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Wednesday, 1 January 2020

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Do You Want to Radically Improve Your Health?

Then replace soda and other sugary drinks with clean, pure water.

Normalizing your insulin levels is one of the most powerful physical actions you can take to improve your health and lower your risk of cancer along with all the other diseases and long-term chronic health conditions mentioned above.

Fortunately, it is also the variable most easily influenced by healthy eating and exercise.

Dr Mercola: http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2012/09/10-diseases-linked-to-soda.html

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With all of the attention surrounding diabetes these days, you’ve probably heard of a condition called metabolic syndrome—a collection of risk factors that are linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. These risk factors include high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL (“good”) cholesterol, raised fasting glucose levels and a waist circumference measurement of 35 inches or more (think “beer gut”). If you have three of these five risk factors, then you may have metabolic syndrome, which puts you at increased risk of more serious complications.

Insulin resistance is the cornerstone of metabolic syndrome. Your pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which is necessary for the absorption and utilization of sugar in your diet. However, when you have insulin resistance, your body doesn’t respond as accurately to insulin, which causes the pancreas to produce more insulin.

This is where the merry-go-round starts, because the more insulin you have in the bloodstream, the greater your risk for type 2 diabetes.

Along with insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of metabolic syndrome. Endothelial dysfunction is characterized by narrowed blood vessels, inflammation and pro-thrombotic properties. In fact, it is one of the first signs of atherosclerosis and impending cardiovascular disease.

When the endothelial lining becomes damaged, NO production suffers, making all the blood vessels susceptible to inflammation, clotting and other negative effects.

While there’s little doubt that antioxidants play an important part in protecting the heart, a team of researchers recently examined the effect of one particular type of antioxidant—grape polyphenols—on the reduction of metabolic syndrome risk factors, especially the cardiovascular ones.²
Grapes contain numerous antioxidant polyphenols—anthocyanins, flavonols and resveratrol, to name a few. Resveratrol, in particular, has been shown to be extremely heart healthy by reducing LDL cholesterol and inflammation.^3-4 As many wine lovers know, red wine is high in resveratrol, and when consumed in moderation (one to two glasses per day), has some impressive heart-protective properties.

Go for the GrapeBecause metabolic syndrome has so many different factors, no simple pharmaceutical solutions exist to treat it. The best solution doctors can offer is to adjust certain lifestyle factors like diet and exercise. This, of course, is sound advice.

Everyone should be eating a clean diet and exercising anyway, but those with metabolic syndrome could see dramatic changes in their condition with these two changes alone. However, considering the proven health benefits of grape polyphenols, it’s great news indeed that this nutrient can now be added to your arsenal in the war against metabolic syndrome and its health effects.

A good way to make grape polyphenols a part of your daily regimen—particularly if you have metabolic syndrome or if you are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease—is to simply make red grapes a regular part of your diet. Eat them as is, or add them to salads and smoothies. And, as mentioned earlier, red wine is a good option to boost your polyphenol intake. Just be sure not to overindulge—drink no more than one or two glasses a day.

However, to achieve real therapeutic benefit, you may want to think about taking grape polyphenols in supplement form. Fortunately, polyphenols like resveratrol and grape seed extract are readily available at most health food stores and vitamin retailers.

http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2012/12/grape-polyphenols-reduce-metabolic.html

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Increased blood level of homocysteine is a strong risk factor for the development of Alzheimer disease and dementia31. Three B vitamins, folic acid, B6, and B12, can help lower your homocysteine levels. Fortified cereal, other grains, and leafy green vegetables are good sources of B vitamins.

eMedExpert.com http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-boost-brain-power.html

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Omega-3 and Turmeric

The results from the third diet (Omega-3 and turmeric) were astounding. DHA has been shown in other studies to repair cell membrane damage but scientists discovered that the healing capabilities of omega-3 fatty acids include the ability to protect nerves after an accident or injury and to prevent cell death.

This total cellular protection is crucial to successful nerve injury recovery.

Curcumin’s role in recovery includes relieving and reducing inflammation, thereby preventing further nerve damage and speeding recovery. Curcumin is such a potent antioxidant that it has been shown to rebuild brain cells and aid in stroke prevention.

http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2012/10/spinal-cord-injury-omega-3-and-turmeric.html

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Vitamin K2 and Natto

In the meantime, since nearly 100 percent of people don't get sufficient amounts of vitamin K2 from their diet to reap its health benefits, you can assume you need to bump up your vitamin K2 levels by modifying your diet or taking a high-quality supplement.

