Can You Cure Cancer, Hepatitis C, and Allergies With One Supplement?Several years ago, I told you about a miraculous extract from a carnivorous plant, the Venus Fly Trap. In the 1970s, German physician Helmut Keller was looking for alternative ways to treat cancer. He wanted to avoid the toxic chemicals produced by the drug companies.
He marveled at the Venus flytrap’s ability to digest protein (insects) without harming itself and without a digestive system. How can a plant completely digest an insect without a digestive system?
Dr. Keller found that the compounds in Venus flytrap work on primitive and unshielded protein, such as those found in insects and microorganisms. Well, cancer is also a primitive cell with lots of irregular protein.
And cancer cells actually leak protein. Could Venus flytrap digest malignant cells the way it does animal protein? And could it do so without damaging normal cells? The answer is a resounding YES! Today, Venus flytrap is marketed as the herb Carnivora.
Dr. Morton Walker, a medical journalist, has detailed amazing cures of life-threatening diseases with Carnivora from firsthand interviews and travels to Dr. Keller’s clinic. Dr. Walker estimated at least a 45% significant response rate to cancer with Carnivora alone.
Dr. Keller said the results are much higher with integrated approaches. Dr. Keller also claims that President Ronald Reagan used an extract from the Venus Fly Trap to successfully keep malignant polyps from returning.
In my first article on Carnivora, I wrote: "Dr. Keller believes the key compounds are droserone (D), plumbagin (P), and hydroplumbagin, also found in other carnivorous plants.
These remarkable and hard-to-make compounds are powerful oxidation catalysts, not dissimilar to the famous Koch catalysts. “In the 1930s, Dr. William F. Koch was using catalysts to speed oxidation in cells.
He cured many dreaded diseases. His successes created political problems forcing him to emigrate to Brazil to continue his work. “D and P modulate the immune system.
That is, they lift a weakened immune system, or stimulate a proper balance of activation and suppression. Too little of the former can lead to cancer and infection.
Too little of the latter can lead to ‘autoimmune’ disease. D and P also increase natural killer counts and function, essential in the defense against chronic disease. These oxidation catalysts are quite possibly able to induce many of the effects of intravenous and more expensive oxidation therapies in your body.”
Since my original report, I’ve had the opportunity to follow the use of this incredible extract with many people. And the results have been fabulous. In this issue, I’d like to show you how I’ve seen it used with success in Lyme disease, cancer, and other conditions.
When Second Opinion reader Richard Lawrence, 88, of Maryland went to see his doctor, he was in rough shape. He was sick with “terrible malaise” and had lymphatic swelling under his arms. His doctor diagnosed Lyme disease.
After starting Carnivora liquid extract and capsules, it took only about six weeks for the masses under his arms to disappear. Then he stopped the program. Richard also has had prostate cancer since 1987, and had radiation in 1988. His PSA in July 2008 was at 9.4, which is elevated.
Richard started taking the Carnivora again. In just six weeks, his PSA dropped to 1.4. Then, in January 2009, his PSA was 1.2. And Richard’s prostate cancer case isn’t unique. Dr. James Privitera, one of the most respected doctors in alternative medicine, confirmed two apparent remissions of prostate cancer to me in his patients. Richard’s case is exciting.
But it doesn’t stop there. Leo Pauliuk, at 68, found out he had hepatitis C. His liver enzyme, AST, was 100. That’s a sure sign of liver damage. It should be less than 30. He tried ultraviolet blood irradiation, but it didn’t help much.
Supplements did help a little. Then when he added Carnivora liquid extract and capsules to his regimen, his AST promptly dropped to 26. His ferritin level, which can be a particularly nasty indicator of inflammation, fell from 500 to 150.
His doctor, from whom he refused the biopsy and interferon treatment, was incredulous and asked what he was doing. The doctor asked for him to stay in touch so that he could continue to monitor his progress.
Incidentally, medical imaging also showed that a kidney cyst had significantly reduced in size. Leo says that he can now enjoy a glass of scotch, a virtual impossibility for any hepatitis patient, and has even had as much as half a bottle with no ill effect.
While I would never recommend that for anyone, it does show how much the health of his liver has improved using this extract. He continues to maintain a daily dose of two Carnivora capsules. Hepatitis C is very difficult to treat.
