Canola oil is appealing because it is less expensive than other vegetable oils, it is advertised as being healthy, and promoted by the heart foundation. In this study the mice received either regular chow or a chow diet supplemented with canola oil for 6 months. At this time point we found that chronic exposure to the canola-rich diet resulted in a significant increase in body weight and impairments in their working memory together with decrease levels of post-synaptic density protein-95, a marker of synaptic integrity, and an increase in the ratio of insoluble Aβ 4...
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Inflammation and Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) CVD is no longer considered a disorder of lipid (fat) accumulation or elevated cholesterol, but rather a disease process characterized by low-grade inflammation of the vascular (artery) lining and an inappropriate wound healing of the blood vessels 5. It is similar to a low-grade wound on your skin that does not heal, but it is on the inside. There is now extensive and rapidly growing evidence that inflammation, which is what you get with every wound, plays a critical role in all stages of CVD 6,7,8,9. That is why if you t...
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Inflammation is literally the body "on fire" and is a primary immune mechanism response of the body to a range of noxious stimuli. This can include infectious agents, such as bacteria or virus, oxidation or acidosis, damaged or diseased tissues; however, the inflammatory response can also occur in response to other external or internal cues 1. Inflammation is essentially the body’s first line of defence in common acute conditions 2. The main function of inflammation is a short term response to resolve infection and to repair the damage in order to achieve homeosta...
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Study shows protein fills you up more, increases metabolism while sugar slows metabolism and fat oxidation and increases calorie consumption. The amount of protein, fat and carbohydrates in the diet plays a more important role in maintaining a healthy body weight and preventing obesity than previously thought. In a study of 27 healthy weight adults increasing dietary protein decreased hunger and increased fullness. Although males were hungrier and less satisfied with the meals than females. However, the inclusion of a sugar sweetened beverage markedly suppressed diet ind...
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Hope you can make it to one of our talks Toxic Overload October 16, 7.00 pm Harvey http://tix.yt/toxicoverloadharvey Toxic Overload October 17, 7.00 pm Dalyellup http://tix.yt/toxicoverloaddalyellup Your Gut Health, Microbiome and Probiotics October 18 2017 Bunbury turf club Blair Street Bunbury 6230 Australia 7.00-9.00 PM each night http://tix.yt/gutmicrobiomeprobioticsbunbury 7 Steps To Permanent Weight Loss October 19 2017 Bunbury turf club Blair Street Bunbury 6230 Australia 7.00-9....
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In this study of four hundred men 83% percent increase in monoethyl phthalate (MEP) was associated with use of cologne/perfume and 74% for deodorant. While the largest percent increase for parabens, between 66 and 156% was associated with the use of suntan/sunblock lotion and a 79–147% for hand/body lotions. Increases in MEP and parabens were generally greater with PCP use within 6 h of urine collection. A 6 hour period after application of the PCP lead to at least 70% of the weighted score and predicted a 254–1,333% increase in MEP and parabens concentrations. Previ...
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There were 15 million preterm births (PTB) (<37 weeks) worldwide and more than 1 million infant deaths from PTB complications each year. PTB is the leading cause of neonatal death and multiple short and long term health problems. Multiple epidemiologic studies have found an association between higher levels of vitamin D ( 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] ) and lower PTB risk. In this study of 1,064 pregnancies with an overall rate of PTB of 13% women with higher vitamin D ≥40 ng/mL had a 62% lower risk of PTB compared to those <20 ng/mL. This is an outstanding findi...
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Despite what people may think much of medicine is based on myth. Particularly when it comes to patient care and medication use. One big myth shattered this week is that we don’t have to finish the course of antibiotics. In fac,t the evidence is the opposite and finishing a course of antibiotics may lead to increased bacterial resistance. The one thing it was supposed to stop. However, the over prescription and overuse of antibiotics does contribute to major health problems, especially with all the information coming out on the importance of the gut microbiome and how anti...
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Sucralose is an organochlorine artificial sweetener approximately 600 times sweeter than sucrose and used in over 4,500 products. While Long-term carcinogenicity bioassays on rats and mice conducted on behalf of the manufacturer have failed to show the evidence of carcinogenic effects independent studies have brought these results into question. This study found a significant dose-related increased in malignant tumors in males rats and a significant dose-related increased incidence of blood related cancers (hematopoietic neoplasia)s in males. That is the more sucralose t...
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The results from this mouse study showed that lemon juice significantly inhibited alcohol-induced damage in a dose-dependent manner. Histopathological changes induced by alcohol were also remarkably improved by lemon juice treatment. These findings suggest that lemon juice has protective effects on alcohol-induced liver injury in mice. The protective effects might be related to the antioxidant capacity of lemon juice because lemon juice showed in vitro antioxidant capacity. Lemon is a popular fruit consumed as juice and contains high contents of vitamins and pol...
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