Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 Screening for Cardiovascular Disease
There are two screening procedures that seem to be worthwhile: serum cholesterol and blood pressure. Most medical scientists agree that elevated serum cholesterol (particularly "low density lipoprotein"—LDL) is an important risk factor for coronary disease. During middle age, each 1 % increase in serum cholesterol raises the risk of coronary disease by an estimated 3%. Thus, consistent with the medical model discussed in chapter I, we have an important and objective "sign" of health. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Some elements are measured in serum because they are transported by serum proteins, or have important extracellular functions in blood. The combination of the whole-blood analysis and the serum analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of the status of elements. Source: Doctor's Data, Inc. ?
THE BODY BURDEN TEST
Instructions: Read each question, and then check the box if you answer "yes."
? Do you brush your teeth daily?
? Do you have "silver" dental fillings?
? Have you ever had tooth extractions and/or root canal fillings?
? |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 It's important to understand that ordinary tests on blood serum levels don't provide the correct data," says John Dommisse, MD, a nutritional medicine specialist. "What must be measured are whole blood levels." Whole blood analysis, which examines both the serum and the blood cells, is not commonly done, since most mainstream physicians are looking at blood primarily to diagnose a disease and serum testing is generally adequate for that purpose. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| Some elements are measured in serum because they are transported by serum proteins, or have important extracellular functions in blood. The combination of the whole-blood analysis and the serum analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of the status of elements. Source: Doctor's Data, Inc. ?
THE BODY BURDEN TEST
Instructions: Read each question, and then check the box if you answer "yes."
? Do you brush your teeth daily?
? Do you have "silver" dental fillings?
? Have you ever had tooth extractions and/or root canal fillings?
? |
Carol Simontacchi
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 An extract of ginger was used to determine the effect on serum cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as platelet thromboxane-B2 (a marker of inflammation) and PGE2. After four weeks of oral administration at a dosage level of 500 mg/kg, there was a significant reduction of serum PGE, thromboxane-B2, and serum cholesterol. There was no change in serum triglycerides. |
David Steinman
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 An investigation was designed by researchers at the University of Puerto Rico and San Juan City Hospital to identify pollutants in the blood serum of Puerto Rican girls with premature thelarche.25 Forty-one serum samples from thelarche patients and thirty-five control samples were analyzed. No pesticides or their metabolite residues were detected in the serum of the study or control subjects. However, significantly higher levels of phthalates were identified in twenty-eight (68 percent) samples from thelarche patients. |
Carol Simontacchi
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| After four weeks of oral administration at a dosage level of 500 mg/kg, there was a significant reduction of serum PGE, thromboxane-B2, and serum cholesterol. There was no change in serum triglycerides.11
In an in vitro (test tube) study, ginger extract significantly inhibited the production and activation of two inflammatory compounds, TNF-alpha and COX-2, making it an appropriate anti-inflammatory herb, particularly in the treatment of arthritis.12
Is It Safe?
At prescribed dosage levels, ginger has no recorded problems of significance, and no drug actions have been recorded. |
Andreas Moritz
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 This diminishes the liver's production of both serum albumin and clotting factors. serum albumin is the most common and abundant protein in the blood, responsible for maintaining plasma osmotic pressure at its normal level of 25mmHg. Clotting factors are essential for the coagulation of blood. Insufficient osmotic pressure cuts down the supply of nutrients to the cells, including those of the reproductive organs. This may lead to reduced lymph drainage. |
David Steinman
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| Forty-one serum samples from thelarche patients and thirty-five control samples were analyzed. No pesticides or their metabolite residues were detected in the serum of the study or control subjects. However, significantly higher levels of phthalates were identified in twenty-eight (68 percent) samples from thelarche patients. Of the control samples analyzed, only one showed significant levels of phthalates. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Whole blood analysis, which examines both the serum and the blood cells, is not commonly done, since most mainstream physicians are looking at blood primarily to diagnose a disease and serum testing is generally adequate for that purpose. As most mainstream physicians are oriented toward using drugs to treat symptoms, they have no interest in nutritional status and are thus not informed about or inclined to order the proper tests.
In addition to whole blood analysis, a variety of other test procedures can help assess nutrient status. |
Ann N. Martin
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 They include hemoglobin, packed cell volume, serum alkaline phosphates, and serum albumin.
