Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine — Special Health Report
The #1 Cancer Prevention Advice? IGNORE IT!
Top Harvard M.D. reports that it could be GIVING you cancer and…
- Causing your joint discomfort
- Stealing your memory
- Damaging your heart
- Promoting uneven skin tone and wrinkles
- And more!
Dear Friend,
The New York Times hailed it as the “Nutrient of the Decade.” [1]
A Vanderbilt study of 85,000 people proved it can help you live longer. [2]
And clinical studies from the Mayo Clinic,[3] Harvard,[4] and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition confirm it can help soothe joint discomfort[5]… improve memory[6,7]… combat colds and flu[8]… rejuvenate aging skin… boost weight loss[9,10] AND reduce your risk of ALL cancers by an incredible 77%. [11]
Hi, I’m Dr. Al Sears, MD. If you’ve read my newsletter, Doctor’s House Call, or any of my books or articles, then you’re familiar with vitamin D. I believe vitamin D is one of Mother Nature’s anti-aging miracles. That’s why I recommend it to my patients at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine.
Now, the latest research confirms what I’ve long witnessed in my practice: harnessing ALL of vitamin D’s power to fight aging and illness so you can look and feel younger, is nearly impossible using oral supplements alone.
I tell all my patients at my clinic that the best way to fight aging and illness with vitamin D is to harness the power of the sun.
The BEST Way to Get Your Vitamin D
is Through Your Skin...
Your body is made to get vitamin D from sunlight shining on your skin. It happens when UVB radiation from the sun combines with your skin’s cholesterol. This triggers a complex biochemical reaction that results in healthy levels of vitamin D pumping into your bloodstream.
In fact, after only 30 minutes of summer sun exposure, your skin can make as much as 10,000 IU of vitamin D to help your body remain strong and healthy.
Without the sun, you’d need to swallow handfuls of vitamin D supplements to get this much vitamin D in your bloodstream. Even then, you’re still missing out on many of vitamin D’s most powerful anti-aging benefits.
If you want the most anti-aging power from vitamin D, then it needs to reach your skin cells!
The latest research confirms what I’ve long seen in my patients, it’s vitamin D in skin cells that gives you some of this nutrient’s biggest and best anti-aging benefits. Starting with your ability to fight illness and cancers…
The life-saving news you’ll never hear in your doctor’s office...
Your First-Line of Defense Against Illness
is ONLY Triggered by
Vitamin D on Your Skin!
I’ve been studying how vitamin D powers up your immune system to fight everything from the common cold to serious infections for over 20 years now. One of the most important things I’ve learned is that your immune system’s initial defense against infection begins with vitamin D in your skin.
A leading immune health researcher at the University of California says: “Within the skin, vitamin D and its receptors help form an impermeable barrier and promote an innate immune response against foreign microbes.” [14]
What is your innate immune system? Here are three things you need to know:
Strong innate immune response is critical to the healthiest, longest-lived people, including those over age 100! [15]
1. Your innate immune system is your first-line defense against illness. Your immune system has two parts: your innate immune system and your adaptive immune system. Your innate immune system is the first to attack ALL bacteria, viruses and pathogens as they enter the body. If these microbes succeed in entering the body and making you sick, then your adaptive immune system creates protective antibodies to survive the infection and prevent reinfection in the future.
2. Your innate immune system is located primarily in your skin. Your skin cells are the first place your innate immune system regulates your body’s natural killer cells. Natural killer cells are essential to good health because they succeed in fighting off microorganisms regardless of whether they’ve been encountered by your body before or not.
3. Vitamin D in your skin cells triggers your innate immune defenses. Vitamin D is like the “fuel” for your innate immune system. In a recent study published in the Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, researchers wrote, “vitamin D in innate immunity is critical.” [16]
The study, called The Big Vitamin D Mistake, confirms a medical fact that I’ve been telling my readers for years: the vast majority of people don’t get enough vitamin D to effectively maintain strong immune defenses.
Without enough vitamin D, your skin loses your innate immune protection against toxic microbes that cause deadly infection. Just like a castle can’t survive attack with an empty moat, your body simply can’t withstand illness when skin cells are empty of vitamin D. The result?
