PRESIDENT OF SAHAMM, FELLOW ACNEM,
OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
BOARD CERTIFIED ANTI AGING PHYSICIAN, IHS & A4RM

Aging is a multi factorial &  an inevitable biological process that happens to all of us. Multiple  reasons are often present in any one person . While we cannot stop the aging process, we can certainly slow it down & even reverse it to a certain degree. This is the normal aging process which is under our control. However the concern now is the ACCELERATED AGING that we face in most of us. Poor diet, Hormone Deficiencies, Toxic Overload, Nutritional Deficiencies, Hyperinsulinemia are some of the common causes.

However CHRONIC INFLAMMATION is the main player. Understanding and controlling Chronic Inflammation is necessary not only to control aging, but also to win the war against almost all the known medical conditions. Chronic Inflammation occurs silently due to many reasons . Sugars , Refined Foods, Gut Dysbiosis,  Heavy Metal & Environmental Toxicity are the main culprits. Managing and silencing this silent inflammation need to be addressed seriously. There are many natural healing remedies that can help, such as Omega 3 EFAs, Curcumin, Vitamin C, Quercetin etc. While all of them help and a combination will even work better, let me focus on Omega 3 Fatty Acids especially from fish. 

PRESIDENT OF SAHAMM, FELLOW ACNEM,
OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
BOARD CERTIFIED ANTI AGING PHYSICIAN, IHS & A4RM

Is salt a killer? Does salt contribute to Hypertension, Heart Disease, Headaches, etc.? Are you a believer in the U.S. government’s statement on salt and that salt intake should be drastically cut down to reduce diseases? The recommended daily intake was 7.5 mg per day, but now it is has been further reduced to 3.5 gm per day. So salt must be a killer? The answer is yes and no.

Yes, salt is a killer! At the same time, salt is a life saver and life is not possible without it. What then is the truth? Let’s look at the facts and the fads.

Salt was considered as a treasure as much as gold and was treasured and worshipped next to God. Salt was considered so precious that during the Roman Empire, salt was given as a wage to the slaves. The word salt is derived from the word “Solarium” which means slaves. If salt was revered next to God, then why is it a killer? The answer lies in the type of salt and the misguided information.

PRESIDENT OF SAHAMM, FELLOW ACNEM,
OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
BOARD CERTIFIED ANTI AGING PHYSICIAN, IHS & A4RM

I was on my way to the Heathrow Airport when I received frantic messages from someone who is in her 60s who I knew was desperate for answers . Let’s call her Miss PK. She had a mastectomy for breast cancer 10 years ago. Not surprisingly, she was also treated with a concoction of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As usual PK’s concoction had an added ingredient, an anti-estrogen.  Most of you who have been trained by SAHAMM by now would have realized that something is very wrong here . Leaving the root cause of her  disease, her excess Estrogen untouched. There was no Progesterone in her treatment basket to oppose the Estrogenic effects. The reason?. She was advised against Progesterone based on her receptor status. I could not convince her to reconsider.

Honestly, I strongly believe that all excess Estrogen must be opposed by Natural Progesterone.  Six months ago, PK called for advise for her post menopausal staining. Ultrasound showed Endometrial Hyperplasia which again pointed to excess Estrogen. We discussed about Progesterone once more, but she became silent again.  May be I was not convincing enough or perhaps because the advice was given free!.

PRESIDENT OF SAHAMM, FELLOW ACNEM,
OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
BOARD CERTIFIED ANTI AGING PHYSICIAN, IHS & A4RM

We have gone through and apparently came out victorious from an era of Infectious Diseases, at least in developed countries. However, now we face the threat of NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE, so huge that we should call it an Epidemic or even a Pandemic. The situation is so critical that the WHO in 2011 commented that this could be the biggest threat to human, including those in the underdeveloped or developing countries. The people in these countries use to face starvation as their main day to day issue.

What has gone wrong? Our genes have not changed, but our food and the environment have changed drastically for the worst. People are not eating REAL FOOD, grown organically in nutrient rich soil. Pesticides and herbicides, further deplete the soil by killing the beneficial soil bacteria which convert the inorganic minerals to organic minerals, which the plants absorb and pass on to us. Furthermore, the real foods have been replaced by Fast Foods (which should be aptly called as Fiberless Foods) which are almost completely devoid of all the beneficial nutrients besides adding to the sugar and Chronic Inflammation in our body. One striking change in human physiology now is Obesity. The latest WHO puts the incidence of Obesity in the world population at 32%! We in Malaysia can be proud as we have become the fattest nation among the Asian countries.