Will LDL cholesterol ( the bad cholesterol) gain a new reputation?

Based on this article, scientist attempted to address what came first: Cancer or Low serum LDL levels?  Apparently, it is already established that they exist coincidentally at time of cancer diagnosis.

An excerpt from Low Levels of LDL Cholesterol Predate Cancer Cases by Nearly Two Decades. Medscape. Mar 25, 2012:

"The question we wanted to address is whether low cholesterol happens when the cancer is already there or is it there before the cancer develops," lead investigator Dr Paul Michael Lavigne (Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA) told heartwire . "Based on these data, it would suggest that lower cholesterol predated the development of cancer by quite a long time. Now, that doesn't necessarily speak to [low cholesterol] causing the cancer; it could have been related to something else altogether, but it's not supportive of the hypothesis that cancer caused the low levels of LDL cholesterol. We don't know why it predates cancer, but it would be premature to attribute it to the cancer itself."

And this does not mean that statins are dangerous:
"Lavigne noted that their analysis excluded statin-treated patients and that "there is nothing here to suggest that statins would be unsafe." He added that the study was not designed to address any potential mechanisms. "You can hypothesize that lipids are involved in various processes, including immune function or inflammation, or some prospective mechanism that causes cancer also alters lipid metabolism, but those would really just be hypotheses that weren't addressed in our study."

I personally believe that humans will eventually understand LDL's positively, meaningful, health supporting function(s) and re-define its reputation in medicine.  Perhaps, physicians will say something other than, "... this is your bad cholesterol, this is what we want to go down."

More Hospitals are offering CAM services according to AHA.

http://www.integrativepractitioner.com/article.aspx?id=18667

sms

HOW MONSANTO WORKS- QUOTE FROM the FRESH TEAM

Dear Steven, It probably won’t come as a surprise that Monsanto actually feels they have the right to bypass the US Federal Court system. Just last August, a Federal court ruled that the USDA’s prior approval of Monsanto’s GE “Roundup Ready” sugar beets was unlawful because the USDA had neglected to conduct adequate analysis of the impacts of this crop on farmers and the environment. The ruling made it illegal to plant or sell GE sugar beets until further studies were conducted, which the USDA estimated would be finished in 2012. But Monsanto doesn’t play by the rules, and now the USDA has proposed to allow the planting and sale of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready sugar beets before the agency has completed its environmental assessment. To add insult to injury, we have an absurdly short window to voice our opposition - the USDA is giving us till December 6th to submit comments regarding their proposal. Let’s send the USDA 5,000 signatures to oppose Monsanto’s GE sugar beets before they get their foot in the door. Click here to sign our petition to the USDA by the December 6th deadline. http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4856 We cannot let Monsanto’s sugar beets get through - it sets a bad precedent, suggesting that Federal ruling doesn't really mean anything and that Monsanto has more power than the government agencies that are supposed to be maintaining checks and balances to keep our food system safe. Currently, the USDA does not require manufacturers to label foods that contain GE ingredients. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest sugar producers - sugar beets account for 55% of our sugar products. Letting GE sugar beets through the cracks will mean GE sugar in your foods, without your knowledge. The multi-million dollar agriculture companies are pushing hard to get GE foods into our food supply without our knowledge and we have to fight back. You have till December 6th to sign the petition and rally your friends and family around this important issue. Let's send them 5,000 signatures. Let's rally, as only grassroots organizing can do! Sign our petition to the USDA now! Thanks for all you do to stand up to Monsanto. Eat safe, Lisa, Ana & Jamie, the FRESH team FRESHthemovie.com

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Skin Cell transforms into Blood Cell skipping Stem Cell stage

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101110/full/468149a.html

Though the aspirations of creating blood from one's skin and thus preventing the need of donor matching and risk of various dysplasia is rather noble, I am even more fascinated with the concepts / nature of cells that are observed here. This experiment reveals two observations of nature.



Number one, genes are not destiny... they are more like daily maintenance and adaptation. Not the One species jump to another species kind of adaptation over millions of years... but rather moment-to-moment adaptation over one's life time. This is illustrated in the fact that a mature skin cell was able to convert into a blood cell (white, red, and platelets).

