Be healthy by plants and common sense: it's possible

CBD testimonial

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I am 53 years old and I am suffering from multiple sclerosis since December 1995. I treatment "Betaferon" for 6 ½ years.

This two and a half years, I saw a program on the therapeutic use of cannabis and tired of swallowing too much medication, I tried ...

At the time, I re-walked modestly (100 meters) helped a cane, otherwise wheelchair ...

I tried a first time smoking: the effects on the pain is undeniable.

However, I noticed a "better" without it being fully satisfied.

So I fumbled to get a decoction in oil, one tablespoon morning and evening for one month, the results were different: I felt able to manage the pain differently.

So I went on a protocol decoction smoking and the results obtained, I did not change the treatment.

This 22 months, you could see on the MRI as plates had become inactive (ie myelin is destroyed not more), but nevertheless remained active plates where the disease continued to progress.

Since July 2001, I normally walk again, it was difficult at first, I had remuscler me and lose weight (I was 125 pounds).

I have no cane or wheelchair and I resumed a normal occupation (I'm multimedia trainer).

On MRI, passed in September, 2002, we can see that no more plate is active and that the right side of the brain, some components of myelin are replenished. The radiologist, thinking that his machine was faulty or wanton, carried out a second time tests: the results are there and there!

In two years, I have made tremendous progress, I no longer have to walk imbalance, I do not manage the intensity of the pain, but its appearance. I have a new life

source ;http://www.positifs.org/old/temoins/medicaux/tm3d.htm

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CANNABIS OIL Part two: method

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This method uses the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

for material and reagents .. see part one

Cut the sheet to the required size white side up (be careful, the silica layer is fragile, do not touch it with your fingers)

Two centimeters (1 inch) from the bottom edge, draw a light line with a pencil, draw on this line marks all minimum 2cm (fit based on test samples) see Figure 1 - Phase 1

Identify the plate so no questionable (date, batch reference) drive the top edge (the first centimeters)

Figure 1

Activation of the plate:

By heating at 100 ° C (212 ° F) for one hour (domestic oven)

Choice of the compound of reference:

In the absence of pure products (difficult to obtain regard to the legislation)

Take a lot that has been tested by an outside laboratory, reserve a part and keep in the freezer) them split in aliquots of + / - 100mg

Preparation of the samples:

Weigh accurately about 10 mg of the test product (oil)

Dissolve in 20 ml of ethanol to obtain a concentration of 0.5mg/ml

Adjust the volume of ethanol by weighing (eg, weighing 10.5 mg = 21 ml of ethanol

Using a capillary tube gently lay one µl of solution (0.5µg substance). Does not make craters

Successively 1μLde the reference solution (spot A), 1 μL of test solution (spot B) 2μL of the test solution (spot C)….. (see Figure 1)

USE ONE CAPILLARY BY A SINGLE SPOT!

allow to dry

Preparation of the mobile phase (eluent)

Petroleum ether 60/90 (CAS 8032-32-4) ........ 80% v / v

Di-ethyl ether (CAS: 60-29-7.) ...................... 20% v / v

The volume to prepare depends on the tank used, typically 50 ml is sufficient (40 ml petroleum ether 60/90 and 10 ml of diethyl ether)

Prepare a strip of absorbent paper (towel) with a width equal to a major surface of the tank (or two fifths diameter if it is a round tank) See Figure 2

Figure 2

Pour the mobile phase in the tank, cover and let stand 15 minutes to saturate

Place the test plate in the tank (the side of the base line in the eluent)

the solvent does NOT reach the baseline

Close the tank

The migration time depends on the temperature (not working at too high temperature)

Remove the plate when the solvent front reaches approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) from the top edge of the plate

The dry a few minutes with a hairdryer

Revelation

Prepare 10 ml of a solution composed of:

Fast blue B salt (CAS: 5486-84-0 / C.I. 37175) .... 25 mg

0.1N NaOH (CAS 1310-73-2) ........................... 10 mL

Spray lightly and evenly on the plate (do not soak)

let it dry

The color is stable over time. For added security, a photo can be done, take care to place a measuring stick in the field of the photo (further measures maintaining the scale)

Using a pencil,

Leading the front line of solvent

Wrap each spot as accurately as possible to conclusively identify (a1, a2, a3 .... B1 b2 b3 ...)

Mark the center

Measure and record the following:

The distance between the baseline and the solvent front D1(Figure 1)

The distance between the baseline and the center of each spot D 2 (Fig. 1)

References :

A qualitative and quantitative HPTLC densitometry method for the analysis of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L.. - Issue 5 - 2009 - pp. 421-426Justin T. Fischedick - Ronald Glas - Arno Hazekamp - Rob Verpoorte - Phytochemical Analysis - Vol. 20

F. Geiss, Die Parameter der Dünnschicht-Chromatographie, Verlag F. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig, 1972

Méthodes recommandées pour l’identification et l’analyse du cannabis et des produits du cannabis, Section scientifique et du laboratoire, UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna 2010

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CANNABIS OIL part one , Material and reagents

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A simple, reliable method of analysis, cheap,
Accessible to everyone without special chemical knowledge

Reusable material

Glass tank (#usable models)

Test tubes

1-5-10 ml pipettes and Graduated test tube

spay

Balance

Pencil - measuring stick – cutter- label

Disposables

Aluminum foil SG60 20x20 cm box of 25 ref : Merck-5553-7 ( to realize 50 test)

Paper towels- Gloves

Chemical reagents

Petroleum ether 60/90 (CAS 8032-32-4)

Diethyl ether (CAS: 60-29-7).

NaOH 0.1N - sodium hydroxide (CAS 1310-73-2)

Fast blue B salt (CAS: 5486-84-0 / CI 37175)

Water

Make Cannabis Oil .... the choice of Solvent

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What solvent to produce oil?

For the manufacture of cannabis oil, many solvents are used.

Before choosing a solvent, it should be borne in mind that our manufacture a DRUG to be used, absorbed by sick people who trust. must work as a professional, the amateur must be outlawed

It is our responsibility to develop a quality product, to proceed with the utmost care. Should therefore be selected appropriate materials! The quality of the finished product shall be equal to the quality of the worst ingredient.

Be certain than the right product is used: several totally different products can have the same trade name (danger of confusion) only guaranteed when a trade name is given, always associate the No. CAS International

The C.A.S (Chemical Abstract Service) is an identifier determined by computer. The algorithm identifies structural diagrams and automatically allocates a CAS unique to each chemical entity (molecule, mixture of isomers, industrial product).

This issue is divided into three parts, separated by dashes. It is therefore of the form: YYYYYY-XX-X with Y: 3 to 6 digits.

Given the complexity of chemical nomenclature and the possibility to identify a substance by several names, CAS number identifies the chemical species unambiguously.

You can find this number tablespoon in the Chemical Substance Index: http://www.cas.org/

Naphtha

The Naphtha: petroleum, which is a generic name for a mixture of compounds boiling variable (140 to 400 ° F) aliphatic alkanes and paraffins used as paint thinner. Naphtha sold in drugstores is a technical product containing impurities

To be avoided as such

Petroleum ether

CAS Number 101316-46-5

Petroleum ether is refined naphtha with a boiling point are known, it consists of a mixture of aliphatic alkanes (eg pentane, hexane etc. ...)

One can easily find three grades of petroleum ether (Grade: pure, with analysis report)

A-fraction distilled between 90 and 220 °F (the most interesting for oil)

B- Fraction distilled between 220 and 250 ° F

C-Fraction distilled between 250 and 300 ° F

Advantage: chlorophyll is insoluble

Disadvantages: smell residual oil in low concentration (an odorless oil is a guarantee of complete removal of the solvent)

This is probably the product that is used for Simpson oil, medical grade

Hexane

CAS Number 110-54-3

Hexane is a constituent of petroleum ether, it is a pure product with stable and defined physico-chemical characteristics (specific boiling point)

Advantage: pure product

Disadvantages: very expensive

Ethyl alcohol

CAS Number 64-17-5

The most common solvents!

However, there are a wide variety of qualities (from vodka .. until absolute alcohol)

It is difficult to obtain absolute alcohol (99%) it absorbs water from the air to form a stable mixture 96%

Vodka (50%) is not suitable .. it contains too much water and requires heat above 100 degrees to eliminate (degradation CBD)

Warning: alcohol for disinfection same undenatured is dosed at 70% (to prevent coagulation of proteins)

Denatured alcohol by means of sulfuric ether is dangerous: in addition to its characteristic odor is unstable and degrades explosive peroxides hightly hepatotoxic

Advantages: non-toxic trough levels, relatively easy to obtain

Disadvantage: chlorophylls dissolved, giving a dark green color and a special flavor to the oil.

Isopropyl alcohol

CAS Number 67-63-0

Identical to ethyl alcohol Features

Used for disinfection (70%)

Undenatured

Butane

Lighter gas,

Used only for very small quantities (some grams of raw material)

EXPLOSIVE!

Advantage: no evaporation to make

Disadvantage : obligation to work outside, Explosive, heavier than air

Coconut Oil

CAS Number 8001-31-8

Used as an extraction solvent, it does not allow high concentration, concentration is impossible, because there is no evatoration

This is the ideal vehicle to dilute the oil extracted by other methods, and allow a constant dosage of active ingredients

Corn oil

CAS Number 8001-30-7

As for coconut oil

Make Oil.....What is my goal: THC or CBD?

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What is my goal: TCH or CBD?

This is the first question that must be answered!

The final therapeutic use depends on it!

If the goal is to treat nausea, pain, muscle spasms, stimulate appetite....THC should be preferred

In this case, extract up a temperature of 250 ° F is tolerated

The ideal is to work at the lowest possible temperature.

The choice of solvent is critical!

Priority should be given to CBD and other active compounds if you want to treat other diseases such as convulsions cancer, autoimmune diseases, blood circulation, anxiety .. and many others (see chart above)

it is imperative to carry extraction at low temperature, because at 160 ° F THCA begins to degrade to transform itself into THC

All compounds of cannabis have a melting point lover than 160 ° F (except THC)

Beyond this temperature they begin to be partially eliminated with the solvent during the final phase of evaporation

it is a fundamental principle in all extraction processes with plant material:

LOW EXTRACTION TEMPERATURE

= THE BETTER THE FINISHED PRODUCT

= THE BETTER THE CONSERVATION

REFLECTIONS ABOUT CANNABIS AND ITS LEGISLATION

2013-04-20T22:55:00.001+02:00

We live in times both difficult and exciting!

In Europe, bit of countries are adopted specific legislation except Portugal and Holland. Many consider the possession and cultivation how a very low priority and do not criminalize.

In the United States, twenty states have passed legislation .. more or less restrictive.

The medical cannabis (medical marijuana) occupies a unique position.

In the light of all these changing laws appears a fact: The cannabis, use, distribution, and traditional culture are in a late reign

A new era was born: the industrialization of the market, the past decade has been rich in therapeutic discoveries about cannabis .. The pharmaceuticals companies are interested, with their lobbyists and their 'suggestion' of laws… for the profits

Consider the case of Michigan in 2008, citizens voted in favor (63%) for medical marijuana (MMM act) a binding law but overall little restrictive (next federal laws). The patient can legally grow their medicine, or buy from a caregiver who render a service. the patient has been registered through annual payment to the state. The patient rewards contingent caregiver for this service.

