Health is Wealth: 10 Power Nutrients that Increase Your Odds of Living to 100

by Louis J. Ignarro, Andrew Myers

Health is Wealth is a book based upon hard evidence; not one filled with pseudo-scientific speculation and overblown promises about so-called wonder foods. Dr. Ignarro was as skeptical as most Western medical professionals are about the ability of food to function as medicine before he began to see for himself the incredibly beneficial effects of NO supportive supplements and foods on the vessels of the cardiovascular system. The old If there s a disease, there s a drug for it... philosophy was definitely the culture in which he was immersed. But as he observed the growing amount of empirical evidence proving the powerful effects of amino acids, antioxidants, and other key nutrients, he was forced to rethink his position. His is a rigorous, questing, scientific mind, and, when presented with overwhelming evidence of the ability of the 10 Power Nutrients to prevent and even reverse damage and dysfunction, he became convinced of their effectiveness. This book is a synthesis of our combined 50 years experience as a research scientist, and as a naturopathic physician, respectively. Our vision of health and disease prevention is based on our own clinical and laboratory experience combined with knowledge garnered from thousands of published research studies that we have synthesized into our unified theory of degenerative disease progression. Traditional research has a narrow field of vision; it looks at a single condition, a single nutrient, or a single drug. Very few studies have been designed to study simultaneously the effects of the many different nutrients that can influence our health. By doing our own meta-survey extraction from a massive body of current research, we have been able to examine nutrient interactions within the body s biochemical pathways and physiological functions. This work has uncovered vital relationships between specific nutrients and healthy tissues relationships that demonstrate an unmistakable link between nutrient supplementation and BioWealth. There are strong scientific facts that support every conclusion we make. As the healthcare crisis deepens, and support grows for the idea that our current disease-care system must be replaced with a new, different, better approach, we believe that we may be witnessing the beginning of the age of whole-body, whole-health medicine.

173 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ayda Razak · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 Power Nutrients that can save you money and increase your odds of living to 100 are:
1. Alpha Lipoic Acid
2. Amino Acids
3. Antioxidants
4. Chromium Picolinate
5. Coenzyme Q10
6. Essential Fatty Acids (EPA & DHA)
7. Glucosamine
8. Green Tea
9. Pomegranate
10. Vitamin D

You need to read this book to know why and how these Power Nutrients can save you money and also contribute to your long life.

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book arrived, unbidden, in a box that I received as a 'perk' of attending a particular conference. I was intrigued for the simple reason that Nobel prize winners often do not write 'popular' books ....

As i started to read on Memorial Day morning I was pulled in ... yes, there is a bias, yes, there is hint of another in the never ending possible self-help "heal thy-selves" ... and yet their discussion of how things work makes so much sense it was to me, impossible to dismiss.

Not so much in the specific proscriptions based on "the latest news" but more in how they spoke of the set up of Western medicine which is about presenting symptom - diagnose the disease - prescribe the medications and so it goes. This work speaks much more about the underlying causes and the fact that health ought to be a long term proposition - in other words choices in your 20's and 30's do impact life in 50's and 60's. They also speak about the ability to influence outcomes and CHANGE the linkages from our 'modern' world to 'inevitable' diseases ...

To me - as much as I wish it were true - there is no "magic bullet" for any of us. each of us are true individuals and as such our lives require unique solutions .. in everything including our health.

I found it a quick read (although the chemistry and Aminoacids discussions do get a bit jargon-y) and it did offer alternative views. It did NOT say "do this and here will be the result". It talked about this is the best understanding we think we have about the way things work, here are the facts as we understand them & here are suggested supplementation ranges (and why). Up to individual to determine what to take into their own health view (and chat with their physician about) .... Not preachy - informational, although it is a bit dense.

Glad I read it.

[Dan Keefe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great information on how to eliminate Big Pharma from your life

Looking at ways to improve your health with out medications that have a multitude of side effects? Then this is your book. Very detailed, yet easy to understand supplementation and nutrition plan that can stem and even reverse disease.