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Monday, July 09, 2018
ALMONDS
People eating 3 oz almonds w/ 1,000 calorie diet lost 43 lbs in 6 months vs 27 lbs w/ complex carbs
People eating 3 ounces of almonds per day (84 grams) as part of a 1,000 calorie per day, low-calorie diet lost 43 pounds in six (6) months compared to 26.6 pounds in people eating the same amount of complex carbohydrates according to a 2003 study from researchers at the City of Hope, National Medical Center in Duarte, California.
Almonds contain 32% fewer calories than previously thought, and 3 oz of almonds reduce calories absorbed of entire diet by 5%
In 2012, USDA researchers found almonds contain 32% fewer calories than previously thought, and found that 3 oz of almonds added to the diet reduced calories absorbed of the entire diet by 5%.
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Sunday, July 08, 2018
DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
74-85% of alcoholics sober & stable 3.5 years after nutritional therapy, Joan Mathews Larson PhD
Seventy-four percent (74%) to 85% of alcoholics were found to be sober and emotionally stable 3.5 years after going through the Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA founded by Joan Mathews Larson PhD who treats drug and alcohol problems as well as anxiety and depression with a nutritional approach.
This compares to about a 5% success with “Talk Therapy” based programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Saturday, July 07, 2018
FOOD ALLERGIES
Food allergies are the most common cause of depression notes Joan Mathews-Larson, PhD
The most common cause of depression and most mood disorders, including many schizophrenics, are brain allergies caused by foods that we are allergic to according to Joan Mathews-Larson, PhD, author of Depression-Free, Naturally: 7 Weeks to Eliminating Anxiety, Despair, Fatigue, and Anger from Your Life.
She notes that getting people to avoid foods that they are allergic to has provided the most amazing depression recoveries that Dr. Larson has seen in more than 30 years.
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Friday, July 06, 2018
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE
One ounce of dark chocolate per day lowered blood pressure 6 mm Hg, fasting blood sugar 8 mg/dl
People with type 2 diabetes and hypertension who were given one ounce (25 grams) of dark chocolate per day had a 6 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure (dropping from 137 to 131 mm Hg), a 6 mm Hg drop in diastolic blood pressure (dropping from 85 to 79 mm Hg), and an 8 mg/dl drop in fasting blood sugar (dropping from 138 to 130 mg/dl) over two months compared to people who given the same amount of white chocolate according to a study from the Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran.
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Thursday, July 05, 2018
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SAUNAS
Saunas 2-3 times per week associated with 20% lower risk of Alzheimer’s
Men who took saunas 2-3 times per week were 20% less likely to get dementia compared to men who took a sauna once a week according to a Finnish study that followed 2,315 healthy men aged 42-60 years at baseline for an average of 21 years.
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Saunas 4-7 times per week associated with 65% lower risk of Alzheimer’s
Men who took a sauna 4-7 times per week were 65% less likely to get Alzheimer’s compared to men who took a sauna once a week according to a Finnish study that followed 2,315 healthy men aged 42-60 years at baseline for an average of 21 years.
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Wednesday, July 04, 2018
Sauna use 2-3 times per week associated with 24% lower risk of death over 20 years
Finnish men who used a sauna 2-3 times per week were 24% less likely to die during an average follow-up of 20.7 years compared to men who used a sauna once a week according to a recent study.
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Finnish men who used a sauna 4-7 times per week were 40% less likely to die during an average follow-up of 20.7 years compared to men who used a sauna once a week according to a recent study.
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Tuesday, July 03, 2018
BLOOD DONATION
Each additional annual blood donation was associated with a 7.5% lower risk of death
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that blood donors experience lower mortality than the general population, but some have suggested that this may be due to healthier people donating blood.
A 2015 analysis of the Scandinavian Donation and Transfusion database (SCANDAT) found that after adjusting for the internal healthy donor effect, each additional annual donation of blood was associated with a 7.5% decreased risk of death over some number of years.
(I’m waiting for a copy of the study to find out the average number of years of follow-up.)
In other words, the more frequent someone donated blood, the lower their risk of death.
The analyses included 1,182,495 donors of whom 15,401 died during 9,526,627 person-years of follow-up.
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Monday, July 02, 2018
BLOOD DONATION
Men who donated blood were 88% less likely to have a heart attack over 9 years
Men who donated blood were 88% less likely to have a heart attack during a 9-year followup compared to men who did not donate blood according to a 1998 study from Finland.
This was after adjusting for age and coronary disease risk factors.
Only one (1) man out of 153 (0.7%) who had donated blood in the previous 24 months before baseline had a heart attack during 1984 to 1995, whereas 316 men of 2529 (12.5%) who had not donated blood had a heart attack.
“These findings suggest that frequent blood loss through voluntary blood donations may be associated with a reduced risk of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men,” the authors of the study concluded.
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Sunday, July 01, 2018
WATER INTAKE & WEIGHT LOSS
People drinking 17 oz of water before meals 3X per day lost an average of 9.5 lbs
People drinking 17 ounces (500 ml) of water thirty minutes before meals three times a day lost an average of 9.5 lbs after three months compared to only 1.8 lbs for those who preloaded with water only once a day or none at all according to a recent study conducted in Birmingham, England.
