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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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- 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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- Aging in Place vs. long-term care (LTC)
- Are Seniors Being Pressured Into Retirement Homes by Lack of Community Services? - Everything Zoomer
- Retirement homes = assisted living
- Retirement homes typically feature private suites or apartments.
- Average ~CA$4000/month - at least two services must be provided, such as meals and medication administration, with additional services often available at extra cost.
- Retirement home residents receive far fewer primary care visits than those in LTC homes, and are more likely to visit the emergency department, be hospitalized and experience prolonged hospital stays.
- Long-term care (LTC) homes offer 24/7 access to nursing and personal support services.
- LTC homes have more institutional and less private accommodations.
- Private residence where they have lived for years = Aging in place
- Capacity assessment = Cognitive test = mental capacity testing
- If the assessor determines that a person is incapable of making some or all of their own decisions, a “certificate of incapability” can then be issued. These certificates have different names depending on the province, but they all have more or less the same result: from that moment on, some or all of a person’s autonomy may be taken away for good.
- In 2018, one in five people in long-term care were administered antipsychotic drugs despite not having any diagnosis of psychosis. These drugs can increase fatigue and confusion and are known in the industry as “chemical restraints.” - CFHI = Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- How a person performs on a capacity assessment can be influenced by whether they’ve recently experienced a traumatic event, whether they trust their assessor or whether they are hard of hearing. Some advocates for seniors argue that people may even be found incapable without being properly assessed by a doctor at all.
- In Canada, depending on the province or territory, capacity assessments can be administered by a doctor or a nurse, a social worker or a psychologist, an occupational therapist or, in rare cases, a member of the clergy.
- CanAge | CanAge is Canada’s national seniors’ advocacy organization, working to improve the lives of older adults through advocacy, policy, and community engagement.
- When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions? | The Walrus
- Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
- The B.C. PGT is a government-designated corporation that steps in when there isn’t a family member or close friend available to take responsibility for a person deemed incapable.
- CCB - Consent And Capacity Board - ON
- According to Ontario’s auditor general, the board has come to a different conclusion than the original assessor in 80 percent of the cases it has heard concerning people’s ability to manage their own finances.
- Seniors Advocate - Government of British Columbia - BC
- Can ageing be cured? Scientists are giving it a try | National Geographic
- Does Drinking More Coffee Help You Live Longer? It May Not Be Just Wishful Thinking - Everything Zoomer
- Fecal Transplants Reverse Key Signs of Aging - ExtremeTech
- Researchers may have discovered a supplement that can extend human life - GlyNAC - by correcting a decrease in glutathione. GlyNAC is a mixture of glycine, an amino acid, and the medicine N-acetylcysteine (or NAC).
- Osteoporosis
- Fountain of Youth in a Bottle? - Health and Wellness Alerts
- The research is now just preliminary. The supplements are supposed to boost NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). Nicotinamide riboside (NR) (Niagen, Basis), a form of vitamin B3 (niacin) is a precursor to NAD.
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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.
- Balance Exercises to Improve Your Strength - The New York Times
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- See also: Back pain
- See also: Immune System
- See also: Inflammation
- See also: Hypertension (Tylenol)
- Arthritis - Wikipedia
- There are over 100 types of arthritis.The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis.
- 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
- Osteoporosis - Wikipedia
- What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
- 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.
- Risk Factors For Osteoporosis You Can Control
- Mortality risk reduction differs according to bisphosphonate class: a 15-year observational study | SpringerLink
- 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.
- 45 Tips on How to Live to 100 - and Love It!
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia
- Surgery for Arthritis
- Alternatives to Surgery for Arthritis
- Hydrogel - available soon??
