LipiCare: A Blood Lipid Optimizer Developed by Neuticare

LipiCare is a blood lipid optimizer that we developed specifically to help deal with the needs of millions of patients around the world (including myself!) who find themselves at increased cardiovascular risk arising from high "bad" cholesterol levels (including triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL) and low "good" cholesterol levels (such as HDL).

Containing a powerful combination incorporating proven anti-lipid nutraceutical components such as niacin (as nicotinic acid), resveratrol, green tea extract, policosanol, lecithin and omega-3, among other key ingredients, our initial studies have shown that LipiCare can be effectively used both as a complement to medical treatment with statins (such as Crestor, Lipitor or Zocor) and other anti-lipid pharmaceuticals (such as Lipanthyl) as well as on a stand-alone basis by those who choose to use LipiCare as part of a natural diet/exercise weight management program for blood lipid control.

Based on my clinical experience working with a growing number of patients, I believe that LipiCare is especially likely to benefit those who have:
- total cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dl, and/or
- poor total cholesterol/HDL ratios of 4.0 or higher, and especially
- HDL levels below 50 mg/dl for males (below 60 mg/dl for females)

Patients can expect, on average, to see a 15-20% increase in HDL within a month and increases of as much as 30-40% or more within about 3 months of starting LipiCare. Together with concomitant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL and triglyceride levels, patients typically see improvements in their total cholesterol/HDL ratio of 30-40% or more within 3 months. Some patients have substantially better results: one post-bypass patient with a past history of 3 by-pass operations and 12 stents, for example, reported a jump in his HDL level from just 28 mg/dl to 52 mg/dl in less than 3 months on LipiCare.

My own personal experience with LipiCare has been superlative. Combining this product with on-going statin treatment (simvastatin 40 mg daily in my case) and an integrated diet and weight loss program, I saw my total cholesterol level fall from 270 mg/dl to 120 mg/dl and my HDL level jump from 32 to 58 mg/dl within a period of about 6 months. In fact, the program proved so effective that I found myself having to reduce my simvastatin dose to 20 mg daily to ensure that my total cholesterol levels did not go too low. In the process, I saw a reversal of moderately severe diabetic retinopathy, metabolic fatty liver and microalbuminuria that I attribute largely to the benefit of LipiCare and VitaCare (another product we developed at Neuticare.com to address the challenge of metabolic syndrome).

I will blog on my personal fight against risk factors for heart disease and the results of our research with LipiCare, VitaCare and other products in our portfolio over the next several months.

In the mean time, I'll be happy to share my experiences and insights with anyone who is interested. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or suggestions...

Dr. Gurinder Shahi
Co-Founder
Neuticare.com
gurinder.shahi@gmail.com
skype: dr.shahi

PS It is important to note that LipiCare contains Vitamin B3 or niacin (as nicotinic acid) which is well-known to cause the so-called "niacin flush". In fact, the literature suggests that some 30% of patients who try niacin give it up because they find the erythema and itch associate the niacin flush difficult to tolerate. Our testing has confirmed that the niacin flush is worst in the first few days of use, and that patients who are prepared to "bite the bullet" typically find that the associated erythema and itch are reduced considerably after the first 3-4 days of use, especially if they avoid scratching and therefore inadvertently creating a chronic rash. Using a prescribed combination of loratidine (a long-acting anti-histamine) and ketotifen (a mast cell stabilizer) given about 2 hours before taking LipiCare during the first week of use, we have found that 95% or more are able to work through the challenging first days of the niacin flush and to then continue taking LipiCare successfully for maximum benefit.

Not all carbs are bad...

Eating the Wrong Kind of Carbohydrates Increases Heart Disease Risk

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By DEBORAH KOTZ

Posted: April 12, 2010

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Our love affair with carbohydrates is hard to break: Time and again, we try to swear off pretzels, bread, and pasta —usually in an effort to lose weight —only to embrace them again after feeling deprived. Turns out, though, we might not need to cut back on all carbs, only certain ones.

That's according to a new study published in today's Archives of Internal Medicine, which found that women who ate the most "high-glycemic" carbohydrates—which cause quick spikes in blood sugar levels—had more than twice the risk of having heart disease as those who ate the least. (The study didn't find the same association in men.) What's interesting, though, is that it was the type of carbs, not the amount, that had the health impact. "High consumption of carbohydrate from high-glycemic foods, rather than overall quantity of carbohydrate consumed, appears to influence the risk of developing heart disease in women," says study leader Sabina Sieri.

