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- Argan Oil
- Olive Oil is Good for You, But This is Even Better – Green Valley Natural Solutions
- Argan oil tastes great, reduces LDL cholesterol, reduces triglycerides, may provide extra protection against the risk of thrombosis, a major cause of heart failure, stops some tumors from growing stops certain types of prostate cancer cells from multiplying, may someday be used to help treat, and even prevent prostate cancer. And it turns out argan oil is a powerful antioxidant, too.
- Argan oil is a powerful antioxidant, too. It actually helps your body do a better job protecting itself from cancer. It does this because it contains high amounts of tocopherols, and specifically gamma-tocopherol.
- Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E. There are four tocopherols – alpha, beta, delta and gamma. Studies show that gamma-tocopherol – which is relatively rare — is the most effective form at stopping both prostate and colorectal cancers from growing. Of all the edible oils which have been studied, argan oil has the most gamma-tocopherol.
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- Kava
- Feel Free Was Supposed to Be a Risk-Free Alcohol Alternative. For Some, It Became an Addiction - by Botanic Tonics
- Peddled as a health elixir, it promises to enhance focus and energy. A label on the bottle describes it as a “plant-based herbal supplement” and Feel Free’s Instagram conjures a holistic, nutritional lifestyle.
- It has recently rebranded as a substance that elevates the mood.
- Feel Free is made from the root of the South Pacific plant kava and the leaves of the Southeast Asian tree kratom. Kava has a calming, euphoric effect while kratom, which has a complicated legal history in the United States, is a mild stimulant that has been known to have addictive qualities. In 2018, the FDA classified kratom as an opioid.
- Some liken Feel Free to the highly addictive narcotic oxycodone.
- Are Kava and Kratom Drinks Addictive? | PUNCH
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- Senior Entertainment Discounts | Octane Seating - USA - Thanks to Destinie Wallis for recommending this site.
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- Entertainment Resources for Seniors - SeatUp, LLC - Thanks to Lainey Thomas for recommending this site.
- Exercise Can Cut All Sorts of Health Risks for Seniors. Here's How to Get Going. | Barron's
- Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults, January 5, 2011, Studenski et al. 305 (1): 50 - JAMA
- If You Can Walk This Far In 2 Minutes, Scientists Say You're Much Smarter Than Average (and Your Brain Is Actually Built a Little Differently) | Inc.com
- 660 feet in 2 minutes = 16-minute mile = 4mph
- If You Can Pass Any of These 4 Tests, Science Says You're Likely to Live Significantly Longer and With Less Stress | Inc.com
- Men able to do 40 or more pushups during the baseline exam were 96 percent less likely to experience a cardiovascular event than those who could do only 10 or fewer.
- A University of Sydney study found that people who can walk at a fast pace (3 to 4 miles per hour) have a 24 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality compared with those who walk at a slow pace. For those 60 or over, the effect is more pronounced. People who can walk fast enjoy a 53 percent reduction in all-cause mortality.
- A study published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that how well you can go from a standing, to sitting, to standing position indicates whether you're at greater risk of mortality. The goal is to do it without touching the floor with your hands, knees, elbows, forearms, or the sides of your legs.
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- Alzheimer --> Memory & Dementia & Alzheimer
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- Arthritis & Osteoporosis
- See also: Back pain
- See also: Hip
- See also: Immune System
- See also: Inflammation
- See also: Hypertension (Tylenol)
- Medications for Arthritis
- Glucosamine
- Glucosamine - Wikipedia
- Osteo Joint Ease® Glucosamine Chon MSM | Webber Naturals - InflamEase
- Scientists Warn a Popular Joint Supplement May Accelerate Your Risk of Cognitive Decline - Here's What to Know
- Hyperglycosylation is a metabolic driver of Alzheimer’s disease | Nature Metabolism
- Glucosamine supplementation is associated with accelerated AD progression and worsened survival. Consistently, glucosamine use was associated with increased mortality and a higher likelihood of progression from MCI to AD. Glucosamine usage was associated with a 25% increase in mortality risk among ADRD patients. By contrast, glucosamine usage did not significantly impact mortality risk in the MCI cohort. Glucosamine supplementation is associated with accelerated disease progression or worsened disease phenotype. Glucosamine does not clinically worsen outcomes in individuals with MCI, but is associated with worse survival in patients with AD/ADRD. Glucosamine usage did not lead to an increased mortality rate in the MCI population as a whole, a group that is clinically not classified as having dementia. After accounting for factors such as sex and age, the researchers found that those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who took glucosamine had a 25 percent higher likelihood that they would later develop ADRD.
- Diagnostic categories: AD, ADRD, MCI | Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias, mild cognitive impairment
- When healthy mice were given the same dose, their brains appeared to handle it without issue, suggesting that those already experiencing neurodegeneration may be uniquely vulnerable to the supplement’s impact.
- Popular joint supplement glucosamine linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression | ScienceDaily
- Arthritis - Wikipedia - There are over 100 types of arthritis.The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Osteoarthritis is the third most common disease in the U.S., impacting roughly one in six people over age 30 worldwide. It causes cartilage, the buffering tissue that keeps bones from grinding together, to decay. Over time, it can damage bone too, reshaping the joint and making movement excruciating. Patients are generally limited to two options: Treat the pain or replace the joint. There is no cure.
- Osteoarthritis - Wikipedia = OA
- Osteoarthritis, or the degeneration of cartilage at the joints, is a painful and physically limiting ailment that afflicts more than three million US adults each year. Without treatment, bone rubs against bone, making it deeply uncomfortable and difficult to move.
- Today's treatments primarily involve relieving arthritis-related pain - not resolving the arthritis itself - via over-the-counter and prescription medications, cortisone injections, and bone realignment surgery. Joint replacement surgery is the only conventional treatment to tackle arthritis directly, but it's highly invasive and doesn't always resolve pain long-term.
- Engineers Create Biomaterial That Repairs Damaged Cartilage | Extremetech
- Osteoarthritis: Symptoms, Causes and Natural Support Strategies
- Body, Mind & Spirit: Help for Knee Osteoarthritis and Berries for the Brain - Everything Zoomer
- Steroid injections are associated with disease progression.
- Hyaluronic acid injections, used to relieve pain, strengthen cartilage and thicken the fluid between joints, may be associated with decreased disease progression.
- How to Manage Osteoarthritis and Prevent It From Becoming Debilitating - Everything Zoomer
- Bone Spur
- Bone Spur Causes, Treatment, Symptoms in Neck, Knee, Heel, Back
- Arthritis of the Knee - OrthoInfo - AAOS
- Bone Spur | HealthLink BC
- What Is Knee Osteoarthritis?
- pictures of bone spurs in the knee - Google Search
- Bone Spurs explained. Bone Spurs Symptoms, Causes, Exercises and Treatments all covered. Includes Neck, Foot, Heel, Shoulder, Spine, Knee, Cervical, Hip Joint, Hand and Wrist bone spurs. eBook: Robert Rymore: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store - CDN$8.28 Kindle, CDN$10.94 Paperback
- Suffering joint pains from osteoarthritis? Some do's and don'ts on getting relief. - The Washington Post
- Manage your weight, Stay active, Use meds with care, Be cautious with injections, See surgery as a last resort, Give water workouts a try
- This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection | WIRED
- available by 2030?
- Osteopenia
- Concerned you have bone thinning? Here’s what experts recommend. | Vancouver Sun
- Strength training (weights), Exercise (weight-bearing activity,
e.g. walking, running, jumping), Protein (twice the RDA),
Calcium (from dietary sources, not supplements), Vitamin D
(eggs, salmon, dairy, cereals, + supplement 1000 IU/day),
Estrogen (for women)
- Osteopenia is defined by a DEXA scan T-score between -1
and -2.5, which represents a minor dip in bone density
compared to peak bone mass of a healthy young adult.
- Osteoporosis - Wikipedia
- Osteoporosis Canada
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What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
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Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones | UC San Francisco
- The hormone known as Maternal Brain Hormone (CCN3) increases bone density and strength.
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Risk Factors For Osteoporosis You Can Control
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Mortality risk reduction differs according to bisphosphonate class: a 15-year observational study | SpringerLink
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Does the key to anti-ageing lie in our bones? | Science | The Guardian
- Osteocalcin, a hormone produced in the bones, could one day provide treatments for age-related issues such as decline in muscle function and memory loss. Stimulate bone gain.
- Reverse many age-related ailments: memory (cognitive disorders), appetite, muscle health, fertility, metabolism, liver, etc ...
- Reduction in bone mass may also be linked to the weakening of muscles – referred to in medical terms as
sarcopenia – as well as the memory and cognitive problems. If you exercise regularly, then it stimulates your bone to make more osteocalcin, and that will have these beneficial effects on muscle and brain.
- DPP4 denosumab may slow down the rate of bone loss, and improve symptoms of osteoporosis and diabetes.
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45 Tips on How to Live to 100 - and Love It!
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Bone Density Myths: Why DEXA Scores Aren’t Everything — Physio Network
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia
- Surgery for Arthritis
- See also: Hip
- Alternatives to Surgery for Arthritis
- Hydrogel - available soon??
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Roboti4c Brace Could Mean the End of Knee Replacement Surgery for Some | PCMag
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Physical therapy works as well as surgery for some with torn knee cartilage - Harvard Health
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Suffering from bad
knees, some look for alternatives to surgery - The Washington Post
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Increasing Prevalence of Knee Pain and Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
- Knee pain is mostly caused by osteoarthritis, a chronic condition that afflicts an estimated 30 million Americans of all ages. It is the most common form of arthritis and is caused when the cartilage, which cushions joints, becomes injured and worn, resulting in pain, swelling and stiffness.
- While artificial knees can rid recipients of chronic pain and improve quality of life, research suggest that pain persists in as many as 20 percent of knee replacement patients.
Potential risks of knee replacement surgery range from infection to blood clots. Chronic pain often subsides after recovery from a total knee replacement, but full range of motion often is not restored.
- AAOS = The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- BMUS: The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States | Prevalence, Societal and Economic Cost
- Nonsurgical alternatives: strengthen leg, hip and core muscles; engage in low-impact aerobic exercise and neuromuscular education; weight loss; medications come with potential serious side effects, including the risk of stomach bleeding;
- Other treatments: acupuncture; external braces; dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate; needle lavage; injections of growth factor, stem cells or hyaluronic acid; arthroscopy to repair meniscus tears; use of acetaminophen; steroid injections; opioid drugs; pain patches. Yet, in its 2013 guidelines, the AAOS either
recommended against all of these treatments or found inconclusive evidence that they work.
- Since cartilage cells don't have their own blood supply, it has long been thought that these cells could not regrow. But some
research suggests that this belief may be wrong. Duke University
reported new evidence showing that cartilage in human hips, knees and ankles can regenerate on its own.
- Saving My Knees: How I Proved My Doctors Wrong and Beat Chronic Knee Pain eBook: Richard Bedard: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store - CDN$9.99 Kindle
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The 90 Day Knee Arthritis Remedy: An Uncommon Guide to Switching On Your Body's Natural Healing Power eBook: Doug Kelsey: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store - CDN$9.99 Kindle
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A small tweak to genes may finally enable us to regrow cartilage
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Relief for Arthritis Pain: Your Best Options
- Knee Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
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8 Myths About Arthritis Debunked - Everything Zoomer
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Things You Need to Know About Arthritis
- Myth busting: Running does not wear down the joints - by Jean-Francois Esculier, PT, PhD
- Osteoarthritis, which could be defined as 'aging of the joints', is often associated with running. It would make sense, since runners hit the pavement thousands of times each training session, with up to 10 times the body weight applied on the knees. In fact, research suggests the exact opposite.
- Joints get stronger with running
Muscles get bigger and stronger with weight training, and bones become stronger with loading. Joint structures like cartilages are no different: even though they take longer, they can become stronger. A few years ago, a study showed that a 10-week start-to-run program caused an increase in cartilage components that make it more resistant to impact. Also, marathon runners have thicker knee cartilages than non-runners.
- Runners have less osteoarthritis
According to recent studies, people who run recreationally have 3 times less knee and hip osteoarthritis than those who don't run. They also decrease their chances of requiring a knee replacement surgery in the future by over 50%. Simply put, running without pushing through pain is probably the best thing you can do for long-term joint health!
- Jean-Francois Esculier works in the Department of Physical Therapy at UBC and is a Physical Therapist at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic and is Director of research and development at The Running Clinic.
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Consistent with current clinical guidelines, exercise should be a core treatment for osteoarthritis
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Habitual running does not increase risk for symptom or structure progression in those with pre-existing knee osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
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Benefits of Green Tea You Never Knew Before
- See also: Turmeric & curcumin
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What to Know About Supplements for Joint Pain
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Arthritis Facts You Need to Know
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Prevent Stiff Knees With These Joint Health Tips
- Strengthen the hamstrings (behind the thigh) and the quadriceps (in front of the thigh). Work on your core and building up gluteal muscles (located around the legs and buttocks).
- stair climbing (or step-ups, which, as the name suggests, consist of stepping up and down on a stair or a stool)
- Exercises: stairs, swimming, cyling, nordic walking, walking
- Cytonics Corporation - A company developing treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), the world’s most common joint disease. - Potential?
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- Autism
- Are there more autistic people now?
- For people to be diagnosed with autism, they need to have "persistent difficulties in social life and in social communication".
- This behaviour can range from a lack of turn-taking in conversation to being completely non-verbal.
Restricted interests and repetitive behaviours are part of a second group of traits required to meet the criteria.
- The rise in diagnosis be explained by changes to who we count as autistic rather than an increase in the number of autistic people.
- Asperger's syndrome - People with Asperger's were seen as on the autistic spectrum because of social difficulties and repetitive behaviour, but had fluent language and good intelligence.
- PDD-NOS = "pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified" - This is a "safety net diagnosis".
- ASD = autism spectrum disorder - which includes people previously diagnosed with Asperger's or PDD-NOS.
- Girls may be better at masking, which means hiding their autistic traits so that they fit in socially, perhaps by copying others' behaviour.
- Disproven theories linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination to autism linger. Others say there must be something in what we eat, drink, or breathe that's causing more autism. The rise in diagnoses can be explained by a broadening autism definition rather than an increase in the amount of underlying autism. And there's solid research showing that autism is largely a product of the genes you inherit from your parents.
- There is definitely a quite well established link between autism and the age of the parent. If the parent is older you're more likely to have an autistic child, but it's not a huge effect.
- There's some evidence around preterm birth and infection during pregnancy and also some birth complications.
- Aspirin
- Bionics
- Blood
- Blood pressure - see Hypertension
- Body
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Brain Health
- Cancer
- Cancer Research Institute
- Cancer Care Ontario = CCO
- Food ...
- Lungs
- Prostate Cancer ...
- Skin Cancer
- See also: Inflammation
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- TNM staging system - Wikipedia
- Causes
- Genetic propensities or predisposition
- Stress (any type)
- Iron ...
- etc...
- Detection
- Prevention
- Treatments
- Surgery (=cut)
- Chemotherapy (=poison)
- Radiation (=burn)
- Immunotherapy
- BXQ-350
- Gerson Center therapy (Mexico)
- Leatril = B17 = apricot kernel pits (cyanide) in conjunction with hypothermia
- Nutrition, Diet
- Epigenetics - lifestyle choices can influence gene expression
- "Eat the rainbow" = eat colourfull foods (fruits & vegetables)
- Spices, herbs, probiotics, sunshine, air, micronutrients
- Turn on your own immune system
- Can Nutritional Ketosis Help Fight Against Cancer? - DrJockers.com
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Benefits of Green Tea You Never Knew Before
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Green bananas prevent and reduce cancers by over 60%, researchers find | CRC = colorectal cancer
- resistant starch = fermentable fibre = slightly green bananas, oats, etc.
- It acts like dietary fibre in the digestive system. This type of starch has several health benefits and fewer calories than regular starch.
- taken for an average of two years, did not affect cancers in the bowel but did reduce cancers in other parts of the body by more than half - esp upper gastrointestinal (GI tract) cancers
- Aspirin reduced the risk of cancer of the large bowel by 50%.
- At the end of the treatment stage (2 years), there was no overall difference between those who had taken resistant starch or aspirin and those who had not. During the 10-year follow-up there were new CRC cases: 5/463 (1.0%) treated, 21/455 (4.6%) placebo.
- Other
- Complicating the progress (of the treatments) are side effects, difficulties in tolerating drugs, and collateral damage to healthy tissue.
- "You can not cut a tumor off (surgery), or shrink a tumor (radiation), or poison a tumor (chemo) and expect to stay well and stay healthy, because you are not addressing the real problem, you are only addressing the symptoms."
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Can ANY Treatment Possibly be as Good as This? | Cancer Defeated - GCMAF - See the references at the bottom of the article.
- GcMAF - Wikipedia
- "The protocol included a sugar-free, low-carb diet, high-dose vitamin D and K2, Master Amino Acid Pattern (a unique pattern of essential amino acids),
magnesium, high-dose vitamin C, methylcobalamin (B12) and other B vitamins, plus enzymes and other therapies such as massage, visualization and oxygen. GcMAF was given by injection to the lymph nodes nearest to the tumor. Patients were also nebulized and given suppositories of Goleic. They also had to eat a special yogurt that boosts GcMAF." -|- See also:
sugar
- A generic (and far cheaper) form of Rerum has been put together by Kerri Rivera, who specializes in the treatment of autism. It's called Chondroitin Sulfate with Vitamin D and Oleic.
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Top 10 Natural Cancer Treatments - DrJockers.com
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Eating two mushrooms a day could lower cancer risk by 45 per cent, study finds. Experts recommend a pinch of salt | South China Morning Post | (a pinch of salt has lots of "grains of salt" = lots of scepticism)
- Mushrooms contain high levels of antioxidants, and chemical components believed to strengthen the immune system. A study touts their anti-cancer properties.
- The team's findings showed that even though shiitake, oyster, maitake and king oyster mushrooms have higher amounts of the amino acid
ergothioneine than white button, cremini and portobello mushrooms, people who incorporated any variety of mushrooms into their daily diets had a lower risk of cancer.
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Transgenes in the gut can reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
- MyCancerIQ.ca | Learn Your Risk
- Carbohydrates = Carbs | Carbohydrates must be reduced
- See also: Dieting
- See also: LCHF
- See also: Atkins
- See also: Sugar
- Healthy Carbs: Discover What They Are and 20 Top Healthy Carb Foods
- Macronutrients = Protein + Fats + Carbohydrates
- See also: Fibre /
Fiber (USA)
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More fiber in the diet may help boost levels of GLP-1, an Ozempic-like hormone : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Medications Containing Semaglutide Marketed for Type 2 Diabetes or Weight Loss | FDA - Ozempic and Wegovy
- The drug mimics a hormone that our bodies naturally make when we're eating food. It's called GLP-1. GLP-1 is a satiation hormone, which suppresses hunger signals.
- Not all fiber works the same way. Beta-glucan fiber may improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood pressure and increase satiation between meals.
- Fermentable fibres can be digested by bacteria in the gut (but not in the stomach) and boost satiation hormones (GLP-1 and PYY).
- Beta-glucan (in high-fiber rye, oats, barley); Dextrin (in wheat, beans, peas, lentils); Pectin (in apples, pears, green bananas)
- Carbohydrates = sugars + fibres
- Simple carbs = fructose (fruit) + lactose (dairy) + sucrose (table sugar, corn syrup, sweeteners, etc.)
- Refined carbs = empty calories = no dietary fibre = sugar + flour (pasta, bread, etc.)
- Complex carbs = healthy carbs = Starches (Roots, Tubers, Whole Grains, Peas, Corn) + Fibrous (Broccoli and Other Cruciferous Veggies, Leafy Greens, Berries)
- Fibre = indigestible = food for probiotic bacteria
- Healthy carbs examples: sweet potato, amaranth (a gluten-free grain), barley, blueberries, acorn squash, black beans, quinoa, spinach, bananas, couscous, apples, broccoli, buckwheat, sprouted bread, lentils, beets, buttnernut squash, pomegranate, green peas, whole wheat pasta
-
Carbohydrate Reference List (pdf)
-
A high-carb diet may increase odds of colon cancer recurrence, study says - The Washington Post
- Avoid sugar (avoid all forms of sugar, except in fruits/vegetables) -|- See also:
sugar
- Low-carb diet: Some individuals see cholesterol increases when they’re in ketosis, but improve when they eat
just enough carbs to avoid going into ketosis.
- Atkins Low-Carb lifestyle ...
- Celiac Disease (gluten intolerance)
- See also: Vaccine
- Blood test - to determine gluten intolerance.
- Caused by excessive anitbiotics use?
- Gluten = a protein present in wheat, rye, barley, triticale
- Canadian Living
-
What is celiac disease? | Canadian Living
-
What is celiac disease? - Prevention - Canadian Living
- Celiac disease is triggered by the gluten found in wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats, which causes an autoimmune reaction and can lead to damage to the small intestine. Gluten sensitivity is much vaguer.
- Symptoms of gluten sensitivity, like stomach-aches, fatigue, bloating and diarrhea, are identical or similar to those of celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome and lactose intolerance.
-
What to know about celiac disease and gluten intolerance | Canadian Living
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Celiac disease: Symptoms, causes, treatment and living gluten-free | Canadian Living
-
6 tips for great gluten-free baking | Canadian Living
- Avoid (= Danger) :
- wheat, rye, barley, certain oats, and many others
- soy sauce, tomato sauce, potato chips
- ingredients listed as seasonings, dextrin, MSG
- Safe:
- Corn
- Eggs
- Fish
- Fruits
- Gluten-free specialty products
- Legumes
- Meats
- Milk, milk products, cheese
- Nuts
- Potatoes
- Poultry, Eggs
- Rice
- Vegetables
- Grains and flours - Gluten-free
- Almonds (almond flour)
- Amaranth
- Arrowroot flour
- Beans
- Buckwheat
- Chickpea flour
- Cornmeal
- Cornstarch
- Flaxseed (ground)
- Green pea flour
- Legumes
- Millet
- Oats (pure, uncontaminated) - Oats once considered off-limits for those with CD, are now deemed safe to eat as long as they have not been cross-contaminated with wheat (that is, grown in the same fields, shared in containers or processed in the same facilities as wheat).
- Quinoa
- Popcorn
- Potato flour (potato starch)
- Rice (white rice flour)
- Rice flourSoy flour
- Tapioca flour
- Teff
- Vinifera
-
Gluten Free - dummies
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chiropractic
- Diversified
- manual, hands-on techniques for adjusting
-
Is a Chiropractor Cracking Your Neck Actually Bad For You?
- If a chiropractor asks just a few basic medical questions —”Have you recently had an upper respiratory infection? Are you taking an antibiotic? Do you have a connective tissue disorder, like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Marfan Syndrome?” — they can avoid a potentially deadly adjustment and refer the patient to a physician instead.
- There’s no ethical way to perform a cervical adjustment. Adjustments to the cervical spine are simply not worth the danger. The incidence of injury is low, but the injuries that can occur are catastrophic.
- Exercise and physiotherapy are equally effective as chiropractic but come with no risk.
- Manipulation of the lower back is considered extremely safe because the area doesn’t have the same vital nerves and arteries that the neck does. Chiropractors should limit treatments to upper back or neck pain within the realm of core strengthening, range of motion exercises. But with neck manipulation, the risk does not justify the benefit.”
- Cholesterol
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- See also: Diet
- See also: Fibre ...
- See also: Lowering Cholesterol
- See also: Statins
- Understand your Cholesterol numbers better than your Doctor | PhD explains - YouTube
- Cholesterol Update. Inside The Numbers And The Evidence. Cardiologist Explains - YouTube
- Atherosclerosis - WikipediaCan you reverse atherosclerosis? - Become your healthiest you
- Cholesterol explained | Knowable Magazine
- Cholesterol: What is It and What are Healthy Levels? - DrJockers.com
- All About Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Code Movie - The Film
- documentary The Cholesterol Code
- Cholesterol levels
- HDL = high-density lipoproteins = "GOOD" cholesterol
- non-HDL cholesterol
- LDL = low-density lipoproteins = "BAD" cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol's track record is pretty good. About 85% of the time, it provides an accurate indication of a patient's likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. A 2009 study found that nearly half of patients admitted to hospitals because of heart attacks had normal or low LDL levels. Switching to measuring apoB would improve diagnoses because it better reflects the mechanism of cardiovascular disease. The data support that it's the LDL particles themselves that are the bad actors, rather than the cholesterol they contain. The amount of cholesterol a particle contains can vary. So LDL cholesterol levels can be misleading for patients who have few large particles or many small ones.
- VLDL = very low-density lipoproteins
- The cholesterol theory of heart disease is that certain particles, such as LDLs and VLDLs ("non-HDL cholesterol") break off and clog arteries, resulting in atherosclerosis. When certain particles, such as LDLs and VLDLs, depart the bloodstream and get stuck in the lining of our arteries, atherosclerosis can result.
- apoB = apolipoprotein B
- Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story | WIRED
- Lower “bad” cholesterol (LDL), lower your chance of a heart attack. It works. Lowering LDL cholesterol reduces heart attacks, strokes, and early death. But it doesn’t tell the whole story.
- Statins reduce heart attacks, strokes, and early death through LDL cholesterol lowering.
- The test measures the amount of cholesterol being carried (inside the LDL particles), not the number of LDL particles.
- Cost-Effectiveness of ApoB, Non–HDL-C, and LDL-C Goals for Primary Prevention Lipid-Lowering Therapy | Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment | JAMA | JAMA Network
- ApoB testing can be done through standard blood tests.
- High levels of apolipoprotein B and non-HDL cholesterol remain associated with increased risk of heart attacks and mortality, while LDL cholesterol does not. ApoB, in particular, emerged as the most accurate marker.
- An elevated apoB could be driven by different underlying problems - high LDL, insulin resistance, obesity, or genetic factors - and each may require a different intervention.
- Lipoprotein(a), a genetically determined form of cholesterol that is rarely measured but can significantly increase risk.
- Three parallel tests:
- LDL cholesterol
- Remnant cholesterol
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Combining metabolic and genetic information can improve risk prediction beyond traditional cholesterol measures.
- Calcium scoring (every five years?)
- If the calcium score is low, the LDL has nothing to stick to and the chances of a blockage is very, very low.
- Dietary Cholesterol
- Lowering Cholesterol
- Cardiac CT Scan
- High cholesterol is often a sunshine deficiency (=Vitamin D deficiency).
- Measurement
- Triglyceride - Wikipedia
- Lipid - Wikipedia
- Lipids = fatty acids + glycerolipids + glycerophospholipids + sphingolipids + saccharolipids + polyketides (derived from condensation of ketoacyl subunits) + sterol lipids + prenol lipids
- Fats are a subgroup of lipids called triglycerides.
- Serum (blood) cholesterol vs. Cellular cholesterol ??
- High Cholesterol = Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Low HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol Damage, HDL Cholesterol Damage
- High serum cholesterol has been linked to atherosclerosis and heart disease. There are no symptoms for a high cholesterol condition.
- A low cholesterol level is not a guarantee of good heart health. There are very serious consequences with low cholesterol.
- Type A behaviour (hostility, stress, time urgency) may elevate cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease for men.
- Convert Conventional units to SI units
- Cholesterol Ratio Calculator | Cholesterol Levels
- mmol/l to mg/dl | Millimole Per Liter to mg/dl
- OnlineConversion.com - Cholesterol Converter
- Cholesterol mg/dL mmol/L Unit Conversion -- EndMemo
- Cholesterol Converter and Triglyceride Converter | Spacedoc.com
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Conventional (USA) units mg/dl -||- SI units - mmol/L
| |
Desirable |
Borderline |
High |
Optimal |
mg/dl
mmol/L |
Low CVD Risk |
Risk*1.4 |
Risk*2.0 |
Risk*2.9 |
Risk*4.2 |
|
| Total Cholesterol |
140-199
0.63-5.15 |
200-239
5.18-6.19 |
>240
>6.2 |
<200
<5.18 |
| HDL |
>60
>1.55 |
|
<40
<1.0 |
|
| LDL |
<130
<3.36 |
130-155
3.4-4.0 |
156-180
4.1-4.7 |
181-212
4.8-5.5 |
>212
>5.5 |
<100
<2.59 |
| Trigilicerides |
<150
<1.7 |
150-200
1.7-2.25 |
|
200-500
2.25-5.6 |
>500
>5.6 |
|
- CholesterolLevels.net | Good Cholesterol Levels Chart - Total, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides
- Cholesterol HDL/LDL/Triglycerides Ratios Calculator (SI Version in mmol/L)
- Testing
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- Feldman Protocol = Cholesterol Drop Protocol | Dave Feldman
- Notes
- Coffee (in the three days before the blood test) will raise test cholesterol levels.
- Fasting (in the three days before the blood test) will raise test cholesterol levels.
- Increased dietary fat intake (in the three days before the blood test) will lower test cholesterol levels.
- Fasting is usually required for about the last 14 hours before the blood draw.
- Testing at home
- cholesterol test kit | Amazon.ca
- The USA's FDA has set up the Over-The-Counter Database. You can find it on the FDA's web site. This database is an excellent resource to search for FDA-cleared cholesterol home test kits.
