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Monday, November 8, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Vitamin D far better than vaccines at preventing Influenza. Fights Cancer, MS and Diabetes.



An essential nutrient for bone and immune system health, along with psychological well-being, vitamin D3 is synthesized through the skin. Vitamin D3 deficiencies are associated with numerous serious health conditions such as: cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and depression.

What is the Difference between Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3?

The two forms of vitamin D available as supplements are ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Fungi, plants and invertebrate animals make ergocalciferol. Cholecalciferol is produced in the skin of vertebrate animals, including humans. There is only a slight difference in molecular structure between these two compounds. Still, that small difference has a significant impact on biological activity.

In humans, vitamin D3 is much more effective, and safer, than vitamin D2. Therefore, if you supplement, be sure that you are taking vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol.

Research into methods of preventing or reversing the damaging effects on the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease is heating up -- namely with a common spice, turmeric (Kurkuma), and something so simple, the sun.

A new study by UCLA scientists and colleagues from UC Riverside and
the Human BioMolecular Research Institute, cited in the July issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, reports findings suggesting the possibility that:
Vitamin D3 and curcumin might possibly not only prevent, but may help REVERS damage done by the typical plaques and tangles which are characteristics of Alzheimer's disease.
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A clinical trial led by Mitsuyoshi Urashima and conducted by the Division of Molecular Epidemiology in the the Department of Pediatrics at the
Jikei University School of Medicine Minato-ku in Tokyo found that:
vitamin D was extremely effective at halting influenza infections in children.
The trial appears in the March, 2010 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
(Am J Clin Nutr (March 10, 2010).
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VITAMIN D:

Maintains Your Calcium Balance

Maintenance of blood calcium levels within a narrow range is vital for normal functioning of the nervous system, as well as for bone growth, and maintenance of bone density. Vitamin D is essential for the efficient utilization of calcium by the body.

Aids Your Cell Differentiation

Cellular differentiation results in the specialization of cells for specific functions in your body. In general, differentiation of cells leads to a decrease in proliferation. While cellular proliferation is essential for growth and wound healing, uncontrolled proliferation of cells with certain mutations may lead to diseases like cancer. The active form of vitamin D, inhibits proliferation and stimulates the differentiation of cells.

Boosts Your Immunity

Active vitamin D is a potent immune system modulator. There is plenty of scientific evidence that vitamin D has several different effects on immune system function that may enhance your immunity and inhibit the development of autoimmunity. Several studies conducted in this regard have shown that this vitamin can enhance the immune functions, and may prove effective in preventing the development of autoimmune disorders. This vitamin can help to treat inflammatory diseases as well.

Has a Role in Insulin Secretion

The active form of vitamin D plays a role in insulin secretion under conditions of increased insulin demand. Limited data in humans suggests that insufficient vitamin D levels may have an adverse effect on insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes.

Blood Pressure Regulation

Adequate vitamin D levels may be important for decreasing the risk of high blood pressure. Again, more studies on vitamin D and hypertension are necessary.

Benefits for Depression
The relationship between vitamin D3 and depression is not very clear, though one study has reported that this vitamin deficiency may raise the risk of depression in both men and women.

Skin Benefits
Vitamin D3 is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, it can prove helpful in controlling inflammatory skin conditions like, psoriasis. It can also promote wound healing, reduce itching and may help to alleviate skin lesions caused by conditions like, lichen planus and photodermatitis. It can help to rejuvenate the skin as well.

All together,

What can high-vitamin D foods do for you?

  • Help optimize calcium metabolism
  • Help optimize phosphorus metabolism
  • Help prevent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, heart attack, congestive heart failure, and stroke
  • Help prevent falls and muscle weakness
  • Help prevent osteoporosis while maintaining bone integrity
  • Help regulate insulin activity and blood sugar balance
  • Help regulate immune system responses
  • Help regulate muscle composition and muscle function
  • Help regulate blood pressure
  • Lower risk of excessive inflammation
  • Lower risk of some bacterial infections
  • Support cognitive function, especially in older persons
  • Support mood stability, especially in older persons
  • Help prevent chronic fatigue
  • Help prevent the following types of cancer: bladder, breast, colon, ovarian, prostate and rectal

What events can indicate a need for more foods rich in vitamin D?

