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Blueberries for Blood Pressure Benefits – A Medicinal Food?
In the management of patients for hypertension and weight, linked to metabolic syndrome, we will find ourselves saying – eat more fruits and vegetables without always giving them our full attention – well I do anyway!
A paper just out in the Journal of Nutrition describes the effects of consuming 50gm of freeze dried blueberry smoothie equivalent they suggest to -350g of fresh blueberries for eight weeks by 48 participants (44 women & 4 men) with an average age of 50 and BMI of 38kg/m2.[1]
This was not just a simple watch and see trial, they randomised it with a placebo, so whilst the numbers are small the methodology is sound. The controls were asked to consume 960ml of water daily – even this had an effect as I have previously described.
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The Foundations of Ecological Medicine
Ecological Medicine addresses the interactions between the individual and the environment and their health consequences – both the impact of environmental factors on the individual and that of the individuals actions on the environment, upon which we all depend.
The British Society for Ecological Medicine have put together a three stage, 2 year training programme open to all healthcare professionals and medical students.
Stage one: The Pillars of Ecological Medicine
Date: Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th November 2010
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1W 6JJ
Cost: BSEM Members: £240 Non Members £280
The subjects for the presentation and further details can be collected from their Nov_2010_Training_flyer.
For further information please visit their web site
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Fat to Thin Quenches Inflammation!
There are numerous benefits related to maintaining a healthy body mass and apart from personal comfort and self esteem the reduction of excess fatty tissues has been proven to show a great deal of change in circulating markers of inflammation. Pro inflammatory cytokines are understood to be involved with a wide range of adverse health conditions and it is generally accepted that managing to keep these low molecular weight molecules in a state of balance will provide benefits to all tissues in the body – including the brain.
Two types of cytokine in particular are related to obesity – IL-6 and TNF-α and raised levels will undoubtedly have adverse effects and reduce capacity for a healthy life. This study out in GUT demonstrates that excessive weight loss is an effective anti-inflammatory strategy.[1]
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Folic Acid – What Dose is Safe?
The question over fortification and supplementation with the synthetic form – monoglutamate folic acid in isolation has been brought up in context international interest in food fortification and some confusion regarding supplement recommendations.
Folic acid supplementation, the synthetic form of folate has been thrown a curve ball in the last few years because of its apparent association with an increase in colorectal cancer. In particular three papers have been flagged up; the first is by Cole[1] and his colleagues and the second by Mason[2] and the third by Hirsch.[3]
The first paper describes the results of a randomised trial of folic acid in the prevention of colonic adenoma (a type of benign colon tumour that can become malignant), where the subjects had previously had adenomas removed. In this paper the results have been incorrectly interpreted. The study does not show that folic acid supplementation poses a cancer hazard, it relates to adenomas not carcinomas – the malignant form. The actual incidence of adenomas in those who were supplemented vs. those who were not are virtually identical in the following two 3-4 year follow ups. The relative risks were 1.04 (p=0.58) and 1.13 (p=0.23).
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Vitamin E Gains New Credibility
Vitamin E Treats Fatty Liver
The use of single nutrients for health management are often challenged due to lack of randomised controlled trials or small cohort size, or just general reluctance to regard these small molecules as anything other than a constituent of the mythical balanced diet.
There can be no denying that the increase in abdominal mass or obesity is not an imaginary event, even a cursory glance in your office or in the local town will identify significant differences in body mass. One of the consequences of this is the deposition of fats in the liver –an event referred to in simpler times as ‘fatty liver’ and now glorified with the name ‘non alcoholic steatohepatitis’ less comprehendible and definitely scarier.
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Dendritic Cells Aid Intestinal Homeostasis and Disease
Inside our gastrointestinal tract live a family of specialised cells, co-dependent on bacteria and nutrients to send a calming message to the mucosal tissues. They have a number of variations in their make up but they are vital in their role as diplomats, passing sensitive information across the borders to provide a long term peaceful mission and maintain oral tolerance. Essentially they induce either protective immunity to infectious agents or tolerance to innocuous antigens, including food and commensal bacteria. This recent article out in the Journal of Clinical Investigation explores the current understanding of how these cells contribute to health and illness.[1]
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Vegas, Pregnancy, Immunity and Allergy Prevention!
The saying is ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’, or if you are English ‘what happens in Blackpool….’ but the same cannot be said about what happens in utero, as increasing evidence supports the understanding that the maternal nutritional environment and early feeding affects the health of the foetus beyond infancy and into adulthood.[1],[2] An article in Nature’s Mucosal Immunology this month explores some of the key events in foetal and neonatal immune management.[3] It stimulated a revisit to the area of what to consider for parents to be and mums of young children when they ask ‘is there anything I can do to prevent or reduce the risk of allergy or atopy in my child’.
The first moments, weeks and months of life can determine the health outcomes of an individual over the duration of their lifetime and this knowledge represents a significant choice for prospective parents. Fortunately the remarkable adaptability of the immune and central nervous system means that there are numerous opportunities in the early years of life to positively influence health outcomes even if the early stages were less than optimal.
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Workshop
Title: Workshop
Location: devon
Description: a workshop on food
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2010-08-01
End Time: 14:01
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Social Media for Practitioners
An introduction into the benefits of Social Media for practitioners presented by Nutri-Link Ltd.
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LGG Attenuates Barrier Permeability In The Gut
Increased gut permeability as discussed in other posts has been linked with symptoms far from the gut and include depression, arthritis, diabetes and other conditions in which a pro inflammatory milieu is being maintained. Some immunologists now refer to this low grade inflammation as Para-Inflammation. Locally, the barrier defect can contribute to diahorrhea and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
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