Bread consumption linked to cancer, study
By Catherine Boal
24/10/2006 - Bread has become the latest food group hit by a health scare following the publication of a scientific study linking the consumption of bread to kidney cancer.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71516&m=1NIEO24&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Almonds could suppress appetite, tackle obesity
By Stephen Daniells
24/10/2006 - A handful of almonds, a rich source of flavonoid antioxidants, vitamin E and magnesium, may enhance the feeling of fullness in people and aid weight management, suggests a new study.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71527&m=1NIEO24&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Medication reactions send 700,000 Americans a year to emergency rooms...
(NewsTarget) According to a federal study in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, adverse reactions to prescription drugs are responsible for 700,000 Americans' visits to emergency rooms every year.
http://www.newstarget.com/020811.html
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Vitamin D against breast cancer, cinnamon & metabolic syndrome and why drugs are dangerous...
Low vitamin D levels linked to breast cancer progression...
17/10/2006 - Increasing vitamin D levels may help curb the development and progression of breast cancer, suggests a small study from Imperial College London.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71340&m=1NIEO17&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Cinnamon extract could ease metabolic syndrome...
18/10/2006 - A daily supplement of cinnamon extract may boost antioxidant defences and reduce the oxidative stress linked to the metabolic syndrome, suggest results from a small placebo-controlled, double-blind study from the US.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71368&m=1NIEO18&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Medication reactions send 700,000 Americans a year to emergency rooms...
(NewsTarget) According to a federal study in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, adverse reactions to prescription drugs are responsible for 700,000 Americans' visits to emergency rooms every year.
http://www.newstarget.com/020811.html
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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17/10/2006 - Increasing vitamin D levels may help curb the development and progression of breast cancer, suggests a small study from Imperial College London.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71340&m=1NIEO17&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Cinnamon extract could ease metabolic syndrome...
18/10/2006 - A daily supplement of cinnamon extract may boost antioxidant defences and reduce the oxidative stress linked to the metabolic syndrome, suggest results from a small placebo-controlled, double-blind study from the US.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=71368&m=1NIEO18&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Medication reactions send 700,000 Americans a year to emergency rooms...
(NewsTarget) According to a federal study in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, adverse reactions to prescription drugs are responsible for 700,000 Americans' visits to emergency rooms every year.
http://www.newstarget.com/020811.html
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
EPA/DHA Omega 3 Fatty Acids is good for preventing memory loss...
In the October 2006 Archives of Neurology regarding cognitive impairment ...
In this study, 204 patients with varying degrees of memory loss were randomized into two groups. One group received omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) with 1,700 mg of DHA and 600 mg of EPA daily for six months. The other group received placebo. At the end of the six-month trial, all patients were put on EFA for an additional six months. A total of 174 patients completed the entire study. It was found that for those with more advanced memory loss, omega-3 EFAs did not have any benefit. However, for a subgroup of patients with very mild memory loss, there was a significant reduction in memory decline for those supplementing with EFAs. How EFAs were able to confer benefit was not clear to the authors, but they felt it may be in some way related to the anti-inflammatory effects of the fish oil. They further postulated that those whose memory loss was too advanced could not be substantially assisted by the anti-inflammatory benefits of fish oil. The take home message is pretty clear. I've said this for many years. The best way to stay healthy is to eat healthy, exercise and take high quality supplements, including fish oil. Once you've allowed your health to decline, it becomes increasingly difficult to reverse the decline. The fact is, by the time you have advanced or severe memory loss, most of your brain cells have died and cannot be recovered. However, taking precautionary measures, such as supplementing with omega-3 EFAs, may very well mean the difference between suffering memory loss or not. Fish oil is also proven to promote a healthy mood, benefit cardiovascular health and help keep joints healthy. Before you go running off to load up on fish oil, I must point out that many fish oil products on the market do n't deliver the concentration of DHA and EPA utilized in this study. In fact, most fish oil products only contain a total of 300 mg of EPA and DHA per softgel. It's also important to read the label and look at how many softgels must be consumed to equal the supplement facts; some require you to take three or four to get the amount noted on the label. Taking standard fish oil would require consuming about eight softgels per day. I'd recommend you choose a molecularly distilled and concentrated fish oil supplement containing at least 600 mg per day of EPA & DHA per softgel; two to four per day provides the optimal amount, versus four to eight of the less potent.
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In this study, 204 patients with varying degrees of memory loss were randomized into two groups. One group received omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) with 1,700 mg of DHA and 600 mg of EPA daily for six months. The other group received placebo. At the end of the six-month trial, all patients were put on EFA for an additional six months. A total of 174 patients completed the entire study. It was found that for those with more advanced memory loss, omega-3 EFAs did not have any benefit. However, for a subgroup of patients with very mild memory loss, there was a significant reduction in memory decline for those supplementing with EFAs. How EFAs were able to confer benefit was not clear to the authors, but they felt it may be in some way related to the anti-inflammatory effects of the fish oil. They further postulated that those whose memory loss was too advanced could not be substantially assisted by the anti-inflammatory benefits of fish oil. The take home message is pretty clear. I've said this for many years. The best way to stay healthy is to eat healthy, exercise and take high quality supplements, including fish oil. Once you've allowed your health to decline, it becomes increasingly difficult to reverse the decline. The fact is, by the time you have advanced or severe memory loss, most of your brain cells have died and cannot be recovered. However, taking precautionary measures, such as supplementing with omega-3 EFAs, may very well mean the difference between suffering memory loss or not. Fish oil is also proven to promote a healthy mood, benefit cardiovascular health and help keep joints healthy. Before you go running off to load up on fish oil, I must point out that many fish oil products on the market do n't deliver the concentration of DHA and EPA utilized in this study. In fact, most fish oil products only contain a total of 300 mg of EPA and DHA per softgel. It's also important to read the label and look at how many softgels must be consumed to equal the supplement facts; some require you to take three or four to get the amount noted on the label. Taking standard fish oil would require consuming about eight softgels per day. I'd recommend you choose a molecularly distilled and concentrated fish oil supplement containing at least 600 mg per day of EPA & DHA per softgel; two to four per day provides the optimal amount, versus four to eight of the less potent.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Vitamin D, Black Tea and Walnuts in the news...
Vitamin D Significant for Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment:
Where does vitamin D come from? When the ultraviolet light in sunlight strikes the skin, it creates vitamin D. Throughout most of human history this light was the primary source of vitamin D. People are surprised to learn that very few foods contain any significant amount of vitamin D. The only significant natural source is fish. A number of foods are artificially fortified with vitamin D including milk and some cereals. Our ancestors didn't have fortified milk and in many areas ate little fish. Our ancestors were farmers or hunter/gatherers and spent a lot of time in the sun. Studies show that people who spend a lot of time in the sun can get ten times the amount of vitamin D we get today. The amount of active vitamin D they had in their blood was about double what the average person has today.
Vitamin D Significant for Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Article
Walnuts found to protect arteries better than olive oil after meals high in saturated fats:
NewsTarget) A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that eating walnuts after a meal high in unhealthy fats can reduce the damaging effects of such fats on blood vessels.
http://www.newstarget.com/020708.html
Black tea may speed up recovery from stress:
10/5/2006 - Drinking black tea could reduce stress hormone levels and help ease the burden of heart disease, says the first randomized clinical trial into the effects of the beverage on stress.
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=71056&m=1NIUO05&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Vitamin D 1000 IU
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Where does vitamin D come from? When the ultraviolet light in sunlight strikes the skin, it creates vitamin D. Throughout most of human history this light was the primary source of vitamin D. People are surprised to learn that very few foods contain any significant amount of vitamin D. The only significant natural source is fish. A number of foods are artificially fortified with vitamin D including milk and some cereals. Our ancestors didn't have fortified milk and in many areas ate little fish. Our ancestors were farmers or hunter/gatherers and spent a lot of time in the sun. Studies show that people who spend a lot of time in the sun can get ten times the amount of vitamin D we get today. The amount of active vitamin D they had in their blood was about double what the average person has today.
Vitamin D Significant for Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Article
Walnuts found to protect arteries better than olive oil after meals high in saturated fats:
NewsTarget) A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that eating walnuts after a meal high in unhealthy fats can reduce the damaging effects of such fats on blood vessels.
http://www.newstarget.com/020708.html
Black tea may speed up recovery from stress:
10/5/2006 - Drinking black tea could reduce stress hormone levels and help ease the burden of heart disease, says the first randomized clinical trial into the effects of the beverage on stress.
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=71056&m=1NIUO05&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Vitamin D 1000 IU
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
High-protein diets can be effective in combating obesity...
Study reignites low-carb high-protein debate
By Clarisse Douaud
9/28/2006- A recent study props up the principle of low-carb high-protein dieting – giving the low carb fad diets that pushed meat consumption, such as the once fashionable Atkins diet, one last laugh. Low carb diets lost much of their popularity as critics said their approach puts followers at higher risk of clogged arteries and heart attacks in the long-term. Atkins Nutritionals, for one, filed for bankruptcy last year only to re-emerge in January with a new mission to promote 'tasty, portable nutrition'.
The recent findings by scientists at University College London (UCL) could vindicate, at least partially, these recent dieting fads as they have illustrated more clearly how high-protein diets can be effective in combating obesity.
The study, published in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, set out to investigate how increased dietary protein increases satiety, hypothezing that gut hormones could mediate the differential satiation produced by protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
The Medical Research Council team of researchers, led by Dr. Rachel Batterham, linked high protein diets to higher levels of the gut hormone known as PYY. Their work suggests PYY is an important appetite suppressor that sends signals to the brain leading to a feeling of fullness.
"In summary, our current studies have established the physiological role of PYY as a regulator of energy homeostasis and demonstrated that it mediates the satiating and weight-reducing effects of dietary protein," wrote the study authors.
Ten healthy normal-weight and ten obese male volunteers were given an isocaloric meal, high in one macronutrient - protein, fat or carbohydrate - and researchers then analyized their blood samples.
The high-protein diet resulted in the greatest reduction in hunger in both normal and obese participants. The high-protein meal resulted in the largest increase in both total plasma PYY and integrated PYY levels in both groups, although post-meal levels were lower in obese subjects.
"These findings suggested that PYY could mediate the satiating effects of protein in humans," explained the authors. "We therefore developed a rodent experimental model in which to investigate this possibility."
As such, genetically modified mice that lacked the PYY hormone were then created. The PYY deficient mice ate more than regular mice and, as a result, became obese.
The mice were fed high-fat normal-protein, high-fat high-protein, low-fat normal-protein or low-fat high-protein diets.
The researchers found the PYY null mice were hyperphagic and developed marked obesity but were hypersensitive to exogenous PYY.
They then administered PYY to these mice. The mice's food intake subsequently decreased to normal levels as did their weight. When they no longer received PYY, the amount they ate went up again at the same time as their weight.
"Chronic treatment with PYY reverses their obesity phenotype," the authors commented on the obese mice. "These findings provide compelling evidence that PYY is a physiologically relevant regulator of food intake and body weight."
The findings could help explain the current obesity epidemic plaguing North America and Europe. Statistics show diets have shifted from being protein-rich to carbohydrate-rich, according to the study, and carbohydrates do not curb appetite in the same way protein does, resulting in people eating more to compensate.
Currently, the average Western diet derives 49 per cent of energy from carbohydrates, 35 per cent from fat, and 16 per cent from protein, cites the study.
"This research suggests that an increase in the protein content of the diet may help tackle obesity," said Dr.Batterham. "However, large scale clinical trials are needed before high- protein low-fat diets can be recommended."
