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Does Tea Tree Oil Help Kill Mold? July 15, 2010 www.naturalhealthezine.com Mold is not only an unsightly blemish in your home, it’s also dangerous to your health. Every type of mold can potentially cause health problems. Mold produces allergens that may trigger allergic reactions. They can even set off an asthma attack in people who are allergic to mold. Certain types of molds can produce strong irritants and toxins. People who are exposed to large amounts of indoor mold can experience a myriad of symptoms. These symptoms include the following: Breathing difficulties Asthma Allergies Cancer Chronic colds or recurring colds Problems with the central nervous system Chronic coughing Skin rashes Coughing up blood Chronic dandruff Diarrhea Skin rashes Dermatitis Headaches Kidney failure Loss of memory There are many more issues that mold can cause. The list of symptoms is ongoing, but you get the idea. Mold is hazardous to your health. When you get mold in your home, you want to get rid of is as soon as possible. When you first notice mold in your home, find out where it’s coming from. Mold can gather if there’s a water leak nearby, or in a damp place such as the shower area. Make sure to always hang towels up after a shower instead of just tossing them on the floor or in the hamper. If you let them hang dry before you put them in the hamper, mold will have a harder time of accumulating. If you have a leak that is causing the mold issue, fix that leak as soon as you can. How To Kill Mold There are many products on the market that can kill mold, but they can contain harmful ingredients. Bleach is said to kill mold, but I know for me, bleach irritates my throat and nose quite a bit, especially in copious amounts. There might be a solution to this problem. Tea tree oil is said to be able to kill mold. Tea tree oil is a clear, or almost clear, hydrophobic essential oil. This oil is extracted from the leaves of the Australian native Melaleuca akternifolia plant. The question is though, can tea tree oil help kill mold? The answer is yes! Tea tree oil is a natural mold killer. This oil is a natural fungicide, germicide, and it kills bacteria. It is a bit costly, but a little of this oil goes a long way. You’ll only be using a few drops at a time, but the mold will be gone. Tea tree oil works on a variety of surfaces that mold can be found. Such as ceilings, rugs, furniture, or shower tiles and curtains. The scent from tea tree oil is a bit strong, but the odor will go away after a few days. Tea Tree Oil Recipe To make a tea tree oil mold spray all you need to do is put two cups of water into a spray bottle and add one to two drops of tea tree oil. Close the bottle and give the it a few good shakes so it all mixes together thoroughly. Spray the moldy area completely with the mixture, and let it sit for few hours. If the area is really saturated with mold, let the spray sit over night. Then wipe the solution off with a clean damp rag. If you let the solution sit over night, it will become dry. Once you wipe the area clean with a damp rag, the mold should come off easily. If you have multiple areas with mold, you can always make more of the solution. Just add one drop of the oil for every cup you use. Many people have had success using this oil on mold. You can avoid the harsh chemicals of traditional mold cleaners by making your own with tea tree oil. Tea tree oil does have a strong odor, but it should not cause side effects like headache or irritation of the nose and throat like bleach can. If the mold issue in your home is severe, don’t hesitate to call in a specialist. Traditional mold cleaners and this tea tree oil is fine for small mold problems, but for larger issues, get help from a professional. Mold is not something to be treated lightly.   The 6 Cancer-Fighting Foods You're Not Eating Enough Of www.InsidersHealth.com By Catherine Lewis, IH Editor -- Published: July 15, 2010 Cancer affects people of all walks of life.  It does not discriminate against age, color or status.  It’s likely that you know someone, whether an acquaintance or someone near and dear to your heart, who has been touched by cancer. Perhaps you yourself have even struggled with the disease. Fortunately, scientists are learning more and more about ways to prevent and fight the big “C” – even simple, everyday changes you can make in your life or your diet. Keep reading to discover 6 foods you should be adding to your anti-cancer regimen. The phrase, “you are what you eat” is true.  If you eat unhealthy foods, your body will follow suit and become susceptible to the many diseases out there . . . waiting and ready to attack. Don’t wait until you have been diagnosed with a fatal disease to start taking care of yourself!  Begin making adjustments now to help prevent the destruction a disease can have on you and your loved ones. Foods that could help prevent cancer or help fight abnormal cell growth in people diagnosed with cancer include: 1. Avocados: This green fruit (yes, fruit) has chemicals rich in antioxidants that attack free radicals within the body (free radicals are thought to be a major contributor to cancer and other diseases).  Avocados are known for helping fight liver cancer and liver damage. 2. Chili peppers and jalapenos: These peppers, as well as other hot peppers, contain capsaicin. Capsaicin is a chemical that neutralizes cancer-causing substances, such as the nitrosamines that lead to stomach cancer. 3. Broccoli: This hearty green has been known to help prevent colon and prostate cancers. 4. Flax: Flax contains antioxidants, and when the seeds are crushed, oils to help fight cancer are released.  Flax is considered to be one of the most effective foods for fighting cancer and protecting your heart against heart disease. 5. Garlic: Don’t let the odor stop you – garlic is wonderful for your immune system.  It is believed to block carcinogens and slow the development and growth of tumors.  Garlic has also been shown to help fight against stomach cancer. 6. Grapefruits, oranges, and grapes: Citrus fruits such as grapefruit and oranges have the amazing power to literally push carcinogens out of the body.  They contain high levels of Vitamin C, folic acid and beta carotene, which can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. Grapes contain Resveratrol, which has shown promise in fighting age-related diseases. Simply by adding the above foods to your daily diet, you can take steps to proactively fight the onset of cancer and other age-related diseases.   Lack of sunlight exposure causes mothers to give birth to babies with multiple sclerosis Friday, July 16, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) A recent study out of Australia has found that natural sunlight plays a very important role in the development of unborn children. According to the research, mothers who get little sunlight during the first 90 days of their pregnancies bear children with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis later on in their lives. Once again, the connection between vitamin D and good health is clearly evident in a scientific study. Published in the British Medical Journal, the study revealed that when a pregnant woman fails to get enough sunlight during her pregnancy, the development of her child's central nervous system and immune system becomes compromised. Consequently, her child will be more susceptible to developing MS as an adult. Researchers were able to verify the connection between low vitamin D levels and MS by evaluating a series of birth records from between 1920 and 1950. The records revealed that many MS patients born during this time period were born in the months of November and December in the Southern Hemisphere, which would have placed the early days of their development during the winter months when their mothers' sunlight exposure was likely at a minimum. On the flip side, experts observed that very few of the MS patients were born between May and June, when their first trimesters would have landed during the warm summer months when sunlight exposure is maximized. "The risk of multiple sclerosis was around 30 percent higher for those born in the early summer months of November and December compared to the months of May and June," explained researches in a statement about the study. Experts derived similar conclusions in studies conducted in the Northern Hemisphere as well. Most MS patients seem to have been in their first trimesters of development during the winter. In fact, cases of MS become increasingly more prevalent the further you travel away from the equator, indicating that sunlight exposure is directly linked to MS susceptibility. If natural sunlight is unavailable, mothers can always supplement with natural vitamin D3 in order to maintain their own health and to help ensure that their babies experience healthy development. Vitamin D3 supplementation is inexpensive and it is a great, simple way to maximize health and well-being. Psoriasis Natural Remedies AlternativeMedicineZone.com Posted on Jul 09, 2010 Psoriasis is generally characterized by excessive skin production and inflammation of the skin; a chronic recurring condition that many find to cure to. Usually steroids for topical application may be prescribed for the condition; however this is usually seen to offer only temporary relief and many would choose against using steroids in any case. Biochemical formulations are seen to be an effective alternative treatment for psoriasis, since they help to realign and rebalance the body’s deficiencies. Several biochemical preparations such as Calcarea Flour and Kali Sulph are thought to be useful in controlling and treating this unsightly skin condition. The treatment will be required to be taken for a considerable amount of time, for full benefit to accrue. Some experts recommend that psoriasis be treated with a two pronged alternative approach, since there is also a psychological factor that impacts the severity of psoriasis symptoms. Bach flower remedies can be used to enhance the mood of a person and help control stress, thereby helping to combat the disease. The Bach flower remedy of crab apple can help to calm a person and help them accept themselves and their condition as being a cause of disfigurement without feelings of disgust. Taken together these alternative remedies help many people lessen the severity of symptoms that Vitamin B3 as a Novel Approach to Treat Fungal Infections Summary:Researchers found that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of Hst3 with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, strongly reduced C. albicans virulence in a mouse model. 