As for dietary sources, eating lots of green vegetables, especially kale, spinach, collard greens, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, will increase your vitamin K1 levels naturally. For vitamin K2, cheese and especially cheese curd is an excellent source. The starter ferment for both regular cheese and curd cheese contains bacteria -- lactococci and proprionic acids bacteria -- which both produce K2.

You can also obtain all the K2 you'll need (about 200 micrograms) by eating 15 grams of natto daily, which is half an ounce. It's a small amount and very inexpensive, but many Westerners do not enjoy the taste and texture.

If you don't care for the taste of natto, the next best thing is a high-quality K2 supplement. Remember you must always take your vitamin K supplement with fat since it is fat-soluble and won't be absorbed without it.

Although the exact dosing is yet to be determined, Dr. Vermeer recommends between 45 mcg and 185 mcg daily for adults. You must use caution on the higher doses if you take anticoagulants, but if you are generally healthy and not on these types of medications, I suggest 150 mcg daily.

http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2011/11/importance-of-vitamin-k.html

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These natural therapies knocked the cancer out

The doctor cured the boy's tumors with a combination of natural therapies, including:

Hyperthermia: a gentle therapy that gives the patient an artificial fever to "bake" the cancer cells to death. Cancer cells "can't take the heat," but normal cells can.
Oxygen therapy: Cancer cells die by the millions when they get a blast of oxygen.
Laetrile and vitamin C by IV: These non-toxic therapies kill cancer cells and also quench free radicals. They are far more powerful when administered by IV than when taken by mouth.
A strictly organic diet to give the body the nutrition it needs
Detoxification therapies to get rid of the poisons that can cause cancer

Source: The Amish Cancer Secret

http://www.cancerdefeated.com/amish-secret/index.php?

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Today, we know its cancer-curing effects are from its numerous anti-cancer and antioxidant compounds. Cabbage speeds up estrogen metabolism, which is thought to help block breast cancer and suppress growth of polyps, a prelude to colon cancer. According to research, eating cabbage more than once a week cut men's colon cancer odds by as much as 66 percent. As little as two daily tablespoons of cooked cabbage protected subjects against stomach cancer. Cabbage also contains powerful anti-ulcer compounds; its juice has shown to help heal ulcers in humans.
- Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You by Andreas Moritz

http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2012/12/stop-stomach-ulcers-with-miracle-remedy.html

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Supercharge Your Health With Seven Medicinal Herbs & Spices

Ginger – Over 50 antioxidants have been found in ginger. It helps increase circulation, calms digestive problems. Ginger has also been used to treat food poisoning, shown to lower cholesterol, treat arthritis, reduce inflammation, and can be used to help increase insulin sensivity in diabetics.

http://healthticket.blogspot.com/2013/08/supercharge-your-health-with-seven.html

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The research team was highly impressed with their results. Those who took the pomegranate extract showed a significant decrease in a specific, important marker linked to cell damage.

That marker, known as 8-Oxo-DG, can have detrimental effects such as:

Sergio Streitenberger, lead researcher at ProbelteBio, believes the study “demonstrates that the regular consumption of this pomegranate extract can slow down the process of DNA oxidation.”

The pomegranate’s ability to decrease 8-Oxo-DG suggests that it wields significant power as an anti-aging super food.

Pomegranate Benefits The Elixir of Youth Hidden in...

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Tuesday, 5 November 2019

6 Bodily Tissues That can be Regenerated Through Nutrition

... the default state of the body is one of ceaseless regeneration.

It may come as a surprise to some, especially those with conventional medical training, but the default state of the body is one of ceaseless regeneration. Without the flame-like process of continual cell turnover within the body - life and death ceaselessly intertwined - the miracle of the human body would not exist
In times of illness, however, regenerative processes are overcome by degenerative ones. This is where medicine may perform its most noble feat, nudging the body back into balance with foods, herbs, nutrients, healing energies, i.e. healing intention. Today, however, drug-based medicine invariably uses chemicals that have not one iota of regenerative potential; to the contrary, they almost always interfere with bodily self-renewal in order to suppress the symptoms against which they are applied.
Despite the outright heretical nature of things which stimulate healing and regeneration vis-à-vis the conventional medical system which frowns upon, or is incredulous towards, spontaneous remission in favor of symptom suppression and disease management, over the course of the past few years of trolling MEDLINE we have collected a series of remarkable studies on the topic...

