Let's get toxic cleaners out of our kids schools.
Great info and resources here.
Toxic chemicals in school cleaners | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A study that we never heard about.
This is an email I received from a friend Dr. Steven Chaney, PhD. Interesting stuff. Points towards taking vitamins as a really good insurance policy.
This is the last of my emails in a series about clinical studies that I learned about from a recent seminar by Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University.
I call this one "The Study You Never Heard About".
The negative studies always seem to make the headlines, but somehow we don't seem to hear about the positive ones.
This study was called "The Vitamins and Lifestyle Study" (Pocobelli et al, American Journal of Epidemiology, 170: 472-483, 2009).
The study surveyed 77,719 residents of Washington State, aged 50 to 76, for supplement usage and lifestyle differences.
With respect to supplement usage the study participants were separated into those who took multivitamins at least 6-7 times/week, those who took at least 215 mg of vitamin E/day, those who took at least 322 mg of vitamin C/day and those who took no supplements at all.
The groups were further stratified so that there were no lifestyle differences between the supplement and non-supplement groups.
The study then compared the supplement and non- supplement groups with respect to both cardiovascular mortality and total mortality over a 10-year period.
The results were not surprising to those of us who have been closely following this kind of research.
The multivitamin users had a 16% reduction in risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to those who were not using any supplements at all.
The people who took at least 215 mg of vitamin E/day had a 28% decrease in cardiovascular mortality and an 11% decrease in total mortality compared to the non- supplement users.
And the people who took at least 322 mg of vitamin C/day had a 25% decrease in cardiovascular mortality and 9% decrease in total mortality compared to non- supplement users.
Although this study focused on single supplements rather than the multiple supplements, the results are fully consistent with the results of the Landmark study of Shaklee supplement users.
The Landmark study showed that long term supplement users were healthier. This study shows that long term supplement use decreases the risk of dying.
Together these studies show that long term supplement use leads to a longer AND healthier life.
You would think that something this simple that everyone could do to decrease their risk of disease and death would be big news.
But somehow this study never made it to your local newspaper or Internet news service.
Do you suppose that's because only bad news sells?
This is the last of my emails in a series about clinical studies that I learned about from a recent seminar by Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University.
I call this one "The Study You Never Heard About".
The negative studies always seem to make the headlines, but somehow we don't seem to hear about the positive ones.
This study was called "The Vitamins and Lifestyle Study" (Pocobelli et al, American Journal of Epidemiology, 170: 472-483, 2009).
The study surveyed 77,719 residents of Washington State, aged 50 to 76, for supplement usage and lifestyle differences.
With respect to supplement usage the study participants were separated into those who took multivitamins at least 6-7 times/week, those who took at least 215 mg of vitamin E/day, those who took at least 322 mg of vitamin C/day and those who took no supplements at all.
The groups were further stratified so that there were no lifestyle differences between the supplement and non-supplement groups.
The study then compared the supplement and non- supplement groups with respect to both cardiovascular mortality and total mortality over a 10-year period.
The results were not surprising to those of us who have been closely following this kind of research.
The multivitamin users had a 16% reduction in risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to those who were not using any supplements at all.
The people who took at least 215 mg of vitamin E/day had a 28% decrease in cardiovascular mortality and an 11% decrease in total mortality compared to the non- supplement users.
And the people who took at least 322 mg of vitamin C/day had a 25% decrease in cardiovascular mortality and 9% decrease in total mortality compared to non- supplement users.
Although this study focused on single supplements rather than the multiple supplements, the results are fully consistent with the results of the Landmark study of Shaklee supplement users.
The Landmark study showed that long term supplement users were healthier. This study shows that long term supplement use decreases the risk of dying.
Together these studies show that long term supplement use leads to a longer AND healthier life.
You would think that something this simple that everyone could do to decrease their risk of disease and death would be big news.
But somehow this study never made it to your local newspaper or Internet news service.
Do you suppose that's because only bad news sells?
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Changing dietary fats could reduce disease risk: Study
Interesting article about dietary fats.
Changing dietary fats could reduce disease risk: Study
Omega guard from Shaklee is a great alternative. triple distilled for purity and potency.