Comment: In all of human history, the high consumption of carbohydrates has been in just the last 40 to 50 years at most. High refined carbohydrate consumption is what has been the real fad in our diets. This experiment has caused Diabetes to nearly double, and the highest levels of Heart Disease and Cancer in our history. The Hunter-Gatherer has done all the studying we need, their superior health is undisputed. The nutritional truth... proteins and fats are essential for health. Except for the fiber content and phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables, which are low glycemic, most carbs are NON-ESSENTIAL.
Hyperinsulinemia
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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By Clarisse Douaud
9/28/2006- A recent study props up the principle of low-carb high-protein dieting – giving the low carb fad diets that pushed meat consumption, such as the once fashionable Atkins diet, one last laugh. Low carb diets lost much of their popularity as critics said their approach puts followers at higher risk of clogged arteries and heart attacks in the long-term. Atkins Nutritionals, for one, filed for bankruptcy last year only to re-emerge in January with a new mission to promote 'tasty, portable nutrition'.
The recent findings by scientists at University College London (UCL) could vindicate, at least partially, these recent dieting fads as they have illustrated more clearly how high-protein diets can be effective in combating obesity.
The study, published in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, set out to investigate how increased dietary protein increases satiety, hypothezing that gut hormones could mediate the differential satiation produced by protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
The Medical Research Council team of researchers, led by Dr. Rachel Batterham, linked high protein diets to higher levels of the gut hormone known as PYY. Their work suggests PYY is an important appetite suppressor that sends signals to the brain leading to a feeling of fullness.
"In summary, our current studies have established the physiological role of PYY as a regulator of energy homeostasis and demonstrated that it mediates the satiating and weight-reducing effects of dietary protein," wrote the study authors.
Ten healthy normal-weight and ten obese male volunteers were given an isocaloric meal, high in one macronutrient - protein, fat or carbohydrate - and researchers then analyized their blood samples.
The high-protein diet resulted in the greatest reduction in hunger in both normal and obese participants. The high-protein meal resulted in the largest increase in both total plasma PYY and integrated PYY levels in both groups, although post-meal levels were lower in obese subjects.
"These findings suggested that PYY could mediate the satiating effects of protein in humans," explained the authors. "We therefore developed a rodent experimental model in which to investigate this possibility."
As such, genetically modified mice that lacked the PYY hormone were then created. The PYY deficient mice ate more than regular mice and, as a result, became obese.
The mice were fed high-fat normal-protein, high-fat high-protein, low-fat normal-protein or low-fat high-protein diets.
The researchers found the PYY null mice were hyperphagic and developed marked obesity but were hypersensitive to exogenous PYY.
They then administered PYY to these mice. The mice's food intake subsequently decreased to normal levels as did their weight. When they no longer received PYY, the amount they ate went up again at the same time as their weight.
"Chronic treatment with PYY reverses their obesity phenotype," the authors commented on the obese mice. "These findings provide compelling evidence that PYY is a physiologically relevant regulator of food intake and body weight."
The findings could help explain the current obesity epidemic plaguing North America and Europe. Statistics show diets have shifted from being protein-rich to carbohydrate-rich, according to the study, and carbohydrates do not curb appetite in the same way protein does, resulting in people eating more to compensate.
Currently, the average Western diet derives 49 per cent of energy from carbohydrates, 35 per cent from fat, and 16 per cent from protein, cites the study.
"This research suggests that an increase in the protein content of the diet may help tackle obesity," said Dr.Batterham. "However, large scale clinical trials are needed before high- protein low-fat diets can be recommended."
Comment: In all of human history, the high consumption of carbohydrates has been in just the last 40 to 50 years at most. High refined carbohydrate consumption is what has been the real fad in our diets. This experiment has caused Diabetes to nearly double, and the highest levels of Heart Disease and Cancer in our history. The Hunter-Gatherer has done all the studying we need, their superior health is undisputed. The nutritional truth... proteins and fats are essential for health. Except for the fiber content and phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables, which are low glycemic, most carbs are NON-ESSENTIAL.
Hyperinsulinemia
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Nutrients in the news this week...
VITAMIN D PREVENTS CANCER
San Diego researchers urged people to take more vitamin D to lower their risk of colon, breast and ovarian cancers, saying a host of studies showed a clear link. "Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake through food or vitamin supplements," said Dr. Cedric Garland, a professor at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores Cancer Center.
Garland’s team reviewed 63 studies, including several long-term ones involving large numbers of patients. The studies looked at the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide from 1996 through 2004. The scientists published their analysis in the online version of the American Journal of Public Health.
The benefit of vitamin D was as clear as the harmful link between smoking and lung cancer, Garland said. "There’s nothing that has this proven ability to prevent cancer," he said. Dr. Garland advocated a minimum of 1,000 IU’s per day with more being better. This is well within the new guidelines of safety and considerably more than most supplement products contain.
The authors said taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas of the United States or anywhere where sunshine is a premium during many months of the year. Blacks, who don’t produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin pigment, also could benefit significantly from a higher intake, the researchers said.
Comment: There is enough evidence today to suggest that 2,000 to 4,000 IU's is a healthy overall dosage range with 1,000 IU's a minimum.
2 Studies that show promise for slowing down Alzheimer's Disease...
Red wine again linked to slowing Alzheimer's
9/28/2006 - A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study found giving mice with amyloid plaques red wine slows their memory loss and brain cell death - adding to a body of science linking compounds in the beverage to slowing the Alzheimer's disease-related symptom.
Curcumin could cut plaque build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
10/4/2006 - Curcumin, found extensively in curries, could boost the body’s ability to clear the build up of plaques in the brain that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease, suggest results from a small laboratory study from the US.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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San Diego researchers urged people to take more vitamin D to lower their risk of colon, breast and ovarian cancers, saying a host of studies showed a clear link. "Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake through food or vitamin supplements," said Dr. Cedric Garland, a professor at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores Cancer Center.
Garland’s team reviewed 63 studies, including several long-term ones involving large numbers of patients. The studies looked at the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide from 1996 through 2004. The scientists published their analysis in the online version of the American Journal of Public Health.
The benefit of vitamin D was as clear as the harmful link between smoking and lung cancer, Garland said. "There’s nothing that has this proven ability to prevent cancer," he said. Dr. Garland advocated a minimum of 1,000 IU’s per day with more being better. This is well within the new guidelines of safety and considerably more than most supplement products contain.
The authors said taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas of the United States or anywhere where sunshine is a premium during many months of the year. Blacks, who don’t produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin pigment, also could benefit significantly from a higher intake, the researchers said.
Comment: There is enough evidence today to suggest that 2,000 to 4,000 IU's is a healthy overall dosage range with 1,000 IU's a minimum.
2 Studies that show promise for slowing down Alzheimer's Disease...
Red wine again linked to slowing Alzheimer's
9/28/2006 - A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study found giving mice with amyloid plaques red wine slows their memory loss and brain cell death - adding to a body of science linking compounds in the beverage to slowing the Alzheimer's disease-related symptom.
Curcumin could cut plaque build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
10/4/2006 - Curcumin, found extensively in curries, could boost the body’s ability to clear the build up of plaques in the brain that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease, suggest results from a small laboratory study from the US.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Friday, September 29, 2006
Nutrients in the news this week...
Vitamin D may be the single most important factor in preventing cold's and flu's: Reprinted from the Vitamin D Council - Dr. John Cannell M.D.
When you think about it, the flu and cold season is indistinguishable from the vitamin D deficiency season. Every autumn, as vitamin D levels plummet, the incidence of colds and flu skyrocket. After vitamin D levels bottom out during the darkest days of the cold and flu season, vitamin D levels rise again in the spring and the incidence of colds and flu steadily decrease until they virtually disappear during the vitamin D rich summer. It may be that simple. Your body's innate immunity, especially the production of innate natural antibiotics called antimicrobial peptides, goes up and down every year with your vitamin D levels. (Acquired immunity is quite different, those are the antibodies you slowly develop after an infection or a flu shot.) Maintaining summer-time vitamin D levels in the winter - by taking adequate amounts of vitamin D (5,000 IU) in the winter - may help prevent colds or the flu by stimulating innate immunity. Preventing some of the one million deaths in the world every year from flu related illnesses is exciting enough; an equally exciting possibility is that large doses of vitamin D may be useful in treating the flu - as well as other infections.
Vitamin D, Sunshine, and Your Health — Fast Facts
If you totally avoid the sun, recent research indicates you need about 4,000 units of vitamin D a day! Which means you can't get enough vitamin D from milk (unless you drink 40 glasses a day) or from a multivitamin (unless you take about 10 tablets a day), neither of which is recommended.
Most of us make about 20,000 units of vitamin D after about 20 minutes of summer sun. This is about 100 times more vitamin D than the government says you need every day.
The only way to be sure you have adequate levels of vitamin D in your blood is to regularly go into the sun, use a sun bed (avoiding sunburn), or, have your physician administer a 25-hydroxy-vitamin D blood test. Optimal levels are around 50 ng/ml (125 nm/L).
If you don't get vitamin D the way Mother Nature intended, from sunshine, you need to take supplemental vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol. Since most of us get a lot more vitamin D from sunshine than we realize, most of us need about 2,000 units a day extra.
Selenium boost could slash rates of bladder cancer by 70 percent:
Originally published September 29 2006
(NewsTarget) The mineral selenium, when taken from daily dietary sources such as nuts, whole wheat and wheat pasta, can cut the risk of bladder cancer by up to 70 percent according to new research from Belgium.
The researchers and authors of the study, led by Eliane Kellen from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, used post-study blood samples to assess selenium concentrations in the blood of study subjects. The study contained 178 selenium case-controlled subjects along with 362 control subjects.
The researchers accounted for variables such as sex, age, smoking and occupational exposure in regards to possible bladder cancer onset. At the conclusion of the selenium study, the researchers calculated that the risk of bladder cancer had been reduced by 70 percent in the case-controlled subjects. The actual bladder cancer reduction occurred in subjects that had 96 micrograms per liter or more of selenium in their systems, while those with serum levels of less than 82.4 micrograms per liter did not show the reduction.
"Virtually everyone living in modern society is chronically deficient in minerals like selenium, zinc and magnesium," said Mike Adams, a health journalist and author of "The Seven Laws of Nutrition." "Boosting intake of these important minerals can have a significant effect on preventing diseases like bladder cancer, breast cancer, depression and diabetes," he added.
The best sources for such minerals, Adams said, are from plants grown in mineral-rich soils. "That means buying organic, because conventionally grown crops are almost always grown in mineral-depleted soils."
Selenium supplement products are generally available as an isolated mineral as well as being combined with other nutrients in combination supplements.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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When you think about it, the flu and cold season is indistinguishable from the vitamin D deficiency season. Every autumn, as vitamin D levels plummet, the incidence of colds and flu skyrocket. After vitamin D levels bottom out during the darkest days of the cold and flu season, vitamin D levels rise again in the spring and the incidence of colds and flu steadily decrease until they virtually disappear during the vitamin D rich summer. It may be that simple. Your body's innate immunity, especially the production of innate natural antibiotics called antimicrobial peptides, goes up and down every year with your vitamin D levels. (Acquired immunity is quite different, those are the antibodies you slowly develop after an infection or a flu shot.) Maintaining summer-time vitamin D levels in the winter - by taking adequate amounts of vitamin D (5,000 IU) in the winter - may help prevent colds or the flu by stimulating innate immunity. Preventing some of the one million deaths in the world every year from flu related illnesses is exciting enough; an equally exciting possibility is that large doses of vitamin D may be useful in treating the flu - as well as other infections.
