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Reasons for dementia.
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are rapidly increasing worldwide. While we don’t know everything about the causes for these conditions, research has documented several reasons and risk factors involved. I will go through these risk factors and explain what you can do to help prevent memory loss and Alzheimer’s as you...
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Specific nutrients to support bone formation
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
The importance of magnesium for bone health has been known for many years. When a group of menopausal women were given magnesium for 2 years, it prevented fractures and resulted in a significant increase in bone density (Sojka JE, Weaver CM, 1995). A newer study, including 73,684 postmenopausal women, found...
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Reduce joint degeneration
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
I mentioned last week that patients with osteoarthritis had approximately a 4 fold lower level of extracellular SOD, the body’s own antioxidant enzymes. This indicates that SOD production should be supported since an excess of free radicals causes tissue damage. Zinc, copper and manganese are necessary for SOD production (Harris...
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Arthritis: What else can you do.
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
As you have seen, even osteoarthritis involves inflammation; and also free radical damage to cartilage. Glucosamine sulfate can reduce inflammation a little bit (Largo R, et al. 2003). To further reduce inflammation you can use curcumin (Ren J, Sowers JR, 2014, Gupta SC, et al. 2013). Regular curcumin is not well...
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Degenerative joint disease Osteoarthritis
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
Another inflammatory driven condition Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. 80% of people over the age of 55 has been documented to have radiological evidence of joint degeneration (Stross JK, Bole GG, 1985). Years ago the belief was that osteoarthritis was not an inflammatory disease, but only caused...
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Summary: Reasons for chronic conditions
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
When you know the reasons for chronic conditions, you know what to focus on to prevent them or to get better. I decided to make a summary of what I have covered so far when it comes to chronic disease. First I mentioned that it may be a connection between...
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Three ingredients to help lower your blood glucose
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
These plants have traditionally been used to help keep the blood glucose at a normal level. Fenugreek is an Asian herb which has traditionally been used for diabetes. When data from 10 different studies were analyzed, fenugreek was found to lower fasting blood glucose, HbA1c (a measurement of long term...
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Carbohydrates that improve insulin sensitivity
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
All carbohydrates are not the same. Making a few changes will make a big difference. When normal participants in this study ate 50 g of either 8 varieties of dried legumes (beans, lentils) or 24 common foods drawn from grains, cereals and pasta, breakfast cereals, biscuits and tuberous vegetables, this...
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Food that improves insulin sensitivity.
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
You can effectively improve your insulin sensitivity just by avoiding some few things. Last week I covered how saturated fat from animal sources may decrease insulin sensitivity. We need fat. What will happen if we instead ate mono and polyunsaturated fat? That’s the type of fat we get from nuts,...
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Reasons for type 2 diabetes
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
Insulin resistance is the reason for type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance will also increase low grade inflammation and free radical damage to tissue. Several factors can contribute to insulin resistance, but first, what is insulin resistance? We call it insulin resistance when the insulin are not able to transfer the...
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How to reduce damage to your vascular tissue.
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
The body is constantly exposed to free radicals from exposure to the environment, and free radicals created by normal metabolism. For that reason, the body makes it’s own antioxidants to defend itself. One of the most powerful defenses it has is glutathione .Glutathione is made in the liver. It...
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Is fat good or bad?
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
Until recently the belief was that fat, especially saturated fat, increased cholesterol and increased cardiovascular risk, but that is now being questioned. Even saturated fat from animal sources is now promoted by some as a healthy way to eat. Fat is certainly necessary for production of hormones, the cell membranes...
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Can the health of the lining of your intestines affect the size of your waist?
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
How big your waist is can tell you something about your risk for cardiovascular disease, the bigger the waist, the more of a risk. Most people would also prefer to have a slim look. Why do some people have a big waist? Is it just because they eat too much...
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What can an avocado a day do for you?
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
A fresh avocado cut in halfAvocados contain a lot of fat, including a certain type of fat called monounsaturated fatty acids, which are beneficial. How beneficial are they?The reviewed research compared a low fat diet (24% fat) with two moderate fat diets (34% fat) (Wang L, et al. 2015). The...
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Do you want to reduce your risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis?
Posted by: Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
No one, of course, wants to develop rheumatoid arthritis. You can reduce your risk to a large extent by making a small change to your habits by avoiding this item. The reviewed research this is based upon was very large, and for that reason it is worth paying attention to....
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Easy way to improve bone density.
Posted by: Didrik Sopler
Women are especially prone to bone loss after menopause, but men can also develop osteoporosis. The reviewed research investigated bone loss in men with metabolic syndrome (Ornstrup MJ, et al. 2014). The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased low grade inflammation and an increased risk for osteoporosis. The participants were...
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Your gastrointestinal bacterias may influence your blood sugar.
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Low cholesterol associated with increased mortality risk, too low can be dangerous.
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