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<title><![CDATA[Study: Slowing Aging Process Best Defense Against Alzheimers]]></title>
<link>http://seniorfriendlyguilford.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/study-slowing-aging-process-best-defense-against-alzheimers/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bobboyd</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The reporting of this work is a celebration for the entire field of aging researchers, as it validat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The reporting of this work is a celebration for the entire field of aging researchers, as it validates the long-held hypothesis that genetic and pharmacologic changes to create a healthy lifespan, or &#8216;healthspan,&#8217; can greatly reduce the onset of some of the most devastating diseases that afflict mankind.</p>
<p>- Ehud Cohen, Ph.D.</p>
<p>According to a study at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, slowing the aging process is the best defense against Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease.  </p>
<p>The study slowed the aging process in mice by &#8220;lowering the activity of the IGF-1 signaling pathway.&#8221; How they lowered the IFG-1 is a mystery, but the IGF-1 is linked to longevity in humans and in animals. For example, the IGF-1 enhanced mice lived 30 percent longer than their contemporaries.  </p>
<p>On a speculative note, If scientists can lower IGF-1 in mice and extend their lifespans, is the day near when this can be replicated in humans? </p>
<p>To read more about the study at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, see <a href="Delaying Aging Process Best Guard Against Alzheimer’s Disease">Delaying Aging Process Best Guard Against Alzheimer’s Disease</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Serum IGF-I-Deficiency Does Not Prevent Compensatory Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in Resistance Exercise]]></title>
<link>http://matteochannel.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/serum-igf-i-deficiency-does-not-prevent-compensatory-skeletal-muscle-hypertrophy-in-resistance-exercise/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>matteochannel</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Mechanical load increases muscle IGF-I and androgen receptor mRNA concentrations in humans ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mechanical load increases muscle IGF-I and androgen receptor mRNA concentrations in humans Marcas M.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GMO hormones in milk promotes cancer]]></title>
<link>http://noworldsystem.com/2009/11/22/gmo-hormones-in-milk-promotes-cancer/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>infolution</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Genetically engineered hormones used by dairy industry promote cancer E. Huff Natural News November ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><font size="4">Genetically engineered hormones used by dairy industry promote cancer</font></p>
<p><font face="arial" size="2"><em>E. Huff</em><br />
<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/027508_rBST_cancer.html">Natural News</a><br />
November 17, 2009</p>
<p><img src="http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3388/monsanto1.jpg" style="float:right;width:250px;height:188px;margin:0 5px 5px 0;" border="0">An industry report claiming that the genetically-engineered hormone Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST) is safe has received criticism from the Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC) for its dubious findings. Funded by producers of rBST, the report was conducted entirely by industry-paid consultants rather than by independent, credible scientists, indicating it is fallacious.</p>
<p>Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, chairman of the CPC, lambasted the report for failing to recognize the grave, scientifically-proven dangers imposed by rBST. Author of the 2006 book What’s In Your Milk?, Dr. Epstein stated the report was “blatantly false”.</p>
<p>One of the primary effects of rBST on cows is that is causes them to become seriously ill with various diseases including mastitis, an infection of the udder that ultimately contaminates milk with pus. Commonly branded as Posilac, rBST unnaturally increases milk production at the expense of the cow’s health, the repercussions of which are passed on to the consumer.</p>
<p>Monsanto, the original creator of rBST, was forced to reveal the truth that rBST induces roughly 20 toxic effects, all of which end up tainting the milk with disease. When farmers then treat these illnesses with antibiotics, those too end up in the milk that is eventually drunk by unsuspecting consumers.</p>
<p><strong>Got milk hormones?</strong></p>
<p>Research has also revealed that rBST-treated milk is both chemically and nutritionally different than natural milk and that traces of the hormone end up in the milk. Those who drink rBST-tainted milk readily absorb the hormone in their digestive tract which is then assimilated into the blood.</p>
<p>Milk from rBST-treated cows contains unnaturally high levels of natural growth factor (IGF-1) which inhibits the body’s natural defense mechanisms designed to fend off cancer. Well-documented scientific studies have implicated the hormone in precipitating prostate, breast, and colon cancer.</p>
<p>CPC has been working for decades to eliminate rBST from the milk supply. In 1990, the group issued a warning in conjunction with over 40 other organizations about the dangers of rBST. The warning fell upon deaf ears at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which continued to accept the flawed notion that rBST was safe in spite of its proven dangers.</p>
<p>In 2007, CPC sent a petition to the FDA entitled “Seeking Withdrawal of the New Animal Drug application for rBST”, which was endorsed by several farmer and consumer protection groups. Citing Congressional concerns about the hormone that date back to the 1980s, as well as countless studies illustrating the toxicity of rBST, these groups labored to reform the FDA’s flawed position. Unfortunately, the FDA ignored the facts and continues to keep the interests of industry as its priority at the expense of consumer protection.</p>
<p>Dr. Epstein’s recommendation, especially for children who are most susceptible to cancer-causing additives like rBST, is to choose organic milk if they are going to drink milk at all. Organic milk is not allowed to contain rBST or any artificial hormones and is the best alternative to conventional milk that may be tainted with rBST.</p>
<p>Organic, raw milk is the most preferable option as it is a whole, living food rich in beneficial enzymes, probiotics, and other nutrients that get destroyed during pasteurization and homogenization. Many believe raw milk is a perfect food rich in essential vitamins and high in protein.</font></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o4bFi4k0fg">
<div style="text-align:center;"><font size="4"><span style="color:#ff0000;">GMO foods are changing the DNA of humans</font></span></a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Increase HGH (Human Growth Hormone) Amounts in Your Body]]></title>
<link>http://stephealthy.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/3-ways-to-increase-hgh-human-growth-hormone-amounts-in-your-body/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[HGH has been touted lately for it’s anti-aging possibilities.  The amount of HGH in our body peaks i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>HGH has been touted lately for it’s anti-aging possibilities.  The amount of HGH in our body peaks in our early 20’s and goes down drastically from that point.  Many people are rejuvenating themselves, and swearing by the results, by increasing HGH into their system</p>
<p>There are three delivery systems that add HGH into the system: homeopathic sublingual sprays, pharmaceutical injections, or pills that stimulate the release of HGH from the pituitary gland. With all three choices the goal is the same: to raise the measurable IGF-1 levels in the body in order to gain the youthful benefits. The short discussion below on all three therapies will help you discover which protocol is right for you.</p>
<p>Human Growth Hormone Pills:</p>
<p>When you buy a pill form of HGH you should know right up front that there is no HGH in the product.  Read the ingredients.  There are only stacked amino acids and other assorted stimulants.  Even though the product name might be “HGH Releasor,” or “HGH Precursor,” there is no HGH in the product.  It works by stimulating your Pituitary Gland into producing more HGH.</p>
<p>There’s good news and bad news.  The good news is that it actually works.  The bad news is that it only works for 4-8 weeks.  Then your over-stimulated Pituitary Gland says, “no mas,” and stops being stimulated.  It’s really a terrible tease because just when you start saying to yourself, “hey this is great,” everything shuts down.  Just when you realize what you’ve been missing, you lose it again.</p>
<p>Additionally, I was scared away from this therapy by reports that taking stacked amino “growth hormone pills” can raise cortisol levels in your body, which is extremely unhealthy. So the choice then came down to putting the actual hormone into my body by way of shots or via oral sprays.</p>
<p>Human Growth Hormone Shots:</p>
<p>Almost all the HGH sites will tell you that the cost for shots ranges between $10,000 and $20,000 per year. It doesn’t. You can easily find it available for around $3,000 per year and even lower if you go through Mexican pharmaceuticals. Needles today are very safe and generally painless.</p>
<p>But sticking myself twice a day, twenty days per month, didn’t seem like a routine a healthy person should be doing, no matter how quick and easy it is. Call me squeamish if you like, I don’t care. This might suit some people, and if it does, you can consider going for it. Not me.</p>
<p>Those taking HGH injections should be aware that a few problems have been reported with “high” or “over” dosages, so anyone using this protocol would be wise to be clinically monitored on a regular basis by a physician.</p>
<p>HGH Oral Spray:</p>
<p>So the HGH spray option was the one I chose, especially considering the fact that I didn’t know if the product would deliver what retailers were claiming. It seemed to be the most benign, risk free, gentle, therapy that produced excellent results, and was reasonably priced between $500 and $1250 per year.</p>
<p>The amounts of herbal and nutritional contents listed on a product label can be most misleading. What’s important is not the nutritional content listed on the label, but rather how much of that nutrient is actually absorbed into the cells of the body.  Sprays provide excellent absorption when micro-sized beads or droplets of a nutrient are taken into the body through the tissue lining of the mouth or nose. Blood capillaries are extremely close to the surface in these areas and readily absorb HGH into the bloodstream. The flow of absorbed nutrients from this area of the mouth is to the Carotid Artery, then to the brain, and then on to the heart within 22 to 30 seconds. Within minutes, it is totally dispersed throughout the body.</p>
