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How Silver Turns People Blue
Too much of a good thing. Scientists have known for years argyria — a condition that turns the skin blue — had something to do with silver. Brown scientists have figured out the complex chemistry behind it.——-ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2012) — Ingesting silver — in antimicrobial health tonics or for extensive medical treatments involving silver — can cause argyria, condition in which the skin turns grayish-blue. Brown researchers have discovered how that happens. The process is similar to developing black-and-white photographs, and it’s not just the silver.–Researchers from Brown University have shown for the first time how ingesting too much silver can cause argyria, a rare condition in which patients’ skin turns a striking shade of grayish blue.—“It’s the first conceptual model giving the whole picture of how one develops this condition,” said Robert Hurt, professor of engineering at Brown and part of the research team. “What’s interesting here is that the particles someone ingests aren’t the particles that ultimately cause the disorder.”—Scientists have known for years argyria had something to do with silver. The condition has been documented in people who (ill advisedly) drink antimicrobial health tonics containing silver nanoparticles and in people who have had extensive medical treatments involving silver. Tissue samples from patients showed silver particles actually lodged deep in the skin, but it wasn’t clear how they got there.—As it turns out, argyria is caused by a complex series of chemical reactions, Hurt said. His paper on the subject, authored with Brown colleagues Jingyu Liu, Zhongying Wang, Frances Liu, and Agnes Kane, is published in the journal ACS Nano.—-“The particles someone ingests aren’t the particles that ultimately cause the disorder.”Hurt and his team show that nanosilver is broken down in the stomach, absorbed into the bloodstream as a salt and finally deposited in the skin, where exposure to light turns the salt back into elemental silver and creates the telltale bluish hue. That final stage, oddly, involves the same photochemical reaction used to develop black-and-white photographs.
From silver to salt and back again—Hurt and his team have been studying the environmental impact of silver, specifically silver nanoparticles, for years. They’ve found that nanosilver tends to corrode in acidic environments, giving off charged ions — silver salts — that can be toxic in large amounts. Hurt’s graduate student, Jingyu Liu (now a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology), thought those same toxic ions might also be produced when silver enters the body, and could play a role in argyria.—To find out, the researchers mixed a series chemical treatments that could simulate what might happen to silver inside the body. One treatment simulated the acidic environment in the gastrointestinal tract; one mimicked the protein content of the bloodstream; and a collagen gel replicated the base membranes of the skin.—-They found that nanosilver corrodes in stomach acid in much the same way it does in other acidic environments. Corrosion strips silver atoms of electrons, forming positively charged silver salt ions. Those ions can easily be taken into the bloodstream through channels that absorb other types of salt. That’s a crucial step, Hurt said. Silver metal particles themselves aren’t terribly likely to make it from the GI tract to the blood, but when they’re transformed into a salt, they’re ushered right through.—From there, Hurt and his team showed that silver ions bind easily with sulfur present in blood proteins, which would give them a free ride through the bloodstream. Some of those ions would eventually end up in the skin, where they’d be exposed to light.—-To re-create this end stage, the researchers shined ultraviolet light on collagen gel containing silver ions. The light caused electrons from the surrounding materials to jump onto the unstable ions, returning them to their original state — elemental silver. This final reaction is ultimately what turns patients’ skin blue. The photoreaction is similar to the way silver is used in black and white photography. When exposed to light, silver salts on a photographic film reduce to elemental silver and darken, creating an image.
Implications for nanosilver—Despite its potential toxicity, silver has been valued for centuries for its ability to kill germs, which is why silver nanoparticles are used today in everything from food packaging to bandages. There are concerns however that this nanoparticle form of silver might pose a unique health threat all its own.[U1] –This research, however, “would be one piece of evidence that you could treat nanoparticles in the same way as other forms of silver,” Hurt says. That’s because the bioavailable form of silver — the form that is absorbed into the bloodstream — is the silver salt that’s made in the stomach. Any elemental silver that’s ingested is just the raw material to make that bioavailable salt. So ingesting silver in any form, be it nano or not, would have basically the same effect, Hurt said.”The concern in this case is the total dose of silver, not what form it’s in,” Hurt said. “This study implies that silver nanoparticles will be less toxic than an equivalent amount of silver salt, at least in this exposure scenario.”—The National Science Foundation and the Superfund Research Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funded the research.—Story Source–The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Brown University. –Journal Reference—Jingyu Liu, Zhongying Wang, Frances D. Liu, Agnes B. Kane, Robert H. Hurt. Chemical Transformations of Nanosilver in Biological Environments. ACS Nano, 2012; : 121017162703002 DOI: 10.1021/nn303449n
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Morgellon Bath
Materials For he Bath
TSP-Trisodium Phosphate-1/8 cup
Magnesium Sulphate-1/4 cup
Povidone or Betadine soap -1 capful
Baking Soda-1/4 cup
This will stop or slow down the assembling and reduce the infections of the skin
Use a brush with soft bristles to lightly brush the areas—will see a huge improvement
And afterwards apply the morgellon stripper—utilize any time as needed to heal the
Infections as a result of the releasing of toxins as the polymers exit out and the biofilm is
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Ionizing or aerosoling protection – take a dehumidifier and add distilled water to the top and add to it 10-20 drops of iodine( lugols) 10-20 drops of colloidal silver—make sure it is above 70ppm—take the essential oils of thyme 10 drops-lemon 10 drops—pine 10 drops-peppermint 10 drops—the essential oils are just suggestions and not the only way to get something done explore and utilize other oils—this will strip out of the mucousal lining chemtrail polymers and other pollutants you are breatheing in – this will alleviate tremendously sinus infections and upper respiratory weakness–you may see this clear up some skin issues as well—and will sanitize the air as well as kill off whatever walks in the door with people or pets—This can take 3-5 days and when you blow the nose it will remove a glue like or plastic like material—it may feel stickier then normal—you may feel as well at 3 am you may wind up coughing –this will be due to your body trying to drain the lungs of all the contaminants you have been breatheing—
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Morgellon Stripper—what you will need is aloe vera gel—salicyclic acid-citric acid—ascorbic acid and iodine—20 drops of Iodine-1 tsp of Ascorbic acid-1tsp of citric acid-1/2 tsp of salicyclic and the aloe gel—what you do is throw in all 3 acids in a blender or your power extractor you made—blend till everything is dissolved—then pour into another jar and use the iodine and stir in with spoon or add it to another jar to and from pouring from one jar to another—do this about 20 times—when done you can apply it on the skin and apply briskly and you will a lot of the morgellons come right through the skin—do this before and after a Bath and you will see incredible amounts of your skin will loosen up the debris from chemtrails and GMO or GE
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Show Of the Month November 9 2012
Pine Needle– Pine and White Oak Bark
Lysine Uses and Pharmacology
Hair formula pine-bamboo-apricot
Bayer to acquire Utah vitamin maker Schiff for $1.1 billion
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Pine Needle–
A method for treating a disease, comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 8; wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, myocarditis, hyperlipidemia, high blood viscosity, high blood aggregation, cerebral infarction, arterial sclerosis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and senile dementia.– The extract of pine needle of this invention is compatible with other drags in treating the above or other diseases. For example, it can not only lower blood pressure, blood-lipid, blood sugar, blood viscosity and the aggregation rate of platelet, but also regulate calcium metabolism when used together with calcium supplements.— Take pine needle as a raw material. The pine needle can be processed in whole or be cut into segments or triturated into powder before processing. It is preferred to cut pine needle into segments before treatment. Add excess water into pine needle. The water added is at least 4 times (by weight), preferably 8-9 times, of the pine needle. The mixture is heated to boiling for extracting. The time period for boiling is 1-2 hours and preferably 1.5h[U2] . The mixture is filtered after extracting and then condensed to give a concentrated solution in dark brown[U3] — The residue from the filtration may be extracted for second time by being added with water and boiling. The added water is at least 3 times by weight of the residue, while 6-7 times is preferred. The time for boiling is 0.5-1.5 hours, preferably 1h. After the filtration of second time, The filtrate of the second time can be combined with the filtrate of the first time and then they can be condensed together to get the condensed solution.