- Roboti4c Brace Could Mean the End of Knee Replacement Surgery for Some | PCMag
- Physical therapy works as well as surgery for some with torn knee cartilage - Harvard Health
- Suffering from bad knees, some look for alternatives to surgery - The Washington Post
- 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
- 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
- A small tweak to genes may finally enable us to regrow cartilage
- Relief for Arthritis Pain: Your Best Options
- Knee Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
- 8 Myths About Arthritis Debunked - Everything Zoomer
- 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.
- Consistent with current clinical guidelines, exercise should be a core treatment for osteoarthritis
- 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
- Benefits of Green Tea You Never Knew Before
- See also: Turmeric & curcumin
- What to Know About Supplements for Joint Pain
- Arthritis Facts You Need to Know
- 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
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- Blood pressure - see Hypertension
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- Cancer
- Cancer Research Institute
- Cancer Care Ontario = CCO
- Food ...
- 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
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- 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
- Benefits of Green Tea You Never Knew Before
- 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."
- 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.
- Top 10 Natural Cancer Treatments - DrJockers.com
- 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.
- 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)
- More fiber in the diet may help boost levels of GLP-1, an Ozempic-like hormone : Shots - Health News : NPR
- 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
- 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
- Cholesterol
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- See also: Diet
- See also: Fibre ...
- See also: Lowering Cholesterol
- See also: Statins
- Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia
- Cholesterol explained | Knowable Magazine
- Cholesterol: What is It and What are Healthy Levels? - DrJockers.com
- Cholesterol levels
- HDL = high-density lipoproteins
- non-HDL cholesterol
- LDL = low-density lipoproteins
- 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
- 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
- See also: Carbohydrates = Carbs
- See also: Diet
- Solutions for lowering cholesterol:
- 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!
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- "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?
- Statins add to the effects of Aspirin.
- All Statins seem to cause Leg Muscle Spasms for many people.
- Statins tend to have a lot of side effects including muscle wasting.
- Statins Tied to Diabetes Progression
- Statin - Wikipedia
- See also: Inflammation
- See also: Sterols ...
- Nuts
- Phys Ed: Do Statins Make It Tough to Exercise? - NYTimes.com - 2012-03-14 -|$$$|- (CDN$20/4weeks)
- Statin users typically are at high risk for cardiovascular problems, making them the very people who could most benefit from regular exercise. But it may be that as a result of muscle problems, some people taking statins exercise less or not at all. Lower energy is linked to less interest in activity.
- 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 scenario.
- 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.
- Statin Nation
- YouTube
- YouTube - Statins
- Low Carb Conferences
- Dr. Stephanie Seneff: Glyphosate Toxicity, Lower Cholesterol Naturally & Get Off Statins – #238 - YouTube - (68 minutes)
- Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Stephanie Seneff on Statins - YouTube - (37 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
- His solution: Half an organic (code 9*) red apple every day (code 8* means GMO) + 15g/day of beet fibre + 1 medium carrot
- Statin Drugs & Diabetes: What You Need To Know - David Perlmutter M.D.
- What Are the Side Effects of Statins?
- Statins in Secondary Prevention | JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Male Menopause: What's Behind Men's Midlife Health? | Mark's Daily Apple
- About half of men over the age of 45 are taking statins.
- Major study finds cholesterol-lowering drugs slow down cancer
- The Gene That Explains Statins’ Most Puzzling Side Effect - The Atlantic
- enzyme is known as HMG-CoA reductase; mevalonolactone
- Bempedoic acid
= Nexletol
- Bempedoic acid blocks cholesterol synthesis much like statins. The difference is that it is administered as a "prodrug" and is only convverted 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)."
- CNN Programs - House Call with Sanjay Gupta.
- Coffee & Tea
- See also: Cholesterol (Testing), Cramps, Magnesium, Fasting, GERD, Parkinson Disease, Prostate, ...
- See also: Food > Coffee ...
