Stacy Malkan
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 The Health and Beauty America crowd was more subdued, approaching disaffected, as they lingered fashionably behind glass counters. If one thing caught my attention, it was those counters: elaborate display cases featuring empty colored bottles twinkling like jewels under the spotlights. The place was a shrine to packaging obsessed with youth and sexual appeal. Everyone and everything at HBA, it seemed, invoked the anti-aging dream — wrinkle-free claims at every product booth, even wrinkle-free jokes mixed in with the morning presentations. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 With over 2 million books sold, I'm certainly glad I gave up my day job working at cosmetics counters, and eventually began writing my books.
From a very young age I struggled with debilitating, painful eczema over most of my body. Then at puberty I developed acne that lingers even now. I spent a good deal of my childhood and teen years in dermatologists' offices and at cosmetics counters or drugstores, trying every possible treatment or product that promised to give me normal skin. It never happened.
Struggling with my own skin has been a lifelong quest. |
Bill Sardi
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 Nutrition & Cancer 51:178-83, 2005]
The lesson here might be that oxidation kills cancer cells, fish oil induces oxidation, but vitamin E as an antioxidant
Dietary Factors Among
Japanese Women's
Low Incidence of Breast Cancer
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Seaweed consumption (source of iodine, selenium)
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Fermented sources of soy (miso, tofu for phytoestrogens)
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Fish (omega-3 oils, selenium, iodine)
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Low-calorie diets
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Low sugar intake counters this cancer-cell killing activity. |
Marshall Editions
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 Vacuum rugs and carpets frequently and clean all smooth surfaces (floors, counters, windowsills, and so on) with a 5% bleach solution for several weeks. Ringworm fungi collect in tubs, on bathroom floors, and in hampers and dresser drawers. Regularly clean these breeding grounds with a mixture of tree tea oil, thyme, and rosemary oil. Use 10-20 drops of each in a bucket of water. Wash all exposed textiles (clothing, bedding, pillows, and so on) in a 5% bleach solution and hot water. Dry everything in a hot dryer, as high temperatures kill the fungus. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Dozens of studies have confirmed the ability of chlorophyll to purify and rejuvenate—and it has been shown to stop bacterial growth in wounds, it deodorizes, and it counters toxins, it deactivates many carcinogens, and it builds blood, renews tissues, and counteracts inflammations. In Asian traditions, chlorophyll benefits anemic conditions; it also helps kidney function, probably because it has mild diuretic properties. |
| Caffeine, however, counters this effect—so decaf would be a great choice for diabetics and others concerned about raising blood sugar. The slight increase in blood sugar from caffeinated coffee is a boon for athletes, however, who need that blood sugar to fuel their muscles. That's one reason why a small amount of coffee before an event is considered a performance enhancer. |
| They got a bad rap for a short time during low-carb mania because their carb content is higher than any other nut, but for all but the most inveterate carb-gram counters this shouldn't be a deterrent from enjoying this delicious food
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Frequent Nut Eaters Have Fewer Heart Attacks
The benefits of cashew nuts—besides how good they make you feel when you eat them—are similar to the benefits you get when you eat nuts in general. People who eat nuts regularly are less likely to have heart attacks or to die from heart disease than those who don't. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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 Here the astute Gudenfridi counters with a story in the life of that holy Dominican, St. Rose of Lima, "Virgin of Peru":
... we are told that one day, after many hours of an ardent elevation of spirits, the Holy Girl [Santa Fanciuila], feeling herself languish, lacking breath, and weakened in body, had at her side an Angel, who presented her with a little cup of chocolate, with which she regained her vigor and her strength returned. I ask the Sig. Cav. Felini what he thinks of this angel? Does he think it is an angel of darkness, or of light? Bad or good? |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| A recurring myth espoused at cosmetics counters and routinely in fashion magazines is that oily skin "needs" a moisturizer. In other words, you may be told that oily skin makes more oil because it is combating some form of underlying dryness. No part of that is true. Oil production is controlled and regulated by hormones (Sources: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, October 2001, pages 600-607; and Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, September 2001, pages 144-153). |
Stacy Malkan
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| If one thing caught my attention, it was those counters: elaborate display cases featuring empty colored bottles twinkling like jewels under the spotlights. The place was a shrine to packaging obsessed with youth and sexual appeal. Everyone and everything at HBA, it seemed, invoked the anti-aging dream — wrinkle-free claims at every product booth, even wrinkle-free jokes mixed in with the morning presentations.