- LDL = Low-density lipoprotein - Wikipedia = "the bad cholesterol"
- LDL is estimated. LDL is calculated with the Friedewald equation. - Some stupid doctors use this calculated number as a basis for prescribing medications.
- LPP = Lipoprotein Particle Testing | SpectraCell Laboratories
- Intensive Dietary Management
- Diet Doctor
- Nuts
- Lowering Cholesterol -|- Solutions
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- See also: Diet
- Solutions for lowering cholesterol:
- Gene Editing
- Medication
- Experimental drug cuts heart disease risk factor by 96% - Big Think
- PCSK9 inhibitor = Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 - (Not PKSK9)
- PCSK9 - Wikipedia
- See also: CRISPR
- Alternative to statins
- Expensive $$$$
- Alirocumab (Praluent), Evolocumab (Repatha)
- PCSK9 Inhibitors vs. Statins: Which is Better for Lowering Cholesterol? - TeleTest.ca
- PCSK9 inhibitors (non-statin) are a more reasonable option for some people at high risk of a heart attack (although still very expensive). (available since 2015)
- Evolocumab (Repatha), Alirocumab (Praluent)
- Drugs (non-statin PCSK9 inhibitors, not Statins, etc.) - It is best to reduce cholesterol with diet and exercise (rather than with drugs).
- Leqvio, also known as inclisiran and made by Novartis, helped patients meet their cholesterol goals faster than other therapies. Patients also experienced less muscle pain, a common side-effect of statins, the cholesterol-lowering medication.
- Bempedoic acid = Nexletol
- Bempedoic acid blocks cholesterol synthesis much like statins. The difference is that it is administered as a "prodrug" and is only converted to active medicine once it enters the liver. That means there is no active drug elsewhere in the body, and fewer muscle aches than what people report from taking statins. - Cholesterol explained | Knowable Magazine
- Bempedoic acid - Wikipedia - "The most common side effects include hyperuricemia (high blood levels of uric acid), pain in arms or legs, and anemia (low red blood cell counts)."
- How to live to 100 before developing clinical coronary artery disease: a suggestion | European Heart Journal | Oxford Academic
- Some newer biotech drugs involve injections twice a month, or even just twice a year.
- Diet for lowering cholesterol
- Weight reduction / Dieting
- Losing weight can temporarily increase LDL cholesterol.
- Fasting
- Exercise regularly
- Sleep: get better sleep
- Smoking: Stop smoking (anything)
- Stress: minimize stress levels
- Supplements (not Statins)
- Medications
- Diet
- See also: Diet
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- 6 Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol - Everything Zoomer
- oily fish, pomegranate or cherry (unsweetened juice), Turmeric (curcumin), raw nuts and seeds, dark leafy greens, apples (pectin)
- Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes, unprocessed whole grains, reduce bad fats (hydrogenated/trans-fats), saturated fats in meats are not necessarily bad.
- Oils
- oil, canola oil, flaxseed
- Omega-6 fatty acids - vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, non-hydrogenated oils, avoid magarine
- Coffee | Avoid French press (Bodum) - Use a paper coffee filter to remove dangerous components
- Fish
- Nuts - almonds, Brazil nuts
- Alcohol
- Two drinks (max) a day is recommended (for males).
- Black tea
- Probiotics
- 7 Foods That Can Lengthen Your Life ‒ Money Talks News
- Studies have shown a strong link between tea’s antioxidant properties and a reduced risk of heart disease. Black tea appears to reduce the risk of heart attack, while green tea lowers bad cholesterol levels and boosts good cholesterol readings.
- Supplements for cholesterol
- Soluble fibre (e.g. psyllium, oat bran)
- See also: Fibre / Fiber (USA)
- Recommended: 10g of psyllium/day; 5g twice a day
- Beta-Glucan - 3000-15000mg/day
- Glucomannan - 4-13g/day
- Soy protein - 25g/day - It is better to use whole foods for fibre.
- Antioxydants C (1000mg/day) + E (400 IU/day)
- Your multivitamin probably has 100mg of vitamin C
- Your multivitamin probably has 30 IU of vitamin E
- Aspirin - 81-325mg/day
- ***
- Chromium - 200-500mcg/day - Your multivitamin probably has 120mcg
- Fenugreek seeds - 10-30g*3 - ???
- HMB = hydroxy-beta-methylbutrate - 3g/day - ???
- Niacin = Vitamin B3 - very effective, but with very serious side-effects
- Pantothenic Acid - 300-1200mg/day | Pantethine is a byproduct of B5 - ???
- Statins - see below
- Cholestin is a natural statin. Red Yeast Rice contains cholestin.
- Garlic is not effective
- DHEA ... (a steroid)
- CoQ10 ... (Coenzyme Q10 / Ubiquinol / ubiquinone)
- Statins lower cholesterol levels, thereby lowering risks for heart attacks and strokes. This is what today's medical community believes. This is completely false!
- See also: Lowering Cholesterol -|- Solutions
- Warning!! - Do not take Statin drugs. Find an alternative. Too many risks. Too few benefits (if any).
- Examples: Zocor, Pravachol, Lipitor ("Stupidtor"), Mevacor, Lescol, Crestor, Statins plus Ezetimibe (Zetia)
- See also: PCSK9 inhibitors (non-statin)
- Cholestin is a natural statin, with lower potency. Necessary to closely monitor liver function. Red Yeast Rice contains cholestin.
- Lipitor is the most potent of the statin drugs.
- Statins inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol by reducing the production of mevalonate, a precursor of both cholesterol and coenzyme Q10 = CoQ10.
- Statin - Wikipedia
- Side Effects of statins
- Side effects can include reduced energy levels, Type 2 diabetes, reduced IQ, insomnia, rashes, gastrointestinal problems, serious muscle inflammation, hepatitis, kidney failure (permanent serious damage), liver enzyme problems, liver failure, loss of libido, lethal heart rythm disturbances.
- Rhabdomyolysis = muscular aching and pain (caused by low CoQ10) = Rhabdomyolysis can lead to permanent deterioration of muscle tissue.
- Grapefruit magnifies the effect of statins by up to twelve times. This could be dangerous.
- liver injury, cognitive side effects (memory loss, forgetfulness, amnesia, memory impairment, confusion, etc.), increased blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, increased risk for muscle injury, muscle inflammation, or swelling, unusual fatigue or weakness, loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark-colored urine, yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes - FDA 2025
- "Five years of taking a statin could lead to reducing your risk of heart attack by 1% and lengthening your life by three days." - source?
- Myalgia - Wikipedia - Statin-induced myalgia = muscle pain
- Statin - Wikipedia
- See also: Inflammation
- See also: Sterols ...
- Nuts
- Niacin - Wikipedia
- Diet Doctor - Revolutionize your health - $9/month
- Big food and Big Pharma killing for profit? – Diet Doctor
- Clinical trials are industry-sponsored trials, so they're best case scenarios.
- If you take a statin and you have a heart attack there is 1:83 (= 01.20%) chance it will prevent or delay your death if you take it every day for five years and about 1:39 (= 02.56%) chance it will prevent a nonfatal heart attack. But that means 82 out of 83 are not going to live longer and 38 of 39 people taking a statin who have had a heart attack are not going to be prevented from another heart attack because of the statin.
- There is a deliberate withholding of information when industries engage in tactics were they silence whistleblowers who have information about a drug for example that may not be as effective, or people that want to speak out within academic institutions that are aware of research misconduct and fraud going on.
- So statins have been one of the most prescribed drugs in the history of medicine over the last three decades and they were prescribed on the basis that tackling and lowering cholesterol as much as possible would eradicate heart disease, which it hasn't. In population studies really it's had very little if any impact.
- There is a net harm in my view in giving statins to healthy people, especially for those people following unhealthy lifestyles.
- Should You Worry About High Cholesterol? - Diet Doctor
- Most cholesterol is synthesized in the liver and it's genetically predetermined and can also be introduced by diet to varying degrees. So the reality is you've probably had high cholesterol for all of your life.
- The most safe noninvasive way of determining evidence of heart disease is to get a calcium score done.
- Problem in Canada: Physicians (even specialists) will refuse to prescribe this test.
- YouTube - Statins
- Cardiology, Statins and Low Carb Diets - YouTube - (47 minutes)
- Lower Cholesterol Naturally & Get Off Statins – #238 - YouTube - (68 minutes)
- Side Effects of Statin Drugs - YouTube - (9 minutes)
- Suicide, aggression, violence, other emotional disorders, memory issues, accelerate the aging process, increased cancer incidence,
- Statins should never be used for prevention, except for those who have familial hypo-cholesterolemia, which is a fairly rare disease (1/500).
- VAP Lipid panel test, including LDL and HDL particle size, LP(a) level, homosystine test, sensitive CRP, CT scan of the heart or an endopat test (artery function test), ultrasound of the arteries in the neck, test the sex hormone levels
- You Don't Need Statin Drugs! - YouTube - (7 minutes)
- Side effects: Liver disease, Parkinsons Disease, Glaucoma, Pain
- Statin Nation
- Statin Drugs & Diabetes: What You Need To Know - David Perlmutter M.D.
- Notes:
- The Link: Statins block the enzyme responsible for producing cholesterol, but this same pathway is used to produce CoQ10, leading to decreased CoQ10 levels in blood and tissues.
- Side Effects: Lower CoQ10 levels are thought to be associated with statin-induced myopathy (muscle pain, weakness, and fatigue).
- Supplementation: Some doctors recommend a daily supplement of CoQ10 (often 100-200 mg) to alleviate these symptoms, but large-scale trials supporting this are limited.
- Statins are first-choice medications for lowering high cholesterol and the risk of heart-related events like heart attacks. But statins can also decrease how much coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) your body makes. CoQ10 is a naturally-occurring antioxidant that serves several key functions in the body. Some experts think there’s a link between reduced CoQ10 levels and muscle pain, a commonly reported statin side effect.
- CoQ10 and Statins: Everything You Need to Know - GoodRx
- CNN Programs - House Call with Sanjay Gupta.
- Coffee & Tea
- See also: Cholesterol (Testing), Cramps, Magnesium, Fasting, GERD, Parkinson Disease, Prostate, ...
- See also: Food > Coffee ...
- Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You | WIRED
- Is drinking coffee good for your health? Only if you do this - Fast Company
- A Massive New Study Says This Is What Happens to People Who Drink Black Coffee Every Day
- Inc.
- Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes | The BMJ
- Coffee consumption seems generally safe (within usual levels of intake, with summary estimates indicating largest risk reduction for various health outcomes at three to four cups a day) and more likely to benefit health than harm. The review also showed that participants who consistently drank at least three cups of coffee per day had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, gallstone disease, cancer (including melanoma, leukemia and prostate, endometrial, oral, and liver cancer), as well as cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease and stroke as compared with coffee abstainers.
- Coffee Drinkers Are More Likely To Live Longer. Decaf May Do The Trick, Too : The Salt : NPR
- Ember - The world's most advanced temperature adjustable mug. - only US$129.
- Personal Health - Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions - NYTimes.com - 2008-08-05 -|$$$|- (CDN$20/4weeks)
- Drink more coffee and exercise - both activities which are thought to cut the risk of the Parkinson's disease.
- Does Drinking More Coffee Help You Live Longer? It May Not Be Just Wishful Thinking - Everything Zoomer
- Understanding Caffeine: The Pros and Cons - Thanks to Lewis Cole for recommending this site.
- Nope, coffee won't give you extra energy. It'll just borrow a bit that you'll pay for later
- Neuroscience Says Drinking Coffee Like This Boosts Brain Function and Makes You Live Longer | Inc.com
- Decaf = decafeinated coffee - (TCE & PCE)
- Tea
- Cold
- Colon cancer - Colonoscopy
- Cramps
- Stitch = exercise-related transient abdominal pain = ETAP
- Cramps - aarp.org
- What Causes Leg Cramps and How Can You Ease Them?
- Dehydration, Mineral imbalance (potassium, magnesium, sodium), Medications (diuretics, high blood pressure meds, statins for cholesterol, asthma drugs, Parkinson's drugs), too much or too little physical activity, obesity, age (especially true if you have peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition where the arteries narrow and reduce blood flow, most commonly to the legs), reduced muscle mass, pinched nerve in the spine
- How to Stop Hand Cramps with a Bar of Soap - The People's Pharmacy
- Warning. All Statins seem to cause Leg Muscle Spasms for many people.
- Volatile oils in the soap fragrance might be affecting nerves that are misfiring and causing the cramps?
- Soak fingers in warm water?
- Ibuprofen to relieve inflammation (or maybe white willow bark instead)?
- A couple of glasses of tonic water every few days?? Quinine. Quinine pills are no longer available. Schweppes Tonic Water and Schweppes Bitter Lemon both use sugar as a sweetener (but carbohydrates are not healthy).
- Pickle juice??
- Mustard under the tongue??
- Potassium Chloride salt?? Wet a finger and coat it with the salt. Now I take 1000mg Calcium Citrate with 600mg Magnesium Citrate with 5mcg Vit D every day, one morning and two a bedtime.
- Magnesium pills?? 1000mg Calcium Citrate with 600mg Magnesium Citrate with 5mcg Vit D every day, one morning and two a bedtime.
- Salt (NaCl) -|- See also Salt
- Pain Ease lotion from a local herbalist. It's simply a good skin lotion with a pleasant but rather sharp odor from eucalyptus, rosemary, cinnamon, and black pepper oils??
- Do any of these home remedies really work?????
- Can vitamins cause leg cramps? | Exercise.com Blog
- The fact is that a lack of vitamins or too many of a certain group of vitamins can cause leg cramps. ... If you take too many vitamins in single form or in a group, this can also cause cramping, but they would not be confined solely to your legs. This is referred to as vitamin or mineral toxicity.
- Ask Well: Leg Cramp Relief - NYTimes.com
- Researchers are not sure what causes them. Sometimes they can be a sign of an underlying medical problem, like liver disease, arthritis or peripheral vascular disease - a report on the phenomenon in the journal American Family Physician - 2012.
- One remedy that has been shown to work is the antimalarial drug quinine, but it has such severe side effects that the Food and Drug Administration warns against using it for leg cramps. In the United States tonic water historically contained large amounts of quinine but now typically contains very little.
- A small dose of muscle relaxant or vitamin B12 might also be helpful. But the best dose of prevention might be regular aerobic activity, in particular a few minutes of exercise before bed, like five minutes on a stationary bicycle.
- Nocturnal Leg Cramps: Night-time Calf Muscle Pain - dummies
- doctors still don't know what causes cramps - In some cases, it may be a fluid imbalance or a vitamin deficiency.
- potassium deficiency
- dehydration
- diuretics - increase the amount of urine (i.e. diuretics remove water from the body)
- coffee, alcohol, etc?
- even if you think you drink enough water, diuretics will remove the water very quickly from your body
- calcium and phosphorus levels got out of whack
- Nighttime Leg Cramps: Causes and Solutions - DrJockers.com
- About Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | American Heart Association
- The most common symptoms of PAD involving the lower extremities are cramping, pain or tiredness in the leg or hip muscles while walking or climbing stairs. Typically, this pain goes away with rest and returns when you walk again.
- Prevention
(just suggestions, not prescriptions or recommendations)
- Heat. It sounds too simple to be true. Put on a sweater and warm slippers. Try it. What do you have to lose? Let me know how it works for you.
- Tonic water (with quinine) - In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm (83 mg per litre if calculated by mass), while the daily therapeutic dose of quinine is in the range of 167–333 mg. Still, it is often recommended as a relief for cramps, but medical research suggests some care is needed in monitoring doses. Because of quinine's risks, the United States Food and Drug Administration has declared that nonprescription sources, such as tonic water, should not be used to prevent or treat leg cramps. (Tonic water, Bitter lemon, Carbonated Chinotto beverages like Brio and San Pellegrino Chinotto, Schweppes? (in some countries), etc.)
- stay adequately hydrated at all times
- plenty of potassium-rich foods
- B12
- B-Complex with B6
- Magnesium
- See also Vitamins
- Perhaps the body is too acid? Too much coffee, etc?
- Increased magnesium lowers calcium and can either prevent hypercalcemia or cause hypocalcemia depending on the initial level.
- Magnesium Deficiency - Wikipedia
- Other causes of Magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia) are increased renal or gastrointestinal loss, an increased intracellular shift, and proton-pump inhibitor (PPI, see GERD on this page) antacid therapy. Most are asymptomatic, but symptoms referable to neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and metabolic dysfunction may occur. Alcoholism is often associated with magnesium deficiency. Chronically low serum magnesium levels are associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, fasciculation, and hypertension.
- Both low and high protein intake conditions inhibit magnesium absorption, as does the amount of phosphate, phytate, and fat in the gut.
- 10 Signs Of Magnesium Deficiency - DrJockers.com
- Magnesium Overdose - Wikipedia
- In the UK, the recommended daily values for magnesium is 300 mg for men and 270 mg for women.
- Excess dietary magnesium is (usually) excreted in feces, urine, and sweat.
- Magnesium for skeletal muscle cramps - PMC
- Authors' conclusions: It is unlikely that magnesium supplementation provides clinically meaningful cramp prophylaxis to older adults experiencing skeletal muscle cramps.
- Mineral Deficiencies and Their Effects on Your Health - dummies
- Wounds heal more slowly when you don’t get enough zinc. That includes the tissue damage caused by working out. In plain language: If you don’t get the zinc you need, your charley horse may linger longer. And, yes, zinc may fight the symptoms of the common cold.
- The Right Chemistry: What to do about leg cramps? | Montreal Gazette - Joe Schwarcz - PDF
- Causes = Nothing has yet been proven scientically
- Idiopathic = No known cause, No known cure
- Dehydration
- Imbalances in electrolyte levels
- Under-active thyroid gland
- peripheral vascular disease
- Adverse reaction to drugs (diuretics, statins, calcium channel blockers, lithium, donepezil, etc.)
- Solutions = Nothing has yet been proven scientically
- Massage and/or stretching
- Exercises
- Supplements: sodium, potassium , calcium, magnesium, SaltStick Fastchews tablets?
- "Hyland's Leg Cramps PM" - for leg cramp relief = homeopathic remedy = pseudo-science
- Quinine (dangerous)
- Amish formula: organic unfiltered raw apple cider vinegar + juice from the ginger plant + natural garlic juice
- Soap = sleep with a bar of soap = placebo?? (Can't hurt, but probably won't help.)
- consult with your doctor for the best course of treatment
- First Aid (for cramps)
- Magnesium
- Epsomgel | Ingredients: Natural Epsom Salt 12.22%, Arnica (Arnice Montana Flower) 1.63%, Purified Water, Grape Seed Oil, Essential Oils: Lavender, Rosemary, Sweet Marjoram, Black Pepper, Peppermint, and Thyme Linalol. Xanthan gum, Rosemary Oleoresin, Vitamin E. - Very effective. Immediate relief.
- Theraworx Leg & Foot Cramp Relief - The active ingredient is magnesium sulfate.
- Tonic water (with quinine) - In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration limits the quinine content in tonic water to 83 ppm (83 mg per litre if calculated by mass), while the daily therapeutic dose of quinine is in the range of 167–333 mg. Still, it is often recommended as a relief for cramps, but medical research suggests some care is needed in monitoring doses. Because of quinine's risks, the United States Food and Drug Administration has declared that nonprescription sources, such as tonic water, should not be used to prevent or treat leg cramps. (Tonic water, Bitter lemon, Carbonated Chinotto beverages like Brio and San Pellegrino Chinotto, Schweppes? (in some countries), etc.)
- Apply a hot compress to the cramped muscles.
- Massage the cramped muscles.
- Stretch and flex.
- Vinegar
- "a tablespoon of cider vinegar. It works almost instantaneously - kinda yucky tasting, but dilute in a little bit of water." - NYT
- "It's the vinegar!! Whether it's pickle juice, mustard, whatever - just make sure it has vinegar in it." - NYT
- See also: ACV
- "place your index finger at the base of your nostrils, just above your lips, and press up firmly." - Yoga - NYT
- Quinine tablet (There are dangers associated with Quinine.)
- Dementia --> Memory & Dementia & Alzheimer
- Dental
- Canadian Dental Association
- Toothpod.ca
- You’re brushing all wrong. 5 tips for better oral hygiene from an expert | CNN
- How to Brush Your Teeth Properly, According to a Dentist
- How to Be a Responsible Adult and Brush Your Teeth Properly
- Root Canal
- Dislodged teeth should NOT be preserved in tissue and should NOT be preserved in water. The tissue both crushes the cells and dries them out. The water causes the cells to burst. You can prolong the life of the teeth by up to an hour by putting the teeth in milk, but it has to be whole milk, not skim or powdered; cold, not room temperature. Be gentle while handling the teeth.
- Whitening
- Whiten your teeth. Don't pay for expensive tooth whitener. Make your own with sea salt. It's a natural abrasive, so it's gentle at removing stains on your teeth. Just brush with it once a week.
- Brushing your teeth with salt once a week can brighten up your smile. Yes, really! Salt is a gentle and all-natural abrasive, helping to remove stains on your teeth. What’s more, “sea salts can temporarily raise the pH in your mouth, which makes it more difficult for bacteria to thrive” and protects your gums from injury and disease
- Natural Salt Toothpaste | Weleda Natural Skin Care
- Toothpaste - Wikipedia - The whitening process can permanently reduce the strength of the teeth, as the process scrapes away a protective outer layer of enamel. By 1900, a paste made of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and baking soda (= sodium bicarbonate = baking soda = bicarbonate of soda = NaHCO3) was recommended for use with toothbrushes. Pre-mixed toothpastes were first marketed in the 19th century, but did not surpass the popularity of tooth-powder until World War I.
- U of T researcher examines damaging effects of teeth-whitening products on dental cells | University of Toronto Alumni
- Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye or caustic soda, is a metallic base, used in textiles, drain cleaners and industrial detergents. It's used in toothpaste, even some natural ones, to neutralize the pH of certain ingredients.
- Optic White® ComfortFit LED Teeth Whitening Kit
- NewMouth: Your Source For All Things Dental - | - Thanks to Denise Howard for recommending this site.
- 9 Surprising Health Benefits of Oil Pulling - DrJockers.com
- 9 Steps to Prevent Cavities Naturally - DrJockers.com
- Apple Cider Vinegar = ACV
- Which cleanses actually work? | Popular Science
- Recommendations:
- Dilute a least 10:1 with water.
- Rinse thoroughly with water immediately after using ACV. Using a straw may reduce the amount of contact the teeth have with the ACV.
- Wait at least half an hour before brushing (after eating and/or after drinking ACV or any other acid).
- What Drinking Vinegar Means for Your Mouth
- If you brush your teeth after using apple cider vinegar like mouthwash that will take the damage to an even greater level. Research done by the Mayo Clinic has shown that if you've consumed anything acidic to wait at least a half hour before brushing your teeth because of the weakened state of your enamel. Doing so before that will remove even more enamel. Regardless of the fluoride content in the toothpaste you're using, the physical brushing against your teeth will do more harm than good if you don't wait a little bit after eating or drinking.
- Do not believe that: "Raw ACV is the only vinegar that is alkaline-forming to the body. All other vinegars (white, balsamic, red wine, etc) are acid-forming." If ACV becomes alkaline, it is probably after digestion (i.e. not in the mouth).
- ACV claims (found somewhere on the Internet): whiten teeth (pre-brush mouthwash), control blood sugar, lower cholesterol, reduce acid reflux; Proponents of apple cider vinegar have said it can cure arthritis, cancer, head lice, poison oak, gout, tooth decay, high cholesterol, warts, athlete's foot, acid reflux, diabetes and urinary tract infections.
- 9 Apple Cider Vinegar Myths You Need to Stop Believing
- ACV been proven to lower blood sugar, help tummy troubles, clear a stuffy nose, and even eliminate certain acne breakouts. Moreover, the FDA has even approved medication with acetic acid—which ACV is full of—for its antibacterial and antifungal properties.
- If used frequently in high doses, it could potentially lead to low potassium levels.
- See also Pests
- Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Apple Cider Vinegar
- 4 Ways To Use Apple Cider Vinegar On A Keto Diet - DrJockers.com
- Weight Loss
- Bruxism
- Engineering of biomimetic mineralized layer formed on the surface of natural dental enamel - ScienceDirect
- Veneers
- Depression ...
- Diabetes
- See also Dieting - weight loss, GLP-1
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- See also: Atkins
- See also: Ketogenic
- Feeling hungry more often (even after a meal)?
- Exercise ...
- Side-effects of diabetes
- See also: Drugs for Weight Loss = reducing obesity = Weight-loss drugs
- What Happens When You’ve Been on Ozempic for 20 Years?
- Insulin increases the number of years that patients at a major diabetes center could expect to live after diagnosis. It also kept those patients alive long enough for them to experience a wave of long-term complications.
- Diabetes - whether in its type 1 or type 2 form - is still considered chronic and progressive. Patients live far longer than ever before, yet their condition is still anticipated to get worse with time, requiring ever more aggressive therapies to keep its harms in check.
- Physicians who had been treating diabetes with either fat-rich diets absent carbohydrates (which had been the accepted standard of care in both the U.S. and Europe) or very low-calorie “starvation” diets came to rely on insulin instead. Physicians would still insist that diet is the cornerstone of therapy, but only as an adjunct to the insulin therapy and in the expectation that any dietary advice they gave to patients would be ignored.
- The benefits of GLP-1s, like those of insulin, are sustained only with continued use.
- Insulin therapy, for instance, did not just lower patients’ blood sugar; it restored their weight and then made them fatter still.
- Insulin therapy may also be responsible, at least in part, for diabetic complications—atherosclerosis and high blood pressure.
- New Diabetes Treatment Eliminates Need for Insulin in Most Patients | Extremetech
- ReCET = re-cellularization via electroporation therapy - Endoscopy procedure that involves snaking a thin tube down a sedated patient's esophagus and then delivers small electrical pulses to the stomach's mucosal lining.
- The injectable, called semaglutide, is used exclusively with Type 2 diabetes patients to mimic the effects of the GLP-1 hormone, which naturally regulates the body's blood sugar levels.
- Statin Drugs & Diabetes: What You Need To Know - David Perlmutter M.D.
- American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes: natural healing with herbs, diet, borage oil, and other natural methods
- Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes?
- Type 2 diabetes: Exercise, diet better than medicine, says UBC study | Vancouver Sun
- Diabetes UK
- What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes or Prediabetes? - dummies
- How to Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes with Diet | Jen Reviews - Thanks to Jenn Miller for recommending this site.
- How To Overcome Erectile Dysfunction If You Have Diabetes - GoodRx - Thanks to Casen Briggs for recommending this site.
- GI Foundation - Glycemic Index Foundation
- Manage your blood glucose level
- High Fat and Protein Debate - GI Foundation
- Detailed studies have shown that a diet high in high GI (refined) carbohydrates indeed promotes many illnesses including heart diseases, diabetes, cancer as well as overweight and obesity. It is for this reason that lower GI-carbohydrates should be preferred in a daily diet.
- A1C = HgA1C <= 7% deceptive/dangerous target? - (7.5% may be a safer target.)
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- Normal
- Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes - Northwestern Now
- Transgenes in the gut can reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
-
- DR = Diastasis Recti = Rectus Diastasis - Abdomen / "Stomach" / Gut / Hernia
- See also: Hernia
- DR = diastasis recti = mom pooch = mummy tummy = mummy bulge = baby belly = guy gut = jelly belly = a postpartum condition = a condition where the abdominal muscles separate so much that the abdomen protrudes
- DRAM = diastasis of recti abdominis muscles = a separation of the two rectus abdominis muscles along the linea alba
- Diastasis recti is caused by the overstretching of the linea alba, the tissue or fascia at the center of the rectus abdominis muscles, the “six-pack” muscles to the right and left of the bellybutton.
- DR can give the belly a soft, protruding appearance. It can push the bellybutton out.
- Doctors diagnose diastasis recti when the distance between the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle gets to be two centimeters or more.
- DR can cause back pain. Side effects of a diastasis are back pain, umbilical hernia, bloating after eating, constipation, poor posture, and pelvic floor weakness to name a few.
- DR can affect anyone — women, men, and children. For men, the most common condition is related to obesity.
- Rectus diastasis is NOT a hernia, and there is no medical risk to the condition.
- The Post-Pregnancy Belly Problem That Nobody Tells Women About
- Tummy Team
- How to Tell If You Have an Abdominal Hernia or Rectus Diastasis - DrDumanian.com
- Diastasis Recti: The Whole-body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation: Bowman, Katy: 9780989653961: Books - Amazon.ca
- Search | Scribd - diastasis recti
- Amazon.ca : Diastasis Recti
- Diastasis Recti - YouTube
- Solution(s)
- Core work done improperly or alone won’t necessarily fix the problem. In fact, it can even make things worse.
Crunches done wrong can encourage diastasis, or worsen it. PTs (physical therapists) tell pregnant and postpartum women to avoid any sit-up-like motion or abdominal exercise in which the head or feet leave the floor.
Upper body twisting, spinal extension (like in a bridge pose), and bearing down during a bowel movement can increase pressure on the linea alba and encourage muscle separation.
- Fixing Diastasis Recti, Post-Pregnancy Belly In 10 Minutes Of Daily Exercise : Shots - Health News : NPR
- Research Lags On Effectiveness Of Exercises To Fix 'Mummy Tummy' : Shots - Health News : NPR
- "Please don't ever again in your life do crossover crunches or bicycle crunches. They splay your abs apart in so many ways."
