Vitamins and Wound Healing
Wound healing is a complex biological process that involves inflammation, tissue formation, and tissue remodeling. Vitamin supplements can play a role in wound healing by supporting various aspects of the body’s natural healing processes. Here are some key vitamins and minerals that are important for wound healing:
Vitamin C: Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is essential for collagen synthesis, a protein that helps in the formation of skin, blood vessels, and connective tissue. Collagen is a crucial component of wound healing. Adequate vitamin C intake can promote tissue repair and reduce the risk of infectio...
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - September 9, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jeffrey M Levine Tags: Geriatric Medicine Pressure Injuries & Wound Care aging skin bedsore bedsores decubiti decubitus ulcer geriatrics gerontology Healthcare Quality Improving Medical Care Jeff Levine MD Jeffrey M Levine MD Nursing Homes pressure s Source Type: blogs
Flaxseeds: A Heart-Healthy Addition For Lower Blood Pressure
This article delves into the remarkable benefits of incorporating flaxseeds into your daily meals. Unearth the science behind how these tiny seeds can aid in reducing blood pressure and promoting overall cardiovascular health.
Quick Summary
Consuming 30 grams of flaxseeds daily can significantly lower your blood pressure within just 12 weeks, contributing to overall heart health.
Flaxseeds are high in potassium, fibre, and alpha-linolenic acid, all of which can contribute to reducing hypertension and promoting cardiovascular well-being.
Incorporating flaxseeds into your diet can be done effortlessly with d...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 21, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 15th 2023
In this study, we examined the average telomere length and telomerase activity, as well as the formation of telomere associated foci (TAFs) and the mRNA expression levels of the shelterin components in cultured primary cells of Spalax, a long-lived, hypoxia-tolerant, and cancer-resistant blind mole-rat species.
We showed that with cell passages, Spalax fibroblasts demonstrated significant shortening in telomere length, similar to rat cells, and in line with the processes observed earlier in tissues. We also demonstrated that the average telomere length in Spalax fibroblasts was significantly higher than the average ...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 14, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Feature of Neurodegenerative Conditions
Increasing dysfunction of mitochondria, the power plants of the cell, is a feature of aging. It is also strongly connected to neurodegenerative conditions. The brain is an energy-hungry organ, and anything that interferes with the supply of nutrients and their processing to power cellular operations is going to cause issues. In this review paper, researchers discuss the link between mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration, and go on to note a few of the efforts underway to produce pharmacological treatments capable of restoring greater mitochondrial function in aged tissues. Sadly all too few of these treatments ca...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 9, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 21st 2022
In this study researchers added new insight, showing that high-intensity aerobic exercise, which derives its energy from sugar, can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by as much as 72%. If so far the general message to the public has been 'be active, be healthy', now researchers can explain how aerobic activity can maximize the prevention of the most aggressive and metastatic types of cancer.
The study combined an animal model in which mice were trained under a strict exercise regimen, with data from healthy human volunteers examined before and after running. The human data, obtained from an epidemiological study ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 20, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Effects of Gly-Low Supplementation on Long Term Health in Mice
The gly-low combination of common supplements is sold as GLYLO by Juvify Health, another of the supplement-focused spinout companies from the Buck Institute, an organization that should consider starting spinning out companies that are doing something more ambitious to treat aging as a medical condition. The scientifically interesting part of the underlying research is that inhibiting glycation to reduce methylglyoxal based advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) appears, for reasons yet to be determined, to reduce appetite in mice. This leads to modest calorie restriction, and calorie restriction is well known to produce a ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 14, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
A deadly alcohol binge: a man in his 30s with chest pain and initial high sensitivity troponin I within normal limits
Submitted and written by Emergency Physician Dr. Arjun J V, with some minimal edits by Smith and MeyersA man in his 30s was rushed into our ED on a Sunday morning with continuous chest pain for 2 hours. The patient was drowsy but following simple commands and was pointing to his left chest where it hurt with a single finger. He said the pain started after he tried to vomit forcefully. He also had the odor of alcohol to his breath. The patient voluntarily told the team he had half a bottle of whiskey the previous night and he was uncomfortable ever since he woke up. He did, however, consume alcohol on a regular basis but ne...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 29, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
The Itchy, Bumpy Blues: How to Treat and Prevent Mosquito Bites and Related Conditions
Mosquito bites may be a nuisance, but fortunately, in the U.S., they tend to amount to nothing more than that. Upon being bitten, most Americans experience a bit of swelling and itchiness, and nothing more. However, there are exceptions to this, including stronger allergic reactions to bites and cases of mosquito-borne illness.