Pine and White Oak Bark
A method for treating diseases, comprising the administration of therapeutically effective amount of the extract of pine needle of this invention to patients. These diseases include: hypertension, diabetes, CHD, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, myocarditis, hyperlipemia, high blood viscosity, high blood aggregation, cerebral infarction, senile dementia, arterial sclerosis, and sudden deafness.—A method for extraction and isolation of tannic and gallic acid from the bark of oak and pine trees respectively; said method comprising the steps of: a) carefully screening the oak bark and pine tree bark which may be fresh, wet or dry, and may be comprised of inner or outer said bark; b) said bark is selected and thoroughly washed at room temperature; c) said bark is then added to previously boiled water in a reaction vessel, the preferred extraction during this process may occur with or without agitation, preferably, the process provides for stirring said preferred extraction in order to recover the end product at a faster rate; d) said extraction process provides for a resultant stream of one pound of said bark which has been previously added to three gallons of boiled water in a range of 75-95 degrees Celsius, thus said extraction process is a batch operation either with or without agitation;
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Hair formula pine-bamboo-apricot—
A pine extract in combination of a bamboo extract and/or a Japanese apricot extract effectively promotes the growth and regeneration of hair for human and animals. Administration of these compounds leads to no substantial side effects. The external-usable hair restorer containing these compounds is also effective in the prevention of alopecias, as well as in the protection of falling out of hair, dandruff, and itching of the scalp. These properties render these compounds useful in hair restorers for human and animals.
Making a extract would be to take either water-alcohol-or fat and merging these materials together—in this case you would take equal parts of bamboo and pine and apricot boil this to ¾ down from where you start—-and when done allow to cool
Then strain and apply to the topical part of the head and massage daily
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Bayer to acquire Utah vitamin maker Schiff for $1.1 billion
Purchase • Acquisition is 3rd big transaction involving a state company in 2012.
Bayer AG agreed to buy Utah’s Schiff Nutrition International Inc. for $1.1 billion to add a faster- growing vitamins and nutritional supplements business to the German drugmaker’s consumer-health unit.–The deal marks the third billion-dollar acquisition of a state-based company this year. Earlier, Blackstone agreed to buy Vivint for $2 billion, and Permira Funds said it would buy Ancestry.com for $1.6 billion.—-Schiff investors will receive $34 a share in cash, Bayer said in a statement Tuesday. The price is 47 percent above Schiff’s closing level Oct. 26, the most recent day of stock trading in the U.S. Bayer also said its third-quarter profit rose 2.2 percent.–“Schiff has a 75 year heritage of providing consumers with quality nutritional products,” Tarang Amin, president and CEO of Schiff, said in a prepared statement. “We are focused on building premium brands and leading innovation. We believe Bayer is well positioned to take our leading brands to the next level.”—Schiff sells its brands primarily through retail outlets, with Costco and Walmart its largest customers.–The sale illustrates how mainstream food and pharmaceutical companies are moving into nutritional supplement and health food areas traditionally the venue of smaller companies, including many in Utah.—Bayer will strengthen its U.S. consumer-health unit with the Salt Lake City-based business. Signed about six weeks after Bayer agreed to buy Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s animal-health business, the deal fits Bayer’s strategy of building its life sciences unit with small- and midsized acquisitions, CEO Marijn Dekkers said.–“These are two of the areas that we are very committed to growing, both organically and with these bolt-on acquisitions,” Dekkers said in a Bloomberg Television interview.–Schiff sales in the year ended May 31 totaled $259 million. The company said last month that sales this fiscal year would increase by 43 percent to 46 percent after its acquisition in April of Airborne, the cult cold-prevention remedy touted by Oprah Winfrey and originally marketed to airline passengers.—Schiff also makes Tiger’s Milk nutrition bars, Omega-3 product MegaRed and Move Free, a pill for joints. Schiff, which during its 2011 fiscal year generated revenue of $214 million, has 414 employees. —The Utah company won’t seek a competing offer, although it has the option to review unsolicited bids until Nov. 28, Schiff said in a regulatory filing. Chairman Eric Weider’s company Weider Health and Fitness, which owns a controlling stake in Schiff, agreed to the deal, according to the filing.–“Nutritionals are a reasonably fast-growing area,” said Alistair Campbell, an analyst at Berenberg Bank in London who recommends buying Bayer stock. “It broadens their product line.”
The deal is expected to close by the end of 2012. —Schiff declined 0.4 percent, to close at $23.19 on the New York Stock Exchange Oct. 26. Trading was closed Monday and Tuesday in the U.S. because of Hurricane Sandy. TPG, the Fort Worth, Texas-based buyout firm, owns 34 percent of Schiff’s shares, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. -In 2010, Schiff sold 25 percent of its shares to the Texas private-equity firm, TPG Growth. Schiff exchanged 7.48 million shares from Weider Health and Fitness, its majority owner, for equity in the Texas company in a deal valued at $48.8 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The purchase announed Tuesday, including net debt, values Schiff at 17.8 times this year’s estimated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. Buyers have paid a median 16.9 times profit for acquisitions of vitamin companies over the past five years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. -The purchase price is based on 31.1 million shares outstanding. Bayer also is assuming $122 million in net debt.–Growth in the health and crop-chemical business helped push earnings up in the third quarter, Bayer said in a separate statement. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and special items increased to 1.85 billion euros ($2.39 billion) from 1.81 billion euros a year earlier, Bayer said.
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[U1]This is contingent to the volume and usage of the silver—if you’re using a supplement and then consuming things preserved in silver then there is a possibility of an overload—similar to what happened in the 60’s with BHT—totally harmless antioxidant and di a good job but due to the over use in everything it became a carcinogen-Silver in my opinion should e used as needed and cycled on and off to allow the system to remove any excesses
[U2] This is due to the volume—the less you make in the percentage the less time you will need to process this.
