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OMEGA RX FISH OIL

Enter the Omega Rx Zone!

Seven years ago, with his bestselling book The Zone, Dr. Sears alerted the American public to the growing dangers of high-carbohydrate diets and how they were responsible for our current epidemic of obesity. With his simple dietary recommendations for moderate carbohydrate consumption balanced with low-fat protein and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, he has helped millions lose excess body fat, treat heart disease and diabetes, and reverse the aging process.

In The Omega Rx Zone, Dr. Sears greatly expands the potential of the Zone to alter how we think about chronic disease in general -- and in the process allows us to reach our full genetic potential as human beings. Drawing upon his own research as well as recently published studies, he shows how a revolutionary new technological advance in fish oil manufacturing, never before available to the general public, may be the magic bullet that will transform medicine. This new pharmaceutical-grade fish oil offers extraordinary health benefits ranging from helping to treat chronic disease to improving athletic performance and emotional well-being. What makes high-dose fish oil so beneficial? It allows your brain to work at peak efficiency, controlling the hormonal responses that ultimately govern your body and your emotions.

So how is this new generation of fish oil different from yesterday's dreaded cod liver oil? As Dr. Sears explains, the fish oil doled out by our grandmothers and currently sold at health-food stores has never been pure enough to be used in the quantities it takes to feel its potential benefits. The new pharmaceutical -- grade fish oil is more concentrated, free of danerous toxins, and has been clinically tested with spectacular results.

The Omega Rx Zone is a groundbreaking dietary program coupled with guidelines for supplementation using pharmaceutical-grade fish oil that allows us to fine-tune our minds and bodies to reach the full potential of the Zone. With his solid research, practical advice, and infectious enthusiasm, Dr. Sears continues the evolution of his Zone technology that will enable everyone to reach his or her maximum genetic potential for optimal health and vitality for life.

Posted on Mon, Apr. 25, 2005

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Cold medicines affect the prostate, too

Q. Do cold medications cause prostate problems?

A. No. But pseudoephedrine, which is ubiquitous in

decongestant cold remedies, may bring undetected

prostate problems to light. Usually these problems -

chiefly trouble with urination because of an enlarged

prostate - go away when the medication is stopped.

Virtually all men develop an enlarged prostate as they

age, which makes them have to urinate more frequently.

Pseudoephedrine acts on molecules in muscles and blood

vessels: In the nose, it constricts tiny blood vessels

and dries up nasal secretions; in the prostate, it

causes contraction of muscles, causing the prostate to

squeeze more tightly around the urethra.

This squeezing causes urinary retention, which means

that a man may be able to pass only a few ounces of

urine at a time, said Michael O'Leary, a urologist and

senior surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in

Boston.

Decongestants with pseudoephedrine carry warnings on

the label telling men who have trouble urinating

because of enlarged prostate glands to check with

their doctors before using the medication. But many

men with enlarged prostates don't know they have that

problem, said Stephen Smith, a physician at the Fallon

Clinic in Holden, Mass.

Judy Foreman, Brandeis University

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