Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Indeed, in this study a high-saturated fat diet induced obesity, and the group fed omega-3 fats (after a period of eating saturated fats) saw a complete reversal of the weight gain that had been induced by the saturated fat, even though caloric intake was constant on both types of fat.19 The group fed omega-3 fats experienced both reduced fat and reduced leptin levels. The take-away message, according to the researchers, was that "Equally high fat diets emphasizing PUFAs (polyunsaturated omega-3 fats) may even protect against obesity. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Green tea attenuates diabetes induced Maillard-type fluorescence and collagen cross-linking in the heart of streptozotocin diabetic rats. Pharmacol Res 2007 May; 55(5):433-40.
Basu R et al. Obesity and type 2 diabetes impair insulin-induced suppression of glycogenolysis as well as gluconeogenesis. Diabetes
2005 Jul; 54(7):1942-48.
Belobrajdic DP et al. A high-whey-protein diet reduces body weight gain and alters insulin sensitivity relative to red meat in Wi-star rats. J Nutr 2004 Jun; 134(6): 1454-58.
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Andreas Moritz
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 Artificially induced delivery is considered more practical than natural delivery and also fits the doctor's schedule more conveniently. induced birth, however, causes nearly three times as much pain to the mother as natural birth does. To deal with the pain she is given strong medications, all with strong side effects. It is a lesser-known fact that many of these mothers and their newly born babies end up in intensive care units. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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 Hypnosis—A state of altered mental attention that can be self-induced or induced by another person (a hypnotherapist or healthcare professional trained in hypnosis). During hypnosis, a person is able to focus all his or her attention, concentrate intently on a particular subject, and experience increased knowledge about the subject, including knowledge contained in his or her subconscious and super-conscious minds. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind, common to all human beings. The trance, or focused state of mind under hypnosis, can vary from a light state to a heavy or "deep" state. |
Roberta Bivins
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 Hahnemann reasoned that the artificial diseases reliably and briefly induced by his 'proven'—experimentally tested—medicines more powerfully engaged the patient's vital force. The strong symptoms thus artificially induced 'extinguished' the weaker (but more persistent) effects of the natural disease, then disappeared as the medicines left the patient's system: 'By giving a remedy which resembles the disease the instinctive vital force is compelled to increase its vital energy until it becomes stronger than the disease which, in turn, is vanquished. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Artificially induced delivery is considered more practical than natural delivery and also fits the doctor's schedule more conveniently. induced birth, however, causes nearly three times as much pain to the mother as natural birth does. To deal with the pain she is given strong medications, all with strong side effects. It is a lesser-known fact that many of these mothers and their newly born babies end up in intensive care units. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Perhaps the episode of vomiting was induced by bad fish, or too much booze, or a flu that ripped through your guts like a viral tornado. But, really, we should be thankful for our propensity to puke. Thankful? Yes.
Throwing up, though hell on our nerves and the person stuck with cleaning the grout, is nature's way of clearing toxins from our body. Take, for example, one of life's most frustratingly nauseating events, morning sickness, which is actually designed to protect your genes. |
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| This was called Coley toxin, which artificially induced inflammation in cancer patients and resulted in an improvement in 40% of patients and a cure in 10%. This treatment, nonspecific immunotherapy, activates the immune system in a general way.
In the last 20 years, immunotherapy for cancer, using vaccines to activate the immune system in a specific way, has become an important field of cancer research.
•How do cancer vaccines work? Cancer vaccines aren't like vaccines for viral diseases, such as influenza. Although they don't currently prevent cancer, we do hope that one day they will. |
| All of the women underwent hysterectomy and ovary removal, which induced menopause.
The researchers found that the number of women who were sensitive to salt was significantly higher after menopause. Four months after surgery, 21 women (52%) were salt-sensitive compared with just nine women (22.5%) who were salt-sensitive before surgery.
While the women in the study who developed salt sensitivity did not show an increase in blood pressure, other studies indicate that most women will not develop high blood pressure for five to 10 years after menopause, according to lead researcher Dr. |
| Recent study: Rats that were fed diets enriched with these foods for one month prior to an induced stroke had only half as much brain damage as rats that were not fed these foods.
This study suggests that including these foods —one cup of blueberries, a big spinach salad or a few teaspoons of spirulina powder—-in your daily diet may make a difference in the severity of a stroke.
