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Your Alternative Health News Online Newsletter--Sept. 03 Update

" Frank Grazian "

 

*****ALTERNATIVE HEALTH NEWS ONLINE—-Sept. 3, 2003 Update*****

 

Named by Newsweek as its favorite alternative medicine site

and by Forbes as a " Best of the Web "

 

http://www.altmedicine.com

 

Frank Grazian, Editor & Publisher

09/03/2003

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**********QUOTE OF THE WEEK**********

 

“Never retire your mind. Go back to school. Learn a game that you

haven’t mastered yet … Change your career at age 50. Create a website,

learn to speak Spanish, take up that musical instrument you’ve always

wanted to play, volunteer in a fresh environment, write that book you’ve

always meant to, polish the poems and paintings that hint at your wit and

your passion”--From the book “Saving Your Brain,” by Jeff Victoroff M.D.

 

*********KEY ARTICLES SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE*********

 

NOTE: When you access the articles below, you will see them without our

usual frames. This means that they will spread out widely and be a bit

difficult to read. We suggest that you minimize your screen.

 

 

OLIVE OIL, SAGE APPEAR TO DECREASE LUNG CANCER RISK. A study conducted in

Italy this year has discovered that olive oil and sage were " associated

with decreased lung cancer risk. " Although other foods in a Mediterranean

diet--carrots, tomatoes, and white meat--showed initial promise, they did

not stand up to a multivariate analysis (a method that allows simultaneous

study of two or more dependent variables.)

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3572

 

 

TWO INGREDIENTS FOUND THAT MAY HELP US LIVE LONGER. Scientists have found

two ingredients--one in red wine and another in olive oil--that may help

us to live longer. They are resveratrol and quercetin, key ingredients

that can significantly increase the lifespan of yeast, which share many

genes with humans.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3568

 

 

STUDY FINDS FISH OIL BLUNTS STRESS HORMONES. In a small study conducted

in France, Fish oil has been found to blunt stress hormones, which

increase heart rate and blood pressure,. Researchers gave seven healthy

men 7.2 grams a day of fish oil for three weeks to achieve the results.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3567

 

 

 

THREE ANTIOXIDANTS SHOW PROMISE IN ADVANCED CANCER PATIENTS. Three

antioxidants--alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), and

amifostine (AMI)--have shown " evidence of their potential role in the

functional restoration of the immune system in advanced cancer patients, "

according to a study conducted in Italy. ALA and NAC are non-prescription

supplements available over-the-counter, and AMI is a drug that is used to

prevent some of the side effects of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3569

 

 

TAKING NSAIDS, ASPIRIN DURING PREGNANCY INCREASES MISCARRIAGE RISK. Women

who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin during

pregnancy increase their risk of miscarriage by 80 per cent, according to

a study in the British Medical Journal.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3566

 

 

 

TIGHT NECKTIE AFFECTS EYE PRESSURE, STUDY REPORTS. Wearing a tight

necktie constricts neck veins and increases intraocular pressure in both

normal people and those with glaucoma, reports a study in the British

Journal of Opthamology. The researchers note that a tight necktie could

affect both the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3564

 

 

 

SOME AUTISTIC CHILDREN AIDED BY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM. A new study

provides confirmation that some young autistic children can make

remarkable progress when they participate in a specially designed

intensive behavioral intervention program.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3563

 

 

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS REDUCE CANCER RISK. A dietary supplement of vitamins

and minerals may help to cut the risk of cancer, research has found. It

consisted of 6 mg. of beta-carotene, 120 mg. of vitamin C, 90 mg. of

vitamin E, 100 micrograms of selenium, and 20 MG. of zinc.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3558

 

 

LOW-DOSE MELATONIN CUTS OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN MICE. A study from India

shows that low-dose chronic administration of melatonin acts as a free

radical scavenger and anti-aging agent in mice tissues-- brain, liver,

spleen and kidney. The study administered one tenth of a mg. of melatonin

for every kg. of body weight per day for three months. Conversion: one

pound is equal to 4536 kg.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3550

 

 

TWO VITAMINS APPEAR TO PREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE. Recent research at

Harvard Medical School has shown that a high intake of vitamin C and

vitamin E helps prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease and that

very high doses of vitamin E delay the progression of the disease.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3548

 

 

 

REDUCING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE BY REPLACING FATS. A major study has

shown that the risk of coronary artery disease is effectively reduced when

trans fatty acids and saturated fatty acids are replaced with unsaturated

fatty acids.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3537

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE: Consider forwarding this issue to one or two of your

friends or business associates who may be interested in one or more of the

articles cited.

 

 

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