Aristolochic acids can cause kidney failure

FDA Warning
Herbs that damage kidneys

Supplements for joint paint relief

Mechanisms of action of cartilage degeneration

Proteoglycans form the articular surface of the joints and undergo continual breakdown and renewal
Matrix degeneration exceeds synthesis during cartilage degeneration resulting in progressive loss of proteoglycans and charged sulphate groups.
During aging there is reduced numbers of chondrocytes that are able to manufacture full sized extracellular matrix molecules.
There may be reduced activity of specific glycosyl and/or sulfotransferases that add individual sugar units and sulphate groups to the growing glycosaminoglycans chains, resulting in problems for proteoglycan sulfation.
Proteoglycan sulfation is necessary for fluid retention in the cartilage and smooth joint functioning.
Reduced nutrient sugar supply to chondrocytes may lead to a loss of proteoglycan production and cartilage degeneration.

Effect of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate
Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulphate act as readily available sugar to feed the glycosaminoglycan of the chondrocytes.
Combined adminstration of the above two is more effective than one alone.


Other effects of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate
May reduce matrix destruction.
1.Glucosamine inhibits interleukin-1-beta-induced proteoglycan catabolism by inhibition of the cleavage enzyme aggrecanase and production of inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandin E metalloproteinases and the downregulation of glucuronosyltransgerase.
2.Chondroitin sulphate is anti inflammatory and may inhibit the action of several proteases which destroy cartilage and cytokines secreted by leukocytes and chondrocytes.

Source:420506 ffnmag

Wow! for Walnut

LIPSTICK INFORMATION

Something to consider
Next time you go shopping for
Lipstick......

This comes from someone
Who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto .

From: Dr. Nahid Neman

If there is a female you care anything about,

Share this with her. I did!!!!!

I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list,
Because they need to tell the females

THEY care about as well!

Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth'

Decreased their prices from
$67 to $9.90.

It contained lead.

Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.

The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR

LANCÔME

CLINIQUE

Y.S..L

ESTEE LAUDER

SHISEIDO

RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)

CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)


MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.


The higher the lead content,


The greater the chance of causing cancer.


After doing a test on lipsticks,

It was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick
Contained the most amount of lead.

Watch out for those lipsticks
Which are supposed to stay longer.


If your lipstick stays longer, it is
Because of the higher content of lead.


Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.


2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.


3. If the lipstick colour changes to black,

Then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Please send this information to all your girlfriends,

Wives and female family members.

This information is being circulated at

Walter Reed Army Medical Centre


Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,


Especially breast cancer

Source: Unknown
This is an extract from the internet. In no way shall I responsible for
the truth of this post. You should judge by yourself and act acordingly.

Food Coatings

Functions of food coatings
1)Prevent oxidation
2) Limit moisture and oil transfer
3) Provide freeze/thaw stability
4) Extend shelf life of coated product

Types of food coatings
Flour breader--make of wheat flour and may consist of corn flour,
starches, gum, coloring agents and seasonings

Cracker Meal breaders--- consist of flour and water, used as binder
thickener and extender

American Bread Crumbs--Used for foods intended for frying
Have a crispy and crunchy texture

Japanese Bread Crumbs--Also known as Panko. Used mainly on a coating system on shrimps

Sometimes gum like alginates, carageenan, xanthan gum are added to the batter to be used as an undercoat before breading is applied

Chocolate may lengthen your lifespan!

Chocolate is rich in cocoa polyphenols.
Cocoa polyphenols have strong antioxidant properties.
They have positive effects on immune and respiratory system.
They are claimed to improve brain functions.

