All Adventist Health Areas Combined

Abortions cause breast cancer
More than 20 studies show that women who have abortions have a higher risk of breast cancer. New research has discovered the mechanism. In the first few weeks of pregnancy certain changes occur in a woman's breasts. Those changes are completed at the end of the pregnancy. When the pregnancy is artificially terminated, those changes are never completed. The cells involved in the incomplete changes have a higher risk of breast cancer.
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Drinking water reduces cancer
New research shows that drinking water reduces the risk of cancer. Men who drink six glasses of water a day have half the bladder cancer of those who drink only one glass. Bladder cancer is the fouth most common cancer among men. The Harvard research is the first time that drinking water has been shown to have such a dramatic effect at reducing a cancer. (New England Journal of Medicine May 6, 1999)
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Salad dressing good for heart

Regularly using an oil-based salad dressing may be good for your heart. Researchers from Harvard say the oil in salad dressing contains alpha-linolenic acid — which protects the heart. In a 10-year study they found that people who regularly eat salad dressing have far fewer fatal heart attacks. The researchers say this is probably because people do not get enough of the good oil — getting too much of their fat from animal products. The move towards low-fat salad dressings concerned the researchers because it removes an important source of linolenic acids. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 1999)
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Surprise cancer cure

German research has found that becoming a vegetarian can cure cancer. The research looked at the lives of people who had "spontaneous remission" of cancer. It found that 90% of them had become vegetarians since contracting cancer. Source: Vic Trotsky at a Brisbane SDA health meeting
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Neglect causes personality problems

Neglected children are four times more likely to develop personality disorders as adults. The problems neglected children face as adults include depression, and antisocial, dependent, and paranoid behaviour. New research shows that children who are physically or sexually abused are also four times more likely to develop these problems as adults. The study followed the lives of more than 600 American families for 18 years. (Archives of General Psychiatry 1999;56:600-606, 607-608)
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Gene risk

A person's genes may be the reason they become addicted to alcohol or nicotine. Research on 3000 twins suggests that inherited factors cause 60% of nicotine dependence and 55% of alcohol dependence. Researchers say that this finding is important to discouraging children from taking up smoking or drinking. Many children feel they will be able to stop whenever they want. If they are warned that they may not be able to stop, it may reduce the risk of them starting, the researchers say. (Archives of General Psychiatry 1999;56:655-661)
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Two Alzheimer's breakthroughs

Researchers have found a gene which may cause the memory loss ailment, Alzheimer's disease. The gene is called apoE-4. When a person gets this gene from both parents, they are far more likely to have mid-life memory loss. This is considered an early sign of Alzheimer's. Meantime, researchers have developed a vaccine which prevents a disease like Alzheimer's in mice. If the results can be duplicated in humans, it is expected to have "a major impact on potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease." (Neurology 1999;53:201-207; Nature 1999;400:173-177)
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Hope for rheumatoid

Japanese researchers have discovered an enzyme which blocks the growth of rheumatoid cells. They attached the enzyme to a virus and injected it into rats. It prevented the growth of cells involved in rheumatoid arthritis, a painful joint disease. The rats had less inflammation and less degeneration of their joints. The researchers are hoping that this discovery may lead to treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. (Nature Medicine 1999;5:731-732, 760-767)
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Anger may cause heart deaths

Having therapy for hostility and anger can reduce your risk of high blood pressure. Patients with heart disease were given counselling and were found to still have lower blood pressure two months' after the counselling course. The researchers concluded that anger and hostility were factors in causing high blood pressure. And since high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, getting rid of anger could reduce the risk of heart deaths. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-5)
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Breast feeding reduces obesity

Breast feeding a baby helps reduce the risk of it become overweight. German researchers studied 13,000 children and classified 3% of them as obese. They found that the percentage of these who were breast-fed was half the number for the other children. The study also showed that the longer a mother breast-fed a baby, the less likely the child was to be overweight. Breast milk appears to have compounds which prevent the growth of fat cells. (British Medical Journal 1999;319:147-150)
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Alternate cancer cure research

United States health authorities are going to investigate `alternate' cancer cures. There are a large number of alternate cancer therapies, but until now, very little research has been done into them. Members of the 15-member panel come from both conventional and alternative medicine. They will guide and encourage research into alternate cancer therapies, sorting out the sheep from the goats.
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Exercise reduces cancer

Doing exercise while young reduces the risk of endometrial cancer, the most common cancer of a woman's reproductive tract. A study of 11,000 twins in Sweden also found that being overweight increased the risk. Eating small amounts of fruit and vegetables also increased the risk. However, The risk was reduced by having children, especially three or more. (International Journal of Cancer 1999;82:38-42)
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Fine weather, fine attitudes

Sunny weather gives you a sunny disposition, according to people on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The Coast had an unusual amount of wet weather in the first six months of this year. Once the wet weather ended, salespeople visiting homes noticed that virtually everyone was much happier.
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New key to cause of cancer

Dutch researchers have uncovered a new way to find out if people have high cancer risks. Cancer is often caused when chromosomes in cells are broken. The researchers have found that it is easier to break the chromosomes of some people. The easy-breaking chromosomes are inherited, which explains why cancer tends to run in families. The finding also explains, for example, why some smokers get lung cancer far quicker than others. The researchers hope their finding will lead to tests which show people their risk of cancer. Those in high-risk groups will then be advised to especially avoid factors known to cause cancer. In the meantime, people with cancer in their families should take measures to reduce their cancer risk. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999;91:1125-1130, 1097-1098)
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Capral tunnel problem common

Carpal tunnel syndrome is far more common than we have believed. New Swedish research shows that 3% of people will have the problem some time in their lives. Carpal tunnel syndrome is where the nerves leading to the hand are crushed in the wrist. It is very painful and debilitating. The syndrome has often been linked to doing repetitive tasks like typing or assembly-line work. In Australia, the waiting list for carpal tunnel operations can be more than a year, which often means a person cannot work for that year. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be relieved by avoiding repetitive hand movements, using splints or braces, and drug therapy. (The Journal of the American Medical Association 1999;282:153-158, 186-187, 206)
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Swimming pool infection risk

Swimming pools may cause outbreaks of cryptosporidium — an organism that causes severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea. New reseach shows that chlorine and filtering do not remove the organism from swimming pools. So once it gets into a pool, it can spread to others using the pool. Cryptosporidium is found in the intestines of birds, reptiles and mammals, including humans. One outbreak which affected 400 people was throught to be caused by feces from a baby. Experts say that babies should be washed before going into pools and they should be given frequent toilet breaks. They also say people recovering from diarrhea should not use swimming pools and people swimming in pools should avoid swallowing water. (Emerging Infectious Diseases July 1999)
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Common cold cure two years way

A drug that shortens the common cold's duration by three days should be available in two years. The manufacturer of a drug called pleconaril, has run tests on 1200 people with severe colds. Some were given the new drug, others were given a placebo. For those on the drug, the average cold last 11 days, while it last 14 days for those on the placebo. The drug works by blocking the action of the virus that causes the common cold. At the moment, antibiotics are often prescribed for colds even though they do no good at all.
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Contact lens blindness risk

Wearing contact lenses at night increases the risk of serious eye infections. Dutch researchers found that people wearing lenses at night had 19 times more risk of catching a disease called microbial keratitis. In extreme cases this disease can cause partial or complete blindness. (The Lancet 1999;354:174-175, 179-183)
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Education reduces risk of dementia

Giving children a better education may reduce their risk of dementia in old age. American research found that older people who were well educated have more spinal fluid. For every year of education, patients average 1.8 mililitres more spinal fluid. A lower level of fluid fluid is a known risk factor for dementia. (Neurology 1999;53:189-196)
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Avoid Christmas weight gains

Daily contact from a weight-loss counsellor dramatically reduces weight gain during the Christmas holidays. Researchers divided 57 obese people on diets into two groups. One group continued normal therapy over the last two weeks of December. The other group had daily contact with a counsellor through telephone calls, voicemail, faxes, and email. Those with daily contact lost an average of one kilogram during December and January. Those without the daily contact gained an average of half a kilo. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-5)
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Mother's attitude affects birth weight