Changing dietary fats could reduce disease risk: Study
Omega guard from Shaklee is a great alternative. triple distilled for purity and potency.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
A Opportunity with Shaklee: Why I am so passionate about SHaklee
What this video.
It give you a wonderful overview of why we @ Shaklee are so passionate. Led my Roger Barnett, we are blessed with a company that provides a healthier life for anyone and a better life for everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYaqqffpSg4
It give you a wonderful overview of why we @ Shaklee are so passionate. Led my Roger Barnett, we are blessed with a company that provides a healthier life for anyone and a better life for everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYaqqffpSg4
Monday, October 5, 2009
Some good information about excercise and kids!!
It's sometimes hard to get out children motivated to exercise. But here are some good reason why we should keep trying....And starting them early in life, growing up seeing that exercise is a way of life, something that is just done, is a good place to begin.
Some reasons why physical fitness is important
Medical and emotional problems that develop when a child is overweight will follow him or her through the teenage years and into adulthood.
Low self-esteem, depression, isolation, asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, abnormal bone development, sleep apnea
It takes only a few extra pounds on a child to cause his clothes to feel uncomfortable, his movement to be restricted, and his enthusiasm for physical activity to plummet. When a child slows down, weight gain speeds up.
In some cases, children begin gaining unnecessary weight between the ages of 3 and 7 years.
As children grow and enter school, weight becomes a strong predictor of whether or not they will become overweight adults. In fact, 80% of overweight 12-year-olds will become overweight adults.
When a child spends the majority of his time in front of the television, at the computer, or even reading a book while sprawled on the couch, his muscles may begin to atrophy.
When children are 2 to 5 years old, they are developing large-muscle and small-muscle physical abilities and motor skills that are critical for the full success of the child's later fitness efforts. The skills he learns now provide the groundwork for later, more complex abilities.
Flexibility training (or stretching) is just as important as aerobics and strength training. Inflexible joints and muscles inhibit a child from participating in activities to his or her maximum potential. Inflexibility can lead to chronic muscle and joint disorders.
Overweight children are targets for early and systematic discrimination, not only by their peers but also by family members and society as a whole.
Some reasons why physical fitness is important
Medical and emotional problems that develop when a child is overweight will follow him or her through the teenage years and into adulthood.
Low self-esteem, depression, isolation, asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, abnormal bone development, sleep apnea
It takes only a few extra pounds on a child to cause his clothes to feel uncomfortable, his movement to be restricted, and his enthusiasm for physical activity to plummet. When a child slows down, weight gain speeds up.
In some cases, children begin gaining unnecessary weight between the ages of 3 and 7 years.
As children grow and enter school, weight becomes a strong predictor of whether or not they will become overweight adults. In fact, 80% of overweight 12-year-olds will become overweight adults.
When a child spends the majority of his time in front of the television, at the computer, or even reading a book while sprawled on the couch, his muscles may begin to atrophy.
When children are 2 to 5 years old, they are developing large-muscle and small-muscle physical abilities and motor skills that are critical for the full success of the child's later fitness efforts. The skills he learns now provide the groundwork for later, more complex abilities.
Flexibility training (or stretching) is just as important as aerobics and strength training. Inflexible joints and muscles inhibit a child from participating in activities to his or her maximum potential. Inflexibility can lead to chronic muscle and joint disorders.
Overweight children are targets for early and systematic discrimination, not only by their peers but also by family members and society as a whole.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The truth about Vitamin E and heart disease risk in women.
I wanted to share some information I received from Dr. Steve Chaney, Phd. We all see the news in the papers or online or watch it on TV. I think that sometimes the news is a bit slanted or biased. I also believe we all need to be informed, ask questions and don't always take what is said by the news media as fact. Read on:
From Dr. Chaney:
This week I'm going to share some information with you that I learned from a recent seminar by Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University.
But first let me tell you who Dr. Blumberg is.
Dr. Blumberg is a Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, which is part of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging at Tufts.
Dr. Blumberg has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is considered one of the world's top experts on supplementation. And he is on Shaklee's Scientific Advisory Board.
