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<title><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer - What Increases Your Risk - Health.com]]></title>
<link>http://ianhealth.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/colorectal-cancer-what-increases-your-risk-health-com/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists crack gene code of common cancers]]></title>
<link>http://baovietnam1.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/scientists-crack-gene-code-of-common-cancers/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists annou]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><P><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.</FONT></STRONG></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The maps have exposed the DNA mutations that lead to skin and lung cancers, in a discovery scientists said could transform the way these diseases are diagnosed and treated in coming years.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All cancers are caused by damage to genes &#8212; mutations in DNA &#8212; that can be triggered by environmental factors such as tobacco smoke, harmful chemicals or <SPAN style="border-bottom:medium none;background:none transparent scroll repeat 0 0;cursor:hand;" id="lw_1261016010_0" class="yshortcuts">ultraviolet radiation</SPAN>, and causes cells to grow out of control.</FONT></P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
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<P>Scientists from <SPAN style="border-bottom:#0066cc 1px dashed;cursor:hand;" id="lw_1261016010_1" class="yshortcuts">Britain&#8217;s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute</SPAN> and their collaborators have mapped this <SPAN style="border-bottom:#0066cc 1px dashed;background:none transparent scroll repeat 0 0;cursor:hand;" id="lw_1261016010_2" class="yshortcuts">genetic damage</SPAN> from the tumours of two patients suffering from <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_3" class="yshortcuts">lung cancer</SPAN> and <SPAN style="border-bottom:#0066cc 1px dashed;cursor:hand;" id="lw_1261016010_4" class="yshortcuts">malignant melanoma</SPAN>, a <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_5" class="yshortcuts">deadly skin cancer</SPAN>.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;This is a fundamental moment in cancer research. From here on in we will think about cancers in a very different way,&#8221; said <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_6" class="yshortcuts">Professor Mike Stratton</SPAN> who led the institute&#8217;s cancer <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_7" class="yshortcuts">genome project</SPAN>.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;Today for the first time, in two individual cancers, a <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_8" class="yshortcuts">melanoma</SPAN> and a lung cancer, we have provided the complete list of abnormalities in DNA in each of those two cancers,&#8221; he told the BBC.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;We now see uncovered all the forces that have generated that cancer and we now see all the genes that are responsible for driving those two cancers.&#8221;</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The scientists&#8217; research, published in the journal Nature, also gained deeper insights into the way the body tries to repair the damage caused by the cancers and stop the disease spreading.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stratton said the research could in future change the way cancers are treated &#8212; by using genetic maps to find the defects that caused them.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;Now that we have these comprehensive complete catalogues of mutations on individual cancers, we will be able to see how each cancer developed, what were the exposures, what were the environmental factors and that&#8217;s going to be key for our understanding generally of how cancers develop,&#8221; he said.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;And for our individual patients, we will see all the genes that are abnormal and are driving each cancer and that&#8217;s really critical, because that will tell us which drugs are likely to have an effect on that particular cancer and which are not.&#8221;</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Peter Campbell, a cancer-genomics expert involved in the research, said the number of mutations discovered &#8212; 33,345 for melanoma &#8212; and 22,910 for lung cancer &#8212; was remarkable.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;It is amazing what you can see in these genomes,&#8221; he said on the website of the journal Nature.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The research shows most mutations could be traced to the effects of <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_9" class="yshortcuts">chemicals in tobacco smoke</SPAN> (in the lung tumour) or <SPAN id="lw_1261016010_10" class="yshortcuts">ultraviolet light</SPAN> (in the melanoma tumour), supporting the idea that they are largely preventable.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;Every pack of cigarettes is like a game of Russian roulette,&#8221; he said.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;Most of those mutations will land where nothing happens in the genome and won&#8217;t do major damage, but every once in a while they&#8217;ll hit a cancer gene.&#8221;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY><br /> Source: SGGP<a href="http://www.onlywire.com/submit?u=(insert url)&#38;t=(insert title)&#38;tags=(insert tags)" class="owbutton" title="Bookmark &#38; Share this Article" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block!important;white-space:nowrap!important;text-decoration:none!important;line-height:12px!important;border:1px solid #CCCCCC!important;border-radius:6px!important;-webkit-border-radius:6px!important;-moz-border-radius:6px!important;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:1px!important;"> <span style="display:inline-block!important;margin-right:0!important;border-radius:4px!important;-webkit-border-radius:4px!important;-moz-border-radius:4px!important;background-color:#0095C8;"><img src="http://www.onlywire.com/images/onlywire_logo_small.png" style="height:15px!important;border:none!important;vertical-align:middle!important;display:inline!important;padding:0!important;"></span> <span style="display:inline-block!important;vertical-align:middle!important;font-weight:bold!important;padding-right:3px!important;padding-left:3px!important;color:#000000;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bookmark &#38; Share</span></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer and Armpits]]></title>
<link>http://sneezydruid.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/cancer-and-armpits-pls-fwd-to-all-the-females-danielle-abrahams/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Subject: Cancer and Armpits Why breast cancer is usually found near the armpit? Some time ago, I att]]></description>
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<p>Why breast cancer is usually found near the armpit?<br />
Some time ago, I attended a Breast Cancer Awareness seminar and I asked why the most common area for Breast Cancer was near the armpit.<br />
My question could not be answered at that time.<br />
This e-mail was just sent to me, and I find it interesting that my question has been answered. I challenge you all to rethink your every day use of a product that could ultimately lead to a terminal illness. As of today, I will change my use.<br />
I showed it to another friend going through chemotherapy &#38; she said s learned this fact in a support group recently.<br />
The leading cause of breast cancer is the use of anti-perspirant.<br />
*What ???*<br />
*Yes,* *ANTI-PERSPIRANT*.<br />
Most of the products out there are an anti-perspirant /deodorant combination, so go home and check Deodorant is fine, anti-perspirant is not!<br />
Here&#8217;s why :- The human body has a few areas that it uses to purge toxins ; behind the knees, behind the ears, groin area, and armpits. The toxins are purged in the form of perspiration.<br />
Anti-perspirant, as the name clearly indicates, prevents you from perspiring, thereby inhibiting the body from purging toxins from below the armpits.</p>
<p>These toxins do not just magically disappear. Instead, the body deposits them in the lymph nodes below the arms since it cannot sweat them out.<br />
Nearly all breast cancer tumors occur in the upper outside quadrant of the breast area. This is precisely where the lymph nodes are located.<br />
Additionally, men are less likely (but not completely exempt) to develop breast cancer prompted by anti- perspirant usage because most of the anti-perspirant product is caught in their hair and is not directly applied<br />
To the skin.<br />
Women who apply anti-perspirant right after shaving<br />
Increase the risk further because shaving causes almost imperceptible nicks in the skin which give the chemicals entrance into the body from the armpit area.</td>
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<title><![CDATA[Radiation Doses]]></title>
<link>http://dundeechest.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/radiation-doses/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dundeechest</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[To follow on from the radiation dosage questionnaire data I presented at grand round the other week,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://dundeechest.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/screen-shot-2009-12-16-at-14-59-07.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-529" title="CT Brain" src="http://dundeechest.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/screen-shot-2009-12-16-at-14-59-07.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="223" /></a>To follow on from the radiation dosage questionnaire data I presented at grand round the other week, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121436092&#38;ft=1&#38;f=1007" target="_blank">here&#8217;s something from today&#8217;s e-news</a> suggesting how many extra cancers are caused each year due to excessive CT scanning.</p>
<p>As always, there&#8217;s a question on the actual equivalence of dose for a CXR, and a CT.  Our data here has a CXR as 0.02 mSv, about 3 days background radiation in the UK.  To give an idea of lethality, Dr Slotin (The original Mr Manhattan) received a dose of 21 Sv, and died 9 days later.  That&#8217;s a million CXRs in a single dose.</p>
<p>Still, I think we massively underestimate the impact of ionising radiation on our young (and old) patients.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons Used On Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza Have Worldwide Effects]]></title>
