Archive for Food and Nutrition
April 21, 2008 at 3:52 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Type 2 - diabetes, Type 1 - diabetes, Colon Cancer, Heart and Lung, Allergy and Skin, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Child Health, Health
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[Best Syndication] Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones. Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 are the two major forms of these prohormones. Vitamin D3 is created when the sun is exposed to skin. Sunlight has ultraviolet B radiation rays that are key for your body to make vitamin D3.
Vitamin D is important to help maintain organ systems. Vitamin D is well known for its aid in forming bone and is necessary to develop strong bones. Vitamin D is also important in the process of regulating calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood and it also promotes calcium to be re-absorbed via the kidneys to be stored for a later use in the bones.
Foods can be fortified with a synthetic vitamin D supplement. Cereals and milk are often fortified with vitamin D. Depending on the country that you live in will determine the amounts and extent that foods have been fortified.
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
February 28, 2008 at 3:21 am · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Allergy and Skin, Food and Nutrition, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health
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Taxonomic Class
Asteraceae
Common Trade Names
Multi-ingredient preparations: Anthraxiviore, Burdock Blend Extract, Burdock Root, Burdock Sarsaparilla Compound
Common Forms
Available as capsules (425 mg, 475 mg, cream for topical administration, dried root, liquid extract, tea, and tincture (made from crushed seeds).
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Original post by davidjones
February 5, 2008 at 7:48 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Heart and Lung, Television, Weight Loss, Type 2 - diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Oprah Winfrey, Sleep Health, Arthritis, Mind, Food and Nutrition, Health
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[Best Syndication] On today’s ‘Oprah’ TV show we received quite a lot of information from Dr. Oz about ways that you can reverse aging. Through diet and exercise and lifestyle habits you can easily put into place an anti-aging plan.
Oprah is 54 years old and she said it has hit her like a bulldozer. You have to work harder just to stay in shape. In January Bob Greene has started this year’s ‘Best Life Diet.’
The Anti-Aging Ultimate Checklist is summarized as follows:
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
November 9, 2007 at 11:38 am · Filed under Allergy and Skin, Diet and Fitness, Type 1 - diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia
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[Best Syndication] A new study has found that vitamin D has long-term effects on reducing inflammation which could help slow the aging process. The study was first published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study was of 2,100 female twin pairs ranging in age from 19 – 79. The study focused on measuring genetics and found that the higher the vitamin D levels, the better the genes measured for lifelong aging and chronic stress. The genetic marked measured is called leukocyte telomere length (LTL). The more vitamin D levels the longer the LTL. The telomere length was a 5 year difference compared to those with the highest levels of vitamin D to those with the lowest levels.
Other studies have shown that when telomeres were shortened there was an increased risk for heart disease. This could be because of the chronic inflammation and is considered one key feature in the aging process.
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Original post by Mark Barone
November 6, 2007 at 11:56 am · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Television, Weight Loss, Type 2 - diabetes, Heart and Lung, Oprah Winfrey, Health, Diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Allergy and Skin, Fibromyalgia
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[Best Syndication] Dr. Oz was on yesterday to finish up a two part series on ‘Oprah’ which discussed ways that you can reverse aging and to help keep you younger longer. Dr. Oz said in two weeks you can reverse aging in your body - chemically speaking. Habits take hold after 3 weeks, but after 3 months you can actually measure a reduction in aging.
Dr. Oz added that the only person that can cure you is you! He often has patients come into his practice wanting him to cure them, he can only treat the symptoms, but the lifestyle choices you do every day will have more impact on your health.
The first segment on the show was Frank and Elaine who are unhealthy. Frank, 52, is a part time professional bowler that is overweight, has high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 Diabetes. He said that he takes between 14 – 15 pills a day to treat all of these conditions. Elaine is 45 and is an insurance broker that feels like she is 65 years old. She says that she has a stressful career and is tired. Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen visited at their home to assess their health and lifestyle. He weighed 270 and she weighed 223 pounds. Both are unable to keep up with the fitness test. They both took the biophysical 250 blood test to help see how they are aging.
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
August 6, 2007 at 11:07 am · Filed under Food and Nutrition, AIDS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis
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Living with arthritis can be a very difficult challenge. Every movement hurts, from sitting down, to standing up to just walking across the room, you just can’t seem to be able to live comfortably. If you have problems with arthritis, try flaxseed oil. Studies have shown that flaxseed oil may help relieve the pain from arthritis. You may find yourself asking, why would I want to try flaxseed oil if I can get on prescription drugs? Some people don’t have the option of taking prescriptions, however, and others would rather use natural products to help relieve their arthritis pain. The thing you have to keep in mind is that flaxseed is natural and it doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars as many prescriptions do. The only drawback is that all natural ingredients such as flaxseed aren’t covered by insurance so you have to weigh the good and the bad before taking flaxseed oil for your arthritis pain.
Not Covered By Insurance
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Original post by is_Staff
June 15, 2007 at 3:38 pm · Filed under Food and Nutrition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health
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[Best Syndication] A study that was presented at the EULAR 2007 which hosts the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain explained that alcohol may help reduce the chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The benefits were seen when a person drank three servings of alcohol a week and when there was ten units a week there was even more protection. Smoking and genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis were reduced when individuals drank three or more units a week.
The research showed that the odds ratio 0.5, 95%; confidence interval 0.4 – 0.7 was seen with the increased consumption of alcohol of three or more units per week. The researchers believe that this lifestyle link could prove beneficial for finding new ways to understand rheumatoid arthritis.
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Original post by Mark Barone
April 29, 2007 at 10:33 am · Filed under Food and Nutrition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health
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[Best Syndication] Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System believe that a compound found in green tea may be therapeutic in preventing inflammation for people with rheumatoid arthritis. The result of the study was presented April 29th at the Biology 2007 conference in Washington, D.C.
The compound in green tea that looks like it has potent anti-inflammatory abilities is called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). They found that this compound inhibited the production of certain molecules in the immune system which cause inflammation. This inflammation is found in the joints in rheumatoid arthritis.
“Our research is a very promising step in the search for therapies for the joint destruction experienced by people who have rheumatoid arthritis,” said Salah-uddin Ahmed, Ph.D., lead researcher on the study.
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Original post by Mark Barone
March 31, 2007 at 2:02 am · Filed under Heart and Lung, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Food and Nutrition, Arthritis, Health
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(Best Syndication) British researchers say that a relatively small amount of omega-3 fatty acid can lower blood pressure. The King’s College team believes eating a non-fish based source of Omega-3 could also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The omega-3 tested came from algae and not from fish. So what is the difference? Fish oil contains both Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) while algae omega-3 contains only DHA. Since there are vegetarians that do not eat fish, the researchers wanted to know if DHA alone could lower blood pressure.
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Original post by Jeffrey Workman
March 30, 2007 at 12:26 pm · Filed under Food and Nutrition, Diet and Fitness, Mind, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia
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Balancing out our dietary intake of fatty acids can help in clinical depression and some kinds of inflammatory diseases according to a report published online in the journal, Psychosomatic Medicine.
The researchers say that Americans eat way to much omega-6 than they do omega-3 fatty acid. On average an American eats a 20-to-1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. The researchers say that it should be more like 4-to-1 or even better a 2-to-1 ratio.
The Ohio State University researchers completed a long series of experiments to see if there are any relationships between psychological stress and immunity. They also added dietary questions to the studies to see how that would play a role in a person’s health.
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Original post by Jeffrey Workman
