A purified form of omega-3, the so-called "healthy alkalizing fat" found naturally in certain fish, seed and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, says a British study published on Thursday by Gut, a journal of the British Medical Association.
Fifty patients were enrolled in the investigation, all with a genetic mutation that prompts the development of polyps — precancerous growths in the bowel that often develop into tumors requiring removal of large sections of intestine.
Twenty-eight were randomly assigned to a group that received a two-gram daily dose of a new, highly purified form of omega-3, while the other 27 were given a dummy lookalike, or placebo.
After six months, the number of polyps had risen by almost 10 percent among the placebo group but fell by 12 percent for those taking the omega-3 capsules, amounting to a difference of more than 22 percent.
In addition, polyp size increased by 17 percent among the placebo takers, whereas it decreased by 12.5 percent in the capsule group, a difference of just under 30 percent.
According to Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Research at the pH Miracle Living Center, "Omega-3 oils work because they take-up on their unsaturation hydrogen ions or dietary/metabolic acids thus reducing acidity in the gut that causes the formation of polyps and then the formation of cancerous tumors."
Hilary Duff Natural Make Up Style..
I really love a clear, fresh, natural make up look and Hilary Duff really is the perfect example of this. I found this photo recently and even printed it out to reference when trying to copy the look for myself. Here's what I used to try and replicate...
(I'm unsure of the price of the Avon mascara as it was actually a freebie with a magazine, it's ended up being one of my favourite mascara's though)
After having really sensitive skin all my life and always prone to break outs, I'm now a huge fan of mineral make-up. Right now I'm using Yuva Mineral Foundation (www.yuva.com.au) and really do love it.
(I'm unsure of the price of the Avon mascara as it was actually a freebie with a magazine, it's ended up being one of my favourite mascara's though)
After having really sensitive skin all my life and always prone to break outs, I'm now a huge fan of mineral make-up. Right now I'm using Yuva Mineral Foundation (www.yuva.com.au) and really do love it.
Dieatry and Metabolic Acids Lead To Obesity and Liver Disease
Two studies published online in the British Medical Journal show that obesity which is caused by dietary and/or metabolic acid and alcohol which is a strong acid act together to increase the risk of liver dis-ease in both men and women.
Together, these findings have important clinical and public health implications and support Dr. Robert O. Young's reserach that dietary and/or metabolic acids lead to ALL disease including liver disease.
Rates of acidic liver disease and obesity are increasing in the UK. While the acid alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis, recent evidence suggests that excess body weight may also play a role.
In the first study, researchers from the University of Oxford examined the link between body mass index (BMI) and liver cirrhosis in 1.2 million middle-aged UK women as part of the Million Women Study.
Each woman was tracked for an average of 6.2 years, and risks were adjusted for factors such as age, alcohol consumption, smoking, socioeconomic status and physical activity.
Compared to women of a healthy weight, women who were overweight or obese had an increased relative risk of liver cirrhosis. Although this relative risk did not differ significantly by alcohol consumption, the absolute risk did.
For example, among women who reported drinking an average of about a third to half a drink a day, 0.8 in 1000 will be admitted to hospital with or will die from liver cirrhosis over five years if they are of healthy weight compared with 1 in 1000 women who are obese.
However, among women who reported drinking an average of two and a half drinks a day, 2.7 in 1000 will be admitted to hospital with or will die from the acids that cause liver cirrhosis over five years if they are of healthy weight compared with 5 in 1000 women who are obese.
In the second study, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol investigated the joint effects of BMI and alcohol consumption on liver disease in more than 9,000 men in Scotland. Participants were tracked for an average of 29 years.
Both factors were related to liver disease and, more importantly, the combination of high BMI and alcohol consumption was greater than the additive effect of the two separate factors.
For example, obese men who reported drinking 15 or more units per week had the greatest risk of liver disease: almost 19 times higher than underweight or normal weight non-drinkers. The authors suggest that lower, BMI specific "safe" limits of alcohol consumption may need to be defined for people who are overweight. Preventive efforts are also needed to limit the affordability and availability of alcohol and to increase alkaline foods, drink and physical activity.
Both studies conclude that, from a public health perspective, strategies to jointly reduce both excessive acidic alcohol consumption and excessive acidic body weight should lead to a reduction in the incidence of liver dis-ease.