<link>http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/nuclear-weapons-used-on-iraq-afghanistan-and-gaza-have-worldwide-effects/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Peter Eyre, Middle East Consultant UK, December 12, 2009, (Pal Telegraph) &#8211; We have seen the t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The WaPo's "Nuclear Power Regains Support" ...Is A Big Lie: Sign "Don't Nuke the Climate Petition" Here]]></title>
<link>http://thehui.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/the-wapos-nuclear-power-regains-support-is-a-big-lie-sign-dont-nuke-the-climate-petition-here/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><strong>National Call-In and Action Days, December 11 and 12</strong></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">The WaPo&#8217;s &#8220;Nuclear Power Regains Support&#8221; is a Big Lie</h2>
<p>By Harvey Wasserman &#8211; Nov. 27, 2009 <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/" target="_blank">CommonDreams.org</a></p>
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<p>Yet another &#8220;perfectly safe&#8221; release at Three Mile Island has irradiated yet another puff of hype about alleged &#8220;green&#8221; support for new reactors.</p>
<p>The two are inseparable.</p>
<p>In 1979, when TMI&#8217;s brand new Unit Two melted, stack monitors and other critical safeguards crashed in tandem. Nobody knows how much radiation escaped, where it went or who it harmed. Cancers, leukemia, stillbirths, malformations, asthma, sterility, skin lesions and other radiation-related diseases erupted throughout central Pennsylvania. Some 2400 families sued, but never got a full public hearing in federal court.</p>
<p>Unit Two had operated just three months when it melted. By a 3-1 margin, three central Pennsylvania counties then voted that TMI-One, which opened in 1974, stay shut. But Ronald Reagan tore down that wall.</p>
<p>(Last month) TMI&#8217;s owners were forced to evacuate 150 workers when radioactive dust &#8220;unexpectedly blew out of a pipe being cut by workers.&#8221; Exelon was &#8220;trying to determine exactly how and why it happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>As always, official announcements emphasize that the public was &#8220;in no danger.&#8221; That was an epic lie in 1979. This time Exelon&#8217;s Ralph DeSantis said things were rapidly &#8220;back to normal.&#8221;</p>
<p>DeSantis then said radiation could be quickly wiped off protective outfits, while &#8220;it takes two to three days for radiation to naturally leave the body of anyone who breathed it in.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is a ghastly lie. Among other isotopes, alpha and beta emitters &#8211; especially from radioactive dust &#8211; can easily lodge in the lungs and other internal organs long enough to damage cells and cause numerous forms of cancer, often lethal.</p>
<p>Ditto the hype about alleged green support for new reactors. Latest is a carefully contrived piece of industry fluff from one Anthony Faiola, whose &#8220;Nuclear Power Regains Support&#8221; has just been featured atop the Washington Post. This wafer thin installment in the &#8220;former environmentalists deem nukes green&#8221; series features a Brit named Stephen Tindale who recently left Greenpeace under strained circumstances&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/27-5" target="_blank">http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/27-5</a></p>
<p><strong>Related: THANK YOU</strong> to everyone who sent a message to your Senators and President Obama over the past 24 hours&#8211;way more than 2,000 messages already have gone in. But we need a lot more than that&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s one reason why: </strong>Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) is one of three Senators trying to lard the climate bill with billions of your dollars for nuclear power, for &#8220;clean&#8221; coal, for more offshore oil drilling. Graham&#8217;s interest isn&#8217;t climate&#8211;it&#8217;s bailing out how the big energy interests.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what Graham said yesterday following a personal meeting he had with President Obama:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;The president told me personally he was very open, that nuclear power would be part of the mix, that clean coal would be part of the mix, that he&#8217;s for offshore drilling in a responsible way,&#8221; Graham said today in describing his Oval Office meeting with Obama.</em></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s another reason,</strong> from today&#8217;s trade publication Platts: <em>&#8220;CONGRESS IS LIKELY TO PASS LEGISLATION BOOSTING BY $20 BILLION an existing $18.5 billion nuclear power plant loan guarantee program and include other incentives for the industry, energy lobbyist Robert Talley said December 3. There are four finalists for the current $18.5 billion in loan guarantees; Talley, a principal of Talley &#38; Associates, said he represents three of the projects. Legislators could include additional incentives for research into small modular reactors and domestic nuclear manufacturing capacity, Talley said.&#8221; </em></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s make sure all of our voices are heard to counter the nuclear, coal and oil lobbyists!</strong></p>
<p><strong>*If you haven&#8217;t sent your message to your Senators/President Obama yet, </strong><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&#38;c=k5ShbCRLEllCxBrj90rwveOMP%2BZJJns8" target="_blank"><strong>please do so here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p>*<strong>Please forward this Alert, or this link</strong>, to everyone you can: <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/t/5846/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2303" target="_blank">http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/t/5846/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2303</a></p>
<p>*<strong>Please post on your networking sites, blogs, Twitter, everywhere you can</strong>. It&#8217;s vital that we reach out to everyone possible.</p>
<p><strong>*If you haven&#8217;t yet signed the International Don&#8217;t Nuke the Climate petition</strong>, <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&#38;c=tOTQt3JSeTHKcbk57Dq%2BQOOMP%2BZJJns8" target="_blank">please do so here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>*And get ready for National Call-In and Action Days, December 11 and 12.</strong> Please call your Senators (202-224-3121) on Friday, December 11, and let us know if you or your group are planning actions on December 12.</p>
<p>We need as much activity as possible now&#8211;<em>before</em> any deals are made to boost the nuclear industry at the expense of a safer, cleaner, cheaper energy future.</p>
<p>Thanks for all you do,</p>
<p>Michael Mariotte Executive Director Nuclear Information and Resource Service<a href="mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org" target="_blank"> nirsnet@nirs.org</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[World Predictions World Prophecies 2010-2011 Of USA China India Uk Russia Australia Pakistan Islamic Nations]]></title>
<link>http://alertindia.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/world-predictions-world-prophecies-2010-2011-of-usa-china-india-uk-russia-australia-pakistan-islamic-nations/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood samples yield clues to help fight cancers]]></title>
<link>http://newshyderabad.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/blood-samples-yield-clues-to-help-fight-cancers/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoforever</dc:creator>
<guid>http://newshyderabad.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/blood-samples-yield-clues-to-help-fight-cancers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FIGHTING CANCER: Blood samples from bone marrow transplant patients have yielded clues that could he]]></description>
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<p><strong>FIGHTING CANCER: Blood samples from bone marrow transplant patients have yielded clues that could help fight cancer</strong></p>
<p>A study of blood samples from patients of bone marrow transplants has yielded clues that could help fight cancers and auto-immune diseases.</p>
<p>B cells, the immune cells that produce antibodies, start their development in the bone marrow and complete it in blood and tissues.</p>
<p>The developmental process in humans can be studied in those who have had their bone marrow destroyed and then reconstituted from donors, because clinical samples are collected at defined periods of time following the transplant.</p>
<p>Doctoral student Santi Suryani and Stuart Tangye from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research (GIMC) have identified the process where the body gets rid of rogue B cells which see ‘self’ as the enemy and so allow the body to attack itself &#8211; as in autoimmune diseases such as lupus.</p>
<p>“By identifying exactly where B cells are in their stage of development, you can better understand and target specific B cell diseases,” said Tangye, according to a GIMC release.</p>
<p>These findings are online in the journal Blood.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Be THE FIRST to Know How Nutrigenomics Affects Your Health!]]></title>
<link>http://candydye.com/2009/11/23/be-the-first-to-know-how-nutrigenomics-affects-your-health/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>candydye</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Is it a new type of coffee?  A kind of chocolate?  The latest sports car?  None of the above!  So, then, what is Nutrigenomics and why is it so important to our health and length of life to know? </p>
<p>I first heard the word, Nutrigenomics, a few months ago, and went right to my computer to search it out.  Lo and behold, there really is such a thing, or I should say, a field of science, and it has HUGE implications for our health and longevity!  Remember when we were in our high school biology class - the model of our DNA &#8211; the &#8220;Double Helix&#8221;?  Maybe not.  Alright then, do you recall that we all have genes?  Not the ones that we try to squeeze into to keep in style!<a title="DNA by ghutchis" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghutchis/124782978/"><img class="alignleft" style="border:0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/124782978_a55c1f7eab_t.jpg" border="0" alt="DNA by ghutchis" width="100" height="89" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m talking about the kind of genes that are in our DNA, also called the &#8220;Code of Life&#8221;.   Our genes are our body&#8217;s secret treasure chest that hold all of the pieces, or traits, that we have inherited since before our ancestors stepped off the Mayflower.<img class="alignright" style="border:0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/209316489_05f1fda3b2_t.jpg" border="0" alt="learning to smile by dr. JukeBox" width="100" height="75" /></p>
