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Inflammation and disease seem to be linked-together in increasing numbers. -For example: diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, some cancers, and other sicknesses.
Since many people already take Aspirin on a daily basis to lessen the risk of Stroke, Heart Attack and Cardiovascular Diseases.
–Is there an Aspirin-like Prevention Measure…
(-not really an answer btw, but more of an idea to start a discussion; either here, or with your doctor-)
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Chief author Dr. Larry Clark, Bruce W. Turnbull and others at Cornell and the University of Arizona have written a study on Selenium and its effects on cancer.
It was funded by the NIH and others.
The study was originally targeted at testing efficacy of Selenium on Skin Cancer,
In populations where the trace mineral content is lower in the local soil.
These regions include the Upper Midwest, Northeast and Florida.
The subjects who took selenium supplements had 41…
Diet reviews can be a big help to predict your likely results and it turns out Consumer Reports found peer-pressure wins out in the end!
I knew I should have done what all the Cool Kids were doing. Damn!
Weight Watchers comes out as CR’s highest rated diet for its simplicity and high retention rate.
Those weekly indoctrination meetings with free Kool-aid seem to help also.
Slim-Fast was their second choice based on convenience. –If it’s at every 7-11…
Researchers investigating Turmeric at the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center,Kumamoto University, and the University of Rochester are finding some encouraging results in early tests involving the yellow curry spice.
Their early results suggest it may help slow multiple myeloma and possibly other types of cancer.
It has also been shown to help impede the production of the Interleukin-8 protein, which is secreted in higher-than-normal levels…
Bodyfat in excess as tissue seems to work against us when in sufficient quantities, according to this article in Wired.
For a long time, doctors thought that fat was just inert “insulation” for lack of a better term.
But recently, they’ve discovered that bodyfat is actually very active,
And it’s actually more like its own giant endocrine-gland that throws off all kinds of hormones.
Many of the problems arise because fat doesn’t really…
Okinawa or bust, -sonny!
Scientists are on the trail to decoding what makes the oldest people such amazing survivors.
In studies like: The New England Centenarian Study, a Swedish Study on Twins in 1998 and others,
They are trying to separate the anecdotal from the real science,
Or better yet, use it to track down what is actually happening…
