by Jennifer Kays
Our skin is of vital importance to our health. Our skin is responsible for providing protection from environment, providing us with an emotional sense of boundary, creating sensual awareness to communication with the "outside" world e.g. feeling pleasure or pain signals that are vital to our survival and well being.. How our skin feels physically often determines the way we feel emotionally.
Our skin is one way that we communicate information about ourselves to others. We blush, turn pale, signal "worry" or "stress"with wrinkles in our forehead or around our eyes and mouth. Our skin often is used by others to form an impression of our age, how much we are indoors or outdoors and our activity, through scars, wrinkles, colors, and texture of our skin. Our skin is a signal to ourselves and others about our overall health internally, externally, physically and emotionally. "How do I look?" i.e. "What are others seeing and, perhaps, thinking about me?", is a question about the appearance of our skin. This information comes from the tone, texture, firmness, and aroma of our skin.
Our skin is one of the largest "organs" of our body composing about 10% of our body weight. Our skin entirely replaces it's surface about every 60 to 90 days. Our skin eliminates waste, toxins, sends signals to our internal bodies, and actually breathes. Disturbances in our skin, e.g. eruptions, dryness, oil, rash, "age spots" wrinkles, blotches, etc are often an indication of our internal health..
Many of us have used synthetic prescription drugs, lotions, or creams, to care for our skin. Often these synthetic substances are accompanied by undesired and sometimes harmful "side effects". Our bodies are designed by nature to absorb and use substances that are natural. When an "unnatural", i.e. synthetic substance, is introduced into or on our body, it "interprets" that synthetic, unnatural substance as "foreign"or as an "invader".Our body protects itself either through the production of antibodies from our immune system or does not absorb these synthetic substances.
In contrast, our body readily recognizes, absorbs and uses natural substances as the appropriate material to use to build, repair and sustain itself. Our skin operates in the same way as the rest of our body in terms of what it will or will not absorb and use. Natural substances are recognized by our skin, internally and externally, as "welcome" ingredients for use in building, repairing, and sustaining itself.
There are many natural anti-aging skin care products we can use topically on the outer surface of our skin. All natural anti-aging skin care products contain vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, essential fatty acids, and aromas from nature that our skin readily recognizes as appropriate for use. All natural lotions and ointments, help our skin to maintain it's healthy tone, texture, elasticity, aroma and to repair injury, discard waste, breathe properly, sense appropriately, release used skin cells, build new skin cells, protect us, and improve our appearance.. These all natural products contain amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, herbs, enzymes, aromatherapy oils, and other natural substances that support our skin health.
Remember that the most important factor in the health of our skin is our internal physical health. An important aspect of anti-aging skin care is healthy digestion and elimination. Our intestinal system is responsible for absorbing food, nutrients, and water and for eliminating waste and toxins from our bodies. When our intestinal digestive system is overwhelmed, it places an extra burden on our skin to increase it's waste disposal function. When our skin's waste disposal function becomes overwhelmed, we develop skin disorders. This is particularly true when we are tying to digest processed foods, dairy products, or other foods lacking fiber. Food becomes putrefied and toxic because it cannot be processed or eliminated properly. Our skin then attempts to remove these toxins. Pores may become clogged, inflamed, discolored, dry, or oily. If we want healthy anti-aging skin, we need to keep our intestinal digestive system functioning properly. We can help our digestive system with all natural enzymes, essential fatty acids, probiotics and fiber.
Digestive enzymes reduce large food particles so that the body can absorb nutrients and the entire body, skin included, benefits. Discolored skin, wrinkles, or blemishes, can be signs of enzyme deficiency and the loss of collagen that accompanies it. Digestive enzymes reduce free radical damage, help us remove toxins and maintain a healthy balance of beneficial intestinal microflora. Probiotics provide and maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora, vital to our intestinal digestive health and, in turn, the health of our skin. Beneficial flora promotes the health bacteria we need and destroys harmful bacteria that can lead to illness and infection. Unfortunately, synthetic prescription antibiotics destroy the good bacteria along with the harmful bacteria. Probiotics help restore the healthy microflora and bacteria after synthetic antibiotic use. Probiotics also help the skin to have healthy bacteria it needs and eliminate the growth of harmful bacteria.
All natural vitamins such as Vitamins A, C, and E are essential for anti-aging skin care. Vitamin A is needed for skin cell growth and renewal. Vitamin A is an antioxidant that fights free radicals, provides nourishment for the fat layer under the skin. Vitamin A deficiency results in dry, rough skin, eruptions, wrinkles, poor texture and tone. Vitamin C helps repair skin by building collagen and fighting infection. Vitamin C deficiency is connected to aging and ultra violet ray damage. Vitamin E also protects our skin from UV damage, reduces free radicals on our skin surface, and helps prevent the peroxidation of fats which results in skin cell damage.
All natural herbs improve complexion, help remove heat, toxins and swelling from our skin. Herbs can help lighten skin and maintain natural skin moisture..Herbs help prevent scar formation and facilitate new healthy skin growth.
Amino Acids fight harmful bacteria and viruses. Amino acids help carry vital oxygen throughout the body helping our skin breathe. Amino acids are part of facilitating enzyme efficiency and hormonal balance which is a major aspect of anti-aging skin care. Amino acids help stimulate collagen production. Collagen is the tissue that determines skin firmness. By increasing the production of collagen, amino acids can help our skin retain it's firmness, therefore reducing lines and wrinkles.
Essential fatty acids, EFAs, help our skin to become softer, smoother, and retain proper moisture content. Essential fatty acids have a very beneficial effect an the synthesis of prostaglandin hormones in our skin cells. Omega 3, an essential fatty acid, greatly benefits skin texture and may also help prevent the development of skin cancer and aging of our skin.
