I am finally listening some of my own advice and taking a break these Easter holiday’s

The clinic will be closed from Friday April 4 and reopen on Monday the 14th of April. I however will be away until the Tuesday the 22nd of April.

If you require nutritional products during this time, I encourage you to order via reception this week

Warm regards

Luke

The January 1, 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports the outcome of a double-blinded trial involving mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease patients which found a reduction in the rate of functional decline in comparison with a placebo among those who received a daily vitamin E supplement.

The trial included 613 predominantly male patients at fourteen Veterans Affairs medical centers. Participants were divided to receive 2,000 international units (IU) vitamin E, 20 milligrams of the drug memantine, both treatments, or a placebo daily over a follow-up period that averaged 2.3 years. The subjects were assessed on their ability to perform activities of daily living, cognitive function, memory and language, psychological and behavioral problems, and time necessitating caregiver assistance at the beginning of the study and every six months thereafter.

While memantine as well as memantine plus vitamin E were not associated with a benefit, functional decline was slowed in patients who received vitamin E, translating into a delay in clinical progression of approximately 6.2 months over follow-up. Those who received the vitamin also needed less caregiver assistance in comparison with the placebo group.

“The current study is one of the largest and longest treatment trials in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease,” Maurice W. Dysken, MD, and colleagues announce. “It is the first large scale clinical trial to assess not only the effectiveness of alpha tocopherol in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but also the combination of alpha tocopherol and memantine.”

• You lose your dislike for bitter foods after age 50.
• You can reduce allergic reactions simply by laughing.
• Want to kick your weight training into high gear effortlessly? Research shows that people working out in a blue room can lift heavier weights.
• The right nostril detects more pleasant smells than the left, but the left can detect smells more accurately.
• Asthma claims the lives of 14 people every day in the U.S.
• In ancient Egypt, doctors treated arthritis pain by shocking people with electric catfish.
• When threatened, the Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine that, if licked, acts as a hallucinogen.
• Before the hearing aid, people used ear trumpets to improve their hearing.
• Nearly 25 percent of people in the world are vegetarians.
• Smokers who light up an average of one pack a day will lose two teeth every 10 years.
• Have you heard the one about looking at a light if you want/need to sneeze? It actually works for approximately 25 percent of people.
• Asparagus is high in glutathione, a known anticarcinogen.
• Dandelion greens aid in digestion, viral protection, liver issues and edema due to high blood pressure.
• Kale contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which protect against macular degeneration, as well as indole-3-carbinol, which could protect against colon cancer.
• Eating a healthy breakfast has been associated with improved memory and mood
• The loudest burp on record was 118.1 decibels – about the same volume as a chainsaw.

 

The February 3, 2014 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the largest study of its kind in medical history.

The findings revealed that adults who consumed the most sugar had an almost three times greater risk of dying prematurely from heart disease.

This report emanating from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helps corroborate our warnings about the lethal vascular impact of after-meal glucose spikes.

This study showed it does not take much in the way of “added sugars” to increase fatal heart problems. Just daily consumption of a sugary roll, soda, and ice cream placed adults at a 2.75-fold greater cardiac risk!

 

 

 

• Bruise easily? You likely have a vitamin C or vitamin E deficiency.
• Of the 5 grams of fat in an egg, half is monounsaturated fat (think olive oil).
• High soy intake can impair thyroid function.
• In addition to sweet, salty, sour and bitter, there is a fifth taste sensation—umami, the savory flavor common to mushrooms and Parmesan cheese.
• Looking out for sugar on your food labels? True sugars end with −ose (think fructose), while sugar alcohols end in −tol (like xylitol and maltitol).
• It takes more than 200 muscles to blink your eyes.
• Vitamin E is an effective blood thinner.
• Zinc, vitamin A and antioxidants are all critical for skin health.
• Every U.S. president has worn glasses.
• Not only is your thigh bone the largest bone in the body, it is also hollow.
• It takes one red blood cell 20 seconds to travel your entire body.
• The average human body contains enough carbon to make 900 pencils.
• You breathe in about seven quarts of air every 60 seconds
• Beta-blockers, a category of cardiac medication, can cause weight gain, likely due to fluid retention.
• Spinach is rich in oxalic acid, which can inhibit calcium absorption.
• One wedge of watermelon contains more lycopene than four tomatoes.
• Kosher salt contains less sodium by volume than table salt, due to the coarser grains.
• Applying honey to mild or moderate burns provides faster healing than other conventional treatments.
• The USDA allows up to 15 percent of ground beef to contain “pink slime,” which is mechanically separated meat that has been treated with ammonia.