- Some disagree with that advice, and instead suggest better training on how to perform the exercises correctly.
- Diastasis Recti Treatment Program - TuplerTechnique.com - Tupler recommends buying her splints and other products.
- Diastasis Recti : What It Is and How To Heal It Naturally - Mutu (= Mum Tum ??)
- Exercising with Diastasis Recti - Which Ab Exercises Are Safe?
Standard crunches, sit-ups and planks are typically not recommended with diastasis recti, but that’s not a hard and fast rule.
Before you train your abs hard, you want to ensure the deeper abdominal muscles are actually recruiting.
Remember that crunches with straight legs, outstretched arms, raised legs or any adjustment that increases the load, will increase the strain. Avoid these progressions until your core is fully healed and restored.
- Do you need a Binder for Diastasis Recti? - MUTU System does not suggest a binder or splint for diastasis recti.
- The Dia Method: How It Works
- The key is activating the transverse abdominal muscle—a thin sheet that lies deep in your core, underneath your obliques.
- modified plank, modified side plank, on your back breathe and push abs down
- waist cinchers, alternating leg lifts (on your back), modified cobra - ABC News
- Every Mother | Core and Pelvic Floor Health - Every Mother (formerly known as The Dia Method)
- The Immediate Effects on Inter-rectus Distance (IRD) of Abdominal Crunch and Drawing-in Exercises During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period - PubMed
- The abdominal crunch exercise consistently producing a significant narrowing of the IRD. In contrast, the drawing-in exercise generally led to a small widening of the IRD.
- Abdominal exercises affect inter-rectus distance (IRD) in postpartum women: a two-dimensional ultrasound study - PubMed
- In contrast to existing recommendations for abdominal strength training among postpartum women, this study found that abdominal crunch exercises reduced IRD, and drawing-in exercises were ineffective for reducing IRD.
- KoreaMed Synapse
- NMES = neuromuscular electrical stimulation - (three times per week for 8 weeks)
- NMES - The parameters used for this study were at a frequency 80 Hz (pulses/min), with pulse width 0.1–0.5 ms, and as on:off ratio of 5s:10s for the total stimulation time of 30 minutes. The intensity was increased gradually until a good muscle contraction was seen and felt comfortable.
Followed by, deep inspiration followed by deep expiration accompanied by isometric abdominal muscles contraction. This respiratory rehabilitation maneuver started with a set of five times, then was increased by one set each week until the end of the 8-week intervention.
- Abdominal exercise program: sit ups, reverse sit-ups, reverse trunk twists, and U-seat exercises. Each exercise was repeated 20 times and was increased by four repetitions each week throughout the interventions. Then, deep inspiration followed by deep expiration accompanied by isometric abdominal muscles contraction. This respiratory rehabilitation maneuver started with a set of five times, then was increased by one set each week until the end of the 8-week intervention.
- Exercises - (6-12 weeks to start seeing improvements)
- Exercises to correct diastasis recti - YouTube
- Exercises to correct diastasis recti | Ohio State Medical Center - YouTube
- 3 Moves To Heal Diastasis Recti - YouTube - Elevator, Reverse Crunch, Lying Leg Rais
- Exercises to AVOID with Diastasis Recti - Postpartum Ab Exercises - Rectus Diastasis Friendly - YouTube - See the notes ("...more")
- DON’T do ab crunches; DO abdominal bracing/hollowing | DON’T do sit ups; DO dying bugs | DON’T do planks; DO side planks
- Diastasis recti breathing exercises : How breathing and alignment can help - MUTU - Walking, Core engagement, Mindful stretches and exercises, Pelvic floor strengthening exercises
- Heal & Flatten With These Daily Diastasis Recti Exercises! - YouTube
- Exercises For DIASTASIS RECTI | BEST 12 Min Workout To Heal Your Ab Separation (with instructions) - YouTube - poor audio
- No crunches, No sit-ups, No planks
- Single-leg marching, Glute bridge, Toe taps, Dying bug, Leg lift right/left, Side plank left/right, Tabletop breathing, Bird dog, Side plank dips right/left
- DIASTASIS RECTI: Easy beginner exercises (Core Activation) - YouTube
- Sit into a squat against the wall, rotate thepubic bone forward so the lower back is firmly against the wall
- Surgery for DR
- Perth General Surgery - Recti-diastasis
- DR repair with laparoscopic surgery or abdominoplasty, often accompanied by liposuction can be a viable option for severe cases of diastasis and abdominal hernia. But research on the DR-repairing operations has found that surgical correction carries risks and is “largely cosmetic.”
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- Diet & Dieting
- ******************************************************************
- | Atkins | BMI | Carbohydrates
| Drugs for weight loss | Exercise
& Fitness | Fasting | Food
& Drink | LCHF | Keto
| Weight loss |
- ******************************************************************
- "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet."―
Margaret Mead
- See also: Food
- See also: Weight Loss / drugs (GLP-1)
- Eating Disorders
- NEDIC - National Eating Disorder
Information Centre (NEDIC)
- Freshman
15 — Why We Think It's a Toxic Myth | Tips for Healthy Diet as a Student
- Thanks to Yvonne McQuarrie
for recommending this site.
- Gaining weight after dieting = Regaining lost weight
- Breakfast
- Calories
- "It's the calories, stupid" - Marion Nestle, NYU
- Canada's Food Guide
- New
Canada Food Guide: Why we must get it right this time | Vancouver
Sun - PDF
-
- Canada's Food Guide
- Health Canada has failed again.
- Dairy ("milk and alternatives") almost completely eliminated.
- Animal protein ("meat and alternatives") almost completely eliminated.
Plant-based protein is recommended.
- 2007 - four food groups: fruit and vegetables; grain products;
dairy; and meat.
- 2019 - three categories: fruit and vegetables; whole grains
(such as whole grain pasta, brown rice and quinoa); and protein
foods (lentils, lean red meat, fish, poultry, unsweetened milk
and fortified soy beverages, nuts, seeds, tofu, lower fat dairy
and cheeses lower in fat and sodium.)
- Canadians are also advised to limit their consumption of highly-processed
foods and prepare meals and snacks using ingredients that have
little to no added sodium, sugar or saturated
fats. See also: sugar.
- Got
milk? Not so much. Health Canada's new food guide drops 'milk
and alternatives' and favours plant-based protein | Vancouver
Sun
- Unlock Food
- Dieticians of Canada
- How
Quickly Can You Lose Weight? | Mark's Daily Apple
- Sugar / Sugar Substitutes / Artificial Sweeteners
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- Oobli / Oubli
/ Brazzein
- Are
artificial sweeteners worse than sugar? How they compare, according
to a dietitian.
- The
sugar conspiracy | Sugar | The Guardian
- How
the sugar industry tried to hide the health effects of its product
50 years ago - The Verge
- How
the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat - The New York Times -|-
PDF
- Sweeteners; (non-nutritive) artificial sweeteners may not be very
healthy, but they are probably a little better than sugar???
- Aspartame (NutraSweet), etc.
- Is
Diet Coke Really Bad For You? (= Aspartame) - YES!
- Indeed, a 2017 study on the subject found that individuals
who consumed diet sodas daily were three times as likely to
suffer from dementia or a stroke compared to those that don't.
- A study published in the National Library of Medicine found
those who drank diet soda on a daily basis had a 43% higher
risk of vascular events than those that did not.
- The
Price of ‘Sugar Free’: Are Sweeteners as Harmless as We Thought?
- NO!
- Contrary to the claims so often made for them, the researchers
found consistent evidence that consuming a lot of sweeteners
was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
(as well as higher risk of heart disease). Similarly, when
it came to weight, they found that people who consumed a lot
of sweeteners were more likely to gain weight over the long
term. WHO
- WHO’s draft guidance stated that non-sugar sweeteners
should “not be used as a means of achieving weight control
or reducing risk of non-communicable diseases” such
as diabetes or heart disease.
- Two sweeteners (aspartame and stevia) were found to have
no significant effect on blood sugar. However, the other two
(sucralose and saccharin) raised blood sugar in all participants
who consumed them.
- One problem with sweeteners in the diet of children is that
the more children consume them, the more they develop a sweet
palate and therefore crave sweetness in all its forms, with
or without sugar.
- Advantame (approved for use in the US) is 20,000 times sweeter
than sugar.
- Saccharine (1879)
- Cyclamate (1930s)
- Artificial
sweeteners linked to increased risk of heart disease, study finds
| Health | The Guardian
- Aspartame
- Stevia
- What
You Should Know About Stevia - Health and Wellness Alerts
- Stevia may be listed on product labels as stevia leaf extract,
rebiana, stevioside, rebaudioside A, or rebaudioside D, among
other terms.
- Steviol glycosides are 250 to 300 times sweeter than table
sugar
- Stevia is combined with a bulkier "carrier" agent. Truvia,
for example, mixes stevia leaf extract with erythritol,
a sugar alcohol. PureVia lists dextrose (a form of glucose usually
derived from corn) as its first ingredient, followed by stevia
(labeled as Reb A, short for rebaudioside A, a steviol glycoside).
Both Truvia and PureVia also list "natural flavorings."
- Stevia is widely considered to be safe when used as a sweetener,
and no health concerns have been raised during its 10-plus years
in wide circulation in the U.S.
- Sucralose = the main ingredient in Splenda
- Sugar
Alcohols = polyol = No sugar & No alcohol = carbohydrates
& calories
- gas, cramping, loose stools (laxative) - because sugar alcohol
can be difficult to digest and absorb.
- (Sorbitol, Mannitol, Erythritol, Xylitol)
& (Maltitol, Isomalt, Lactitol) & (Malitol syrup, HSH)
- Stevia, Sucralose, Aspartame, Erythritol.
- Sugar
alcohol, Maltitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, Erythritol,
Isomalt
- The
Skinny on Erythritol and Other Artificial Sweeteners: How Safe
Are They? - Everything Zoomer
- Sugar
substitutes linked to heart disease, stroke risk | UCI Health
| Orange County, CA
- Xylitol
- Erythritol
= a sugar alcohol
- Erythritol
- Wikipedia
- A sugar replacement called erythritol – used to add bulk
or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products
– has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack
and death, according to a study. “The degree of risk
was not modest,” said lead study author Dr. Stanley
Hazen, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics
and Prevention at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute.
- Erythritol:
Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack, stroke, study
finds | CNN
- Popular
Sugar Substitute Marketed to Diabetics Linked to Stroke, Heart
Attack, Brain Cell Damage
- A
Common Sweetener Is Linked to Deadly Health Emergencies, a
New Study Finds - Erythritol
- Allulose = D-allulose = D-Psicose
-
- Atkins - Low Carb Lifestyle
- Shopping - Grocery - Info
- Carbohydrate
Reference List (pdf)
- DASH diet = Dietary
approaches to stop hypertension
- The DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat
dairy foods; includes meat, fish, poultry, nuts, and beans; and is limited
in sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, red meat,
and added fats. In addition to its effect on blood pressure, it is designed
to be a well-balanced approach to eating for the general public.
- The DASH-Sodium study found that reductions in sodium intake (salt
= NaCl -|- See also Salt) produced significantly
lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures in both the control and
DASH diets. The DASH diet and the control diet at the lower salt
levels were both successful in lowering blood pressure, but the largest
reductions in blood pressure were obtained by eating a combination of
these two (i.e., a lower-salt version of the DASH diet).
- MIND diet = Mediterranean-DASH
Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet
- LCHF = Low Carbohydrate,
High Fat = The Answer
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- Adam Ruins Everything
- Low-Fat Foods Are Making You Fatter | truTV - YouTube
- Protein
- Nuts, fish, white meats, no processed meats
- 9
Foods With More Protein Than Eggs | Vogue
- peanuts, tofu, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, lupin beans,
parmesan cheese, tuna, chicken/turkey breast
- higher-fat
- olive oil (or similar natural oil)
- Oils – If it doesn't say "cold pressed" on the label, then
it isn't cold pressed. Using heat (to process oils) damages
the oil.
- no trans-fats (= hydrogenated oils)
- butter is much better than margarine; Avoid margarine
- After consumption, dietary fats undergo varying amounts of metabolism
in the liver. Proteins are broken down to amino acids in the gut
and after absorption can go directly to other tissues. However,
any excess amino acids need have their nitrogen removed (as a molecular
equivalent to ammonia) and the liver then has to convert this excess
nitrogen into urea for consumption. It should also be noted that
this additional processing by the liver is no big deal and doesn't
put any strain on the liver.
- low-carb
- Note: low-carb does not mean no-carb.
Natural carbohydrates are very important for many reasons.
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- low refined grains (wheat, etc.) = Avoid all
highly refined grains (white flour).
- low-sugar and no refined sugars (beet or corn or cane) =
sugar found in fruit and vegetables need not be avoided -|-
See also: sugar
- Exceptions: fruits & vegetables = Natural
carbohydrates are very important for many reasons.
- Are
carbs destroying your brain? - Canadian Living
- Low quality carbs = refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, refined
flour, simple carbs -|- See also: sugar
- Higher quality carbs = vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains,
complex carbs
- "carbage"
- low/lower salt -|- See also Salt
- unless you are in ketosis
- Note that salt restriction is not necessarily advisable.
- water
- moderate alcohol (red wine)
- exercise
- Low-carb
Diets Linked To Atherosclerosis And Impaired Blood Vessel Growth --
ScienceDaily - 2009-08-25
- Death
of the calorie | The Economist 1843
- Keto
diet a healthy alternative to the standard Western diet | Vancouver
Sun - David Harper
- William Banting
- Wikipedia
- Atkins - Low Carb Lifestyle
- Bulletproof | Power Mind and
Body = LCHF
- Diet Doctor - Revolutionize your
health - $9/month
- Dr. Jay's Blog | A forum to
discuss the documentary film, "My Big Fat Diet" , and the science of
low carbohydrate diets.
- Even
more evidence that we're eating all wrong | Popular Science
- LLVL = Livin' La Vida
Low-Carb | Jimmy Moore
- Carnivore Diet
- Keto = Ketogenic Diet
- Fasting ...
- Sorry,
Keto Fans, You’re Probably Not in Ketosis
- A
Complete Guide to the Keto Diet - Drug Genius - Thanks
to Raya Hamilton for
recommending this site.
- What
Should Your Ketone Levels Be on a Keto Diet? | Keto-Mojo
- Bodyketosis | Keto Made Simple
- Keto
diet a healthy alternative to the standard Western diet | Vancouver
Sun - David Harper
- Keto Diets: What People with Diabetes Need to Know
- Today's ketogenic diets typically derive 5 to 10 percent of
their calories from carbs, 70 to 75 percent of their calories
from fat, and about 20 percent from protein. (In contrast, an
average American diet gets 50 to 55 percent of calories from
carbs, 30 to 35 percent from fat, and 15 to 20 percent from
protein.) Ketogenic diets can include full-fat dairy, eggs,
fish, poultry, meat, nuts, seeds, non-starchy vegetables, and
fats such as plant oils and butter. Starchy vegetables, most
fruits, grains, and sweets are eliminated. Calories are not
restricted—basically you can eat as much low-carb food
as you like, until you feel full.
- In addition, whereas people who lose weight, especially on
low-fat diets, almost always experience a reduction in metabolic
rate (as the body compensates for the loss of body fat and tries
to conserve energy), this happens much less with ketogenic diets.
- The increase in LDL is in large, non-dense particles; these
are less harmful for cardiovascular health than small, dense
particles, which decrease on very-low-carb, high-fat diets.
- Because ketogenic diets eliminate whole grains, most fruits,
and many vegetables, they tend to be low in key nutrients, such
as folate and potassium, along with fiber, all of which are
essential for good health.
- My Note: Do not eliminate all fruits and vegetables. Try
to get most of the carbs (5-10% of calories) from fruits
and vegetables.
- Death
of the calorie | The Economist 1843
- High
Cholesterol on a Keto Diet - Should You Be Concerned? | KetoDiet
Blog
- Parkinson's Disease
- Studies
Show Efficacy of Keto for Parkinson's
- Ketogenic
Diet Dramatically Improves Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Perlmutter
- Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's, and the New Science of Hope Metabolic similarities
offer a path to preventing neurodegenerative disorders.
- Psychology Today
- Striking metabolic similarities between Parkinson's and
Alzheimer's
- Low-fat
versus ketogenic diet in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized
controlled trial. - PubMed - NCBI
- Low‐fat
versus ketogenic diet in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized
controlled trial
- It is plausible and safe for PD patients to maintain a
low-fat or ketogenic diet for 8 weeks.
- Both groups showed small but significant improvements
in motor and nonmotor symptoms; however, the ketogenic group
showed much greater improvements (41 percent) in nonmotor
symptoms. This is important, because nonmotor symptoms,
such as urinary problems, pain, fatigue, daytime sleepiness,
and cognitive impairment, are among those least likely to
respond to L-dopa.
- Effect
of Dietary Ketosis On Alpha-Synuclein Accumulation | Parkinson's
Disease
- Can
the Ketogenic Diet Help Patients with Parkinson's Disease? |
KetoDiet Blog
- ketogenic
parkinson - Google Scholar
- Water
- Salt -|- See also Salt
- 10
Critical Ketogenic Diet Tips For Best Results - DrJockers.com -
See #3
- When we are on a low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet, we
have lower insulin levels and therefore our kidneys excrete
more sodium which can lead to a lower sodium/potassium ratio
and a greater need for sodium in the diet. On a low-carb
diet you should look to get an additional 3-5 grams of sodium
from natural foods and through the use of a pink salt like
Himalayan sea salt. 1 tsp of pink salt is equivalent to
2 grams of sodium.
- Salt:
The Prize Jewel Of Keto
- Because of the body's natural reaction to excess salt
it's almost impossible to intake dangerous amounts of salt
on a ketogenic diet. If we are fat-fueling our bodies, then
our body will not hold onto excess sodium. It is the process
of carbohydrate-fueling that makes excess sodium a significant
long-term issue for the heart and kidneys in particular.
- As Ketogenic Lifestylers we need approximately 2 teaspoons
a day. This can come in some of the foods we eat, like cheese
and salted butter etc, but it is also important to use salt
as a seasoning. Use unprocessed rock salt if you can
afford it- like Himalayan Pink salt or Celtic Grey salt-
or Iodised table salt if you're on a budget. Rock Salt
is the best option but budgets sometimes win.
- If you don't add adequate amounts of salt: you won't poop,
you'll have the shakes, you'll have heart palpitations,
you'll get headaches, your brain won't function, you won't
uptake potassium, magnesium and other
vitamins and minerals.
- Salt
and Keto Diet: Can you have too much salt on the keto diet?
- MyKetoPartner.com
- Too much salt can also result in a huge decrease in calcium
in the body. Having an increased blood pressure purges essential
minerals in the body particularly calcium. To make up for
the loss, it takes calcium from your bones which could then
increase the risk of osteoporosis. Your digestive
tract could also suffer from having too much salt since
it disturbs the natural balance in your gut's bacteria.
- Since limiting carbohydrates in your body actually lowers
your insulin levels, your body naturally rids itself of
fluids and sodium, which could result in dehydration and
sodium deficiency. This, in turn, causes symptoms of the
keto flu such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and all
sorts of unpleasantness.
- The recommended daily amount of sodium you have
to take is about 3000-5000 mg, around 1-2 tablespoons
evenly spread out throughout every meal.
- Top-3
Mineral Deficiencies On A Ketogenic Diet (And How To Fix It)
— Dr. Marc Bubbs
- When you lose sodium on a keto diet, the salt depletion
causes a parallel loss of potassium. Common symptoms of
a potassium deficiency - the medical term is hypokalemia
- include weakness, muscular cramps, constipation, irritability
or skin problems. In athletes, low potassium can compromise
lean muscle mass which will ultimately impact performance,
and in more severe cases, you may experience heart palpitations,
irregular heartbeats, respiratory distress (and even heart
failure with serious deficiency). Virtually all fruits
and veggies contain significant amounts of potassium, but
not all are keto friendly. In fact, most people don't realize
that animal protein is terrific source of dietary potassium.
- Pink
Himalayan Salt and the Keto Diet
- Keto
diet a healthy alternative to the standard Western diet | Vancouver
Sun - David Harper
- What
Foods Contain Gluten? A Gluten Free Diet for a Healthy Brain
- Gluten-free does not mean low carb.
- Grain-free is also gluten-free.
- The Weston A. Price Foundation
- a charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition
- See also: Inflammation
- DrJockers.com
- DrPompa.com
- Vox
- Ketogenic
Diet Foods: How To Go On A Ketogenic Diet (And Why) - mindbodygreen
- Keto-Mojo blood ketone and glucose
monitoring system
- 5
Mistakes People Make When They Go Keto
- The author of this article is confused about saturated/unsaturated
fats.
- Eating Bird Food
- Cortisol
- Notes
- Keto raises level of all the cholesterols
- Keto reduces inflammation and improves the immune system
- Make sure to get enough vitamin D and Omega3
- Keto causes more liquids to be flushed from the body, so it
is necessary to consume extra salt. However, it is dangerous
to increase salt intake if you are not on a Keto diet.
- Taurine
- Berberine
- Lamberton - Nutritional
Therapy Association
- Fasting
- Canadian Living
- Dr. Jay Davidson
- The Power of Fasting:
Altered Eating Patterns Can Reduce Inflammation, Improve Health,
and Slow Aging - Dr. Jay Davidson %
- Reasons to consider fasting:
- Fasting Improves Immune Regulation
Fasting allows your body to put more energy and focus into the
process of effective immune regulation. Fasting while drinking
water and cleansing beverages flushes out the digestive system
and reduces the number of natural microorganisms in the gut.
- Fasting Stimulates Cellular Autophagy
Fasting also stimulates the process of autophagy, where the
body breaks down old, damaged and abnormal cells to recycle
them for energy. The process of autophagy is part of the innate
immune system and utilizes pattern recognition receptors to
identify viral cell invaders
- Fasting Improves Genetic Repair Mechanisms
Research has shown that cells have a greater lifespan during
times of food scarcity and famine. Intermittent fasting enhances
cellular rejuvenation by acting on certain genetic repair mechanisms
— you use less energy to repair a cell than to divide and
create new cells.
- Fasting Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Thousands of years of food scarcity led our bodies to develop
a protective mechanism to adapt to alternating phases of food
abundance and scarcity. During times of food scarcity, our cell
membranes become more sensitive to insulin. This is especially
important when food is scarce because it ensures that every
bit of food is efficiently used or stored.
- Intermittent Fasting and Chronic Diseases
Individuals with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus,
rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, and Crohn's disease, have seen
a tremendous improvement in symptoms with the incorporation
of intermittent fasting. This process reduces the hyperinflammatory
processes these individuals undergo and allows for more normalized
immune function.
Incorporating periods of intermittent fasting and using the
strategies learned at Dr. Jockers' Fasting Transformation Summit
can help the body become stronger and more resilient against
the development of chronic disease.
- Fasting is one of the few health modalities that actually
saves us money.
- Longevity & Fasting
- Fasting Transformation
Summit, online and free
- Fasting
Lowers Cholesterol
- Fasting and Diet
Archives » Dr. Pompa
- Mark's
Daily Apple | Fasting versus Carb Restriction: Which Works Better for
What Scenarios
- Block fasting = several/many days of continuous fasting - eating nothing
(except salt) - drinking only water and coffee
and perhaps some bone broth
- Intermittent fasting = eating for only a few hours a day (3
- 6 hours) and fasting the rest of the day. Probably eliminating
breakfast.
- Caloric
restriction mimetic - Wikipedia
- Fasting
Could Have a Powerful Effect on Our Circadian Rhythm
- Ending the fast
- Extended Fasting:
Best Way to Break the Fast - DrJockers.com
- Food choices for ending longer fasts
- Until your body understands that you're not in a state of
stress but rather just eating less often, you might want to
avoid eating foods that are tough on your system. Some people
know that certain foods bother their digestive tract more than
others. If you have problem foods, you should avoid them initially
when you resume eating. In general, we've found that these
foods (and drinks) are the most problematic foods for people
to consume when breaking their fast:
- Nuts and nut butters
- Seeds and seed butters
- Raw cruciferous vegetables (cooked are fine)
- Eggs
- Dairy products
- Alcohol
- In very rare occasions, some people have difficulty digesting
red meat or certain kinds of red meat.
- Within six hours of ending your fast, you should be able to
consume the foods on this list without difficulty.
- ***
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- See also: BRI = Body Roundness Index
- Clinical obesity - for people who already have a chronic disease
associated with obesity
- Pre-clinical obesity - for people with elevated risks for
developing a health condition due to their level of body fat.
- Scientists
say BMI gets it wrong for over one third of adults | ScienceDaily
- BMI
Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health, American Medical Association says
- The New York Times
- Obesity
- Health Topics |
NHLBI, NIH - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Figure
Your Ideal Weight, BMI, and Kilocalorie Intake - dummies
- Step 1. Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.
- Step 2. Divide this number by your height in inches multiplied
by itself. (i.e. your height squared)
- The easiest way to find out if you have a weight issue is to calculate
your body mass index (BMI), a measure of your weight in relation to
your height.
- Step 1. Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.
- Step 2. Multiply your height in inches by itself. (i.e. your
height squared)
- Step 3. Divide the result in step 1 by the result in step 2.
- If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you are overweight. You're
considered obese if your BMI is 30 or higher.
You can also use an online BMI calculator, such as the one provided
by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (tinyurl.com/WP-calculate-BMI).
-
| BMI |
Classification
|
Risk of dying (compared to the norm) |
| < 18.5 |
Underweight
|
1.8 x |
| < 25 |
Normal
|
|
| <30 |
Overweight
|
|
| < 35 |
Obese
|
1.2 x |
| > 35 |
Severely Obese
|
1.3 x |
- Body
Mass Index | HowStuffWorks
- Obesity
and cancer: are you at risk? | Independent
- BMI is calculated by multiplying your weight in pounds by 703,
then dividing the result by the square of your height in inches.
- While BMI is a general assessment of body weight and disease risk,
waist circumference provides a more specific indication of health
risk because it measures harmful abdominal fat. Evidence is
accumulating that waist circumference is a better predictor of health
risks than BMI.
- There's
no such thing as "healthy obesity" - Big Think - The "Obesity
Paradox" uses BMI instead of "body fat".
- How
To Lose Weight Fast - Sport Fitness Advisor - Thanks to Jean/Jennifer/Jen/Ray/Joey/Jillian
Stark for recommending this site.
- Visceral fat
- Sweeteners -|- See sugar
- Sugar
Alcohols -|- See sugar
- Honeycomb.ai • Find nearby
food based on your preferences
- Dr. Gundry's Books and Podcast |
Steven Gundry, MD Website
- Dr. Steven Gundry - Leaky gut is caused by lectins.
However, his conclusions should not be accepted without further
research.
- His diet suggestions seem very much like the keto
diet lifestyle.
- Foods to avoid
- squash.
- legumes, including beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts.
- nightshade vegetables, such as eggplant, peppers, potatoes,
and tomatoes.
- fruit, although the diet allows moderate amounts of in-season
fruit.
- grains.
- and ... corn, cashews, sunflower seeds, squash, ...
- However logical his dietary suggestions appear, care should
be taken if you are considering adopting his recommendations
for supplements.
- Infomercial. It seems that Dr. Gundry is just pushing
his books and his dietary supplements.
- Can
You Lose Weight Without Exercise? - Thanks to Ajmal
Dar for recommending this site.
- Weight
Loss Programs for Women [13 That Really Work] | Health Advise -
Thanks to Alexis Wallace
for recommending this site.
- Weight Loss = reducing obesity
- See also: Drugs for weight loss
- Canadian Living
- Podcasts Archive » Dr.
Pompa & Cellular Healing TV
- The Daily Beast
- New York Times
- -|- See also: sugar
- Exercise
May Aid in Weight Loss. Provided You Do Enough. - The New York
Times
- After
‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain
Weight - The New York Times
- It has to do with resting metabolism, which determines
how many calories a person burns when at rest.
- Researchers knew that just about anyone who deliberately
loses weight — even if he starts at a normal weight
or even underweight — will have a slower metabolism
when the diet ends.
- After the contest, metabolisms did not recover. They became
even slower, and the pounds kept piling on. As long as you
are below your initial weight, your body is going to try
to get you back.
- There is always a weight a person’s body maintains
without any effort. And that weight can change over the
years. Why?
- Some scientists say weight maintenance has to be treated
as an issue separate from weight loss.
- Dr. Margaret Jackson Pfizer is testing a drug that acts
like leptin, a hormone that controls hunger. With weight
loss, leptin levels fall and people become hungry. The idea
is to trick the brains of people who have lost weight so
they do not become ravenous for lack of leptin.
- Regaining weight after a diet: Slower metabolisms, hunger,
cravings, binges, plummeting levels of leptin.
- My Conclusion: After the diet, the subjects stopped
the low-carb diet (and the exercise). This caused uncontrolled
cravings and increased caloric intake.
- Short
Answers to Hard Questions About Weight Loss - The New York Times
- Studies have not found evidence that snacks undermine
weight loss.
- Muscle burns more calories than fat, so it might stand
to reason that the more muscle you have the faster you will
burn calories. But it turns out that building muscles has
almost
no effect on resting metabolism, which determines how
many calories a person burns when at rest.