In reality: Being caregiver has become a profession! The concept of service is missing the selling price between $ 5 and $ 10 a gram for a production cost lower than $ 1 per gram and free of specific tax (4% as tax on all sales of food products ) barely cheaper than the black market prices.

overview of taxe level state by states

In general, patients do not have significant financial resources (no health insurance, unemployed person / precarious work, no access to medical care, cannabis is their only medicine) and make important financial efforts to obtain their drug)

When a caregiver responds to a patient (who told him that its treatment was costing him $ 1,500 monthly): I have a family to feed, I have to pay my home, my health insurance, my retirement plan, education of my children , my car etc. .. Where is the concept of service desired by the citizens in 2008 MMMact? where is the compassion?

Five years after the government wants to legislate and impose more stringent conditions for the caregiver AND the patient! Only the pharmaceutical companies will continue their business ... on the backs of patients (one month treatment Sativex is equal to $ 300)

Even with an equivalent tax on tobacco, the sale price should be at about twice a pack of cigarettes ($ 10 for 20 cigarettes)

medical marijuana brings in $10m_for_michigan

http://www.theawl.com/2012/06/pack-of-cigarettes-cost

Echinacea: a natural interferon ?

2012-11-10T12:17:00.001+01:00

Common name: purple coneflower.

Botanical names: Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida, E. purpurea, family Asteraceae.

English names: Echinacea, American cone flower, snakeroot.

Parts used: Roots (E. pallida, E. angustifolia, E. purpurea) and aerial parts (E. purpurea).

Habitat and origin: all species of coneflowers are native to North America. Three of them have the same medicinal value. Natural stands of Echinacea mainly colonized the American Great Plains without crossing the Canadian border to the north, or to reach the Mexican border in the south. Today, they are cultivated in all temperate climates, in sunny locations where the soil is rich and well drained.

History:

Echinacea has a long and intriguing history of use. For hundreds of years, the Plains Indians used it as an antiseptic, an analgesic, and to treat poisonous insect and snakebites, toothaches, sore throat, wounds and communicable diseases such as mumps, smallpox, and measles. It was also used by the Cheyenne, Choctaw, Comanche, Dakota, Meskawaki Fox, Pawnee, Sioux, and Omaha tribes. It was used as a treatment for saddle sores on horses. Echinacea became known in Europe around 1895. Many research studies done by doctors in Germany indicated that echinacea is effective primarily by increasing the number of white blood cells, thus boosting the immune system and thereby increasing the body's ability to fight infections.

active substances

Alkaloids indolizidiniques derived amino acid and have a nitrogen atom in a heterocyclic ring system.

Indolizidiniques alkaloids derived from L-lysine and have a core feature of the indolizidine.

Castanospermine and swansonine acids are indoliziniques.

Properties indoliziniques alkaloids are:

Inhibition of proliferation and tumor dissemination

immunomodulatory action

Stimulating the production of interleukin-2 and T cell proliferation

Activity against retroviruses (HIV), due to the ability to interfere with the functions of the envelope glycoprotein of the virus.

Action against cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Echinacea is so effective because it actually mimics the actions of a chemical the human body produces called interferon, which basically shields cells from viral infection. As an anti-viral, the herb is capable of building-up the body's immune system according to German researchers, by increasing the amount of T-cells, white-blood cells in the body that fight infection, by 30 percent. An article by the University of Pittsburgh called "About Echinacea" goes into further detail about Echinacea A. healing properties, stating that it contains many chemical components such as essential oils, Vitamin B1, B2, and B3, kaempferol, and terpenoids just to name a few, in addition to the natural anti-biotics echinacoside and echinacein, that all allow the plant to neutralize enzymes that invade cells and attack healthy tissues. Echinacea has very complex molecules whose structure is very similar to what is found on the surface of bacteria or other microbes. It is believed that echinacea simulates microbial invasion and alert the entire immune system! It is a bit like an alarm,

Preventing leukopenia caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy. In the late 1980s, German researchers launched a series of preliminary clinical trials aimed at determining if a preparation containing extracts of Echinacea, wild indigo and white cedar could minimize the adverse effects of radiotherapy, particularly for what is the drop in white blood cells (leukopenia).
Echinacea can also be used externally. Although not normally available commercially, injections and topical use can be helpful in improving skin conditions like herpes lesions, sunburn, eczema and wounds.

Physical Action: Summary

Traditionally used by American Indians to fight infections (colds, tonsillitis ...), biting snakes, cutannees diseases, intestinal pain, etc.. Today its use is limited mainly to the stimulation of the immune system to treat and prevent infections of upper and lower respiratory tract and other viral, bacterial or fungal infections. It is very popular in Germany and is approved as a treatment support during respiratory infections or urinary tract. Fungal infections as Candida albicans and Listeria, monocytogenes, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic arthritis, cancer, chronic pelvic infections, etc.. It is also used in topical form in Europe in order to accelerate wound healings due to injuries, burns, herpes or inflammatory disorders (eczema. ..)

Where to buy : http://botanicalguides.com/echinaceapurpurea.html

How use?

Infusion. : Infuse for 10 minutes, 1 g of roots or dried aerial parts in 1 cup of boiling water. Drink from 1 to 6 per day.

Decoction : Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, 1 g of roots of Echinacea in 1 cup of water. Take up to three cups per day.

Capsules.: Containing only powder capsules for roots or aerial parts, it is recommended to take the equivalent of 1 g, 3 times a day.

NOTE: A report on mayo clinic suggests that people with autoimmune diseases should consult a physician before using this plant. Be careful with duration of use as a treatment too long, it can cause immuno-suppressant (inversion effect)

References:

Schapowal A, Berger D, et al. Eur J Med Res. 2009 Sep 1;14(9):406-12. Echinacea/sage or chlorhexidine/lidocaine for treating acute sore throats: a randomized double-blind trial.

Linde K, Barrett B, et al. Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD000530.

Cohen HA, Varsano I, et al. Effectiveness of an herbal preparation containing echinacea, propolis, and vitamin C in preventing respiratory tract infections in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Mar;158(3):217-21.

Pochernyayeva VF. Echinacea symposium presents new research on Chernobyl victims. 1999 (June); International Echinacea Symposium (Kansas City), American Herbal Products Association.

Bendel R, Bendel V, et al. [Additional treatment with Esberitox N in patients with chemo-radiotherapy treatment of advanced breast cancer]. Onkologie 1989 Jun;12 Suppl 3:32-8.

Freeman C, Spelman K. A critical evaluation of drug interactions with Echinacea spp. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2008 Jul;52(7):789-98. Review.

Ten plants from Traditional Health Program

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These is the ten medicinal plants that the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) through its “Traditional Health Program” have endorsed. All herbs have been thoroughly tested and have been clinically proven to have medicinal value in the relief and treatment of various aliments:

Cassia alata

1. Cassia alata (Akapulko)– also known as “bayabas-bayabasan” and “ringworm bush” in English, this herbal medicine is used to treat ringworms and skin fungal infections.

bitter melon

2. . Momordica charantia (Ampalaya) – known as “bitter gourd” or “bitter melon” in English, it most known as a treatment of diabetes (diabetes mellitus), for the non-insulin dependent patients.

garlic

3. Allium sativum Bawang – popularly known as “garlic”, it mainly reduces cholesterol in the blood and hence, helps control blood pressure.

guava

4. Psidium guajava (Bayabas) – “guava” in English. It is primarily used as an antiseptic, to disinfect wounds. Also, it can be used as a mouth wash to treat tooth decay and gum infection.

Vitex negundo

5. Vitex negundo ( Lagundi) – known in English as the “5-leaved chaste tree”. It's main use is for the relief of coughs and asthma.

Quisqualis indica

6. Quisqualis indica L( Niyog-niyogan ) – is a vine known as “Chinese honey suckle”. It is effective in the elimination of intestinal worms, particularly the Ascaris and Trichina. Only the dried matured seeds are medicinal -crack and ingest the dried seeds two hours after eating (5 to 7 seeds for children & 8 to 10 seeds for adults). If one dose does not eliminate the worms, wait a week before repeating the dose.

Blumea balsamifera

7. Blumea balsamifera ( Sambong )- English name: Blumea camphora. A diuretic that helps in the excretion of urinary stones. It can also be used as an edema.

Ehretia microphylla

8. Ehretia microphylla Lam (.Tsaang Gubat ) – Prepared like tea, this herbal medicine is effective in treating intestinal motility and also used as a mouth wash since the leaves of this shrub has high fluoride content.

Peperomia pellucida

9. Peperomia pellucida (Ulasimang Bato ) – also known as “pansit-pansitan” it is effective in fighting arthritis and gout. The leaves can be eaten fresh (about a cupful) as salad or like tea. For the decoction, boil a cup of clean chopped leaves in 2 cups of water. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes.Strain, let cool and drink a cup after meals (3 times day).

Peppermint

10. Clinopodium douglasii (Yerba Buena) – commonly known as Peppermint, this vine is used as an analgesic to relive body aches and pain. It can be taken internally as a decoction or externally by pounding the leaves and applied directly on the afflicted area.

Yes ! .... GMOs have adverse effects... the proof...

2012-09-26T11:52:00.002+02:00

Monsanto does not authorize the use of its genetically modified seeds (GMO Maize, rice, rape ... and many other for scientific without knowing the purpose of the research.

Monsanto requires that receiving and evaluating research results before their publication

Monsanto prohibits the publication studies whose results is contrary to expectations

Monsanto .... And other GMO producers .... !

It is in the utmost secrecy, that this study was conducted, no document, no email, no phone call did not mention the existence of this study.

Although 'secret', this study was conducted in accordance with standards of good laboratory practice (GLP), it meets all the specifications that the FDA requires for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products before placing on the market (are more investigations for this study as those required for food products and processing)

Corn is not the only one concerned ... rice also

Studies requirements ( click to enlarge)

It was found that both the environment and gene manipulation had remarkable impacts on the contents of glycerol-3-phosphate, citric acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, hexadecanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester, sucrose, 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)-, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester and so on. Sucrose, mannitol and glutamic acid had a significant increase in transgenic grains in contrast to those in non-genetically modified (GM) rice J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2009 Mar 15;877(8-9):725-732. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

Chemical name of Roundup : glyphosphate…

Kidney inguries (click to enlarge)

The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1 ppb in water, or , 0,1 ml per cubic meter), were studied 2 years in rats. In females, all treated groups died 2–3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was visible in 3 male groups fed GMOs. All results were hormone and sex dependent, and the pathological profiles were comparable. Females developed large mammary tumors almost always more often than and before controls, the pituitary was the second most disabled organ; the sex hormonal balance was modified by GMO and Roundup treatments. In treated males, liver congestions and necrosis were 2.5–5.5 times higher.

This pathology was confirmed by optic and transmission electron microscopy. Marked and severe kidney nephropathies were also generally 1.3–2.3 greater. Males presented 4 times more large palpable tumors than controls which occurred up to 600 days earlier. Biochemistry data confirmed very significant kidney chronic deficiencies; for all treatments and both sexes, 76% of the altered parameters were kidney related. These results can be explained by the non linear endocrine-disrupting effects of

Roundup, but also by the overexpression of the transgene in the GMO and its metabolic consequences.

the video that explain all the study

Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize Read the full text

"The statutory tests are over 3 months and large pathological particularly dead rats by tumor arrive at the fourth month," says Dr. Spiroux, co-author of the study and chairman of the committee that spearheaded the CRIIGEN. "It means that the regulatory tests of three months (as required by the FDA) are ineffective to mark the impact on health treatment GMO or GM food in the long term in life"

No manufacturer or producer realizes additional test requirements of registration bodies (in all areas) under the authorization of use there is no control.

what about this?

trying to forget all the ads that tout the merits of this or that plant! The good products are differentiated by their qualities, not advertising!

so ... a little common sense

GMOs are useful for some specific purposes, such as generating drug, the depolution, certain industrial processes. These uses, interfering little or no human health.Medications are absorbed on a low dose, and for limited periods

feeding is daily… for lifetime ..