Vitamin D, Sunshine, and Your Health — Fast Facts
If you totally avoid the sun, recent research indicates you need about 4,000 units of vitamin D a day! Which means you can't get enough vitamin D from milk (unless you drink 40 glasses a day) or from a multivitamin (unless you take about 10 tablets a day), neither of which is recommended.
Most of us make about 20,000 units of vitamin D after about 20 minutes of summer sun. This is about 100 times more vitamin D than the government says you need every day.
The only way to be sure you have adequate levels of vitamin D in your blood is to regularly go into the sun, use a sun bed (avoiding sunburn), or, have your physician administer a 25-hydroxy-vitamin D blood test. Optimal levels are around 50 ng/ml (125 nm/L).
If you don't get vitamin D the way Mother Nature intended, from sunshine, you need to take supplemental vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol. Since most of us get a lot more vitamin D from sunshine than we realize, most of us need about 2,000 units a day extra.
Selenium boost could slash rates of bladder cancer by 70 percent:
Originally published September 29 2006
(NewsTarget) The mineral selenium, when taken from daily dietary sources such as nuts, whole wheat and wheat pasta, can cut the risk of bladder cancer by up to 70 percent according to new research from Belgium.
The researchers and authors of the study, led by Eliane Kellen from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, used post-study blood samples to assess selenium concentrations in the blood of study subjects. The study contained 178 selenium case-controlled subjects along with 362 control subjects.
The researchers accounted for variables such as sex, age, smoking and occupational exposure in regards to possible bladder cancer onset. At the conclusion of the selenium study, the researchers calculated that the risk of bladder cancer had been reduced by 70 percent in the case-controlled subjects. The actual bladder cancer reduction occurred in subjects that had 96 micrograms per liter or more of selenium in their systems, while those with serum levels of less than 82.4 micrograms per liter did not show the reduction.
"Virtually everyone living in modern society is chronically deficient in minerals like selenium, zinc and magnesium," said Mike Adams, a health journalist and author of "The Seven Laws of Nutrition." "Boosting intake of these important minerals can have a significant effect on preventing diseases like bladder cancer, breast cancer, depression and diabetes," he added.
The best sources for such minerals, Adams said, are from plants grown in mineral-rich soils. "That means buying organic, because conventionally grown crops are almost always grown in mineral-depleted soils."
Selenium supplement products are generally available as an isolated mineral as well as being combined with other nutrients in combination supplements.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Reverse Cardiovascular Disease Now...
Dr. Rath’s Scientific Discovery in Heart Disease:
Coronary Heart Disease Is an Early Form of Scurvy. Dr. Rath’s research reveals that coronary heart disease occurs exactly for the same reason that clinical (early) scurvy does – a deficiency of vitamin C in the cells composing the artery wall. Humans, unlike animals, develop heart disease because their bodies cannot produce vitamin C. The average diet provides enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy, but not enough to guarantee stable artery walls. As a consequence of vitamin C deficiency, millions of tiny cracks and lesions develop in the artery walls. Subsequently, cholesterol, lipoproteins and other blood risk factors enter the damaged artery walls to repair these lesions.
In the case of chronic vitamin deficiency, this repair process becomes continuous. Over the course of many years, atherosclerotic deposits develop. Deposits in the arteries of the heart eventually lead to heart attack; deposits in the arteries of the brain lead to stroke.
Dr. Rath identified and our research has proven that atherosclerosis is nature’s plaster cast for weak and cracked arterial walls that are chronically deficient in vitamin C and other essential nutrients. One of these nutrients is the amino acid lysine. Lysine is called an essential amino acid because, similar to vitamin C, it cannot be produced in the human body. Lysine, together with another amino acid, proline, is the main component of collagen. These two amino acids comprise about 25% of all amino acids in the collagen molecule. A deficiency of lysine and proline can also trigger blood vessel wall weakness and instability.
Research and clinical studies conducted by Dr. Rath confirm that the most important function of vitamin C in preventing heart attacks and strokes is its ability to increase the production of collagen, elastin, and other reinforcement molecules in the body. This groundbreaking discovery in heart disease should be taught in every medical textbook and school and explains why other cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and circulatory problems in diabetes, occur in the case of long-term vitamin deficiencies.
Atherosclerosis:
The coronary arteries provide the primary blood supply to the heart muscle, and coronary heart disease occurs when the arteries become blocked by a buildup of, calcium, cholesterol, and other blood factors. This fatty buildup is medically referred to as atherosclerosis, and these deposits cause the arteries to narrow and stiffen. A sudden block of the blood supply to any area of the heart muscle can cause heart attack and death.
A Study was conducted to see if the process could be reversed with natural supplements. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a defined nutritional supplement program and specific nutrient synergy on the natural progression of coronary artery disease in 55 patients (50 men and 5 women) between the ages of 44-67 with coronary artery disease as documented by Ultrafast Computed Tomography.
The study focused directly on the key problem - the atherosclerotic deposit inside the walls of the coronary arteries. For this study, Ultrafast Computed Tomography (UCT) was used. UCT is a modern technique that allows the measurement of the size of coronary deposits non-invasively. The computer automatically calculates a deposit’s size by determining the Coronary Artery Scan (CAS) score. The higher the CAS score, the more calcium has accumulated, which indicates more advanced coronary heart disease. Changes in the size of the coronary artery calcifications in each patient were measured over an average period of one year without vitamin supplementation followed by one year with the vitamin program. In this way, the heart scans of the same person was compared before and after the vitamin program. This study design had the advantage of the patients serving as their own controls.
During the course of the 12-month nutritional supplement program, the fast growth of coronary deposits was slowed during the first six months of the study and essentially stopped during the second six months. After one year of using the specific supplement program, the coronary deposits entirely disappeared, indicating a natural healing process of the artery wall.
For the first time in medical history, the reversal of atherosclerotic deposits without bypass surgery, angioplasty, and medication was documented. The results of this remarkable discovery were published in the Journal of Applied Nutrition in 1996.
About Dr. Rath
Matthias Rath, M.D. is an internationally respected physician, researcher, author and humanitarian. Dr. Rath’s scientific discoveries in the areas of cardiovascular disease and cancer are reshaping medicine.
Dr. Rath is the founder of Cellular Medicine, a groundbreaking concept that identifies nutritional deficiencies at the cellular level as a root cause of many chronic diseases. His research has been presented at scientific meetings around the world and his findings published in prestigious medical journals.
Dr. Rath established the Matthias Rath Research Institute in Cellular Medicine to further conduct innovative research based on his scientific discoveries in cardiovascular disease and cancer. Scientists at the Institute utilize the principle of nutrient synergy and investigate the role of nutrients in preventing and treating a host of chronic diseases.
Dr. Rath is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Heart Association and other scientific organizations. His popular health books Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks…But People Do! and Cancer have sold millions of copies and have been translated into ten languages.
Over ten years ago, the two-time Nobel prize Laureate, Dr Linus Pauling and his associate Dr Matthias Rath, advocated and published a definitive thesis on the root cause, treatment, and actual cure for all forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including congestive heart failure, heart disease, and stroke. Today, cardiovascular related health problems together comprise fully one half of all causes of death in the US. Pauling and Rath's brilliant analysis of CVD is absolutely compelling and amply supported by numerous epidemiological and clinical studies. His unified theory of CVD constitutes one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern science, and yet has been almost completely ignored by the mainstream medical establishment, and received almost no press.
This study adds a credible piece to the puzzle:
Richard T. Lee, M.D., senior author of a study published by the American Heart Association says: "We have been taught for decades that when your heart cells are dead, they are dead and there is nothing we can do about it.We are excited about anything suggesting that we can grow more heart cells."Lee and his colleagues tested 880 bioactive substances – including drugs and vitamins – approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to see if they stimulated the mouse stem cells to become heart muscle cells. The cells were genetically altered to give off a fluorescent bright green color when viewed under a microscope if they had become heart muscle cells. "We only got 1 out of the 880 to light up, and that was from ascorbic acid, the chemical commonly known as vitamin C," says Lee, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a lecturer in biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
NSI Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids, Quercetin, Green Tea, L-Lysine and L-Proline
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Coronary Heart Disease Is an Early Form of Scurvy. Dr. Rath’s research reveals that coronary heart disease occurs exactly for the same reason that clinical (early) scurvy does – a deficiency of vitamin C in the cells composing the artery wall. Humans, unlike animals, develop heart disease because their bodies cannot produce vitamin C. The average diet provides enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy, but not enough to guarantee stable artery walls. As a consequence of vitamin C deficiency, millions of tiny cracks and lesions develop in the artery walls. Subsequently, cholesterol, lipoproteins and other blood risk factors enter the damaged artery walls to repair these lesions.
In the case of chronic vitamin deficiency, this repair process becomes continuous. Over the course of many years, atherosclerotic deposits develop. Deposits in the arteries of the heart eventually lead to heart attack; deposits in the arteries of the brain lead to stroke.
Dr. Rath identified and our research has proven that atherosclerosis is nature’s plaster cast for weak and cracked arterial walls that are chronically deficient in vitamin C and other essential nutrients. One of these nutrients is the amino acid lysine. Lysine is called an essential amino acid because, similar to vitamin C, it cannot be produced in the human body. Lysine, together with another amino acid, proline, is the main component of collagen. These two amino acids comprise about 25% of all amino acids in the collagen molecule. A deficiency of lysine and proline can also trigger blood vessel wall weakness and instability.
Research and clinical studies conducted by Dr. Rath confirm that the most important function of vitamin C in preventing heart attacks and strokes is its ability to increase the production of collagen, elastin, and other reinforcement molecules in the body. This groundbreaking discovery in heart disease should be taught in every medical textbook and school and explains why other cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and circulatory problems in diabetes, occur in the case of long-term vitamin deficiencies.
Atherosclerosis:
The coronary arteries provide the primary blood supply to the heart muscle, and coronary heart disease occurs when the arteries become blocked by a buildup of, calcium, cholesterol, and other blood factors. This fatty buildup is medically referred to as atherosclerosis, and these deposits cause the arteries to narrow and stiffen. A sudden block of the blood supply to any area of the heart muscle can cause heart attack and death.
A Study was conducted to see if the process could be reversed with natural supplements. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a defined nutritional supplement program and specific nutrient synergy on the natural progression of coronary artery disease in 55 patients (50 men and 5 women) between the ages of 44-67 with coronary artery disease as documented by Ultrafast Computed Tomography.
The study focused directly on the key problem - the atherosclerotic deposit inside the walls of the coronary arteries. For this study, Ultrafast Computed Tomography (UCT) was used. UCT is a modern technique that allows the measurement of the size of coronary deposits non-invasively. The computer automatically calculates a deposit’s size by determining the Coronary Artery Scan (CAS) score. The higher the CAS score, the more calcium has accumulated, which indicates more advanced coronary heart disease. Changes in the size of the coronary artery calcifications in each patient were measured over an average period of one year without vitamin supplementation followed by one year with the vitamin program. In this way, the heart scans of the same person was compared before and after the vitamin program. This study design had the advantage of the patients serving as their own controls.
During the course of the 12-month nutritional supplement program, the fast growth of coronary deposits was slowed during the first six months of the study and essentially stopped during the second six months. After one year of using the specific supplement program, the coronary deposits entirely disappeared, indicating a natural healing process of the artery wall.
For the first time in medical history, the reversal of atherosclerotic deposits without bypass surgery, angioplasty, and medication was documented. The results of this remarkable discovery were published in the Journal of Applied Nutrition in 1996.
About Dr. Rath
Matthias Rath, M.D. is an internationally respected physician, researcher, author and humanitarian. Dr. Rath’s scientific discoveries in the areas of cardiovascular disease and cancer are reshaping medicine.
