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September 13, 2011  In This Issue... - Rare Deep Sea Plant Drops LDL Cholesterol 29 Points, Says Leading MD
- Cure for Macular Degeneration Gets Closer
- Remarkably Effective Ancient Technique for Releasing Physical Pain...
- Game Over? Video Games Make You Eat
- How Did You Meet Your Spouse?
Rare Deep Sea Plant Drops LDL Cholesterol 29 Points, Says Leading MD If you’re ever worried about your cholesterol, and if natural solutions haven’t paid off for you, we have great news for you. Dr. Stephen Sinatra, America’s leading natural cardiologist, has come across a new, rare sea plant extract that’s been shown to significantly reduce LDL cholesterol. Even better, it also reduces triglycerides -- all in as little as eight weeks and for as little as 62 cents a day! This may well be the biggest nutritional discovery he’s made in 20 years. Just click here...
Cure for Macular Degeneration Gets Closer Several years ago, my neighbor joined the 30% of people over age 75 who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It has been wrenching to watch her, once an active reader, having to cope with the loss of sight. I’ve been bringing her books on tape, but such things are small consolation -- and I keep scanning the latest research findings, hoping medicine will be able to offer her something more. So far, I’ve found that while there are no miracles for my neighbor, there is hope for those who have not sustained the level of damage she has. It’s been known for some time that diet can be a major help to eye health, specifically a diet containing foods with a carotene antioxidant called lutein. But now recent information is helping us to understand why -- and will, I hope, make you finally start taking this easy step to protect and preserve your own eyes! In a new study from Japan designed to help us better understand lutein’s healing properties, researchers fed one group of mice a lutein-free diet and another group a diet supplemented with 0.1% lutein. They then exposed both groups to a high-intensity light for three hours. Afterward, the researchers evaluated eye tissue from the mice and found that those that had consumed lutein had lower levels of a negative biomarker (gamma-H2AX) indicating breaks in DNA. Furthermore, in these mice, the activity of a protein called EYA3 showed DNA repair was much higher than in that of the other mice. So now we know how, at the biochemical level, lutein serves as a pair of "internal sunglasses" to protect the eyes. I spoke with ophthalmologist Abdhish R. Bhavsar, MD, director of clinical research at the Retina Center of Minnesota and clinical correspondent for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, about lutein. He said he’s looking forward to findings expected in several years from a large ongoing study called Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) that will give us direct information about the role of lutein and the progression of AMD in human eyes. Brighten Up Your Diet to Save Your Sight In the meantime, however, everyone agrees that a diet containing lutein is important for eye health. Foods that contain lutein include dark, leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach, Romaine lettuce and Swiss chard, as well as eggs, broccoli, tomatoes, avocados, sweet potatoes, squash and mangoes. Studies have shown that just 6 mg of lutein a day can help protect against AMD. This is an easy amount to get from food -- for example, two ounces of cooked spinach contains 6 mg of lutein. (AREDS2 is using 10 mg/day of lutein.) Dr. Bhavsar also advises people with AMD to take supplements containing vitamins C and E and beta-carotene, zinc and copper. Of course, I will keep you posted on new developments that can help us all protect our sight. Source(s):
Abdhish R. Bhavsar, MD, director of clinical research, Retina Center of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and clinical correspondent for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Remarkably Effective Ancient Technique for Releasing Physical Pain... If you suffer from any type of physical pain you need to learn about a free online event that is coming up that can have dramatic results in helping you eliminate your pain. Back pain, neck pain, fibromylgia, joint pain, knee pain, muscle pain, whatever it is this event can help. The event is called the Pain Relief World Summit and it’s being run by the same amazing people that ran the Tapping World Summit which was attended by over 350,000 people online. To learn more about it and see a video preview of how it can help you today check out the video below: Click here to learn more...
Game Over? Video Games Make You Eat Could an hour playing a video game be fattening? It makes sense that spending half the day on your butt wiggling a joystick instead of walking, riding a bike or playing catch would make you less fit -- and research has already shown that the more hours children dedicate to gaming, the more weight they gain. But now a new study reports that teens who play video games for even just one hour a day eat more than those who spend the same hour just sitting. So it’s worth asking, is there something especially insidious about the effect of video games on our eating habits? Game Boys In the randomized, crossover study (meaning that the same subjects tried both protocols), Danish researchers asked 22 healthy, normal-weight, male adolescents (average age nearly 17) to spend one hour sitting at rest during the course of one day. On another day, they were asked to play video games for one hour. Both activities took place at 10:30 am. At lunch immediately afterward, the boys were served spaghetti -- as much as they wanted. Also, on both days, they underwent a range of tests before, during and after their activity. Levels of the hormones cortisol (which become elevated in response to stress) and ghrelin (which affects appetite) were measured, as were calories consumed at the lunch and for the rest of the day. Blood levels of glucose and insulin were also measured. In assessing the results, researchers found that... - The boys expended an average of 21 more calories playing video games than at rest, but they consumed 80 more calories when eating lunch.
- They also consumed more calories during the entire day that they played the video game despite the fact that their self-reports of hunger were the same on both occasions -- after playing and after resting.
- The variances in blood levels of glucose, insulin, cortisol and ghrelin were not enough to be responsible for the increase in appetite.
It’s true that this was a small study, but the results do suggest that playing video games somehow leads to mindless eating, notes Bethany Thayer, MS, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association ( www.EatRight.org). The reason for that is yet to be studied. You may also want to read our article in the February 26, 2009 Daily Health News reporting on a different study that found that computer use may lead to changes in glucose and insulin which, in turn, can increase hunger. No Games? I’m going to resist being the Grinch who stole video games here -- although, as Thayer mentioned to me, it is important to remind kids (adults, too, in fact) that if they’re going to play video games, they should also spend an equal amount of time -- at least -- doing something physically active. If you have decided for whatever reasons that your family members will play video games, it goes without saying that it’s in everyone’s interest that the amount of time spent be very limited. It also seems self-evident that video games that incorporate lots of physical movement, such as virtual tennis, baseball, golf or bowling played on systems such as Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Move and Xbox Kinect, are the best choices. Personally, I think that video games have their place -- they’re fun and they even can stimulate your brain. For me, though, even when I just want to relax, it isn’t that difficult to find a more interesting way to do it. Source(s): Bethany Thayer, MS, RD, spokesperson, American Dietetic Association ( www.EatRight.org), director, wellness programs and strategies, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
How Did You Meet Your Spouse? "How did you meet your spouse" is my favorite break-the-ice question with people who I know are married. In my experience, no one ever has a boring story. Even stories that start dull become lively when you give people the opportunity to share. Real-life examples... Click here to read more...
Be well, 
Carole Jackson
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