In an accompanying editorial, Professor Christopher Byrne at the University of Southampton and Dr Sarah Wild from the University of Edinburgh say that future research must focus on better diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic acidic fatty liver disease (a build-up of fat in the liver caused by obesity, high alcohol intake and diabetes, which can lead to cirrhosis).
In the meantime, the old adage of "prevention is better than cure" remains pertinent. Reducing acidic alcohol consumption and obesity caused by acidity are, at present, our only weapons against non-viral liver disease. The progression of non-alcoholic fatty acidic liver disease to end stage acidic liver disease can now be added to the list of the undesirable consequences of modern lifestyles, states Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Reserach at The pH Miracle Center.
Together, these findings have important clinical and public health implications and support Dr. Robert O. Young's reserach that dietary and/or metabolic acids lead to ALL disease including liver disease.
Rates of acidic liver disease and obesity are increasing in the UK. While the acid alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis, recent evidence suggests that excess body weight may also play a role.
In the first study, researchers from the University of Oxford examined the link between body mass index (BMI) and liver cirrhosis in 1.2 million middle-aged UK women as part of the Million Women Study.
Each woman was tracked for an average of 6.2 years, and risks were adjusted for factors such as age, alcohol consumption, smoking, socioeconomic status and physical activity.
Compared to women of a healthy weight, women who were overweight or obese had an increased relative risk of liver cirrhosis. Although this relative risk did not differ significantly by alcohol consumption, the absolute risk did.
For example, among women who reported drinking an average of about a third to half a drink a day, 0.8 in 1000 will be admitted to hospital with or will die from liver cirrhosis over five years if they are of healthy weight compared with 1 in 1000 women who are obese.
However, among women who reported drinking an average of two and a half drinks a day, 2.7 in 1000 will be admitted to hospital with or will die from the acids that cause liver cirrhosis over five years if they are of healthy weight compared with 5 in 1000 women who are obese.
In the second study, researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol investigated the joint effects of BMI and alcohol consumption on liver disease in more than 9,000 men in Scotland. Participants were tracked for an average of 29 years.
Both factors were related to liver disease and, more importantly, the combination of high BMI and alcohol consumption was greater than the additive effect of the two separate factors.
For example, obese men who reported drinking 15 or more units per week had the greatest risk of liver disease: almost 19 times higher than underweight or normal weight non-drinkers. The authors suggest that lower, BMI specific "safe" limits of alcohol consumption may need to be defined for people who are overweight. Preventive efforts are also needed to limit the affordability and availability of alcohol and to increase alkaline foods, drink and physical activity.
Both studies conclude that, from a public health perspective, strategies to jointly reduce both excessive acidic alcohol consumption and excessive acidic body weight should lead to a reduction in the incidence of liver dis-ease.
In an accompanying editorial, Professor Christopher Byrne at the University of Southampton and Dr Sarah Wild from the University of Edinburgh say that future research must focus on better diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic acidic fatty liver disease (a build-up of fat in the liver caused by obesity, high alcohol intake and diabetes, which can lead to cirrhosis).
In the meantime, the old adage of "prevention is better than cure" remains pertinent. Reducing acidic alcohol consumption and obesity caused by acidity are, at present, our only weapons against non-viral liver disease. The progression of non-alcoholic fatty acidic liver disease to end stage acidic liver disease can now be added to the list of the undesirable consequences of modern lifestyles, states Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Reserach at The pH Miracle Center.
Loneliness Causes Hypertenision and Increased Risk For Heart Attack or Stroke
Chronic feelings of loneliness can take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years, according to a new study at the University of Chicago.
A new study shows, for the first time, a direct relation between loneliness and larger increases in blood pressure four years later—a link that is independent of age and other factors that could cause blood pressure to rise, including body-mass index, smoking, alcohol use and demographic differences such as race and income.
The researchers also looked at the possibility that depression and stress might account for the increase but found that those factors did not fully explain the increase in blood pressure among lonely people 50 years and older.
"Loneliness behaved as though it is a unique health-risk factor in its own right," wrote researcher Louise Hawkley in an article, "Loneliness Predicts Increased Blood Pressure," published in the current issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.
Hawkley, Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, is part of a University of Chicago research team that has been doing pioneering work on the impact of loneliness on health and quality of life issues. It includes Ronald Thisted, Chairman of Health Studies; Christopher Masi, Assistant Professor in Medicine; and John Cacioppo, the Tiffany & Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology.