Dr. Rath is the founder of Cellular Medicine, a groundbreaking concept that identifies nutritional deficiencies at the cellular level as a root cause of many chronic diseases. His research has been presented at scientific meetings around the world and his findings published in prestigious medical journals.
Dr. Rath established the Matthias Rath Research Institute in Cellular Medicine to further conduct innovative research based on his scientific discoveries in cardiovascular disease and cancer. Scientists at the Institute utilize the principle of nutrient synergy and investigate the role of nutrients in preventing and treating a host of chronic diseases.
Dr. Rath is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Heart Association and other scientific organizations. His popular health books Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks…But People Do! and Cancer have sold millions of copies and have been translated into ten languages.
Over ten years ago, the two-time Nobel prize Laureate, Dr Linus Pauling and his associate Dr Matthias Rath, advocated and published a definitive thesis on the root cause, treatment, and actual cure for all forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including congestive heart failure, heart disease, and stroke. Today, cardiovascular related health problems together comprise fully one half of all causes of death in the US. Pauling and Rath's brilliant analysis of CVD is absolutely compelling and amply supported by numerous epidemiological and clinical studies. His unified theory of CVD constitutes one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern science, and yet has been almost completely ignored by the mainstream medical establishment, and received almost no press.
This study adds a credible piece to the puzzle:
Richard T. Lee, M.D., senior author of a study published by the American Heart Association says: "We have been taught for decades that when your heart cells are dead, they are dead and there is nothing we can do about it.We are excited about anything suggesting that we can grow more heart cells."Lee and his colleagues tested 880 bioactive substances – including drugs and vitamins – approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to see if they stimulated the mouse stem cells to become heart muscle cells. The cells were genetically altered to give off a fluorescent bright green color when viewed under a microscope if they had become heart muscle cells. "We only got 1 out of the 880 to light up, and that was from ascorbic acid, the chemical commonly known as vitamin C," says Lee, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a lecturer in biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
NSI Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids, Quercetin, Green Tea, L-Lysine and L-Proline
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Curry and it's main component Curcumin - powerful anti cancer compound...
(NewsTarget) A new study published in the current issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research reveals that curcumin -- the yellow pigment in turmeric, a major spice in curry -- can stop the growth and spread of colorectal and breast cancers.
Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) found that curcumin inhibits the production of an inflammatory protein that promotes cancer cell growth by dampening the signals of the hormone neurotensin, which spur production of the protein.
"We found that in colon cancer cells, neurotensin increases not just the rate of growth but also other critical things, including cell migration and metastasis," says the study's lead author, professor B. Mark Evers, director of the Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology at UTMB.
Researchers believe that because the incidence of cancer is so low in India -- where curry is widely used as a cooking spice and a traditional medicine -- curcumin can be used as a potent anti-cancer medication. Previous lab studies have found the pigment to be effective against skin and breast cancers, in addition to colorectal cancer.
A study published in the Oct. 15, 2005 issue of Clinical Cancer Research found that curcumin prevents the progression of breast cancer cells, and also reverses the negative effects of Taxol, a breast cancer drug that can cause breast cancer cells to spread.
A peer-reviewed study by University of Texas researchers appearing in the Aug. 15, 2005 issue of the journal Cancer -- the journal of the American Cancer Society -- reveals that curcumin treatments can induce cancer cell death in lines of melanoma.
NSI Turmeric Extract (standardized for 95% curcuminoids) with BioPerine -- 900 mg - 120 Capsules
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Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) found that curcumin inhibits the production of an inflammatory protein that promotes cancer cell growth by dampening the signals of the hormone neurotensin, which spur production of the protein.
"We found that in colon cancer cells, neurotensin increases not just the rate of growth but also other critical things, including cell migration and metastasis," says the study's lead author, professor B. Mark Evers, director of the Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology at UTMB.
Researchers believe that because the incidence of cancer is so low in India -- where curry is widely used as a cooking spice and a traditional medicine -- curcumin can be used as a potent anti-cancer medication. Previous lab studies have found the pigment to be effective against skin and breast cancers, in addition to colorectal cancer.
A study published in the Oct. 15, 2005 issue of Clinical Cancer Research found that curcumin prevents the progression of breast cancer cells, and also reverses the negative effects of Taxol, a breast cancer drug that can cause breast cancer cells to spread.
A peer-reviewed study by University of Texas researchers appearing in the Aug. 15, 2005 issue of the journal Cancer -- the journal of the American Cancer Society -- reveals that curcumin treatments can induce cancer cell death in lines of melanoma.
NSI Turmeric Extract (standardized for 95% curcuminoids) with BioPerine -- 900 mg - 120 Capsules
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Saturday, September 23, 2006
Fish oil & vitamin D, powerful anti cancer nutrients
Life Extension Update Exclusive
Fatty fish consumption associated with reduced kidney cancer risk
A report published in the September 20, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that women who ate more fatty fish had a lower risk of the common form of kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Renal cell carcinoma affects the functional tissue of the kidney, and comprises over 80 percent of kidney cancers. Previous studies that looked at total fish consumption, but not fatty fish consumption, had failed to find a significant association with a reduced risk of major cancers or renal cell carcinoma.
Alicja Wolk, DMSc, of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and colleagues utilized data from 61,433 women participating in the Swedish Mammography Cohort who had no history of a cancer diagnosis upon enrollment. Food questionnaires administered between 1987 and 1990, and again in 1997 were analyzed for fatty fish (salmon, herring, sardines, and mackerel), lean fish, and seafood intake.
Over an average 15.3 years of follow-up, 150 cases of renal cell carcinoma were diagnosed. While no association was found between renal cell carcinoma risk and lean fish or seafood consumption, women who initially reported eating fatty fish at least once per week had a 44 percent lower risk of the disease than those who ate no fatty fish. When the 36,664 women who completed the second questionnaire were examined, consistent consumption of fish, defined as at least one to three times per month, was associated with a 74 percent lower risk of renal cell carcinoma compared to those who consistently did not eat fatty fish.
"Our results support the hypothesis that frequent consumption of fatty fish may lower the risk of RCC possibly due to increased intake of fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaneoic acid as well as vitamin D," the authors write. "Our results, however, require confirmation because this is the first epidemiological study addressing this issue," they conclude.
And in another study, published online on September 15, 2006 in the International Journal of Cancer, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego demonstrated an association between latitudes with reduced sunlight exposure and an increased risk of kidney cancer. Because ultraviolet B radiation triggers the synthesis of vitamin D3 in the body, a deficiency of the vitamin could be a culprit in increased kidney cancer risk.
"Kidney cancer is a mysterious cancer for which no widely accepted cause or means of prevention exists, so we wanted to build on research by one of the co-authors, William Grant, and see if it might be related to deficiency of vitamin D," stated professor of Family and Preventive Medicine in the UCSD School of Medicine and coauthor Cedric Garland, Dr PH.
In addition to reduced sunlight, greater intake of calories from animal sources was also found to be independently associated with increased kidney cancer risk in this study.
The need for more vitamin D
Dr. Reinhold Vieth, MD of the University of Toronto provides convincing evidence that vitamin D deficiency is widespread particularly in northern countries. He is also adamant that currently accepted RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances) are totally inadequate to prevent osteoporosis and osteomalacia. He points out that total-body sun exposure easily provides the equivalent of 10,000 IU of vitamin D a day and that this amount is what the human race originating in Africa was originally accustomed to. With our current, officially-sanctioned phobia about sun exposure most people expose only their face and hands to the sun on a regular basis and as a result become woefully deficient. The use of sunscreens prevents the formation of any vitamin D at all and makes matters even worse. A vitamin D deficiency is not only heavily implicated in osteoporosis, but has also been linked to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. Recent research has shown that a vitamin D intake of 1300 to 3800 IU/day helps prevent multiple sclerosis and that MS is more prevalent among people deficient in vitamin-D. Dr. Vieth recommends a minimum vitamin D intake from supplements of 800-1000 IU/day and feels that a more optimum intake from sunlight and diet would be 4000 IU/day. He also states that numerous studies have shown that daily intakes as high as 10,000 IU are safe (in the absence of sunshine).
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Fatty fish consumption associated with reduced kidney cancer risk
A report published in the September 20, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that women who ate more fatty fish had a lower risk of the common form of kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Renal cell carcinoma affects the functional tissue of the kidney, and comprises over 80 percent of kidney cancers. Previous studies that looked at total fish consumption, but not fatty fish consumption, had failed to find a significant association with a reduced risk of major cancers or renal cell carcinoma.
Alicja Wolk, DMSc, of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and colleagues utilized data from 61,433 women participating in the Swedish Mammography Cohort who had no history of a cancer diagnosis upon enrollment. Food questionnaires administered between 1987 and 1990, and again in 1997 were analyzed for fatty fish (salmon, herring, sardines, and mackerel), lean fish, and seafood intake.
Over an average 15.3 years of follow-up, 150 cases of renal cell carcinoma were diagnosed. While no association was found between renal cell carcinoma risk and lean fish or seafood consumption, women who initially reported eating fatty fish at least once per week had a 44 percent lower risk of the disease than those who ate no fatty fish. When the 36,664 women who completed the second questionnaire were examined, consistent consumption of fish, defined as at least one to three times per month, was associated with a 74 percent lower risk of renal cell carcinoma compared to those who consistently did not eat fatty fish.
"Our results support the hypothesis that frequent consumption of fatty fish may lower the risk of RCC possibly due to increased intake of fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaneoic acid as well as vitamin D," the authors write. "Our results, however, require confirmation because this is the first epidemiological study addressing this issue," they conclude.
And in another study, published online on September 15, 2006 in the International Journal of Cancer, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego demonstrated an association between latitudes with reduced sunlight exposure and an increased risk of kidney cancer. Because ultraviolet B radiation triggers the synthesis of vitamin D3 in the body, a deficiency of the vitamin could be a culprit in increased kidney cancer risk.
"Kidney cancer is a mysterious cancer for which no widely accepted cause or means of prevention exists, so we wanted to build on research by one of the co-authors, William Grant, and see if it might be related to deficiency of vitamin D," stated professor of Family and Preventive Medicine in the UCSD School of Medicine and coauthor Cedric Garland, Dr PH.
In addition to reduced sunlight, greater intake of calories from animal sources was also found to be independently associated with increased kidney cancer risk in this study.
The need for more vitamin D
Dr. Reinhold Vieth, MD of the University of Toronto provides convincing evidence that vitamin D deficiency is widespread particularly in northern countries. He is also adamant that currently accepted RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances) are totally inadequate to prevent osteoporosis and osteomalacia. He points out that total-body sun exposure easily provides the equivalent of 10,000 IU of vitamin D a day and that this amount is what the human race originating in Africa was originally accustomed to. With our current, officially-sanctioned phobia about sun exposure most people expose only their face and hands to the sun on a regular basis and as a result become woefully deficient. The use of sunscreens prevents the formation of any vitamin D at all and makes matters even worse. A vitamin D deficiency is not only heavily implicated in osteoporosis, but has also been linked to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. Recent research has shown that a vitamin D intake of 1300 to 3800 IU/day helps prevent multiple sclerosis and that MS is more prevalent among people deficient in vitamin-D. Dr. Vieth recommends a minimum vitamin D intake from supplements of 800-1000 IU/day and feels that a more optimum intake from sunlight and diet would be 4000 IU/day. He also states that numerous studies have shown that daily intakes as high as 10,000 IU are safe (in the absence of sunshine).
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Monday, September 18, 2006
Fish Oil and Garlic in the news this week...