Our bodies produce Hyaluronic acid which is found to be abundant in young skin. The affects of aging and environment gradually reduces the amount of hyaluronic acid our bodies produce and maintain. Hyaluronic acid is important for our body's connective tissue, especially in our skin. Hyaluronic acid also helps to cushion, lubricate and provide needed flexibility for our skin.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is becoming well known for it's anti-aging effects and is a potent antioxidant that combats skin damage and helps repair past skin damage. Alpha lipoic acid provides great free radical defense especially when combined with other anti-aging antioxidants.Alpha lipoic acid is soluble in both oil and water. Alpha lipoic acid enhances the benefits of vitamins C and E and Coenzyme Q 10.
Coenzyme Q 10 helps decrease cellular oxidation in skin that accompanies aging. CoQ10 enters the layers of the epidermis and reduces the level of oxidation.. CoQ10 helps protect against UV light. CoQ10 activates phosphotyrosine kinases which prevents oxidation damage. CoQ10 is a very important natural nutrient for anti-aging skin care.
Our natural skin requires natural anti-aging skin care. Many all natural anti-aging skin care nutrients are available for us. They include amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, anti-aging antioxidants and anti-aging skin care formulas. We can help our skin externally through the use of topical all natural lotions, ointments, creams and solutions. We can keep our skin healthy internally through the use of all natural supplements, vitamins and formulas. Our skin keeps our internal system in place and protects our internal structure. Our skin provides valuable information about our overall health. Our skin is important not only for our appearance, but more vitally, for our complete well being.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Treatments of Eczema - 5 Steps to Creating the Eczema Anecdote
by Janet R Simpson
Treatments of Eczema - If you follow the advice of only one of my many articles let this be the one.
Read carefully as this information is like gold dust as a Treatments of Eczema. This is the key to success with regard to sprouts and curing eczema.
Every day without fail I prepare at least one large biogenic salad. This is not your everyday limp, lifeless salad. This is a salad that is dense with nutrition.
I start with the everyday salad vegetables, such as cucumber, carrots, spring onions, etc.
Then the important bit; a three cupful mixture of at least four sprouts. Try aduki bean, lentil, alfalfa and chickpea sprouts. Add a handful of soaked hemp seed and a sprinkling of pumpkin, sesame and sunflower seeds.
Now add some protein such as chicken or fish. And that's it.
If you're looking at various Treatments of Eczema, eat a biogenic salad like this every day for at least one month and watch as your health tremendously improves and your eczema magically disappears.
Here are some of the benefits of eating in this manner:
#1 - Sprouts increase the micro-electrical potential of cells, improving the body's use of oxygen so that cells, skin and body are energised and rejuvenated for healing.
#2 - The body will receive the maximum vitality from all the nutrients contained in the sprouts. Nutrients that will heal every cell in the body.
#3 - Sprouts contain a large quantity of lecithin which will dramatically increase the quality of every cell in your body.
#4 - Sprouts will improve your blood profile, keep blood glucose levels balanced and energise you.
#5 - Mung beans are rich in pentose which helps fight against free radicals and will cleanse your body.
You can create smooth, clear, beautiful complexion and eliminate your Eczema by changing your diet. Include a mixture of sprouts in your daily salad, add some seeds with some fish and watch your skin improve over a short period of time.
Here's to healthy skin.
Treatments of Eczema - If you follow the advice of only one of my many articles let this be the one.
Read carefully as this information is like gold dust as a Treatments of Eczema. This is the key to success with regard to sprouts and curing eczema.
Every day without fail I prepare at least one large biogenic salad. This is not your everyday limp, lifeless salad. This is a salad that is dense with nutrition.
I start with the everyday salad vegetables, such as cucumber, carrots, spring onions, etc.
Then the important bit; a three cupful mixture of at least four sprouts. Try aduki bean, lentil, alfalfa and chickpea sprouts. Add a handful of soaked hemp seed and a sprinkling of pumpkin, sesame and sunflower seeds.
Now add some protein such as chicken or fish. And that's it.
If you're looking at various Treatments of Eczema, eat a biogenic salad like this every day for at least one month and watch as your health tremendously improves and your eczema magically disappears.
Here are some of the benefits of eating in this manner:
#1 - Sprouts increase the micro-electrical potential of cells, improving the body's use of oxygen so that cells, skin and body are energised and rejuvenated for healing.
#2 - The body will receive the maximum vitality from all the nutrients contained in the sprouts. Nutrients that will heal every cell in the body.
#3 - Sprouts contain a large quantity of lecithin which will dramatically increase the quality of every cell in your body.
#4 - Sprouts will improve your blood profile, keep blood glucose levels balanced and energise you.
#5 - Mung beans are rich in pentose which helps fight against free radicals and will cleanse your body.
You can create smooth, clear, beautiful complexion and eliminate your Eczema by changing your diet. Include a mixture of sprouts in your daily salad, add some seeds with some fish and watch your skin improve over a short period of time.
Here's to healthy skin.
What is Vitamin C
by Vitamins Guide
The structure of vitamin C, designated as a hex uronic acid, was established in 1933 at the University of Birmingham in England by Walter Haworth and his associates, who also accomplished its synthesis. Szent-Györgyi and Haworth renamed hexuronic acid 'L-ascorbic acid' to convey its antiscorbutic properties; the new name was offi cially accepted in 1965. Both Szent-Györgyi and Haworth were to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937, the former for Physiology and Medicine and the latter for Chemistry. Synthetic ascorbic acid proved to have identical physicochemical and biological properties to the vitamin C isolated from plant or animal tissues, and there was no difference in biological potency between the synthetic and natural products. In 1934, Reichstein and Grüssner in Switzerland worked out a chemical route for synthesizing ascorbic acid commercially, starting from glucose.
