Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Whenever predator pressure or struggles to survive occur, the genetic sequences that promote early puberty and frequent pregnancies are activated.
Our ancestors were also programmed to deal with food scarcity during droughts, rainy seasons, and winter. These cycles were so frequent and consistent that humans-and all other animals-developed genetic sequences that activate only during periods of starvation, protecting cells from damage. Obviously, if a creature makes it through a period of starvation, it can pass along its genes. |
Jack Challem
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 Because of frequent up-and-down blood-sugar swings, people frequently get hungry and snack between meals, while others routinely eat snacks instead of lunch. They also snack in front of the television, at sports games, at their desks, and in their cars. Snacking displaces more nutritious foods because snackers aren't always hungry enough for a more nutritious lunch or dinner.
Some people feel that they eat less through snacking, when in fact they eat more. They can also be very protective of their snacks, guarding them with the emotional attachment of an addiction. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 Although Becky is not a frequent user of solvents—and has little reason to fret over a one-time use in her garage—frequent use of paint thinners, removers, and mineral spirits by those who use them in occupations such as dry cleaning or airplane manufacturing (to degrease parts) or in the leather industry (to strip and tan hides) have been linked in occupational studies to a two- to threefold risk of developing multiple sclerosis, connective tissue diseases, and the autoimmune disease scleroderma.
The problem is, Becky is breast-feeding. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Recent research suggests that people who frequent tanning salons have normal vitamin D levels, typically higher than 45. This would mean that if you're frequenting a tanning salon or you tan in your own tanning bed, you probably won't need vitamin D supplementation.
How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?
By this point in reading this book, you know that sun alone probably won't be your answer to vitamin D deficiency, mainly because no one spends enough time outdoors anymore. |
Erich Grotewold
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 Full arrows indicate most frequent hydroxylation sites and dashed arrows indicate most frequent C- and/or O- glycosylation sites.
The identification and structural characterization of flavonoids and their conjugates isolated from plant material, as single compounds or as part of mixtures of structurally similar natural products, create some problems due to the presence of isomeric forms of flavonoid aglycones and their patterns of glycosylation. A number of analytical methods are used for the characterization of flavonoids. |
Jack Challem
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| In addition, people snack more often than they did in the past, and frequent snacking in itself can often be a sign of the up-and-down blood-sugar swings and food cravings that are characteristic of prediabetes. Because of larger portion sizes and more frequent snacking, it's easy to lose track of the huge amount of calories consumed in a meal or over the course of a day. ruuu imi l vvridi il useu iu oe
BARBARA'S STORY
Tackling Prediabetes
At forty-five, Barbara was prediabetic and on the fast track to developing full-blown diabetes. |
| Experience frequent heartburn or acid reflux or take meds for symptom control?
• Have trouble maintaining an erection without medication (men only)?
• Engage in little or no physical activity on most days?
• Have facial hair, plus difficulty in conceiving (women only)?
• Need to urinate frequently?
• Feel that your mouth is often dry?
3. Medical Clues
Do you
• Have elevated fasting glucose (above 90 mg/dl)?
• Have elevated fasting insulin (above 10 mcIU/ml)?
• Have high total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol?
• Have high triglyceride levels? |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Plumping Lip Glaze ($1) is a waxy-feeling, dual-sided lip gloss that contains a lot of menthol, which plumps lips by virtue of irritation but ends up being too irritating for frequent use (and touch-ups with this very sheer gloss would definirely be frequent).
MASCARA: © Earth & Water Mascara Duo ($1) has a New Age-y name that doesn't really explain the fact that this is a dual-sided mascara. One side is regular mascara, the other is waterproof. The regular mascara is surpassingly good, allowing quick and dramatic lengthening of lashes with minimal clumps and delivering a long-lasting finish. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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 Zinc intakes well above the tolerable upper intake level (UL) can result from frequent use of zinc lozenges. Short-term use of zinc lozenges has not been found to cause problems from excesses of zinc. However, frequent use of zinc lozenges for over six weeks can result in copper deficiency. Use of zinc sprays in the nose has the potential to cause loss of smell. Since this type of loss of smell is permanent, nasal zinc sprays and gels should be avoided.
ZINC CONTAMINATION
Supplemental zinc above the UL of 40 mg has caused mild gastrointestinal distress. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Plumping Lip Glaze ($1) is a waxy-feeling, dual-sided lip gloss that contains a lot of menthol, which plumps lips by virtue of irritation but ends up being too irritating for frequent use (and touch-ups with this very sheer gloss would definirely be frequent).
