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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Resources & Illnesses Associated with Iodine Deficiency
It's a long list that includes:
GERD
low testosterone
migraines
uterine fibroids,
fibromylagia
lower back pain
allergies and sinus problems
asthma
prostate issues
fibrocystic breasts
Paget's disease
brain fog
mental retardation
still births
dark thoughts, depression, anxiety
hair loss
lesions
cherry angiomas
candida
genital herpes
stunted growth
This book has knocked my socks off and I plan on reading it at least ten times before moving on to predecessor books such as: Iodine: Why You Need It Why You Can't Live Without It by Dr. David Brownstein.
TIPS Resources on the web include Breast Cancer Choices and Iodine Research
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Heartburn for the Holidays? Watch your B12 The Essentials of Health
If you have been indulging for the holidays (and who hasn't?) you may be experiencing a little heartburn just about now. Below is the clinical proof on the downside of taking all those heartburn medications. Before you start popping Rolaids, Zantac and Alka Seltzer here is the GOOD news; You can take Active Calcium (by Usana Health Sciences) which has a ratio of 800 mg of Calcium to 400 of Magnesium per serving size. MAGNESIUM is a trace mineral critical for your body and what helps you digest food, helps your cells turn food into energy, and excrete what your body won't use. It's a natural anti acid! USANA"s Active Calcium is plant based and comes in chewable form too. You can get it with or without Vitamin K and if you need it dairy free it comes KOSHER.
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December 25, 2013
Acid reducing medications increase risk of B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 insufficiency is relatively common, especially in older
adults. Over time, an insufficient intake of vitamin B12 can cause an
outright deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency, if is not corrected, may
lead to serious complications such as dementia, nerve damage, anemia and
other potentially irreversible conditions.
A
recent study has shown that the use of the acid suppressing drugs known
as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine 2 receptor antagonists
(H2RAs) suppress the production of gastric acid and may further
complicate B12 malabsorption.
In this study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers sought to examine the association between long-term exposure to these medications and vitamin B12 deficiency.
The
study included 25,956 adults diagnosed over the past 4.5 years with B12
deficiency and 184,199 subjects that were not deficient. Pharmacy
records were used to provide information to determine who had been
prescribed PPIs or H2RAs for at least two years.
Compared
to those not taking the medications, there was a 65% greater risk of a
B12 deficiency among those who were taking proton pump inhibitors and a
25% greater chance of deficiency among those using the histamine 2
receptor blockers for 2 years or more. The risk of deficiency was nearly
doubled in those taking the higher dosages of PPIs compared to those
not using the medications. After discontinuation of the drugs, the
strength of the association was lessened.
The
results of this study show that previous and current gastric acid
inhibitor use is associated with an increased risk of vitamin B12
deficiency. While these findings do not recommend against the
appropriate use of these medications, these results should be considered
when balancing the benefits and risks of using these medications. In
addition, it is also advisable that the lowest effective dosage should
be used.
Lam JR, Schneider JL, Zhao W, Corley DA. Proton pump inhibitor and histamine 2 receptor antagonist use and vitamin B12 deficiency. JAMA. 2013 Dec 11;310(22):2435-42. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.280490. | |||
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Fascinating. Food. Exercise Infuences Neural response in the Brain
How many times have you heard that cardio or high intensity exercise is important for healthy weight and just groaned? It turns out it's true and for you geeks out there who need convincing to get off the couch, onto the trampoline, into the pool,on the bike or running track, check out this fascinating study from Usana Health Sciences weekly Essentials of Health bulletin. Your brain is a genius that loves exercise! So get up, get out and work in 25 minutes of exercise daily even if its just walking! Your brain and waistline will thank you!
The effects of high-intensity exercise on neural responses to images of food
At a Glance Increased physical activity is known to be associated with long-term successful weight loss maintenance due to mechanisms more complex than simply increased energy expenditure. A new study using MRI imaging has shown that intense exercise not only affects energy output, but it also may influence how people respond to food cues.
Read more about this research below.
Short bouts of intense exercise are known to suppress hunger through appetite regulating hormones. In a new study published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers aimed to determine the effects of high-intensity exercise on central (brain) response to visual food stimuli. The study included 15 healthy men of normal weight that completed two 60 minute experiments: exercise (running at 70% maximum aerobic capacity) and a resting control. After each trial, images of high and low-calorie foods were viewed and the brain response to the foods was measured using an MRI. After the bout of exercise, thirst and core body temperature were increased while appetite response was significantly suppressed. Exercise significantly suppressed ghrelin (an appetite stimulating hormone) and enhanced the release of peptide YY (an appetite reducing hormone). When compared to the resting control, neural (brain) response in the brain’s reward related regions were stimulated in response to viewing the images of low-calorie foods but suppressed upon viewing images of high-calorie foods.
This study has shown that high intensity exercise increases neural responses in reward-related regions of the brain in response to images of low-calorie foods and suppresses activation during the viewing of high-calorie foods. These central responses are associated with exercise-induced changes in peripheral signals related to appetite-regulation and hydration status.
Daniel R Crabtree et al. The effects of high-intensity exercise on neural responses to images of food. December 4, 2013, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.071381
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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