- After you lose 10 percent or more of your weight by diet
alone, your muscles start using genes that make them more
efficient. They burn 20
to 30 percent fewer calories for the same exercise.
- Many people swear by diets that are low in carbohydrates
or gluten free, or revolve around fasting
two days out of seven.
- Success: Constant vigilance, keeping close track
of weight, controlling what food is eaten and how much (often
by weighing and measuring food), exercising often, putting
up with hunger, resisting cravings.
- The
Fats You Don't Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do - The
New York Times
- Dieting
vs. Exercise for Weight Loss - NYTimes.com
- BRI = B.R.I. = Body Roundness Index
-
- Drugs for Weight Loss = reducing obesity =
Weight-loss drugs
- See also: Weight loss
- Hair Loss
- The
GLP-1 paradox: Weight loss drugs may lead to stigma
- Peptides
- Retatrutide - a peptide
- Risks - Semaglutide
- Foundayo
vs. Wegovy: How Do the New Weight Loss Pills Compare? | SELF
- Pairing your GLP-1 with regular movement is important if you
want to maximize the health gains, but it’s not the full
picture. It is the important to establish good habits around
nutrition, sleep, mood regulation, social connections, and stress
management.
- Wegovy (semaglutide) injection
- Wegovy (semaglutide) pills
- The Wegovy pill works by mimicking a protein in your body
called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1).
- Take once a day in the morning on an empty stomach with
up to 4 ounces of water.
- Wegovy
Pill: Answers to Your Top Questions | SELF
- Novo Nordisk noted that people on the Wegovy pill had “significantly
greater weight loss” than those on Foundayo.
- Foundayo (orforglipron) pills
- GLP-1 medication also made by Lilly.
- It's a small molecule, not a peptide. “No fasting
window, no timing your coffee. You just take it.”
- Novo Nordisk also noted that people on Foundayo were about
four times more likely to stop taking the pill due to side
effects. Research consistently shows that the best medication
is the one you'll actually take consistently.
- The drug combination fenfluramine-phentermine, known as fen-phen,
which was sold in the 1990s for weight loss was taken off the market
for causing heart damage.
- The
Decibel, The Globe and Mail's daily news podcast - YouTube -
audio only
- New
Study of 77,000 Patients Reveals the Hard Truth About GLP‑1s -
Inc.com
- If patients stop taking GLP-1 drugs, much of the weight they
lost returns - and so do the medical complications that may
have prompted treatment in the first place.
- GLP-1 “is going to be a lifetime thing,” - Oprah
-|- Enough
(book)
- 52 percent of people stopped taking the drug within a year,
pointing to cost and side effects.
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and bariatric surgery are
expensive and may not provide permanent results.
- What
Happens When You’ve Been on Ozempic for 20 Years?
- Eli
Lilly’s Obesity Pill Shows Promising Weight Loss in New Results
| WIRED
- Eli
Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s
| WIRED
- Participants who received orforglipron started the study at
a dose of 1 milligram daily and then increased the dose every
four weeks to their final maintenance dose. 6mg/8%, 12mg/9%,
36mg/12%+ weight loss
- Like injected GLP-1 drugs, orforglipron caused gastrointestinal
side effects for many participants. - nausea, constipation,
diarrhea, vomiting
- Novo Nordisk has a GLP-1 pill for diabetes, Rybelsus,
but it’s not as effective for weight loss as injectable
versions and was never approved for weight management.
- Eli
Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s
| WIRED
- Experimental pill - The company plans to seek regulatory
approval for orforglipron for weight management by the end
of 2025 and for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in 2026.
- The highest dose of orforglipron led to an average weight
loss of 7.9 percent, or 16 pounds—comparable to
the amount of weight loss seen over the same 40-week
period in trials of semaglutide and tirzepatide.
- Orforglipron showed similar gastrointestinal side effects
as other GLP-1 drugs, with the most common being diarrhea,
nausea, indigestion, and constipation.
- An oral version of semaglutide, sold under the brand name
Rybelsus, has been on the market since 2019 but is not approved
for weight management and isn’t as effective for weight
loss as injectable GLP-1s.
- Orforglipron is designed to mimic the appetite-suppressing
GLP-1 hormone targeted by Lilly’s blockbuster injection
tirzepatide sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound.
- Eli Lilly has a better version of GLP-1 in the works. It’s
called Orforglipron, and it doesn’t require patients to
fast when taking it, like Novo’s oral GLP-1 does.
Eli Lilly plans to file for FDA approval of its pill
by the end of 2025 and put it on the market by mid-2026.
- A
New Obesity Pill May Burn Fat Without Suppressing Appetite | WIRED
- How
AI can power GLP-1's next frontier in medicine - Fast Company
- GLP-I Receptor Agonists
- Exenatide (Byetta) — 2005
- Liraglutide (Victoza) — 2010
- Exenatide Extended-Release (Bydureon) — 2012
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity) — 2014
- Lixisenatide (Adlyxin) — 2016 - Once-daily injection.
- Semaglutide (Ozempic) — 2017
- Semaglutide Oral (Rybelsus) — 2019
- Semaglutide (Wegovy)
- Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) — 2022 (Technically a dual GLP-I
and GIP receptorl agonist)
- Tirzepatide (Zepbound) — 2023
- GLP-1 - semaglutide (is the active ingredient
in Ozempic and Wegovy)
- The
Unexpected Mental Health Effect of GLP-1 Medications | SELF
- The
long-term cardiovascular safety and efficacy of glucagon-like
peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in high-risk cardiovascular
populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Cardiovascular
Diabetology – Endocrinology Reports | Springer Nature Link
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause
of mortality worldwide.
- MACE = major adverse cardiovascular events. - Glucagon-like
peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) reduce the risk of
MACE.
- Risks
- Suicide risk is not higher when taking
GLP-1
- Benefits
- blood sugar management - Diabetes
- People with diabetes and obesity have elevated
rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide
- GLP-1 can improved blood sugar management and improve
mood regulation in people with type 2 diabetes
- weight loss - (obesity)
- Losing weight has a tendency to improve body image,
self esteem, and even mobility - these are all things
that help with mental health
- cardiovascular health
- semaglutide users have a 47% lower risk of being sick
or hospitalized due to substance use
- semaglutide users have up to a 42% lower risk of being
sick and needing hospital care for psychiatric reasons compared
to when semaglutide users weren’t on the medication.
- semaglutide users have a reduction in sick leave,
or health related absences from work
- semaglutide users with depression had a 44% lower risk.
Depression or anxiety may be treated with GLP-1 - Mental
health
- Some GLP-1 receptor agonists have a central brain
effect and may be anti-inflammatory or stimulate brain
recovery. - (neurochemistry of common mental health
problems like depression and anxiety)
- semaglutide users with anxiety disorders had a 38% lower
risk - Mental health
- semaglutide users have a lower risk of suicidal behaviour
- Mental health
- etc...
- GLP-1 = glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist
- GLP-1 agonists mimic the body's intrinsic GLP-1, a hormone
that stimulates insulin release, suppresses the hormone glucagon,
slows the muscles that move food through the intestinal tract,
and decreases appetite.
- decreases appetite and cravings - (may help reduce cravings
for other substances and perhaps even help people with substance-use
disorders and compulsive behaviour disorders)
- Risks
- nausea
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- pancreatic inflammation (occasionally)
- thyroid cancer in people with a genetic predisposition (rare)
- tachycardia
- Retinopathy
- Wikipedia - (a concern only for diabetics?)
- Ozempic (semaglutide)
- lipase elevation
- angiodema
- psychiatric issues
- 31
Million Americans Use GLP‑1s, but New Claims Suggest They
Aren’t Being Warned About Serious Risks
- Federal lawsuits allege gastroparesis, or “stomach
paralysis,” a condition that slows or stops digestion.
About 18 percent of cases involve ileus, in which bowel
muscles fail to move food and waste, while another 18
percent allege intestinal blockages. Eight percent of
plaintiffs report gallbladder injuries—some requiring
surgery—and another 8 percent cite extreme vomiting,
chronic acid reflux, or severe abdominal pain that led
to hospitalization.
- Sudden blindness (NAION = non-arteritic anterior ischemic
optic neuropathy = eye stroke) or severe vision changes.
- GLP-1
weight-loss drug lawsuits allege serious side effects
- Benefits
- type 2 diabetes
- weight loss
- treat other chronic illnesses, like chronic kidney disease
or cancer
- Alternative sources for GLP-1
- Fatigue & Drowsiness & Lethargy (due to Semaglutide)
- Insurance coverage
- How
to Get Ozempic Prescribed For Weight Loss in Canada - Maple
- Do I have anti-obesity medication (AOM) or weight loss medicatioin
coverage?
- Zepbound, Wegovy, Saxenda, Contrave, Qsymia, etc
- Do I have coverage of Ozempic or Mounjaro? Do I have to
have a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for the medicatioin to be
approved?
- What is my deductible?
- Muscle loss = loss of lean body mass = skeletal muscle mass =
muscle atrophy = muscle wastage
- Does
Ozempic cause muscle loss and how to prevent it?
- Obesity trials have shown that participants using incretin
mimetic agents like semaglutide
(Ozempic,
Wegovy)
or tirzepatide
(Mounjaro,
Zepbound)
lost 10% or more of their muscle mass in 68- to 72-week
long clinical studies, which equates to roughly 20 years
of muscle loss due aging, according to experts.
- Patients who lose weight (fat mass) in clinical trials
may also lose lean body mass, which includes muscle mass.
Muscle makes up about 50% of lean body mass.
- Overall, 40% of the total weight loss in the semaglutide
group was due to a reduction in lean body mass.
- Muscle strength (measured by grip strength) did not change
significantly.
- Sarcopenia - Age-related loss of muscle mass can lead
to reduced strength and physical function, a term often
called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia may be associated with injury,
falls, bone fractures and higher rates of death.
- Bimagrumab (LY3985863), a monoclonal antibody, may help
to address muscle loss associated with incretin mimetic
agents.
- Zepbound has led to a 21% weight loss in adults using
the highest dose, while Wegovy has led to about a 15% weight
loss.
- Ozempic
May Make Your Muscles and Bones Weaker
- Sarcopenia
— the gradual loss of muscle mass, strength, and function.
- Losing weight rapidly can also cause a decrease in
muscle mass, lessen bone density, and lower your resting
metabolic rate
- Why
GLP-1s like Ozempic should be available over the counter
- The
Race for the Next Ozempic | WIRED
- GLP-1 receptor agonists (for diabetes)
- liraglutide - Victoza - Saxenda (2014)
- mechanisms involved in hunger and appetite
- semaglutide (for diabetes) - Ozempic (2017) - Wegovy (2021)
- tirzepatide (for diabetes) - Mounjaro (2022) - Zepbound (2023)
(not marketed in Canada)
- In addition to GLP-1, tirzepatide also activates receptors
of GIP, another hormone involved in regulating blood sugar
and appetite.
- MariTide (monthly injection)
- Zepbound - retatrutide (2026??) targets the receptors
for GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon
- petrelintide (2026??)
- The existing drugs can cause nausea, headaches, and other
unpleasant
side effects that lead some people to stop taking them.
>$1000/month - Weekly injections - Limited effectiveness.
- Patients
Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear | WIRED
- Ozempic or Wegovy
- Ozempic
for everyone? Inside Novo Nordisk’s big plans for its hit drug
- Semaglutide (the sickle-shaped molecule of a peptide) is used
in a type of drug known as a GLP-1 agonist.
- Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk - now known to
the world as the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy. - Hunger-suppressing
weight-loss drugs. Type 2 diabetes drug.
- Ozempic is, a once-weekly injectable for treating type
2 diabetes, and prescribed off-label for weight loss.
US$340/month in Denmark, US$1000/month in USA
- Average 15% loss of body weight in 64 weeks (16 months).
- Wegovy, a higher-dose injectable approved for weight loss.
~US$1349/month
- Rybelsus, an oral type 2 diabetes drug. - one tablet
orally once daily 30 minutes before breakfast (diabetes)
- Liraglutide - Marketed as a once-daily injectable called
Victoza, liraglutide was approved by the FDA in 2010 for
diabetes, and in 2014, as a weight-loss drug called Saxenda. Most
patients taking Victoza lost less than 10% of their body
weight.
- Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drugs are Mounjaro and Trulicity.
- At least 70 other weight-loss drugs are in clinical trials,
from Pfizer, Amgen, and a host of startups. AstraZeneca,
China, Roche (Carmot Therapeutics), Eli Lilly (Versanis),
Jørgensen (Embark, Inversago), etc.
- Potential: diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney disease
(renal death), heart and cardiovascular problems (heart attack,
stroke, death), osteoarthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, NASH
(nonalcoholic steatohepatitis = a form of fatty liver disease),
treatment for alcohol use disorder
- Warnings
- Expensive. Not all insurance plans cover these drugs for
obesity-care (off-label use).
- Mild to severe intestinal problems, such as nausea, constipation,
and diarrhea.
- Too-rapid weight loss can lead to decreased muscle mass
and “Ozempic face”—sagging and aging skin
- Suicidal ideation or behavior (self-injury) in patients
taking GLP-1 drugs.
- To maintain weight loss, the drugs must be taken indefinitely.
- People
lost over 52 pounds using new FDA-approved pill - tirzepatide
taken orally
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- Essential oils = volatile oils
- Side Effects
- Best Essential
Oils and How to Use Them | Happy DIY Home - | - Thanks to Jenn
Miller for recommending this site.
- (aromatherapy / inhaling / diffuser) or (topical / skin / transermal /
external) or (eating / consuming / internal)
- A
List of Essential Oils Uses, Oil Dilution Chart (Essential Oils Guide -
Part 2) - Craft-Mart
- clove oil
- foods (see below)
- frankincense (see below)
- lavender
- lemon / orange / lemongrass
- myrrh (see below)
- sandalwood
- Spices
- Turmeric, Curcumin = (an ingredient in curry powders)
- lead chromate is sometimes added to turmeric to make it bright yellow (i.e.
more attractive)
- Turmeric - and the curcumin it contains - appears to be generally
safe when limited to less than 8 grams [8,000 mg] a day.
- frankincense = olibanum
- frankincense - to reduce inflammation and swelling, reduce chronic
stress and anxiety, reduce pain and inflammation, boosting immunity,
help fight cancer,
- and many other uses
- frankincense + myrrh (oil, body butter, body lotion) (using jojoba
oil, coconut oil and shea butter)
- Frankincense
- Wikipedia
- The essential
oil of frankincense is produced by steam
distillation of the tree resin. Contrary to what some commercial
entities claim, steam or hydro distilled frankincense oils do not
contain boswellic acids (triterpenoids), although may be present
in trace quantities in the solvent extracted products. The chemistry
of the essential oil is mainly monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes,
such as alpha-pinene, Limonene, alpha-Thujene, and beta-Pinene with
small amounts of diterpenoid components being the upper limit in
terms of molecular weight.
-
Frankincense Essential Oil Uses and Benefits for Healing - Dr. Axe
- Among the valuable boswellia tree extracts that researchers have
identified, several stand out as being most beneficial, including
terpenes and boswellic acids, which are strongly anti-inflammatory
and protective over healthy cells.
- Avoid oils that say "fragrance oil" or "perfume oil" as these
can be synthetic and don't provide the desired health benefits;
instead, look for oils that say "pure essential oil" or "100% essential
oil" for the highest quality essential oils.
- Vancouver, BC
- Oleo-resins are usually extracted via volatile solvents. The most
common are ethanol and petroleum distillates. Once the oleo-resin is
separated from any water-soluble gum and foreign material, the solvent
is evaporated and the remaining sticky mass utilized.
- Foods
- DEC-5 is found in Devil's Apple (AU), eggplant, green peppers
- Myrrh
- Eyes
- Fire Safety
- Flu = Influenza
- Foot - Feet - Podiatry
- Food & Drink Topics...
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- Food & Drink ...
- Dieting ...
- Top 100 Nutrition
Resources You Should Know About - 100 Kcals - Thanks to Edward
Khoo for recommending this site.
- Heart
Month: 7 Foods Your Heart Will Love - Everything Zoomer
- avocado, brown rice, almonds, quinoa, sweet potato (not yam), flaxseed,
dark chocolatee
- Fresh
Foods You Should Never Store Together
- Organic
- Carbohydrates
- Sugar is poison. All sugars are poison. -|- See also:
sugar
- See also Dieting (Atkins, LCHF, Keto)
- Why
Eating Wheat and GMOs Will Destroy Your Health | GreenMedInfo
- The human genome does not possess the ability to produce enzymes
capable of sufficiently breaking down gluten. Wheat is not
something that we want to eat.
- Quinoa is a more nutritive grain than wheat, it does not contain
gluten. Quinoa is also a vegetable source of protein, containing
more than other grains and cereals and furthermore, one of the
few vegetable sources of the 13 essential amino acids.
- Glyphosate -
Wikipedia
- Roundup (a Monsanto herbicide) is sprayed on most grains.
- Fruits
- Avocados
- Winner: A Baking Soda Wash for Fruits and Vegetables - findings
by the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Soaking the apples in the baking soda solution (1 teaspoon
of baking soda per 2 cups of water) removed all of the phosmet
(an insecticide) on the skin after 15 minutes, and all of the
thiabendazole (a fungicide commonly used post-harvest) after 12
minutes, while the tap water and commercial produce
wash had much less of an effect. But even two minutes of baking
soda treatment resulted in greater pesticide removal than the
other two methods.
- Cosmic Crisp® Apples
- Nuts
- Food composition
- Salt
- Genes / Genetics / Genome / DNA & RNA
- DNA
- A,T,C,G = (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine)
- Those chemicals, called bases, form pairs: A pairs with T, C with
G. Every person has three billion of those pairs in his genome.
- Carries unique genetic code that determines characteristics of each
person. It's made of chemical bases A, C, G and T. Each A base bonds
with T base and each G base with C.
- Genetic Code = Order of nucleotides within gene is inheritable instructions
needed to make protein molecules.
- Of the human genome's three billion base pairs, only several million
are likely to differ from person to person.
- Each sequenced human genome accounts for around 3GB of data.
- Nucleus of every cell contains 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent.
- Genome is contained in 23 pairs of chromosomes.
- Chromosomes are comprised of one tightly coiled molecule of deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) with proteins that serve to package DNA and control its functions.
- one genome = 40,000 genes
- one gene = A
gene is a sequence of DNA
or RNA which
codes for a molecule that has a function.
- Variant refers to any change in sequence and is not necessarily
harmful. Variants are described on a spectrum as being "likely benign,
benign, likely pathogenic or pathogenic."
- CNV = Copy-number variation.
- How DNA
Profiling Works | HowStuffWorks
- ----------
- CRISPR
- Wikipedia
- What
Is A Gene? A Complete Guide To Genes - MyBioSource Learning Center -
Thanks to Stella Farner
for recommending this site.
- What Is DNA?
Everything You Need To Know - MyBioSource - Thanks to Lucy
Olivarez for recommending this site.
- If
You Have Blue Eyes, You’re Related to a Lot More People Than You Thought
| The Healthy
- Single
test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
| Garvan Institute of Medical Research - Nanopore technology
- Startup
in biotech adds two base pairs to genetic code — and life on earth may
never be the same | ExtremeTech
- When
your genome costs less than your iPhone: The beautiful, terrifying future
of DNA sequencing - Feature - TechRepublic
- What
is gene therapy? | ExtremeTech
- Need
Some Extra Storage? Try DNA | PCMag
- Testing your DNA
- Orchid | Whole Genome Embryo
Report - genome screening for embryos
- PGP = Personal Genome Project
- GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease = acid
reflux = heartburn
- NERD = non-erosive reflux diseases = not really reflux (or a non-acid
reflux, perhaps reflux of bile)??
- Functional heartburn = A catch-all term for heartburn with no apparent
cause = doctor has no idea what is happening = 50% of GERD patients
- Proceed
with caution when treating GERD with drugs | Honolulu Star-Advertiser |
PDF
- ACG
issues new guidelines for diagnosis, management of GERD | Gastroenterology
- ACG
Guideline
- Why
Your Heartburn Drugs Don't Work - WSJ.com (with video and audio
clips) - $$$
- New Guidelines
Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD
- National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Study
Shows Acid Reflux Can Cause Adult Asthma « CBS Pittsburgh
- "The thought is that acid gets washed back, forms a mist and
ends up going down the windpipe and into the lungs... It only takes
a small amount, small exposure to the lungs that ultimately leads
to the development of asthma”.
- Digestive Health - John Hopkins
- All
Digestive Health Alerts: Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
- New
Guidelines on Treating GERD - 2013-11-25
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common, distressing
condition that afflicts millions of Americans. In March, the American
College of Gastroenterology released updated clinical guidelines for
treating GERD based on an extensive analysis of medical research conducted
between 1960 and 2011. The new guidelines highlight three key lifestyle
modifications as a first step for treating GERD:
- Lose weight if you are overweight or have recently
gained weight.
- Elevate the head of your bed 6-8" at night
with blocks or a foam wedge (not pillows, which can cause an unnatural
bend in the body and increase pressure to the stomach) if you
suffer from nighttime GERD.
- Avoid high-fat meals within two to three hours
of bedtime.
- Doctors have long advised people with GERD to dial back their consumption
of certain foods and beverages that might provoke symptoms. Because
of insufficient scientific evidence showing benefit, the new guidelines
nix those restrictions.
- Experts no longer advise GERD sufferers to make wide-ranging dietary
changes, such as eliminating coffee, spicy foods,
citrus fruits, and tomatoes -- although for some patients with specific
reflux triggers, dietary changes may still be helpful.
- The guidelines no longer dissuade people from smoking solely to
relieve GERD, since no solid research shows that tobacco provokes
GERD. Of course, there are plenty more reasons to quit smoking.
- Causes of GERD:
- advancing age - Lower
esophageal sphincter loses tonus with age
- psychological stress
- not enough sleep
- foods (inflammatory reaction)
- caffeine
- alcohol
- smoking
- obesity
- tight clothing
- Histamine - Perhaps the trigger for both GERD and PND (post-nasal
drip)???
- unknown cause (= functional heartburn)
- Treatments for GERD:
- PPI
- Antacids: Over-the-counter medications that neutralize excess stomach
acid, e.g Rolaids, Tums, Pepto-Bismol.
- H2 blockers*: Drugs that reduce stomach acid by blocking histamines
that produce it, e.g. Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac.
- Low-dose tricyclic antidepressants seem to modulate the pain in
some patients
- Weight loss
- Surgery for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease
= acid reflux = heartburn)
- Get younger
- PPI = Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs): The
most potent drugs that block the stomach's production of acid, e.g.
Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Aciphex. Can take up to several months
to work. (PPIs are the third largest-selling drug category in
the world.)
- Some studies have reported that long-term PPI use could lead
to hip, wrist and spine fractures and increase risk of Clostridium
difficile infection, which can cause diarrhea and fever. Other
risks associated with long-term
use are low magnesium (see Cramps,
on this page), calcium and vitamin B12 levels. Some evidence suggests
a link between PPI use and increased risk of pneumonia. To
avoid complications, use the lowest dosage for the shortest duration
possible. Ask your doctor at each annual visit whether
you still need a PPI or if the dose can be reduced.
- PPIs reduce the amount of acid produced in the stomach and are
ideally taken once a day, immediately before the first meal of
the day, to maximize acid suppression.
- Prescription PPIs include omeprazole (Prilosec), esomeprazole
(Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid), pantoprazole (Protonix),
rabeprazole (AcipHex), dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) and an omeprazole/
sodium bicarbonate combination (Zegerid). Prilosec, Prevacid 24HR,
Nexium 24HR and Zegerid are available without prescription.
- Proton Pump Inhibitors: How Safe Are They? - Consider adjusting
your lifestyle by following a healthy diet, losing weight if you
need to, eating smaller meals, quitting smoking, and exercising.
That's a much better path to freedom from symptoms.
- Acid
reflux drug (PPI, but not H2) linked to more than doubled risk
of stomach cancer – study | Science | The Guardian
- Hair
- How
Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry | WIRED
- FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) technique, in which hair follicles
are extracted one by one using microscopic tools rather than removing
a strip from the back of the head. Compared to the previously widely
used FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) technique, FUE is a method
that carries fewer risks and side effects, shortens recovery time,
and offers a more comfortable patient experience.
- Synthetic sapphire tips - as hard and durable as diamonds - are
used in eye surgery to cut the eyeball - were adapted for this field.
Thanks to the thin, clean V-shaped channels created by synthetic sapphires,
they not only prevent tissue damage but have also reduced the wound
healing time from three months to 10 days.
- Current innovations make it possible to transplant long hair directly
without the need to shave the donor area.
- While it may be possible to copy surgical instruments or undercut
prices by exporting technicians abroad, it is impossible to replicate
the clinical expertise gained from tens of thousands of cases, solid
medical ethics, and a culture of hospitality overnight.
- Hair
loss breakthrough: Sugar gel boosts regrowth by 90 percent - The Brighter
Side of News
- RT1640 = Minoxidl + Cyclosporine A (CsA) + RT175
- Surprise
Hair Loss Breakthrough: Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth : ScienceAlert
- A
Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells | WIRED
- Why
Do Men Go Bald and How to Treat Hair Loss by Manual.co - Thanks
to Annie Thompson for recommending
this site.
- A
"Cure" for Baldness Could Be Around the Corner - The Atlantic
- Hair
Loss Breakthrough: Columbia Researchers Grow Follicles in 3-D Printed
Mold
- Fully
functional hair follicle regeneration through the rearrangement of stem
cells and their niches : Nature Communications : Nature Publishing Group
- Perelman
School of Medicine Experts Identify Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness
and Target for Hair Loss Treatments
- Alvi Armani Hair
Transplants
- Hair
Loss and Replacement For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummies
- Robotic Hair
Restoration Machine, ARTAS iX™ - Venus Concept
- Hair
Restoration in Honolulu, Hawaii | Specialist Dr. Shim Ching
- An
Old Medicine Remedies Hair Loss for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say - The New
York Times
- F.D.A.
Approves Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients - The
New York Times
- Haircut
- Health - Sources of information
- Hearing ...
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Heart
& Circulatory system
- See also: Cholesterol / Plaque / Atherosclerosis
- Heart Rate - See Fitness
- See also: Vaccine
- See also: Fibre (=Fiber USA) ...
- ECG = Electrocardiogram = EKG
- Apple Watch
- EcgWaves.com
- Cardiogram.com
- Vaccine
to stop heart attacks could be developed - The Telegraph - 2012-03-31
- A vaccine against heart attacks and an antibody-based drug against arterisclerosis,
which could hopefully stop the build-up of plaque in the arteries of patients
with cardiovascular disease. Researcher: Jan Nilsson - Current stage -
'phase 2' studies are about to begin - In cooperation with the Swedish
biotechnology company Bioinvent from Lund and the American company Genentech.
- The resulting CVX-210 vaccine, currently in development as an injection
by CardioVax, is waiting regulatory clearance to start clinical trials.
- Early studies have shown that the antibody, called BI-204, developed
jointly by BioInvent and Genentech, reduced plaques by half and was well
tolerated.
- Symptoms of a Heart Attack:
- Pain in the chest (rare) or pain elsewhere (often).
- Nausea and sweating.
- Breathing issues
- Digestive issues
- 10
Signs of Heart Failure You Should Never Ignore, According to Doctors
- What
Are the Warning Signs of Heart Failure?
- Tests
- PREVENT Risk
Percentiles Tool - AHA's Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease
EVENTs (PREVENT) equations
- Heart
Disease: 8 Factors That Raise Your Risk - The New York Times
- high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol, diabetes,
age, smoking, sex (male), obesity (BMI), race (black), ZIP code
(USA) (= income, unemployment, etc.), family history
- Race
Cannot Be Used to Predict Heart Disease, Scientists Say - The
New York Times
- PREVENT
Online Calculator - Professional Heart Daily | American Heart
Association
- New
blood test predicts risk of heart attack and stroke with twice previous
accuracy | Heart attack | The Guardian
- AI
algorithm accurately predicts risk of heart attack within 5 years
- Prodromal Symptoms
Screening Scale - measures your heart health and identifies early
warning signs of heart disease.
- "A treadmill test will only detect an obstruction (of the coronary
artery) of 70 percent or more. A 40- or 50- percent obstruction
is in danger of rupturing abruptly and it is totally undetectable."
Martin Juneau, chief of Prevention at the Montreal Heart Institute.
November 2005
- These
5 Heart Tests Just Might Save Your Life
- Angioplasty
- SoundBite Medical Solutions
- What's unique about the guide wire is that it acts like a miniature
jackhammer, sending shock waves to pierce through the calcium-clogged
arteries. This wire could mean the difference between the success
and failure of a CTO angioplasty because it will be able to break
through areas where other guides fail to penetrate," (CTO
= Chronic total occlusion)
- Angiography
- Wikipedia
- Coronary
CT angiography - Wikipedia = CTA=CCTA
- Computed
tomography angiography - Wikipedia
- 10-year CVD
Risk Calculator (Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year
Risk of Having a Heart Attack Version) = Framingham Risk Assessment
Tool
- Characterization
of Circulating Endothelial Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- 2012-03-21 - New blood test predicts heart attack weeks in advance
- Prodromal Symptoms
Screening Scale
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Resources / Information / News -|- Heart & Circulatory
system
- Heartburn
- Help / Assistance ...