The term 'vitamin C' refers to both ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid, since the latter oxidation product is reduced back to ascorbic acid in the body. The principal natural compound with vitamin C activity is L-ascorbic acid. There are two enantiomeric pairs (mirror images) of the 2-hexenono-1,4-lactone structure; namely, L- and D-ascorbic acid and L- and D-isoascorbic acid. D-Ascorbic acid and L-isoascorbic acid are devoid of vitamin C activ- ity and do not occur in nature. D-Isoascorbic acid (commonly known as erythorbic acid) is an epimer of L-ascorbic acid, the structural difference being the orientation of the hydrogen and hydroxyl group at the fi fth carbon atom. D-Isoascorbic acid is also not found in natural products, apart from its occurrence in certain microorganisms. It possesses similar reductive properties to L-ascorbic acid, but exhibits only 5% of the antiscorbutic activity of L-ascorbic acid in guinea pigs (Pelletier & Godin, 1969). At around neutral pH, ascorbic acid exists as the ascorbate anion due to facile ionization of the hydroxyl group on C-3. Ascorbate is easily and reversibly oxidized to dehydro-L-ascorbic acid, forming the ascorbyl radical (also known as semidehydroascorbate) as an intermediate. The delocalized nature of the unpaired electron in the ascorbyl radical makes it a relatively unreactive free radical and two ascorbyl radicals can react together non-enzymatically to produce ascorbate and dehydroascorbic acid. In the body, enzymes are available to reduce the ascorbyl radical and dehydroascorbic acid back to ascorbate. Dehydroascorbic acid is not a true organic acid as it contains no readily ionizable protons. In aqueous solution, dehydroascorbic acid exists not as the 2,3-diketo compound, but as the bicyclic hemiketal hydrate. In buffered solution at neutral or alkaline pH, dehydroascorbic acid undergoes a non-reversible oxidation in which the two rings open to give 2,3- diketogulonic acid in a straight-chain structure.
Dietary sources of Vitamin C Fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits and blackcurrants) and green vegetables constitute rich sources of vitamin C. Potatoes contain moderate amounts but, because of their high consumption, represent the most important source of the vitamin in the British diet. Liver (containing 10-40 mg per 100 g), kidney and heart are good sources, but muscle meats and cereal grains do not contain the vitamin in measurable amounts. Human milk provides enough ascorbic acid to prevent scurvy in breast-fed infants, but preparations of cow's milk are a poor source owing to oxidative losses incurred during processing.
Source: http://important-vitamins.blogspot.com/2007/07/vitamin-c.html
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The structure of vitamin C, designated as a hex uronic acid, was established in 1933 at the University of Birmingham in England by Walter Haworth and his associates, who also accomplished its synthesis. Szent-Györgyi and Haworth renamed hexuronic acid 'L-ascorbic acid' to convey its antiscorbutic properties; the new name was offi cially accepted in 1965. Both Szent-Györgyi and Haworth were to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937, the former for Physiology and Medicine and the latter for Chemistry. Synthetic ascorbic acid proved to have identical physicochemical and biological properties to the vitamin C isolated from plant or animal tissues, and there was no difference in biological potency between the synthetic and natural products. In 1934, Reichstein and Grüssner in Switzerland worked out a chemical route for synthesizing ascorbic acid commercially, starting from glucose.
The term 'vitamin C' refers to both ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid, since the latter oxidation product is reduced back to ascorbic acid in the body. The principal natural compound with vitamin C activity is L-ascorbic acid. There are two enantiomeric pairs (mirror images) of the 2-hexenono-1,4-lactone structure; namely, L- and D-ascorbic acid and L- and D-isoascorbic acid. D-Ascorbic acid and L-isoascorbic acid are devoid of vitamin C activ- ity and do not occur in nature. D-Isoascorbic acid (commonly known as erythorbic acid) is an epimer of L-ascorbic acid, the structural difference being the orientation of the hydrogen and hydroxyl group at the fi fth carbon atom. D-Isoascorbic acid is also not found in natural products, apart from its occurrence in certain microorganisms. It possesses similar reductive properties to L-ascorbic acid, but exhibits only 5% of the antiscorbutic activity of L-ascorbic acid in guinea pigs (Pelletier & Godin, 1969). At around neutral pH, ascorbic acid exists as the ascorbate anion due to facile ionization of the hydroxyl group on C-3. Ascorbate is easily and reversibly oxidized to dehydro-L-ascorbic acid, forming the ascorbyl radical (also known as semidehydroascorbate) as an intermediate. The delocalized nature of the unpaired electron in the ascorbyl radical makes it a relatively unreactive free radical and two ascorbyl radicals can react together non-enzymatically to produce ascorbate and dehydroascorbic acid. In the body, enzymes are available to reduce the ascorbyl radical and dehydroascorbic acid back to ascorbate. Dehydroascorbic acid is not a true organic acid as it contains no readily ionizable protons. In aqueous solution, dehydroascorbic acid exists not as the 2,3-diketo compound, but as the bicyclic hemiketal hydrate. In buffered solution at neutral or alkaline pH, dehydroascorbic acid undergoes a non-reversible oxidation in which the two rings open to give 2,3- diketogulonic acid in a straight-chain structure.
Dietary sources of Vitamin C Fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits and blackcurrants) and green vegetables constitute rich sources of vitamin C. Potatoes contain moderate amounts but, because of their high consumption, represent the most important source of the vitamin in the British diet. Liver (containing 10-40 mg per 100 g), kidney and heart are good sources, but muscle meats and cereal grains do not contain the vitamin in measurable amounts. Human milk provides enough ascorbic acid to prevent scurvy in breast-fed infants, but preparations of cow's milk are a poor source owing to oxidative losses incurred during processing.
Source: http://important-vitamins.blogspot.com/2007/07/vitamin-c.html
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Treating Alzheimer's Disease
by Juliet Cohen
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Alzheimer' destroys a person's memory and ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily activities. Genetic factors are suspected, and dominant mutations in three different genes have been identified that account for a much smaller number of cases of familial, early-onset AD. People with dementia often have trouble thinking and speaking clearly, remembering recent events, and learning new things. Over time, it becomes hard for them to handle everyday activities and take care of themselves. Age is the most important risk factor for AD; the number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65. Three genes have been discovered that cause early onset (familial) AD. Other genetic mutations that cause excessive accumulation of amyloid protein are associated with age-related (sporadic) AD. AD is part of an immune response that is attempting to contain the disease. The former may be more likely, since research indicates that anti-inflammatory drugs can prevent or retard AD development.