The modification, minor, without noticeable effects in the short or medium term may have significant consequences, and irreversible long-term

who is willing to take the bet ... against himself

just common sense

Marijuana and Politics .... Where is the common sense?

2012-09-15T13:31:00.000+02:00

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Marijuana has been used for thousands of years as a sovereign remedy for all civilizations.

In the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, it was regarded as irreplaceable by the medical profession.

Like its cousin hemp, it is free to produce. Its use is simple, no irreversible side effects.

1920, with the rise of chemistry, appeared pharmaceutical specialties synthetic drugs. New panacea!

Panacea? My god no!

Synthetic drugs one after the other, have proved negative and was withdrawn from sale.

In the 60s our society has evolved rapidly, it was a technological, social and cultural evolution, a questioning of the reason for living, a questioning individual.

And stress appeared!

Marijuana has been (re) discovered as a treatment for stress (read testimony)

Politicians have let it happen, it served their purposes, population stress-free and responsive.

Everyone was a winner! Except ... the pharmaceutical industry ...

She orchestrated to politicians smear campaign marijuana

Everything was good lobbyists, campaign financial support, action stigma, collusion ...

Pharmaceutical companies have achieved their goal with the president R. Nixon in the war against hard drugs and trafficking (heroin and others).

This against the advice of the medical profession marijuana has been included in Annex I, under the pressure of big pharmaceutical trusts.

Only the action of recreational marijuana was considered.

In defiance of wholes other directions!

In defiance of the effectiveness of marijuana cons of multiple conditions, each week, the medicine discovers new therapeutic indications of marijuana.

In recognition of this medical and absurdity of the legislation, some States, under the pressure of citizens, authorized and supervised use of medical marijuana.

This is the case of MICHIGAN, or rather, it was!

For reasons of financial interests, in collusion with questionable commercial firms, electoral politics of the lowest, Politicians, dimly lit by their peers (a small group of corrupt) are willing to make more restrictive the use of marijuana medical.

The new legislation, if approved, will treat patients as criminals! (read more here)

In total negation with the will of voters, who approved by a large majority (63%) the use of medical marijuana.

MICHIGAN citizens, just common sense, support the sick, let the patient treat with dignity.

Show your common sense by participating in the rally on 19 September LANSING!

Common sense and solidarity!

http://grantjkidney.com/drug-war-hypocrisy-drug-traffickings-big-money-benefits-big-brother-and-corrupt-banksters/

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/sep/09/michigan_medical_marijuana_prote

Nettle: His unknown qualities, part I

2012-09-08T22:54:00.001+02:00

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Botanical Name Urtica dioica L.

Common name: Nettl

Botanical characteristics

Nettle has a creeping rhizome perennial, with numerous rootlets. In the spring, it gives rise to rods 30 to 150 centimeters in height. They are quadrangular, unbranched and equipped with short hair and long stinging hairs. Short hairs are unicellular, thick-walled, while the wall structure has a stinging hairs brittle and fragile. Their point break at the slightest touch, and sinks into the skin, where it injects its contents directly stinging, causing a painful sensation.

Leaves opposite the toothed rim, are oval or lanceolate, the petiole, are heart-shaped or rounded. Each sheet has two stipules at the base of the petiole. The inflorescences are generally composed of male and female flowers, borne on different feet. The stinging nettle is a dioecious plant. Anemophilous flowers are inconspicuous green. In the female flowers is a superior ovary with large scars shaped brush. The fruit is a small nut seeded. The male flowers have four stamens straighten at once to the outbreak of the flower, releasing a cloud of pollen. Flowering occurs from July to September.

Small nettle or Urtica urens, with more virulent poison, does not stand frost.

Nettle is a cosmopolitan plant found in temperate regions of the world. This is a ruderal plant, meaning that it appreciates the polluted areas, it is in charge of clean up. As plant nitrophilic it follows the human culture and grows especially well on soils contaminated by fertilizers and feces of men or animals. It occurs most often in areas of unspoiled nature. For cons, the presence of nettles can be recognized long after their abandonment and neglect, places that were once occupied.

Nettle, also called iron plant in the first degree, regulates the iron content of the soil, and is thus beneficial for all other plants that grow there. Indeed, the presence of iron is required for the production of chlorophyll pigment green parts of the plants.

A medicinal plant

In the past

In Switzerland, we found remains dating from the 3rd century BC., In lake cities, dating Neolithic times.

The ancient Greeks identified it as the name acalyphe. The name comes from Latin urtica urere which means "to burn." Dioica, French dioecious, says plants with male and female flowers are on separate feet.

Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides (born in 40) also considered the virtues of nettle which he described in detail the use.

Physician and botanist Otto Brunfels wrote in 1532 in his book of the simple: "What could be more trivial, more despicable or more detestable than a nettle. What is more graceful than hyacinth, a rose or a lily - and yet, nettle tops them all." Lonicerus wrote that she was" burning early in the first degree and dry in the second. " It would the effect of stimulating menstruation, soften, expel gas, calculations and urine, it would also be an aphrodisiac and would use against cancerous tumors, gangrenous wounds, boils, ulcers , glandular swellings, sprains, bleeding from nose, spleen disorders, pleurisy and pneumonia, asthma, ringworm, oral disease and epilepsy. Nicholas Culpeper, the famous English physician of the first half of the seventeenth century, recommended to treat diseases of the blood vessels and airways.

In the 18th century, it was used successfully against dropsy, all forms of bleeding and rashes. Nettle also played a role as a "cure sympathetic." We proceeded readily to flogging members with rheumatism or paralysis with a bunch of nettles, poison contained in the leaf hairs causing irritation of the skin, followed by redness and sometimes blistering.

In Ayurvedic medicine (traditional medicine of India), is employed nettle in combination with other plants to treat uterine bleeding, nosebleeds, rashes and eczema.

Native Americans use it to relieve rheumatic pain and to support women during childbirth.

In Morocco, the nettle is used to treat hypertension.

In the kitchen

In Europe, we consume nettle, willingly soup or salad, and there was even a time when the infusion was much appreciated in the society salons. With dandelion

a link to an excelent article greens and other spring greens, nettle seedlings were part of the "spring cures" that were once so popular. Note that the power of stinging nettle hair is inactivated by cooking and drying

In farming

Organic farming uses nettle as a fertilizer, as a protectant, plants and to promote the formation of compost. Dried nettles are an excellent fodder. It is also used for obtaining fibers

Unexpected uses

The food industry uses nettles. Chlorophyll is green dye to improve the appearance peas and beans cans.

The Amerindians used the nettle in their rituals: The dreamcatcher was braided fiber cloth nettle or tendons of animal , they then dyed red using bark wild plum.

what is the active drug in many diseases that marijuana?

2012-09-02T01:58:00.000+02:00

Once is not custom ...

I would like to share the struggle that are currently thousands of people to have the freedom to choose their medical treatment. And that, without being mounted on the finger, without being listed as delinquent without seeing their names placed on a blacklist.

This fight is that of medical marijuana patients!

Many of these patients use marijuana after trying several conventional treatments manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry

Many of these patients are forced to stop conventional treatment due to intolerable side effects.

When I turned Forty three years of age the Doctors diagnosed me with two bleeding stomach ulcers, chronic migraines. Stage four pre-cancer cists on my ovaries and side effects from years of toxic sludge tearing through my body.click to read the full testimony

All these treatments produced by industry certified Pure and effective certified by the highest scientific authorities also "experts paid by these manufacturers make thousands of deaths each year.

Each year, dozens of medicinal products are withdrawn from sale for a reason: dangerous to health; staggering! However, these drugs were marketed after positive opinion of these same "experts" who denigrate the effectiveness of medical marijuana!

Who to believe? Common sense ...!

All the arguments against medical marijuana are the same against most prescription drugs, just read the instructions accompanying!

Why is marijuana greater than some drugs?

Marijuana contains hundreds of compounds identified, one or two for medications!

All of these compounds in marijuana come into synergy, potentiate between them to provide adequate efficacy and side effects minimized. Which is impossible to achieve with one or two composed a specialty drug.

A question to ask: what is the active drug in many diseases that marijuana?.... none!

Find one drug active on:

Cancer, glaucoma, or positive status for HIV/AIDS, or the treatment of these conditions; a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, including seizures caused by epilepsy, or severe or persistent muscle spasms, including spasms caused by multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease....

...none!

Marijuana ... YES!

http://www.imarijuana.com/tag/legalizing-medical-marijuana

Medical marijuana is natural!

Inexpensive and easy to produce!

In addition to its therapeutic activity, marijuana and hemp have a wide range of potential utility: ecological manufacturing insulation; the production of bio-fuel has not pollutant and renewable; passing through the textile industry

https://www.cannaway.net/actualite/l%E2%80%99atout-chanvre-pour-une-industrie-plus-verte/ ( in French)

many pict of hemp use http://lhommeunearmededestructionmassive.e-monsite.com/pages/des-bonnes-nouvelles/les-atouts-du-chanvre.html

There is no objective reason to persecute medical marijuana patients and not others

Also .... A little common sense, let the free choice of treatment to patients without persecution, without constraints, respecting the dignity and honor .... Or treat drugs like medical marijuana !

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Just common sense!....

A health plan, complementary and affordable

2012-08-28T17:29:00.002+02:00

Everyone is concerned about his health

Good to keep as long as possible. At the slightest alarm, we rush to the doctor, pharmacy, we take medicine, 'pills' to heal ourselves, to heal, recover healthy.

However, there are simple ways and common sense to prevent the disease.

At a lower cost .... And taking pleasure ....

An illustration: when you travel by car, plane, like you arrive at your destination without incident, you control levels, tire pressure, ... Before each flight the aircraft are inspected, maintained .. before failure before the accident

Your body as a car, a plane ... more complex!

This is the same process for your body than for your car: Preventive maintenance is less expensive than repair.

The worst enemy of our body has a name: free radicals! And the element responsible: Oxygen

In biology, the term free radical is used to describe the reactive derivatives of oxygen (reactive oxygen species: ROS), or 'oxygen free radicals' or' derived reactive oxygen species. " It is a specific class of radicals. Examples are: the superoxide radical O2 • -, hydroxyl radical HO •, peroxide radicals (ROO •), the alkoxy radical (RO •) wherein R is a carbon chain

To counteract this oxidative action of free radicals our body needs antioxidants

A major source is provided by selected foods,

Here is an example:

Tomato salad with antioxidants

ingredients Ripe tomatoes (lycophene, vit C, vitamin E, minerals)

Shallots (carotene, cysteine, ac. Pyruvic antimicrobial)

Parsley ( vit A,B,C,D,Apiol)

Turmeric (flavanoids, see article)
Pepper (sea salt)

Walnut oil (linoleic acid (omega 6), alpha-linolenic acid (omega 3)

Lemon (Vit C, flavanoids)

Cut the tomatoes into slices or quarters depending on size Chop finely the shallot and parsley Sprinkle turmeric and pepper (salt) Drizzle some tablespoons walnut oil and lemon juice

Let stand a few minutes (the time of setting the table)
Preparation time: 10 min

This menu will definitely help you to balance your body needs to stay healthy

Note: If you do not have turmeric, you can replace it with Protandim

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A Tomato salad .. this replaces many pills ...

