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- Avandia and Actos Increase Fracture Risk - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Byron RichardsThe often-prescribed diabetic medications Avandia and Actos have now been proven to cause an increase risk in fractures in postmenopausal women. In men if these drugs are combined with a potassium-robbing diuretic, then the fracture risk is also increased. The FDA is currently considering ...
Views: 1259 - Bone Health Can Help Prevent Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from Byron RichardsA unique strain of mouse was bred to have no insulin receptors on its bone-building osteoblasts, although it had insulin receptors every place else. The mouse became fat. As it aged it grew even fatter and its blood sugar levels shot up and it developed severe insulin resistance. The mouse ...
Views: 1346 - Chlorella Protects Against Methylmercury - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Byron RichardsMethylmercury is a highly toxic compound that binds tightly to nerves, inducing significant nerve damage. It can cross the placenta and injure the fetus. Chlorella is algae with the ability to absorb methylmercury. Research now shows that chlorella can significantly reduce the toxicity of ...
Views: 1032 - DHA Protects Circulation from Dietary Abuse - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Byron RichardsAmericans are progressing towards heart disease in alarming numbers, with significant signs of poor cardiovascular health occurring even in our overweight teenagers. Whether young or old, DHA from fish oil can help offset the stress of a poor diet and dietary indiscretions. While I’m all in ...
Views: 1233 - Fisetin for Neuro-Protection - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Byron RichardsFisetin is a unique polyphenol flavonoid that has demonstrated a high level of neuro-protection along with improvement of memory. A standardized extract of fisetin is now undergoing extensive scientific studies by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to prove its value for general brain ...
Views: 1858 - High-Fat Diet May Adversely Alter Your Brain Structure - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Byron RichardsIn a rather sobering study, scientists have demonstrated that a high-fat diet has the potential to drastically alter the architecture of the brain, resulting in poor circulation within the brain, down-regulated metabolism, and outright brain damage in areas of the brain central to appetite ...
Views: 1074 - How Bad Fat Programs Future Generations to Be Obese - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Byron RichardsA new study indicates that one major factor causing today’s obesity epidemic is the garbage fat diet of Americans for the past century. The Western diet is almost void of omega 3 essential fatty acids. Instead, high levels of omega 6 oils, such as corn oil and soy oil, have found their way ...
Views: 1114 - Major Blood Pressure Discovery Offers Immediate Solutions - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Byron RichardsBritish researchers using state-of-the-art x-ray technology have identified the primary reason blood pressure elevates in the first place. A key regulatory protein that regulates blood pressure, angiotensinogen, is damaged or oxidized by free radicals. This leads to a chain of events that are ...
Views: 1189 - MRSA Threatens World Health - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Byron RichardsAmericans have entered into a new type of competition with the Chinese – who will produce the next bacterial superbug plague first? This is no laughing matter. Earlier this year researchers reported that 48,000 Americans are killed each year by hospital-acquired infections. This atrocity ...
Views: 1479 - Overweight People Need Extra Antioxidants for Exercise - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Byron RichardsOverweight people are routinely told to exercise more. However, a study in overweight adolescent girls shows that exercise increases free radical stress due to the inefficient utilization of extra oxygen during the exercise process. This means that exercise in the presence of a lack of ...
Views: 1209 - Potassium Offsets Salt-Induced Cardiovascular Distress - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Byron RichardsPotassium is highly concentrated in your cells, whereas sodium (salt) is concentrated between your cells. New science is showing that a lack of potassium is a primary reason why salt can cause high blood pressure and cardiovascular damage. This is especially important in the summer ...
Views: 1234 - Taurine Offsets Multiple Stressors of High Blood Sugar - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Byron RichardsWhen your fasting blood sugar rises above 90 your body enters into a state of stress trying to deal with extra sugar. This is true long before blood sugar rises to the level of type 2 diabetes. The extra sugar in your circulation is a challenge for the health of your arteries, heart, ...
Views: 1741 - Vitamin K2: Bones, Cardiovascular Health, Blood Sugar Control & Cancer Prevention - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Byron RichardsVitamin K is an important antioxidant nutrient well known for its important assistance in the clotting of blood. It is also the target of the commonly over-prescribed Coumadin, adding to society-wide problems of vitamin K deficiency. Ironically, such deficiency causes hardening of the arteries ...
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