Alzheimer's disease advances at widely different rates. Family history is another risk factor of Alzheimer's. Several risk factor genes may interact with each other and with non-genetic factors to cause the disease. Cardiovascular Risk Factors The same factors that increase the risk for heart disease and stroke, such as high blood pressure, may also increase the risk for late-onset AD. Most people with mild forgetfulness do not have AD. In the early stage of AD, people may have trouble remembering recent events, activities, or the names of familiar people or things. Oxidative damage refers to cell damage caused by excess free radicals, which are highly reactive chemicals. Free radicals are often formed as a by-product of metabolism, or chemical processes within the cell. Excess free radicals may cause substantial neuronal damage, contributing to AD development. Type 2 Diabetes. A link between AD and type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes in which insulin levels are high. One theory is that too much insulin in the blood promotes inflammation and oxidative damage in the brain, both of which contribute to AD development.
Symptoms of AD include memory loss, language deterioration, impaired ability to mentally manipulate visual information, poor judgment, confusion, restlessness, and mood swings. Alzheimer's disease may also include behavioral changes, such as outbursts of violence or excessive passivity in people who have no previous history of such behavior. In the later stages, deterioration of musculature and mobility, leading to bedfastness, inability to feed oneself, and incontinence, will be seen if death from some external cause (e.g. heart attack or pneumonia) does not intervene. Moderate -As the disease progresses to the middle stage, the patient might still be able to perform tasks independently, but may need assistance with more complicated activities. Severe -- As the disease progresses from the middle to late stage, the patient will undoubtedly not be able to perform even the simplest of tasks on their own and will need constant supervision. They may even lose the ability to walk or eat without assistance. They might forget to eat and starve.
Treatment Alzheimer's Disease Tips
1. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-inhibitors reduce the rate at which acetylcholine (ACh) is broken down and hence increase the concentration of ACh in the brain (combatting the loss of ACh caused by the death of the cholinergin neurons).
2. Ginkgo for the treatment of "cognitive impairment and dementia," a Cochrane Review concludes that "there is promising evidence of improvement in cognition and function associated with Ginkgo According to this review the two randomized controlled studies that focused on Alzheimer's patients both showed significant improvement in these areas.
3. Tramiprosate (3APS or Alzhemed) is a GAG-mimetic molecule that is believed to act by binding to soluble amyloid beta to prevent the accumulation of the toxic plaques.
4. R-flurbiprofen (MPC-7869) is a gamma secretase modulator sometimes called a selective amyloid beta 42 lowering agent. It is believed to reduce the production of the toxic amyloid beta in favor of shorter forms of the peptide.
5. Leuprolide has also been studied for Alzheimer's. It is hypothesized to work by reducing leutenizing hormone levels which may be causing damage in the brain as one ages.
6. Antihistamine drug Dimebon has also recently been found to show beneficial effects against Alzheimer's disease in preliminary trials
7. Vaccines or immunotherapy for Alzheimer's, unlike typical vaccines, would be used to treat diagnosed patients rather than for disease prevention.
8. Proposed alternative treatments for Alzheimer's include a range of herbal compounds and dietary supplements.
9. Cognitive and behavioral interventions and rehabilitation strategies may be used as an adjunct to pharmacologic treatment, especially in the early to moderately advanced stages of disease.
10. DNA-based therapy is also Treating Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Alzheimer' destroys a person's memory and ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily activities. Genetic factors are suspected, and dominant mutations in three different genes have been identified that account for a much smaller number of cases of familial, early-onset AD. People with dementia often have trouble thinking and speaking clearly, remembering recent events, and learning new things. Over time, it becomes hard for them to handle everyday activities and take care of themselves. Age is the most important risk factor for AD; the number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65. Three genes have been discovered that cause early onset (familial) AD. Other genetic mutations that cause excessive accumulation of amyloid protein are associated with age-related (sporadic) AD. AD is part of an immune response that is attempting to contain the disease. The former may be more likely, since research indicates that anti-inflammatory drugs can prevent or retard AD development.
Alzheimer's disease advances at widely different rates. Family history is another risk factor of Alzheimer's. Several risk factor genes may interact with each other and with non-genetic factors to cause the disease. Cardiovascular Risk Factors The same factors that increase the risk for heart disease and stroke, such as high blood pressure, may also increase the risk for late-onset AD. Most people with mild forgetfulness do not have AD. In the early stage of AD, people may have trouble remembering recent events, activities, or the names of familiar people or things. Oxidative damage refers to cell damage caused by excess free radicals, which are highly reactive chemicals. Free radicals are often formed as a by-product of metabolism, or chemical processes within the cell. Excess free radicals may cause substantial neuronal damage, contributing to AD development. Type 2 Diabetes. A link between AD and type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes in which insulin levels are high. One theory is that too much insulin in the blood promotes inflammation and oxidative damage in the brain, both of which contribute to AD development.
Symptoms of AD include memory loss, language deterioration, impaired ability to mentally manipulate visual information, poor judgment, confusion, restlessness, and mood swings. Alzheimer's disease may also include behavioral changes, such as outbursts of violence or excessive passivity in people who have no previous history of such behavior. In the later stages, deterioration of musculature and mobility, leading to bedfastness, inability to feed oneself, and incontinence, will be seen if death from some external cause (e.g. heart attack or pneumonia) does not intervene. Moderate -As the disease progresses to the middle stage, the patient might still be able to perform tasks independently, but may need assistance with more complicated activities. Severe -- As the disease progresses from the middle to late stage, the patient will undoubtedly not be able to perform even the simplest of tasks on their own and will need constant supervision. They may even lose the ability to walk or eat without assistance. They might forget to eat and starve.
Treatment Alzheimer's Disease Tips
1. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-inhibitors reduce the rate at which acetylcholine (ACh) is broken down and hence increase the concentration of ACh in the brain (combatting the loss of ACh caused by the death of the cholinergin neurons).