Women with high-self esteem are less likely to have underweight babies. American researchers interviewed 230 pregnant women to find out what they thought of themselves. They then found that the pessimists (those with low self esteem and high stress) were more likely to have premature or underweight babies. Being born premature or underweight causes health problems for babies. So the researchers say it is important to run programs to lift the optimism and self-esteem of pregnant women. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-13)
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Teenage girls think they're fat

Being fat is in the mind — at least it is for many thousands of teenage girls. In America 52% of normal-weight white girls aged 12-16 think they are overweight. Their attitudes are influenced by the media and attitudes of their families — which suggest that being skinny is healthy. These misconceptions about body weight can lead to eating disorders so severe they cause death. (Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 1999;153;741-747)
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"Unconcerned" kids are concerned

About 90% of overweight teenage girls want to lose weight. The image they have that they don't care about themselves is not correct, say American researchers. The researchers say that families of overweight teenagers should do more to encourage them to loose weight. While this may be time-consuming and frustrating, parents can be very effective in getting long-term results for their kids. (Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 1999;153;741-747)
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Chronic fatigue money missing

The US Congress set aside about $30 million to research Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — but almost 40% of the money never made it. After promising to research CFS, the Centre for Disease Control used more than $13 million to research their pet projects instead. Chronic Fatigue Suffers are extremely upset that the money to be used for the biggest-ever research into their disease was diverted. And, it seems, under American law, the researchers have done nothing illegal.
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Less fish needed

New research shows that eating a small amount of fish can reduce colorectal and other cancers. Previously it was thought that only people who ate large amounts were protected. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999;70:85-90)
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Goat's milk not the answer

When infants are allergic to cows' milk, we often give them goats' milk instead. But new research shows that that's not the answer. It found that goat's milk can trigger serious allergic reactions in children already sensitive to cow's milk. About one in forty children under three develop a an allergy to cows' milk. And new research on a group of these children shows that they were all allergic to goats' milk as well. That's not surprising — because goats' milk has up to 98% of the same amino acids as cows' milk. There is a safe alternative, however. The researchers found that soy milk was safe for the children with cows' milk allergy. (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999;103:1191-1194)
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It's okay to tell about grain

There are strong restrictions about what health claims food manufacturers can make about their products. But in the United States, manufacturers are now allowed to say that whole grain products reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. So some American breakfast cereal packets can now carry this officially approved statement: "Diets rich in whole grain food and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce risk of heart disease and certain cancers."
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Parents' support is important

Support from parents is one of the three most important factors helping children become physically fit. Researchers discovered this when they questioned 3000 children to find out what factors were common in children who were physically fit. Of all the factors examined, only three stood out as being significant. One was encouragement from parents to do physical activity. They other two were enjoying gym classes in school and having afternoon activities. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-6)
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Harmless heart condition dangerous

A common heart disease previously thought to be harmless has now been shown to increase the risk of heart attack. The problem is called aortic-valve sclerosis. It is where the valve between the heart and the aorta (the largest artery in the body) gets thick and stiff. About a quarter of people over 65 have the problem. Now a new study shows that those with the condition have 50% more death from heart attack and cardio-vascular disease. Researchers believe the thickened valve does not cause the problem, but that it is a marker for something else. (The New England Journal Medicine 1999;341:142-147, 193-194)
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Por ideas of health risks

An American survey shows that women have a poor idea of their health risks. Women overestimate the danger of breast cancer, and underestimate the risk of heart disease and lung cancer. The survey showed that only one-third of women over 65 knew that heart disease was the leading killer of women in their age group. And women in the 55-64 age group wrongly thought that breast cancer was the biggest killer of their age group. (Lung cancer is by far the biggest killer of this age group — a fact that only 15% of women in this age group identified.) Surprisingly, women had a far more accurate knowledge of the health risks faced by men. The researchers suggest that the misconceptions are largely based on images created by the media. One wrong image is that heart disease is a "man's" disease. The image that breast cancer is so bad is because the media so often run stories about it. However, there are few media stories about lung cancer (virtually all caused by smoking), so its great danger is underestimated. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-8)
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Mental illness linked to crime

A US Government survey has shown that one in six prisoners in American jails have had mental illness. Compared to other prisoners, the survey showed that these prisoners were more likely to have committed violent crime (53% compared to 46%). They were also more likely to have committed their crime while under the influence of alcohol or drugs (59% compared to 51%). Inmates with mental problems were twice as likely to have suffered physical or sexual abuse. And more than twice as many of them had spent time sleeping in the streets in their year before their crime (20% compared to 9%). The researchers concluded that to reduce America's crime rate mental patients should receive more care. (Study by the US Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs)
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Father's work harms children

Having a highly-demanding job makes a father less likely to communicate well with his young sons. New American research examined the influence a father's work has on relationships with his grade 4-5 children. It has shown that stress at work reduces a father's communications with his children — especially his sons. Stress in the marriage was even more likely to cause this communication breakdown between father and child. There is considerable research on the effect a mother's work has on children, but this new research is one of the few that examines the impact of a father's work on them. The researchers recommended that many fathers need to "slow down" and talk to their children. (Journal of Marriage and the Family 1999;61:465-475)
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Higher blood pressure in teens

American adolescents are getting higher blood pressure — and they are getting much heavier. A ten-years study of American school children has rung warning bells about the health of the next generation of adults. High blood pressure in teenagers is often carried taken into adulthood. This suggests that generation will have a greater risk of heart attacks and strokes. The researchers say the higher blood pressure seems to be caused by the significantly heavier weight. (The Journal of Pediatrics 1999;134:668-674)
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Finding out too late about cancer

Women who are less conscientious have a greater breast cancer death risk. A survey showed that women who don't complete tasks are less likely to have a mammogram to detect breast cancer. A study of at-risk women concerned about breast cancer gave them standard tests to measure how conscientious they were. The study showed that 90% of the conscientious women had had a mammogram in the last year. However, only 63% of the less-conscientious women had had one. This means that this group of women is more likely to find out too late that they have breast cancer. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-6)
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Creating health risk for others

Not vaccinating children against measles is a health risk to them — and to others. Research shows that non-vaccinated people are 35 times more likely to contract measles than vaccinated people. Non-vaccinated people are also far more likely to spread the disease to others. So parents who do not vaccinate their children on "conscientious grounds" are more likely to cause both their children and others to catch the disease. Measles is not as harmless as is often thought. It can cause severe brain damage. (Journal of the American Medical Association 1999;282:47-53)
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Mercury in some vaccines

Some vaccines used in America contain mercury — but authorities want it removed. The mercury is part of a preservative that has been used in vaccines since the 1940s. Research has shown the mercury-containing substance is harmless to children. However, current immunisation programs in America require children under six months to be immunised. This means the vaccines would give the babies more mercury than Federal guidelines allow.
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Disease-fighting protein discovered

Researchers have found what may prove to be the most important protein yet-discovered in preventing disease. The protein stimulates the body's production of B-cells — white blood cells which fight disease. Based on the finding, scientists are now creating an experimental drug which they hope will boost the body's immune system. (Science, July 6, 1999)
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Amazing new cancer treatment

The French have developed an amazing new way to battle brain tumours. They have made microscopic balls impregnated with the chemotherapy compounds that kill cancer. The balls are so small they can be inserted in the brain without causing damage. They then release small amounts of the chemotherapy compound directly into the surrounding brain tissue. The tests have been successful in treating glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that's usually fatal and that makes up almost a quarter of all brain tumours. After surgery removes the tumour, the microscopic balls are placed around the area where it was. The cancers of a quarter of the test group have gone into remission. The others, on average, lived twice as long as those receiving conventional treatment. (Cancer 1999;86:197-199, 324-329)
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More die at start of month

A computer study of 33 million deaths in the United States shows that more people there die in the first week of the month. For every 100 people who die in a normal week, 101 die in the first week of the month. This means that 4,300 extra people die in the first week of the month. It's thought the reason is that American social security payments are made at the start of the month. This gives people more money to spend then and leads to more drug and alcohol-related deaths — including overdoses, suicides, murders and accidents. (The New England Journal of Medicine 1999;341:93-98)
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Self-fulfilling cancer attitude

What we believe about our health is in some ways self-fulfilling. During a study of HIV patients, only 42% of those who were optimistic developed full-blown AIDS. However, 56% of HIV men who were pessimistic about their fate developed the full-blown disease. This difference only occurred, however, among those who had had a friend die of AIDS. With those who hadn't had a friend die of AIDS, 47% of both the optimists and pessimists developed AIDS. Researchers feel that having a friend die increased the inner strength of the optimists, but reduced it for the pessimists. (Health Psychology 1999;18:1-10)
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Ozone causes asthma attacks