2012-08-27T13:16:00.000+02:00

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Latin name: Lycopersion enculentum; Family: Solanaceae

Annual herbaceous plant with divided leaves and fragrant yellow flowers and in stars. She is part of the Solanaceae family as the potato, pepper, eggplant, tobacco.

History

The tomato is native to the Peruvian Andes and Mexico where the Incas cultivated long before Columbus. The original tomato was the size of a cherry with the Aztec name of "tomalt." It still exists in the wild in Mexico. The conquering Spaniards reported in Europe. From 1544, the writings of some Mathiolus. give him a reputation as an aphrodisiac to which it owes its name of "love apple." The Italians adopted and named "pomo d'oro". They began to eat from the 16em century, while other European countries, cultivated as an ornamental plant, still treat it as poisonous because of his kinship with belladonna and tobacco. At the end of the eighteenth century in Italy, she began to be cultivated on a large scale for the first feed manufacturing tomato sauce. It is finally the early twentieth century it spread through the temperate regions of the world to finally conquer …America, the country of origin! Total production now exceeds 70 million tonnes and in fact the vegetable most consumed fruit in the world.

Parts used: fruit.

Main components:

The fruit contains 90% water, 3-4% of various sugars, a small amount of proteins, lipids and organic acids. It is rich in vitamins A and C. Fruit color is due to pigments, including carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, lutein and lycopene (vivid red pigment close to the carotene).

Components (g/100g)

Carbohydrate 2.80; Proteins 0.80; Fat 0.10; Water 94.0, Dietary Fiber 1.20

Vitamins (mg/100g)

Vitamin C (ascorbic Acts) 18.00; Provitamin A (carotene) 0.60, Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 0.06, Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), 0.04; Vitamin B3 or PP (nicotinamide) 0.60, Vitamin B5 (Acts panothénique) 0.280; Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.080; Vitamin B8 (biotin) 0.001; Vitamin B9 (folic Acts) 0.020, Vitamin E (tocopherols) 1000

Minerals (mg/100g)

Phosphorus 24.00; Calcium 9.0; Magnesium 11.00; Sulfur 11.00; Sodium 5.00; Chlorine 51.00; Bore 0.10;Iron 0.50, Copper 0.06; Zinc 0.14; Manganese 0.110; Nickel0.023; Cobalt 0.009; Chrome 0.005; Fluorine 0.024 ;Iodine 0.002

* Average composition per 100 g net

Fruit color is due to pigments, including carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, lutein and lycopene (vivid red pigment close to the carotene).

By transgenic techniques, various proteins such as alpha interferon, erythropoietin, serum albumin, antibodies, protein envelopes of viruses, toxins, have been produced by the tomato

The main active ingredients

Lycopene:

• Powerful antioxidant.

• Regulates cholesterol, cardiovascular protective.

• Protects the digestive system.

• Protects the skin from UV and pollution

• Stimulates the immune system

Lycopene is the main carotenoid of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum). The carotenoid composition and concentration are highly dependent on the tomato variety and maturity of the fruit.

Lycopene in tomato juice

Lycopene in tomato cells

An article will be devoted

Vitamin C

The human body can store a portion of this vitamin when his food intake is high. Blood levels of vitamin C is 2 to 7 mg / l.

The food industry uses the L-ascorbic acid as an antioxidant under reference E300 (europe). It is a reducing agent which reacts with the oxygen in the air. This prevents the oxygen to oxidize other organic molecules, which cause rancidity (bad taste) or a change in color (browning) (Multimedia Encyclopedia Universalis, 1998).

The tocopherol (vitamin E)

Vitamin anti-infertility, essential for the immune, muscular and nervous systems through its large antioxidant properties, it is also involved in various phases of metabolism: protection Non Saturated Fatty Acids. It also has a protective effect against cancer, cancer of the prostate and cancer of the intestinal tract. (Mr. Gerber, 1999)

This is a molecule of formula C31H52O3 (phenolic function)

Vitamin E is the third antioxidant tomato (after lycopene and ascorbic acid). It is exclusively present in tomato seeds. (Grolier, 2000). Vitamin E in its a-tocopheryl succinate, contributes to the fight against the proliferation of cancer cells by inducing the specific phenomena of apoptosis in these (J Neuzil et al, 2000).

Polyunsaturated acids constituting the phospholipids of cell membranes are exposed to oxidation and peroxidation to producing, toxic derivatives. Protecting polyunsaturated acids is effective for a suitable quantitative relationship of the order of 1 mg of vitamin E per gram of polyunsaturated acid ingested (Pascaud M., 1998)

sources:

http://www.jacn.org/content/19/5/563.full

http://www.masantenaturelle.com/chroniques/chroniques2/lycopene.php

Une salade de tomates, cela remplace beaucoup de … pilulles

2012-08-27T04:20:00.003+02:00

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Nom latin : Lycopersion enculentum ; Famille : Solanacées

Plante annuelle herbacée à feuilles divisées et odorantes et à fleurs jaunes en étoiles. Elle fait partie de la famille des solanacées comme la pomme de terre, le piment, l'aubergine, le tabac.

Histoire :

La tomate est originaire des Andes péruviennes et du Mexique où les Incas la cultivaient bien avant Christophe Colomb. La tomate originelle était de la taille d'une cerise portant le nom aztèque de " tomalt ". Elle existe encore à l'état sauvage au Mexique. Les conquérants Espagnols la rapportèrent en Europe.

Dès 1544, les écrits d'un certain Mathiolus. lui donnent une réputation d'aphrodisiaque à laquelle elle doit son nom de " pomme d'amour ". Les Italiens l'adoptèrent et la nommèrent " pomo d'oro ". Ils commencèrent à la consommer dès le 16^emsiècle ,alors que les autres pays européens, la cultivaient comme plante ornementale, la considérant encore comme vénéneuse à cause de son cousinage avec la belladone et le tabac. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, en Italie, elle commence à être cultivée à grande échelle pour alimenter les premières usines de fabrication de sauce tomate. Ce n'est finalement qu'au début du XXe siècle qu'elle se répand à travers les régions tempérées du monde pour reconquérir finalement l'Amérique, son pays d'origine ! La production totale actuelle dépasse 70 millions de tonnes et en fait le légume-fruit le plus consommé du monde.

Parties utilisées : le fruit.

Principaux constituants :
Le fruit contient 90 % d'eau, 3 à 4 % de sucres divers, une faible quantité de protides de lipides et acides organiques. Il est riche en vitamines A et C. La coloration du fruit est due à des pigments, notamment du carotène, précurseur de la vitamine A, de la xanthophylle et du lycopène (pigment rouge vif proche du carotène).

Composants (g/100g)

Glucides 2.80 ; Protides 0.80 ; Lipides 0.10 ; Eau 94.0 ; Fibres alimentaires 1.20

Vitamines (mg/100g)

Vitamine C (ac. ascorbique) 18.00 ; Provitamine A (carotène) 0.600 ; Vitamine B1 (thiamine) 0.060 ;Vitamine B2 (riboflavine) ;0.040 ; Vitamine B3 ou PP (nicotinamide) 0.600 ; Vitamine B5 (ac. panothénique) 0.280 ; Vitamine B6 (pyridoxine) 0.080 ; Vitamine B8 (biotine) 0.001 ; Vitamine B9 (ac. folique) 0.020 ; Vitamine E (tocophérols) 1.000

Minéraux (mg/100g)

Phosphore 24.00 ; Calcium 9.000 ; Magnésium 11.00 ; Soufre 11.00 ; Sodium 5.000 ; Chlore 51.00 ;Bore 0.100 ; Fer 0.500 ; Cuivre 0.060 ; Zinc 0.140 ; Manganèse 0.110 ; Nickel 0.023 ; Cobalt 0.009 ; Chrome 0.005 ; Fluor 0.024 ; Iode 0.002

Composition moyenne * pour 100 g net

La coloration du fruit est due à des pigments, notamment du carotène, précurseur de la vitamine A, de la xanthophylle et du lycopène (pigment rouge vif proche du carotène).

Par les techniques transgéniques, diverses protéines comme l’interféron alpha, l’érythropoïétine, l’albumine sérique, des anticorps, des enveloppes protéiques de virus, des toxines, ont été produites par la tomate

Principaux principes actifs

le Lycopène :

· Puissant antioxydant.
· Régularise le taux de cholestérol, protecteur cardio-vasculaire.
· Protège le système digestif.
· Protège la peau des effets UV et de la pollution
· Stimule le système immunitaire

Le lycopène est le principal caroténoïde du fruit de la tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum). La composition en caroténoïdes et leur concentration sont hautement dépendantes de la variété de tomate et de la maturité du fruit.

Un article lui sera consacré

La vitamine C

L’organisme humain peut stocker une partie de cette vitamine lorsque son apport alimentaire est élevé. La teneur du sang en vitamine C est de 2 à 7 mg/l.

L'industrie agroalimentaire utilise l'acide L-ascorbique comme antioxydant sous la référence E300. C'est un réducteur qui réagit avec le dioxygène de l'air. Il empêche ainsi le dioxygène d'oxyder d'autres molécules organiques, ce qui provoquerait un rancissement (mauvais goût) ou un changement de couleur (brunissement) (Encyclopédie Universalis Multimédia, 1998).

Le Tocophérol (vitamine E)

Vitamine de l’anti-stérilité, indispensable pour le système immunitaire, musculaire et nerveux, grâce à ses grandes propriétés d’anti-oxydant, elle intervient aussi dans différentes phases du métabolisme : protection des Acides Gras Non Saturés. Elle protège aussi contre le cancer de la prostate et du tractus intestinal. (Gerber M., 1999)

C’est une molécule de formule C31H52O3 à fonction phénolique

La vitamine E est le troisième anti-oxydant de la tomate (après le lycopène et l’acide ascorbique). Elle est exclusivement présente dans les graines de tomate. (Grolier, 2000).La vitamine E, sous sa forme a-tocophéryl succinate, participe à la lutte contre la prolifération des cellules cancéreuses en induisant spécifiquement les phénomènes d’apoptose dans ces dernières (Neuzil J et al, 2000).

Les acides polyinsaturés constituant les phospholipides des membranes cellulaires sont exposés aux réactions d’oxydation et de peroxydation produisant des dérivés toxiques. La protection des acides polyinsaturés est effective pour une relation quantitative convenable, de l’ordre de 1mg de vitamine E par gramme d’acide polyinsaturé ingéré (Pascaud M., 1998)

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Blood Analysis : The interpretation of norms and values: COMMON SENSE

2012-08-25T15:52:00.001+02:00

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- In Caucasian populations of the Mediterranean world, there are 85% of individuals with dark hair, 15% with light hair.

To an outside observer, individuals with light hair, might be considered 'unconventional', and should color their hair!

- In Caucasian populations the Scandinavian world, there are 85% of individuals with light hair, 15% with dark hair.

To an outside observer, individuals with dark hair, could be considered 'unconventional', and should to bleach their hair!

- A person aged 80 with dark hair....should be bleach hair because the populations of 80 years have gray hair!!!

This is ABSURD! NONSENSE!

Yet it is a rough illustration of the interpretation of standards for normal values of blood parameters!

Let me be clear! The aim of this paper is to examine and ask reflection on values, limits, results in the limit of 'exacting standards' or 'borderline'. Where, only one parameter is highlighted, without clinical schedule.

These results often appear during a routine check, not justified by a particular disease

Frankly abnormal results reinforced by other symptoms must be treated with the utmost seriousness!

In control tests, the parameter most often highlighted is ... cholesterol!