[2 Sure-Fire Ways to Lower your Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease]

"Bad" carbs score high on the "glycemic index," which assigns each food with a numerical value based on how quickly it raises a person's blood sugar levels. (To develop this index, researchers spent years assessing the potential of various carbohydrates to raise blood sugar.) High-glycemic carbs include white starches and candy, but also surprising foods like baked potatoes, watermelon, and brown rice. "Good" carbs, which include most fruits and vegetables, grainy breads, and pasta, cause a more gradual rise in blood sugar leading to a slower release in the hormone insulin, which moves glucose out of the bloodstream and into cells where it's used as fuel or stored as fat. Slowing this digestive process appears to limit wreckage to cells triggered by elevated blood sugar, possibly protecting against heart disease, diabetes, and other ills. The new study adds to previous research showing that following a low-glycemic diet enabled those with type 2 diabetes to have better control over their blood sugar and rely less on medications than those who ate high-glycemic carbohydrates like white bread and potatoes. Other research suggests that switching to low-glycemic carbs aids in weight loss efforts and might even stave off acne and age-related blindness.

[These "Good" Carbs Have Newfound Health Benefits]

"It's a good idea for people to choose foods with a lower glycemic index over higher ones," recommends Sieri. A sensible rule of thumb is to choose mainly carbs that have a glycemic-index value of 55 or less; those 56 to 69 are considered moderate, and those 70 and above are considered high. Here's a listing of popular foods, but remember that serving sizes still count. Eating super-sized portions of any carbohydrate can cause blood sugar levels to soar, and excess calories usually spells trouble for your waistline. The key is to substitute good carbs for the bad ones without eating more of them. Here are some ideas:

1. Switch to darker breads. The best choices are coarse breads sprinkled with seeds and whole grains like cracked or sprouted whole-wheat breads; rye, sourdough or whole-wheat pita bread. (Stick with a slice, not half a loaf.) Worst choices? Bagels, croissants, French bread, kaiser rolls, and, of course, white bread.

2. Choose high-bran or whole-grain cereals. This can be a little confusing, since some of the nutritious cereals, like Shredded Wheat, Cheerios, and Cream of Wheat have a higher-glycemic index than the more-processed Honey Smacks or Special K. The best cereal choices include compact, noodle-like, high-bran cereals like All-Bran and Fiber One and coarse whole-grain cereal like Kashi; other good breakfast choices include slow-cooked, steel-cut oatmeal, and cereal mixed with psyllium, a soluble fiber that slows digestion of carbs.

3. Elect pasta over rice. While pasta is packed with carbohydrates, a 2-ounce serving cooked al dente raises blood sugar levels less than a baked potato or a serving of brown rice. Other good side dishes include boiled barley, bulgur, kasha, beans, and sweet potatoes.

4. Swap your snacks. Instead of pretzels, have light microwave popcorn; instead of corn chips, have peanuts. Need a sugar fix? Have half a Snicker's bar or an oatmeal cookie instead of graham crackers. And, consider peanut butter on a whole-grain rye cracker (like Wasa crispbread) instead of a rice cake.

5. Embrace fruits and vegetables with just a few exceptions. With vegetables, it's okay to overdo the serving sizes, since most are low in calories and carbohydrates. Potatoes, though, are the one exception and score a 65 on the index chart. Fruits, sweet as they are, also score low on the index with a few exceptions like watermelon, pineapple, plums, cantaloupe, and raisins.

[Related article: How to Banish the Belly Fat for Good]

Promising Green Technologies That Could Make a Real Difference...

I have been checking out some promising green technologies beyond the usual suspects like solar and wind that could make a real difference either now or in the not-so-distant future...potentially great stuff include:

1. Geothermal (check out www.geothermaldiy.com): already commercially viable right down to the individual home or condo/commercial development level (at a cost of about $7K and up) and energy savings for heating and air-conditioning from 30-70%. This technology apparently already meets Energy-Star requirements, can be installed relatively easily in the yard as a DIY project or by a contractor) and qualifies for a 30% green investment tax write-off between now and 2016.