Ozone is a major cause of people being hospitalised for asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ozone is a particularly bad problem in hot months because heat and sunlight create ozone from car exhaust fumes. The asthma and COPD caused by ozone is generally not noticed because of a time delay between the cause and the effect. It takes several days between when people are exposed to ozone and when the symptoms occur. People with asthma and COPD So while we need more ozone high up in the atmosphere, we don't need it down here where we breath it. (Dr Karin Pacheco, National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, Colorado)
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Electrode hope for Parkinson's

Electrically stimulating part of the brain may help reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Japanese surgeons selected five Parkinson's sufferers and put tiny electrodes in an area of their brains that helps control movement. Patients with the implant had fewer falls and could walk easier. (Neurosurgery 1999;45:41-49)
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Polio to vanish next year

The World Health Organisation hopes to eliminate polio from the world by the end of next year. Polio is still found in 50 countries, with WHO targeting ten countries in particular. They are in Africa and the Indian sub-continent. In the ten years to 1998 polio dropped from 35,000 cases worldwide to 6000 cases. An outbreak of 1000 polio cases in Angola last year may be the last hurrah of the disease.
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Water cures depression

Drinking more water may be the magic cure for many people's depression. The US Army wanted to test the limits for soldiers in desert warfare. They cut down the water intake of a group of soldiers -- and suddenly they had a group of very depressed men on their hands. When they returned them to normal amounts of water, their depression went away. So if you or a friend are depressed, trying drinking much more water. It could be a lot cheaper than drugs.
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Water reduces bladder infection

Water can be very effective in eliminating bladder infections. There was a report in one of the medical journals [do not remember the name] more than 20 years ago in which laboratory animals with urinary tract infections were given just twice the usual amount of water. I believe thay put some kind of flavoring in the water to induce the animals to ingest the addidional fluid. As I recal 70-80 per cent recovered with out any other treatment. Shortly after reading this article and reporting on it to the class, I came down with a urinary tract infection and saw a urologist who prescribe antibioticts for about 10 days of treatment. As soon as I started the antibiotics my fever and discomfort let up in less than 24 hours but I continued the antibiotics as directed. Since I was working in the Laboratory I checked my own urine for pus cells which decreased greatly but never did completely return to normal. Since I was feeling OK I continued my usual routine , went on vacation ect. Whil on vacation and away from my attending Physician, the symptoms of Urinary infection returned. Because of my unusual circumstances I decided to try the "Water treatment". Essentially what I did was drink an eight oz of pure water every hour during the day and when ever I had to get up during the night to void. The fever and pain subsided slowly but in 2-3 days I felt fine. When I returned to work and examined my urine there were no puss cells and I have not had a reoccurence.
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Health Benefits of Churchgoing

People who regularly attend church can expect to live seven years longer than those who never go to services, according to a new study to be published shortly. According to the study, Americans who attend church weekly live 10 percent longer, with a life expectancy of 82 compared to 75 for non-church goers. The study is based on a health investigation of 22,000 people over a nine year period and is to be published in the May issue of Demography magazine. The study also found that health benefits increased with increasing church attendance and concluded that there was a cause and effect relationship in their findings that was not explained by other factors. "As a Church we have promoted a healthy lifestyle as part of our message," said Thomas Neslund, associate health director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. "Here we have additional confirmation that participation in religious services is also linked to health benefits. Of course, that's not to say people should come to church just to live longer! But it does show the healthy balance that religion can play in a better lifestyle." Adventists have been at the forefront of promoting lifestyle and health for more than a century.
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Marijuana affects spirituality

The active ingredient in marijuana causes spiritual changes to a person's life, says Adventist health guru Dr Percy Harold. It also causes serious mental and emotional problems. The dangers of marijuana now are much greater than a few decades ago because selective breeding has increased the content of the active ingredient in marijuana. Dr Harold says that the problems caused by marijuana include depression, paranoia, hallucinations, anxiety attacks, delusions and depersonalisation.
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Health risks of tatoos

About 25% of people who get tatoos admit to having a poor body image which gets them in trouble with police and family. While most people say peer pressure is not involved in their decision to get a tatoo, about half the time they get a tatoo at the same time as a friend. Tatooing carries health risks, says an article in "The Record," the South Pacific's Adventist weekly magazine. These risks include: Entered March 31, 1999
Tomatoes cut cancer risk

Tomatoes can help prevent some forms of cancer, says South Pacific Division health director Dr Percy Harold. Tomato and tomato products (salsa, tomato sauce, etc) may lower the risk of prostate, lung and stomach cancer. "The substances causing the lower incidence of these cancers have not yet been identified," he says. "This research does not indicate that we should eat tomatos three times a day. It does indicate tomatoes should, where possible, be part of a balanced diet, along with other fresh fruit and vegetables that are associated with prevention of other types of cancer."
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Soy reduces cancer

Studies on rats show that eating soy beans early in life reduces the risk of prostate and breast cancer. In the case of breast cancer, the soy changes the immature tissue making it making it more resistant to developing cancer cells.
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New vegetarian research

Research just published in "The Journal of the American College of Nutrition" confirms the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. The study examined Seventh-day Adventists and Catholics in the Hispanic community. It concluded that Adventists "who eat a plant-based diet, exhibit a more favorable blood lipid profile, lower blood pressure and lower risk for Type 2 diabetes compared to Hispanic American Catholics, who do not eat a plant-based diet." The survey examined 74 Adventists and 45 Catholics living in Denver, Colorado, and was performed by researchers based at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. These findings are factors in explaining why Adventists have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease compared to the general population. "This study reveals the link between a healthy lifestyle and the lower incidence of disease—in this case the beneficial effects of a plant-based diet," says Dr. DeWitt Williams, health director for the Adventist Church in North America. "A parallel study in which I participated also indicated health benefits among the African-American community of such dietary principles. Research findings are continuing to demonstrate that a non-meat diet carries significant health advantages." The two surveys are found in "The Journal of the American College of Nutrition" Volume 17, Number 5 and Volume 18, Number 2.
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Dying from tooth hygiene

Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com WROTE:

Perhaps of interest: My daughter is both an RN and RDH (dental hygienist) and a few months ago she attended a terminal patient in the hospital who was dying because of bacterial infection due to extremely poor dental hygiene. Yes, good dental health improves more than keeping your teeth! Elaine
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Lifestyle causes heart problems

The information on the high incidence of heart disease in the Appalachian region would indicate, on first glance, that the geographic location in some way produces heart problems. On reading the report in the news magazine, the true culprit was smoking (Kentucky has the highest percentage of smokers of any state); heavy fat diet (one stroke patient's family member was preparing a meal for her of fried pork chops, fried potatoes, and no veggies); and lack of exercise. While other causes were also mentioned, it was a strong implication of their lifestyles that was the causative agent in high incidence of heart problems. Elaine Nelson
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Cancer diet analyst

I worked as a cancer data analyst nearly 10 years reading medical charts every day looking for significant cancer signals. Believe me, it cannot be emphasized too strongly: It's YOUR body, and you are the only one most effected by anything that goes wrong. EVERYONE should take a course in human anatomy and physiology and learn everything possible about their body. Also, be aware of the particular idiosyncracies of YOUR body: Know where your skin moles, etc. are and check often for changes; LISTEN to your body and when things don't seem normal for you or right, DEMAND that everything be done to follow it up. Go to another physician if you are not satisfied with the concern. In my years' experience, I learned more than I wanted, but also discovered doctor's mistakes, that at times they overlooked obvious signs or symptoms or test results that should have been followed up. They are NOT INFALLIBLE, only humans with a little more training and experience. YOU are the one that pays for their oversight. You must be aggressive in your diagnosis and treatment. Elaine
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Aussie skin cancer

Aussies have the highest incidence of melanoma (the BAD skin cancer) in the world. Reason? not sure, someone can furnish further info. Elaine Aussie Editor's note: We Aussies are one of the few European countries in the tropics. So we are exposed to more sun than any other group of Europeans.
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Importence danger