Fish oil reduces heart disease risk in arthritis patients ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. August 1, 2006
The potential benefit of fish oils on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the subject of many previous studies. Overall, the results suggest that fish oil supplements containing the omega 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can reduce stiffness and pain. But could these supplements also help reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in RA patients? A team from the Royal Adelaide Hospital investigated the effects of fish oil supplementation on several cardiovascular risk factors. They recruited 31 early RA patients all taking drug treatment for the condition, of whom 18 also chose to take fish oil. The dose was considered by the researchers to be sufficiently high to have an antiinflammatory action. After three years of supplementation, data from the patients who did not take fish oil was compared with data from those did and reached a level of EPA greater than 5 per cent of total plasma fatty acids. Arachidonic acid, an omega 6 fatty acid which competes with omega 3 FAs, was lower in participants who reached the required level of EPA. It was 30 per cent lower in platelets and 40 per cent lower in peripheral blood cells. Serum thromboxane B2, a cardiovascular risk factor, was 35 per cent lower. Prostaglandin E2, a compound which RA drug treatment seeks to
reduce, was 41 per cent lower. International Health News October 2006 Page 5 Fish oil was also linked to positive changes in blood lipids, and a greater rate of remission after the 3 years - 72 per cent compared to 31 per cent in the non-fish oil group. The authors conclude that fish oil reduces cardiovascular risk in RA patients, and that this takes places via several biological pathways.
They suggest that fish oil could potentially replace drug treatment for many RA patients. In this study, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use was reduced by 75 per cent in the fish oil group between the start and finish of the study, compared with 37 per cent in the non-fish oil group. Added to which, RA drugs may themselves contribute to cardiovascular risk. Fish oil is a cheaper, safer treatment option and could also serve as a preventative measure against RA, the authors conclude. Cleland, LG, et al. Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors with longterm fish oil treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, published online.
Garlic compounds may stop liver cancer growth...
By Stephen Daniells 5/4/2006
Water-soluble compounds from garlic reduced the size of liver cancer cells by a factor of three, research that adds to other anti-cancer studies with garlic, says a new laboratory study from Italy. Consumer awareness of the health benefits of garlic, mostly in terms of cardiovascular and immune system health, has benefited the supplements industry, particularly since consumers seek the benefits of garlic without the odours that accompany the fresh bulb. Several compounds from garlic have already been reported to have anti-cancer activity, including allicin, the substance that gives garlic its distinctive aroma and flavour, and its derivative, diallyl disulfide (DADS). However, both have been shown to kill not only cancer cells, but also healthy human body cells. The compounds are highly unstable and break down quickly once ingested, and are not likely to be the active compounds in ingested garlic. "Water-soluble compounds, less odorous than the oil-soluble compounds, besides being more stable, appear to have a higher bioavailability and appear to be able to enter the blood and reach target organs," explained lead author Angelo De Martino in the Journal of Nutrition Biochemistry (doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.12.005). The researchers, from the University of Rome, obtained extracts from fresh garlic bulbs from two different geographical locations, and added these extracts to human liver cancer cells. The potential inhibition of the cancer cells was compared with a control batch of cancer cells (no intervention) and cancer cells exposed to DADS. After 48 hours the researchers found that the control liver cancer cells had multiplied by over 300 per cent. Similar results were observed for the DADS-exposed cancer cells. A one per cent solution of each garlic extracts appeared to inhibit the growth of the tumour completely. The garlic extracts, said the researchers, "showed a dose- and time-dependent effect on cell proliferation, with a significant reduction of viable cell number at 24 hours with a less pronounced recovery of cell proliferation at 48 hours." The researchers admitted that they had not identified the specific compound or compounds responsible for the anti-cancer effects of the water-soluble garlic extracts, nor could they be sure if the compounds were modified during their metabolic processing. "Metabolomic studies should be performed in the future to investigate which are the molecules... that promote cell death upon administration of water-soluble garlic extracts," suggested De Martino. Importantly, the researchers reported that the induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death) by the garlic extracts appeared to be selective to cancer cells. De Martino said that, since the liver is where nutraceuticals are metabolised and that the cancer cells used in this experiment are known to be resistant to several anticancer therapies, that the results suggest the water-soluble garlic extracts may be effective against other forms of cancer. It should be stressed that inhibition of cancer cell growth in a laboratory experiment may not be transferable to actual inhibition in humans. This study does however add to other research reporting that garlic and its extracts may protect against certain types of cancer. Liver cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, and third most common cause of death from cancer, according to Cancer Research UK. Despite these figures, the cancer remains relatively rare, with 18,500 new cases in the US every year, and about 3,000 in the UK. The highest incidences of the disease are in east and Southeast Asia, and middle and eastern Africa. South Central Asia and Northern Europe have the lowest incidence of the disease.
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The potential benefit of fish oils on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the subject of many previous studies. Overall, the results suggest that fish oil supplements containing the omega 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can reduce stiffness and pain. But could these supplements also help reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in RA patients? A team from the Royal Adelaide Hospital investigated the effects of fish oil supplementation on several cardiovascular risk factors. They recruited 31 early RA patients all taking drug treatment for the condition, of whom 18 also chose to take fish oil. The dose was considered by the researchers to be sufficiently high to have an antiinflammatory action. After three years of supplementation, data from the patients who did not take fish oil was compared with data from those did and reached a level of EPA greater than 5 per cent of total plasma fatty acids. Arachidonic acid, an omega 6 fatty acid which competes with omega 3 FAs, was lower in participants who reached the required level of EPA. It was 30 per cent lower in platelets and 40 per cent lower in peripheral blood cells. Serum thromboxane B2, a cardiovascular risk factor, was 35 per cent lower. Prostaglandin E2, a compound which RA drug treatment seeks to
reduce, was 41 per cent lower. International Health News October 2006 Page 5 Fish oil was also linked to positive changes in blood lipids, and a greater rate of remission after the 3 years - 72 per cent compared to 31 per cent in the non-fish oil group. The authors conclude that fish oil reduces cardiovascular risk in RA patients, and that this takes places via several biological pathways.
They suggest that fish oil could potentially replace drug treatment for many RA patients. In this study, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use was reduced by 75 per cent in the fish oil group between the start and finish of the study, compared with 37 per cent in the non-fish oil group. Added to which, RA drugs may themselves contribute to cardiovascular risk. Fish oil is a cheaper, safer treatment option and could also serve as a preventative measure against RA, the authors conclude. Cleland, LG, et al. Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors with longterm fish oil treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, published online.
Garlic compounds may stop liver cancer growth...
By Stephen Daniells 5/4/2006
Water-soluble compounds from garlic reduced the size of liver cancer cells by a factor of three, research that adds to other anti-cancer studies with garlic, says a new laboratory study from Italy. Consumer awareness of the health benefits of garlic, mostly in terms of cardiovascular and immune system health, has benefited the supplements industry, particularly since consumers seek the benefits of garlic without the odours that accompany the fresh bulb. Several compounds from garlic have already been reported to have anti-cancer activity, including allicin, the substance that gives garlic its distinctive aroma and flavour, and its derivative, diallyl disulfide (DADS). However, both have been shown to kill not only cancer cells, but also healthy human body cells. The compounds are highly unstable and break down quickly once ingested, and are not likely to be the active compounds in ingested garlic. "Water-soluble compounds, less odorous than the oil-soluble compounds, besides being more stable, appear to have a higher bioavailability and appear to be able to enter the blood and reach target organs," explained lead author Angelo De Martino in the Journal of Nutrition Biochemistry (doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.12.005). The researchers, from the University of Rome, obtained extracts from fresh garlic bulbs from two different geographical locations, and added these extracts to human liver cancer cells. The potential inhibition of the cancer cells was compared with a control batch of cancer cells (no intervention) and cancer cells exposed to DADS. After 48 hours the researchers found that the control liver cancer cells had multiplied by over 300 per cent. Similar results were observed for the DADS-exposed cancer cells. A one per cent solution of each garlic extracts appeared to inhibit the growth of the tumour completely. The garlic extracts, said the researchers, "showed a dose- and time-dependent effect on cell proliferation, with a significant reduction of viable cell number at 24 hours with a less pronounced recovery of cell proliferation at 48 hours." The researchers admitted that they had not identified the specific compound or compounds responsible for the anti-cancer effects of the water-soluble garlic extracts, nor could they be sure if the compounds were modified during their metabolic processing. "Metabolomic studies should be performed in the future to investigate which are the molecules... that promote cell death upon administration of water-soluble garlic extracts," suggested De Martino. Importantly, the researchers reported that the induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death) by the garlic extracts appeared to be selective to cancer cells. De Martino said that, since the liver is where nutraceuticals are metabolised and that the cancer cells used in this experiment are known to be resistant to several anticancer therapies, that the results suggest the water-soluble garlic extracts may be effective against other forms of cancer. It should be stressed that inhibition of cancer cell growth in a laboratory experiment may not be transferable to actual inhibition in humans. This study does however add to other research reporting that garlic and its extracts may protect against certain types of cancer. Liver cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, and third most common cause of death from cancer, according to Cancer Research UK. Despite these figures, the cancer remains relatively rare, with 18,500 new cases in the US every year, and about 3,000 in the UK. The highest incidences of the disease are in east and Southeast Asia, and middle and eastern Africa. South Central Asia and Northern Europe have the lowest incidence of the disease.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Nutrients in the news this week...
We have 3 great articles this week that confirm the real cause of the obesity epidemic, tell us why we should eat Mandarin Oranges and why we need more vitamin D. CW
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Vitamin D slashes pancreatic cancer risk...
A report published in the September, 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention concluded that consuming the US Recommended Daily Allowance of 400 (IU) of vitamin D each day was associated a 43 percent lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer compared to individuals who consume less than 150 IU. Pancreatic cancer is estimated to be diagnosed in 32,000 individuals in the U.S. this year, and an equal number of people are expected to die from it.
Halcyon Skinner, PhD, of Northwestern University, and his colleagues at Harvard evaluated data from 46,771 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and 75,427 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study. Vitamin D from diet and supplements and diet alone was calculated for each subject from food frequency questionnaire responses. Over 16 years of follow-up, 365 cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnosed.
The researchers found that consuming between 300 and 449 IU vitamin D per day from diet and supplements was associated with a 43 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the risk experienced by those whose vitamin D intake was lowest at less than 150 IU per day. Even those subjects whose intake was between 150 and 299 IU per day experienced a 22 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the lowest intake category. When food alone was analyzed, having an intake greater than or equal to 300 IU per day was associated with a 33 percent reduced risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the risk associated with an intake of less than 100 IU vitamin D per day.
Dr Skinner, who is currently with the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, stated, “Because there is no effective screening for pancreatic cancer, identifying controllable risk factors for the disease is essential for developing strategies that can prevent cancer. Vitamin D has shown strong potential for preventing and treating prostate cancer, and areas with greater sunlight exposure have lower incidence and mortality for prostate, breast, and colon cancers, leading us to investigate a role for Vitamin D in pancreatic cancer risk. Few studies have examined this association, and we did observe a reduced risk for pancreatic cancer with higher intake of Vitamin D."
"In concert with laboratory results suggesting antitumor effects of Vitamin D, our results point to a possible role for Vitamin D in the prevention and possible reduction in mortality of pancreatic cancer,” he concluded. “Since no other environmental or dietary factor showed this risk relationship, more study of Vitamin D's role is warranted.”
Eat those Mandarin Oranges...