Number two, I see here the concept of regeneration. I've observed this in nature via trees and various organisms and therefore have always wondered, "Why can't we regenerate what we need?" Probably, this is mostly because we have been trained and taught that we can't.

Perhaps we can.


As the saying attributed to Henry Ford goes, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, your right."

And even older, attributed to a King of 10th century b.c.e, "As a man thinks (human), so is he".


Well,
Now that this is being observed scientifically and published in NATURE, I feel i can safely discuss a seemingly rather natural idea of regeneration without being confined.

μετανοέω,

steven

Learn Nutrition MCDONALDS STYLE!!!!!

http://health.change.org/blog/view/mcdonalds_hosts_nutrition_workshop_for_elementary-school_kids?me=nl

MINERALS anyone?

A recommended beginning article on minerals:

http://www.westonaprice.org/Mineral-Primer.html


sincerely,
sms

In Favor of Raw Foods and Fermented Foods....

******ENZYMES*********


yeahhhhhh... go enzymes, go enzymes, go, go ,go ,go ,go

Learn more about enzymes here:
http://www.westonaprice.org/Edward-Howell-MD.html

Loetshental Valley SWISS

Remember the Loetshental Valley SWISS that Dr. Price visited?

I been thinking about how to get over there and see If i could live there or not. That thinking has changed recently as I now see that it is not the same:


catch an update from one who visited the valley in the twenty-first century:
http://www.westonaprice.org/A-Visit-to-Switzerland-s-Loetschental-in-the-Footsteps-of-Weston-A.-Price.html

best,
sms

It is all coming together- HEALTH

Hey everyone,

do you remember learning about how nutitritional veternerian medicine sources were able to purposefully induce many congenital abnormalities, genetic syndromes, and etc.? they did through nutritional deficiencies... no chemicals necessary.

And remember learning about the research of price pottenger foundation? Remember how some of the healthiest humans on the planet had special diets for people planning to have children (procreate)?

well, seems like this book is modern day guide to participating in a diet and lifestyle that enriches the health of our children- BEFORE CONCEPTION!

check it out so you can decide:
http://www.preconceptionhealth.org/

Sincerest best wishes,
sms

More to Learn about HFCS and AGAVE

Wow, after studying pathways of glucose and fructose metabolism... Check all of these studies out:

http://www.westonaprice.org/Agave-Nectar-Worse-Than-We-Thought.html

The article is lengthy, but covers more than 30 references.


Further, LEARN about the fad of agave and why it does not abide by FDA labeling compl-e-t-e-l-y.

sms

How to avoid Surgery for Cardiovascular Disease

simple,
get at the root cause, not Cut out the resulting problems.

See how one doctor understands and helps people to releive the root cause:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z0kSdIoXsE&feature=player_embedded

Ten reasons why the FDA allows Cocoa Krispies cereal to make outrageous claims of boosting immunity

http://www.NaturalNews.com/027387_Cocoa_Krispies_the_FDA.html

Would You give or take 25 Aspirin in 24 Hours???

Of course not!! You know, your doctor knows, the bottle says that is, "NOT SAFE". Right?



Well, if it was 1918, and you trusted your Doctor and the Journal of the American Medical Association, and drugs were a lucrative market, You WOULD HAVE TAKEN 25 Aspirin in 24 hours!!! The evidence is outlined below, bold Blue text provides a quick scan read.



Now, Here is a question that I am asking myself, "Does that environment sound familiar to today's environment?" If so, considering today's lucrative drug market, The Journal of the Amercian Medical Association, Your Doctor's drug recommendations and prescriptions, etc. WHAT DRUGS ARE WE TAKING THAT WILL BE KNOWN TO BE HARMFUL or even FATAL in the next 30,40,50,60 YEARS?



Choosing to be a wise investor and minimize the risk exposure to my future Health, I've consider ed Naturopathic Medicine, where doctors first, "DO NO HARM" and medicines are KNOWN to not cause harmful or even fatal side effects. You are free to choose the same.