  • Muscle aches and muscle weakness
  • Frequent falls, particularly among older persons
  • Bone pain, frequent bone fractures, or soft bones
  • Stunted growth in children
  • Asthma in children (especially severe asthma)
  • Impaired cognitive function, especially among older persons
  • Lowered immunity
  • Chronic low energy and fatigue
  • Depression, particularly among older persons
  • Presence of any autoimmune disorder
  • Lack of exposure to sunlight for any reason, including geography, use of sunscreen, or wearing of protective clothing
Concentrated food sources of vitamin D include salmon, sardines, shrimp, milk, cod liver (levertraan), and eggs. Among salmon, wild-caught fish have been shown to average significantly more vitamin D than non-organically farmed fish.

  Cod liver oil contains certain "fatty acids" that prevent the blood from clotting easily. These fatty acids also reduce pain and swelling. Cod liveroil can be obtained from eating fresh cod liver or by taking supplements. Norwegian cod liver oil has traditionally been one of the most popular natural sources of Vitamins A & D. Cod liver oil also contains the Omega 3 Fatty Acids known as EPA and DHA, which may be valuable in the maintenance of a healthy heart and circulation. Cod Liver Oil products include capsule and liquid forms.


 



Vitamin D3 promotes calcium's absorption and functions for teen's and children's
healthy teeth and bones, prevents loss of bone mass, and treats bone disorders.

It protects against adult and elderly
muscle weakness and immune system issues,
and lowers the risk of colon, breast, and prostate cancers,rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis

Vitamin D3 prevents/treats
Rickets, post menopausal osteoporosis, hypoglycemia, Multiple Sclerosis and Diabetes.

Benefits of vitamin D3 in 'the elderly and fractures' are still under investigation. An analysis, reported in August 2007 by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center, showed higher doses of vitamin D3 of between 700-800 IU's per day combined with calcium help prevent hip fractures for institutionalized elderly.


Friday, October 22, 2010

The healing power of : Aspirin.

Acidum acetyl-salicylicum

...plenty of people are still taking aspirin nowadays because it has enjoyed a remarkable career in cardiovascular prevention.

There's wide agreement that if you have had a heart attack or stroke, taking low doses of aspirin on a regular basis (daily or every other day) will reduce the likelihood of having another one. Research has also shown that a low-dose aspirin habit reduces the risk of a first-time heart attack or stroke, although the way the risk-benefit math works out, only people who have a number of risk factors for cardiovascular disease are advised to take aspirin.
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It appears that with each passing year Acetyl-Salicylic Acid (ASA), commonly referred to as Aspirin, has found another important use in medicine. But what is fact and what is still questionable?
Today thousands of people over 60 years of age are taking ASA daily to prevent heart attack. Others use it who have already suffered a coronary attack, or following bypass surgery, angioplasty or suffer from the pain of angina.
Aspirin decreases the risk of heart attack by keeping the blood well-oiled and less likely to form a fatal blood clot. There's little doubt that it's one of the greatest therapeutic bargains of all time.
Recent studies also suggest that lower doses of ASA (75mg) a day may be as effective as larger doses in treating these conditions.
The American Heart Association reports that doctors should consider advising ASA for middleaged people with a family history of heart disease. Or for those with high risk factors such as being 20 percent overweight, smoking, a high cholesterol, hypertension and lack of exercise.
Can ASA be of help in preventing cancer? Several studies suggest that this may be the case.
For instance, a report in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine suggests that longterm use of ASA can decrease the risk of large bowel malignancy.
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Studies have shown that taking a low-dose aspirin every day significantly lowers the risk of heart attacks. Aspirin can benefit people at high risk of a heart attack, such as those with diabetes and other risk factors such as high blood pressure. It can also help people with diabetes who have had a heart attack or a stroke, or who have heart disease. However, aspirin's effects have not been studied in people under age 30.
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OBJECTIVE:

