***Preventing Sudden Death with n-3 (Omega-3) Fatty Acids and Defibrillators***
Remember all the hoopla about adding automated external defib units in public places because it would save lives? Well, increasing blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids is 8 times more effective. But you already knew this because it was all over the news... Just kidding!! Also to consider is that placment of AEDs really won't do a whole heck of alot to reduce risk of other diseases like diabetes and certain cancers. Read more

***Consumption of One Egg Per Day Increases Serum Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Older Adults without Altering Serum Lipid and Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations***
Eggs really have gotten a bad rap over the past decade or so because we were so caught up in the mistaken notion that dietary cholesterol = serum cholesterol. This just isn't true. In addition to being a good protein source, the veg-a-fed eggs will be high is omega-3 fatty acids. As if this wasn't exciting enough, the coloring of the yolk is provided by carotenoids. This study finds that the consumption of one egg per day is able to raise the serum levels of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin; both of which are known to protect the retina. Read more

***Immunity and Antioxidant Capacity in Humans Is Enhanced by Consumption of a Dried, Encapsulated Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate***
Given that I am not in support of replacing your 8-10 servings of fruits and veggies a day with some type of pill, let's just keep the results of this one secret. Basically, for 77 days, participants took a drink mix with fruit and vegetable concentrate. Markers of healthy immune function and protection of DNA were all increased within the time frame. I have actually come to support the concept of a "greens" drink given how much broad-spectrum antioxidant power these drinks possess. Read more

***A pecan-enriched diet increases gamma-tocopherol/cholesterol and decreases thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in plasma of adults***
While the addition of any type of nuts to the diet improving health is not surprising, the blood levels of the tocopherols WERE interesting. Recall that most supplement forms of Vit E are in the alpha tocopherol form. While the alpha form was initially thought to be the most potent of the tocopherols, research has since shown that the gamma tocopherol is much more protective for heart disease. This study found a very nice 10% increase in serum gamma tocopherol when pecans were added to the diet and well as lowered markers of oxidative stress. Interestingly, levels of alpha tocopherol dropped. This illustrates why some of the higher quality Vit E supplements will have mixed tocopherols--because supplementation of one form may lower the levels of another form (it is known that supplementation of the alpha form will lower levels of gamma in the blood). Read more

***Infertility, infertility treatment, and congenital malformations***
This is really a very bad omen. I've said it before and I will say it again. We are messing with Darwin and there will be a serious price to be paid for our intervention. Forget Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs--the ONLY reason a species exists is to propagate its own. So, if a couple is infertle, there is a definate reason why Mother Nature does not want this couple to reproduce. Many times there is a physiological problem that needs to be fixed and before the couple cl become pregnant. If we don't fix that problem and we force anpregnancy onto this couple, we have dramatically shifted the balance of Nature. There is a point at which medicine needs to decide that the best intervention is NO intervention. Read more

***Sunscreen enhancement of UV-induced reactive oxygen species in the skin***
Doesn't this just run contrary to public health recommendations?? Basically, the addition of sunscreen, after one hour, ends up creating MORE damage to the skin than not using sunscreen. This is compounded by the fact that sunscreen blocks Vit D production by up to 98%. So, not only does our public health measures promote the use of SPF 900 when walking from the house to the care\ to block all potential sunlight formation of Vit D, but using that sunscreen will ultimately result is greater damage and risk of cancer to the skin. Quite a kick in the gluts, huh? Read more

***Prevalence of Fatty Liver in Children and Adolescents***
Well, if you're in support of the concept that the health of our society is going to Hell in a handbasket, you'll love this study. A staggering 13% of children aged 2-19 had fatty liver. Fatty liver. The pre-liver cirrhosis stuff. As if children did not already have the health card stacked against them from their parents' poor health choices during pregnancy and as an infant. Now we will have to add liver failure to the list of conditions that children are going to be getting earlier and earlier--right next to breast cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Read more

***Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates TNF production from immune cells to enhance osteoblast and osteoclast formation***
While this was a mouse study, it does have some potentially important implications. First, it further confirms the role that inflammation plays in bone loss. Basically, the more inflammation present, the more cells that are produced to break down bone (osteoclasts) and thus greater bone loss. The marker of inflammation, TNF-alpha, was increased by FSH, a hormone that will increase around peri-menopause as the body tries to jump-start the ovaries to release an egg. Next implications, ascorbic acid was found to prevent this increase in osteoclasts in the presence of elevated TNF alpha. Read more

***A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Comparison of Lipid-Related Indexes for Symptoms of Atherosclerotic Disease***
"In conclusion, these observations add to the published data suggesting that LDL cholesterol may not be the best target of lipid-lowering treatment strategies." Wow. What's the average primary care doc going to do? We've become so blinded to checking LDL and total cholesterol that we haven't seemed to notice that other markers do a much better job of predicting heart disease then cholesterol. I can honestly tell you that I've had patients come in being aggressively put on statins for a cholesterol level under 230 that would've responded to something as simple as a handul of almonds. Read more

***Risk of Colorectal Cancer Is Linked to Erythrocyte Compositions of Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Dietary Intakes of Fish, Fat, and Fatty Acids***
Another wow. Look at these odds ratios...as high as an 9.45 times increase in risk of colon cancer with higher levels of saturated fat / lower levels of healthier fats in red blood cells. This is one of those reasons I have such a beef with our national organizations. Information like this needs to be disseminated to everyone within earshot. Just by increasing our intake of healthier fats and reducing intake of unhealthy fats we could make a serious dent in the rates of one of the greater cancer killers. But our national organizations remain silent, instead pushing to collect ever more money to find a "cure" for a very preventable disease. Read more

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