Nerve Regeneration - There are actually a broad range of natural compounds with proven nerve-regenerative effects.

A 2010 study published in the journal Rejuvenation Research, for instance, found a combination of blueberry, green tea and carnosine have neuritogenic (i.e. promoting neuronal regeneration) and stem-cell regenerative effects in an animal model of neurodegenerative disease.[1]

Other researched neuritogenic substances include:
Curcumin
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Apigenin (compound in vegetables like celery)
Blueberry
Ginseng
Huperzine
Natto
Red Sage
Resveratrol
Royal Jelly
Theanine
Ashwaganda
Coffee (trigonelline)

There is another class of nerve-healing substances, known as remyelinating compounds, which stimulate the repair of the protective sheath around the axon of the neurons known as myelin, and which is often damaged in neurological injury and/or dysfunction, especially autoimmune and vaccine-induced demyelination disorders. It should also be noted that even music and falling in love have been studied for possibly stimulating neurogenesis, regeneration and/or repair of neurons, indicating that regenerative medicine does not necessary require the ingestion of anything; rather, a wide range of therapeutic actions may be employed to improve health and well-being, as well.

[View the first-hand biomedical citations on these neuritogenic substance visit our Neuritogenic Research page on the topic]

Liver Regeneration - Glycyrrhizin, a compound found within licorice, and which we recently featured as a powerful anti-SARS virus agent, has also been found to stimulate the regeneration of liver mass and function in the animal model of hepatectomy.

Other liver regenerative substances include:

Carvacrol (a volatile compound in oregano)
Curcumin
Korean Ginseng
Rooibos
Vitamin E

[view the first-hand biomedical citations on the Liver Regeneration research page]

Beta-Cell Regeneration - Unfortunately, the medical community has yet to harness the diabetes-reversing potential of natural compounds. Whereas expensive stem cell therapies, islet cell transplants, and an array of synthetic drugs in the developmental pipeline are the focus of billions of dollars of research, annually, our kitchen cupboards and backyards may already contain the long sought-after cure for type 1 diabetes.

The following compounds have been demonstrated experimentally to regenerate the insulin-producing beta cells, which are destroyed in insulin dependent diabetes, and which once restored, may (at least in theory) restore the health of the patient to the point where they no longer require insulin replacement.

Gymenna Sylvestre ("the sugar destroyer")
Nigella Sativa ("black cumin")
Vitamin D
Curcumin (from the spice Turmeric)
Arginine
Avocado
Berberine (found in bitter herbs such as Goldenseal and Barberry)
Bitter Melon
Chard (yes, the green leafy vegetables)
Corn Silk
Stevia
Sulforaphane (especially concentrated in broccoli sprouts)

[view the first-hand biomedical citations on the Beta Cell Regeneration research page]

Hormone Regeneration - there are secretagogues, which increase the endocrine glands' ability to secrete more hormone, and there are substances that truly regenerate hormones which have degraded (by emitting electrons) into potentially carcinogenic "transient hormone" metabolites.

One of these substances is vitamin C. A powerful electron donor, this vitamin has the ability to contribute electrons to resurrect the form and function of estradiol (estrogen; E2), progesterone, testosterone, for instance. [2] In tandem with foods that are able to support the function of glands, such as the ovaries, vitamin C may represent an excellent complement or alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

Cardiac Cell Regeneration - Not too long ago, it was believed that cardiac tissue was uniquely incapable of being regenerated.

A new, but rapidly growing body of experimental research now indicates that this is simply not true, and there is a class of heart-tissue regenerating compounds known as neocardiogenic substances. Neocardiogenic substances are able to stimulate the formation of cardiac progenitor cells which can differentiate into healthy heart tissue, and they include the following:

Resveratrol
Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)
Red Wine Extract
Geum Japonicum
N-acetyl-cysteine

Another remarkable example of cardiac cell regeneration is through what is known as fetomaternal trafficking of stem cells through the placenta. In a recent article we discussed the amazing process known as "fetal microchimerism" by which the fetus contributes stem cells to the mother which are capable of regenerating her damaged heart cells, and possibly a wide range of other cell types.

