Lancet. 2000 Sep 9;356(9233):930-3. The endotoxin-lipoprotein hypothesis. Rauchhaus M, Coats AJ, Anker SD. The advent of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) has revolutionised the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Statin treatment, by lowering the atherogenic lipoprotein profile, reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Treatment with simvastatin causes a reduction of events of new-onset heart [...]
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety Volume 10, Issue 3, pages 153–168, May 2011 Nutritional Properties of Bamboo Shoots: Potential and Prospects for Utilization as a Health Food Nirmala Chongtham, Madho Singh Bisht, Sheena Haorongbam Bamboo is intricately associated with humans from times immemorial. Popularly known for their industrial uses, a lesser known [...]
In adults, prostaglandins are known to be involved in many of the harmful effects of inflammation. They are formed from the polyunsaturated fats, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid, which we are unable to synthesize ourselves, so the adult’s exposure to the prostaglandins is influenced by diet. -Ray Peat, PhD Adv Shock Res. 1981;6:83-91. Implications for [...]
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Change your perspective on exercise with this informative compilation of quotes from the writings of Ray Peat, PhD. “Since fat has a very low rate of metabolism, people who lose muscle by fasting are going to have increasing difficulty in losing weight, since they will have less active tissue to consume fat. Building up muscle [...]
Adv Shock Res. 1981;6:93-105. Essential fatty acid deficient rats: a new model for evaluating arachidonate metabolism in shock. Cook JA, Wise WC, Knapp DR, Halushka PV. Essential fatty acid deficient (EFAD) rats are significantly more resistant to the lethal effects of S. enteritidis endotoxin (20 mg/kg, IV) than normal control rats. Compared to endotoxin-treated normal [...]
Pathol Biol (Paris). 1979 Dec;27(10):615-26. [Biological and pharmacological effects of carrageenan (author's transl)]. [Article in French] Roch-Arveiller M, Giroud JP. Carrageenan is sulfated polysaccharide which has been extensively used as emulsifier and thickening agent in the food industry, for its ability to induce acute inflammation in pharmacology and for its selectively toxic effect for macrophages [...]
Nutrition and cancer. 1998. v. 31 (1) Dietary lignin, an insoluble fiber, enhanced uterine cancer but did not influence mammary cancer induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea in rats. Previous investigations suggested potential breast cancer-preventive properties of dietary fiber from cabbage. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether lignin, a component of cabbage fiber, would [...]
Nutrition and cancer. 1998. v. 31 (1) Dietary lignin, an insoluble fiber, enhanced uterine cancer but did not influence mammary cancer induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea in rats. Previous investigations suggested potential breast cancer-preventive properties of dietary fiber from cabbage. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether lignin, a component of cabbage fiber, would [...]
Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot Supplement to The Art of Getting Well “Medical data is for informational purposes only. You should always consult your family physician or one of our referral physicians prior to treatment – The Arthritis Trust of America Thyroid: Master Gland & Regulator The human body, from one perspective, is [...]
