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Monday 30 June 2014

Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live Glastonbury 2014)



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Published on 29 Jun 2014
Dolly Parton performs I Will Always Love You to end her set at Glastonbury 2014.



Glastonbury 2014 - Dolly Parton Full Set

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Published on 29 Jun 2014
Glastonbury 2014 - Dolly Parton Full Set
Sorry about some freezes and mid way through it jumps but nothing big was missed :).
One Song removed due to Copyright.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKQW_iXXarc#t=44

Fasting regenerates the immune system

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Fasting regenerates the immune systemJune 06 2014. The June 5, 2014 issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell published the finding of Valter D. Longo and colleagues at the University of Southern California (USC) of a rejuvenating effect for fasting on immune system cells.
"When you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that are not needed, especially those that may be damaged," stated Dr Longo, who is the director of the USC Longevity Institute. "What we started noticing in both our human work and animal work is that the white blood cell count goes down with prolonged fasting. Then when you re-feed, the blood cells come back. So we started thinking, well, where does it come from?"
Dr Longo and his associates determined that the reduction in these immune system cells triggers the stem cell-based regeneration of new cells. Fasting was found to reduce an enzyme known as PKA, which, when lowered, extended the life span of simple organisms in previous research conducted by the team. "PKA is the key gene that needs to shut down in order for these stem cells to switch into regenerative mode,” Dr Longo explained. “It gives the 'okay' for stem cells to go ahead and begin proliferating and rebuild the entire system.”
“The good news is that the body got rid of the parts of the system that might be damaged or old, the inefficient parts, during the fasting,” he continued. “Now, if you start with a system heavily damaged by chemotherapy or aging, fasting cycles can generate, literally, a new immune system."
"We are investigating the possibility that these effects are applicable to many different systems and organs, not just the immune system,” he added.
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BROCCOLI for lung damage and asthma sufferers

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How eating BROCCOLI can help asthma sufferers - and cabbage and brussel sprouts could reverse lung damage

  • . Researchers say eating steamed broccoli daily could treat asthma 
  • . Broccoli contains sulforaphane which prevents respiratory inflammation
  • . Asthma affects one in 10 Australians and numbers are rising
  • . Cruciferous family vegetables such as kale can reduce and reverses lung damage



We've all been told eating green vegetables is an important part of our diet and can boost general health and development, but the advice could have even better results than first thought.

Eating one or two cups of steamed broccoli every day could be a new treatment to help asthmatics, according to Melbourne researchers.

The finding due to sulforaphane naturally occurring in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, which may help protect against respiratory inflammation that can cause asthma.

'In Australia, asthma affects one in ten people and it's something that is on the rise,' said University of Melbourne honours student Nadia Mazarakis, who undertook research on the topic with supervisor Dr Tom Karagiannis.


One or two cups of steamed broccoli every day could be a new treatment to help asthmatics, according to Melbourne researchers
One or two cups of steamed broccoli every day could be a new treatment to help asthmatics, according to Melbourne researchers

Asthma affects one in ten people in AustraliaAsthma affects one in ten people in Australia
Sulforaphane occurs naturally in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables and may help protect against respiratory inflammation that can cause asthma, which one in ten people in Australia


Broccoli is high in vitamin A and C, vitamin B-6 and contains iron, calcium and dietary fiber. Part of the cabbage family and is also believed to have anti-carcinogenic properties.

Laboratory testing by the university also revealed eating vegetables from the cruciferous family, including kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and bok choy, reduces and even reverses lung damage.


'Our research could help those people in particular that are resistant to the current treatment options,' Dr Karagiannis said.

Ms Mazarakis said the research was still in the experimental phase and during an asthma attack or severe breathing issues normal medical advice must be followed.

Superfood: Lab tests show Kale other vegetables from the cruciferous family may reduce and reverse lung damage when eaten
Superfood: Lab tests show Kale other vegetables from the cruciferous family may reduce and reverse lung damage when eaten

Kale has recently had a massive resurgence in popularity due to is 'superfood' qualities and high nutritional value.

Extremely rich in vitamin A and C, K and in calcium, iron and beta carotene, the high in fiber vegetable is also low in caloriesm has no fat and is also full of antioxidants.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2670667/How-eating-BROCCOLI-help-asthma-sufferers.html

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Beetroot: the new superfood

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Beetroot is a vegetable that divides opinion but this purple root vegetable has seen a revival in Britain as more people find out about the health benefits it has to offer, such as lowering blood pressure and increasing stamina.