Now back to what I learned at his seminar. Dr. Blumberg's specialty is conducting and analyzing clinical studies, and his perspective on some recent clinical studies is a bit different from what you may have heard from media reports.
Over the next several weeks I will be talking about how he believes that the media has seriously misinterpreted several recent studies.
You might call this topic "The Rest Of The Story" because you (and your doctor) definitely did not hear this part of the story in the news.
Let's start with vitamin E and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. In 2005 the results of the Women's Health Study were published (Lee et al., JAMA, 294:56-65, 2005).
This was a major study in which 39,876 women were given either 600 IU of vitamin E every other day or a placebo and followed for 10 years.
The headlines said "Vitamin E Supplements Do Not Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack And Stroke In Women"
That was true if you looked at the total population of women in the study.
But Dr. Blumberg pointed out that when you looked at women who were 65 or older in that study vitamin E supplementation caused a:
- 24% decrease in cardiovascular deaths
- 26% decrease in major cardiovascular events
- 21% decrease in venous thromboembolism (blood clots forming in the veins).
- and all of these decreases were statistically significant.
That's important because the risk of heart disease in pre menopausal women is extremely low. It's the over 65 group who have a high risk of heart disease.
A subsequent study called the "Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study" looked at the effect of 600 IU of vitamin E every other day on cardiovascular events in 8171 women health professionals (Cook et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 167:1610-1618, 2007).
Once again the headlines said that vitamin E supplementation had no effect on cardiovascular events.
But, when the authors looked at those women who already had cardiovascular disease at the beginning of the study (and were, therefore, at high risk of suffering a cardiovascular event during the study) vitamin E supplementation caused a 23% decreased risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death.
So what the headlines from both studies should have said was: "Vitamin E reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular deaths in those women at high risk of heart attacks".
But, of course, they didn't. Perhaps that doesn't sell enough papers.
From Dr. Chaney:
This week I'm going to share some information with you that I learned from a recent seminar by Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University.
But first let me tell you who Dr. Blumberg is.
Dr. Blumberg is a Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, which is part of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging at Tufts.
Dr. Blumberg has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is considered one of the world's top experts on supplementation. And he is on Shaklee's Scientific Advisory Board.
Now back to what I learned at his seminar. Dr. Blumberg's specialty is conducting and analyzing clinical studies, and his perspective on some recent clinical studies is a bit different from what you may have heard from media reports.
Over the next several weeks I will be talking about how he believes that the media has seriously misinterpreted several recent studies.
You might call this topic "The Rest Of The Story" because you (and your doctor) definitely did not hear this part of the story in the news.
Let's start with vitamin E and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. In 2005 the results of the Women's Health Study were published (Lee et al., JAMA, 294:56-65, 2005).
This was a major study in which 39,876 women were given either 600 IU of vitamin E every other day or a placebo and followed for 10 years.
The headlines said "Vitamin E Supplements Do Not Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack And Stroke In Women"
That was true if you looked at the total population of women in the study.
But Dr. Blumberg pointed out that when you looked at women who were 65 or older in that study vitamin E supplementation caused a:
- 24% decrease in cardiovascular deaths
- 26% decrease in major cardiovascular events
- 21% decrease in venous thromboembolism (blood clots forming in the veins).
- and all of these decreases were statistically significant.
That's important because the risk of heart disease in pre menopausal women is extremely low. It's the over 65 group who have a high risk of heart disease.
A subsequent study called the "Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study" looked at the effect of 600 IU of vitamin E every other day on cardiovascular events in 8171 women health professionals (Cook et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 167:1610-1618, 2007).
Once again the headlines said that vitamin E supplementation had no effect on cardiovascular events.
But, when the authors looked at those women who already had cardiovascular disease at the beginning of the study (and were, therefore, at high risk of suffering a cardiovascular event during the study) vitamin E supplementation caused a 23% decreased risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death.
So what the headlines from both studies should have said was: "Vitamin E reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular deaths in those women at high risk of heart attacks".
But, of course, they didn't. Perhaps that doesn't sell enough papers.
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