For six months the dogs are only fed the food being tested. In order for the dogs to finish the test, they must not lose more than 15 percent of their body weight. In addition, in order for the test to be valid, according to AAFCO standards, six of the eight dogs starting the feeding trial must finish the test and the dogs cannot lose more than 15 percent of their starting body weight. That is the complete criteria for AAFCO feeding trials. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 In fact, no clear evidence exists to support claims of internal usefulness for royal jelly as a therapeutic agent—though one study showed that royal jelly (at approximately 50 to 100 mg per day) reduced total serum cholesterol and serum lipid levels. And neopterin—a substance found in humans that appears to play an important role in the human immune system—has been isolated from royal jelly.
Still, it is a greatly nutritious food—containing all the B-complex vitamins, including a high concentration of B5—plus minerals, vitamins A, C, D, and E, eighteen amino acids, enzymes, and hormones. |
Ray D. Strand
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 Zinc
This mineral is essential for the normal functioning of vitamin D. Low serum zinc levels were found in the serum and bones of patients with osteoporosis.20
Prevention of Osteoporosis
I promise you this: you do not want to get osteoporosis. I have treated several patients suffering from severe cases. It is a debilitating, painful disease. They seem to suffer continual fractures of the spine and are in extreme pain for long periods of time. As I've mapped out, osteoporosis is not simply a disease arising from a lack of calcium and estrogen. |
Andreas Moritz
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| This diminishes the liver's production of both serum albumin and clotting factors. serum albumin is the most common and abundant protein in the blood, responsible for maintaining plasma osmotic pressure at its normal level of 25mmHg. Clotting factors are essential for the coagulation of blood. Insufficient osmotic pressure cuts down the supply of nutrients to the cells, including those of the reproductive organs. This may lead to reduced lymph drainage. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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| During middle age, each 1 % increase in serum cholesterol raises the risk of coronary disease by an estimated 3%. Thus, consistent with the medical model discussed in chapter I, we have an important and objective "sign" of health.
Since screening began, there has been a significant decline in heart disease. Yet during the same time, dietary knowledge, especially related to the danger of excessive animal fat, has incteased. And smoking has declined significantly. So it is difficult to isolate the direct effect of screening on cardiovascular health, or even on serum cholesterol levels. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Whole blood analysis, which examines both the serum and the blood cells, is not commonly done, since most mainstream physicians are looking at blood primarily to diagnose a disease and serum testing is generally adequate for that purpose. As most mainstream physicians are oriented toward using drugs to treat symptoms, they have no interest in nutritional status and are thus not informed about or inclined to order the proper tests.
In addition to whole blood analysis, a variety of other test procedures can help assess nutrient status. |
Erich Grotewold
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 Bovine serum albumin catalyzed epoxidation:
Bovine serum albumin (BSA) under Weitz-Scheffer conditions and aq Colonna et al., NaOCl with a- and (3-cyclodextrins as catalysts. 1985; Colonna and Manfredi, 1986
2. Zinc-mediated asymmetric epoxidation:
Metal-based catalytic systems: Epoxidation of a,P-unsaturated ketones Enders et al., with 02 in the presence of Et2Zn and (/?,i?)-A'-methylpseudoephedrine. 1996, 1997
Metal-based polymeric catalytic systems: Polybinaphthyl zinc catalyst for the asymmetric epoxidation of enones in the presence of Bu'OOH Yu et al., 1999
(TBPH).
3. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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| Most medical scientists agree that elevated serum cholesterol (particularly "low density lipoprotein"—LDL) is an important risk factor for coronary disease. During middle age, each 1 % increase in serum cholesterol raises the risk of coronary disease by an estimated 3%. Thus, consistent with the medical model discussed in chapter I, we have an important and objective "sign" of health.
Since screening began, there has been a significant decline in heart disease. Yet during the same time, dietary knowledge, especially related to the danger of excessive animal fat, has incteased. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| These tests measure nutrient concentrations only in the blood serum (the liquid fraction of blood) and not in the blood cells (the globular or nonliq-uid fraction of blood). The cells are generally separated out and discarded. Unfortunately, a good deal of information about an individual's nutritional status is thrown out along with these cells.