[U3]This means to take the solution and reduce it by simmering it to about half the volume to concentrate the components
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Script of the Show November 12 2012
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Longevity, Surprising Study Shows
Caffeine Improves Recognition of Positive Words
Anticancer effects of garlic and garlic-derived compounds for breast cancer control
Modulation of histone acetylation by garlic sulfur compounds
Chemical properties and mechanisms determining the anti-cancer action of garlic-derived organic sulfur compounds
Garlic Remedies
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Longevity, Surprising Study Shows
Low levels of vitamin D may be associated with longevity, according to a study involving middle-aged children of people in their 90s. —-ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2012) — Low levels of vitamin D may be associated with longevity, according to a study involving middle-aged children of people in their 90s published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).—“We found that familial longevity was associated with lower levels of vitamin D and a lower frequency of allelic variation in the CYP2R1 gene, which was associated with higher levels of vitamin D,” writes Dr. Diana van Heemst, Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, with coauthors.–Previous studies have shown that low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased rates of death, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, allergies, mental illness and other afflictions..—To determine whether there was an association However, it is not known whether low levels are the cause of these diseases or if they are a consequence between vitamin D levels and longevity, Dutch researchers looked at data from 380 white families with at least 2 siblings over age 90 (89 years or older for men and 91 year or older for women) in the Leiden Longevity Study. The study involved the siblings, their offspring and their offsprings’ partners for a total of 1038 offspring and 461 controls. The children of the nonagenarians were included because it is difficult to include controls for the older age group. The partners were included because they were of a similar age and shared similar environmental factors that might influence vitamin D levels.—The researchers measured levels of 25(OH) vitamin D and categorized levels by month as they varied according to season. Tanning bed use, which can affect vitamin D levels, was categorized as never, 1 times per year and 6 times per year. The researchers controlled for age, sex, BMI (body mass index), time of year, vitamin supplementation and kidney function, all factors that can influence vitamin D levels. They also looked at the influence of genetic variation in 3 genes associated with vitamin D levels.—“We found that the offspring of nonagenarians who had at least 1 nonagenarian sibling had lower levels of vitamin D than controls, independent of possible confounding factors and SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms] associated with vitamin D levels,” write the authors. “We also found that the offspring had a lower frequency of common genetic variants in the CYP2R1 gene; a common genetic variant of this gene predisposes people to high vitamin D levels.—These findings support an association between low vitamin D levels and familial longevity.” They postulate that offspring of nonagenarians might have more of a protein that is hypothesized to be an “aging suppressor” protein. More research is needed to understand the link between lower vitamin D levels, genetic variants and familial longevity.–Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Canadian Medical Association Journal, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. —Journal Reference-Raymond Noordam, Anton J.M. de Craen, Pardis Pedram, Andrea B. Maier, Simon P. Mooijaart, Johannes van Pelt, Edith J. Feskens, Martinette T. Streppel, P. Eline Slagboom, Rudi G.J. Westendorp, Marian Beekman, Diana van Heemst. Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in familial longevity: the Leiden Longevity Study. CMAJ, 2012 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120233
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Caffeine Improves Recognition of Positive Words
ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2012) — Caffeine perks up most coffee-lovers, but a new study shows a small dose of caffeine also increases their speed and accuracy for recognizing words with positive connotation. The research published November 7 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Lars Kuchinke and colleagues from Ruhr University, Germany, shows that caffeine enhances the neural processing of positive words, but not those with neutral or negative associations.–Previous research showed that caffeine increases activity in the central nervous system, and normal doses of caffeine improve performance on simple cognitive tasks and behavioral responses. It is also known that certain memories are enhanced when strong positive or negative emotions are associated with objects, but the link between caffeine consumption and these emotional biases was unknown.–This study demonstrates, for the first time, , that consuming 200 mg of caffeine, equivalent to 2-3 cups of coffee, 30 minutes before a task can improve the implicit recognition of positive words but has no effect on the processing of emotionally neutral or negative words. The authors suggest that this effect is driven by caffeine’s strong dopaminergic effects in the language-dominant regions of the brain.–Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Public Library of Science. —Journal Reference-Lars Kuchinke, Vanessa Lux. Caffeine Improves Left Hemisphere Processing of Positive Words. PLoS ONE, 2012; 7 (11): e48487 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048487
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Anticancer effects of garlic and garlic-derived compounds for breast cancer control.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2011 Mar 1;11(3):249-53-Authors: Tsubura A, Lai YC, Kuwata M, Uehara N, Yoshizawa K
Garlic and garlic-derived compounds reduce the development of mammary cancer in animals and suppress the growth of human breast cancer cells in culture. Oil-soluble compounds derived from garlic, such as diallyl disulfide (DADS), are more effective than water-soluble compounds in suppressing breast cancer. Mechanisms of action include the activation of metabolizing enzymes that detoxify carcinogens, the suppression of DNA adduct formation, the inhibition of the production of reactive oxygen species, the regulation of cell-cycle arrest and the induction of apoptosis. Selenium-enriched garlic or organoselenium compounds provide more potent protection against mammary carcinogenesis in rats and greater inhibition of breast cancer cells in culture than natural garlic or the respective organosulfur analogues. DADS synergizes the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid, a breast cancer suppressor, and antagonizes the effect of linoleic acid, a breast cancer enhancer. Moreover, garlic extract reduces the side effects caused by anti-cancer agents. Thus, garlic and garlic-derived compounds are promising candidates for breast cancer control.—PMID: 21269259 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Modulation of histone acetylation by garlic sulfur compounds.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2011 Mar 1;11(3):254-9-Authors: Druesne-Pecollo N, Latino-Martel P
Preclinical studies have shown that fresh garlic extracts, aged garlic, garlic oil and specific organosulfur compounds generated by processing garlic could alter carcinogen metabolism, inhibit tumor cell growth through induction of cell cycle arrest or apoptosis, or angiogenesis. In particular, recent studies have suggested that anticarcinogenic effects of certain garlic compounds may implicate at least in part a modulation of histone acetylation, a process involved in the regulation of gene expression, resulting from the inhibition of histone deacetylase activity. The aim of this review is to describe available data on sulfur compounds from garlic and histone acetylation and to discuss their potential for cancer prevention. Available data indicate that garlic compounds could inhibit histone deacetylase activity and induce histone hyperacetylation in vitro as well as in vivo. Sparse studies provide evidence of an involvement of histone acetylation in modulation of gene expression by diallyl disulfide and allyl mercaptan. These effects were observed at high concentrations. Further investigations are needed to determine if the HDAC inhibitory effects of garlic organosulfur compounds might play a role in primary cancer prevention at doses achievable by human diet.–PMID: 21269249 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]—Special Note— Acetylation is a reaction, usually with acetic acid, that introduces an acetyl radical into an organic compound—