Reinforced by the opinions of the doctor ... it does not commit to anything you say to watch your diet ... he knows that 99 percent of the time, you go and say you eat poorly.

And ... your doctor will advise you, or prescribe medication....

Before taking these drugs:

Some questions to ask you:

Is this the first time?

What were your previous values?

How have they evolved?

What are the values of your parents?

What are your eating habits?

Under which conditions the sample has been collected?

Because you should know that these compounds ; Statins and Fibrates ;are not safe! They have side-effects!

These side effects are more important and more dangerous than your cholesterol a little 'high'!

Recent studies tend to show that the action of these drugs is unrelated to the incidence of deaths caused by cholesterol!

Instead, these molecules, one after the other, are criticized by the medical profession because of side effects.

... between 1994 and 2006, the percentage of men aged 65 to 74 with "high cholesterol" fell from 87% to 54% ... Despite this, the rate of coronary heart disease in this age group remained almost identical!

The American Heart Association recommends that your total cholesterol is less than 200 mg / dL, but what they do not tell you is that total cholesterol is about worthless in determining your risk of heart disease, if not above 330.

In addition, the AHA updating their guidelines in 2004, lowering the recommended level of LDL from 130 to less than 100 or less than 70 for patients at very high risk.

Many of the scientists who helped develop the guidelines even admitted that the scientific evidence supporting the less than-70 recommendation was not very convinced. American Heart Association (23 January 2006)

Eight of the nine doctors on the team that developed the new lines cholesterol guidelines had been paid by pharmaceutical companies that manufacture statin cholesterol-lowering drugs. (American Heart Association, "What Your Cholesterol Level Means,)

TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS vs MORTALITY DATA from 164 COUNTRIES

For full display (pdf) fellow this link: http://renegadewellness.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cholesterol-mortality-chart.pdf

In 1987, in the Journal of the American Medical Association Framingham Study investigators reported these two important findings:

1) Over age 50 there is no increased overall mortality with either high or low serum cholesterol levels,

2) In people with a falling cholesterol level (over the first 14 years of the study), for each 1% mg/dl drop in cholesterol there was an 11 percent increase in all-cause mortality over the next 18 years. (JAMA 1987;257:2176-2180)

note: this is based on this study that the 'big Pharma "have developped cholesterol myth!!!!

Cholesterol is a natural substance, present in every cell membrane in our bodies and is essential for normal cell function. It’s also a basic building block of many essential hormones in your body, as well as vitamin D. So the mainstream's old adage that cholesterol is all bad is only misguided!

Since Big Pharma and the mainstream medias has left no stone unturned in convincing people that Statins Therapy is the only effective way to protect their heart health,

From to the latest results from an Australian study, this may very well come as a surprise to you...

Australian researchers analyzed the results of 14 international studies, over the past 55 years, which looked at the heart protective benefits of lycopene. Lycopene is the powerful antioxidant that gives ripe tomatoes their bright red color. Previous research has already shown that it’s essential for good health, since it helps lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Lycopene have the same potency as statins against cholesterol levels... but is natural!

In conclusion, a little common sense!

- Ask your doctor about the balance between the result a bit limited and the risk of side effects of medication

The reality , it is that the Big Pharma’s profit-driven plan to flood the market with dangerous drugs, like cholesterol-lowering statins, that cause a wide range of dangerous side effects like muscle pain, liver dysfunction, kidney failure, depression and cancer to name but a few...

Nobody died from eating tomatoes!!

We also want to alert people to the fact that cholesterol is not the villain the mainstream medias are trying to make it out to be — one of the many myths

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=430996

CANNABIS SATIVA , MARIJUANA ... NOT ONLY SMOKE !!!

2012-08-24T13:51:00.002+02:00

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I'm not talking about recreational use, but just the medical properties of CANABIS SATIVA L. ( more than 100 species)

Indeed, this plant unfairly blacklisted, is revealed to be most useful

Sativa

Indica

The botany of Cannabis sativa L.

Hemp is a weed that is characterized more by what is ignores of its biology, than what we know. Adaptable to many climates, there is little that the North Pole or in the humid tropics that hemp refuses to grow. Species not stabilized, highly traveling, enjoying an amazing ecological flexibility.

the Chinese expression for hemp,

is a pictograph of two plants under a shelter

. The use of cannabis, has been shown to go back at least

10,000 years in Taiwan

Leaves and dried flowers are what is marijuana, but they were also used, with roots in the preparation of many drugs. The oldest known book of pharmacology (the Pên ts'ao-Ching) written 4000 years ago in China, prescribe marijuana preparations for the treatment of malaria, beriberi, constipation, rheumatic pains, the concern, and "female disorders"
(probably menstrual cramps). For thousands of years, doctors and healers worldwide Cannabis preparations prescribed for various diseases until the 19th century when the Cannabis began to be replaced by aspirin. Legal text of 1937 outlawed Cannabis and ended the ability of doctors to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes in the USA. (Note: remember the date and 1935 presidential campaign !)

Non therapeutics uses

It was used as ... weapon

Cannabis was used as a truth serum by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a US government intelligence agency formed during World War II. In the early 1940s, it was the most effective truth drug developed at the OSS labs at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; it caused a subject "to be loquacious and free in his impartation of information."

It may be one of the reasons it is blacklisted by our politicians ...

Therapeutics uses

To date, given the evolution of scientific knowledge in the field of cannabinoids, the medical use of cannabis becomes increasingly tolerated and even legal in a growing number of countries, Canada, Belgium, Australia the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain ..

Cannabinoids include many related chemicals: cannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabivarin, cannabicyclol and 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC. Numerous behavioral responses observed suggest the existence of a variety of central and peripheral targets.

THC acts on the human body by activating a receptor carried by the cells (CB1 or CB2). The CB1 receptor is found primarily in the brain, whereas CB2 receptors are present on immune cells.

The effectiveness mainly attributed to Cannabidiol CBD, which aims CB2 receptors involved in the modulation of the immune system. The intestines are known to contain a high density of CB2 receptors.

Cancers

Breast cancer

CB2 receptor

THC and a synthetic CB2 receptor agonist (JWH-133) reduced the development of a tumor and the number of lung metastases of a certain type of breast CANCER mice (ErbB2-positive breast CANCER) . This type of breast CANCER is very aggressive and does not respond well to existing therapies. The researchers concluded that "these results provide a strong preclinical evidence for the use of cannabinoid-based therapies in cases of breast ErbB2-cancer.

Caffarel MM, et al. Mol CANCER 2010, 9 (1): 196. http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/196/

Colon cancer:

According to a study conducted at the Institute for Digestive Diseases of Bari, Italy, the endocannabinoid anandamide reduced the level of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) in colon cancer cells and stops the growth of cancer cells. These effects were observed via CB1 receptors. Polyamines are compounds that play an important role in cell proliferation.

Effects of anandamide on polyamine levels and cell growth in human colon cancer cells.Linsalata M, et al. Anticancer Res 2010 30 (7) :2583-9.). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682986

Cancer of the bile duct

An experiment conducted on cells at Rangsit University in Patumthani, Thailand, showed that THC inhibits effects on cancer cells of the bile duct. This natural cannabinoid inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and induces apoptosis of cancer cells. It reduced tumor cell survival. The cells were taken from patients and had cancer by cannabinoid receptors.

(Source: Leelawat S, et al. CANCER Invest 2010; 28 (4) :357-63.) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19916793

Oral cancer

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, USA, investigated the effects of cannabinoids on pain associated with oral cancer and tumors in cases of cancer in mice. Selective CB1 cannabinoid receptor (ACEA), the selective CB2 cannabinoid receptor (AM1241) and a non-selective cannabinoid (WIN,212-2) reduced the proliferation of cancer cells in a dose-dependent during the experiment cell. All reduced the pain related to cancer (mechanical allodynia). The tumor growth was reduced by the selective activation of the CB2 cannabinoid receptor

(Source: Saghafi N, et al. Neurosci Lett. November 18, 2010.)

Promising results have been achieved in clinical trials for the cannabis extract Sativex for the treatment of pain associated with advanced cancer who undergo due to inadequate analgesia opiates. This test was conducted by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. The lead researcher, Dr. Russell K. Portenoy, Chairman, Department of Palliative Care and drugs against pain at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Preliminary results show that this study meets the key objectives and it provides information about the effectiveness and safety in Phase III clinical trials.

Bone Disorders

A number of recent preclinical studies have demonstrated the potential role of cannabinoids and their receptors in bone metabolism. Pharmacological and genetic modulation of cannabinoid receptors indicate that cannabinoid ligands may provide attractive and novel agents for the treatment of bone diseases.

The role of cannabinoid receptors in regulating bone mass, bone loss and bone cell function in health and disease. cannabinoid receptor ligands show a great promise in the treatment of bone diseases associated with accelerated osteoclastic bone resorption including osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and bone metastasis

Role of Cannabinoid Receptors in Bone Disorders: Alternatives for Treatment http://journals.prous.com/journals/servlet/xmlxsl/pk_journals.xml_summary_pr?p_JournalId=3&p_RefId=4314&p_IsPs=Y

psychiatric symptoms

Improvement of mood in reactive depression has been observed in several clinical studies with THC. There are other case reports claiming benefit of cannabinoids in other psychiatric symptoms and diseases, such as sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, and dysthymia

Addictions treatment (alcohol, opiates, benzodiazepines)

Historically case reports of cannabis as a good remedy to fight against the removal of dependence on benzodiazepines, opiates and alcohol. For this reason, some have described as a gateway to stop their addiction. In this context, the reduction of physical withdrawal symptoms and stress-related suppression of drug abuse may play a role in the observed benefits.

Attention Deficit Disorder / Hyperactivity

Hyper-impulsivity (agitation, stress adrenaline, crazy legs syndrome): THC is a agonist of the cannabinoid amandamine. It binds to the CB1 receptors present in large numbers in the brain. It stimulates and retrograde signal inhibitor in the synapses. The consequences are a reduction and modulation of neuronal activity, thus having a powerful calming effect

Anorexia nervosa, cachexia (extreme thinness)

In a long-term study of 94 AIDS patients, the appetite stimulating effect with THC continued for months, THC doubled appetite on a visual analogue scale compared with placebo. Patients tend to maintain a stable weight for seven months. A positive influence on the weight has also been reported disk 15 patients with Alzheimer's disease, which previously refused to food ...

Spastic disorders, multiple sclerosis and paraplegia

In many clinical trials with cannabis flowers, a beneficial effect was observed in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis or with spinal cord injury. Other symptoms include pain, paresthesia, tremor and ataxia, there is a positive influence of Cannabis. In some studies, improved bladder control was observed. There is also empirical evidence of a virtue of cannabis in spasticity due to brain damage

glaucoma

in decenie 70, during a systematic investigation of its effects in healthy cannabis users, it has been observed that cannabis reduces intraocular pressure. In the following years, a number of studies in healthy individuals and patients with glaucoma cannabis and several natural and synthetic cannabinoids have been conducted. Cannabis reduces intraocular pressure by an average of 25-30%, sometimes up to 50%. Non-psychotropic cannabinoid, and to a lesser extent, some non-cannabinoid components of cannabis may reduce intraocular pressure

Epilepsy

The use in epilepsy is among the oldest indications of cannabis. Experiments on animals have provided evidence of the effects of some cannabinoids contrary. THC has the potential to have an anticonvulsant effect for phenytoin and diazepam. However, cannabis occasionally may precipitate seizures.

asthma

Experiences of the anti-asthmatic effect of THC or cannabis date primarily from the 1970s, and are extensively studied. The effects of a cannabis cigarette (2% THC) or oral THC (15 mg), respectively, approximately correspond to those obtained with therapeutic doses of bronchodilator drugs (salbutamol, isoprenaline).