9 Jul 2010 --- A team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal treatment. Led by IRIC Principal Investigators Martine Raymond, Alain Verreault and Pierre Thibault, in collaboration with Alaka Mullick, from the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council Canada, the study is the subject of a recent article in Nature Medicine. Infections by the yeast Candida albicans represent a significant public health problem and a common complication in immunodeficient individuals such as AIDS patients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and recipients of organ transplants. While some treatments are available, their efficacy can be compromised by the emergence of drug-resistant strains. The current study shows that a C. albicans enzyme, known as Hst3, is essential to the growth and survival of the yeast. Researchers found that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of Hst3 with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, strongly reduced C. albicans virulence in a mouse model. Both normal and drug-resistant strains of C. albicans were susceptible to nicotinamide. In addition, nicotinamide prevented the growth of other pathogenic Candida species and Aspergillus fumigatus (another human pathogen), thus demonstrating the broad antifungal properties of nicotinamide. "There is an urgent need to develop new therapies to kill C. albicans because it is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections and is associated with high mortality rates," explains Martine Raymond, who is also a professor at the University of Montreal Department of Biochemistry. "Although many issues remain to be investigated, the results of our study are very exciting and they constitute an important first step in the development of new therapeutic agents to treat fungal infections without major side effects for patients."   The Importance of Iodine NaturalHealthScienceNews.org May7, 2010 In the field of nutrition, the importance of iodine for the proper functioning of the human body is well known. Due to the many problems that iodine deficiency may cause, it is added to common salt in a number of countries of the world where iodine deficiency is common. According to different studies, a diet lacking in iodine could be the cause of several problems: Deficiency in iodine has been known to lead to breast atypia and is also seen to increase malignancy. Dysplasia is also seen to be cured with iodine treatment. There are those that believe that iodine therapy could therefore help in breast cancer treatment. There is also seen to be a link between deficiency of iodine and iodine deficient goiter and gastric cancer. Iodine-prophylaxis treatment was seen to reduce death rates resulting from stomach cancer. Iodine is very important for proper functioning of the thyroid gland. It is very important for proper immunity of the body. Oral and salivary gland disease can also be prevented by proper iodine balance in the body. You can have enough iodine in your diet by eating iodized salt or eating vegetables and fruit that grows in iodine rich soil. Kelp and certain sea foods are also rich in iodine.   Health freedom alert: Congressman Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into Wall Street reform bill Friday, April 30, 2010 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (NaturalNews) Of all the sneaky tactics practiced in Washington D.C., this recent action by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is one of the most insidious: While no one was looking, he injected amendment language into the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) that would expand the powers of the FTC (not the FDA, but the FTC) to terrorize nutritional supplement companies by greatly expanding the power of the FTC to make its own laws that target dietary supplement companies. This is a little-known secret about the FTC and the nutritional supplements business: The FTC routinely targets nutritional supplement companies that are merely telling the truth about their products. Some companies are threatened by merely linking to published scientific studies about their products. For example, here's an important article that describes how to FDA criminally extorts money out of supplement companies: http://www.naturalnews.com/024567_h... The FTC does much the same thing. They target a particular company that's having success in the natural products marketplace, then they accuse that company of "inferring" that their products have some health benefit. From there, the FTC demands that the company engage in paying a massive fine to the FTC, which the FTC calls "consumer redress" even though none of the money actually goes to the consumers. If you try to fight the FTC, they haul you into their own special "FTC courts" which are not public courts where you have the benefit of a jury, but rather they are courts where the judges are actually FTC employees and you have no rights. You are essentially guilty until proven innocent, and virtually no one has been found innocent by the FTC. If the King says you're guilty, then you're guilty The FTC also forces you to sign a "consent decree" which involves you admitting to committing crimes that you have actually never committed. These crimes include the "criminal misrepresentation of a product" by, for example, explaining that walnuts help support healthy cholesterol levels or that cherries ease symptoms of inflammation. Using these methods, the FTC has extorted tens of millions of dollars out of nutritional supplement companies. More importantly, it has terrorized the industry and put several companies out of business, denying the American public access to products that could improve their health and prevent disease. Waxman wants the FTC to have even more power over your vitamins Now Congressman Henry Waxman wants to give the FTC even more powers by allowing the FTC to write its own laws without Congressional approval. This would allow a rogue agency to simply invent any new law it wants, such as requiring nutritional supplement companies to spend hundreds of millions of dollars "proving" the efficacy of a vitamin before they can sell it. This will allow the FTC to utterly circumvent DSHEA -- the law passed in 1994 that provides basic protections to vitamin and supplement manufacturers. This will result in an FTC war on vitamins and supplements that would no doubt see this rogue agency attempting to destroy the entire industry and imprison the founders and executives of all the top supplement manufacturers. This is how bad things have become in America today: The criminal CEOs of drug companies are allowed to commit felony crimes, engage in routine price fixing fraud and fix their research with fraudulent clinical trials, yet the FTC and FDA do nothing. But when an honest nutritional supplement company says something like, "Walnuts are good for your heart," they get threatened with imprisonment or have their entire life savings stolen away from them by the FTC through a series of "fines." Your help is urgently needed to halt this madness Join NaturalNews.com and the Alliance for Natural Health to protest this deceptive action by Henry Waxman -- a lifelong opponent of natural medicine who is trying to covertly inject this expansion of FTC powers into the Finance Reform Bill. Pistachios cut cancer risk Tuesday, April 20, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews.com) Making pistachios a regular part of your diet could reduce your risk of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas and Texas Women' University, and presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference in Houston. Pistachios are known to be high in a form of vitamin E known as gamma-tocopherol, which has been linked to a lower risk of some cancers. "It is known that vitamin E provides a degree of protection against certain forms of cancer. Higher intakes of gamma-tocopherol ... may reduce the risk of lung cancer," researcher Ladia M. Hernandez said. Researchers conducted the study on 36 participants who were either told to keep eating their normal diets or to eat their normal diets plus two ounces (about 117 kernels) of pistachios per day. After four weeks, participants who were eating pistachios daily had significantly higher levels of gamma-tocopherol in their blood than those who were not eating the nuts. The researchers noted that like all nuts, pistachios are high in fat. However, they can be very healthy in reasonable quantities. "Pistachios are one of those 'good-for-you' nuts, and two ounces per day could be incorporated into dietary strategies designed to reduce the risk of lung cancer without significant changes in body mass index," Hernandez said. "Other food sources that are a rich source of gamma-tocopherol include nuts such as peanuts, pecans, walnuts, soybean, and corn oils." Nuts such as pistachios are also high in antioxidants, which can help lower cholesterol and stave off chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and dementia, in addition to cancer. The fats from nuts are believed to be much healthier than those from animal products, and have been proffered as an explanation for why the "Mediterranean diet" appears to reduce the risk of heart disease even though it is relatively high in fats from olive oil, nuts and moderate amounts of dairy. Sources for this story include: health.usnews.com; www.betterhealthresearch.com; Probiotics for Premature Infants Could Save Lives Submitted by Deborah Mitchell on 2010, April 21 - 15:47 www.emaxhealth.com Giving bacteria to premature infants could save lives. That is the finding of a new study from the University of Western Australia, which shows that premature infants who received probiotics—friendly bacteria—had a better survival rate than those who had not taken them. The National Center for Health Statistics (US) announced in early April 2010 that the preterm birth rate had dropped 3 percent to 12.3 percent, according to the report, “Births: Preliminary Data for 2008.” This is down from 12.7 percent in 2007, and follows a more than 20 percent increase in the rate of premature births between 1990 and 2006. In Australia, the rate of premature births is about 7 percent, according to the State of Victoria. Premature births are defined as those that occur before 37 weeks gestation. Infants who survive a premature birth often face lifelong challenges, including learning disabilities, hearing loss, vision problems, cerebral palsy, and other chronic conditions. Even infants who are considered “late preterm”—between 34 and 36 weeks gestation—have a greater risk of breathing problems, feeding difficulties, jaundice, delayed brain development, and re-hospitalization. The authors of the University of Western Australia study reviewed 11 randomized trials that included more than 2,000 infants born more than six weeks prematurely. Dr. Sanjay Patole, who headed the study, noted that survival among the infants who received certain probiotics was twice that of those who did not get the friendly bacteria. Patole remarked that based on these findings, “We believe that probiotics should now be offered as a routine therapy in preterm neonates.” His thoughts were supported by Professor William Tarnow-Mordi from the University of Sydney, who said “These results suggest that probiotics could prevent tens of thousands of deaths annually.” Hospitals in Australia are moving toward implementing such a plan. Numerous Australian neonatal units are participating in the PROPREMS study, an ongoing trial that involves probiotics versus placebo. National clinical guidelines issued recently in Denmark recommend that infants who are more than ten weeks paremature receive probiotics daily until they are discharged from the hospital. Probiotics are critical for the proper development of the immune system, to protect against microorganisms that can cause disease, and for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients. Introduction of probiotics to premature infants appears to save lives and may offer other health benefits as well. SOURCES: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Center