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Chemical properties and mechanisms determining the anti-cancer action of garlic-derived organic sulfur compounds.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2011 Mar 1;11(3):267-71 -Authors: Cerella C, Dicato M, Jacob C, Diederich M
Organic sulfur compounds (OSCs) derived from plants, fungi or bacteria can serve as chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic agents and have been attracting medical and research interest as a promising source for novel anti-cancer agents. Garlic, which has long been used as a medicinal plant in different cultures due to its multiple beneficial effects, contains a consistent number of OSCs, the majority of which are currently under investigation for their biological activities. Experimental animal and laboratory studies have shown strong evidence that garlic OSCs may affect cancer cells by promoting early mitotic arrest followed by apoptotic cell death without affecting healthy cells. The ability of OSCs to hinder cancer cell proliferation and viability tightly correlates with the length of the sulfur chain. Current data support a mechanism of mitotic arrest of cancer cells due to the alteration of the microtubule network, possibly as a consequence of the high reactivity of sulfur atoms against the thiol groups of different cellular macromolecules controlling crucial regulatory functions. Taken together, these findings indicate a promising potential for the use of garlic-derived sulfur compounds in chemoprevention and chemotherapy.- PMID: 21269260 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Garlic Remedies
Recipe For Garlic with Wine—Take a whole bulb of Garlic-Peeled and placed in blender or Manual Extractor ( wheat grass extractor) And add a 1 ¼- 1 ½ cup of white or red wine –Blend for 5-7 minutes then strain—add to GLASS container—utilize 1-3 tsp at a time—START OUT WITH 1 TSP—THIS IS POTENT—THIS will boost immune system—regulate cholesterol—fight cancer on several different levels—increase nitric oxide production—will have cycstein and resveratrol which respond to liver spleen-heart-lung-blood—and fats—may see improvement in hearing—will see more circulation ( add Vitamin B1 with this for those of you with Fibro or Restless leg syndrome or if diabetic) Increase immune response ( add 1-2 drops of lugols with this as well to boost the immune functions)
Recipe for Garlic and Vinegar– Take a whole bulb of Garlic-Peeled and placed in blender or Manual Extractor ( wheat grass extractor) And add a 1 ¼- 1 ½ cup of white or apple or balsamic or any vinegar of choice—blend and strain –again add to glass container —good fro digestion—regulating HCL production
Anti cancer remedy-anti fungal-anti parasitical-anti viral-anti bacterial
Recipe for Honey and Garlic—Take a whole garlic peeled place in blender—take 3-4 oz of honey—add 2 oz of aloe vera to this—blend til completely fused—then pour everything into a jar and utilize 1 tablespoon increments as needed—potent digestive and intestinal healant—nutritive—strengthening the lower organs and the organs for filtering and lymph system
Garlic Fermented Recipe- Take garlic and place in Jar of Vinegar and date this—shake occasionally—in 6-8 months blend and strain—you have fermented garlic—this will increase the Cysteine Levels and will have a more potent enzyme and Sulfur effect for fighting pathogens and fungi-bacteria or viral and microbial infections
Garlic Oil Recipe— Take a whole bulb of Garlic-Peeled and placed in blender or Manual Extractor ( wheat grass extractor) And add a 1 ¼- oil—use any oil of choice—olive—sunflower—coconut etc and add alcohol ( vodla- gin- white wine 2-3 oz) and then blend this at high speed for 10 minute total—this will heat the oil so be aware you may have to shut down the blender every 3-5 minutes—gauge by touchig the outer blender—if hot then stop blender-allow for cooling or stop process and pour into glass container—ORRR you can take the Garlic extract you made with the alcohol 1-2 oz and add to 3-4 oz of oil and blend for 5 minutes high speed—what you have is a fat regulating antibacterial-anti cancer-antifungal-anti viral anti parasitical regimen—you can as well use this for ear infections by swabbing the ear with this oil mix and then apply a cotton swab
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Show Of the Month November 16 2012
New Form of Brain Plasticity- How Social Isolation Disrupts Myelin Production
Fast-Acting Carbs May Hasten Vision Loss Over Time
Grape Seed Extract Bollixes Norovirus
Limiting Carbs to Dinner-Time Increases Satiety, Reduces Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment Works Even With Other Eye Problem
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New Form of Brain Plasticity- How Social Isolation Disrupts Myelin Production
ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) — Animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods make less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior, researchers at the University at Buffalo and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine report in Nature Neuroscience online.—The research sheds new light on brain plasticity, the brain’s ability to adapt to environmental changes. It reveals that neurons aren’t the only brain structures that undergo changes in response to an individual’s environment and experience, according to one of the paper’s lead authors, Karen Dietz, PhD, research scientist in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.—Dietz did the work while a postdoctoral researcher at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Jia Liu, PhD, a Mt. Sinai postdoctoral researcher, is the other lead author.–The paper notes that changes in the brain’s white matter, or myelin, have been seen before in psychiatric disorders, and demyelinating disorders have also had an association with depression. Recently, myelin changes were also seen in very young animals or adolescents responding to environmental changes.–“This research reveals for the first time a role for myelin in adult psychiatric disorders,” Dietz says. “It demonstrates that plasticity in the brain is not restricted to neurons, but actively occurs in glial cells, such as the oligodendrocytes, which produce myelin.”Myelin is the crucial fatty material that wraps the axons of neurons and allows them to signal effectively. Normal nerve function is lost in demyelinating disorders, such as MS and the rare, fatal, childhood disease, Krabbe’s disease. –This paper reveals that the stress of social isolation disrupts the sequence in which the myelin-making cells, the oligodendrocytes, are formed.–In the experiment, adult mice, normally social animals, were isolated for eight weeks to induce a depressive-like state. They were then introduced to a “novel” mouse, one they hadn’t seen before; while mice are normally highly motivated to be social, those who had been socially isolated did not show any interest in interacting with the new mouse, a model of social avoidance and withdrawal. –Brain tissue analysis of the socially isolated animals revealed significantly lower than normal levels of gene transcription for oligodendrocyte cells in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region responsible for emotional and cognitive behavior.—“This research provides the first explanation of the mechanism behind how this brain plasticity occurs,” says Dietz, “showing how this change in the level of social interaction of the adult animal resulted in changes in oligodendrocytes.”—The key change was that cellular nuclei in the prefrontal cortex contained less heterochromatin, a tightly packed form of DNA material, which is unavailable for gene expression.—“This process of DNA compaction is what signifies that the oligodendrocytes have matured, allowing them to produce normal amounts of myelin,” says Dietz. “We have observed in socially isolated animals that there isn’t as much compaction, and the oligodendrocytes look more immature. As adults age, normally, you would see more compaction, but when social isolation interferes, there’s less compaction and therefore, less myelin being made.”