High blood pressure, often called a silent threat as it has few symptoms, undermines health in many ways. It increases the risk for heart attack and stroke and impairs kidney function. A systolic blood pressure measurement greater than 140 mm, also called hypertension, is the most common primary diagnosis in the United States and is the primary or contributing cause of about 18 percent of deaths in this country.
It is estimated to cost $73.4 billion per year. However, any measurement greater than 115 mm increases risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a 2003 report by the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
Like blood pressure, loneliness is sometimes not easy to detect. People who have many friends and a social network can feel lonely if they find their relationships unsatisfying, Hawkley said. Conversely, people who live rather solitary lives may not be lonely if their few relationships are meaningful and rewarding.
The team based its research on a study of 229 people aged 50 to 68. The randomly chosen group included whites, African Americans and Latinos who were part of a long-term study on aging. Members of the group were asked a series of questions to determine if they perceived themselves as lonely. They were asked to rate connections with others through a series of topics, such as "I have a lot in common with the people around me," "My social relationships are superficial" and "I can find companionship when I want it."
During the five-year study, Hawkley found a clear connection between feelings of loneliness reported at the beginning of the study and rising blood pressure over that period. "The increase associated with loneliness wasn't observable until two years into the study, but then continued to increase until four years later," she said.
Even people with modest levels of loneliness were impacted. Among all the people in the sample, the loneliest people saw their blood pressure go up by 14.4 mm more than the blood pressure of their most socially contented counterparts over the four-year study period.
Lonely people's apprehension about social connections may underlie the blood pressure increase.
"Loneliness is characterized by a motivational impulse to connect with others but also a fear of negative evaluation, rejection and disappointment," Hawkley said. "We hypothesize that threats to one's sense of safety and security with others are toxic components of loneliness, and that hypervigilance for social threat may contribute to alterations in physiological functioning, including elevated blood pressure."
According to Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Research at The pH Miracle Living Center, "People who are lonely are also acidic in the tissues, saliva and urine. The emotion of loniliness produces a metabolic acid, when chelated with cholersterol or alkaline minerals can build up on the walls of the arteries causing the restirciton of blood flow resulting in an increase in blood pressure and/or pulse rate. The solution to mediating any acid whether from food, drink or thought is to keep the body alkalized as it was designed."
The study was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging and the John Templeton Foundation.
A new study shows, for the first time, a direct relation between loneliness and larger increases in blood pressure four years later—a link that is independent of age and other factors that could cause blood pressure to rise, including body-mass index, smoking, alcohol use and demographic differences such as race and income.
The researchers also looked at the possibility that depression and stress might account for the increase but found that those factors did not fully explain the increase in blood pressure among lonely people 50 years and older.
"Loneliness behaved as though it is a unique health-risk factor in its own right," wrote researcher Louise Hawkley in an article, "Loneliness Predicts Increased Blood Pressure," published in the current issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.
Hawkley, Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, is part of a University of Chicago research team that has been doing pioneering work on the impact of loneliness on health and quality of life issues. It includes Ronald Thisted, Chairman of Health Studies; Christopher Masi, Assistant Professor in Medicine; and John Cacioppo, the Tiffany & Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology.
High blood pressure, often called a silent threat as it has few symptoms, undermines health in many ways. It increases the risk for heart attack and stroke and impairs kidney function. A systolic blood pressure measurement greater than 140 mm, also called hypertension, is the most common primary diagnosis in the United States and is the primary or contributing cause of about 18 percent of deaths in this country.
It is estimated to cost $73.4 billion per year. However, any measurement greater than 115 mm increases risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a 2003 report by the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
Like blood pressure, loneliness is sometimes not easy to detect. People who have many friends and a social network can feel lonely if they find their relationships unsatisfying, Hawkley said. Conversely, people who live rather solitary lives may not be lonely if their few relationships are meaningful and rewarding.
The team based its research on a study of 229 people aged 50 to 68. The randomly chosen group included whites, African Americans and Latinos who were part of a long-term study on aging. Members of the group were asked a series of questions to determine if they perceived themselves as lonely. They were asked to rate connections with others through a series of topics, such as "I have a lot in common with the people around me," "My social relationships are superficial" and "I can find companionship when I want it."
During the five-year study, Hawkley found a clear connection between feelings of loneliness reported at the beginning of the study and rising blood pressure over that period. "The increase associated with loneliness wasn't observable until two years into the study, but then continued to increase until four years later," she said.
Even people with modest levels of loneliness were impacted. Among all the people in the sample, the loneliest people saw their blood pressure go up by 14.4 mm more than the blood pressure of their most socially contented counterparts over the four-year study period.