for Health Statistics University of Sydney news release, April 20, 2010   Breaking Research: Omega-3 DHA Kills Cancer Cells By Rob Huntley, IH Editor -- Published: April 22, 2010 www.InsidersHealth.com According to new research, Omega-3 DHA may be instrumental in helping to treat many childhood and adult carcinomas, such as colon, breast, prostate, neuroblastoma, and medulloblastoma. Let’s take a look at these recent and exciting medical discoveries. Omega-3 DHA has been toted as being a fantastic supplement for a wide variety of preventative measures and treatment of health concerns. The latest study finds that not only does regular use of omega-3 fatty acids in the body contribute to less incidence of depression, improved metabolism, and improved insulin resistance in diabetes patients, but it is also showing effective in treatment of cancer cells in both childhood and adult cancers. The recent study comes from the Childhood Cancer Research Unit of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and focused on the most prevalent cancers: colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, neuroblastoma, and medulloblastoma. Scientists wanted to see if they were to add omega-3 DHA to cancer cells in the nervous system, what the possible effects would be once the DHA was metabolized. The analysis studying the DHA’s interaction with the cells indicated that it had killed some of the cancer cells, both directly and through its metabolized byproducts. So, DHA had killed some of the cancer cells, and its byproducts had limited further growth of other cancer cells. Obviously, there is still much study and analysis to be done at uncovering what might be able to effectively treat and prevent cancers and other autoimmune disorders. But great hope comes from this recent study for both the scientific and medical world. “We hope that this study can provide a deeper understanding of the actions of omega-3 fatty acids and their products in cancer cells, and why they can be of such high importance in treatment of the disease," said Helena Gleissman, PhD, co-author of the study from the Childhood Cancer Research Unit of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. "Ultimately, we hope that we can be able to cure more children with neuroblastoma, and possibly other cancers."   Walnuts and low fat diet may curb growth of prostate cancer By Jimmy Downs FoodConsumer.org- A new study reported on March 22 suggests eating walnuts may help slow growth of prostate cancer The study led by Paul Davis of the  University of California, Davis showed prostate cancer grew more slowly in mice fed a diet rich in walnuts.  Early research has already suggested that walnuts can benefit the heart by fighting inflammation and helping blood vessels dilate. Inflammation many researchers believe is implicated in many types of cancer. Walnuts can help production of endothelin, a protein that helps regulate prostate growth. Prostate cancer in the mice genetically modified to induce the disease grew very slowly when the animals used a diet with only 5 percent of calories from fat. By contrast, when mice used a diet with 20 percent calories from fat , Davis and colleagues found prostate cancer grew quickly. However, when a diet with 20 percent of fat calories from walnuts was given to the mice, prostate cancer grew as slowly as they were given the diet with 5 percent calories from fat. A man would have to eat about 500 calories of walnut oil to have such an effect as seen in the low diet, Davis was cited as saying.   Alzheimer’s Risk Cut by a Third Eating Veggies, Fish, Poultry By Meg Tirrell April 12 (Bloomberg) -- More than 2,000 Manhattan residents age 65 and older have given researchers one more reason to tell us to eat more greens. Those who adhered most to diets rich in dark, leafy vegetables, poultry, fish and nuts and low in red meat, butter and fatty dairy products had a 38 percent lower risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease than those who followed that plan the least, according to a report today in the Archives of Neurology. These foods may protect blood vessels in the brain, preventing tiny strokes that may contribute to Alzheimer’s, said Nikolaos Scarmeas, an associate professor of neurology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York and author of this study. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s, which causes memory loss that can devolve into severe cognitive decline. About 30 million people worldwide have the disease, according to London-based Alzheimer’s Disease International. “We know that these foods are definitely helpful for other conditions and diseases, and now we have this hint that they may be helpful for brain diseases,” Scarmeas said in a telephone interview. “It makes sense to follow this diet.” The study was done by observing the participants’ eating habits rather than as a controlled clinical trial that prescribed their food, so scientists can’t make recommendations based solely on this research, he said. Food Habits Documented The researchers tracked subjects for four years, checking in every 1.5 years to document dietary patterns and neurological status. No participant had dementia when the study began, and 253 developed Alzheimer’s disease throughout the four years. The dietary pattern that was linked most to a lowered risk for Alzheimer’s also consisted of oil-and-vinegar salad dressing, tomatoes, cruciferous vegetables including broccoli and cauliflower, and fruit, the researchers said. Today’s study builds on previous research showing a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, red wine, fish and fresh produce may lower the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 68 percent. Scarmeas published a paper on that research, also done in northern Manhattan, in 2006. “What they have done is try to look at dietary intake as more of a whole process,” said Claudia Kawas, a professor of neurology and neurobiology and behavior at the University of California in Irvine. “That’s really important. We don’t just take vitamin E alone; there are definitely a lot of reasons to assume these things interact in various ways.” Exercise Not Studied The study didn’t measure participants’ exercise, which is another factor that has been associated with lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, said Kawas, who is also a member of the Alzheimer’s Association’s medical advisory council. “People with good diets are also more likely to exercise more,” which could have had an unmeasured impact on the study’s results, she said. Further studies may focus more on the mechanisms by which these foods prevent Alzheimer’s, looking at changes in blood vessel health in the brain in relation to diet, Scarmeas said. Today’s research was funded by the National Institute on Aging. “The best evidence is sort of the general things we’ve always known are useful for a healthy lifestyle: a good diet, exercise, engaging in social activities with friends and families, avoiding stress,” Kawas said. “Taking care of yourself is not a trivial thing.” To contact the reporter on this story: Meg Tirrell in New York at mtirrell@bloomberg.net.     Placebo treatments much stronger than previously thought April 14, 2010 (NaturalNews.com) A recent study published in the British medical journal, Lancet, has found that placebo, or fake, medical treatments exhibit a noticeable biological effect on patients. A panel of international researchers pored through a series of studies they believe illustrate concrete evidence that physical changes in patients occur in response to placebos. One of the studies included in the research involved Parkinson's disease patients whose brains released dopamine in response to placebo treatment. The dopamine release triggered a series of other changes throughout the brain, resulting in improved health for these patients. "When you think you're going to get a drug that helps, your brain reacts as if it's getting relief," explained Walter Brown, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Brown and Tufts University, in an interview. Brown believes that people with mild depression or anxiety are perfect candidates for placebo treatments because such patients benefit just as well from fake treatments as they do from drug treatments. Others were quick to note their belief that the inert substances in placebos do not actually cause a change, but rather the belief that they are causing a change is what is helping. These same experts admit that they do not fully understand how the process works to actually trigger an effect in the brain, but that somehow it does. As placebos gain popularity, many in the medical profession are trying to figure out how to effectively use them. Part of the theory behind how a placebo works is that the patient does not know he is receiving a placebo. If doctors were to administer placebos instead of drugs, would it be unethical not to disclose this fact? These are some of the questions experts are trying to answer. Farm pesticides linked to deadly skin cancer By Gordon Shetler Environmental Health News March 31, 2010 Workers who apply certain pesticides to farm fields are twice as likely to contract melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to a new scientific study. Certain pesticides used in the U.S. on a variety of crops can double the risk of skin cancer for farmers or others who apply the chemicals. The researchers identified six pesticides that, with repeated exposure, doubled the risk of skin cancer among farmers and other workers who applied them to crops. The findings add to evidence suggesting that frequent use of pesticides could raise the risk of melanoma. Rates of the disease have tripled in the United States in the last 30 years, with sun exposure identified as the major cause. Four of the chemicals - maneb, mancozeb, methyl-parathion and carbaryl - are used in the United States on a variety of crops, including nuts, vegetables and fruits. Two others, benomyl and ethyl-parathion, were voluntarily cancelled by their manufacturers in 2008. “Most previous melanoma literature has focused on host factors and sun exposure. Our research shows an association between several pesticides and melanoma, providing support for the hypothesis that agricultural chemicals may be another important source of melanoma risk,” according to the report by epidemiologists from University of Iowa, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Cancer Institute. The findings also may have implications for consumers who use pesticides in their homes or yards. Carbaryl, one of the pesticides linked to skin cancer, is the active ingredient in the insecticide Sevin, which is widely used by consumers to kill pests in gardens and lawns. The study, published last month in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, examined cancer rates in 56,285 pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina as part of the federal government's Agricultural Health Study, a large, long-term study of pesticide applicators and their spouses. The pesticide applicators were asked how often they were exposed to 50 pesticides. The researchers then compared their cancer rates, finding that those who were exposed to some of the chemicals had a higher risk of cutaneous melanoma then their peers who handled other chemicals.   TCM and Cancer Management

