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- 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: 1001 - 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: 1177 - A Surprise Finding: Endothelial Cells Rejuvenate Your Liver - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Byron RichardsYour liver is the “brain of your body” and its healthy function is required for your ongoing well being. Your liver is potentially damaged by pollution, excess alcohol, medications, street drugs, internal “plumbing” problems, and excess food. For the first time, a process by which your liver ...
Views: 1297 - Are Low Fat Diets Helping to Cause Type 2 Diabetes? - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Byron RichardsResearchers at the Harvard School of Public Health1, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, have come to the conclusion that dietary intake of high-fat dairy offers significant protection against developing a variety of metabolic problems, including the onset of type 2 diabetes. ...
Views: 1144 - Alpha GPC for Focus, Memory, and Cognitive Ability - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Byron RichardsAlpha GPC (L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine) is a unique form of choline that has been proven to boost attention, mental focus, memory, and cognitive ability. It helps build brain cell membranes as well as contributing to the formation of acetylcholine neurotransmitters that are vital for ...
Views: 2060 - Berries for Brain Protection - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Byron RichardsBlueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc. – America is a berry rich country. These wonder foods are well known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties due for the most part to the substances that give them color, polyphenols, or more specifically anthocyanins. A new array of ...
Views: 1243(1 vote) - 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: 1831 - 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: 1168 - 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: 1201 - 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: 1712 - 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: 1227 - 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: 1085 - 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: 1039 - High-Fat Diet May Adversely Alter Your Brain Structure - by Submitted on Aug 26, 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: 1281(2 votes) - Sirtuin1 During Calorie Restriction – Application for Weight Management - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Byron RichardsSirtuin1 is a longevity gene that is activated during times of food scarcity. It enables metabolism and your brain to maintain a higher level state of function. The activation of this gene by eating less food is central to the anti-aging theory of calorie restriction. The ...
Views: 1225(1 vote) - Human Study Proves Resveratrol Lowers Inflammatory Gene Signaling - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Byron RichardsA common dietary supplement form of resveratrol, taken at the relatively low dose of 40 mg per day for 6 weeks, could turn down the primary inflammatory gene signal known as NF-kappaB and consequently lower key markers of inflammation such as TNFa, IL6, and C-reactive protein. Since the ...
Views: 1146(1 vote) - Stupid Calcium Study Needlessly Worries Women - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Byron RichardsIn a stunning display of nonsense the British Medical Journal has again published bogus garbage from the New Zealand’s University of Auckland, leading to the flawed conclusion (really an opinion) that dietary supplements of calcium could increase cardiovascular events. What you ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - Calcium is Required for Energy Production - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Byron RichardsMost people think about calcium in terms of its vital role in bone building. However, the flow of calcium in and out of all cells is vital to cellular function. A new study shows that if calcium signaling is lacking then cell energy systems break down and the cells start eating ...
Views: 1645(1 vote) - 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: 1318 - 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 ...
Views: 4868 - 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: 1210 - 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: 1451 - Vitamin E Protects Lungs from Damage - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Byron RichardsA new study in women over the age of 45 has shown that long-term, regular use of vitamin E can lower the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers. “The findings from our study suggest that increasing vitamin E prevents COPD,” ...
Views: 1182(4 votes) - Quercetin as an Anti-Cancer Nutrient - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Byron RichardsQuercetin is a common flavonoid found in many fruits and plants. Numerous studies are now being published regarding quercetin’s anti-cancer properties. Some of these studies show how quercetin in and of itself provides significant anti-cancer activity. A number of other studies show how ...
Views: 1359(1 vote) - Olive Leaf Extract Offsets Stress of High Calorie Intake - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Byron RichardsIt is ironic that food, which is so vital to survival, when consumed in excess is literally poison to your metabolism. Excess consumption of fat and carbohydrates rapidly leads to cardiovascular malfunction, liver malfunction, and numerous metabolic changes associated with easy weight gain and ...