She adds, however, that the research also showed that myelin production went back to normal after a period of social integration, suggesting that environmental intervention was sufficient to reverse the negative consequences of adult social isolation. —The new paper, together with a report published earlier this year by another group showing myelin changes triggered by social isolation early in life will broaden investigations into brain plasticity, says David Dietz, PhD, one of the paper’s co-authors, an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology at UB.—In addition, adds Karen Dietz, the work has implications for future questions regarding MS and other myelin disorders. “This research suggests that maybe recovery from an MS episode might be enhanced by social interaction,” she says. “This opens another avenue of investigation of how mood and myelin disorders may interact with one another.” Major funding for the research came from the National Institutes of Health.–Story Source—The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University at Buffalo, via Newswise. —Journal Reference–Jia Liu, Karen Dietz, Jacqueline M DeLoyht, Xiomara Pedre, Dipti Kelkar, Jasbir Kaur, Vincent Vialou, Mary Kay Lobo, David M Dietz, Eric J Nestler, Jeffrey Dupree, Patrizia Casaccia. Impaired adult myelination in the prefrontal cortex of socially isolated mice. Nature Neuroscience, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/nn.3263
Things That also help to maintain the myelin sheath and rebuild it—Copper(Copper may contribute to the integrity of the Myelin Sheaths surrounding Neurons (due to its role in the synthesis of some Phospholipids). Glycerol(Glycerol is a component of Phopholipids (Phospholipids are components of all Cell Membranes and Tissues within the body: Phospholipids are especially prevalent in the Brain.–Phospholipids surround the Mitochondria, Nucleus, Nucleolus, Lysosomes and form the membranous structures of Golgi and Endoplasmic Reticulum.—-The Phospholipid component of Cell Membranes keeps water-insoluble Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Vitamin A and Vitamin E soluble in the watery bloodstream.–Phospholipids help to determine which substances can drift (or be pulled into) Cells from outside and which substances from within Cells will drift (or be pushed) out.—Phospholipids are involved in the regulation of the body’s Water Balance.–Phospholipids hold endogenous Proteins in place in Cell Membranes to fulfil their structural, enzymatic and transport functions. Octacosanol (Octacosanol, an active ingredient found in wheat germ oil, has been reported to be of benefit to some Parkinson’s patients. It attracted scientific interest when it was found to enhance the swimming performance of guinea pigs during wheat germ studies. Octacosanol was also reported that octacosanol boosted androgen production when administered to chicks. Another study suggested that octacosanol improved oxygen utilization in rats that experienced a more rapid reproduction) may regenerate and repair Myelin Sheaths. Cholesterol is an essential component of Myelin Sheaths.
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Grape Seed Extract Bollixes Norovirus
ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2012) — Norovirus causes more than half of all food-born illnesses in the United States, and is the second greatest source of reported food borne illness outbreaks in the European Union. A recent study found that grape seed extract could reduce the infectivity of Norovirus surrogates (Norovirus surrogates are viruses that share pathological and/or biological features with human norovirus). Now, Dan Li of Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium and collaborators have shown that grape seed extract does so by denaturing the capsid protein, which is the coat of the virus, thereby disabling the virus.–The research is published in the November 2012 issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.—-In the study, the researchers observed that under treatment with grape seed extract, at low doses, the spherically-shaped murine (mouse) norovirus-1 coat proteins clumped, and showed “obvious deformation and inflation,” according to the report. At higher doses, the researchers saw no coat proteins, only protein debris. “This provides evidence that [grape seed extract] could effectively damage the [norovirus] capsid protein, which could reduce viral binding ability and infectivity accordingly,” according to the report.—-The researchers used surrogate viruses because there are no suitable animal models of norovirus, and human norovirus has been impossible to propagate in cell cultures. The surrogate virus, murine norovirus-1, can be grown in cell culture, and belongs to the same genus as human norovirus, and has a very similar genome structure, and morphology. Nonetheless, the researchers were able to measure the specific binding strength of human norovirus by two different methods, finding that it declined precipitously under the influence of grape seed extract, providing further support to their results.—Norovirus is transmitted mainly fecal-orally, and infected food handlers, contaminated water, and surfaces can be identified as important sources of transmission, “which could further contaminate ready-to-eat foods, drinking water, shellfish, and fresh produce,” says Li. A mere 10-100 virus particles are sufficient to transmit the disease.—Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by American Society for Microbiology. —Journal Reference-D. Li, L. Baert, D. Zhang, M. Xia, W. Zhong, E. Van Coillie, X. Jiang, M. Uyttendaele. Effect of Grape Seed Extract on Human Norovirus GII.4 and Murine Norovirus 1 in Viral Suspensions, on Stainless Steel Discs, and in Lettuce Wash Water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012; 78 (21): 7572 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01987-12
Due to the OPC content of the grape seed it has a high value of use as well for other things from renewing antioxidant recharge to Vitamin E to a synergistic effect with vitamin C –this will cause a retarding of aging—it has been known to protect the RNA as well as protect against cancer and liver poisoning from Tylenol—it has also been shown to protect against Grape seed extract has also been shown to protect against bacterial infections, such as Staphylococcus aureus. Some studies — mostly in animals — support these uses—
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Fast-Acting Carbs May Hasten Vision Loss Over Time
A study this year confirms earlier findings linking high consumption of fast-acting carbs over time with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2007) — Consuming higher-than-average amounts of carbohydrates that cause blood sugar levels to spike and fall rapidly could be a risk factor for central vision loss with aging. —The study was led by Chung-Jung Chiu with Allen Taylor, both at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) in Boston, Mass. Taylor is director of the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the HNRCA. –The researchers analyzed dietary intake and other data from more than 4,000 men and women aged 55 to 80 participating in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, or AREDS.–Diets high in carbohydrates that are quickly digested and absorbed, resulting in a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, are considered high-glycemic-index diets. Examples of such “fast carb” foods are white bread, rice, potatoes and pasta, and also sugars and corn syrups. Carbohydrates leading to a more gradual rise and fall in blood sugar levels comprise low-glycemic-index diets. Such “slow carb” foods include whole-grain versions of bread, rice and pasta.[U1] Central vision loss is one of the first signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that is one of the leading causes of blindness among the elderly. —Consuming a diet high in fast carbs is also suspected of being involved in the vision loss that sometimes occurs in people with diabetes. The researchers theorize that the type of damage to eye tissue produced by fast carbs could be similar in both AMD and diabetic eye disease. —At this time, there is no effective cure for AMD, so finding modifiable risk factors is important. While it’s too soon to recommend dietary slow carbs as a preventive strategy for AMD, replacing fast carbs with Antioxidant enriched veges and fruits and the use of sprouts and juices made at home may soon prove to be not only a early dietary intervention to slow its progression- but potentially a cure –=Scientists supported by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and grants reported the findings this year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. -Story Source—The above story is reprinted from materials provided by US Department of Agriculture.