2. Fuel cell/hybrid technology (http://www.clearedgepower.com/) for single homes and small businesses - this interesting technology converts natural gas into hydrogen using a catalytic process, and then drives the hydrogen through a fuel cell system to generate direct current (DC) and heat, both of which can be utilized for electricity and heating/air conditioning.Use of this technology can apparently result in utility bill savings of up to 50% and a 1/3 reduction in CO2 emissions. This technology also qualifies for state and federal rebates/incentives.

Another technology that really interests me is an amazing "plasma" power technology that's truly "Back to the Future" stuff (see http://science.howstuffworks.com/plasma-converter.htm/printable). It can potentially convert waste to energy (sometimes generating 5x or more energy than it consumes!)...plants that can power 10,000 homes or more have already been designed and tested (see, for example:http://www.advancedplasmapower.com/index.php?action=PublicAPPCoBackgroundDisplay) ...the real breakthrough will come, as I see it, when we have home-based portable plasma energy systems that can, for example, be used to convert garbage and yard waste to energy or even autos powered by the technology (see this start-up:http://www.electronpowersystems.com/index.html). This technology is not yet ready for prime time... but is well worth watching closely as home-based commercial units are expected to come online as soon as the next 2-5 years.

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Mind-blowing Thoughts to Contemplate Upon...

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Every once in a while, you come across an idea or a perspective that stops you in your tracks and inspires you to recognize the beauty and grandeur that surrounds us, and the unique privilege and opportunity that we have of being alive in these momentous times of transition and change...

A former student, Emma Wolfe, sent me an email earlier today containing a commencement address by Paul Hawken that I found to be so beautiful, stimulating, thought-provoking and cool that I felt I just had to share it... I trust that you will find it as mind-blowingly inspirational as I did...

Dr. Gurinder Shahi
Co-Editor, Technology in a Changing World
Email: gurinder.shahi@gmail.com
Twitter: DrShahi (follow me here)

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“You Are Brilliant, and the Earth Is Hiring”

Commencement Address to the University of Portland Class of 2009
May 3rd, 2009 - By Paul Hawken


“When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was ‘direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.’ Boy, no pressure there.

But let’s begin with the startling part. Hey, Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation – but not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.

Basically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades.

This planet came with a set of operating instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like -- don’t poison the water, soil, or air, and don’t let the earth get overcrowded, and don’t touch the thermostat -- have been broken. Buckminster Fuller said that spaceship earth was so ingeniously designed that no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a million miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and really good food – but all that is changing.

There is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and in case you didn’t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it says: YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING. The earth couldn’t afford to send any recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint. And here’s the deal: Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: ‘If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse.’

What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.

The poet Adrienne Rich wrote, ‘So much has been destroyed I have cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world.’ There could be no better description. Humanity is coalescing. It is reconstituting the world, and the action is taking place in schoolrooms, farms, jungles, villages, campuses, companies, refugee camps, deserts, fisheries, and slums.

You join a multitude of caring people. No one knows how many groups and organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human rights, and more. This is the largest movement the world has ever seen.

Rather than control, it seeks connection. Rather than dominance, it strives to disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the scenes and gets the job done. Large as it is, no one knows the true size of this movement. It provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world. Its clout resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children, peasants, businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government workers, fisherfolk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers, weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President of the United States of America, and, as the writer David James Duncan would say, ‘the Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.’

There is a rabbinical teaching that says: ‘If the world is ending and the Messiah arrives, first plant a tree, and then see if the story is true.’

Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity’s willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, re-imagine, and reconsider. ‘One day, you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice,’ is Mary Oliver’s description of moving away from the profane toward a deep sense of connectedness to the living world.

Millions of people are working on behalf of strangers, even if the evening news is usually about the death of strangers. This kindness of strangers has religious, even mythic origins, and very specific eighteenth-century roots. Abolitionists were the first people to create a national and global movement to defend the rights of those they did not know. Until that time, no group had filed a grievance except on behalf of itself.

The founders of this movement were largely unknown – Granville Clark, Thomas Clarkson, Josiah Wedgwood – and their goal was ridiculous on the face of it: at that time three out of four people in the world were enslaved.