by Healthy News Service - 3/31/2010

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Managing cancer with TCM has gained popularity as some Western methods like chemotherapy have fallen out of favor. Chemotherapy uses extremely powerful drugs to attempt to kill cancer cells. While this controversial treatment may control some types of cancers and possibly prolong the lives of some patients, chemotherapy has a myriad of negative side effects. Among these are nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue, anemia, body aches, headaches, night sweats, stomach cramps, and diarrhea, just to name a few.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long held that many cancers can be managed with the right combination of acupuncture and herbs. To begin with, the most popular herbs are an important source of natural antioxidants. These are the compounds that help neutralize free radicals (atoms or groups of atoms that damage or kill cells). Some herbs are better sources of antioxidants than berries, fruits, and vegetables. Issac Cohen, an Oriental medicine practitioner and a leading authority in the field of cancer treatment, reported in the book Breast Cancer: Beyond Convention that several Chinese herbs show good anticancer activity.

Rosemary, for example, may detoxify substances that can initiate the breast-cancer process. It's widely known that an imbalance of estrogen hormones in women can contribute to breast cancer. Rosemary offers a safe, natural alternative by stimulating liver enzymes, which inactivate estrogen hormones.

To help manage ovarian and breast cancer, oregano and extracted oil of oregano may offer some benefit. For colorectal, prostate, and lung cancers, Curcumin may have a preventive effect. Animal studies reveal that Curcumin may protect the liver, inhibit tumors, reduce inflammation, and fight some infections.

Another popular herb that has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents is ginger. Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that ginger not only kills cancer cells, but also prevents them from becoming resilient to chemotherapy. When scientists combined a solution of ginger powder and water with ovarian cancer cells, the cancer cells died from being in contact with the ginger.

For those undergoing chemotherapy, acupuncture can provide relief with such common side effects as hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating. Acupuncture also offers several positive benefits for those facing cancer, including an enhanced sense of well-being, increased energy and, in some cases, even a stronger sex drive.

Fruits and Veggies May Improve Lung Function in COPD

Karla Gale

medscape.com

February 19, 2010 — A diet rich in raw fresh fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables may improve lung function and reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a prospective randomized trial from Greece.

"There is increasing evidence that COPD is characterized by increased airway and systemic inflammation, which partially is triggered by the aggravated oxidative stress that is prevalent in COPD patients," the authors write in an article published online February 11 in the European Respiratory Journal.

They theorized that balancing oxidative stress through dietary intervention might help protect the lungs in COPD.

Dr. Demosthenes Makris and co-authors at the University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, enrolled 120 patients with COPD (mean age 68 years; 88% men) in a 3-year open-label study. All patients completed dietary questionnaires at 6-month intervals.

Sixty patients were randomized to the intervention arm, in which they were instructed to increase their fresh fruit and vegetable consumption by at least one portion per day. In the control group, diet was not discussed.

The groups were similar at baseline in demographic factors, smoking or smoking cessation, dietary habits, and spirometry results. They were also similar in terms of physical activity, changes in BMI, or alcohol consumption during the study.

At baseline, groups were similar in their consumption of vegetables and fruits, the report indicates. Throughout the study, diets in the control group remained unchanged, but antioxidant consumption rose significantly in the intervention group (p = 0.001).

 

Walnuts Shown to Improve Endothelial Function in Diabetics

Nancy A. Melville

February 22, 2010 (Crystal City, Virginia) — The daily consumption of walnuts has the potential to improve endothelium function and plasma lipids in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented here at Preventive Medicine 2010: the Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

With a high polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat content, many types of nuts have gained favor as a healthy addition to any diet, and walnuts, in particular, have a high level of omega-3 fatty acids. Researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, theorized that the addition of walnuts could provide cardiovascular benefits to diabetics.

"We know nuts are rich in fiber, and have a variety of micronutrients, minerals, B vitamins, magnesium, and a number of properties that make them a likely candidate for benefits in people with cardiovascular risk," David L. Katz, MD, a coauthor on the study and director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, told Medscape Public Health & Prevention.

"We asked if this could prove a vascular benefit in an at-risk population — adults with type 2 diabetes," Dr. Katz explained.

The randomized controlled crossover trial involved 24 subjects (14 women and 10 men) with type 2 diabetes with a mean age of 58 years. The subjects were randomly assigned to receive an ad libitum diet enriched with 56 g of walnuts per day or an ad libitum diet without walnut supplementation.

The study involved an 8-week washout period between each 8-week treatment phase. Before and after each phase, participants underwent endothelial function testing and assessment of cardiovascular biomarkers.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717343?form_372.replyids=1&form_363.replyids=

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Protect Your Right to Use Natural Thyroid Products

Is the FDA trying to ban natural thyroid products? Here's what's going on and what you can do about it.

By Maggie Spilner
Fitness, Walking and Yoga Expert
January 27, 2010

In late summer, I called in a refill for my prescription for Armour Thyroid, a natural thyroid medication I’ve been taking for about four years. Armour Thyroid is made from desiccated pig thyroid and contains two thyroid hormones known as T4 and T3. Synthetic thyroid medications, such as Synthroid, contain only T4. Some people feel better using Armour. Others prefer Synthroid.

My pharmacist called me back to tell me he was out of my pill and wasn’t sure when he was going to get more. He did have a different dosage though and we were able to substitute that. A few months later, he was out of the second kind of pill. He couldn’t tell me why there was a shortage but seemed to be suggesting that the scarcity might be permanent. I became alarmed and started to check for information about Armour. The internet was swirling with rumors and every day some new twist on the thyroid medication story came to light. Some competitors were spreading misinformation about natural thyroid products, suggesting they were going off the market. Others suggested that the manufacturer, Forest Laboratories, had some legal problems. There was a story about a problematic formulation change. Still others hinted that the FDA was “going after” natural thyroid products.

Each month, it got harder to locate pills. This is a medication you’re supposed to take every day for the rest of your life and without warning, I was being told, like thousands of others, that I couldn’t get it. Luckily, when I could no longer find Armour at any local pharmacy in December, I called my doctor and she wrote me a prescription, so that I could have a natural thyroid product created for me at a local compounding pharmacy.

So what’s really happening? There are, apparently, real shortages of product. In addition, it seems the FDA has decided to classify the Armour Thyroid, available for over 100 years, as an unapproved new drug because it had never gone through the drug approval process.  Since the new drug approval process is prohibitively expensive for a non-patentable substance, the FDA is in effect banning the natural product. The purpose? Presumably to protect the profits of the synthetic drugs that have been FDA approved, according to the Alliance for Natural Health, USA, a non-profit group organized to promote integrative medicine and to protect the rights of alternative doctors to practice and of consumers to pursue alternatives to allopathic medicine.

The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Act now. Don’t expect others to fight this battle for you. This is just one side of a continual effort to maintain our rights to have access to natural products for our health and wellness! You can find continual updates about natural thyroid products and links to join others in the fight to keep natural thyroid products available by visiting the Save Natural Thyroid Coaltion online.

Ancient Remedies, Modern Cures

Natural healers discovered these wonder potions hundreds of years ago, and it turns out they were really on to something.

By Stephanie Woodard, Prevention

Over the past century, Americans have embraced modern pharmaceutical science and the lifesaving medicines it has produced. In the process, we've relegated to folklore the cures our grandparents relied on. As it turns out, that trove is rich with effective remedies. In fact, even modern medicine relies on plants more than many of us realize, says Catherine Ulbricht, Pharm.D., senior attending pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital and chief editor of publications for the Natural Standard Research Collaboration, which evaluates scientific data on herbs.

"Practically all of the most widely used drugs have an herbal origin," Ulbricht says. "The number one OTC medication, aspirin, is a synthetic version of a compound found in the willow tree. Many statins are based on fungi; and Tamiflu originated from Chinese star anise."

Following, you'll find a host of age-old remedies whose remarkable effectiveness has been confirmed by new research. Because botanical medicines can interact with other drugs, tell your doctor when you're taking them. The exceptions are the common food items—onions, parsley, and cayenne—when consumed in natural form and conventional amounts.

Try these 25 incredibly healthy foods you'll love.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/alternative-medicine/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100253064&gt1=31036

 

 

 

 

Soy compounds may offer colon cancer protection

By Stephen Daniells, 01-Dec-2009 www.nutraingredients.com

Natural lipid compounds found in soy may prevent the development of colon cancer, the third most deadly form of cancer, says a new study.

Scientists from the Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland report that compounds called sphingadienes may be behind the potential anti-cancer effects of soy, long touted in scientific studies. "It’s very exciting,” said the study’s lead researcher Dr Julie Saba. “We are encouraged to find a natural molecule that could be consumed through soy products as a strategy to help prevent colon cancer.”

Writing in the journal Cancer Research Dr Saba and her co-workers showed the effectiveness of the compounds in a mouse model of colon cancer. Their results suggest, they said, that eating more soy products may “provide protection against colon cancer in humans”. "However, studies that specifically address the efficacy of sphingadienes in preventing colonic tumours are needed to confirm this,” they added.

