Vasodilatation is the expanding of blood vessels, which reduces the blood pressure or force the heart needs to apply to circulate blood throughout the body.
Nitric oxide is a strong vasodilator acting directly to relax the lining of the blood vessels. The most effective way to supplement nitric oxide is by eating foods rich in natural vasodilators, including nitrates, flavonoids, and L-arginine.
A strong natural vasodilator is nitrate, found in high concentrations in beets, spinach, and lettuce. After eating these vegetables, the saliva acts to convert the nitrate to nitrite. In the stomach, gastric acid produces nitric oxide from the nitrite. Nitric oxide signals the lining of the blood vessels to relax, and thereby expand or dilate.
Flavonoids acts as a key component in the production of nitric oxide. As a natural dilator, they augment the activity of nitric oxide synthase, an enzyme produced by the cells lining the blood vessels. The nitric oxide synthase is the catalyst in the production of nitric oxide. Flavonoids improve vasodilation by boosting the efficiency of nitric oxide synthase, and thereby increasing the production of nitric oxide. Foods rich in these compounds are spinach, kale, broccoli, dark chocolate, and hawthorn.
L-arginine is an essential amino acid used in the production of nitric oxide. Some research suggests that dietary augmentation of this amino acid may increase the synthesis of nitric oxide. Meats such as fish and chicken, eggs, milk, cheese, and various nuts, such as walnuts, cashews, and almonds, are good sources of L-arginine.
Another natural substance that provides this benefit is 3-n-butylphthalide, which is thought to play a role in controlling the production of prostaglandins, complex fat molecules with many physiological and regulatory roles, one of which is to relax blood vessels.
The chemical 3-n-butylphthalide is thought to increase vasodilation by modulating the production of prostaglandins, but the exact method through which this process occurs is not completely understood. Some types of prostaglandins act to dilate peripheral blood vessels, or blood vessels located in the extremities. Increased availability of 3-n-butylphthalide may improve the release of prostaglandins and help dilate these blood vessels. Celery is a good source of this chemical.
Eating a reasonable amount of nitrates, flavonoids, L-arginine, and 3-n-butylphthalide is safe and should not interfere with prescription medication. These natural vasodilators should never be used in place of prescription vasodilators unless such a change is discussed with a medical professional. In some cases, they may help to control minor blood pressure problems or may allow for a reduced dose of a prescription medication.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Natural Vasodilators
Natural vasodilators have the ability to lower blood pressure effectively, because they have the same effect or end results as calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, and Angiotensin II receptor antagonists. They cause smooth muscle within the artery walls to relax which opens the arteries wider, allowing more blood to flow through.
They are ideal herbs for circulation improvement, natural high blood pressure medicine so to speak.
There are a few well known herbs and vitamins that are excellent natural vasodilators. If one doesn`t have much of an effect then don`t give up, try another. Sometimes it`s just a matter of finding the right one for you.
Beetroot
One of the latest researched root herb that has shown to lower blood pressure significantly, with prolonged effects as much as 24 hours after consuming.
The beetroot mixes with saliva and bacteria to produce nitrite. As it enters the acidic stomach another chemical reaction takes place. The nitrite turns to nitric oxide or will re-enter the circulatory system and this is what opens the blood vessels.
Celery
A member of the carrot family, is widely used by herbalists for many ailments. It`s also known for it`s vasodilating action by relaxing smooth muscle in artery walls. The active compound is Phthalide (3-n-butylphtalide) which gives celery its strong aroma and flavor.
But celery has a double action to help lower blood pressure. As a diuretic it does not cause the potassium/sodium ratio to change when excess fluid is secreted, as some prescribed diuretics do, saving the user unnecessary side effects.
Some people loath the taste and smell of celery, so if you are one of those persons, you can opt for celery seed extract in capsules.
Garlic
Hailed as a good natural high blood pressure medicine. How does it work?
Current available data strongly supports evidence that it possesses the properties to produce mild anti-hypertensive effects.
It contains effective compounds such as adenosine, allicin, and y-glutamylcysteines among others. But determining which of these compounds are producing the vasodilatory effect of garlic has not been fully discovered as yet. Some research suggests that possibly y-glutamylcysteines have some effect on Angiotensin along with other compounds which in turn relax smooth muscle (Sendl et al., 1992), and another study (Kaye et al., 2000) determined the "significant vasodilator activity" of allicin on the pulmonary vascular bed of the rat. whatever it is, garlic will continue to be a favorite of the high blood pressure herbs.
Ginkgo Biloba
Its the oldest known tree in the world, dating back to the Jurassic period. Dinosaurs probably had a nibble.
What`s more, I know where one is and it`s only a few streets away.
Ginkgo is known for it`s use in dilating blood vessels, getting blood to small capillaries, allowing more oxygen to flow in the brain to improve memory and help patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
This herbs also takes a while to build up but it`s well worth being persistent. It`s one of the most powerful of herbs for circulation indeed!
Hawthorn
It works like a beta-blocker. How it does this is not fully understood. The use of Beta blocker drugs are discouraged in the UK because they are thought to provoke diabetes type 2 by 30%, so hawthorn berry extract may serve as a substitute, but be aware it takes a few weeks to start seeing the benefits.
If you are considering the use of hawthorn, know that the Germany Commission E has approved hawthorn as being useful in treating coronary circulation problems.
Magnesium
It works by stimulating nitric oxide production, which happens also during exercise. It helps relax and dilate blood vessels, but you need to take the correct amount or there will be a calcium imbalance triggering the opposite. The arteries will restrict.
Taking an ionic mineral solution with the correct balance of all minerals and trace minerals that our bodies need is the best step to take.
Mistletoe
It is used for high blood pressure, heart and circulatory problems, but needs to be approached with caution. If taken at a high dose it can cause cardiac poisoning.
Niacin
Olive leaf extract
Reishi mushroom
Storks Bill
It is said to raise your blood pressure if you take too little, but lower it if you take a higher dose.
Walnuts
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They are ideal herbs for circulation improvement, natural high blood pressure medicine so to speak.
There are a few well known herbs and vitamins that are excellent natural vasodilators. If one doesn`t have much of an effect then don`t give up, try another. Sometimes it`s just a matter of finding the right one for you.
Beetroot
One of the latest researched root herb that has shown to lower blood pressure significantly, with prolonged effects as much as 24 hours after consuming.
The beetroot mixes with saliva and bacteria to produce nitrite. As it enters the acidic stomach another chemical reaction takes place. The nitrite turns to nitric oxide or will re-enter the circulatory system and this is what opens the blood vessels.
Celery
A member of the carrot family, is widely used by herbalists for many ailments. It`s also known for it`s vasodilating action by relaxing smooth muscle in artery walls. The active compound is Phthalide (3-n-butylphtalide) which gives celery its strong aroma and flavor.
But celery has a double action to help lower blood pressure. As a diuretic it does not cause the potassium/sodium ratio to change when excess fluid is secreted, as some prescribed diuretics do, saving the user unnecessary side effects.
Some people loath the taste and smell of celery, so if you are one of those persons, you can opt for celery seed extract in capsules.
Garlic
Hailed as a good natural high blood pressure medicine. How does it work?
Current available data strongly supports evidence that it possesses the properties to produce mild anti-hypertensive effects.
It contains effective compounds such as adenosine, allicin, and y-glutamylcysteines among others. But determining which of these compounds are producing the vasodilatory effect of garlic has not been fully discovered as yet. Some research suggests that possibly y-glutamylcysteines have some effect on Angiotensin along with other compounds which in turn relax smooth muscle (Sendl et al., 1992), and another study (Kaye et al., 2000) determined the "significant vasodilator activity" of allicin on the pulmonary vascular bed of the rat. whatever it is, garlic will continue to be a favorite of the high blood pressure herbs.
Ginkgo Biloba
Its the oldest known tree in the world, dating back to the Jurassic period. Dinosaurs probably had a nibble.
What`s more, I know where one is and it`s only a few streets away.
Ginkgo is known for it`s use in dilating blood vessels, getting blood to small capillaries, allowing more oxygen to flow in the brain to improve memory and help patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
This herbs also takes a while to build up but it`s well worth being persistent. It`s one of the most powerful of herbs for circulation indeed!
Hawthorn
It works like a beta-blocker. How it does this is not fully understood. The use of Beta blocker drugs are discouraged in the UK because they are thought to provoke diabetes type 2 by 30%, so hawthorn berry extract may serve as a substitute, but be aware it takes a few weeks to start seeing the benefits.
If you are considering the use of hawthorn, know that the Germany Commission E has approved hawthorn as being useful in treating coronary circulation problems.
Magnesium
It works by stimulating nitric oxide production, which happens also during exercise. It helps relax and dilate blood vessels, but you need to take the correct amount or there will be a calcium imbalance triggering the opposite. The arteries will restrict.
Taking an ionic mineral solution with the correct balance of all minerals and trace minerals that our bodies need is the best step to take.
Mistletoe
It is used for high blood pressure, heart and circulatory problems, but needs to be approached with caution. If taken at a high dose it can cause cardiac poisoning.
Niacin
Olive leaf extract
Reishi mushroom
Storks Bill
It is said to raise your blood pressure if you take too little, but lower it if you take a higher dose.
Walnuts
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
-----
This information is not, and is not intended to replace actual medical advice from a qualified doctor.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
A Safer Home
A Safer Home
Is your environment safe to live in?
Find out if harmful chemicals are in your home.
http://ow.ly/1z4ta0
Safer Products:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHfNfsBdNig
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Is your environment safe to live in?
Find out if harmful chemicals are in your home.
http://ow.ly/1z4ta0
Safer Products:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHfNfsBdNig
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Weight Loss Through Eating Negative Calorie Foods
Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain! Calories from these foods are much harder for the body to breakdown and process. In other words, the body has to work harder in order to extract calories from these foods. This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage.
Negative calorie foods contain sufficient vitamins & minerals to break down the host calories resulting in a surplus of enzyme producing biochemicals. This simply means that once ingested these “negative calories” foods provide for enzyme production in quantities sufficient to break down not only its own host calories, but possibly additional calories present in digestion as well.
A recent study found that a vegetarian diet consisting mostly of fruits and vegetables, was adhered to by research subjects as an experimental study on the reversal of heart disease. As a result, each of the research subjects lost an average of 20 pounds without cutting calories or limiting serving sizes. In light of the fact that these subjects were 40 years and older (with relatively slowed metabolisms) and the research performed involved no prescribed exercise program, this constitutes a dramatic weight loss that could only be attributed to the consumption of various fruits & vegetables.
Let’s assume the transport of these “surplus digestive enzymes” into the blood is a given and pick it up from there. The fact is, enzymes are responsible for the acceleration of ALL chemical reactions in the body. The acceleration of chemical reactions in the body then equates to a faster metabolism.
The greater value then, in identifying and ingesting these negative calorie foods is not in their ability to break down other existing calories in digestion at all. The true potential benefits lie in the increased enzymes produced being absorbed through the mucosa in the small intestine thus entering into the bloodstream where they can positively effect the rate of metabolism.
To optimize this metabolic acceleration, these researched & identified negative calories should preferably be ingested in the absence of additional enzyme robbing “empty calories” (junk food). This would insure that an optimum amount of enzymes are produced for absorption into the bloodstream and not wasted during digestive processes on assimilating calories from foods with poor vitamin and nutrient content.
Some foods with these negative calorie characteristics include:
Asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage (green), carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, chili peppers, cucumbers, endive, garlic, lettuce, onions, papayas, spinach, turnip, zucchini, apples, cranberries, grapefruit, lemons, mangos, oranges, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries and tangerines.
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@mannaglide
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Negative calorie foods contain sufficient vitamins & minerals to break down the host calories resulting in a surplus of enzyme producing biochemicals. This simply means that once ingested these “negative calories” foods provide for enzyme production in quantities sufficient to break down not only its own host calories, but possibly additional calories present in digestion as well.
A recent study found that a vegetarian diet consisting mostly of fruits and vegetables, was adhered to by research subjects as an experimental study on the reversal of heart disease. As a result, each of the research subjects lost an average of 20 pounds without cutting calories or limiting serving sizes. In light of the fact that these subjects were 40 years and older (with relatively slowed metabolisms) and the research performed involved no prescribed exercise program, this constitutes a dramatic weight loss that could only be attributed to the consumption of various fruits & vegetables.
Let’s assume the transport of these “surplus digestive enzymes” into the blood is a given and pick it up from there. The fact is, enzymes are responsible for the acceleration of ALL chemical reactions in the body. The acceleration of chemical reactions in the body then equates to a faster metabolism.
The greater value then, in identifying and ingesting these negative calorie foods is not in their ability to break down other existing calories in digestion at all. The true potential benefits lie in the increased enzymes produced being absorbed through the mucosa in the small intestine thus entering into the bloodstream where they can positively effect the rate of metabolism.
To optimize this metabolic acceleration, these researched & identified negative calories should preferably be ingested in the absence of additional enzyme robbing “empty calories” (junk food). This would insure that an optimum amount of enzymes are produced for absorption into the bloodstream and not wasted during digestive processes on assimilating calories from foods with poor vitamin and nutrient content.
Some foods with these negative calorie characteristics include:
Asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage (green), carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, chili peppers, cucumbers, endive, garlic, lettuce, onions, papayas, spinach, turnip, zucchini, apples, cranberries, grapefruit, lemons, mangos, oranges, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries and tangerines.
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@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
ALTERNATIVE OR ALTERNATIVES TO BYPASS SURGERY AND ANGIOPLASTY
From The Non-Invasive Heart Center
Many cardiologists try to convince their patients that opening an occluded artery with angioplasty, or bypassing it with coronary artery bypass surgery, will prevent heart attacks or premature death, and that an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery such as medical treatment with drugs is not an option and will not work. Such decisions against an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery are usually based solely upon the results of an angiogram that show the presence of coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, no prior angiogram is usually available to determine whether the patient's coronary artery disease is new or old. Without a prior angiogram to compare with, it is impossible to determine whether the patient's coronary artery disease has recently progressed. In other words, any coronary artery disease found has often existed in unchanged form for years. It is, therefore, coincidental, and there is another reason for the patient's chest pain. If so, then it is even more likely there is an alternative or alternatives to angioplasty or bypass surgery. This is particularly likely to be true in patients with recent onset of chest pain.
Only a few studies have shown a survival benefit with surgery, and these were done in the seventies before the availability of modern medication. Even these few studies are suspect as to their reliability because we now know that many reasons exist for the relief of the patient's chest pain after surgery that have nothing to do with the bypass surgery itself. For example, placebo surgery will provide pain relief. In addition, there are no modern studies supporting the claim that angioplasty and bypass surgery are of clinical benefit, and that surgery prevents future heart attacks or death compared to bypass surgery alternatives.
Although symptoms may be relieved in many patients following one of these procedures, such relief is often only temporary, returning within a few months to a few years. Furthermore, from our personal experience over the past 23 years at the Noninvasive Heart Center in dealing with many hundreds of patients with chest pain who have been urged to undergo bypass surgery, most are grossly undertreated with alternative modern medications and other bypass surgery alternatives such as exercise, weight loss, cessation of smoking and stress and blood pressure control. Typically such patients are threatened with medical terrorism tactics such as "You can have a massive heart attack and die at anytime unless you undergo immediate surgery!" Such tactics might be appropriate if they were true, but in the experience of the Noninvasive Heart Center, not once has any patient ever had a heart attack or died because he or she were treated with an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery. It almost seems that there is a deliberate attempt on the part of the patient's doctor to undertreat because if such patients were treated properly, their symptoms would disappear and the patient would reject surgery.
The efficacy of surgery and angioplasty is not only greatly overrated, but the results of both are unpredictable. Mortality and frequency of complications are much greater than what the patient is led to believe, and many patients are worse off after surgery.
The truth of the matter is that the most recent studies, involving now more than 41,000 patients, and population studies involving more than two million people (see section on comparison studies) have shown that an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery is associated with a far lower morbidity and mortality. In other words, alternative treatment with modern pharmaceutical agents as well as other alternatives are highly effective, provided the cardiologist you are dealing with knows how to use medication. Sad to say, most do not and prescribe an inadequate number of drugs or too low a dosage. Many cardiologists are still quoting from studies in the late 1970s which showed that bypass surgery provided some protection in patients with poor cardiac function compared to only one bypass surgery alternative treatment with drugs. Obviously, the medical treatment of the 1970s is hardly appropriate compared to that of the early 21st century. Today, there are many available drugs, and a lot more coming down the pike, that make the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease very safe, and highly effective. When medications are used in appropriate numbers and dosages, the patient is able to live a normal life with a risk of dying or having a heart attack only minimally greater than individuals without coronary artery disease. This is not only my experience, but the experience of other noninvasive cardiologists who do not rush every patient with chest pain in for angiograms and some form of intervention. It also should be pointed out that not only do angioplasty and bypass surgery NOT slow down the progression of the disease and its consequences, but actually accelerate its progression.
Finally, many cardiologist and surgeons will casually dismiss an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery with modern drugs and other management techniques because these alternatives are unable to eliminate or unclog the obstructed coronary artery. That is true. It is not possible to restore the obstructed coronary artery back to normal by any form of treatment. But we don't have to. What modern drug treatment does is to restore blood flow to the heart muscle in that part of the heart where blood flow is reduced. This is accomplished by dilating other blood vessels in the same area that are not blocked. At the same time other drugs reduce the workload of the heart so that the heart muscle requires less blood. This is like finding another source of income and reducing expenses if you lose your job. Once income to the heart muscle (blood flow) is adequate for the expenses (work load) of the heart, chest pains will disappear, and so will the risk of a heart attack or death..
At this point the body's natural adaptive responses take over with the formation of new blood vessels through angiogenesis (angio = blood vessels, genesis = birth of). The result is the formation of a vast network of small vessels that develop around the obstructed artery allowing blood to flow around the obstructed artery without resistance. In other words, the heart has put in its own bypasses with the help of medical therapy with modern drugs that is an alternative to bypass surgery. Unfortunately, such collateral vessels, as they are called, are not visible on an angiogram because they are too small to be seen by this primitive imaging technique.
However, other imaging studies such as an echocardiogram or nuclear imaging will clearly show the heart muscle is functioning and contracting in a perfectly normal manner, even though the artery going to that area of the heart is partially or completely obstructed. How can that be? Obviously, blood is getting through to that heart muscle, even though this can't be seen on the angiogram---an imaging procedures that has been around since 1958 and has obvious limitations. Finally, modern drug therapy is more than just an alternative to bypass surgery and angioplasty. We now recognize that certain drugs such as beta blockers and Ace inhibitors actually slow down and even stop the progression of coronary artery disease, and may even reverse some of the changes that have occurred. Neither bypass surgery nor angioplasty are capable of doing this.