Our daughter is a RN in a juvenile facility and often gives health information talks to the inmates. She discusses the hazards of drugs and tobacco, but the most effective deterrent for the teenage males: Possible impotence (which she usually has to explain in their street language. Their eyes get big and it really SCARES them! Elaine
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Pain in left side

How are you now and what had they done for you. I had my female organs removed in 1991 and I often get a pain in my left side and they say it is an Irritable bowel. I also have a large stomach but I am overweight. How can you get ovairan cancer with no overies.
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Srir fry vegies

One of the best ways to avoid overcooking of vegetables is to "stir-fry." Put a little olive oil in wok (electric set to 375 F), heat oil, add cut up onions, celery, carrots, broccoli flowerets, sliced peppers, mushrooms, etc. and stir constantly until green vegetables turn bright green. Fresh spinach (pre-washed in plastic bags) can be prepared the same way, with a little green onion and remove when spinach has wilted and reduced greatly in volume. No water, and very short cooking time. Elaine
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Vegetarian McDonalds

Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com Can anyone furnish where McDonald's serve vegeburgers? We have eaten them in Athens, Greece and Lucerne, Switzerland. I wrote their headquarters in Illinois, and they do not serve them in the US, at least here in California (which probably has one of the highest percentage of vegetarians in US). How about Australia, and some other countries. McDonald's is world-wide, nearly, and when travelling they are very convenient. We saw them unloading frozen cases of their vegeburgers and I'm sure they are especially made for McDonald's. The Gardenburgers are sold at a number of restaurant chains in Calif. Elaine
Aussie editor's note: In Australia, the church-owned health food company tried to supply McDonalds with vegetarian patties for burgers. The concept didn't go ahead, I understand, because McDonalds were not geared to either store or cook the food. In Australia, Hungry Jacks (the Aussie version of Whimpies) has a vegetarian burger.
Entered March 31, 1999
Limit soft drink

The acid in many of the soft drinks can erode tooth enamel. Another reason to limit the consumption of these, especially the ones strong in caffeine and citric acid (as many are). Elaine
Entered Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com March 31, 1999
Bladder infection

While the information supplied for bladder infections are good, a personal experience: I had absolutely NO symptoms of bladder infection but ran a high fever, chills and extreme body aches until finally had to go to hospital. It took multiple tests: spinal tap, x-rays, ultra sound, lab tests, and finally urine culture revealed a very bad case of ureteronephritis (kidney infection) which necessitated a 3 day stay in hospital on massive antibiotics. My recommendation: never allow a bladder infection to go untreated. There are several antibiotics that are specific for this and I never travel without them and it can lead to very serious conditions, as mine did. My doctor's advice: Begin on prescribed meds (he gave me) at the very first sign of a bladder infection. Elaine
Entered Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com March 31, 1999
Fruit and vegies together

Let you tell you what I learned about the mixing of fruit and vegetables. The whole idea as I understand it is the fruit is digested quicker so if you eat fruit after vegetables, the fruit can ferment before it is digested because the vegetables takes a longer time. In reality the fruit does not lay there that long and in most cases will not ferment because of the time involved. I am on raw vegetables or lightly steamed and fresh fruit. I stay away from sugar, no fried foods, plenty of salads of course to get the raw veggies and I do mix fruits and veggies, brown rice, etc. We get our grapefruit from Red Cooper in Alamo, Texas. He has crossed a type of orange with the red grapefruit so it is quite sweet. Boy are they ever good. We cut up the grapefruit or I should say eat the grapefruit like you would an orange. Boy, R they ever good. Incidently a 30-day of raw veggies and fresh fruit is a good cleanser and you will loose weight. After the 39 days you can add 20% cooked veggies and 80 raw. Paul
Entered Paul Gates paulgates@worldnet.att.net March 31, 1999
Sitting with knees together

It's surely more comfortable not to maintain an unnatural sitting position with knees clamped together! You men understand that. If not, try sitting "modestly" with a skirt on like millions of women must. Elaine
Entered Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com March 31, 1999
Drugs never cure

Drugs never cure disease; they only change it's form and location....When drugs are introduce into th system, for a time the seem to have a beneficial effect. A change may take place, but the disease is not cured. It will manifest itself in some form ......The disease which the drug was given to cure may disappear, but only to reappear in a new form, such as skin diseases, ulcers, painful diseased joints, and sometimes in a more dangerous and deadly form....Nature keeps strugglings and the patient suffers with different ailments,until there is a sudden breaking down in her efforts, and death follows.
Entered rlflex@phoenixat.com March 31, 1999
Sudden death

Elaine Nelson ageis@ix.netcom.com wrote about an earlier article in this area:

Not sure what the "sudden death" from eating meat that EGW was refering to, but it has been the cause of sudden death from choking on unchewed pieces. Also, a very full stomach certainly produces extreme burden on the heart, if one immediately goes to bed -- as reported by multiple coroner's exams.
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Cancer cannot...

Cancer is limited ..... It cannot lessen the poer of the resurrection.
Entered Daryl Martin darylpm@geocities.com March 31, 1999
B vitamins boost heart

Consuming higher-than-recommended amounts of folate and vitamin B6 may substantially reduce a person’s risk of heart disease, reports Medical Tribune News Service. The findings apply whether the vitamins come from dietary supplements or foods like green leafy vegetables. While only women were studied, experts said the findings extend to both sexes. In a study of more than 80,000 nurses, the more folate and vitamin B6 that was consumed, the lower the risk of heart attack or death due to heart disease. Those who consumed the most folate (above 400 micrograms a day) and B6 (above 3 milligrams a day) had about half the risk of heart disease over the next 14 years as women who consumed less of these two B vitamins, according to the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study
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SDAhealth email From: Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Attention deficient disorder

Once viewed as simple inattentiveness or overactivity, ADHD now appears to result from neurological abnormalities that may have a genetic basis. Behavioral modification training, along with stimulant drugs, could help children and adults with ADHD learn to exercise more self-control. There is an excellent technical overview by Russell A. Barkley, Pg. 66, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, September 1998.
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SDAhealth email From: Ken Goodridge, kennyg@efn.org. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Garlic for the eyes

I just want to share what my mother did while ago. She was a seamstress teacher in Bosnia and sewed to earn living. The year she noticed her eyes getting dim , she learned from somebody about garlic. She decided to try it and every morning and evening for six months she applied it to her eyes. She would open a garlic clove and squeeze its juice to the top of the clove and massage her eye lids with the clove as close to the eye as she could stand it. After 6 months she noticed the cataract went away. She could see clearly and was able to see well to the end! "It stinged," she cried, "but it worked!" Olga
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SDAhealth email From: Olga, theinterlocker@usa.net, Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Fruit and vegies together

The concept of not eating fruit and vegetables at the same meal is widely accepted in the Adventist Church. However, it may be a problem for only a very few people. Our local Conference (South Queensland Conference) is one of the few that still has a full-time health director. He took a Sabbath meeting at our church and recommended eating one piece of fruit at every meal and two meals with vegetables. When asked about mixing fruit and vegetables in the one meal, he replied that Ellen White mentioned this concept only once. He said that this problem only applies to a few people and there is no reason that everyone should follow it. I have not checked the Ellen White source (someone might care to do that). However, it if was advice given to a specific individual, it would explain how the advice could be correct, but still not have wide application.
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SDAhealth email from Phil Ward. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Who eats the uncooked original diet?