How does it work? The Oakland-based scientists report that their studies showed that the compounds could promote programmed cell death, or apoptosis, in mutant cells in a fly and a mouse. Apoptosis is one of the body's most effective defense mechanisms against cancer. Cells are constantly checking their "normal status", and are poised to commit suicide at the first sign of irregularities, thus protecting the host from propagation of abnormal cells that can, over time, form tumours. Virtually all cancers have found ways to undermine this defense mechanism, and activation of a pathway called the Akt pathway is one of them – the pathway promotes cell growth and survival. Their results indicated that the sphingadienes may block Akt signalling and promote cell death.

Whether other components of soy are also beneficial in fighting colon cancer is not known, said Dr Saba, and further research is necessary. “[In the meantime], I would be comfortable recommending soy products as a change in the diet that could protect against cancer. The more that soy is studied, the more of these protective agents are found, so it’s a very healthy diet choice,” she said. Additional research is also needed to identify the best delivery methods, and the effects of a prolonged intake of the compounds, said the researchers. Two research grants have been obtained to continue the research, and Dr Saba also hopes to determine if SDs are effective in protection against other cancers.

Source: Cancer Research
Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2341
“Natural Sphingadienes Inhibit Akt-Dependent Signaling and Prevent Intestinal Tumorigenesis”
Authors: H. Fyrst, B. Oskouian, P. Bandhuvula, Y. Gong, H.S. Byun, R. Bittman, A.R. Lee, J.D. Saba

Flaxseed oil could reduce the risk of osteoporosis Tuesday, December 01, 2009 by: Sherry Baker, Health Sciences Editor www.naturalnews.com

(NaturalNews) After menopause, women are at increased risk for the bone-weakening condition known as osteoporosis. And women who are diabetic have an even greater chance of developing the disorder. But now comes research from Egyptian scientists that suggests flaxseed oil could be a natural way to protect bone health.

The new study, recently published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, concludes that flaxseed oil has a beneficial effect on bone mineral density and reduces markers associated with osteoporosis. Bottom line: supplementing the diet with flaxseed oil could markedly reduce the risk of osteoporosis and be of particular benefit to post-menopausal and diabetic women.

Scientist Mer Harvi and colleagues at the National Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, investigated the impact of diabetes on bone health. Then in laboratory studies they evaluated how flaxseed oil added to the diet could delay the onset of osteoporosis.

Sugary Cola Drinks Linked For First Time To Higher Risk Of Gestational Diabetes

Researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar- sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy appears to significantly elevate the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy. Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, is the lead author of the paper, A Prospective Study of Pre-Gravid Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, that will be published in the December 2009 issue of Diabetes Care and is available online now at http://diabetes.org/diabetescare. Source: Leslie Capo
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Early Research Into The Role Of Vitamin D Suggests It May Ease Symptoms Of MS

Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST

Medical News Today

Australian researchers have presented findings at a national scientific conference for medical research in Hobart, Australia that suggests vitamin D may play a role in preventing relapses in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

The research, which is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, may form the basis of a larger clinical trial that would take several years to complete.

Vitamin D has previously been shown to play a role in preventing MS, but this early work suggests that it may also reduce the number of relapses experienced by people with relapsing remitting MS.

MS Society Research Communications Officer, Dr Susan Kohlhaas, said: "There is a growing body of evidence linking vitamin D to MS and it's interesting that this work looks at the vitamin's potential effect on symptoms.

"These results are very early stage, however, and need to be reviewed and validated by the scientific community before we draw any firm conclusions.

"Future studies of vitamin D in MS are vital."

AAHF claims Senate victory for supplement choice

By Guy Montague-Jones, 19-Nov-2009

The American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) has claimed victory in the Senate after an amendment to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act loosened the language on international regulatory harmonization.

Yesterday the Senate HELP Committee approved unanimously the food safety bill but not before making amendments that raised a cheer from the US dietary supplements industry.

One area of particular concern to supplement makers was the language surrounding the Codex Alimenarius – a UN and WHO initiative concerned with the harmonization of international food and supplement safety laws into a global standard.

Harmonization fears

Originally the bill required the development of a plan “to harmonize requirements under the Codex Alimentarius”. Supplement manufacturers took objection to this because in the words of the AAHF “a global standard is very likely to reflect European standards which are extremely hostile to dietary supplements.”

Senator Orrin Hatch supported this position at the committee hearing saying some of his constituents feared the Codex would restrict their ability to purchase supplements.

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Regulation/AAHF-claims-Senate-victory-for-supplement-choice?form_372.replyids=1&form_363.replyids=1&form_346.userid=

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Yeast ingredient shows promise for reducing airborne allergies

By Stephen Daniells, 20-Nov-2009

http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Yeast-ingredient-shows-promise-for-reducing-airborne-allergies

Supplementation with a yeast fermentate may improve allergy symptoms like runny nose, according to the results of randomised clinical trial.

A daily supplement of Embria's EpiCor yeast fermentate also reduced the length of time people suffered from nasal congestion by 12.5 fewer days, according to the results of a study published in the Advances in Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal.

Allergic rhinitis is said to impact about 1 in every four people in the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in ten Americans suffer from airborne allergies.

At the recent Supply Side West show in Las Vegas, Larry Robinson, VP scientific affairs at Embira, told NutraIngredients that the study supports the ingredient’s claim for “immune balance rather than immune modulation”.

EpiCor and Embria, as the company bringing it to market, were born out of suspicions that the culture could have other uses following farmers' reports that their animals were not getting sick.

Moreover, in 2004 insurance adjusters noticed that Diamond V, Embria's parent company, employees had far lower sick rates than other workplaces. The company thought the culture could be boosting the immune systems of workers who handled it.

Two of the researchers involved in the new study are Embria employees and the company sponsored the study.

New research from Japan: Green tea fights blood and liver cancer, as well as pneumonia

Monday, November 02, 2009 by: S. L. Baker, features writer
Key concepts: Green tea, Cancer and Blood
View on NaturalPedia: Green tea, Cancer and Blood

(NaturalNews) Three new studies by Japanese scientists add even more evidence to what already is an astounding mountain of data showing green tea protects and heals the human body. All of the research is based on findings from the huge Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study in Japan which involved 41,761 Japanese adults between 40 and 79 years of age. None of the research subjects had a history of cancer when the study started and their diets, along with other lifestyle factors and any health problems they developed, were followed for about ten years.

In a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, Dr. Toru Naganuma of Tohoku University School of Medicine in Senda and colleagues reported that drinking at least five daily cups of green tea was found to slash the risk of blood cancers by 42% and lymph system cancers by 48%. What's more, these enormous reductions in cancer were consistent in both men and women and in people with various body mass sizes.

While Dr. Naganuma was looking at blood and lymph cancer rates, another research team in the Division of Epidemiology in Tohoku University's Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine was also searching the Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study and they discovered yet another link between green tea and cancer prevention. Their study, published in the September issue of the journal Cancer Causes and Control found that green tea consumption was inversely associated with the incidence of liver cancer. The study documented that the more green tea consumed, the more the risk plummeted -- five cups or more offered the most protection from liver malignancies.

Yet another study of the Ohsaki data by scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, published in the September edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found a strong link between drinking green tea and protection against pneumonia in women. The researchers noted in their paper that experimental and animal studies have previously shown that catechins, antioxidant phytochemicals found abundantly in green tea, are active against infectious agents -- so that could be a possible explanation for green tea's apparent pneumonia-fighting ability.

They excluded any research participants who were missing information on their green tea consumption or who had reported a history of cancer, heart attack or stroke. In all, the scientists followed the research subjects' health for over 12 years. The results showed, at least for women, a dramatic reduction in the risk of pneumonia for green tea drinkers. Once again, drinking five or more cups a day appeared to offer the most benefit.

NaturalNews has consistently reported on research demonstrating how green tea can help prevent and heal a spectrum of diseases and conditions. For example, green tea appears to prevent leukemia (http://www.naturalnews.com/026911_g...) and prostate cancer (http://www.naturalnews.com/026872_P...). Recently, scientists have found that green tea may help prevent and treat the bone-robbing condition known as osteoporosis, too (http://www.naturalnews.com/027194_g...).

 

 

Natural solutions for pain management
By Kendra Boren
from WillametteLive, Section Wellness
Posted on Sat Oct 31, 2009 at 10:17:06 PM PDT

The estimated number of prescriptions filled annually in this country: three billion. For pain sufferers, there abounds a number of over-the-counter options as well.

"Natural pain releivers aren't going to be as strong as prescriptions, but there won't be any liver damage," Desta Moore, supplement clerk at LifeSource said.

Alternatives vary, with many patients turning to a chiropractor, massage therapist, or acupuncturist to find drug-free relief.

For those who want healing from the inside out, diet and supplements play a large role in health and pain management.