In summary, an alternative or alternatives to bypass surgery or angioplasty with modern drugs and other management techniques has changed the natural history of coronary artery disease. Like so many other diseases of the past that were lethal and are now considered benign because we have effective treatment, it is time to downgrade coronary artery disease from the lethal disease it once was, to a relatively benign disorder which, like arthritis, might bother you once in a while, but should not shorten your life or significantly change its quality.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
BVO
Avoid drinks which contain brominated vegetable oil (BVO).
BVO is a substance developed as a flame retardant for plastics and foam cushions.
While allowed in drinks in only small quantities, brominates accumulate in the body. This accumulation leads to neurological impairment, reduced fertility, early puberty and thyroid hormone changes.
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BVO is a substance developed as a flame retardant for plastics and foam cushions.
While allowed in drinks in only small quantities, brominates accumulate in the body. This accumulation leads to neurological impairment, reduced fertility, early puberty and thyroid hormone changes.
http://ow.ly/1z7GnH
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
MY STRATEGY FOR GOOD HEALTH
MY STRATEGY FOR GOOD HEALTH
My strategy for good health centers on diet, supplementation, cleansing, exercise and monitoring.
I believe that the knife and fork are the most dangerous weapons in America, as they kill millions each day! I am fairly consistent with eating right. I think part of my 'secret' is allowing 1 or 2 'splurge' days each week to eat whatever I want. The other days require strict adherence to a health supporting regimen. Psychologically this reduces the pressure to cheat because I know that whatever I am craving I can have on my 'splurge' days.
You can do a little research online and perhaps listen to radio talk show programs to get great information about nutrition!
I purchased a blood pressure cuff, a blood sugar test kit and a cholesterol monitoring kit from the drug store to check my levels. Although these are not as accurate as the test you may receive at the hospital, they can serve as valuable indicators of your health. If there is something out of line, then you can go to the hospital to have the most accurate readings obtained.
My shortfall is really exercise. That is a shame considering it does not take an Olympian effort to stay healthy. My goal is to speed walk 30 minutes every day. Simple right? But I just don't do it consistently. Again, it is more psychological than physical. One must simply take the small amount of time to just do it! Considering the physical and psychological benefits gained, the sacrifice of so little time is a good investment.
If I had to pick just one thing though, I think the most important is diet. To me that consists of what you eat, how you supplement and fasting. One concept of that is linked at the bottom of this page.
There is another area of cleansing and detoxification that I am currently experimenting with as well. This includes fasting and the use of specially designed kits to cleanse and detoxify the systems of the body. Conceptually it appears to be a sound idea. I just have not utilized the kits long enough to have an opinion. Fasting, however, is a tried and true way to achieve such physical cleansing as well as the spiritual and psychological benefits.
Well that is all. Check out the link for some useful information.
I will chat with you later.
Until then, be well and prosper!
“EAT YOUR WAY TO OPTIMUM HEALTH...IT'S TRUE!”
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@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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My strategy for good health centers on diet, supplementation, cleansing, exercise and monitoring.
I believe that the knife and fork are the most dangerous weapons in America, as they kill millions each day! I am fairly consistent with eating right. I think part of my 'secret' is allowing 1 or 2 'splurge' days each week to eat whatever I want. The other days require strict adherence to a health supporting regimen. Psychologically this reduces the pressure to cheat because I know that whatever I am craving I can have on my 'splurge' days.
You can do a little research online and perhaps listen to radio talk show programs to get great information about nutrition!
I purchased a blood pressure cuff, a blood sugar test kit and a cholesterol monitoring kit from the drug store to check my levels. Although these are not as accurate as the test you may receive at the hospital, they can serve as valuable indicators of your health. If there is something out of line, then you can go to the hospital to have the most accurate readings obtained.
My shortfall is really exercise. That is a shame considering it does not take an Olympian effort to stay healthy. My goal is to speed walk 30 minutes every day. Simple right? But I just don't do it consistently. Again, it is more psychological than physical. One must simply take the small amount of time to just do it! Considering the physical and psychological benefits gained, the sacrifice of so little time is a good investment.
If I had to pick just one thing though, I think the most important is diet. To me that consists of what you eat, how you supplement and fasting. One concept of that is linked at the bottom of this page.
There is another area of cleansing and detoxification that I am currently experimenting with as well. This includes fasting and the use of specially designed kits to cleanse and detoxify the systems of the body. Conceptually it appears to be a sound idea. I just have not utilized the kits long enough to have an opinion. Fasting, however, is a tried and true way to achieve such physical cleansing as well as the spiritual and psychological benefits.
Well that is all. Check out the link for some useful information.
I will chat with you later.
Until then, be well and prosper!
“EAT YOUR WAY TO OPTIMUM HEALTH...IT'S TRUE!”
http://iwitness5.roybarker2.hop.clickbank.net/
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Nutrigenomics
Nutrigenomics
(Not to be confused with Nutrigenetics)
Nutrigenomics is a branch of nutritional genomics and is the study of the effects of foods and food constituents on gene expression.[1]
This means that nutrigenomics is research focusing on identifying and understanding molecular-level interaction between nutrients and other dietary bioactives with the genome. Nutrigenomics has also been described by the influence of genetic variation on nutrition, by correlating gene expression or SNPs with a nutrient's absorption, metabolism, elimination or biological effects. By doing so, nutrigenomics aims to develop rational means to optimise nutrition with respect to the subject's genotype.
By determining the mechanism of the effects of nutrients or the effects of a nutritional regime, nutrigenomics tries to define the causality relationship between these specific nutrients and specific nutrient regimes (diets) on human health. Nutrigenomics has been associated with the idea of personalized nutrition based on genotype. While there is hope that nutrigenomics will ultimately enable such personalised dietary advice, it is a science still in its infancy and its contribution to public health over the next decade is thought to be major.[2]
Whilst nutrigenomics is aimed at developing an understanding of how the whole body responds to a food via systems biology, research into the effect of a single gene/single food compound relationships is known as nutrigenetics.[3]
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[1] Rawson, N. (October 24, 2008). Nutrigenomics Boot Camp: Improving Human Performance through Nutrigenomic Discovery. A Supply Side West VendorWorks Presentation. Las Vegas, Nevada
[2] Müller M, Kersten S. (2003). Nutrigenomics: Goals and Perspectives. Nature Reviews Genetics 4. 315 -322.
[3] Astley, Sian B. (Oct 2007). "An introduction to nutrigenomics developments and trends.". Genes Nutr. 2 (1): 11–13. Retrieved Jan 2013.
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(Not to be confused with Nutrigenetics)
Nutrigenomics is a branch of nutritional genomics and is the study of the effects of foods and food constituents on gene expression.[1]
This means that nutrigenomics is research focusing on identifying and understanding molecular-level interaction between nutrients and other dietary bioactives with the genome. Nutrigenomics has also been described by the influence of genetic variation on nutrition, by correlating gene expression or SNPs with a nutrient's absorption, metabolism, elimination or biological effects. By doing so, nutrigenomics aims to develop rational means to optimise nutrition with respect to the subject's genotype.
By determining the mechanism of the effects of nutrients or the effects of a nutritional regime, nutrigenomics tries to define the causality relationship between these specific nutrients and specific nutrient regimes (diets) on human health. Nutrigenomics has been associated with the idea of personalized nutrition based on genotype. While there is hope that nutrigenomics will ultimately enable such personalised dietary advice, it is a science still in its infancy and its contribution to public health over the next decade is thought to be major.[2]
Whilst nutrigenomics is aimed at developing an understanding of how the whole body responds to a food via systems biology, research into the effect of a single gene/single food compound relationships is known as nutrigenetics.[3]
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[1] Rawson, N. (October 24, 2008). Nutrigenomics Boot Camp: Improving Human Performance through Nutrigenomic Discovery. A Supply Side West VendorWorks Presentation. Las Vegas, Nevada
[2] Müller M, Kersten S. (2003). Nutrigenomics: Goals and Perspectives. Nature Reviews Genetics 4. 315 -322.
[3] Astley, Sian B. (Oct 2007). "An introduction to nutrigenomics developments and trends.". Genes Nutr. 2 (1): 11–13. Retrieved Jan 2013.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Natural Remedy-Memory
MEMORY
Gingko Bibloba 500mg/D
Panek/Siberian Ginseng
Vitamin C IV
Vitamin E
Phosphatidylserine 300mg/d
Bacopa 300mg/d
B12 sublingual 400mg/d
Club Moss .2mg/d
Fish Oil 5G/d
Acetyl L-Carnitine 500mg TID
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Panek/Siberian Ginseng
Vitamin C IV
Vitamin E
Phosphatidylserine 300mg/d
Bacopa 300mg/d
B12 sublingual 400mg/d
Club Moss .2mg/d
Fish Oil 5G/d
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Man Who Cured Heart Disease With a Natural Molecule, 20 Years Before Cholesterol Drugs!
The Man Who Cured Heart Disease With a Natural Molecule, 20 Years Before Cholesterol Drugs!, by Bill Sardi
His name: Dr. Lester Morrison.
His qualifications: Director and Research Professor, Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
Author: Coronary Heart Disease and the Mucopolysaccharides (1974, Charles C. Thomas)
In 1982 Dr. Morrison wrote: "I am Lester Morrison MD, and I have been a doctor for over 50 years. Much of that time has been devoted to finding a way to stop heart disease, which killed my mother, my father and several other members of my family and remains the number one killer in the U.S. and other developed countries."
Dr. Morrison provided compelling evidence in the 1960s that heart and blood vessel disease could be reversed and prevented with natural molecules, particularly chondroitin sulfate. This was over 20 years prior to the advent of the first cholesterol-reducing statin drug, Mevacor (1987).
Dr. Morrison writes that his ideas involving heart disease went back as far as 1942. He first began is his research using natural molecules to heal damaged hearts and arteries.
Dr. Morrison's research was published in no less than 8 different medical journals. He began his studies in the 1940s, working with choline, a natural component of lecithin.
Here are the results (below) of an early study published in the American Heart Journal. Lecithin was later to become an important component in Dr. Morrison's Heart Saver Program. (Dr. Morrison's book for the lay public by this title can still be purchased.)
Comparison of Survival Rates: Choline (Lecithin)
Patients with coronary thrombosis (blood clots in the heart) after 3 years:
115 patients
Deaths
with choline 14
115 patients Deaths
without choline 35
Source: American Heart Journal, July—August, p. 729, 1949
He later conceived of the idea that gelatinous material, then known as mucopolysaccharides, today known as glycosaminoglycans, could heal damaged hearts and arteries. His work involved chondroitin sulfate, a molecule that is a normal component of the connective tissue in the body. Dr. Morrison calls it "the glue of life."
He noted that chondroitin is the "coronary artery's first line of defense against invasion by foreign substances," such as cholesterol, bacteria and tumor cells. Chondroitin contributes to the elasticity of the blood vessels.
In cross section photos of coronary arteries, Dr. Morrison showed what a coronary artery looked in when an animal was fed a high-fat/cholesterol diet, revealing almost complete obstruction of the artery, and then when chondroitin sulfate was added to animal diets. The artery appears normal.
Heparin is often administered to fresh heart attack patients to inhibit blood clots. The above photos demonstrate the superiority of chondroitin sulfate over heparin. Dr. Morrison said, "chondroitin did the job just as well as heparin, and the effect lasted longer. The anti-clotting property of heparin only lasts about 5 hours. In animal studies, chondroitin prolonged anti-clotting for up to two full days."
It was time for Dr. Morrison to begin treating live human subjects with chondroitin. Here are the startling results of his first studies.
IMPACT OF CHONDROITIN — HEART ATTACK PREVENTION
Heart attacks among patients over 6-year period
Angiology Volume 25, Page 269, 1973
60 patients
Heart attack: fatal- with chondroitin
4
350% Reduction
60 patients
Heart attack/ fatal
no chondroitin
14
60 patients
Nonfatal heart attack-
with chondroitin
0
Total Risk Reduction
60 patients
Nonfatal heart attack-
no chondroitin
10
Dr. Morrison treated 134 patients with chondroitin between 1942 and 1955
"The results were more than good, they were marvelous."
Group 1: coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease
74% improved
Group 2: arteriosclerosis of the brain arteries
77% improved
Group 3: hardening of the arteries of the legs
80% improved
More recent studies confirm Dr. Morrison's earlier findings, that chondroitin sulfate is important in healing following a heart attack. Yet nothing is said of Dr. Morrison's incredible discoveries decades prior.
Case presentations
Convincing evidence is also provided by Dr. Morrison with the presentation of individual cases, treated with chondroitin sulfate. Here is the data presented in three individual subjects.
Case No. 1
Male, age 68
Previous heart attack 1949
Diagnosis in 1965: artery disease, high blood pressure, coronary artery (heart) disease
Multiple cerebro-vascular incidents (impairment of oxygen to the brain, "mini strokes"); visual impairment; disorientation; exhaustion; difficulty speaking; needs assistance to walk or stand; severe vertigo (imbalance); fainting (black outs); blood pressure 170/125; takes 5 drugs and a vitamin pill.
Began 10,000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in May, 1966, tapered to 3000 mgs after 4 months and 1500 mgs after 5 months. After 2 months, "dramatic persistent improvement noted." All black-outs ceased; remarkable improvement in vision; able to walk without assistance; able to walk 6 miles each morning; notable hair growth.
Case No. 2
Female, age 59
Diagnosis in 1966: coronary artery disease with angina (chest pain); rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
Chest pain radiating to right shoulder for 3 years accompanied by shortness of breath, exhaustion, fright; symptoms relieved by rest; blood pressure 118/74; ankle swelling. Takes vitamin E, lecithin, valium, nitroglycerine, multivitamin, thyroid, arthritis drug.
Began 6000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in June of 1966, tapered to 1500 mg by December, 1966.
Two months following chondroitin: "very marked clinical improvement; complete disappearance of angina chest pain; began swimming, walking. Remarkable increase in vitality."
Case No. 3
Male, age 77
Diagnosis: Heart attack (healed), general artery disease, high blood pressure, prostate enlargement, "heart pounding" and skipped heartbeats; weakness, shortness of breath on exertion, loss of memory, insomnia, nervousness; blood pressure 160/100.
Previous treatments: Digitalis, blood pressure drugs, lecithin, vitamin supplements.
Began 6000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in June of 1966, tapered to 1500 mgs by Oct. 1966.
By Sept. 1966 patient reported he "feels wonderful"; disappearance of fatigue, debility, nervousness, weakness on exertion; no skipped heart beats; bushy hair growth on head, black hair replacing white hair; cancellation of planned prostate surgery.
Two recent experiences come to mind in regard to chondroitin sulfate and post-heart attack patients.
A man living in a remote part of eastern Washington State was reported to have experienced crushing persistent chest pain, with swelling of his ankles, evidence of heart failure following a heart attack. The man was averse to seeking medical treatment. He was advised to take 1500 milligrams of chondroitin sulfate with other dietary supplements. Months later he was finally coaxed to undergo examination by a cardiologist who explained, by his past history, he had experienced some sort of serious cardiac event, but that there was no remaining evidence of the event.
In another instance, a 64-year-old man, who had experienced four prior heart attacks, which were evident on his electrocardiogram (EKG), took 1500 milligrams of chondroitin sulfate for a few months, then returned to a follow-up EKG in preparation for hernia surgery. Surprisingly, his EKG showed no evidence of a prior heart attack. The EKG technician thought his name had mistakenly been marked on an EKG of a healthy patient, so the EKG test was repeated, with the same result. This man has no more chest pain and is bicycling and hiking at a performance level uncharacteristic of a person his age.
The heart is slow to heal following a heart attack. Cell renewal is slow. Heart muscle tissue remains scarred (fibrotic). The provision of supplemental chondroitin sulfate appears to accelerate healing following a heart attack and would be a simple and unproblematic approach to regaining heart health following a heart attack. For the healthy, supplemental chondroitin sulfate would keep arterial plaque from developing altogether.
Since chondroitin also inhibits arterial calcification and cholesterol plaque as well as formation of blood clots, it becomes a comprehensive plaque and clot buster, proven in forgotten human studies. Chondroitin sulfate alone should be preferred over glucosamine, which requires a number of nutritional precursors before it can be converted to chondroitin.
References:
Angiology. 1973 May; 24(5):269—87
Coronary heart disease: reduction of death rate by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Enrick N.
Experientia. 1972 Dec 15; 28(12):1410—1
Absence of naturally occurring coronary atherosclerosis in squirrel monkeys treated with chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS.
Atherosclerosis. 1972 Jul—Aug; 16(1):105—18.
Prevention of vascular lesions by chondroitin sulfate A in the coronary artery and aorta of rats induced by a hypervitaminosis D, cholesterol-containing diet. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS, Alfin-Slater RB, Ershoff BH.
Angiology. 1971 Mar; 22(3):165—74
Reduction of ischemic coronary heart disease by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1970; 28(2):188—93
Prolongation of the plasma thrombus formation time of dogs administered chondroitin sulfates A and C. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS, Ershoff BH.
J Am Geriatric Society 1969 Oct; 17(10):913—23
Response of ischemic heart disease to chondroitin sulfate-A. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1969; 27(3):278—89
The prevention of coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease with chondroitin sulfate A: preliminary report. Morrison LM, Branwood AW, Ershoff BH, Murata K, Quilligan JJ Jr, Schjeide OA, Patek P, Bernick S, Freeman L, Dunn OJ, Rucker P.
J American Geriatric Society. 1968 Jul; 16(7):779—85
Treatment of coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease with chondroitin sulfate-A: preliminary report. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1967; 25(1):61—71
Treatment of atherosclerosis with acid mucopolysaccharides. Morrison LM, Quilligan JJ Jr, Murata K, Schjeide OA, Freeman L, Ershoff BH.
Circulation Research. 1966 Aug; 19(2):358—63
Prevention of atherosclerosis in sub-human primates by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Murata K, Quilligan JJ Jr, Schjeide OA, Freeman L.
January 28, 2010
Bill Sardi is a frequent writer on health and political topics. His health writings can be found at www.naturalhealthlibrarian.com. He is the author of You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of Cancer Anymore.
Copyright © 2010 Bill Sardi Word of Knowledge Agency, San Dimas, California. This article has been written exclusively for www.LewRockwell.com and other parties who wish to refer to it should link rather than post at other URLs.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
--------
His name: Dr. Lester Morrison.
