The low-carb revolution
Jerome Burne has written an eye opening article for HealthInsightUK this week entitled, “Low carb revolt: start of a brave new medical future?”. With the UK starting to see a shift in the way nutrition and pharmaceuticals are relied upon, Jerome described a recent Times article as “an opening shot in a revolution”. The Times article speaks of cutting back carbohydrate intake instead of reducing fat consumption. When it comes to the wide scale recommendation by doctors of using diet to replace pharmaceuticals in treating illness Jerome states, “It may not split the profession as [Martin] Luther’s divided the church but it does have the potential to dramatically change the way medicine is practiced”. Read the full blog.
Ritalin causes arrhythmia
Methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, is a central nervous system stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy in children. However, new research suggests it is associated with a slight increased risk of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) soon after the start of treatment. Although the risk is likely to be low, the benefits of methylphenidate “should be carefully weighed against the potential cardiovascular risks of these drugs in children and adolescents”, say researchers. Arrhythmia is not the only dangerous side effect of Ritalin. The drug is associated with a laundry list of side effects, including brain structural changes, dependence, insomnia and poor appetite.
Will the US ban Atrazine?
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency has found the amount of the herbicide Atrazine released into the environment in the United States is harming “most species of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles”. Atrazine is the second-most widely used pesticide in the United States. The chemical, which is already banned across Europe, is a known hormone disruptor and has been linked to birth defects and cancer. Sustainable Pulse report, “The EPA assessment of atrazine will lead to tighter regulatory limits on the product, manufactured by Swiss-based Syngenta AG, which will ultimately prevent farmers from being able to use it to control weeds in the U.S.”.
Raw milk approved in Australia
A Sydney company, Made by Cow, has gained approval from the NSW Food Authority to sell “cold-pressed raw milk” in Australia. The milk will undergo “high pressure processing” to remove any harmful micro-organisms, which unlike heat pasteurisation does not damage any vital nutrients.
Post birth high dose vitamin D supplementation
According to a new Indian research trial, “A once-per-month high dose supplement of vitamin D for mothers after giving birth could help improve the health of both mum and baby”. The trial found that, “monthly maternal or daily infant supplementation with vitamin D, along with sun exposure, was superior to sun exposure alone in maintaining normal infant levels of vitamin D - and provided protection from elevated alkaline phosphatase and infection at nine months.”
New nutritional science partnership
Nestle and Imperial College London has joined hands in a “new nutritional science partnership”. Over €9m are to be invested over five years in joint projects, “to gain a greater understanding of the microbiome and how gut bacteria influence physical and mental health”. They are kicking off their new partnership with a study of fibre consumption in seniors, looking at how it may improve metabolic health. It has already been shown that a sufficient understanding of our microbiome can play a key role in our journey to health and wellbeing.
Peru’s Mercury induced state of emergency
The government of Peru has declared a two-month state of emergency due to mercury contamination caused by widespread illegal gold mining. The chemical is use by miners to extract gold from rivers. Studies have detected high levels of mercury in the country’s citizens, fish and waterways. Ecowatch reports that, “The toxic chemical can affect vital functions of the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes”. The government is sending hospital boats to help treat people living in the affected area.
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Ashok T Jaisinghani
09 June 2016 at 8:51 am
Note on IRRADIATION of FOODS: ★★★IRRADIATED FOODS cause DRASTIC REDUCTION in THYROXIN FORMATION★★★
Irradiation of foods is done for reducing spoilage by killing the pathogenic bacteria and harmful insects. Irradiation is also used for preventing the sprouting and ripening in vegetables and fruits.
Irradiation of foods causes massive losses of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin C, which can be as high as 80 per cent to 90 per cent! The regular consumption of such foods can cause SEVERE CONSTIPATION, which cannot easily be relieved even by the regular use of laxatives. Can even the highly experienced doctors understand the real reason for such SEVERE CONSTIPATION? The SEVERE CONSTIPATION must be the result of eating IRRADIATED FOODS, which must be destroying Vitamin B1, Vitamin C and other biochemicals also within the bodies of the persons who consume such foods, which can have low-level RESIDUAL RADIATION!
It is clear that the REGULAR consumption of IRRADIATED FOODS drastically REDUCES the formation of THYROXIN by preventing the utilization of IODINE. As the thyroid gland becomes extremely SLUGGISH, and there is a massive deficiency of thyroxin, the CONSTIPATION also becomes EXTREMELY SEVERE in the affected persons.
Besides HYPOTHYROIDISM, this chronic constipation due to the IRRADIATED FOODS can be associated with polyneuritis (pain in nerves), edema, high blood pressure, high levels of fat and cholesterol in the blood, obesity, heart disease, headaches, sleeplessness, mental depression, baldness, chronic fatigue, non-insulin-deficiency diabetes (NIDD), leukemia, tumors and cancer.
The REGULAR consumption of IRRADIATED FOODS and DRINKS can also cause ARTHRITIS. The harmful effects of IRRADIATION can make the bones weak and even cause pain in the joints. Due to the SCURVY and BLEEDING of GUMS, caused by the massive destruction of Vitamin C, there can also be a LOOSENING of the TEETH, which can be lost. Even WHOLE UNDAMAGED teeth can just get loose and fall out from their sockets in the jaw bones due to the harmful effects caused by the regular consumption of IRRADIATED FOODS and DRINKS. Otherwise, why should the teeth, which appear to be quite healthy, become loose and fall out? I have myself lost 2 WHOLE TEETH in their original shape and size, which just loosened and came out! I have kept the 2 INTACT teeth in a glass bottle, as I can show them to others when necessary.
Even the fiber-rich foods made from multigrains can become EXTREMELY CONSTIPATING after they are treated with IRRADIATION. The IRRADIATION causes MASSIVE DESTRUCTION of Vitamin B1, Vitamin C and other nutrients not only in such foods, but also in the bodies of people who consume such foods, which continue to have low-level RESIDUAL RADIATION!
Almost all of the packed foods and drinks, which have shelf lives of many months, or even a couple of years, are HIGHLY IRRADIATED items. Only a few days back, I realized that I was suffering from the TOXIC EFFECTS of IRRADIATION due to eating ROTEES (unleavened bread) prepared from the multigrain flour containing about 90% whole wheat flour, the packet of which I had bought from a big MALL. Somehow I have just managed to survive. Now, I prefer to buy many food items that are available LOOSE from the local grocers, rather than buy the PACKED grains and flours from the POSH MALLS, where HIGHLY IRRADIATED items are sold in packages.
IRRADIATION of FOODS and DRINKS must have already caused the PREMATURE DEATHS of MILLIONS of PEOPLE all over the world.
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