Mandarin oranges may reduce risk of liver cancer, other diseases -- A pair of studies from Japan suggests that eating mandarin oranges may cut your risk of developing liver cancer as well as other serious diseases:
In one study, researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine found that drinking mandarin orange juice may reduce the risk of developing liver cancer in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. After a one-year study period, no liver cancer was detected among a group of 30 patients with viral hepatitis who were given one cup daily of a specially prepared beverage containing mandarin orange juice, whereas an 8.9 percent rate of liver cancer was found among a group of 45 patients who did not drink the juice supplements, according to Hoyoku Nishino, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher at the university.
In an epidemiological study by scientists at the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science in Japan, scientists surveyed 1,073 people in a Japanese town noted for its high consumption of mandarin oranges. The researchers found certain chemical markers in the subjects' blood that are associated with a lower risk of several health problems, including liver disease, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and insulin resistance (a condition associated with diabetes), according to study leader Minoru Sugiura, Ph.D.
Childhood obesity: What’s really triggering this epidemic?
"The higher your insulin, the more your brain thinks you're starving. The more your brain thinks you're starving, the less you want to exercise and the more you want to eat. This only drives more food intake, which drives your insulin even higher, which interferes with your leptin even more, which makes you think you're starving even more. It's a vicious cycle."
http://www.abc7-ucsf.com/feature/0806/epidemictrigger.htm
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Vitamin D slashes pancreatic cancer risk...
A report published in the September, 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention concluded that consuming the US Recommended Daily Allowance of 400 (IU) of vitamin D each day was associated a 43 percent lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer compared to individuals who consume less than 150 IU. Pancreatic cancer is estimated to be diagnosed in 32,000 individuals in the U.S. this year, and an equal number of people are expected to die from it.
Halcyon Skinner, PhD, of Northwestern University, and his colleagues at Harvard evaluated data from 46,771 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and 75,427 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study. Vitamin D from diet and supplements and diet alone was calculated for each subject from food frequency questionnaire responses. Over 16 years of follow-up, 365 cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnosed.
The researchers found that consuming between 300 and 449 IU vitamin D per day from diet and supplements was associated with a 43 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the risk experienced by those whose vitamin D intake was lowest at less than 150 IU per day. Even those subjects whose intake was between 150 and 299 IU per day experienced a 22 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the lowest intake category. When food alone was analyzed, having an intake greater than or equal to 300 IU per day was associated with a 33 percent reduced risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the risk associated with an intake of less than 100 IU vitamin D per day.
Dr Skinner, who is currently with the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, stated, “Because there is no effective screening for pancreatic cancer, identifying controllable risk factors for the disease is essential for developing strategies that can prevent cancer. Vitamin D has shown strong potential for preventing and treating prostate cancer, and areas with greater sunlight exposure have lower incidence and mortality for prostate, breast, and colon cancers, leading us to investigate a role for Vitamin D in pancreatic cancer risk. Few studies have examined this association, and we did observe a reduced risk for pancreatic cancer with higher intake of Vitamin D."
"In concert with laboratory results suggesting antitumor effects of Vitamin D, our results point to a possible role for Vitamin D in the prevention and possible reduction in mortality of pancreatic cancer,” he concluded. “Since no other environmental or dietary factor showed this risk relationship, more study of Vitamin D's role is warranted.”
Eat those Mandarin Oranges...
Mandarin oranges may reduce risk of liver cancer, other diseases -- A pair of studies from Japan suggests that eating mandarin oranges may cut your risk of developing liver cancer as well as other serious diseases:
In one study, researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine found that drinking mandarin orange juice may reduce the risk of developing liver cancer in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. After a one-year study period, no liver cancer was detected among a group of 30 patients with viral hepatitis who were given one cup daily of a specially prepared beverage containing mandarin orange juice, whereas an 8.9 percent rate of liver cancer was found among a group of 45 patients who did not drink the juice supplements, according to Hoyoku Nishino, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher at the university.
In an epidemiological study by scientists at the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science in Japan, scientists surveyed 1,073 people in a Japanese town noted for its high consumption of mandarin oranges. The researchers found certain chemical markers in the subjects' blood that are associated with a lower risk of several health problems, including liver disease, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and insulin resistance (a condition associated with diabetes), according to study leader Minoru Sugiura, Ph.D.
Childhood obesity: What’s really triggering this epidemic?
"The higher your insulin, the more your brain thinks you're starving. The more your brain thinks you're starving, the less you want to exercise and the more you want to eat. This only drives more food intake, which drives your insulin even higher, which interferes with your leptin even more, which makes you think you're starving even more. It's a vicious cycle."
http://www.abc7-ucsf.com/feature/0806/epidemictrigger.htm
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Nutrients in the news this week...
First, lets start with even more proof, that we need more vitamin D to make sure we retire healthy with independence.
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Low vitamin D levels predict nursing home admission
The results of study conducted in the Netherlands, published in the September, 2006 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that having a low level of serum vitamin D is associated with a greater risk of being admitted to a nursing home within six years, and may increase the risk of dying within a similar amount of time.
Marjolein Visser and colleagues at Vrije University in Amsterdam used data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, a prospective study of 3,107 men and women aged 55 to 85 upon enrollment between 1992 and 1993, who were examined after 3, 6 and 9 years of follow up. The current study included 1,260 participants over the age of 65 who participated in the first follow up.
Stored serum samples analyzed for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) between 1997 and 1998 were classified as deficient (under 25 nanomoles per liter), insufficient, borderline, or normal (greater than or equal to 75 nanomoles per liter). Over the six year period, 138 participants were admitted to nursing homes. Between the beginning of the study and April, 2003, there were 380 deaths.
There were 58 nursing home admissions among participants with deficient levels of vitamin D compared to 5 among those whose vitamin D levels were normal. Adjusted analysis found that vitamin D deficiency increased the risk of nursing home admission by more than three times the risk experienced by those with normal levels. Vitamin D insufficient and borderline patients also experienced greater risk. Additionally, the risk of dying during the designated period was increased by vitamin D deficiency. After adjustment for age, gender, and education, vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 61 percent greater risk of death compared to that of participants whose vitamin levels were normal, however, this risk did not appear to be significant after further adjustment for health, lifestyle, and frailty.
The authors suggest that the greater risk of nursing home admission among individuals with deficient and insufficient vitamin D levels could be due to their increased muscle weakness and risk of falls, as well as a greater risk of osteoporosis. “Lower serum 25(OH)D concentrations in older men and women are associated with a greater risk of future nursing home admission and may be associated with a greater mortality risk,” the authors conclude. “These results could indicate that lower vitamin D concentrations may specifically affect the level of independence in old age.”
Next health experts say we could be the first generation who's kids will die before their parents. This article makes some silly statements, but the part about evolution and what were programed to eat, is right on.
Evolution, not just gluttony, led to obesity pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Evolution and the environment, not just gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/hl_nm/obesity_dc
This next article explains that evolution may explain why protein is the most satiating of the macronutrients, since the hunter-gatherer diets contained much more protein than most modern meals.
Scientists find 'proof' for high protein diets
07/09/2006 - A key hormone in the human gut could be the reason why high protein diets enhance satiety and promote weight loss, British scientists have reported.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=70379&m=1NIE907&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
To protect your hearts, pay the extra price for E V O...
Virgin olive oil best for heart health
07/09/2006 - Virgin olive oil, a rich source of polyphenols, is the best vegetable oil for heart health, says a European study.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=70395&m=1NIE907&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Obesity is already recognized as one of the leading preventable causes of death from heart disease and diabetes but this RNIB report said it was also a key factor in sight loss.
Obesity doubles risk of blindness, says report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's increasing number of obese adults and children face twice the risk of losing their sight from a range of degenerative eye conditions, a report from the Royal National Institute of the Blind said on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060906/hl_nm/obesity_blindness_dc
The last article is not to be believed, I have seen too much proof to the contrary, I agree with Charles Brown here...
Study finds silver fillings not harmful
WASHINGTON - Silver fillings used to patch cavities aren't dangerous even though they expose dental patients to the toxic metal mercury, federal health researchers said Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_on_he_me/dental_mercury_3
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Life Extension Update Exclusive
Low vitamin D levels predict nursing home admission
The results of study conducted in the Netherlands, published in the September, 2006 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that having a low level of serum vitamin D is associated with a greater risk of being admitted to a nursing home within six years, and may increase the risk of dying within a similar amount of time.
Marjolein Visser and colleagues at Vrije University in Amsterdam used data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, a prospective study of 3,107 men and women aged 55 to 85 upon enrollment between 1992 and 1993, who were examined after 3, 6 and 9 years of follow up. The current study included 1,260 participants over the age of 65 who participated in the first follow up.
Stored serum samples analyzed for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) between 1997 and 1998 were classified as deficient (under 25 nanomoles per liter), insufficient, borderline, or normal (greater than or equal to 75 nanomoles per liter). Over the six year period, 138 participants were admitted to nursing homes. Between the beginning of the study and April, 2003, there were 380 deaths.
There were 58 nursing home admissions among participants with deficient levels of vitamin D compared to 5 among those whose vitamin D levels were normal. Adjusted analysis found that vitamin D deficiency increased the risk of nursing home admission by more than three times the risk experienced by those with normal levels. Vitamin D insufficient and borderline patients also experienced greater risk. Additionally, the risk of dying during the designated period was increased by vitamin D deficiency. After adjustment for age, gender, and education, vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 61 percent greater risk of death compared to that of participants whose vitamin levels were normal, however, this risk did not appear to be significant after further adjustment for health, lifestyle, and frailty.
The authors suggest that the greater risk of nursing home admission among individuals with deficient and insufficient vitamin D levels could be due to their increased muscle weakness and risk of falls, as well as a greater risk of osteoporosis. “Lower serum 25(OH)D concentrations in older men and women are associated with a greater risk of future nursing home admission and may be associated with a greater mortality risk,” the authors conclude. “These results could indicate that lower vitamin D concentrations may specifically affect the level of independence in old age.”
Next health experts say we could be the first generation who's kids will die before their parents. This article makes some silly statements, but the part about evolution and what were programed to eat, is right on.
Evolution, not just gluttony, led to obesity pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Evolution and the environment, not just gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/hl_nm/obesity_dc
This next article explains that evolution may explain why protein is the most satiating of the macronutrients, since the hunter-gatherer diets contained much more protein than most modern meals.
Scientists find 'proof' for high protein diets
07/09/2006 - A key hormone in the human gut could be the reason why high protein diets enhance satiety and promote weight loss, British scientists have reported.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=70379&m=1NIE907&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
To protect your hearts, pay the extra price for E V O...
Virgin olive oil best for heart health
07/09/2006 - Virgin olive oil, a rich source of polyphenols, is the best vegetable oil for heart health, says a European study.
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=70395&m=1NIE907&c=wcrclzgqdhtlgsk
Obesity is already recognized as one of the leading preventable causes of death from heart disease and diabetes but this RNIB report said it was also a key factor in sight loss.
Obesity doubles risk of blindness, says report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's increasing number of obese adults and children face twice the risk of losing their sight from a range of degenerative eye conditions, a report from the Royal National Institute of the Blind said on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060906/hl_nm/obesity_blindness_dc
The last article is not to be believed, I have seen too much proof to the contrary, I agree with Charles Brown here...
Study finds silver fillings not harmful
WASHINGTON - Silver fillings used to patch cavities aren't dangerous even though they expose dental patients to the toxic metal mercury, federal health researchers said Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060902/ap_on_he_me/dental_mercury_3
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Sunday, September 03, 2006
Health in the news this week 09-01-06
Well alot of interesting news this week in the field of health. First, a study that confirms that we need more Vitamin K, which I have blogged on many times. Vitamin K removes calcium from soft tissues, where it should not be, and gives it to the bones, where it does belong. Obesity is increasing everywhere, especially in the U.S., the cause Hyperinsulinemia. Two of the oldest people in the world died this week. One ate junk food and one didn't. Genetics is important for longevity, but it's only when there genetics make them control insulin levels and blood sugar properly. Most of us, don't have that luxury. High insulin & glucose levels - The Cause of Many Diseases. And lastly, we learn the importance of drinking teas that contain antioxidants and that caffeinated teas or coffee, do not dehydrate as has been previously been reported.