Lonely people's apprehension about social connections may underlie the blood pressure increase.
"Loneliness is characterized by a motivational impulse to connect with others but also a fear of negative evaluation, rejection and disappointment," Hawkley said. "We hypothesize that threats to one's sense of safety and security with others are toxic components of loneliness, and that hypervigilance for social threat may contribute to alterations in physiological functioning, including elevated blood pressure."
According to Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Research at The pH Miracle Living Center, "People who are lonely are also acidic in the tissues, saliva and urine. The emotion of loniliness produces a metabolic acid, when chelated with cholersterol or alkaline minerals can build up on the walls of the arteries causing the restirciton of blood flow resulting in an increase in blood pressure and/or pulse rate. The solution to mediating any acid whether from food, drink or thought is to keep the body alkalized as it was designed."
The study was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging and the John Templeton Foundation.
The fabulous Jennifer Lopez
Ok, so I've written and re-written an entire article over and over again on why this photo of 40 year old Jennifer Lopez is so beautiful and inspiring. I don't particularly want to dive into the body image debate at this time so I'll just post the image and let you all feel how you want about it.
For me, I think this is an absolutely gorgeous photo of Jen. Having been way to critical of my own photos so many times in the past, analyzing whether my shoulders looked too round or my tummy stuck out, this photo screams at me to stop being so ridiculously critical of myself and look at how beautiful women and their gorgeous curves are.
Jen looks healthy, fit and happy. Isn't that the most important thing when it comes to your body?
For me, I think this is an absolutely gorgeous photo of Jen. Having been way to critical of my own photos so many times in the past, analyzing whether my shoulders looked too round or my tummy stuck out, this photo screams at me to stop being so ridiculously critical of myself and look at how beautiful women and their gorgeous curves are.
Jen looks healthy, fit and happy. Isn't that the most important thing when it comes to your body?
Casual Kate
On the red carpet or hanging out with friends, Kate Bosworth consistently looks amazing. She has that clever knack for mixing all the right basic yet quirky pieces to create that effortless but always edgy look. Another thing about Kate is that she always looks so completely comfortable in what she's wearing.
Loving this one look in particular as it really depicts Kate's unique personal style.
Re-create Kate Bosworth's laid back style...
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Bardot Victoria Mini Skirt $50 www.bardot.com.au
Boots by Sportsgirl www.sportsgirl.com.au
Loving this one look in particular as it really depicts Kate's unique personal style.
Re-create Kate Bosworth's laid back style...
MINKPINK Web Of Lies Lace Crop Tee $39 www.freez.com.au
Bardot Victoria Mini Skirt $50 www.bardot.com.au
Boots by Sportsgirl www.sportsgirl.com.au
The Hottest Fashion Chic in her Fashion and Fantasy: Kim Kardashian Rule
Well, everyone is intriguing when we heard of Kardashians' especially the hot voluptuous and alluring sexy Kim. After the success of the reality show where she belong, Kim boost up her fame and became one of the fashion icon when it comes to sexy fashion. Her fashion statement revolved sweet sexy and intimate that every men can WOW on her body because of her alluring and stunning fashion statement in every apparels she wore. Kim is already far on her career and being a fashion icon too, she involves in some promotions of Designer clothes that belongs into her fashion wardrobe. 
To know more about sexilicious and bootilicious reality lad chic, Kim Kardashian is the ex-girlfriend of Nick Cannon and Ray J. She had intercourse on camera with the former, which is what made Kim a celebrity gossip favorite. She stars in Keeping Up with the Kardashians. This ridiculous reality show has been on for two seasons and is centered around Kim and her attention-starved family, which includes former Olympian Bruce Jenner and an assortment of sisters with first names that begin with the letter K.
It's hard to say what makes Kim so popular, but you gotta admire how she's mastered the celebrity gossip game. Kardashian makes millions a year by simply appearing at clubs and blogging about random parties. She must love capitalism.
Kardashian has been seriously dating NFL star Reggie Bush for years. Following rumors of an engagement, the pair broke up in July 2009, only to get back together about a month later.
She appeared on season seven of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Mark Ballas... and didn't do very well. In closing, Kim and her sisters own a clothing store. It's called "Dash" and they like to pretend as though they actually play a role in its daily operations.
Let's see about the fashion fantasy of Kim Kardashian on how she rule on the heart of every men who fell in love with her. See some sexy fashion statement here.....
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