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Limiting Carbs to Dinner-Time Increases Satiety, Reduces Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Research Finds
An experimental diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner could benefit people suffering from severe and morbid obesity.—ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) — An experimental diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner could benefit people suffering from severe and morbid obesity, according to new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.–The diet influences secretion patterns of hormones responsible for hunger and satiety, as well as hormones associated with metabolic syndrome. In this way the diet can help dieters persist over the long run, and reduce risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.—The research was carried out by research student Sigal Sofer under the auspices of Prof. (Emeritus) Zecharia Madar, at the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition at the Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. (Prof. Madar is now Chief Scientist at Israel’s Ministry of Education.)–Sofer randomly assigned 78 police officers to either the experimental diet (carbohydrates at dinner) or a control weight loss diet (carbohydrates throughout the day). 63 subjects finished the six-month program.–The researchers examined the experimental diet’s effect on the secretion of three hormones: leptin, considered to be the satiety hormone, whose level in the blood is usually low during the day and high during the night; ghrelin, considered the hunger hormone, whose level in the blood is usually high during the day and low during the night; and adiponectin, considered the link between obesity, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, whose curve is low and flat in obese people.—“The idea came about from studies on Muslims during Ramadan, when they fast during the day and eat high-carbohydrate meals in the evening, that showed the secretion curve of leptin was changed,” explained Prof. Madar.–The researchers found that the innovative dietary manipulation led to changes in daylight hormonal profiles in favor of the dieters: the satiety hormone leptin’s secretion curve became convex during daylight hours with a nadir in the late day; the hunger hormone ghrelin’s secretion curve became concave, peaking only in the evening hours; and the curve of adiponectin, considered the link between obesity, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, was elevated. At the same time this dietary pattern led to lower hunger scores, and better anthropometric (weight, abdominal circumference and body fat), biochemical (blood sugar, blood lipids) and inflammatory outcomes compared to the control group[U2] .—The findings suggest there is an advantage in concentrating carbohydrate intake in the evening, especially for people at risk of developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease due to obesity. “The findings lay the basis for a more appropriate dietary alternative for those people who have difficulty persisting in diets over time,” said Prof. Madar. “The next step is to understand the mechanisms that led to the results obtained.”—The study was published in two continuous papers: “Greater weight loss and hormonal changes after 6 months diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner” (published in Obesity) and “Changes in daily leptin, ghrelin and adiponectin profiles following a diet with carbohydrates eaten at dinner in obese subjects” (published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases).—Sources of support for the study include Meuhedet Medical Services, Israel; the Israeli Police Force; the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Israel (for Dr. Fink); the Israel Diabetes Association; and the Israel Lung and Tuberculosis Association (for Prof. Eliraz).—Story Source–The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Hebrew University of Jerusalem. —Journal References-S. Sofer, A. Eliraz, S. Kaplan, H. Voet, G. Fink, T. Kima, Z. Madar. Changes in daily leptin, ghrelin and adiponectin profiles following a diet with carbohydrates eaten at dinner in obese subjects. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2012.04.008Sigal Sofer, Abraham Eliraz, Sara Kaplan, Hillary Voet, Gershon Fink, Tzadok Kima, Zecharia Madar. Greater Weight Loss and Hormonal Changes After 6 Months Diet With Carbohydrates Eaten Mostly at Dinner. Obesity, 2011; 19 (10): 2006 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.48
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment Works Even With Other Eye Problem
ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) — The primary treatment for wet macular degeneration, a chronic eye condition that causes vision loss, is effective even if patients have macular traction problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows.–The findings will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago.–Due to the aging population, an increasing number of patients are being treated for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye condition in which abnormal blood vessels develop and leak into the eye. When patients develop wet AMD, they receive injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medication (VEGF). VEGF prompts growth of new blood vessels in the body. In the case of AMD, however, such new growth is unwanted and may cause bleeding in the retina.—It has not been clear whether this treatment would also serve patients experiencing other symptoms, such as vitreomacular interface disease (VMID), in which there is traction or contact between the retina and the vitreous matter in the eye. Mayo researchers retrospectively studied 178 patients, of whom 18 percent had VMID over an average of 2.5 years.–Findings showed that while eyes with some kind of macular traction required more injections, they still showed improvement (best corrected visual acuity) to similar eyes without VMID.–“This finding is significant,” says senior author Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., “because it showed that patients with VMID are not necessarily treatment resistant for AMD.” She also says it may help physicians not give up on treating such patients, and understand the need for more doses of medication for those with VMID. Researchers say more study is needed, including a prospective clinical trial.–Co-authors include Amy Green-Simms, M.D., Blake Fechtel and Zubin Agarwal, M.P.H., all of Mayo Clinic. The research was funded in part by Research to Prevent Blindness.–Story Source–The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Mayo Clinic.
Special Note–In my videos I show 3 remedies that someone has used all at once—the controversial remedy—the pain killing remedy and the ginger onion grapefruit remedy-after 30 years of being blind in one eye he got restored where he was blind–These 3 remedies were taken at one time several times a day—this maybe another option for you to try
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Show of the Month November 19 2012
Eating of Soil and Raw Starch Documented in Madagascar
Low Testosterone Appears To Increase Long-Term Risk Of Death
Sleep Loss Dramatically Lowers Testosterone in Healthy Young Men
Declining Testosterone Levels in Men Not Part of Normal Aging
High Exposure to Food-Borne Toxins- Preschool Children Particularly Vulnerable to Compounds Linked to Cancer, Other Conditions
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Eating of Soil and Raw Starch Documented in Madagascar
ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2012) — Pica — craving and intentionally consuming nonfood substances, such as earth — and amylophagy, eating raw starches — are widespread among people around the world, including the U.S. Some 180 species of animals are also known to engage in pica, possibly to rid themselves of toxins.—-A study appearing Oct. 17 in the online journal Public Library of Science One (PLoS One) provides the first population-level data of pica in Madagascar. It is one of only a few studies to assess the consumption of earths, raw starches, chalk, ash and other nonfoods across men, women and children. Pica has been documented throughout history; it was first referenced by Hippocrates in 400 B.C. Since then, there have been hundreds of ethnographic descriptions of pica and dozens of epidemiologic studies, mostly among pregnant women, with a few studies among children. In contrast to prior studies, this one in northeastern Madagascar found a high prevalence of pica and amylophagy among men, with some 63 percent of adult males engaging in the behavior among the 760 participants from the Makira Protected Area. Also contrary to other findings, this survey, made in 2009, found no peak in pica and amylophagy among pregnant women, though only four pregnant women were sampled. Local taboos against talking about pregnancy prior to birth may have led to underreporting, according to the authors. The findings for men and pregnant women in Madagascar “fly against much of what I know in terms of distribution” among members of a population, said Sera Young, a research scientist in Cornell University’s Division of Nutritional Sciences and the paper’s senior author. Young is also the author of the book, “Craving Earth: Understanding Pica — the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice and Chalk” (2011).