His qualifications: Director and Research Professor, Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
Author: Coronary Heart Disease and the Mucopolysaccharides (1974, Charles C. Thomas)
In 1982 Dr. Morrison wrote: "I am Lester Morrison MD, and I have been a doctor for over 50 years. Much of that time has been devoted to finding a way to stop heart disease, which killed my mother, my father and several other members of my family and remains the number one killer in the U.S. and other developed countries."
Dr. Morrison provided compelling evidence in the 1960s that heart and blood vessel disease could be reversed and prevented with natural molecules, particularly chondroitin sulfate. This was over 20 years prior to the advent of the first cholesterol-reducing statin drug, Mevacor (1987).
Dr. Morrison writes that his ideas involving heart disease went back as far as 1942. He first began is his research using natural molecules to heal damaged hearts and arteries.
Dr. Morrison's research was published in no less than 8 different medical journals. He began his studies in the 1940s, working with choline, a natural component of lecithin.
Here are the results (below) of an early study published in the American Heart Journal. Lecithin was later to become an important component in Dr. Morrison's Heart Saver Program. (Dr. Morrison's book for the lay public by this title can still be purchased.)
Comparison of Survival Rates: Choline (Lecithin)
Patients with coronary thrombosis (blood clots in the heart) after 3 years:
115 patients
Deaths
with choline 14
115 patients Deaths
without choline 35
Source: American Heart Journal, July—August, p. 729, 1949
He later conceived of the idea that gelatinous material, then known as mucopolysaccharides, today known as glycosaminoglycans, could heal damaged hearts and arteries. His work involved chondroitin sulfate, a molecule that is a normal component of the connective tissue in the body. Dr. Morrison calls it "the glue of life."
He noted that chondroitin is the "coronary artery's first line of defense against invasion by foreign substances," such as cholesterol, bacteria and tumor cells. Chondroitin contributes to the elasticity of the blood vessels.
In cross section photos of coronary arteries, Dr. Morrison showed what a coronary artery looked in when an animal was fed a high-fat/cholesterol diet, revealing almost complete obstruction of the artery, and then when chondroitin sulfate was added to animal diets. The artery appears normal.
Heparin is often administered to fresh heart attack patients to inhibit blood clots. The above photos demonstrate the superiority of chondroitin sulfate over heparin. Dr. Morrison said, "chondroitin did the job just as well as heparin, and the effect lasted longer. The anti-clotting property of heparin only lasts about 5 hours. In animal studies, chondroitin prolonged anti-clotting for up to two full days."
It was time for Dr. Morrison to begin treating live human subjects with chondroitin. Here are the startling results of his first studies.
IMPACT OF CHONDROITIN — HEART ATTACK PREVENTION
Heart attacks among patients over 6-year period
Angiology Volume 25, Page 269, 1973
60 patients
Heart attack: fatal- with chondroitin
4
350% Reduction
60 patients
Heart attack/ fatal
no chondroitin
14
60 patients
Nonfatal heart attack-
with chondroitin
0
Total Risk Reduction
60 patients
Nonfatal heart attack-
no chondroitin
10
Dr. Morrison treated 134 patients with chondroitin between 1942 and 1955
"The results were more than good, they were marvelous."
Group 1: coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease
74% improved
Group 2: arteriosclerosis of the brain arteries
77% improved
Group 3: hardening of the arteries of the legs
80% improved
More recent studies confirm Dr. Morrison's earlier findings, that chondroitin sulfate is important in healing following a heart attack. Yet nothing is said of Dr. Morrison's incredible discoveries decades prior.
Case presentations
Convincing evidence is also provided by Dr. Morrison with the presentation of individual cases, treated with chondroitin sulfate. Here is the data presented in three individual subjects.
Case No. 1
Male, age 68
Previous heart attack 1949
Diagnosis in 1965: artery disease, high blood pressure, coronary artery (heart) disease
Multiple cerebro-vascular incidents (impairment of oxygen to the brain, "mini strokes"); visual impairment; disorientation; exhaustion; difficulty speaking; needs assistance to walk or stand; severe vertigo (imbalance); fainting (black outs); blood pressure 170/125; takes 5 drugs and a vitamin pill.
Began 10,000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in May, 1966, tapered to 3000 mgs after 4 months and 1500 mgs after 5 months. After 2 months, "dramatic persistent improvement noted." All black-outs ceased; remarkable improvement in vision; able to walk without assistance; able to walk 6 miles each morning; notable hair growth.
Case No. 2
Female, age 59
Diagnosis in 1966: coronary artery disease with angina (chest pain); rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
Chest pain radiating to right shoulder for 3 years accompanied by shortness of breath, exhaustion, fright; symptoms relieved by rest; blood pressure 118/74; ankle swelling. Takes vitamin E, lecithin, valium, nitroglycerine, multivitamin, thyroid, arthritis drug.
Began 6000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in June of 1966, tapered to 1500 mg by December, 1966.
Two months following chondroitin: "very marked clinical improvement; complete disappearance of angina chest pain; began swimming, walking. Remarkable increase in vitality."
Case No. 3
Male, age 77
Diagnosis: Heart attack (healed), general artery disease, high blood pressure, prostate enlargement, "heart pounding" and skipped heartbeats; weakness, shortness of breath on exertion, loss of memory, insomnia, nervousness; blood pressure 160/100.
Previous treatments: Digitalis, blood pressure drugs, lecithin, vitamin supplements.
Began 6000 milligrams of oral chondroitin sulfate in June of 1966, tapered to 1500 mgs by Oct. 1966.
By Sept. 1966 patient reported he "feels wonderful"; disappearance of fatigue, debility, nervousness, weakness on exertion; no skipped heart beats; bushy hair growth on head, black hair replacing white hair; cancellation of planned prostate surgery.
Two recent experiences come to mind in regard to chondroitin sulfate and post-heart attack patients.
A man living in a remote part of eastern Washington State was reported to have experienced crushing persistent chest pain, with swelling of his ankles, evidence of heart failure following a heart attack. The man was averse to seeking medical treatment. He was advised to take 1500 milligrams of chondroitin sulfate with other dietary supplements. Months later he was finally coaxed to undergo examination by a cardiologist who explained, by his past history, he had experienced some sort of serious cardiac event, but that there was no remaining evidence of the event.
In another instance, a 64-year-old man, who had experienced four prior heart attacks, which were evident on his electrocardiogram (EKG), took 1500 milligrams of chondroitin sulfate for a few months, then returned to a follow-up EKG in preparation for hernia surgery. Surprisingly, his EKG showed no evidence of a prior heart attack. The EKG technician thought his name had mistakenly been marked on an EKG of a healthy patient, so the EKG test was repeated, with the same result. This man has no more chest pain and is bicycling and hiking at a performance level uncharacteristic of a person his age.
The heart is slow to heal following a heart attack. Cell renewal is slow. Heart muscle tissue remains scarred (fibrotic). The provision of supplemental chondroitin sulfate appears to accelerate healing following a heart attack and would be a simple and unproblematic approach to regaining heart health following a heart attack. For the healthy, supplemental chondroitin sulfate would keep arterial plaque from developing altogether.
Since chondroitin also inhibits arterial calcification and cholesterol plaque as well as formation of blood clots, it becomes a comprehensive plaque and clot buster, proven in forgotten human studies. Chondroitin sulfate alone should be preferred over glucosamine, which requires a number of nutritional precursors before it can be converted to chondroitin.
References:
Angiology. 1973 May; 24(5):269—87
Coronary heart disease: reduction of death rate by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Enrick N.
Experientia. 1972 Dec 15; 28(12):1410—1
Absence of naturally occurring coronary atherosclerosis in squirrel monkeys treated with chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS.
Atherosclerosis. 1972 Jul—Aug; 16(1):105—18.
Prevention of vascular lesions by chondroitin sulfate A in the coronary artery and aorta of rats induced by a hypervitaminosis D, cholesterol-containing diet. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS, Alfin-Slater RB, Ershoff BH.
Angiology. 1971 Mar; 22(3):165—74
Reduction of ischemic coronary heart disease by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1970; 28(2):188—93
Prolongation of the plasma thrombus formation time of dogs administered chondroitin sulfates A and C. Morrison LM, Bajwa GS, Ershoff BH.
J Am Geriatric Society 1969 Oct; 17(10):913—23
Response of ischemic heart disease to chondroitin sulfate-A. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1969; 27(3):278—89
The prevention of coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease with chondroitin sulfate A: preliminary report. Morrison LM, Branwood AW, Ershoff BH, Murata K, Quilligan JJ Jr, Schjeide OA, Patek P, Bernick S, Freeman L, Dunn OJ, Rucker P.
J American Geriatric Society. 1968 Jul; 16(7):779—85
Treatment of coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease with chondroitin sulfate-A: preliminary report. Morrison LM.
Experimental Medicine Surgery. 1967; 25(1):61—71
Treatment of atherosclerosis with acid mucopolysaccharides. Morrison LM, Quilligan JJ Jr, Murata K, Schjeide OA, Freeman L, Ershoff BH.
Circulation Research. 1966 Aug; 19(2):358—63
Prevention of atherosclerosis in sub-human primates by chondroitin sulfate A. Morrison LM, Murata K, Quilligan JJ Jr, Schjeide OA, Freeman L.
January 28, 2010
Bill Sardi is a frequent writer on health and political topics. His health writings can be found at www.naturalhealthlibrarian.com. He is the author of You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of Cancer Anymore.
Copyright © 2010 Bill Sardi Word of Knowledge Agency, San Dimas, California. This article has been written exclusively for www.LewRockwell.com and other parties who wish to refer to it should link rather than post at other URLs.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Dr. Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid
Dr. Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid
HEALTHY SWEETS
How much: Sparingly
Healthy choices: Unsweetened dried fruit, dark chocolate, fruit sorbet
Why: Dark chocolate provides polyphenols with antioxidant activity. Choose dark chocolate with at least 70 percent pure cocoa and have an ounce a few times a week. Fruit sorbet is a better option than other frozen desserts.
RED WINE
How much: Optional, no more than 1-2 glasses per day
Healthy choices: Organic red wine
Why: Red wine has beneficial antioxidant activity. Limit intake to no more than 1-2 servings per day. If you do not drink alcohol, do not start.
SUPPLEMENTS
How much: Daily
Healthy choices: High quality multivitamin/multimineral that includes key antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, mixed carotenoids, and selenium); co-enzyme Q10; 2-3 grams of a molecularly distilled fish oil; 2,000 IU of vitamin D3
Why: Supplements help fill any gaps in your diet when you are unable to get your daily requirement of micronutrients.
TEA
How much: 2-4 cups per day
Healthy choices: White, green, oolong teas
Why: Tea is rich in catechins, antioxidant compounds that reduce inflammation. Purchase high-quality tea and learn how to correctly brew it for maximum taste and health benefits.
HEALTHY HERBS & SPICES
How much: Unlimited amounts
Healthy choices: Turmeric, curry powder (which contains turmeric), ginger and garlic (dried and fresh), chili peppers, basil, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme
Why: Use these herbs and spices generously to season foods. Turmeric and ginger are powerful, natural anti-inflammatory agents.
OTHER SOURCES OF PROTEIN
How much: 1-2 servings a week (one portion is equal to 1 ounce of cheese, 1 eight-ounce serving of dairy, 1 egg, 3 ounces cooked poultry or skinless meat)
Healthy choices: High quality natural cheese and yogurt, omega-3 enriched eggs, skinless poultry, grass-fed lean meats
Why: In general, try to reduce consumption of animal foods. If you eat chicken, choose organic, cage-free chicken and remove the skin and associated fat. Use organic dairy products moderately, especially yogurt and natural cheeses such as Emmental (Swiss), Jarlsberg and true Parmesan. If you eat eggs, choose omega-3 enriched eggs (made by feeding hens a fl ax-meal-enriched diet), or organic eggs from free-range chickens.
COOKED ASIAN MUSHROOMS
How much: Unlimited amounts
Healthy choices: Shiitake, enokidake, maitake, oyster mushrooms (and wild mushrooms if available)
Why: These mushrooms contain compounds that enhance immune function. Never eat mushrooms raw, and minimize consumption of common commercial button mushrooms (including crimini and portobello).
WHOLE SOY FOODS
How much: 1-2 servings per day (one serving is equal to ½ cup tofu or tempeh, 1 cup soymilk, ½ cup cooked edamame, 1 ounce of soynuts)
Healthy choices: Tofu, tempeh, edamame, soy nuts, soymilk
Why: Soy foods contain isoflavones that have antioxidant activity and are protective against cancer. Choose whole soy foods over fractionated foods like isolated soy protein powders and imitation meats made with soy isolate.
FISH & SEAFOOD
How much: 2-6 servings per week (one serving is equal to 4 ounces of fish or seafood)
Healthy choices: Wild Alaskan salmon (especially sockeye), herring, sardines, and black cod (sablefish)
Why: These fish are rich in omega-3 fats, which are strongly anti-inflammatory. If you choose not to eat fish, take a molecularly distilled fish oil supplement that provides both EPA and DHA in a dose of 2-3 grams per day.
HEALTHY FATS
How much: 5-7 servings per day (one serving is equal to 1 teaspoon of oil, 2 walnuts, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed, 1 ounce of avocado)
Healthy choices: For cooking, use extra virgin olive oil and expeller-pressed organic canola oil. Other sources of healthy fats include nuts (especially walnuts), avocados, and seeds - including hemp seeds and freshly ground flaxseed. Omega-3 fats are also found in cold water fish, omega-3 enriched eggs, and whole soy foods. Organic, expeller pressed, high-oleic sunflower or safflower oils may also be used, as well as walnut and hazelnut oils in salads and dark roasted sesame oil as a flavoring for soups and stir-fries
Why: Healthy fats are those rich in either monounsaturated or omega-3 fats. Extra-virgin olive oil is rich in polyphenols with antioxidant activity and canola oil contains a small fraction of omega-3 fatty acids.
WHOLE & CRACKED GRAINS
How much: 3-5 servings a day (one serving is equal to about ½ cup cooked grains)
Healthy choices: Brown rice, basmati rice, wild rice, buckwheat, groats, barley, quinoa, steel-cut oats
Why: Whole grains digest slowly, reducing frequency of spikes in blood sugar that promote inflammation. "Whole grains" means grains that are intact or in a few large pieces, not whole wheat bread or other products made from flour.
PASTA (al dente)
How much: 2-3 servings per week (one serving is equal to about ½ cup cooked pasta)
Healthy choices: Organic pasta, rice noodles, bean thread noodles, and part whole wheat and buckwheat noodles like Japanese udon and soba
Why: Pasta cooked al dente (when it has "tooth" to it) has a lower glycemic index than fully-cooked pasta. Low-glycemic-load carbohydrates should be the bulk of your carbohydrate intake to help minimize spikes in blood glucose levels.
BEANS & LEGUMES
How much: 1-2 servings per day (one serving is equal to ½ cup cooked beans or legumes)
Healthy choices: Beans like Anasazi, adzuki and black, as well as chickpeas, black-eyed peas and lentils
Why: Beans are rich in folic acid, magnesium, potassium and soluble fiber. They are a low-glycemic-load food. Eat them well-cooked either whole or pureed into spreads like hummus.
VEGETABLES
How much: 4-5 servings per day minimum (one serving is equal to 2 cups salad greens, ½ cup vegetables cooked, raw or juiced)
Healthy Choices: Lightly cooked dark leafy greens (spinach, collard greens, kale, Swiss chard), cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squashes, sea vegetables and washed raw salad greens
Why: Vegetables are rich in flavonoids and carotenoids with both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Go for a wide range of colors, eat them both raw and cooked, and choose organic when possible.
FRUITS
How much: 3-4 servings per day (one serving is equal to 1 medium size piece of fruit, ½ cup chopped fruit, ¼ cup of dried fruit)
Healthy choices: Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, oranges, pink grapefruit, red grapes, plums, pomegranates, blackberries, cherries, apples, and pears - all lower in glycemic load than most tropical fruits
Why: Fruits are rich in flavonoids and carotenoids with both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Go for a wide range of colors, choose fruit that is fresh in season or frozen, and buy organic when possible.
Additional Item:
WATER
How much: Throughout the day
Healthy choices: Drink pure water, or drinks that are mostly water (tea, very diluted fruit juice, sparkling water with lemon) throughout the day.
Why: Water is vital for overall functioning of the body.
Researched by:
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HEALTHY SWEETS
How much: Sparingly
Healthy choices: Unsweetened dried fruit, dark chocolate, fruit sorbet
Why: Dark chocolate provides polyphenols with antioxidant activity. Choose dark chocolate with at least 70 percent pure cocoa and have an ounce a few times a week. Fruit sorbet is a better option than other frozen desserts.
RED WINE
How much: Optional, no more than 1-2 glasses per day
Healthy choices: Organic red wine
Why: Red wine has beneficial antioxidant activity. Limit intake to no more than 1-2 servings per day. If you do not drink alcohol, do not start.
SUPPLEMENTS
How much: Daily
Healthy choices: High quality multivitamin/multimineral that includes key antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, mixed carotenoids, and selenium); co-enzyme Q10; 2-3 grams of a molecularly distilled fish oil; 2,000 IU of vitamin D3
Why: Supplements help fill any gaps in your diet when you are unable to get your daily requirement of micronutrients.
TEA
How much: 2-4 cups per day
Healthy choices: White, green, oolong teas
Why: Tea is rich in catechins, antioxidant compounds that reduce inflammation. Purchase high-quality tea and learn how to correctly brew it for maximum taste and health benefits.
HEALTHY HERBS & SPICES
How much: Unlimited amounts
Healthy choices: Turmeric, curry powder (which contains turmeric), ginger and garlic (dried and fresh), chili peppers, basil, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme
Why: Use these herbs and spices generously to season foods. Turmeric and ginger are powerful, natural anti-inflammatory agents.
OTHER SOURCES OF PROTEIN
How much: 1-2 servings a week (one portion is equal to 1 ounce of cheese, 1 eight-ounce serving of dairy, 1 egg, 3 ounces cooked poultry or skinless meat)
Healthy choices: High quality natural cheese and yogurt, omega-3 enriched eggs, skinless poultry, grass-fed lean meats
Why: In general, try to reduce consumption of animal foods. If you eat chicken, choose organic, cage-free chicken and remove the skin and associated fat. Use organic dairy products moderately, especially yogurt and natural cheeses such as Emmental (Swiss), Jarlsberg and true Parmesan. If you eat eggs, choose omega-3 enriched eggs (made by feeding hens a fl ax-meal-enriched diet), or organic eggs from free-range chickens.
COOKED ASIAN MUSHROOMS
How much: Unlimited amounts
Healthy choices: Shiitake, enokidake, maitake, oyster mushrooms (and wild mushrooms if available)
Why: These mushrooms contain compounds that enhance immune function. Never eat mushrooms raw, and minimize consumption of common commercial button mushrooms (including crimini and portobello).