2. Ginkgo for the treatment of "cognitive impairment and dementia," a Cochrane Review concludes that "there is promising evidence of improvement in cognition and function associated with Ginkgo According to this review the two randomized controlled studies that focused on Alzheimer's patients both showed significant improvement in these areas.
3. Tramiprosate (3APS or Alzhemed) is a GAG-mimetic molecule that is believed to act by binding to soluble amyloid beta to prevent the accumulation of the toxic plaques.
4. R-flurbiprofen (MPC-7869) is a gamma secretase modulator sometimes called a selective amyloid beta 42 lowering agent. It is believed to reduce the production of the toxic amyloid beta in favor of shorter forms of the peptide.
5. Leuprolide has also been studied for Alzheimer's. It is hypothesized to work by reducing leutenizing hormone levels which may be causing damage in the brain as one ages.
6. Antihistamine drug Dimebon has also recently been found to show beneficial effects against Alzheimer's disease in preliminary trials
7. Vaccines or immunotherapy for Alzheimer's, unlike typical vaccines, would be used to treat diagnosed patients rather than for disease prevention.
8. Proposed alternative treatments for Alzheimer's include a range of herbal compounds and dietary supplements.
9. Cognitive and behavioral interventions and rehabilitation strategies may be used as an adjunct to pharmacologic treatment, especially in the early to moderately advanced stages of disease.
10. DNA-based therapy is also Treating Alzheimer's Disease.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Moisturizers and You (Part II)
by Louise Forrest
The search for the great moisturizer never ends. Those with dry skin are particularly on the lookout for the right moisturizer in the hopes that it will deliver improvement and thus relief of flaky, dull, itchy, and tight feeling skin.
You will find a lot of moisturizer options on the table, or rather, store shelves. There are certain elements you will want your moisturizer to have, especially since you have dry skin that demands these elements. The skin of one person may be drier than the skin of another person, so depending upon how much or how little moisture your skin already has, you may want more of certain ingredients or abilities
Skin Structure Imitators. Some experts out there also refer to these ingredients as water binding agents. Humectants are perfect examples of water binding agents. You need water to remain in your skin, or if the substances between skin cells are drying out, then ingredients providing this benefit can help give back the water that has been lost.
Having these ingredients imitate the structure of your skin can help keep cells and the substances between cells moisturized to stay healthier longer, especially since the water will also be unable to escape, or escape less easily. Your skin can operate as it should because it is not as moisture starved as well as improve your skin surface, changing it from irregular, tight, and flaky to even, elastic, and smooth.
Anti Irritants. Many things can cause irritation. You may not even be aware that something is irritating your skin. All you know is that your skin is dry. But remember; knowing is half the battle. So what might be irritating your skin? Any number of everyday items and environmental aspects can irritate your skin.
Anything from your cosmetics to harsh wind and sun can get your skin in an uproar, or at least a mild one. An anti irritant can help block out irritants as well as allow your skin some down time, giving it a period in which it can heal. If you do not give your skin the chance to repair itself, the problems will only become worse and you will have a longer road to healthy skin.
There are many anti irritants out there you can use to help combat skin irritation. Try looking into natural remedies, such as willow bark and aloe.
Antioxidants. Another form of damage that can be done to your skin is free radical damage. These destructive molecules aid in the breakdown of skin and it is up to you to stop them as much as possible. This is where a good antioxidant can come in. Antioxidants will help repair and prevent this damage from happening by snatching up free radicals, giving your skin a fighting chance.
The ironic catch is that you need to limit your antioxidant moisturizer to air and light or it will begin to break down. However, you can easily avoid this problem by buying lotion that is kept in containers that are not made of glass, clear plastic, or any other material light can pass through.
Cell Communicators. Ingredients that help your skin to behave as it should are slightly similar to the skin structure imitators, except these actively work with live skin cells. Medical journals call these cell signaling ingredients and work has been done that theorizes these substances impart normal behavior upon cells.
Damaged skin cells that reproduce will make abnormal cells, but these ingredients can help communicate messages to these skin cells that let them know how they should be acting. It sounds strange, almost like something you might find in a science fiction novel, but it is very real. Modern medicine is advancing all the time and this is still new technology. There is much to be realized from cell communicating ingredients and the health of skin.
When choosing moisturizers you may also be faced with the conundrum of daytime versus nighttime moisturizers. Do you really need a separate moisturizer for different times of the day? The answer to this is no.
There is no moisturizer that is going to have different and miraculous results depending upon when you wear it. Yes, daytime and nighttime moisturizers will probably have separate ingredients (such as a sunscreen), but as long as they provide your skin with the same benefits as described above, there is no need to split your money or your time when it comes to these moisturizers.
This information should shed some light on the moisturizer labyrinth you may be experiencing. By taking your time, doing your research, and choosing wisely, you should be able to find the one great moisturizer just for you.
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The search for the great moisturizer never ends. Those with dry skin are particularly on the lookout for the right moisturizer in the hopes that it will deliver improvement and thus relief of flaky, dull, itchy, and tight feeling skin.
You will find a lot of moisturizer options on the table, or rather, store shelves. There are certain elements you will want your moisturizer to have, especially since you have dry skin that demands these elements. The skin of one person may be drier than the skin of another person, so depending upon how much or how little moisture your skin already has, you may want more of certain ingredients or abilities
Skin Structure Imitators. Some experts out there also refer to these ingredients as water binding agents. Humectants are perfect examples of water binding agents. You need water to remain in your skin, or if the substances between skin cells are drying out, then ingredients providing this benefit can help give back the water that has been lost.
Having these ingredients imitate the structure of your skin can help keep cells and the substances between cells moisturized to stay healthier longer, especially since the water will also be unable to escape, or escape less easily. Your skin can operate as it should because it is not as moisture starved as well as improve your skin surface, changing it from irregular, tight, and flaky to even, elastic, and smooth.
Anti Irritants. Many things can cause irritation. You may not even be aware that something is irritating your skin. All you know is that your skin is dry. But remember; knowing is half the battle. So what might be irritating your skin? Any number of everyday items and environmental aspects can irritate your skin.