Autoimmune Diseases and Inflammation

In a number of pain syndromes secondary to inflammatory processes (for example, ulcerative colitis, arthritis), cannabis may act as a product not only analgesic, but also anti-inflammatory.

Various other symptoms

Cannabis products often show very good effects in diseases with multiple symptoms that cover the spectrum of THC effects, for example, in harsh conditions that have an inflammatory origin (eg, arthritis), or be accompanied by increased muscle tone (eg, menstrual cramps, spinal cord), or diseases with nausea and anorexia accompanied by pain, anxiety and depression, respectively (eg, AIDS, cancer, hepatitis C) ..

There are a number of reports of patients on medical conditions that can not be easily attributed to these categories, such as itching, hiccups, hypertension, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless legs syndrome, and others. Hundreds of possible indications for cannabis and THC have been described by different authors.

Pas de vie sans cholestérol!

2012-08-13T12:00:00.000+02:00

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Le cholestérol a été l'une des substances les plus décriées du XXe siècle. Manger des aliments riches en cholestérol a longtemps été synonyme de cholestérol sanguin, quelque chose de considéré comme nocif , au point que quelques-uns des aliments les plus nutritifs - comme le foie et les jaunes d'œufs - ont été diabolisés comme des ennemis de nos artères.

Malheureusement, la campagne contre le cholestérol a supprimé ou réduit de nos menus quotidiens de nombreux aliments les plus importants nous devrions adopter pour une excellente santé et une vitalité optimale

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Les faits

Molécule pour molécule, le taux de cholestérol peut faire près de la moitié de la membrane cellulaire. Étant donné qu'il est plus petit et pèse moins que les autres molécules de la membrane cellulaire, il représente une proportion moindre de la masse de la membrane cellulaire, habituellement environ 20 pour cent.

Le cholestérol est également présent dans les membranes des organites à l'intérieur des cellules, même si elle représente habituellement une plus faible proportion de la membrane cellulaire.

Le cholestérol est également présent dans les membranes des organites à l'intérieur des cellules, même si elle représente habituellement une plus faible proportion de la membrane.

Le cholestérol est une molécule amphipathique, ce qui signifie, comme les phospholipides, il contient une partie hydrophile et une partie hydrophobe. La partie Hydroxyle du cholestérol (OH) a une affinité pour les radicaux phosphates des phospholipides. La partie restante de a une affinité pour les d'acides gras de la membrane.

En stabilisant certaines protéines ainsi que les radicaux lipidiques, le taux de cholestérol est important pour que ces protéines conservent leur fonction.

Cela peut aller de la formation de caillots sanguins ou de fluidité du sang, de réguler le sucre dans vos cellules, à la combustion des graisses, à la régulation du calcium dans le sang, et intervient littéralement, d'une certaine façon, dans la plupart des fonctions de votre corps. (1)

Le cholestérol est nécessaire pour la digestion

Le corps humain utilise le cholestérol pour la synthèse des acides biliaires, qui sont importants pour la digestion des graisses. L'acide biliaire primaire, l'acide cholique, est très similaire à la structure de cholestérol.

Pour que le système digestif humain puisse digérer les graisses, ils doivent être émulsionné dans les sucs digestifs, parce que les enzymes qui les dégradent sont solubles dans l'eau.

La synthèse des acides biliaires est régulée par le cholestérol et par l'acide cholique. Cela signifie que plus le taux de cholestérol au rapport de l'acide cholique est correct, plus les acides biliaires seront produits de façon adéquate. Quand les acides biliaires sont suffisament produits, la concentration de cholestérol s'abaisse et la concentration d’acide cholique s’elève, synthèse des acides biliaires ralentit. (2)

La vitamine D est synthétisée à partir du cholestérol

Une des nombreuses fonctions du cholestérol dans le corps est d'agir comme un précurseur de la vitamine D. Étant donné le cholestérol est un précurseur de la vitamine D, l'inhibition de la synthèse du cholestérol seront aussi inhiber la synthèse de la vitamine D. Étant donné que la lumière du soleil est nécessaire pour la transformation du le cholestérol en vitamine D, en évitant le soleil sera de même porter atteinte à notre capacité à synthétiser la vitamine D. Et puisque les aliments riches en vitamine D ,sont également riches en cholestérol, la faible teneur en cholestérol des régimes induisent intrinsèquement une carence en vitamine D. (3)

La vitamine D est surtout connue pour son rôle dans le métabolisme du calcium et l’ostéosynthèse, mais ,de nouveaux rôles sont continuellement découvertes pour elle, y compris les rôles en matière de santé mentale, régulation de la glycémie, le système immunitaire, et la prévention du cancer.

Lorsque les conditions atmosphériques sont idéales et les cieux sont clairs, 30 minutes d'exposition du corps entier au soleil sans écran solaire ou des vêtements peut aboutir à la synthèse entre 10.000 et 20.000 UI de vitamine D. Ces quantités de vitamine D sont importants, et donc capable de fournir les besoins complets de l’organisme (4)

Synthèse des hormones stéroïdes à partir du cholestérol

Le cholestérol est le précurseur d'une hormone appelée la prégnénolone, qui a des fonctions importantes en soi, mais est également le précurseur de toutes les autres hormones stéroïdes .

La Prégnénolone est convertie en progestérone, une hormone sexuelle, qui à son tour est convertie en cortisol, qui régule l'inflammation et le sucre sanguin. L'aldostérone, qui régule l'équilibre minéral et de la pression sanguine, ou de la testostérone, une hormone sexuelle ; un androgène, qui réglemente la libido, la masse musculaire, et joue d'autres rôles. La testostérone est en outre modifiée, en cours de conversion en estradiol, un type différent d’hormones sexuelles appelés œstrogènes. (5)

Le mythe:

Manger des aliments riches en cholestérol induit des niveaux de cholestérol sanguin élevés

Le mythe , les discours tenus ressemblent à ceci: les artères sont comme des tuyaux, le cholestérol est gluant, collant adhésif. Quand vous mangez du cholestérol, il circule dans votre sang. Si le taux de cholestérol dans votre sang devient trop élevé, il commence la prise en masse les tuyaux. Ainsi, si vous ne voulez pas que vos tuyaux bouchés, ne pas manger des aliments riches en cholestérol.

Telle est la logique qui sous-tend des conseils pour éviter de manger des aliments nutritifs, et riche en cholestérol

La vérité:

Manger cholestérol n'augmente pas le taux de cholestérol sanguin

La vérité est, à vrai dire, qu'il n'ya pas de lien direct entre la quantité de cholestérol que vous mangez et la concentration de cholestérol dans votre sang. Pour la plupart des gens, manger des aliments riches en cholestérol a peu d'effet, voire aucun, sur ce taux sanguin. Dans environ 30 pour cent de la population, une alimentation contenant du cholestérol ne fait pas augmenter la concentration de cholestérol dans le sang - mais elle augmente le «bon» cholestérol.

Pour le dire en termes plus scientifiques, manger cholestérol "conduit à un profil de lipoprotéines moins athérogènes."

Taille des particules LDL

En outre, le nombre réel de particules de LDL ne changent pas du tout, elle augmentent de taille. Lorsque votre médecin mesure votre taux de cholestérol sanguin, le laboratoire, il indique en poids. C’est généralement en milligrammes par décilitre. Lorsque votre "taux de cholestérol" est élevé, cela signifie que dans une mesure donnée du volume sanguin (comme un décilitre ou un dixième de litre) le nombre total de particules de lipoprotéines de cholestérol pèse plus lourd. Cela pourrait signifier que vous avez plus de particules (petites), ou cela pourrait signifier que les particules pèsent plus parce qu’elle contiennent plus de cholestérol.

Selon la recherche, ce sont les petites particules denses de LDL qui augmentent le risque de l'athérosclérose, tandis que les grandes molécules de LDL sont sans danger. C'est peut-être parce que les petites particules, denses, de LDL sont beaucoup plus vulnérables à l'oxydation. Les personnes dont le LDL est principalement de petites et denses ont trois fois plus de risques de maladie cardiaque que les personnes dont le LDL est principalement constitué de grandes molécules.

Dans les études d’habitude alimentaires, la consommation d'œufs rend les particules de LDL "hyper-réactifs" deviennent plus grandes, pas plus nombreuses. Quand la taille augmente, elles deviennent moins sujets à l'oxydation et l'accumulation de la plaque d'athérome

Dans plus des deux tiers de la population, la

consommation d'œufs provoque pas de changement ou peu important du taux de cholestérol. En moins d'un tiers de la population, le taux de cholestérol total augmente, mais à la fois le rapport de LDL au HDL et le nombre total de particules de LDL reste le même; les particules de LDL deviennent simplement plus grandes.

Considérons le mythe erroné.

Adoptons une politique alimentaire variée , raisonnée et de bon sens !

Références

(1) Alberts, et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell: Fourth Edition, New York: Garland Science, 2002,.

(2) (5) Harvey et al., Biochemistry: 3rd Edition, Baltimore: Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, 2005

(3) Cannel, John, "Vit D: When Why Where and How Much," Wise Traditions 2005 November 12, 2005 (lecture).

(4) Adams and Hollis, "Vitamin D: Synthesis, Metabolism, and Clinical Measurement." In: Coe and Favus, eds., Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (2002) p. 159.

(6) (7) Fernandez ML. Dietary cholesterol provided by eggs and plasma lipoproteins in healthy populations. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006;9:8-12.

No life without Cholesterol!

2012-08-10T14:38:00.000+02:00

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Cholesterol has been one of the most maligned and misunderstood substances of the twentieth century. Eating foods high in cholesterol was long thought to raise blood cholesterol levels, something considered to be so dangerous that some of the most nutritious foods on the planet -- like liver and egg yolks -- were demonized as enemies of our arteries.

Unfortunately the campaign against cholesterol has washed away from our daily menus many of the most important foods we should treasure for excellent health and vitality

The Facts

Cholesterol is a major constituent of each vegetal or animal cell !

Cholesterol is found in every cell of your body. It is especially abundant in the membranes of these cells, where it helps maintain the integrity of these membranes, and plays a role in facilitating cell signaling-- meaning the ability of your cells to communicate with each other so you function as a human, rather than a pile of cells. Molecule for molecule, cholesterol can make up nearly half of the cell membrane. Since it is smaller and weighs less than other molecules in the cell membrane, it makes up a lesser proportion of the cell membrane's mass, usually roughly 20 percent.

Cholesterol is also present in membranes of organelles inside the cells, although it usually makes up a smaller proportion of the membrane.

Cholesterol is an amphipathic molecule, meaning, like phospholipids, it contains a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic portion. Cholesterol's hydroxyl (OH) group aligns with the phosphate heads of the phospholipids. The remaining portion of it tucks into the fatty acid portion of the membrane.

By stabilizing certain proteins together in lipid rafts, cholesterol is important to helping these proteins maintain their function.

This could range from forming blood clots or thinning blood, to allowing sugar into your cells, to burning fat, to regulating calcium in your blood, and literally includes, in some way, most of the functions in your body. (¹)

Cholesterol Is Necessary for Digestion

The human body uses cholesterol to synthesize bile acids, which are important for the digestion of fats. The primary bile acid, cholic acid, is very similar in structure to cholesterol.

in order for the human digestive system to digest fats, they must be emulsified into the digestive juices, because the enzymes that break them down are water-soluble.