WHOLE SOY FOODS
How much: 1-2 servings per day (one serving is equal to ½ cup tofu or tempeh, 1 cup soymilk, ½ cup cooked edamame, 1 ounce of soynuts)
Healthy choices: Tofu, tempeh, edamame, soy nuts, soymilk
Why: Soy foods contain isoflavones that have antioxidant activity and are protective against cancer. Choose whole soy foods over fractionated foods like isolated soy protein powders and imitation meats made with soy isolate.
FISH & SEAFOOD
How much: 2-6 servings per week (one serving is equal to 4 ounces of fish or seafood)
Healthy choices: Wild Alaskan salmon (especially sockeye), herring, sardines, and black cod (sablefish)
Why: These fish are rich in omega-3 fats, which are strongly anti-inflammatory. If you choose not to eat fish, take a molecularly distilled fish oil supplement that provides both EPA and DHA in a dose of 2-3 grams per day.
HEALTHY FATS
How much: 5-7 servings per day (one serving is equal to 1 teaspoon of oil, 2 walnuts, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed, 1 ounce of avocado)
Healthy choices: For cooking, use extra virgin olive oil and expeller-pressed organic canola oil. Other sources of healthy fats include nuts (especially walnuts), avocados, and seeds - including hemp seeds and freshly ground flaxseed. Omega-3 fats are also found in cold water fish, omega-3 enriched eggs, and whole soy foods. Organic, expeller pressed, high-oleic sunflower or safflower oils may also be used, as well as walnut and hazelnut oils in salads and dark roasted sesame oil as a flavoring for soups and stir-fries
Why: Healthy fats are those rich in either monounsaturated or omega-3 fats. Extra-virgin olive oil is rich in polyphenols with antioxidant activity and canola oil contains a small fraction of omega-3 fatty acids.
WHOLE & CRACKED GRAINS
How much: 3-5 servings a day (one serving is equal to about ½ cup cooked grains)
Healthy choices: Brown rice, basmati rice, wild rice, buckwheat, groats, barley, quinoa, steel-cut oats
Why: Whole grains digest slowly, reducing frequency of spikes in blood sugar that promote inflammation. "Whole grains" means grains that are intact or in a few large pieces, not whole wheat bread or other products made from flour.
PASTA (al dente)
How much: 2-3 servings per week (one serving is equal to about ½ cup cooked pasta)
Healthy choices: Organic pasta, rice noodles, bean thread noodles, and part whole wheat and buckwheat noodles like Japanese udon and soba
Why: Pasta cooked al dente (when it has "tooth" to it) has a lower glycemic index than fully-cooked pasta. Low-glycemic-load carbohydrates should be the bulk of your carbohydrate intake to help minimize spikes in blood glucose levels.
BEANS & LEGUMES
How much: 1-2 servings per day (one serving is equal to ½ cup cooked beans or legumes)
Healthy choices: Beans like Anasazi, adzuki and black, as well as chickpeas, black-eyed peas and lentils
Why: Beans are rich in folic acid, magnesium, potassium and soluble fiber. They are a low-glycemic-load food. Eat them well-cooked either whole or pureed into spreads like hummus.
VEGETABLES
How much: 4-5 servings per day minimum (one serving is equal to 2 cups salad greens, ½ cup vegetables cooked, raw or juiced)
Healthy Choices: Lightly cooked dark leafy greens (spinach, collard greens, kale, Swiss chard), cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squashes, sea vegetables and washed raw salad greens
Why: Vegetables are rich in flavonoids and carotenoids with both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Go for a wide range of colors, eat them both raw and cooked, and choose organic when possible.
FRUITS
How much: 3-4 servings per day (one serving is equal to 1 medium size piece of fruit, ½ cup chopped fruit, ¼ cup of dried fruit)
Healthy choices: Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, oranges, pink grapefruit, red grapes, plums, pomegranates, blackberries, cherries, apples, and pears - all lower in glycemic load than most tropical fruits
Why: Fruits are rich in flavonoids and carotenoids with both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Go for a wide range of colors, choose fruit that is fresh in season or frozen, and buy organic when possible.
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WATER
How much: Throughout the day
Healthy choices: Drink pure water, or drinks that are mostly water (tea, very diluted fruit juice, sparkling water with lemon) throughout the day.
Why: Water is vital for overall functioning of the body.
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Increasing Ejection Fraction
Increasing Ejection Fraction
Recently, there was an article in vitasearch where 53 patients with heart problems took pycnogenol along with CoQ10 for 12 weeks and it resulted in a 22.4% increase in their ejection fractions, along with other benefits.
DRUGS THAT IMPROVE CARDIAC EJECTION FRACTION
The cardiac ejection fraction describes the percentage of blood present in the heart that is pumped out with each heart beat. A poor ejection fraction indicates that the heart is not pumping efficiently. This can be due to damage due to a heart attack or as a result of other heart conditions. Because the gradual failure of the heart can be life-threatening, there are many medications that can improve the cardiac ejection fraction.
Digitalis:
Digitalis is a medication which has been used for many years to improve cardiac ejection fraction. Digoxin, a drug which is derived from digitalis, is one of the more commonly prescribed forms of this medication. This medication, the Children's Heart Institute explains, works by inactivating a protein that pumps sodium out of heart cells. In response to these elevated sodium levels, the heart cells excrete this excess sodium and take in more calcium ions. Calcium is necessary for the heart muscle to contract; thus, increasing the amount of calcium in the heart muscle will cause the heart to contract with greater force, which increases the cardiac ejection fraction. This medication is useful for treating the symptoms of heart failure and can also lower the risk of hospitalization. The use of digitalis and its derivatives does not, however, improve survival, the Heart Rhythm Society explains.
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors:
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors are medications which can also be used to make the heart pump harder. These drugs, which include enoximone and milirinone, inhibit the action of a protein known as phosphodiesterase. As a 2007 article in Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain, titled "Phosphodiesterase inhibitors and the cardiovascular system" explains, phosphodiesterase is involved in the breakdown of a chemical known as cAMP. In the heart muscle cells, cAMP increases the flow of calcium into the contracting portion of the muscle. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors are able to increase the amount of cAMP present in the heart, increasing calcium levels and making the heart beat harder.
Beta-Agonists:
Beta agonists are medications which mimic some of the effects of the hormone epinephrine, which is more commonly known as adrenaline. One of the effects of adrenaline is to make the heart beat harder. Beta agonists, such as dobutamine, are able to have the same effect on heart cells as adrenaline, RxList explains. These medications are usually given as an injection or an infusion, which makes it easier to modify the dose as necessary.
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors:
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, also known as ACE inhibitors, are useful for the treatment of poor cardiac ejection fractions. These medications work by relaxing the blood vessels throughout the body, including the arteries which receive blood from the heart. By relaxing the arteries, the Cleveland Clinic explains, these drugs make it easier for the heart to pump, which increases the amount of blood ejected by the contraction of the heart muscle. Captopril, lisinopril and quniapril are all examples of this type of heart medication.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/204207-drugs-that-improve-cardiac-ejection-fraction/#ixzz2OzKnCWBI
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Recently, there was an article in vitasearch where 53 patients with heart problems took pycnogenol along with CoQ10 for 12 weeks and it resulted in a 22.4% increase in their ejection fractions, along with other benefits.
DRUGS THAT IMPROVE CARDIAC EJECTION FRACTION
The cardiac ejection fraction describes the percentage of blood present in the heart that is pumped out with each heart beat. A poor ejection fraction indicates that the heart is not pumping efficiently. This can be due to damage due to a heart attack or as a result of other heart conditions. Because the gradual failure of the heart can be life-threatening, there are many medications that can improve the cardiac ejection fraction.
Digitalis:
Digitalis is a medication which has been used for many years to improve cardiac ejection fraction. Digoxin, a drug which is derived from digitalis, is one of the more commonly prescribed forms of this medication. This medication, the Children's Heart Institute explains, works by inactivating a protein that pumps sodium out of heart cells. In response to these elevated sodium levels, the heart cells excrete this excess sodium and take in more calcium ions. Calcium is necessary for the heart muscle to contract; thus, increasing the amount of calcium in the heart muscle will cause the heart to contract with greater force, which increases the cardiac ejection fraction. This medication is useful for treating the symptoms of heart failure and can also lower the risk of hospitalization. The use of digitalis and its derivatives does not, however, improve survival, the Heart Rhythm Society explains.
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors:
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors are medications which can also be used to make the heart pump harder. These drugs, which include enoximone and milirinone, inhibit the action of a protein known as phosphodiesterase. As a 2007 article in Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain, titled "Phosphodiesterase inhibitors and the cardiovascular system" explains, phosphodiesterase is involved in the breakdown of a chemical known as cAMP. In the heart muscle cells, cAMP increases the flow of calcium into the contracting portion of the muscle. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors are able to increase the amount of cAMP present in the heart, increasing calcium levels and making the heart beat harder.
Beta-Agonists:
Beta agonists are medications which mimic some of the effects of the hormone epinephrine, which is more commonly known as adrenaline. One of the effects of adrenaline is to make the heart beat harder. Beta agonists, such as dobutamine, are able to have the same effect on heart cells as adrenaline, RxList explains. These medications are usually given as an injection or an infusion, which makes it easier to modify the dose as necessary.
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors:
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, also known as ACE inhibitors, are useful for the treatment of poor cardiac ejection fractions. These medications work by relaxing the blood vessels throughout the body, including the arteries which receive blood from the heart. By relaxing the arteries, the Cleveland Clinic explains, these drugs make it easier for the heart to pump, which increases the amount of blood ejected by the contraction of the heart muscle. Captopril, lisinopril and quniapril are all examples of this type of heart medication.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/204207-drugs-that-improve-cardiac-ejection-fraction/#ixzz2OzKnCWBI
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Improve Health and Longevity Through Calorie Restriction
Improve Health and Longevity Through Calorie Restriction
An approach, called calorie restriction, involves eating about 30 percent fewer calories than normal while still getting adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Aside from direct genetic manipulation, calorie restriction is the only strategy known to extend life consistently in a variety of animal species.
How this drastic diet affects the body has been the subject of intense research. Recently, the effort has begun to bear fruit, producing a steady stream of studies indicating that the rate of aging is not fixed and that it can be manipulated.
Calorie-restricted diets have been shown in various animals to affect molecular pathways likely to be involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's disease and cancer. Researchers studying dietary effects on humans went so far as to claim that calorie restriction may be more effective than exercise at preventing age-related diseases. Tests show that the animals on restricted diets are in indisputably better health as they near old age. Calorie restriction has the potential to help identify anti-aging mechanisms throughout the body.
The number of Americans 65 and older will double in the next 25 years to about 72 million, according to government census data. By then, seniors will account for nearly 20 percent of the population, up from just 12 percent in 2003. Prominent gerontologists are calling for the government to spend $3 billion annually in pursuit of delaying the onset of age-related diseases. Doing so would lay the foundation for a healthier and wealthier country, a so-called longevity dividend.
The demographic wave entering their 60s is enormous, and that is likely to greatly increase the prevalence of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. The simplest way to positively affect them all is to slow down aging.
Science, of course, is still a long way from doing anything of the sort. Aging is a complicated phenomenon, the intersection of an array of biological processes set in motion by genetics as well as lifestyle. Still, in laboratories around the world, scientists are becoming adept at breeding animals with extraordinarily long lives.
In the 1930’s nutritionists discovered that mice that were fed 30 percent fewer calories lived about 40 percent longer than their free-grazing laboratory mates. The dieting mice were also more physically active and far less prone to the diseases of advanced age. This experiment has been successfully duplicated in a variety of species. In almost every instance, the subjects on low-calorie diets have proven to be not just longer lived, but also more resistant to age-related ailments.
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An approach, called calorie restriction, involves eating about 30 percent fewer calories than normal while still getting adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Aside from direct genetic manipulation, calorie restriction is the only strategy known to extend life consistently in a variety of animal species.
How this drastic diet affects the body has been the subject of intense research. Recently, the effort has begun to bear fruit, producing a steady stream of studies indicating that the rate of aging is not fixed and that it can be manipulated.
Calorie-restricted diets have been shown in various animals to affect molecular pathways likely to be involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's disease and cancer. Researchers studying dietary effects on humans went so far as to claim that calorie restriction may be more effective than exercise at preventing age-related diseases. Tests show that the animals on restricted diets are in indisputably better health as they near old age. Calorie restriction has the potential to help identify anti-aging mechanisms throughout the body.
The number of Americans 65 and older will double in the next 25 years to about 72 million, according to government census data. By then, seniors will account for nearly 20 percent of the population, up from just 12 percent in 2003. Prominent gerontologists are calling for the government to spend $3 billion annually in pursuit of delaying the onset of age-related diseases. Doing so would lay the foundation for a healthier and wealthier country, a so-called longevity dividend.
The demographic wave entering their 60s is enormous, and that is likely to greatly increase the prevalence of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. The simplest way to positively affect them all is to slow down aging.
Science, of course, is still a long way from doing anything of the sort. Aging is a complicated phenomenon, the intersection of an array of biological processes set in motion by genetics as well as lifestyle. Still, in laboratories around the world, scientists are becoming adept at breeding animals with extraordinarily long lives.
In the 1930’s nutritionists discovered that mice that were fed 30 percent fewer calories lived about 40 percent longer than their free-grazing laboratory mates. The dieting mice were also more physically active and far less prone to the diseases of advanced age. This experiment has been successfully duplicated in a variety of species. In almost every instance, the subjects on low-calorie diets have proven to be not just longer lived, but also more resistant to age-related ailments.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Understanding Your Ejection Fraction
Understanding Your Ejection Fraction
Reviewed by Eileen Hsich, MD and Bruce Wilkoff, MD
How the Heart Works
A healthy heart beats about 60 to 80 times per minute to pump blood throughout the body. The right and left sides of the heart work together. Blood that is low in oxygen first enters the right upper chamber (right atrium) of the heart. The blood flows from the right atrium to the lower chamber (right ventricle) through the open tricuspid valve. Blood passes through a valve before leaving each chamber of the heart. There are four valves in your heart; valves make sure blood flows in only one direction through your heart. The blood then travels through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where oxygen is added.
Oxygen-rich blood then returns to the left side of the heart. The blood flows from the left upper chamber (left atrium) to the lower chamber (left ventricle) through the open mitral valve. From the left ventricle, the blood is pumped into a network of arteries (blood vessels) that carry the blood throughout the body. Learn more about blood flow through the heart.
What is ejection fraction?
Ejection fraction is a test that determines how well your heart pumps with each beat.
Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the measurement of how much blood is being pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart (the main pumping chamber) with each contraction.
Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) is the measurement of how much blood is being pumped out of the right side of the heart to the lungs for oxygen.
In most cases, the term “ejection fraction” refers to left ventricular ejection fraction..
Ejection Fraction Measurement
What it Means
55-70% Normal
40-55% Below Normal
Less than 40% May confirm diagnosis of heart failure
<35% Patient may be at risk of life-threatening irregular heartbeats
What do the numbers mean?
Ejection fraction is usually expressed as a percentage. A normal heart pumps a little more than half the heart’s blood volume with each beat. (1)
A normal LVEF ranges from 55-70%. A LVEF of 65, for example, means that 65% of the total amount of blood in the left ventricle is pumped out with each heartbeat.
The LVEF may be lower when the heart muscle has become damaged due to a heart attack, heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), or other causes.
An EF of less than 40% may confirm a diagnosis of heart failure. Someone with diastolic failure can have a normal EF.
An EF of less than 35% increases the risk of life- threatening irregular heartbeats that can cause sudden cardiac arrest (loss of heart function) and sudden cardiac death. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be recommended for these patients.
Your EF can go up and down, based on your heart condition and the therapies that have been prescribed.
Resource
1. Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Measurement, Heart.org
How is EF measured?
EF can be measured in your doctor’s office during tests such as:
-Ultrasound of the heart (echocardiography) – used most often
-Cardiac catheterization
-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the heart
-Nuclear medicine scan (multiple gated acquisition or MUGA) of the heart; also called a nuclear stress test
-Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the heart
What is heart failure?
Heart failure means:
-The muscles of the heart are weaker than normal or the lower chambers of the heart are not able to relax and fill with blood as they normally do
-Less blood is pumped out of the heart to organs and tissues in the body
-Pressure in the heart increases
-Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped working.
When the heart cannot pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body’s needs, it tries to adapt. The chambers of the heart stretch to hold more blood to pump through the body with each heartbeat. Hormones are released into the bloodstream to increase the heart’s pumping power and increase blood flow into the heart chambers. These changes provide temporary relief, but over time, the heart muscle walls continue to weaken and/or stiffen.
There are two types of heart failure:
Systolic left ventricular dysfunction (or systolic heart failure) occurs when the left ventricle heart muscle doesn't contract with enough force, so less oxygen-rich blood is pumped throughout the body.
Heart failure with preserved left ventricular function (diastolic heart failure) occurs when the heart contracts normally, but the ventricles do not relax properly or are stiff and less blood enters the heart during normal filling. In this case, the ejection fraction may be normal.
Why It’s Important to Know Your EF
If you have a heart condition, it is important for you and your doctor to know your EF.
Your EF can help your doctor determine the best course of treatment for you and the effectiveness of the therapies that have been prescribed.
You should have your EF measured initially when you are first diagnosed with a heart condition, and again as needed, based on changes in your condition. Ask your doctor how often you should have your EF checked.
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Reviewed by Eileen Hsich, MD and Bruce Wilkoff, MD
How the Heart Works
A healthy heart beats about 60 to 80 times per minute to pump blood throughout the body. The right and left sides of the heart work together. Blood that is low in oxygen first enters the right upper chamber (right atrium) of the heart. The blood flows from the right atrium to the lower chamber (right ventricle) through the open tricuspid valve. Blood passes through a valve before leaving each chamber of the heart. There are four valves in your heart; valves make sure blood flows in only one direction through your heart. The blood then travels through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where oxygen is added.
Oxygen-rich blood then returns to the left side of the heart. The blood flows from the left upper chamber (left atrium) to the lower chamber (left ventricle) through the open mitral valve. From the left ventricle, the blood is pumped into a network of arteries (blood vessels) that carry the blood throughout the body. Learn more about blood flow through the heart.
What is ejection fraction?
Ejection fraction is a test that determines how well your heart pumps with each beat.
Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the measurement of how much blood is being pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart (the main pumping chamber) with each contraction.
Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) is the measurement of how much blood is being pumped out of the right side of the heart to the lungs for oxygen.