<p>They decide the color of our eyes, type of hair, our height, personality quirks and every other inherited trait that has been passed down through many generations, including diseases.  Recently, scientists have identified every single gene we have, and are continuing to study what they do.  Additionally, they are beginning to learn how our environment and diet can change the &#8220;Code&#8221;, and how these changes lead to degenerative diseases and cancers. <a title="Smiling child by Serlunar" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/serlunar/2270790557/"><img class="alignleft" style="border:0;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2319/2270790557_a76ff4965e_t.jpg" border="0" alt="Smiling child by Serlunar" width="67" height="100" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Understanding the &#8220;Mother&#8221; field of Genomics &#8211;  how everything in our environment, all that we put on our skin, and everything we consume through our diet &#8211; will help build the foundation to our understanding of Nutrigenomics.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a fun picnic animation from GenomicsBC  <a href="http://genomicseducation.ca/picnic/default.htm">http://genomicseducation.ca/picnic/default.htm</a> . Just click on the stars to see the variety of environmental, and nutritional factors that our genes respond to. </p>
<p style="text-align:center;">&#8220;Change is good&#8221; you say?  Sometimes.  In the case of our genes, these changes, or Mutations, are usually not.  Gene Mutations create a new Code, resulting in damage that shortens cell life, encourages disease formation, and negatively affects the way we look and feel.<img class="aligncenter" style="border:0;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1119/1473304530_75a512f407_t.jpg" border="0" alt="The proud grandparents with their grandchildren back in September of 2007. by aislingeach" width="100" height="75" /> SO, WHAT IS NUTRIGENOMICS? </p>
<p>&#8220;THE MOLECULAR  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND THE RESPONSE OF OUR GENES.&#8221;</p>
<p>Every thing we eat and put on our skin, goes into our bodies and has an effect on our genes.  The right nutrients promote health, protect our genes from changing or Mutating, and helps them live a healthier and longer life. </p>
<p>Recent scientific studies have identified nutrients in particular plants that provide incredible results in the health and lengthened lifespan of animals.  Currently,  research is underway testing the same in humans, especially with specific disease conditions such as colon cancer, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, melanoma, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. </p>
<p> The pigments in food very frequently contain phytochemicals &#8211; including many with antioxidant properties - that are essential for overall health in terms of the way we look and feel.  Diets high in antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables provide a wide array of health benefits.  In addition to protecting cells from oxidative stress, antioxidants are known to strengthen the immune system function, reduce cancer risk, prevent macular degeneration, and protect against heart disease.  Eating a variety of different colors ensures that you are ingesting the wide array of antioxidants and nutrients. </p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="border:0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/505899199_e3cbd9aab5_t.jpg" border="0" alt="Fruit heaven!! (EXPLORED) by ~Haani~" width="100" height="75" />Now you won&#8217;t be afraid of that big word, Nutrigenomics, anymore, AND you know what it is!  You know a little about the science of the future!  Stay tuned &#8211; we&#8217;ve only just touched the surface!  I will be chatting more about <a title="vegetables market by eyeflyer" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uelis/2424246383/"><img class="alignright" style="border:0;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/2424246383_78c994467c_t.jpg" border="0" alt="vegetables market by eyeflyer" width="100" height="95" /></a>specific phytonutrients that have healing properties and increase the lifespan of your cells!</p>
<p>&#8220;Take care of yourself  inside and out and even aging can be beautiful!&#8221;, Candace Keefe, CEO, Apriori Beauty. You can help keep your Genes and DNA healthier right now, today!  Celloxylin is Nutrigenomic Skin Care and Lifeoxylin is a Nutrigenomic Elixir that allows you to &#8220;Drink Your Colors&#8221; &#8211; fruits and vegetables, that is!</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t wait to share more Nutrigenomic tips with you!</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and Making My Life Beautiful!</p>
<p>For more information on Nutrigenomic AntiAging Skin Care and Treatment products, you can visit my Apriori Beauty website at <a href="http://www.aprioribeauty.com/FIC/candace">www.aprioribeauty.com/FIC/candace</a></p>
<p>Reference: <a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/583041">http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/583041</a> &#8221;Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition: Science and Concept&#8221; by Martin Kussman and Laurent B. Fay</p>
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<p><b>Noms communs : </b>quinoa, ansérine quinoa, riz du Pérou, petit riz du Pérou. <b><br />Nom scientifique :</b><i> Chenopodium quinoa. </i><b><br />Famille : </b>chénopodiacées. </p>
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<li> On le trouve souvent moins lourd que les autres grains.</li>
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<li> Sa teneur en protéines est particulièrement élevée.</li>
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<p>Contrairement au <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=riz_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="RIZ">riz</a> et au <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=ble_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="BLÉ">blé</a>, le quinoa n’est pas une graminée. Il est plutôt considéré comme une « pseudo-céréale ». Le quinoa gagne à être connu, car il contient une grande quantité de protéines de haute qualité, des acides gras polyinsaturés et de nombreux micronutriments. Grâce à sa composition nutritionnelle, quelque peu différente de celle des autres céréales, et son goût unique, son inclusion au régime alimentaire permet d’apporter de la variété au menu.</p>
<h3><b>Principes actifs et propriétés</b></h3>
<p>Les produits céréaliers sont d’une grande importance pour notre alimentation. L’une des recommandations alimentaires de Santé Canada pour la santé des Canadiens conseille de donner « la plus grande part aux céréales, pains et autres produits céréaliers ainsi qu’aux légumes et aux fruits »<sup>1</sup>. Le <i>Guide alimentaire canadien pour manger sainement </i>tient compte de cette recommandation et insiste sur le choix de produits céréaliers à grains entiers ou enrichis<sup>2</sup>. Les autorités américaines, de leur côté, recommandent qu’au moins la moitié des produits céréaliers consommés soient à grains entiers<sup>3</sup>.</p>
<p>Ces recommandations sont basées sur les résultats de certaines <a href=";" class="glossaire">études épidémiologiques</a> qui indiquent que la consommation de grains entiers serait reliée à un risque moindre de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=troubles_cardiovasculaires_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="MALADIES CARDIOVASCULAIRES">maladies cardiovasculaires</a> et de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/SectionSpeciale.aspx?doc=diabete_spec" class="lienInterne" rel="DIABÈTE">diabète</a><sup>4</sup>, de certains <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=cancer_vue_ensemble_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="CANCERS">cancers</a><sup>5,6</sup> et d’<a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=obesite_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="OBÉSITÉ">obésité</a><sup>7,8</sup>. Ces effets bénéfiques seraient reliés à la synergie entre les nombreux composés contenus dans les produits céréaliers à grains entiers, tels les fibres, les <a href=";" class="glossaire">antioxydants</a>, les vitamines et les minéraux. Comme la majorité de ces composés sont contenus dans le son et le germe<sup>9</sup>, on a avantage à consommer les céréales les moins raffinées possible. </p>
<p><b>Fibres alimentaires</b>. Une portion de 125 ml de quinoa contient une quantité de fibres qui se rapproche de celle d’une tranche de pain de blé entier ou de celle de 125 ml de riz brun cuit. Les types de fibres retrouvés dans la farine de quinoa pourraient améliorer la digestibilité et l’absorption de cette « pseudo-céréale » dans le gros intestin<sup>10,11</sup>. De façon générale, une alimentation riche en fibres solubles peut aider au traitement des <b>maladies cardiovasculaires</b> et du <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=diabete_type2_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="DIABÈTE DE TYPE 2">diabète de type 2</a> en normalisant les taux sanguins de cholestérol, de glucose et d&#8217;insuline<sup>12</sup>. Les fibres insolubles, quant à elles, permettraient de maintenir une fonction intestinale adéquate. Une alimentation riche en fibres serait aussi associée à un plus faible risque de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=cancer_colon_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="CANCER DU CÔLON">cancer du côlon</a><sup>12</sup>. Finalement, même si elles ne contiennent pas de calories, un apport élevé en fibres totales apporterait une plus grande sensation de satiété<sup>12</sup>.</p>