<p>As far as which spray is the best, it’s my belief that if and when independent clinical trials are made of all the spray products they will all basically be close in effectiveness. They all contain the same amounts of Somatrophin (Human Growth Hormone). Some add a little bit of female this, some add a little bit of male that. I chose the one I thought was most homeopathically prepared because I knew more care would have been taken in its manufacturing and it would probably be more gentle on my system.</p>
<p>Learn as much as you can about Human Growth Hormone and make your own decision about which way you want to go. No matter what age you begin taking HGH you will enjoy the results.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[La routine...]]></title>
<link>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/la-routine/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegalie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/la-routine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Depuis le mois de juillet, les choses n&#8217;ont guère évoluée à part la dissipation d&#8217;une cr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Depuis le mois de juillet, les choses n&#8217;ont guère évoluée à part la dissipation d&#8217;une crainte sur ma prostate. Les dernières analyses montrent un taux de PSA normal. L&#8217;urologue reste bizarrement encore septique et veut me voir en Janvier. J&#8217;ai donc arrêté la Testostérone en attendant.</p>
<p>Coté IGF-1, depuis l&#8217;arrêt de la Sandostatine, il remonte un peu, en dessous de 400mg/ML. Je suis maintenant avec des injections quotidiennes de Somavert 30mg.</p>
<p>La prochaine échéance : Janvier 2010.</p>
<p>Ces étapes commencent à peser un peu. Avec l&#8217;acromégalie, j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression qu&#8217;il est impossible d&#8217;avoir une situation stable. Toujours en train d&#8217;attendre des résultats, analyses, de tester des dosages&#8230; Rien de jamais définitif sur une situation. On ne peut pas se dire : &#8220;Ca y est, c&#8217;est bon maintenant.&#8221;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Leite: o alimento perfeito, para bezerros!]]></title>
<link>http://comosereformaumplaneta.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/leite-o-alimento-perfeito-para-bezerros/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zhannko</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comosereformaumplaneta.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/leite-o-alimento-perfeito-para-bezerros/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Christina Pirello* &#8220;Não é natural para seres humanos beber leite de vaca. O leite humano é par]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>Christina Pirello*</em></p>
<p>&#8220;Não é natural para seres humanos beber leite de vaca. O leite humano é para seres humanos. O leite de vaca é para bezerros. Você precisa tanto de leite de vaca quanto precisa de leite de rata, leite de égua ou leite de elefante. O leite de vaca é um fluido com alto teor de gordura projetado para transformar um bezerrinho recém-nascido de 35 quilos numa vaca de 200. É para isso que serve o leite de vaca!&#8221; &#8211; <em>Dr. Michael Klaper, médico.</em></p>
<p>Na minha opinião, os laticínios deveriam ser colocados na lista oficial de alimentos perigosos, com o aviso apropriado do ministério da Saúde.</p>
<p>Sei o que vocês estão pensando. Será que ela está brincando? Mas o leite não faz ossos e dentes fortes? Não impede a osteoporose? Não ficaremos bonitos como as estrelas dos anúncios se engolirmos alguns copos?</p>
<p>Vejam, adoro as vacas. São bonitas, peludas, com grandes olhos tristes e temperamento submisso. Mas este é o problema. As espécies que produzem leite fazem-no para alimentar seus filhotes &#8211; SEUS filhotes &#8211; e não os filhotes dos outros. O leite de vaca foi projetado pela natureza para construir um animal enorme que amadurece depressa. O leite humano foi projetado para criar seres humanos, que amadurecem devagar (devagar demais, às vezes) e que (esperam os pais) não ficam grandes como vacas e têm temperamento independente.</p>
<p>Os laticínios, antigamente considerados um alimento perfeito por causa da concentração de nutrientes, são hoje questionados por muitos especialistas. Por terem tal concentração de nutrientes, os problemas criados pelos laticínios mais parecem rol de lavanderia. As pesquisas começam a mostrar que os laticínios causam prejuízos à função imunológica, alergias, ossos quebradiços, obesidade e vários distúrbios reprodutivos.</p>
<p>As gorduras saturadas e o colesterol do leite entopem artérias e contribuem com as doenças cardíacas. Para combater as infecções do úbere, as vacas leiteiras recebem antibióticos, que por sua vez atacam a flora intestinal do consumidor, contribuindo com problemas digestivos. O estrogênio (e outros hormônios) ministrados às vacas leiteiras têm sido vinculados aos cânceres de mama e próstata, assim como ao surgimento da puberdade precoce.</p>
<p>E o cálcio? O leite está cheio dele, mas não nos serve, já que está ligado à caseína e lhe faltam magnésio e potássio, tornando-o inaproveitável para nós. E há mais. A proteína do leite é densa, causando uma excreção maior de uréia pelos rins, eliminando do corpo cálcio, magnésio e potássio, ao mesmo tempo em que torna o corpo muito ácido. O cálcio do soro sangüíneo neutraliza a acidez, reduzindo ainda mais nosso estoque de cálcio.</p>
<p>O leite orgânico não é melhor. É verdade que contém menos aditivos, mas ainda assim é leite.</p>
<p>Mas há vida sem laticínios? Claro. Tente passar uma semana sem eles. Você sentirá uma diferença de bem-estar como nunca imaginou.</p>
<p><em>* Christina Pirello é especialista em alimentação natural e criadora da &#8220;Culinária Limpa&#8221;. Vencedora do prêmio Emmy com a série de televisão &#8220;Christina cozinha&#8221;, e autora de &#8220;Cooking the Whole Foods Way&#8221; (&#8220;Cozinhando do jeito integral&#8221;) e &#8220;Cook Your Way to the Life You Want&#8221; (&#8220;Cozinhando do seu jeito para ter a vida que você quer&#8221;).</em></p>
<p><strong>COMBUSTÍVEL DO CÂNCER</strong></p>
<p>Daqueles 59 hormônios do leite, um é um poderoso hormônio do CRESCIMENTO chamado IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor One &#8211; Fator de Crescimento similar à Insulina). Por uma curiosidade da natureza ele é idêntico entre vacas e seres humanos. Considere que este hormônio serve de &#8220;combustível&#8221; para qualquer câncer&#8230; (o mundo médico diz que IGF-1 é um fator-chave no crescimento rápido e na proliferação dos cânceres de seio, próstata e cólon, e suspeitamos que, provavelmente, deve promover TODOS os cânceres).</p>
<p>IGF-1 é parte normal de TODO leite&#8230; espera-se que o recém-nascido cresça com rapidez! Por que os 50% de consumidores norte-americanos que são obesos pensam que precisam crescer MAIS? Os consumidores não pensam nada a esse respeito, porque não têm a mínima idéia do problema&#8230; assim como seus médicos. (Ver em http://www.notmilk.com/igf1time.txt uma cronologia.)</p>
<p><strong>QUANTIDADE</strong></p>
<p>Cada mordida de queijo duro tem DEZ VEZES mais do que havia naquele gole de leite, porque são necessários 10 quilos de leite para fazer um quilo de queijo. Cada mordida no sorvete tem 12 vezes&#8230; e cada passada de manteiga, 21 vezes o que estiver contido nas moléculas de gordura de um gole de leite.</p>
<p><strong>MONSANTO E rbGH (Posilac)</strong></p>
<p>A indústria química Monsanto, fabricante de belos venenos como DDT, agente laranja, Roundup e outros, gastou cerca de meio bilhão de dólares para inventar uma injeção que fizesse as vacas produzir MAIS leite (para um mercado já estupidamente subsidiado pelo contribuinte norte-americano).</p>
<p>Infelizmente, criaram CINCO erros em seu Posilac (rbGH) injetável que afetaram diretamente todos os animais usados nos testes, mas o importante relatório que os descrevia (Richard, Odaglia &#38; Deslex, 1989) foi oculto de todos pela lei de Segredo Comercial de Clinton. Os canadenses puderam ler este relatório (antes que fosse roubado), o bastante para proibir o rbGH em seu país.</p>
<p>O Posilac da Monsanto cria mais IGF-1 no leite: até 80% mais.</p>
<p>A FDA (Departamento de Alimentos e Remédios dos Estados Unidos) insiste que o IGF-1 é destruído no estômago. Se isso for verdade, a FDA acaba de provar que amamentar não pode dar certo. O bom senso diz que sua &#8220;descoberta&#8221; é ridícula, porque este fator de crescimento FAZ o bezerro crescer (com rapidez, como pretendia a mãe natureza). Visite o Comitê de Educação sobre Laticínios, em http://www.notmilk.com/deb/100399.html para ler um estudo sobre LATICÍNIOS que confirma que a FDA há anos mente sobre isso.</p>
<p><strong>AUMENTO DO IGF-1</strong></p>
<p>Este estudo foi realizado com dois grupos. Um consumia 360g de leite por dia, outro a porção recomendada pela USDA (recomendação nutricional diária dos Estados Unidos) de 720g (três xícaras). Neste estudo observou-se que os participantes que consumiam 360g de leite por dia TIVERAM UM AUMENTO DE 10% NO NÍVEL DE IGF-1 NO SORO SANGÜÍNEO! Agora, considere que POR DIA, de TODAS as fontes, o consumidor típico de leite e laticínios ingere cerca de 39% de sua dieta em leite&#8230; e que os 10% de aumento tornam-se &#8220;a ponta do iceberg&#8221;. Não temos NENHUMA idéia sobre a diferença entre nenhum laticínio e muito laticínio, mas levando em conta as taxas de câncer ela deve ser significativa.</p>
<p><strong>GORDURA</strong></p>
<p>Leite integral: 49% das calorias vêm da gordura. Leite a &#8220;2%&#8221;: 35% das calorias vêm da gordura. Queijo cheddar: 74% das calorias vêm da gordura. Manteiga: 100% das calorias vêm da gordura.</p>
<p>Muita gente suspeita que a manteiga é só gordura. Muita gente não tem idéia de quanta gordura existe no leite e no resto dos laticínios. Talvez os 54% de norte-americanos obesos precisem entender que leite, sorvete, queijo, iogurte e todos os OUTROS produtos que usam derivados do leite (caseína, soro, lactose, colostro) são provavelmente uma causa importante de seus problemas de peso e saúde.</p>
<p><strong>CÁLCIO</strong></p>
<p>Cálcio? Onde é que as vacas arranjam cálcio para seus ossos enormes? Sim, das plantas! O cálcio que consomem das plantas têm boa quantidade de magnésio, necessário para que o corpo absorva e USE o cálcio.</p>
<p>O cálcio do leite de vaca é basicamente inútil, porque o leite tem conteúdo insuficiente de magnésio (as nações com mais alto nível de consumo de leite e laticínios também têm o maior nível de osteoporose. Prova? Que tal um estudo controlado de 78.000 enfermeiras num período de 12 anos?)</p>
<p>Leia mais a respeito (em inglês) em:<br />
http://www.notmilk.com/deb/030799.html Artigo sobre o estudo das 78,000 enfermeiras<br />
http://www.notmilk.com/deb/092098.html CÁLCIO E DOENÇAS DOS OSSOS<br />
http://www.notmilk.com/badbones.html QUEM FICA COM OSSOS DOENTES?<br />
http://www.notmilk.com/bonehead.txt (mais recente) OSSOS QUE ALEIJAM<br />
http://www.notmilk.com/calcium/index.html Informações reunidas</p>
<p>O leite de vaca tem três vezes mais cálcio que o leite humano. Não importa; nenhum dos dois é muito útil, porque para ser absorvido e utilizado PRECISA haver quantidade igual de MAGNÉSIO (como existe nas folhas verdes que as vacas comem para conseguir todo o cálcio de que precisam para seus ossos enormes). O leite só tem magnésio suficiente para que se aborvam cerca de 11% do cálcio (33mg por xícara).</p>
<p>Segundo a USDA, 240g (uma xícara) de leite contém:<br />
