ALWAYS tell your Dr. what other drugs, supplements, herbals, over-the-counter drugs, even if it’s just aspirin you are taking. Here’s another reason why it is so important.

Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration are more convenient than the standard drug Coumadin because they do not require monthly visits to adjust doses. But the promising drugs also could be subject to dangerous interactions when taken alongside widely used prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin and even herbal supplements such as St. John’s Wort, according to a new study.

Article Source – http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601091342.htm

More Thoughts from Mellisa McJunkin – Health and Wellness Advocate

Question: What are you without an immune system?
Answer: You are dead.

As morbid as it may sound, it’s true. When your immune system is weak you will get sick. When your immune system completely fails you will die.

If I could show you a way to boost your Natural Killer Cells by up to 437%, would you be interested in hearing more? Of course you would.

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Current diabetes treatments can knock 20 years off your lifespan … make you look 15 years older than your age … and hasten your death. It’s a fact: You can have “perfect glucose” and die from diabetes! See the proof…

Another shocker: Glucose monitoring does nothing to prevent diabetic complications (as proven conclusively by two studies published in the British Medical Journal).

Conclusion: Neither glucose monitoring nor drugs are protecting diabetics — or extending their lives. The real key to healing Type 2 and prediabetes is reversing your cells’ insulin resistance — not just lowering your blood sugar. And this is easy to accomplish by following this new drug-free program…

Question: What are you without an immune system?
Answer: You are dead.

As morbid as it may sound, it’s true. When your immune system is weak you will get sick. When your immune system completely fails you will die.

If I could show you a way to boost your Natural Killer Cells by up to 437%, would you be interested in hearing more? Of course you would.

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By Dr. Joseph Mercola

“If you really want beautiful skin, do the same things you would do to strengthen your heart, control your weight, lift your mood and live longer and better: Get regular exercise, sleep enough and eat well.

Discovery Health suggests a number of foods to look at if you want a beautiful-skin diet.  Here are a few of their suggestions:

Nuts

The benefits of nuts — especially almonds — have to do with antioxidant activity. Vitamin E fights skin-aging free radicals, and also helps your skin hold in moisture.

Red and Green Vegetables

Orange-red vegetables are full of beta-carotene. Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A, which prevents cell damage and premature aging.  Spinach and other green, leafy foods provide lots of vitamin A, too.

Citrus Fruits

Vitamin C aids in your body’s production of collagen, which is the protein that forms the basic structure of your skin. Collagen breakdown can leave your skin saggy, and vitamin C will help tighten it back up.”

View Dr Mercola’s original article here (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2010/12/31/the-best-foods-for-beautiful-skin.aspx)

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Good Fat / Bad Fat…. You still them.

Triglycerides, cholesterol and other essential fatty acids (fats your body can’t produce on its own) store energy, insulate you and protect your vital organs. They act as messengers and start chemical reactions that help control growth, immune function, and reproduction.

The process of making, breaking, storing and releasing fats is key to how humans and all animals regulate their energy.  But despite fat’s importance, no one yet completely understands exactly how humans store it and call it into action.

According to Live Science:

“… [T]riglycerides are especially suited for energy storage because they pack more than twice as much energy as carbohydrates or proteins … Cell membranes encase our cells and the organelles inside them. Fat — specifically, cholesterol — makes these membranes possible.”

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Another great article resource from Science Daily.

ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2010) — If you want to look attractive and healthy, the best thing you can do is get a good night’s sleep, finds research in the Christmas issue published on the British Medical Journal website.

For the first time, say the authors, there is scientific backing for the concept of beauty sleep.

The study, led by John Axelsson from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, investigated the relationship between sleep and perceptions of attractiveness and health. The authors believe this research is important in today’s 24 hour society with the number of people suffering from sleep disorders and disturbed sleep on the rise.

Twenty-three participants between the ages of 18 to 31 took part in the study. They were photographed between 2pm and 3pm on two occasions, once after normal sleep and once after being deprived of sleep. Smokers were excluded from the research and no alcohol was allowed for two days prior to the experiment.

The photographs were taken in a well-lit room and the distance to the camera was fixed. During both photography sessions participants wore no make-up, had their hair loose (combed back if they had long hair) and underwent similar cleaning or shaving procedures. They were asked to have a relaxed, neutral facial expression for both photos.

Sixty-five observers, who were blinded to the sleep status of the subjects, rated the photographs for attractiveness and whether the individuals looked healthy/unhealthy or tired/not tired.

The observers judged the faces of sleep-deprived participants as less healthy, less attractive and more tired.

The authors conclude that the facial signals of sleep deprived people affect facial appearance and judgments of attractiveness, health and tiredness.

Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily or its staff.

Story Source:

The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by BMJ-British Medical Journal, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

Journal Reference:

John Axelsson, Tina Sundelin, Michael Ingre, Eus J W Van Someren, Andreas Olsson, Mats Lekander. Beauty sleep: experimental study on the perceived health and attractiveness of sleep deprived people. BMJ, 341 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6614

Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

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