Bottom Line Health See book keywords and concepts | | UC Berkeley wellness letter.
US Pharmacist Shortage Looms
David A. Mott, PhD, associate professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Sharlea Leatherwood, past president, National Community Pharmacists Association, and pharmacy owner, Kansas City, MO.
American Pharmacists Association annual meeting, San Francisco.
There could be fewer US pharmacists in the next decade, as aging male practitioners retire and workers of both genders choose part-time instead of full-time work, a survey reveals. | Bill Sardi See book keywords and concepts | US Berkeley wellness letter, May 2002] Chemically induced breast tumors in rats became 67% smaller when the rats were fed flaxseed powder. But the effect was not consistent. [Nutrition Cancer 17: 153-59, 1992] This is likely attributed to the variable amount of lignans in the flax or other factors discussed below.
Flax lignans and bone strength
Another compelling potential health benefit from flaxseed is its ability to help maintain bone strength. Women with osteoporosis excrete less enterolactone, the primary estrogen molecule in flaxseed, meaning their dietary consumption of lignans is low. | Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C. See book keywords and concepts | Myth: Artificial Sweeteners Promote Weight Loss, (University of California, Berkeley wellness letter. Vol. 2, Issue 12, Sept. 1986.)
Nestle, Marion, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2002.)
Papazian, Ruth. Sulfites: Safe for Most, Dangerous for Some, (FDA Consumer Magazine, December, 1996) - retrieved January 2004, from http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/096_sulf.html
Pollan, Michael, Power Steer, (New York Times Magazine, March 31, 2002) -retrieved January, 2004, from http://www.nelivestockalliance. | Paula Begoun See book keywords and concepts | For the price, you'd be better off buying generic 2% minoxidil at Costco or other wholesale outlets (Sources: UC Berkeley wellness letter, www.berkeleywellness.com/html/ds/dsAvacor.phpandwww.askdocweb.com/avacor.html).
Avacor's herbal supplement includes saw palmetto, an ingredient that is readily available at health food and larger grocery stores. Saw palmetto is known to be effective in inhibiting the action of 5-alpha reductase, which is the enzyme believed to be responsible for male pattern balding (Source: Cosmetic Dermatology, October 2000, pages 78-80). | Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | UC Berkeley wellness letter, P.O. Box 420148, Palm Coast FL 32142 (904 445-6414)
? Consumer Reports Health Letter, P.O. Box 52148, Boulder, CO 80322
Major books on nutrition include:
? The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, edited by Sheldon Margen and the Editors of the University of California at Berkeley wellness letter (New York, Rebus, 1992).
? Total Nutrition: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need—From the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, by Victor Herbert (New York, St. Martin's Press, 1994). | Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts | The questions raised in this letter were widely reported in the University of California Berkeley wellness letter, the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, and other publications toward the end of that year (the delay resulting from publication schedules). These newsletters warned that glucosamine supplements could lead to or worsen diabetes.
But just as those newsletters were being mailed to subscribers, Lancet published several letters in response to the original one. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the warnings about glucosamine were starting to become a minor urban (i.e. | Dr. Gary Null See book keywords and concepts | Controlling Violence at Home," University of California, Berkeley wellness letter 10, no. 7 (April 1994): 7.
Women who have been subject to domestic violence are more likely to use alcohol. Statistics also show that abused women are more likely than others to attempt suicide.
J. Abbott et al., "Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population," JAMA 273, no. 22 (June 14, 1995): 1763-68.
A study of 206 patients with gastrointestinal disorders showed that 44 percent had a history of sexual or physical abuse.
D. A. Drossman et al. | Ralph Moss, PhD See book keywords and concepts | The Berkeley wellness letter has increased its recommendation for both vitamin C and E to daily amounts that are only practical to achieve through supplementation. The Journal of the American Medical Association and other medical journals are now talking openly about higher doses.
So perhaps we shall see the day when studies showing that antioxidants prevent cancer are followed by the recommendation, "Try adding these to your diet!"
2. Antioxidants as Cancer Therapy
Some patients try to find ways of treating their cancer after conventional methods have failed. | | In 1999, the Berkeley wellness letter recommended that its readers take
200 to 800 IU of vitamin E, depending on the person. This was a significant recognition by a conservative medical newsletter that vitamin E plays many crucial roles in the body, and that our needs can only be met through supplementation.
Vitamin E and Chemotherapy
Does vitamin E interfere with radiation or chemotherapy? Once again, the short answer is, No. Vtamin E works well with toxic agents, reduces their side effects, increases their potency, and does not interfere with their cancer-killing action. | Michael Castleman See book keywords and concepts | The University oj California, Berkeley, wellness letter sums up the conventional medical position on going without food and drink: "There's no danger in a 24-hour fast. Some religions call for occasional fasts, and some people derive satisfaction from fasting. But [longer fasts are] ineffective and risky. Fasting for more than two or three days becomes starvation."
The riskiness of fasting depends on how you define it. Complete abstinence from food and drink does indeed become hazardous to health after a few days. | | Both green and black teas contain more fluoride than fluoridated water, according to a report published in the University oj California, Berkeley, wellness letter. The tannins in tea also help fight the bacteria that cause tooth decay.
Yogurt: Live-Action Therapy
Yogurt is much more than a fast, creamy snack. If it's made with live-culture bacteria, it can prevent yeast infections and boost health in other ways.