- Hernia
- See also: Diastasis Recti = DR
- French
Startup Uses Special Polymers to Better Help Nerves Heal | WIRED
- French firm Tissium is working to replace and supplement medical
stitches with a liquid that attaches to tissue when exposed to light.
A biopolymer made of fatty acid and glycerol - both of which naturally
occur in the body - the liquid acts like a splint to hold the nerves
in place while the tissue mends itself. It then biodegrades after
the body heals, leaving nerves intact.
- Applcations for Tissium
- Cardiovascular reconstruction
- Nerves
- Hernia treatment. Surgeons heal hernias by pushing the bulging
organ or tissue back through the muscle wall and then reinforcing
the area with stitches and mesh. Patients show signs of improved
quality of life in terms of pain levels, recovery, and activities,
and a lower recurrence rate of hernias.
- TISSIUM Biomorphic Programmable
Polymers | Tissue Reconstruction Solutions
- Shouldice Hernia Hospital - 7750
Bayview Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, L3T 4A3
- Hernias Explained
- Shouldice Hernia Hospital
- Laparoscopic techniques require the use of general anaesthesia
which in itself has its own well recognized risks. Although this
method is marketed by those who use it as “minimally invasive”,
in reality, it is more invasive than “open” techniques
as it involves penetration of the abdominal cavity. It is well
recognized that Laparoscopic methods have their own associated
risks. Laparoscopy is expensive and is difficult to perform.
- The New England Journal of Medicine concluded in 2004 that “the
open technique is superior to the laparoscopic technique for mesh
repair of primary hernias.”
- Shouldice’s “natural tissue” technique avoids
using the mesh employed by most other hospitals for this procedure.
- Shouldice is not a full-service hospital. For example, there is
no intensive care unit to deal with crisis situations. This means
that higher-risk patients must wait their turn in the public system.
- Herpes | Cold Sores = oral herpes = fever blisters
= canker sores = herpes simplex virus type 1 = HSV-1
- See also: Shingles
- Is
There a Cure for Cold Sores? - The New York Times - $$
- Herpes includes HSV1, HSV2, varicella, EBV and others.
- The herpes virus is “very contagious”. If you do become
infected, you might not develop a cold sore right away or even at
all. It could take years before you have an outbreak, or maybe you
never get one. Herpes remains in a person’s body for life.
- Treatments
- Most cold sores will resolve on their own in about a week
- Oral antiviral medication, such as acyclovir, valacyclovir or
famciclovir
- Topical medications are less effective than oral antiviral medications.
Topical treatments with active ingredient docosanol
(Abreva) are not recommended.
- HSV-1 is a chronic infection. Right now, there is no cure. Over
half of adults have oral herpes. Condoms do not entirely prevent
transmission, and you don’t even need to have penetrative
sex to contract the virus, though condoms can reduce the risk
of transmission.
- Vaccination
to Reduce Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 - PMC
-|- HVS-2 = genital herpes
- Oral herpes (HSV-1) can induce cold sores and can be
transferred to the genitals. Lesions (HSV-2) are usually found
around the genitals or the rectum.
- Herpes
Vaccine Research
- Cold
sores: What you need to know - Canadian Living
-
Home Remedies to Treat Canker Sores
- Place an antacid tablet directly on the canker sore, giving it time
to dissolve, or simply chew one. The medicine will stop the acids
and enzymes in your mouth from attacking the tissue in the sore, and
more importantly, it will stop the pain. (Be sure to check the product's
label for correct dosage instructions.)
- People who dabbed honey on irritating canker sores had less pain
and healed faster than those who used other treatments (a steroid
cream and an over-the-counter canker sore paste that forms a protective
barrier). After two days, the people who used honey reported that
their pain was completely gone; it took up to eight days for users
of the other treatments to feel better. Researchers suspect that honey’s
anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties help ease pain and
promote wound healing.
- Sage
- Zovirax
Ointment (Acyclovir Ointment) Patient Information: Side Effects and Drug
Images at RxList
- Tips. If you suffer from cold sores or fever blisters, here are
a few tips to lessen the length of time you have one and to (hopefully)
avoid more in the future:
- Your toothbrush can harbor the herpes virus for days, reinfecting
you after the present cold sore heals. When you are beginning to get
the virus, throw your toothbrush away. If you still develop the cold
sore, throw that toothbrush away after the blister develops. That
can prevent you from developing multiple sores. Once that sore has
healed completely, replace your toothbrush again. (An economical multi-pack
of toothbrushes may be in order!) People who have tried this found
that it cut down on the number of cold sores that they typically experienced
in a year. (Also, do not store your toothbrush in the bathroom. Find
someplace dry. The virus just loves the moist conditions in a bathroom;
- Use small tubes of toothpaste. A tube may become infected by someone
putting their infected toothbrush against the opening of the tube.
Small tubes insure that the tube will be replaced fairly often;
- Apply a water-based zinc solution the minute you feel tingling.
It will help speed up healing process;
- The herpes virus needs arginine as an essential amino acid for
its metabolism. Cut out arginine-rich foods such as chocolate, cola,
peas, grain cereals, peanuts, gelatin, cashews, and beer;
- Apply ice to the area as soon as the tingling begins. This may
decrease the inflammation in the area.
- EPV = Epstein-Barr virus = a herpes virus that can cause infectious
mononucleosis and establishes a latent, lifelong infection of the host.
- a probable cause of Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Currently there is no way to effectively prevent or treat EBV infection.
- Shingles = herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella
zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chickenpox
- Shingles - Wikipedia
- See also: Herpes
- See also: Vaccine
- Shingles is extremely painful and lasts a very long time. You really
really want to avoid getting shingles. Ask your doctor.
- Zostavax is the old shingles vaccine (still available?), and a recent
study suggests it is only 50-per-cent effective in the first year, dropping
to zero by year five.
- Shingrix vaccine = recombinant zoster vaccine = RZV
- Shingrix is expensive ($170*2=$340). You will definitely need
a second shot within two months. It may be effective for at
least four years.
- The
new shingles vaccine: hype or good value for your money? - Common Ground
- CDC
Urges Everyone 50 and Older to Get New Vaccine | Money Talks News
- Shingles
Symptoms, Causes, Treatments and Prevention
- Chickenpox
- Chickenpox
- Wikipedia
- Chickenpox, or varicella, is a contagious disease caused by the
varicella zoster virus. Symptoms include an itchy, blister-like
rash that turns into scabs after about a week. The rash may appear
on the head, back and face first, then spread to the rest of the
body, officials said. Other symptoms include fever, tiredness, and
loss of appetite. It can take up to 21 days for chickenpox
symptoms to start after exposure. Chickenpox spreads easily
through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes or from
contact with their blisters. Classic symptoms of chickenpox
include a rash that turns into itchy, fluid-filled blisters that
eventually turn into scabs. An infected person may have as many
as 500 blisters.
- Varicella
(Chickenpox) | Disease Outbreak Control Division - CDC
HI
- Hiccups
- Hip
- Hypertension (HBP=
high blood pressure ) (chronic hypertension = chronic high blood pressure)
- Prevention
- See also: BPDiet
- Exercise, Nuts (almonds, walnuts), Produce (vegetables, greens, fruit),
Fibre (oatmeal), Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Omega3
(fish), Egg whites, Beetroot juice, Green tea, CoQ10
- Exercise ...
- Avoid: Obesity, Stress, Carbohydrates, Sodium, Smoking
- The END of Hypertension
(High Blood Pressure) - YouTube
- Causes of hypertension: low potassium (K), low magnesium,
low vitamin D (D3). Recommended potassium: 4700 mg/day.
- Doctors recommend reducing socium (salt = NaCl).
- Hydrochlorothiazide (a diuretic) depletes potassium (as well as reducing
fluid and the sodium in the fluid).
- Hydrochlorothiazide (a diuretic) depletes magnesium.
- Calcium channel blockers have a tendancy to shrink the brain and also
increase the risks for certain cancers. Not very effective at reducing
BP.
- ACE Inhibitors increase the risk of allergies and can cause
a chronic cough.
- Aspirin-a-day has no benefit.
- Bufferin (sometimes used instead of Aspirin) includes magnesium
oxide and beta-carotene. Magnesium does help lower BP.
- Nitric Oxide is a vaso-dilator. Asymmetrical Dimethylargenine
= ADMA test will tell you whether your body is producing enough Nitric
Oxide. L-Argenine helps the body make more Nitric Oxide.
- Garlic is a natural ACE Inhibitor and also increases Nitric
Oxide.
- Celery (~four stalks) helps lower BP and reduce adrenaline.
- Tocotrienol (= vitamin E) helps with angina and other heart
problems and is a powerful antioxidant
- Vitamin D (D3) might be enough to handle your high BP. Recommended
>20,000 IU/day.
- Diet - BPDiet = High Blood Pressure diet = diet for hypertension
- See also: Dieting
- See also: Salt
- See also: Fibre ...
- Lower blood sugar levels - Minimize dietary carbs (grains, sugars).
-|- See also: sugar
- Foods
That Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
- Research suggests that people with low levels of calcium are at
greater risk of high blood pressure.
- People with high blood pressure who drank about eight ounces of
beetroot juice experienced a decrease in blood pressure of about
10 mm Hg, according to a study published in April 2013 in the American
Heart Association journal Hypertension. The magic ingredient?
Nitrate, which turns into nitric oxide, a gas that widens blood
vessels and aids blood flow. A glass a day could help keep blood
pressure at a lower, healthier level.
- When rats with high blood pressure were fed a protein found in
egg whites, they experienced a drop in blood pressure that was comparable
to a low dose of Captopril, a blood-pressure-lowering medication.
- American Chemical Society
- Classic studies have proven that eating oatmeal can lower systolic
and diastolic blood pressure.
- Nuts
- the herb kudzu??
- Eat these foods: sardines/anchovies/salmon/arctic Char/fish
oil capsules (2000mg); unsweetened pomegranate or cherry juice or eat
the fruits; Turmeric (curcumin) (an ingredient
in curry powders); Raw and unsalted nuts and seeds (walnuts, almonds,
macadamia, hemp hearts); Dark, leafy greens (beet tops, chard, spinach);
Apples (pectin and fibre).
- EcgWaves.com
- Cure / Treatment - How to Lower your Blood Pressure
- See also: BPDiet
- Youth
Boosters: 6 Steps to Age-Proof Your Body - Everything Zoomer
- Errors. A doctor (K.N-P) is quoted making some very
stupid errors in this article. However, some good points are made
elsewhere in the article.
- She mistakenly claims that dietary cholesterol will
raise blood cholesterol levels. - Sugar and carbs are the real
culprits. -|- See also: sugar
- She mistakenly claims that saturated fats will raise
blood cholesterol levels. - Sugar and carbs are the real culprits.
-|- See also: sugar
- Lose weight. Lose the belly fat.
- Nutrition is important - nuts
- Stop smoking
- Reduce stress & Improve posture
- Exercise - preferably vigourous
- Take care of your gums - Gum disease may be a warning sign of
potentially serious health problems.
- Flossing, tongue scraper, mouth rinse, Schedule regular cleanings
with a dental hygienist to remove plaque and treat gum disease.
- Green tea?
- CoQ10Retatrutide
- Magnesium
- Omega-3
- Capsaicinoids - capsaicin - Hot peppers like habaneros, cayennes
and jalapenos
- Capsaicinoids block the action of the enzyme–cyclooxygenase-2
(COX-2). COX-2 causes the blood vessels to restrict and
contract, and this reduces blood flow to the heart and the rest
of the body. Reduced blood flow forces your heart to pump harder,
which ultimately leads to increased blood pressure. By blocking
COX-2, capsaicin lowers blood pressure.
- Ways to Lower Blood Pressure - Maintain a healthy weight, Follow a
DASH-style
diet, Cut down on sodium, Increase potassium, Increase physical activity,
Restrict alcohol consumption, Quit smoking, Manage stress
- Walk daily, take your meds without fail, measure your BP daily
(at home), eat more fibre (e.g. flaxseed), drink less coffee
(caffeine), eat avocados, eat dark chocolate (controversial).
- Medication - (& hypertension)
- beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitor, angiotensin-receptor blocker, or diuretic
- See also: Pain
- New
drug hailed as ‘gamechanger’ in tackling stubbornly high blood
pressure | High blood pressure | The Guardian
- Baxdrostat works by blocking aldosterone production, directly
addressing this driver of high blood pressure.
- Blood pressure is strongly influenced by a hormone called aldosterone,
which helps the kidneys regulate salt and water balance.
- Blood
Pressure Meds Best Taken at Night - Health and Wellness Alerts
- The bedtime group not only had better overnight blood pressure
control but also was substantially less likely to experience a
major cardiovascular event (heart attack, stroke, heart failure,
or the need for a procedure to reopen blocked arteries) or to
die from cardiovascular disease, compared to those who took their
medication upon waking.
- improved blood pressure control and reduced the risk of type
2 diabetes
- Tylenol = acetaminophen
- Meditation
- Dangers and Causes of Hypertension (= high blood pressure )
- Dangers
- coronary artery disease (CAD)
- the leading cause of death in the United States
- a significant risk for stroke, heart failure, and kidney failure
- Causes
- idiopathic hypertension = physicians aren't able to determine
its exact cause
- salt intake
- inherited predisposition = a genetic component and/or shared lifestyle
component
- lifestyle factors
- obesity (and abdominal obesity, in particular) = (weighing
more than 20 percent above your desirable body weight)
- inactivity - inactive people were 35 percent more likely to
develop hypertension than were active people, regardless of
whether they had a family history of high blood pressure or
a personal history of being overweight
- cigarette smoking - both in the short term while you're smoking
or chewing and in the long term, because components in the smoke
or chewing tobacco, such as nicotine,
cause your arteries to constrict.
- high alcohol consumption
- Two drinks per day may reduce mortality from CAD
- Three or more alcoholic drinks per day is associated with
increased blood pressure, not to mention an increased risk
of dying from heart disease.
- secondary hypertension = it's a secondary result of a separate
primary condition
- Narrowing of the arteries that supply the kidneys
- Other diseases of kidneys
- Abnormalities in the endocrine system, such as overactive
adrenal glands
- Transient conditions such as pregnancy for certain women
- Certain medications that can increase the risk of high blood
pressure, such as oral contraceptives or estrogen replacement
therapy following menopause
-
- Immunization / Vaccines / Virus / Viruses / Influenza
/ Flu / Cold
- Menu: | Cold | Vaccines
| Symptoms |
- Vaccinations
- CoViD
- Influenza = flu
- Shingles = Herpes zoster
- RSV = Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Pneumonia = Pneumococcal disease
- The
University Of Cambridge Says It Successfully Tested A Vaccine With An
AI-Designed Antigen - 2026-06-05
- Mitigation vs. Suppression
- Mitigation - To achieve so-called "herd immunity". (e.g.
physical/social distancing, masks (N95), WFH (work/study from home))
- Suppression - To reduce the reproduction number (the average number
of secondary cases each case generates), R, to below 1 and hence to
reduce case numbers to low levels or (as for SARS or Ebola) eliminate
human-to-human transmission. Suppression = every infected person infecting
fewer than one other. (e.g. vaccines)
- That
Imperial coronavirus report, in detail | FT Alphaville
- This
Is How We Beat the Coronavirus - The Atlantic - Mitigation can
buy us time, but only suppression can get us to where we need to be.
- Herd immunity
- Wikipedia
- Herd Mentality
by USA President Trump - YouTube
- Herd
immunity mechanics - Wikipedia
- When a critical proportion of the population becomes immune, called
the herd immunity threshold (HIT) or herd immunity level (HIL), the
disease may no longer persist in the population, ceasing to be endemic.
- Basic
reproduction number (or ratio) - Wikipedia - R0, pronounced
R nought or R zero of an infection can be thought of as the expected
number of cases directly generated by one case in a population where
all individuals are susceptible to infection.
- Effective reproductive number (R or Re) is more commonly
used to describe transmissibility, which is defined as the average
number of secondary cases generated per infectious case. (Not
to be confused with 'Basic Reproduction Number'.)
- In commonly used infection
models, when R0 > 1 the infection will be able
to start spreading in a population, but not if R0 <
1. Generally, the larger the value of R0, the
harder it is to control the epidemic.
- Immunosenescence
- Wikipedia
- How
to Avoid and Recognize the Swine Flu — or H1N1
- Model
finds COVID-19 deaths among elderly may be due to genetic limit on cell
division | UW News
- Is
COVID prematurely aging our immune systems? | National Post
-
- Cold
- See also: Menu (for Immunization / Vaccines
/ Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold)
- See also: Vaccines
- The common cold (also known as nasopharyngitis, rhinopharyngitis,
acute coryza, or a cold) is a viral infectious disease
of the upper respiratory tract which affects primarily the nose.
- Mineral
Deficiencies and Their Effects on Your Health - dummies
- Wounds heal more slowly when you don’t get enough zinc.
That includes the tissue damage caused by working out. In
plain language, if you don’t get the zinc you need, your
charley horse may linger longer. And, yes, zinc may fight
the symptoms of the common cold.
- Cold Symptoms - "the common cold" is caused by
countless viruses such as rhinovirus and coronavirus. ( >200 strains)
- While you may feel miserable when you have a cold, the symptoms
are generally mild compared to the other viruses. The symptoms
tend to stay in the upper airways, meaning you're most likely
to experience a stuffy or runny nose, sneezing and a sore throat,
according to Health Canada. While a fever is common with COVID-19
and the flu, it is rarely a symptom of a cold.
- Symptoms - contagious respiratory
illnesses
-
- Influenza = Flu
-
-
CoViD-19
= Coronavirus disease 2019
- Why
immunocompromised people have higher Covid-19 risk - Vox
- Watch
Disease Expert Compares "Contagion" to Covid-19 | Cause + Control with
Dr. Seema | WIRED
- Resources for CoViD-19COVID-resources
- See also: Vaccines | CoViD-19
| CoViD-19 Resources | CoViD-19
Prevention | CoViD-19 Testing |
CoViD-19 Vaccines
- Origins = Original Source of CoViD-19
- COVID-19
Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside
a Wuhan Lab — ProPublica
- In the words of one China analyst who serves as an adviser
to Western companies, when Chinese officials “describe
the solution to a problem, that’s how you find out
what went wrong.”
- Without the cooperation of China’s government, we
can’t know exactly what did or didn’t happen
at the WIV (Wuhan Institute of Virology), or what precise
set of circumstances unleashed SARS-CoV-2.
- On Feb. 24, 2020, Zhou became the first researcher in
the world to apply
for a patent for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. In order to start
vaccine development, researchers would have needed the entire
SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence, started no later than November
2019.
- CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- During the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, three-quarters
of the people in Canada who died had some measure of cognitive
impairment, most of them being in long-term care institutions”.
Health Canada
- BC = British Columbia, CA
- Canada
- HHS.gov = USA Health &
Human Services
- Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus
Resource Center
- National Center for Biotechnology
Information = NCBI
- NYTimes -
$$$
- Oxford
- The Atlantic
- K:
The Overlooked Variable That's Driving the Pandemic - The Atlantic
- K=the measure of its dispersion. In an overdispersed
regime, identifying transmission events (someone infected
someone else) is more important than identifying infected
individuals. Contrast the Japanese strategy, nailing almost
every important feature of the pandemic early on, with the
Western response, trying to eliminate the disease "one by
one" when that's not necessarily the main way it spreads.
- R0 (pronounced as "r-naught") is an average measure of
a pathogen's contagiousness, or the mean number of susceptible
people expected to become infected after being exposed to
a person with the disease. If one ill person infects three
others on average, the R0 is three. Unfortunately, averages
aren't always useful for understanding the distribution
of a phenomenon, especially if it has widely varying behavior.
- As few as 10 to 20 percent of infected people may be responsible
for as much as 80 to 90 percent of transmission, and that
many people barely transmit it.
- This is an overdispersed pathogen, meaning that it tends
to spread in clusters.
- Avoid places where the three C's come together—Crowds
in Closed spaces in Close contact, especially
if there's talking or singing. - JP - Super-spreading clusters
of COVID-19 almost overwhelmingly occur in poorly ventilated,
indoor environments where many people congregate over time—weddings,
churches, choirs, gyms, funerals, restaurants, and such—especially
when there is loud talking or singing without masks. Prolonged
contact, poor ventilation, a highly infectious person, and
crowding are the key elements for a super-spreader event.
- Right now, many states and nations engage in what is called
forward or prospective contact tracing. Once an infected
person is identified, we try to find out with whom they
interacted afterward so that we can warn, test, isolate,
and quarantine these potential exposures. But that's not
the only way to trace contacts. And, because of overdispersion,
it's not necessarily where the most bang for the buck lies.
Instead, in many cases, we should try to work backwards
to see who first infected the subject. Using retrospective
contact tracing to find the person who infected our patient,
and then trace the forward contacts of the infecting person,
will generally find a lot more cases compared with forward-tracing
contacts of the infected patient
- Springfield College
- WHO - World Health Organization
- YouTube
- COVID-19:
Predictions From Canada's Top Expert on Aging and Immunity - Everything
Zoomer
- Risk factors for respiratory diseases:
- Cardiovascular disease - People with cardiovascular disease
can be at higher risk, and some of it is because heart disease
increases inflammation.
- Diabetes - People who have really huge swings in their
blood glucose tend to be the ones who are most likely to
get pneumonia or to be hospitalized for other infectious
diseases. For viruses, it's really not clear why, but we
know that immune health increases with blood sugar control.
- Obesity is also a risk factor. Obesity causes a lot of
inflammation and immune changes. It's very similar, from
an immunologist perspective, to premature aging. So we think
that that might be why heavier people seem to be more at
risk."
- Diet - Poor diet (i.e. American
diet = too many carbohydrates & huge portions)
- Vitamins and minerals - Only vitamin D (sunlight) is recommended.
Not A or C or E.
- Personal contact - Failure to practice Physical Distancing
- Exercise - Lack of physical activty.
- COVID-19
Primer: What We Know and What We Don't Know - Everything Zoomer
- How
Deadly Is COVID-19? New Stanford Study Raises as Many Questions
as It Answers - ExtremeTech
- Antibody testing is complementary to diagnostic testing. Tests
can measure either one or both IgM and IgG (Immunoglobulin M
and Immunoglobulin G) reactivity to the 2019-nCoV virus. IgM
levels rise fairly soon after the onset of COVID-19, but eventually
decrease, while IgG levels represent an ongoing resistance (and
hopefully some longer-term at least partial immunity). So for
completeness, antibody tests should ideally measure both.
- Infectious
Diseases: Viral and Bacterial Diseases | The Healthy - thehealthy.com
- Coronavirus:
The Hammer and the Dance - Tomas Pueyo - Medium.com
- Coronavirus
Disease | All Latest Updates - Scientific Animations
- Infection
Trajectory: Which Countries are Flattening their COVID-19 Curve?
- These
Graphics Help Explain Why Social Distancing Is Critical | Smart
News | Smithsonian Magazine
- Coronavirus:
The Hub - Flipboard
- Prevention for CoViD-19
- See also: Menu (for Immunization / Vaccines
/ Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold)
- I'm
a Virus Expert and I Warn You Not to Go Here Even if it's Open -
Eat This Not That
- It's
Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again | WIRED
- Coronavirus
on Surfaces: What's the Real Risk?
- Your choice to socially distance yourself today can prevent 2,400
people from being infected over a month. Yet if you wait another
week to hole up, you'll only avert 600 infections. The coronavirus
may spread exponentially, but so do the benefits of staying home.
- Flatten the Curve - Britta Jewell
- Masks, Cloth Masks, Surgical Masks, Surgical N95 Masks
= N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs)
- See also: NYTimes
- Brands - face masks
- NIOSH - National
Institute for Occupational Safety & Health | NIOSH | CDC
- Disposable
Face Mask Ratings: N95, P2, BFE, CE. (PDF)
- NIOSH
Guide to the Selection & Use of Particulate Respirators
| NIOSH | CDC
- Oil resistance: N for Not
resistant to oil, R for Resistant
to oil, P for oil Proof
- Filter efficiency (i.e., 95%, 99%, or 99.97%). Higher
filter efficiency means lower filter leakage.
- Base
Camp Filter Testing
- BASE CAMP masks with filters have been independently tested at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake City, UT and tested with 99.4% efficiency.
The test method complies with ASTM F2101-14 standard, testing was performed in compliance with US FDA good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations 21 CFR Parts 210, 211 and 820.
The 6-layer filters are with Advanced Nanotechnology and EAPI filter technology.
- Bacterial
& Viral Filtration Efficiency Tests | Nelson Labs
- VFE - Viral Filtration Efficiency - Challenge controls
are maintained at 1100-3300 plaque-forming units (PFU)
with a mean particle size (MPS) of 3.0 ± 0.3 µm. This
allows filtration efficiencies to be reported up to
>99.9%.
- BFE - The N95 surgical face mask has a >99% BFE
(Bacterial Filtration Efficiency).
- PFE - The N95 mask has a >95% PFE (Particle Filtration
Efficiency) - @ 0.3 micron.
- Comparison
of Mask Standards, Ratings, and Filtration Effectiveness
- Preventing
COVID-19: Choose a right Mask - The Best Non woven Manufacturer
in China
- To
block omicron, wear an N95 or other high-filtration mask : Shots
- Health News : NPR
- Mask/No
Mask Demo with Agar - YouTube
- COVID-19:
Does Your Face Mask Protect You or Other People? - Everything
Zoomer
- Physical
distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review
and meta-analysis - The Lancet
- A large systematic review of research published in June
2020 in The Lancet found that face masks are effective at
protecting people against infection, especially if they're
N95 or similar respirators compared to disposable surgical
masks or reusable cotton masks.
- Coronavirus:
Everything to know about masks and N95 respirators
- Surgical masks are designed for catching the large droplets
released by sneezes, coughs and sniffles. The masks are
best for catching drops that leave a sick person's body.
This means their true use is for keeping your germs to yourself.
- Not all N95 respirators are made for the same purpose.
Not every respirator is built to filter out disease-causing
pathogens. The "N" means the mask is built to catch non-oily
particles, It does not mean it will work on everything.
- COVID-19 is thought to spread mostly through direct contact
with infected, symptomatic people and droplets from coughs
or sneezes. While it is not yet clear how long the new coronavirus
can survive on surfaces, it's still risky to reuse a respirator
or mask. The virus is contained in mucus and that
will probably stick in the material of the filter, but if
the mask is allowed to dry out, the viral particles are
smaller than the filter pores and it's still potentially
infectious.
- Surgical masks and N95 respirators have very specific
uses and are helpful only in particular contexts. If you
are not sick (or taking care of someone who is sick, or
visiting a vulnerable relative), you probably do not need
a surgical mask. Only health care workers should be using
medically rated N95 respirators.
-
N95
Respirators and Surgical Masks (Face Masks) | FDA
- The 'N95' designation means that when subjected to careful
testing, the respirator blocks at least 95 percent of very
small (0.3 micron) test particles. If properly fitted, the
filtration capabilities of N95 respirators exceed those
of face masks. However, even a properly fitted N95 respirator
does not completely eliminate the risk of illness or death.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does
not recommend that the general public wear N95 respirators
to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including
coronavirus (COVID-19). The CDC recommends that members
of the public use simple cloth face coverings when in a
public setting to slow the spread of the virus, since this
will help people who may have the virus and do not know
it from transmitting it to others.
- PM
2.5 Vs N95 Vs N99: What's The Best Face Mask for Me? - Terry
Cralle
- Filtration efficiency (% of particulate matter filtered):
home-made cloth masks (~69.4%), surgical masks (~80%), and
N95 respirators (~95%).
PM2.5 (~??.?)
- N95(US)=KN95(CN)=FFP2(KR) - This means that it filters
up to 95% of particulate matter with a 0.3 micrometers diameter.
- The virus does not get transmitted by itself and relies
on a vehicle for transmission. It is transmitted mostly
by way of fomites and droplets from coughing (6') or sneezing
(20') , and probably also by aerosol
mode (air).
- micron = micrometer = 0.001 millimeter = 0.000001 meter =
one-millionth of a meter | See Units of
Measure
- Heat
- Viruses are susceptible to heat, and enough heat does denature
and destroy them very readily. Cool and cold, conversely, are
temperatures at which they can optimally thrive and proliferate.
- Looking at other coronaviruses, high temperature Coronaviruses
(MERS CoV) died when under environmental circumstances of 56
degrees Celsius (132 degrees F) for 25 minutes. Increasing the
temperature to 65 degrees Celsius (149 degrees F) was even better
and only one minute was needed to kill viruses.
- Most saunas go to 140°F
- This
Is the Temperature That Kills Coronavirus | Best Life -
56°C=133°F
-
Symptoms
- contagious respiratory illnesses
- See also: Menu (for Immunization / Vaccines
/ Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold)
-
- Do
I have COVID, the flu or something else? 2024 symptoms and testing
to know. - CBS News
- Delta
Symptoms Usually Appear in This Order | Eat This Not That
- Common symptoms of COVID-19 (unvaccinated) include:
Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing,
Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss of taste or
smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting,
Diarrhea
- Vaccinated: Headache, Sore throat, Runny nose, Fever,
Persistent cough
- See also: Resources for CoViD-19
- Coronavirus,
the flu or the common cold? Here's what to know - National | Globalnews.ca
- Is
it COVID-19 or seasonal allergies? | MIT Medical
- What's the difference between a cold, a flu and COVID-19?