Is there anyone out there that eats no refined food, no oil, no sugar, no white flower, no fried food, and no mixed fruits and veggies, (Gen 1,19)
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SDAhealth email From Olga, theinterlocker@usa.net, Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Reply to Olga

Olga, the original Genesis 1:19 diet for fruit grains and nuts was was modified when sin entered. In Genesis 3 we find that vegetables are added. In the last ten years we have discovered that vegetables have many nutiments that prevent disease. Some of these are only made available humans when the vegetables are cooked. So it may not be a good idea to eat only uncooked vegetables. Regards, Phil Ward
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SDAhealth email from Phil Ward. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Brain rewires itself

Two university studies on deaf and blind people show that brains "rewire" themselves to find uses for areas that would have been devoted to hearing or sight. Researchers at two U.S. universities measured blood flow in the brains of deaf and blind people to show that areas associated with processing sounds and images remained active. "This shows the brain does, essentially, rewire itself," Victoria Morgan from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn, said in a report to the Radiological Society of North America. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557409449-b54
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
US pennies cause ulcers

Money problems have always caused ulcers, but Reuters now reports that the humble US penny is a direct cause of ulcers. Its report says: Children or pets who swallow a penny minted after 1981 should be monitored to see if they pass the coin, because newer pennies are predominantly made from zinc, which can cause ulcers or other problems, a researcher said Monday. "Most pennies will pass through the body quickly and harmlessly, and it would take more than one penny to cause serious damage," said Sara O'Hara, a pediatric radiologist at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. "But as in the case of one toddler we X- rayed, a penny that stays in the stomach can cause an ulcer and discomfort within a matter of days. In animals, the problem can be more serious," she said in a report. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557408692-b0e
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Protein stops tumors

English scientists believe they have found a "master switch" that allows tumors to use tricks to evade the body's immune system. It's a protein called PML, Reuters says. Its report says: If it works, killer T-cells in the body's immune system go into battle against cancerous cells. If it doesn't, the tumor takes over with devastating consequences. "The master switch controls whether killer cells recognize the tumor," Dr. Yang Liu, an immunologist at Ohio State University Medical Center, said. PML controls several genes that produce and transport a major histocompatibility complex - comprising a peptide and molecules - to the surface of the cell. They act as a marker for the T-cells, alerting them to the tumor. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557304154-8c6
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Plant antibodies work well

Reuters reports: Antibodies produced by genetically engineered plants seem to work just as well as those naturally produced by the body. The antibodies, nicknamed "plantibodies," worked against the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Dr. Kevin Whaley and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University used soybeans, genetically engineered to produce the human antibody against HSV-2. The monoclonal antibody they purified from the soybeans was just as effective as one made by mammals for protecting mice against genital herpes, they reported.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Fixing faulty genes

Reuters reports: U.S. researchers say they may have found a way to bypass the need for gene therapy by actually "fixing" a faulty gene. Gene therapy is a young science, which calls for fixing genetic diseases by replacing the "bad" gene with a good one. It has been tried on many diseases from cystic fibrosis, which results from a single mutated gene, to cancer. So far no one has been cured using gene therapy, mostly because the process is hit-and-miss. Sometimes the new gene is taken up by the body, but most of the time it is not. Or the gene may work for a while and then stop functioning. See www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557398484-13a
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Heart deaths up in poor area

White residents of Appalachia, a region that symbolizes poor rural America, die from heart disease at younger ages and in larger numbers than other Americans. Reuters reports: Researchers from West Virginia University attributed the phenomenon to a shortage in the region of hospital heart units and cardiac rehabilitation facilities, which are mostly clustered in more affluent and urban areas. Elizabeth Barnett, assistant professor at the school of medicine, and her team found white Appalachians have about a 20% greater chance of dying from heart disease between ages 35 and 64 than other white Americans, according to a summary of the research released by the university.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Blood for leukemia and anemia

Reuters reports: Researchers have found that using umbilical cord blood may offer new hope for people with leukemia, anemia and a half-dozen genetic diseases, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute study discovered using umbilical cord blood was as successful a technique for saving lives as conventional bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow transplants can sometimes save lives, but a compatible bone marrow donor is not always available. Only recently have doctors realized umbilical cord blood could be used to rebuild a blood supply tainted by tumor cells or knocked off kilter by a genetic defect.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Improving babies' intelligence

Reuters reports: Feeding premature infants an enriched formula can improve their intelligence. During a 16-year study, scientists from Britain's Medical Research Council found premature babies who had been fed an enriched formula outperformed other children in intelligence tests. They had higher IQ scores at 7.5 to 8 years old compared to other premature babies who had been fed a standard formula for the first month of their lives. More than 400 premature babies were involved in the study published in the British Medical Journal. The infants were randomly selected for either of the two feeding groups.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Growth hormone problems

A natural protein that helps kids grow may cause headaches, muscle problems, diabetes and carpel tunnel syndrome. "Human Growth Hormone" has been available in a synthetic, genetically engineered form since the 1980s. Given before puberty, the supplement can help kids with a deficiency to sprout inches. It is also given to adults whose pituitary glands have been removed to build muscle mass. The pituitary gland controls the release of growth hormone. However, it can affect blood sugar levels, predisposing one to diabetes. It has been linked to carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, muscle aches and fluid retention, a sign of high blood pressure.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Brush teeth to save your heart

in animals, scientists said Friday that Human and animal studies show that bacteria in the mouth can cause heart attacks. They can travel through the blood vessels to coronary arteries, causing the buildup of plaque and subsequent clotting that are the cause of most heart attacks. Philadelphia researchers too bacteria samples directly from patients’ mouths and exposed the samples to human blood platelets to confirm the link between periodontal bacteria and heart disease.
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SDAhealth email from Rose Bowen, bowenten@swva.net Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Better posture

Women in Western Cultures have been taught to sit with their knees close together. However, it gives better posture to sit with your legs wide apart. Does anyone have any other ideas on better posture?
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SDAhealth email from Phil Ward, philward@beachaccess.com.au, Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Back spasms

The Chiropractor said one of the main reasons for my back spasams is a deficiency in Calcium and magnesium and I've noticed that the supplementary magnesium *DOES* make a definate difference in the pain level.
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SDAhealth email from Jo Kuhlmeyer, Billnjok@Olypen.com. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Water for bladder infection

When I had a bladder infection, one of the doctors at Wildwood told me the number one cause of bladder infections is insufficient water drinking. Whenever a person has a bladder infection, increasing the drinking of pure water is a good idea, to flush the bladder. Drinking other fluidsis not the same as drinking water. (coffee, tea except herb teas, soft drinks, fruit juices--just do not replace the value of good water). The herbs I was told were helpful---Uva ursi, & cornsilk, ---drink several times a day. Hot and cold sitzbaths twice a day are also helpful. (Remember to finish with cold, and never hot, to close the pores against chilling. ) Drinking Cranberry juice loaded with sugar can be counter-productive. And if it replaces water drinking, is less effective. However, the cranberry does establish an acid climate in the bladder that can discourage infections. Cranberry tablets also are available. Remember that there are different kinds of infections. If it isn't getting better in a week or two, you may need to see the doctor.
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SDAhealth email from Shirley Heisey, shearle1@ppp.kornet21.net, Entered on Dec 14, 1998
More on bladder infection

Couple of things to note here: Many physicians are astute at diagnosing the fact of chronic bladder infections but are not skilled at considering the etiology particularly in women. Dr. Tamara Bavendam, the head of the Women's Urology Dept at the Univ of Washington Medical School has made the following observations: (A) Historically, urologists have focused more on the etiology and treatment of men's urological problems but few studies have been made on women even though women's urological problems represent +85% of the cases seen by the urologists. (B) A disporportunate number of bladder infections have shown up after each introduction of the following: colored toilet paper, scented toilet paper, non-natural product ie; nylon, rayon) panties including panty hose. Dr. Bavendam recommends the following to all women who have had more than 1 bladder infection in 5 years: (1) Use only Scott (1000 sheet to a roll) unscented, uncolored toilet paper. (2) Switch to only white cotton underpanties. (3) Fill a 1L jug with water every morning and determine that no matter how much (or how little) you have drunk away from home today, you will finish this jug before you go to bed. (This will have the effect of getting a minimum of 1L of water into notorious non-water drinkers.) Dr. Bavendam allows her patients to "flavor" the water with any variety of Tang or Kool-Aid they want but NO coffee or tea. BASIC ANATOMY LESSON: The job of the kidneys is to "flush" the body of life-threatening toxins. If you do not give the body what it needs to work with in the way of necessary fluid, the body, in order to try and forestal dehydration in the brain, the body will take the fluids that would ordinarily be excreted by the kidneys altering the acid/base balance of the bladder. BOTTOM LINE: If you don't like bladder infections, drink a measured +1liter/day of water and change those hibits you were "suched" into by the advertisers; ie, colored/scented toilet paper and non-natural "panties" which cause the groin area to be overheated.
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SDAhealth email from Billnjok@concentric.net. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Cranberry juice