Cocoa polyphenols not only improve the quality of life, especially when getting
order, but also may well play a part in prolonging it as well.---ETAP Research Center,France

Source: AP Food Industry
590307

The acrylamide content of foods

A acrylamide is a substance that form naturally in food. It is a suspected carcogenic.
It occurs through a chemical reaction when starchy foods are cooked under temperature greater than 120oC

Ingredients for healthy joint cartilage

1) Glucosamine,
Promote the growth of new cartilage.
2) Chondroitin Sulphate
Reduce pain and help maintain cartilage and thus reduce the usage of pain killer.
Its use together with glucosamine produce a synergic effect.
3) Curcumin
From turmeric.It blocks the aactivity of nuclear factor kapa beta, interleukin(a cytokin)and COX-2 (proinflammatory enzyme)
4) Omega 3 fatty acids
Lead to the production of anti inflammatory prostaglandin E3 and Leukotriene B5.
Inhibit the break down of aggrecan through inhibiting the activity of aggrecanase.
Reduce the activity of COX-2.
Block the breakdown of chondrocytes.

5) Type 2 collegen
Helpful for rheumatoid arthritis
6) Rose hips
Help decrease in pain



Source: Functional ingredients 320908

Artificial coloring and Hyperactivity

Study had related hyperactivity in children with consumption of foods with artificial coloring.
The named coloring are:
1) Tartrazine (E102)
2) Quinoline Yellow(E104)
3) Sunset Yellow (E110)
4) Carmoisine (E122)
5) Ponceau 4R (E124)
6) Allora red (E129)


Source: Study published in the Lancet in September 2007

Foods that help to lower LDL blood cholesterol

1) Fruits and vegetables, rich in antioxidants like flavonoids and carotenoids
2) Dark chocolate, help increase HDL and lower LDL cholesterols.
3) Foods which are rich in magnesium
3.1) Whole meal bread and cereals
3.2) Peanut and cashew nuts
3.3) Spinach
4) Omega-3 fatty acids help to reduce triglyceride level and help to reduce stickiness of platelets.
5) Olive Oil, with high content of monosaturated fatty acids which help to increase good HDL cholesterol level.
6) Garlic.
7) Niacin B3, Help lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides and raise HDL
8) Pantothenic acids B5, help forming HDL cholesterol
9) Red yeast rice.

Mind Agitators

A) Caffeine:
Can cause:

1. nervousness.
2. Anxiety.
3. Insomnia.
4. Irritability.

Acts by:

Increased elimination of calcium from the body.

Sources:

1. Coffee- about 150 mg per cup.
2. Black and some green teas, about 80 mg per cup.
3. Cola, 30-45 mg per cup.

B) Refined Sugar.

Advert effects on the body:

1. May cause hyperactivity.
2. Increased anxiety.

Action through:

Vitamin B, especially thiamine is needed for the digestion of sugar. Excessive sugar consumption depletes vitamin B resources required for the normal activities.

Caution:

For some people, too little sugar can cause hypoglycemia which produces symptoms like trembling and anxiety.

C) Alcohol

Can produce a temporary sedating effect on the central nervous system.

High dose of alcohol will produce a stimulating effect.

It is addicting.

Acts By: Destroying Vitamin B

D) Nicotine

Can produce a sense of relaxation and pleasure. Yet more and more is needed over time.

Reduced intake will produce symptoms like anxiety, irritability, restlessness and insomia.

That is the reason why it is so hard to quit smoking.

Acts By:

• Nicotine triggers the release of Dopamine in the brain, which produce a sense of relaxation and pleasure.
• Destroying thiamine

Main souce: Cigarettes

Nutrients which help us to calm down

A) Calcium

• It acts as a gatekeeper to transmit signals between the nerve cells.

Deficiency:
In the parasympathetic nervous system, it will hinder the process of signal transmitting which tell the body to slow down.

Source:
Tofu, green leafy vegetables, dairy products.


B) Amino Acids

1. Trytophan:

Convert to serotonin after entering the brain. Serotonin has a calming effect on the body.
Sources: Milk, Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds.

2. Glutamine: 80% 0f amino nitrogen is derived from here.
Sources: Food high in protein: Fish, meat, beans, and dairy products.

3. Gamma-Amino Butryic Acid (GABA)
It is a neutrotransmitter that slow down activities between brain nerve cells. So it has a mild relaxing effect.

The Calming Vitamins

A) Vitamin B1/Thiamine.
Deficient will cause:

1. Increased nervousness
2. Increased level of adrenalin
3. Sleep disturbance

Sources:

• Fish , whole grain, wheat germ, peanut and meat.