All three are respiratory illnesses but each is caused by a different
virus. The cold is caused by the rhinovirus, the flu is caused
by the influenza virus, and COVID-19 is caused by the novel
2019 coronavirus. All three can lead to pneumonia if complicated
by other health issues or underlying conditions. The flu and
COVID-19 cause many of the same symptoms, such as a fever, coughing
or headache.
- CoViD-19 Symptoms - "the new coronavirus"
(SARS-CoV-2)
- Emergency symptoms: difficulty breathing, persistent
pain or pressure in the chest, confusion or inability to arouse,
bluish lips or face
- Sore throat, headache, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting,
muscle aches, muscle pain, fever, dry cough, chills, loss of
the sense of taste or smell, difficulty breathing, shortness
of breath, cough or worsening of chronic cough
- Less common symptoms include stuffy nose, pink eye, dizziness
or confusion, abdominal pain and rashes or skin discolouration
for the fingers or toes, stuffy nose, pink eye, dizziness or
confusion, abdominal pain, and skin rashes or discolouration
of fingers or toes.
- Rare symptoms: runny nose, stuffy sinuses, gastrointestinal
problems, diarrhea
- Coronavirus
Symptoms Full List: What Are They? Is There a Cure? - The New
York Times
- symptoms begin 2-14 days after exposure
- ~80% of people infected have relatively mild or no symptoms
(~35% asymptomatic).
- ~20% of people become more seriously ill.
- ~2% of patients with the disease have died.
- Symptoms
- Death rate = Fatality rate: ~2%
- CDC
Adds New Symptoms to Coronavirus List - The New York
Times -
- fever, cough, shortness of breath
- chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache,
sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell
- Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion,
sore throat or diarrhea, the W.H.O. says. These symptoms
are usually mild and begin gradually.
- many people with Covid-19 don't have fevers or that their
fevers wax and wane and are sometimes accompanied by chills
- Shortness of breath can emerge at the same time as other
symptoms or it can crop up suddenly a week or even 10 days
after a person has been experiencing more manageable symptoms
like cough and aches.
- COVID-19 is similar to other respiratory illnesses and symptoms
include a fever, dry cough, sore throat and headache. There
may also be aches and pains, fatigue and, in some cases, vomiting
and diarrhea. While most cases are mild, some individuals
may experience more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath
and difficulty breathing, and may experience pneumonia in both
lungs. Those with health issues or underlying conditions may
also have a harder time recovering. It may take up to
14 days after exposure for symptoms to appear.
- The main symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, a persistent dry
cough, and fatigue, according to Health Canada. Other symptoms
include shortness of breath, a loss of sense of taste and smell,
and a rash on skin or discolouration of fingers or toes. This
can also be accompanied by aches and pains, a headache and gastrointestinal
symptoms (such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, or vomiting). Upper
respiratory symptoms, like runny nose and sinus congestion,
are very uncommon in COVID-19. There are some symptoms that
might be potentially distinguishing like the loss of taste or
smell that's widely reported or a change in the skin that might
occur.
- COVID-19
Symptoms vs. Flu Symptoms: What's the Difference? | RD.ca
- Order of CoCID-19 symptoms: loss of smell then fever
then cough then nausea/vomiting (rare) then diarrhea
(rare).
- Order of flu symptoms: (runny nose/nasal congestion/sneezing)
then cough then fever then nausea/vomiting/diarrhea.
"In my experience, patients who've had influenza who've
died almost always are the ones who do not get vaccines."
- Get the flu shot (vaccine) every year by the
end of October.
- A June 2020 study (still under review) found that COVID-19
patients who had received a flu vaccine were 8
per cent less likely to end up in intensive care than
people who had not gotten a vaccine. They were also 18 per
cent less likely to need a ventilator and 17 per cent less
likely to die.
- SARS
Could Offer Clues About Long-Term Symptoms for COVID-19 Patients
- Large
study finds COVID-19 is linked to a substantial drop in intelligence
- Flu Symptoms
- Cold Symptoms - "the common cold" is caused by
countless viruses such as rhinovirus and coronavirus. ( >200
strains)
- MIS = multisystem inflammatory syndrome = a coronavirus-linked
syndrome
- MIS-C = MIS in children (<19yrs); MIS-A = MIS in adults
- MIS-A has killed patients and, similar to COVID-19, disproportionately
hits racial and ethnic minorities.
- MIS causes general inflammation but patients do not usually
show the classic symptoms of coronavirus.
- Blood tests indicate that MIS-C may develop weeks after
a child has recovered from a coronavirus infection -- usually
a case that caused mild symptoms or no symptoms at all.
- MIS-A cases had extreme inflammation throughout their
bodies and malfunction of organs, such as the heart, liver
and kidneys -- but not the lungs. One third of the patients
tested negative for active coronavirus infection but tested
positive for antibodies, which indicated they had been infected
in the past. Symptoms include a fever that lasts 24 hours
or more; chest pain and irregular heartbeats; evidence of
heart dysfunction; gastrointestinal symptoms and rashes.
X-rays can show lung inflammation even if the patients do
not have symptoms.
- A rare condition believed to be linked to COVID-19. It causes
rashes and inflammation, and, if not treated, can damage the
heart enough that the patient needs lifelong monitoring. Kawasaki
syndrome, which also causes rashes and inflammation, can
also lead to heart damage, as can toxic shock syndrome.
But MIS-C can cause more inflammation than the other two conditions.
Cause unknown.
- Testing for CoViD-19
- See also: Menu (for Immunization / Vaccines
/ Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold)
- This
Covid test can detect the virus from a single breath - a COVID
breathalyzer
- References / Resources (for testing for CoViD-19)
- New
mask could diagnose wearer with COVID-19 within 90 minutes - The
Jerusalem Post - <90 minutes, <US$100.
- According to a study conducted by engineers from MIT and Harvard
University. The masks include tiny, disposable sensors, referred
to as the Specific High-sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter unLOCKing
(SHERLOCK) (Jerusalem Post)
- Types of Testing - CoViD-19
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests
- It looks for the genetic material for the coronavirus.
It will be positive before your symptoms start.
- Accurate but slow.
- Nasal swab = diagnostic testing?
- To confirm active infection.
- Current tests measure the virus directly by swabbing the
back of the sinuses and measuring the amount of viral nucleic
acids by PCR [polymerase chain reaction]. It has a low false
positive rate when there is little virus, like at the beginning
or ending of an infection. Essentially, these can only be
used to detect if you are currently sick.
- Antigen tests
- Antibody tests
- Usually useful only late in the infection or after the
infection.
- Antibody tests aren't designed to catch viruses in asymptomatic
patients.
- Serological testing = Blood testing
- Blood tests, which can quickly identify disease-fighting
antibodies in people who already have been infected
but may have had mild symptoms
or none at all.
- Immune = a 'corona blocker' who can't pass
on the disease. ("People who are immune could
be the first people to go back to normal life and
start everything up again.")
- Some people who have antibodies to the virus (= antibody
positive) could still be contagious (= infectious),
even if their symptoms
have eased.
- Body-fluid tests can proceed to market without full agency
review and approval (by US-FDA).
- Testing for antibodies will tell us how many people in
a community have already been infected, as opposed to currently
infected, and may also provide information about future
immunity.
- Patients begin to make antibodies while they are still
sick and they continue to shed the virus for a few days
after they have recovered.
- Some people who have antibodies to the virus could still
be contagious, even if their symptoms
have eased.
- Such tests are relatively inexpensive and simple,
usually using blood from a finger prick. Some can produce
results in 10 to 15 minutes.
- Bioamerica test < $10
- Chembio Diagnostics
- An antibody test generally uses blood, but some people
are looking into saliva and measures antibodies specific
to the virus. This can measure if you have ever had the
virus. Antibodies might disappear after a year or two. Generally
there aren't any antibodies in the first five days of an
infection.
- Vaccines / Cures / Treatments for CoViD-19
- See also: Menu (for Immunization / Vaccines
/ Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold)
- Vaccines / Cures /
Treatments for Influenza (Flu)
- Scientists
identify a significant connection between vaccinations and Alzheimer's
Disease
- Inhaled
COVID-19 Boosters Halt Infection in Animal Tests | Extremetech
- Aerosolized COVID-19 boosters that, when inhaled, appear to
stop infections in their tracks. - inhalable boosters
for the respiratory tract
- intratracheal booster mists -/- intranasal boosters did not
enjoy the same benefits
- aerosolized or misted liquids or powdered aerosol.
- Get
your flu and COVID shots at the same time, health experts urge -
National | Globalnews.ca
- Watch
3 Researchers Break Down COVID-19 Vaccines They're Developing |
Cause + Control with Dr. Seema | WIRED
- Covid-19
Vaccines: The Ultimate Guide to Every Vaccine - Thanks to Brianna
Thomas for recommending this site.
- Can
milk cure COVID-19? Not exactly, but a new treatment shows promise
| The Hill
- An
Antibody from Single Human VH-rearranging Mouse Neutralizes All
SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through BA.5 by Inhibiting Membrane Fusion |
Science Immunology
- These
Vaccines Will Take Aim at Covid - and Its Entire SARS Lineage |
WIRED
- Experimental
COVID drug sabizabulin cuts mortality rate in half for severe cases
| Fortune
- The group of people who took the placebo pill had a 45% mortality
rate, while the sabizabulin-treated group had a mortality rate
of just 20%.
- “That's scary to think that by the time you get into
the hospital and you're on oxygen you have a 50-50 chance of
surviving.”
- Anti-Vaxxers are prolonging the pandemic
- Passports
- Monulparivir,
the drug that "completely" stops the spread of coronavirus in 24
hours
- COVID-19
vaccines have expected side-effects, but experts say they're no
cause for concern | CTV News
- Vaccines
- COVID-19 Assessment
Tool - Find out how to stay current with COVID-19 vaccinations
this year. - CanImmunize.ca
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information
for Consumers - Moderna SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5
- COVID-19
vaccine tracker | RAPS
- COVID-19
vaccine Q&A
- Vaccine types - They are different methods of delivering an
antigen. An antigen is a unique protein that is used to sensitize
the immune system to a pathogen. Once the immune system is sensitized
to the antigen, the immune system then goes on to make antibodies
(specialized spike proteins to destroy the pathogen connected
to the antigen).
- See also: mRNA - Two mRNA (messenger
RNA) vaccines
- Two viral vector vaccines: Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
The viral vector vaccines use a modified virus – not the
virus that causes COVID-19, a different one – that has
been changed so that instead of carrying instructions to
make more of itself, it just carries instructions to make
the antigen for the COVID-19 virus.
- University of Oxford/AstraZeneca (Freezing not requred)
(Stored between 2C and 8C = 36F and 46F)
- Johnson and Johnson (only one shot required)
- Multiple jabs? - Benefit to getting more than one vaccine?
Maybe. There is a precedent for using vaccines of slightly different
mechanisms to give you a synergistic type of effect.
- Treatments
- New
oral drugs can prevent resistant COVID-19 variants, study finds
- 2019
- Control the gene that expresses angiotensin converting
enzyme-2 (ACE-2)—the cellular receptor to which SARS-CoV-2
binds so that it can enter and infect the cell.
- Remdesivir,
Molnupiravir,
Paxlovid
- Blocking/disrupting mSWI/SNF complexes prevents viral
entry into human cells. Upon disrupting mSWI/SNF complexes,
the cell could no longer make ACE-2 and became resistant
to infection by any virus that uses that receptor. This
includes many coronaviruses.Many of these viruses use
ACE-2 as a receptor, which means that this new study
may hold the key to slowing or stopping the next outbreak.
- COVID-19 Information
- Yale University
- Two COVID-19 treatments received conditional approval in Canada
— Bamlanivimab and Remdesivir. The
bamlanivimab antibody treatment was developed by Vancouver-based
public company AbCellera and U.K. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly.
- Paxlovid = Nirmatrelvir + ritonavir
- Paxlovid (oral antiviral) that works
through inhibiting the viral protease. Paxlovid is the mainstay
of current treatment.
- Paxlovid
Cuts Covid Death Risk. But Those Who Need It Are Not Taking
It. - The New York Times
- Covid deaths have been elevated since September 2023
at about 1,200 to 1,300 deaths per week.
- The list of medications not to be mixed with Paxlovid,
includes common drugs meant to lower blood pressure
or prevent blood clots.
- Only about one-third of people older than 65 considered
themselves to be at high risk for severe Covid, even
though the C.D.C. considers all in that age group high
risk.
- Another antiviral drug, molnupiravir, made
by Merck, which was less effective and is used less
frequently.
- Gilead, which makes the antiviral infusion remdesivir,
is also studying a Covid antiviral pill called obeldesivir.
- The N.I.H. is studying ensitrelvir that also
appears to reduce duration of the illness. (made by
the company Shinogi)
- Paxlovid
could nearly eliminate pandemic hospitalizations
- Statins (for cholesterol)
- How long to hold statin on Paxlovid? If the patient
is taking lovastatin or simvastatin, which are contraindicated
with PAXLOVID coadministration, PAXLOVID can be given
if the statin can be held 12 hours prior to the first
dose of PAXLOVID treatment, held during the 5 days of
treatment, and restarted 5 days after completing PAXLOVID.
- Remdesivir - (administered
through an IV)
- Remdesivir - only antiviral drug approuved by the
USA's FDA. Reduces the number of days of illness,
but there's no impact on mortality.
- Remdesivir
- Wikipedia
-
Molnupiravir and
Remdesivir were also shown to help keep patients
from becoming severely ill.
- Molnupiravir (oral) works
similarly to remdesivir but only has 30 percent efficacy;
- Fluvoxamine - typically administered in a hospital
- Monoclonal
antibody therapy - Wikipedia
- If you have tested positive and you are at high risk (over
65 years, diabetic, heart problems, etc.), you should
ask your doctor to get you monoclonal antibody treatment
immediately!
- USA Medicare pays for treatment of high-risk patients (=
$0).
- Available
COVID-19 Treatment Options | combatCOVID.hhs.gov - 2025
site removed by Trump
- Bamlanivimab by AbCellera Biologics (Vancouver, BC)
- Treatment: steroid dexamethasone??,
remdesivir??
- Pfizer home-cure pill
- Dexamethasone, a corticosteroid
- Long CoViD = LC = post-COVID syndrome =
long-haul COVID = brain fog, memory lapses, dizziness, debilitating
fatigue, etc.
- Vaccination may reduce the likelihood of long COVID by about
50 per cent.
- The (long covid) condition might be permanent.
- The
Painful Truth About Long Covid | WIRED - 2026
- The
Program | Dynamic Neural Retraining System = brain training
= neuroplasticity
- ME/CFS = “myalgic encephalitis
/ chronic fatigue syndrome”
- A
causal link between autoantibodies and neurological symptoms
in long COVID - ScienceDirect
- Passive transfer of IgG (immunoglobulin G) from individuals
with LC into mice induced fatigue-like behavior, loss
of balance/coordination, thermal hyperalgesia, small
fiber nerve damage, and increased pain-related neuronal
activity, recapitulating patients’ symptoms.
- Mind-body connection. Which should be treated? and
how? Medecine or psychology or both? - False binaries
of body or mind, real or fake.
- "Rats can acquire a food aversion after eating
food that makes them sick. Their gut reprograms
their brain." What’s typically called
“psychological” might also have a biological
basis, and what’s dismissed as “all
in your head” is often also in the body.
- Theory: nervous system dysfunction requires retraining
the brain to break the feedback loop of fight or
flight on overdrive.
- Being female is an established
risk factor for long CoViD.
- Brain Rewiring
Exercises | Limbic System & Nervous System Regulation
| DNRS - $$ - Is this a good idea?
- "A
Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State
with Profound Consequences" at NAP.edu - National Academies
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
- Long Covid, they decided (2024), is “an infection-associated
chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection
and is present for at least three months as a continuous,
relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state
that affects one or more organ systems.” Among
the possible symptoms: shortness of breath, cough, persistent
fatigue, post-exertional malaise, difficulty concentrating,
memory changes, recurring headache, lightheadedness,
fast heart rate, sleep disturbance, problems with taste
or smell, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. According
to the NASEM definition, a single symptom from the list
is enough. It can be mild or severe. - This definition
may be too inclusive.
- Long Covid itself cannot be a barrier to exercise.
- Healing
Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection: Sarno MD, John E.:
9780446392303: Books - Amazon.ca - To cure LC??
- New
studies reveal what COVID-19 can do to your brain
- Those who recovered within a few weeks fared about 3 IQ
points lower than those without a positive test, while people
with long COVID - infections with symptoms that persisted
for 12 or more weeks - demonstrated a 6-point drop in IQ.
The pandemic’s earliest COVID-19 strains were associated
with the sharpest declines in standard cognition tests measuring
skills like spatial and verbal reasoning, as well as long-
and short-term memory.
- Can
Covid Damage Your Heart? A Look At Short- and Long-Term Health
Risks - The New York Times
- Early on, we saw the impact on the cardiovascular system
during Covid illness. Now we’re seeing the long-term
consequences in people who’ve had prior Covid.
- People had a significantly higher risk of developing virtually
all heart-related diseases in the year after a Covid infection.
According to the research, people were 1.5 times more likely
to have a stroke, nearly twice as likely to have a heart
attack, and had between 1.6 and 2.4 times the risk of developing
different types of arrhythmias.
- Doctors
Are Seeing These Common Long Covid Symptoms Most
- One
of Long COVID's Worst Symptoms May Have a Potential, Readily
Available Treatment : ScienceAlert
- Opinion:
Are we prepared for the wallop long COVID will deliver? - The
Globe and Mail
- Characterizing
long COVID in an international cohort: 7 months of symptoms
and their impact - eClinicalMedicine
- Coronavirus
disease (COVID-19): Post COVID-19 condition
- Breathe
Long COVID-19 Support Program at Synaptic
- 'It
spares no one': New study reveals frightening Covid side-effect
- The "Long Covid" condition will affect between 10
and 30 percent of Covid infected patients, which might mean
millions of people. - Cognitive
Rehab: One Patient’s Painstaking Path Through Long Covid Therapy
- The New York Times
- Desperate
Patients Are Shelling Out Thousands for a Long Covid Cure. Is
It for Real? – Mother Jones - anti-Cytokines, Immune system
antibodies -|- Warning! - covidlonghaulers.com, CytoDyn, IncellDX
-|- Is this a cult therapy? This seems like a fraudulent scam. Be
very careful with this company!
- Covid Long-Haulers
Canada – COVID Long-Haulers Canada
-
- Regeneron
- These Scientists Raced to Find a Covid-19 Drug. Then the Virus
Found Them. - The New York Times
- Six Potential
Treatments for COVID-19 Identified
- What
Is the Covid-19 Pill and When Will It Be Ready? | The Healthy
- Molnupiravir - vaccine pill for mild cases of coronavirus-19
- still unproven
- Tamiflu is only for the flu (influenza) - to reduce symptoms
and duration
-
Molnupiravir and
Remdesivir were also shown to help keep patients
from becoming severely ill.
- Among the 99 percent of the PANORAMIC
study’s participants who are vaccinated, researchers
found zero benefit from taking molnupiravir, when measured
by hospitalization and death rates, but the drug did lead
to a faster improvement in symptoms.
- Convalescent
plasma therapy - given intravenously, either in a hospital
or special clinic.
- Steroid
dexamethasone - only administered in hospitals.
- Potential alternatives: PF-07321332, Upamostat, Opaginib
(Yeliva), Favipiravir, etc??
- The
Coronavirus Vaccine You'd Apply With a Band-Aid
- Busting
Anti-Vaccine Myths: 100 Sites on the Real Science of Immunization
| Online Nurse Practitioner Programs - Thanks to
Maria
Cruzfor recommending this site.
- Vaccines.gov - USA federal
gateway to information on vaccines and immunization.
- Covid-19
Vaccine Tracker Updates: The Latest - The New York Times
- PanCoronavirus vaccine (= pancorona) = Universal Coronavirus vaccine
(vs "the one bug, one drug approach")
- Could
a Single Vaccine Work Against All Coronaviruses? - The New York
Times - 2021
- The German company BioNTech created a genetic molecule
called messenger RNA (mRNA) that encoded
the spike protein. Partnering with Pfizer, the companies
received U.S. government authorization for their vaccine
in just 11 months.
- Could
one vaccine prevent Covid-19—and SARS, MERS, and the common
cold?
- Towards
a universal coronavirus vaccine: science fact or science-fiction?
| Microbiology Society - 2015
- SARS-CoV (2002), MERS (2012), SARS-CoV-2 = CoVid -19 (2019),
and even the common cold
- SARS and MERS are betacoronaviruses – one of four types
of coronavirus. They all originate in animals and in addition
to SARS and MERS there are two more that have passed to
humans: OC43 (one of the many common cold viruses) and HKU1
(an extremely rare pneumonia-causing virus).
- If we can confirm that humans do produce antibodies against
the S2 region, there is a real possibility that a vaccine
could work against all of the betacoronaviruses, including
the OC43 virus, which causes colds. Unfortunately the common
cold is here to stay – OC43 is just one of a large number
of cold viruses – but this could be good news for preventing
SARS and MERS, and dealing with any future unknown betacoronavirus
outbreak.
- Deferred second dose booster shot
- COVID-19
Immunization Plan - Province of British Columbia
-
- Also helpful:
- Melatonin & Sleep
- How
COVID-19 Changes Our Sleep - The Atlantic - Widespread
treatment of COVID-19 with melatonin should already be standard
practice. Scientists published a plea for melatonin to be
immediately given to everyone with COVID-19.
- Vitamin C (= ascorbic acid) - 3000mg/day (in divided doses)
(up to 24000mg/day IV) - (pills?, injections?, intravenous?)
- Scientists declared that vitamin C has a strong antioxidant
and anti-inflammatory effect, and that it improves lung
and endothelial function.
- Vitamin D - 2000 IU/day
- Inadequate levels of vitamin D are linked with heightened
susceptibility to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),
a potentially life-threatening complication of COVID-19.
- Vitamin D3 - or cholecalciferol - is many times more bioavailable
than vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), making it the superior
choice.
- Magnesium = Mg - 400mg/day (in citrate,
malate, chelate or chloride form - along with 20 mg a day of
zinc)
- Certain medications - such as diuretics and antibiotics
- can deplete magnesium levels, as can
medical conditions like celiac disease and chronic diarrhea.
- Zinc = Zn - 20mg-30mg/day
- In addition to the elderly, people at greatest risk of
zinc deficiency include vegans and vegetarians - as well
as those with IBD, leaky gut or other digestive disorders.
- Too much zinc can cause unwanted side effects such as
diarrhea, nausea and copper deficiency.
- A combination of hydrocortisone, vitamin C and thiamine to
treat advanced sepsis
- Quercetin - a flavinoid
- Quercetin is also thought to inhibit both the A and B
types of influenza. In fact, many physicians credit quercetin
with being a safer and more effective antiviral than Tamiflu
(oseltamivir), the pharmaceutical "drug of choice"
for influenza.
- Glutathione
- When glutathione levels were raised through supplementation,
the team observed that viral production plummeted.
- Liposomal glutathione is believed to be the most bioavailable
formulation.
- Dexamethasone, a steroid
- Coronavirus
Drug and Treatment Tracker - The New York Times - 2020-07-16
- PDF
- Remdesivir, Favipiravir, EIDD-2801, Recombinant ACE-2,
Lopinavir
and ritonavir, Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
- Convalescent plasma, REGN-COV2 and other monoclonal antibodies,
Interferons
- Dexamethasone, Cytosorb, Cytokine Inhibitors, Stem cells
- Prone positioning, Ventilators and other respiratory support
devices
- Enoxaparin and other anticoagulants, Renal replacement therapy
Drinking or injecting bleach and disinfectant, UV light,
Silver-based products
- New
data offer glimpse of efficacy of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine -
AstraZeneca-AZD1222 (UK), CanSino-Ad5 (CH), Moderna (US),
BioNTech/Pfizer (DE)
- Last
of 12,400 Participants Completes Final Visit in BiondVax's M-001
Universal Flu Vaccine Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial –
BiondVax
- Immune
Nutrients to Calm Cytokine Storm - DrJockers.com - CoViD-19
- Immune System | Autoimmune System
- See also: Inflammation
- See also Arthritis
- Betrayal - Debilitating autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid
arthritis, Lupus, Celiac disease, Sjögren's syndrome, Polymyalgia
rheumatica, Multiple sclerosis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Type 1 diabetes,
Alopecia areata, Vasculitis, Temporal arteritis are told to have no cure,
and no way of stopping or reversing your condition. Autoimmune disease
is a life sentence of pain and misery. "We are here to tell you that
you do not have to live in pain due to Autoimmune disease. You can stop
and even reverse your condition and symptoms, and we will show you how.
You don't have to live with the debilitating suffering of diseases like
Rheumatoid arthritis."
- Autoimmune Health –
theDr.com
-
- Infection
- Inflammation - chronic / acute
- See also Arthritis
- See also Immune System
- Intranasal
Human NSC‐Derived EVs Therapy Can Restrain Inflammatory Microglial Transcriptome,
and NLRP3 and cGAS‐STING Signalling, in Aged Hippocampus - Madhu - 2026
- Journal of Extracellular Vesicles - Wiley Online Library
- Inflammation within the body plays a key role in some of the most damaging
chronic diseases of our era – including arthritis, heart disease,
diabetes, Alzheimer's, and of course, cancer. Inflammation isn't
all bad. It is one of our most powerful weapons against illness. Inflammation
is a kind of living shield of defense against bacteria, irritants, and
injured cells. However, chronic, persistent inflammation leads to
debilitating diseases like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
- DrJockers
- This
Kitchen Cabinet Cure for Cancer Deserves a Look | Cancer Defeated -|-
Baking Soda -|- Be sure to check out the References (at the
bottom of the article).
- See also: Immune/Autoimmune system reactions
- See also: Cancer
- See also: Statins
- See also: Keto (Dieting)
- The
Anti-Aging Mineral That Millions Miss Out On – Aging Defeated -
Zinc
- Steroids reduce inflammation = immunosuppressant
- Benefits
of Green Tea You Never Knew Before
- Could
chronic inflammation be the medical paradigm shift of our age? | Aeon
Essays
- Influenza = Flu
- Insects / Bugs / Mosquitos - repellents
- Insurance
- Legal
- Lighting
- Lighting can have a significant effect on your health.
- There are three major types of commercially available lighting:
incandescent, fluorescent, LED.
- Incandescent
- Emit light, heat
- Emit UV radiation (UVA, UVB, UVC)
- Incandescent = Ordinary incandescent (with a wolfram
filament)
- Inexpensive, standard bulb that we have used since Thomas
Edison invented it in 1879.
- Very little UV radiation.
- Halogen is a type of incandescent bulb (with a filament
containing halogen and tungsten)
- More expensive. Somewhat more energy efficient.
- Some studies indicate that the halogen's UV emissions can
cause cancer (melanoma) in humans.
- White light. Very hot. Do not touch the bulb
at any time. Require special installation and care in
order to prevent burning injury or fires.
- Low voltage (12v) halogen bulbs may produce EMF dirty electricity
in your home. Higher voltage bulbs (50v, 120VAC, 22VDC)
are do not cause EMF problems.
- Fluorescent
- EMF = electromagnetic fields caused by the frequency of alternating
current = dirty energy everywhere in that electric circuit in
your home.
- Emit very little heat
- Emit UV radiation (UVA, UVB, UVC).
- Many studies indicate that the fluorescent&CFL bulb UV emissions
will cause cancer (melanoma) in humans.
- Mercury content is very high and very dangerous if the
bulb is broken. Mercury is VERY VERY DANGEROUS!! There
are also other environmental toxins in the fluorescent bulbs.
- Fluorescent
- Flickering is annoying and causes headaches, fatigue, etc.
- Noise is annoying.
- Fluorescent bulbs last longer than incandescent bulbs.
- Warm-up time is required.
- CFL = Compact Fluorescent Light
- Very energy efficient. (use about 20% as much as a
regular incandescent bulb for the same light output)
- Dirty energy (EMF) in your home is significant, especially
if you are near the light source. There are warnings
not to use these lights near (a metre or two) your body for
any extended period (10 minutes or more). Don't use
CFL bulbs on your desk or in your reading lamps!
- CFL bulbs last longer than incandescent bulbs, typically
6-10 times as long.
- UV radiation emissions. Double-envelope CFL bulbs
may be safer, but they are more expensive. CFL bulbs
may cause various serious skin conditions. Skin cancer
is likely.
- Flicker can lead to discomfort, headaches/migraine, eye
strain, diminished concentration, seizure-like symptoms in
epileptics, and general fatigue.
- Decreases human melatonin production.
- Causes psychological and physical problems, like difficulty
sleeping, asthma, diabetes, etc.
- Mercury. The safe intake of mercury for a human body
is a only a few micrograms (8). CFL bulbs contain three to
five thousand micrograms. Do you really want any mercury
at all in your own home?
- Compact
Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Mercury : ENERGY STAR
- LED = Light Emitting Diode
- No UV light emissions. This means that LED light will
not cause skin cancer.
- No dirty electricity (EMF) in your home wiring.
- Bulbs last a very very long time (10-15 years), but only if
you buy good quality bulbs.