We rarely see this kind of remission, especially for this long. Carnivora could change the face of hepatitis C treatment. Joanne Fiola, 58 years old of Rhode Island had a very stubborn bronchial infection that was completely unresponsive to conventional therapies.
She also had a blockage in a carotid artery that was causing pain in her left temple. She started taking Carnivora and noticed improvement immediately. The pain cleared, and within three weeks, so did the infection. Doppler ultrasound confirmed that it had cleared the obstruction.
These are all major illnesses, but what about every day illnesses, such as allergies? You’ll be amazed. Andrew Funk of Tennessee is 27. He had suffered from seasonal allergies for much of his life.
Itchy eyes, respiratory mucous, and in the past few years, sinus aching. The latter came on strong last February. He told me that he is exposed to mold in his home’s venting. Mold allergy is a growing problem around the country. Andrew started Carnivora capsules on March 19, beginning with three capsules daily. He worked up to 12 daily.
His allergy symptoms got much better after the first week. All of his symptoms went away. But when he ran out of the supplement, the symptoms came back. However, they were mild compared to what they had been prior to taking the Carnivora.
After restarting the supplement, the symptoms cleared and have remained so since I last spoke to him in May. This is the first time in years he has felt so good during the spring season. He also recommends Antronex (Standard Process Company) as well, especially for coughing and sneezing.
Carnivora has unique compounds that act as a modulator to your immune system. It has potent pro-oxidant phytochemicals. These are not free radicals. They are compounds that can have similar effects in your body to what oxidation therapy does.
There are many more case reports on Carnivora taking care of Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, and breast cancer. It has even helped a bad case of ulcerative colitis. But I want to end with two incredible cases. One woman, I’ll call her Anne, had terminal ovarian cancer.
Her CA-125, one of the primary tumor markers for this cancer, was 79 on January 17th, 2005. It rose fast and hit 1,577 on March 28th, eleven days after starting Carnivora.
Nearly a month later, the tumor marker was near its peak at 2,586. You’d think that the program was not working. But sometimes looks can be deceiving. A spike in tumor markers can indicate tumor die off.
That’s exactly what happened. On May 25th, the CA-125 level had taken a nosedive. It was down to 820. By July 1st, it was down to the normal range at 28. On July 28th, it was 16. Unfortunately, Anne didn’t follow protocol.
Once in the normal range, you should continue on a full Carnivora program afterward. Anne didn’t do this. She stopped using it and the cancer, only then, returned. A full maintenance program (beginning at 15 capsules per day) should continue for at least two to three months (maybe four); then permanent maintenance of three to six capsules per day.
Jane (not her real name), 66 years old of Toronto, noticed a sore, painful lump in her breast in May 2003. A biopsy confirmed it was cancer. She had a 1.6 cm tumor surgically removed. She went to Germany to have a biological treatment.
But it was unsuccessful. When she returned to the States, the pain and soreness returned to her breast. The lump had grown. She lost weight. Three different doctors recommended immediate hospitalization.
She refused. Instead she started using Carnivora, taking two capsules three times a day. Two days and six dosages later (and one infusion of 25 grams of vitamin C), she returned to her doctor who confirmed that the pea-sized tumor had disappeared! Just to be safe, he did an ultrasound.
It showed no tumor, no mass, nor any abnormality. Two other doctors confirmed his findings. “One week later,” she told me, “I began taking 50 drops of Carnivora pure liquid extract three times a day for one month, intermittently alternating with my six capsules-a-day regimen.”
tumor did not return as long as she took the Carnivora. She says, “It’s a miracle; I owe my life to Carnivora!” Unfortunately, she stopped Carnivora about a year ago, and tells me that a new growth has developed.
She wishes now that she had not stopped it. You can read all the details about Carnivora on my website. Simply login and type Carnivora in the search box. This is truly a miraculous phytonutrient that has the power to bring life back to a stalled immune system. It’s not a specific treatment for any one disease.
It is not “the cure” for cancer. However, getting your immune system online is the best specific treatment for most any ailment you might have! And that includes cancer. Years ago, European research found that Carnivora in capsules modulate the immune system.
That means it will stimulate your white blood cells to do what they are supposed to do. The liquid extract may do more. Research suggests that it can strip off proteins from abnormal or infected cells (not normal cells), which stimulates them to commit cell suicide (apoptosis).