It has been reported that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may protect against dementia of Alzheimer's type and/or vascular dementia. However, co-morbidity and the dose of aspirin may be critical. A major indication for low-dose aspirin is prophylaxis after stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, conditions that may obscure an anti-dementia effect by the drug. Alternatively, low-dose aspirin may be insufficient if the protective effect is due to an anti-inflammatory mechanism. The aim of this study was to assess whether high-dose or low-dose aspirin may protect against Alzheimer's dementia in subjects aged > or =80 years. For comparison, effects of (other) NSAID, paracetamol and D-propoxyphene were studied.
METHODS:

Global, cross-sectional, and longitudinal (1991-2000) epidemiological analyses of clinical, cognitive and drug treatment data on 702 individuals 80 years old or more (351 twin pairs of same sex), all alive at inclusion: mean age 83.9 years (80-99 years). Calculations were made with logistic regression of associations between use of various analgesics and cognitive function, after adjustment for age, gender, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
RESULTS:
Users of high-dose aspirin had significantly lower prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia and better-maintained cognitive function than non-users. There were numerically similar but not significant associations with use of low-dose aspirin and other NSAID. There were no such associations with use of either paracetamol or D-propoxyphene.
CONCLUSION:

Aspirin might protect against Alzheimer's disease, but controlled trials are warranted.
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Low-Dose Aspirin May Protect Against Colorectal Cancer

Laurie Barclay, MD
September 21, 2010 — Low-dose aspirin (75 mg/day) may protect against colorectal cancer, according to the results of a case-control study reported online September 15 in Gut.
"Previous studies have shown that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk," write Farhat V. N. Din, from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and colleagues. "However, the lowest effective NSAID dose, treatment duration, and effects on survival are not defined. In a large population-based case-control study, we have explored the relationship between NSAID dose and duration, CRC risk and overall CRC-specific survival."
The study sample consisted of 2279 patients with colorectal cancer and 2907 control subjects who completed food frequency and lifestyle questionnaires. NSAID use was defined as taking more than 4 tablets per week for more than 1 month and was classified as low-dose aspirin (75 mg), nonaspirin NSAIDs, and any NSAID. Logistic regression models allowed calculation of odds ratios (ORs) with adjustment for potential confounding variables, and log-rank tests and Cox hazard models allowed estimation of the effect of NSAID use on all-cause and colorectal cancer-specific mortality.
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In some people, aspirin can irritate the lining of the stomach, resulting in pain, nausea, vomiting, or bleeding. You should avoid taking aspirin if you have any of the following conditions:
  • Allergy to aspirin
  • Tendency to bleed
  • Recent bleeding from your digestive tract
  • Active liver disease
  • Under 21 years of age 


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    Monday, September 27, 2010

    The healing power of : Watercress.


    This month, researchers at Southampton University discovered that within hours of eating 3oz of watercress a day – about a full cereal bowl – a small group of breast cancer survivors had a higher level of cancer-fighting molecules in their blood.
    They found the compound phenethyl isothiocyanate – which gives watercress its peppery taste – blocks the hypoxia-inducible factor protein which helps cancer tumours grow.
    They also found watercress helps ‘turn off’ the signals that cancer cells send out asking the body for more blood and oxygen.
    Professor Graham Packham, who led the research, said: ‘I was surprised that eating one portion produced significant levels of this compound in the blood. It has the potential to have the same effect with other cancers.’