- White light. Very cool. You can touch the bulbs
without getting burned. This is because they use very little
energy.
- No mercury. Unlike fluorescents, LED bulbs are not environmentally
hazardous.
- No warm-up time is required.
- Do not attract bugs. Escpecially when used outside, all
other (i.e. non-LED) light sources will attract bugs.
- LED bulbs are usually spot-lights. This may not be appropriate
for all situations.
- LED bulbs are still much more expensive than any other lighting.
- Learn
About LEDs : ENERGY STAR
- How
LED lights will change the world as incandescent bulbs phase out
- Vox
- Longevity
- Lyme Disease is a very very serious disease caused by a tick bite.
- Malaria ...
- Massage & Shockwave (ESWT)
- Measles
- Measles - Wikipedia
- Anguished
Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak | WIRED
- Measles can spread through ventilation systems.
- Measles can cause brain damage, deafness, or death in newborns.
Measles can erase the immune system’s memory, impairing a body’s
ability to fight other viruses. It’s making children very susceptible
to getting sick again. Most children fully recover from measles, but
a fraction develop permanent hearing
loss, a small percentage die, and in rare
cases, measles kills
a person years after the infection.
- MMR vaccine = measles, mumps, and rubella
- The (USA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says
that you should be vaccinated (or revaccinated) if you can't provide
evidence of immunity to measles.
- Measles parties and chickenpox parties were more common practices decades
ago, before vaccines for both diseases were available.
- Do You Need a Measles Vaccination if You're an Adult?
- Presumed to be immune to the measles: People born before 1957, shortly
before the first measles vaccine was introduced, are generally thought
to have natural immunity because they were usually exposed to the
virus as children.
- Texas
measles outbreak: Do I need a measles vaccine booster? | Vox
- They can administer a “titer
test” that measures the measles antibodies in your body.
- Measles
Vaccine Recommendations | Measles (Rubeola) | CDC
- Outcome
- Dehydration, Hypoxia (inflammation in the lungs), Secondary bacterial
infections, Pneumonia, Encephalitis, Death
- Memory --> Memory & Dementia
& Alzheimer
- Mental Health / Stress / Anxiety / Psychiatry
/ Psychology / Counselling / Tauma
- see also: Addiction ...
- see also: Depression
- See also: Memory ...
- see also: Security > Cyber-Bullying
...
- Abuse & Bullying
- Burnout
- Are
You Exhausted or Just Tired? Experts Explain the Unique Condition
and How to Combat It
- The World Health Organization defines burnout as “chronic
workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized
by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased
mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or
cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy ...
Burnout is a syndrome of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy."
- Medscape | Psychiatry
- Medscape
- Harvard
psychologist: If you use any of these 9 phrases, 'you're more emotionally
resilient than most'
- 100
Best Questions To Get To Know Yourself Better | Debra Smouse | YourTango
- Secrets
of Happiness from the Oldest of the Old | Kiplinger
- Resilience:
How to Rescue Yourself from Adversity – Personal Growth – Medium
- Caring
for Your Introvert - The Atlantic
- Introverts are people who find other people tiring.
- The
Happiest People Don't Let Their Minds Wander, According to a Harvard Study
| Inc.com
- CyberPsychologist
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger (She won't
help you)
- Mental Health Net
- see Micronutrients
- Mindfulness & Awe
- Restorative, rejuvinating, weapon against stress
- Awe walking, wonder
- You needn’t meditate to be mindful. There’s one simple
ground rule: “Notice new things.” - Harvard psychologist
Ellen Langer
- When people are in a mindless state, they are typically in error,
but rarely in doubt. People don’t want doubt, but they want
choice. The most important way, from a top down perspective, to
become mindful is to appreciate uncertainty — that with everything
changing, everything looking different from different perspectives,
you can’t know. Now what happens is, individually, when we don’t
know, sometimes we’re afraid. I think I’m supposed to know.
I don’t know. I don’t want anyone to know I don’t know.
So then I pretend or I avoid. And I’m here to free everybody
to say nobody knows. I think that the most powerful position one
should assume is one of being confident but uncertain.
- Pay
Attention! (Your Body Will Thank You) - Freakonomics
- “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose
one thought over another.” While you’re captivated by
the wondrous, you will not be consumed by the worrisome. You will
enter the restorative, rejuvenating state known as mindfulness. -
William James wrote in Principles
of Psychology - 1890
- Psych Web
- Recall
Report | Mental Health - Thanks to Laura
Pearson for recommending this site.
- spiritfinder
- Stress & Anxiety
- How
Money Issues Impact Sleep Quality (Study) | Mattress Advisor -
Thanks to Christine
Huegel for recommending this site.
- Whistleblower Information ... | business,
politics, health, government contractor fraud, medical & healthcare
fraud, pharmaceutical and FDA fraud, tax fraud, etc., etc.
- The
Best Resources for Anxiety | LinkedIn
- Mental
Health Glossary
- Micronutrients
...
- Motion Sickness = Sea Sickness = seasickness
- Motion sickness
| Jean Coutu
- Scopolamine
- The
Motion Sickness Patch (Transderm-Scop)
- How
to deal with the Side Effects of Motion Sickness Medication
- Common
Motion Sickness Drug Being Used to Turn People Into Zombies : ScienceAlert
- World's
Scariest Drug (Documentary Exclusive) - YouTube
- Scopolamine can erase memory, strip away free will, and facilitate
serious crimes. Victims often describe confusion, hallucinations
and a complete loss of control. Signs of scopolamine poisoning include
rapid heartbeat and palpitations, dry mouth and flushed skin, blurred
vision, confusion and disorientation, hallucinations and drowsiness.
- Scopolamine, also
known as hycosine, is a tropane
alkaloid, a type of plant-derived
compound found in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
- Scopolamine is marketed in the UK as hyoscine
hydrobromide) and prescribed to prevent motion sickness, nausea,
vomiting, and muscle spasms. It also reduces saliva production before
surgery. Brand names include Kwells (tablets) and Scopoderm (patches).
- As an anticholinergic
drug, scopolamine blocks the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine, which plays a vital role in memory, learning,
and coordination.
- "How to Get Along With Your Stomach" by Nancy Nugent
- Antihistmine dimenhydrinate is effective if taken before a jouney
begins and up to four times a day during a trip. (Note: I haven't
tried this.)
- How
to Prevent and Alleviate Motion Sickness on Cruises | Condé Nast Traveler
- Book a larger ship
- Avoid locations during hurricane season
- Book a stateroom that is mid-ship and on lower decks
- Amazon.com
: Prince of Peace Original Ginger Chews, 4 oz
- UpSpring Stomach Settle Drops that combine ginger with lemon and
honey
- Sea-band the Original
Wristband Adults - 1 Pair, colors may vary : Amazon.ca: Health & Personal
Care
- Reliefband Premier
Anti-Nausea Wristband | FDA Cleared Nausea & Vomiting Relief for Anxiety,
Migraine, Motion Sickness (Car, Air, Train, Sea), Hangover & Morning
Sickness | Drug Free (Slate Blue) : Amazon.ca: Health & Personal Care
- Meclizine
HCL 25mg 100 Tablets (1 Bottle) : Health & Household
- MQ
Motion Sickness Patch,30 Count/Box : Amazon.ca: Health & Personal
Care
- SAFE AND EFFECTIVE - 100% Natural Herb, without side effects
and causing drowsiness
- Active ingredient?? Not scopolamine. Not phenergren.
- Henan Xinyongtail Medical Technology
- Are these products safe? : Herbal extract from safflower,
tall gastrodia tuber, sanchi, pinellia tuber, obtuseleaf cinnamon
bark, frankincense, dahurian angelica root, herba menthae
- MRI
- Nasal - See also: Sinus
- Nerves
- Nursing
- Oxygen - Hyperbaric chamber
- Pain
- See also: Arthritis
- See also: Aspirin
- See also: Back pain
- See also: Cramps
- Tylenol
- Pain BC
- Sanjay Gupta -
Wikipedia
- Solving
a Medical Mystery of Unbearable Pain
- Neurology, cauda equina syndrome = A disorder of nerves at the base
of the spine; Requires peripheral nerve surgery
- Nerves were getting squeezed at points where they pass through narrow
openings surrounded by large muscles and thick connective tissue.
- Nerve compression = pinched nerve = nerve entrapment syndrome, can
happen to nerves throughout the body.
- Neuropathic pain - e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome, in which the median
nerve to the hand gets squeezed in a bony passageway between the wrist
and palm. Doctors in their own specialties may overlook the peripheral
nervous system as a source of chronic pain. Various types of painful
nerve compression have been misdiagnosed as a psychological problem,
infections, an inflamed prostate, failed back surgery, or foot problems
like plantar fasciitis and heel spurs.
- Neuropathy
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- Parasites
-
Parkinson's Disease = PD = "the shaking palsy"
- Motor functions (voluntary movements such as walking and handwriting)
symptoms: motor fluctuations, dyskinesia, tremor
- Non-motor functions (involuntary movements such as mood, bowel funtion,
sleep) symptoms: dementia, depression, loss of smell, constipation,
bladder dysfunction, imbalance, impulse control disorders, REM sleep disorders,
etc...
- See also: Cerebral Palsy
- See also: Tremor
- See also: Memory ...
- Diet | See Diet > Keto
- TCE & PCE
- Coffee
(decaf) consumption linked to heart disease, Parkinson's and cancer,
study finds
- Decafeinated coffee, groundwater, drinking water, soil, and both
indoor and outdoor air groundwater, drinking water, soil, and both
indoor and outdoor air.
- Trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical commonly used for decaffeinating
coffee, degreasing metal, and dry cleaning clothes. TCE, a solvent
widely used in industrial, consumer, military, and medical applications,
was used for various purposes such as removing paint, correcting typewriting
mistakes, cleaning engines, and anesthetizing patients. In addition
to water-related risks, the volatile TCE can easily evaporate and
infiltrate people's homes, schools, and workplaces, often without
being detected.
- PCE, perchloroethylene is a closely related chemical.
- Genetics - Five percent of all disease is purely genetic. Less than
40 percent of diseases even have a genetic component.
- Trichloroethylene:
An Invisible Cause of Parkinson’s Disease? - IOS Press
- Scientists
Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water | WIRED
- MPTP = 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- TCE = trichlorethylene = solvent, found in contaminated drinking
water, in dry-cleaner, for cleaning machinery, manufacture of
electronics, air near TCE sites
- TCE kills dopamine neurons
- Paraquat, the pesticide that appears to cause Parkinson’s
in farmworkers, has been banned in Europe and China but remains available
in the US.
- In December 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency finally moved
to ban TCE in the United States. TCE is the most important cause of
Parkinson’s in the USA. Genetics loads the gun, but the environment
pulls the trigger.
- Interval training increases dopaminergic signals in the brains of
Parkinson’s patients, suggesting that exercise slows disease
progression and even improves neuron function.
- Ending
Parkinson's Disease: A Prescription for Action: Dorsey MD, Ray, Sherer
PhD, Todd, Okun MD, Michael S., Bloem MD PhD, Bastiaan R.: 9781541724501:
Books - Amazon.ca
- ExtremeTeech
- MJFF in the News | Parkinson's
Disease - The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- Dance / Activity for Parkinson's
- Diagnosis
- Symptoms
- An
Augmented Reality Program Can Help Patients Overcome Parkinson’s Symptoms
| WIRED
- augmented reality glasses like Magic Leap (headset & software
subscription)
- Strolll - digital therapeutic
software solution for commercially available augmented reality (AR)
glasses.
- Treatment
- Does
Parkinson's Begin in the Gut?
- People who received drugs used to reduce inflammation - tumor necrosis
factor (TNF) inhibitors - the incidence of the neurodegenerative disease
dropped 78 percent.
- Gut (intestinal) inflammation could drive Parkinson's pathogenesis
- Parkinson's Voice Initiative
- Parkinson's
Disease For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummies
- Dhea:
Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Dosage, and Warning
- Parkinson Canada -|- parkinson.ca
- Parkinson Society British Columbia
-|- parkinson.bc.ca = PSBC
- Parkinson's Foundation: -|-
parkinson.org
- Parkinson's UK -|- parkinson.org.uk
- Northwest Parkinson's Foundation - Parkinson's
Disease -|- nwpf.org
- This
personality trait linked to Parkinson's disease - neuroticism
-
- Pesticides
- Pests - Insects / Bugs / Mosquitos - repellents
- 10
Cheap, Effective Ways to Pest-Proof Your Home | Money Talks News | Page
2
- 7
ways to keep the bugs away - Canadian Living
- Helpful
Resources - The Pest Control Authority - Thanks to Ava
Rose Thompson for recommending this site.
- How
to Protect Yourself from Biting and Stinging Insects - dummies
- Fruit Flies
- Add a squirt of dish soap to half a cup of apple cider vinegar (ACV)
in an open container. The flies are attracted to the sweet-smelling
vinegar, and the soap breaks the surface tension, drowning the fly.
Put a few of them around the house where you see the pests, but don’t
put the traps near open windows - that encourages
more flies to come in.
- See also ACV
- How
to Get Rid of Fruit Flies | HowStuffWorks
- Make a funnel out of paper and stick it in an open jar. Pour
a few drops of cider vinegar on top of the paper and place the
trap where you find the most fruit flies. Leave the trap in place
overnight.
- Another effective homemade fruit-fly trap uses a jar, a slice
of banana and plastic wrap. Place a piece of banana in a jar.
Cover the jar with plastic wrap. Poke small holes in the plastic
wrap. This will allow the fruit flies to enter, but make it difficult
for them to fly out. Place the trap overnight where you find fruit
flies.
- How
to Get Rid of Fruit Flies - and Stop Them Before They Appear
- Mosquitos
- See also: SCUBA (medical,
malaria)
- "Burning
coffee" is a viral mosquito-repelling hack | Livingetc
- 5
Cheap Steps to Eliminate Mosquitoes | Money Talks News
- Plants to plant: rosemary, marigolds, lavender
- Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil, Cinnamon oil, Castor oil
- Eat more garlic! Sprinkle minced garlic at three foot intervals
around your porch.
- Mosquitoes are weak fliers and can’t compete with a stiff
breeze. Keep the airflow directed low, below table level, because
some species of mosquito (including those that carry Zika) “tend
to prefer the lower extremities to bite” and “like to
hide underneath outdoor furniture.”
- Wear long sleeves, long pants, etc.
- Stay indoors at dusk and dawn. (Anopheles mosquitoes)
- Avoid being bitten (insects / bugs / mosquitos)
...
- These
Are the Best Mosquito Repellent Plant
- Scientists
have developed a super repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos from
biting your skin | Euronews
- What's
Up With This Year's 'Monster Mosquito Season'? - Flipboard
- Insect
Repellents
- Deet (30%-35%)
- Permethrin (= Duranon). Spray on clothing and bedroom
surfaces. Lasts a couple of weeks. Look in pet supply
stores. Permethrin (synthetic) and Pyrethrin (natural product)
seem to be used in different situations?
- Picardin - as effective as DEET? Safe?
- Zappers
- Chikungunya virus - mainly in Caribbean, Southeast Asia and South America
- Symptoms of Chikungunya include high fever, severe joint pain, muscle
aches, and rashes, with joint pain often leading to long-term disability.
- IXCHIQ, pronounced iks-chek - single-dose vaccine provides protection
against the viral disease spread by Aedes mosquitoes.
- Travellers are urged to use insecticide-treated bed nets, stay in
air-conditioned rooms, wear protective clothing, and apply mosquito
repellent — especially during peak activity times, particularly
mid-morning and late afternoon.
- Malaria
- See also: SCUBA (medical,
malaria)
- Dengue
- See also: SCUBA (medical, malaria)
- See also: Travel
- Poison
- Posture
- Prevention Magazine - Wellness: Dieting,
Health, Fitness, and Wellness from Prevention Magazine
- Prostate Cancer ...
- Reflux
- Salt
- See also -|- Ketogenic Diet
- Experts recommend consuming 1500mg of salt per day and no more than
2,300mg of sodium per day (equivalent to a little more than a teaspoon
of table salt daily).
- Silent
Signs You’re Eating Too Much Salt
- Too little salt? - Men who had slightly lower sodium levels in the
blood were about 30 per cent more likely to develop cognitive decline.
- Does
Salt Raise the Risk of Dementia? – Awakening From Alzheimers
- Refined table salt often contains anti-caking agents, some of which
have been linked to heavy metal toxicity and kidney problems. A common
preservative in these refined salts, sodium acetate, may cause elevated
blood pressure and kidney disturbances.
- Unrefined sea salt is good for you. It helps to balance your blood sugar,
helps keep your bones strong, regulates your metabolism, boosts your immune
system and more. Natural, unrefined sea salt provides a number of nutrients
and minerals, in a way that the body recognizes and knows how to use.
Over 80 trace minerals found in the naturally filtered salt water used
to create unrefined sea salt give it its vital grayish color, and its
slight moistness keeps the salt and minerals in a form that the body can
use.
- Iodized Salt - In Canada, Europe and Australia, Potassium Iodate is
used, and a stabiliser is not needed, so Iodised Table salt in these places
does not have Maltodextrin added.
- The
Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might
Save Your Life eBook: James DiNicolantonio
- Shocking
News about How Eating Salt Affects Your Brain – Awakening From Alzheimers
- Serum Sodium
and Cognition in Older Community-Dwelling Men. - PubMed - NCBI
- Urinary sodium
excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality:
a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study. - PubMed
- NCBI
- Unless your intake is way, way over the top, there's no good evidence
that cutting back on salt will do you any good. Salt does NOT cause
high blood pressure except in a tiny number of people. And besides
that, research now shows that running short of salt can interfere
with your thinking abilities.
Having too little sodium in the blood, a condition referred to as
hyponatremia, is associated with a slippage in cognitive function.
It can interfere with your reasoning power, your memory, your attention
span and your command of language.
Eating moderate amounts of salt is better for your heart than eating
the kind of very-low-salt diet that many "experts" espouse.
(A moderate amount is considered to be three to five grams of sodium
a day, which is about two to three teaspoons.)
- Salt's
Convoluted History and the Real Salt Science | Natural Grocers
- We Only Think We Know the Truth About Salt - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/we-only-think-we-know-the-truth-about-salt.htm
- NYTimes.com -|$$$|- (CDN$20/4weeks)
- Insulin resistance and diabetes are both consistently found to coincide
with renal sodium retention and the development of hypertension. In
other words, what causes diabetes can also cause hypertension, and
that dietary substance that causes diabetes is sugar. Sugar
increases both blood pressure and heart rate. Sugar is the problem.
- There
Is No Question: Salt Kills | Is this just an ad for his book?
- Chronic hypertension kills. But what is "high" salt
intake? What causes the body to retain excess salt (= reduced
electrolyte excretion)?
- Sex
- SIDS = Sudden Infant Death Syndrome = "crib death"
- Sinus / Nose / Nasal
- SONU Band –
SoundHealth - US$300 - Does this really work?
- Everything
I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong - The Atlantic
- Sinus Congestion: Causes,
Symptoms & Support Strategies
- Is
Benadryl Harmful? - The New York Times
- Diphenhydramine - Benadryl, Zzzquil, etc.
- immediate allergy relief, grogginess, hangover effect, drowsiness,
risk of falls or accidents, dementia,
- Our bodies produce the chemical histamine to rally the immune system
against germs. Antihistamines block this false alarm.
- Benadryl interferes with the brain chemical acetylcholine, which
is responsible for attention, concentration and memory.
- Recommend buying newer antihistamines, such as cetirizine and fexofenadine
— commonly known as Zyrtec and Allegra. - loratadine??
- More people commit suicide using Benadryl than with any other OTC
medication. It's 1000 times easier to kill yourself using Benadryl
than with sleeping pills, including Ambien which is essentially harmless.
- Nasal irrigation = Sinus rinse
- How
to Safely Rinse Sinuses | Naegleria fowleri Infection | CDC
- Must use store-bought distilled water, store-bought sterilized
water, tap or faucet water that's been boiled and cooled, water
disinfected with unscented liquid household chlorine bleach, specialized
filters (NSF53, NSF58) or (“absolute pore size of 1 micron or
smaller”)
- If liquid bleach is not available, solid chlorine tablets
or powder may be used. Two common forms that may be available
are chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium hypochlorite. Follow
the manufacturer's instructions.
- Safe
Ritual Nasal Rinsing - PDF
- Naegleria
fowleri Infections | Naegleria fowleri Infection | CDC
- Notes
from the Field: Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Associated with
Nasal Irrigation Using Water from a Recreational Vehicle — Texas,
2024 | MMWR
- Neti Pot
- Neti Pot - The original since
1972 | Himalayan Chandra
- 3
Common Neti Pot Dangers And How To Avoid Them
- Prolonged exposure to saline solution in the nose depleted the
protective blanket of mucous that helps fight infection (rhinosinusitis).
- Doctors
blame tap water in neti pot for brain-eating amoeba | CTV News
- Fatal
Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection associated with improper
nasal lavage - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Improper nasal irrigation has been reported as a method of
infection for the comparably insidious amoeba, N. fowleri.
- People who develop a nasal rash after sinus irrigation with
non-sterile saline washes might be at high risk of amoeba skin
infection.
- How
Not to Die Using a Neti Pot
- If you do use tap water water, make sure you've boiled it
for several minutes to kill whatever might be lurking
in there. Better yet, only use sterilized or
distilled water.
- Tap
water in neti pots behind two brain-eating amoeba deaths in 2011,
investigation finds - CBS News
- According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Naegleria fowleri causes
brain swelling and death. Symptoms of infection start about
five days after the amoeba is ingested. First symptoms may include
headache, fever, nausea or vomiting, followed by stiff neck,
confusion, lack of attention to people and surroundings, loss
of balance, seizures and hallucinations. Death - which occurs
in 99 percent of cases - happens within five days.
- What makes using the neti pot use and swimming in fresh water
especially dangerous is that while stomach acid can kill the
organism if it is swallowed, the amoeba can stay alive in nasal
passages.
- Use distilled or sterile water, water passed through a filter
with an absolute pore size of 1 micron or smaller or boiling
the water for three to five minutes and then cooling it until
it is lukewarm can help get rid of unwanted organisms.
- Neti
Pot Safety Tips to Know Before You Use One
- Post-Nasal Drip = PND
- Post-nasal
drip - Wikipedia
- Idiopathic
disease - Wikipedia = "essential" = no known cause =
doctors have no idea what it is or how to deal with it = agnogenic
- Characterizing a disease arising primarily, and not in consequence
of some other disease or injury -- opposed to symptomatic, sympathetic,
and traumatic.
- Rhinitis - Wikipedia
- Chronic rhinitis, which includes allergic and non-allergic rhinitis,
can affect 30-40% of the population. Non-allergic rhinitis is
more common in females than in males.
- Rhinorrhea
- Wikipedia = runny nose
- Rhinorrhea (American English), also spelled rhinorrhoea
or rhinorrhœa (British English), or informally, runny nose,
is the free discharge of a thin mucus fluid from the nose;
it is an extremely common condition.
- Some people have a chronic runny nose for no apparent reason
(non-allergic rhinitis or vasomotor rhinitis). (idiopathic)
- Histamine dilates blood vessels in the nose, which increases
vascular permeability to fluid and causes fluid leakage leading
to rhinorrhea.
- How
to Stop Post-Nasal Drip, According to Doctors
- Treatment
- Antihistamines are particularly useful for allergic rhinitis
and may be beneficial in some cases of non-allergic rhinitis.
- First-generation antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine
and clemastine
are more potent but have greater sedatory effects.
- For quick relief, first-generation antihistamines like
Benadryl work rapidly, but their sedative effects may
not be ideal for everyone.
- Later-generation antihistamines may be used to reduce these
effects.
- Oral second-generation H1 antihistamines inhibit the
activation of nasal H1-receptors, effectively diminishing
nasal itch, sneezing, and hypersecretion.
- Typically, H-2 receptor antagonists address gastrointestinal
symptoms, while H-1 receptor antagonists manage allergic
reactions.
- Rupatadine emerges as the most effective oral H1 antihistamine
for allergic rhinitis.
- Rupatadine
- Wikipedia - Brand names include Rupafin, Rupall,Rupanase,
Rinialer, Pafinur, Rupax, Urtimed, Wystamm and Ralif,
Rupita (EURO Pharma Ltd.)among others.
- For allergic rhinitis, non-brain-penetrating antihistamines
like rupatadine, loratadine, cetirizine, and fexofenadine
are recommended as first-line options, available over
the counter in long-acting formulas.
- The best OTC antihistamines for allergies, including
Allegra (fexofenadine), Claritin (loratadine), and Zyrtec
(cetirizine).
- Claritin (Loratadine) is recommended for those who
prefer a non-drowsy option or have mild to moderate
symptoms. Research suggests that cetirizine shows
slightly higher efficacy than loratadine; however,
loratadine is better tolerated, with fewer side effects
related to sedation. Although drowsiness is uncommon
with cetirizine, it remains a consideration
- Loratadine 10 mg exhibits inferior efficacy
compared to other antihistamines for allergic
rhinitis management. Its efficacy is on par with
other antihistamines like clemastine and terfenadine.
- Loratadine, a piperidine H1-receptor antagonist,
is an FDA-approved second-generation antihistamine
used to alleviate nasal and non-nasal symptoms
of hay fever and chronic hives.
- Zyrtec (cetirizine) is often recommended as a first-line
treatment, while studies suggest that Allegra may
offer better relief for eye-related issues, and Claritin
may be slightly less effective overall.
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec) is widely recognized for
its potency, though it can cause drowsiness, making
nighttime use advisable.
- Allegra (Fexofenadine) is known for being non-drowsy.
- Which
Antihistamine Is Best For Allergic Rhinitis
- Steroids - Intranasal steroids may be beneficial in patients
who do not respond to antihistamines.
- Nasal corticosteroid sprays remain the most effective treatment
for allergic rhinitis, especially when used continuously.
- Decongestant
- Wikipedia
- Anticholinergics
such as ipratropium
bromide can help reduce secretions by blocking parasympathetic
effects on the nasal mucosa.
- Saline nasal irrigation, may be useful for managing symptoms
of PND but their exact efficacy is unclear in medical literature.
Nevertheless, since postnasal drip is frequently associated with
chronic rhinitis, the regular application of various saline solutions
to the nasal cavity may be beneficial.
- Sleep
- Sleep
apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial | Science |
AAAS
- Atomoxetine is a stimulant - Atomoxetine increases heart rate and
diastolic blood pressure a little bit.
- OSA = obstructive sleep apnea - when a person stops breathing dozens
or hundreds of times during the night, causing blood oxygen to drop
before awakening.
- CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure machines blow air into
the throat to keep the airway open, requiring the nocturnal mask.
- Science
Says Use the Relaxing Breath Method to Fall Asleep Faster, Starting Tonight
| Inc.com
- Get
More Sleep, Lose More Weight: A Randomized Trial
- A
good night's sleep lowers risk of Covid | The Province
- Napping / Naps
- You can
(and should) train yourself to sleep on your back | Popular Science
- Awakening
From Alzheimers | Search Results for "sleep"
- For
a Healthier Brain, Sleep Like This – Awakening From Alzheimers
- Three sleeping positions – supine (lying on the back), prone
(lying on the stomach) and lateral (lying on the side)
- The results showed the waste washed away through the glymphatic system
most efficiently when the mice were in the right lateral (side) position
compared to the supine or prone positions.
- You
should be sleeping more than eight hours a night. Here's why — Quartz
- How
to Sleep - The Atlantic
- Tuck Sleep | Sleep Health Information,
Mattress Reviews, and News - |
- Thanks to Kellen Smith for
recommending this site.
- 8
Sleeping Positions and Their Effects on Health
- You're
sleeping all wrong. Learn how to fix it and save yourself from dangerous
health risks | National Post
- How
Money Issues Impact Sleep Quality (Study) | Mattress Advisor -
Thanks to Christine
Huegel for recommending this site.
- Counting Sheep Research - Unlocking
the mysteries of Sleep
- Here's
How Sleep Removes Poisons From Your Brain, Protecting You From Alzheimer's
as Nothing Else Can | Inc.com
- The Complete
Guide on How to Sleep Better - Better Tools - Thanks to Juliette
Holloway for recommending this site.
- Become
A Super Sleeper: 10 Tips On How To Improve Sleep | SleepAuthorities -
Thanks to Zoey Saunders
for recommending this site.
- The
Link Between Sleep & Mental Health: Why Bad Sleep Fuels Anxiety & Depression
- NP Programs - Thanks to Lauren
Fredrick for recommending this site.
- Humidity
- There is no clear consensus. However, 40% seems to be a good
compromise.
- Humidity
- Wikipedia
- Recommendations for comfort - Humans control their body temperature
by sweating and shivering. The United States Environmental Protection
Agency cites the ASHRAE
Standard 55-1992 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy,
which recommends keeping relative humidity between 30% and 60%, with
below 50% preferred to control dust
mites. At high humidity sweating is less effective so we feel
hotter; thus the desire to remove humidity from air with air conditioning
in the summer. In the winter, heating cold outdoor air can decrease
indoor relative humidity levels to below 30%, leading to discomfort
such as dry skin and excessive thirst.