Cartilage/Joint/Spine Regeneration - Curcumin and resveratrol have been shown to improve recovery from spinal cord injury. Over a dozen other natural compounds hold promise in this area, which can be viewed on our Spinal Cord Injury page. As far as degenerative joint disease, i.e. osteoarthritis, there are a broad range of potentially regenerative substances, with 50 listed on our osteoarthritis research page.

Ultimately, regenerative medicine threatens to undermine the very economic infrastructure that props up the modern, drug-based and quite candidly degenerative medical system. Symptom suppression is profitable because it guarantees both the perpetuation of the original underlying disease, and the generation of an ever-expanding array of additional, treatment-induced symptoms.

This is the non-sustainable, infinite growth model which shares features characteristic of the process of cancer itself - a model, which by its very nature, is doomed to fail and eventually collapse. Cultivating diets, lifestyles and attitudes conducive to bodily regeneration can interrupt this pathological circuit, and help us to attain the bodily freedom that is a precondition for the liberation of the human soul and spirit, as well.

Additional related articles:

Additional References

[1] NT-020, a natural therapeutic approach to optimize spatial memory performance and increase neural progenitor cell proliferation and decrease inflammation in the aged rat. Rejuvenation Res. 2010 Jun 29. Epub 2010 Jun 29. PMID: 20586644

[2] Photo-induced regeneration of hormones by electron transfer processes: Potential biological and medical consequences. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993. Updated 2011 Aug ;80(8):890-894. PMID: 21814301

Article originally published 2012

Article updated: 10-01-29

Sayer Ji is founder of Greenmedinfo.com, a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed, Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Health Federation, Steering Committee Member of the Global Non-GMO Foundation.

Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of GreenMedInfo or its staff.

Key Research Topics

https://www.greenmedinfo.health/blog/6-bodily-tissues-can-be-regenerated-through-nutrition

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

6 Bodily Tissues That can be Regenerated Through Nutrition

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Tuesday, October 1st 2019 at 4:45 am

Written By:

Sayer Ji, Founder

In times of illness, however, regenerative processes are overcome by degenerative ones. This is where medicine may perform its most noble feat, nudging the body back into balance with foods, herbs, nutrients, healing energies, i.e. healing intention. Today, however, drug-based medicine invariably uses chemicals that have not one iota of regenerative potential; to the contrary, they almost always interfere with bodily self-renewal in order to suppress the symptoms against which they are applied.

Despite the outright heretical nature of things which stimulate healing and regeneration vis-à-vis the conventional medical system which frowns upon, or is incredulous towards, spontaneous remission in favor of symptom suppression and disease management, over the course of the past few years of trolling MEDLINE we have collected a series of remarkable studies on the topic...

Nerve Regeneration - There are actually a broad range of natural compounds with proven nerve-regenerative effects. A 2010 study published in the journal Rejuvenation Research, for instance, found a combination of blueberry, green tea and carnosine have neuritogenic (i.e. promoting neuronal regeneration) and stem-cell regenerative effects in an animal model of neurodegenerative disease.[1] Other researched neuritogenic substances include:

Curcumin
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Apigenin (compound in vegetables like celery)
Blueberry
Ginseng
Huperzine
Natto
Red Sage
Resveratrol
Royal Jelly
Theanine
Ashwaganda
Coffee (trigonelline)

There is another class of nerve-healing substances, known as remyelinating compounds, which stimulate the repair of the protective sheath around the axon of the neurons known as myelin, and which is often damaged in neurological injury and/or dysfunction, especially autoimmune and vaccine-induced demyelination disorders. It should also be noted that even music and falling in love have been studied for possibly stimulating neurogenesis, regeneration and/or repair of neurons, indicating that regenerative medicine does not necessary require the ingestion of anything; rather, a wide range of therapeutic actions may be employed to improve health and well-being, as well.

[View the first-hand biomedical citations on these neuritogenic substance visit our Neuritogenic Research page on the topic]

Liver Regeneration - Glycyrrhizin, a compound found within licorice, and which we recently featured as a powerful anti-SARS virus agent, has also been found to stimulate the regeneration of liver mass and function in the animal model of hepatectomy. Other liver regenerative substances include:

Carvacrol (a volatile compound in oregano)
Curcumin
Korean Ginseng
Rooibos
Vitamin E

[view the first-hand biomedical citations on the Liver Regeneration research page]

Beta-Cell Regeneration - Unfortunately, the medical community has yet to harness the diabetes-reversing potential of natural compounds. Whereas expensive stem cell therapies, islet cell transplants, and an array of synthetic drugs in the developmental pipeline are the focus of billions of dollars of research, annually, our kitchen cupboards and backyards may already contain the long sought-after cure for type 1 diabetes. The following compounds have been demonstrated experimentally to regenerate the insulin-producing beta cells, which are destroyed in insulin dependent diabetes, and which once restored, may (at least in theory) restore the health of the patient to the point where they no longer require insulin replacement.