- Cálcio, Ca &#8211; 291,336 mg<br />
- Magnésio, Mg &#8211; 32,794 mg</p>
<p>A USDA recomenda 1200 mg de cálcio por dia. As três xícaras de leite diárias recomendadas pela USDA só contêm 900mg de cálcio. Alguns argumentam que só se precisa de 1/3 do magnésio. A mãe natureza parece indicar que a proporção deveria ser 1:1. Se a proporção para a absorção adequada fosse de 1/3 de magnésio para 1 de cálcio, então apenas 300mg daqueles 900mg de cálcio é utilizável. Se, na verdade, a proporção for de 1:1&#8230; só 98,38mg do cálcio é aproveitável.</p>
<p><strong>PROTEÍNA</strong></p>
<p>O leite pode ser considerado &#8220;carne líquida&#8221; por causa de seu alto conteúdo de proteína que, em conjunto com outras proteínas, pode na verdade TIRAR cálcio do corpo. Países que consomem dietas ricas em proteínas (carne, leite e laticínios) têm as taxas mais altas de osteoporose.</p>
<p><strong>O MITO DA PROTEÍNA COMPLETA</strong></p>
<p>Leite: 87% do leite é água. Uma água MUITO cara.</p>
<p>Dividido em seus grupos básicos, LEITE INTEGRAL é:<br />
- água: 87%<br />
- gordura: 3,25%<br />
- caseína: 4%<br />
- outras proteínas: 1%<br />
- outras substâncias: 4,75%</p>
<p>80% da proteína do leite é caseína. A caseína é um aglutinante poderoso, um polímero usado para fazer plásticos, e uma cola ótima para mobílias resistentes ou para colar rótulos de cerveja. IMAGINE ISSO NO SEU INTESTINO. É usada como aglutinante em milhares de alimentos industrializados, como &#8220;caseinato de alguma coisa&#8221;.</p>
<p>Caseína é um alérgeno poderoso, uma histamina que cria grande quantidade de MUCO!!  O único remédio encontrado no corpo da atleta olímpica Flo-Jo (que faleceu há alguns anos) era Benadryl, um anti-histamínico poderoso que ela usou para combater sua última refeição: pizza. Ver a história toda em http://www.notmilk.com/deb/092198.html, http://www.notmilk.com/deb/111598.html e http://www.notmilk.com/deb/112398.html.</p>
<p><strong>BACTÉRIAS</strong></p>
<p>Permite-se que haja fezes no leite de vaca. Esta é uma grande fonte de bactérias. Normalmente o leite é pasteurizado mais de uma vez antes de chagar à sua mesa &#8211; a cada vez por apenas 15 segundos a 72°C.</p>
<p>Para esterilizar a água, exige-se que ela seja fervida (100°C) por vários minutos. Que disparidade!</p>
<p>Não esqueça que à temperatura ambiente o número de bactérias no leite DOBRA a cada 20 minutos. Não admira que o leite azede tão depressa.</p>
<p><strong>PUS</strong></p>
<p>UM centímetro cúbico de leite de vaca comercial pode ter até 750.000 células somáticas (mais conhecidas como pus) e 20.000 bactérias vivas, antes de ser retirado do mercado.</p>
<p>Isso chega a espantosos 20 milhões de bactérias bem vivinhas e a 750 milhões de células de pus por litro.</p>
<p>1 xícara = 236,5882 c3 ~ 177.441.150 células de pus e 4.731.600 bactérias 720g (3 xícaras) = 532.323.450 células de pus e 14.220.000 bactérias (ingestão diária &#8220;recomendada&#8221;)</p>
<p>A Comunidade Européia e o Canadá só permitem 400.000.000 células de pus por litro.</p>
<p>Em geral esses níveis são mais baixos, mas PODEM chegar a este nível e ainda assim estar na SUA mesa.</p>
<p><strong>COLESTEROL</strong></p>
<p>O conteúdo de colesterol daquelas três xícaras de leite é igual ao de 53 fatias de bacon. Conhece algum médico que aprove essa quantidade de bacon por dia?</p>
<p><strong>MAIS ALGUNS FATOS</strong></p>
<p>Gordura e colesterol. Montes deles. Na &#8220;pirâmide alimentar&#8221; pró-laticínios da USDA, em conjunto o leite, os laticínios e a carne não deveriam representar mais do que 8% da dieta. Estatisticamente, pelo volume de vendas num país com 281 milhões de americanos, acontece que quase 40% da dieta consistem de LEITE E LATICÍNIOS&#8230; sem contar a carne.</p>
<p>O leite de cada um dos mais de 4.700 mamíferos da face da terra é formulado especificamente para a sua espécie. Há lactoferrinas e imunoglobulinas especiais (imunizantes específicos da vaca) que servem de alérgenos para seres humanos.</p>
<p><strong>LEUCEMIA</strong></p>
<p>60% das vacas leiteiras dos Estados Unidos têm o vírus da leucemia.</p>
<p><strong>DIABETES</strong></p>
<p>A proteína lactalbumina já foi identificada como fator-chave da diabetes (e razão fundamental para NÃO dar leite de vaca a lactentes.)</p>
<p><strong>MAL DE CROHN</strong></p>
<p>A paratuberculose por micobactérias provoca uma doença bovina conhecida como &#8220;Mal de Johne&#8221;. Vacas diagnosticadas com esta doença têm diarréia e intensa eliminação fecal de bactérias. Estas bactérias se multiplicam no leite, e não são destruídas pela pasteurização. Às vezes. as bactérias vindas do leite passam a crescer no hospedeiro humano, e daí resulta a síndrome do intestino sensível ou doença de Crohn.</p>
<p><strong>DOENÇA DA VACA LOUCA</strong></p>
<p>Também pode haver príons no leite e na carne. Príons são uma substância cristalina que age como um vírus, com período de incubação de 5 a 30 anos. O resultado final é a DOENÇA DA VACA LOUCA.</p>
<p><strong>HOMOGENEIZAÇÃO</strong></p>
<p>Moléculas grandes de gordura não podem passar para a corrente sangüínea através da parede instestinal. O creme não cresce mais quando é batido porque a homogeneização quebra essas moléculas grandes em pedaços menores que PASSAM para a corrente sangüínea! Isso se transforma numa auto-estrada para quaisquer toxinas carreadas pela gordura (chumbo, dioxinas etc.) chegarem a seus órgãos que, antes, eram os mais bem protegidos.</p>
<p><strong>EFEITOS CUMULATIVOS</strong></p>
<p>Como isso afeta seres humanos que consomem leite de vaca e laticínios? Obesidade (mais de 50% dos americanos, e a proporção não pára de crescer), doenças cardíacas, câncer, alergias, problemas digestivos, diabetes, asma, resistência a antibióticos, problemas comportamentais e a ingestão constante de dioxinas, herbicidas, inseticidas (e tudo o mais que a vaca come e que não é bom para as pragas), fazendo com que tudo isso acabe armazenado na gordura HUMANA&#8230; Nada disso pode ser saudável.</p>
<p>Os que resistem a acreditar na verdade deveriam entender que A MAIORIA da população mundial NÃO tolera a lactose do leite de vaca. Até 95% da população negra, cerca de 53% dos hispânicos etc. Chega disso de o leite de vaca ser &#8220;o alimento perfeito da natureza&#8221; para seres humanos! A mãe natureza sabe bem o que faz.</p>
<p>Questão de bom senso: Onde estava esta campanha maciça de &#8220;o leite é o máximo&#8221; antes da refrigeração, da pasteurização e do transporte em massa? Quando as vacas só davam de meio a dois litros de leite por dia, ele era rapidamente transformado em MANTEIGA e queijo! Agora que as mesmas vacas foram &#8220;bombadas&#8221; com injeções de Posilac para produzir até 26kg ou mais de leite por dia&#8230; durante o ano quase todo&#8230; de repente ele se torna um &#8220;alimento básico&#8221; cotidiano.</p>
<p><strong>ONDE ACHAR O CÁLCIO?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Os campeões do cálcio</strong></p>
<p>Os itens listados abaixo são fontes especialmente valiosas de cálcio de fácil absorção:<br />
- Amêndoas 1/3 de xícara 50mg;<br />
- Melado escuro 1 colher de sopa 137 mg;<br />
- Alga hijiki, seca 1/4 de xícara 162 mg;<br />
- Hummus (pasta árabe de grão de bico) 1/2 xícara 81 mg;<br />
- Quinoa (cereal andino)1 xícara 50 mg;<br />
- Tahine (pasta de gergelim) 2 colheres de sopa 128 mg;<br />
- Tofu sem cálcio (macio) 1/4 de xícara 67mg;<br />
- Tofu com cálcio 1/4 de xícara 430 mg;<br />
- Alga wakame, seca 1/4 de xícara 104 mg.</p>
<p>Normalmente, 4 a 6 porções por dia de qualquer um dos itens a seguir fornecerão quantidade adequada de cálcio. No entanto, adolescentes e mulheres grávidas ou em lactação deveriam ingerir 6 a 8 porções para se garantirem.</p>
<p><strong>SEMENTES E NOZES:</strong><br />
- Tahine, 2 colheres de sopa;<br />
- Manteiga de amêndoas, 3 colheres de sopa;<br />
- Amêndoas, 1/3 de xícara.</p>
<p><strong>VERDURAS:</strong><br />
- Verduras cozidas (couve, couve-nabiça, couve-chinesa, quiabo, brócolis), 1 xícara;<br />
- Verduras cruas (couve-nabiça, couve-chinesa, brócoli), 2 xícaras;<br />
- Algas secas (hijiki), 1/4 de xícara.</p>
<p><strong>LEGUMINOSAS:</strong><br />
- Tofu com cálcio, 1/4 de xícara;<br />
- Feijões cozidos: soja, feijão branco, feijão-guando, feijão-rosinha, feijão-preto, 1 xícara;<br />
- Grão de bico, feijão-cavalo, feijão-manteiga, feijões vermelhos, 1-1/2 xícaras.</p>
<p><strong>OUTROS ALIMENTOS:</strong><br />
- Melado escuro, 1 colher de sopa;<br />
- Figos secos, 5;<br />
- Alimentos e bebidas fortificados com cálcio dos quais cada porção forneça 150 mg de cálcio.</p>
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<link>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/uncontrolled-acromegaly-on-sandostatin-lar/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegaly</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/uncontrolled-acromegaly-on-sandostatin-lar/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve just rang the hospital to get the results of my last &#8216;Day Curve&#8217; to find out what my Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) level is.</p>
<p>Bad news. My acromegaly is not fully controlled by Sandostatin LAR.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s at a level of 538 mg/ml it should be less than about 290 mg/ml (age-adjusted) for me to be termed as &#8216;biochemically controlled&#8217;. It&#8217;s still a whole lot lower than my untreated level of 1244 mg/ml.</p>
<p> This value is higher than three months ago when it was 499 mg/ml, after which my Sandostatin LAR dose was increased from 20mg to 30mg.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not good news, but I still have other options available, increasing the frequency of my injections to every three weeks, combining with a daily tablet of  Cabergoline.  An option is a daily injection of Pegvisomant which works to control acromegaly is the great majority of people. I&#8217;d rather not have an injection every day if I can avoid it, but heh, if it makes me better then I suppose I&#8217;ll have to do it.</p>
<p>The other option, is to have the operation sooner than planned. I have been delaying the operation whilst we try for children just incase .</p>
<p>These options are ones that no doubt will be covered next time I see the professor.</p>
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<link>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/growth-hormone-day-curve/</link>
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<dc:creator>acromegaly</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/growth-hormone-day-curve/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I went into hospital today for a &#8220;Growth Hormone Day Curve&#8221;. In this topic I&#8217;m going to answer some questions that I had before I first went. My fist day curve was three months ago.</p>
<h2>What&#8217;s it for?</h2>
<p>A <strong>Growth Hormone Day Curve</strong> is the measurement of <strong>Growth Hormone</strong> (GH) over the course of a day. The amount of GH fluctuates through the day, so by testing it at different times it allows them to get a better overall picture of what the levels are. They also measure <strong>Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1</strong> (<strong>IGF-1</strong>) which responds to GH. In someone like me, these measurements are used to see how well my treatment is going to see how well my acromegaly is controlled.</p>
<h2>How is it done?</h2>