Paula C. Bickford, PhD, professor of neurosurgery, University of South Florida, and James A. Haley VA Hospital, both in Tampa. |
| Jon-Kar Zubieta, an associate professor of psychiatry and radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School, and his team induced pain by injecting a concentrated saltwater solution into the jaws of 14 healthy young male volunteers. The injections were given while the men underwent positron emission tomography (PET) scans of their brains.
During one scan, the men were told they would receive pain medication, but were given a placebo instead. The men were then asked to rate the intensity of their pain on a scale of 0 to 100. After the experiment, they provided more detailed pain ratings. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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^fparticular concern in plants is the potential for induced alterations in their secondary metabolite patterns. "*J
—Royal Society of Canada
"/ is the alterations in .the synthesis of low molecular weight toxins, mutagens and carcinogens caused by GE that has the potential to be the single greatest long-term health risk entailed by this technology."
— David Schubert, molecular biologist and protein chemist, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1. Plants produce thousands of chemicals which, if ingested, may fight disease, influence behavior or be toxic.
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| The nausea and jitteriness induced by the medication are consistent with symptoms of mild opiate withdrawal," according to senior researcher Dr. Steven Feldman, a professor of dermatology.
"We had previously shown that ultraviolet light has an effect on mood that [people who use tanning beds] value," says Dr. Mandeep Kaur, lead author of the study. "Now, in this small study, we've shown that some tanners actually experience withdrawal symptoms when the 'feel-good' chemicals are blocked."
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Steven V. Joyal
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| Retardation by aminoguanidine of development of albuminuria, mesangial expansion and tissue fluorescence in streptozotocin induced diabetic rat. Diabetes 1991; 40:1328-34.
Tilton R et al. Prevention of diabetic vascular dysfunction by guanidines. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase versus advanced glycation end-product formation. Diabetes 1993; 42:221-32.
Tsunekawa S et al. Protection of pancreatic beta-cells by exendin-4 may involve the reduction of endoplasmic reticulum stress; in vivo and in vitro studies. J Endocrinol 2007 Apr; 193(l):65-74.
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Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 The effects of topical and oral L-selenomethionine on pigmentation and skin cancer induced by ultraviolet irradiation. Nutrition and Cancer, 1992;17:123-33.
SAFETY
Risks and Benefits
As with any form of therapy, vitamin B-3 needs to be evaluated on the basis of its risks and benefits. In a recent issue of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Dr Hoffer has reviewed the literature on the negative and positive side effects of vitamin B-3.1 |
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| The researchers performed yet another scan 22 hours after that cat exposure, during another induced asthma attack.
Even after the outward symptoms (such as difficulty breathing) abated, all 10 people continued to experience a decrease in lung function, the testing showed.
CONCLUSIONS
"Our conclusions are that there is a significant response in the small airways of the lung that can persist for up to 22 hours," Allen says. "And the patient's airways could be hypersensitive to additional challenges. |
David R. Montgomery
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 They expect reclamation, if it is ever accomplished, to be undertaken by the Government, and it is only with difficulty that they can be induced to make an attempt at stopping the ravages of erosion. It has been cheaper in the past to move to newer lands.6
Soil loss occurred slowly enough that farmers saw the problem as someone else's concern. Besides, mechanization made it even easier to just plow more land than to worry about soil loss. Machines were expensive and needed to pay for themselves—dirt was cheap enough to ignore losing a little here and there, or even everywhere. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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| In another study, Bt exposure via the nose and rectum induced antibody responses ("IgM, IgG, and IgA in all the mucosal surfaces analyzed").40
Expert advisors to the EPA said that the mouse and farm worker studies above "suggest that Bt proteins could act as antigenic and allergenic sources.... Only surveillance and clinical assessment of exposed individuals will confirm the allergenicity of Bt products."41
GMO proponents claimed that since mammals (including humans) don't have receptors in their gut for ifr-toxin, it will not create a reaction. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 These induced stool samples have higher levels of mucus, which provides higher numbers of organisms. Parasites generally begin to appear after the fourth bowel movement, but sometimes it may take as many as a dozen bowel movements to dislodge them. The purged stool test may be more accurate than conventional stool analysis for diagnosing a parasite infection. The problem with a random stool sample is that parasites cling to the wall of the intestines, so they may not be present in the feces. |
Mike Adams
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 In addition to cancer of the urinary bladder in rats, the predominant tumor induced in these tests, saccharin also induced cancers in female reproductive organs, and lymphomas or leukemias in both mice and rats.
- Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., The Politics of Cancer
Interestingly, the FDA actually tried to ban saccharin, which is unusual for the agency. In this case, it were thwarted by political pressure from the Calorie Control Council, an industry group made up of saccharin manufacturers and food manufacturers using saccharin. There were profits to protect, after all! |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 In animal experiments the drug is a tumor inhibitor and has an anti-edemic effect on induced rat paw edemas.
INDICATIONS
ECHINACEA PURPUREA HERBA
B Common cold
¦ Cough/bronchitis
¦ Fevers and colds
¦ Infections of the urinary tract
¦ Inflammation of the mouth and pharynx
¦ Tendency to infection
¦ Wounds and burns
Echinacea purpurea herba is used internally as supportive therapy for colds and chronic infections of the respiratory tract and lower urinary tract. It can be applied locally to poorly healing wounds and chronic ulcerations. |
| Production: Acacia gummi, the latex, is the result of a wound infection of the tree, which has occurred naturally or has been induced. The incised bark is removed in strips of approximately 4 cm by 60 cm. The liquid discharge dries to form a hard, glazed substance, which is collected on a weekly basis. The latex is harvested from trees, ranging from 3 to 12 years old.
Not To Be Confused With: According to DAB 10 (EUR), USP XXII, only latex from Acacia Senegal or other African varieties are officially recognized. In other words, Asian, Australian, and American latex is not official. |
| In rabbits, fever induced through yeast injection could be reduced with the application of diverse fractions of the drug, using an esophageal probe.
A watery extract of the whole drug is supposed to retard the growth of Plasmodium falciparum. The essential oil of the drug may possess an antimicrobial effect. The drug also stimulates the bitter receptors in the taste buds of the tongue. When bitter agents are introduced into the mouth, they trigger a reflexive increase of stomach secretion with higher acid concentration. |
| In rats, the rectal temperature was lowered during fevers, which had been induced by brewer's yeast injections. This leads to the speculation that santonin effects body temperature in a similar manner to dopamine.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
The drug is used for ascarid and oxyuris infestations.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. |
| Spasmolytic effect: The bronchial spasms, which are induced in a guinea pig by histamine, are inhibited in vivo, depending on the dose, by trans-isoasaron. The survival rate is determined subsequent to the addition of a histamine-con-taining aerosol 30 minutes after trans-isoasarin has been administered. The control substance here is clemizole hydrochloride, which has a similarly inhibiting effect.
Local anesthetic effect: The action of trans-isoasaron and of isomethyleugenol was tested on 10 volunteer subjects, in order to compare it with benzocaine (anesthetic index Al = 1). |
| Antiplasmodic effect: induced malaria on chicks and Peking ducks was treated for 5 days with a water-insoluble fraction. As a result, antiplasmodic activity towards P. cathemerium could be observed, similar to that deployed by quinine and sulfadiazine. To date, the results can not be sufficiently assessed.
The bark works as a tonic, an astringent, and as a stimulant.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
In North America, the dried bark was used in folk medicine for strength, to stimulate appetite, for fever and for chronic diarrhea. It is used externally as an astringent for wounds and boils. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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| Nearly 1,000 scientists responded, disclosing that 61% knew of cases in which "Department of Health and Human Services or FDA political appointees have inappropriately injected themselves into FDA determinations or actions," and 60% knew of cases "where commercial interests have inappropriately induced or attempted to induce the reversal, withdrawal, or modification of FDA determinations or actions. |
Mike Adams
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| In addition to cancer of the urinary bladder in rats, the predominant tumor induced in these tests, saccharin also induced cancers in female reproductive organs, and lymphomas or leukemias in both mice and rats.
- Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., The Politics of Cancer
Interestingly, the FDA actually tried to ban saccharin, which is unusual for the agency. In this case, it were thwarted by political pressure from the Calorie Control Council, an industry group made up of saccharin manufacturers and food manufacturers using saccharin. There were profits to protect, after all! |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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| Roundup administered to pregnant rats induced inhibition of enzyme activity in the liver, heart, and brains, which might lead to abnormalities in functional development of offspring 42
Although glyphosate is the "active" ingredient, Roundup contains many so-called "inert" ingredients. In herbicides, inert ingredients can be more toxic than the active one, and the combination of active and inert ingredients may surpass the toxicity of the chemicals on their own. |
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