Gymenna Sylvestre ("the sugar destroyer")
Nigella Sativa ("black cumin")
Vitamin D
Curcumin (from the spice Turmeric)
Arginine
Avocado
Berberine (found in bitter herbs such as Goldenseal and Barberry)
Bitter Melon
Chard (yes, the green leafy vegetables)
Corn Silk
Stevia
Sulforaphane (especially concentrated in broccoli sprouts)

[view the first-hand biomedical citations on the Beta Cell Regeneration research page]

Hormone Regeneration - there are secretagogues, which increase the endocrine glands' ability to secrete more hormone, and there are substances that truly regenerate hormones which have degraded (by emitting electrons) into potentially carcinogenic "transient hormone" metabolites. One of these substances is vitamin C. A powerful electron donor, this vitamin has the ability to contribute electrons to resurrect the form and function of estradiol (estrogen; E2), progesterone, testosterone, for instance. [2] In tandem with foods that are able to support the function of glands, such as the ovaries, vitamin C may represent an excellent complement or alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

Cardiac Cell Regeneration - Not too long ago, it was believed that cardiac tissue was uniquely incapable of being regenerated. A new, but rapidly growing body of experimental research now indicates that this is simply not true, and there is a class of heart-tissue regenerating compounds known as neocardiogenic substances. Neocardiogenic substances are able to stimulate the formation of cardiac progenitor cells which can differentiate into healthy heart tissue, and they include the following:

Resveratrol
Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)
Red Wine Extract
Geum Japonicum
N-acetyl-cysteine

Another remarkable example of cardiac cell regeneration is through what is known as fetomaternal trafficking of stem cells through the placenta. In a recent article we discussed the amazing process known as "fetal microchimerism" by which the fetus contributes stem cells to the mother which are capable of regenerating her damaged heart cells, and possibly a wide range of other cell types.

Cartilage/Joint/Spine Regeneration - Curcumin and resveratrol have been shown to improve recovery from spinal cord injury. Over a dozen other natural compounds hold promise in this area, which can be viewed on our Spinal Cord Injury page. As far as degenerative joint disease, i.e. osteoarthritis, there are a broad range of potentially regenerative substances, with 50 listed on our osteoarthritis research page.

Ultimately, regenerative medicine threatens to undermine the very economic infrastructure that props up the modern, drug-based and quite candidly degenerative medical system. Symptom suppression is profitable because it guarantees both the perpetuation of the original underlying disease, and the generation of an ever-expanding array of additional, treatment-induced symptoms.

This is the non-sustainable, infinite growth model which shares features characteristic of the process of cancer itself - a model, which by its very nature, is doomed to fail and eventually collapse. Cultivating diets, lifestyles and attitudes conducive to bodily regeneration can interrupt this pathological circuit, and help us to attain the bodily freedom that is a precondition for the liberation of the human soul and spirit, as well.

Additional related articles:

https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/6-bodily-tissues-can-be-regenerated-through-nutrition

Friday, 31 October 2014

Slipped disc — how to manage the pain

This post is on Healthwise

14 OCTOBER 2014

The key to a better quality of life when you suffer from a slipped disc is learning to manage the pain

At 25 years old, being diagnosed with a slipped disc was not part of Aini’s plan. Newly married and with a promising career in a Fortune 500 company, Aini and her family didn’t react too well to the news.

They were worried about how she would cope with the diagnosis and if she would be able to lead a normal life.

However, the doctor assured her that with proper information and education, her condition would be manageable.

Slipped disc, also known as a prolapsed intervertebral disc or herniated disc, occurs when one of the discs in the spine ruptures and the gel within leaks out.

A disc prolapse can happen at any part of the spine and when it occurs, pressure is exerted on the nerve closest to it. The lower back (lumbar region) is the most common area for a slipped disc to occur.

