Archive | April, 2009
Insufficient vitamin D may boost asthma risk
Children with insufficient vitamin D levels may be at higher risk of developing asthma, suggests a new study from equatorial Costa Rica. Vitamin D levels were also associated with increased frequency of hospitalization, according to a study with 616 Costa Rican children with asthma published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Continue reading...Celery flavonoid may cut ovarian cancer risk
30. April 2009
Increased intake of the flavonoid apigenin, found in celery, parsley, and tomato sauce, may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by 20 per cent, suggests a new study from Harvard. Other common dietary flavonoids, like myricetin, kaempferol, quercetin, and luteolin, had no effects on the risk of ovarian cancer, according to findings published in the International Journal of Cancer.
Continue reading...Work Strife Stresses the Heart
24. April 2009
"Work stress is bad for the heart, because it causes your body to be in a state of high arousal all the time," said Dr. Redford Williams, director of the behavioral medicine research center at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. "There are a lot of physiological changes that go with this heightened state -- a raise in blood pressure, increased adrenaline and maybe inflammatory molecules, like CRP are elevated with chronic stress," he explained.
Continue reading...Carotenoids may halve metabolic syndrome risk
23. April 2009
Increased intakes of antioxidant carotenoids, and particularly lycopene, may reduce the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome by about 50 per cent, says a new study. Writing in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Dutch scientists report that middle-aged and elderly men with highest average intake of all carotenoids had a 58 per cent lower incidence of metabolic syndrome, while the highest intake of lycopene was associated with a 45 per cent lower incidence, compared to men with the lowest average intakes.
Continue reading...Optimize with pomegranate, green tea, and watercress
22. April 2009
The term “Phase I and Phase II Optimizers” refers to those substances with the ability to simultaneously influence and “optimize” the activity of certain Phase 1 and Phase 2 enzyme systems. Optimizers generally up regulate or induce Phase 2 enzymes; however, optimizing Phase 1 enzymes may mean down-regulating them when they are too high without [...]
Continue reading...Eating Charred, Well-done Meat May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk
22. April 2009
Previous research has shown that cooking meats at very high temperatures creates chemicals (heterocyclic amines, or HAs) that might increase cancer risk. Heterocyclic amines (HAs) are created by the burning of amino acids and other substances in meats cooked at particularly high temperatures and that are particularly well-done. HAs turn up in grilled and barbecued meat as well as broiled and pan-fried meat.
Continue reading...Vitamin D may boost heart health during weight loss
22. April 2009
With obesity rates still high – not only in developed countries but also, increasingly, in newly wealthy emerging markets, there is considerable attention to ways to trim down waistlines. The results of the new randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial indicate that vitamin D supplements may be useful as a means of boosting heart health during weight loss.
Continue reading...Body Cleansing on the News
20. April 2009
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Continue reading...Assessing Eight Modifiable Risk Factors of Sub-Optimal Aging
20. April 2009
Functional laboratory assessment can provide you with a solid diagnostic foundation for anti-aging therapies by delineating errors in systemic metabolism in eight important areas...
Continue reading...Assessing Your Health: 12 Important Questions
20. April 2009
Are you eating the appropriate diet for your metabolic type? Are your trace minerals and amino acids in balance? Twelve important questions to assess your personal health.
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