<p><b>Protéines</b>. Le quinoa contient environ 15 % de protéines et sa composition en acides aminés est mieux balancée que celle de la majorité des autres céréales, telles que le <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=millet_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="MILLET">millet</a>, le sorgho, le riz, le blé et le <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=mais_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="MAÏS">maïs</a><sup>10,13-15</sup>. Les protéines servent surtout à former, à réparer et à maintenir en bon état les tissus, comme la peau, les muscles et les os. Elles servent aussi à la formation des enzymes digestives ainsi que des hormones. L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (OAA) a observé que les protéines du quinoa, avec ou sans saponines<sup>16</sup> (voir plus bas pour la définition des saponines), seraient équivalentes, en ce qui a trait à la qualité, à celles contenues dans le lait en poudre entier<sup>14,17</sup>. Cependant, ceci ne signifie pas que le quinoa peut remplacer le <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=lait_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="LAIT">lait</a> et les produits laitiers dans une alimentation équilibrée. Le quinoa et le lait proviennent de deux groupes alimentaires différents, chacun apportant des nutriments essentiels à l’organisme. Le quinoa est riche en <b>acides aminés essentiels</b>. On dit d’un acide aminé qu’il est essentiel lorsque l’organisme ne peut le fabriquer lui-même et qu’il doit être fourni par l’alimentation. Le quinoa a une teneur élevée en <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=lysine_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="LYSINE">lysine</a>, un acide aminé souvent manquant dans les produits céréaliers comme le blé et le maïs. Le quinoa a aussi un bon contenu en <b>méthionine</b>, en <b>cystine</b>, en <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=arginine_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="ARGININE">arginine</a>, en <b>histidine</b> et en <b>isoleucine</b>, ce qui en ferait un complément parfait pour les légumineuses, qui ont une faible proportion de certains de ces acides aminés essentiels<sup>15,17,18</sup>. Le quinoa a un faible pourcentage de <b>prolamines</b> (sorte de protéines), ce qui indique qu’il est <b>sans gluten</b> et donc intéressant pour les gens qui souffrent de la <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=maladie_coeliaque_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="MALADIE COELIAQUE">maladie coeliaque</a><sup>15</sup>. Dans une étude portant sur la satiété, la consommation de quinoa avant un repas n’a pas produit d’effet plus rassasiant que la consommation d’une quantité semblable de riz, malgré un contenu plus élevé en protéines (ainsi qu’en fibres)<sup>19</sup>. Certains macronutriments dont les protéines ont un effet rassasiant plus important que d’autres<sup>20-23</sup>. Le quinoa, vu son contenu élevé en protéines, pourrait donc potentiellement avoir un effet sur la satiété et donc sur la prise alimentaire comparativement à d’autres céréales. Cette hypothèse mérite d’être étudiée davantage.</p>
<h3><b>Nutriments les plus importants</b></h3>
<p><a class="popupLink" href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)">Voir la signification des symboles de classification des sources des nutriments</a></p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Excellentesource.gif" alt="Excellente source" /></a> <b>Manganèse</b>. Le quinoa est une <b>excellente source</b> de manganèse pour la <b>femme</b> et une <b>bonne source</b> pour l’<b>homme</b>, leurs besoins étant différents. Le manganèse agit comme <a href=";" class="glossaire">cofacteur</a> de plusieurs <a href=";" class="glossaire">enzymes</a> qui facilitent une douzaine de différents processus métaboliques. Il participe également à la prévention des dommages causés par les <a href=";" class="glossaire">radicaux libres</a>.</p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Bonnesource.gif" alt="Bonne source" /></a> <b>Fer</b>. Le quinoa est une <b>bonne source</b> de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=fer_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="FER">fer</a> pour l’<b>homme</b> et une source pour la femme, leurs besoins étant différents. Chaque cellule du corps contient du fer. Ce minéral est essentiel au transport de l’oxygène et à la formation des globules rouges dans le sang. Il joue aussi un rôle dans la fabrication de nouvelles cellules, d’hormones et de neurotransmetteurs (messagers dans l’influx nerveux).</p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Bonnesource.gif" alt="Bonne source" /></a> <b>Cuivre</b>. Le quinoa est une <b>bonne source</b> de cuivre. En tant que constituant de plusieurs enzymes, le cuivre est nécessaire à la formation de l’hémoglobine et du collagène (protéine servant à la structure et à la réparation des tissus) dans l’organisme. Plusieurs enzymes contenant du cuivre contribuent également à la défense du corps contre les radicaux libres. </p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Source.gif" alt="Source" /></a> <b>Phosphore</b>. Le quinoa est une source de phosphore (voir notre fiche <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/PalmaresNutriments/Fiche.aspx?doc=phosphore_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="PALMARÈS DES NUTRIMENTS PHOSPHORE">Palmarès des nutriments Phosphore</a>). Deuxième minéral le plus abondant de l’organisme après le calcium, le phosphore joue un rôle essentiel dans la formation et le maintien de la santé des os et des dents. De plus, il participe entre autres à la croissance et à la régénérescence des tissus et aide à maintenir à la normale le <a href=";" class="glossaire">pH</a> du sang. Finalement, le phosphore est l’un des constituants des membranes cellulaires.</p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Source.gif" alt="Source" /></a> <b>Magnésium</b>. Le quinoa est une source de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=magnesium_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="MAGNÉSIUM">magnésium</a>. Le magnésium participe au développement osseux, à la construction des protéines, aux actions enzymatiques, à la contraction musculaire, à la santé dentaire et au fonctionnement du système immunitaire. Il joue aussi un rôle dans le métabolisme de l’énergie et dans la transmission de l’influx nerveux.</p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Source.gif" alt="Source" /></a> <b>Zinc</b>. Le quinoa est une source de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=zinc_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="ZINC">zinc</a>. Le zinc participe notamment aux réactions immunitaires, à la fabrication du matériel génétique, à la perception du goût, à la cicatrisation des plaies et au développement du foetus. Il interagit également avec les hormones sexuelles et thyroïdiennes. Dans le pancréas, il participe à la synthèse (fabrication), à la mise en réserve et à la libération de l’insuline.</p>
<p><a href="popupWindowLienInterne('../../../DocumentsProteus/PopupHTML/classification_nutriment.htm',%20'Popup',%20600,%20400)"><img src="http://www.passeportsante.net/DocumentsProteus/icones/Source.gif" alt="Source" /></a> <b>Vitamine B2</b>. Le quinoa est une source de vitamine B2. Cette vitamine est aussi connue sous le nom de riboflavine. Tout comme la vitamine B1, elle joue un rôle dans le métabolisme de l’énergie de toutes les cellules. De plus, elle contribue à la croissance et à la réparation des tissus, à la production d’hormones et à la formation des globules rouges.</p>
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<p class="normalpetit"><b>Source</b> : Santé Canada. <i>Fichier canadien sur les éléments nutritifs</i>, 2005.</p>
<h3><b>Des saponines dans le quinoa</b></h3>
<p>Les saponines sont des substances végétales produites principalement dans les plantes. Elles sont considérées comme étant des facteurs antinutritionnels, c&#8217;est-à-dire des substances qui nuisent à l&#8217;absorption et à l&#8217;utilisation par l&#8217;organisme de nutriments importants, tel que le <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=fer_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="FER">fer</a><sup>16,24</sup>. C’est pour cette raison qu’elles doivent être éliminées avant la consommation<sup>25</sup>. Le quinoa présent dans nos supermarchés contient très peu de saponines puisqu’il en a été débarrassé par lavage. </p>
<p>La présence de saponines n’a pas que des effets néfastes. Des études indiquent des effets bénéfiques de différentes saponines sur la santé (antiallergique, anti-inflammatoire, prévention du cancer, hypocholestérolémiant&#8230;)<sup>25-27</sup>. Cependant, la majeure partie de ces études étant faites chez l’animal, de plus amples études chez l’humain s’avèrent nécessaires. </p>
<p>Les saponines ont aussi un intérêt pharmacologique, car elles pourraient modifier la perméabilité de l’intestin grêle et ainsi aider à l’absorption de médicaments spécifiques<sup>15,24</sup>. Les saponines du quinoa n’auraient pas d’effet négatif sur la qualité nutritionnelle des protéines du quinoa<sup>14</sup>. Les résultats d’une étude démontrent que le profil en acides aminés du quinoa était très similaire avant et après le lavage, ce qui pourrait signifier que le processus pour enlever les saponines ne modifie pas la composition en acides aminés des graines de quinoa. Pour extraire les saponines du quinoa, on doit tout d’abord polir les grains par frottage et ensuite les laver à l’eau<sup>16</sup>.</p>
<h3><b>Un grain riche en huile</b></h3>
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<p><b>Avis aux végétariens</b><br />Le quinoa est doté de diverses caractéristiques nutritives à privilégier par les végétariens. Parmi celles-ci se retrouvent le fer, le zinc et la vitamine B2. De plus, le quinoa est riche en protéines végétales (15 %) de haute qualité. Sa teneur en protéines est plus élevée et sa composition en acides aminés est plus équilibrée que celles des autres céréales courantes<sup>10</sup>.</p>
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<p>Lorsqu’on le compare à d’autres céréales, le quinoa a un contenu relativement élevé en huile, ce qui est une autre de ses caractéristiques nutritionnelles importantes. Son contenu en huile représente une moyenne de 5,8 % de sa masse à l’état naturel<sup>15</sup>. Les <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=acides_gras_essentiels_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="ACIDES GRAS ESSENTIELS">acides gras essentiels</a> (acides linoléique et alpha-linolénique) représentent 55 % à 63 % des lipides présents dans cette huile. Malgré les hauts taux de ces acides gras essentiels, qui causent l’oxydation, l’huile extraite du quinoa est relativement stable à cause de son haut taux de <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=vitamine_e_ps" class="lienInterne" rel="VITAMINE E">vitamine E</a><sup>15,28</sup>.</p>
<h3><b>Le quinoa contre l’anémie</b></h3>
<p>Le quinoa est un aliment riche en <b>fer non hémique</b> (fer des végétaux) (1,85 mg de fer pour 20 g de quinoa). Il s’agit donc d’une bonne façon d’inclure plus de fer dans l’alimentation, spécialement pour les gens souffrant d’<a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/SectionSpeciale.aspx?doc=anemie_spec" class="lienInterne" rel="ANÉMIE">anémie</a>. Il est à noter que le fer contenu dans les aliments d’origine végétale (comme le quinoa) est moins bien absorbé par l’organisme, comparativement au fer contenu dans les aliments d’origine animale. De plus, pour une meilleure absorption du fer non hémique, il est préférable de consommer soit au même repas, soit une heure avant ou après le repas, des aliments contenant de la vitamine C (par exemple des agrumes, des <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=fraise_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="FRAISES">fraises</a>, du <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=melon_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="CANTALOUP">cantaloup</a>, des <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=kiwi_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="KIWIS">kiwis</a>, du <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=poivron_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="POIVRON">poivron</a>, du <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Nutrition/EncyclopedieAliments/Fiche.aspx?doc=chou_nu" class="lienInterne" rel="CHOU">chou</a>).</p>