Bile acid synthesis is up-regulated by cholesterol and down-regulated by cholic acid. This means that the higher the cholesterol to cholic acid ratio is, the faster bile acids will be produced. As bile acids are produced, and the concentration of cholesterol lowers and the concentration of cholic acid rises, bile acid synthesis slows down.(²)

Vitamin D is Synthesized From Cholesterol

One of cholesterol's many functions in the body is to act as a precursor to vitamin D. Since cholesterol is a precursor to vitamin D, inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol will also inhibit the synthesis of vitamin D. Since sunlight is required to turn cholesterol into vitamin D, avoiding the sun will likewise undermine our ability to synthesize vitamin D. And since vitamin D-rich foods are also rich in cholesterol, low-cholesterol diets are inherently deficient in vitamin D.(3)

Vitamin D is best known for its role in calcium metabolism and bone health, but new roles are continually being discovered for it, including roles in mental health, blood sugar regulation, the immune system, and cancer prevention.

Vitamin D3

When atmospheric conditions are ideal and skies are clear, 30 minutes of whole-body exposure of pale skin to sunlight without clothing or sunscreen can result in the synthesis of between 10,000 and 20,000 IU of vitamin D. These quantities of vitamin D are large, and therefore capable of supplying the body's full needs (4)

Synthesis of Steroid Hormones From Cholesterol

Cholesterol is the precursor to a hormone called pregnenolone, which has important functions itself, but is also the precursor to all other steroid hormones.

Pregnenolone is converted to progesterone, a sex hormone, which in turn is converted into cortisol, which regulates inflammation and blood sugar, aldosterone, which regulates mineral balance and blood pressure, or testosterone, a type of sex hormone referred to as an androgen, which regulates libido, muscle mass, and plays other roles. testosterone is further modified, undergoing conversion to estradiol, a different type of sex hormone called an estrogen. (5)

The Myth:

Eating Cholesterol-Rich Foods Raises Blood Cholesterol Levels

The myth goes something like this: arteries are like pipes; cholesterol is gooey, sticky gunk. When you eat cholesterol, it winds up in your blood. If the cholesterol level in your blood gets too high, it starts caking up the pipes. Thus, if you don't want your pipes clogged, don't eat foods rich in cholesterol.

Such is the basic logic behind advice to avoid eating nutrient-dense foods

The truth :

Eating Cholesterol Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels

The truth is, however, that there is no direct connection between the amount of cholesterol you eat and the concentration of cholesterol in your blood. In most people, eating cholesterol has little or no effect on this amount. In about 30 percent of the population, eating cholesterol does in fact increase the concentration of cholesterol in the blood — but it increases the "good" cholesterol.

To put it in more scientific terms, eating cholesterol "results in a less atherogenic lipoprotein profile."

LDL Particle Size

Moreover, the actual number of LDL particles do not change at all; they just get bigger. When your doctor measures your blood cholesterol level, the lab reports it by weight. In America, this is usually in milligrams per deciliter. When your "cholesterol level" is high, this means that in a given measure of blood volume (such as a deciliter or a tenth of a liter) the total number of cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein particles weigh more. This could mean that you have more particles, or it could mean that the particles weigh more because they are carrying more cholesterol.

According to research, it is the small, dense LDL particles that raise the risk of atherosclerosis, while the large, buoyant LDL particles are safe. This may be because small, dense LDL particles are much more vulnerable to oxidation. People whose LDL is primarily small and dense have three times the risk of heart disease as people whose LDL is primarily large and buoyant.

In the egg-feeding studies, egg consumption makes the LDL particles of the "hyperresponders" get bigger, not more numerous. When they get bigger, they become less subject to oxidation and accumulation in atherosclerotic plaque

In over two thirds of the population, then, egg consumption leads to little or no change in cholesterol at all. In less than a third of the population, total cholesterol goes up, but both the ratio of LDL to HDL and the total number of LDL particles remains the same; the LDL particles just get bigger and safer.

If arteries were like pipes and cholesterol was like gunk, more gunk would just clog up the pipe — but arteries are nothing like pipes and cholesterol is nothing like gunk. Consider the myth busted.

References

(1) Alberts, et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell: Fourth Edition, New York: Garland Science, 2002,.

(2) (5) Harvey et al., Biochemistry: 3rd Edition, Baltimore: Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, 2005

(3) Cannel, John, "Vit D: When Why Where and How Much," Wise Traditions 2005 November 12, 2005 (lecture).

(6) (7) Fernandez ML. Dietary cholesterol provided by eggs and plasma lipoproteins in healthy populations. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006;9:8-12.

Analyses sanguines : L’interprétation des normes et valeurs : du bon sens !!

2012-08-09T01:47:00.002+02:00

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Dans les populations de race blanche du monde méditerranéen , il y a 85 % des individus avec des cheveux foncés, 15% avec des cheveux clairs ; Pour un observateur étranger, les individus aux cheveux clairs , pourraient être considérés comme ‘hors normes’, et devraient se colorer les cheveux ! Dans les populations de race blanche du monde scandinave, il y a 85 % des individus avec des cheveux clairs, 15% avec des cheveux foncés ; Pour un observateur étranger, les individus aux cheveux foncé , pourraient être considérés comme ‘hors normes’, et devraient se décolorer les cheveux !

Une personne de 80 ans avec des cheveux foncés, devrait se décolorer les cheveux parce que la population de 80 ans a en général les cheveux gris !

C’est ABSURDE ! Un NON SENS !

C’est pourtant une illustration grossière de l’interprétation des normes relatives aux valeurs normales de certains paramètres sanguins !

Je veux être clair ! le but de cet article est d’examiner et de poser la réflexion au sujet des valeurs ‘ limites’, des résultats à la limite des ‘normes standards’ ou ‘ border line’. Où un seul paramètre est mis en évidence, sans tableau clinique annexe.

Ces résultats apparaissent souvent lors d’un contrôle de routine, non justifiés par une pathologie particulière

Les résultats franchement anormaux renforcés par d’autres symptômes doivent êtres traités avec le plus grand sérieux !

Lors des tests de contrôle, le paramètre le plus souvent mis en évidence c’est … le cholestérol !

Regarder l'emission de france2 au sujet du cholestérol du 17/09/2012
le cholestérol et les medicaments inutiles ( le sujet commence à 7min 30)
http://www.france2.fr/videos/69571384

Renforcer par les opinions du médecin … cela ne l’engage à rien de vous dire de surveiller votre alimentation … il sait que 99 fois sur cent , vous aller dire que vous mangez mal , que vous fumez….

Et… votre médecin va vous conseiller, ou vous prescrire un traitement médicamenteux

Avant de prendre ces médicaments :

Quelques questions à vous poser au sujet des valeurs ‘anormales’ :

Est-ce c’est la première fois ?

Quelles étaient vos valeurs antérieures ?

Comment ont-elles évolués

Quels sont les valeurs de vos parents ?

Quelles sont vos habitudes alimentaires ?

Dans quelles conditions le prélèvement a-t-il été réalisé ?

Car, vous devez savoir que ces composés ( statines et fibrates) ne sont pas sans risques !Ils présentent des effets secondaires non négligeables !

Ces effets secondaires sont plus importants et plus dangereux que votre cholestérol ‘ un peu ‘haut’ !

Des études récentes tendent à démontrer que l’action de ces médicaments est sans relation avec l’incidence des décès causés par le cholestérol !

Au contraire , ces molécules , les unes après les autres, sont critiquées par le corps médical, en raison des effets secondaires.

... entre 1994 et 2006, le pourcentage d'hommes âgés de 65 à 74 avec «un cholestérol élevé » a diminué de 87% à 54% ... Malgré cela, le taux de maladie coronarienne pour ce groupe d'âge resté à peu près identique !!

L'American Heart Association recommande que votre taux de cholestérol total soit inférieur à 200 mg / dL, mais ce qu'ils ne vous disent pas, c'est que le taux de cholestérol total est à peu près sans valeur dans la détermination de votre risque de maladie cardiaque, si ce n'est au-dessus de 330.

En outre, l'AHA en mettant à jour leurs lignes directrices en 2004, en abaissant le niveau recommandé de LDL de 130 à moins de 100, voire moins de 70 pour les patients à très haut risque.

Plusieurs des scientifiques qui ont contribué à élaborer les lignes directrices ont même admis que la preuve scientifique étayant la recommandation moins que-70 n'était pas très forte. ( American Heart Association Janvier 23, 2006)

Huit des neuf médecins de l’équipe qui a élaboré les lignes nouvelles directrices de cholestérol avaient été rémunérés par des compagnies pharmaceutiques qui fabriquent des statines médicaments hypocholestérolémiants.( American Heart Association, "What Your Cholesterol Level Means,)

En conclusion, un peu de bon sens ! demandez à votre médecin la balance entre un résultat un peu limite et les risques d’effets secondaire d’un traitement médicamenteux

Souvenez-vous du Médiator !.....

Schemes and mechanisms of hunger

2012-08-07T23:45:00.000+02:00

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The feeling of hunger is more than just envy, it is a real survival instinct for organism. This is the hypothalamus, an area situated in the center of the brain, which is the control center of our appetite. The food is our only source of energy, many processes are simultaneously implemented to give us the feeling of hunger.

The hypothalamus has receptors that detect any change, even very low levels of glucose in the blood. When blood glucose decrease (from 10%), a nerve signal is sent to the brain and the feeling of hunger appears in the following minutes. Another way to provoke the appetite is through the detection of fatty acid levels in the blood. If the glucose level is too low, the body must use its fat reserves. The blood is enriched in fat and this change in composition is detected by the brain that triggers feelings of hunger soon.

The mechanisms leading to send this warning are complex, and all are not yet fully known.

Thus, the effect of leptin (1) has been recently updated. This protein, secreted by adipose tissue, acts as a gauge that measures the status of reserves in fat (2). When inventories are too low, the concentration of leptin decreases appetite and is strongly stimulated. The greatest effect on leptin and insulin is caused by palmitic acid. The latter is particularly palm oil, meat, butter, cheese and milk. It is often used in food (biscuits, cakes, margarine). The unsaturated oleic acid did not produce this effect (olive oil).

The stomach itself has nerve receptors that control its volume. When empty, the report mechanoreceptors, and the feeling of hunger appears.

After a good meal, you feel satisfied, hunger has disappeared. This is also the brain, in involving similar mechanisms that control satiety. No sooner do we begin to eat that sensory signals related to taste, smell and texture of food it receives, reducing the already hungry. Some foods are more filling than others. In the first place the protein, hence the abundance of protein-based diets. But there is not that they be well absorbed and must be accompanied by a little carbohydrate. Then the foods highest in calories and more fat is unfortunately the most satisfying. There are also fibers and carbohydrates. These (sweets, cakes, etc..) Really do not fill.

Several criteria contribute to satiety:

- Texture: more food is thicker, it satiates. We must not overlook that fact that sensory less hungry after an apple after a compote.

- The hot satisfies more than the cold.

- The solid satisfies more than the liquid, hence the great importance of mastication.

Sterculia gum

Carrageen

Agar agar

The gelled textures more satiating than the soft textures. The Agar-agar, charagenates, stercula gum gelling powder 100% natural, is a great recipe for eating less. It acts on the stomach as a moderator of appetite: for use in food or drink very hot. He then gelled in the stomach, reducing hunger significantly. According to some studies, it would consume about 325 calories less per day.

