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Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 9/28/05. You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications. Facial bone loss contributes to aging - MSNBC, 9/27/05 - "the shrinking of facial bones plays a surprisingly important role in the aging of the face" Silicon May Play Important Role in Bone Health: Presented at ASBMR - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/05 - "Silicon, taken as choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA) supplementation, might help improve bone health and type I collagen synthesis ... the benefits were especially apparent when evaluating changes in PINP, the most sensitive bone formation marker, and resulted in significant improvements after 12 months amongst the subjects in the six and 12 mg silicon groups" - See Jarrow BioSil (Stabilized Orthosilicic Acid) a iHerb.
Fatty Acids May Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease - WebMD, 9/27/05 - "In people who did not have the gene, eating a diet rich in linoleic acids reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by about 50%. But in those who carried the disease-causing gene, linoleic acids appeared to raise the risk of developing the mind-robbing disease even further" High Cholesterol Common in Elderly Women With Low Bone Density - Medscape, 9/27/05 - "more than 70% of women aged 65 years or older had low bone mineral density ... High total (63%) and LDL cholesterol (53%) levels were also found in women with osteoporosis" Veggies in Diet May Cut Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 9/27/05 - "the people who consumed the highest amount of phytoestrogens from food had nearly half the lung cancer risk as those with the lowest phytoestrogen intake from food" [Abstract] 40-Point Cholesterol Drop=20% Lower Heart Risk - WebMD, 9/27/05 - "for every 40-point drop in "bad" LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol sustained over a five-year period, the use of statins reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other heart-related complications by nearly 20%" Brightly-coloured Fruit And Veg May Protect Against Arthritis - Science Daily, 9/27/05 - "eating more brightly-coloured fruits and vegetables like oranges, carrots and sweetcorn may help reduce the risk of developing inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis ... the average daily beta-cryptoxanthin intake of the 88 patients who had developed inflammatory polyarthritis was 40% lower than those who hadn't, and their intake of another carotenoid, zeaxanthin, was 20% lower" Statins can cut bone risk in men - MSNBC, 9/26/05 - "In a 2-1/2-year survey of 83,000 mostly male U.S. military veterans, the 28,000 who took statin drugs had roughly a one-third lower risk of fracturing bones compared to those not taking statins or those taking other types of cholesterol-lowering drugs" Leafy Green Vegetables May Help Keep Brains Sharp Through Aging - Science Daily, 9/26/05 - "men who obtained more folate in their diets showed significantly less of a decline in verbal fluency skills over the course of three years than did men with lower dietary folate intake ... High folate levels, both in the diet and in the blood, also appeared to be protective against declines in another category of cognitive skills known as spatial copying" - Related Article:
Antioxidants may hamper cancer therapies - Nutra USA, 9/22/05 - "there are some indications that antioxidants can actually be harmful for patients being treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy, since they may be unable to differentiate between normal cells and cancer cells. This may mean that treatment is rendered less effective" Three Cortislim Defendants to Give up $4.5 Million in Cash and Other Assets - NPI Center, 9/22/05 - "Three defendants will give up $4.5 million in cash and other assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their roles in the marketing of CortiSlim and CortiStress, dietary supplements promoted for weight loss and disease prevention, respectively" Air Pollution Found To Pose Greater Danger To Health Than Earlier Thought - Science Daily, 9/21/05 - "When the epidemiologists examined links between particle pollution and mortality within more than 260 Los Angeles neighborhoods, they found that pollution's chronic health effects are two to three times greater than earlier believed" Exercise could build brain cells in elderly, study suggests - USAToday, 9/20/05 - "Older mice that exercised on a running wheel developed new brain cells and learned a new task more effectively than older mice that took it easy all day" Antidepressant Combos Show Synergistic Benefit - Clinical Psychiatry News, 9/05 - "combined mirtazapine and paroxetine (Paxil) achieved superior remission of depression, compared with either agent alone ... mirtazapine increases norepinephrine, and long-term treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as paroxetine can decrease levels of this neurotransmitter" Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics: Rosiglitazone plus metformin is effective and well tolerated in clinical practice: results from large observational studies in people with type 2 diabetes - Int J Clin Pract. 2005 Oct;59(10):1131-6 - "Addition of RSG to MET significantly reduced median HbA(1c) by 1.3% (8.1 vs. 6.8%; p < 0.0001) and median fasting blood glucose (FBG) by 47.0 mg/dl (171.0 vs. 124.0 mg/dl; p < 0.0001) after 6 months ... Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 7 and 3 mmHg, respectively (p < 0.0001). Mean weight decreased by 1.7 kg" Iodine uptake and loss - can frequent strenuous exercise induce iodine deficiency? - Horm Metab Res. 2005 Sep;37(9):555-8 - "Crude calculations reveal that if sweat iodide losses are not replaced, dietary stores could be depleted in an athlete undergoing a regular training regime ... iodine loss may have implications for thyroid status and possibly consequences for athletic performance" Affiliates (I could sure use some sales. Click here for more stores): |
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