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Inflammation · October 8, 2012
TRANS FATTY ACIDS LEAD TO INFLAMMATION IN HEART FAILURE – (12-15-04)
TRANS FATTY ACIDS AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN HEART FAILURE It has been only recently that trans fats present in hydrogenated oils and most processed foods have been getting some press. Hydrogenated oils are about as…
Gut Health 101 · October 8, 2012
TEST BEFORE GOING ON ACID SUPPRESSIVE THERAPY – (02-17-03)
Ratio between IL-8 and pepsinogen A/C: marker for atrophic gastritis Atrophic gastritis is the wearing away of the portion of the stomach that contains the parietal cells–the cells that produce stomach acid. This…
Stress · October 8, 2012
STRESS EFFECTS THE LENGTH OF TELOMERES OF DNA – (12-15-04)
ACCELERATED TELOMERE SHORTENING IN RESPONSE TO LIFE STRESS This one definately falls into the category of “wow.” Telomeres are portions at the end of our DNA that get shorter with each cell division. As these telomeres…
Vitamin C · October 8, 2012
SMALL DOSAGE OF IRON WITH VITAMIN C HELPS IN IRON ABSORPTION – (02-17-03)
Mucosal block phenomenon of iron absorption I was not aware that a large dose of iron would reduce the absorption of the next dose. This information is important to know, especially in seniors with hypochlorhydria…
Cancer · October 8, 2012
RISK OF THYROID CANCER AFTER HYSTERECTOMY – (02-17-03)
Increased risk of thyroid cancer among women with hysterectomies The rate of hysterectomies is surprisingly high. Personally, I believe that it is much easier for obstetricians to just remove the “offending” organ…
Diabetes (Type 2) · October 8, 2012
REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC DAMAGES – (02-17-03)
Are Oxidative Stress-Activated Signaling Pathways Mediators of Insulin Resistance and ß-Cell Dysfunction? This article finds that reactive oxygen species (i.e. free radicals) are a result of elevated glucose levels, and…
Oxidative Stress · October 8, 2012
OXIDATIVE STRESS RELATED TO TREATMENT OF MACROANGIOPATHY – (12-29-04)
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MACROANGIOPATHY: FOCUSING ON OXIDATIVE STRESS. My wife thinks I’m a little overboard on this whole oxidative stress/mitochondrial dysfunction kick, but the research is really heading towards…
Obesity and Weight Loss · October 8, 2012
OXIDATIVE STRESS IN OBESITY EFFECTS METABOLIC SYNDROME – (12-29-04)
INCREASED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN OBESITY AND ITS IMPACT ON METABOLIC SYNDROME I’m really not making this stuff up. Remember that the mitochondria are our cell’s source of energy production. In the process of creating ATP…
Arthritis · October 8, 2012
OSTEOARTHRITIS DISORDER IS RELATED TO CLINICAL COMORBIDITY – (03-29-04)
Clinical comorbidity in patients with osteoarthritis While we’re on the subject, might I mention that much research points to osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder. Poor nutrition to the joint surface does not give the…
Heart Disease · October 8, 2012
MIGRAINE MAY INCREASE ANGINA AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE – (12-29-04)
MIGRAINE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ROSE ANGINA AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE Another chapter in the continuing saga of oxidative stress and migraines. Previously, we have seen that fixing heart defects that may have lowered the…
Alzheimer's · October 8, 2012
MELATONIN USAGE MAY AID NEURODEGENRATIVE DISORDERS – (12-29-04)
Pro-oxidant activity of aluminum in the rat hippocampus: gene expression of antioxidant enzymes after melatonin administration Maybe I’m just looking, but it seems like there’s been an awful lot of research on melatonin…
Heart Disease · October 8, 2012
LOW T3 SYNDROME CAUSE DEATH DUE TO HEART DISEASE – (02-17-03)
Low-T3 Syndrome – Strong Predictor of Death from Heart Disease It’s nice to see some researchers focusing on T3. Keep in mind that the thyroid produces mainly T4, which has a much lower activity than T3. The T4 makes it…
Drug Research · October 8, 2012
HIGHER QUALITY MEDICINE PRODUCTS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT – (12-29-04)
HEAVY METAL CONTENT OF AYURVEDIC HERBAL MEDICINE PRODUCTS. The fact that some commercially available product contains contaminants does not surprise me, but the fact that they found heavy metal contaminants in 20% does…
Heart Disease · October 8, 2012
EFFECT OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES LOWERS VARIOUS RISKS – (12-29-04)
Association Between Cardiovascular Outcomes and Antihypertensive Drug Treatment in Older Women I recently reviewed the current version of the Hippocritic Oath. The phrase “abstain from whatever is harmful or…
Oxidative Stress · October 8, 2012
DIETARY THIOLS REACTS TO THE OXIDATIVE STRESS – (12-29-04)
Cancer-preventive isothiocyanates: dichotomous modulators of oxidative stress This is an interesting article that makes you stop and think. The findings of this study suggest that, in this particular instance of dietary…
Healthy Pregnancy · October 8, 2012
CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS RISK TO OFFSPRINGS – (12-29-04)
ARE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS RISK FACTORS FOR ATOPIC DISORDERS AMONG OFFSPRING? I have mentioned repeatedly that we are programming our next generation while they are still in the womb, and…
Vitamin E · October 8, 2012
COMBINATIONS OF VITAMIN E RESULT IN CELL DEATH OF CANCER CELLS – (12-29-04)
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL OR COMBINATIONS OF VITAMIN E FORMS INDUCE CELL DEATH IN HUMAN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS. This is one of the reasons why I get so frustrated when the media releases the results that Vit E increases…
Celiac Disease · October 8, 2012
CELIAC DISEASE RESULTS IN INCREASED ALZHEIMER’S RISK – (02-17-03)
Prevalence of Celiac Disease in At-Risk/Not-At-Risk Groups This article finds a prevalence of 1 in 133 of celiac disease. Celiac disease is an allergy to the gluten protein in grains that results in a wide variation of…
C-Section · October 8, 2012
CAESAREAN SECTION CAUSE UNEXPLAINED STILLBIRTH IN PREGNANCY – (12-22-03)
Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy The rate of C-sections here in the US is much higher than in other developed countries. I used to work in a pathology lab, and the number of…
Vitamin D · October 8, 2012
BERRIES ARE STRONG SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANT PROTECTION – (02-17-03)
Black currants, lingonberries, bilberries increases serum quercetin Berries are strong sources of antioxidant protection. If you consider that the berry is exposed to much sunlight and needs a way to protect itself from…
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