In most cases, the term “ejection fraction” refers to left ventricular ejection fraction..
Ejection Fraction Measurement
What it Means
55-70% Normal
40-55% Below Normal
Less than 40% May confirm diagnosis of heart failure
<35% Patient may be at risk of life-threatening irregular heartbeats
What do the numbers mean?
Ejection fraction is usually expressed as a percentage. A normal heart pumps a little more than half the heart’s blood volume with each beat. (1)
A normal LVEF ranges from 55-70%. A LVEF of 65, for example, means that 65% of the total amount of blood in the left ventricle is pumped out with each heartbeat.
The LVEF may be lower when the heart muscle has become damaged due to a heart attack, heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), or other causes.
An EF of less than 40% may confirm a diagnosis of heart failure. Someone with diastolic failure can have a normal EF.
An EF of less than 35% increases the risk of life- threatening irregular heartbeats that can cause sudden cardiac arrest (loss of heart function) and sudden cardiac death. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be recommended for these patients.
Your EF can go up and down, based on your heart condition and the therapies that have been prescribed.
Resource
1. Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Measurement, Heart.org
How is EF measured?
EF can be measured in your doctor’s office during tests such as:
-Ultrasound of the heart (echocardiography) – used most often
-Cardiac catheterization
-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the heart
-Nuclear medicine scan (multiple gated acquisition or MUGA) of the heart; also called a nuclear stress test
-Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the heart
What is heart failure?
Heart failure means:
-The muscles of the heart are weaker than normal or the lower chambers of the heart are not able to relax and fill with blood as they normally do
-Less blood is pumped out of the heart to organs and tissues in the body
-Pressure in the heart increases
-Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped working.
When the heart cannot pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body’s needs, it tries to adapt. The chambers of the heart stretch to hold more blood to pump through the body with each heartbeat. Hormones are released into the bloodstream to increase the heart’s pumping power and increase blood flow into the heart chambers. These changes provide temporary relief, but over time, the heart muscle walls continue to weaken and/or stiffen.
There are two types of heart failure:
Systolic left ventricular dysfunction (or systolic heart failure) occurs when the left ventricle heart muscle doesn't contract with enough force, so less oxygen-rich blood is pumped throughout the body.
Heart failure with preserved left ventricular function (diastolic heart failure) occurs when the heart contracts normally, but the ventricles do not relax properly or are stiff and less blood enters the heart during normal filling. In this case, the ejection fraction may be normal.
Why It’s Important to Know Your EF
If you have a heart condition, it is important for you and your doctor to know your EF.
Your EF can help your doctor determine the best course of treatment for you and the effectiveness of the therapies that have been prescribed.
You should have your EF measured initially when you are first diagnosed with a heart condition, and again as needed, based on changes in your condition. Ask your doctor how often you should have your EF checked.
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Is Your Home Being Poisoned?
Is Your Home Being Poisoned?
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How Toxic Is Your Home?
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Anti-inflammatory Herbal Remedies
Anti-inflammatory Herbal Remedies
Here is a selection of herbs that have anti-inflammatory properties.
It goes without saying that you should talk to your doctor about any serious injuries, however these herbs do have mild anti-inflammatory properties that can help your body with minor problems.
Arnica
Arnica is one of those herbs that are only used externally. Its also one of the few herbs to have gained official recognition from the medical establishment. The UK authorities recently granted a license to the manufacturers of Arnica Gel, which is used on bruises and sprains.
Dandelion
Some people think of it as a weed, whereas it reminds others of a childhood spent outside playing in the grass. For herbologists though, Dandelion is a powerful remedy that has been registered as a drug in Canada.
Dong Quai
Dong Quai is another star of Chinese traditional medicine. True to the principles of Oriental herbology, it has a balancing effect on the entire body and is more of a holistic remedy for the female body than a specific cure.
Goldenseal
Goldenseal was originally used by Native Americans for skin disorders, digestive complaints and even as a cancer remedy. In more modern times, Goldenseal has gained in popularity and has been used for wound healing and many types of infection, as well as a powerful anti-fungal agent.
Gotu Kola
Gotu Kola is a staple of Indian Ayurvedic medicine, where it taken as a tea during meditation practices to increase psychic sensitivity and achieve a higher state of spiritual being. It is also a tremendous natural source of vitamins and minerals, and a useful anti-inflammatory.
Raspberry Leaf
Although raspberries are consumed throughout the world, raspberry leaf is one of those herbal remedies that not many people have heard of. That's probably because it has a very narrow focus - 90% of the time it is used by pregnant women. It does have other benefits though - as an anti-inflammatory and for ailments including stomach upsets and throat infections.
Reishi
Similar in its effects to Maitake, the Reishi mushroom is a powerful immune system booster that has been used to treat cancer and relieve the symptoms of chemotherapy. Its Chinese name, ‘lingzhi’, literally translates to ‘herb of immortality’. Unlike Maitake however, it also has beneficial effects on blood pressure, cholesterol and respiratory conditions. The best thing about Reishi though, is that it has no known side effects!
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1. Guggul
Guggul is classically used as a detoxifying herb in Ayurveda. The resin secreted by the guggul tree are found to have anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering effects comparable to commercial drugs such as ibuprofen, a type of NSAID, and clofibrate, a drug used for reducing serum cholesterol, in some studies. It may also be useful in relieving pains due to fibromyalgia and rheumatism.
Guggul can be found in their raw forms as gums and resins, and in powder, capsules and tablets. As with any other medicinal herb, consult a knowledgeable herbalist or physician before self-medicating.
Note: Guggul has blood-thinning effects and therefore, should not be used together with other medications that reduce platelet aggregation.
2. Boswellia
Also called Indian frankincense or Salai, boswellia is traditionally used to treat arthritis, respiratory problems and digestive symptoms. Modern studies have now supported these uses with the identification of active anti-inflammatory compounds in boswellia called boswellic acids. These acids were found to deter the formation of enzymes that can lead to inflammatory disorders such as bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Boswellia is commonly available in tablets and capsules. Though toxicity associated with this anti-inflammatory herb is rare, follow the dosage recommendation on the bottle to ensure safety.
3. Holy Basil
A type of basil native to India, holy basil or tulsi not only plays an important role in Ayurveda, it’s also revered by worshipers as a symbol of a deity. Traditionally, this herb is used in cooking and also as a medicine to treat cold, flu and sore throat. Holy basil oil is found to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other medicinal properties that are effective against arthritis, diabetes, high cholesterol, peptic ulcers as well as chemotherapy and radiation poisoning. Dried or grounded holy basil leaves can be found in specialty stores as well as on the Internet.
Zyflamend, a popular anti-inflammatory herbal formula in the US, also contains holy basil in its unique blend. In places where holy basil is not available, sweet basil can also be used.
Note: Avoid this herb if you are pregnant or trying to conceive.
4. Neem
Known as the ‘Divine Tree’ in India, neem oil is used in Ayurvedic medicine to calm inflammatory skin conditions, joint pains and muscle aches. Extracts of neem leaves and seeds have also demonstrated anti-fungal, antibacterial, anti-diabetic and anti-viral properties in various studies.
All parts of this amazing tree can be used. Neem shoots and flowers are eaten as vegetables in India, while the leaves are added to foods as a spice to impart a unique bitter flavor. Neem oil can also be applied topically to treat skin irritations, and sprayed on plants to control pests.
Note: Despite the healing properties of neem, women who are pregnant or wanting to become pregnant should avoid using this herb.
5. Aloe Vera
Well known for healing wounds and soothing skin burns, aloe vera‘s anti-inflammatory properties work internally as well. When ingested, aloe cools inflammation in the digestive tract such as in the case of peptic ulcers, and it may also be beneficial for other inflammatory conditions. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aloe vera is prescribed when there’s excessive heat in the liver. Aloe vera gel can be consumed internally, or used topically to treat burns and other skin irritations such as acne and psoriasis. The juice obtained from the gel is also a popular detoxification beverage.
Note: Powdered aloe vera leaf is a strong laxative and should be used with caution. Expecting mothers should only use aloe vera under physician’s supervision, or if unsure, avoid it altogether.
6. Licorice
Also known as liquorice, the sweet root of this plant is commonly used to make candies. Healing-wise, the strong anti-inflammatory compounds found in licorice root have been found to be effective against coughs, colds, mouth ulcers, peptic ulcers and even chronic hepatitis infection.
Licorice is available as chopped roots, which can be brewed as tea, and also in powder and capsule forms.
Note: Ingesting too much licorice root can lead to high blood pressure. So use this herb with care and preferably under the supervision of a trained health-care provider.
7. Saw Palmetto
Native to the southeastern United States, this small palm tree shows promising anti-inflammatory activity against the enlargement of the prostate gland in men (a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH).
Extracts of saw palmetto berries are widely available as tablets and capsules. If you intend to use this herb for BPH, do discuss with your health-care provider first to determine the effective dosage.
8. Feverfew
Related to the chrysanthemum, feverfew produces pretty daisy-like flowers with white petals and yellow centers. As its name implies, this anti-inflammatory herb can help to lower fever, and it’s also effective in reducing the severity and frequency of headaches and migraines. But taking feverfew during a migraine attack is unlikely to help, as it takes time for the herb to take effect. As such, it’s more useful as a preventive measure.
Capsules and tablets of feverfew are readily available. Seek advise from a trained health-care adviser before using this herb.
Note: There are some side effects associated with this herb, including mouth ulcers, mild digestive disorders and a rebound in headaches after stopping feverfew. It’s also not suitable for expecting mothers.
9. Slippery Elm
A tree with diverse uses, the bark of slippery elm has been used to address a wide range of health concerns, such as cough, sore throat, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, arthritis as well as other inflammatory conditions. It is also commonly used as an ingredient in lozenges and herbal teas.
Slippery elm is a safe and gentle herb with no contraindications. You can find it in powder form and in capsules.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Turmeric accounts for the yellow color of curry and American mustard and has a distinctive sharp flavor. I recommend turmeric for all inflammatory disorders, including arthritis, tendonitis, and auto immune conditions. Take 400 to 600 milligrams of turmeric extracts (available in tablets or capsules) three times per day or as directed on the product label. Whole turmeric is more effective than isolated curcumin, its major constituent. Look for products standardized for 95% curcuminoids. Be patient: the full benefit takes two months to develop. Don't use turmeric if you have gallstones or bile duct dysfunction. Pregnant women shouldn't use it without their doctors' approval. In rare cases, extended use can cause stomach upset or heartburn.
Ginger: Powdered dry ginger is an excellent anti-inflammatory. Take one to two capsules (500 to 1,000 mg) twice a day with food. As with turmeric, you won't get the full effect for two months.
Boswellin: This is the extract of the herb Boswellia, used in Ayurvedic medicine and available in capsule form. It may be useful for generalized inflammatory conditions such as fibromyalgia. The dosage is two capsules twice a day unless the product label directs differently.
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Turmeric is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory herbs. Sharol Tilgner, a naturopathic physician, master herbalist and author of "Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth," reports that turmeric possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticoagulant action. Turmeric is used to treat many health problems, including bleeding disorders, menstrual problems and various musculoskeletal problems. MedlinePlus adds that turmeric is also used to treat heartburn, stomach pain, diarrhea, jaundice and various liver problems. The plant's underground stem is used in commercial preparations.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Here is a selection of herbs that have anti-inflammatory properties.
It goes without saying that you should talk to your doctor about any serious injuries, however these herbs do have mild anti-inflammatory properties that can help your body with minor problems.
Arnica
Arnica is one of those herbs that are only used externally. Its also one of the few herbs to have gained official recognition from the medical establishment. The UK authorities recently granted a license to the manufacturers of Arnica Gel, which is used on bruises and sprains.
Dandelion
Some people think of it as a weed, whereas it reminds others of a childhood spent outside playing in the grass. For herbologists though, Dandelion is a powerful remedy that has been registered as a drug in Canada.
Dong Quai
Dong Quai is another star of Chinese traditional medicine. True to the principles of Oriental herbology, it has a balancing effect on the entire body and is more of a holistic remedy for the female body than a specific cure.
Goldenseal
Goldenseal was originally used by Native Americans for skin disorders, digestive complaints and even as a cancer remedy. In more modern times, Goldenseal has gained in popularity and has been used for wound healing and many types of infection, as well as a powerful anti-fungal agent.
Gotu Kola
Gotu Kola is a staple of Indian Ayurvedic medicine, where it taken as a tea during meditation practices to increase psychic sensitivity and achieve a higher state of spiritual being. It is also a tremendous natural source of vitamins and minerals, and a useful anti-inflammatory.
Raspberry Leaf
Although raspberries are consumed throughout the world, raspberry leaf is one of those herbal remedies that not many people have heard of. That's probably because it has a very narrow focus - 90% of the time it is used by pregnant women. It does have other benefits though - as an anti-inflammatory and for ailments including stomach upsets and throat infections.
Reishi
Similar in its effects to Maitake, the Reishi mushroom is a powerful immune system booster that has been used to treat cancer and relieve the symptoms of chemotherapy. Its Chinese name, ‘lingzhi’, literally translates to ‘herb of immortality’. Unlike Maitake however, it also has beneficial effects on blood pressure, cholesterol and respiratory conditions. The best thing about Reishi though, is that it has no known side effects!
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1. Guggul
Guggul is classically used as a detoxifying herb in Ayurveda. The resin secreted by the guggul tree are found to have anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering effects comparable to commercial drugs such as ibuprofen, a type of NSAID, and clofibrate, a drug used for reducing serum cholesterol, in some studies. It may also be useful in relieving pains due to fibromyalgia and rheumatism.
Guggul can be found in their raw forms as gums and resins, and in powder, capsules and tablets. As with any other medicinal herb, consult a knowledgeable herbalist or physician before self-medicating.
Note: Guggul has blood-thinning effects and therefore, should not be used together with other medications that reduce platelet aggregation.
2. Boswellia
Also called Indian frankincense or Salai, boswellia is traditionally used to treat arthritis, respiratory problems and digestive symptoms. Modern studies have now supported these uses with the identification of active anti-inflammatory compounds in boswellia called boswellic acids. These acids were found to deter the formation of enzymes that can lead to inflammatory disorders such as bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Boswellia is commonly available in tablets and capsules. Though toxicity associated with this anti-inflammatory herb is rare, follow the dosage recommendation on the bottle to ensure safety.
3. Holy Basil
A type of basil native to India, holy basil or tulsi not only plays an important role in Ayurveda, it’s also revered by worshipers as a symbol of a deity. Traditionally, this herb is used in cooking and also as a medicine to treat cold, flu and sore throat. Holy basil oil is found to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other medicinal properties that are effective against arthritis, diabetes, high cholesterol, peptic ulcers as well as chemotherapy and radiation poisoning. Dried or grounded holy basil leaves can be found in specialty stores as well as on the Internet.
Zyflamend, a popular anti-inflammatory herbal formula in the US, also contains holy basil in its unique blend. In places where holy basil is not available, sweet basil can also be used.
Note: Avoid this herb if you are pregnant or trying to conceive.
4. Neem
Known as the ‘Divine Tree’ in India, neem oil is used in Ayurvedic medicine to calm inflammatory skin conditions, joint pains and muscle aches. Extracts of neem leaves and seeds have also demonstrated anti-fungal, antibacterial, anti-diabetic and anti-viral properties in various studies.
All parts of this amazing tree can be used. Neem shoots and flowers are eaten as vegetables in India, while the leaves are added to foods as a spice to impart a unique bitter flavor. Neem oil can also be applied topically to treat skin irritations, and sprayed on plants to control pests.
Note: Despite the healing properties of neem, women who are pregnant or wanting to become pregnant should avoid using this herb.
5. Aloe Vera
Well known for healing wounds and soothing skin burns, aloe vera‘s anti-inflammatory properties work internally as well. When ingested, aloe cools inflammation in the digestive tract such as in the case of peptic ulcers, and it may also be beneficial for other inflammatory conditions. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aloe vera is prescribed when there’s excessive heat in the liver. Aloe vera gel can be consumed internally, or used topically to treat burns and other skin irritations such as acne and psoriasis. The juice obtained from the gel is also a popular detoxification beverage.
Note: Powdered aloe vera leaf is a strong laxative and should be used with caution. Expecting mothers should only use aloe vera under physician’s supervision, or if unsure, avoid it altogether.
6. Licorice
Also known as liquorice, the sweet root of this plant is commonly used to make candies. Healing-wise, the strong anti-inflammatory compounds found in licorice root have been found to be effective against coughs, colds, mouth ulcers, peptic ulcers and even chronic hepatitis infection.
Licorice is available as chopped roots, which can be brewed as tea, and also in powder and capsule forms.
Note: Ingesting too much licorice root can lead to high blood pressure. So use this herb with care and preferably under the supervision of a trained health-care provider.
7. Saw Palmetto
Native to the southeastern United States, this small palm tree shows promising anti-inflammatory activity against the enlargement of the prostate gland in men (a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH).
Extracts of saw palmetto berries are widely available as tablets and capsules. If you intend to use this herb for BPH, do discuss with your health-care provider first to determine the effective dosage.
8. Feverfew
Related to the chrysanthemum, feverfew produces pretty daisy-like flowers with white petals and yellow centers. As its name implies, this anti-inflammatory herb can help to lower fever, and it’s also effective in reducing the severity and frequency of headaches and migraines. But taking feverfew during a migraine attack is unlikely to help, as it takes time for the herb to take effect. As such, it’s more useful as a preventive measure.
Capsules and tablets of feverfew are readily available. Seek advise from a trained health-care adviser before using this herb.
Note: There are some side effects associated with this herb, including mouth ulcers, mild digestive disorders and a rebound in headaches after stopping feverfew. It’s also not suitable for expecting mothers.
9. Slippery Elm
A tree with diverse uses, the bark of slippery elm has been used to address a wide range of health concerns, such as cough, sore throat, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, arthritis as well as other inflammatory conditions. It is also commonly used as an ingredient in lozenges and herbal teas.
Slippery elm is a safe and gentle herb with no contraindications. You can find it in powder form and in capsules.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Turmeric accounts for the yellow color of curry and American mustard and has a distinctive sharp flavor. I recommend turmeric for all inflammatory disorders, including arthritis, tendonitis, and auto immune conditions. Take 400 to 600 milligrams of turmeric extracts (available in tablets or capsules) three times per day or as directed on the product label. Whole turmeric is more effective than isolated curcumin, its major constituent. Look for products standardized for 95% curcuminoids. Be patient: the full benefit takes two months to develop. Don't use turmeric if you have gallstones or bile duct dysfunction. Pregnant women shouldn't use it without their doctors' approval. In rare cases, extended use can cause stomach upset or heartburn.