Enslaving each other was what human beings had done for ages. And the abolitionist movement was greeted with incredulity. Conservative spokesmen ridiculed the abolitionists as liberals, progressives, do-gooders, meddlers, and activists. They were told they would ruin the economy and drive England into poverty. But for the first time in history a group of people organized themselves to help people they would never know, from whom they would never receive direct or indirect benefit. And today tens of millions of people do this every day. It is called the world of non-profits, civil society, schools, social entrepreneurship, and non-governmental organizations, of companies who place social and environmental justice at the top of their strategic goals. The scope and scale of this effort is unparalleled in history.

The living world is not ‘out there’ somewhere, but in your heart. What do we know about life? In the words of biologist Janine Benyus, ‘Life creates the conditions that are conducive to life.’ I can think of no better motto for a future economy.

We have tens of thousands of abandoned homes without people and tens of thousands of abandoned people without homes. We have failed bankers advising failed regulators on how to save failed assets. Think about this: we are the only species on this planet without full employment. Brilliant.

We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time than to renew, restore, and sustain it. You can print money to bail out a bank but you can’t print life to bail out a planet.

At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product. We can just as easily have an economy that is based on healing the future instead of stealing it. We can either create assets for the future or take the assets of the future. One is called restoration and the other exploitation. And whenever we exploit the earth we exploit people and cause untold suffering. Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.

The first living cell came into being nearly 40 million centuries ago, and its direct descendants are in all of our bloodstreams. Literally you are breathing molecules this very second that were inhaled by Moses, Mother Teresa, and Bono. We are vastly interconnected. Our fates are inseparable. We are here because the dream of every cell is to become two cells.

In each of you are one quadrillion cells, 90 percent of which are not human cells. Your body is a community, and without those other microorganisms you would perish in hours. Each human cell has 400 billion molecules conducting millions of processes between trillions of atoms. The total cellular activity in one human body is staggering: one septillion actions at any one moment, a one with twenty-four zeros after it. In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than there are stars in the universe – exactly what Charles Darwin foretold when he said science would discover that each living creature was a ‘little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars of heaven.’

So I have two questions for you all: First, can you feel your body? Stop for a moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on simultaneously, and your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder instead when this speech will end. Second question: who is in charge of your body? Who is managing those molecules? Hopefully not a political party. Life is creating the conditions that are conducive to life inside you, just as in all of nature. What I want you to imagine is that, collectively, humanity is evincing a deep innate wisdom in coming together to heal the wounds and insults of the past.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The world would become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead the stars come out every night, and we watch television.

This extraordinary time when we are globally aware of each other and the multiple dangers that threaten civilization has never happened, not in a thousand years, not in ten thousand years. Each of us is as complex and beautiful as all the stars in the universe. We have done great things and we have gone way off course in terms of honoring creation. You are graduating to the most amazing, challenging, stupefying challenge ever bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makes sense when it doesn’t make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it.“

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Paul Hawken is a renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and author of many books, most recently, “Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming.” He was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters when he delivered this speech.

New Urine Pregancy Test: Boy or Girl?

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Imagine being able to tell the gender of your baby as early as 10 weeks after conception... IntelliGender, a new over-the-counter urine test, claims to be able to do just that with an 80% accuracy rate.

Would having access to such a test make a difference for you? How might such testing change things from a moral or ethical standpoint?

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Pregnant with girl or boy? At-home test may tell you

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Just 10 weeks after conception, women can take at-home test to predict gender
IntelliGender: Test is 80 percent accurate, cautions users to confirm via sonogram
Pro-life groups worry tests will be used to as gender-selection tool
IntelliGender won't sell kit in India, China because of national bias for boys

By Danielle Dellorto
CNN

(CNN) -- Expecting moms can determine whether they're carrying a boy or a girl as early as 10 weeks after conception, according to makers of an over-the-counter gender prediction test.

With IntelliGender's home gender prediction test, a urine specimen turns orange if it's a girl. Green is for boys.

IntelliGender, the Plano, Texas, creator of the "Boy or Girl Gender Prediction Test," says scientists isolated certain hormones that when combined with a "proprietary mix of chemicals" react differently if a woman is carrying a boy or a girl.

It claims that within 10 minutes of taking the urine test, a woman will be able to tell her baby's gender. The specimen will turn green if it's a boy, and orange if it's a girl.