<h3><b>Le quinoa, exempt de gluten</b></h3>
<p>La <a href="http://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/Problemes/Fiche.aspx?doc=maladie_coeliaque_pm" class="lienInterne" rel="MALADIE COELIAQUE">maladie coeliaque</a> touche environ 4 personnes sur 1 000 en Amérique du Nord. Les gens atteints de cette maladie souffrent d’<b>intolérance permanente au gluten</b>, une protéine qui se retrouve dans le grain de plusieurs céréales. Cette protéine est toxique pour les gens coeliaques et sa consommation peut entraîner des symptômes intestinaux, comme une malabsorption de plusieurs nutriments. Le traitement de cette maladie consiste à exclure totalement le gluten de l’alimentation. Puisque le quinoa n’en contient pas, il serait un aliment intéressant pour les personnes intolérantes au gluten. Par contre, une attention particulière doit être portée, car le quinoa peut être <b>contaminé</b> par des céréales contenant du gluten, dans les champs, au cours du transport, de la manipulation des grains ou au moment de la mouture. Il est donc important de choisir des farines et des produits alimentaires <b>certifiés sans gluten</b>, ces produits étant les plus sûrs. Malheureusement, tous les aliments sans gluten n’arborent pas ce symbole, d’où l’importance de savoir bien lire les étiquettes pour discerner les sources potentielles de gluten.</p>
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<p class="normalpetit"><b>Section Profil Santé<br />Recherche et rédaction</b> : Stéphanie Gendreau, Dt.P., nutritionniste, Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval. <b><br />Collaboration</b> : Hélène Gagnon et Jasmine Coulombe, étudiantes en nutrition, Université Laval.<b><br />Révision scientifique</b> : Véronique Provencher, Dt.P., M.Sc., candidate au doctorat, Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval.<b><br />Coordination</b> : Louise Corneau, Dt.P., M.Sc., Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval<br />mai 2006)</p>
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<h2><b><a name="P94_13706"></a>Le quinoa au fil du temps</b></h2>
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<p>Le terme « <b>quinoa</b> » vient du quechua, langue parlée par les Incas. Il est apparu en français en 1837 par le biais de l’espagnol.</p>
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<p><b>Question de genre</b><br />En France, le terme « quinoa » est souvent employé au féminin, tandis qu’au Québec, il est toujours masculin.</p>
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<p>On pense que la domestication du quinoa s’est faite en même temps que celle du lama, il y a 6 000 ans à 7 000 ans dans les Andes de l’Amérique du Sud, la plante et l’animal vivant en mutuelle dépendance depuis des temps immémoriaux. D’autant plus que le quinoa était, et est toujours, l’une des rares plantes à pouvoir survivre dans le milieu inhospitalier de l’Altiplano andin, où vivait le guanaco, ancêtre du lama. Enrichi par le fumier des animaux, le sol des enclos primitifs construits par les premiers éleveurs agriculteurs constituait un milieu idéal pour la germination des graines de quinoa qui avaient échappé au processus de digestion. Dans ces conditions, la plante croissait rapidement et devait donner d’excellents rendements, ce qui n’a certainement pas échappé aux humains en quête de grains pour se sustenter. </p>
<p>Plante sacrée des Incas, qu’ils qualifiaient de <i>chisiya mama, </i>littéralement « graine mère », le quinoa a largement contribué à l’expansion de cette grande civilisation. Toutefois, les Espagnols considéreront le grain indigène avec mépris et en interdiront la culture au profit de celle du blé et de l’orge. Si bien qu’au cours des quatre siècles suivants, il périclitera, ne persistant que dans les endroits incultes et éloignés des centres de décision de l’administration espagnole. Encore aujourd’hui, il est la principale source de protéines pour la majorité de la population dans l’Altiplano Sud de la Bolivie. En effet, sur les 25 000 familles qui y vivent, on estime que près de 20 000 en dépendent entièrement pour leur subsistance, à l’exclusion de tout autre type de culture ou d’élevage. </p>
<p>Dans les années 1970, les Occidentaux prennent conscience de la nécessité de modifier leurs habitudes alimentaires et découvrent le précieux grain des Incas, dont la teneur en protéines et, surtout, la qualité de ces dernières, surpassent celles des céréales classiques. Si bien que sa consommation augmente progressivement en Europe et en Amérique du Nord, tandis qu’en Amérique du Sud, en dehors de quelques régions éloignées, on observe le phénomène contraire. </p>
<p>De nombreux facteurs sont invoqués pour expliquer cette situation, notamment le fait qu’il en coûte moins cher d’importer du blé des États-Unis et du Canada que de produire du quinoa sur place, et que ce dernier souffre toujours d’un problème d’image. En effet, malgré sa richesse nutritionnelle, il reste, dans l’esprit des consommateurs, un grain de troisième ordre. D’où la décision récente des gouvernements de la Bolivie et du Pérou de subventionner des programmes d’aide alimentaire dans lesquels il tient une plus grande place, et de le valoriser comme authentique produit du terroir auprès de la classe moyenne.</p>
<p>Dans ces deux pays, on produit commercialement de la farine, des tortillas, des flocons, des préparations à crêpes et des grains soufflés. Impanifiable, sa farine permet tout de même d’enrichir le pain à hauteur de 30 %, tandis qu’elle peut entrer pour 40 % dans la composition des pâtes alimentaires et pour 60 % dans celle des biscuits. On songe d’ailleurs à l’établir dans les pays d’Afrique où la malnutrition est chronique.</p>
<p>Le quinoa est aujourd’hui cultivé dans d’autres pays, notamment aux États-Unis et au Canada, et des expériences sont en cours pour le cultiver en Europe. Toutefois, certains affirment que le <i>Quinoa Real</i>, qui est produit dans le climat hostile de l’Altiplano bolivien, est de loin le meilleur.</p>
<h2><b><a name="P110_17414"></a>Usages culinaires</b></h2>
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<h3><b>Bien choisir</b></h3>
<p>On trouve, dans le commerce, des grains de quinoa, de la farine (crue ou grillée), des flocons ainsi que diverses préparations boulangères. Les pâtes alimentaires à base de quinoa contiennent habituellement d’autres grains, comme le blé et le maïs. </p>
<h3><b>Préparation</b></h3>
<p>Les grains vendus en Amérique du Nord et en Europe sont généralement débarrassés des saponines que contient l’écorce, mais il est important de les rincer tout de même à grande eau afin d’éliminer tout résidu de ces substances, au risque qu’elles donnent un goût amer au plat. Rincer jusqu’à ce que l’eau soit limpide.</p>
<p><b>Cuisson :</b> deux parties d’eau ou de bouillon pour une partie de quinoa. Cuire environ 20 minutes ou jusqu’à ce que le grain soit translucide et que le germe blanc forme une spirale visible à l’extérieur du grain. On peut faire griller les grains à sec dans une poêle avant la cuisson à l’eau, ce qui fera ressortir leur saveur.</p>
<h3><b>Apprêts culinaires</b></h3>
<p>Le quinoa peut remplacer les autres grains dans pratiquement toutes les recettes, par exemple le boulghour dans la salade de taboulé, la semoule de blé dans le couscous ou le riz dans le risotto. Voici quelques autres suggestions. </p>
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<li> L’ajouter aux <b>soupes</b>, par exemple, cette soupe aux champignons : faire dorer des tranches de champignons de Paris et de shiitakes et les réserver. Faire revenir des oignons et du céleri, ajouter du quinoa et cuire deux minutes. Ajouter des dés de pommes de terre et des rondelles de carottes, du bouillon, sel, poivre, thym, et cuire jusqu’à ce que les pommes de terre soient tendres. Ajouter les champignons et garnir de persil.</li>
<li> L’intégrer dans les soufflés, omelettes, quiches.</li>
<li><b> Tomates farcies :</b> mélanger quinoa cuit, fruits séchés mis à tremper une heure dans l’eau, raisins frais fendus en deux, amandes hachées, vert de ciboule, épices (cardamome, muscade, poivre noir, graines de coriandre moulues, gingembre en poudre). Mettre à refroidir quelques heures, puis farcir les tomates de ce mélange.</li>
<li><b> Pilaf :</b> faire sauter des oignons, des poivrons rouges, verts et jaunes, du céleri, des carottes et de l’ail; ajouter du quinoa, revenir quelques minutes, puis ajouter de l’eau ou du bouillon. Garnir d’amandes effilées et d’origan.</li>
<li> Farcir une <b>volaille</b> d’un mélange de quinoa cuit, noix rôties à sec, oignon, ail, champignons et céleri revenus dans l’huile d’olive, assaisonnée de sauge, de romarin, de thym et de persil. Pour varier, mettre moitié quinoa, moitié riz sauvage.</li>
<li><b> Salade de pâtes de quinoa à l’orientale :</b> cuire les pâtes en suivant les instructions et les refroidir sous l’eau. Rôtir à sec des graines de sésame; blanchir des pois mange-tout et les rafraîchir sous l’eau; faire revenir des morceaux de poulet dans l’huile jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient bien cuits. Mélanger tous ces ingrédients avec les pâtes, des amandes effilées, de l’ail et du gingembre hachés, de la ciboule émincée et une vinaigrette à base d’huile d’olive additionnée d’un peu d’huile de sésame, de jus de citron, de sauce soya, de miel et de piment fort. </li>
<li><b> Burgers de quinoa :</b> lier les grains cuits avec un oeuf et de la mie de pain, ajouter des carottes, de l’oignon, du céleri et de l’ail émincés, former des galettes et cuire à la poêle. Servir avec un coulis de tomate ou de poivron, ou une sauce au yogourt, à l’ail et au persil. </li>
<li> Préparer un <b>chili sans viande</b> avec du quinoa, des haricots rognons, des tomates, de la poudre de chili et des légumes (carottes, oignon, céleri) émincés. </li>
<li><b> Salade amérindienne :</b> quinoa, grains de maïs sucré, pois verts, tomates, piment jalapeno, coriandre hachée. </li>
<li><b> Quinoa à l’indienne :</b> faire revenir des échalotes et du gingembre frais dans l’huile d’olive. Ajouter le quinoa ainsi que des épices moulues (cardamome, cumin, Cayenne, coriandre), de l’eau ou du bouillon, et cuire dix ou quinze minutes. Faire griller des pignons à sec dans une poêle et les ajouter, avec des raisins secs, au quinoa cuit.</li>
<li> On peut en faire un <b>pouding sucré</b>, selon le principe du pouding au riz ou au pain.</li>
