Browsing articles from "June, 2012"
Nutrient Content of Milk Varieties
Also see: Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise Lancet. 2011 Oct 1;378(9798):1244-53. Epub 2011 Aug 16. Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study. Wen CP, Wai JP, Tsai MK, Yang YC, Cheng TY, Lee MC, Chan HT, Tsao CK, Tsai SP, Wu X. BACKGROUND: [...]
PHYS ED | By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS June 6, 2012, 12:01 AM Source For people who exercise but fret that they really should be working out more, new studies may be soothing. The amount of exercise needed to improve health and longevity, this new science shows, is modest, and more is not necessarily better. That is the message of [...]
Also see: Glucocorticoids, Cytochrome Oxidase, and Metabolism Fat Deficient Animals – Activity of Cytochrome Oxidase Cytochrome oxidase is one of the enzymes damaged by stress and by blue light, and activated or restored by red light, thyroid, and progesterone. It’s a copper enzyme, so it’s likely to be damaged by excess iron. It is most [...]
Also see: Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury Alcohol Consumption – Estrogen and Progesterone In Women How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. J Korean Med Sci. 1999 Jun;14(3):277-85. The metabolic effects of estriol in female rat liver. Yang JM, Kim SS, Kim JI, Ahn BM, Choi SW, Kim JK, Lee [...]
Also See: Fat Tissue and Aging – Increased Estrogen Estrogen Levels Increase with Age A recent study (Toth, et al., 2000) shows that, at least in women, estrogen is closely associated with the general loss of fat-free tissue with aging. This shows a close association between the generalized atrophy of aging and the amount of [...]
Also see: Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1995 May;95(5 Pt 1):933-6. Anaphylaxis to carrageenan: a pseudo-latex allergy. Tarlo SM, Dolovich J, Listgarten C. Source Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Ontario, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Anaphylactic reactions during a barium enema have been attributed to allergy to latex on the barium enema device. The observation [...]
Also see: Exercise Induced Stress Exercise and Effect on Thyroid Hormone Exercise Induced Menstrual Disorders Ray Peat, PhD: Quotes Relating to Exercise Ray Peat, PhD and Concentric Exercise Dr. James O’Keefe, Clinical Cardiologist from Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, describes the risks and benefits of extreme endurance exercise, emphasizing the [...]
Also see: Master List – Ray Peat, PhD Interviews In this video, Dr. Ray Peat discusses his alternative views on carbon dioxide as it relates to Biology. In his view, the health of the organism is governed by the stability and coherent functioning of its cells and tissues. Carbon dioxide, through a variety of biochemical [...]
I think far too little attention is being given to the effects of abnormal and stressful growth conditions on the plants’ natural defense systems. Plants normally synthesize some toxins and inhibitors of digestive enzymes to discourage attacks by bacteria, fungi, insects, and other predators. When a plant is injured or otherwise stressed, it produces more [...]