I found a booth for organic ingredients and asked the proprietor, "Do you get much interest in organics from the big companies? |
| Estee Lauder and Self magazine teamed up to create the second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue, and they envisioned a breast cancer ribbon displayed on cosmetics counters from coast to coast. But somebody already had a breast cancer ribbon, they were told. So they called up Charlotte Haley offering to partner with her and take her peach ribbon national. "She wanted nothing to do with us. Said we were too commercial," Self magazine editor Alexandra Penney explained to MAMM magazine. |
| P&G temporarily suspended sales of the SK-II line and closed sales counters across China after "security incidents" broke out between employees and customers and a furious mob smashed a glass door at the company's Shanghai branch.3 Thousands of consumers demanded refunds of the elite brand that sells for more than $100 a bottle. It was a dramatic interruption in the otherwise relatively smooth and recent entry of multinational cosmetics corporations into the world's largest market. |
Bill Sardi
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| Vitamin E is an antioxidant, that is, it counters the effects of oxidation (a process that utilizes uncontrolled oxygen to break down tissues). Fatty tissues oxidize much quicker. For example, an avocado, a very fatty fruit, when cut open and exposed to the air, will rapidly spoil (oxidize). But the addition of an antioxidant, such as lemon juice, will preserve the avocado for hours.
It is known that omega-3 polyunsaturated fish or flax oil can selectively kill tumor cells by increasing oxidation while causing little or no harm to normal cells. |
| International Journal Oncology 26: 169-76, 2005]
Oral silibinin both inhibits tumor growth and counters the toxicity of anti-cancer drugs that are co-administered. [Clinical Cancer Research 10: 8641-47, 2004] Researchers conclude that milk thistle extracts have a "strong potential to prevent skin cancer." [European Journal Cancer 41:1969-79, 2005]
Silymarin is also helpful in preventing toxic side effects from radiation treatment. [Pharmacological Research 45: 447-54, 2002]
Milk thistle is considered an adjunct (secondary) therapy for patients with liver cancer. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 It increases the formation of native proteoglycans in human chondrocytes, which may have positive effects on the metabolism of joint tissue (Di Padova, 1987). SAMe counters the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha by decreasing the proliferation of synovial cells and fibronectin synthesis, suggesting a protective effect of joint cells against the activity of pro-inflammatory mediators (Gutierrez et al, 1997).
Hepatoprotective Effects: Several mechanisms for the hepatoprotective effect of SAMe have been proposed. |
Bill Sardi
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| Mutation Research 508: 83-97, 2002] Niacin counters many of the side effects caused by adriamycin, a commonly-used cancer drug. [Pathology Research Practice 181:168-74, 1986] A niacin deficiency is associated with carcinoid tumors. [American Journal Gastroenterology 100: 2307-14, 2005] Carcinoid tumors emanate in the neuroendocrine system which is a network of glands that produce hormones and send them into the bloodstream. Most carcinoid tumors occur in the digestive tract.
Niacin, oxygen and tumors terology 128: 1830-37, 2005] Animal studies confirm that B6 prevents colon cancer. |
| Vitamin E counters some of the side effects of chemotherapy. [Cancer 101: 1058-64, 2004] For example, vitamin E supplements may prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy. [Neurology 64: 26-31, 2005]
Vitamin E supplement use only modestly improves survival or limits recurrence of breast cancer, but this is in the face of toxic treatment. [Nutrition & Cancer 46:15-22, 2003] The point here is that supplemental vitamin E doesn't appear to raise mortality risk among patients being treated for breast cancer. |
| To add fuel to the argument against antioxidants, David Golde, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, published papers claiming that vitamin C as an antioxidant counters the action of cancer treatment and may impair therapy. It was as if cancer patients were being told essential nutrients for life actually caused cancer. None of this was true, but the headlines confused the public.
An example of how antioxidants enhance cancer treatment was demonstrated in a scientific experiment conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Apple-gate Farms sells a very nice variety of tasty turkey slices and Honeysuckle White brand has a fat-free sliced turkey available at deli counters.