Anything from your cosmetics to harsh wind and sun can get your skin in an uproar, or at least a mild one. An anti irritant can help block out irritants as well as allow your skin some down time, giving it a period in which it can heal. If you do not give your skin the chance to repair itself, the problems will only become worse and you will have a longer road to healthy skin.
There are many anti irritants out there you can use to help combat skin irritation. Try looking into natural remedies, such as willow bark and aloe.
Antioxidants. Another form of damage that can be done to your skin is free radical damage. These destructive molecules aid in the breakdown of skin and it is up to you to stop them as much as possible. This is where a good antioxidant can come in. Antioxidants will help repair and prevent this damage from happening by snatching up free radicals, giving your skin a fighting chance.
The ironic catch is that you need to limit your antioxidant moisturizer to air and light or it will begin to break down. However, you can easily avoid this problem by buying lotion that is kept in containers that are not made of glass, clear plastic, or any other material light can pass through.
Cell Communicators. Ingredients that help your skin to behave as it should are slightly similar to the skin structure imitators, except these actively work with live skin cells. Medical journals call these cell signaling ingredients and work has been done that theorizes these substances impart normal behavior upon cells.
Damaged skin cells that reproduce will make abnormal cells, but these ingredients can help communicate messages to these skin cells that let them know how they should be acting. It sounds strange, almost like something you might find in a science fiction novel, but it is very real. Modern medicine is advancing all the time and this is still new technology. There is much to be realized from cell communicating ingredients and the health of skin.
When choosing moisturizers you may also be faced with the conundrum of daytime versus nighttime moisturizers. Do you really need a separate moisturizer for different times of the day? The answer to this is no.
There is no moisturizer that is going to have different and miraculous results depending upon when you wear it. Yes, daytime and nighttime moisturizers will probably have separate ingredients (such as a sunscreen), but as long as they provide your skin with the same benefits as described above, there is no need to split your money or your time when it comes to these moisturizers.
This information should shed some light on the moisturizer labyrinth you may be experiencing. By taking your time, doing your research, and choosing wisely, you should be able to find the one great moisturizer just for you.
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More Evidence That Tea Helps With Weight Loss
by Marcus Stout
Every little bit of help is useful when you're trying to lose weight or keep your weight stable as you get older. Diet and exercise are still the most important components of weight loss and maintenance, but studies are showing that tea, particularly green tea, may be able to provide some assistance in losing weight and keeping it off.
For centuries, Asians have used green tea for health. In addition to Asian cultures having a much lower incidence of serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease, they also are far less likely to be overweight.
Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. While there are several different types of tea, all true tea comes from this plant. The differences occur from how the tea is processed. Green tea is not fermented during processing, but black tea, which is the most common outside Asia does go through a fermentation process.
Tea leaves naturally contain catechins, which belong to the flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids, which are anti-oxidants. EGCG is one of the catechins contained in tea, and is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants around.
Each day, as we convert food to energy, we create free radicals in our body. These free radicals can damage our cells and our DNA if we don't combat them. It is believed that unchecked free radicals contribute to the development of many diseases, including cancer. In addition, they speed up the aging process and contribute to clogged arteries and other health problems.
Anti-oxidants are powerful at combating free radicals and are linked with preventing cancer, as well as with decreasing your risk of stroke and heart disease. and with lowering your cholesterol.
For this reason, drinking green tea is a simple and effective way to slow down the aging process and prevent disease. But, in addition to being a way to protect your health, drinking tea seems to also be a way to help keep you slim.
There has been a fairly significant amount of research on tea and its ability to help control your waistline. Tea seems to work on two levels. The first is that it appears to speed up the metabolism, so you use more calories each day. However, it also seems to inhibit fat absorption, so that less of the fat in your diet becomes fat on your body.
Tea has two ingredients that seem to help it work its magic. The first is caffeine, which is known to help speed up the metabolism. However, tea seems to work better than other caffeinated beverages because of those powerful anti-oxidants we were talking about earlier.
The anti-oxidants, also known as catechins, are the key to helping inhibit the absorption of fat and keep the metabolism moving for hours.
One research study that evaluated the benefits of tea on weight loss was conducted by the Osaka University of Foreign Studies. This study was conducted on just under 200 healthy men and women between the ages of 20 and 65. The subjects were divided into three groups; the control group, low dose group and high dose group.
The study lasted for 12 weeks. During the study period, the control group was fed 3 bottles of placebo drink. The low dose group consumed 2 bottles of a drink containing tea catechins and one bottle of placebo drink and the high dose group consumed 3 bottles of the tea catechin drink.
At the end of the twelve week study, those subjects in the low dose and high dose group showed a significant decrease in body fat compared with the control group. Both body weight and BMI were reduced in these two groups. In addition, abdominal fat was significantly reduced.
This reduction in body fat around the abdominal area is significant. Fat around the midsection is the fat that is most dangerous to our health. Abdominal fat is the type that is most likely to be an indicator of heart disease. Reducing your waist size, and the fat around your midsection is the most important weight to lose in order to protect your health.
Another interesting result of this study was that the subjects who had slightly elevated cholesterol levels also experienced a reduction in LDL cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is the "bad cholesterol".
When too much of this type of cholesterol circulates in the blood, it oxidizes into plaque that clogs the arteries. This causes the arteries to narrow, increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke.
When you combine this information with other studies that have shown a positive relationship between the amount of tea consumed in a day and the amount of overall body fat, it certainly suggests that drinking tea can be an effective way to lose weight and keep it off.
We all know that it's critical to eat well and get regular exercise in order to maintain our health and keep our weight in check. However, understanding how simple things like drinking tea can provide assistance can make this challenge a little easier and faster.
About the Author
Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon Tea Company. For more information about tea, green tea and wu long tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com
Every little bit of help is useful when you're trying to lose weight or keep your weight stable as you get older. Diet and exercise are still the most important components of weight loss and maintenance, but studies are showing that tea, particularly green tea, may be able to provide some assistance in losing weight and keeping it off.