—Across the entire sample in the prior year, 53.4 percent engaged in geophagy, eating specific types of earth, including a fine white clay subsoil, fine sand and red river sediment; 85.2 percent ate such raw starches as raw cassava, raw sweet potato, uncooked rice and another local wild root; and 19 percent ate other items considered locally to be nonfood, including rock salt, used coffee grounds, charcoal, rice chaff, blackboard chalk and ash.–Pica has positive and negative consequences, making it an important public health concern, said Young.—On the positive side, clay-based pica may be protective, by coating the intestines or binding directly to toxins and pathogens, thereby preventing them from entering the blood, Young added. Clay also acts as an anti-diarrheal. Such protections may be especially beneficial to vulnerable populations like pregnant women and children. Another potential benefit is that earth-based pica may act like a multivitamin, adding micronutrients like iron or calcium to the diet, which may help explain why men consume it. However, the bioavailability of these micronutrients has been shown to be very low.—On the negative side, earth, starch or other pica substances could bind to iron in the diet, leading to or worsening anemia. Also, some raw starches are high in calories but are not nutritious. And some substances may contain pathogens or harmful chemicals.–“It could be a really harmful behavior, which causes anemia, for example, or it could be a low-tech protective behavior,” said Young.–Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Cornell University, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. — Journal Reference–Christopher D. Golden, B. J. Rodolph Rasolofoniaina, Rakoto Benjamin, Sera L. Young. Pica and Amylophagy Are Common among Malagasy Men, Women and Children. PLoS ONE, 2012; 7 (10): e47129 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047129-
Special Note—this would not be suggested today with all the chemtrails dumping on the earth and the wide spread of GE or GMO not to mention the pollutants causing acid rais –smart dust and radioactive fall out-it may not be the best thing to use—as well a lot of these earth bound clays may have high levels of aluminum and lead as wel—and this can cause a intestinal congestion and blockage—-if it is the only thing to do to remove a poison out of the system or is the only thing available then again utilize it but it has as many drawbacks as pluses—using mashed fibres as mentioned or purred fibres may see a significance as well —but again must be cautioned on the need to flush well and utlize amylase and cellulose enzymes or ferment the fibres before utilizing them
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Low Testosterone Appears To Increase Long-Term Risk Of Death
ScienceDaily (June 17, 2008) — Men may not live as long if they have low testosterone, regardless of their age, according to a new study.–The new study, from Germany, adds to the scientific evidence linking deficiency of this sex hormone with increased death from all causes over time–so-called “all-cause mortality.”—The results should serve as a warning for men with low testosterone to have a healthier lifestyle, including weight control, regular exercise and a healthy diet, said lead author Robin Haring, a PhD student from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Institute for Community Medicine.—“It is very possible that lifestyle determines levels of testosterone,” he said. —In the study, Haring and co-workers looked at death from any cause in nearly 2,000 men aged 20 to 79 years who were living in northeast Germany and who participated in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP). Follow-up averaged 7 years. At the beginning of the study, 5 percent of these men had low blood testosterone levels, defined as the lower end of the normal range for young adult men. The men with low testosterone were older, more obese, and had a greater prevalence of diabetes and high blood pressure, compared with men who had higher testosterone levels, Haring said.—Men with low testosterone levels had more than 2.5 times greater risk of dying during the next 10 years compared to men with higher testosterone, the study found. This difference was not explained by age, smoking, alcohol intake, level of physical activity, or increased waist circumference (a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease), Haring said.—-In cause-specific death analyses, low testosterone predicted increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease and cancer but not death of any other single cause.—-DPC Biermann, Bad Nauheim, Germany, provided the testosterone reagent, and Novo Nordisc provided partial funding for this analysis.—Detailed results will be presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.—Story Source–The above story is reprinted from materials provided by The Endocrine Society, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
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Sleep Loss Dramatically Lowers Testosterone in Healthy Young Men
ScienceDaily (May 31, 2011) — Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man’s testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).—Eve Van Cauter, PhD, professor in medicine and director of the study, found that men who slept less than five hours a night for one week in a laboratory had significantly lower levels of testosterone than when they had a full night’s sleep. Low testosterone has a host of negative consequences for young men, and not just in sexual behavior and reproduction. It is critical in building strength and muscle mass, and bone density.-“Low testosterone levels are associated with reduced well being and vigor, which may also occur as a consequence of sleep loss” said Van Cauter.
At least 15% of the adult working population in the US gets less than 5 hours of sleep a night, and suffers many adverse health effects because of it. This study found that skipping sleep reduces a young man’s testosterone levels by the same amount as aging 10 to 15 years.—“As research progresses, low sleep duration and poor sleep quality are increasingly recognized as endocrine disruptors,” Van Cauter said. The ten young men in the study were recruited from around the University of Chicago campus. They passed a rigorous battery of tests to screen for endocrine or psychiatric disorders and sleep problems. They were an average of 24 years old, lean and in good health.—For the study, they spent three nights in the laboratory sleeping for up to ten hours, and then eight nights sleeping less than five hours. Their blood was sampled every 15 to 30 minutes for 24 hours during the last day of the ten-hour sleep phase and the last day of the five-hour sleep phase.—The effects of sleep loss on testosterone levels were apparent after just one week of short sleep. Five hours of sleep decreased their testosterone levels by 10% to 15%. The young men had the lowest testosterone levels in the afternoons on their sleep restricted days, between 2 pm and 10 pm.—The young men also self-reported their mood and vigor levels throughout the study. They reported a decline in their sense of well-being as their blood testosterone levels declined. Their mood and vigor fell more every day as the sleep restriction part of the study progressed.—Testosterone levels in men decline by 1% to 2% a year as they age. Testosterone deficiency is associated with low energy, reduced libido, poor concentration, and fatigue. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded this study. Additional funding came from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Institutes of Health. Rachel Leproult, PhD, organized and supervised the Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of Chicago Medical Center, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. –Journal Reference-R. Leproult, E. Van Cauter. Effect of 1 Week of Sleep Restriction on Testosterone Levels in Young Healthy Men. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2011; 305 (21): 2173 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.710
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ScienceDaily (June 23, 2012) — A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man’s behavioral and health changes than by aging. The study results will be presented June 25 at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. –“Declining testosterone levels are not an inevitable part of the aging process, as many people think,” said study co-author Gary Wittert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia. “Testosterone changes are largely explained by smoking behavior and changes in health status, particularly obesity and depression.”—-Many older men have low levels of the sex hormone testosterone, but the cause is not known. Few population-based studies have tracked changes in testosterone levels among the same men over time, as their study did, Wittert said.