Salmon and its sidekicks are top chokes but unless you're relying on frozen fish, you'll be buying it the day or the day before you prepare it. Canned salmon, on the other hand, can always be available in your pantry. Most canned salmon is wild. Look for low or no-sodium-added varieties. Vital Choice brand offers a good selection. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Pedometers and step counters are relatively recent devices used to promote physical activity and are often included in weight-loss interventions. Currently 10,000 steps per day are recommended as this level is consistent with 30 minutes per day to improve health benefits [69]. These devices promote awareness of a person's current level of activity and may be used to give a goal for improvement. Progression to higher levels of steps would be necessary to promote prevention of weight gain.
The physical activity levels recommended in the 2005 U.S. |
Lynne McTaggart
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 The Benson study also framed its intention as a "negative"—asking that the patients heal with "no complications"—which counters the most basic folklore about prayer and affirmations, which stipulates that they should always be framed as a positive statement.
Ordinarily, says Schlitz, people have a meaningful relationship with the person they are praying for. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Smucker Co. counters. Calling "a product '100% Fruit' when all the ingredients of the product are, in fact, from fruit, is in no way fraudulent," a company spokesperson wrote in an e-mail to me, noting that the following description was added to labels: "Sweetened with fruit syrup from apple, pear, or pineapple juice concentrate." (The spokesperson also "vigorously" denied claims that the company "violated any law" and asserted that its product "meets all federal labeling requirements. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 That is a myth," counters Dr. Breg-gin. "Psychiatric drugs were in widespread use as early as 1954 and 1955, but the hospital population did not decline until nearly ten years later, starting in 1963. That year the federal government first provided disability insurance coverage for mental disorders. The states could at last relieve themselves of the financial burden by refusing admission to new patients and by discharging old ones. |
Lynne Mctaggart
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 The full sequence of moves was also recorded automatically on paper tape, with the number of heads or tails indicated by counters.
Schmidt's idea was to have his participants will the lights to take more steps in a clockwise direction. What he was asking his participants to do, on the most elementary level, was to get the machine to produce more heads than tails.
In one study, Schmidt worked with two participants, an aggressive, extroverted North American woman and a reserved male researcher in parapsychology from South America. |
| On top of the device were two counters. One would count the number of 'hits' ?the times the participant could correctly guess which lamp would light ?and the other would count the number of trials. Your success rate would be staring at you as you continued with the experiment.
Schmidt had employed a small amount of the isotope strontium-90, placed near an electron counter so that any electrons ejected from the unstable, decaying molecules would be registered inside a Geiger-Mtiller tube. |
Dan Buettner
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 Meanwhile, she moved up and down the kitchen wiping clean the counters, sink, and even the window. Then she pulled up a chair facing the stove to wait for her soup. The flame cast a feeble light on Gozei's face. It occurred to me that I was witnessing the happy limits of the human machine. I sensed neither the frailty nor the wistfulness of impeding death but rather serenity—a certain satisfaction with a life now free of the ambition and commitments that dog younger years—a life achieved.
She poured her warmed soup into a bowl, gazed at it for a few long moments and murmured, "Hara hachi bu. |
David Steinman
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 Laura's Lean Beef
Available at fresh meat counters in over forty-seven hundred grocery stores in forty-four states, Laura's Lean Beef, like other Green 100 food companies, has succeeded in putting a value-driven brand into major mainstream supermarkets throughout the country, creating greater consumer choice. www.laurasleanbeef.com
O'Naturals
Begun in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and cofounded by Stonyfield Farm founder Gary Hirschberg and Mac McCabe, one-third to one-half the food at O'Naturals is certified organic or wild gathered? |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| That is why your body goes into emergency mode and counters the drop in blood sugar levels by secreting your stress hormones. That is what causes the symptoms of hypoglycemia. So most doctors' ideas of hypoglycemia are about people going into comas and having seizures, and then being able to document it by saying, 'Look, the blood sugar was 30.'
"When a patient with reactive hypoglycemia consults a doctor, the only evidence he can present is a syndrome—a collection of symptoms that often occur together but for which there is no known cause. And many things," Dr. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 It elevates iron levels in the blood, slightly decreases respiration, lowers blood pressure, relaxes smooth muscles, and, due to its flavonoid compounds, counters liver toxicity.
It works as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, thereby increasing the availability of dopamine, a neurotransmitter. It also appears to mimic the action of the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma amino butyric acid) in relaxing the body. It is known as a medharasayan remedy, "a promoter of memory and learning. |
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