I often tell my patients to forget the name of their disease. Names are just labels. The real problem is a failed immune system or diseased cells that have failed to die. Carnivora dosing is variable for different conditions.
I suggest that you seek the advice of an integrative physician familiar with the product and follow his/her advice. For general immune support, I’ve been pleased with the performance of three capsules, three times daily.
About the Author:
Dr. Robert Jay Rowen, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Johns Hopkins University and graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine is internationally known for his work in the field of complementary/alternative/integrative medicine. He is affectionately known as the “Father of Medical Freedom” for pioneering the nation’s first statutory protection for alternative medicine in 1990 in Alaska, against a concerted opposition from the organized medical community and an imported “quackbuster.”
A few years later, the Alaska governor appointed him to a term on the state medical board against overwhelming opposition from the medical establishment. His appointment was ultimately confirmed by the legislature with overwhelming public support. The rare medical freedom he enjoyed in Alaska enabled him to greatly expand knowledge and experience in a multitude of disciplines and therapies not normally found in medicine.
Jumping into alternative medicine in 1983 through a practice in acupuncture, he quickly expanded to nutritional medicine, chelation therapy, oxidation therapy, homeopathy and herbal medicine, and took intensive training in neural therapy and prolotherapy to help treat and eliminate acute and chronic pain. Alaska’s laws enabled him to work extensively with innovative cancer therapies, ozone, and ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy. He is internationally known and respected for training hundreds of open-minded physicians in these techniques from around the world.
In 2001, he became editor in chief of Second Opinion, one of the nation’s leading monthly publications revealing the frontiers of medicine. Thus, he reduced his practice load considerably to write and teach, and relocated from Alaska to California where he works part time with his like minded talented wife, Terri Su, MD at her Santa Rosa office, Radiant Health Medical Center, in the north Bay area.
You are cordially invited to journey with him into the frontiers of medicine with a free past issue of Second Opinion. Dr. Rowen has authored numerous articles and some of which may be read online.
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Can You Cure Cancer, Hepatitis C, Allergies With 1 Supplement?
Revealed! — The Hidden Cause of Hypertensio
Author: Ralph ZuranskiRevealed! — The Hidden Cause of Hypertension And how you can beat it without drugs
Do you know what “essential” hypertension is? It’s the term medical doctors use for hypertension when they don’t have the slightest clue what causes it. And the overwhelming majority of cases are dubbed “essential.” That’s right! Most doctors don’t know what causes most cases of high blood pressure. For most doctors, it just comes out of the blue.
They pay no attention to a deficiency of minerals, such as magnesium and potassium. They ignore toxins like lead and mercury, which most Americans have in their body. Until recently, they even ignored the role of diet and lifestyle. Most just chalk it up to stress and age.
You can’t do anything about it except relax. I’ve shown you time and time again that there’s plenty you can do to lower your blood pressure. And it’s a good thing there’s something you can do about it. One in three Americans have the problem, which is also dubbed the silent killer.
It can lead to sudden death from a heart attack or stroke with no warning signs! While most doctors have ignored these causes, and even my solutions, scientists recently discovered another cause of hypertension that doctors won’t be able to ignore.
This newly found cause is a virus called cytomegalovirus or CMV. Why will they pay attention? Because Big Pharma will spend bazillions to find chemicals to treat the virus.
Doctors and you will be bombarded with Pharma propaganda. Problem is there’s no safe drug treatment for viruses. And, in my opinion, there never will be a safe synthetic chemical treatment for viruses.
Fortunately, there is something you can do about it. But first, let’s look at the virus and why it can cause your blood pressure to go up. CMV affects between 60-99% percent of adults worldwide.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found that CMV infection is a cause of hypertension. And, when coupled with other risk factors for heart disease, the virus can lead to the development of atherosclerosis. Past studies had already determined that the CMV virus was a cause of re-stenosis (re-blocking of vessels) in angioplasty patients.
They also linked CMV to the development of atherosclerosis. But no one knew the mechanism. This new study brought together a unique investigative team of researchers.
It included infectious disease, cardiology, allergy, and pathology specialists. They found a very simple cause. It’s one that I’ve talked about repeatedly here, that scientists had overlooked — inflammation (in this case, it’s viral-induced). The scientists used four groups of laboratory rodents.