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Nutritional Therapist at Pure Purple, Sarah Barber, says: “Beet (beta vulgaris) - known commonly as beetroot - comes from the same family as spinach and chard; however, unlike these greens both the leaves and root of beets can also be enjoyed. Wild beet originated in North Africa and grew along Asian and European seashores, though they were first cultivated by the ancient Romans and subsequently spread throughout northern Europe.”
BeetrootAs well as an ingredient in broths and salads, the Romans also used beetroot for medicinal purposes as it was believed to help ease conditions including fever, stomach complaints and rashes.
“Beet greens have a higher nutritional value than the root,” explains Sarah. “Beet greens are rich in calcium, iron, the carotenoid betaine, vitamin A and vitamin C. The roots are an excellent source of fibre, manganese and potassium. Both are rich in phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin B6.”
Benefits of beets
Lower blood pressure: Beetroots contain high levels of nitrates, a natural compound which could help reduce blood pressure. This is because the body converts them into nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen. This improves blood flow and eases the pressure on the artery walls, helping reduce the risk of blockages which could cause heart attacks and strokes.
A 2012 study published by the Nutrition Journal tested the effects of beetroot juice on blood pressure in 30 healthy men and women. The results revealed beetroot juice lowered systolic blood pressure six hours after drinking (i).
Stamina boost: The high level of nitrate found in beetroot has been associated with improvements in physical stamina. When your heartbeat rises your arteries naturally release nitric oxide into the blood to help them dilate. The ability of arteries to produce nitric oxide declines as you age due to the lining being damaged by free radicals or through poor diet and inactivity. Consuming beetroot could help improve levels of nitric oxide during exercise, helping lower the amount of oxygen required and improving stamina.
A study published by the Journal of Applied Physiology tested the effect of nitrate in the form of beetroot juice on oxygen requirements and tolerance to exercise. The results revealed beetroot juice helped slow the intake of oxygen and extend the time spent exercising before participants reached exhaustion (ii). 
Support liver function: Betaine is a naturally occurring nutrient which is produced by the body to help aid liver function. The liver naturally contains some fat; however, fatty deposits could build up as a result of too much alcohol, obesity, diabetes or lack of protein. This excess fat could cause inflammation and liver damage. The betaine in beetroot helps remove fatty deposits to keep the liver functioning efficiently. “Betaine also provides antioxidant properties and helps with red blood cell production as well as supporting the liver detoxification processes,” says Sarah.
Combat inflammation: High levels of betaine could also help ease inflammation associated with cardiovascular diseases. This is because its anti-inflammatory properties could reduce inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6.
A review of studies from 1990 to 2009 by ARYA Atherosclerosis revealed betaine supplementation could help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality by lowering inflammation, plasma triglycerides and cholesterol levels (iii).
“The fibre found in beets has also been shown to have a favourable effect on both cholesterol and bowel function,” adds Sarah.
Top tips for eating beets
Sarah recommends these five easy recipe ideas to help increase the amount of beetroot in your diet:
1. Include juiced beetroot and beet greens in a mixed vegetable and fruit juice two to three times a week.
2. Enjoy a salad of grated beetroot, carrot, onion and apple dressed with olive oil, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Add a tablespoon of sesame or poppy seeds.
3. Roast beetroot in the grill or oven and serve on a bed of mixed leaves and beet greens with goat’s cheese. Finish with a dressing of your choice and a tablespoon of pine nuts.
4. Roast beetroot along with other vegetables such as carrots, parsnips and potatoes in the oven or grill. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and serve as a vegetable dish with your choice of meat or fish.
5. Sauté beet greens with other greens such as spinach or chard for a healthy side dish.

Ban fruit juice at dinner time

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Health experts' warning to parents over danger of sweet drinks

  • . Children should be given only water or milk, government advisers say
  • . Many parents wrongly believe that fruit juice is healthy, they say
  • . A typical teenager consumes 40 per cent more sugar than they should


Parents should ban juice from the dinner table, experts warned yesterday.

Children should be given only water or milk and should not expect sweet drinks all the time, according to senior government advisers.

They point out that fruit juices are helping fuel sharp rises in obesity rates, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. 

A typical teenager consumes 40 per cent more sugar than they should. Adults take in 13 per cent too much.

The advisers say that, while most parents understand fizzy drinks are harmful, many wrongly believe that fruit juice is healthy.

Professor Tom Sanders, head of diabetes and nutritional sciences at King’s College London, said smoothies should be given only as a treat.

‘It’s not a good idea to wean people on the habit of expecting sweet beverages all the time,’ he said. ‘Kids should be getting their fluid from drinking water.

‘We need to reintroduce the habit of people putting a jug of water on the table and drinking water with their food instead of some sort of fruity beverage. Don’t put pop on the table.’

In a study published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal, researchers warned that orange juice is potentially as bad as sugary, sweetened drinks. 