IntelliGender would not say what hormones or chemicals it uses it in its test because of a pending patent.

"Most parents have a great degree of curiosity to find out if they're having a boy or a girl, and it can be so excruciating to wait until the 20-week sonogram to find out," IntelliGender co-founder Rebecca Griffin said. "But the test was never meant to be a diagnostic tool. We don't claim 100 percent accuracy."

In fact, the company's Web site specifically says to not "paint the room pink or blue" until an expectant mom confirms results with her doctor.

"We specifically state to all our consumers that they shouldn't make any emotional or financial steps until the results are confirmed via sonogram," the company says.

The gender predictor test boasts a 78 to 80 percent accuracy rate, according to the latest IntelliGender report.

"When a parent can visualize the sex of their baby and confirm they have that little person inside of them, it suddenly becomes real to them," said Jennifer Parks, co-director of Loyola University Chicago's Programs in Health Care Ethics. "They often feel a stronger connection. So, it's not surprising parents would want this test."

But some say the issue could get dicey if the test findings led to a decision about whether to carry on with the pregnancy.

"Say a woman has three daughters and wants to get pregnant one last time to have a baby boy. If she takes the test at 10 weeks, and it's not the sex she wants, she may want to terminate and try again," Parks said.

"Not everyone in America is rabidly pro-choice, or rapidly pro-life; a lot of Americans kind of hang out right in the middle," she added. "At 10 weeks, most Americans see it as the earliest embryo, very different than a more developed fetus."

The makers of the gender prediction test say they "categorically disagree" with the idea their test may prompt an increase in sex-selection abortions.

"I can't even fathom someone making a decision about whether to terminate a pregnancy based on a test informing them they may have a boy or a girl," Griffin said.

IntelliGender says out of "hundreds of thousands" of e-mail inquiries, only two have inquired about using the test as a vehicle for sex-selection.

Anti-abortion groups, already concerned about women opting to keep babies based on hair and eye color, are now worried about gender-selection, too.

"There's a problem that's very prevalent in some countries where boy babies are greatly preferred for cultural reasons and aborting girl babies is very common," said Anthony Lauinger, vice president of National Right to Life.

While the test is available for sale in 11 countries, IntelliGender does not sell the test to India or China.

"All of our retailers have to strictly adhere to that policy. If they don't, we would pull our product immediately from their shelves," Griffin said.

Since 2006, more than 50,000 tests have sold online in the United States. Last month, U.S. drugstore chains CVS and Walgreens, began selling the gender predictor test for $34.95.
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Is it Possible for an Adult to Gain Height and Grow Taller?

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We were quite intrigued when we came across the proclamation by GrowTaller4Idiots.com that one could "Learn the Idiot Proof Way of Growing 2-3 Inches Taller in 6 Weeks."

It is, after all, common knowledge, that you stop growing when the growth plates in your bones fuse with aproaching adulthood...so what on Earth are these guys talking about? Is it really possible for adults to gain height? And if yes, how is this supposed to work?

Given the potential interest and demand for such technology and knowhow if it can be shown to work, we decided to take a closer look...

GrowTaller4Idiots.com

Target: Anyone who wants to grow a few inches taller..."regardless of age".

Claims:

- GrowTaller4Idiots.com claims to have tested most "height increasing products" - including creams, pills, insoles, machines, hypnosis, etc, etc - and found that they all failed to work. Interestingly, they emphasize that you shouldn't even bother with their program if you are looking for miracle cures....

- They claim to have developed a scientifically proven approach to growing taller. Their approach involves:

# Increasing growth hormone release in your body by 300% or more using "scientifically proven amino acids" and a "step-by-step exercise routine". Among other things, they claim to be able to teach you how to make a "growth hormone boosting meal" using ingredients typically found in your kitchen; and to help you understand both the correlation between sleep and growth hormone release, and how to manipulate this for your growth.

# Showing you how to "kickstart" your growth process regardless of age by activating the growth plates in your bones and thereby prolonging your growth phase. They also claim that they will show you how to add an extra inch in height quickly just by applying "an amazing phenomenon discovered by NASA".

# Helping you to eliminate postural issues like kyphosis (hunch back), scoliosis, etc, and thereby gain more height.

# Teaching you some 20 height gaining exercises designed by fitness experts to help increase the length of your spine by correcting muscular imbalances.

