(N1) Forget the government’s 4 food groups, which over-emphasize meat and dairy. It’s not so much what you eat, but what you don’t eat that eventually kills you. The food groups might work if our soils weren’t depleted. The only nutrients farmers fertilize are NPK – Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. That’s what produces volume and profit. According to Dr. Joel Wallach of “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” fame, there’s over 90 vitamins and minerals whose absence will hurt you long-term. Get an NES scan of your human body field to learn what’s missing or not utilized. This will guide your nutritional supplement program, with the oversight of a trained coach/practitioner.

The Engage-Global nutritional formulators appear by all accounts to have made some unique breakthroughs in micronutrient bio-form and absorbability with consequent ability to repair DNA damage resulting from oxidative stress. They tend to use the term micronutrient as synonymous with being tiny enough to easily pass through the cell membrane, especially the blood-brain barrier. The claims are backed up by 14 clinical trials and some impressive anecdotal testimonies of recovery from severe cases of multiple sclerosis, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinsons and other chronic disease.

The story starts after 9-11with a request from the Marines for the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a substance that would alleviate symptoms of war toxins such as nerve gas, diesel and Agent Orange. Ultimately $24 million in private and public money was invested in research, led by Dr. Kedar Prasad, a pioneering micro-biologist.

The company claims that the formulation has a unique ability to traverse the cell membrane and repair DNA due to its proprietary CQF template. CQF refers to Combination, Quantity and iso-Format of the ingredients. The DOD was fascinated by its range of positive effects due to the DNA repair capability. Whatever symptom was manifesting due to the DNA malfunction tended to resolve.

Originally limited to the military, after funding was cut, the private-sector science team fought for the patent and rights to market the product to the public. Research Director Prasad has an impressive resume, including 25 books, 250+ peer-reviewed articles, the world’s first PhD in Radiation Biology, and membership on the Nobel Prize nominating committee in medicine (19). There’s more information at [ART1]. As noted above, the claims are impressive, but it’s hard to discern from the website exactly how or why the product differs so dramatically from competitive multi-vitamin and mineral products. It takes a little digging to ferret out the details, but the DNA repair feature is impressive.

(N2) The negative effect of tobacco or recreational drugs on longevity is well-known. On average, smokers live 10 years less than non-smokers. But, there’s hope. Smokers who quit before age 40 are 90% less likely to die of smoking related diseases.,

Daily users of cocaine, meth, methadone, or heroin likewise lose an average of 10 years, although once-a-day use of heroin reduces lifespan an average 30 years. Help is available at American Addiction Centers [ART2].

(N3) It is commonly believed that enzymes are quite fragile and that over-cooking destroys them. A temperature of 118 degrees Farenheit is typically presented as the maximum limit, not to be exceeded even for a short period of time without compromising food integrity. Although raw food and minimal cooking is ideal, some scientists point out that the enzymes destroyed by cooking are designed to benefit the plant, not the human [ART3]. But, it’s common knowledge that overcooking meats causes adverse chemical reactions between protein, creatine and sugars to produce carcinogens and mutagens that can damage your DNA.

Even with raw, natural foods, some supplementation is essential due to our depleted soils. Special care must be given to combinations of nutrients, and proportions. For example, sodium and potassium should be maintained in delicate balance for adequate hydration of the cells and normal blood pressure. Most of us tend to be low on Potassium.

Another such nutritional matrix – especially important for life extension -- is the complex interaction of Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin K2. Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue has written a book describing this matrix: “Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox.” Most people are aware of the importance of Calcium for bone and heart health. According to the author’s extensive literature review, Vitamin K2 is even more important than Magnesium and D3 for proper Calcium absorption. That’s because Vitamin K2 is the overlooked partner that is vital for ensuring that Calcium ends up where you want it (bones or teeth} and not where you don’t want it (arteries or joints). The author claims it is the body’s natural, nutritional chelator [INT1].

Without grass fed beef or certain fermented foods, you can assume you are deficient in Vitamin K2, claims Dr Rheaume-Bleue. Fermented cheeses high in K2 include Brie, Gouda, Natto and curd cheese (possibly cottage cheese). The book reports on many studies of the correlation between Vitamin K2 for preventing and even reversing heart disease. She says that K2 also activates an enzyme that inhibits abnormal cell growth which defines most forms of cancer.

