Life Extension Magazine October 2010
As We See It
Aggressive Actions Needed to Avert Obesity Crisis
By William Faloon
By William Faloon
Don’t Fall Victim to Institutional Ignorance!
As a member of the Life Extension Foundation, you do not have to suffer from the blatant failings of our conventional institutions.
When you turn this page, you’ll see a striking graphic highlighting 27 inducers of unwanted fat storage. The first article in this issue describes how the new Calorie Control Weight Management Formula attacks 12 of these 27 causes of weight gain, making it an important weapon in a comprehensive program to reduce body mass.
The article Low Testosterone Promotes Abdominal Obesity in Aging describes the multiple beneficial effects that occur when aging men restore free testosterone to youthful ranges. Not only does testosterone facilitate reduction in abdominal fat, but it also reduces blood glucose levels by improving insulin sensitivity.
The article Critical Need to Control Fasting and After-Meal Glucose Levels outlines the importance of maintaining tight glucose control and reveals methods to not only lose weight, but to also turn on one’s youth-promoting longevity genes.
Every component of Life Extension’s weight loss protocols are supported by findings from the peer-reviewed scientific literature, yet conventional doctors and the federal government wallow in a state of ignorance as they desperately warn of an impending obesity crisis, but offer no practical approaches to avert it.
As you’ll learn in this issue of Life Extension Magazine, age-related weight gain is reversible when the multiple underlying inducers of obesity are thwarted.
For longer life,
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