- 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
- Yaupon holly = Ilex vomitoria = Carolina tea
- Cold
- Colon cancer - Colonoscopy
- Cramps
- 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
- How to Brush Your Teeth Properly, According to a Dentist
- How to Be a Responsible Adult and Brush Your Teeth Properly
- 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
- Why does everyone have veneers now? | British GQ
- 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
- Bruxism
- Engineering of biomimetic mineralized layer formed on the surface of natural dental enamel - ScienceDirect
- What to Consider Before Getting Veneers on Your Teeth
- Depression ...
- Diabetes
-
- DR = Diastasis Recti = Rectus Diastasis - Abdomen / "Stomach" / Gut / 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
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- | Atkins | BMI | Carbohydrates | Exercise & Fitness | Fasting | Food & Drink| LCHF | Keto |
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- "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet."― Margaret Mead
- See also: Food
- 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
- Are artificial sweeteners worse than sugar? How they compare, according to a dietitian.
- The Sugar Conspiracy - The Guardian - Pocket
- 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
- The Skinny on Erythritol and Other Artificial Sweeteners: How Safe Are They? - Everything Zoomer
- Sweeteners; (non-nutritive) artificial sweeteners may not be very healthy, but they are probably a little better than sugar???
- Aspartame (NutraSweet), etc.
- The Price of ‘Sugar Free’: Are Sweeteners as Harmless as We Thought?
- 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, Eryghritol, Xylitol) & (Maltitol, Isomalt, Lactitol) & (Malitol syrup, HSH)
- Sugar alcohol, Maltitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, Erythritol, Isomalt
- Xylitol has some interesting benefits.
- Xylitol: What Is It, Where Is It Found and Why It Is so Dangerous for Your Dog? | Your Dog Advisor - Thanks to Jillian Miller for recommending this site.
- Erythritol
- 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
- Allulose = D-allulose = D-Psicose
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- 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
- 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.
- The Skinny on Intermittent Fasting: How the “When of Eating” Can Impact Your Weight - Everything Zoomer
- 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
- GetPocket.com
- 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
- The Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting - Zoomer Health
- Intermittent fasting for weight loss: What the science says | Live Science
- Canadian Living
- DrJockers.com
- 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
- Jason Fung explains why intermittent fasting and ADF diets work — Quartz
- Mark's Daily Apple | Fasting versus Carb Restriction: Which Works Better for What Scenarios
- Proven Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
- 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
- Can Intermittent Fasting Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease? - Everything Zoomer
- Intermittent Fasting and the Keto Diet - dummies
- Fasting Could Have a Powerful Effect on Our Circadian Rhythm
- Ending the fast
- Intermittent Fasting: How to Break Your Fast — Diet Doctor
- 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.
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- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- See also: BRI = Body Roundness Index
- BMI Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health, American Medical Association says - The New York Times
- 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).
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BMI |
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Risk of dying (compared to the norm) |
< 18.5 |
Underweight
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1.8 x |
< 25 |
Normal
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<30 |
Overweight
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< 35 |
Obese
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1.2 x |
> 35 |
Severely Obese
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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 Paraadox" 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
- Weight Loss
= reducing obesity
- Weight-loss drugs
- The Race for the Next Ozempic | WIRED
- GLP-1 receptor agonists (for diabetes)
- liraglutide - Saxenda (2014)
- mechanisms involved in hunger and appetite
- semaglutide (for diabetes) - Ozempic (2017) - Wegovy (2021)
- tirzepatide (for diabetes) - Mounjaro (2022) - Zepbound (2023)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
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- 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.
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- Disabilities / Handicaps
- Doctors
- Drugs / Medications / Prescriptions
- Education for Medecine/Nursing/Healtcare
- See Careers
- Ergonomics
- 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
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- 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
- Health - Sources of information
- Hearing ...
- Heart & Circulatory system
- See also: Cholesterol / Plaque / Atherosclerosis
- Heart Rate - See Fitness
- See also: Vaccine
- See also: Fibre (=Fiber USA) ...
