Some NIH material is below on phosphorus. Many years ago now some one at Medicare decided you could save on health care costs if you deleted this test from the blood chemistry panel. Fact is that this test is really necessary to make sure you have some idea of how calcium is functioning and your level of bone health. Labs charge in the area of $120 extra for this test depending on the lab and where you live. Not much to be said for contining health costs.
Phosphorus is a treat minerals found in some foods such as Cereal Grains, Pasta, Pumpkin, Squash, and Watermelon Seeds. It plays an important role in proper cell functioning, regulation of calcium, strong bones and teeth, and for making ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and also the phospholipids that form all cell membranes(1a).
Phosphorus and bone health Phosphorus, which constitutes hydroxyapatite with calcium, is a important component of bone. It is considered that there is no need to worry about the lack of phosphorus in the ordinary dietary habits, because a various of foods contain phosphorus. There is a report of parathyroid hormone and bone resorption markers are increased in case of low calcium/phosphorus intake ratio. In the Dietary reference intakes for Japanese, 2010, shows 3,000 mg/day as a tolerable upper intake level of phosphorus. Some issues such as the intake ratio of calcium to phosphorus and an effect of organic phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus remain to be solved. SOURCE
You will have heard in recent days that the spin on the recent flu vaccine failure, especially with the elderly, is making the rounds on almost all media outlets. When I first heard this I thought where have these people been and why aren't they reporting with real facts and connected reporting of the same issue for many years past.
February 21, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year'sflu shotis doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group.
The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is predominant this season, theCenters for Disease Control and Preventionsaid Thursday. SOURCE
I guess it is the continuation of the promotion of confusion or just plain not wanting you to know.
In general the issue of vaccinating Elders and getting poor results is not new. And if it is well established that the effectiveness is just not there then why continue the practice?
"... the vaccine's ability to keep the elderly alive was, "if present at all...very small and statistically non-significant and may simply be a healthy- user artifact that they were unable to identify".
" If an elderly person is not in good health, flu vaccination does little to help ward off lung infections, Dutch investigators report."
" In a review of 64 studies in 98 flu seasons, For elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia.
Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3(2006)."
NB: Also note that water fluoridation suppresses immunity and is having the effect of limiting vaccine effectiveness at an average rate of 50%. Funny how this number is similar to the reported diminished effectiveness in the 2012 vaccine.
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It will come as no surprise to vaccine critics that flu vaccination does not result in a decreased incidence of deaths in the elderly. In my book The Vaccine Guide (North Atlantic Books, 2002) I stated that, "The primary targeted ...
In a review of 64 studies in 98 flu seasons, For elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ...
If an elderly person is not in good health, flu vaccination does little to help ward off lung infections, Dutch investigators report. They found that annual flu shots appear to reduce the risk of developing lower respiratory tract ...
They split 704 elderly patients into two groups, one of which had gotten a flu shot and one had not. They adjusted for criteria that had been ignored in other studies – like education, income and social status – and concluded ...
While many foods contain quercetin, the apple is an excellent source of this substance, and provides fiber too.
The apple contains many nutrients for health.
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ScienceDaily (2008-09-03) -- Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu. The study also found that stressful exercise increased the susceptibility of mice to the flu, but quercetin canceled out that negative effect. Quercetin, a close chemical relative of resveratrol, is present in a variety of fruits and vegetables, including red onions, grapes, blueberries, tea, broccoli and red wine. ... read full article
Based on my experience St John's Wort is a very safe and effective herb. The problem as I see it is that the majority of products sold are not the whole herb and are not properly manufactured.
Pharmacists petition FDA to restrict sale of St. John's Wort Wed, 2013-01-30 11:21
The Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. (PPSI) submitted a citizen petition to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month in an attempt to make St. John’s Wort (SJW) available to consumers only when sold from behind pharmacy counters. In the petition, PPSI, a California-based non-profit focusing on promoting public health and education, stated that “switching St. John’s Wort from Herbal Dietary Supplement to behind pharmacy counter status is in the best interest of public health and safety for all U.S. consumers and patients.” PPSI cited negative drug interactions, bans of the product in other countries and deaths related to the product as reasons to change the shelf placement of SJW. The association further justifies the petition by asserting that nearly half of U.S. consumers take dietary supplements and that “SJW is one of the most popular supplements.” According to Nutrition Business Journal estimates, however, sales of St. John’s Wort accounted for just .02 percent of total dietary supplement sales in the United States in 2011, and sales have been flat-to-declining since the beginning of the 2000s. No other dietary supplement is sold from behind pharmacy counters in the United States. “This petition exhibits a remarkable misunderstanding of the laws in the United States that govern drugs and dietary supplements,” said Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). “This is somewhat surprising, because PPSI has been around for a long time and has done some good work in its area of expertise.”
Worth the trouble?