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Friday, June 29, 2018
DRUGS, DEPRESSION & SUICIDE
200 prescription drugs used in US list depression or suicidal symptoms as possible adverse effects
Two hundred (200) prescription drugs used in the U.S. list depression or suicidal symptoms as possible adverse effects according to a new paper from researchers at Columbia University in New York, NY, USA.
The percentage of people reporting depression using drugs with depression as a possible side effect were:
- 4.7% of people taking no (0) risky drugs
- 6.9% of people taking one (1) risky drug
- 9.5% of people taking two (2) risky drugs
- 15.3% of people taking three (3) risky drugs
Monday, June 25, 2018
L-CARNITINE & HEART ATTACKS
L-carnitine reduces all-cause mortality after a heart attack by 27%
L-carnitine reduces all-cause mortality after a heart attack by 27% according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
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L-carnitine reduces ventricular arrhythmias after a heart attack by 65%
L-carnitine reduces ventricular arrhythmias after a heart attack by 65% according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
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L-carnitine reduces development of angina after a heart attack by 40%
L-carnitine reduces development of angina after a heart attack by 40% according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
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L-carnitine reduces heart failure after a heart attack by 15%
L-carnitine reduces heart failure after a heart attack by 15% according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
However, there was a 21% chance that this difference seen between groups was due to random chance (P=0.21), in other words, it was not statistically significant, but this also means that there was a 79% chance the difference was due to the L-carnitine.
This means that it is likely that the L-carnitine following a heart attack also reduces the risk of developing heart failure.
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L-carnitine reduces death after a heart attack, minimum effective dose 2,000 mg per day
L-carnitine given after a heart attack
- reduces all-cause mortality by 27%
- reduces ventricular arrhythmias by 65%
- reduces development of angina (chest pain) by 40%
- reduces heart failure by 15%
- reduces infarct size
according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
The minimum effective dose seems to be 2 grams per day (2,000 mg).
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L-carnitine reduces death after a heart attack, optimum dose 6,000 to 9,000 mg per day
L-carnitine given after a heart attack
- reduces all-cause mortality by 27%
- reduces ventricular arrhythmias by 65%
- reduces development of angina (chest pain) by 40%
- reduces heart failure by 15%
- reduces infarct size
according to a meta-analysis of 13 studies.
The optimum dose seems to be 6-9 grams per day (6,000 to 9,000 mg per day).
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Sunday, June 24, 2018
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Psychiatric drugs have caused disability rates to skyrocket notes Robert Whitaker
Antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs have not caused disability rates to fall as one might expect, but instead, these drugs have caused disability rates to skyrocket according to author and journalist Robert Whitaker as he noted in a 2010 interview that he did with Joseph Mercola, DO, and in his book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America.
Number of people on government disability went from 1.25 million in 1987 to 4 million 20 years later
Whitaker notes that in 1987 when Prozac was introduced, there were 1.25 million people [ in the US ] on government disability due to mental illness.
As of 2010, twenty years later, there are 4 million people on government disability due to mental illness.
“So here we have this new embrace of a medication that is said to be a wonder drug and what do we see, we see disability rates do to depression and disability rates do to bipolar illness are skyrocketing [ because of these drugs ],” Whitaker says.
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Friday, June 22, 2018
ANTIDEPRESSANT SIDE EFFECTS
Side effects of antidepressants as reported by patients
Three-fourths of people (74%) taking antidepressants long-term reported withdrawal symptoms when they stopped their drug according to data from 180 patients who had taken antidepressants for 3-15 years.
89% reported antidepressants had improved their depression.
30% reported moderate-to-severe depression on antidepressants.
72% reported sexual problems on antidepressants.
65% reported failure to reach orgasm on antidepressants.
65% reported weight gain on antidepressants.
65% reported feeling emotionally numb on antidepressants.
55% reported “feeling not like myself” on antidepressants.
46% reported “reduced positive feelings” on antidepressants.
36% reported “caring less about others” on antidepressants.
43% reported feeling “addicted” to their antidepressant.
36% reported “suicidality” on antidepressants.
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Sunday, June 17, 2018
HARMS OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS
People taking amitriptyline for depression were 1.7-times more likely to commit suicide over 5 years
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking amitriptyline (Elavil) were 1.7-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking escitalopram (Lexapro) for depression were 2.3-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking escitalopram (Lexapro) were 2.3-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking citalopram (Celexa) for depression were 2.6-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking citalopram (Celexa) were 2.6-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking fluoxetine for depression were 2.6-times more likely to commit suicide over 5 years
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking fluoxetine (Prozac) were 2.6-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking sertraline (Zoloft) for depression were 2.9-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking sertraline (Zoloft) were 2.9-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking paroxetine (Paxil) for depression were 4-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking paroxetine (Paxil) were 4-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking trazodone for depression were 5-times more likely to commit suicide over 5 years
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking trazodone (Oleptro) were 5-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking venlafaxine (Effexor) for depression were 5.7-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking venlafaxine (Effexor) were 5.7-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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People taking mirtazapine (Remeron) for depression were 9.5-times more likely to commit suicide
Research shows that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide.