<p>I went in for 8:30 into hospital. My weight, height and blood pressure was measured. A cannula was placed into the vein on my arm. A cannula is a tiny little tube with a valve tap on it.</p>
<p>Every hour or so, a nurse would come along an attach a small vial to the tap and draw off a small amount of blood. This doesn&#8217;t hurt one bit. At lunch time, I&#8217;m given lunch, and a cup of tea or coffee. The blood testing continues every hour until about three o&#8217;clock in the afternoon. The cannula is taken out, and I&#8217;m free to go on my way. The worst bit for me is when they take the sticky plastic off my arm that was securing the cannula &#8211; it&#8217;s really pulls on the hairs of my arm. Ouch!</p>
<h2>Can I eat breakfast before I go?</h2>
<p>You need to check. Yes, I could eat breakfast before arriving. Check however with your hospital for the procedure for yours. If for example they are planning on doing an &#8220;oral glucose tolerance test&#8221;, then you will be asked not to eat before you go. It&#8217;s best for you to check.</p>
<h2>Is it painful?</h2>
<p>No, not really. When they put the cannula in, it is a bit painful, but it&#8217;s not too bad really. It&#8217;s a bit like having an injection. You might have to be a bit careful of not bending your arm too much if it&#8217;s put in the fold of your arm (on the other side to your elbow).</p>
<p>Taking the cannula out doesn&#8217;t hurt. Taking the sticky plastic tape that was holding the cannula in place really pulls on the hairs of my arm, and I find that the worst bit!</p>
<h2>So what do you do all day during the &#8220;Day Curve&#8221;?</h2>
<p>There&#8217;s always someone to talk to in hospital &#8211; nurses, other patients, and unsuspecting doctors. I managed to have a really good chat with one of the doctors (St.) who was brilliantly helpful.</p>
<p>I took some books, a magazine, a newspaper and a laptop. I was given free access to the hospital wifi whilst I was there, which was great.</p>
<p>I actually quite enjoyed my day in hospital!</p>
<h2>How often is it done?</h2>
<p>In my case, it is done every three months. This is because my acromegaly isn&#8217;t fully controlled at the moment, and I&#8217;ve not gone for the operation to remove the pituitary adenoma as yet. As you get better controlled, you may find that your day curve becomes every six months or twelve months or longer. Naturally, if your treatment is a real success then you may only need a day curve unless it is suspected that your condition has come back.</p>
<h2>When do you get your results?</h2>
<p>At The Christie hospital where I attend, the GH and IGF-1 are tested every-other Friday at the moment. I will probably get a phone call next Friday from the Acromegaly Research Specialist Nurse to let me know the results. The results will be discussed in detail by the Professor during my appointment next month.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[El consumo de lácteos "alarga la vida"]]></title>
<link>http://mymanuel.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/el-consumo-de-lacteos-alarga-la-vida/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dr. House</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mymanuel.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/el-consumo-de-lacteos-alarga-la-vida/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aquellos que de niños consumen en abundancia productos lácteos como leche o queso tienen una mayor e]]></description>
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<link>http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/youre-appointing-who-please-obama-say-its-not-so/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rady</dc:creator>
<guid>http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/youre-appointing-who-please-obama-say-its-not-so/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Jeffrey M. Smith The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than a]]></description>
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<link>http://coto2.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/youre-appointing-who-please-obama-say-its-not-so/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>coto2admin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://coto2.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/youre-appointing-who-please-obama-say-its-not-so/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Jeffrey M. Smith The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than a]]></description>
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<link>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/ca-part-un-peu-en-sucette/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegalie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/ca-part-un-peu-en-sucette/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[2 mois après avoir stoppé la Sandostatine et l&#8217;Androtardil, bilan, pas terrible avec mon endoc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>2 mois après avoir stoppé la Sandostatine et l&#8217;Androtardil, bilan, pas terrible avec mon endocrinologue.</p>
<p>L&#8217;IGF-1 est un peu monté 271mg/Ml. J&#8217;augmente les doses à 25mg de Somavert tous les jours</p>
<p>Ma testostérone est en chute libre. Je dois en avoir moins que mon petit bonhomme de 3 ans. Pas de retour à l&#8217;Androtardil donc à cause des suspicions sur la prostate. Mes PSA sont élevés et j&#8217;ai d&#8217;autres examens en attente. La testostérone favorise l&#8217;augmentation des PSA. Rien n&#8217;est règlé encore sur l&#8217;éventuel risque de cancer débutant de la prostate. Mes examens de Septembre ne sont qu&#8217;une étape. Si les bilans sont mauvais, c&#8217;est biopsie assurée.</p>
<p>Fatigué par la chaleur, c&#8217;est aussi dû a mon hypophyse en plein délire. Comprimés de Cortisol pour compenser sa défaillance.</p>
<p>Après avoir craché pendant des années de l&#8217;hormone de croissance, mon hypophyse est bien essouflée, proche d&#8217;un raisin sec !!!</p>
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<link>http://terveydeksi.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/perusliikkeet-kunniaan/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>terveydeksi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://terveydeksi.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/perusliikkeet-kunniaan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nykyaikaisten kuntosalien ongelma on se, että ne ovat KUNTOsaleja, eivätkä PUNTTIsaleja. Aivan liian]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nykyaikaisten kuntosalien ongelma on se, että ne ovat KUNTOsaleja, eivätkä PUNTTIsaleja. Aivan liian usein saliharrastus aloitetaankin laitteilla, eikä vapailla painoilla.</p>
<p>Älkää ymmärtäkö väärin, pidän kuntosalilaitteita oivina välineinä, kun haetaan tuntumaa, voimaa ja väsymystä johonkin tiettyyn lihasryhmään. Raskaiden perusliikkeiden tulisi kuitenkin toimia saliohjelman vakaana perustana.</p>
<p><strong>Vapaiden painojen kanssa treenatessa mm.</strong><br />
- Kehon yleinen hallinta paranee<br />
- Rekrytoidaan enemmän lihaksia samanaikaisesti, jolloin liikkeet ovat fyysisesti raskaampia<br />
- Lisäksi tällöin useampi lihas myös vahvistuu<br />
- Tukilihaksisto vahvistuu<br />
- Hormonaalinen vaikutus (mm. T, GH) on kokonaisvaltaisempi<br />
<em>(voitaneen myös käyttää sanaa &#8220;parempi&#8221;, mutta GH stimuloi IGF-1:n tuotantoa, IGF-1 taasen toimii sekä endokriinisesti että parakriinisesti ja aiheesta olikin jotain tutkimuksia, joissa todettiin IGF-1 -arvojen olevan lihaksessa korkeammat kovan hapotuksen ja pumpin jälkeen&#8230; Mistäköhän tämänkin tutkimuksen taas löytäisi?)</em></p>
<p>Vapaita painoja käytettäessä nostotekniikka tulisi kuitenkin opetella alusta asti oikein. Jotta tämä onnistuisi, tulee harjoittelu aloittaa riittävän pienillä painoilla &#8211; näin vältetään mahdolliset loukkaantumiset ja pidetään treenimotivaatio yllä alusta asti. Lihasmuisti on paras muisti &#8211; mutta joskus opittua väärää liikerataa voi olla vaikea korjata myöhemmässä vaiheessa.</p>
<p>Vapailla painoilla (kuten tietysti laitteillakin) tulisi treenikiertoon aina muistaa sisällyttää progressiota. Lihasten rakentaminen on hidasta työtä ja progressio takaa, että tuloksia alkaa jossain vaiheessa syntyä.</p>
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<link>http://comosereformaumplaneta.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/tomar-leite-e-saudavel/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zhannko</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comosereformaumplaneta.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/tomar-leite-e-saudavel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sim, o leite é o &#8220;alimento perfeito&#8221; da mãe natureza&#8230; para um bezerro, que nasce c]]></description>
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<p>Sim, o leite é o &#8220;alimento perfeito&#8221; da mãe natureza&#8230; para um bezerro, que nasce com 35 kg, de uma mãe com 200 kg, até que seja desmamado!</p>
<p>Tudo o que você sabe sobre leite de vaca e laticínios é, provavelmente, parte de condicionamentos culturais e MITO da indústria leiteira. O leite de vaca é um fluido insalubre de animais, na maioria das vezes, doentes que contém uma gama ampla de substâncias perigosas e causadoras de alergias, intoxicações e doenças, com efeito prejudicial e cumulativo sobre todos os humanos que o consomem.</p>
<p>TODO leite de vaca contém 59 hormônios ativos, vários alergenos, gordura saturada e colesterol. A maior parte do leite de vaca contém quantidades mensuráveis de herbicidas, pesticidas, dioxinas (até 2.200 vezes o nível aceitável), até 52 antibióticos, sangue, pus, fezes, bactérias e vírus. O leite da vaca pode conter ainda resíduos de tudo o que a vaca come, inclusive coisas como radiativos de testes nucleares. E, muita adrenalina e dor, pois a vaca escuta o seu bezerro chorar 24 horas/dia, já que o leite que seria do bezerro é praticamente todo direcionado para o consumo humano.</p>
<p>O leite de cada um dos mais de 4.700 mamíferos da face da terra é formulado especificamente para a sua espécie. Neles encontramos lactoferrinas e imunoglobulinas, agentes imunizantes específicos de cada animal, que funcionam como alergenos para seres humanos.</p>
<p><strong>Combustível de tumores</strong></p>
<p>Daqueles 59 hormônios do leite, um é o poderoso hormônio do CRESCIMENTO chamado IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor One &#8211; Fator de Crescimento similar à Insulina). Por uma curiosidade da natureza ele é idêntico no leite das vacas e dos humanos. Considere que este hormônio serve de &#8220;combustível&#8221; para qualquer crescimento acelerado, entre eles os tumores e cânceres.</p>
<p>A medicina já considera que o IGF-1 é um fator-chave no crescimento rápido e na proliferação dos cânceres de seio, próstata e cólon (intestino grosso), e suspeita-se que, provavelmente, pode promover TODOS os cânceres, entre eles os de estômago.</p>
<p>IGF-1 é componente natural de TODO leite, pois sua função é exatamente que o recém-nascido cresça com rapidez. Nós consumidores e responsáveis pelas crianças não pensamos a esse respeito, porque não temos a mínima idéia do problema, assim como muitos pediatras e médicos. Ver em http://www.notmilk.com/igf1time.txt &#8211; uma cronologia)</p>
<p><strong>MONSANTO e o Posilac</strong></p>