B) Niacin/Niacinamide(Vitamin B3)

Functions:
Maintaining healthy nerve function
Niacin: vessel dialator.
Niacinamide: Can decrease anxiety symptoms

Sources:
Whole grain, Peanut, fish, meat, yeast.

C) Choline.

Functions:
It is a component of acetylcholine, a primary transmitter of nerve impulse in parasympathetic nervous system.
So it helps to calm the body down.
Sources:
Wheat germ, egg yolk, oatmeal, cabbage, and cauliflower.

D) Riboflavin or Vitamin B2
Functions:
Help to assimilate amino acids.
Sources:
Eggs, meat, dairy products and green leafy vegetables.

E) Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine

• Helping the synthesis of serotonin, which help a person to relax; Melatonin which help a person to sleep and dopamine, which give a person a feeling of happiness.
• Helps in the formation of neurotransmitters which regulate mood.
• Help amino acids to transmit signals between nerve cells

Sources:
potatoes, bananas, raisin, bran cereal, tuna.

Kidney Health

Symptoms of kidney problem:

1. Early greying of hair not due to inheritance
2. Excessive bubbles while urinating.
3. Excessive hair loss.
4. Backache
5. Dark facial colour.

Causes of kidney problems:

1. Abuse of medicine.
2. Too much salty food. (not more than 6 g of salt per day)
3. Eat too much icy food
4. Over tired.
5. Drink excessive coffee, wine, cola, carbonated drinks.
6. Drink low quality drinking water.
7. Eat animal proteins.
8. Too much worries or fear.

Preventing:

1. Taking frequent sunbath to absorb vitamin D. ( Before 9 am and after 4 pm)
2. Practice ancient breathing method.
3. Massage 21 times at the kidney areas
4. Reduce taking of medicine.
5. Each less processed food.
6. Eat less junk foods and drinks.
7. Eat more natural foods, like fruits, vegetables .
8. Take sufficient rest.
9. Worry less.
10. Put few pieces of ginger to 2 to 3 times of water and cook for 10 minutes. Put in a piece of cotton cloth, wet it, wrenth it and place it on the kidney areas with lying face down.

Twelve healthy foods for men

1. Tomato
2. Soya bean
3. Pumpkin seeds, can relief the symptoms of prostrate gland enlargement.
4. Carrot
5. Sea foods, rich in Zinc.
6. Garlic, claimed to be cancer preventing.
7. Whole meal bread.
8. Deep sea fish.
9. Green Tea.
10. Red Wine. Can prevent stroke.
11. Fruits.
12. Water.
    

A brush with death at the hair saloon

Lemon Juice prevent s kidney stones

1. Drinking 28 ounces of lemon Juice daily prevents the recurrence of kidney stones.
2. Citrate in the lemonade binds with calcium in the urine to prevent crystallization into stones.
3. Consume o.5 cup of lemon juice mixed with 2 quarts of water daily will produced desired effects.
4. But too much lemon Juice will erode tooth enamel.

-----Studies by scientists of Duke university

White bread may increase cancer risk

Eating more than four slices of white bread a day may double the risk of kidney cancer--- A study by Italian scientists on the diet records of 2300 people.

Reasons: White bread like refined sugar has high glycemic index. It may increase the blood sugar and insulin level. This spur the growth of cancer cells.

Healthy way: Reduce carbohydrate intake, and eat bread with 100 % whole grains

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My New Year Resolution for Health

We invest a lot of time and money on how to increase our wealth. But how much time and money do we spend on our health? Without health, we will be labouring in vain, because we cannot harvest or enjoy our fruits of labour.

My new year resolution so far as health is concern:
1) Exercise at least twice per week
2) Get sufficient sleep, sleep will help you to recuperate. Without sufficient sleep, even the best nutrition and other health programs will not prevent you from accelerated aging.
3) Eat less animals' meat.
4) Eat more vegetables and fruits, but avoid the too sweet ones.
5) Try to cook for ourselves as often as possible.
6) Avoid processed foods.
7) Acquire at least twice per week on health related information.