They say timing is everything, and if it's after the fact, then the prophylactic nature of keeping yourself juiced up may indeed be severely compromised. Nevertheless, I'd just point out that in the US November edition of the Readers Digest, of all places, there's a short blurb on the clear effectiveness of chugalugging gobs of cranberry juice, primarily as a preventative measure, but also was suggested that it may ALSO act as a healing enhancer in so much as the physiological action seems to be that the juice somehow prevent bacteria from adhering to the bladder wall, and also the ureter surfaces. Beyond that, I don't know what to add. Oh...except one more thing. If there's an active infection, then perhaps one might want to consider swilling down artificially sweetened or totally unsweetened cranberry juice. Sweetening, either via corn syrup or good ol' sugar, as I understand it, really cuts down the effectiveness of antibiotics, and likewise diminishes the effectiveness of the bennies from drinking the stuff as an infection cure in the absence of antibiotics. Anyway...... hope things work out ok.
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SDAhealth email from Ken Goodridge, kennyg@efn.org. Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Daily water

You should be drinking one ounce of water daily for every 2 pounds of body weight.
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SDAhealth email from From: alonzo15@juno.com (Alonzo F Cobb) Entered on Dec 14, 1998
Sudden death from meat

In 1864 Ellen White wrote that eating meat caused sudden death (CDF 386). Modern research suggests that the "sudden death" she referred to is from heart attack. The Adventist Health Study shows that meat-eating Adventist men aged 44-55 have four times as many heart attacks as their vegetarian counterparts.
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Entered from "Health Watch," Greater Sydney Conference health newsletter Dec 3, 1998
Meat causes cancer

Ellen White wrote that cancers, tumors and pulmonary diseases are largely caused by eating meat (CDF 383). Now research shows Adventist meat eaters have a 41% higher risk of prostate cancer and 66% higher risk of ovary cancer than vegetarians. Those who consume large amounts of meat, milk, eggs and cheese have 360% more chance of prostate cancer. Eating beef, poultry or fish more than three times a week doubles the risk of bladder cancer. And meat doubles the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Grossness of the body

Ellen White wrote that eating meat tends to cause "grossness of the body" (CDF 389). Studies on Adventist women show that only 16% of vegetarians were overweight compared to 32% of meat eaters.
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Entered from "Health Watch," Greater Sydney Conference health newsletter Dec 3, 1998
Nuts and wholemeal bread

Ellen White said that fine-flour bread cannot impart to the system the nourishment in unbolted-wheat bread (CDF 320). Now research shows that Adventist men who customarily eat whole wheat bread have only 56% of the expected non-fatal heart attack rate. Fatal heart attacks were also reduced. Ellen also recommended nuts in the diet (CDF 359, 363-4). Adventist men who eat nuts regularly have only half the non-fatal heart attacks of those who rarely eat nuts.
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Entered from "Health Watch," Greater Sydney Conference health newsletter Dec 3, 1998
The original diet

Ellen White said that grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables are the diet chosen for us by our Creator (CDF 81). Now we know that this diet has no cholesterol (cholesterol comes only from animal products). That dramatically cuts heart death. Also there have been about 200 research projects on how eating fruit and vegetables affects cancer in the lungs, colon, breasts, cervix, exophagus, mouth, stomach, bladder, pancreas, and ovary. In most cases this diet significantly protected people from those cancers.
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Entered from "Health Watch," Greater Sydney Conference health newsletter Dec 3, 1998
Cancer not diagnosed

The following was from an email message in the email service SDAhealth:

I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer has only recently been identified as its OWN type of cancer; but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer. Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way (with the "tumor marker" CA-125 blood test), and they are treated in the same way (surgery to remove the primary tumor and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin). Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the same fate. That is why I am sending this message to you and hope you will print it and give it or send it via e-mail to everybody you know. One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done that because I always had an annual physical, had my annual mammogram and PAP smear, did monthly Self Breast Exam, went to the dentist at least twice/year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers. LITTLE DID I KNOW! I don't have ovaries (and they were HEALTHY when they were removed!), but I have what is essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it? These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell us. ONE OUT OF EVERY 55 WOMEN WILL GET OVARIAN OR PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER! The "classic" symptoms are an abdomen that rather suddenly enlarges and constipation and/or diarrhea. I had these classic symptoms and went to the Doctor. Because these symptoms seemed to be "abdominal," I went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were designed to determine whether there was a bacterial infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome." I guess I would have accepted this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months pregnant! I, therefore, insisted on more tests. They took an X-Ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was, again, assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe. I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong. I INSISTED on more tests, and they (reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to shut me up, I think). This is what I mean by taking charge of our own health care. The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT normal!). Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a pleasant procedure, I assure you, but NOTHING compared to what was ahead of me). Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, finally, the Doctor ran a CA-125 blood test and I was properly diagnosed. I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER AND, YET, THIS SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME ... NOT AS PART OF MY ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM AND NOT WHEN I WAS SYMPTOMATIC. THIS IS AN INEXPENSIVE AND SIMPLE BLOOD TEST!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E tell all your female friends and relatives to insist on a ca-125 blood test every year as part of their annual physical exams. Be forewarned that their doctors might try to talk them out of it, saying "It isn't necessary." Believe me, had I known then what i know now, we would have caught my cancer much earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer)!!! insist on the CA-125 blood test; don't take "No" for an answer. The normal range for a ca-125 blood test is between zero and 35. (Minewas 754 ... that's right, 754!) If the number is slightly elevated, you can have another one done in three or six months and keep a close eye on it just like women do when they have fibroid tumors or when men have a slightly elevated PSA TEST (Prostate Specific Antigens) that helps diagnose prostate cancer. Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, and that's the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer-catch it early. I hope I haven't bored you with all of this. But I hope I HAVE scared you enough to motivate you to action. Do YOU know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer-and maybe, just maybe, it will be YOU. I hope not. Please, go to your Doctor THIS WEEK and insist on a CA-125 test and have one EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life. And forward this message to every woman you know and tell all of your female family members and friends. As the Nike ads say, "JUST DO IT!" Please don't think youth will protect you, either. Though the median age for this cancer is 56 (and, guess what, I'm exactly 56, women as young as 22 have it. Age is not a factor. Thank you for your time. My best wishes for your continued good health. Carolyn Benivegna.
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Entered from email by Maxine E. Sarjeant, btimes@ui.uis.doleta.gov, Nov 25, 1998
Good source of recipes

http://www.vegetariantimes.com. Click on that for a good source of vegetarian recipes. JAY
Entered by Jay Boger, jaymex21@mail.ml.com.mx, Nov 23, 1998
The importance of antioxidants

Antioxidants are very important to our health, particularly for those of us who live in areas where our bodies are subjected to high levels of stress. The stress can come from more than just the pace of life - environmental pollutants can also put us under stress. Free radicals are one form of environmental stress that we have to deal with that cause a lot of damage to our bodies, and antioxidants help to neutralise these damaging molecules. Vitamins A, C and E along with the Mineral Zinc have been shown to be good antioxidants, but it is vitamin C that most of us have heard about. Submitted by John Thwaite
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Entered by John Thwaite, johnt@qpa.com.au, Nov 21, 1998
More on antioxidants

Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling, spent a lot of time researching the benefits of Vitamin C and during the course of his research, found that there are only a few animals species (humans, primates, guinea pigs and bats) for whom ascorbic acid is a vitamin. This is because they cannot synthesize it for themselves - they have to get it from their food. All other animals synthesize it for themselves. He went further with this line of investigation and determined that, according to the ratio of body weight to the amount of Vit C that these other animals produced themselves and factoring in his age, he should take about 18 grams of Vit C per day! I guess he was not too far off the mark, because he lived a productive life until well into his 90's.
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Entered by John Thwaite, johnt@qpa.com.au, Nov 21, 1998
Antioxidants III

More recent research into Vitamin C potentiators has revealed that by combining Vitamin C with appropriate co-factors, the dosage of Vitamin C can be reduced by as much as a factor of 10 and still produce the same results. Professor Jack Masquelier has spent more than 50 years in this field of research and has discovered what he calls Oligo-Proantho-Cyanidins (OPCs for short). Good sources of these substances have been found in the skin and seeds of certain fruits and in the bark of certain trees. These are the ideal synergistic companions for Vitamin C. Not only do these OPCs help Vitamin C do its job, they are also vaso-protectors, collagen protectors, and one of the most potent free radical scavengers (or antioxidants) known. A diet high in Vit C and OPCs will help the liver convert excess LDL and HDL cholesterol into bile salts for elimination, strengthen the vascular walls, rejuvenate our collagen, promote healing and boost the efforts of the immune system.
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Entered by John Thwaite, johnt@qpa.com.au, Nov 21, 1998
Minimising spondylitis