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<p>Conserver les grains au frais, au sec et à l’abri de la lumière, et la farine au réfrigérateur ou au congélateur.</p>
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<p><b>Des saponines <i>à</i> laver et <i>pour</i> laver</b><br />Les saponines présentes dans l’écorce du quinoa jouent un rôle de répulsif contre les insectes et les oiseaux. Mais elles ont un goût amer. On les élimine donc après la récolte. Toutefois, l’eau de traitement qui est chargée de ces substances pollue l’environnement, si bien que des chercheurs se penchent aujourd’hui sur les moyens à prendre pour les récupérer. On sait, par exemple, que traditionnellement, les Indiens se servaient de l’eau de rinçage du quinoa comme shampoing.</p>
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<p>Il y a une quarantaine d’années, un groupe de personnes de Riobamba, ville commerciale située en plein coeur des montagnes et hautes vallées de l’Équateur, mettait sur pied une radio communautaire (ERPE ou <i>Escuelas Radiofonica Populares del Ecuador</i>) à visée éducative et culturelle. Manquant de ressources, ses promoteurs décidèrent de la financer en cultivant du quinoa biologique sur une terre de quelques hectares. À cette époque, ce grain avait pratiquement disparu du paysage équatorien et ne figurait plus au menu depuis belle lurette. </p>
<p>Les animateurs parlèrent de leur expérience sur les ondes et, en peu de temps, ils furent inondés d’appels téléphoniques de la part d’auditeurs souhaitant obtenir de l’information sur la culture biologique du quinoa. Entre-temps, ils firent la promotion de leur produit dans les foires commerciales, suscitant un vif intérêt à l’étranger. De simple radio communautaire, l’organisme se transforma en entreprise de conseil technique et agricole auprès des cultivateurs et mit sur pied l’un des réseaux d’achat et de vente les plus importants du pays. De 1997 à 2002, le nombre de familles équatoriennes qui cultivaient du quinoa pour ce réseau passa de 220 à 4 000, tandis que la récolte, initialement de quelques milliers de kilos, atteignait les 700 tonnes. Aujourd’hui, l’ERPE est pleinement accréditée par un organisme de certification biologique allemand et compte vendre ses produits dans toute l’Europe.</p>
<p>En récompense de ses efforts, l’ERPE recevait, en 2000, le prix Slow Food pour avoir rétabli en Équateur une culture indigène qui avait disparu et permis aux petits paysans du pays d’en vivre dans le respect de l’environnement.</p>
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<p class="normalpetit"><b><a name="P143_23742"></a>Sections </b>Le quinoa au fil du temps, Usages culinaires, Conservation, Écologie et environnement<b><br />Recherche et rédaction :</b> Paulette Vanier</p>
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<p class="normalpetit"><b>Coordination du contenu</b> : Josiane Cyr, Dt. P., nutritionniste</p>
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Oshodi AA, Ogungbenle HN, Oladimeji MO. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=10719563">Chemical composition, nutritionally valuable minerals and functional properties of benniseed (Sesamum radiatum), pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) flours</a>. <i>Int J Food Sci Nutr</i> 1999 September;50(5):325-31.<br />12. Marlett JA, McBurney MI, Slavin JL. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=12146567">Position of the American Dietetic Association: health implications of dietary fiber</a>. <i>J Am Diet Assoc</i> 2002 July;102(7):993-1000.<br />13. Berti C, Riso P, Monti LD, Porrini M. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=15309439">In vitro starch digestibility and in vivo glucose response of gluten-free foods and their gluten counterparts</a>. <i>Eur J Nutr</i> 2004 August;43(4):198-204.<br />14. Zhu N, Sheng S, Sang S <i>et al</i>. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=11829658">Triterpene saponins from debittered quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) seeds</a>. <i>J Agric Food Chem</i> 2002 February 13;50(4):865-7.<br />15. Koziol MJ. <i>Chemical Composition and Nutritional Evaluation of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)</i>. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 1992;5:35-68.<br />16. Ruales J, Nair BM. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=1546052">Nutritional quality of the protein in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, Willd) seeds</a>. <i>Plant Foods Hum Nutr</i> 1992 January;42(1):1-11.<br />17. Dini I, Tenore GC, Schettino O, Dini A. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=11513698">New oleanane saponins in Chenopodium quinoa</a>. <i>J Agric Food Chem</i> 2001 August;49(8):3976-81.<br />18. Lorenz K, Coulter L. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=1924185">Quinoa flour in baked products</a>. <i>Plant Foods Hum Nutr</i> 1991 July;41(3):213-23.<br />19. Berti C, Riso P, Brusamolino A, Porrini M. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=16277791">Effect on appetite control of minor cereal and pseudocereal products</a>. <i>Br J Nutr</i> 2005 November;94(5):850-8.<br />20. Rolls BJ, Hetherington M, Burley VJ. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&#38;db=pubmed&#38;dopt=Citation&#38;list_uids=3212049">The specificity of satiety: the influence of foods of different macronutrient content on the development of satiety</a>. <i>Physiol Behav</i> 1988;43(2):145-53.<br />21. Hill AJ, Blundell JE. <i>Comparison of the action of macronutrients on the expression of appetite in lean and obese human subjects</i>. Ann NY Acad Sci 1989;575:529-31.<br />22. 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<link>http://krisaela.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/where-ive-been-pt-2/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[But so uh, as quickly as me and Brian&#8217;s adventures began (I let a man know where I live for sh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>But so uh, as quickly as me and Brian&#8217;s adventures began (I let a man know where I live for shit sake&#8230;.that&#8217;s like&#8230;kind of a big deal) they ended fairly quickly. Before I explain why, I&#8217;ll say it was fun having him around. Despite my non-traditional lifestyle, he made me feel tame&#8230;domesticated if you will. It was like I had all day to rip and run and act a damn donkey&#8230;but when he called, everything stopped and I was on my best behavior. He was verrrrrry intuitive&#8230;no matter how well I hid my thoughts or emotions, he was able to figure me out. And he was sensitive!!! Not soft. BUT, I finally met someone more sensitive than me.  LOL, it was a learning experience cause I had never dated a Cancer. Hmmm&#8230;</p>
<p>But it ended because simply put, Sandy&#8217;s male roommate (one of Brian&#8217;s best friends) went ape shit and lost his damn mind one day&#8230;he all of a sudden had a problem with me, and it pushed me to end my friendship with Sandy&#8230;and later with Brian. Chillin though&#8230;cause like I said, I never let the wall down so there&#8217;s no feeling of loss. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I miss hanging out, and receiving phone calls throughout the day that made co-workers wanna listen in cause they were jealous. I miss his back rubs&#8230;and how affectionate he was. Not the typical cake stuff either&#8230;the weird gestures that only a girl like me would appreciate.  <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> ) </p>
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<title><![CDATA["I Think I Look Better When I'm Tanned"]]></title>
<link>http://meganrayfield.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-think-i-look-better-when-im-tanned/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>meganrayfield</dc:creator>
<guid>http://meganrayfield.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-think-i-look-better-when-im-tanned/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Banerjee, Smita, S Campo, and K Greene. &#8220;Fact or Wishful Thinking? Biased Expectations in ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Banerjee, Smita, S Campo, and K Greene. &#8220;Fact or Wishful Thinking? Biased Expectations in &#8216;I Think I Look Better When I&#8217;m Tanned.&#8217;&#8221; <span style="text-decoration:underline;">American Journal of Health Behavior</span> 32.3 (2008): 243-252.</p>
<p>This is a very interesting article which explores reasons behind the desire for a tan. This paper, published in 2008, claims that skin cancer is the fastest growing and most common type of cancer in the United States. It also reports that cases of melanoma have increased by 1000% over the last 50 years. Surveys taken  by teenage girls show that about 40% of girls aged 17-18 regularly use tanning beds, and the researchers wanted to know what is behind people&#8217;s desire to be tan. They surveyed college-age men and women and found that both men and women perceive tanned individuals to be healthier, thinner, and more sexually appealing than non-tanned individuals. The researcher went on to suggest that some young women have a desire to be tan because they believe that men perceive tanned individuals to be more physically attractive, and the data supported this idea. In conclusion, the researcher suggests that anti-tanning campaigns need to be gender specific; women need to be educated regarding their own body image, and men need to be educated regarding their perceptions of desirable beauty. I was surprised at how clear-cut the numbers were in this experiment: preference for tan wasn&#8217;t slightly higher, it was hands-down highest across the board. The researchers also discussed how desire to be attractive outweighs desire to be healthy because many of the students surveyed admitted that they know tanning beds cause skin cancer, but they use them anyway. Maybe an anti-tanning campaign that is similar to anti-smoking campaigns which aim to shock consumers would help adjust people&#8217;s perceptions of physical beauty.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Tea, Can It Actually Reverse The Aging Process?]]></title>
<link>http://sugarboy1245.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/green-tea-can-it-actually-reverse-the-aging-process/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sugarboy1245</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sugarboy1245.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/green-tea-can-it-actually-reverse-the-aging-process/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lately there has been a lot of talk about green tea and its superior antioxidant abilities or effect]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Lately there has been a lot of talk about green tea and its superior antioxidant abilities or effects. Numerous products are now hitting the shelves from vitamins to nail polish treatments all with hints of green tea advertised all over them. The question though is can green tea really reverse the aging process?</p>
