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How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you… Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China. I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1 We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004. Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

5 Minutes To Better Heart Health
Americans are living through a blood pressure crisis. Maybe you, or someone you love, is one of them… In the United States, 65% of adults over the age of 50 are living with above-normal blood pressure – increasing their risk of heart attack and stroke. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Because high blood pressure can also put you at higher risk for developing dementia later in life.1 Of course, Big Pharma doesn’t see this as a big problem. They know they can use this crisis to sell more drugs… drugs that never fail to do more harm than good. But a new study reveals how you can lower blood pressure – a...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Heart Health Source Type: news

Effects of Nutritional Supplements and Dietary Interventions on Cardiovascular Outcomes: An Umbrella Review and Evidence Map.
Conclusion: Reduced salt intake, omega-3 LC-PUFA use, and folate supplementation could reduce risk for some cardiovascular outcomes in adults. Combined calcium plus vitamin D might increase risk for stroke. Primary Funding Source: None. PMID: 31284304 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - July 8, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Khan SU, Khan MU, Riaz H, Valavoor S, Zhao D, Vaughan L, Okunrintemi V, Riaz IB, Khan MS, Kaluski E, Murad MH, Blaha MJ, Guallar E, Michos ED Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Nrf2 as a Potential Mediator of Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Diseases
Conclusion Activation of the Nrf2-dependent antioxidant system plays an important role in cell defense against oxidative stress damage, whereas the insufficiency of the Nrf2 system is associated with multiple aspects of the genesis and progression of metabolic diseases, posing a great risk to the cardiovascular system (Figure 1). The systemic increase of Nrf2 activity by several activators may be beneficial in the treatment of metabolic diseases. In addition, selective upregulation of Nrf2 genes may represent a potential therapy in obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Looking to the future, experimental research that el...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 11, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

The kynurenine pathway and cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults. The Hordaland Health Study
ConclusionHigher KTR and neopterin levels, biomarkers of cellular immune activation, were associated with reduced cognitive performance, implying an association between the innate immune system, memory, and language.
Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - October 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

UPDATE: How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?
Conclusions What is the sweet spot for vitamin D and longevity? All studies are in agreement: 40-50 ng/ml. If I had a (working) magic wand, I'd make this range much broader - but, there it is. Since it is narrow, let's cover the main sources of Vitamin D and figure out how you can get to the exact target. Sources of vitamin D We get vitamin D from supplements, sun and food--and in that order for most of us. Food Considering that we need thousands of IU's of vitamin D per day, food doesn't have that much. Some of the highest sources have only a few hundred units. Food sources of Vitamin D:[13] Salmon: 4 oz. = 500 IU...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in dialysis patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Homocysteine-lowering therapies were not found to reduce mortality (cardiovascular and all-cause) or cardiovascular events among people with ESKD. PMID: 27243372 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nigwekar SU, Kang A, Zoungas S, Cass A, Gallagher MP, Kulshrestha S, Navaneethan SD, Perkovic V, Strippoli GF, Jardine MJ Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Incident Cancer in a Cohort of 3,247 Cancer Diagnosis Free Ischemic Stroke Patients
Conclusions: The annual rate of age-adjusted cancer incidence was higher among ischemic stroke patients compared with those in the general population. The odds of mortality were three folds higher among stroke survivors who developed incident cancer.Cerebrovasc Dis 2015;39:262-268
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 7, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Incident Cancer in Stroke Survivors: Analysis of the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP) Trial (P5.114)
Conclusions: Incident cancer is not uncommon and is associated with lower survival among stroke survivors.Disclosure: Dr. Suri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Rodriguez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nickles has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Suri, M., Adil, M., Rodriguez, G., Chaudhry, S., Qureshi, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Epidemiology Source Type: research

The Role of Vitamin Supplementation in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Events
ABSTRACT The production, sale, and consumption of multiple vitamins is a multibillion‐dollar industry. Most Americans take some form of supplement ostensibly for prevention of cardiovascular disease. It has been claimed that vitamin A retards atherogenesis. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is thought to possibly decrease free radical‐induced endothelial injury, which can lead to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Vitamin E has been extensively studied for its possible effects on platelet function as well as inhibition of foam‐cell formation. Low levels of vitamin D have been thought to negatively impact myocardial stru...
Source: Clinical Cardiology - April 1, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chirag K. Desai, Jennifer Huang, Adil Lokhandwala, Aaron Fernandez, Irbaz Bin Riaz, Joseph S. Alpert Tags: Review Source Type: research

The China Stroke Secondary Prevention Trial (CSSPT) protocol: a double‐blinded, randomized, controlled trial of combined folic acid and B vitamins for secondary prevention of stroke
DiscussionThis is the first multicenter randomized trial of secondary prevention for ischemic stroke in a Chinese population with a higher homocysteine level but without folate food fortification.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Xuedong Liu, Ming Shi, Feng Xia, Junliang Han, Zhirong Liu, Bo Wang, Fang Yang, Li Li, Songdi Wu, Ling Wang, Nan Liu, Yali Lv, Gang Zhao Tags: Protocols Source Type: research