"It's important to understand that ordinary tests on blood serum levels don't provide the correct data," says John Dommisse, MD, a nutritional medicine specialist. "What must be measured are whole blood levels. |
Ray D. Strand
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| Low serum zinc levels were found in the serum and bones of patients with osteoporosis.20
Prevention of Osteoporosis
I promise you this: you do not want to get osteoporosis. I have treated several patients suffering from severe cases. It is a debilitating, painful disease. They seem to suffer continual fractures of the spine and are in extreme pain for long periods of time. As I've mapped out, osteoporosis is not simply a disease arising from a lack of calcium and estrogen. Our bodies need multiple nutrients for bone remodeling and the production of good healthy bone. |
Philip Yam
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 In newborn or fetal calves, serum is packed with nutrients and growth factors, far more than the blood serum from adults. A needle injected into the newborn or fetal calf draws out the blood. The serum is extracted from the blood and filtered, then bottled and frozen. Another type of food for drug-making microorganisms is a beef broth. Commonly used to grow bacteria, it is based on peptone, created through the chemical treatment of milk or meat. When the cells are harvested, they are washed to remove the serum or nutrient broth. As the BSE epidemic picked up steam in the late 1980s, the U.K. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Professor Wolf Szmuness of the Columbia University School of Public Health had made the vaccine's infective serum from the pooled blood serum of hepatitis-infected homosexuals and then developed it in chimpanzees, the only animal susceptible to hepatitis B, leading to the theory that HIV originated in chimpanzees before being transferred over to humans via this vaccine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In terms of topical applications of vitamin C for your skin, there's nothing on the market that even comes close to a product called Camu C serum manufactured by the Amazon Herb Company (http://amazondreams.amazonherb.net/Lluvia_CamuSerum.aspx), which is made from Camu Camu berries -- the highest natural source of full-spectrum vitamin C.
Vitamin E is another powerful antioxidant that reduces the effects of sun exposure on the skin. When combined with vitamin A, vitamin E is especially effective at preventing certain skin cancers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The Amazon Herb Company also makes a high-grade Camu C serum product that's excellent for wound care. It's positioned as a high-end skin care product, but many people use it directly on wounds to speed healing. See: http://amazondreams.amazonherb.net/Lluvia_CamuSerum.aspx
Bromelain: An enzyme found in the stems of pineapples, bromelain is useful for reducing post-op swelling. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and boosts the immune system to reduce pain, bruising, tenderness, frostbite, and burns. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Professor Wolf Szmuness of the Columbia University School of Public Health had made the vaccine's infective serum from the pooled blood serum of hepatitis-infected homosexuals and then developed it in chimpanzees, the only animal susceptible to hepatitis B, leading to the theory that HIV originated in chimpanzees before being transferred over to humans via this vaccine. |
Carol Simontacchi
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| After four weeks of oral administration at a dosage level of 500 mg/kg, there was a significant reduction of serum PGE, thromboxane-B2, and serum cholesterol. There was no change in serum triglycerides.11
In an in vitro (test tube) study, ginger extract significantly inhibited the production and activation of two inflammatory compounds, TNF-alpha and COX-2, making it an appropriate anti-inflammatory herb, particularly in the treatment of arthritis.12
Is It Safe?
At prescribed dosage levels, ginger has no recorded problems of significance, and no drug actions have been recorded. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Eating nuts lowers serum cholesterol and may reduce the risk of heart disease.
5. Onions: They keep serum cholesterol and blood pressure low, and they inhibit platelet aggregation, all of which might prevent heart disease. Good source of quercetin, which may help relieve allergies and prevent complications of diabetes.
6. Blueberries: Good source of anthocyanidins, which are needed to keep the body's tissues strong and healthy, and which enhance visual function.
7. Brewer's yeast: Good source of protein,
B vitamins, and minerals. |
Ron Garner
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 Eating hemp seeds gives the body all the essential amino acids required to maintain health, and provides the necessary kinds and amounts of amino acids the body needs to make human serum albumin and serum globulins like the immune enhancing gamma globulins.51
Of all plants in the vegetable kingdom, hemp protein has the closest resemblance to our human protein profile. Hemp seeds contain all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary to maintain a healthy human life.
Recently, the Canadian government lifted a 50-year ban on the growing of hemp. |
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