Vitamin C Increase May Reduce Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer

Vitamin C RDA Increase 
Reduce Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer?

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The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. Researchers said that there is compelling evidence that the RDA of vitamin C should be raised to 200 mg/day for adults, up from its current levels in the United States of 75 mg for women and 90 mg for men.

Rather than just prevent the vitamin C deficiency disease of scurvy, said researchers, it’s appropriate to seek optimum levels that will saturate cells and tissues, pose no risk and may have significant effects on public health at almost no expense—about a penny a day if taken as a dietary supplement.

“It’s time to bring some common sense to this issue, look at the totality of the scientific evidence and go beyond some clinical trials that are inherently flawed,” said Balz Frei, professor and director of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and one of the world’s leading experts on the role of vitamin C in optimum health. “Significant numbers of people in the U.S. and around the world are deficient in vitamin C, and there’s growing evidence that more of this vitamin could help prevent chronic disease. The way clinical researchers study micronutrients right now, with the same type of so-called ‘phase three randomized placebo-controlled trials’ used to test pharmaceutical drugs, almost ensures they will find no beneficial effect. We need to get past that.”

A wider body of metabolic, pharmacokinetic, laboratory and demographic studies suggests just the opposite, that higher levels of vitamin C could help reduce the chronic diseases that today kill most people in the developed world—heart disease, stroke, cancer and the underlying issues that lead to them, such as high blood pressure, chronic inflammation, poor immune response and atherosclerosis.

“We believe solid research shows the RDA should be increased,” Frei said. “And the benefit-to-risk ratio is very high. A 200 mg intake of vitamin C on a daily basis poses absolutely no risk, but there is strong evidence it would provide multiple, substantial health benefits.”

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A Higher Calling: Mahatma Ghandi's Pledge of Non-Violence

The Pledge of Non-Violence

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The Pledge of Non-Violence states that making peace must start within ourselves.  By adopting it we commit ourselves as best as we can to become nonviolent and peaceable people.

To Respect Self and Others
To respect myself, to affirm others and to avoid uncaring criticism, hateful words, physical attacks and self-destructive behavior.

To Communicate Better
To share my feelings honestly, to look for safe ways to express my anger, and to work at solving problems peacefully.

To Listen
To listen carefully to one another, especially those who disagree with me, and to consider others' feelings and needs rather than insist on having my own way.

To Forgive
To apologize and make amends with I have hurt another, to forgive others, and to keep from holding grudges.

To Respect Nature

To treat the environment and all living things, including our pets, with respect and care.

To Play Peacefully

To select entertainment and toys that support nonviolence and to avoid entertainment that makes violence look exciting, funny or acceptable.

To Be Courageous
To challenge violence in all its forms whenever I encounter it, whether at home, at school, at work, or in the community, and to stand with others who are treated unfairly.

This is my pledge.  These are my goals.

Reishi Mushroom Research Favorable with Top Cancer Center

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
Major Cancer Research and Treatment Center Reports that Reishi Mushroom is Favorable

"Reishi mushroom has antioxidant properties and may enhance immune response."

Reishi mushroom contains complex sugars known as beta-glucans that may stop the growth and prevent spread of cancer cells. When animals were fed beta-glucans, some cells of their immune system became more active. Limited data from clinical studies suggest reishi can strengthen immune response in humans. In addition, reishi mushrooms contain sterols [prostate health/cholesterol] that can act as precursors to hormones in the body, along with substances called triterpenes that may have blood pressure-lowering and anti-allergy/anti-histamine effects. Reishi mushrooms have also been shown to slow the process of blood clotting.

Reishi mushroom can cause toxicity in some immune cells. More studies are needed to show that it is safe and effective for cancer treatment.

Source
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/reishi-mushroom

Nuclear: Mental Disorders Threat Over Cancer

Japan: Protests 3 Years After Fukushima

Nuclear: Mental Disorders Threat Over Cancer 

Does anyone question what Fukushima did to our oceans and shores - fish by the millions washing up, surfers getting strange bacterial infections? Should we be concerned that those who are getting sick the most is the anticipation of getting sick and the fear of sickness or getting cancer like someone in their family or one of their friends. Even years later the dosimeter can detect radiation in the environment worldwide.

Here is what Fukushima Medical University in Japan, says:

"Although the radiation dose to the public from Fukushima was relatively low, and no discernible physical health effects are expected, psychological and social problems, largely stemming from the differences in risk perceptions, have had a devastating impact on people's lives."

Although health risks are downplayed by the university - if fish are dying, and not a few - we may just want to look at the realities and not just thinking ourselves into a fear based frenzy. There are solutions to our mistakes like the massive nuclear accident or even more evident "Chernobyl's", of our planet.

 437 nuclear power plants around the world

With 437 nuclear power plants around the world, the risk of leaks and an unfortunate accident can and may happen in AGAIN our lifetime. So since we are a solution based blog, we hope that our readers will research the following and be prepared. Why fear when you have weapons of wellness?

For one, potassium iodide is a natural remedies that can be taken when you are aware that the locate dosimeter count is up in your area. Where do you get such a remedy? And when should you take it? It is advised that you consult your doctor (if you have a doctor) to have a licensed physician recommend this remedy. It is absorbed into the thyroid and those individuals with thyroid conditions should proceed with caution taking this remedy.

Also, protect yourself in your daily purchases. Why eat sick fish? Kind of a no-brainer. Whole Foods Market has a small handout in the fish department (you have to ask), or available online. The dangers of methyl-mercury can cause serious physical health diseases in the brain, liver, and joints that are affected by high levels of mercury.

Also see MGN3.

