* Overall cancer risk reduced by 37% * Overall reduction in cancer mortality rates by 50% * 30% reduction of colorectal cancer.

Sounds like sort of claims someone standing on a soapbox trying to sell snake oil would make... but SURPRISE ... these statements are coming from mainstream ... and results are from simple natural multi-vitamins NOT pharmaceutical drugs!

But that is not all! It is now being said that if everyone over 65 took a multi every day that US taxpayer would save $1.6 billion over 5 years in Medicare costs due to a reduced incidence of coronary artery disease and other diseases triggered by weak immune systems.

These figures do NOT factor in financial savings brought about by reduction of colorectal cancer, diabetes, prostate cancer and a whole host of other ailments that can likely be avoided through proper nutritional supplementation. If these were factored in then savings would be MUCH greater. OK... who is saying these things?

Earlier this month there was a conference in Washington DC entitled "Multivitamins and Public Health: Exploring Evidence."

Presented at this conference were results of a study just completed by Lewin Group (a health care consulting firm). It was funded by Wyeth Consumer Healthcare which is part of Wyeth Pharmaceutical Group. This is what researchers did:

They analyzed more than 125 clinical studies plus scientific literature to determine whether or not multivitamins gave any health benefits and if so, whether these benefits translated into savings in healthcare bills for people 65 years of age or older.

The director of Lewin Group, Allen Dobson, PhD put study results into perspective when he said, "finding any cost savings for preventative measures is unusual and finding cost savings of this magnitude ($1.6B) is very rare."

It is a refreshing turn around for someone associated with 'mainstream' medicine to actually concede that preventive measures actually do work. As you have probably noticed over last couple of years there have been many misleading statements from spokespeople in 'mainstream' medical field doing their best to discourage people from use of natural preventive remedies.

More positive 'mainstream' comments...

The positive 'mainstream' comment doesn't end with this study! During same week that conference in Washington was held results of another study was published in American Journal of Epidermiology which is a 'mainstream' publication. This was a study carried out by Harvard during last twenty years.

The results will no doubt annoy many opponents of natural preventive medicines but facts speak for themselves. Here are highlights:

* The study involved approximately 145,000 middle aged or elderly adults. * In 1982 these adults were surveyed regarding their multi-vitamin use. * Their use was reassessed 10 years later in 1992. * They were then followed up again over next five years. * During that period 797 of participants developed colorectal cancer.

Let me give you an example on measuring body fat, this is important in understanding weight loss, or should I say FAT LOSS. This is actually what we are trying to lose, right? FAT!

Lets say someone weighs 200 pounds and when we measure their body fat we find out there body fat is 40%

This means that 40% of members body is made of fat (80 lbs). The other 120 lbs is muscle, bones, organs, water, etc. (everything but fat).

Now any true weight loss program should include some form of strength training customized to their personal abilities (Another reason you need someone who truly understands whole body and how it works). Because if you can gain some of that muscle mass that we lose with age, our bodies will burn more calories and therefore burn more FAT!