When it comes to proportions, 200 micrograms of K2 in the MK7 form is suggested for every 1000 IU of Vitamin D3. The research suggests that 200 micrograms of K2 per day is normally about right. Ideally Vitamin D should be obtained from 10-20 minutes of outdoor sunshine on a daily basis. A 1:1 ratio of calcium and magnesium is suggested because many people are deficient in magnesium. Vitamin A is also important as a binder to escort the Calcium chelated from your arteries by K2 out of the body. The author claims that the process of plaque removal in the arteries can be accomplished in as little as 6 weeks, using this natural chelator (17).

Another important nutrient matrix is that related to the production of telomerase, the enzyme that can halt and in some cases reverse the shortening of telomeres in your DNA. Telemeres are to DNA like the plastic on the end of your shoelaces that keep them from unraveling. The longer your telomeres, the longer you have to live, as a general rule.

According to Dr. Al Sears in “The Youth Factor Protocol,” resveratrol is “the workhorse telomerase activator.” He claims that other nutrients which protect against telomere shortening include green tea, alpha tocopherol (Vitamin E), Gamma tocotrienol (Vitamin E), L-Carnosine, L-Arginine, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Milk Thistle, Ginko Biloba, folic acid, and acetyl L-Carnitine. Any combination of these ingredients with resveratrol is a big move in the right direction for life extension.

(N4) Honey is touted as a potential pre-biotic because it has oligosaccharides that can promote the growth of lactobacilli and bifida bacteria, in addition to antimicrobial components which can act synergistically with the probiotics against certain pathogens [ART4]. Honey also contains natural digestive enzymes (20).

Honey is of course mentioned often in the Bible as a desirable food. We have for example, the favorable comparison of the Law of God as being “sweeter than honey and the honeycomb” in the 19th Psalm. But if you object to its sucrose and fructose content, MonkFruit and Stevia are alternative sweeteners to consider. For example, MonkFruit makes the rather audacious claim of being 150-200 times sweeter than sugar. It probably depends on the condition of your sweet tooth.

Many researchers opt for honey, because as one scientist observed, “God doesn’t give us poison unless he packages it in a form that will not harm us.” The “package” is often in the form of beneficial fiber, such as that in the “stick” of the sugar cane [INT2]. That’s why “processed sugar” is described by Dr Robert Lustig as “poison.”

That’s also why fruit in moderation is beneficial, in spite of its fructose. Here again, we have the assurance of Ezekiel 47:12 regarding plants in general, that “their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” Another reason to begin from the starting point of the “plant-based” diet, not necessarily as a vegetarian.

So what about probiotics? As we age the population of beneficial bacteria in the gut tends to decline with us. Use of antibiotics will aggravate the problem by its indiscriminate killing of both good and bad bacteria populations. That’s why anti-biotics should be reserved only for worst-case scenarios, and not used for every touch of flu or sniffles.

So in impressive scientific terms, here’s why you need the probiotics: “Probiotics can be applied to modulate the age-related gut microbiota imbalance and to introduce strains with specific health-promoting effects. The principal claimed benefits of probiotics in elderly people are prevention of diarrheal diseases, protection against pathogens, enhancement of the intestinal barrier function, improvement of gastrointestinal motility and inflammatory intestinal disorders, immunomodulatory effects, and prevention of colon cancer.” [ART5]

While we’re on the subject of immunity and infection, we’d be remiss not to mention ozone therapy as a possible defense against bacteria, fungi and virus. Although this therapy is not yet approved by the FDA, some doctors are taking a second look because of the waning effectiveness of antibiotics [ART6]. “Bio-oxidative therapies involve administering small amounts of diluted ozone and hydrogen peroxide into the body for the prevention and treatment of disease. Ozone therapy has been used by licensed physicians in Germany since the early 1960's, while hydrogen peroxide therapy was developed in the United States primarily by Dr. C.H. Farr, nominee for the 1993 Nobel Prize in Medicine.”