In this study, supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the authors analyzed testosterone measurements in more than 1,500 men who had measurements taken at two clinic visits five years apart. All blood testosterone samples underwent testing at the same time for each time point, according to Wittert.—-After the researchers excluded from the analysis any men who had abnormal lab values or who were taking medications or had medical conditions known to affect hormones, they included 1,382 men in the data analysis. Men ranged in age from 35 to 80 years, with an average age of 54. -On average, testosterone levels did not decline significantly over five years; rather, they decreased less than 1 percent each year, the authors reported. However, when the investigators analyzed the data by subgroups, they found that certain factors were linked to lower testosterone levels at five years than at the beginning of the study.—“Men who had declines in testosterone were more likely to be those who became obese, had stopped smoking or were depressed at either clinic visit,” Wittert said. “While stopping smoking may be a cause of a slight decrease in testosterone, the benefit of quitting smoking is huge.”–Past research has linked depression and low testosterone. This hormone is important for many bodily functions, including maintaining a healthy body composition, fertility and sex drive. “It is critical that doctors understand that declining testosterone levels are not a natural part of aging and that they are most likely due to health-related behaviors or health status itself,” he said. Unmarried men in the study had greater testosterone reductions than did married men. Wittert attributed this finding to past research showing that married men tend to be healthier and happier than unmarried men. “Also, regular sexual activity tends to increase testosterone,” he explained.—The study findings were presented by Andre Araujo, PhD, who was a visiting professor at the University of Adelaide and is vice president of epidemiology at New England Research Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Endocrine Society, via Newswise.
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High Exposure to Food-Borne Toxins- Preschool Children Particularly Vulnerable to Compounds Linked to Cancer, Other Conditions
In a sobering study, researchers measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were consumed. –ScienceDaily (Nov. 13, 2012) — In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were consumed. The researchers found that family members in the study, and preschool children in particular, are at high risk for exposure to arsenic, dieldrin, DDE (a DDT metabolite), dioxins and acrylamide. These compounds have been linked to cancer, developmental disabilities, birth defects and other conditions. However, the study also points to dietary modifications that could mitigate risk.—-“Contaminants get into our food in a variety of ways,” said study principal investigator Irva Hertz-Picciotto, professor and chief of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Davis. “They can be chemicals that have nothing to do with the food or byproducts from processing. We wanted to understand the dietary pathway pesticides, metals and other toxins take to get into the body.”–Researchers assessed risk by comparing toxin consumption to established benchmarks for cancer risk and non-cancer health risks. All 364 children in the study (207 preschool children between two and seven and 157 school-age children between five and seven) exceeded cancer benchmarks for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE and dioxins. In addition, more than 95 percent of preschool children exceeded non-cancer risk levels for acrylamide, a cooking byproduct often found in processed foods like potato and tortilla chips. Pesticide exposure was particularly high in tomatoes, peaches, apples, peppers, grapes, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, spinach, dairy, pears, green beans and celery.–“We focused on children because early exposure can have long-term effects on disease outcomes,” said Rainbow Vogt, lead author of the study. “Currently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency only measures risk based on exposures of individual contaminants. We wanted to understand the cumulative risk from dietary contaminants. The results of this study demonstrate a need to prevent exposure to multiple toxins in young children to lower their cancer risk.”—The researchers used data from the 2007 Study of Use of Products and Exposure-Related Behavior (SUPERB), which surveyed households in California with children between two and five to determine how their diets, and other factors, contribute to toxic exposure. Specifically, SUPERB homed in on 44 foods known to have high concentrations of toxic compounds: metals, arsenic, lead and mercury; pesticides chlorpyrifos, permethrin and endosulfan; persistent organic pollutants dioxin, DDT, dieldrin and chlordane; and the food processing byproduct acrylamide. Toxin levels in specific foods were determined through the Total Diet Study and other databases.—Perhaps most disturbing, preschool-age children had higher exposure to more than half the toxic compounds being measured. Even relatively low exposures can greatly increase the risk of cancer or neurological impairment.
“We need to be especially careful about children, because they tend to be more vulnerable to many of these chemicals and their effects on the developing brain,” says Hertz-Picciotto.—Though these results are cause for concern, the study also outlines strategies to lower family exposure. For example, organic produce has lower pesticide levels. In addition, toxin types vary in different foods. Certain pesticides may be found in lettuce and broccoli, while others affect peaches and apples.–“Varying our diet and our children’s diet could help reduce exposure,” said Hertz-Picciotto. “Because different foods are treated differently at the source, dietary variation can help protect us from accumulating too much of any one toxin.”–Families also can reduce their consumption of animal meat and fats, which may contain high levels of DDE and other persistent organic pollutants, and switch to organic milk. While[U3] mercury is most often found in fish, accumulation varies greatly by species. Smaller fish, lower on the food chain, generally have lower mercury levels. In addition, acrilomides are relatively easy to remove from the diet.—“Acrilomides come from chips and other processed grains, said co-author Deborah Bennett, associate professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Davis. “Even if we set aside the potential toxins in these foods, we probably shouldn’t be eating large amounts of them anyway. However, we should be eating fruits, vegetables and fish, which are generally healthy foods. We just need to be more careful in how we approach them[U4] .”–The study also highlights a number of policy issues, such as how we grow our food and the approval process for potentially toxic compounds. Though the pesticide DDT was banned 40 years ago, the study showed significant risk of DDE exposure.—“Given the significant exposure to legacy pollutants, society should be concerned about the persistence of compounds we are currently introducing into the environment,” said Bennett. “If we later discover a chemical has significant health risks, it will be decades before it’s completely removed from the ecosystem.”—While the study has profound implications for dietary habits, more work needs to be done to quantify risk. Specifically, researchers need to determine how these food-borne toxins interact collectively in the body.This research was funded by a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant #RD-83154001 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. –Other authors include Diana Cassady and Joshua Frost at the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences and Beate Ritz at the UCLA Department of Epidemiology.–Story Source-The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of California – Davis Health System. –Journal Reference-Rainbow Vogt, Deborah Bennett, Diana Cassady, Joshua Frost, Beate Ritz, Irva Hertz-Picciotto. Cancer and non-cancer health effects from food contaminant exposures for children and adults in California: a risk assessment. Environmental Health, 2012; 11 (1): 83 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-83
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[U1]These should be avoided like the plague due to either the GE contaminants or the adulterated contaminants coming from GE farm grown crops
[U2]One thing this study does not make a comment on is the activity of the moslems enduring Ramadan —when they do the reversal here they are also working throughout there day and depending on the job they have can be extremely brutal and shift they are on—when doing a full compliment and not eating —when you gorge your self as they do what your doing is essentially carb loading and refilling the cells with glycogen—unless your physically active doing this —I am not certain it will be of any real use—my take on this from personally seeing people of the middle east going through this
[U3]Organic is at best a joke—if you are going to use Milk then consume straight from a grass fed cow or goat—never ever buy anything from the groxcery store pasteurized
[U4]Issue here is that we are combining these chemicals with GMO’s and GE and are having what I call a CTD—chemically transmitted diseases