For centuries, Asians have used green tea for health. In addition to Asian cultures having a much lower incidence of serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease, they also are far less likely to be overweight.
Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. While there are several different types of tea, all true tea comes from this plant. The differences occur from how the tea is processed. Green tea is not fermented during processing, but black tea, which is the most common outside Asia does go through a fermentation process.
Tea leaves naturally contain catechins, which belong to the flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids, which are anti-oxidants. EGCG is one of the catechins contained in tea, and is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants around.
Each day, as we convert food to energy, we create free radicals in our body. These free radicals can damage our cells and our DNA if we don't combat them. It is believed that unchecked free radicals contribute to the development of many diseases, including cancer. In addition, they speed up the aging process and contribute to clogged arteries and other health problems.
Anti-oxidants are powerful at combating free radicals and are linked with preventing cancer, as well as with decreasing your risk of stroke and heart disease. and with lowering your cholesterol.
For this reason, drinking green tea is a simple and effective way to slow down the aging process and prevent disease. But, in addition to being a way to protect your health, drinking tea seems to also be a way to help keep you slim.
There has been a fairly significant amount of research on tea and its ability to help control your waistline. Tea seems to work on two levels. The first is that it appears to speed up the metabolism, so you use more calories each day. However, it also seems to inhibit fat absorption, so that less of the fat in your diet becomes fat on your body.
Tea has two ingredients that seem to help it work its magic. The first is caffeine, which is known to help speed up the metabolism. However, tea seems to work better than other caffeinated beverages because of those powerful anti-oxidants we were talking about earlier.
The anti-oxidants, also known as catechins, are the key to helping inhibit the absorption of fat and keep the metabolism moving for hours.
One research study that evaluated the benefits of tea on weight loss was conducted by the Osaka University of Foreign Studies. This study was conducted on just under 200 healthy men and women between the ages of 20 and 65. The subjects were divided into three groups; the control group, low dose group and high dose group.
The study lasted for 12 weeks. During the study period, the control group was fed 3 bottles of placebo drink. The low dose group consumed 2 bottles of a drink containing tea catechins and one bottle of placebo drink and the high dose group consumed 3 bottles of the tea catechin drink.
At the end of the twelve week study, those subjects in the low dose and high dose group showed a significant decrease in body fat compared with the control group. Both body weight and BMI were reduced in these two groups. In addition, abdominal fat was significantly reduced.
This reduction in body fat around the abdominal area is significant. Fat around the midsection is the fat that is most dangerous to our health. Abdominal fat is the type that is most likely to be an indicator of heart disease. Reducing your waist size, and the fat around your midsection is the most important weight to lose in order to protect your health.
Another interesting result of this study was that the subjects who had slightly elevated cholesterol levels also experienced a reduction in LDL cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is the "bad cholesterol".
When too much of this type of cholesterol circulates in the blood, it oxidizes into plaque that clogs the arteries. This causes the arteries to narrow, increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke.
When you combine this information with other studies that have shown a positive relationship between the amount of tea consumed in a day and the amount of overall body fat, it certainly suggests that drinking tea can be an effective way to lose weight and keep it off.
We all know that it's critical to eat well and get regular exercise in order to maintain our health and keep our weight in check. However, understanding how simple things like drinking tea can provide assistance can make this challenge a little easier and faster.
About the Author
Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon Tea Company. For more information about tea, green tea and wu long tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com
Green Tea's Weight Loss Magic - It's Not The Caffeine
by Marcus Stout
In recent years there has been a significant amount of attention given to green tea and its health benefits. Green tea has been shown to prevent cancer, heart disease, and reduce the signs of aging. And, more recently, studies have shown that it can be helpful in weight loss.
Green tea is a potent source of anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are important to our bodies because they fight the free radicals created as a by-product of digestion. These free radicals damage our cells and DNA, causing aging and disease. Therefore, a regular dose of anti-oxidants is beneficial to our health.
Many plant products contain anti-oxidants, including fruits and vegetables, cocoa, coffee, and tea. All forms of tea are good sources of anti-oxidants, but green tea is the most potent source, because the tea leaves are not fermented during the processing of green tea as they are during the production of black tea. This natural, unfermented tea leaf ensures that the important anti-oxidants, called catechins, are left in tact.
It is believed that these anti-oxidants are also an important contributor to green tea's ability to help you lose weight. It has long been reported that green tea's caffeine helps speed up metabolism, and may help you to lose weight.
However, what today's research is showing is that it is not just the caffeine in green tea that helps with weight loss. Green tea's anti-oxidants are also part of the equation. This helps explain why green tea is more beneficial to weight loss than other caffeinated beverages.
Several research studies have shown that green tea can do more than just speed up the metabolism. Green tea has also been shown to create thermogenesis, the fat burning process. In addition, in some studies, it has also been shown to inhibit the absorption of dietary fat. This means that less of the fat you eat may turn into body fat.
One article of particular interest, reported on by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, discussed how green tea has the ability to increase the metabolism and boost daily energy expenditure in a greater fashion than just the caffeine content would suggest.
Two studies are discussed in this article. In the first study, healthy male subjects were fed either green tea or a dose of caffeine equal to the caffeine in green tea. The subjects who drank the green tea showed an increase in energy expenditure (number of calories burned) and an increase in fat oxidation.
However, the subjects who consumed caffeine only showed no increase in energy expenditure or fat oxidation. This leads to the conclusion that it is not the caffeine in tea that has the effect on the body's ability to lose weight. Or, at the very least, the caffeine needs to be in combination with the anti-oxidants in order to have an effect.
In the other study cited in this article, the subjects were rats. These rats were injected with EGCG, the most potent anti-oxidant found in green tea. The rats showed a weight loss within 2-7 days of beginning the injections.
The rats showed two effects from the tea injections. The first was that their metabolism appeared to speed up. However, they also began to eat less. On average, the rats ate about 15% less when given the green tea injections.
