Facts about Fat: Can fats make us Fatter?
Facts about Fats Will the fat that you eat go onto your arteries? Atherosclerosis is caused by oxidized LDL particles penetrating the arterial wall, inciting inflammation, and damaging the arterial tissue. It is not caused by fat mechanistically attaching itself to the surface of the arteries like fat in a kitchen pipe. Also, it’s not like you eat some butter and that butter gets directed straight into your bloodstream. Your blood doesn’t have oil slicks running through it, or congealed droplets of grease gumming up the passageways. Will dietary cholesterol in food increase my total cholesterol? No, only if …
Complications of cold and flu
Colds and flu can have serious complications like encephalitis, Reye`s syndrome, bronchitis, sinusitis, heart attack, can aggravate other pre-existing conditions and can also cause dehydration in the elderly. Encephalitis Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain and though serious, but not common as a complication in children. Signs and symptoms include: fever, headache, irritability, change in level of consciousness, hallucinations, muscle weakness, loss of sensation or paralysis, tremors and sometimes seizures. If you see any of the above, it needs urgent medical attention. Reye`s Syndrome This is also a rare condition, but normally associated with aspirin use in children during flu. Symptoms start with …
Aloe Vera – the real benefits
“You ask me what were the secret forces which sustained me during my long fasts. Well, it was my unshakeable faith in God, my simple and frugal lifestyle and the aloe, whose benefits I discovered upon my arrival in South Africa at the end of the 19th century.” Mahatma Gandhi Aloe Vera works on two main areas It works on membranes like the skin and linings of sinuses, nose, throat, digestive system, lungs and genital tract Secondly, it works on the immune system where it will protect the body against pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi and cancer cells Aloe Vera can be …
Impact of Diet on Prostate Cancer
Epidemiological studies suggest that environmental factors may mediate the transformation of latent prostate cancer into clinically apparent tumors and that diet appears to influence this progression. Close correlations between average per capita fat intake and prostate cancer mortality internationally generated interest in underlying mechanisms for this link, such as through serum levels of androgens, free radicals, proinflammatory fatty acid metabolites, or insulin-like growth factor. Much interest currently lies in the potential of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) to play a chemo preventative role in prostate cancer. Lycopene, a potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, may exert a protective effect in the …
The Secret Weapon Against Arterial Plaque – EDTA
EDTA-Chelation therapy has been conclusively shown to be up to 82% effective at dissolving the plaque that blocks arteries and has more benefits: High cholesterol, homocysteine, and blood pressure—key risk factors for heart and brain problems may be reduced to normal levels Irregular heart beats and palpitations can be reduced and eliminated Angina and general chest pains may be eased Edema (swelling of the lower legs and ankles)—a symptom of congestive heart problems—can be alleviated Chronic shortness of breath can be eased Cold, numb, and painful extremities can be warmed and soothed Paralysis due to heavy metals toxicity can …
Calcium supplementation: Calcium In The Bones Or In The Arteries?
Calcium may be beneficial or deadly depending on where it ends up in your body. Taking any calcium in excess or isolation, without complementary nutrients like magnesium, vitamin D and vitamin K2, which help keep your body in balance, can have adverse effects, such as calcium building up in coronary arteries and causing heart attacks. Even taking calcium with vitamin D does not appear to be enough to prevent these types of adverse effects. Robert Thompson, M.D. wrote a book on this subject called The Calcium Lie, which explains that bone is composed of at least a dozen minerals, and …
Candida: Questionnaire and Score Sheet
If you would like to know if your health problems are yeast connected, take this comprehensive questionnaire. Filling out and scoring this questionnaire should help you and your physician evaluate the possible role Candida albicans contributes towards your health problems. Yet, it will not provide an automatic ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. Section A – history Points Tick Tick the relevant box and add up your score at the end. __ 1. Have you taken tetracycline’s or other antibiotics for acne for 1 month Or longer? 35 __ 2. Have you at any time in your life …
Special Diets: Diabetic Diet
The diet should always form the basis of any diabetic treatment regimen, whether or not you are on medication. Here are a few easy-to-follow dietary guidelines which will ensure that maximum benefit is derived from the medication that has been prescribed for you. Avoid Foods containing simple sugars e.g. sweets and cookies Pastries Excessive intake of the sweetener sorbitol Where possible sorbitol must be replaced with Zylitol or Stevia. Freshly baked products e.g. muffins, cakes, bread etc. Certain fruits e.g. pineapples, citrus fruit juice and water melon Carbonated (gassy) drinks Increase Foods rich in high …
Special Diets: Alkaline Diet
These guidelines are recommended for “acidic” conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatism and cystitis. Acidic by-products, which come naturally from the intestines, are usually neutralized and eliminated through the liver, lungs and kidneys. Illnesses can occur if the body produces too much “acid” or if the metabolic processes fail to detoxify it. The foods allowed in this “alkaline” diet can reduce the general levels of “acidity” in the body. Foods Allowed Fish, preferably fresh and white Soya milk Goats and sheep produce such as milk, cheese and yoghurt Pulses (peas, beans, lentils) Oats, brown rice, corn (maize), whole-wheat pasta, millet, 100% …
Special Diets: Cholesterol Lowering Diet
Advisable In Moderation Not Advised Cereal Wholemeal flour, oatmeal, wholemeal bread, wholegrain cereals, porridge oats, crisp breads, wholegrain rice and pasta, sweet corn White flour, white bread, sugar coated breakfast cereals, white rice, pasta Fancy breads e.g. croissants, savoury cheese biscuits, cream crackers Fruit and Vegetables All fresh and frozen vegetables – peas, broad beans, sweet corn. Dried beans and lentils are particularly high in fibre. Baked potato – eat skins wherever possible. Fresh fruit and dried fruit Chips if cooked in suitable oil or fat, avocado pears, olives Potato crisps, chips cooked in unsuitable oil or fat. Nuts …
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