You get sick...
Doctors 100 Years Ago
Already Knew This!
That’s why sunrooms, or solariums, were one of the earliest health practices. In fact, until the 1950’s the sun was the most prescribed and most effective treatment for a variety of ills from chronic pain to deadly tuberculosis.
But you’d never know it! Sadly, solariums were all but wiped out by the multi-billion dollar prescription drug industry.
Today, the multi-million dollar sunscreen industry is all but wiping out the sun’s vitamin D triggering rays. Sunscreen stops 97% to 99% of vitamin D production within the skin.[17] I believe the consequences are deadly, and I’m not the only one…
Harvard MD: Sunscreen is Wiping Us Out at Higher Rates Than Skin Cancer!
Harvard Medical School’s Edward Giovannucci, MD was recently interviewed on National Public Radio. He talked about the dire immune health consequences from the use of sunscreen in America.
In a stunning statement, Dr. Giovannucci reported an estimated 30 people might die of cancers related to vitamin D deficiency for every one person who dies from skin cancers caused by excessive sun exposure. [18]
That’s right, vitamin D deficiency is even more deadly than skin cancer! Yet you won’t hear this from the sunscreen industry.
After all of this you might think avoiding sunscreen entirely is the best solution, but it’s not. According to groundbreaking research, you’ll risk sun damage to your skin for no benefit.
Skip the Sunscreen?
You’re STILL Not Getting Enough Vitamin D From the Sun
The research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that between the ages of 20 and 70, your skin loses about 75% of its ability to produce vitamin D from the sun.[19] So, as young as age 20 your skin starts losing the ability to produce vitamin D.
That’s why at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine we recommend topical vitamin D in addition to oral vitamin D supplements.
In fact, topical vitamin D is such a crucial nutrient that we developed our own formula to infuse your skin with vitamin D the way nature intended. It’s called Vita-D Suncream.
America’s #1 Anti-Aging Pioneer
Dr. Al Sears, MD is the founder and director of the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, with more than 25,000 patients. His cutting-edge therapies and reputation for solving some of the most difficult-to-diagnose cases attract patients from around the world.
“First” in Anti-Aging Medicine - After entering private practice, Dr. Sears was one of the first to be board-certified in anti-aging medicine. As a pioneer in this new field of medicine, he is an avid researcher, published author, and enthusiastic lecturer. He is the first doctor licensed in the U.S. to administer TA-65, the most important breakthrough in anti-aging medicine today.
Board Certified M.D.
- Dr. Sears is board-certified as a clinical nutrition specialist and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), the American Medical Association (AMA), the Southern Medical Association (SMA), the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), and the Herb Research Foundation, (HRF). Dr. Sears is also an ACE-certified fitness trainer.
World Renowned Author, Speaker
- Dr. Sears currently writes and publishes the monthly e-Newsletter, Confidential Cures, and daily email broadcast, Doctor's House Call, and contributes to a host of other publications in the field. He has appeared on over 50 national radio programs, ABC News, CNN, and ESPN. Since 1999, Dr. Sears has published 35 books and reports on health and wellness with a readership of millions spread over 163 countries.
Vita-D Suncream is The First and Only Breakthrough
of its Kind to Solve the Problem of Vitamin D Loss Due to Sunscreen and Aging
Delivers vitamin D3, which is THREE TIMES stronger than vitamin D2 used in most vitamins and supplements.
Vita-D Suncream floods your skin cells with vitamin D while also providing a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 35 to guard against the damaging UV light that causes sunburns, aging and skin cancer.
Vita-D Suncream is formulated to deliver 400 IU of vitamin D per ounce to skin, the way nature intended.
As a result, Vita-D Suncream can raise your vitamin D levels quickly and safely to help fuel your immune system and fight aging.
It’s important to note that this is not just any vitamin D… but vitamin D3. The ONLY form I trust with my patients because it’s the same vitamin D your body produces when UV light hits your skin.
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When vitamin D3 soaks into your skin, you can see amazing improvements in your health. The first is with your ability to withstand illness...