In addition, very lean rats showed a propensity to stay lean when receiving the injections of EGCG, even when their diet increased in calories. All of the results from this study were found to be completely reversible; when the rats stopped receiving the EGCG injections, they regained the weight.
This study is important for several reasons. First of all, it suggests that EGCG is the anti-oxidant, or at least one of them, responsible for green tea's ability to affect weight loss. Secondly, the study suggests that green tea may decrease the appetite, which may explain part of why it helps you lose weight.
Another interesting tidbit reported in this study is that the lean rats needed an increase in EGCG over time to continue to stay lean when their calories were increased. This may suggest that over time our bodies may adjust to the effects of the EGCG and we may require more in order to lose or maintain weight.
Keep in mind that this second study was conducted on rats, which means that its results may not directly correlate in humans. However, there is certainly enough positive information between the two studies to give a strong indication that green tea is helpful in weight loss.
Healthy diets combined with a reasonable exercise plan are still the two most important components of weight management. However, it does appear that adding green tea to this healthy diet can provide some help in losing weight or keeping it within a normal range. Most interestingly, it seems clear that green tea will help you more than other caffeinated beverages.
And, the really good news about using green tea to help you lose weight is that it is completely safe and has no side effects. In fact, even if you didn't lose weight, you would likely find yourself to be healthier overall because of your green tea consumption.
Since green tea has also been shown to reduce your risk of many diseases, including heart disease and cancer, there is no downside to adding it to your diet.
To be certain, more research is needed to pinpoint exactly how green tea can help us with weight management. However, there's certainly enough evidence available today to suggest that green tea is worth trying. You just might find that your weight loss efforts suddenly become easier and more successful.
About the Author
Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon Tea Company. For more information about tea, green tea and wu long tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com
In recent years there has been a significant amount of attention given to green tea and its health benefits. Green tea has been shown to prevent cancer, heart disease, and reduce the signs of aging. And, more recently, studies have shown that it can be helpful in weight loss.
Green tea is a potent source of anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are important to our bodies because they fight the free radicals created as a by-product of digestion. These free radicals damage our cells and DNA, causing aging and disease. Therefore, a regular dose of anti-oxidants is beneficial to our health.
Many plant products contain anti-oxidants, including fruits and vegetables, cocoa, coffee, and tea. All forms of tea are good sources of anti-oxidants, but green tea is the most potent source, because the tea leaves are not fermented during the processing of green tea as they are during the production of black tea. This natural, unfermented tea leaf ensures that the important anti-oxidants, called catechins, are left in tact.
It is believed that these anti-oxidants are also an important contributor to green tea's ability to help you lose weight. It has long been reported that green tea's caffeine helps speed up metabolism, and may help you to lose weight.
However, what today's research is showing is that it is not just the caffeine in green tea that helps with weight loss. Green tea's anti-oxidants are also part of the equation. This helps explain why green tea is more beneficial to weight loss than other caffeinated beverages.
Several research studies have shown that green tea can do more than just speed up the metabolism. Green tea has also been shown to create thermogenesis, the fat burning process. In addition, in some studies, it has also been shown to inhibit the absorption of dietary fat. This means that less of the fat you eat may turn into body fat.
One article of particular interest, reported on by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, discussed how green tea has the ability to increase the metabolism and boost daily energy expenditure in a greater fashion than just the caffeine content would suggest.
Two studies are discussed in this article. In the first study, healthy male subjects were fed either green tea or a dose of caffeine equal to the caffeine in green tea. The subjects who drank the green tea showed an increase in energy expenditure (number of calories burned) and an increase in fat oxidation.
However, the subjects who consumed caffeine only showed no increase in energy expenditure or fat oxidation. This leads to the conclusion that it is not the caffeine in tea that has the effect on the body's ability to lose weight. Or, at the very least, the caffeine needs to be in combination with the anti-oxidants in order to have an effect.
In the other study cited in this article, the subjects were rats. These rats were injected with EGCG, the most potent anti-oxidant found in green tea. The rats showed a weight loss within 2-7 days of beginning the injections.
The rats showed two effects from the tea injections. The first was that their metabolism appeared to speed up. However, they also began to eat less. On average, the rats ate about 15% less when given the green tea injections.
In addition, very lean rats showed a propensity to stay lean when receiving the injections of EGCG, even when their diet increased in calories. All of the results from this study were found to be completely reversible; when the rats stopped receiving the EGCG injections, they regained the weight.
This study is important for several reasons. First of all, it suggests that EGCG is the anti-oxidant, or at least one of them, responsible for green tea's ability to affect weight loss. Secondly, the study suggests that green tea may decrease the appetite, which may explain part of why it helps you lose weight.
Another interesting tidbit reported in this study is that the lean rats needed an increase in EGCG over time to continue to stay lean when their calories were increased. This may suggest that over time our bodies may adjust to the effects of the EGCG and we may require more in order to lose or maintain weight.
Keep in mind that this second study was conducted on rats, which means that its results may not directly correlate in humans. However, there is certainly enough positive information between the two studies to give a strong indication that green tea is helpful in weight loss.
Healthy diets combined with a reasonable exercise plan are still the two most important components of weight management. However, it does appear that adding green tea to this healthy diet can provide some help in losing weight or keeping it within a normal range. Most interestingly, it seems clear that green tea will help you more than other caffeinated beverages.
And, the really good news about using green tea to help you lose weight is that it is completely safe and has no side effects. In fact, even if you didn't lose weight, you would likely find yourself to be healthier overall because of your green tea consumption.
Since green tea has also been shown to reduce your risk of many diseases, including heart disease and cancer, there is no downside to adding it to your diet.
To be certain, more research is needed to pinpoint exactly how green tea can help us with weight management. However, there's certainly enough evidence available today to suggest that green tea is worth trying. You just might find that your weight loss efforts suddenly become easier and more successful.
About the Author
Marcus Stout is President of the Golden Moon Tea Company. For more information about tea, green tea and wu long tea go to http://www.goldenmoontea.com
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