Nutrients that are found naturally in some foods, like Omega-3 fatty acids, have been shown to help alleviate inflammation based diseases.

"A lot of people see changes with Omega 3's; it really has the

anti-inflammatory properties," Moore said. "Taking glucosamine may help as well."

Many medical professionals are hesitant to say that naturopathic medicine is effective for pain relief.

"There's not enough hard data, however, to show that there's a link," Dr. Kathlynn Northrup-Snyder, an RN with a Ph.D. in Public Health said. "That's the caveat."

Northrup-Snyder, who is a proponent of naturopathic alternatives agrees, though, that diet can influence inflammation based pain conditions.

"It can help to stay off tomatoes," Northrup-Snyder said.

Other culprits may include high fructose corn syrup, sugar, and in some people, dairy.

Spices, like turmeric (which is found in curry) has the opposite affect, as it is a well-known aid for inflammatory conditions.

"These contain an enzymes called bromelain," Moore said. "Pro-tease enzymes

rebuild healthy tissue."

What's lacking in a diet may have an even closer association with pain.

"Vitamin D levels are low in many in the Northwest and that is associated with significant muscle pain," Northrup-Snyder said. "When the levels are brought up a lot of people's symptoms will disappear."

According to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, as many as 50% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily allowance of certain vitamins and minerals.

"Vitamin C and D deficiencies may affect as much as 50 percent of the population," Stephen Lawson, researcher and administrative officer at the institute, said.

Vitamin E and B12 is lacking in most Americans as well, according to Lawson.

"There's always a debate, too, as to how accurate they [RDA] levels are," Northrup-Snyder said. "Though there are RDA standards, what's in the lower end of the normal range may not be enough for some patients."

According to the Linus Pauling Institute, the RDA of Vitamin D is 200IU and Vitamin B12 is 2.4 mcg, Vitamin B6 is 1.3 mcg.

"It's really a case by case basis, but for people who suffer with carpel tunnel higher potency b-vitamins can help."

Absorption of these essential nutrients is the same, whether through a meal or in supplement form.

Well, there is one exception.

"Chemically they're all the same, except for Vitamin E," Lawson said. "In supplement form only about half in natural."

Many nutrients, such as magnesium, are depleted in the soil used to grow fruits and vegetables, making it harder for the necessary amount of nutrients to be in one's food.

Sufferers of chronic tension pain, may also have a vitamin D and magnesium deficiency to thank for their discomfort.

"Research has shown that deficincies in Vitamin D is linked to

fibromyalgia pain and magnesium deficiency is linked to tension pain such as migraines and muscle cramps," Moore said.

For bumps and bruises or swelling, research has not definitely found an any effective natural treatments, though they do exist.

Arnica, which comes in many forms including gel, cream, and ointment

is used to heal muscles after tissue trauma.

"People keep it around for when they fall down the stairs and get

brusies or scrapes and for other common injuries," Moore said.

Though a debated topic within the medical community with no conclusive evidence, natural pain relievers are most commonly found or not found on the dinner plate.

"It's important to eat a healthy diet, but the reality is that you may need supplements," Northrup-Snyder said.

Make Yourself Healthy By Saying Who You Are.

Alternative Medicine Zone - October 19, 2009

We all live in fast paced lives where things around us move faster than humanely possible to deal with. Sometimes circumstances change our vision of life, and events make us lose belief.

Self confidence and self motivation are inexistent, and people get so caught up with aiming for perfect futures, that are forgetting they live in the present.

When people lose confidence in themselves, they begin to face all sorts of problems, and sadly all of them end up by damaging their health.

Today, the stress is taken to a new level. People, when sick, doubt their capacity to heal constantly focusing on the pain rather than on the getting well process. The simple “when am I going to walk again?” coming from the boy next door who broke his leg sounds more like “oh I’ll never be able to walk as I used to”.

It’s sad, but parents are the ones responsible for the negative attitude of their children, and this is how the doubt about the fact that we are the most important part from our healing process is passed from generation to generation.

Relaxation therapy is a way of developing belief in yourself when you have none at all. This is a great way to begin trusting your body and mind, as well as learning to be a whole ready to heal every problem that may attempt to disturb its integrity. Self belief is the strongest healer in the world.

The cancer therapy is usually associated with psychological motivational sessions and it is a fact that people going through these sessions show better results in responding to chemo.

The first step of self motivation would be to accept there is some sort of problem, be it physical, mental or even medical. The everyday stress can be mind blowing, and this can cause severe physical problems. To be able to control all these you need to first accept circumstances and situations. After which you must begin to see what you can do to make it better.

The best thing you can do is begin to believe in yourself. Tell yourself “I can get better, so I must get better.” Keep repeating positive healing chants to yourself. You are only building up confidence by doing this. Self criticism and negative thinking hasn’t got anyone anywhere. Those who were motivated were able to break ground and make their body heal.

The more you scare yourself saying “I’m afraid to” or “I don’t think I can”, the more you are not likely to be able to. The power of words can really help you heal. If you have a long term illness, accept it and keep telling yourself “I am going to heal”. Until you believe that you are capable of healing your body, your mind will not allow you to.

This seems such a cliché, but until you begin to understand that you are the best you can be, you will never be able to make your body heal. They don’t say “only you can help yourself” for nothing. So wake up, and tell yourself you can.

http://www.altmedicinezone.com/alternative-treatment/make-yourself-healthy-by-saying-you-are/

Tip: Get out for a high-quality dose of vitamin D

October 9, 2009 By PETER KING  pwking@aol.com

Looking for a high-quality vitamin but don't want to spend any money? Step outside.

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin for good reason. When we're exposed to sunlight, our bodies produce the vitamin.

Still, new research shows older people are suffering health problems because they don't get enough vitamin D.

A study published in the current issue of Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that seniors with low levels of vitamin D were at a higher risk of dying from heart disease.

Other studies have shown the vitamin helps protect against some cancers while boosting the immune system. Overall, 75 percent of Americans don't get enough vitamin D, according to a study in Archives of Internal Medicine.

According to AARP, to get the same amount of vitamin D from 10 minutes in the sun, you'd have to eat 150 egg yolks, two pounds of sardines, four pounds of salmon or 30 cups of fortified orange juice.

Obesogens: U.S. to review chemicals linked to obesity

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

Pesticide Action Network
September 2009

New research shows that obesity in babies and younger people may be linked to exposure to chemicals, including certain pesticides. An in-depth story in Newsweek reports, “Evidence has been steadily accumulating that certain hormone-mimicking pollutants, ubiquitous in the food chain, have two previously unsuspected effects. They act on genes in the developing fetus and newborn to turn more precursor cells into fat cells, which stay with you for life. And they may alter metabolic rate, so that the body hoards calories rather than burning them, like a physiological Scrooge. ‘The evidence now emerging says that being overweight is not just the result of personal choices about what you eat, combined with inactivity,’ says Retha Newbold of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ‘Exposure to environmental chemicals during development may be contributing to the obesity epidemic.’” Hormone-mimicking chemicals include the pesticide atrazine. Scientists at the December meeting of the Society of Toxicology will discuss new research (PDF) suggesting that long-term exposure to atrazine might contribute to obesity and insulin resistance. Earlier this year, new science showed that prenatal exposure to DDE — a breakdown product of DDT — may contribute to the obesity epidemic in women. This fall, for the first time, scientists from the Food & Drug Administration, U.S. EPA, NIH and academia will gather to discuss the unfolding research on such obesogens.

Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

By LiveScience Staff

Posted: 21 September 2009 09:11 am ET

A combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill, scientists now say.

The findings suggest that the regeneration of severed nerve fibers is not required for paraplegic rats to learn to walk again. Because rats are good analogues for humans when it comes to the nervous system, the finding may hold implications for human rehabilitation after spinal cord injuries.

“The spinal cord contains nerve circuits that can generate rhythmic activity without input from the brain to drive the hind leg muscles in a way that resembles walking called ’stepping,’” explained principal investigator Reggie Edgerton, a professor of neurobiology and physiological sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

The findings were published Nov. 20 in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience.

“Previous studies have tried to tap into this circuitry to help victims of spinal cord injury,” he added. “While other researchers have elicited similar leg movements in people with complete spinal injuries, they have not achieved full weight-bearing and sustained stepping as we have in our study.”

Edgerton’s team tested rats with complete spinal injuries that left no voluntary movement in their hind legs. After setting the paralyzed rats on a moving treadmill belt, the scientists administered drugs that act on the neurotransmitter serotonin and applied low levels of electrical currents to the spinal cord below the point of injury.

The combination of stimulation and sensation derived from the rats’ limbs moving on a treadmill belt triggered the spinal rhythm-generating circuitry and prompted walking motion in the rats’ paralyzed hind legs.