<p>Many scientists and doctors are currently researching this perplexing situation. It is well believed that green tea has antioxidant polyphenols like ECGC that do display the ability to ward off and even retard certain cancers and precancers like actinic keratoses. </p>
<p>I have to say certain cancers because only a few types of cancers have been scientifically tested to date. This is due to the continuously growing astronomical costs of medical research and the fact that this sort of testing takes years before results are accepted as proven. Many stages of research will also be required before much human testing can be done.</p>
<p>From the current research, though we can elucidate that green tea has remarkable antioxidant properties and has been proven to prevent and retard mouth and laryngeal cancers. This is due to the fact that the polyphenols contained in green tea inhibit the free radicals produced by cellular activities and environmental damage (like from UV radiation). These free radicals when left on their own actually cause aging. </p>
<p>Various antioxidants from fruits like Goji and acai berries, blueberries and grapes to black, white and green teas have been found to exhibit excellent abilities in slowing down or stopping the damage caused by these free radicals.</p>
<p>Only one antioxidant, however, has actually been proven to reverse free radical damage, the polyphenols of green tea. Some people say that to experience the great antioxidant and free radical quelshing properties of green tea that one must drink large, copious and unrealistic amounts. This is not true. </p>
<p>In one experiment it was shown that just chewing the leaves has the ability to ward off and reverse or retard oral cancer. In another experiment in Japan a salve was prepared from minced green tea leaves and applied to patients that were burned from radiation exposure. The salve was found to promote healing, reduce scarring and retard cancerous and precancerous cellular growth. </p>
<p>That should be enough to state that green tea does exhibit great antioxidant abilities and that since free radicals are what bring on the aging process that green tea polyphenols like ECGC can inhibit these free radicals and quite possibly inhibit the aging process. There is even a story of a Chinese herbalist whom lived 252 years because they ate Goji berries every day. Goji berries are revered for their high levels of antioxidants. </p>
<p>Now, since this story cannot be proven and is just lore we cannot accept that as fact, but green tea has one of the highest levels of antioxidants of any natural food or supplement and therefore should be seen as a great antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-aging treatment with great potential whether it be in the form of hot tea, leaves for chewing, or a salve for exterior application.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Thoughtful words 'help couples stay fit']]></title>
<link>http://newshyderabad.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/thoughtful-words-help-couples-stay-fit/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoforever</dc:creator>
<guid>http://newshyderabad.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/thoughtful-words-help-couples-stay-fit/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thoughtful words help couples stay fit, a new study has claimed.  Previous research has shown that c]]></description>
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<p>Thoughtful words help couples stay fit, a new study has claimed.</p>
<p> Previous research has shown that couples who are hostile to each other show health impairments and are at greater risk of disease.</p>
<p> Now, researchers in the US have found that couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.</p>
<p> Individuals in a stressful situation &#8212; as in a troubled relationship &#8212; typically have elevated levels of chemicals known as cytokines. These proteins are produced by cells in the immune system and help the body mount an immune response during infection.</p>
<p> However, abnormally high levels of these proteins are linked to illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, arthritis and some cancers, say researchers.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obesity Linked to Specific Cancers: Preventable]]></title>
<link>http://ianhealth.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/obesity-linked-to-specific-cancers-preventable/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ianhealth</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ianhealth.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/obesity-linked-to-specific-cancers-preventable/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. The American C]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding Vaccines? They're Not the Problem]]></title>
<link>http://boomercoach.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/avoiding-vaccines-theyre-not-the-problem/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Terri Benincasa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://boomercoach.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/avoiding-vaccines-theyre-not-the-problem/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As folks understandably search for answers to the growing levels of ADD, Autism, learning disabiliti]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 antioxidant foods]]></title>
<link>http://infowatch.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/top-10-antioxidant-foods/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>infowatch</dc:creator>
<guid>http://infowatch.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/top-10-antioxidant-foods/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify">Do you know that antioxidants can help prevent heart disease and  cancer, reduce blood pressure and slow the effects of ageing? These  naturally occurring compounds protect the body from excess free  radicals, sweeping them up before they can cause damage. And the best  way to lay an antioxidant-rich foundation that&#8217;s inhospitable to toxins  and free radicals is through a combination of whole foods.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Berries</strong><br />
They&#8217;re full of fibre, minerals and vitamins and loaded with healing  antioxidants. Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are rich in  proanthocyanidins, antioxidants that can help prevent cancer and heart  disease. Blueberries also appear to delay the onset of age-related loss  of cognitive function.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Broccoli</strong><br />
Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower and  Brussels sprouts, can help prevent cancer and ward off heart disease.  Cruciferous vegetables contain a compound called indole-3-carbinol   that reduces the risk of breast cancer and other estrogen-sensitive  cancers, like cancer of the ovaries and cervix.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Tomatoes</strong><br />
They can ward off certain kinds of cancer, prevent macular degeneration  and cataracts. and help maintain mental function. Tomatoes contain  lycopene, a relatively rare member of the carotenoid family. Lycopene  can help prevent lung, colon and breast cancers. Tomatoes also contain  the antioxidant glutathione, which helps boost immune function.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Red Grapes</strong><br />
A little red wine can keep your heart beating longer because of  resveratrol and quercetin found in red grapes. These potent  antioxidants boost heart health by acting as free-radical scavengers,  reducing platelet aggregation and helping blood vessels remain open and  flexible. Resveratrol can also protect against cancer and reduce the  risk of gastric ulcers and stroke.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Garlic</strong><br />
Garlic is packed with antioxidants that can help fend off cancer, heart  disease and the effects of aging. The sulphur compounds that give  garlic its pungent odour are thought to be responsible for its healing  benefits. Garlic keeps the heart healthy by lowering cholesterol  levels, reducing blood pressure, fighting free radicals and keeping  blood from clotting.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Spinach</strong><br />
Lutein (an antioxidant found in spinach) is the main pigment in the  macula–the region of maximum visual sensitivity–it can help protect  your vision. People who eat spinach are less likely to develop  cataracts and macular degeneration. Lutein appears to work by shielding  the retina from sun damage and fighting free radicals that can harm the  eyes.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Tea</strong><br />
Tea has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer, heart  disease, stroke and other diseases. Both green tea and black tea are  beneficial. The catechins in green tea are oxidized in the  manufacturing process of black tea, forming free-radical fighting  theaflavins.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Carrots</strong><br />
Carrots are loaded with a potent antioxidant called beta-carotene, a  member of the healing family of carotenoids. Also found in beets, sweet  potatoes and other yellow-orange vegetables, beta-carotene provides  protection against: cancer, heart disease, and the progression of  arthritis by as much as 70 per cent.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Soy</strong><br />
Soy can help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol, ward off osteoporosis  and lessen the effects of menopause. Most of the health benefits of soy  have been attributed to its content of Genistein and other isoflavones,  which resemble natural estrogens in the body. Genistein can help  prevent breast, colon and prostate cancers. Soy can reduce both overall  cholesterol levels. Soy can also prevent osteoporosis.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Whole Grains</strong><br />
Vitamin E in grains is a potent antioxidant that plays a role in  preventing cancer.It can boost immunity, slow the progression of  Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, treat  arthritis, prevent sunburn and treat male  infertility. Grains are rich in phytic acid, known as IP-6, a potent  antioxidant that can help protect against breast, colon and liver  cancers.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fatal Hazards of Smoking]]></title>
