IT’S TIME FOR THE JULY NEWSLETTER, WHICH INCLUDES:
·July Top Reads
·New Links & Resources
·Calendar of Events
·New Website Look
·The Power of Antioxidants!
1. JULY TOP READS
Be the first to view highlights, in a reader friendly summary, of what I find the most pertinent in:
·Medical and Holistic Medicine
·Newsletter Highlights in nutrition, medicine, and wellness from various sources
·Conventional Medicine Updates
·Drug Updates that may affect you and your loved ones
I did the work to summarize everything this month, including the most relevant Mercola articles, and it’s all on one blog page!
Click here to read about the latest on Nutritional medicine, Health, and Drug Updates.
2. NEW LINKS ADDED!
To the Right of my webpage, I’m always adding new resources for my patients and physicians
This month’s new links include:
·What Air Purifiers to Consider for mold (I would like to add that diffusing YLEO THIEVES is a must!)
·Looking to be grossed out?
oHow about clicking on the link to what was found in Conventional Milk…Not Yum!
·I’ve added a Category for my published journal articles
·Don’t forget to review information about:
oCosmetic Safety Database
oVaccine Resources
oCSA Organic Food Links
oAnd More….
3. Check out My CALENDER OF EVENTS….
4. UPDATED LOOK ON MY HOMEPAGEthat includes:
·MY SUMMER SPECIAL ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED CLEANSING PROGRAM (SAVE $165!)
·DR. OZ’s SHARECARE Q&A WIDGET FOR YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS
·HAYHOUSE BOOK AFFILIATION& ICON FOR AN EASY FIND OF WELLNESS BOOKS
5. ANTIOXIDANT POWER (SEE BELOW!)
ANTIOXIDANT POWER
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND
July Top Reads has a few themes:
·Statin Therapy is linked to Blood Sugar Issues
·Antioxidants are really, really, cool!
For you, and only you, I’ve included some additional abstracts and information on antioxidants.
Remember how I wrote about the power of antioxidants in a previous post?
Well, this month, antioxidant information came to me by the truckloads. Scientists are not immune to the summer effects of proving why those yummy in season berries are so good for us! So, grab your green tea, put on your affirmation CD in the background, and pull up your laptop to learn more……
1. Dr. Mercola on Antioxidant Summary:
Carotenoids
Carotenoids are the compounds in your foods that give them that vibrant cornucopia of color, from green vegetables to red beets, to the spectacular yellows and oranges of your bell peppers.
There are more than 700 naturally occurring carotenoids, but most people are familiar with only a few. Many carotenoids are easily obtainable through a healthy diet rich in fresh organic produce, however one exception is astaxanthin, a little-known carotenoid believed to be the most potent antioxidant nature has to offer. Astaxanthin is difficult to get from dietary sources alone, but is worth learning more about due to its beneficial effects on human health.
Lycopene, another antioxidant carotenoid, gives tomatoes their red color, and works by fighting damaging free radicals in your body. It has also shown cancer-fighting potential, particularly for prostate cancer.
Flavonoids
Flavonoids are natural chemicals found in plants, fruits and vegetables. They’re actually the largest group of several thousand compounds belonging to the antioxidant-rich polyphenol family.
Flavonoids are further broken down into subclasses that you have likely heard of such as anthocyanins, flavonols, flavones, flavanones and flavanols. These terms, along with flavonoid and polyphenols (also called phytochemicals), are often used interchangeably in the literature, but they’re broken into these different groups because they have varying chemical structures.
While all flavonoids are antioxidants, some have stronger antioxidant properties than others, depending on their chemical structure. Flavonoids are present in most all vegetables, including onions, broccoli and greens, as well as fruits such as apples, grapes and berries.
Mercola, J.What Common Foods May Kill Multi-Drug Resistant Cancers? Mercola.com. July 22, 2011. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/22/what-common-foods-may-kill-multidrug-resistant-cancers.aspx
2. Strawberries contain an antioxidant, fisetin, which is a flavonoid that protects the nerve cells and kidneys.
Read more here: Strawberries Help Neural Growth, Decrease Inflammation, Prevent Kidney Damage, and More (Dr. Amen)
3. The Obesity & Antioxidant Connection (Phytotherapy Research)
Summary: Antioxidants helped lipid markers via liver pathways and could aid in obesity
These results suggest that RGTC suppressed HFD-induced obesity, hyperlipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, suggesting that RGTC supplementation might be a promising adjuvant therapy for the treatment of these metabolic disorders.
Kang, J. S., Lee, W. K., Yoon, W. K., Kim, N., Park, S.-K., Park, H. K., Ly, S. Y., Han, S.-B., Yun, J., Lee, C. W., Lee, K., Lee, K. H., Park, S.-K. and Kim, H. M. (2011), A Combination of Grape Extract, Green Tea Extract and l-Carnitine Improves High-fat Diet-induced Obesity, Hyperlipidemia and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice. Phytotherapy Research, 25: n/a. doi: 10.1002/ptr.3476
4. Grape Seed Extract Helped Energy Metabolism in Cells and Muscles via Nutrigenomics!
Acute Administration of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Modulates Energetic Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and BAT Mitochondria (J Agric. Food Chem)J. Agric. Food Chem., 2011, 59 (8), pp 4279-4287 DOI: 10.1021/jf200322x
5. CoQ10 Can Aid in Reducing LDL cholesterol
Ubiquinol-induced gene expression signatures are translated into altered parameters of erythropoiesis and reduced low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in humans. (IUBMB Life) IUBMB Life, 63: 42-48. doi: 10.1002/iub.413
6. Antioxidants Can Aid in Macular Degeneration
Results from the AREDS showed that high levels of antioxidants and zinc significantly reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its associated vision loss. These same nutrients had no significant effect on the development or progression of cataract.
National Eye Institute. Age-Related Eye Disease Study–Results. http://www.nei.nih.gov/amd/
7.Alpha Lipoic Acid May Delay or Slow Alzheimer ‘s disease.
Oxidative stress and neuronal energy depletion are characteristic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. It has been hypothesized that, because of this, pro-energetic and antioxidant drugs such as alpha-lipoic acid might delay the onset or slow down the progression of the disease.
Mercola, J. This Antioxidant Dramatically Inhibits Alzheimer’s Disease Progression July 23, 2011.http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/23/this-antioxidant-dramatically-inhibits-alzheimers-disease-progression.aspx