Daily treadmill training over several weeks eventually enabled the rats to regain full weight-bearing walking, including backwards, sideways and at running speed. However, the injury still interrupted the brain’s connection to the spinal cord-based rhythmic walking circuitry, leaving the rats unable to walk of their own accord.

Neuro-prosthetic devices may bridge human spinal cord injuries to some extent, however, so activating the spinal cord rhythmic circuitry as the UCLA team did may help in rehabilitation after spinal cord injuries.

The study was funded by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Craig Nielsen Foundation, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, International Paraplegic Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research Grants.

Vitamin D: Many Benefits; Optimal Dose Uncertain

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

Article Date: 17 Sep 2009 – 2:00 PDT

MedicalNewsToday.com

Vitamin D appears to boost health from head to toe, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. But, so far, there’s no consensus on what level of vitamin D is optimal for good health.

Recent reports on vitamin D suggest that it offers many benefits, especially for older adults. Findings point to improved balance, reduction in the risk of bone fractures, and better thinking skills such as planning, organizing and abstract thinking. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders, infections such as tuberculosis, and periodontal disease. Low vitamin D levels also may affect certain cancers, including colon, breast and prostate cancers.

Vitamin D is the only vitamin that the body can manufacture itself. The only requirement is sunshine, specifically ultraviolet B rays. About 10 to 15 minutes of exposure two to three times a week during nonpeak sun hours is considered adequate. But the sunshine approach doesn’t work for everyone. With age, the body is less efficient at processing vitamin D. Other barriers are darker skin and living in northern climates. Using sunscreen — still recommended to prevent skin cancer — also reduces absorption of ultraviolet B rays.

Food sources are usually an excellent way to obtain vitamins, but choices are limited for vitamin D. Rich sources are fatty fish, fish-liver oils, liver and egg yolks. Milk fortified with vitamin D is another option.

With limited food choices, consumers may opt to rely on vitamin D supplements. The current daily recommended dose of vitamin D for adults 50 and older is 400 to 600 international units (IU). But many researchers believe that a higher amount is warranted because of the many health benefits. The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends a daily intake of 800 to 1,000 IU per day for adults over age 50. The upper daily limit considered safe for use is 2,000 IU per day, but there’s debate about this level. Very large doses of vitamin D taken over time can cause ill effects, including nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, constipation, weakness and weight loss.

Mayo Clinic Health Letter is an eight-page monthly newsletter of reliable, accurate and practical information on today’s health and medical news.

Source: Mayo Clinic

Integrating Color Therapy Into Everyday Life

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

Posted on Sep 16, 2009

AlternativeMedicineZone.com

Color therapy, the non invasive and holistic form of healing, can be used to great effect by itself or as a adjunct to traditional therapy and since it can be used by everyone regardless of age or illness, it is something that can be integrated into everyday life to give beneficial effects.

Color is all around us; everywhere in our lives, if we can optimally use colors in everyday life, we can all benefit from them. Rather than have a color therapy practitioner doing so, we can ourselves incorporate color therapy devices into our lives.

It is easy to surround oneself with colors that are soothing to one’s psyche and which can make a person feel soothed and calm.

Though there are general guidelines about what each color represents within the ambit of color therapy, there are likely to be individual aversions and atypical liking to certain colors which may be due to personal experiences would likely influence your choices. Wall colors, furnishings, can all be done in colors that soothe and calm.

Light Box or Lamps
A light box or a lamp is a device that can be used for color therapy. They are usually designed to bring light to a person in the most efficient and beneficial manner and research has shown that angled light that hits the back of the retina can be more beneficial.

These boxes or lamps may vary in their construction or the material used to make them and can vary in brightness or amount of light that they diffuse. They can be either for individual or group use and can be used accordingly. These light boxes or lamps deliver color therapy and for many the treatment time is about 20 minutes.

Color Light Filters
These color filters are meant to be used along with the light boxes or lamps and are in a range of colors including the colors of the rainbow and then some.

Bracelets
Bracelets made out of semi precious, colored stones can have a therapeutic effect by virtue of their color. A red jasper bracelet, or a blue turquoise bracelet, an amethyst, carnelian, citrine, jade or lapis lazuli bracelet can all be used to have this beneficial end.

Charts and posters can also explain the theory of chakras and how chakra colors affect the human body, so that you can more easily integrate color therapy into your daily life.

How To Use Essential Oils To Treat A Headache Or Migraine?

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

Posted on Sep 18, 2009

AlternativeMedicineZone.com

If you are a victim of frequent headaches or even headaches associated with your menstruation cycle you are mostly likely very tired of feeling pain as well as taking over the counter medicines to ease the pain of your headaches.

Even more severe than a headache is the dreaded migraine which can be debilitating and even cause nausea, time away from work and inability to participate in normal day-to-day activities.

Aromatherapy is a type of alternative medicine that has had much success in treating headaches, headaches associated with menstrual cycles as well as migraines.

Aromatherapy is a type of holistic treatment which means the therapy treats the inherent problems not just re-actively fixing the headache. Aromatherapy seeks to treat the issues causing the headaches and not just the symptoms of the headache itself.

You will first need to purchase the pure essential oils needed for the aromatherapy to treat your headaches or migraines. You can purchase essential oils at any co-op, or organic foods retailer. You will need to purchase the following essential oils:

• Lavender
• Sandalwood
• Peppermint
• Rosemary
• Eucalyptus
• Ginger oil

The first step is to combine a few drops of each essential oil together. Once you have created the mixture you can begin the aromatherapy session. There are several different ways to administer the aromatherapy for immediate relief from your headache.

Or something else to think about is if you have early warning signs that a headache is coming on; for example if you know your cycle well enough you can be pro-active by administering the aromatherapy shortly before your cycle begins.

You can use the essential oil mixture as a massage lubricant and gently rub around your temples. You can also use the mixture in your bath or use an aromatherapy burner to release the scent of the essential oils into your home.

Vitamin C Deficiency May Damage Babies’ Mental Development

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2009

Sunday, September 20, 2009 by: S. L. Baker, features writer

(NaturalNews) According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do math calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. And the number of Americans with these kinds of learning disabilities is inexplicably huge. In fact, the NINDS web site states eight to 10 percent of all US children under the age of 18 have some type of learning disability.

While the NINDS lists speech therapy and drugs as ways to help youngsters cope with learning disabilities, the big question is what on earth causes so many children to have these learning problems in the first place? Now a new study suggests an explanation. Scientists from the life sciences division of the University of Copenhagen think a lack of vitamin C could impair the mental development of babies both in the womb and as newborns.

Research just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that guinea pigs subjected to moderate vitamin C deficiency had 30 per cent less hippocampus neurons (brain cells that convey information during new learning that involves associations) and far worse spatial memory than guinea pigs given a normal diet. So what does this have to do with humans? People, like guinea pigs, also can only get vitamin C through their diet or supplements. So Jens Lykkesfeldt, who headed the research team, speculates vitamin C deficiency in pregnant and breast-feeding women may lead to the same kind of learning problems in developing human fetuses and newborn babies as was seen in the vitamin C deficit guinea pig offspring.

In fact, in a statement to the media, the researchers pointed out that many factors suggest the brains of newborns are especially vulnerable to even a slight lowering of vitamin C levels. Previous research with mice has shown that a lack of vitamin C to the brain results in damage which resembles that found in premature babies — and that damage is linked to learning and cognitive disabilities as the child grows older.

Vitamin C deficiency is known to be very common in some areas of the world. For example, the researchers pointed out that population studies in Brazil and Mexico have shown that 30 to 40 per cent of the pregnant women there lack adequate vitamin C and low levels of the vitamin have also been found in their newborn babies. While scientists have not documented how many babies may be born in Denmark or the US who suffer from a deficiency of vitamin C, the University of Copenhagen scientists stated that a conservative estimate is five to 10 per cent, based on the number of adults in those countries known to be deficient in the vitamin.

“We may thus be witnessing that children get learning disabilities because they have not gotten enough vitamin C in their early life. This is unbearable when it would be so easy to prevent this deficiency by giving a vitamin supplement to high-risk pregnant women and new mothers,” Dr. Lykkesfeldt said in a press statement."

His research group is currently studying how early in pregnancy vitamin C deficiency affects the embryonic development of guinea pigs. They next plan to study whether the damage may be reversed after birth.

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Organic Milk Does The Body Better

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2009

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by Janelle Sorensen

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there is supposedly no difference between regular milk and organic milk, aside from how the cows are raised and an obvious difference in price. For some, the environmental benefits of organic farming are enough justification to pay the premium, but many others need to know they’re paying more for a better product. Now the studies showing that organic milk is indeed better are building up.