Then, once the food reaches the stomach, its volume increases (more or less depending on the nature and temperature of food) and the nerve signal of satiety is sent to the hypothalamus. At this level, several peptides and hormones are secreted, satietogenic sending messages to the brain. (3) Fig. 1

Gradually, the level of glucose in the blood rises and triggers an increase in insulin, immediately detected by the hypothalamus which sends signals of satiety. Finally, lipid reserves are reformed, the leptin levels increased, and the appetite disappears completely ... until the next cycle of hunger.

But be aware that our behav properties of carragen ior has also an influence on our body. Thus, if the appetite is affected by chemical reactions in our body, our eating habits (meal times), stress and illness also play an important role in this regulation.

Sources:

(1) HAFFNER S. M. and all : Leptin concentrations and insulin sensitivity in normoglycemic men. in International journal of obesity 1997, vol. 21, n5, pp. 393-399 (42 ref.)

(2) Dumond H, Presle N, Terlain B, Mainard D, Loeuille D, Netter, Pottie P. « Evidence for a key role of leptin in osteoarthritis in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2003;48(11):3118-29,

(3) Celine Duraffourd and all,Mu-Opioid Receptors and Dietary Protein Stimulate a Gut-Brain Neural Circuitry Limiting Food Intake Cell Volume 150, Issue 2, 20 July 2012, Pages 377–388

(4) properties of carragen

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Boire beaucoup de thé glacé? Attention aux calculs rénaux

2012-08-07T15:42:00.000+02:00

L’été, au soleil ou à l’ombre, le thé glacé, la boisson estivale, naturelle et non alcoolisée par excellence, pourrait avoir une conséquence douloureuse. …

Les calculs rénaux sont des masses solides de sels et de minéraux dans l'urine qui se forment dans les reins et peuvent passer à travers les voies urinaires, ce qui provoque une grande douleur. Bien que la cause la plus fréquente de calculs rénaux est tout simplement pas boire assez d'eau, le thé contient des oxalates, des produits chimiques qui jouent aussi un rôle dans la formation de calculs rénaux. Pendant l'été, lorsque vous êtes plus susceptible de remplir votre verre de thé glacé que votre bouteille d'eau et plus susceptibles de se déshydrater par la transpiration, cette agréable habitude pourrait causer un problème pour les personnes sensibles à des calculs rénaux.

Qui est à risque de calculs rénaux?

L' incidence de calculs rénaux aux Etats-Unis est passée- de 5,2 pour cent dans le milieu des années 1990 à 8,8 pour cent en 2010, selon les données d'une enquête nationale présentée en mai lors de la réunion l'Association des urologues américains - mais les experts ne peuvent pas expliquer pourquoi .

Des données similaires suggère les hommes sont plus enclins à des calculs rénaux que les femmes - en particulier après 40 ans - et la prévalence de calculs rénaux chez les femmes des pics dans la cinquantaine, selon la National Kidney et urologique Centre d'information sur les maladies (NKUDIC).

Les gens qui ont souffert de calculs rénaux sont plus susceptibles récidives, et ceux dont les membres de la famille ont des antécédents de calculs rénaux sont également confrontés à un risque plus élevé.

Nourriture et boissons, comme le thé glacé, peuvent faciliter la formation de calculs rénaux chez les personnes sensibles, selon le NKUDIC.

Ce qui fait la différence du thé glacé pour les personnes à risque?

La facilité avec laquelle les gens peuvent boire du thé glacé, en consommant que de raison, fait la différence de risque par rapport au thé chaud, dit John Milner, MD, du Département d'urologie à l'Université Loyola de Chicago École de médecine Stritch à Maywood, Illinois "Il est difficile de boire suffisamment de thé chaud pour causer des calculs rénaux, "a t-il dit dans un communiqué de Loyola. Environ 85 pour cent du thé consommé aux États-Unis est glacé, selon l'Association du thé des Etats-Unis. Cela fait beaucoup de thé glacé!

D'autres aliments riches en oxalates augmentent le risque : comme … le chocolat, les épinards, les betteraves, et les arachides.

Curieusement, pas le café !

Pour se protéger contre les calculs rénaux : manger moins de sel, plus de calcium - ce qui peut réduire la quantité d'oxalates absorbe par le corps - et boire beaucoup d'eau . Le citrate dans les citrons aide aussi à prévenir les cailloux la formation de cristaux.

Si vous avez de calculs rénaux, vous ne pourriez pas ressenti aucune douleur jusqu'à ce qu'ils commencent voyager à partir des reins à la vessie. Vous pourriez sentir la douleur sur le côté de votre côté, le ventre, ou de l'aine, et votre urine pourrait ressembler rose ou rouge. Si vous vous sentez un de ces symptômes, appelez un médecin qui peut vous donner des médicaments pour aider le passage des calculs , souvent par dissolution partielle. Si la prescription et la consommation accrue d’eau ne sont pas assez pour aider le passage des cristaux, d’autres therapeutique sont à envisager ; parlez-en à votre médecin

Source :

J. Dalessio : http://www.everydayhealth.com

Iced Tea … The summer drink!... Watch out for kidney stones

2012-08-07T15:21:00.000+02:00

Refreshing, inexpensive, and low in calories, a cold glass of iced tea makes an ideal summertime sip. But before you guzzle glass after sweating glass of the brewed stuff, beware of one not-so-sweet risk: kidney stones.

Kidney stones are solid masses of salts and minerals in the urine that form in the kidneys and can pass through the urinary tract, causing great pain. While the most common cause of kidney stones is simply not drinking enough water, tea contains oxalates, chemicals that also play a role in kidney stone formation. During the summer, when you're more likely to refill your iced tea glass than your water bottle and more likely to get dehydrated from sweating, those risk factors merge to make double trouble for people susceptible to kidney stones.

symptoms of kidney stones video

Who's at Risk for Kidney Stones?

The prevalence of kidney stones in the United States is growing — from 5.2 percent in the mid-1990s to 8.8 percent in 2010, according to data from a nationwide survey presented in May at the American Urological Association meeting — but experts can't explain why.

Similar data suggests men are more prone to kidney stones than women — especially after age 40 — and kidney stone prevalence among women peaks in their fifties, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC).

Kidney stone (oxalat crystal)

People who've had kidney stones once are more likely to get them again, and those whose family members have a history of kidney stones also face a higher risk.

Food and drink, like iced tea, can facilitate formation of kidney stones in susceptible individuals, , according to the NKUDIC.

What Makes Iced Tea Different for People at Risk?

The ease with which people can drink iced tea, consuming more of it, makes it riskier than hot tea, says John Milner, MD, from the Department of Urology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill. "It's hard to drink enough [hot tea] to cause kidney stones," he said in a Loyola release. Roughly 85 percent of tea consumed in the United States is iced, according to the Tea Association of the USA. That's a lot of iced tea!

Other foods high in oxalates include chocolate, spinach, beets, and peanuts. Interestingly enough, coffee doesn't make the list.

To protect against kidney stones, Dr. Milner's advice includes eating less salt, more calcium — which can reduce the amount of oxalates the body absorbs — and drinking plenty of water. The citrate found in lemons also helps prevent the unpleasant pebbles from forming.

If you do have kidney stones, you might not feel any pain until they start traveling from the kidneys to the bladder. You might feel the pain in your side your side, belly, or groin, and your urine might look pink or red. If you feel any of these symptoms, call a doctor who can give you medicine to help the stone pass on its own. If medication and drinking lots of water aren't enough to help the stone pass, you might need additional treatment.

for more information about natural treatment ,

fellow this link: Natural ways to eliminate kidney stones

source

J.Dalessio http://www.everydayhealth.com

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Obésité : la piste de l’insuline ?

2012-08-03T01:30:00.000+02:00

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Les raisons pour lesquelles les contemporains ont une tendance à la prise de poids sont nombreuses et complexe. Dans nos régions , la nourriture est généralement riche, et le mode de vie n’est pas forcement à une dépense physique compensatoire. C’est un fait. Il semble par ailleurs que les facteurs environnementaux - actifs dès la période prénatale sur les embryons et les fœtus sont également à impliquer.

L’insuline joue un rôle majeur dans le métabolisme en général, où il opère comme un régulateur. Des perturbations liées à l’action d’agents externes peuvent provoquer des dérégulations, pouvant mener à une prise de poids inconsidérée et au pire à l’obésité.

zone d'auto-récompense

L’insuline opère un rôle régulateur sur un centre situé dans la partie moyenne du cerveau, et en particulier, sur le « circuit d’auto-récompense ». on sait depuis longtemps que ce mécanisme est activé chez les personnes qui trouvent qui trouvent une compensation à leurs problèmes quotidiens, comme le stress , par une alimentation itérative, agréable au gout et souvent très riche en énergie. Comme le chocolat et les barre de céréales sucrées. Résultat : un risque d’obésité.

L’insuline intervient donc dans la régulation de ce circuit, et le fait de façon normalement répressive. Pour savoir combien cette répression se montrait active, des chercheurs ont produit une souche de souris chez lesquelles l’insuline pancréatique était inopérante partiellement ou totalement. Résulta : le circuit d’autosatisfaction demeure activé. Les souris restent avides d’une autosatisfaction alimentaire, les animaux deviennent rapidement obeses et développent un diabète insulinodépendant.

Pour en savoir plus sur le stress oxydatif , suivez ce lien:

http://qvhealthwealthprosper.com/2012/04/18/39-deadly-diseases-positively-linked-to-oxidative-stress/

Si cela se vérifie chez l’homme , cela peut être une voie pour contrer le besoin compulsif d’alimentation , qui obsède beaucoup de personnes, avec les conséquences en matière de surpoids et d’obésité

Fonction de l’insuline

Structure de l'insuline

Synthétisée par les cellules β des îlots de Langerhans dans le pancréas, l’insuline permet l'absorption du glucose par les cellules musculaires et les adipocytes, et sa conversion englycogène ou en acides gras. C'est donc une hormone hypoglycémiante.

Son rôle est de maintenir constante la concentration du sang en glucose. Lorsque sa sécrétion est insuffisante, il y a apparition du diabète, c’est pourquoi les diabétiques reçoivent des injections régulières d’insuline.

Chez les personnes âgées, on enregistre une résistance à l'insuline. Leurs tissus en effet ne réagissent pas aussi bien à l'insuline qu'auparavant. Parmi les conséquences de cette résistance, on peut noter d'une part, l'augmentation du taux d'insuline dans le sang (ce qui peut paraître paradoxal mais reste parfaitement logique), et d'autre part, l'apparition de troubles du métabolisme, qui favorisent l'accumulation des graisses, qui à son tour, participe à la détérioration de la paroi des artères. Le traitement de ce dysfonctionnement est un des sujets privilégiés de recherche contre les effets du vieillissement d'autant plus qu'il n'est actuellement que partiellement traité par voie médicamenteuse.

Fonction du Glucagon

structure stéréo-chimique du Glucagon

Le glucagon possède une fonction hormonale opposée à celle de l’insuline, puisqu’il entraîne une hausse de la glycémie (fonction hyperglycémiante). Pour cela, il possède une fonction d’hydrolyse du glycogène contenu dans le foie, ce qui provoque la libération de molécule de glucose dans lesang. Ce phénomène est appelé glycogénolyse.

La régulation de l’action de l’insuline et du glucagon permet de maintenir une glycémie correcte et appropriée à l’effort fourni par l’organisme.

Sources :

Cell Metabolism, Volume 13, Issue 6, 720-728, 8 June 2011

http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/

Kruger DF, Gatcomb PM, Owen SK. Clinical implication of amylin and amylin deficiency. Diabetes Educator. 1999;25:389-398

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