    It is an excellent source of natural phytonutrients, substances in plants that have antioxidant properties such as isothiocyanates, flavonoids and carotenoids.
    It also contains folate, which helps maintain normal blood levels of homocysteine (high levels are associated with an increased coronary heart disease risk) as well as decreasing the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

    Watercress, common in Europe, North America, and lower South America, is an aquatic perennial that grows in regions that have small natural streams and limestone. The plants thrive when submerged in fresh running water, and there is no danger of winter-killing as long as the water does not freeze solid. Watercress grows in moist soil, usually along the banks of streams, and in recent years has been grown in greenhouses. Partial shade, moist soil, high humidity, and lime result in satisfactory growth. It is grown for its small, round, pungent leaves, which are eaten raw as salads or as garnishes, and as an ingredient in soups. Because of its flavor, watercress makes a tangy seasoning agent.
    Brazilians have used watercress for treating tuberculosis, and experiments have reportedly shown improvement in a number of patients. Supposedly, the bacteria in watercress destroys the tuber­culosis bacteria. Natives of Brazil have long produced a syrup which is claimed, in some cases, to be a remedy for this disease. This syrup is made by placing alternate layers of moist watercress and sugar in an earthen jar and burying it for fifteen to twenty days. After the liquid settles, the resulting syrup is supposed to be palliative and curative.



    Therapeutic uses have included:

    coughs
    head colds,
    bronchial ailments,
    tuberculosis,

    asthma,
    emphysema,
    stress,
    pain,
    arthritis,
    stiff back and joints
    diabetes,
    anemia,
    constipation,
    cataracts,
    ailing eye sight,
    night blindness,
    leukemia,
    cancer,
    hemorrhaging,
    heart conditions,
    eczema,
    scabies,
    body deodorizer,
    edema,
    bleeding gums,
    weight loss,
    indigestion,
    alcoholism,
    intestinal parasites,
    circulation,
    sluggish menstruation,
    lack of energy,
    kidney and gall stones,
    Spina bifida,
    as a brain and nerve strengthener,
    ailments of the spleen, thyroid, and liver;
    to normalize cholesterol and blood pressure;
    for improved memory,
    for mental function decline and to retard ageing;
    for failing or scant milk supply of nursing mothers;
    to regulate flow of bile,
    health of glands and the functions of body metabolism.

    It is one of the best sources of the element iodine, other than seaweed, such as kelp. Iodine is important to the function of the thyroid gland. The leaves used as a poultice are applied for relief from enlarged prostate gland.

    Combine watercress with garlic, cruciferous vegetables, raw almond milk, raw celery juice, superfoods like spirulina and chlorella, radish sprouts, supplements like zinc, selenium and reishi mushrooms, and rainforest herbs like cat's claw, ...and you have one of the most powerful anti-cancer treatment plans known to modern.
    Grow your own..


    Also see:

    http://www.naturalnews

    WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM ?

    List of health problems ( and what to do !) click..!


    and:
    THE HEALING POWERS OF:

    FRUITS, should be eaten on empty stomach..
    AVOCADO
    BEE STING VENOM,
    BROCCOLI,

    CANNABIS,
    CELERY,
    CHOCOLATE,
    COCONUT,
    CUCUMBER,
    EGGS, EGG SHELLS
    FIGS,
    FRUIT- (JUICES),
    GRAPE (seeds)
    GARLIC,
    GINGER (gember),
    HAWTHORN BERRIES,
    HEMP OIL,
    HONEY,
    HOT PEPPERS(Cayenne),
    KIWI,
    KURKUMA/TURMERIC(yellow and black)
    LIGHT,
    LEAN MEAT,
    MANGO,
    MARIJUANA,
    MILK
    OLIVE OIL,
    ONIONS,
    TOMATOES,


    ~~OTHER HEALTH TIPS~~
    CANCER . the right food..
    EAT and LOSE weight,
    WATER, hot/cold water and Heart attack,
    CVA - STROKE ? ... Sing !!.....!!
    HERNIA, Nucleus Pulposus,HNP,
    MIGRAINE,
    GASTRIC ACID (heartburn),
    Hyper Baric Oxygen Therapy, HBOT,
    TOOTH ACHE ,
    ACNE/PIMPLES ,
    LARGE INTESTINE BACTERIA
    QUIT SMOKING,
    SODA DRINKS , what happens inside your body?

    WORK-OUT, Create your own gym,