<p>A indústria química Monsanto, investiu cerca de meio bilhão de dólares para inventar uma injeção que fizesse as vacas produzirem MAIS leite. De 2 litros/dia, passa-se a 26 litros/dia. Que loucura: dá para ser saudável um alimento obtido com tal crueldade? E, o Posilac induz um aumento na concentração natural de IGF-1 de até 80%.</p>
<p>O FDA (Departamento que regula a liberação de Alimentos e Remédios nos EUA) insiste que o IGF-1 é destruído no estômago. Se isso fosse verdade, a FDA acaba de informar que amamentar é inútil, porque, dispensando esta informação do capitalismo selvagem, este fator de crescimento FAZ o bezerro e todos os bebês crescerem (com a rapidez que pretende a mãe natureza), mesmo com o seu leite passando pelos seus estômagos.</p>
<p><strong>CÁLCIO &#8211; E o Magnésio?</strong></p>
<p>Onde as vacas arranjam cálcio para seus pesados ossos, fartos músculos e leite para seus bezerros de 35 kg? Sim, das plantas! O cálcio que consomem das plantas vem acompanhado de farta quantidade de magnésio (presente na clorofila), fundamental para que o organismo assimile corretamente o cálcio.</p>
<p>O leite de vaca tem três vezes mais cálcio que o leite humano. Mas não importa, são números que não dizem muito, porque para o cálcio ser assimilado PRECISA haver quantidade equivalente de MAGNÉSIO, como existe nas folhas verdes que as vacas comem. O leite só tem magnésio suficiente para que se absorvam cerca de 11% do cálcio total (33 mg/xícara).</p>
<p>A questão é que enquanto a vaca amamenta seu bezerro, ela segue comendo folhas verdes, que complementam a proporção ideal de magnésio. Boa idéia para as mães que amamentam, tomarem seus sucos verdes uma ou mais vezes/dia.</p>
<p>Ou seja, o melhor substituto do leite são os SUCOS VERDES. Precisamos esquecer que leite, depois da fase de amamentação, precisa ser branquinho: ele precisa mesmo é ser verdinho!</p>
<p>Curioso: as nações com maior de consumo de leite e laticínios também têm o maior índice de osteoporose e fraturas ósseas. Prova? Que tal um estudo controlado de 78.000 enfermeiras num período de 12 anos? (http://www.notmilk.com/deb/030799.html)</p>
<p><strong>PROTEÍNA &#38; O MITO</strong></p>
<p>O leite pode ser considerado &#8220;carne líquida&#8221; por causa de seu alto conteúdo de proteína que, em conjunto com outras proteínas, pode na verdade TIRAR cálcio dos ossos e dentes. Pois a digestão da proteína animal exige grande produção de ácido clorídrico, que irá seqüestrar sais ricos em cálcio, magnésio e ferro, acidificando todo o metabolismo, desmineralizando-o por completo. Países que consomem dietas ricas em proteínas de origem animal (carnes, leite e laticínios) apresentam as taxas mais altas de osteoporose e fraturas ósseas.</p>
<p>Dividido em seus grupos básicos, LEITE INTEGRAL é: 87% de água + 3,25% de Gordura + 4% de Caseína + 1% de outras proteínas + 4,75% de outras substâncias.</p>
<p>Assim, 80% da proteína do leite é a caseína. Mas, a caseína é um alérgeno poderoso, uma histamina que ativa – via reação alérgica &#8211; a produção de grande quantidade de muco. Ou seja, quanto maior o consumo de lácteos, maior será a produção de mucos, meio de cultura para microorganismos oportunistas=inflamações, que desencadeiam infecções. Dá-lhe antibióticos!</p>
<p><strong>DIABETES</strong></p>
<p>A proteína lactalbumina já foi identificada como fator-chave da diabetes, sendo o motivo fundamental para NÃO se oferecer leite de vaca aos lactentes.</p>
<p><strong>PASTEURIZAÇÃO &#8211; HOMOGENEIZAÇÃO &#8211; BACTÉRIAS e PUS</strong></p>
<p>Normalmente o leite é pasteurizado (72°C/15 segundos e resfriamento instantâneo), porém, ao voltar à temperatura ambiente o número de bactérias no leite DOBRA a cada 20 minutos. Pasteurização? Ledo engano!</p>
<p>Cada ml de leite de vaca comercial pode ter até 750.000 células somáticas (conhecidas como pus) e 20.000 bactérias vivas, antes de ser retirado do mercado. Isso chega a espantosos 20 milhões de bactérias vivas e a 750 milhões de células de pus/litro.</p>
<p>A Comunidade Européia e o Canadá só permitem 400.000.000 células de pus/litro. Em geral esses níveis são mais baixos, mas não admira colocarem soda para a conservação do leite.</p>
<p>A homogeneização (processo mecânico para evitar a formação de nata), quebra moléculas grandes de gordura em partículas menores que PASSAM para a corrente sangüínea! Isso se transforma numa auto-estrada para quaisquer toxinas carreadas pela gordura (chumbo, dioxinas etc.) chegarem a seus órgãos que, antes, eram os mais bem protegidos.</p>
<p><strong>DOENÇA DE CROHN</strong></p>
<p>A paratuberculose por micobactérias provoca uma doença bovina conhecida como &#8220;Mal de Johne&#8221;. Vacas diagnosticadas com esta doença têm diarréia e intensa eliminação fecal de bactérias. Estas bactérias se multiplicam no leite, e não são destruídas pela pasteurização. Às vezes, as bactérias vindas do leite passam a crescer no hospedeiro humano, e daí resulta a Síndrome do Intestino Sensível ou Doença de Crohn.</p>
<p><strong>EFEITOS CUMULATIVOS</strong></p>
<p>Como isso afeta seres humanos que consomem diariamente leite de vaca e laticínios ao longo de toda sua vida?</p>
<p>Obesidade, doenças cardiovasculares, câncer, alergias respiratórias, de pele e outras, problemas digestivos, diabetes, resistência a antibióticos, problemas comportamentais e quadros de intoxicação generalizada, fazendo com que tudo isso acabe armazenado na gordura HUMANA&#8230;</p>
<p>Os que resistem a acreditar devem ler mais, se informar e perceber que a MAIORIA da população mundial NÃO tolera a lactose. Até 95% da população negra e cerca de 53% dos hispânicos.</p>
<p>Abaixo o mito de que o leite de vaca é o alimento perfeito da natureza para seres humanos!</p>
<p><strong>QUESTÃO DE BOM SENSO</strong></p>
<p>Onde estava esta campanha maciça de &#8220;leite é o máximo&#8221; antes da refrigeração, da pasteurização e do transporte em massa? Quando as vacas só produziam de 0,5 a 2 litros de leite/dia (necessidade natural do seu bezerro), ele era rapidamente transformado em MANTEIGA e queijo! Agora que as mesmas vacas foram &#8220;bombadas&#8221; com injeções de Posilac para produzir até 26 litros ou mais de leite/dia (seguem as pesquisas de novas drogas), derepente os lácteos se tornaram um &#8220;alimento básico&#8221; do cotidiano. COMO É QUE É?</p>
<p>E para aumentar o engodo, agora está na moda o SORO do leite, que é a SOBRA fétida obtida após a extração da GORDURA e CASEÍNA do leite. Os principais componentes do soro são a albumina sérica bovina e a lactoalbumina. Há outros hormônios contidos no soro, além de todas as impurezas solúveis em água: do leite e do processo industrial.</p>
<p>A indústria &#8220;do ganhar dinheiro&#8221; não pode parar. Efeito dominó sabe? Usam a expressão sustentabilidade para justificar a industrialização do soro do leite e não contaminar os rios. Mas a real sustentabilidade é não consumir lácteos, daí não existirá soro, lixo a ser usado como envenenamento final. Não existirá a indústria da doença, sendo os problemas respiratórios (mucos) a segunda maior causa da mortalidade infantil. A primeira causa são os problemas congênitos, que, considerando os hábitos alimentares das mães, sei não!?!</p>
<p><em>Tradução: Beatriz Medina &#8211; Rio de Janeiro</em></p>
<p><strong>Nota</strong>: o Boletim Doce Limão de Junho/09 terá como tema O LEITE, onde este este assunto será aprofundado e. serão apresentadas as 12 doenças que a medicina já reconhece como iniciada ou propagada via consumo de leite e laticínios.</p>
<p>Leia também:<br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=488%3Aleite-de-sementes&#38;catid=10%3Aalimentacao-crua-e-viva&#38;Itemid=81">Leites de Sementes &#8211; Parte 1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=675%3Aleites-de-sementes-parte-2&#38;catid=10%3Aalimentacao-crua-e-viva&#38;Itemid=81">Leites de Sementes &#8211; Parte 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=424%3Asucos-de-luz-do-sol&#38;catid=10%3Aalimentacao-crua-e-viva&#38;Itemid=81">Sucos de Luz do Sol</a></p>
<p>Assista aos vídeos:<br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=676%3Avideo-leite-de-sementes&#38;catid=10%3Aalimentacao-crua-e-viva&#38;Itemid=81">Vídeo &#8211; Leite de Sementes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=202%3Acomo-fazer-o-suco-da-luz-do-sol-&#38;catid=10%3Aalimentacao-crua-e-viva&#38;Itemid=81">Vídeo &#8211; Como preparar o Suco da Luz do Sol</a><br />
<a href="http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=533%3Avideo-voce-bebe-leite&#38;catid=61%3Aalimentacao&#38;Itemid=81">Vídeo &#8211; Você bebe leite?</a></p>
<p><em>http://www.docelimao.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=674:leite-e-um-alimento-saudavel&#38;catid=61:alimentacao&#38;Itemid=81</em></p>
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<link>http://healthhabits.ca/2009/07/06/occlusion-kaatsu-training-the-easiest-and-fastest-way-to-build-muscle-mass-or-health-club-kink/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://healthhabits.ca/2009/07/06/occlusion-kaatsu-training-the-easiest-and-fastest-way-to-build-muscle-mass-or-health-club-kink/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You gotta love the Japanese. They start with a little of this: Add in a little of this: image credit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#000000;">You gotta love the Japanese.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">They start with a little of this:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/arnold-bicep-curl-arm-blaster1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4598" title="arnold bicep curl arm blaster" src="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/arnold-bicep-curl-arm-blaster1.jpg?w=300" alt="arnold bicep curl arm blaster" width="300" height="269" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Add in a little of this:</span></p>
<div id="attachment_4601" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 262px"><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/mr-bondage-roger-hargreaves.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4601" title="mr.-bondage - roger hargreaves" src="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/mr-bondage-roger-hargreaves.jpg" alt="image credit: Roger Hargreaves" width="252" height="256" /></a></span><p class="wp-caption-text">image credit: Roger Hargreaves</p></div>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">And end up with this:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/kaatsu-biceps.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4597" title="kaatsu biceps" src="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/kaatsu-biceps.jpg?w=300" alt="kaatsu biceps" width="300" height="224" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Occlusion or <a href="http://www.kaatsu.com/">Kaatsu</a> training.</span></p>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">What is Occlusion or Kaatsu Training?</span></h3>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">In a nutshell, Occlusion Training involves applying a tourniquet of some sort (Researchers use a pneumatic tourniquets similar to a blood pressure cuff) to the <a href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9283" target="_self">proximal</a> portion of one of your limbs to restrict blood flow (partially or fully) while you perform low intensity exercise.</span></p>
