It’s Blueberry Picking Time, Especially For The Health Benefits!

Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture continue to prove that blueberries¹ are a superfruit. In addition to their remarkable research showing blueberries protect and enhance the function of your brain, they have now demonstrated that blueberries can activate the formation of bone-building osteoblasts.

Rats fed a diet with added blueberry polyphenols antioxidant shown to affect cell-to-cell signaling, receptor sensitivity, inflammatory enzyme activity or gene regulation. Found in many different fruits, vegetables, red wine, grains, honey, and legumes. demonstrated “powerful bone-promoting effects” by turning on genes that enabled more osteoblasts to form and consequently much better bone density. In one of their experiments they took some blood from the blueberry-fed rats and exposed it to baby osteoblast cells.  The cells rapidly turned into fully functioning bone-building carpenter cells. The researchers concluded that “blueberry feeding revealed a mixture of simple phenolic acids that may provide a basis for developing a new treatment to increase peak bone mass and delay degenerative bone disorders such as osteoporosis.”

There are many excellent nutrients that support natural bone building. These work in harmony with your body to balance inflammation in bone, calm down excess demo crew cells known as osteoclasts Type of bone cell that removes old, damaged bone by the process bone resorption., naturally boost the function of bone-building osteoblasts, and supply needed raw materials for bone growth (calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin D, etc). The wonders of nutrition stand in stark contrast to the highly inflammatory bisphosphonate(like Fosamax) drugs that damage bone microarchitecture while inducing swollen bone – resulting in a fraudulent appearance of better bone density when the truth of the matter is bones are being injured.

The power of blueberries is enough to turn Big Pharma’s drugs red with envy. Several new studies continue to document why blueberries are a true superfood that should be regularly part of your diet and/or consumed as high-quality polyphenol concentrates in dietary supplements.

Research scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that feeding blueberries to hamsters lowered their cholesterol¹ by 22% – 27%.  Detailed gene analysis showed that blueberries were changing liver function by enhancing bile synthesis, thereby helping to excrete extra cholesterol into the digestive tract so it could be carried out of the body. This is a type of cholesterol fitness, rather than taking a sledgehammer to the liver as is done with statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production. drugs.

Researchers at the Universityof Houstonshowed that aged rats on a blueberry diet had significantly increased memory² scores leading the researchers to state, “These results suggest that a considerable degree of age-related object memory decline can be prevented and reversed by brief maintenance on blueberry diets.”  This supports research out last year in 9 older adults who ingested blueberry concentrates for 12 weeks and experienced significantly improved memory³, leading those researchers to state, “The findings of this preliminary study suggest that moderate-term blueberry supplementation can confer neurocognitive benefit and establish a basis for more comprehensive human trials to study preventive potential and neuronal mechanisms.”

These studies support many earlier studies indicating that blueberry supplements and blueberries in your diet are a great tool for promoting human health.

1. ^ Blueberries Help Build Osteoclasts  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research  Jin-Ran Chen, Oxana P Lazarenko, Xianli Wu, Jie Kang, Michael L Blackburn, Kartik Shankar, Thomas M Badger, Martin JJ Ronis
2. 1. ^ Blueberries Lower Cholesterol  J Agric Food Chem.   Hyunsook Kim, Glenn E. Bartley, Agnes M. Rimando, Wallace Yokoyama.
   2. ^ Blueberries Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline  Nutrition  Malin DH, Lee DR, Goyarzu P, Chang YH, Ennis LJ, Beckett E, Shukitt-Hale B, Joseph JA.
   3. ^ Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory In Older Adults  J Agric Food Chem.  Krikorian R, Shidler MD, Nash TA, Kalt W, Vinqvist-Tymchuk MR, Shukitt-Hale B, Joseph JA.

 

Curcumin vs. Cancer

Curcumin is now one of the most widely researched anti-cancer compounds in the world.  Hardly a day goes by without a new study explaining some aspect of curcumin metabolism and how it helps prevent cancer or can be used in combination with standard cancer treatments to improve the effectiveness of these treatments. 

One of the latest reviews of this large body of emerging literature points out the high value of curcumin and resveratrol  for the prevention of colorectal cancer.  It has been very clear for some time that chronic low-grade inflammation in the colon leads to the expression of genes that eventually result in colon cancer.  Much research has sought to demonstrate that anti-inflammatory medications could be of help.  Such research always runs into the roadblock that all current anti-inflammatory medications have very adverse side effects either to the heart or to the digestive tract itself.  For example, while aspirin and other NSAIDs can reduce COX2 signaling, they also blunt COX1 signaling which is actually needed to generate new cells that line the inside of your digestive tract and are absolutely vital to intestinal health. 

Another comprehensive review of this large literature explains how curcumin can help virtually every chemo drug work better², making tumors much more susceptible to destruction by the drugs.  Remarkably, curcumin has been shown to protect normal organs such as liver, kidney, oral mucosa, and heart from chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced toxicity.  That is fantastic news for any person undergoing cancer treatment.

It is high time that America moves out of the Dark Ages of FDA intentional suppression of free speech and important health information.  The health benefits of curcumin are well documented and have no worrisome downside.  This information can prevent disease and help many struggling cancer patients have a better outcome from their Western medicine cancer treatment.

Tylenol Causes Blood Cancer?

This Common Over The Counter painkiller has been linked to Blood Cancer.
Click here for Article: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/25/this-common-otc-painkiller-found-linked-to-cancer.aspx
“New research shows that long-time chronic users of acetaminophen, the active ingredient of Tylenol, have an increased risk for blood cancers.”
We tend to think….”it’s just a tylenol, it’s just an aspirin, etc…well, these are DRUGS TOO.  They are always dangerous.  They kill your kidneys, kill your liver and burn a hole in your stomach.  They lead to death.  Every year, thousands die from reactions to these pain killers.
Helpful hints to avoid these medications:
Drink over 60 oz of Water per day
Take fish oil to help reduce inflammation…Eat healthy!
Use an ice pack on a  painful area.
Find The Cause!  As a Chiropractor, I want to find the cause of the pain and fix it!  Eliminating the problem, and NOT covering it up, will stop it from occuring and you will eliminate these Toxic chemicals.
Don’t give them to children.  As hard as it is to see your child in pain, they will get over it.  Hold them, love them and let them rest, they will heal.  Be very careful when giving to children, an overdose can cause death.  New labels are being put on now to show these dangers.
A Chiropractor is not to fix your pain, we are to find the underlying problem and eliminate it.  The pain will take care of itself.  So, don’t chase the pain…..Fix the Problem!
God bless, and never underestimate your ability to handle pain and get through it without drugs!  Dr Joe