SOURCES:
WHAT IS POTASSIUM IODIDE: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/297591.php
POTASSIUM IODIDE $3.84: http://www.iherb.com/World-Organic-Liquid-Potassium-Iodide-2-fl-oz-59-ml/7775?gclid=CMS7stTMjscCFU2TfgodAGADAA
WHAT FISH IS HEALTHY? http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/about-our-products/food-safety/methylmercury-seafood

Top Reasons To Cleanse: Environmental/Chemical Pollution

Environmental/Chemical Pollution

Air

According to the EPA, there are over 80,000 chemicals in our air, of which, only a small percentage of which have been tested for safety. We breathe these in everyday, and more so if we live in a larger city.

Home

The FDA does not have ANY approval measures on the cosmetic (body care, lotions, face creams) allowing harmful parabens [estrogen mimicker], into our markets harming uneducated consumers. If you go into your bathroom right now, and have a lotion or something you bought from a trendy lotion place, you may find the PARABEN chemical in the ingredients. Parabens confuse our endocrine and estrogen receptors. "Extremely harmful" to humans.

Water

Poisons in our tap water due to municipal water filtration insufficiency.  Pharmaceutical drugs have been found in 22/24 cities (AP).  In Philadelphia, 56 drugs and their bi-products.  In Southern California, 18.5 million people were exposed to anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications.  In San Francisco, sex hormones were found at high levels in the city water.

Source:

post graphic credit: http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/environmental-issues/air-pollution-us-01092013/

Thermography vs Mammography

www.arizonathermography.com

Uses infrared sensors to detect heat and increased vascularity (angiogenesis) as the byproduct of biochemical reactions. The heat is compiled into an image for computerized analysis.

Thermography Information

HEALTH UPDATE: M.R.S.A. Causes and Risks from PubMed

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA); Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA)

Last reviewed: May 30, 2009.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. S. aureus is a common type of bacteria that normally live on the skin and sometimes in the nasal passages of healthy people. MRSA refers to S. aureus strains that do not respond to some of the antibiotics used to treat staph infections.

The bacteria can cause infection when they enter the body through a cut, sore, catheter, or breathing tube. The infection can be minor and local (for example, a pimple), or more serious (involving the heart, lung, blood, or bone).

Serious staph infections are more common in people with weak immune systems. This includes patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities and those receiving kidney dialysis.

MRSA infections are grouped into two types:

• Healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) infections occur in people who are or have recently been in a hospital or other health-care facility. Those who have been hospitalized or had surgery within the past year are at increased risk. MRSA bacteria are responsible for a large percentage of hospital-acquired staph infections.
• Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections occur in otherwise healthy people who have not recently been in the hospital. The infections have occurred among athletes who share equipment or personal items (such as towels or razors) and children in daycare facilities. Members of the military and those who get tattoos are also at risk. The number of CA-MRSA cases is increasing.

Symptoms

Staph skin infections cause a red, swollen, and painful area on the skin. Other symptoms may include:

• Drainage of pus or other fluids from the site
• Fever
• Skin abscess
• Warmth around the infected area

Symptoms of a more serious staph infection may include:

• Chest pain
• Chills
• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever
• General ill feeling (malaise)
• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Rash
• Shortness of breath

Signs and tests

Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may recommend the following tests to detect and confirm the bacteria causing the infection:

• Blood culture
• Culture of the drainage (fluid) from the infection
• Skin culture from the infected site
• Sputum culture
• Urine culture

Treatment

Draining the skin sore may be the only treatment needed for a local skin MRSA infection. This can be done at the doctor's office.

More serious MRSA infections, especially HA-MRSA infections, are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Antibiotics that may still work include:

• Clindamycin
• Daptomycin
• Doxycycline
• Linezolid (Zyvox)
• Minocycline
• Tetracycline
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS)
• Vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled)

It is important to finish all doses of antibiotics you have been given, even if you feel better before the final dose. Stopping treatment early by not finishing the full course of antibiotics can lead to further drug resistance in the bacteria, or can cause an infection that seemed to be gone to come back (relapse).

Other treatments may be needed for more serious infections. The person may be admitted to a hospital. Treatment may involve:

• Fluids and medications given through a vein
• Kidney dialysis (if kidney failure occurs)
• Oxygen

Support Groups

For more information about MRSA, see the Centers for Disease Control web site: www.cdc.gov/mrsa/.

Expectations (prognosis)

How well a person does depends on the severity of the infection and their overall health. MRSA-related pneumonia and blood infections are associated with high death rates.

Complications

Serious staph infections may lead to:

• Blood infection (also called blood poisoning or sepsis)
• Cellulitis
• Infection of the heart valves (endocarditis)
• Pneumonia
• Toxic shock syndrome

Organ failure and death may result from untreated MRSA infections.

Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if:

• A wound seems to get worse rather than heal
• You have any other symptoms of staph infection

Prevention

Careful attention to personal hygiene is key to avoiding MRSA infections.

• Wash your hands frequently, especially if visiting someone in a hospital or long-term care facility.
• Make sure all doctors, nurses, and other health care providers wash their hands before examining you.
• Do not share personal items such as towels or razors with another person -- MRSA can be transmitted through contaminated items.
• Cover all wounds with a clean bandage, and avoid contact with other people’s soiled bandages.
• If you share sporting equipment, clean it first with antiseptic solution.
• Avoid common whirlpools or saunas if another participant has an open sore.
• Make sure that shared bathing facilities are clean.

References

1. Archer GL. Staphylococcal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 310.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overview of community-associated MRSA. October 26, 2007. Accessed January 25, 2008.
3. Nicolle L. Community-acquired MRSA: a practitioner's guide. CMAJ. 2006;175:145. [PubMed]
4. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Management of multi-drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2006. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed January 25, 2008.

Review Date: 5/30/2009.

Reviewed by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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