And now, the article, Enjoy! :

October 13, 2009
In 1918 Pandemic, Another Possible Killer: Aspirin
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR


The 1918 flu epidemic was probably the deadliest plague in human history, killing more than 50 million people worldwide. Now it appears that a small number of the deaths may have been caused not by the virus, but by a drug used to treat it: aspirin.
Dr. Karen M. Starko, author of one of the earliest papers connecting aspirin use with Reye’s syndrome, has published an article suggesting that overdoses of the relatively new “wonder drug” could have been deadly.


What raised Dr. Starko’s suspicions is that high doses of aspirin, amounts considered unsafe today, were commonly used to treat the illness, and the symptoms of aspirin overdose may have been difficult to distinguish from those of the flu, especially among those who died soon after they became ill.


Some doubts were raised even at the time. At least one contemporary pathologist working for the Public Health Service thought that the amount of lung damage seen during autopsies in early deaths was too little to attribute to viral pneumonia, and that the large amounts of bloody, watery liquid in the lungs must have had some other cause.


Dr. Starko acknowledged that she did not have autopsy reports or other documents that could prove that aspirin was the problem. “There was a lot of chaos in these places,” she said, “and I’m not sure if there are good records anywhere.”


But of the many factors that might have influenced the outcome in any particular case, Dr. Starko wrote, aspirin overdose stands out for several reasons, including a confluence of historical events.


In February 1917, Bayer lost its American patent on aspirin, opening a lucrative drug market to many manufacturers. Bayer fought back with copious advertising, celebrating the brand’s purity just as the epidemic was reaching its peak.


Aspirin packages were produced containing no warnings about toxicity and few instructions about use. In the fall of 1918, facing a widespread deadly disease with no known cure, the surgeon general and the United States Navy recommended aspirin as a symptomatic treatment, and the military bought large quantities of the drug.


The Journal of the American Medical Association suggested a dose of 1,000 milligrams every three hours, the equivalent of almost 25 standard 325-milligram aspirin tablets in 24 hours. This is about twice the daily dosage generally considered safe today.


Dr. Starko’s paper, published in the Nov. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, has stirred some interest, if not enthusiastic endorsement, among other experts.
“I think the paper is creative and asking good questions,” said John M. Barry, author of a book on the 1918 flu titled “The Great Influenza.” “But we don’t know how many people actually took the doses of aspirin discussed in the article.”
The pharmacology of aspirin is complex and was not fully understood until the 1960s, but dosage is crucial. Doubling the dose given at six-hour intervals can cause a 400 percent increase in the amount of the medicine that remains in the body. Even quite low daily doses — six to nine standard aspirin pills a day for several days — can lead to dangerously high blood levels of the drug in some people.


Peter A. Chyka, a professor of pharmacy at the University of Tennessee, said he found Dr. Starko’s theory “intriguing.” Little was known about safe dosages at the time, he said, and doctors often simply raised the amount until they saw signs of toxicity.


“In the context of what we know today about aspirin and aspirinlike products, Starko has made an interesting effort to put this together,” Dr. Chyka said. “There are things other than flu that can complicate a disease like this.”


Although he doubted that more than a small number of deaths could be attributed to aspirin overdose, Dr. David M. Morens, an epidemiologist with the National Institutes of Health, said the paper was valuable in that “it makes an attempt to look at environmental or host factors that may be involved.” He said, “We haven’t been able to explain all the deaths in young adults with the virus itself.”
Dr. Starko was hesitant to estimate how many deaths aspirin overdose could have caused, but suggested that military archives might be one place to look. “I’m hoping others will follow up,” she said, “by examining available treatment records.”

How important is H1N1? VERY IMPORTANT!!!

The Controversy / Confusion surrounding the H1N1 Vaccine and its mandate or not, is a VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC!

WHY?

This current issue is very important and deserves your Sober Attention, not because YOU NEED H1N1 NOW, but rather because it exposes several forces that act upon "Health" and "Health care" in the United States:

• Organizations that seek to manipulate and maintain Market Share
• Profit Driven-at the expense of your health and life-numb to your death- Profit Driven people and companies
• Unfounded medicine- sure its very well researched in Laboratories with Millions of $s invested... Does it help you heal, cure, prevent illness and disease?