The pressure exerted on the lumbar nerve is what causes severe pain and tingling sensation, which often radiates or “shoots” down to the calf and foot.

WORSENING PAIN

Aini’s pain started in March, just three months after her wedding. The pain was localised on the right side of her lower back but she didn’t think too much of it and figured it would soon pass but, as the days went by, the pain worsened.

Her muscles became tensed, causing her to lean to her right side and she was unable to straighten or stand up straight.

She started to feel pain from her back travelling down to her right calf. Often the pain was excruciating and kept her awake at night.

She described it as “someone taking a knife and stabbing me over and over again on my legs. It drove me crazy and I couldn’t sleep. Exhausted and drained from the pain, I couldn’t go to work. “

The unbearable pain left her with no choice but to finally consult a doctor.

She visited doctors at two different clinics and both provided the same diagnosis — that it was nothing more than regular back pain caused by lifting heavy items. Both doctors prescribed painkillers, which didn’t ease her suffering.

When she was finally referred to consultant orthopaedic and spine surgeon Dr Ozlan Izma Muhamed Kamil in mid-April, she was diagnosed as having lumbar disc prolapse.

Even though Aini was mentally prepared for surgery, Dr Ozlan assured her it was not necessary at this stage — proper medication would be sufficient to treat the pain.

“I was told that I had to change everything in my life, from my car to the chair I sit on at work. I started to panic when I thought of all the adjustments that I would have to make in my life but, with Dr Ozlan’s guidance on pain management, my family and I gained a more positive outlook and in the end, I only had to make a few minor changes. Part of my pain management included being aware of how long I sit — I make it a point to take a walk around the office every hour so that I do not remain seated for too long, said Aini.

OTHER CONCERNS

Aini had another concern. Would her new condition affect her chances of getting pregnant?

Dr Ozlan said: “It is not advisable for her to get pregnant while on medication. However, her condition is not permanent and nerve pain from the slipped disc will go away. One major misconception is that people with this medical condition should take extra precautions and limit their physical activities.

“This is not true because with proper medication and light exercises, patients can go about their daily routines without problems.”

With some lifestyle adjustments and the correct medications to help reduce pain, patients should be able to get back to their normal activities as soon as possible and recover eventually.

Lumbar disc prolapse is just one of the many causes of nerve pain. Others include shingles, diabetes, fracture, stroke, cancer and HIV.

Nerve pain happens when there is injury to the nerves, spinal cord or brain.

There are countless nerves in the body which make up your nervous system. These are like a series of electrical wires connecting your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body.

PREVENTING SLIPPED DISC

Dr Ozlan says: “Be careful with the way you carry heavy items. Don’t overexert yourself, exercise regularly and sit up straight. Good posture is very important.”

In Aini’s case, her suffering was prolonged because she did not seek treatment early and when she did, she was misdiagnosed.

Another tip is to keep a pain diary: When did it start? Also note the nature and severity of pain and any aggravating or relieving factors.

All these can help your doctor with diagnosis and to provide treatment accordingly.

More details at www.knowyourpainasia.com

Symptoms of slipped disc include:

. Pain (shooting, burning, electric shock-like) and tingling sensation, most commonly on one side of the limb.

. Pain that extends to your arms and/or legs.

. Pain that worsens at night.

. Pain that worsens after standing or sitting.

. Pain when walking short distances.

. Unexplained muscle weakness.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/42586

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Friday, 12 October 2012

Spinal Cord Injury - Omega-3 and Turmeric

How Omega-3 and Turmeric May Preserve Your Ability to Walk After Spinal Cord Injury

Danica Collins | More

Typically the result of a car crash, severe fall, physical violence or sports-related accident, a spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating…and more often than not irreparable…damage to the spine.

There are approximately 200,000 cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States. It may surprise you to discover that men make up 80% of all diagnosed cases and the prognosis varies from case to case from mild to severe damage.

The most crippling of spinal cord injuries results in partial to complete paralysis. And the far-reaching effects of an SCI can impair breathing capabilities and gastrointestinal and urinary processes, and cause major depression.

The cost for lifelong care after a spinal cord injury can be as much as $3 million.

Christopher “Superman” Reeve is one of the most well-known and well-publicized cases of spinal cord injury in recent medical history.