They fed two groups a standard diet. And they fed two other groups a high cholesterol diet. They ate these diets for four weeks. Then, the researchers infected one standard diet mouse group and one high-cholesterol diet group with the CMV virus.
The other group of each diet served as controls. Six weeks later, the scientists inserted a small catheter into the animals’ carotid artery to measure their blood pressure. In the standard diet groups, the CMV-infected mice had increased blood pressure compared with the uninfected group.
But there was more drama in the high-cholesterol groups addition to hypertension, 30% of the CMV-infected mice that were fed a high-cholesterol diet also showed signs of developing atherosclerosis.
The researchers then turned to causes. They discovered that CMV infection stimulated the production of three different inflammatory cytokines (proteins) -IL6, TNF, and MCP1.
This strongly suggested that the virus was causing inflammation in vascular cells and other tissues. But this story gets even better. Have you heard of ACE inhibitors? ACE is angiotensin converting enzyme. You might even be on a chemical drug to reduce ACE activity! ACE is an enzyme stimulated by kidneys that increases blood pressure.
Your kidney is responsible for eliminating waste by blood filtration. If they’re not getting sufficient blood, they call for more by making an enzyme called renin, which, in turn, increases ACE.
Then your blood pressure goes up, getting more blood to your kidneys. It’s easy to understand why ACE would be high if your kidneys are compromised. But doctors haven't been able to explain why ACE would be high if you have normal kidney function.
Now, scientists have discovered that an infection can also increase ACE. The researchers in a second study infected mouse kidney cells with CMV. The infection led to an increase in the renin enzyme, which directly raises ACE. Human isolates of CMV infected cultured blood vessel cells also showed increased renin activity.
The researchers noted that “viruses have the ability to turn on human genes.” CMV was found to turn on the gene that makes renin. And renin is an enzyme directly linked to hypertension. But here’s the real kicker.
When the scientists inactivated the virus through the use of ultraviolet light (yes, ultraviolet light!), renin activity did not increase. The viruses had to actively replicate to cause the renin to increase. And, in a final experiment, the researchers found that CMV infection increased the hypertension-causing protein angiotensin 11.
These findings are very important factors in hypertension in humans. The co-author of the study said, “A persistent viral infection in the vessels’ endothelial cells is leading to increased expression of inflammatory cytokines, renin, and angiotensin 11, which are leading to increased blood pressure.
”I’ve been telling you about inflammation as a cause of vascular disease for many years. C-reactive protein (CRP) is one such measure. It’s relatively cheap to measure. Unfortunately, inflammatory cytokines are more expensive to measure. You can measure CMV antibodies fairly inexpensively.
Problem is, since most of the population is infected with it, antibodies alone won’t tell us if the infection is active in your blood vessels. But if you have hypertension and high CMV immune activity, it’s well worth considering CMV as a cause of hypertension. So how do you treat CMV and lower your blood pressure?
Take my word on this. There will never be a safe and effective synthetic chemical treatment for any virus. Most are designed to screw up viral DNA. However, viral DNA raw materials are the same as yours.
There’s just no way to assure that chemical alterations to the raw materials won’t harm your own DNA function. But what about alternative methods? The researchers actually gave us the answer when they used ultraviolet light to inactivate the virus. That should ring a bell!
One of my favorite therapies, ultraviolet blood irradiation or UBI, is one of the oxidation therapies I’ve repeatedly mentioned in these pages. Oxidation therapies can work wonders on viral infections.
Researchers discovered decades ago that UBI knocks out polio and viral pneumonias. Intravenous hydrogen peroxide induces a major immune response to viruses. And world-class researcher Velio Bocci, MD dubbed ozone as the ideal immune-system modulator.
The Europeans have used UBI and ozone extensively to completely reverse vascular disease, and quickly. In this country, Baylor University researchers reported that intra-arterial hydrogen peroxide literally melted away arterial plaque downstream from the catheter tip. These aren’t just coincidences.
Oxidation therapies can directly kill foreign invaders without harming you. The therapies activate the immune system. Your white cells go out to destroy any foreign invader. And, best of all, they stimulate your own body to do the majority of the job.
Furthermore, they reduce the very inflammatory cytokines induced by the infection. And, simultaneously, they raise anti-inflammatory cytokines. I’ve got 23 years of oxidation practice under my belt. That’s more, to the best of my knowledge, than anyone else outside of Europe.