People given a diagnosis of depression who were taking mirtazapine (Remeron) were 9.5-times more likely to commit suicide over the next five (5) years compared to people given a diagnosis of depression who were taking no antidepressants according to a recent analysis.
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Saturday, June 16, 2018
DIET DRINKS
Women consuming 2 diet drinks per day were 30% more likely to have cardiovascular event over 8.7 yrs
Women who consumed 2 or more diet drinks per day were 30% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, over the next 8.7 years compared to women who consumed few to none, 0-3 diet drinks per month, according to a recent study.
This was after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Women consuming 2 diet drinks per day, 50% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease over 8.7 y
Women who consumed 2 or more diet drinks per day were 50% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease over the next 8.7 years compared to women who consumed few to none, 0-3 diet drinks per month, according to a recent study.
This was after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Women consuming 2 diet drinks per day were 30% more likely to die over 8.7 years
Women who consumed 2 or more diet drinks per day were 30% more likely to die from all causes over the next 8.7 years compared to women who consumed few to none, 0-3 diet drinks per month, according to a recent study.
This was after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Friday, June 15, 2018
CHOCOLATE & DIABETES
Chocolate lowers diabetes risk 7-41% in men
Men consuming 1-3 servings of chocolate per month were 7% less likely to get diabetes during an average follow-up of 9.2 years compared to men who never ate chocolate according to data from 18,235 male physicians in the Physicians Health Study.
Men consuming 1 serving of chocolate per week were 14% less likely to get diabetes during an average follow-up of 9.2 years compared to men who never ate chocolate according to data from 18,235 male physicians in the Physicians Health Study.
Men consuming 2 or more servings of chocolate/week were 17% less likely to get diabetes during an average follow-up of 9.2 years compared to men who never ate chocolate according to data from 18,235 male physicians in the Physicians Health Study.
The effect was much stronger in normal-weight men (BMI less than 25), and in men younger than 65.
In men younger than 65, those who consume 2 or more servings of chocolate/week were 27% less likely to get diabetes compared to those who never ate chocolate.
In normal-weight men (BMI less than 25), those who consume 2 or more servings of chocolate/week were 41% less likely to get diabetes compared to those who never ate chocolate.
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
People eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day lived 3.1 years longer
People who consumed one-half (0.5) serving of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of one (1) years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables according to a recent study which followed 38,221 men and 33,485 women who were 45- to 83-years-old for an average of 13 years.
People who consumed one (1) serving of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of 1.7 years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables.
People who consumed 2 servings of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of 2.5 years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables.
People who consumed 3 servings of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of 2.8 years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables.
People who consumed 4 servings of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of 3 years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables.
People who consumed 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day lived an average of 3.1 years longer than those who never consumed fruits and vegetables.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
CHOCOLATE & STROKE
People consuming most chocolate, 13% less likely to have stroke, 17% less likely hemorrhagic stroke
People consuming the most chocolate were 13% less likely to have a cerebral infarction (stroke), and 17% less likely to have a hemorrhagic stroke, according to data from six prospective studies.
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People consuming the most chocolate were 10% less likely to have coronary heart disease
People consuming the most chocolate were 10% less likely to have coronary heart disease, and 14% less likely to have a heart attack, according to data from six prospective studies.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
People consuming the most chocolate were 17% less likely to have a stroke over 10 years
The one-fourth of people with the highest intake of chocolate were 17% less likely to have a stroke over the next 10 years compared to the one-fourth of people who ate the least according to a study from Sweden.
A meta-analysis of 5 studies found similar results, that people consuming the most chocolate were 19% less likely to have a stroke (of any type) compared to people eating the least, the paper notes.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE
People who ate chocolate more than once a week were 48% less likely to get type 2 diabetes
People who ate chocolate more than once a week were 48% less likely to get type 2 diabetes over the next 5 years compared to people who never ate chocolate according to a new study.
This was after adjusting for cardiovascular, lifestyle and dietary factors including other polyphenol-rich beverages.
“Compounds in cocoa and chocolate have established cardiovascular benefits, including beneficial effects on insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus,” the paper notes.
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Statins increase risk of Type 2 diabetes 46% due to decreased insulin secretion and sensitivity
“Statin treatment increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 46%, attributable to decreases in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion,” concludes a 2015 study that followed 8,749 non-diabetic participants, 45– to 73-years-old, for 5.9 years.
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Saturday, June 09, 2018
DAIRY FAT
Higher levels of dairy fat byproducts in people associated with 46% lower risk of diabetes
The one-fourth of people with the highest levels of byproducts from dairy fat had a 46% lower risk of diabetes over about 15 years compared to the one-fourth of people with the lowest according to analysis of the blood of 3,333 adults in the Nurses’ Health Study of Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.
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