• Get active
• Exercise that increases your heart rate at least three hours a week (or 30 minutes a day) may help boost your body’s natural mood-enhancers (endorphins)

• Check out St. John’s wort
• Take 600 to 1,200 mg a day of a standardized herbal extract containing of 0.3% hypericin to help with mild to moderate depression—but talk to your doctor first as St. John's wort can interact with certain medications
• Take 5-HTP (300mg) take 100mg dosages three times per day

• Get enough iron
• A lack of iron can make depression worse; check with a doctor to find out if you are iron deficient

• Try B vitamins
• Take a supplement that contains folic acid and vitamins B12 and B6 to help correct deficiencies associated with depression

• Seek counseling
• A mental health professional may help you make a full recovery

Yours in Health,

- Dr M.

• Say no to smoking
• Limit chemical damage to blood vessels by stopping now

• Trim the unhealthy fat
• Protect your arteries by cutting meat, dairy fats, and foods containing trans fats out of your diet
• Take Fish Oils (Take Essential Blend 750 Advanced)

• Get to know tocotrienols
• Take 200 mg a day of these potent antioxidants to slow down the build-up of plaque in your arteries

• Take extra garlic
• 900 mg a day of standardized garlic powder can help slow down the process of hardening of the arteries

• Lower your homocysteine levels
• Reduce the blood levels of this potentially toxic substance by taking a daily B-vitamin combo containing folic acid (400 to 1,000 mcg), vitamin B12 (50 to 300 mcg), and vitamin B6 (10 to 50 mg)

 Yours in Health,

- Dr M.

 Heart Disease Prevention

• Say no to smoking
• Limit chemical damage to blood vessels by stopping now

• Trim the unhealthy fat
• Protect your arteries by cutting meat, dairy fats, and foods containing trans fats out of your diet
• Take Fish Oils (Take Essential Blend 750 Advanced)

• Get to know tocotrienols
• Take 200 mg a day of these potent antioxidants to slow down the build-up of plaque in your arteries

• Take extra garlic
• 900 mg a day of standardized garlic powder can help slow down the process of hardening of the arteries

• Lower your homocysteine levels
• Reduce the blood levels of this potentially toxic substance by taking a daily B-vitamin combo containing folic acid (400 to 1,000 mcg), vitamin B12 (50 to 300 mcg), and vitamin B6 (10 to 50 mg)

Diabetes

• Aim for total nutrition with a multivitamin
• Help ensure your body is getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to help prevent