I've got spondylitis and it is no fun. But if you do the right thing you can prevent if from doing a lot of harm. With spondylitis, joints seize up and become inflexible. It used to be called "bamboo back." It makes the spine go as rigid as a piece of bamboo. The best treatment is to take 30 minutes twice a week taking every joint in your body through its entire range of movement. That way the seizing up process may never take place. (Exercises could include, for example, sitting down and twisting your upper body to the left, then to the right.) You don't need to do the movements fast. In fact, with a bad case like mine, you can't. But if you do the mobility exercises from when you're first diagnosed, you won't get as bad as me . A skin rash called psoroasis is part of the same disease. That rash has been incurable, but you can now treat that with a pharmacutical drug called Daivonex.
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Entered by Phil Ward, Nov 20, 1998
"Golden Staff??"
What in the world is an infection with "Golden Staff?" I've never heard of it, and it is not in my medical dictionary. This is asked in reference to Roy Sodeman's post of Oct 30, 1998.
Entered by Richard Faiola, MD -- Nov 10, 1998
Golden Staff cured
I've had two cases where people were cured of Golden Staff which was beyond the ability of antibiotics to cure. A prominent local businessman was given only a few months to live after contracting Golden Staff in a bowel operation. I gave his wife a water purifier called aerobic oxygen. He's still alive two years later. More recently I met someone on a train whose neighbour was also infected with Golden Staff and was beyond the help of antibiotics. The same treatment saved him.
Entered by Roy Sodeman - Oct 30, 1998
Hunchback cured
Twelve months ago I was a bent-over hunchback. Now the stoop has gone and I stand three inches taller. I had (and still have) osteoporosis and spondilitus. These two combined to give me a terrible stoop and I could not straighten up. Theoretically, the problem could not be reversed. However, my local GP sent me to another GP who likes to work with back problems. Part of the reason I couldn't straighten up was that some of my muscles and ligaments had shortened because of the stoop. Over 3-6 months we did a series of exercises to lengthen these ligaments. Now I hardly have any stoop. My nephew is a doctor and at a family gathering he said this cure was impossible. He said that what happened to me was a miracle -- because these calcified ligaments cannot be lengthened. Whether it was a miracle or a natural healing, I praise God for fixing this hunchback. It is one of the most debilitating things that can happen to a person.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Attempted gall stone cure
I was diagnosed with gall stones, which requires an operation. To avoid the operation I tried a gall stone cure which has worked for others. For six days I drank 2 litres (four pints) of apple juice a day, plus ate a small amount of food. The apple juice is supposed to soften the gall stones. At 6pm on the last day I drank a heaped tablespoon of epsom salts in warm water, and did the same again at 8pm. At 10pm I drank a cocktail of half-a-glass of olive oil and half a glass of lemon juice whipped together in a blender. This cocktail makes the gall bladder quickly expel everything in it -- hopefully including the stones. Because of the epsom salts, the bowel movement that night and the next day is almost liquid. I put a piece of old curtain over the toilet so I could catch the gall stones when I had a bowel movement. Unfortunately, I still had some gall stone pain, so a few weeks later I did the same again. The doctor again sent me for another ultra-sound after the treatment, which showed many were still there. But the pain is down dramatically, so we seem to have gotten rid of a lot of them. The doctor is so pleased she has cancelled the gall bladder operation, at least for the moment.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Baptist with good health info
I am an SDA missionary currently working at the SDA English Language Institutes in South Korea. The best information that I have found about health doesn't come from SDA I'm sad to say. It comes from a Baptist Pastor by the name of George Malkmus and his Bible based health program called the "Hallelujah Diet". As I know he has appeared twice on our 3ABN Satelite broadcast and has been quite well received. Please check out his story on his website http://www.hacres.com , as well as the many marvelous and seemingly miraculous testimonies of self-healing that you will find anywhere in the world. You may contact me by E-mail at jdhuffman@hotmail.com Please check it out and tell me what you think.
Entered by Junior Huffman - Nov 10, 1998
Get back to drinking water
We're coming into Summer where I am in Australia. And that's a good time to rebuild the habit of drinking water. Force yourself to drink only water each day for two weeks. Drink it whenever you think of it, the more the better. The hotter weather will make it easier for you to have more. Then you can break the bad habits of drinking soft-drink, tea, or coffee -- which supply your water in a contaminated form.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vegetarians live longer
The on-going health study on Seventh-day Adventists shows that vegetarian SDAs live 3.9 years longer than meat-eating SDAs. That means eating meat is almost as dangerous as smoking -- because smoking reduces a life by an average of 4.1 years. The mathematics on the 3.9 years is that eating meat reduces a person's life by an hour a day. Since meat eaters usually eat two meat meals a day, their lives are shortened by half an hour every time they eat meat. Being a vegetarian means you live about one day longer for every three weeks of your life.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Your ideas on the vegetarian advantage
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Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Website for recipes
Find a recipe from the kitchens of Sonora Community Hospital/Adventist Health in California USA. Look us up at www.sonoracom.com.
Entered by Paul Tharp, prt@soundassurance.org, Nov 15, 1998
Share Your Vegetarian recipes
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Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Trampoline as exercise
The problem with most exercise machines is that people stop using them. A few years ago, research showed that the exercise machine that people stayed with the longest was the mini-trampoline. I certainly stayed with mine. I would bounce on it 20 minutes each morning watching a breakfast news TV program. It was great and it did me more good than you can imagine. Unfortunately some of its springs eventually broke and I was unable to get another one as good. If buying a mini trampoline, you do need a good one because bad ones will jar your body. One characteristic of a good one is that its springs are zig-zag around the edge of the mat. This gives less jarring. Another indication is its price. Cheap ones are not good ones.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Overcooking destroys Vitamins
Overcooking food can destroy the heat-sensitive vitamins — Vitamins C, E and the B group. Boiling vegetables can leach out the water soluble vitamins — the B group and Vitamin C.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Lost supply of Vitamin B12
Through most of history, most people have been vegetarian, or nearly so. In a modern diet, Vitamin B12 is virtually found only in meat, eggs, and dairy products. So where did the ancients get their Vitamin B12? Adventist health scientist Matt Steele wondered about this for a long time. Vitamin B12 is almost the universal product of bacterial action. So it dawned on him that it might have come from natural drinking water -- which would have had many bacteria in its catchment area. He tested the water in the Yarra River near Warburton Adventist Hospital in Australia. The river water there is good drinking quality. When he tested it, he found one litre (two pints) of the water contained the Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin B12. That then is where vegetarians are supposed to get their Vitamin B12. But modern water supply systems take all the Vitamin B12 out of the water. This suggests that vegans (vegetarians who do not have dairy products or eggs) should take a Vitamin B12 supplement. Unwashed mushrooms will also supply Vitamin B12, and are the only vegetable known to do so. Some early reports said soybeans had Vitamin B12, but the chemical they contain is actually the mirror image of B12. One good thing about Vitamin B12, when you get a lot of it, your body can store it for up to five years. Unfortunately, this also has a downside. People become vegans and are very healthy for a number of years. When the damage from a lack of Vitamin B12 starts, they do not associated the symptoms with their diet -- because "I've been eating the same thing for several years now and it hasn't caused me any problems." If you are a vegan, be particularly sensitive to your Vitamin B12 needs because any damage caused by not having enough B12 is irreversible.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Oral contraceptive Vitamin problem
Using oral contraceptives reduces the absorption of folate and increase your need for vitamin B6. It may also increase your need for Vitamin C, Vitamin B2 and zinc.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Antibiotics hit B Vitamins
Using antibiotics depletes the body's supply of B group vitamins, calcium and potassium. Some nutritionists recommend taking supplements of these during or after antibiotic use.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Eat Vitamins C and E with fat
A high-fat meal reduces the work of arteries for up to four hours. A low-fat meal does not restrict the arteries' work, according to research from the University of Maryland. However, the researchers found that taking the antioxidant Vitamins C and E before the high-fat meal allowed the arteries to function normally. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Association, 1997;278:1682-1686.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vitamin A pregnancy risk
Taking more than 2500IU of Vitamin A per day during pregnancy may cause birth defects.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vitamin C stops eye damage
