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Glycemic index and inflammation
This article is very important. It is the reason behind much of the chronic diseases in this country. Glycemic index is a measure of how much a particular carbohydrate rasises your blood sugar. The higher the glycemic index the higher … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Nutrition
Tagged c-reactive protein, CRP, glycemic index, inflammation
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Happiness in the sun
Low vitamin D levels have been found to be linked to depression. This study performed by UT Southwestern psychiatrists and published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings revealed people with low vitamin D levels had an increased risk of depression. Conversely, … Continue reading
Alzheimer’s and diet
This study again confirms the finding of other studies that a diet high in vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D will help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. This particular study looked at brain shrinkage, or atrophy, which is a key … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, brain atrophy, brain shrinkage, fruits, omega-3 fatty acids, vegetables, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E
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Acupuncture prevents radiation induced dry mouth
This is an important study from MD Anderson Cancer Center and Fudan Cancer Center in Shanghai. There have been small studies suggesting a benefit of acupuncture for dry mouth. This was the first randomized controlled trial. The patients were being … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer Therapy
Tagged acupuncture, dry mouth, quality of life, radiaion therapy, xerostomia
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Lack of Sun equals Low Vitamin D
This research goes into the “no duh” category. Vitamin D is produced from sun exposure, so lack of sun exposure is sure to lead to vitamin D deficiency unless you get it from other sources. Still, it is important to … Continue reading
Prevention of diabetes in African American population with exercise and vegetarian diet
This article compares two groups of African Americans; Seventh Day Adventists, who encourage vegetarian diet and abstinence from alcohol, and a non-Adventist African American group. They found in their comparison, that the vegetarian group had a 70% less chance of … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise, Nutrition
Tagged diabetes, exercise, fruits, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian diet
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Low Vitamin D Common In Spine Surgery Patients
I’m not sure how many more articles like this we need. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread. I’m at the point that I don’t check the blood level all the time because most of the time it is low, especially in … Continue reading
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Tagged back surgery, bone healing, cancer, high blood pressure, vitamin D, vitamin D receptor
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Vitamin K prevents fractures and cancer
Don’t just read the headline when you read the news. This particular article should read “vitamin K prevents bone fractures and cancer”, instead is reads “Vitamin D does not stem bone mineral density decline in postmenopausal women with osteopenia, study … Continue reading