A 250ml serving contains 115 calories – or seven teaspoons of sugar. 

A can of regular Coke has 139 calories.

Some experts want the Government to stop classing juice as one of our ‘five-a-day’ portions of fruit and vegetables.

Susan Jebb, an expert in diet and population health at Oxford University, said that parents should ban all sweetened drinks in favour of water and milk. 

The professor, who is the Government’s chief adviser on obesity, added: ‘I’d prefer to get sugar out of drinks altogether; a shift to low or no calorie drinks, and preferably water.

‘The main sources of sugar in the diet are sugar-sweetened beverages.

‘The very simple advice for parents is to encourage your children to drink water.

‘Once they’ve been weaned, children ought to be drinking water.’

The warnings come ahead of the publication tomorrow of a report by Public Health England that is expected to call for a tax on soft drinks.


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The Government body responsible for tackling obesity is likely to recommend a levy of up to 20 per cent – raising the price of a 40p can of Coke to 48p and a 2.5litre carton of fruit juice from £2.50 to £3.

The Government is expected to reject this advice and last week the Health Secretary insisted there were no plans for a sugar tax. 

Jeremy Hunt said the food industry was successfully lowering sugar levels in products voluntarily under the Government’s responsibility deal with firms. 

But experts have criticised the scheme, saying it is not doing enough to combat rising obesity rates.

Nearly a quarter of adults are considered obese – a proportion that is expected to rise to a half by 2050.

Also tomorrow, the Government’s scientific advisory committee on nutrition will publish guidelines on sugar limits. 

Current recommendations state it should be no more than 12 and 13 teaspoons of sugar a day although the experts may conclude we should aim for much less.

Only last week the Government announced that school milk would be provided for all pupils in the hope of slashing consumption of fizzy drinks and fruit juice. It will be free for the under-fives but older pupils will be charged. 


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2669980/Ban-fruit-juice-dinner-time-Health-experts-warning-parents-danger-sweet-drinks.html

8 Reasons To Eat More Avocados

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Some weight loss experts have demonised avocados for being full of fat but these delicious fruits don’t deserve the bad rep they’re getting. Whilst they might have a high fat content and carry more calories than other fruits, they are incredibly good for you and can actually aid weight loss. Don’t believe us? Read on…
Feel fuller for longer
An American study has found that avocados make you feel fuller for longer, meaning that you won’t be tempted by that between meal snacking that is responsible for a lot of weight gain. Participants in the study who ate half an avocado with their lunch reported being 40% less hunger three hours after their meal, compared to those who ate lunch without it.
Fight cancer
Avocados contain a huge amount of antioxidants and phytochemicals which help fight cancer including beta carotene, alpha carotene, zeaxanthin, Vitamin E, Lutein and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid which is particularly good at protecting against breast cancer.
Cut down on carbs
Carbs, as we all know, are a major factor of weight gain. Fats are more satiating than carbs, so, if you want to lose weight, you should replace any carbs you aren’t eating with fat to stop those hunger pangs. It’s crucial that this is healthy fat though, like that found in avocados.
Great for your brain
Avocados are full of oleic acid which maintains myelin, a crucial part of your brain and nervous system. This improves your brain function and can also help ward off dementia.
Lower cholesterol
That clever old oleic acid is also responsible for helping reduce cholesterol, which is one of the main risk factors for heart disease. A medical study of people with high cholesterol found that eating a diet high in monounsaturated fat from avocados for a week cut their cholesterol levels by 17%.
Forget going organic
We’re often told that we should eat organic fruit and vegetables as they’re safe from exposure to potentially dangerous pesticides, but the high price of organic food can be off putting. However, you can eat avocados without any worry about either as their thick skin means that the inner fruit is safe from contamination.
Protect against serious diseases
Avocados are full of potassium, which may help to keep your potassium to sodium ratio balanced. Imbalance in this area can lead to serious diseases including strokes, osteoporosis, stomach ulcers, cataracts, erectile dysfunction and rheumatoid arthritis.
Improve your skin
Avocados contain a lot of vitamin A which helps purge your skin of dead cells and keep it lookingyoung and glowing. They’re also full of antioxidants that fight free radicals that can damage and prematurely age your skin. And it’s not only good on the inside – you can give yourself a very cleansing facial by mixing mashed avocado with oats, applying it to your face, leaving for ten minutes, then washing off with warm water.

