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2. 10 Food Items You Might Be Surprised to Learn Contain HFCS
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3. 5 Sleep Myths Everyone Should Know
4. Vitamin B May Protect Against Alzheimer's, says Reseachers - even
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"We
need to shift our focus from treating disease to generating
health..." Hippocrates (AMA"The Father of
Medicine")
Don't
Take Supplements
Now, this may sound like a funny statement, but you have to listen to
this video to understand it. The basic message is don't just
try to cover up symptoms, find the cause of the problem.
Often people try to "get more energy" or "sleep
better" without actually addressing the reason that the person has
these problems. Take my example of the difference between
different health care professionals addressing the problem when someone
comes in saying they have insomnia.
The first way of addressing the issue and one which the medical doctor
will do is give you a drug to force the body to sleep. You will be
prescribed Klonopin, Ambien, Lunesta, etc. etc.
The second way would be to substitute these drugs with herbal
medications such as valerian root, melatonin, or such supplements as
tart cherry, magnesium, etc. etc. These are all designed to relax
the body so it will sleep.
But, is the underlying reason for the sleep problem addressed. It
could be many things liver, thyroid, adrenal....... addressing the
problem with supplements will result in the body actually balancing
itself out so that sleep will come naturally.
There
are many other examples. Address the problem.
See
what Dr Ruscio says on Don't
Take Supplements
10
Food Items You Might Be Surprised to Learn Contain HFCS (High Fructose
Corn Syrup)
We have earlier written about HFCS and you can read about that here
It doesn't help when HFCS is hidden in foods and this article
talks about that 10
Food Items
5
Sleep Myths Everyone Should Know
This hit home, I've even heard people tell me they have
"insomnia" because they wake up during the night, they fall
asleep right away, but....
For
such a sleep-deprived culture, we’re obsessed with sleep. The
internet, our friends, and even our families all have opinions on how we
should sleep, when we should sleep, and how much sleep we should get.
But popular opinion and expert advice don’t always line up when it
comes to your ZZZs. Here are 5 widespread sleep myths that could be
causing you extra concern for nothing.
Sleep
Myths
Vitamin
B May Protect Against Alzheimer's
The
reference talks about homocysteine being lowered in the body in the
presence of vitamin B. I was interested in forwarding this as
homecysteine has also always been associated with heart disease and
more.
Why?
The body needs cysteine. It is vital to making Glutathione.
(Go to the link if you want to know more about Glutathione, the body's
master anti-oxidant).
Homeocysteine
is part of a reaction in the body and is supposed to convert to cysteine.
But it needs B vitamins to convert. Thus the need for the B
vitamins.
Here
is what the article is about:
B
vitamins may slow brain shrinkage by as much as seven-fold in brain
regions specifically known to be most impacted by Alzheimer’s disease
High
levels of the amino acid homocysteine are linked to brain shrinkage and
an increased risk of Alzheimer’s; B vitamins are known to suppress
homocysteine
Among
participants taking high doses of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12,
blood levels of homocysteine were lowered as was the associated brain
shrinkage – by up to 90 percent
Here
is the full article:
B
Vitamins and Alzheimer's
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