- In addition, they will:

# Provide you with information about a product in the market that can actually increase your height.

# Give you insight into the latest approaches to height increasing surgery and the viable alternatives to surgery.

# Show you how to predict your genetic height potential so you have a better sense of the progress you could make regardless of age.

# Help you understand the relationship between weight training and its effect on height.

# Teach you how to prevent your spine from shrinking, and how to reverse such shrinkage.

# Help you understand how the Dutch went from being among the shortest people in the world to the tallest, and how you can take advantage of this information for your own height

- Testimonials on their website suggest some very impressive results (typically 2-4 inches in a few months) - it would be good to see validation on this...

- Guarantee: 100% "risk-free" money back guarantee if the product does not work exactly as described..."If it doesn't increase your height, you don't pay!"


Our assessment is that the approach used by GrowTaller4Idiots.com appears to be quite plausible and could be very beneficial if it actually worked. At the very least, their approach would help people to improve their posture and have healthier spines - with a likely corresponding reduction in neuromuscular problems of the spine and backaches, which are both very common....

We would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has tried this or another product or program for gaining height. Specifically, we would be interested in hearing:

- How and why you selected a particular program/product?

- What was your experience in using it?

- What results, if any, did you obtain in terms of height gain?

Your insights and experiences would be invaluable to others who might be contemplating trying this or another product/program for gaining height.


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Microsoft's Project Natal and Beyond: Dreaming of Possibilities...

I was simply blown away when I checked out the Project Natal demo video showing Claire interacting with the virtual boy, Milo (see youtube video below...).



This simple demonstration of the power of this promising new interactive and "immersive" technology inspired many thoughts and ideas...

While the gaming potential of such technology is obvious and huge in itself, I was more intrigued by the even bigger possibility of incorporating the technology into a variety of different social, cultural and commercial contexts that have, until now, typically had little or nothing to do with gaming...:

- Imagine having a virtual friend/minder with the integrated power of the web for kids to interact with and keep them company if they are home alone (when parents are working and the child is home from school early, for example, or when a parent travels for business)... while the child is kept stimulated, entertained, and/or focused on working on their homework or completing chores, the parents can be kept regularly updated on how things are going at home...

- Similarly, imagine a virtual friend/minder for a lonely elderly person or couple living alone and away from loved ones: keeping them company; integrating with state-of-the-art wireless technology to track and monitor their vital signs and physiological parameters (including EKG, blood glucose, respiratory function, etc) while helping to ensure they take any medication as needed; responding to their needs in case of emergencies or a fall; helping them with grocery shopping, etc.

- Now imagine a virtual assistant working with you to increase your productivity... taking dictation (so you may never need to ever use something as archaic and primitive as a keyboard ever again?) to help you record the next great novel/movie; manage your finances; send v-messages or set up video/audio calls with friends, family and business partners interactively wherever they might be in the world; or order pizza and get it delivered to your door.

- Beyond all this, imagine that the avatars you use are fully customizable so you could program them to capture the appearance, voice/accents, personality and/or attitude of anyone: yourself, your family, long lost relatives and friends, favorite pets, Elvis, etc, etc.... You could, if you wish, create a virtual personal council of Advisors made up of great thinkers in history (from Socrates to Gandhi) or a virtual network of loved ones (dead or alive), or even your own personal Star Trek-type inter-galactic cast of characters...

The technology to bring any of the scenarios outlined above to reality either already exists or can be developed in relatively short order...We are limited only by our imagination...

Microsoft and others developing similar immersive technologies could do worse than open up their APIs to developers so a host of interactive applications and solutions can be developed for areas we have not even begun to dream of...the availability of such technology clearly creates outstanding opportunities for entrepreneurs and visionaries to change the world and make a real difference in the way we interact with each other and with technology...

Among other things, we will undoubtedly need to overcome new ethical, moral and legal challenges that innovation inevitably brings, but such challenges are inevitable whenever we change the status quo.

Bottomline: I have seen the future....and I love the possibilities!

Dr. Gurinder Shahi
Co-Editor, Technology in a Changing World
Email: gurinder.shahi@gmail.com
Twitter: DrShahi (follow me here)