New research suggests that Vitamin C can reduce cataracts by about 80%. A study of nurses aged 56-71 shows that those with the high intakes of Vitamin C for ten years had about 80% less chance of cataracts. By age 75, cataracts affect the eyes of about half the population. They are caused by ultra-violet light. The study showed you need to have the Vitamin C for about ten years to have the protective affect. The required amount of Vitamin C is about 100-250mg a day. This can be achieved without supplements by a diet high in fruits and vegetables. (Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1997;66:911-6.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Many Americans lack Vitamin C
Blood tests suggest that 30% of Americans have a Vitamin C deficiency. The tests were done on 494 people having routine health examinations. No further tests were done on these people, however, the figures suggest many of them would have had early signs of scurvy. These symptoms include tiredness, weakness, irritability, weight loss, and vague muscle aches. Oranges, grapefruits, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage all have good levels of Vitamin C. (Source: The Lancet 1998;352:527-531.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
SDA study shows meat linked to cancer
Loma Linda, California, USA ... [ANN] Researchers at Loma Linda University in California say that their study of Seventh-day Adventists confirms the links between meat-eating and colon cancer, and additionally that white meat is just as likely a cause as red meat. In an article published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Drs. Gary Fraser and Pramil Singh identify higher meat consumption with an excess risk of colon cancer. "Our study is not the first to establish a link between the consumption of red meat and colon cancer," says Fraser. "However the study also shows that increased levels of consumption of white meat (chicken and fish) also lead to higher risks of colon cancer. The evidence is that both red and white meat have similar risks, which are around three times those who do not eat meat." The study draws on the wide array of dietary habits of Seventh-day Adventists, many of whom are vegetarians. The researchers concluded that the more meat consumed, the higher the risk of contracting colon cancer. Those eating red or white meat 3-4 times a week had a 200% increased risk. "This study adds confirmation to concepts that Adventists have believed for many years," says Stoy Proctor, associate director in Health Ministries at the Adventist Church Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. "It shows the advantages of a plant diet as part of a healthy lifestyle." Proctor pointed out that in 1896, Ellen G. White, one of the co-founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church wrote that "From the light God has given me, the prevalence of cancer and tumors is largely due to gross living on dead flesh." "Adventists continue to promote a vegetarian diet and these studies are a welcome addition to the evidence that you can live longer and with a better quality of life by avoiding the consumption of meat." [Jonathan Gallagher]
Entered by Phil Ward from ANN News- Oct 26, 1998
Vitamin A reduces skin cancer growth
Research on mice suggests that a high intake of Vitamin A may reduce the risk of malignant melanoma. Vitamin A appeared to slow the growth of the skin cancer cells.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vitamin E prevents colon cancer
Research by the University of Washington showed that a multi-vitamin supplement reduced colon cancer 51%. The 10-year study also showed a Vitamin E supplement reduced colon cancer by 57%.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Reduce heart risk by 45%
A high intake of Folic acid and Vitamin B6 can reduce the risk of heart attack by 45%. Both folic acid and Vitamin B6 are found in green leafy vegetables.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Excess iron is a heart hazzard
Having too much iron in the diet can increase the risk of heart disease. Research in Greece shows that for every extra 50mg of iron a man 60+ has per month his chance of heart disease rises 150%. For women, the figure is even worse. Every 50mg extra iron per month gives them 360% increased risk of heart disease. Excess iron is most likely to come from eating meat. (Source: American Journal of Epidemiology 1998; 147: 161-166.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vitamins reduce stroke risk
A study of 29,000 people in China shows that antioxidant vitamins and minerals help reduce the risk of stroke. People who took supplements of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, beta carotene, zinc and selenium had 29% less stroke. (Source: Epidemiology 1998;9:9-15.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Cure for colds and flu
Researchers have developed new drugs that stop flu and the common cold dead in their tracks. The drugs block an enzyme that is necessary for the cold or flu virus to multiply. Test-tube experiments using human respiratory tract cells suggest the drugs will both prevent and treat cold or flu. This is because the viruses need the enzyme at every stage of their lifecycles. So blocking it at any stage prevents the work of the virus. (Source: Paper presented to Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 1998.)
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Non-SDAs familiar with EGW
Stan Jensen Here.. ABC of Southern California. Last night I went to a fundraiser for an animal rights group. I reacquainted myself with a number of celebrities vegetarians etc etc One thing that I always find amazing is that there is a number of them that are familiar with EGW, and they express the high respect they have for her writings, this comes up as I am always introduced as from the Adventist Book & Health Food Center, (I always make sure that they never say just ABC.) The gentleman who invented GARDENBURGERS said, and a similar story is in his biography as well, that he read a chapter our Diets and FOOD by EGW and became a vegetarian went home and then developed Garden Burgers, which is one of the things that made vegetarianism popular on the west coast. He started in Oregon. he speaks highly of her. He now has the product in over 30,000 restaurants etc. Paul only owns something 10% of the company now. WHY IS IT that I find a growing number of sda's showing little respect for her, while the non-SDA's are discovering her? Including some Clergy? Some of the people I have asked when the last read a book by her, there is usually a fairly long pause and often ther is no answer. I recently had a Bishop, or what ever they are called, from a Greek-Orthodox Church purchase a Christ Object Lesson for every one of his members. One Catholic Priest, Father Dino, bought a Steps To Christ for his parishners saying that he had never read anything like that before. We as a Church, are were we are today because of some of the guidance that she gave. Even though others writers had a significant influence on her, her writings tend to have the same "look and feel" through out. We can often tell that it is her words before the author is given Credit. Just wondering why it is .......
Entered by Stan_Jensen@lamg.com Nov 17, 1998
Alcohol hits nutriments
Drinking alcohol affects the body's ability to absorb and metabolise food. It can especially leave your body short of calcium, zinc, magnesium and B group vitamins.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Vitamin C risk
Smokers are more likely to have Vitamin C deficiency because smoking increases the body's metabolic requirement for Vitamin C.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Stopping kids smoking
Making it hard for kids to get cigarettes can help lower rates of adolescent smokers, reports Reuters news service. A study in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health provides compelling evidence that policies designed to reduce youth access to tobacco can have a significant effect on adolescent smoking rates. Dr. Jean L. Forster from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis and colleagues held a randomized trial in 14 Minnesota communities. A Reuters news story reports: `Seven communities were part of a 32-month trial called TPOP (Tobacco Policy Options for Prevention) ``...designed to test the effects of changes in local policies to limit youth access to tobacco,'' and seven served as control communities, the researchers explain. All of the intervention communities passed ordinances designed to guarantee ``compliance with tobacco age-of-sale laws,'' Forster and colleagues note. For example, the intervention communities raised the license fee for vendors, ''...added a graduated system of civil penalties for the license holder, and banned tobacco vending machines,'' according to the authors. They report that ``6 (communities) required that at least two unannounced compliance checks be carried out annually... 5 prohibited self-service displays of tobacco products, and 4 included fines for both salespersons who made illegal sales, and minors who attempted to purchase tobacco.'' Police records showed that ``compliance checks had been carried out... in all 7 intervention communities,'' the authors add.. Overall, the ordinances resulted in less pronounced increases in adolescent daily smoking when compared with control communities, which showed increases in the daily, weekly, and monthly smoking rates. ``In summary, the results indicate that comprehensive ordinances passed in all intervention communities resulted in a lower smoking prevalence among young adolescents in these communities than in control communities,'' the authors write. The researchers acknowledge as study limitations the fact that the results reflect short-term effects, that the communities were small towns in rural counties located in one state, and the populations were almost entirely white. ``Nevertheless, these results provide encouraging evidence that efforts to limit commercial access to tobacco by youth represent an effective component of a multidimensional approach to reducing tobacco use,'' they conclude.'
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
Marijuana causes mental problems
Smoking marijuana is becoming the major cause of schizophrenia. Statistics show that one in every 12 marijuana smokers will become a schizophrenic. The risks are even greater if there is a schizophrenic in the family.
Entered by Phil Ward - Oct 26, 1998
pH of Coca Cola
How acidic is Coca Cola? i decided to check at work this week. I tested the pH of the 3% hydrocloric acid we use for cleaning metal. It was 5.8. I then tested Coca Cola. It was 4.3. That makes it quite a strong acid.
Entered by John Reid - Oct 31, 1998