Clinically Proven to FIRE UP
Innate Immunity to Fight Illness
Vita-D Suncream delivers vitamin D3 directly to the nucleus of your skin cells as nature intended, triggering innate immunity and more immune cells. It’s the help your immune system needs to neutralize infection-causing viruses and bacteria, BEFORE they get inside your body.
The latest research confirms the amazing results I’ve seen with my patients.
The latest research confirms the amazing results I’ve seen with my patients.
Take a look...
When researchers rubbed topical vitamin D onto skin, they found a dramatic increase in LL-37. This is the special innate immune protein that brings more natural killer cells to the site of skin damage. Whether it’s a deep gash, a tiny paper cut, or an injury too small to see, these immune cells keep invading microorganisms out of the body. [21]
Vita-D Suncream can also help you enjoy comfortable joints… a sharper memory… healthier circulatory system… healthier normal blood pressure and blood sugar levels within the normal range… even easier digestion. Because topical vitamin D is also…
Your #1 Defender
Against “Inflamm-AGING”
At the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, we talk a lot about the dangers of chronic inflammation, or inflammation that doesn’t “turn off.”
Chronic inflammation can speed up the aging process causing you to get old before your time. I’ve studied how chronic inflammation can cause joint pain, age-related memory loss, low blood pressure and blood sugar levels, even difficult digestion. It’s a disastrous process sometimes called “inflamm-aging.”
Strong Vitamin D Levels Equal a Strong, Pain-Free Body!
Your All-Natural Secret Weapon
Against Wrinkles!
Vitamin D is essential for younger-looking skin. But listen to the sunscreen industry, and you’ll hear that all you need to fight aging and skin cancer is sunscreen. You’ll never hear a word about vitamin D!
It’s shocking because the research is clear that your skin requires more vitamin D than any other organ in your body. For one thing, your skin is the largest organ of your entire body.
Research in the journal of Investigative Dermatology shows that vitamin D is essential for a smooth, toned, bright and youthful-looking complexion. Here’s only a sampling of the research that shows vitamin D can:
- Fight Appearance of Wrinkles by producing powerful peptides that decrease the premature aging of the skin. [32] — Journal of Investigative Dermatology
- Improve Elasticity, Moisturize: by creating the structural framework that supports skin health and locks in moisture so skin stays supple and soft. — Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
- Repair Skin Damage by helping produce keratinocytes, specialized cells that make millions of new healthy skin cells every day.[33] This repair is vitally important because your skin loses 30-40,000 cells per minute. — Journal of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)
It’s no wonder that numerous clinical studies now link thinning, wrinkled and sagging skin to a deficiency of vitamin D. That’s why my team and I formulated Vita-D Suncream to do what sunscreens and oral supplements can’t.
Vita-D Suncream delivers vitamin D3 directly to starving skin cells so your skin can look supple and more youthful. But there’s more. Vita-D Suncream, is also a superior sunscreen, too...
The BEST Protection Against the Sun’s Damaging UV Rays
Unlike traditional sunscreen, Vita-D Suncream offers you broad-spectrum protection against BOTH UVA and UVB light — keeping your skin vibrant and youthful.
UVA Rays Are Stronger, More Abundant Than UVB Rays
UVA light penetrates the skin more deeply than UVB light and is known to play a major part in skin cancer and wrinkling. Unlike traditional sunscreen, Vita-D Suncream offers broad-spectrum protection against BOTH UVA and UVB light.
The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that UVA rays are present during all daylight hours throughout the year, even in winter-time. What’s more, they can penetrate clouds and glass!
That means that even if you’re sitting inside an office building mid-winter, you’re still receiving UVA light on your skin through the windows.
The result?
Numerous studies conducted by dermatologists show that over time, UVA
rays suppress your immune system, age skin and cause skin cancer. [34]
Vita-D Suncream gives you what traditional sunscreens don’t: Superior Broad-Spectrum SPF protection from zinc oxide.
Zinc oxide is clinically proven as the safest, most effective UV light absorber across the entire UVA and UVB spectrum. It even beat out more commonly used titanium dioxide in a study published in a leading dermatology journal. [35]
Not only is zinc oxide shown to be the BEST sunscreen, it’s also 100% NATURAL, safe and actually good for you.