<h3><span style="color:#000000;">And why would you do that?</span></h3>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">According to this <a href="http://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/2009/06000/The_Use_of_Occlusion_Training_to_Produce_Muscle.11.aspx" target="_self">recent study</a>:</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;">Low intensity occlusion (50-100 mm Hg) training provides a unique beneficial training mode for promoting muscle hypertrophy. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Training at intensities as low as 20% of 1 rep maximum with moderate vascular occlusion results in muscle hypertrophy in as little as 3 weeks. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">A typical exercise prescription calls for 3 to 5 sets to volitional fatigue with short rest periods. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">The metabolic buildup causes positive phsiologic reactions, specifically a rise in growth hormone that is higher than levels found with higher intensities. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Occlusion training is applicable for those who are unable to sustain high loads due to joint pain, postoperative patients, cardiac rehabilitation, athletes who are unloading, and astronauts.<br />
</span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">In fact, during the study, test subjects saw some pretty startling results:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Lactate increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Growth Hormone increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Norepinephrine increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">IGF-1 increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Noradrenaline increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Myostatin decreased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">One rep maximum strength increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Isometric strength &#38; torque increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Isokinetic strength &#38; torque increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Muscular endurance increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Cross-sectional area of the muscle increased</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Slow twitch fibers changed into Fast twitch fibers</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">And all you need to turn yourself into a muscle-building Kaatsu warrior is some bondage gear and the ability to ignore the stares and giggles of your fellow health club members.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/occlusion-training-leg-extension.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4603" title="occlusion training - leg extension" src="http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/occlusion-training-leg-extension.jpg" alt="occlusion training - leg extension" width="500" height="1366" /></a><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">So, what do you think of that?</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">I may come back and expand this post with more data in the next few days. I just received a full copy of this latest study and I am poring over the details. But, I couldn&#8217;t wait to share this with you.</span></p>
<p>Looking forward to the comments.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">Reference<br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.kaatsu.com">Kaatsu</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><a title="jkts" href="http://kaatsu.jp/english/index.html" target="_self">Japanese Kaatsu Training Society</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/2009/06000/The_Use_of_Occlusion_Training_to_Produce_Muscle.11.aspx" target="_self">NSCA &#8211; SCJ study</a></span></li>
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<title><![CDATA[dégat collatéral ?]]></title>
<link>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/degat-collateral/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegalie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegalie.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/degat-collateral/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fin mai, j&#8217;ai donc passé une semaine à la Pitié Salpétrière pour un bilan de santé complet. Co]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Fin mai, j&#8217;ai donc passé une semaine à la Pitié Salpétrière pour un bilan de santé complet.</p>
<p>Coté adénome, il ne semble pas avoir grossi. Coeur, tyroïde, estomac, reins tout va bien. L&#8217;hormone de croissance est à peu près maîtrisée si bien que la Sandostatine est abandonnée. Je dois vérifier mon taux d&#8217;IGF-1 dans quelques jours pour vérifier s&#8217;il faut reprendre ou pas la Sandostatine. Je reste sur de la Somavert 20mg quotidiennement.</p>
<p>Coté Prostate, des analyses montrent des PSA un peu trop élevés, au dessus de 8. J&#8217;ai donc fait une échographie qui a révélé une prostate normal. L&#8217;urologue confirme mais est toujours inquiet de ce taux, signe précurseur d&#8217;un cancer. Direct, le mot est lancé. Reste à attendre mi Septembre pour voir l&#8217;évolution du taux. S&#8217;il est toujours élevé, c&#8217;est une biopsie de la prostate qui m&#8217;attend.</p>
<p>L&#8217;acromégalie et ses à cotés reprennent d&#8217;un seul coup un peu plus de place dans mon quotidien.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[News: Camrus CAM2029 Octreotide FluidCrystal]]></title>
<link>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/camrus-cam2029-octreotide-fluidcrystal/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegaly</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/camrus-cam2029-octreotide-fluidcrystal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Lund, Sweden. 26 May, 2009 – Camurus announced today that the European Medicines Agency]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>&#8220;Lund, Sweden. 26 May, 2009 – <a href="http://www.camurus.com/?DocumentID=6&#38;Lang=sv&#38;Show=(6)&#38;showsid=yes&#38;main=News&#38;newsID=21" target="_blank">Camurus announced today</a> that the European Medicines Agency&#8217;s (EMEA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion on the application for orphan designation for Camurus’ drug product CAM2029 (octreotide chloride FluidCrystal® Injection depot) for treatment of acromegaly.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Exciting news</strong> &#8211; because this drug is a once-a-month drug administered as a subcutaneaous injection using a small thin needle (just under the skin) as opposed to current long-acting preparations of octreotide that need to be administered into muscle tissue. As a result the drug will be straightforward for the patient to administer themselves.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Research:  Benefits of using Cabergoline with Sandostatin LAR]]></title>
<link>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/research-benefits-of-using-cabergoline-with-sandostatin-lar/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 10:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acromegaly</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/research-benefits-of-using-cabergoline-with-sandostatin-lar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hot off the press (well, it was published online on May 8th 2009): Octreotide LAR and Cabergoline as]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hot off the press (well, it was published online on May 8th 2009):</p>
<blockquote><p>Octreotide LAR and Cabergoline association has been shown to be an effective alternative therapy for those acromegalics who still have active acromegaly despite monotherapy with Somatostatin Analogues, mainly for those with lower pretreatment IGF-I concentrations. According to previous studies, the beneficial effects of Cabergoline occur even when pretreatment Prolactin level is normal and/or there is no tumor Growth Hormone/Prolactin co-expression.</p></blockquote>
<p>See the article here: <a href="http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&#38;ArtikelNr=218323&#38;Ausgabe=0&#38;ProduktNr=223855" target="_blank">Neuro Endocrinology Online</a></p>
<p><em><strong>A quick bit of background to this&#8230; (as far as I understand it!) </strong></em></p>
<p>The pituitary tumours (adenomas) in acromegaly all pump out growth hormone, but some of these tumours can also pump out other hormones such as Prolactin. If the tumour only pumped out Prolactin, then the tumour would be classed as a &#8220;prolactinoma&#8221; (and you wouldn&#8217;t have acromegaly then either), and the course of treatment for these people would generally be Cabergoline, which is a tablet taken orally. Cabergoline is pretty effective at reducing the mass of prolactinomas to the extent that prolactinomas can disappear altogether. Unfortunately, for people with acromegaly, cabergoline (on its own) doesn&#8217;t have such a profound effect as this, but can have beneficial effect is some people.</p>
<p>What this article is saying is that for people who are not getting good control, the addition of Cabergoline can be beneficial even if there is no apparent excess of Prolactin, especially if their original IGF-1 (Growth Factor) is in the lower numbers (but obviously above the normal range).  Previously Cabergoline would only generally be given if the Prolactin was sufficiently elevated.</p>
<p>Obviously don&#8217;t go running in to your doctor demanding Cabergoline, he or she still have to balance the benefits and risks of treatments, and have other things to take into account.</p>
<h2>Cabergoline &#38; Heart Valve Damage</h2>
<p>One particular potential very serious side effect is heart valve damage when taking Cabergoline &#8211; but <a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/356/1/39" target="_blank">this research</a> was restricted until recently to patients who were treated with Cabergoline for Parkinson&#8217;s disease where the dose is much higher. A recent study ( <a title="Low dose cabergoline in hyperprolactinaemia is not associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease" href="http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0015/ea0015p219.htm" target="_blank">Waki, Clark, Atkin [2008]</a> ) shows that for doses associated with treatment of prolactinomas that heart valve damage is not statistically significant.   Other studies are however less conclusive <a href="http://www.eje-online.org/cgi/content/full/159/4/363" target="_blank">Kars et al.</a> and suggest cardiac screening.</p>
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<link>http://acromegaly.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/first-day-curve/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I had my first &#8220;Day Curve&#8221; today. I wasn&#8217;t too sure what to expect, but it wasn&#8217;t as bad as I thought. (I&#8217;ll try to add a photo)</p>
<p>I checked into the Endocrine department at the hospital (The Christie). I was weighed, my height was taken (I&#8217;d be at my ideal weight at 6&#8242;3&#8243; tall for my weight &#8211; it&#8217;s a shame I&#8217;m only 5&#8242;9&#8243;&#8230;). My blood pressure was taken (it was high!).</p>
<p>I then had a little &#8220;cannula&#8221;  put into the vein of my left arm, in the inner bend of the elbow. A cannula is like a little tube with a tiny tap on it so that they can draw off many samples of blood without having to stab you with a needle each time. Brilliant invention, <em>bleedin&#8217;</em> <em>marvelous</em>! I&#8217;m always a bit squeamish when  they put it in, but it&#8217;s not all that bad (thank you S.).</p>