Let’s count the reasons why…

1. Organic milk has fewer pesticide residues. The USDA Pesticide Data Program (PDP) regularly checks food for pesticide residues. For many years the milk studies showed the same level of pesticide residues in both regular and organic milk (some residues of banned pesticides are so persistent they are still found in water and soil, thus the entire food chain). In 2004, the PDP used more sensitive testing equipment and found synthetic pyrethroids in 24 percent of conventional samples, and in no organic sample. They also discovered a breakdown product of the insecticide carbofuran in 8.8 percent of the conventional milk samples, but in no organic sample.
   
   
2. Organic milk has more vitamins. Organically reared cows, which eat high levels of fresh grass, clover pasture and grass clover silage, produce milk which is on average 50% higher in Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) and 75% higher in beta carotene (which our bodies convert to Vitamin A).
   
   
3. Organic milk has more antioxidants. Studies show organic milk has two to three times more of the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthine than non-organic milk. These antioxidants are extremely important for eye health and are effective in preventing numerous eye diseases.
   
   
4. Organic milk has more omega-3s. Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid required for healthy growth. Regular intake of Omega-3 helps reduce incidences of heart disease, inflammations (in skin diseases such as eczema), cancer, arthritis, etc. One particular type of omega-3 that is higher in organic milk is DHA, which is important for brain development.
   
   
5. Organic milk has more CLA. Cows that are grazed on pastures have 500% more CLA in their milk. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) increases metabolism, immunity, and muscle growth. It also reduces abdominal fat, cholesterol, and allergic reactions. Recent animal studies have also shown that CLA may be beneficial in cancer treatment. Since the human body cannot produce CLA, we get most of it through the milk and dairy products that we consume.
   
   
6. Drinking organic milk helps improve the quality of breast milk. European scientists have found that mothers who consumed mostly organic meat and milk had around 50 percent higher levels of rumenic acid in their breast milk. This acid protects against cancer and inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, heart disease and asthma.
   
   
7. Drinking organic milk protects young children against asthma and eczema. Researchers found that children of breastfeeding mothers who ate organic dairy products and who were weaned on organic milk, cheese and yogurts were a third less likely to suffer from allergies. Dr. Machteld Huber, one of the authors of the study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, said: “The difference was significant, but only for children exclusively eating organic dairy products. We didn’t find a relationship if they had organic and conventional dairy products.” Almost all the children eating organic dairy also reportedly ate organic meat, fruit, bread and vegetables. However, it was only milk that appeared to have any impact on allergies.

All of this is compelling evidence of the superiority of organic milk, but one point must be highlighted. From these studies examining the differences between organic milk and regular milk, it seems clear that the diet of the cows may be one of the most important factors. Most organic cows are pasture-fed as opposed to grain-fed, and it’s their natural diet that leads to superior quality milk. So, it’s not simply organic milk that holds the prize, it’s organic, pasture-fed milk that does the body better.

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Certain carbs boost fat burning

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2009

By Janet Raloff

ScienceNews.com

Former couch potatoes take note. You don’t have to forsake all of your beloved breakfast carbohydrates. Switching from those that burn up quickly to others that break down slowly could do more than offer satiety. They could actually increase the rate at which your body stokes its furnace with body fat. Or so conclude researchers from the University of Nottingham, England, in a new report.

There is a catch. The women who took part in the new study obtained their benefit when they coupled the slowly digesting carbs with the E-word (exercise).

Earlier research has shown that people tend to burn the most body fat by exercising on an empty stomach (like before breakfast). The real take-home message of the new study is that by tailoring meals carefully, people can boost the fat-burning impact of any exercise that they engage in several hours after eating.

Emma Stevenson and her colleagues studied eight healthy — and non-overweight — but sedentary women. Each arrived for a pair of test sessions several days apart which started with a prepared breakfast, then a rest period of three hours, followed by a 60 minute walk on a treadmill. The pace of each woman’s walk was set to make her really work, but not to the point of exhaustion. Then each woman was offered lunch and the rate at which she burned energy was measured for another two hours.

When the day’s breakfast was muesli, skimmed milk, an apple, apple juice, canned peaches and yogurt, each woman burned more fat during and after the exercise session than when she had instead dined on cornflakes, skimmed milk, white bread and jam, margarine and a carbonated sugary drink. This difference emerged even though each breakfast had contained the same number of calories and same proportion of those calories from carbs, fat and protein.

The sole difference was the type of carbs eaten for breakfast — ones that broke down relatively quickly or ones that didn’t.

The findings weren’t a total surprise, Stevenson and her colleagues note in the May Journal of Nutrition. Several earlier studies showed much the same trend. But they included trained endurance athletes, who tend to process foods differently than the rest of us. By contrast, women in the new trial did not regularly engage in “structured exercise.” That would be things like playing tennis, running and swimming — as opposed to chasing after a toddler, walking the dog, changing a tire on the car, carrying eight bags of groceries into the house or hauling three loads of laundry down to the basement washer and then upstairs to be ironed and put away.

The good news for would-be dieters: Women burned fat at roughly two to three times the rate in the first hours after exercise if they had eaten a breakfast deriving 40 percent of its calories from slowly digesting carbs as opposed to quickly burning ones. Researchers tend to refer to the slow-burning carbs as having a low-glycemic index. In layman’s language, these are the carbs that don’t tend to elevate blood sugar very much after a meal. So they should be the dietary staples of people with diabetes.

What’s a low- versus high-glycemic index food? G.I. values turn out not to be nearly as intuitive as we’d like. Jennie Brand-Miller of the University of Sydney, Australia, has measured values for a range of foods. Those for regular ice cream and chocolate milk tend to fall under 50, she’s found, while the G.I. for baked potatoes can range from 75 to 100, depending on the spud’s variety. Even sweet fruits pose a conundrum. Cherries tend to weigh in with a G.I. of about 22 where apples and pears can be 38.

I did a big feature story on G.I. values for foods and how diets that lower them might pay dividends for people at risk of heart disease. That was several years back. But there’s no shortage of websites, books and other references to help people sort out which foods qualify as low G.I. fare.

The new study reflects the type of research I expect to encounter each year at the Experimental Biology meeting (which I leave for, in New Orleans, tomorrow morning). I’m expecting I’ll run into more of such wiser-eating news at this conference, which typically draws some 12,000-plus attendees.

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Exercising During Pregnancy Boosts Baby IQ

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer

NaturalNews.com

(NaturalNews) Mothers who exercise more during pregnancy may give birth to children with higher IQs, according to psychologist Richard E. Nisbett, author of Intelligence and How to Get It.

“Children whose mother exercised 30 minutes a day score around eight points higher on standard IQ tests than children whose mothers were more sedentary,” he said.

The Western medical profession once believed that exercise after the first trimester of pregnancy might place the fetus at risk, but new research is increasingly discrediting this idea. The British government recommends that women remain active throughout pregnancy, noting that the more active a woman is, the easier it will be for her body to adapt to the experience of pregnancy and the easier her labor will be.

Running, stretching and using light weights are among the exercises that many pregnant women can do easily.

“Exercising large muscle groups increases the growth of neurons and adds to the blood supply of the brain,” Nisbett writes. A woman who exercises during pregnancy and also breastfeeds for at least nine months will raise her child’s IQ an average of 14 points, he said.

Nisbett says that the way parents interact with their children can also help boost their IQ. He encourages parents to ask their children questions that they already know the answer to, and to explain how they know. This helps children develop the ability to find the answers to their own questions. He also encourages the practice of “anticipation exercises,” games in which parents encourage children to predict future events, such as where a submerged animal will emerge from the water.

Research suggests that mothers are the most important influences in their children’s intellectual development, he said, but that fathers contribute relatively little.

“The mother is the most important IQ agent here,” he said. “In families dominated by a father, there are higher mathematical skills but that’s all we contribute, I’m afraid.”

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Using-silver-and-tea-tree-oil-to-fight-infections

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2009

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Posted on Sep 11, 2009

Tea tree oil and silver (silver nitrate) are both known to be effective against common micro-organisms.

Low concentrations of the two ingredients together have increased antimicrobial activity.

The combination was tested against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, the yeast which causes thrush.

Staph aureus is a common cause of infections and abscesses of the skin. In lab tests, the combination tea tree oil and silver nitrate mixture killed both pathogens.

Once the combination was shown to kill the pathogens, liposomes are used to deliver the mixture into infected wounds. Controlled release is available with the use of liposomes, which are made from naturally occurring fats or phospholipids.

Controlled release is important for several reasons. First, less concentrated amounts can be used and released slowly, which means decreased toxicity and decreased risk of side effects.

Tea tree oil can be irritating to the skin, especially when used in high concentrations. Silver can cause skin to become discolored, turning a bluish-gray color.

This new combination may be an effective treatment for MRSA, or methicillin resistant staph aureus, an increasing concern.

As we age, conditions like bedsores, or chronic leg ulcers, become more common. Traditional silver-based creams use high concentrations of the metal.

Products with a lower yet still effective amount of silver could be safer and more effective, while not damaging healthy skin in the surrounding area.

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