I’ve written about zinc in my monthly newsletter, Confidential Cures. Zinc is an essential mineral that supports the immune system, digestive tract, brain and skin as a “building block” for protein synthesis, enzyme creation, and metabolism. In fact, rubbing zinc into your skin is a natural healing practice that’s been documented for centuries.
WARNING:
Not ALL Zinc Oxide is Created Equally!
These tiny zinc compounds called nanoparticles can penetrate skin and lung tissue. Their effects on human health are still unknown, so until the research is in, I won’t recommend them. Neither does the Environmental Working Group, a leading voice in consumer sunscreen safety.
But that’s not stopping traditional sunscreen makers from using them and not telling you about it!
It’s shocking, but sunscreen makers are not required to detail information about nanoparticles or other toxic chemicals their products contain on labels!
That’s why most people never know that the popular sunscreens they use to protect against cancer are filled with toxins that can actually cause cancer.
It’s terrible!
For example, many sunscreens contain toxic heavy metals such as titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide is classified as “possibly causing cancer” when inhaled in large doses, according to The International Agency for Research on Carcinogens. [36]
“The vast majority [three out of four] of sunscreens available for purchase in the U.S. still contain damaging chemicals or fail to offer enough protection against ultraviolet rays.”
— The Environmental Working Group (EWG) 11th Annual Guide To Sunscreens, 2017
Vitamin E:
Your Skin’s Most Important Antioxidant to Fight Aging
Vitamin E is an integral part of your skin’s ability to defend against free radical damage caused by the sun. As with vitamin D, oral supplementation is not enough to protect your skin, according to a report by the prestigious Linus Pauling Institute. [39]
In fact, clinical research shows that vitamin E BETTER PROTECTS skin against damage that causes age spots and fine lines when it’s applied topically. [40]
That’s why we formulated Vita-D Suncream with vitamin E to help you achieve the appearance of smoother-looking skin and a more even skin tone.
To put it simply, Vita-D Suncream is like no other sunblock you’ll find on the market. But it’s only the beginning. There’s even more that Vita-D Suncream can do to help you feel younger than you have in years...
“The BEST Sunscreen This Floridian Has Ever Used!”
“When Hurricane Irma hit, my yard was a mess. I knew I’d be outside all day cleaning up. So I put on some Vita-D Suncream before heading out. It must have been 95 degrees that day and 100% humidity. But no matter how much I sweat, Vita-D stuck to my skin (even after wiping sweat off my forehead with a rag!) Unlike other sunscreens, it didn’t drip into my eyes [and] sting them. And one coat lasted all day. Since I didn’t have to reapply it, I’d guess one [tube] of Vita-D will last as long as 3 or 4 [tubes] of store-bought sunscreen and save me a bunch of money. I was in the sun for a little over 4 hours and did not get a sunburn. This is the best sunscreen I’ve ever used. I highly recommend it.” — Rob G., Jupiter, FL
One-of-a-Kind
“Transdermal” Delivery System... Raises Blood Levels of Vitamin D, Too!
Vita-D Suncream doesn’t just deliver vitamin D3 to your skin… it delivers it through your skin, into your bloodstream. As a result, Vita-D Suncream can help naturally raise your vitamin D levels to support joint health, a sharper memory, a stronger heart and healthy arteries.
Delivering topical nutrients or medicines into the bloodstream through skin is called transdermal delivery.
Up until recently, many doctors believed transdermal delivery of vitamin D didn’t work. Yet the skin is vitamin D’s natural pathway into the bloodstream!
So not surprisingly, the latest research is proving the naysayers wrong…
A study in International Journal of Biomedical Science confirms vitamin D can be “safely and effectively absorbed through the skin”, bringing vitamin D deficient patients’ blood levels back into “normal, healthy range.” [41]
This is fantastic news since vitamin D has the power to activate more than 2,000 genes necessary to regulate good health, more than any other vitamin.
The researchers went on to say that this breakthrough can help improve vitamin D levels for those of us who “have problems that interfere with the absorption of dietary and supplemental vitamin D.”
As you’re about to see, that’s all of us!
