A healthy diet is the key to getting the iron you need
An article in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) focuses on what happens to iron stores in the body after donating blood. As many as one-third of regular blood donors have too little iron in their bloodstreams. According to the article, it can take up to six months to replenish the body’s iron after donating a unit of blood—significantly longer than the recommended 8-week waiting period between deposits at the blood bank.
The article made me wonder about the basics of iron health. How much of this stuff do we need? How do we get it? If you always feel pooped, how likely is “i...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Pendick Tags: Healthy Eating hemoglobin iron vitamins Source Type: news
How do NASA astronauts reverse extreme aging in space?
Did you know that your cardiovascular system ages ten times faster in space than it does on earth?
We age faster in space because there’s more oxidative stress, more insulin resistance, and more inflammation. You even find significant damage to mitochondria, the energy producing centers of your cells.
Astronauts also experience another form of extreme aging. The tiny biological clocks that determine how long and how well we age shorten much faster in space.
These tiny timekeepers are called telomeres. The shorter they are. The more prone to disease and the effects of aging your body is. But if you can keep your telomeres...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 6, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
From whey protein to spirulina: are superfood powders set to be as popular as the Paleo diet?
Nutrient-dense superfood powders are the height of fashion. But do these 'miracle' supplements actually work? (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - September 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: nutrition Super Elixir Elle Macpherson diet advice Victoria Beckham soylent whey powder superfood vitamin supplements spirulina Source Type: news
blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria, Spirulina)
Title: blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria, Spirulina)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/23/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - July 23, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Analysis of Proteome Dynamics in Mice by Isotopic Labeling
Recent advances in mass spectrometry and in vivo isotopic labeling have enabled proteome-wide analyses of protein turnover in complex organisms. Here, we describe a protocol for analyzing protein turnover rates in mouse tissues by comprehensive 15N labeling. The procedure involves the complete isotopic labeling of blue green algae (Spirulina platensis) with 15N and utilizing it as a source of dietary nitrogen for mice. We outline a detailed protocol for in-house production of 15N-labeled algae, labeling of mice, and analysis of isotope incorporation kinetics by mass spectrometry. The methodology can be adapted to analyze p...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Protein Science - May 6, 2014 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: news
Growing a meat alternative on Bangkok’s rooftops
This audio slideshow shows how spirulina, an edible, high-protein cyanobacteria, is harvested on Thai roofs. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - February 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Not a Book Review: BOHEMIAN LOVE DIARIES
Apparently Slash was recovering from yet another heart-breaking ending of a relationship, and had spiked his spirulina/ pomegranate/kale smoothie with LSD, psilocybin, Ecstasy, Geritol and Pepto Bismal, and he was found wandering on Main Street, downtown Galapago, wearing a rabbit suit and shouting, “Free the Bunnies! Free the Bunnies.” read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - July 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eliezer Sobel Tags: Creativity Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Personality Psychiatry Relationships Sex agnew alias aliases Appalachia Barnum & Bailey bearded lady blogger bohemian borat Catch Me If You Can circus Source Type: news
