Jason Hartman’s guest on episode #44 of The Longevity Show is the interesting and highly knowledgable, Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren (better known as Dr. T). After a number of years in the music industry, he was bitten by the medical bug and switched careers, eventually becoming a certified chiropractor and finally a medical doctor. His passion in life now is to help us all figure out how to live longer.
Dr. T’s Background
Dr. T has trained and certified many American physicians to use his non-surgical, alternative method for the removal of skin and mucous membrane lesions, which is practiced in more than 35 U.S. cities and over 25 Israeli locations. Founder of the “Tel-Oren MucoCutaneous Therapy” – a non-surgical, non-medical approach to the removal of skin and mucous lesions.
Dr, T’s Health Philosophy
Everyday living in modern society exposes us to radiations, chemicals and frequencies which the human body was not designed to combat. Add to that cooking techniques, beauty products, and hybridized foods. Our systems get out of whack. Dr. T educates us about the risk of skin cancer due to lack of sun exposure, how a $200 test can save us from colon cancer 30 years early, and on why we should blend our nutrition shakes instead of juicing them.
How to Live Longer
When asked this question, Dr. Tel-Oren responded with what seems to be a self evident answer; avoid the stuff that shortens your life. Perhaps the easiest way to understand what he means is to look at an example.
Let’s say that a man dies from a heart attack at age 45. What if he had been receiving regular checkups and tests that allowed him to identify the risk, and he had taken steps to prevent the heart attack? Because of this, he doesn’t die at 45 but rather lives another 15 years and dies at age 60 from colon cancer. But let’s presume that soon after the age of 45 he took steps to reduce his risk of ever getting colorectal cancer. Our lucky guy lives another 20 years and dies at age 80 from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease…
See where we’re going here? According to Dr. T, living a long life is all about finding and addressing health risks particular to you. A whopping 95% of people die from chronic degenerative disease. By taking prudent precautions when you can, you could add another 10-25 years to your life. While the “longevity industry” cranks out new therapies that, taken together, might add a year or two, stopping killer diseases like the ones already mentioned will go much further towards extending your time on the planet in a significant way.
The Nepal Example
A common subject on The Longevity Show is the concept of average life span. Tel-Oren has an interesting take on it. He noted that it would be expected that the Nepalese would have a longer than average life span. After all, they eat a healthy diet, stay active trekking around the Himalayan Mountains, and have yet to fall prey to the side-effect inducing Western prescription drugs that cure everything that ails you, then gives you new ailments to worry about. The reality is Nepal doesn’t enjoy an exceptionally long life span because they have scant resources to prevent those chronic diseases we’ve been talking about: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, and more. Additionally, medical treatment for traumatic injuries sustained in car accidents and the like is not first rate.
What this means is that more Nepalese die early from accidental causes. This is a severe drag on average life span. Think of it like this. Pretend you have a population of 100 people. Half of them live to 100 years of age and half die at birth. The resulting average life span is only 50!
The big picture reality, according to Dr. T, is that almost every human experiences at least one event in life that could kill them were it not for highly skilled medical intervention. A society that has learned how to prevent accidental, early deaths is the one that will enjoy a longer than average life span.
How to Catch Colorectal Cancer 30 Years Early
It’s no secret that colorectal cancer is a big killer of humanity. Tel-Oren opines that the problem is with the sloth slow detection method still used in the United States. Ever heard of a colorectal screening? You probably know how the process goes. Enough said about that. The medical industry has been pushing this as the “state-of-the-art” detection strategy for decades.
The problem is that by the time a doctor is able to spot a cancerous growth via this method, the thing has likely been thriving for years already. There’s a good chance that even though the polyp has technically been “caught,” it might be so late in the game that radical surgery is needed to eradicate it.
Is there a better way? Dr. T says heck yeah! Europe uses a stool sample test that most doctors suggest you began having done at age 35. This test detects the presence of cancer cells a full 15-30 years before the American screening method. The test costs about $200 and you can have it done, even if you live in the U.S. Simply visit Tel-Oren’s website at ecopolitan.com .
Why hasn’t the FDA allowed this simple prevention test, successfully employed in Europe for years, into the country? You probably already know the answer to this one – money. Always follow the money. If you have no health insurance and will be paying cash, expect the final bill to run between $1,800 and $4,000 for a colorectal screening. That’s a heck of a lot more profit for the hospital and doctor than the paltry $200 for the European test.
The Bottom Line
For coverage of more topics critical to both quality and quantity of your life, make use of the resources of Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren’s website. For example, learn the number one thing you can do to avoid skin cancer, and how to fight inflammation, which is at the heart of almost all chronic diseases. (Image: Flickr | Sam Howzit)
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