My very best results with hypertension and/or vascular disease did not come from intravenous chelation therapy alone. They came from combining oxidation therapy with chelation. And where chelation therapy failed, I’ve seen oxidation therapy help! Action to take: If you’re taking ACE inhibitors and they’re controlling your hypertension, it’s quite possible you have CMV-induced hypertension.
Ask your doctor for a test for CMV activity. If positive, find a doctor who performs oxidation medicine. In addition to the resources I list on page 7, check out www.oxygenhealingtherapies.com. One of these organizations should be able to help you find a doctor near you.
Please remember that controlling hypertension does little to prevent heart attacks. It does prevent a hemorrhagic stroke. Now you might see why. The drugs that you’re taking might offset the higher blood pressure. But they are doing nothing to mitigate the real cause of the problem — inflammation.
It continues, and though your pressure is controlled, the inflammation continues its arterial-damaging effects. As for oral supplements, any or a combination of the incredible plant-derived bioflavonoids would be a fine addition to your daily routine. I’ve covered these extensively in these pages.
These include, but are not limited to resveratrol, Alginol™ (Seanol), curcumin, cherry extract, green tea extract, dark chocolate, and many more. Several of these are available from Advanced Bionutritionals, and you can find the others at most health food stores. One final warning: Now that we know CMV infection is the root of many high blood pressure cases, you can be sure the drug companies are looking for synthetic chemical solutions.
They may even throw antibiotics at it, which won’t help at all (antibiotics don’t kill viruses). So, if you have your doctor test for CMV and the result is positive, don’t take anything he prescribes for you. It won’t work. Instead, focus on oxidative therapies and the nutrients I listed above. I’d sure rather rely on these than anything Pharma can come up with.
About the Author:
Dr. Robert Jay Rowen, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Johns Hopkins University and graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine is internationally known for his work in the field of complementary/alternative/integrative medicine. He is affectionately known as the “Father of Medical Freedom” for pioneering the nation’s first statutory protection for alternative medicine in 1990 in Alaska, against a concerted opposition from the organized medical community and an imported “quackbuster.”
A few years later, the Alaska governor appointed him to a term on the state medical board against overwhelming opposition from the medical establishment. His appointment was ultimately confirmed by the legislature with overwhelming public support. The rare medical freedom he enjoyed in Alaska enabled him to greatly expand knowledge and experience in a multitude of disciplines and therapies not normally found in medicine.
Jumping into alternative medicine in 1983 through a practice in acupuncture, he quickly expanded to nutritional medicine, chelation therapy, oxidation therapy, homeopathy and herbal medicine, and took intensive training in neural therapy and prolotherapy to help treat and eliminate acute and chronic pain. Alaska’s laws enabled him to work extensively with innovative cancer therapies, ozone, and ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy. He is internationally known and respected for training hundreds of open-minded physicians in these techniques from around the world.
In 2001, he became editor in chief of Second Opinion, one of the nation’s leading monthly publications revealing the frontiers of medicine. Thus, he reduced his practice load considerably to write and teach, and relocated from Alaska to California where he works part time with his like minded talented wife, Terri Su, MD at her Santa Rosa office, Radiant Health Medical Center, in the north Bay area.
You are cordially invited to journey with him into the frontiers of medicine with a free past issue of Second Opinion. Dr. Rowen has authored numerous articles and some of which may be read online.
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Garlic and the Swine Flu
The Orthomyxoviridae or Influenza Type A (H1N1) viruses was first discovered in 1918, and can be contracted through infected pigs that are handled by humans. (Please note: You cannot get it from eating pork). The H1N1 virus is a highly contagious respiratory infection that generally targets the elderly and young children with compromised immune systems; however anyone can catch this virus especially if they happen to be already sick or have a history of illness.
The hype
If you believe what the new anchors are telling you, then the swine flu is the next great plague that is sure to wipe out humanity and make the world like the one in 12 Monkeys. In reality, the amount of people who have actually died from the swine flu is quite small and nowhere near “pandemic” proportions. The people who have succumbed to the H1N1 viruses are generally in a state of poor health without any build flu defense and most people who get it, will probably live to tell their grandchildren about it.
Saying this, it is still wise to take some precautions when going to public places. Wash your hands with good antibacterial soap after you touch things and dress warmly. However, unless you have a severely compromised immune system, there is needed to go strutting about with a surgical mask on.