MASCARA: © Earth & Water Mascara Duo ($1) has a New Age-y name that doesn't really explain the fact that this is a dual-sided mascara. One side is regular mascara, the other is waterproof. The regular mascara is surpassingly good, allowing quick and dramatic lengthening of lashes with minimal clumps and delivering a long-lasting finish. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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 Included in his lists of demands are the following:59
Boxes of ground chocolate and of mocha coifee
Cacao butter suppositories [A Martinique remedy for his piles]
Creme au chocolat [a frequent demand]
Half-pound boxes of chocolate pastilles [lots of these]
Large chocolate biscuits
Vanilla pastilles au chocolat [perhaps chocolate-coated] Chocolat en tablettes a I'ordinaire [chocolate bars]
There are frequent requests for chocolate cake; he writes in a letter of 9 May 1779 to Mme de Sade from his cell in Vincennes: "I asked ... |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 I frequently use it for people with adrenal insufficiency who have symptoms of fatigue, tiredness upon waking up in the morning, elevated Cortisol and blood sugar levels, and frequent colds. Because it is an immunomodulator, licorice can be used to stimulate immune system function in people with cancer and chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome and reduce excessive immune response in people with autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma) and allergies (animal dander allergies and allergic asthma). |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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| Included in his lists of demands are the following:59
Boxes of ground chocolate and of mocha coifee
Cacao butter suppositories [A Martinique remedy for his piles]
Creme au chocolat [a frequent demand]
Half-pound boxes of chocolate pastilles [lots of these]
Large chocolate biscuits
Vanilla pastilles au chocolat [perhaps chocolate-coated] Chocolat en tablettes a I'ordinaire [chocolate bars]
There are frequent requests for chocolate cake; he writes in a letter of 9 May 1779 to Mme de Sade from his cell in Vincennes: "I asked ... |
Erich Grotewold
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| Full arrows indicate most frequent hydroxylation sites and dashed arrows indicate most frequent C- and/or O- glycosylation sites.
The identification and structural characterization of flavonoids and their conjugates isolated from plant material, as single compounds or as part of mixtures of structurally similar natural products, create some problems due to the presence of isomeric forms of flavonoid aglycones and their patterns of glycosylation. A number of analytical methods are used for the characterization of flavonoids. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| These cycles were so frequent and consistent that humans-and all other animals-developed genetic sequences that activate only during periods of starvation, protecting cells from damage. Obviously, if a creature makes it through a period of starvation, it can pass along its genes. In Phase 3 of Diet Evolution, you'll learn how to activate these genes-without the starvation!
PLANTS AS ALCHEMISTS
Now let's learn some lessons from plants. |
| And why was I still plagued with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and frequent colds? Because my activity level, food consumption, and "pain" all conspired to inform my genes that I wasn't a very successful animal, which you'll recall activates killer genes, as does taking more than your fair share of food.
Numerous studies on animals and humans confirm these results.18,20,25,29"34 As we leave this chapter, it's important to remember two things: First, despite my jokes to the contrary, your genes have no malicious intent. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 Frequent administration, in particular of the undiluted tincture, as well as with contacts with the plant, can nevertheless lead to sensitization.
Repeated contact with, among other things, cosmetics containing Arnicae flos or other composite (for example tansy, chrysanthemums, sunflowers) leads to allergy-related skin rashes with itching, blister formation, ulcers and superficial necroses. External application of very high concentrations can also result in toxic-conditioned primary blister formation and necroses. |
| Frequent contact can lead to rimose exanthemas. The roasted seeds eaten as cashew nuts are free of alkyl phenoles as is the plant stalk.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Available preparations include acajou oil, cashew oil, oleum anacardiae and fatty oil extracted from the seeds.
Preparation: In combination preparations, particularly in homeopathy.
LITERATURE
Barroso MAT, Hort Sciences: 8:99. 1973.
Behl, Buch. In: Behl PN, Captain RM, Bedi BMS, Gupta S: Skin Irritant and Sensitizing plants found in India, PN Behl, India. 1967.
Kubo I et al. |
| Damage to the Nervus cochlearis is frequent, leading to buzzing in the ears, and hearing impairment (sometimes lasting for years).
OVERDOSAGE
Cases of death have been observed following intake of 10 mg of the oil (much less for children). For that reason, an administration in allopathic dosages is to be strictly ruled out.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: It is obsolete as a drug. In clinically described cases, which are exceptional, it can be used in combination with a fast-acting and powerful purgative. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| If you're subject to headaches or heartburn, you may have noticed that the former are less frequent and/or less intense and the latter has subsided or actually vanished. Those of you on hypertension medicines may be experiencing an occasional dizzy spell because your blood pressure is normalizing and you need to adjust your dosage. Likewise, if you take diabetes pills or give yourself insulin shots, dizziness may indicate your blood sugar level has dropped naturally. In either case, talk to your doctor about lowering your dose and the feeling will go away. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Dhindsa S et al. frequent occurrence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in type 2 diabetes. / Clin Endocrin Metab 2004 Nov; 89(ll):5462-68.
