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01/07/2025

A great bread and good info.

12/10/2024

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11/25/2024

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09/17/2024

Promising

We generally regard the concentrated extract of St Mary’s or milk thistle (Silybum marianum), typically known as silymarin, as a protective and restorative treatment for the liver. But several clinical trials have established a versatile therapeutic repertoire for this important herbal product. For example, trials have shown benefits in hay fever, osteoarthritis and iron overload.

Now the results of a randomised, controlled clinical trial suggest the addition of silymarin to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) dramatically helps patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If these clinical findings prove to be robust, they represent a significant development in our understanding of how to treat RA with medicinal plants.

Over an 8-week period, 122 participants (85% women) diagnosed with RA and who were receiving conventional treatments (such as methotrexate, leflunomide, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, or azathioprine, either as monotherapy or multi-drug therapy) were assigned to either a control group or given 375 mg/day of a standardised milk thistle extract providing 300 mg of the silymarin phytochemical complex.

Silymarin treatment significantly reduced the number of tender and swollen joints, duration of morning stiffness, severity of pain, disease activity and disability indices, European League Against Rheumatism responses, levels of fatigue and even depression and anxiety. However, no significant changes were observed in the inflammatory markers ESR and CRP between baseline or between groups.

Of particular note, participants receiving silymarin demonstrated significant improvements in the HAQ-DI (health assessment questionnaire-disability index), while the control group reported a worsening in scores. At baseline, only 6.8% and 3.6% of people reported mild to moderate disability in the silymarin and control groups respectively, but this increased to 44.1% with silymarin by the 8th week, compared to 1.7% in the control group. Similarly, the percentage of participants with severe to very severe disability dropped from 44% to just under 2% with silymarin.

For more information see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38929616/

08/13/2024

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08/02/2024

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An apple a day, or perhaps two, really does keep the doctor away. A recent study determined the sustained and acute effects of a red-fleshed apple (RFA), rich in anthocyanins (ACNs), a white-fleshed apple (WFA) without ACNs, and an infusion from Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry, AI) with an equivalent content of ACNs as the red-fleshed apple, on different cardiometabolic risk biomarkers in hypercholesterolaemic patients. A randomised, parallel study was performed for 6 weeks. After the 6 weeks, RFA consumption improved ischaemic reactive hyperaemia and decreased C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 compared to WFA consumption. Moreover, at 6 weeks, AI decreased P-selectin compared to WFA and improved the lipid profile. Although both RFA and AI had a similar ACN content, RFA, by a matrix effect, induced more improvements in inflammation, whereas AI improved the lipid profile.

There is also good clinical evidence that normal apples lower cholesterol. For example, an interesting study found that the intake of whole apples or clear apple juice had contrasting effects on plasma lipids in healthy volunteers
A comprehensive 5 × 4 weeks dietary crossover study was chosen to assess the effects of whole apples (550 g/day), apple pomace (22 g/day), clear and cloudy apple juices (500 mL/day), or no supplement on lipoproteins and blood pressure in a group of 23 healthy volunteers.

Trends towards a lower serum LDL-concentration were observed after whole apple (by 6.7%), pomace (7.9%) and cloudy juice (2.2%) intake. On the other hand, LDL-cholesterol concentrations increased by 6.9% with clear juice compared to whole apples and pomace. There was no effect on HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, weight, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, inflammation (hs-CRP), composition of the gut microbiota or markers of glucose metabolism (insulin, IGF1 and IGFBP3).

The authors suggested that apples are rich in polyphenols and pectin, two potentially bioactive constituents; however, these constituents segregate differently during processing into juice products and clear juice is free of pectin and other cell wall components. They concluded that the fibre component is necessary for the cholesterol-lowering effect of apples in healthy humans and that clear apple juice may not be a suitable surrogate for the whole fruit in nutritional recommendations.

For more information see:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38751340/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23271615/

04/22/2024

Thank you for your sweet card. It made my week. You are a blessing yourself…

“Dear Karen, I just want to thank you for all you do in helping me to be healthier and feel better both physically and emotionally. You are so skilled at what you do in both your testing and your additional services. My craniosacral massages are just wonderful and I so appreciate all the time you take to help my body reach better levels of health and well-being.
Thanks again,”
B. (Southbridge, MA)

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04/21/2024

Homeostasis is now carrying the Bodyhealth line, featuring not only the Perfect Aminos but also their Digestive Enzymes, Probiotic, Relief for inflammation and more.

Perfect Aminos contain your essential aminos (those not made in the body) and are your building blocks of protein. Taking these can help boost dietary protein intake as well as help facilitate muscle and tissue repair.

Reach out for more info, but here is a user guide with lots of information.

03/29/2024

This is one of the best Gluten Free breads I’ve tried, so sharing. I have found it at Shaw’s, but ask for it at your local store. It is also top 9 allergen free and they are having a sale right now on their website.

03/25/2024

03/04/2024

A meta-analysis of 80 prospective cohort studies has confirmed that carrot intake reduces cancer risk by 10% to 20%. The analysis captured a wide variety of cancer types (breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, other types), geographic regions (Europe, USA, Asia, other regions), and exposure types (carrot intake from Food Frequency Questionnaire, alpha-carotene intake by plasma level).

Carrot intake across 50 prospective cohorts with 52,000 cancer cases found a risk reduction of 10% (relative risk, 0.90; P < 0.00004) compared to controls.
Alpha-carotene (a key phytonutrient found in carrots) plasma levels evaluated in 30 prospective cohorts with 9331 cancer cases found a risk reduction of 20% (relative risk, 0.80; P < 0.00006).

Studies of both types of exposure (carrots and alpha-carotene plasma levels) showed a significant linear dose-response relationships, whereby one serving per week lowers risk by 4±2% and five servings per week lowers risk by 20±10%.
The authors described the inverse association between carrot intake and cancer as “robust” and they recommend that, “carrot consumption should be encouraged, and the causal mechanisms further investigated [in randomised clinical trials].”

Many coloured vegetable and fruits contain alpha-carotene, but levels in carrots and pumpkin are particularly high.

For more information see:
https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/carrot-consumption-cuts-cancer-risk-says-meta-analysis-2023a1000w3x

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38104588/