Insect and arachnid bites, including ticks, account for approximately 2,000 cases of malaria and 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. annually. In addition, millions of people worldwide die of malaria each year. It is helpful to protect yourself against insect bites, not only to avoid pesk...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - June 7, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Environmental Health Insect Bites & Stings Insects & Animals Outdoor Safety Source Type: blogs
Is it SAFE to be grain-free?
Listen to critics of the Wheat Belly lifestyle and you’d think that, by banishing all things wheat and grains from your life, you will be excommunicated from your church, tossed out of your club, ostracized by friends and family, and suffer dire health consequences like heart disease and colon cancer. After all, they say that you are eliminating an entire food group and will be crippled by lack of fiber and nutrients. Worse, our focus on increasing our intake of fats and oils will get you a heart attack, three stents, or bypass surgery and you’ll be obliged to take Lipitor and Repatha for a lifetime.
First of a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle grain-free Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Confusion after gastric bypass with Roux-en-Y
At at recent case conference, we discussed a woman who had had a gastric bypass 20 years previously, and now had confusion. To remind you of the details of a gastric bypass:
First, a small stomach pouch, approximately one ounce or 30 milliliters in volume, is created by dividing the top of the stomach from the rest of the stomach. Next, the first portion of the small intestine is divided, and the bottom end of the divided small intestine is brought up and connected to the newly created small stomach pouch. The procedure is completed by connecting the top portion of the divided small intestine to the small intestine furt...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - April 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 190
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Welcome to the 190th edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature.
This edition contains 5 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Justin Morgenstern and Chris...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Justin Morgenstern Tags: Emergency Medicine Gastroenterology Infectious Disease R&R in the FASTLANE Resuscitation EBM Education recommendations research and reviews Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 304
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Welcome to the 304th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
The Intensive Care Network has uploaded talks from the latest CICM ASM. Start with this one f...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 29, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: LITFL review LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203.
Question 1
Which Welsh comedian died on stage whilst performing live at Her Majesty’s Theatre?
+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answer
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Tommy Cooper
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five beri beri botox botulinum cardiac arrest carolina reaper chillies ghost pepper smoke alarms tommy cooper Source Type: blogs
The obsession with diagnosing President Trump
When I first read about neurosyphilis in medical school, I became convinced that Mrs. Thatcher, who I detested intensely because it was fashionable detesting her, had general paralysis of the insane. The condition, marked by episodic bouts of temporary insanity, which indicated that the spirochetes were feasting on expensive real estate in the brain, seemed a plausible explanation why she had introduced the poll tax.
A little bit of medical knowledge can lead to tomfoolery by the juvenile. I began diagnosing the powerful with medical conditions. I thought the former leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, who had an odd ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/dr-saurabh-jha" rel="tag" > Dr. Saurabh Jha < /a > Tags: Physician Trump Source Type: blogs
What is the Difference Between Delirium and Dementia?
Conclusion
Since senior citizens are susceptible to delirium due to several of its causes, it is important to focus on the preventable ones, so it doesn’t develop. Along with preventing delirium, eliminating some causes many also prevent some forms of dementia.
What are your experiences in caring for loved ones with delirium or dementia? We encourage you to share with us in the comment section below. (Source: Shield My Senior)
Source: Shield My Senior - May 17, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