DPP-4 inhibitors Galvus and Januvia will be the first oral drugs tackling type 2 diabetes via the incretin response: How do they compare? On Hospitalpharma Web site: www.hospitalpharma.com/ features/feature.asp?ROW_ID=908 27 Sept. 2006
Einhorn PT et al. The Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering
Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) Heart Failure Validation Study: Diagnosis and prognosis. Am Heart J 2007 Jan; 153(l):42-53.
Elliott WJ, Meyer PM. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| There is a low potential for sensitization through frequent skin contact with the drug.
DOSAGE
CALENDULAE FLOS
Mode of Administration: Comminuted drug for decoctions, and other preparations to be applied topically. It is available as tinctures, liquid extracts and infusions.
Preparation: An infusion for internal use is prepared using 1 to 2 g of drug to 1 cup water. For external use, a tincture (1:9) is prepared using a 20% alcohol/water mixture. An ointment is prepared by adding 2 to 5 g drug in 100 g ointment. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 And if you feel more lively in the morning, you might have uncovered a subtle (and frequent) allergy.
[^J Publicize your goals to your friends and family. You should feel pride in your accomplishments and pressure to stick with the program for two weeks.
Do the YOU2 Workout (page 367). Allow your mind to examine new dimensions of your body.
Pay Four: Examine Some Habits
Your YOU-do List
Continue with the calorie-restricted body-basic diet. To make the experience even more unique (and to challenge your taste buds), you can even try eating vegan for a day. |
| As we mentioned, sleep problems that develop with age can be attributed to a decrease in REM caused by frequent awakenings. Why does that happen? Histor-
FACTOIP
The significance of the pineal gland was not lost on our ancestors. Asian art and literature often show or describe a third eye in the middle of the forehead; a life-giving symbol of the power and presence of the pineal gland. ically, a lack of sleep served as a warning signal of sorts; insomnia actually helped us survive. |
| If you're having frequent awakenings before you make it to REM, then you're never getting that restorative, healthy sleep.
Now, complex changes occur in your body and mind as you awaken. Your melatonin levels have peaked, the stress hormone Cortisol is on the rise, your body temperature has bottomed out, and your psyche is immersed in your dreams. Increased levels of melatonin associated with deep sleep promote immune system activity, protect you from viruses, and have remarkable anticancer properties. |
| Stages 3 and 4: deeper sleep, which you get less of as you age because of frequent awakenings. These stages are both restorative. Both REM sleep and sleep stages 3 and 4 are homeostatically driven—that is, if a human is selectively deprived of one of these, it rebounds once the person is allowed to sleep. This suggests that both are essential in the sleep process and its many functions.
REM (rapid eye movement): the deepest sleep. Your eyes are moving fast, but the rest of your body is paralyzed. It's the stage where some sleep-related disorders take place, like sleepwalking. |
Tom Bohager
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 The most common symptom of GERD is chronic, frequent heartburn, but some with GERD instead experience a dry cough, asthmalike symptoms, or trouble swallowing. GERD can lead to more serious health issues over time, such as scarring and ulcers in the lining of the esophagus.
The traditional medical treatment for GERD is to prescribe antacids. Antacids not only mask the problem, rhey also can cause long-term digestive difficulties. Antacids are merely Band-Aids and do nothing to correct the problem. |
| Additional symptoms may include headaches, atrophic vaginitis, frequent urinary tract infections, forgetfulness, and cold hands and feet (poor circulation). These symptoms occur as a result of changing hormone levels in the body and the body's attempt to balance those hormone levels.
Psychological symptoms are often attributed to menopause, but it is not clear whether these symptoms are caused by the lack of estrogen or are a reaction to the physical symptoms and the sleep disturbances caused by the night sweats. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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| Half of all women between ages forty-two and fifty-two lose their interest in sex, are harder to arouse, and experience much less frequent and less intense orgasms, because they have lost 60 percent of the testosterone-like substances they had at age twenty. Plus, they have fewer receptors for hormones, so the effects are compounded. More information on testosterone and other vitality hormones like DHEA in chapter 12.
What Are the Risks of HT?
Scary fact: Research shows that more than two-thirds of doctors overestimate the risks of hormone therapy. |
Ron Garner
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 Some symptoms of prostate problems can be: a frequent urge to urinate, weak urine stream, difficulty beginning the urine stream, dribbling of urine, painful urination, painful ejaculation, erectile difficulties, blood in the urine or semen, and pain in the lower back.17 These symptoms should always be taken seriously because of the possibility of the presence of prostate cancer—the second most common malignancy in American males.18
If prostate problems persist, advice should be sought from a healthcare practitioner who is knowledgeable in this area. |
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