St. John’s Wort is an herbal product known to aid with mild depression, anxiety, symptoms of menopause and heart palpitations among other things. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the herb is widely prescribed for depression in Europe. However, evidence that it aids with depression is not definitive, and other dangerous side effects can occur when St. John’s Wort is taken alongside prescription drugs. These side effects include increased levels of serotonin that are life-threatening, psychosis, weakening of prescription medications such as birth control pills and some cancer medications, sensitivity to sunlight and an upset stomach. Rather than placing the product behind the counter, AHPA suggests properly labeling SJW products with statements that warn users against taking the product with other prescription drugs without consulting a physician, and avoiding excessive exposure to UV radiation while using the product. “Ready access to a broad range of dietary supplements by informed consumers is always preferable to creating restrictions to access,” McGuffin said. PPSI has previously submitted petitions to FDA, including one to remove pseudoephedrine from the market, which the agency denied.
St. John's Wort extracts tested in the different trials were better than placebos and as effective as standard antidepressants with fewer side effects, the researchers reported in the Cochrane review, a journal that analyses ...
Since Carla Johnson fails to identify in her article exactly what type of St. John's Wort capsules were utilized in this study, it leads to a lot of speculation. The speculation may include whether or not Wendy Weber specified a ...
Dr. Kimberly Zoberi of Saint Louis University in Missouri says not only have St. John's wort and other herbs taken for anxiety -- such as kava extract and valerian -- not been shown to be effective, but there may be safety issues.
St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum L. Several years ago I wrote this article and since we've moved into standard time this past weekend, I thought it an opportune moment to post it here. I was recently interviewed for an ...
A virus gene that could be poisonous to humans has been missed when GM food crops have been assessed for safety.
GM crops such as corn and soya, which are being grown around the world for both human and farm animal consumption, include the gene.
A new study by the EU's official food watchdog, the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), has revealed that the international approval process for GM crops failed to identify the gene.
Enjoy Your Holiday, GMO FREE. Originally published July 2010. As the Fourth of July holiday comes along this week end, here's wishing you a great time, and hope you BUY ORGANIC to avoid the risk of FRANKENFOOD .
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"Getting a flu shot is a personal choice, although most healthcare experts recommend it. But now there's a new vaccine in town. You know that flu vaccine you're hearing about? The one that's made using an insect virus? About 150,000 doses of FluBlok are expected to hit the market at the tail end of the 2013 flu season. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine for use for 18- to 49-year-olds, saying it is different than other flu vaccines on the market because it isn't grown using eggs. This allows for much faster manufacturing. The approval came after a clinical trial of 2,300 people found FluBlok prevented the flu in about 45 percent of cases and was effective against all circulating flu viruses, not just the strains included in the vaccine.
According to Protein Sciences Corporation, the Connecticut-based manufacturer, Flublok does not contain the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal. "This approval represents a technological advance in the manufacturing of an influenza vaccine," says Karen Midthun, MD, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. "The new technology offers the potential for faster startup of the vaccine manufacturing process in the event of a pandemic, because it is not dependent on an egg supply or on availability of the influenza virus."
SOURCE: RODALE
How do they know, how do they know it is safe, where are the studies?
And, ONLY 45% effective. Not much to say for this jab, better to try to improve your nutrition and take good herbs, supplements, foods - all that are know to be of help.
Not only do these bulbs waste energy, they are a hazardous waste, and now:
CFL Light Bulbs and UV Skin Cancer Risks
A study funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and published in a recent issue of the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology found widespread chipping or cracking in the phosphor surface coating of nearly all the compact fluorescent bulbs they examined. These cracks allow UV rays to escape, which would have been absorbed by the phosphor coating and converted to safe, visible light.
As reported in many new services, including "HealthDay, "most of the bulbs 'have cracks in the phosphor coating, probably due to the fact that the coating is brittle and has trouble making the tight bends required to make these bulbs compact," explained study lead author Miriam Rafailovich, a professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y. 'As a result, we observed, by eye, defects in nearly all the bulbs that we studied." The researcher added that "skin cells exposed to [compact fluorescent light] emissions showed the same damage as those exposed to UV light" when placed close, less than one foot, to a CFL bulb. (SOURCE)
Over the past two years on this blog (Natural Health News) we have posted about a dozen articles regarding the risks of CFL light bulbs to your health. Many other warnings were sent in our newsletter, taught in our classes, ...
Perhaps the ultimate "alternative to the alternative," the LED (light-emitting diode) light bulb may well dethrone the compact fluorescent (CFL) as king of the green lighting choices. But it has a way to go yet in terms of both ...
For many years I tried to explain to people that there was a hazardous risk to using CFL light bulbs, now being promoted by all those greenies that jumped on the bandwagon without doing all the necessary research. CHI and ...
For many years I tried to explain to people that there was a hazardous risk to using CFL light bulbs, now being promoted by all those greenies that jumped on the bandwagon without doing all the necessary research.
