Does the Fountain of Youth Have Fish in It?

In a prospective cohort study, appearing in JAMA (2010; 303(3): 250-7), 608 patients with heart disease were examined for DHA and EPA (omega-3 fatty acids) levels and cellular aging. Researchers looked at the telomeres of the subjects. Telomeres are crucial to the life of the cell. They keep the end...

Exercise and Dementia

According to the “Global Prevalence of Dementia: a Delphi Consensus Study”, appearing in the Lancet (2005; 366(9503): 2112-7), the number of people with dementia in developed countries will double between 2001 and 2040. There are over 23 million people with dementia worldwide, with a new case co...

Diet and Dementia

Dementia is a growing problem, according to the “Delphi Consensus Study”, appearing in the Lancet (2005; 366(9503): 2112-7), there is a new case of dementia every seven seconds. The authors predict that the number of cases of dementia will double in developed countries between 2001 and 2040. The...

Fats, Oils and Dementia

The risk for developing dementia may have something to do with the type of fats and oils in the diet. Research appearing in the Archives of Neurology (2006; 63(11)" 1545-50) looked at 899 elderly subjects who were free of dementia (76 years median age) and followed them for an average of just over n...

Alternatives in Healthcare

Link to website Dr. Kitay believes that we all have an inherent ability to be healthy.  She sees her role as a facilitator to help attain, regain, or maintain a healthy state of being.  A person is more that their individual parts.  Every system, organ and limb is interdependent on each oth...

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Fats, Oils and Dementia

The risk for developing dementia may have something to do with the type of fats and oils in the diet. Research appearing in the Archives of Neurology (2006; 63(11)" 1545-50) looked at 899 elderly subjects...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Wrist Fracture and Vitamin C

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare chronic pain syndrome that affects the arm or leg after trauma or surgery. It is characterized by a burning pain in the leg, foot, hand or arm. Other symptoms...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Vitamin C

Complexregional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare chronic pain syndrome that affects the arm or leg after trauma or surgery. It is characterized by a burning pain in the leg, foot, hand or arm. Other symptoms...

Anxiety and Choline

A study appearing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009, 90(4): 1056-60) looked at anxiety and its relationship to the amount of choline in the blood. The two groups of subjects in the cross-sectional...

Graves' Disease and Antioxidants

Research appearing in IUBMB Life (2001;51:105-109) looked at the effect supplementing with antioxidants had on Graves’ disease. The subjects were 56 patients between the ages of 22 and 66, with hyperthyroidism....

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Chinese Herb Helps With Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Exercise and Dementia

According to the “Global Prevalence of Dementia: a Delphi Consensus Study”, appearing in the Lancet (2005; 366(9503): 2112-7), the number of people with dementia in developed countries will double...

Diet and Dementia

Dementia is a growing problem, according to the “Delphi Consensus Study”, appearing in the Lancet (2005; 366(9503): 2112-7), there is a new case of dementia every seven seconds. The authors predict...

Eat Breakfast to Keep Weight Off

A study appearing in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009; 63, 405-412) found an association between skipping breakfast and becoming overweight or obese. Information was gathered about breakfast,...

The Key to Weight Loss and Other Health Issues: Insulin

There are no miraculous weight-loss products. But paying attention to insulin production will produce weight-loss miracles. Insulin has a lot to do with weight gain and so many other common health problems....

Endometriosis and Pollution

A study appearing in Toxicology Science [2001; 59(1):147-59] demonstrated that animals with elevated serum levels of dioxin and chemicals similar to dioxin had a high prevalence of endometriosis, and the...

Eating Sweets Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

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Eating Sugar can Shorten Your Life

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Does the Fountain of Youth Have Fish in It?

Does the Fountain of Youth Have Fish in It?

In a prospective cohort study, appearing in JAMA (2010; 303(3): 250-7), 608 patients with heart disease were examined for DHA and EPA (omega-3 fatty acids) levels and cellular aging. Researchers looked...

How do You Raise a Smarter Baby?

How do You Raise a Smarter Baby?

A study published in Child Development (2009; 80(5): 1376-84) combined three separate double-blind, placebo-controlled trials involving 229 infants and supplementation with a combination of docosahexaenoic...

Citicoline--Good for Your Brain

Citicoline is a substance that is important for the production of cell membranes; it is used to manufacture phoshpholipids (specifically, phosphatidylcholine) that are necessary for the health of the...

Vitamin C and Gallstones

A study appearing in BMC Gastroenterology (2009; 9(1): 74) looked at vitamin C supplementation and its relation to the development of gallstones. In the observational study involving 2,129 subjects between...

Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F (TwHF)

In traditional Chinese medicine, extracts of the roots of the medicinal vine Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) (known as lei gong teng or thunder god vine) have shown promise in treating inflammatory...

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Endometriosis and Antioxidants

DHA for Depression?

Vitamin K and Arterial Calcification

Drug Advertising in Journals Creates Bias

Fight Pain With Cherries?

Vitamin C and Cancer

Flu Season; Maybe Vitamin D is an Issue

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Arabinogalactans are Beneficial to the Immune System PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 11:35
Arabinogalactans exist in high amounts in herbs that boost the immune system like:  Echinacea purpurea, Baptisia tinctoria, Thuja occidentalis, Angelica acutiloba and Curcuma longa. The molecular weights of the major fractions are 16,000 and 100,000. The low-weight fraction (< 50,000 Daltons) has a stimulating effect on the immune system as well as an anti-inflammatory effect.  Arabinogalactans of a larger molecular weight are useful for stimulating natural killer (NK) cell activity.

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