When he was thrown from his horse in 1995 – shattering the top two vertebrae of his spinal column and leaving him paralyzed from the neck down – the world’s attention was drawn to a condition that impacts the lives of more than 12,000 people every year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Reeve’s condition was classified as “Grade A” according to the established guidelines from the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). He was not only completely paralyzed – he was unable to breathe on his own. For five years, his diagnosis remained the same and doctors doubted there would ever be improvement.
spinal cord injury

The “Man of Steel” Refused to Give Up Hope

He then participated in a program through the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. After three years of focused exercise that re-trained the atrophied nerves around his spinal column, Reeve was reclassified to “Grade C” on the ASIA scale due to improved neck, motor and sensory function.

Christopher Reeve died in 2004 from heart failure. What amazed his doctors was that his spinal cord injury and subsequent improvement was the first real evidence that damaged areas of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) can regenerate…even years after injury.

Omega-3 and Turmeric: Powerful Preservers of Walking Ability

Steroid injections are the most commonly used method of treating spinal cord injuries. However there is a fine line between an effective dose and a harmful one. Serious side effects, such as blood clots, pneumonia and breathing-difficulties, have caused the FDA to delay approval of steroid use for spinal cord injuries.

A recent study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine and conducted by the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, highlighted the breakthroughs scientists made with rats suffering from spinal disorders.

Three groups of rats were fed different diets:

The results from the third diet were astounding. DHA has been shown in other studies to repair cell membrane damage but scientists discovered that the healing capabilities of omega-3 fatty acids include the ability to protect nerves after an accident or injury and to prevent cell death.

This total cellular protection is crucial to successful nerve injury recovery.

Curcumin’s role in recovery includes relieving and reducing inflammation, thereby preventing further nerve damage and speeding recovery. Curcumin is such a potent antioxidant that it has been shown to rebuild brain cells and aid in stroke prevention.

Dr. Langston Holly, associate professor of neurosurgery at UCLA and lead investigator, stated, “While surgery can relieve the pressure and prevent further injury, it can’t repair damage to the cells and nerve fibers. We wanted to explore whether dietary supplementation could help the spinal cord heal itself.”

Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, professor of neurosurgery and co-author of the study, said, “DHA and curcumin appear to invoke several molecular mechanisms that preserved neurological function in the rats. This is an exciting first step toward understanding the role that diet plays in protecting the body from degenerative disease.”

Not only is curcumin beneficial to total body wellness, but it is also delicious. Countries all over the world use this unique spice to add flavor and color to their local cooking.

Cuisines High in Curcumin:

Indian Cuisine – Used in dishes such as Rogan Josh (lamb curry) and Sag Aloo (curried spinach and potatoes).
Indonesian Cuisine – Found in Sayur Lodeh, a popular Indonesian vegetable dish served with a coconut curry sauce.
Thai Cuisine – Used in a variety of curry pastes in popular fare including Thai Jungle Curry, based on a famous dish from Chiang Mai.
Caribbean Cuisine – Used in many well-known favorites such as curried chicken and Jamaican goat curry.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Nerve Denigration

A similar study analyzed just how omega-3 fatty acids protect against nerve damage. The study — conducted by a group of researchers led by Adina Michael-Titus, Professor of Neuroscience at Barts and The London Medical School and lead of the Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration group in the Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Queen Mary, University of London — focused primarily on omega-3 fatty acids.

Researchers initially simulated injury in the mice and then followed up with a treatment plan of omega-3. The fatty acid slowed cell degeneration, protected against further damage, and aided in rapid recovery from sciatic nerve injury.

The human body does not naturally produce omega-3 – which is an essential nutrient – so you must get it through your diet.

Foods Rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Leafy greens – spinach, kale and grape leaves

Brightly colored fruits and vegetables – peppers, carrots, tomatoes and citrus

Spices – basil, chili pepper, cloves and mustard

Fatty fish – salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring

Seeds and nuts – sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans and walnuts

“These fatty acids could have beneficial effects in a number of neurological conditions. This new study suggests that they could also have a role in treating peripheral nerve injuries. Our research indicates that omega-3 fatty acids can protect damaged nerve cells, which is a critical first step in a successful neurological recovery,” said Dr. Michael-Titus.

There is much research still to be done but scientists around the world are excited about these initial breakthroughs.

Patients partially or completely paralyzed due to spinal cord injury could find hope for nerve regeneration in natural therapies – as simple as diet – where once there was none.

Further Related Reading:

http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/spinal-cord-injury

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