<link>http://onlyhealth.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/fatal-hazards-of-smoking/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The unhealthy habit of smoking is very fatal to your health. Every year about thousands of deaths ev]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-54" style="margin:5px;" title="smoking hazards" src="http://onlyhealth.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/image006.jpg" alt="smoking hazards" width="206" height="154" />The unhealthy habit of smoking is very fatal to your health. Every year about thousands of deaths every year are noted due to the smoking of tobacco. Many teens have lost their life so early due to this unhealthy habit of smoking. Smoking up course gives you a temporary relief from the stress and tensions, but it performs parasitically by hazarding your health too badly. Smoking outcomes fatally by ending your life easily, it reduces your lifespan by about 10 years. Suppose if you get prone to any of the fatal cancers due to the smoking duration then certainly your life is going to be hell. So, friends just quit smoking because it is going to hurt you fatally. Smoking is nothing more than an act of suicide; it is just like a process of slow poisoning. It is not difficult to quit smoking if you are totally determined and dedicated to achieve it.  Here are the reasons why you should quit smoking.</p>
<p><strong>Fatal Hazards of Smoking:</strong></p>
<p>1. Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring outcome of the smoking. It is the cancer of lungs that destructs the respiratory system of the person. Once the lungs suffer with the cancer, it is very fatal, and surely your life is going to get end in maximum of about 4 to 5 years. This happens due to the carcinogenic substances that enter through the smoke into the respiratory system and leads to the cancerous growth in the lungs.</p>
<p>2. The risk of the cardiovascular disorders is being increased due to the smoking. It has been proved through the scientific research that smoking weakens your heart. It reduces the blood and oxygen supply to the heart thus causing the malfunctioning of the heart. Heart attack and heart strokes are being noted more commonly in the smokers than the normal individual. Smoking boosts the cholesterol content and thus you get prone to the heart attack. This is the fatal hazards of smoking that many people suffer with it. Atherosclerosis is one of the cardiovascular disorders that is being caused due to the smoking.</p>
<p>3. Damage to the nervous system is being noted to be occurring due to the smoking. It has been observed by the scientists that smoking increases the chances of suffering with the brain tumor. The working of the brain is being disturbed considerably due to the smoking. The working of the neurons sometimes gets dependent on the smoking and this is what makes you addicted to smoking.  Sometimes even deaths are reported to the brain tumor caused due to the smoking.</p>
<p>4. Tuberculosis is the outcome of the consistent smoking of cigarettes. It is observed to be occurring very commonly among the chain smokers. This disease will occur within a year you start the smoking. Tuberculosis is the deadly infectious disease caused by the bacteria, <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>. The growth of the bacteria is being boosted due to the smoke of tobacco, thus making the condition more serious. Tuberculosis may become fatal if you continue to smoke while taking the treatment.</p>
<p>5. Leukemia or blood cancer is caused due to the smoking. The tobacco content of the smoke affects the blood cells adversely. It is the most dangerous forms of the cancer. Against it the survival rate is very less that is about just 5%. Kidney cancer and Bladder cancer are found to be caused due to the smoking. The hazardous particles of tobacco that enters through the respiratory system gets stuck in the kidney, bladder, or liver thus resulting in the cancer.</p>
<p>These are the fatal hazards of smoking. So, it is my genuine request to all the readers to quit smoking as soon as possible to stay away from these fatal disorders.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Blair President of Europe? No, A War Crimes Trial]]></title>
<link>http://dprogram.net/2009/10/24/blair-president-of-europe-no-a-war-crimes-trial/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sakerfa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dprogram.net/2009/10/24/blair-president-of-europe-no-a-war-crimes-trial/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Noam Chomsky, Bruce Kent, Baroness Jenny Tonge, Naji Haraj , John Pilger, Haifa Zangana and 3,346 ot]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deformed babies in Fallujah ]]></title>
<link>http://dprogram.net/2009/10/15/deformed-babies-in-fallujah/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sakerfa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dprogram.net/2009/10/15/deformed-babies-in-fallujah/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Deaths of 9/11 Front-Liners Renew Talk of Aid Bill]]></title>
<link>http://norcaltruth.org/2009/10/14/deaths-of-911-front-liners-renew-talk-of-aid-bill/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>norcaltruth</dc:creator>
<guid>http://norcaltruth.org/2009/10/14/deaths-of-911-front-liners-renew-talk-of-aid-bill/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Le Québec: "serial killer" ? ]]></title>
<link>http://virginieroy.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/le-quebec-serial-killer-canoe-12-novembre-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>virginie.com</dc:creator>
<guid>http://virginieroy.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/le-quebec-serial-killer-canoe-12-novembre-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chronique publiée le 12 novembre 2008 pour Canoë Ce n’est pas tous les jours que le Canada et le Qué]]></description>
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Ce n’est pas tous les jours que le Canada et le Québec ont «l’honneur» de se retrouver dans les prestigieuses pages du magazine The Economist. Dommage qu’on y parle du pays comme d’un «serial killer». Pas très reluisant comme comparaison… </p>
<p>Allez, je me lance! Parlons encore une fois de cette substance blanchâtre, douce comme de la ouate, à l’allure de barbe à papa, mais qui incruste les poumons de fibres mortelles: l’amiante. Le problème est loin d’être nouveau et les journalistes semblent avoir pris un malin plaisir à exploiter le sujet à outrance. C’est que le Canada est l’un des plus importants exportateurs d’amiante au monde. On parle littéralement d’un or blanc pour le pays, tout particulièrement pour le Québec qui en est le principal exploiteur. </p>
<p>Pourquoi je tiens tant à vous parler d’un sujet surexploité? Simple. Les conséquences de l’extraction et de l’exportation vers les pays pauvres de l’amiante ont fait le tour de la planète en 2008, si bien que la réputation du Québec et du Canada se détériore de jour en jour. </p>
<p>On appelle la maladie l’amiantose. Un nom qui en dit long. Les dangers attribués à la fibre d’amiante sont incontournables: cancers broncho-pulmonaires, fibrose pulmonaire, asbestose, plaques pleurales… des mots qui donnent la chair de poule, finalement. Si le Canada reconnaît que les fibres d’amiante représentent un danger pour la vie humaine, les gouvernements ne semblent pas trop s’en faire pour la vie des populations de pays en développement. En effet, le Canada exporte 96% de sa production d’amiante principalement vers des pays comme l&#8217;Inde, l&#8217;Indonésie et la Thaïlande… qui n’ont peut-être pas les moyens d’utiliser l’amiante sans danger. </p>
<p>Cette situation semble avoir particulièrement choqué un journaliste de la revue The Economist. Qui ne le serait pas? L’article se nomme «Hazardous Hypocrisy». Il a été publié le 23 octobre dernier et il dépeint le Canada comme un tueur en série. «This is a corporate welfare for corporate serial killers», peut-on y lire. Et ils ajoutent: «Le Québec, dont les mines sont toujours actives, a placé son industrie sur un piédestal. Malgré les dénonciations des associations de médecins et malgré que le taux d’amiantose du Québec est un des plus importants au monde, l’industrie reste intouchable!» </p>
<p>Les critiques fusent de toutes parts. Allez justement relire ce que l’Association médicale canadienne a écrit il y a de cela quelques semaines. En effet, les auteurs de cette étude dénonçaient «les manipulations honteuses» des connaissances scientifiques faites par le gouvernement pour continuer d’exporter l’amiante vers les pays pauvres. Ils dénoncent Ottawa de continuer de s&#8217;opposer à l&#8217;inscription de l&#8217;amiante chrysotile sur la liste rouge des matières dangereuses de la Convention de Rotterdam et de ne pas mettre fin à l&#8217;extraction et à l&#8217;exportation de ce produit. Cela «pue l&#8217;hypocrisie», ajoute le journal de l&#8217;AMC. </p>
<p>L’association médicale canadienne a d’ailleurs ramené sur la table le fameux rapport sur les concentrations d’amiante dans les maisons de Thetford Mines, rapport produit à la demande de l’Association des victimes de l’amiante du Québec (AVAQ), qui avait tant fait de bruit lors de sa publication le 7 novembre 2007. Les conclusions étaient alarmantes: au moins 50% des maisons de Thetford Mines auraient un air avec des concentrations d’amiante inacceptables selon les normes américaines. </p>
<p>Malgré tout, cet article de la revue The Economist finissait sur une pointe d’espoir. «Things may be about to change», disait-on. En effet, l’auteur disait espérer que l’amiante soit finalement inscrit sur la liste des matières dangereuses lors de la dernière Convention de Rotterdam à Rome, qui a lieu le 29 octobre dernier. Il a dû être bien déçu le 30 octobre au matin. </p>
<p>Le Canada s’est opposé silencieusement à inclure l’amiante parmi les produits dangereux. En fait, le pays s’est contenté de laisser ses plus gros clients, Inde, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, intervenir. Après que le Québec ait perdu des centaines et des centaines de personnes dans cette industrie mortelle, il semble que le Canada soit maintenant prêt à laisser mourir encore bien d’autres personnes au profit de son industrie. </p>
<p>Virginie Roy<br />
Chroniqueur</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jacinthes de l'espoir - Le 17/10/2009 - Cancers d’origine environnementale, la Fnath se mobilise]]></title>
<link>http://nethumanitaires.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/jacinthes-de-lespoir-le-17102009-cancers-d%e2%80%99origine-environnementale-la-fnath-se-mobilise/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nethumanitaires</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nethumanitaires.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/jacinthes-de-lespoir-le-17102009-cancers-d%e2%80%99origine-environnementale-la-fnath-se-mobilise/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Avec une part de cancers liés au travail de 3 et 6% (cinq à dix mille personnes touchées par an), l’]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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