- ECG = Electrocardiogram = EKG
- EcgWaves.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
- Tests
- 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
- Heartburn
- Herpes
- Canker sores
- See also: Shingles
- 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
- Hypertension (HBP= high blood pressure ) (chronic hypertension = chronic high blood pressure)
- Hypertension Canada | For Healthcare Professionals
- Testing
- 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?
- CoQ10
- 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
- beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, angiotensin-receptor blocker, or diuretic
- 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
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- Immunization / Vaccines / Virus / Viruses / Influenza / Flu / Cold
- Menu: | Cold | Vaccines | Symptoms
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- Vaccinations
- CoViD
- Influenza = flu
- Shingles = Herpes zoster
- RSV = Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Pneumonia = Pneumococcal disease
- 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
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- Influenza = Flu
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- 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
- 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 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.
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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
- Fluvoxamine - typically administered in a hospital
- Monoclonal antibody treatment.
- 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
- bamlanivimab by AbCellera Biologics (Vancouver, BC)
- Remdesivir
- Remdesivir - only antiviral drug approuved by the USA's FDA. Reduces the number of days of illness, but there's no impact on mortality.
- Molnupiravir and Remdesivir were also shown to help keep patients from becoming severely ill.
- Treatment: steroid dexamethasone??, remdesivir??
- Pfizer home-cure pill
- Dexamethasone, a corticosteroid
- Long Covid = 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.
- 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
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- 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
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- Infection
- Inflammation
- 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 ...
- Measles
- Do You Need a Measles Vaccination if You're an Adult?
- Adults born before 1957 are presumed to be immune to the measles.
- Measles (Rubeola) | CDC
- 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.
- Memory --> Memory & Dementia & Alzheimer
- Mental Health / Stress / Anxiety / Psychiatry / Psychology
- see also: Addiction ...
- see also: Depression
- see also: 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 - Pocket
- 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
- Micronutrients ...
- Motion Sickness = Sea Sickness = seasickness
- Motion sickness | Jean Coutu
- Prevent Motion Sickness - Transderm Scop® - Clinically Proven Motion Sickness Patches
- "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 scopolomine. 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
- Nasal - See also: Sinus
- Nerves
- Nursing
- Pain
- 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: Tremor
- 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.
- Trichloroethylene: An Invisible Cause of Parkinson’s Disease? - IOS Press
- ExtremeTeech
- MJFF in the News | Parkinson's Disease
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- Dance / Activity for Parkinson's
- Diagnosis
- Symptoms
- 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
- Parasites
- 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
- 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
- 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
- How to Stop Post-Nasal Drip, According to Doctors
- Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong - The Atlantic
- Nasal irrigation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Sinus Congestion: Causes, Symptoms & Support Strategies
- Sleep
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Sunscreens / Sunblocks / Both
- Vitamin D
- 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
- R.I.C.E. = Rest - Ice - Compress - Elevate = Rest - Immobilize - Cold - Elevate
- Phys Ed: Icing Can Make Sore Muscles Worse - NYTimes.com - 2012-01-12 - The title is misleading. Be sure to read the comments at the bottom of the article. -|$$$|- (CDN$20/4weeks)
- Ice is usually recommended for acute trauma, to slow swelling and avoid further damage immediately after the activity or injury.
- NEVER return to the activity after using ice!!
- Heat is usually recommended for healing.
- 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
- Anti-Vax Watch - Aggregating news about the anti-vax industry.
- Vaccination - Wikipedia
- See also: Immunization / Vaccines / Viruses
- Adult Immunizan - What vaccines do you need?
- [PDF - 142KB]
- Symptoms
- 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.
- Cholera/Diarrhea | Dukoral is an oral, two-dose vaccine that gives you protection against E. coli as well as cholera. Traveller's diarrhea.
- mRNA
= messenger RNA
- 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.
- 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).
- Shingles - See also: Herpes
- 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
- HPV = human papilloma virus
- Virus
- Vision
- 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
- 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
- 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