Lactose intolerance. This condition is an inability to digest the milk sugar found in all dairy products. Symptoms include stomach upset, diarrhea, gas and abdominal cramps. |
Attaining Medical Self SufficiencyDuncan Long See book keywords and concepts | | The University of California, Berkeley wellness letter 8(6) 6, 1992.
129 "Step up immunity: exercise gets body's defenses rolling," Prevention 44(1) 9-10, 1992.
130 Nieman D.C., Nehlsen-Cannarella S.L., Markoff P.A., et al. "The effects of moderate exercise training on natural killer cells and acute upper respiratory tract infections," International Journal of Sports Medicine 11(6) 467-473, 1990.
131 Friman G, "Effect of acute infectious disease on isometric muscle strength," Scandinavian Journal of Clinical Laboratory Investigations 37(4) 303-308, 1977.
132 Daniels W.L., Vogel J.A. | Robyn Landis See book keywords and concepts | It sounds paradoxical that immigrants from a developing country are healthier in many ways than those who grow up here, but other studies have also reached similar conclusions about other immigrants," said the Berkeley wellness letter in July 1995, reporting on a UC Berkeley study that examined how the traditional Mexican diet changes after immigration to this country.
In Europe, botanicals have long been considered an important complement to conventional drugs. There doctors routinely prescribe herbal preparations for insomnia, colds, heart problems, constipation, depression, and more. | Dr. Gary Null See book keywords and concepts | Heavy News," University of California, Berkeley wellness letter 10, no. 2 (February 1994): 2.
NUTRITION
Obesity is associated with high blood pressure and poor glucose metabolism. However, a reduction in blood pressure is always accompanied by improvements in glucose metabolism. A study found that a high-protein, low-carbohydrate, calorie-restricted diet eliminated hypertension, corrected deficiencies in glucose metabolism, and reduced weight.
F. Nobels et al. | | Heavy News," University of California, Berkeley wellness letter 10, no. 2 (February 1994): 2.
NUTRITION
Obesity is associated with high blood pressure and poor glucose metabolism. However, a reduction in blood pressure is always accompanied by improvements in glucose metabolism. A study found that a high-protein, low-carbohydrate, calorie-restricted diet eliminated hypertension, corrected deficiencies in glucose metabolism, and reduced weight.
F. Nobels et al. | John Heinerman See book keywords and concepts | APPENDIX FOUR
Related Reading Materials on Juicing
Editors of the University of California at Berkeley wellness letter.
WELLNESS SHAKES AND JUICE BAR DRINKS (New York Time-Life Books, 1989), 60 pages. Cherie Calbom and Maureen Keane. JUICING FOR LIFE (Garden City
Park, NY: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., 1992), 351 pages. William H. Lee, Ph .D . THE BOOK OF RAW FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
JUICES AND DRINKS (New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc.,
1982), 177 pages. William H. Lee, Ph.D. GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR JUICER
(New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1992), 175 pages. John B. Lust. | J. Robert Hatherill See book keywords and concepts | University of California at Berkeley wellness letter http://www. en ews.com/magazines/ucbwl
CNN Food and Health News Main Page http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/index.html
Your Health Daily
A New York Times syndicate of health-related articles. http://nytsyn.com/med
CancerNet Web
CancerNet is a quick way to obtain cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). CancerNet lets you request information statements from the NCI's Physician Data Query database, fact sheets on various cancer topics from the NCI's Office of Cancer Communications. http://www.ncc.go.jp/cnet. | Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, edited by Sheldon Margen and the Editors of the University of California at Berkeley wellness letter (New York, Rebus, 1992).
? Total Nutrition: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need—From the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, by Victor Herbert (New York, St. Martin's Press, 1994).
Vitamins fat-soluble
Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored by the body for later use, so they need not be consumed every day.
7\ RDA for Women: 4,000 IU or 2.4 mg (milligrams) beta carotene.
RDA for Men: 5,000 IU or 3 mg beta carotene. | | The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, edited by Sheldon Margen and the Editors of the UC Berkeley wellness letter (Rebus, New York, 1992).
Caution
Even supplemented with the missing vitamins, calcium, and proteins, macrobiotic, and other diets with very low fat content may have too few calories for good health.
Caloric deficiencies may be harmful to people who expend a lot of energy, to infants and children, and to breast-feeding mothers.
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Vegetarianism
Careful!
Vitamin D and especially vitamin B|2 deficiencies may occur with vegetarian diets. | Dr. Gary Null See book keywords and concepts | Controlling Violence at Home," University of California, Berkeley wellness letter 10, no. 7 (April 1994): 7.
Women who have been subject to domestic violence are more likely to use alcohol. Statistics also show that abused women are more likely than others to attempt suicide.
J. Abbott et al., "Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population," JAMA 273, no. 22 (June 14, 1995): 1763-68.
A study of 206 patients with gastrointestinal disorders showed that 44 percent had a history of sexual or physical abuse.
D. A. Drossman et al. | Robyn Landis See book keywords and concepts | Indeed, says the University ofCaL ifomia at Berkeley wellness letter, "until recently, the way aspirin works has been poorly understood."3 That didn't stop people from manufacturing or taking it. It also didn't stop it from working, regardless of the reason. Aspirin was used freely to relieve headaches for 100 years before we knew the mechanism.
And despite poor understanding of the mechanism, we've never seen or heard anyone calling aspirin an "unproven remedy" that we would be "irresponsible" to recommend. Why is that? |
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