<p>Anyhow, a couple of samples of blood taken every one-and-a-half hours out of the little cannula, and by about 3:30pm I was done. That was easy. I spent the day talking to the nurses, a couple of other outpatients, and installing a little photo gallery for my wife&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>The highlight of my day was seeing the acromegaly nurse (M.) who could see a difference in my appearance after my three months of injections, and seeing the professor again. They were both very reassuring, although I found I had very few questions this time. I&#8217;d probably run out of questions since I last interrogated them! I also feel like I have lost part of the &#8220;mental edge&#8221;, but that could be due to recent stress. Who knows, eh? My blood pressure still appears to be not very well controlled, so I&#8217;ve been given another 24h blood pressure monitor to wear to monitor it.</p>
<p>So, the &#8220;day curve&#8221;? Nothing to worry about (probably the worst thing of the day was the &#8220;road kill&#8221; turkey sandwich!) I think the next one will be in three months time.</p>
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<link>http://dnanewstoday.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/the-genetic-dimension-of-height-and-health/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It may be no tall tale: A few inches taller or shorter could signal a risk for some diseases By Solm]]></description>
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<p>From Danny Devito to Yao Ming, the world is filled with short people and tall people and everyone in between. While factors such as nutrition influence height differences, much of that variation depends on genes. After all, both of Ming’s parents were basketball stars, and Devito’s were not.</p>
<p>But the genes that made Ming grow to 7 feet 6 inches and Devito stop growing several feet shorter could be important for more than sports. Changes in how height genes work could not only add or subtract a few centimeters from leg length, but could also affect underlying cell biology in ways that can lead to disease, recent research suggests.</p>
<p>Statistical studies find that shorter people are more likely to get heart disease, diabetes and osteoarthritis. Other studies show that the same genes that make healthy cells multiply to make a person grow taller can also make cancer cells proliferate in tumors. On the other hand, genes that make bones grow longer can form extra cartilage in joints, protecting them from the ravages of osteoarthritis.</p>
<p>The long and short of it is that height genes might affect health as well as height — although scientists don’t completely understand how.</p>
<p>Some genes that have been implicated in determining height have been well-studied for their connections to particular diseases, but not as well-studied for how they affect height. And while statistical links between height and disease are robustly documented, scientists don’t completely understand if or how the same genes could set the foundation for both height and disease.</p>
<p>Pinning down that connection could have payoffs for treating disease and ensuring health.</p>
<p>“When you take a kid to the pediatrician, the first thing they do is measure the child’s height,” says geneticist Guillaume Lettre of Children’s Hospital Boston and of the Broad Institute, in Cambridge, Mass. He is coauthor of a study that identified several genes associated with height.</p>
<p>Growing too fast or too slow could be a sign of health problems such as hormone imbalances. But if the genes controlling height were well known, pediatricians could easily determine whether a short-for-their-age child simply inherited the gene variants that denote a more diminutive stature, or actually has a more serious condition, Lettre says.</p>
<p>Linking height genes to health is difficult, though, because details of the genetic pathway to height are complex. Many genes work together to create normal variations in height. So far, the suspicion that height genes affect health is supported mostly by statistical studies.</p>
<p>In 2001, for instance, epidemiologist David Gunnell of the University of Bristol in England and colleagues found that taller people can face a 20 to 60 percent greater risk for various cancers, including of the breast, prostate and colon.</p>
<p>Last year, epidemiologist Luisa Zuccolo, also of Bristol, followed up on Gunnell’s work with a study focused on the link between height and prostate cancer. The risk of developing prostate cancer increased by 6 percent for every 10 centimeters over the median height of the 1,357 men in the study, Zuccolo and colleagues reported in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &#38; Prevention. Despite the link, height was still less of a risk factor than age and family history, but “understanding why height is associated with prostate cancer could help us to understand its causes,” Zuccolo says.</p>
<p>One molecule that taller people have in abundance compared with shorter people is insulin-like growth factor 1, or IGF-1. The insulin-like molecule stimulates the growth of cells and tissues, and higher levels of the molecule have also been linked to the incidence and progression of several different types of cancer. IGF-1 can bind to the tumors of cancers of the breast, prostate and bladder, stimulating the growth of tumor cells. Zuccolo speculates that the IGF-1 gene could link height and prostate cancer.</p>
<p><strong>Stimulating growth</strong></p>
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<p>IGF-1 is a protein that binds to receptor molecules on other cells, triggering a cascade of events that eventually stimulate cell growth.</p>
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<p>A study reported in 2007 in Science found that variations in the IGF-1 gene were one reason that Chihuahuas don’t grow as large as Great Danes. Geneticist Nathan Sutter, then at the National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues found that small dog breeds had one particular variant of the gene for IGF-1, but almost all giant breeds had a different version of the gene.</p>
<p>A 1993 study by Michael Ranke and colleagues at University Children’s Hospital in Tübingen, Germany, found that shorter children had lower levels of IGF-1. Ranke and his colleagues speculate that lower levels of IGF-1 could cause a reduction in growth in early childhood.</p>
<p>In 2001, Gunnell and colleagues reported that leg length is the height component most strongly associated with coronary heart disease and with insulin resistance, a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes. After measuring leg length and trunk length in 2,429 men and tracking coronary heart disease over 15 years, the team found that insulin resistance and heart disease were more frequent in men with shorter legs, while trunk length showed less association.</p>
<p>But it’s not height itself that makes people sick, researchers say. The ratio of leg length to trunk length could signal IGF-1 levels and thus, possibly, a likelihood for certain diseases. Small variations in the amount of IGF-1 produced can affect growth during childhood, and also alter the incidence of disease later in life.</p>
<p>Lower levels of IGF-1 may have other effects. One study found that individuals with the lowest IGF-1 levels had a twofold increase in heart disease incidence, epidemiologist Torben Jørgensen of the University of Copenhagen and colleagues reported in 2002 in Circulation.</p>
<p>In a 2004 study of IGF-1, height and disease, Gunnell and his colleagues found that shorter stature is linked to heart disease and to insulin resistance.</p>
<p>Researchers aren’t sure why, but large amounts of the IGF-1 protein increase insulin sensitivity, which can reduce a person’s risk for heart problems. Insensitivity to insulin, or insulin resistance, associated with type 2 diabetes is linked to the inflammation that leads to heart disease, but the mechanism of this link is not known.</p>
<p>More evidence of an IGF-1–heart disease link comes from a 2007 finding that IGF-1 injections lowered the incidence of heart disease in mice fed a high-fat diet. The study, by Patrice Delafontaine of Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and colleagues, was published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. The researchers think that increased IGF-1 reduces the inflammation that can cause heart disease.</p>
<p>But while IGF-1 is known to function in both disease and height, it’s not yet known exactly how the two intersect.</p>
<p><strong>A height and cancer suspect</strong></p>
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<p>Genome-wide association studies offer one way to sift through the human genome by comparing genomes of thousands of people for variations associated with a specific trait. To hunt for height genes, researchers try to identify genetic variations that crop up more often in shorter people or taller people.</p>
<p>So far, several studies have related about 40 different genes to height. But more genes are likely to be found, says Gonçalo Abecasis, a statistical geneticist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor who collaborated on two of the studies. “There are lots of different genes that each only make a small contribution to height,” he says.</p>
<p>The researchers expect that the list of height genes will run into the hundreds. “We’re making progress, but there are many more height genes to find,” says geneticist Michael Weedon of the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, England.</p>
<p>Weedon and his colleagues used genome-wide association studies to identify height gene candidates and found that the gene at the top of their list is also a well-known cancer gene. Variants of the high-mobility group A2 gene, called HMGA2, correlated with small variations in height within a population of just over 19,000 people, the researchers reported in Nature Genetics in 2007. That study was the first evidence that small variations in the gene could produce normal height differences among people.</p>
<p>“Sometimes it’s hard to link the gene you find to a height-related function — but this one was easy,” says Lettre, a coauthor on the study.</p>
<p>Scientists already knew that rare HMGA2 mutations could have severe effects on body size. Take 13-year-old Brenden Adams of Ellensburg, Wash., for example. An average-sized newborn, Adams began growing faster than anyone could explain and now stands 7 feet and 3 inches.</p>
<p>At first, doctors couldn’t figure out why. Then they took a look at his chromosomes. A portion of one copy of Adams’ chromosome 12 is inverted, as if a piece of the chromosome had broken off, flipped around and then reattached. The genes on this inverted section seemed to be undamaged — except for where the chromosome broke, which turned out to be at HMGA2.</p>
<p>Azra Ligon and Brad Quade of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston studied Adams’ case. They aren’t sure exactly how the change to HMGA2 is making Adams grow so much, but they speculate that the chromosome inversion disrupted the normal regulation of the gene.</p>
