Males are most likely to meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome: prothrombotic state, proinflammatory state, insulin resistance, raised blood pressure, atherogenic dyslipidemia and abdominal obesity. ————————————- Aside from feeding your brain, use your memory. Use your brain or lose it. Learn new skills. If today’s jobs are either in computers or medical, learn new skills.Continue reading “Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Men and Women”
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Pathogenetic Role of Cortisol in Metabolic Syndrome (stress and digestive health issues)
Connie’s notes: Stress can cause memory tangles, first step in Alzheimer’s disease. Stress, sugar and lack of sleep put too much load to the brain, making detox process difficult. Take your calcium and magnesium supplements during the afternoon and night time and strive to get enough sleep. Most brain disease starts with digestive issues suchContinue reading “Pathogenetic Role of Cortisol in Metabolic Syndrome (stress and digestive health issues)”
Reduce the stress hormone cortisol
When we are stressed and anxious , our immune system goes down and we are open to inflammation. So the root cause of most chronic diseases is chronic stress and anxiety. As we balance our hormones, our immune system becomes stronger. Our first step in the fight for inflammation is to reduce our stress hormone cortisol with exercise, whole foods, sleep, less stress, massage and supplementation.
Boost Your Testosterone
by Dr Len Lopez If you are over 40 years of age there is a good chance that more of your testosterone is converting into estrogen then you would like. Yes, both men and women make testosterone. The good Lord didn’t just make testosterone for men. It’s the hormone needed for both men and womenContinue reading “Boost Your Testosterone”
Immune Boosting Foods, Glutathione-rich Food, anti-Parkinsons and Prostate Cancer
Vitamin K2 +Calcium for Bone health (K2 from butterfat, organs and fat of animals consuming rapidly growing green grass
In 1945, Dr. Weston Price described “a new vitamin-like activator” that played an influential role in the utilization of minerals, protection from tooth decay, growth and development, reproduction, protection against heart disease and the function of the brain. Using a chemical test, he determined that this compound—which he called Activator X—occurred in the butterfat, organs andContinue reading “Vitamin K2 +Calcium for Bone health (K2 from butterfat, organs and fat of animals consuming rapidly growing green grass”
Hypothetical midlife interventions in women and cutting the risk of Type 2 diabetes by half
Conclusion: A combination of dietary and non-dietary lifestyle modifications, begun in midlife or later in relatively healthy women, could have prevented at least half of the cases of type 2 diabetes in this cohort study of U.S. women. Results: The 24-year risk of diabetes was 9.6% under no intervention and 4.3% when all interventions wereContinue reading “Hypothetical midlife interventions in women and cutting the risk of Type 2 diabetes by half”
Crystalline chemicals in two polarizing filters
Antibodies, what they can tell us about our health
Antibodies tell us the state of health of our cells in the presence of invading pathogens and infections/viruses. We must ensure a healthy immune system and lymphatic system (cleans our blood from toxins). Pathologies of antibodies Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies The presence of anti-thyroid antibodies is associated with an increased risk of unexplained subfertility (odds ratioContinue reading “Antibodies, what they can tell us about our health”
Parasympathetic activation is involved in reducing epileptiform discharges and the recurrence rate of seizures when listening to Mozart music
CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 20131388-2457Available online 27 March 2013 Publication year: 2013 Source:Clinical Neurophysiology Listening to Mozart K.448 has been demonstrated to improve spatial task scores, leading to what is known as the Mozart effect. Previous study revealed the positive effects of Mozart K.448 in reducing epileptiform discharges in children with epilepsy. However, the mechanism remains unclear.Continue reading “Parasympathetic activation is involved in reducing epileptiform discharges and the recurrence rate of seizures when listening to Mozart music”
Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) supplementation has been considered an interesting nutritional strategy to improve skeletal muscle protein turnover in several conditions. There is evidence that resistance exercise (RE)-derived biochemical markers of muscle soreness (creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, myoglobin), soreness, and functional strength may be modulated by BCAA supplementation to favor muscle adaptation. However, few studiesContinue reading “Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage”
The importance of healthy weight and muscle maintenance in older women and men for maintained physical functioning with aging
December 2012 Publication year: 2012 Source:Gender Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 6 Both high body fat and low muscle mass have been associated with physical disability in older adults. However, men and women differ markedly in body composition. Men generally have more absolute and relative lean muscle mass and less fat mass than women. Body massContinue reading “The importance of healthy weight and muscle maintenance in older women and men for maintained physical functioning with aging”
Moderate exercise enhances expression of antibody essential for protection against infections at mucosal level
The immune-suppression caused by acute stress can be reduced by a regular practice of moderate exercise which is known to modulate the expression of secretory-IgA. This antibody is essential for protection against infections and maintenance of homeostasis at the mucosal level. In comparison with sedentary mice, moderate exercised mice displayed an up-regulating effect on theContinue reading “Moderate exercise enhances expression of antibody essential for protection against infections at mucosal level”
Dietary Fiber is more important than Glycemix Index when ranking whole foods for health benefits
All of the reports support the role for fiber-rich foods and dietary fiber (DF) as an important part of a healthy diet. All of the five identified Nordic papers found protective associations between high intake of DF and health outcomes; lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal and breast cancer. None of theContinue reading “Dietary Fiber is more important than Glycemix Index when ranking whole foods for health benefits”