Ginger: Powdered dry ginger is an excellent anti-inflammatory. Take one to two capsules (500 to 1,000 mg) twice a day with food. As with turmeric, you won't get the full effect for two months.
Boswellin: This is the extract of the herb Boswellia, used in Ayurvedic medicine and available in capsule form. It may be useful for generalized inflammatory conditions such as fibromyalgia. The dosage is two capsules twice a day unless the product label directs differently.
-----
Turmeric is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory herbs. Sharol Tilgner, a naturopathic physician, master herbalist and author of "Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth," reports that turmeric possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticoagulant action. Turmeric is used to treat many health problems, including bleeding disorders, menstrual problems and various musculoskeletal problems. MedlinePlus adds that turmeric is also used to treat heartburn, stomach pain, diarrhea, jaundice and various liver problems. The plant's underground stem is used in commercial preparations.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Alternatives to Bypass Surgery
Alternatives to Bypass Surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting, a highly invasive and relatively dangerous surgical procedure, is often recommended to patients with multiple areas of blockage in their coronary arteries. This surgical procedure carries a significant risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Even more troubling, the results of the bypass surgery degrade over time. Medical literature suggests a 20% loss of bypass grafts (particularly vein grafts) in the first post-operative year, with a loss of 3% per year in subsequent years. Thus, at 10 years, 50% of the initial bypass vein grafts are closed, and the patient is again in the precarious position from which he started, with many active and dangerous coronary blockages.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Coronary artery bypass grafting, a highly invasive and relatively dangerous surgical procedure, is often recommended to patients with multiple areas of blockage in their coronary arteries. This surgical procedure carries a significant risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Even more troubling, the results of the bypass surgery degrade over time. Medical literature suggests a 20% loss of bypass grafts (particularly vein grafts) in the first post-operative year, with a loss of 3% per year in subsequent years. Thus, at 10 years, 50% of the initial bypass vein grafts are closed, and the patient is again in the precarious position from which he started, with many active and dangerous coronary blockages.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Buying a Multivitamin? Buyer Beware
Buying a Multivitamin? Buyer Beware
by John Neustadt, ND
President, NBI
Medical Director, Montana Integrative Medicine
Dietary supplements are big business. Not only can you buy them almost anywhere -- supermarkets, big box stores, drug stores, gas stations -- everyone seems to be popping capsules or tablets of one kind of another. According to Nutraceuticals World, an industry publication, Americans spend $24-25 billion a year on supplements. And global sales are projected to reach $187 billion by 2010.
Every week patients show me their dietary supplements and ask me what I think. Most of the time they're inexpensive, one-a-day type brand. They're convenient and cheap. They're also very poor quality.
The industry is poorly regulated and it’s buyer beware. New FDA regulations are taking effect. These define Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and require manufacturing procedures that eliminate instances of contamination, mix-ups, and errors.
GMP is important for protecting the public. But GMP doesn't mandate the quality of the finished product. Manufacturers can still use poorly absorbed nutrients and in amounts that have never been shown in the research to actually help. In fact, to save money most manufacturers today use inexpensive, poor-quality raw materials.
There are three simple questions you can ask to make smart buying decisions. Is it a tablet or capsule? Is it one a day or do you take it multiple times a day? Are there "oxide" forms of minerals in the product? I'll explain each question.
Is it a tablet or capsule?
Tablets are generally more difficult to break apart in your stomach because they contain binders that hold it together. These pills can go right through you without being dissolved or absorbed. While not all tablets have this problem, it would be extremely difficult for the general consumer to know if any one tablet is good or not. But capsules don't have this problem. They are superior to tablets, and why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin comes in vegetarian cellulose capsules. Always buy capsules if you can.
Is it a one-a-day multivitamin?
If it is, then you're pretty much guaranteed it's garbage. This is because companies have to squeeze and bind all the nutrients together in the tablet. To do so they tend to use forms of minerals that are poorly absorbed, which is a good lead into the next question. This is why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin requires people take multiple capsules each day.
Does it contain highly-absorbable nutrients?
Companies use poorly absorbed nutrients because they are less expensive. They also know that they can get away with it because most consumers shop just on price. They don't understand that most of what they're buying is likely not even being absorbed.
If it's a once-daily tablet then the product likely contains nutrients that can't be absorbed. Simply look at the Supplements Facts label on the bottle. This is where each ingredient is listed in detail. Find magnesium, calcium, zinc and copper. If calcium is calcium carbonate, or if any of the other minerals are "oxides" (e.g., magnesium oxide, copper oxide), then it's a poor quality formula and not worth your money.
The oxide forms of these minerals are poorly absorbed. In fact, you can only absorb about two percent of magnesium when it's in the oxide form. So if the bottle lists one hundred milligrams magnesium (as magnesium oxide), then you're actually only absorbing about two milligrams. The remaining ninety eight milligrams just pass right through you. Magnesium in an oxide form is so poorly absorbed that in higher doses it's a laxative.
Companies use the oxide form of minerals because they're cheap. But you'd be better off eating a few spinach leaves than wasting your money on a dietary supplement that contains minerals in their oxide forms.
Instead, the most absorbable form of minerals are the amino acid chelated forms. A chelate is a mineral combined with an amino acid such as citrate, malate or aspartate. Amino acid chelated minerals are easier for the body to absorb and can increase absorption to 75%. If you really want your money’s worth, only buy products that contain all their minerals as amino acid chelates (eg, magnesium amino acid chelate).
Calcium, found in all multivitamins and calcium supplements, is a little different. It doesn't come in an oxide form. Instead, most products contain calcium carbonate (this includes coral calcium). It's a large molecule with a lot of elemental calcium. But its size makes it difficult to absorb and can be constipating.
Stomach acid is required to absorb calcium carbonate. But as people age they tend to produce less stomach acid. Up to twenty-one percent of people sixty to sixty-nine years old, thirty-one percent of those seventy to seventy-nine years old, and thirty-seven percent of those above the age of eighty have hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid) or achlorhydria (no stomach acid).
Just when people need the calcium most as they age and take osteoporosis supplements to protect their bones they're absorbing lessand less of this essential mineral.
In contrast, calcium citrate or malate is smaller, easier to absorb and doesn't require stomach acid. The most absorbable forms of minerals are listed as an "amino acid chelate," or as citrate, malate, aspartate or asporotate. Only buy supplements that contain these forms of minerals.
The dietary supplement aisle is confusing for most people, and manufacturers know this. That's why people largely shop just on price. They buy the least expensive bottle possible. In doing so they're flushing their money down the toilet. Be a savvy consumer. Look at your dietary supplement and ask these questions. You'll be getting a better value for your money by buying quality. This is why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin contains only amino acid chelated minerals and calcium citrate.
How does Supreme Multivitamin compare?
Supreme Mulitivitamin is manufactured to the highest industry standards. It comes in capsules, contains no binders and only the most absorbable forms of minerals. As important, it contains the highest amounts vitamin D, vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, minerals and additional nutrients available in one product.
NBI also ensures each nutrient is tested for contaminants and shown to exceed FDA standards. Additionally, all NBI products are manufactured at a GMP-certified, FDA registered manufacturing company that also manufactures pharmaceuticals. This ensures that NBI products actually conform to pharmaceutical grade manufacturing standards.
Finally, NBI stands behind every one of its products with an unconditional money-back guarantee. No other company provides this level of quality and assurance.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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This information is not, and is not intended to replace actual medical advice from a qualified doctor.
To receive your free 'Manna Goods Health Bulletin' via email, send an email to: the.manna.goods@gmail.com (Put 'Subscribe' in the subject line.)
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by John Neustadt, ND
President, NBI
Medical Director, Montana Integrative Medicine
Dietary supplements are big business. Not only can you buy them almost anywhere -- supermarkets, big box stores, drug stores, gas stations -- everyone seems to be popping capsules or tablets of one kind of another. According to Nutraceuticals World, an industry publication, Americans spend $24-25 billion a year on supplements. And global sales are projected to reach $187 billion by 2010.
Every week patients show me their dietary supplements and ask me what I think. Most of the time they're inexpensive, one-a-day type brand. They're convenient and cheap. They're also very poor quality.
The industry is poorly regulated and it’s buyer beware. New FDA regulations are taking effect. These define Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and require manufacturing procedures that eliminate instances of contamination, mix-ups, and errors.
GMP is important for protecting the public. But GMP doesn't mandate the quality of the finished product. Manufacturers can still use poorly absorbed nutrients and in amounts that have never been shown in the research to actually help. In fact, to save money most manufacturers today use inexpensive, poor-quality raw materials.
There are three simple questions you can ask to make smart buying decisions. Is it a tablet or capsule? Is it one a day or do you take it multiple times a day? Are there "oxide" forms of minerals in the product? I'll explain each question.
Is it a tablet or capsule?
Tablets are generally more difficult to break apart in your stomach because they contain binders that hold it together. These pills can go right through you without being dissolved or absorbed. While not all tablets have this problem, it would be extremely difficult for the general consumer to know if any one tablet is good or not. But capsules don't have this problem. They are superior to tablets, and why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin comes in vegetarian cellulose capsules. Always buy capsules if you can.
Is it a one-a-day multivitamin?
If it is, then you're pretty much guaranteed it's garbage. This is because companies have to squeeze and bind all the nutrients together in the tablet. To do so they tend to use forms of minerals that are poorly absorbed, which is a good lead into the next question. This is why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin requires people take multiple capsules each day.
Does it contain highly-absorbable nutrients?
Companies use poorly absorbed nutrients because they are less expensive. They also know that they can get away with it because most consumers shop just on price. They don't understand that most of what they're buying is likely not even being absorbed.
If it's a once-daily tablet then the product likely contains nutrients that can't be absorbed. Simply look at the Supplements Facts label on the bottle. This is where each ingredient is listed in detail. Find magnesium, calcium, zinc and copper. If calcium is calcium carbonate, or if any of the other minerals are "oxides" (e.g., magnesium oxide, copper oxide), then it's a poor quality formula and not worth your money.
The oxide forms of these minerals are poorly absorbed. In fact, you can only absorb about two percent of magnesium when it's in the oxide form. So if the bottle lists one hundred milligrams magnesium (as magnesium oxide), then you're actually only absorbing about two milligrams. The remaining ninety eight milligrams just pass right through you. Magnesium in an oxide form is so poorly absorbed that in higher doses it's a laxative.
Companies use the oxide form of minerals because they're cheap. But you'd be better off eating a few spinach leaves than wasting your money on a dietary supplement that contains minerals in their oxide forms.
Instead, the most absorbable form of minerals are the amino acid chelated forms. A chelate is a mineral combined with an amino acid such as citrate, malate or aspartate. Amino acid chelated minerals are easier for the body to absorb and can increase absorption to 75%. If you really want your money’s worth, only buy products that contain all their minerals as amino acid chelates (eg, magnesium amino acid chelate).
Calcium, found in all multivitamins and calcium supplements, is a little different. It doesn't come in an oxide form. Instead, most products contain calcium carbonate (this includes coral calcium). It's a large molecule with a lot of elemental calcium. But its size makes it difficult to absorb and can be constipating.
Stomach acid is required to absorb calcium carbonate. But as people age they tend to produce less stomach acid. Up to twenty-one percent of people sixty to sixty-nine years old, thirty-one percent of those seventy to seventy-nine years old, and thirty-seven percent of those above the age of eighty have hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid) or achlorhydria (no stomach acid).
Just when people need the calcium most as they age and take osteoporosis supplements to protect their bones they're absorbing lessand less of this essential mineral.
In contrast, calcium citrate or malate is smaller, easier to absorb and doesn't require stomach acid. The most absorbable forms of minerals are listed as an "amino acid chelate," or as citrate, malate, aspartate or asporotate. Only buy supplements that contain these forms of minerals.
The dietary supplement aisle is confusing for most people, and manufacturers know this. That's why people largely shop just on price. They buy the least expensive bottle possible. In doing so they're flushing their money down the toilet. Be a savvy consumer. Look at your dietary supplement and ask these questions. You'll be getting a better value for your money by buying quality. This is why NBI’s Supreme Multivitamin contains only amino acid chelated minerals and calcium citrate.
How does Supreme Multivitamin compare?
Supreme Mulitivitamin is manufactured to the highest industry standards. It comes in capsules, contains no binders and only the most absorbable forms of minerals. As important, it contains the highest amounts vitamin D, vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, minerals and additional nutrients available in one product.
NBI also ensures each nutrient is tested for contaminants and shown to exceed FDA standards. Additionally, all NBI products are manufactured at a GMP-certified, FDA registered manufacturing company that also manufactures pharmaceuticals. This ensures that NBI products actually conform to pharmaceutical grade manufacturing standards.
Finally, NBI stands behind every one of its products with an unconditional money-back guarantee. No other company provides this level of quality and assurance.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
-----
This information is not, and is not intended to replace actual medical advice from a qualified doctor.
To receive your free 'Manna Goods Health Bulletin' via email, send an email to: the.manna.goods@gmail.com (Put 'Subscribe' in the subject line.)
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO BYPASS SURGERY
SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO BYPASS SURGERY
by: Whitaker, Julian, M.D.
Julian Whitaker is a graduate of Emory University Medical School and a member of the American Medical Association. In 1976 he began working with Nathan Pritikin and this changed the direction of his professional career. In 1979 he opened the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach, California where he uses preventive medicine with low-fat nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes as the primary treatment for patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Along with Nobel Prize-winning Dr. Linus Pauling, Dr. Whitaker founded the California Orthomolecular Medical Society. He is the author of Reversing Heart Disease, Reversing Diabetes, The Heart Surgery Trap, and Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing. He is the publisher of Health and Healing, the nation's leading health newsletter with a circulation of nearly 700,000.
HEART DISEASE
I am of the very strong opinion that the whole premise of the invasive treatment of heart disease today is just plain wrong and has been disproven. The premise of doing catheterization to find blockages and the premise that you can't treat people unless you have an angiogram are wrong. We have this big debate that using chelation therapy and vitamins and minerals for heart problems is not backed up by scientific evidence. And all of that is just not true. I will present some studies to show you that the premise of the technical approach to cardiovascular disease of running in and trying to do replumbing, whether the replumbing is an operation or a catheter or a balloon simply doesn't get the job done and actually makes people worse. Most of these studies are listed in my two books on heart disease and my Guide to Natural Healing. Reversing Heart Disease, discusses diet and reducing risk factors, and the later book, The Heart Surgery Trap, discusses getting a second opinion when you are faced with a bypass operation or even catheterization.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON BYPASS SURGERY
If we believe that surgical alteration of the arteries is beneficial, then there should be some proof in the scientific literature. In the United States there have been only two truly controlled trials of the values of bypass surgery. Heart disease is a fatal disease - its primary effect is a fatal heart attack. Therefore if you have a therapy which improves that disease you should improve mortality rates. However, scientific studies of bypass surgery have demonstrated that people die at the same rate with or without the surgery. The first study, the Veteran's Administration Hospital Study, published in 1977, was a highly sophisticated five year study with about 600 patients, all of whom had blockages. Half of them had had heart attacks and were typical bypass candidates. They randomized the people into two groups of 300. Three hundred had the operation and 300 didn't. At three, four and five years later, they found no difference whatsoever in the death rates between the two groups. The three year death rate was about 4% per year for both groups.
They did another study. Usually if a surgical procedure is not validated by a scientifically controlled trial, they abandon the procedure. But this industry was already ongoing, so they decided to do another study with 800 patients, all of whom had blockages. This was the CASS study, published in 1984 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Again, the survival rates turned out to be identical between the surgical and non-surgical groups. The death rate in both groups was 1.6% per year which means the survival rate is 98.4% on a yearly basis. They also found that there was no difference in the death rate whether the patient had one, two or three blockages. If there is no difference, why are we operating on them? Subsequently they looked at the five and ten-year follow-up. At five and ten years there was no difference in death rates between the two groups or in any other statistics for that matter. At 16 years, they found that there was no difference at all, and in fact that those who had the surgery were doing worse because the operation actually alters the blood flow in such a way that it begins to weaken the heart, so that having a bypass makes the next heart attack more dangerous.
BYPASS SURGERY WEAKENS THE HEART
The nationwide death rate from bypass surgery is 4%, but the nationwide death rate from the disease without the surgery is 1%, so the surgery is four times more deadly than the disease and actually increases it down the line because people have further problems. Once you get tied into the aggressive approach to heart disease, it is hard to get out because you are always having problems, and they always have to do another procedure, another angiogram or something else. Forty percent of the grafts are blocked up after five years, and 75% are blocked after 10 years. The side effects like memory loss and personality disorders are significant.
WALKING TIMB BOMBS
Yet, when a person is confronted by a cardiologist or heart surgeon about whether or not they should have surgery, they are told they are a walking time bomb, that they can go any moment, "but if we operate on you we can save your life". Both statements are a lie. This is not just my opinion. It's not that I have an axe to grind. It has been proven to be untrue in the CASS study which showed that whether they were operated on or not, the death rate was the same. That means that time bomb doesn't go off 98.4% of the time.
THE EJECTION FACTOR
The most important factor we consider is the ejection factor. This has nothing to do with blocked arteries; it is a measure of the efficiency of the pumping of the heart. The heart fills with blood; let's say it fills with 100 cc's, and then it pumps out 50 cc's. If the heart pumps out 50% that is called a 50% ejection fraction which means the heart is functioning well. This is the only measurement which will give you a prognostic indication about what is going to happen to that individual in the future. When the ejection fraction is 50% or greater, it doesn't matter how many blockages you have, even if it is the left main artery or triple vessel disease, the studies clearly show that surgery does not help you. It is when the ejection factor is low that you might have some benefit.
ESTIMATING THE EJECTION FACTOR
You do not have to have an angiogram to get the ejection fraction. You can estimate the ejection fraction on the function of the heart over the telephone. I had a patient who was a lawyer in his mid-forties. He had been skiing out west and all of a sudden he had some chest pains, so he went to the cardiologist, and they did a stress test and an angiogram, and found a couple of blockages and scheduled him for surgery. He was lying in Johns Hopkins shaved and ready for surgery when someone gave him my book. He called me up and I asked him some questions to find out how his heart was functioning: "Do you get short of breath; do your feet swell; do you have to sleep on two pillows; do you wake up at night short of breath; do you get really short of breath going up stairs?" He answered no to all the questions, so I told him he better get out of the hospital. He came to see me, and he was so healthy I didn't even recommend chelation therapy. But he was about to undergo a $70,000 operation that was putting him in jeopardy. When you undergo bypass surgery, you are subjected to the pump, and that will cause brain damage. It causes brain damage to everyone. So all of his professional and social life was being put into jeopardy for an operation he obviously did not need, could not benefit from, and could only be hurt by. I have hundreds of patients who have been told they had to have bypass surgery when they just didn't need it.