CW
8/29/2006 - A high daily intake of vitamin K1, found in green leafy vegetables, could reduce the risk of fatal coronary heart disease by 19 per cent, says a new study.
Vitamin K1-rich diet linked to better heart health
9/25/2006 - 31 states showing an increase in obesity. Mississippi continued to lead the way. An estimated 29.5 percent of adults there are considered obese. That's an increase of 1.1 percentage points when compared with last year's report, which is compiled by Trust for America's Health, an advocacy group that promotes increased funding for public health programs.
Waistlines continue to grow in U.S.
The world's oldest person, a 116-year-old Ecuadorean woman who drank donkey milk for health, died on Sunday less than a month before her birthday, her relatives told local newspapers on Monday.
World's oldest person dies at age 116
LOS ANGELES - George Johnson, considered California's oldest living person at 112 and the state's last surviving World War I veteran, had experts shaking their heads over his junk food diet.
Man lives to 112 despite junk-food diet
28/08/2006 - The antioxidant content of tea could mean that drinking three or more cups a day could reduce the risk of a wide range of health problems, ranging from cancer to heart disease, and may even be healthier than water, says a review from Britain.
Do antioxidants make tea healthier than water?
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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8/29/2006 - A high daily intake of vitamin K1, found in green leafy vegetables, could reduce the risk of fatal coronary heart disease by 19 per cent, says a new study.
Vitamin K1-rich diet linked to better heart health
9/25/2006 - 31 states showing an increase in obesity. Mississippi continued to lead the way. An estimated 29.5 percent of adults there are considered obese. That's an increase of 1.1 percentage points when compared with last year's report, which is compiled by Trust for America's Health, an advocacy group that promotes increased funding for public health programs.
Waistlines continue to grow in U.S.
The world's oldest person, a 116-year-old Ecuadorean woman who drank donkey milk for health, died on Sunday less than a month before her birthday, her relatives told local newspapers on Monday.
World's oldest person dies at age 116
LOS ANGELES - George Johnson, considered California's oldest living person at 112 and the state's last surviving World War I veteran, had experts shaking their heads over his junk food diet.
Man lives to 112 despite junk-food diet
28/08/2006 - The antioxidant content of tea could mean that drinking three or more cups a day could reduce the risk of a wide range of health problems, ranging from cancer to heart disease, and may even be healthier than water, says a review from Britain.
Do antioxidants make tea healthier than water?
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A reply back from a recent Blog... Had to share.
This is an e-mail response I got from the recent blog I did on Why type 2 diabetes has increased 50% in 30 years... What we eat can have big effects on our health...
I would love to get other testimonials from any of you out there that have them.
http://cwiechert.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-type-2-diabetes-has-increased-50.html
Hi Christopher,
I just wanted to let you know that this was an extremely timely blog, especially since our doctor made an interesting remark about my husband's health during his physical last week.
He told him that he has never seen a person as sick as my husband make such a dramatic turnaround in his asthma to the point that he is now considered cured. 20 years ago, he was so sick that his doctors had told me to prepare to be a widow. They warned me that if he caught a cold, he would end up with pneumonia and die because his lungs were in such bad shape.
At that time, he was taking an every other day dose of 60mg. of prednisone to keep him breathing. When asthmatics are in such condition, it is usually a last resort and there is no improvement. Period. Such a huge dose causes the adrenal glands to shrink and quit producing adrenaline altogether. When I was able to pinpoint corn and hfcs in particular as the cause of his asthma, we made radical changes to his diet and were able to reduce his prednisone intake to 0mg.
Of course, it took several years to accomplish this, requiring eliminating every prepackaged food on the grocery shelves. Nowadays, dextrose (corn-based) is found in practically everything, including salt. We eat organic food, kosher or sea salt, and cook everything from scratch. His health isn't great because of allergies and gout, but it's so much better than it was and he is still alive and functional.
I am encouraging my doctor to do some writing for the medical journals since he specializes in bariatric patients and has noticed that some of his patients admit to drinking 5 or 6 2-liter bottles of soda daily. Because it doesn't inform the brain of satiation, it actually causes hunger messages to be sent and encourages overeating.
Keep up the good work and try to get out the word about corn. It hides under many names: starch, modified food starch, xanthan gum, zein, glucose, dextrose, and of course, fructose.
When is the medical profession going to get the message that corn is not only an unrecognized and potent food allergy but it also one that the government is actively subsidizing and pushing on the American people?
We had an enormous fight in the ER years ago when a doctor ordered Aminophyllin in dextrose for an IV to combat a severe asthma attack. He refused to believe us that it would kill my husband, and then had a horrible time trying to resuscitate him when he himself started the IV and immediately sent him into anaphyllactic shock. Since then, I've learned to be very assertive and loud when it comes to protecting him from ignorance and bullheadedness.
Anyway, thanks for what you do. It's been a stressful year, but we're surviving and looking forward to life improvements.
V M
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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I would love to get other testimonials from any of you out there that have them.
http://cwiechert.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-type-2-diabetes-has-increased-50.html
Hi Christopher,
I just wanted to let you know that this was an extremely timely blog, especially since our doctor made an interesting remark about my husband's health during his physical last week.
He told him that he has never seen a person as sick as my husband make such a dramatic turnaround in his asthma to the point that he is now considered cured. 20 years ago, he was so sick that his doctors had told me to prepare to be a widow. They warned me that if he caught a cold, he would end up with pneumonia and die because his lungs were in such bad shape.
At that time, he was taking an every other day dose of 60mg. of prednisone to keep him breathing. When asthmatics are in such condition, it is usually a last resort and there is no improvement. Period. Such a huge dose causes the adrenal glands to shrink and quit producing adrenaline altogether. When I was able to pinpoint corn and hfcs in particular as the cause of his asthma, we made radical changes to his diet and were able to reduce his prednisone intake to 0mg.
Of course, it took several years to accomplish this, requiring eliminating every prepackaged food on the grocery shelves. Nowadays, dextrose (corn-based) is found in practically everything, including salt. We eat organic food, kosher or sea salt, and cook everything from scratch. His health isn't great because of allergies and gout, but it's so much better than it was and he is still alive and functional.
I am encouraging my doctor to do some writing for the medical journals since he specializes in bariatric patients and has noticed that some of his patients admit to drinking 5 or 6 2-liter bottles of soda daily. Because it doesn't inform the brain of satiation, it actually causes hunger messages to be sent and encourages overeating.
Keep up the good work and try to get out the word about corn. It hides under many names: starch, modified food starch, xanthan gum, zein, glucose, dextrose, and of course, fructose.
When is the medical profession going to get the message that corn is not only an unrecognized and potent food allergy but it also one that the government is actively subsidizing and pushing on the American people?
We had an enormous fight in the ER years ago when a doctor ordered Aminophyllin in dextrose for an IV to combat a severe asthma attack. He refused to believe us that it would kill my husband, and then had a horrible time trying to resuscitate him when he himself started the IV and immediately sent him into anaphyllactic shock. Since then, I've learned to be very assertive and loud when it comes to protecting him from ignorance and bullheadedness.
Anyway, thanks for what you do. It's been a stressful year, but we're surviving and looking forward to life improvements.
V M
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Monday, August 28, 2006
Why type 2 diabetes has increased 50% in 30 years...
Incidence of type 2 diabetes doubled in last 30 years
FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. The incidence of type 2 diabetes, or rate of new cases over a time period, is less clearly understood than its prevalence (how widespread it is). Researchers from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute took data from the Framingham Heart Study covering the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. A group of 3,104 men and women without diabetes, aged 44 to 55 years (mean 47 years), were examined and then followed for eight years. A diagnosis of diabetes was made if fasting plasma glucose was 7.0 mmol per liter (125 mg/dL) or insulin treatment was given.
The researchers found that the overall 8-year risk of developing diabetes nearly doubled between the 1970s and 1990s. For women, it was 2.0 per cent in the 1970s, 3.0 per cent in the 1980s, and 3.7 per cent in the 1990s. For men, the figures were 2.7 per cent, 3.6 per cent, and 5.8 per cent. Obesity is driving the so-called "epidemic" of diabetes, explain the researchers. Significantly more cases of diabetes developed among those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, than any other category.
However, analysis indicated that BMI did not fully account for the rise in diabetes incidence.
The researchers believe that lifestyle changes over recent decades also play a role. They highlight a recent review of cardiovascular risk factors which found a rise in all the measured risk factors over the last 40 years. Physical activity has declined over time, and changes in dietary composition may be important, they write, pointing to corn syrup and sugar-sweetened drinks in particular as potentially harmful. The authors conclude that the study shows a doubling in the incidence of type 2 diabetes over the last 30 years, and call for careful monitoring of future trends in the incidence of diabetes, a disease which can produce complications such as heart disease, blindness, and damage to the nerves and kidneys.
Fox, C. S. et al. Trends in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus From the 1970s to the 1990s The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation, Vol. 113, June 27.
It's not a coincidence that the 1970's started this epidemic...Read below...
Why the Current US Dietary Guidelines Are Making Americans Fat
By Mary G. Enig, PhD
The McGovern Committee Senate Hearings, held in the 1970s, grew out of the ideas for developing nutrition policy that were put forth at the 1969 White House Conference on Foods and Nutrition. Some of the recommendations that came out of the White House conference were orchestrated by lawyers and lobbyists from the food industry. The McGovern Committee originally planned to hold hearings on heart disease and diet, but evidently changed to hearings on all the "killer diseases" and their nutritional causes, although the major emphasis still came from the National Heart and Lung Institute (as it was called at that time) and the American Heart Association, with much testimony orchestrated by the American Health Foundation. Behind the scenes, the edible oil industry and the Grocery Manufacturers of America played a major role in lobbying efforts.
The McGovern Select Committee heard erroneous testimony from various research "scientists," most of whom had particular biases against animal fat and meat. For example, Dr. Gio B. Gori from the National Cancer Institute and Dr. David M. Hegsted from Harvard School of Public Health testified that there was "a direct relationship between dietary intake and forms of cancer and that it was their recommendation that Americans should cut down on the amount of food they eat, and specifically, eat less meat and fats" (Congressional Record 9/16/76 p S15993-4). The animal fat and cancer connection was first introduced by Dr. Ernst Wynder from the American Health Foundation using processed vegetable fat data mistakenly labeled animal fat. Colon cancer was also tied to beef in an erroneous interpretation of the National Cancer Institute Japanese-Hawaiian study which actually showed macaroni, green beans and peas to have higher risk associated with colon cancer than beef or lamb.1
Committee members ignored testimony debunking the anti-animal fat agenda even though the testimony defending meat and animal fat was supported by science and came from highly qualified researchers. The meat and dairy lobbies were very ineffective in defending their products.
The Select Committee produced a report that called for the decrease in consumption of animal fat, dairy fat and eggs. If you decrease the amount of fat in the diet, something has to increase to take its place and that something was to be the carbohydrates.
Once mandated, no government employee or government-funded researcher could contradict the US Dietary Goals. All the research from that point on had to be geared to creating educational material to match the US Dietary Goals and to produce a science to support them. If a researcher wanted another grant, the results he or she came up with would have to fit the guidelines.
