Alternative Medicine Research
Alternative Medicine Research includes the proven health value of various foods. For example, the walnut contains 5x as much Omega-3 as any other nut. You probably know, but perhaps don't, that Omega-3 fat is the friendly fat that has been proved many times over to reduce heart disease and atherosclerosis.
Refrigerate your walnuts once they've been cracked. Then add three every day to our Olive Garden Salad Recipe ...
Alternative medicine research reveals that the RISK OF HEART ATTACK is highly PREDICTABLE. The two most important indicators are:
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Alternative Medicine Research proves that virtually the entire risk of heart attack can be predicted and the impact of factors causing attacks is the same whether you live in a rich country or a poor one, a global study showed. Results of the study of more than 29,000 people in 52 countries, released at a meeting of the European Cardiology Society, showed that two factors alone -- an abnormal ratio of bad to good cholesterol and smoking -- were responsible for two thirds of the global risk of heart attack.
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Drinking small amounts of alcohol regularly was found to reduce risk slightly. "This convincingly shows that 90 percent of the global risk of heart disease is predictable," researcher Salim Yusuf, a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, told a news conference. "This is good news. It means we can do something about it." The findings contradict current thinking that suggests that only around half of the risk of heart disease is accounted for by known factors. They also imply that creating awareness of heart-attack risk factors may be easier than earlier thought. As if giving up smoking is easy! But it can be done. "The impact of risk factors is the same in every ethnic group and every region of the world," alternative medicine reseacher s said, adding that this means the message of preventing heart disease could be quite simple and fairly uniform across the world. The study showed that smokers had a threefold risk of heart attack compared to non-smokers. Why not try to follow this plan. Because health is additive, each one of these will give you a nudge in the right direction. Even if you can't manage it every day. Start today, and think about
New results from a National Health Study suggest that girls as young as age 9 who are overweight are at increased risk for short-term and long-term problems that increase the chances of developing heart and blood vessel disease. In addition, girls who were overweight during childhood were 11 to 30 times more likely than non-overweight girls to be obese in young adulthood (ages 21 to 23).
Intake of cola, but not of other carbonated soft drinks, is associated with low Bone Mineral Density in women, especially in the hip. (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/936). Thinness, weight loss in the interim, smoking and excessive alcohol use are also factors. Surprisingly, bone loss was not affected by caffeine, physical activity, vitamin D and calcium intake. Heart attack in men already with already low risk lifestyles (Body mass index less that 25, daily exercise, diet containing fruit and salads, non-smoking) was found by alternative medicine research to be even lower with the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks per day.
A recent study out of Harvard reported that premenopausal women who eat more than 1.5 servings of red meat per day double their risk of breast cancer compared to those who consume fewer than three servings of red meat per week. The research looked at the effects of red meat intake on the incidence of breast cancer among the 90,659 premenopausal women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. Participants were given food frequency questionnaires in 1991, 1995 and 1999, and then monitored until 2003. Each year, more than 1 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer, with the highest incidences in the U.S. and the Netherlands. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 13 percent of American women will develop breast cancer during their lives. The findings of the Harvard study are bad news for strict "meat and potatoes" types, but the good news is, among the many risk factors for breast cancer, diet is one factor that can be modified easily. Supplementing red meat with lean poultry, fish and plant-based proteins, such as whole grains and legumes, may be an adjustment, but your health is well worth the effort! Reference: Cho E, Chen WY, et al. Red meat intake and risk of breast cancer among premenopausal women. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:2253-2259.
New alternative medicine research helps explain how the fatty acid DHA protects against Alzheimer's, a benefit noted in several studies. Large amounts of DHA are found in fish oils (omega 3), Flaxseed, rapeseed (canola) and soya beans and tofu. Examples of "ecologically valid" activities that can improve mental capacity include reading, traveling, memorizing poetry, playing card and other games (eg chess), doing crossword puzzles, learning how to play a musical instrument, taking continuing education courses and surfing the Web. Foth and Thompson of the University of Saskatchewan found that mental declines related to aging normally affect different parts of our cognitive capacities to varying degrees. A person may forget names, but working with figures remains normal. Foth said mental declines are pathological for about 10 per cent of the general population over the age of 65 (eg. Alzheimer's disease), and not much can be done, but for the other 90 per cent of the population, cognitive decline need not be inevitable. "And we found it is never too late to start. With a little effort, even people in their 70s and 80s can see dramatic improvements in their cognitive skills." "If you wait, all that happens is that you get older." - Larry McMurtry
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