Views: 1286(1 vote) - Maximizing DHA Intake Supports Weight Loss - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Byron RichardsDHA is now recognized as a superior nutrient for cardiovascular health, cognitive function, memory, mood, learning, vision quality (including protection against macular degeneration), bone health, fertility, cancer prevention, and inflammation reduction. Somewhat less understood is its vital ...
Views: 1264(1 vote) - Poor Response to Exercise in Young Type 2 Diabetics - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Byron RichardsType 2 diabetes is a difficult health problem because multiple aspects of calorie utilization simply don’t work properly. A study with young adults (ages 18 - 25) shows the cellular problem is worse than thought. Normally exercise conditions cells to make more energy by facilitating the ...
Views: 1074(2 votes) - The Addictive Nature of Compulsive Eating - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Byron RichardsIs there any difference between obsessive eating and drug addiction? The answer, as far as brain circuitry is concerned, is no. Both problems are about reward circuitry in the brain gone awry. Pleasure is required for survival and pleasure is required for addiction – a conundrum of the ...
Views: 1306(1 vote) - The Effects of Green Tea on Weight Management - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Byron RichardsGreen tea is a rich source of polyphenol catechins. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the most active form of the catechins responsible for green tea’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic effects. Green tea also contains caffeine, which appears to act synergistically with EGCG to ...
Views: 1532(1 vote) - How Imbalanced Digestive Bacteria Cause Obesity & Heart Disease - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Byron RichardsScience now reveals that the foreign contents within your digestive tract play a dramatic role in your energy level, metabolic function, body weight, and cardiovascular health. While it is not the only causative factor involved in obesity and the metabolic syndrome it is a significant ...
Views: 1535(2 votes) - Vitamin D is Needed to Fight and Prevent the Flu - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Byron RichardsThis past year everyone saw with their own two eyes that our government’s public health officials had no problem using fear to influence Americans to be guinea pigs for an experimental H1N1 vaccine. It was equally obvious that the government cried wolf and has egg on its face, as their ...
Views: 1179(6 votes) - Snacking is Damaging Health; Mrs. Obama is Off Target - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Byron RichardsA study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs paints a picture of children who can’t stop eating. They are addicted to junk food snacks and they just can’t seem to stop. They are getting larger and hungrier by the minute. They have three extra meals per day in the form of snacks, ...
Views: 1249(3 votes) - The Poorly Developing ADHD Brain - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Byron RichardsA study done at the National Institute of Mental Health has used neuroanatomical magnetic resonance image technology to document developmental changes in brain structure in normal children and those with ADHD. It is already known that asymmetrical development is associated with healthy motor ...
Views: 1726(4 votes) - Abnormal Brain Structure in Schizophrenia - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Byron RichardsThe post-mortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia compared to normal brain shows severe dysregulation in the matrix outside of brain cells that holds them together in key regions of the subconscious brain associated with learning, memory, and the processing of stress. The ...
Views: 1517(3 votes) - High Intake of EPA/DHA Reduces Risks for Cardiovascular Disease - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Byron RichardsBy now just about everyone is aware that consuming essential fatty acids like DHA is vital to your cardiovascular health, weight management, and general inflammation reduction. In general, the more health problems you have relating to cardiovascular health, blood sugar, weight, and ...
Views: 1344(2 votes) - Omega 3 Fatty Acids Prevent Serious Mental Health Problems - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Byron RichardsThe use of atypical anti-psychotic medication to treat and prevent serious mental health problems such as schizophrenia is barbaric and causes severe adverse health effects including sexual dysfunction, obesity, and diabetes. A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted ...
Views: 1242(7 votes) - Omega 3 Oils Slow Aging by Preserving Telomeres - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Byron RichardsOmega 3 oils, especially DHA, are routinely in the headlines for their extensive science demonstrating the ability to reduce heart disease, lower triglycerides, improve brain function, help weight management, and reduce the chronic low-grade inflammation associated with virtually any disease of ...
Views: 1834(2 votes) - Top 10 Health Stories of 2009 - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2009 from Byron Richards2009 was a busy year as gene-related exploration tools opened up a treasure trove of new discoveries. We’ve learned why some of the obvious good health habits, like getting enough sleep and exercise are more important than ever, and we’ve learned new things about health that were barely ...