ANGIOGRAPHY
The only information you get from an angiogram is where the surgeon may or may not operate. It has nothing to do with treatment. Treatment depends on how much pain the individual has, the level of their blood pressure and cholesterol, the function of the heart and their exercise tolerance, whether they have cardiac arrhythmias. Eighty percent of angiograms go on to some kind of operation like a bypass or an angioplasty. So where you really stop it is with the angiogram. In 1987 and in 1992, Dr. T.D. Graboys and his group in Boston published studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association in which he gave his protocol for second opinions for patients who were told to have an angiogram. Most cardiologists tell you they can't treat you unless they have an angiogram to look at the blood vessels. I believe treatment of the patient with heart disease is usually best done without an angiogram. I am a nutritionally oriented physician. That is what you would expect me to say, and this is the way I treat my patients. But Thomas Graboys is a teaching cardiologist at Harvard. Of 168 patients referred to him who had been told by other board certified cardiologists to have an angiogram, he agreed with only six of them. If this Harvard board certified very conservative cardiologist feels comfortable in treating these 162 patients, why is it that they were told by other cardiologists they needed an angiogram or they couldn't be treated? Because it's a business. The increase in the numbers of bypass surgery reflects only one thing, and that is the number of surgeons in the community. Since that is what they have to do to survive in their profession, we are going to have more and more of this kind of thing. Get a second opinion. Dr. Graboys study concluded that bypass surgery could be reduced by 50% to 80%.
THE HEART INDUSTRY
Eugene Brunwald published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1977 which claimed that an industry was being built around an operation that had been disproven, and it was continuing to grow. It was a money machine. And that is still going on. In 1977, there were only about 70,000 bypass procedures per year. Now there are 500,000 bypass surgeries per year plus an additional 400,000 angioplasties, which also have never been validated scientifically.
ANGIOPLASTY
Angioplasty will never be researched in a scientific study, and no one has ever mounted a scientific study on the benefits of angioplasty. The death rate of the procedure is roughly four times the expected death rate of the disease.
LOW FAT VEGETARIAN DIET When I worked with Pritikin I saw people on the Pritikin low fat diet get well. I saw diseases melt away. We were always able to take the patients off drugs. The Lifestyle Heart Trial conducted by Dean Ornish, published in the Lancet, 1990, demonstrated that atherosclerosis can be reversed by changing the diet. The control group received regular medical care and followed the standard American Heart Association diet. The experimental group was asked to eat a low-fat vegetarian diet for at least one year. The diet included fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and soybean products, but no animal products were allowed except egg white and one cup per day of nonfat yogurt. Although margarine has been promoted by the American Heart Association, studies show that margarine and other hydrogenated foods are very damaging foods to heart patients and probably carcinogenic. They were also asked to perform stress-reduction techniques such as breathing exercises, stretching exercises, meditation, and other relaxation techniques for an hour each day and to exercise at least three hours a week. At the end of the year, the experimental group showed significant regression of atherosclerosis of the coronary blood vessels. In contrast, subjects in the control group showed progression of their disease.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS Research has shown that 300 mg. of vitamin C or more daily reduces heart attack rates by 50% and increases life span by about six years. Beta carotene, vitamin E and the other anti-oxidants have a similar effect. Doctors prescribe Mevacor to lower cholesterol presumably to lower heart attacks. The side effects of Mevacor are cataracts, liver failure, hepatitis or gall bladder disease. Why don't you just take some vitamin C which has no side effects whatsoever. Folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 are essential for eliminating homocysteine build-up in the blood which reduces the conversion of LDL and the deposition of cholesterol in the arteries. This has been published in many journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. You need to take B complex vitamins every day, at least 400 mg of folic acid, 50-100 mg of B6, and 400 or more mcg of B12. B vitamins alone can reduce heart disease dramatically. We use magnesium I.V.'s for heart disease, arrhythmias, high blood pressure, angina and asthma. It's a natural calcium channel blocker which works in a similar way to calcium channel blocker medications with none of the side effects.
COENZYME Q10 AND CARNITINE
If you have heart disease, you definitely need to be taking coenzyme Q10 and carnitine. I use coenzyme Q10 for every single heart patient, particularly when your ejection level is low. Take 30 to 100 mg three times daily. Carnitine also helps the ejection factor. Take 500 mg of carnitine two times daily.
AMINO ACIDS
L-arginine at about 6 g per day will increase nitric oxide which relaxes the arteries, lowers the blood pressure and smooths out the blood flow. In a study done at Stanford, it was shown that L-lysine when given with vitamin C can actually carve out arterial blockages.
CHELATION THERAPY
Most of you know about this. Dr. Cutler is now doing it at Stoneybrook. There is better research on chelation therapy than there is on bypass surgery, and it has to be better than bypass surgery because it doesn't hurt anyone. Chelation results in a 93% improvement. There are plenty of scientific studies on this subject. I don't think chelation therapy is a cure all, but I think used along with everything else, it is extremely powerful.
ENHANCED EXTERNAL CALIPULSATION
This is a new very powerful therapy for heart disease. There has been a large study done on it in Stoneybrook in New York. People don't have to suffer with angina with this kind of therapy available. I have seen some excellent results. Of the patients I have treated, 16 out of 18 had complete relief of angina.
SUMMARY:
The best that can be said about bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty is that they are irrelevant to the course of the disease in all but the most serious cases. Bypass does not increase blood flow to the heart in most cases and may even reduce blood flow. The cardiopulmonary pump used during bypass surgery can cause brain damage. This damage can lead to memory loss, paralysis and personality changes. The need for bypass surgery is determined mainly by how well the left ventricular pump is working, not the number of blood vessels blocked. Bypass surgery or angioplasty are not curative; they do not address the reasons why the plaque developed in the first place. The section upstream of the graft has accelerated plaque formation at a rate ten times higher than the ungrafted coronary artery. This is probably way patients do poorly over time. Up to 90% of bypass procedures are done when the ejection fraction is greater than 50% which indicates a healthy heart.
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by: Whitaker, Julian, M.D.
Julian Whitaker is a graduate of Emory University Medical School and a member of the American Medical Association. In 1976 he began working with Nathan Pritikin and this changed the direction of his professional career. In 1979 he opened the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach, California where he uses preventive medicine with low-fat nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes as the primary treatment for patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Along with Nobel Prize-winning Dr. Linus Pauling, Dr. Whitaker founded the California Orthomolecular Medical Society. He is the author of Reversing Heart Disease, Reversing Diabetes, The Heart Surgery Trap, and Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing. He is the publisher of Health and Healing, the nation's leading health newsletter with a circulation of nearly 700,000.
HEART DISEASE
I am of the very strong opinion that the whole premise of the invasive treatment of heart disease today is just plain wrong and has been disproven. The premise of doing catheterization to find blockages and the premise that you can't treat people unless you have an angiogram are wrong. We have this big debate that using chelation therapy and vitamins and minerals for heart problems is not backed up by scientific evidence. And all of that is just not true. I will present some studies to show you that the premise of the technical approach to cardiovascular disease of running in and trying to do replumbing, whether the replumbing is an operation or a catheter or a balloon simply doesn't get the job done and actually makes people worse. Most of these studies are listed in my two books on heart disease and my Guide to Natural Healing. Reversing Heart Disease, discusses diet and reducing risk factors, and the later book, The Heart Surgery Trap, discusses getting a second opinion when you are faced with a bypass operation or even catheterization.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON BYPASS SURGERY
If we believe that surgical alteration of the arteries is beneficial, then there should be some proof in the scientific literature. In the United States there have been only two truly controlled trials of the values of bypass surgery. Heart disease is a fatal disease - its primary effect is a fatal heart attack. Therefore if you have a therapy which improves that disease you should improve mortality rates. However, scientific studies of bypass surgery have demonstrated that people die at the same rate with or without the surgery. The first study, the Veteran's Administration Hospital Study, published in 1977, was a highly sophisticated five year study with about 600 patients, all of whom had blockages. Half of them had had heart attacks and were typical bypass candidates. They randomized the people into two groups of 300. Three hundred had the operation and 300 didn't. At three, four and five years later, they found no difference whatsoever in the death rates between the two groups. The three year death rate was about 4% per year for both groups.
They did another study. Usually if a surgical procedure is not validated by a scientifically controlled trial, they abandon the procedure. But this industry was already ongoing, so they decided to do another study with 800 patients, all of whom had blockages. This was the CASS study, published in 1984 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Again, the survival rates turned out to be identical between the surgical and non-surgical groups. The death rate in both groups was 1.6% per year which means the survival rate is 98.4% on a yearly basis. They also found that there was no difference in the death rate whether the patient had one, two or three blockages. If there is no difference, why are we operating on them? Subsequently they looked at the five and ten-year follow-up. At five and ten years there was no difference in death rates between the two groups or in any other statistics for that matter. At 16 years, they found that there was no difference at all, and in fact that those who had the surgery were doing worse because the operation actually alters the blood flow in such a way that it begins to weaken the heart, so that having a bypass makes the next heart attack more dangerous.
BYPASS SURGERY WEAKENS THE HEART
The nationwide death rate from bypass surgery is 4%, but the nationwide death rate from the disease without the surgery is 1%, so the surgery is four times more deadly than the disease and actually increases it down the line because people have further problems. Once you get tied into the aggressive approach to heart disease, it is hard to get out because you are always having problems, and they always have to do another procedure, another angiogram or something else. Forty percent of the grafts are blocked up after five years, and 75% are blocked after 10 years. The side effects like memory loss and personality disorders are significant.
WALKING TIMB BOMBS
Yet, when a person is confronted by a cardiologist or heart surgeon about whether or not they should have surgery, they are told they are a walking time bomb, that they can go any moment, "but if we operate on you we can save your life". Both statements are a lie. This is not just my opinion. It's not that I have an axe to grind. It has been proven to be untrue in the CASS study which showed that whether they were operated on or not, the death rate was the same. That means that time bomb doesn't go off 98.4% of the time.
THE EJECTION FACTOR
The most important factor we consider is the ejection factor. This has nothing to do with blocked arteries; it is a measure of the efficiency of the pumping of the heart. The heart fills with blood; let's say it fills with 100 cc's, and then it pumps out 50 cc's. If the heart pumps out 50% that is called a 50% ejection fraction which means the heart is functioning well. This is the only measurement which will give you a prognostic indication about what is going to happen to that individual in the future. When the ejection fraction is 50% or greater, it doesn't matter how many blockages you have, even if it is the left main artery or triple vessel disease, the studies clearly show that surgery does not help you. It is when the ejection factor is low that you might have some benefit.
ESTIMATING THE EJECTION FACTOR
You do not have to have an angiogram to get the ejection fraction. You can estimate the ejection fraction on the function of the heart over the telephone. I had a patient who was a lawyer in his mid-forties. He had been skiing out west and all of a sudden he had some chest pains, so he went to the cardiologist, and they did a stress test and an angiogram, and found a couple of blockages and scheduled him for surgery. He was lying in Johns Hopkins shaved and ready for surgery when someone gave him my book. He called me up and I asked him some questions to find out how his heart was functioning: "Do you get short of breath; do your feet swell; do you have to sleep on two pillows; do you wake up at night short of breath; do you get really short of breath going up stairs?" He answered no to all the questions, so I told him he better get out of the hospital. He came to see me, and he was so healthy I didn't even recommend chelation therapy. But he was about to undergo a $70,000 operation that was putting him in jeopardy. When you undergo bypass surgery, you are subjected to the pump, and that will cause brain damage. It causes brain damage to everyone. So all of his professional and social life was being put into jeopardy for an operation he obviously did not need, could not benefit from, and could only be hurt by. I have hundreds of patients who have been told they had to have bypass surgery when they just didn't need it.
ANGIOGRAPHY
The only information you get from an angiogram is where the surgeon may or may not operate. It has nothing to do with treatment. Treatment depends on how much pain the individual has, the level of their blood pressure and cholesterol, the function of the heart and their exercise tolerance, whether they have cardiac arrhythmias. Eighty percent of angiograms go on to some kind of operation like a bypass or an angioplasty. So where you really stop it is with the angiogram. In 1987 and in 1992, Dr. T.D. Graboys and his group in Boston published studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association in which he gave his protocol for second opinions for patients who were told to have an angiogram. Most cardiologists tell you they can't treat you unless they have an angiogram to look at the blood vessels. I believe treatment of the patient with heart disease is usually best done without an angiogram. I am a nutritionally oriented physician. That is what you would expect me to say, and this is the way I treat my patients. But Thomas Graboys is a teaching cardiologist at Harvard. Of 168 patients referred to him who had been told by other board certified cardiologists to have an angiogram, he agreed with only six of them. If this Harvard board certified very conservative cardiologist feels comfortable in treating these 162 patients, why is it that they were told by other cardiologists they needed an angiogram or they couldn't be treated? Because it's a business. The increase in the numbers of bypass surgery reflects only one thing, and that is the number of surgeons in the community. Since that is what they have to do to survive in their profession, we are going to have more and more of this kind of thing. Get a second opinion. Dr. Graboys study concluded that bypass surgery could be reduced by 50% to 80%.
THE HEART INDUSTRY
Eugene Brunwald published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1977 which claimed that an industry was being built around an operation that had been disproven, and it was continuing to grow. It was a money machine. And that is still going on. In 1977, there were only about 70,000 bypass procedures per year. Now there are 500,000 bypass surgeries per year plus an additional 400,000 angioplasties, which also have never been validated scientifically.
ANGIOPLASTY
Angioplasty will never be researched in a scientific study, and no one has ever mounted a scientific study on the benefits of angioplasty. The death rate of the procedure is roughly four times the expected death rate of the disease.
LOW FAT VEGETARIAN DIET When I worked with Pritikin I saw people on the Pritikin low fat diet get well. I saw diseases melt away. We were always able to take the patients off drugs. The Lifestyle Heart Trial conducted by Dean Ornish, published in the Lancet, 1990, demonstrated that atherosclerosis can be reversed by changing the diet. The control group received regular medical care and followed the standard American Heart Association diet. The experimental group was asked to eat a low-fat vegetarian diet for at least one year. The diet included fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and soybean products, but no animal products were allowed except egg white and one cup per day of nonfat yogurt. Although margarine has been promoted by the American Heart Association, studies show that margarine and other hydrogenated foods are very damaging foods to heart patients and probably carcinogenic. They were also asked to perform stress-reduction techniques such as breathing exercises, stretching exercises, meditation, and other relaxation techniques for an hour each day and to exercise at least three hours a week. At the end of the year, the experimental group showed significant regression of atherosclerosis of the coronary blood vessels. In contrast, subjects in the control group showed progression of their disease.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS Research has shown that 300 mg. of vitamin C or more daily reduces heart attack rates by 50% and increases life span by about six years. Beta carotene, vitamin E and the other anti-oxidants have a similar effect. Doctors prescribe Mevacor to lower cholesterol presumably to lower heart attacks. The side effects of Mevacor are cataracts, liver failure, hepatitis or gall bladder disease. Why don't you just take some vitamin C which has no side effects whatsoever. Folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 are essential for eliminating homocysteine build-up in the blood which reduces the conversion of LDL and the deposition of cholesterol in the arteries. This has been published in many journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. You need to take B complex vitamins every day, at least 400 mg of folic acid, 50-100 mg of B6, and 400 or more mcg of B12. B vitamins alone can reduce heart disease dramatically. We use magnesium I.V.'s for heart disease, arrhythmias, high blood pressure, angina and asthma. It's a natural calcium channel blocker which works in a similar way to calcium channel blocker medications with none of the side effects.
COENZYME Q10 AND CARNITINE
If you have heart disease, you definitely need to be taking coenzyme Q10 and carnitine. I use coenzyme Q10 for every single heart patient, particularly when your ejection level is low. Take 30 to 100 mg three times daily. Carnitine also helps the ejection factor. Take 500 mg of carnitine two times daily.
AMINO ACIDS
L-arginine at about 6 g per day will increase nitric oxide which relaxes the arteries, lowers the blood pressure and smooths out the blood flow. In a study done at Stanford, it was shown that L-lysine when given with vitamin C can actually carve out arterial blockages.
CHELATION THERAPY
Most of you know about this. Dr. Cutler is now doing it at Stoneybrook. There is better research on chelation therapy than there is on bypass surgery, and it has to be better than bypass surgery because it doesn't hurt anyone. Chelation results in a 93% improvement. There are plenty of scientific studies on this subject. I don't think chelation therapy is a cure all, but I think used along with everything else, it is extremely powerful.
ENHANCED EXTERNAL CALIPULSATION
This is a new very powerful therapy for heart disease. There has been a large study done on it in Stoneybrook in New York. People don't have to suffer with angina with this kind of therapy available. I have seen some excellent results. Of the patients I have treated, 16 out of 18 had complete relief of angina.
SUMMARY:
The best that can be said about bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty is that they are irrelevant to the course of the disease in all but the most serious cases. Bypass does not increase blood flow to the heart in most cases and may even reduce blood flow. The cardiopulmonary pump used during bypass surgery can cause brain damage. This damage can lead to memory loss, paralysis and personality changes. The need for bypass surgery is determined mainly by how well the left ventricular pump is working, not the number of blood vessels blocked. Bypass surgery or angioplasty are not curative; they do not address the reasons why the plaque developed in the first place. The section upstream of the graft has accelerated plaque formation at a rate ten times higher than the ungrafted coronary artery. This is probably way patients do poorly over time. Up to 90% of bypass procedures are done when the ejection fraction is greater than 50% which indicates a healthy heart.
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@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Comedian Says Doctor Botched Bypass Surgery
Comedian Says Doctor Botched Bypass Surgery
By, Harriet Chiang, Chronicle Legal Affairs Writer
Published 4:00 am, Friday, May 19, 2000
2000-05-19 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco -- Comedian Dana Carvey said it was a somber day when he learned that a doctor had operated on the wrong artery during Carvey's double bypass surgery in 1998.
Carvey, who has a family history of high cholesterol, had the surgery to clear a blocked artery. Because of the surgical mishap, the blockage in the diseased artery remained. He has since made a complete recovery. But yesterday he was in court to testify in his $7.5 million lawsuit against the San Francisco surgeon who made the mistake.
After he learned of the botched surgery, he said, he was devastated. "I remember just lying in my bed just sobbing," Carvey told the jury in San Francisco Superior Court. "I can't believe they connected it to the wrong artery," he kept saying to himself.
"I was absolutely just terrified that I was going to have another open heart surgery," he said. That turned out to be unnecessary. But he did require a subsequent angioplasty to clear the blocked artery.
