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August 24, 2004
Blueberries for health
by
vtmnldy
on Tue 24 Aug 2004 04:49 PM CDT
August 19, 2004
Chicken little
by
vtmnldy
on Thu 19 Aug 2004 04:51 PM CDT
Aug 19th
I think this comes into the "Hoist with your own Petard" category - using natural antioxidants to disguise off flavor and odor changes in irradiated chicken? Oh PLEASE!
If you're going to trick me, at least use something I can complain about!
Grape Seed, Green Tea Extracts Keep Chicken the Way Customers Want It more »
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
by
vtmnldy
on Thu 19 Aug 2004 04:50 PM CDT
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1000s of lives saved by drugs for the heart? I don't think I have ever come across a more masterly interpretation of the ways we are misled!
"Therefore, when (a researcher) says ‘Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, what he actually should say is that, tens of thousands of people may have their lives extended by about six months to a year by using statins (and only if you treat more than one million people)."
Read the whole article here |
August 18, 2004
Breathing E-asy
by
vtmnldy
on Wed 18 Aug 2004 04:52 PM CDT
Aug 18th
| A nice little study brings some positive news about Vitamin E: it seems to be protective against respiratory infections in elderly patients, a major cause of illness and death in that population group.
Read the study here.
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August 17, 2004
A weapon against Liver cancer
by
vtmnldy
on Tue 17 Aug 2004 04:54 PM CDT
Vitamin K Clobbers Liver Cancer…
Scientists in Japan have suggested that vitamin K may play a role in protecting the liver against cancer, according to their findings published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association (2004, vol.292, no.3: 358-361). The researchers administered 45 milligrams of vitamin K2 (menaquinone) daily to 21 women with viral liver cirrhosis and placebo to a group of 19 women with the disease for two years. At the end of the study period, only two of the 21 women who took vitamin K2 developed liver cancer, compared to nine out of 19 in the placebo group. The researchers concluded that women supplementing with vitamin K2 were 90 percent less likely to develop liver cancer than those in the placebo group.
Guess what? We have a Vitamin K2 |
August 13, 2004
Week-end plans
by
vtmnldy
on Fri 13 Aug 2004 04:55 PM CDT
| I shall be in Chicago this week-end attending a seminar, so watch out for the distinctive bright red Camaro SS with the VTMNLDY plates!! Any personal messages I will answer next week: probably not on Monday, however!
I also forgot to tell you football mavens out there that last week I shook the hand not only of Marshall Faulk, but also of my favourite player, Aeneas Williams. Yes, the Rams were back in Macomb for their Summer Camp. |
August 12, 2004
West Nile Virus
by
vtmnldy
on Thu 12 Aug 2004 04:56 PM CDT
| Some intriguing news about West Nile Virus and St. John's Wort - I will be watching this, even though the summer is nearly over. Here is a touching story about a horse and West Nile:
Nile Vaccine- Adverse ReactionHorse Owner Speaks Out
Before I speak, let me preface this article to make it clearly understood, this information is not a blame or vendetta towards anything or anyone. It also needs to be unmistakably understood that I am not for or against vaccinating horses. My sole intent and/or purpose is to educate and inform the horse owner regarding concerns of their horse(s) health in an effort to assist and/or prevent the tragic misfortune that happened to our gelding, Dartanian. He was one of the principal characters in the book, "The Spiritual Life of Horses." His love, integrity, courage, loyalty and quite often humor, will
live on in our hearts through his inspiration and valor.
In mid August we were suggested to vaccinate against West Nile Virus, I simply was not well-educated on the vaccine nor the virus or knew the right questions to ask at the time. With the first shot, three of our horses reacted. Our pregnant mare, our gelding and Dr. Donald Warren's stallion, a boarder, all had the same re-action, their front legs swelled. Within 2 days, our gelding Dartanian foundered, shortly there after he died!
These are adverse reactions to a vaccine. The reactions our horses
experienced are not soley limited to what we saw. Other adverse reactions stated by Fort Dodge's safety study are: systemic reactions, colic, diarrhea, fever, swellings.
The West Nile Vaccine is new. According to Dr. Charles L. McDaniel from USDA, "this is what is called a conditional vaccine. New vaccines such as this, are granted a one year "conditional" trial period. If safety and efficacy are established, a renewal license for a second year may be granted." The West Nile Vaccine license has been renewed for another year. He also stated "when a new vaccine is released it is sold and provided only through veterinarians for one reason, because the manufacturer needs to monitor the field response."
If any reaction occurs then it is the responsibility of the practicing
veterinarian to record it and report it to the manufacturer immediately in case there is a problem with that serial batch of vaccine.