<p>The HMGA2 gene encodes a protein that activates other genes by rearranging how DNA is stored. To package huge amounts of DNA inside each cell, the DNA is twisted and coiled into the chromosomes, then compacted in an orderly fashion so that the correct section is easily available when needed. The HMGA2 protein recognizes and binds to specific twists in chromosomes in order to activate the genes needed for a wide array of biological processes, including the growth and proliferation of cells.</p>
<p>Weedon and colleagues speculate that mutations in the HMGA2 gene can affect how much of the protein is produced.</p>
<p>Previous work also showed that the HMGA2 gene is active only during embryo development in both mice and people. In mature tissues, gene  activity was almost undetectable, a sign that the gene may not have much effect on the later stages of growth and  development.</p>
<p>“It seems that the contribution of this gene is laid down early in life,” says geneticist Peter Visscher of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia.</p>
<p>But the gene does get turned on at later stages in cancerous cells. HMGA2 proteins are found in the tumors of several different types of cancer, including those of the breast, pancreas and lung, suggesting that the gene may help cancer cells grow and proliferate. But scientists don’t know whether the increased risk of cancer in taller people has anything to do with differences in the HMGA2 gene. While HMGA2 is implicated in both cancer and height, “the mechanistic dots have not yet been connected,” says Lettre.</p>
<p>“Right now, we fall short of explaining exactly how HMGA2 controls height,” he says. “We don’t know exactly how variations in HMGA2 that correlate with height could affect how the gene works.”</p>
<p>And while genes such as HMGA2 are already well-characterized because of their roles in disease or development, little is known about many of the height genes that the statistical studies turn up.</p>
<p>Figuring out what these genes do could explain the links between height and disease. “We’re not there yet,” says Abecasis. “But when you start looking at all these different genes, you find that they are linked to lots of different things.”</p>
<p>Adds Lettre: “We’re interested in learning more about how genes control height. But we’re hoping that some of the height genes will have other effects on health too.” That would help the scientists gain insights into the biological processes of growth. “Time will tell, but that is certainly a hope.”</p>
<hr /><strong>The short path to osteoarthritis</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Taller people may be at a higher statistical risk of cancer, but short people face height-related disease risks too.</p>
<p>A gene called growth differentiation factor 5, or GDF5, is related to height; it encodes a protein important for bone and cartilage growth and skeletal development. Geneticist Karen Mohlke of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her colleagues found that slight differences in the GDF5 gene caused differences of about 0.3 to 0.7 centimeters in height. The people on the shorter end of these differences were more likely to have the particular GDF5 variant associated with osteoarthritis, a type of arthritis caused by the breakdown of cartilage in joints.</p>
<p>People with lower levels of the GDF5 protein have shorter bones and less cartilage in their joints. Shorter people are more susceptible to osteoarthritis because they have less cartilage to wear down.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">“It makes sense that a reduction in GDF5 would decrease bone growth and lead to reduced height,” says Gonçalo Abecasis, a statistical geneticist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a coauthor of the study, which was published in Nature Genetics in 2008. “And as well as this, there would be less cartilage in the joints, which could increase susceptibility to osteoarthritis,” he says.</p>
<p> <strong><a class="aligncenter" title="height gene" href="http://FeedYourGenes.org" target="_blank">FeedYourGenes.org</a><br />
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Having found out that my DHEA level was low I decided to look into this hormone.  DHEA is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands and is known to ameliorate the effects of aging on many body functions.  My research, however, led me to a safer alternative:  7 -Keto DHEA.</p>
<p>7-Keto DHEA is a safer and more potent form of DHEA. 7 Keto is NOT DHEA, rather it is a natural metabolite of DHEA which means that our bodies eventually convert DHEA into 7 Keto DHEA in the skin and kidneys. </p>
<p>Benefits of 7-Keto DHEA:</p>
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<li>Reduces body fat</li>
<li>Strengthens immune function</li>
<li>Helps balance thyroid function</li>
<li>Enhances the liver enzyme catalase</li>
<li>Enhances IGF-1 (growth hormone) hormone production</li>
<li>Improves cognitive function and enhances memory</li>
<li>Helpful for overcoming insulin resistance in type II diabetes</li>
<li>Relieves depression</li>
<li>Has anti-aging benefits</li>
<li>Helps lower stress-induced high blood pressure and may be beneficial for other heart-related diseases</li>
<li>Increases muscle mass</li>
<li>Eases inflammatory conditions like lupus and arthritis</li>
<li>Boosts energy and relieves fatigue</li>
<li>Helpful for asthma</li>
<li>May be helpful in Alzheimer&#8217;s disease</li>
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<p>The most fundamental difference between DHEA and 7 Keto DHEA is that 7 Keto DHEA is already converted DHEA, so, it will not dangerously spike oestrogen and testosterone as does DHEA. Studies have shown that DHEA can raise blood levels of testosterone by as much as 10 times above normal. Since 7-Keto does not convert into testosterone or oestrogen, it is a safe alternative. (Elevated testosterone can increase hair growth in women and cultivate prostate cancer in men). </p>
<p>7 Keto is non-toxic. Liver and blood hormone levels have shown it to be safe and without adverse side effects.</p>
<p>7 Keto DHEA has been proven to promote greater weight loss than DHEA. One clinical trial published in the Journal of Exercise Physiology Online looked at 30 obese people who took a placebo or 7-KETO. Both groups took three one-hour sessions of aerobic and anaerobic exercise per week. At the end of the eight-week study, the 7-KETO group had lost 1.8 percent of body fat, compared to 0.57 percent among the placebo exercisers. Their overall weight loss was 2.88 kilos, about three times the loss among those who took the placebo. </p>
<p>There are signs that 7 Keto DHEA imitates thyroid hormones which cause the body to make more heat and thus burn more calories and helps the body lose weight.</p>
<p>7 Keto lends greater support to the immune system by increasing IL-2 production in human lymphocytes. IL-2 is the key cytokine regulator of T-helper cells which helps activate the immune system against invading pathogens. It also helps to reduce cortisol &#8211; a hormone associated with stress as well as chronic mood disorders and aging.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[Chlorella is a unicellular green algae that packs a very powerful health punch against cancer, the r]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don Imus has Prostate Cancer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Don Imus Today on his morning radio show, Imus in the Morning, Don Imus announced he had stage II pr]]></description>
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<p>Today on his morning radio show, <em>Imus in the Morning</em>, Don Imus <a href="http://wcbstv.com/entertainment/don.imus.monday.2.960098.html" target="_blank">announced </a>he had stage II prostate cancer. His prognosis, however, hasn&#8217;t been made public &#8211; yet. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of men&#8217;s deaths in the United States. In 2008, there <a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/health/stories/2009/03/11/prostate_cancer_facts.html" target="_blank">were 28,000</a> deaths last year and the American Cancer Society <a href="http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_prostate_cancer_36.asp" target="_blank">estimates</a> that in 2008 there were about 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the US. They estimate that 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, but only 1 man in 35 will die because of it.</p>
<p>Recent studies <a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090314/Drinking_Cancer_090314/20090316?hub=Health" target="_blank">links </a>heavy drinking to prostate cancer. Imus has been sober for two decades now, but before he <a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/350158/don_imus_still_sober_after_18_years/" target="_blank">did </a>some heavy drinking and drug abuse. There&#8217;s not an exact answer on what causes prostate cancer, but experts seem to <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer/DS00043/DSECTION=causes" target="_blank">believe </a>that a combination of factors may play a role, including heredity, ethnicity, hormones, diet and the environment. <a href="http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_2X_What_causes_prostate_cancer_36.asp" target="_blank">Others</a> suspect that Prostate cancer may also be linked to higher levels of certain hormones, such as: androgens and <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&#38;cmd=ShowDetailView&#38;TermToSearch=3479" target="_blank">IGF-1</a>. However, more research is needed in this area.</p>
<div id="attachment_778" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.healthhype.com/prostate-cancer-symptoms-and-preventions.html"><img class="size-medium wp-image-778" title="prostate-cancer" src="http://aletorro.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/prostate-cancer.jpg?w=300" alt="Healthy Prostate (top) Cancerous Prostate (bottom)" width="300" height="292" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Healthy Prostate (top) Cancerous Prostate (bottom)</p></div>
<p>The <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer/DS00043/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs" target="_blank">treatments</a> for Prostate cancer are: External beam radiation therapy (EBRT), Radioactive seed implants, hormoney therapy, radical prostatectomy, Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostactectomy (RALRP), watchful waiting, Chemotherapy, Cyrotherapy, genere therapy and immune therapy.</p>
<p>Key <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer/DS00043/DSECTION=prevention" target="_blank">factors</a> for prevention, as with everything else, are healthy eating habits and excersice. <a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/health/stories/2009/03/11/prostate_cancer_facts.html" target="_blank">Routine screening</a> is also necessary, especially because at it&#8217;s early stage, prostate cancer, show no symptoms. Men &#8211; who already have the disease -  will experience weak or interrupted urine flow, inability, difficulty or frequent urinating. Blood in the urine or pain or burning while urinating are also symptoms that should be evaluated.</p>
<p>However you feel about Don Imus, this is a time to put ill feelings aside and wish him well. He is a human being and as one &#8211; as we all do &#8211; he has flaws. What makes us better is when we show our best and our best is when we are compassionate, otherwise we&#8217;re not better than him.</p>
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