Last year, Carvey, a resident of Marin County, filed suit against the surgeon, Elias Hanna, to recover damages for the six months in 1998 the entertainer spent recovering from the angioplasty. During that time, he said, he had to turn down offers to do commercials, a television series and a spot on the "Hollywood Squares" game show.
In the doctor's defense, Hanna's lawyer has said that Carvey, 44, has an "unusual anatomy" and that his blood vessels were positioned in an atypical way.
While Hanna sat in the front row of the courtroom, Carvey, wearing a blue shirt and black suit, testified how he anguished over making the decision to have open heart surgery in the first place.
But after three unsuccessful angioplasties in 1997, he said that the doctors convinced him that surgery was an effective way to resolve the recurring blockage of his arteries.
"Let's bite the bullet and do this horrific thing, this open heart surgery so I can get on with my life, my career," he recalled thinking to himself.
He had the operation at Marin General Hospital in March 1998. He was "euphoric" when he went home, believing that the potentially life-threatening blockage was finally cleared.
But soon after the surgery, he began to have the same discomfort he experienced before. Hanna assured him it was the effects of the operation. But in May, Carvey was tested by his regular doctors in Los Angeles, who discovered the mistake. They called it a "goof-up" and a case of "gross negligence," Carvey said.
He was told there was a high risk of the artery closing up again. "We all knew I was back to square one again," he said quietly.
He had another angioplasty and then went through six months of recuperation. He recalled being weak and pale and dreading the prospect of having to undergo another open heart surgery if the angioplasty was unsuccessful.
For the first four months, he said, he was so sapped of strength that he could only work three days of stand- up comedy performances.
By the fall, he was beginning to regain his strength and picked up his work schedule.
During his daylong testimony, Carvey mostly maintained a serious demeanor, often taking deep breaths to relieve the tension. But occasionally he drew chuckles from the jury.
After he came out of the surgery at Marin General Hospital, he recalled how he was given morphine to relieve the postoperative pain. "They tell you it's going to run out," he said with a smile, refering to the patient-regulated morphine pump. "But I kept hitting it."
When Hanna's lawyer, Dane Jones, asked him about his accounting and business affairs, he shook his head and talked vaguely about "that stuff."
"I'm just a comedian," he told the lawyer.
A year later, Carvey said that he is on a low-fat diet as well as medication to maintain a low cholesterol level.
"Is your health otherwise good?" his lawyer, David Baum asked him.
"Perfect," Carvey responded.
The trial is expected to last through next week.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Comedian-Says-Doctor-Botched-Bypass-Surgery-2759026.php#ixzz2PS5IHYbi
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By, Harriet Chiang, Chronicle Legal Affairs Writer
Published 4:00 am, Friday, May 19, 2000
2000-05-19 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco -- Comedian Dana Carvey said it was a somber day when he learned that a doctor had operated on the wrong artery during Carvey's double bypass surgery in 1998.
Carvey, who has a family history of high cholesterol, had the surgery to clear a blocked artery. Because of the surgical mishap, the blockage in the diseased artery remained. He has since made a complete recovery. But yesterday he was in court to testify in his $7.5 million lawsuit against the San Francisco surgeon who made the mistake.
After he learned of the botched surgery, he said, he was devastated. "I remember just lying in my bed just sobbing," Carvey told the jury in San Francisco Superior Court. "I can't believe they connected it to the wrong artery," he kept saying to himself.
"I was absolutely just terrified that I was going to have another open heart surgery," he said. That turned out to be unnecessary. But he did require a subsequent angioplasty to clear the blocked artery.
Last year, Carvey, a resident of Marin County, filed suit against the surgeon, Elias Hanna, to recover damages for the six months in 1998 the entertainer spent recovering from the angioplasty. During that time, he said, he had to turn down offers to do commercials, a television series and a spot on the "Hollywood Squares" game show.
In the doctor's defense, Hanna's lawyer has said that Carvey, 44, has an "unusual anatomy" and that his blood vessels were positioned in an atypical way.
While Hanna sat in the front row of the courtroom, Carvey, wearing a blue shirt and black suit, testified how he anguished over making the decision to have open heart surgery in the first place.
But after three unsuccessful angioplasties in 1997, he said that the doctors convinced him that surgery was an effective way to resolve the recurring blockage of his arteries.
"Let's bite the bullet and do this horrific thing, this open heart surgery so I can get on with my life, my career," he recalled thinking to himself.
He had the operation at Marin General Hospital in March 1998. He was "euphoric" when he went home, believing that the potentially life-threatening blockage was finally cleared.
But soon after the surgery, he began to have the same discomfort he experienced before. Hanna assured him it was the effects of the operation. But in May, Carvey was tested by his regular doctors in Los Angeles, who discovered the mistake. They called it a "goof-up" and a case of "gross negligence," Carvey said.
He was told there was a high risk of the artery closing up again. "We all knew I was back to square one again," he said quietly.
He had another angioplasty and then went through six months of recuperation. He recalled being weak and pale and dreading the prospect of having to undergo another open heart surgery if the angioplasty was unsuccessful.
For the first four months, he said, he was so sapped of strength that he could only work three days of stand- up comedy performances.
By the fall, he was beginning to regain his strength and picked up his work schedule.
During his daylong testimony, Carvey mostly maintained a serious demeanor, often taking deep breaths to relieve the tension. But occasionally he drew chuckles from the jury.
After he came out of the surgery at Marin General Hospital, he recalled how he was given morphine to relieve the postoperative pain. "They tell you it's going to run out," he said with a smile, refering to the patient-regulated morphine pump. "But I kept hitting it."
When Hanna's lawyer, Dane Jones, asked him about his accounting and business affairs, he shook his head and talked vaguely about "that stuff."
"I'm just a comedian," he told the lawyer.
A year later, Carvey said that he is on a low-fat diet as well as medication to maintain a low cholesterol level.
"Is your health otherwise good?" his lawyer, David Baum asked him.
"Perfect," Carvey responded.
The trial is expected to last through next week.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Comedian-Says-Doctor-Botched-Bypass-Surgery-2759026.php#ixzz2PS5IHYbi
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Benefits of Drinking Coffee
Benefits of Drinking Coffee
Benefits
All-cause mortality:
In women, coffee consumption significantly decreases all-cause mortality, apparently decreasing somewhat linearly to a relative risk of approximately 0.85 for those drinking 3 cups per day compared to those who consume no coffee, but the relative risk then remains almost the same for up to 6 cups per day, according to a large prospective cohort study in 1993. In men, these beneficial effects were not as great, in fact with an increased risk for those drinking approximately one cup every other day compared to those drinking none, but yet having a significant trend towards less mortality for those who drink more than 2 cups per day compared to those who drink none. Results were similar for decaffeinated coffee. An inverse association between coffee consumption and total and cause-specific mortality was also found in a 2012 analysis of data from the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study.
Reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia:
Several studies comparing moderate coffee drinkers (defined as 3–5 cups per day) with light coffee drinkers (defined as 0–2 cups per day) found that those who drank more coffee were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life.
A longitudinal study in 2009 found that moderate coffee drinkers had reduced risk of developing dementia in addition to Alzheimer's disease.
Reduced risk of gallstone disease:
Drinking caffeinated coffee has been correlated with a lower incidence of gallstones and gallbladder disease in both men and women in two studies performed by the Harvard School of Public Health. A lessened risk was not seen in those who drank decaffeinated coffee.
Reduced risk of Parkinson's disease:
A study comparing heavy coffee drinkers (3.5 cups a day) with non-drinkers found that the coffee drinkers were significantly less likely to develop Parkinson's disease later in life. Likewise, a second study found an inverse relationship between the amount of coffee regularly drunk and the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease.
Cognitive performance:
Many people drink coffee for its ability to increase short term recall.
Likewise, in tests of simple reaction time, choice reaction time, incidental verbal memory, and visuospatial reasoning, participants who regularly drank coffee were found to perform better on all tests, with a positive relationship between test scores and the amount of coffee regularly drunk. Elderly participants were found to have the largest effect associated with regular coffee drinking. Another study found that women over the age of 80 performed significantly better on cognitive tests if they had regularly drunk coffee over their lifetimes. A recent study showed that roast coffee protected primary neuronal cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death.
Caffeine and analgesics:
Coffee contains caffeine, which may increase the effectiveness of gastrointestinal uptake of some pain killers, especially in patients with migraine and headache medications. For this reason, many over-the-counter headache drugs include caffeine in their formula. Caffeine itself does not have analgesic properties. In some patients with migraine, caffeine can alleviate pain by acting on the cerebral blood vessels. A 2012 study suggested caffeinated coffee reduced pain in an office environment.
Antidiabetic:
Coffee intake may reduce one's risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 by up to half. While this was originally noticed in patients who consumed high amounts (7 cups a day), the relationship was later shown to be linear. This effect has been attributed to the compounds caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid, which are thought to suppress the formation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hlAPP).
Liver protection:
Coffee can also reduce the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver and has been linked to a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary liver cancer that usually arises in patients with preexisting cirrhosis. The exact mechanism and the amount of coffee needed to achieve a beneficial effect have long been unclear. The cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF) beta has long been recognized for promoting fibrosis ability acting through the Smad family of transcription factors. In a report published in the Journal of Hepatology, Gressner and colleagues provide the first mechanistic context for the epidemiological studies on coffee drinkers by showing that caffeine may have potent anti-fibrotic capabilities through its ability to antagonize the Smad pathway.
Cancer:
Coffee consumption is also correlated in Africa to a reduced risk of oral, esophageal, and pharyngeal cancer. In ovarian cancer, no benefit was found. In the Nurses' Health Study and a 2011 Swedish study, a modest reduction in breast cancer was observed in postmenopausal women only, which was not confirmed in decaffeinated coffee, and a reduction in endometrial cancer was observed in people who drank either caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. The Harvard Medical School reported in 2006 that researchers found that coffee drinkers were 50% less likely to get liver cancer than nondrinkers. Another study found a correlation between coffee consumption (both regular and decaffinated) and a lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Instant coffee contains a much higher level of acrylamide than brewed coffee.
Cardioprotective:
Coffee moderately reduces the incidence of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a large prospective cohort study published in 2008.
A 2009 prospective study in Japan following nearly 77,000 individuals aged 40 to 79 found that coffee consumption, along with caffeine intake, was associated with a reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
A 2012 meta-analysis concluded that people who drank moderate amounts of coffee had a lower rate of heart failure, with the biggest effect found for those who drank more than four cups a day.
Laxative / diuretic:
Coffee is also a powerful stimulant for peristalsis and is sometimes considered to prevent constipation. However, coffee can also cause excessively loose bowel movements. The stimulative effect of coffee consumption on the colon is found in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.
Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not act as a diuretic when consumed in moderation (less than five cups a day or 500 to 600 milligrams), and does not lead to dehydration or to a water-electrolyte imbalance; current evidence suggests that caffeinated beverages contribute to the body's daily fluid requirements no differently from pure water.
Antioxidant:
Coffee contains polyphenols such as flavan-3-ols (monomers and procyanidins), hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonols and anthocyanidins. These compounds have antioxidative effect and potentially reduce oxidative cell damage. One particular substance with putative anticarcinogenic effect is methylpyridinium. This compound is not present in significant amounts in other foods. Methylpyridinium is not present in raw coffee beans but is formed during the roasting process from trigonelline, which is common in raw coffee beans. It is present in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and even in instant coffee. Research funded by Kraft Foods shows that roast coffee contains more lipophilic antioxidants and chlorogenic acid lactones and is more protective against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in primary neuronal cells than green coffee. The espresso method of extraction yields higher antioxidant activity than other brewing methods.
Prevention of dental cavities:
The tannins in coffee may reduce the cariogenic potential of foods. In vitro experiments have shown that these polyphenolic compounds may interfere with glucosyltransferase activity of mutans streptococci, which may reduce plaque formation.
Gout:
Coffee consumption contributes to a decreased risk of gout in men over age 40. In a large study of over 45,000 men over a 12-year period, the risk for developing gout in men over 40 was inversely proportional with the amount of coffee consumed.
Blood pressure:
A 2011 study showed that moderate (≤4 cups per day) coffee consumption was inversely associated with high blood pressure and high triglyceride level in Japanese men. However, the study showed no significant association between coffee consumption and prevalence of metabolic syndrome for Japanese women.
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Benefits
All-cause mortality:
In women, coffee consumption significantly decreases all-cause mortality, apparently decreasing somewhat linearly to a relative risk of approximately 0.85 for those drinking 3 cups per day compared to those who consume no coffee, but the relative risk then remains almost the same for up to 6 cups per day, according to a large prospective cohort study in 1993. In men, these beneficial effects were not as great, in fact with an increased risk for those drinking approximately one cup every other day compared to those drinking none, but yet having a significant trend towards less mortality for those who drink more than 2 cups per day compared to those who drink none. Results were similar for decaffeinated coffee. An inverse association between coffee consumption and total and cause-specific mortality was also found in a 2012 analysis of data from the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study.
Reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia:
Several studies comparing moderate coffee drinkers (defined as 3–5 cups per day) with light coffee drinkers (defined as 0–2 cups per day) found that those who drank more coffee were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life.
A longitudinal study in 2009 found that moderate coffee drinkers had reduced risk of developing dementia in addition to Alzheimer's disease.
Reduced risk of gallstone disease:
Drinking caffeinated coffee has been correlated with a lower incidence of gallstones and gallbladder disease in both men and women in two studies performed by the Harvard School of Public Health. A lessened risk was not seen in those who drank decaffeinated coffee.
Reduced risk of Parkinson's disease:
A study comparing heavy coffee drinkers (3.5 cups a day) with non-drinkers found that the coffee drinkers were significantly less likely to develop Parkinson's disease later in life. Likewise, a second study found an inverse relationship between the amount of coffee regularly drunk and the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease.
Cognitive performance:
Many people drink coffee for its ability to increase short term recall.
Likewise, in tests of simple reaction time, choice reaction time, incidental verbal memory, and visuospatial reasoning, participants who regularly drank coffee were found to perform better on all tests, with a positive relationship between test scores and the amount of coffee regularly drunk. Elderly participants were found to have the largest effect associated with regular coffee drinking. Another study found that women over the age of 80 performed significantly better on cognitive tests if they had regularly drunk coffee over their lifetimes. A recent study showed that roast coffee protected primary neuronal cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death.
Caffeine and analgesics:
Coffee contains caffeine, which may increase the effectiveness of gastrointestinal uptake of some pain killers, especially in patients with migraine and headache medications. For this reason, many over-the-counter headache drugs include caffeine in their formula. Caffeine itself does not have analgesic properties. In some patients with migraine, caffeine can alleviate pain by acting on the cerebral blood vessels. A 2012 study suggested caffeinated coffee reduced pain in an office environment.
Antidiabetic:
Coffee intake may reduce one's risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 by up to half. While this was originally noticed in patients who consumed high amounts (7 cups a day), the relationship was later shown to be linear. This effect has been attributed to the compounds caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid, which are thought to suppress the formation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hlAPP).
Liver protection:
Coffee can also reduce the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver and has been linked to a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary liver cancer that usually arises in patients with preexisting cirrhosis. The exact mechanism and the amount of coffee needed to achieve a beneficial effect have long been unclear. The cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF) beta has long been recognized for promoting fibrosis ability acting through the Smad family of transcription factors. In a report published in the Journal of Hepatology, Gressner and colleagues provide the first mechanistic context for the epidemiological studies on coffee drinkers by showing that caffeine may have potent anti-fibrotic capabilities through its ability to antagonize the Smad pathway.
Cancer:
Coffee consumption is also correlated in Africa to a reduced risk of oral, esophageal, and pharyngeal cancer. In ovarian cancer, no benefit was found. In the Nurses' Health Study and a 2011 Swedish study, a modest reduction in breast cancer was observed in postmenopausal women only, which was not confirmed in decaffeinated coffee, and a reduction in endometrial cancer was observed in people who drank either caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. The Harvard Medical School reported in 2006 that researchers found that coffee drinkers were 50% less likely to get liver cancer than nondrinkers. Another study found a correlation between coffee consumption (both regular and decaffinated) and a lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Instant coffee contains a much higher level of acrylamide than brewed coffee.
Cardioprotective:
Coffee moderately reduces the incidence of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a large prospective cohort study published in 2008.
A 2009 prospective study in Japan following nearly 77,000 individuals aged 40 to 79 found that coffee consumption, along with caffeine intake, was associated with a reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
A 2012 meta-analysis concluded that people who drank moderate amounts of coffee had a lower rate of heart failure, with the biggest effect found for those who drank more than four cups a day.
Laxative / diuretic:
Coffee is also a powerful stimulant for peristalsis and is sometimes considered to prevent constipation. However, coffee can also cause excessively loose bowel movements. The stimulative effect of coffee consumption on the colon is found in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.
Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not act as a diuretic when consumed in moderation (less than five cups a day or 500 to 600 milligrams), and does not lead to dehydration or to a water-electrolyte imbalance; current evidence suggests that caffeinated beverages contribute to the body's daily fluid requirements no differently from pure water.
Antioxidant:
Coffee contains polyphenols such as flavan-3-ols (monomers and procyanidins), hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonols and anthocyanidins. These compounds have antioxidative effect and potentially reduce oxidative cell damage. One particular substance with putative anticarcinogenic effect is methylpyridinium. This compound is not present in significant amounts in other foods. Methylpyridinium is not present in raw coffee beans but is formed during the roasting process from trigonelline, which is common in raw coffee beans. It is present in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and even in instant coffee. Research funded by Kraft Foods shows that roast coffee contains more lipophilic antioxidants and chlorogenic acid lactones and is more protective against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in primary neuronal cells than green coffee. The espresso method of extraction yields higher antioxidant activity than other brewing methods.
Prevention of dental cavities:
The tannins in coffee may reduce the cariogenic potential of foods. In vitro experiments have shown that these polyphenolic compounds may interfere with glucosyltransferase activity of mutans streptococci, which may reduce plaque formation.
Gout:
Coffee consumption contributes to a decreased risk of gout in men over age 40. In a large study of over 45,000 men over a 12-year period, the risk for developing gout in men over 40 was inversely proportional with the amount of coffee consumed.
Blood pressure:
A 2011 study showed that moderate (≤4 cups per day) coffee consumption was inversely associated with high blood pressure and high triglyceride level in Japanese men. However, the study showed no significant association between coffee consumption and prevalence of metabolic syndrome for Japanese women.
Researched by:
@mannaglide
http://MannaGoods.blogspot.com
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http://ow.ly/1z4j1b
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