-Life product.  It has some unique features that are not present in any other fish oil, particuarly with regard to its anti-inflammatory properties.  If you go to our web page and download the Buyers Guide to Omega 3 which you will find by clicking products and then Omega 3 DHA fish oil then you will understand what I am talking about.

For more details on the story about the study by the US National Eye Institute please click here.

The content of this article is not based on any wonderful scientific study but rather is written from a common sense point of view and personal experience.

What has prompted me to write it is the recent death of my sister who at 64 years of age was 2 years older than me.

I have always maintained that genetics are overrated when it comes to determining how long you will live and/or whether you will enjoy good health or not as you age.   In fact, in previous articles I have been criticized when I have suggested that I think the influence that genetics have on your health is only about 10%.  (specific genetic disorders excluded).

When I stated that figure I was referring to the normal things that people get ill and die from such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes etc.

The 10% figure was based on an educated guess from my own general observations.  I admit that I may be well out…perhaps it is 20%, maybe 30.  I don’t know and neither does anyone else.  But, I do believe that many people who suffer from so called inherited diseases do so not because of their genes but because they may follow a similar lifestyle, mental attitude and diet as their parents did.

I feel very sad for those people who resign themselves to a ‘predetermined’ death or disease simply because they expect to have that problem because their mother, grandmother and great grandmother all suffered from it.

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