- Indoor humidity - Recommended humidity level in the winter is 30
to 40 percent in cold climates. A relative humidity above about 40
percent increases the potential for condensation on windows and other
cool surfaces. Humidity levels below about 30 percent lead to dry
skin and nasal passages, increasing the potential for respiratory
illnesses. Overly dry air can inflame the symptoms of sinusitis, lead
to laryngitis and get in the way of a good night's sleep. Also, low
humidity levels cause problems in furniture and pianos due to wood
shrinkage and increase the incidence of static electricity shocks.
- Outside Temperature - House Humidity Level
- -20 degrees F. 15%
- -20 to -10 degrees F. 20%
- -10 to 0 degrees F. 25%
- 0 to +10 degrees F. 35%
- +10 and above degrees F. 40%
- Summer months Off
-
Smoking
- Support to
quit smoking | Ontario.ca
- google.ca/search?q=stupid.ca+smoking
- YouTube
- stupid smoking
- Dummies
- Tabagisme
- Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
- Nicotine
- Nicotine Anonymous-
A 12 Step Program offering support to those who want to quit cigarettes
and quit smoking and stop other forms of tobacco and nicotine addiction.
Formerly smokers anonymous.
- Influencers
Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack - The New York
Times - $$ - (Trump's MAHA
movement)
- Nicotine patches, gums and lozenges as well as pouches, which
are often filled with nicotine salt powder and give people a convenient
way to consume the compound.
- Benefits
- Protect against and/or Reverse Alzheimer’s disease?
- Protect against Parkinson’s disease?
- Increase cognitive function and/or sharpen focus and improve
alertness? (ADHD)
- Potentially even help you live longer?
- Increase productivity and “male vitality"?
- Much less hazardous than cigarettes.
- Help people avoid more dangerous products like cigarettes???
- Optimize performance on the field, at the gym, or in the office?
- Problems
- Nicotine is extremely harmful,
- Like any stimulant, nicotine can make you slightly more alert,
Dr. It doesn’t make you more intelligent, it doesn’t
make you funnier, it doesn’t make you able to write interesting
novels, any of those things. It makes you able to focus in boring
situations and stay with the topic a little bit longer.
- Users can also build up a tolerance to nicotine and become addicted
(dependent), struggling to concentrate without it
- A small amount of nicotine can benefit concentration in certain
circumstances, such as among some people with mild
cognitive impairment, many of the claims around the drug’s
benefits misrepresent the research.
- In children the compound may be harmful to developing brains.
- Nicotine can also increase blood pressure and heart rate, which
could, over time, raise the risk of heart disease; the compound
may also harden
the walls of arteries in the heart, which can lead to heart
attacks. Nicotine can also exacerbate existing heart conditions.
- Arrêter de fumer avec j'Arrête,
une méthode, un forum et des trucs pour arrêter de fumer
- Canadian Health Network
- Réseau canadien de la santé
- The Insider
- Russell
Crowe - 1999 - TouchStone Pictures
- Conseil québécois sur le tabac et
la santé - ctqs
- At $8 per pack, a pack-a-day smoker spends $73,000 in 25 years ($8*365*25).
This does not include missed opportunity costs. This does not include
the financial costs created by the illnesses smoking will cause to the
smoker and those near him.
- In women, smoking speeds up the appearance of menopause by one or two
years and contributes to abnormal Pap test and cancers of the cervix and
breast.
- Quit to Win! Challenge
- Over all age groups, smokers lose about 15 years of life.
- Santé et Services sociaux
Québec - Québec breathes easier - Starting on May 31, 2006,
smoking will be completely prohibited in most public places, including
bars and restaurants.
- Vaping
- Stem Cells
- Stomach
- Stress & Anxiety
- Stroke
- Symptoms - Stroke
- FAST or BE-FAST - BE-FAST
(Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time) | Stroke
- Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call
911.
- Balance - Loss of balance or gait problems
- Eyes - Loss of sight in either or both eyes
- Facial drooping
- Arm weakness
- Speech difficulty
- Time to call 911
- Confusion
- Weakness on one side of the body
- Severe headache with no known cause
- Dizziness
- Trouble walking
- The most common symptoms reported were a sudden severe headache,
trouble walking, dizziness, and loss of balance or coordination.
If you experience any of these symptoms—even if they go away—call
for medical help without delay.
About 15 percent of strokes are heralded by a TIA, and people who
have a TIA are more likely to have a stroke within 90 days.
- Warning
Stroke: What It Is And Symptoms To Look For | HuffPost Life
- Warning strokes are known medically as transient ischemic attacks.
= ministroke = an emergency
- Conditions like high cholesterol and uncontrolled diabetes put you
at increased
risk for stroke
- ACLS Articles
and Knowledge Base - ACLS Medical Training - "Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support" courses
- American Stroke Association
- Aspirin
- Aspirin
and Stroke | American Stroke Association
- Stroke is a medical emergency. If you experience stroke warning
signs, call 911 immediately. Taking aspirin isn't
advised during a stroke, because not all strokes are caused by
blood clots. Some strokes are caused by ruptured blood vessels
and taking aspirin could make these bleeding strokes more severe.
- Aspirin
for Stroke: Benefits, Risks, Uses, and Tips
- Do Not Take Aspirin During a Stroke - You should not take aspirin
during an acute stroke or if you aren’t sure whether you are
having a stroke. If there is any chance that you could be having
a stroke, get immediate medical attention. Aspirin is not safe
for use during an acute stroke. It is used for preventing a recurrent
ischemic stroke. It is not considered useful for preventing a
hemorrhagic stroke (a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain).
- Suicide
- Sun
- see also: Cancer (melanoma)
- see also: Vitamin D
- UV can cause sunburn, eye cataracts, skin aging and skin cancer.
- Clothing
- CBD
- We've
Been Wrong About What Causes Sunburn, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
- Airplane / Plane / Flying / Altitude
- Sunscreens / Sunblocks / Both
- Vitamin D
- Bemotrizinol
- Wikipedia
- Essential
Sunscreen Guide for Daily Protection - Zoomer
- Bemotrizinol (BEMT), better known internationally under trade
names such as Tinosorb or Parsol Shield.
- BEMT offers broad-spectrum protection against both UVA and UVB
rays and, unlike mineral filters such as zinc oxide and titanium
dioxide, it doesn’t leave behind a ghostly white cast. It
is also highly photostable, meaning it remains effective in sunlight
rather than breaking down quickly.
- This
new cutting-edge sunscreen is made from pollen—and doesn't hurt
the ocean - Fast Company
- Most
Sunscreen Isn't Bad For You and Using it Will Help Prevent Skin Cancer
| Discover Magazine
- What’s Behind
the Rise of the Sunscreen Truther? | GQ
- Chemical sunscreens are known to absorb
into our blood.
- Avoid: benzene, avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene, ecamsule,
endocrine
disruptors,
- Reef
safe sunscreen
- Broader approach to“sun protection should include seeking
shade, wearing sun protective clothing, avoiding the sun during
the peak hours (10h00-16h00), and wearing wide brimmed hats.
- Top
Facts and Fictions About Protecting Your Skin From the Sun - Everything
Zoomer
- The SPF number on the container is likely not accurate. Many
sunscreens offer just a quarter of their stated SPF protection
against the UVA rays that increase the risk of skin cancer.
Most sunscreens also failed to live up to boasts of protection
related to UVB rays, which are largely responsible for sunburn.
- Sunscreen:
How to Help Protect Your Skin from the Sun | FDA
- Skin
Cancer Month: Top Facts and Fictions About Protecting Your Skin From
the Sun - Everything Zoomer
Use a reef-safe chemical sunblock (sunscreen) in the morning,
after showering. Later, add a physical block (sunblock). When
used in combination, you get better sunblock. The chemical block gets
absorbed into the cells while the physical block stays on the skin.
If the physical block smears off, you’re still protected.
The effectiveness wears off after an hour or hour and a half.
- Sunscreen:
How to Help Protect Your Skin from the Sun | FDA
- Sunscreen
Safety Is Under Fire This Summer - Doctors Share Facts | The Healthy
- Under current proposed FDA regulations, only zinc oxide is considered
GRASE. (generally recognized as safe and effective) Of the
16 active sunscreen ingredients allowable in the U.S., only two
- zinc oxide and titanium oxide - will be deemed GRASE if the
most recent proposed order comes into effect.
- Right now there are only two real ingredients with good UVA
protection allowed in the U.S., avobenzone and zinc oxide.
- Sunscreen:
What science says about ingredient safety - BBC
- There is growing focus on the potential adverse effects of the
most common organic UV filter worldwide: oxybenzone.
- Phthalates also can be found in various cosmetics, some
soaps, shampoos, nail polishes and hair sprays, and parabens
are in many hair care and make-up products.
- Skin
Cancer Myths: Stop Fearing the Sun, Dr Pompa
- Sunscreen
Chemicals Soak All the Way Into Your Bloodstream | WIRED
- Only two ingredients so far have been ruled safe and effective
- zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
- Is
Sunscreen the New Margarine? | Outside Online
- Common chemical filters used in commercial sunscreens include oxybenzone,
octinoxate, avobenzene, homosalate and octocrylene.
- Mineral filters come in only two types: titanium dioxide and zinc
oxide. e.g. Beauty by Earth, Think Baby, Badger
- Sunscreen products should be free of PABAs, parabens and retinyl
palmitate.
- Hawaii
Bans Common Sunscreens To Protect Coral Reefs : Shots - Health News
: NPR
- Chemical blockers (e.g. oxybenzone and octinoxate) have significant
harmful impacts on Hawaii's marine environment and residing ecosystems,
including coral reefs that protect Hawaii's shoreline.
- Minerals blockers such (e.g. zinc oxide and titanium dioxide)
sit on the surface of the skin and reflect the sun's rays. They
can leave a chalky, white cast on skin.
- Why
Oxybenzone-Free Sunscreen Might Be a Good Idea - Avoid oxybenzone
and octinoxate.
- Benefits
of Mineral Sunscreen: 6 Reasons to Switch
- Mineral
sunscreen vs. chemical sunscreen: Which is safer? - CNET
- Chemical sunscreens (=absorptive) act almost like a sponge,
absorbing UV light, while physical sunscreens (=mineral sunscreens)
act more like a shield, deflecting the sun's rays.
- The 16 active ingredients found in sunscreens:
- GRASE (=Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective): Cinoxate,
Dioxybenzone, Ensulizole, Homosalate, Meradimate, Octinoxate,
Octisalate, Octocrylene, Padimate O, Sulisobenzone, Oxybenzone,
Avobenzone
- Not GRASE (=risky & not approved by FDA): PABA (=Para-aminobenzoic
acid), Trolamine salicylate
- Mineral sunscreens: Zinc oxide, Titanium dioxide
- Broad-spectrum = UVA + UVB protection - UVA contributes to skin
aging and certain melanomas. UVB causes
sunburn and certain skin cancers.
- SPF = Sun Protection Factor - SPF 15 blocks about 93% of UV
light, while SPF 30 blocks 97%.
- More
effective sunscreen ingredients are available abroad but not in the
U.S. : Shots - Health News : NPR
- Vitamin D
- Cutaneous
malignant melanoma incidences analyzed worldwide by sex, age, and skin
type over personal Ultraviolet-B dose shows no role for sunburn but implies
one for Vitamin D3: Dermato-Endocrinology: Vol 9, No 1
- National Center for Biotechnology Information = NCBI
- Sunlight:
For Better or For Worse? A Review of Positive and Negative Effects of
Sun Exposure - PDF
- Sunburn relief = Aloe Vera
- aloe
- Spanish-English Translation and Pronunciation - Yahoo! Education
- Used to make juices and heal wounds etc.
- "Aloe" in Spanish is "áloe". It is pronounced "AH-low-ay".
- Savila = Sábila = una planta de savila = Do not confuse with
Salvia, which is a totally different type of plant - not a succulent.
- Aloe, also written Aloë, is a genus containing about four hundred
species of flowering succulent plants. Vera is one of the species.
- Surgery
- Thrombosis
- Thyroid
- Tonsils
- Trauma
- Travel
- Tremor
- See also: Parkinson's Disease
- Tremor: Types, Causes,
and Diagnosis
- Why
are my hands shaking? What to know about tremors - National | Globalnews.ca
- Types of tremor
- Physiological tremor (cold, stressed, too much coffee, tired
muscles).
- Action tremor = essential tremor - manifests during the execution
of certain actions like trying to drink a cup of tea - family
history, thyroid issue, diabetes insulin dosing - Essential tremor
is the most common of movement disorders and can cause uncontrollable
shaking.
- Rest tremor - manifests when the patient is doing nothing -
Parkinson, usually accompanied by slower and more rigid muscle
movement, impaired reflexes and poor balance - Other symptoms
can include depression, anxiety, emotional changes, cognitive
impairment, difficulty swallowing, chewing and speaking, masked
facial expressions, urinary problems, constipation, fatigue, and
sleep problems.
- Essential Tremor
= Benign Essential Tremor = Familial tremor = Benign Familial tremor =
Kinetic Tremor
- Idiopathic = No known cause, No known cure
- Degenerative = Chronic/Progressive = may (will?) get worse over
time
- Not terminal - "a nuisance tremor"
- Affects hands. Makes writing and eating difficult. May
also progress to include shaking of the head or the voice.
- No tremors when at rest (which is very different from Parkinson's).
- Causes
- Genetic (usually)
- caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol abuse ?
- stress, anxiety, fear, anger, fatigue ?
- Not necessarily related to Parkinson's
- Treatment
- No known cure.
- No way to slow the progression. Progression is usually
slow, over years or decades.
- Alcohol reduces symptoms temporarily.
- Vitamin D may help in the long term - 1000 to 4000 IU/day (There
are also other reasons to take Vitamin D)
- B12 vitamin supplements - 1000mcg
- B-Complex vitamin supplements
- Vitamin E
- Physical therapy to develop the involved muscles
- beta-blocking drugs, anti-seizure medications, tranquilizers,
Parkinson's disease medications, botulinum toxin injections
- Focused Ultrasound - Doctors fit the patient's head with
a device that resembles a rimmed helmet, slide the patient into
an MRI (magnetic resonance images) machine
and direct ultrasound waves to the precise neurons causing the
tremors, zapping them out of existence without harming surrounding
brain tissue. - 2018 Denton, TX
- Surgery (for Tremors) is not a cure.
- DBS
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
is not a complete cure (although it may reduce symptoms).
DBS (brain surgery to implant an electrode in thalamus)
is only performed for extreme cases.
- Inside
the Science of an Amazing New Surgery Called Deep Brain
Stimulation | Innovation | Smithsonian - 2014-05
- DBS combines neurology, neurosurgery, and electrical
engineering.
- Provides relief for people with Parkinson's disease,
dystonia (characterized by involuntary muscle contractions),
and essential tremor.
- DBS carries the usual risks associated with neurosurgery,
including stroke and infection. Side effects
range from headaches to speech and memory problems,
and, in some cases, seizures.
- Neurology vs. Neurosurgery: "Both types
of doctor treat people with disorders of the central
nervous system. And if there's something you
can do about it, it's neurosurgery. If there
is nothing you can do about it, it's neurology."
- DBS works by inhibiting abnormal circuits or by
exciting other brain activity. DBS also alters
brain chemistry and blood flow, and even leads to
the growth of new brain cells.
- This
Texas Man Lived with Mysterious Hand Tremors Since Preschool
- Thalamotomy
- Wikipedia
- IETF | International Essential
Tremor Foundation
- Essential Tremor Canada
- Essential
Tremor - YouTube (13 minutes)
- National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | Tremor Fact Sheet
- Neuro-Patient
Resource Centre
- American
Academy of Family Physicians | Tremor
- Rest, beta blockers, primidone (Mysoline), and alcohol ingestion
decrease the (essential) tremor.
- Related to cramps?
- Vaccines / Vaccination
- See also: Vaccines | CoViD-19
| CoViD-19 Resources | CoViD-19
Prevention | CoViD-19 Testing | CoViD-19
Vaccines/Cures/Treatments | Symptoms
- See also: mRNA
- See also: Influenza
- Vaccination - Wikipedia
- See also: Immunization / Vaccines / Viruses
- Anti-vax hoax + Conspiracy theory
- See also: CoViD-19 Vaccines/Cures/Treatments
- RFK
Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading - The Atlantic =
Trump's MAGA
- Miasma
theory - Wikipedia
- Miasma Theory = Lifestyle - The immune system has been compromised
by poor nutrition, toxins, and other environmental stressors.
RFK credits sanitation and nutrition (and diet and exercise) for
driving declines in infectious-disease deaths. Germs don’t pose
a substantial threat to people who have done the work of “fortifying
the immune system”. Historically, miasma theory referred to
the notion that epidemics are caused by bad
air—such as toxic emanations from corpses and trash—and
was the predominant way of describing disease transmission until
scientists found definitive proof of infectious microbes in the
late 19th century.
- Germ Theory = Microbes = Virology - Infectious diseases are
caused by pathogens. Vaccination provides immunity. Healthier
habits is one way to strengthen resilience alongside vaccines,
treatments, and diagnostics.
- Truth - People dealing with chronic health issues often fare
less well against infectious threats.
- Anti-Vax Watch - Aggregating
news about the anti-vax industry.
- "Location
Does Matter." Site of Second Vaccine Dose Shapes Immune Response
- Same arm shot provides quicker response.
- Adult Immunizan - What vaccines do you need?
- [PDF - 142KB]
- Symptoms - respiratory
- mRNA = messenger RNA
- -----
- Celiac | Vaccine Nexvax2 began Phase Two
clinical trials in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. in 2018.
The vaccine includes a tiny amount of the gluten protein that causes the
inflammatory reaction of celiac disease. As the vaccine amount is slightly
increased over time, it's hoped that people with celiac disease will build
up enough tolerance to safely eat foods they've missed.
- Chickenpox
- Cholera/Diarrhea | Dukoral is an oral, two-dose vaccine that
gives you protection against E. coli as well as cholera. Traveller's diarrhea.
- COVID-19
- Flu shot = Influenza Vaccine | An annual flu
shot is one of the best ways to garner protection against the influenza
virus. Two vaccines are specifically formulated to compensate for the
declining immune response in people ages 65 or older.
- See also: Influenza
- Oseltamivir
- Wikipedia = Tamiflu
- An antiviral medication used to treat and prevent influenza
viruses that cause the flu. It is taken by mouth, either as a
pill or liquid.
- Many medical organizations recommend it in people who have complications
or are at high risk of complications within 48 hours of first
symptoms of infection.
- Flu Vaccine - Quadrivalent (4 strains) plus high potency (high dosage).
Inquire at your pharmacy after after Oct 1. You may need to make a
special request order. $$
- Flu shots appear to be more effective among people who have slept
well in the days preceding getting one.
- It is best to get your flu shot this year as early as September
or October. It is especially important since we still don’t
know when the season will be in full swing. We are headed into what
very well might be the worst flu season in the past five years.
- For those under age 65, the CDC does not recommend any one type
of flu vaccine over another. They’re all comparably effective.
So, whatever’s available at your local pharmacy or doctor’s
office is likely to do the trick.
- But if you’re over age 65, three different flu vaccines are
preferentially recommended this year because they provide an extra
measure of protection in that age group.
- Getting
a Flu Shot This Year Is More Important Than Ever Because of COVID-19
- B.C.
seniors face up to 2-month wait for more effective flu vaccine | CBC
News
- Fluzone High-Dose vaccine produces a stronger immune response
in seniors who are vulnerable to the flu. Standard vaccines are
expected to arrive in October 2020. The vaccine's manufacturer,
Sanofi Pasteur, said it prioritizes delivery of vaccines to provinces
and territories that publicly cover the vaccine. Sanofi said it's
expediting vaccine delivery in time to meet peak flu activity
between December and February.
- The high-dose vaccine has been found to be 24 per cent more
effective in preventing the flu than standard vaccines in adults
65 or older. High-dose vaccine also cuts down on complications
for those who do catch the flu.
- Though adults 65 and older represent only 15 per cent of the
Canadian population, they experience 67 per cent of influenza-related
complications and 88 per cent of influenza-related deaths.
- The H3N2 strain, the predominant Influenza A strain circulating
in Canada this season (2020), produces particularly severe illness
in the elderly, said the province.
- The B.C. Centre for Disease Control said it does not recommend
double dosing in the same flu season.
- Why
You Should Get Your Flu Vaccine Now
- 3
Things to Make Your Flu Shot Even More Effective
- Sleep - 7-10 hours of sleep every night the week before
the vaccination.
- Time - Receive flu shot in the morning. (to develop more antibodies)
- Preferably by the end of October. Doctors say it takes
about two weeks after getting the flu shot for the body to
develop the antibodies needed to fight the virus. But if you
don't get it by then, don't skip it! If the flu virus is still
spreading, vaccinations will be available through January
or even later.
- Exercise - Get your cardio regularly.
- Why
is there such a limited supply of Fluzone? There is... | Immunize
BC
- Where
- What
You Should Know About Flu Antiviral Drugs | CDC
- People at Higher
Risk of Flu Complications | CDC
- Heart/Cardiovascular
- Hepatitis
- See also: Statins, Travel,
- A number of hepatitis viruses (flavirus) can infiltrate the liver
and cause a range of health problems, some of which are fatal.
- Hepatitis A&B - Twinrix - (good for about 20 years?)
- The hepatitis A virus usually has few long-term impacts on the
people it infects.
- The hepatitis B virus, tends to linger in the body and is responsible
for hundreds of millions of chronic infections around the world,
many of which remain undiagnosed. Vaccine discovered in 1969.
- Hepatitis C
- A blood-borne pathogen that can cause severe liver inflammation
(hepatitis) and is typically transmitted through shared or reused
needles and syringes, infected blood transfusions and sexual practices
that lead to blood exposure. Diagnostic blood test developed in
1980s.
- Because the infections can spread and persist without symptoms,
many don't know they carry the virus. But once it establishes
itself in the body, the pathogen can silently erode the liver's
function over the course of years and decades, later flaring up
as severe inflammation or cancer.
- Hepatitis C antivirals (e.g. Remdesivir), can block the virus
from multiplying in the body, and can cure (up to 95% of) people
with the infection in weeks. Doctors are now working on a vaccine
that could prevent future hepatitis C virus infections and disease.
No vaccine available yet (2020).
- HPV = human papilloma virus
- Rabies
- See also: Sri Laka ...
- In Sri Lanka, rabies is endemic. Every animal, from dogs to
squirrels to monkeys, is presumed to be a potential carrier. And
rabies is 100% fatal. If you contract it, you die. There is nothing
to be done. Sri Lanka records 250,000 animal bites annually.
- Transmission of rabies virus to humans typically occurs through
a bite or scratch from an infectious animal, but exposure can occur
through indirect contact with the saliva from an infectious individual.
- Rabies - Wikipedia
- Rabies vaccine
- Wikipedia
- After exposure to rabies, there is no contraindication to its
use, because the untreated virus is virtually 100% fatal.
- Incurable: Prognosis ~100% fatal after onset of symptoms
- Shingles
- Tetanus/Pertussis/Diphtheria/Pneumonia/Shingles | Doctors also
recommend boosters that protect against tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough),
and diphtheria every 10 years; a pneumonia vaccine for people 65 and older;
and a zoster (shingles) vaccine for everyone 50 and older. See also:
Shingles - VZV virus
-
- Virus
- Vision
- Longevity
Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss | WIRED
- A drug to reverse age-related sight loss.
- Targeting patients with glaucoma and NAION, two conditions that
cause damage to crucial cells in the optic nerve. ER-100 is designed
to rejuvenate those cells so that they work again and restore sight.
- Life Biosciences,
Inc.
- Life Biosciences, based in Boston, says it is developing applications
for its technology to tackle a host of age-related diseases.
- Best
Live-Captioning Smart Glasses (2026), WIRED Tested | WIRED
- Is dark
mode good for you? Here's why you may want to avoid it.
- This so-called harmful blue light is a high-energy visible light
spectrum with the shortest wavelength. The biggest natural source
of blue light for human beings is actually the sun! Our phones and
other displays only emit trace amounts of blue light. Blue wavelengths
are beneficial during daylight as they help uplift the mood. A healthy
exposure to blue light can maintain mental performance and decrease
nearsightedness in children. There is also no scientific proof that
blue light from devices causes damage to the eyes, nor is there enough
research out there to show that dark mode makes you see better.
- Astigmatism is very common among people. Schaeffer Eye Center (source
no longer available) writes that nearly 30% of varying populations
suffer from different degrees of the condition. Astigmatism causes
blurred vision due to the irregular shape of one or both eyes. People
with astigmatism (approximately 50% of the population) find it harder
to read white text on black than black text on white.
- The
1 Thing An Eye Doctor Says You Should Never Do | HuffPost Life
- Sleeping with contact lenses, swimming with contact lenses, showering with
contact lenses
- Using tap water to rinse or store lenses
- Not wearing eye protection (when appropriate)
- Trying to remove foreign objects from the eye (You must see a professional)
- These
spiral contact lenses give you perfect vision at any distance
- Improve Vision Naturally
with Eye Exercises
- Presbyopia - Wikipedia
- 8
Steps To Clean Eyeglasses - And 5 Things Not To Do
- Lenses
- Surgery - Vision
- See also: Dry Eyes
- A
Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People
| WIRED
- Why
Choose Lens Replacement Surgery Over LASIK? - Zoomer
- The
patients who regret laser eye surgery: ‘My life’s stood still
since then’ | US healthcare | The Guardian
- According to his own analysis of industry data, the complication
rate of Lasik falls between
10% and 30%.
- There is an epidemic of Lasik complications. A number of people
on the group claim Lasik has led to them having severe mental
health issues.
- Patients who experience severe dry eye, corneal disease, advanced
glaucoma, or diabetes that is not controlled well should seek
other options. Those who live with astigmatism or are near or
farsighted should also consult their ophthalmologists first, and
may see better outcomes with other forms of surgery.
- Blurred
Vision, Burning Eyes: This Is a Lasik Success? - The New York Times
- It is an elective procedure, that does not provide any benefits
that cannot be obtained with glasses or contact lenses.
- Impaired vision and chronic pain that led to job loss and disability,
social isolation, depression - and even suicides.
- Nearly half of all people who had healthy eyes before Lasik
developed visual aberrations for the first time after the procedure.
- Dry eyes (dry eye disease, dry eye syndrome, neuropathic eye
pain), double vision, halos, excessie glare, sensitivity to light,
difficulty driving at night or doing work that required seeing
well up close, chronic pain, requiring earlier cataract surgery
and developing a serious vision-threatening condition called corneal
ectasia, Lasik can also interfere with the detection of glaucoma
- The surgery can injure the eye because it severs tiny corneal
nerves, thins the cornea and makes it weaker, and permanently
alters the shape of the eye. After Lasik, all people lose contrast
sensitivity, the ability to distinguish between shades of gray,
to some degree.
- Patients’ vision may regress after surgery, and they may
need to use eyeglasses at times.
- Other eye surgeries, like cataract surgery, can have the same
effect.
- Chronic
dry eye symptoms after LASIK: parallels and lessons to be learned
from other persistent post-operative pain disorders - PubMed
- LASIK Complications,
Risks: 10 Reasons NOT to Have LASIK
- Laser
Eye Surgery: What You Need to Know - Everything Zoomer
- Radial
keratotomy - Wikipedia
- Vision Center | Complete
Guide to Vision, Eye Care & LASIK - Thanks to Danielle
Hughes for recommending this site.
- Laser eye surgery - Custom LASIK
vision correction | LASIK MD
- 4
advances to improve your vision - Canadian Living
- Intraocular lens (IOL) is a medical device that is implanted
inside the eye to replace the eye's natural lens. Tecnis Symfony
IOL extends the range of a patient's vision to allow more depth
of field and to substantially reduce halos.
- Herzig Eye Institute, performs refractive lens exchange, or
lens-replacement surgery, for many patients. "Sometimes, people
want to get rid of their glasses, but they don't have cataracts
yet."
- LASIK surgery
is for many patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness and
astigmatism (blurred vision that results from a defect of the
cornea, the clear tissue that covers the coloured part of the
eye). Now, there's a better option: small incision lenticule
extraction (SMILE). This new laser-eye-surgery technique barely
disturbs the surface of the eye, and, because the cornea and its
nerves are virtually untouched, there are fewer instances of postoperative
dry eyes.
- Scleral contact lenses trap a protective reservoir of fluid
between the cornea and the lens, which makes wearing them more
comfortable
- AMD = age-related macular degeneration
- Cataracts
- Dry Eyes
- New
Eye Drops Improve Aging Vision Without Glasses. Here's How They Work
- daily drops to treat presbyopia
- Alcoholism
drug restores macular degeneration vision loss in mice - Futurity
- The drug disulfiram - marketed under the brand name Antabuse - used
to treat alcoholism, may hold the key to restoring this vision loss.
- Reasons
You Should Visit an Eye Doctor
- How
to Take Care of Your Eyes as You Age - Consumer Reports
- Eye
Health: 11 Tips for Protecting Your Vision | NowTheGlasses.com -
Thanks to Gregory Miller
for recommending this site.
- Vision
Archives - Health and Wellness Alerts
- Macular Degeneration:
Causes, Symptoms & Solutions - DrJockers.com
- What
Is the Rarest Eye Color? | HowStuffWorks
- Vitamins = Vitamin
and Mineral Supplements ...
- Water
- Weight - Dieting