In the case of the West Nile Vaccine, the manufacturer is Fort Dodge. I spoke with Dr. Tuttle at Fort Dodge regarding our situation and also explained what I was dealing with afterward. Dr. Tuttle, listened intently to what I described, documented my report and said to me, "Lynette, please accept my greatest apologies for what you have gone through, I am a practicing veterinarian, this information is not falling on deaf ears, I will investigate this immediately."
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If your horse(s) have had a reaction to this vaccine, Dr. Charlie
McDaniel, USDA and Dr. Tuttle from Fort Dodge are asking you to contact them and report it. The following is their contact information:
Dr. Charlie McDaniel, USDA,
Email: charles.1.mcdaniel@aphis.usda.gov
Tel# 1-515-232-5785 ext. 146
Dr. Tuttle, Fort Dodge,
Email: info@equinewestnile.com
Attn: West Nile Product Manager
Tel# 1-800-533-8536
Mailing address:
Fort Dodge Animal Health
West Nile Vaccine Product Manager
P.O.Box 25945
Overland Park, KS 66225-5945
In the future make sure when your horse(s) are being administered a
vaccine that you get the serial number and/or the batch number from your veterinarian and that it is logged on your horse(s) record in case you need immediate recourse.
At a recent workshop in New Orleans this past August with Kerry Bone, BSc
Dip Phyto, Australia's leading herbalist, the topic of West Nile Virus
came
up. Mr. Bone stated that Australia has a similar virus, originating in
birds
and transmitted by mosquitoes. The protocol that he has found most
effective
in combating this virus is using Medi Herb St. John's Wort and Medi Herb
Echinacea Premium.
To quote from a 1995 issue of the Modern Phytotherapist on St. John's Wort:
"St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been proposed as an antiviral agent against enveloped viruses. It has been suggested that preparations standardized to a high level of total hypericin are necessary for significant antiviral activity." The West Nile Virus is an enveloped virus.
In September of this year, at the National Conference on Nutritional and Herbal Applications in Wisconsin, my husband had an occasion to speak with Dr. Martens from South Dakota. She shared her results of treating horses with full blown reactions to the West Nile Virus having complete recovery.
Although from opposite ends of the world, working independently, the same conclusions were made. Both used Medi Herb St. John's Wort in their protocol and both worked to boost the immune system.
In closing, I would like to thank you, the reader, for your time and for
listening. We wish you and yours the best of health and happiness. May you and your loved ones never be exposed to or experience what we did!
And to Dartanian, the noblest of noble, the truest of knights, rest in
peace, beloved friend.
With much love and many, many blessings
L DM
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August 09, 2004
Don't worry - drink up!
by
vtmnldy
on Mon 09 Aug 2004 04:57 PM CDT
August 07, 2004
Antioxidants - what to believe?
by
vtmnldy
on Sat 07 Aug 2004 04:58 PM CDT
The study that purports to show antioxidants do not help protect against heart disease seems to have some legs. I have had a number of enquiries from people asking what I feel about it.
It is a real pity that these sensational reports are published so widely without any commentary. One would almost think that the Media relish being able to sock it to the nutritionists!!
To a certain extent, I agree with the premise that one should get one's antioxidants from food where possible, but to suggest that added protection from supplementary antioxidants doesn't help flies in the face of many, many positive studies.
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August 05, 2004
Nutrition and Alzheimer's
by
vtmnldy
on Thu 05 Aug 2004 04:59 PM CDT
Aug 5th
| The experts have isolated another B vitamin, Niacin, that appears to protect against Alzheimer's. By the time one is at high risk for a disease, it is true that greater than normal amounts of certain isolated nutrients may make a difference. However, it is still my position that a diet rich in those substances throughout life is the best way to provide protection against chronic health problems.
It is intriguing to note, incidentally, that previous studies have found Niacin effective in controlling cholesterol. Cholesterol is essential for the proper functioning of cells: too low, and cognitive functions suffer. I see a connection here.
Read the research paper.
Read about cholesterol here |
August 04, 2004
Advertising food to children
by
vtmnldy
on Wed 04 Aug 2004 04:45 PM CDT
| It's hard to know where to start when I feel so strongly about so many facets of this: advertising, personal responsibility, corporate greed ... all together in one story:
It seems that finally the almost incessant barrage of advertising from unhealthy food producers aimed at our children is drawing attention. This is good. But I would rather see it take the form of educating kids to think for themselves and not be buffaloed by clever words and images, to make choices based on the mind and not the belly .. instead of which, it looks as though we are once again going to be faced with a situation where lawyers make millions and no one else benefits. I imagine that in a year or so we will see McDonalds in the same position as the tobacco and alcohol industries, where they are trying to make their product seem irresistible at the same time as telling us how bad it is for us!
Here is the full story. |
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