Even though these goals/guidelines originally had no science to back them up, and still have no clear science to support them, they have become the law of the land.
Thus the Senate, with the help of the food industry and the complicity of a major part of the nutrition community, came up with a low-fat, high-carbohydrate Rx that produced profound changes in the way Americans ate. Vegetable oil and carbohydrate (mostly refined carbohydrate) calories replaced animal fat calories resulting in massive obesity in the populace. The US government is now proposing more of the same to combat. . . the massive obesity epidemic among Americans!
About the AuthorMary G. Enig, PhD is the author of Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol, Bethesda Press, May 2000. Order your copy here: www.enig.com/trans.html.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. The incidence of type 2 diabetes, or rate of new cases over a time period, is less clearly understood than its prevalence (how widespread it is). Researchers from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute took data from the Framingham Heart Study covering the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. A group of 3,104 men and women without diabetes, aged 44 to 55 years (mean 47 years), were examined and then followed for eight years. A diagnosis of diabetes was made if fasting plasma glucose was 7.0 mmol per liter (125 mg/dL) or insulin treatment was given.
The researchers found that the overall 8-year risk of developing diabetes nearly doubled between the 1970s and 1990s. For women, it was 2.0 per cent in the 1970s, 3.0 per cent in the 1980s, and 3.7 per cent in the 1990s. For men, the figures were 2.7 per cent, 3.6 per cent, and 5.8 per cent. Obesity is driving the so-called "epidemic" of diabetes, explain the researchers. Significantly more cases of diabetes developed among those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, than any other category.
However, analysis indicated that BMI did not fully account for the rise in diabetes incidence.
The researchers believe that lifestyle changes over recent decades also play a role. They highlight a recent review of cardiovascular risk factors which found a rise in all the measured risk factors over the last 40 years. Physical activity has declined over time, and changes in dietary composition may be important, they write, pointing to corn syrup and sugar-sweetened drinks in particular as potentially harmful. The authors conclude that the study shows a doubling in the incidence of type 2 diabetes over the last 30 years, and call for careful monitoring of future trends in the incidence of diabetes, a disease which can produce complications such as heart disease, blindness, and damage to the nerves and kidneys.
Fox, C. S. et al. Trends in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus From the 1970s to the 1990s The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation, Vol. 113, June 27.
It's not a coincidence that the 1970's started this epidemic...Read below...
Why the Current US Dietary Guidelines Are Making Americans Fat
By Mary G. Enig, PhD
The McGovern Committee Senate Hearings, held in the 1970s, grew out of the ideas for developing nutrition policy that were put forth at the 1969 White House Conference on Foods and Nutrition. Some of the recommendations that came out of the White House conference were orchestrated by lawyers and lobbyists from the food industry. The McGovern Committee originally planned to hold hearings on heart disease and diet, but evidently changed to hearings on all the "killer diseases" and their nutritional causes, although the major emphasis still came from the National Heart and Lung Institute (as it was called at that time) and the American Heart Association, with much testimony orchestrated by the American Health Foundation. Behind the scenes, the edible oil industry and the Grocery Manufacturers of America played a major role in lobbying efforts.
The McGovern Select Committee heard erroneous testimony from various research "scientists," most of whom had particular biases against animal fat and meat. For example, Dr. Gio B. Gori from the National Cancer Institute and Dr. David M. Hegsted from Harvard School of Public Health testified that there was "a direct relationship between dietary intake and forms of cancer and that it was their recommendation that Americans should cut down on the amount of food they eat, and specifically, eat less meat and fats" (Congressional Record 9/16/76 p S15993-4). The animal fat and cancer connection was first introduced by Dr. Ernst Wynder from the American Health Foundation using processed vegetable fat data mistakenly labeled animal fat. Colon cancer was also tied to beef in an erroneous interpretation of the National Cancer Institute Japanese-Hawaiian study which actually showed macaroni, green beans and peas to have higher risk associated with colon cancer than beef or lamb.1
Committee members ignored testimony debunking the anti-animal fat agenda even though the testimony defending meat and animal fat was supported by science and came from highly qualified researchers. The meat and dairy lobbies were very ineffective in defending their products.
The Select Committee produced a report that called for the decrease in consumption of animal fat, dairy fat and eggs. If you decrease the amount of fat in the diet, something has to increase to take its place and that something was to be the carbohydrates.
Once mandated, no government employee or government-funded researcher could contradict the US Dietary Goals. All the research from that point on had to be geared to creating educational material to match the US Dietary Goals and to produce a science to support them. If a researcher wanted another grant, the results he or she came up with would have to fit the guidelines.
Even though these goals/guidelines originally had no science to back them up, and still have no clear science to support them, they have become the law of the land.
Thus the Senate, with the help of the food industry and the complicity of a major part of the nutrition community, came up with a low-fat, high-carbohydrate Rx that produced profound changes in the way Americans ate. Vegetable oil and carbohydrate (mostly refined carbohydrate) calories replaced animal fat calories resulting in massive obesity in the populace. The US government is now proposing more of the same to combat. . . the massive obesity epidemic among Americans!
About the AuthorMary G. Enig, PhD is the author of Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol, Bethesda Press, May 2000. Order your copy here: www.enig.com/trans.html.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Sunday, August 27, 2006
The D in the TV show The D Life, stands for DUD...
Many of you have most likely seen or browsed through the TV show, The D Life. It's a cable show devoted to addressing the needs of people with diabetes. Unfortunately, the show focuses on how to live with the disease, instead of helping people learn how to reverse it. The show is developed and supported by drug manufacturers and companies that make glucose testing products. Type 2 diabetes is now at epidemic levels. The reason is we consume too much sugar, refined carbs, high fructose corn syrup, as well as high glycemic vegetables like corn, potatoes, rice etc. We are designed to eat a Hunter-Gatherer type diet. If you change the way you eat, you can in most cases, reduce or reverse type 2 diabetes, and reduce or eliminate the drugs recommended for treatment. If your goal is to LIVE WITH the DISEASE, then I recommend you watch that show, but if your goal is to DEFEAT IT, then I recommend you read the books, The Schwarzbein Principle, by Diana Schwarzbein M.D. and the book Life Without Bread, by Wolfgang Lutz, M.D. Also, my website has resources on the underlying cause of many diseases like type 2 diabetes, please review that information as well. Especially the information on Hyperinsulinemia.
www.cwiechert.com
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Thursday, August 24, 2006
Exercise may be especially helpful in reducing the size of fat cells around the waistline -- more so than diet alone, a study suggests. That's important, because fat specifically in the abdomen has been linked to the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Exercise shrinks abdominal fat cells
Fatty acids, which are found in fish, can help in weight loss when combined with moderate exercise, an Australian study found.
Australian study finds fish oil helps weight loss
Coffee good, coffee bad, coffee good, coffee bad... Here is a good one...
Three cups of coffee a day could slow the loss of mental function in men, says a European study.
Coffee could slow mental decline in old men
Eating curry or taking curcumin may boost the brain and stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to the latest research.
A taste for curry could delay onset of senility
Products I recommend that are focused in this blog...
NSI - Curcumin - 120 capsules
NSI - Omega 3 EFA - 240 capsules
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Exercise shrinks abdominal fat cells
Fatty acids, which are found in fish, can help in weight loss when combined with moderate exercise, an Australian study found.
Australian study finds fish oil helps weight loss
Coffee good, coffee bad, coffee good, coffee bad... Here is a good one...
Three cups of coffee a day could slow the loss of mental function in men, says a European study.
Coffee could slow mental decline in old men
Eating curry or taking curcumin may boost the brain and stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to the latest research.
A taste for curry could delay onset of senility
Products I recommend that are focused in this blog...
NSI - Curcumin - 120 capsules
NSI - Omega 3 EFA - 240 capsules
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a healthcare professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility.
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
3 Important articles this week on Obesity...
3 news articles came out this week on issues of Obesity and what may be influencing it. Obesity is a complicated problem and has many facets that effect Americans in different ways, please review these...
Baby's getting fatter and proves the U.S. has an Obesity Epidemic going on.
Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children.
Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.
Understand the Glycemic Index... and how to use it.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Baby's getting fatter and proves the U.S. has an Obesity Epidemic going on.
Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children.
Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.
Understand the Glycemic Index... and how to use it.
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Omega-3 fatty acids reduce prostate cancer growth
Last week I got an e-mail update from the Life Extension Foundation, entitled "Omega-3 fatty acids reduce prostate cancer growth".
It came from the August issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research as they published the finding of researchers at UCLA. The study reinforces the concept I have stated for over 4 years. That the ratio between Omega 6 to Omega 3 Fatty Acids, is responsible for increased inflammation in the body which increases our chances of developing issues such as heart disease, arthritis and cancer.
This study showed that a greater ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in the diet was associated with a reduction in prostate tumor growth rates and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in a mouse model of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids consist of EPA and DHA, and are found in oily fish and ALA, found in flax and other plants. Omega-6 fatty acids are found mainly in vegetable oils such as those derived from corn and safflower, and are also found in red meat.
By increasing the ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 fatty acids, the research team found a 22 percent average reduction in tumor cell growth rates and 77 percent lower PSA levels among mice who received the omega-3 fatty acids compared to animals whose dietary fats were predominantly omega-6. Omega 6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory and Omega 3's are anti-inflammatory.
The LEF stated that the study is among the first to demonstrate the effect of reducing a prostate cancer- promoting inflammatory response via the diet. Dr Aronson commented, "Corn oil is the backbone of the American diet. We consume up to 20 times more omega-6 fatty acids in our diet compared to omega-3 acids. This study strongly suggests that eating a healthier ratio of these two types of fatty acids may make a difference in reducing prostate cancer growth, but studies need to be conducted in humans before any clinical recommendations can be made."
"We may be able to use EPA and DHA supplements while also reducing omega-6 fatty acids in the diet as a cancer prevention tool or possibly to reduce progression in men with prostate cancer," Dr Aronson added.
We thank LEF for sharing this information with us.
NSI Omega 3 Fatty Acids
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It came from the August issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research as they published the finding of researchers at UCLA. The study reinforces the concept I have stated for over 4 years. That the ratio between Omega 6 to Omega 3 Fatty Acids, is responsible for increased inflammation in the body which increases our chances of developing issues such as heart disease, arthritis and cancer.
This study showed that a greater ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in the diet was associated with a reduction in prostate tumor growth rates and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in a mouse model of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids consist of EPA and DHA, and are found in oily fish and ALA, found in flax and other plants. Omega-6 fatty acids are found mainly in vegetable oils such as those derived from corn and safflower, and are also found in red meat.
By increasing the ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 fatty acids, the research team found a 22 percent average reduction in tumor cell growth rates and 77 percent lower PSA levels among mice who received the omega-3 fatty acids compared to animals whose dietary fats were predominantly omega-6. Omega 6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory and Omega 3's are anti-inflammatory.
The LEF stated that the study is among the first to demonstrate the effect of reducing a prostate cancer- promoting inflammatory response via the diet. Dr Aronson commented, "Corn oil is the backbone of the American diet. We consume up to 20 times more omega-6 fatty acids in our diet compared to omega-3 acids. This study strongly suggests that eating a healthier ratio of these two types of fatty acids may make a difference in reducing prostate cancer growth, but studies need to be conducted in humans before any clinical recommendations can be made."
"We may be able to use EPA and DHA supplements while also reducing omega-6 fatty acids in the diet as a cancer prevention tool or possibly to reduce progression in men with prostate cancer," Dr Aronson added.
We thank LEF for sharing this information with us.
NSI Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Christopher Wiechert, C.N.C.
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