Sadly, “100% of People Are STARVING for Vitamin D
at Least Part of the Year”
Dr. David Hanley, a leading researcher into vitamin D and health, made that shocking statement.
Dr. Hanley’s study in the Journal of Nutrition reported “vitamin D deficiency is recognized as an epidemic in the United States.” [42]
You’ve already discovered how sunscreen is one reason behind this deficiency. Another reason is the changing seasons. Some parts of the country simply don’t get much sunlight during the winter.
But perhaps the most surprising reason for the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency is our use of supplements.
If You Take Vitamin D Supplements,
Here’s What You MUST Know...
Clinical study confirms that your body loses the ability to absorb vitamin D through your digestive tract as you age, reports the journal of Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine. [43]
That’s why it’s critical that you supplement with only the most natural and usable form of vitamin D, vitamin D3. But even then, it’s hard for any nutrients from an oral supplement to reach your skin.
All oral nutrition absorbed into your bloodstream goes to every other organ first before reaching your skin. In fact, your bones suck up most of the vitamin D absorbed into your body. Your skin is the VERY LAST stop!
Researchers concluded that topical vitamin D delivery is “effective” and should be considered even by those taking vitamin D supplements in the International Journal of Biomedical Science study.
It’s very difficult for vitamin D from supplements to reach skin cells.
While I want to be clear that Vita-D Suncream is not a replacement for a high-quality vitamin D3 supplement, findings like these are why I’m convinced that Vita-D Suncream is an important breakthrough for ANYONE who wants to age gracefully.
Vita-D Suncream Does
What No Supplement or Sunblock Can...
Vita-D Suncream is the only product of its kind to deliver the most potent form of vitamin D, vitamin D3, directly to your skin cells, the way Mother Nature intended. As a result, it raises skin levels of vitamin D to:
And thanks to Vita-D Suncream’s breakthrough transdermal delivery system, it will also help raise vitamin D levels in your blood to help you enjoy:
- a STRONGER HEART and HEALTHY ARTERIES
- HEALTHY BLOOD PRESSURE and BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
- a FITTER BODY and a HEALTHY MOOD.
Plus, Vita-D Suncream safely protects your skin against sun damage with the potency of Broad-Spectrum SPF 35 so you can enjoy your favorite outdoor activities without worrying about sunburn, skin cancer or side effects from toxic sunscreens.
You’ve never experienced results like this from any supplement or sunscreen you’ve seen before. But you’ll never know just how great you can look and feel with Vita-D Suncream until you try it. That’s why I invite you to put Vita-D Suncream to the test without any risk at all.
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Go ahead and try Vita-D Suncream for 90 days at no risk. The first thing you’ll notice is how well this nourishing cream protects you from sunburn. Then you’ll feel your fatigue vanish and your energy level rise as more vitamin D starts circulating in your bloodstream.
Don’t be surprised if you also notice your natural defenses strengthening, your thinking growing clearer or your mood brightening. Eventually, you’ll likely see a visible reduction in the look of wrinkles and age spots as your skin begins to look more youthful.
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The secrets you’ll discover in this special e-Report will reveal everything you need to know about vitamin D, including:
- Why vitamin D is the real Fountain of Youth
- Why your dermatologist is wrong about the sun’s dangers
- How vitamin D deficiency puts you at risk for ALL cancer
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More surprising links between low vitamin D and disease that you can share with your friends and loved ones
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And lots more!
Vitamin D is Clinically Proven to Fight Aging...
But You Need Vitamin D BOTH Orally and Topically
...Supplements Are No Longer Enough!
The compelling research that you’ve seen today is now proving what I’ve long documented at Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine: oral vitamin D supplements do not deliver enough vitamin D to your skin for you to look and feel dramatically stronger, healthier and more youthful.
You need BOTH a high-quality vitamin D3 supplement and a topical vitamin D3 to achieve optimum vitamin D blood levels and skin levels so you can look and feel your very best.
See the difference topical vitamin D can make in your life. Vita-D Suncream is truly revolutionary. Once you try it, you won’t want to be without it again.
Here’s to a healthier you, inside and out!
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD, CNS
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