My book, Radical Longevity, is quickly becoming all the rage with national women’s magazines. My message of living longer, living better and living slimmer is catching on nationwide, and it’s about time!
In fact, a recent issue of First For Women magazine featured one of the signature ingredients of Radical Longevity’s powerful, age reversing plan. I estimate that 90% of women today are deficient in this essential substance. That’s why I decided to include lecithin in the Longevity Blaster recipe featured in the book. This a.m. beverage is designed to kick start your day with just the right amount of protein, skinny fats and fragrant spices. The recipe can be found on page 131.
How Lecithin Turns Back the Clock
When it comes to aging backwards, lecithin is the ticket. It is a critical key to maintaining strong, flexible cellular membranes. It’s true that lecithin is found naturally in foods such as eggs, leafy green vegetables, sunflower seeds and soybeans, but we simply don’t get enough in our modern-day higher fat diets to efficiently break down fats and fortify cellular membranes.
Lecithin has evidence-based benefits for many forms of dementia as well as for anxiety and a healthy heart. It’s been shown to reduce hyperlipidemia, improve fat metabolism, break up plaques and help reverse atherosclerosis. In a 2010 study involving individuals with suboptimal lipid profiles, soy lecithin daily reduced LDL levels by an astonishing 42% in one month. It is also highly neuroprotective because of its phosphatidylserine content which dampens your stress response. Even your immune system gets a jump start from lecithin.
Not only do I include lecithin as a super food in Radical Longevity, but it’s also been a key ingredient for years in my Weight Loss Formula supplement.