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Recent Longevity News (7/3/01):
Is Soy Better Than Estrogen for Heart Health After Menopause? - WebMD, 7/2/01 - "This research is interesting as it suggests soy can favorably affect cholesterol without adversely affecting blood clotting, which is a potential concern with estrogen replacement ... benefits were seen equally in men and women, [and] soy treatment did not affect male sexuality"
Vitamin A, Steroids Could Help Keep Body Clocks in Sync - WebMD, 6/28/01 - "I think it will turn out that vitamin A will be a novel signaling mechanism, and that it will play a role maybe in [controlling] peripheral clocks [throughout the body]," says lead author Peter McNamara, PhD."
The Cranberry Cure, A Glass a Day Could Keep Urinary Infections Away - WebMD, 6/29/01 - "After six months, only eight women taking cranberry juice had experienced a UTI, compared with 19 of those taking Lactobacillus, and 18 not taking anything"
Cholesterol drug has wider benefit - USA Today, 6/28/01 - [in addition to lowering cholesterol] "Cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, apparently work by reducing levels of a chemical known as C-reactive protein. This protein causes inflammation, promotes blood clotting and weakens fat-encased blockages inside arteries, causing them to burst"
Blood Test Could Indicate Who Might Benefit From Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs - Intelihealth, 6/27/01 - "Half of all heart attack patients have normal cholesterol levels. A blood test can detect high levels of C-reactive protein - a sign of inflammation ... Statins block an enzyme needed to make cholesterol in the liver. They also reduce levels of C-reactive protein"
Statins May Lower Protein Linked to Heart Disease - ABC News, 6/27/01 - "Elevated blood levels of an inflammatory substance called C-reactive protein (CRP) may be an independent predictor of heart disease ... The fact that lovastatin acted on CRP indicates that statin drugs may have anti-inflammatory effects"
Statins May Be Effective For Controlling Blood Pressure - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/01 - "statin treatment caused a significant (p<0.05) lowering of ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) on the 24-hour (-4 mm Hg), daytime (-5 mm Hg), and nighttime (-3 mm Hg) measurements compared to baseline"
Note: Red yeast rice is a non-prescription statin, another option might be policosanol
Fats for Life - Life Extension Magazine, 7/01 - "Essential fatty acids (EFAs) cannot be produced within the body and therefore must be provided through the diet. If the diet is lacking in EFAs, saturated fats will take the place of EFAs within cell membranes, reducing membrane fluidity and efficiency, and thereby starting a process of premature aging and disease development. In addition, by taking the right kinds of EFAs in the right proportions, we can maximize the production of beneficial prostaglandins and other chemical messengers, while minimizing production of harmful ones ... Systolic blood pressure increases with aging as a result of increased stiffness of the arteries and is a stronger predictor of risk in the elderly than the diastolic pressure. A pulse pressure (the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure) of more than 60 is a marker for advanced atherosclerosis and indicates a high risk for a cardiovascular event ..."
Blood pressure drug reverses sexual dysfunction and... - Life Extension Magazine, 7/01 - "the active ingredient in Cozaar and Hyaar (losartan) can significantly improve sex lives of men who suffer from sexual dysfunction"
Vitamin E May Help Prevent Menopause Bone Loss - WebMD, 6/28/01 - "Treating these rats with vitamin E at a dose comparable to 400 IU in humans was just as good as estrogen treatment in restoring bone density and weight"
Maxing Out Your Peak Bone Mass - ABC News, 6/28/01 - "You may be surprised to learn that the most critical time to fortify your bones is prior to age thirty"
Scientists identify new male infertility syndrome - CNN, 7/2/01 - "Hormone disruptors, which are also known as gender-bending chemicals, are compounds used in paints, pesticides and detergents that can disrupt natural hormones in the body causing birth defects and other problems in humans"
Cholesterol-Lowering Benefits Seen For DASH Diet - Intelihealth, 6/27/01 - "A diet effective at lowering blood pressure also appears to considerably reduce cholesterol levels ... It is low in saturated and total fat, and draws largely on fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products, as well as whole grains, fish, poultry and nuts. There's comparatively little red meat, and consumption of sweets or sugary beverages is also reduced ... lowered their total cholesterol by an average of 7.3 percent ... there was an average drop of 7.5 percent in HDL" [good cholesterol]
Study Relates Jogging And Strong Bones - Intelihealth, 6/28/01 - "Young men who jog regularly build strong bones and may be less likely to develop the brittle bone disease osteoporosis ... For couch potatoes, men who do little or no exercise, the bone density of joggers was almost 8 percent better"
Not All Ginseng Supplements Are Alike - WebMD, 6/26/01 - "a new analysis of 25 commercial ginseng products suggests that the actual concentration of ginseng is lower than the label says about half the time and in six products the concentration was only 1%"
Sleep on This: Lack of Shut-Eye Ups Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 6/25/01 - "People who don't get adequate rest may increase their risk for type 2 diabetes ... "short-sleepers," or those who slept less than 6.5 hours per night, were about 40% less insulin-sensitive than normal sleepers, those who logged about 7.5 to 8.5 hours a night"
Lack of Sleep May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - Medscape, 6/27/01, user=benhess, pwd=asdfgh - "chronic sleep deprivation — 6.5 hours or less of sleep a night — had the same effect on insulin resistance as aging"
I was updating my copper page and ran across this:
I was making a policosanol web page and ran across this (a 29% increase in HDL is impressive, most statins are less than 7%):
The reason I take vitamins if because I feel it slows aging. However, I read somewhere that the reason most people take supplements is for increased energy. For that reason, I started a web page on energy supplements.
The July issue of Nutrition Science News and Life Extension Magazine are out.
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