Sunday 29 June 2014

When the heart hurts

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12 May 2014 


ATHEROSCLEROSIS (hardening and narrowing of the arteries) is mainly an inflammatory disorder that is the usual cause of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease – what together are called cardiovascular disease.
Based on today's medical ­research, the key to ­understanding cardiovascular disease is to ­appreciate the roles inflammation plays in ­promoting this No.1 killer in the world.
Gum disease
The by-products of ­bacterial from periodontal (gum) disease such as ­lipopolysaccharides can lead to chronic low-grade ­inflammation and an increased arterial plaque accumulation.
Research studies have shown that periodontal ­pathogens could cause local ­infection and ­systemic (whole body) ­inflammation as ­evidenced by elevated blood ­markers such as ­hs-CRP and IL-6.
The J Endod (2009) reported that chronic dental ­infections could raise one's risk of heart attack.
Periodontitis (inflamed gum) promotes endothelial (artery wall) dysfunction even in people without cardiovascular risk factors since such a condition reduces nitric ­oxide needed for arterial health.
Furthermore, our body's ­antioxidant scavengers such as glutathione peroxidase, ­catalase and SOD are reduced.
H. Pylori infection
Besides promoting a significant percentage of gastric cancer, this bacterium living in both the stomach wall and in the gum can cause endothelial dysfunction.
The principal source of this infection is raw, uncooked fish and from cooked food contaminated with the ­bacterium.
Hepatitis
The viruses that cause chronic inflammation in the liver can set the stage for systemic low-grade inflammation that adversely affect arterial health.
Vaccination is one way to ­prevent these liver disorders. Herbs and nutrients beneficial to liver ­include licorice root containing ­glycyrrhizin, ­silybum, schisandra, ­cordyceps, alpha lipoic acid, artichoke, and L-cysteine.
Hepatitis A is an acute ­condition spread by a virus from an infected person's ­faeces to someone's food chain or cooking utensils.
Besides sex, hepatitis B may be transmitted through sweat coming into contact with the damaged skin of another ­person while ­sharing ­household items can even transmit hepatitis C.
Excessive drinking can lead to alcoholic hepatitis,­ eventually to fatty liver and then ­cirrhosis ­(hardening of the liver).
Epstein Barr virus (EBV)
The only symptoms from this viral infection may be chronic fatigue syndrome, nasal or lymph node tumour/cancer.
The incidence of nasal cancer in Malaysia is now one of the highest in the world with EBV ­infection believed to be a major contributing factor while inappropriate dietary habits help the virus knock out our immune defence.
The dietary aspects include over-consumption of salted or preserved food as well as excessive sugar intake which lowers our general immunity against all infections.
Fungal infection
Systemic ­fungal over-growth (candidiasis) is widespread in countries with warm and humid climates such as ours.
A large percentage of sore throats may be fungal-based rather than an ­infection.
Fortunately, nature has its own remedies in the form of herbs, spices, and oils that possess anti-­fungal ­properties.
Among them are ­oregano, garlic, cloves, ­turmeric, ­spearmint, virgin coconut oil, and palm seed oil.
Allergies and skin ­disorders
All forms of allergy including sinusitis and skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis provoke reactions from our immune defence, resulting in chronic inflammation which adversely affect our arterial health.
This means that if you suffer from skin disorders or from asthma, and these ­conditions aren't adequately treated, the chances are high that the health of your heart arteries will be affected.
Chronic sinusitis and ­allergies stringly provoke our ­immune defence leading to ­production of a wide variety of ­inflammatory chemicals which can damage our arterial wall.
To treat chronic ­inflammation naturally, we need to look at dietary or lifestyle modifications and the use of nutraceuticals under the direction of a licensed nutritional therapist.
Regular sleep patterns of seven to eight hours per night and exer­cising to keep weight down are known to be ­beneficial to the heart.
Our body adipose tissues (fat cells) are also a major producer of inflammatory chemicals.
If you have a BMI of 27 and above, you will face an uphill battle with chronic inflammation.
Consuming excess ­refined carbohydrates and not ­exercising adequately may lead to insulin resistance, which is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.
Excess use of cooking oils rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 or consumption of deep-fried food containing trans-fat or advanced glycated end-products (AGEs) ­promote atherosclerosis.
EPA/DHA can reduce ­periodontal disease by 20% while reducing inflammation by up to 50%.
CoQ-10 and vitamins D3 and E levels tend to be low in people with gum disease.
Adequate intake of folate-rich dark green leafy ­vegetables can reduce ­gingival bleeding. Ascorbic acid ­enhances gum healing and lowers risk of gingivitis.
Fermented soy such as natto is rich in the ­biologically active form of vitamin K2, which is also an anti-­inflammatory nutrient since it lowers the blood marker IL-6.
Using virgin coconut oil can lower ­incidence of viral and fungal infections. Foods rich in L-lysine including soy isolate can reduce viral ­replication in those affected.