Now, to everyone's main question, "Should I take it? or Do I need it?" To help you make this decision, consider the following:

Tom Jefferson, MD, is considered the world's leading authority on influenza vaccinations. He has authored ten reviews for the Cochrane Collaboration, which is the most respected international center that evaluates medical research. Dr. Jefferson has asserted, "There is no evidence whatsoever that seasonal influenza vaccines have any effect, especially in the elderly and young children No evidence of reduced [number of] cases, deaths, complications."

Dr. Jefferson further asserts, "What you see every year as the flu is caused by 200 or 300 different agents with a vaccine against two of them. That is simply nonsense." Further, Dr. Jefferson has also declared, "the H1N1 is not a major threat (this link is to an excellent short interview with him)." Dr. Jefferson has noted that Australia has just completed its winter, and there were only 131 deaths related to flu out of 22 million Australians.


The afore post, in gray, is reflected directly-without change- from the Blog of Dr. Steve Nenninger- http://drstevenenningerdailyblog.blogspot.com/

FDA, FTC threaten Dr. Weil over immune-boosting supplements for H1N1 swine flu (opinion)

http://www.NaturalNews.com/027303_the_FTC_America_vaccines.html

A pictorial guide to instant atherosclerosis

http://www.inquisitr.com/42141/bacon-cheese-stuffed-pizza-burger-a-pictorial-guide-to-instant-clogged-arteries/

Historical Data Shows Vaccines are Not what Saved Us

http://www.NaturalNews.com/027203_vaccination_health_vaccines.html

You are not behind scientifically... you are ahead.

Dear Class, You are ahead scientifically, not behind as some would like to argue.

Considering Homeopathy,
Check out this argument and compare it to what you now know about "ultra-dilutions" and the several experiments that we reviewed in Homeopathy Tuesday, September 29, 2009:

Taken from http://www.naturowatch.org/general/debate.shtml accessed October 9, 2009.

Article Titled: My Debate with a Naturopath
By: David Fowler

"A few years ago I retired from teaching chemisty at our local high school. The philosophy teacher there structures debates for his class. Each pair of students picks a topic and asks a local "expert" to participate. The most recent topic was whether naturopathy is more effective than "mainstream" medicine. The teacher recommended that a student contact me to debate a local naturopathic "doctor" and I agreed...

... I thought it might be useful to demonstrate the foolishness of homeopathy, which naturopathic schools teach in several coures. I displayed a flask with dark purple potassium permanganate solution in it. I told the students that this solution is poisonous, and that first I was going to make it stronger and then drink it. I took a few drops of this solution and diluted it with a couple of hundred milliliters of water. I told them that I was going to increase its strength by shaking it in a special way. I then took a couple of drops of this, and repeated the process. After doing tthis a few more times, I drank the resulting solution and told them to get ready to call 911.
Of course, several students were laughing at this, but I turned to the "doctor" and asked, "did I do this correctly?" She replied that each step with its special shaking was called a "succussion" and that basically I had the right idea. I remarked, "So it is possible to make a substance stronger by diluting it to infinity?" and she said it was. Her next remark was that she was just as astounded about homeopathy when she first learned it in school, but the point was that we didn't need to understand HOW it worked—all we had to do was observe that it does.
I tried to bring up the usual ideas of double-blind scientific studies being needed and the placebo effect. She replied that homeopathy works with animals that can't be affected by the placebo effect, and also pointed out that with her own child she observed immediate relief of teething pain when administered homeopathic medicine. She rejected the idea that a baby might be soothed by attention and even a few drops of water administered by her mother.

... I was both pleased with how the class went and somewhat discouraged. I believe that my demonstration reached some of the students. However, a few thought that there "had to be something to it" when these succussions were performed in the correct way, and a couple asked for her card afterwards and whether they could visit her at her office. ..."

Urgent lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines; claims FDA violated federal law

http://www.NaturalNews.com/027205_vaccines_swine_flu_the_FDA.html