A healthy diet plan of prevention
The swine flu is a virus that targets weak immune system, so the best way to keep it from affecting you is to keep your immune system in tip top shape with a good diet plan that supports your immune system. Avoid processed garbage and eat a sensible meal of whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats like fish, turkey and chicken.
Another thing you can do is to be sure to incorporate nature’s ultimate immune booster: garlic into your diet. Research has shown that eating garlic regularly can boost your immune system, helping your T-Cell function better and more effectively. Garlic also helps improve your blood flow and keeps your arteries elastic which will also help keep you healthy and uncompromised. Garlic also contains powerful antiviral enzymes such as Allicin and Ajoene which have shown the abilty to kill off any potential invaders.
If you do catch the Swine flu
So, if you do happen to get the swine flu and feel all the symptoms including a fever, chills, body aches, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, diarrhea and vomiting, do not panic. Instead there are steps you can take to limit the viruses’ impact on your body. First, stay away from solid food and drink lots of filtered water, freshly squeezed juices, and broth.
Juice some garlic
Another great way to break the swine flu’s hold on you is to add garlic cloves to your juicer and juice it along with your favorite juiced fruits and veggies. Fresh garlic is a powerful anti-viral herb that will make it difficult for the H1N1 to stick around. The sooner you eat garlic after you cut, crush or juice it, the better since the best antiviral enzymes are created right after.
Fitness: The GOOD News
I hope it has been in all the newspapers and TV news shows. I hope you saw it on Oprah and heard it on the radio. There is enough bad news in the typical newscast to depress a dozen optimistic souls. Just listen to the news to bring your energy down. It is a sad, frightening, depressing world out there if you trust the news media. And it seems to be getting worse again.
Just kidding.
But, have you heard? The latest research on aging strongly suggests we can be far more fit than we ever thought possible, and this is due to the adaptability of our bodies. It is not too late even for those who could have, or should have started sooner.
It seems that most of the previous studies regarding fitness and aging, have been done on the unfit. That is, they studied sedentary individuals who were not exercising and were in the study in large measure because they were not fit. They forgot to include fit individuals in the senior category.
We have gotten many of our notions about what is possible in senior fitness from seniors who were not fit or from the average senior.
A study of the average senior says little to nothing about those who are exceptional, that is, those who have succeeded in creating a fit life style.
We can learn more from those who are successful, especially if we wish to be one of them.
Now that they are beginning to study fit seniors, what is possible for all of us appears much more exciting.
No one suggests that aging has no impact. But it is far less than previously thought.
And for those who begin or increase or refine their fitness program in later years, they can be more fit than they ever were.
That includes looking good, feeling good, and having increased energy, and a positive balance of body chemicals.
Researchers say, it's due to how adaptable the human body is, "that people can start serious training at an older age and become highly competitive." Also, according to their their findings, some physiological factors needed for good performance are not much affected by age.
"You should be able to maintain your muscles as you age, including the muscle enzymes needed for good athletic performance."
You have to know how to train, but that is true at any age for any endeavor.
"Older athletes still can have spectacular performances", Dr. Tanaka, an exercise physiologist at the University of Texas, notes.
For example, the world best marathon time for men 70 or older (2:54:05) was set by a 74-year-old. That time is more than four minutes faster than the winning marathon time at the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896.
That may not be as fast as a younger runner can achieve, but it is an impressive achievement.
Perhaps now would be a good time to decide what it is we wish to achieve. Perhaps being fit, looking great, feeling great, is more important as we age than setting records.
In many sports achievement is measured according various categories, e.g. age, sex, weight.
For example in boxing, judo or karate, competition is by weight.
There are numerous sports with age categories, e.g. tennis.
There are other sports where athletes over a certain age no longer play professionally as football or basketball.
So one consideration is competition.
Another consideration is looking great, feeling great, being healthy and fit.
We feel proud of our achievements because we know it was a challenge we took on successfully. We do not expect the impossible. We celebrate our victories.
There are several areas of physical expertise which do not have these categories. Aikido is an example. Practitioners are noted as excelling even more as they age.
If we wish to set records, we can research such areas of expertise and choose one that is not limited by age.
Peter Woronoff is a psychotherapist, martial artist, and fitness enthusiast. Claim your Free audio: Take the Struggle Out of Getting Fit
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