Views: 1038(1 vote) - Top 10 Nutrients of 2009 - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2009 from Byron RichardsThis year saw an exciting expansion of scientific knowledge in support of the field of nutrition and dietary supplements to benefit human health. The more scientists learn about genes the more they realize that it is nutrients that make all the difference in terms of being healthy. This should ...
Views: 1373(5 votes) - Surprisingly High Cancer Risk from CT Scans - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Byron RichardsIsn’t it nice to know that the medical profession caused 29,000 future cases of cancer in 2007 from the CT scans it performed on patients (a great tool for future business). Think twice before falling for a heart scan add you hear on the radio, the risk for a woman getting cancer from it is 1 ...
Views: 1101(2 votes) - ADHD Linked to Early Life Instability & Sleep Problems - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Byron RichardsA new Canadian study analyzes the sleep habits from children age 1.5 to 5 years looking for an association between sleep problems and the development of ADHD. The study confirms something I have been pointing out for a number of years – that an unstable family sets the “stress thermostat” into ...
Views: 1676(2 votes) - New Science Questions Theory of Antidepressant Drugs - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Byron RichardsEva Redei, David Lawrence Stein Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern’s Feinberg School, has presented a study that throws a monkey wrench in the scientific rationale that is used to justify giving out antidepressant medication. She has clearly demonstrated, for the first time, that genes ...
Views: 1563(3 votes) - Monsanto’s Toxic and Mutated World – Is Sugar Safe to Eat? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Byron RichardsIt should come as no surprise when a Monsanto product poisons the earth and our food. Our planet has never recovered from the forty-year Monsanto-led PCB contamination that was banned in the U.S. in 1977. To this day environmental PCBs continue to degrade into highly toxic furans and dioxins, ...
Views: 1980(3 votes) - Quercetin: A Rising Star for Nerves, Immunity, and Metabolism - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Byron RichardsQuercetin is a common flavonoid found in many fresh fruits and vegetables. It has been in widespread use in the dietary supplement industry for the past two decades due to its natural anti-histamine properties. New research is dramatically expanding our understanding of this nutrient, ...
Views: 3473(2 votes) - Low Iron Can Cause Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Byron RichardsA new discovery about the need for iron in your brain stem (where pain registers) opens the door for an additional approach to chronic pain that may be of immense benefit to many people who are currently suffering. It has been proposed for a number of years that one cause of restless legs ...
Views: 9112(3 votes) - Can Vitamin D Help Prevent H1N1 Swine Flu from Spreading? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Byron RichardsIt seems simple enough to understand. A well person contracts swine flu from a sick person, who, once sick, passes it along to another. In the case of H1N1 swine flu, most of the population is not familiar with the virus, thus it has the potential to readily spread from sick to well. Sick ...
Views: 1283(3 votes) - Which Whey to Go - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Byron RichardsIn the world of dietary supplements and functional foods there are many choices in terms of product quality, and whey protein is no exception. This is especially true when a used-car sales pitch is used in an effort to make products look and sound far better than what is actually under the ...
Views: 2100(3 votes) - The New Flu Vaccine Hype is Over-Rated - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Byron RichardsThe news media and our federal government are trumpeting the early release of data from H1N1 swine flu vaccine trials. The headlines would have you believe that the new vaccine is a major success. In some ways it is and in other ways it isn’t. Early data from swine flu vaccine trials show ...
Views: 940(3 votes) - Using Nutrition to Help Perceive and Combat Swine Flu - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Byron RichardsThere is valid concern that the H1N1 swine flu will readily infect Americans this flu season, resulting in high numbers of swine flu cases around the country. Already the CDC is reporting significant swine flu symptoms and swine flu cases in all states. This is because this new version of the ...
Views: 1023(3 votes) - The Narrow Scope of Flu Vaccine Usefulness - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Byron RichardsLet’s assume for the moment that a textbook H1N1 swine flu vaccine is actually produced. Let’s put aside our concerns about its potential toxicity, adverse side effects, or the difficulty in getting a vaccine that actually looks like the current flu problem. And let’s focus on a more ...
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