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Dear Reader,
Welcome to our new e-newsletter! The essence of a good life is good health. Our mission
is to provide you with timely updates on the latest trends and discoveries in the fields of health
and nutrition.
In this edition you can read up on the Power of Green Tea and learn about the benefits of
Magnets for Drug Free Pain Relief. We also provide information about
three of the high quality nutritional supplements we have developed
with your health in mind.
We invite you to visit our Health Forum where you can ask a question of one of the country's
leading experts in nutritional medicine.
If your goals for 2007 include better nutrition and improved health,
include IVL Health Watch on your reading list. Your health and well
being are our business.
To a healthy, vibrant life,
Sheila McCormick
Editor, IVL Health Watch
95% of All Food Sold in Supermarkets is Acid Forming
Most of us eat 80 percent acid foods and 20 percent alkaline foods and
just the opposite ratio is the one that will guide you to disease-free
vibrant health - for life!
What are we to do? Become rabbits and eat carrots and celery all day?
No way! There are too many foods to love and too much variety to enjoy.
Too much we can't give up, at least not overnight.
The answer is simple...
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/energy-greens
Magnets Offer Drug-Free Pain Relief
by Judith Hood
Every year millions of people turn to magnetic therapy as a drug-free
alternative for dealing with chronic pain. The Magnetic Therapy Council
describes magnetic therapy as a holistic approach used to relieve pain,
restore energy and enhance sleep. Although magnetic therapy has been
used for thousands of years, it has become increasingly popular in
recent years. Magnets are believed to enable the body to naturally
regain its self-healing electromagnetic balance.
Magnetic therapy utilizes the natural energy of magnetism that is
important to human existence and overall health. A magnetic field
provides a (natural) way to assist the (body's normal healing process)
as it passes through all tissues and cells. Studies show that magnets
can be an effective therapy for the relief of pain by blocking pain
sensations. Applying magnetic fields to an injured area improves blood
flow and oxygen to enhance the body's natural healing process. The
improved blood flow and fluid exchange to the injured tissue helps
reduce pain and inflammation.
A double-blind study conducted recently at Baylor College Of Medicine
concluded that magnets can help reduce pain in post-operative patients.
Health Week and Time magazine recently reported that champion golfers
and other athletes find magnetic therapy helpful for sore joints and
muscle aches. One estimate places America's spending on magnets to
treat pain at $500 million per year. The world wide estimate is $5
billion.
The Office of Alternative Medicine of the National Institute of Health
in Washington, D.C., has just awarded over a million dollar grant to
the University of Virginia to study the effects of magnets in chronic
pain. Prestigious centers such as John Hopkins and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology are also studying magnetic therapy.
Many orthopedic journals have documented the effectiveness of magnet
therapy in strengthening and healing of fractured bones. Ronald
Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D, clinical professor at UCLA School Of Medicine and
president of the American Association for the Study Of Pain, conducted
a great deal of research on medical uses for magnets, and co-authored
the book "Magnet Therapy, The Pain Cure Alternative". In the book he
states, "The effective rate of pain relief is about 85 percent". He
also states, "Magnets are completely free of side effects".
Magnetic bracelets, necklaces and earrings are sold at many pharmacies
and health food stores. The magnetic earrings are reported to
"stimulate nerve endings that are associated with head and neck pain"
and the magnetic bracelets are said to "act upon the body's energy
field" and "correct energy imbalances." Larger magnetic therapy items
include seat cushions, pillows and mattress pads.
Some of the major advantages of magnetic therapy include:
* It's a drug-free approach - The major advantage of this approach
is that it is a drug-free way to relieve pain so you don't have to
worry about the side effects of drugs. However, it is important that
you report any change in drug use to your doctor.
* It's a self-help therapy - This method puts you in control of
the therapy. As you learn how your symptoms change and as you
experiment with the magnetic treatment, you will be able to determine
the best treatment regiment for your ailment.
* It's portable and flexible - Magnetic devices can go where you go.
Many orthopedic Journals have documented the effectiveness of magnet
therapy in strengthening and healing of fractured bones. Ronald
Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D, clinical professor at UCLA School Of Medicine and
president of the American Association for the Study Of Pain, conducted
a great deal of research on medical uses for magnets, and co-authored
the book "Magnet Therapy, The Pain Cure Alternative". In the book he
states, "That the effective rate of pain relief is about 85 percent".
He also states, "Magnets are completely free of side effects".
It's Estimated That By the Year 2010, Some 40% of Americans 65
or Older Will Have Diabetes
Despite regular reports in the national press about the near epidemic
level of diabetes, people persist in thinking about diabetes as simply
blood sugar levels that are a little high or low. No big deal! Wrong!
First and foremost, diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Why?
Because when you have rapidly rising and falling glucose levels, those extremes "destabilize" your heart.
The excess insulin produced by the pancreas to respond to the glucose
spikes causes high blood pressure problems which further taxes the
heart with oxidative stress. Which is why...
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/gluco-balance
Visit
our Health Forum and ask a question of one of the country's leading
experts in nutritional medicine. Dr. Mikles is a Board Certified
Internist, and is the Medical Director of Choices Integrative
Healthcare Clinic in Sedona, Arizona. For more than 30 years, Dr.
Mikles has been engaged in the study and practice of the therapeutic
effects of diet and nutrition, making him one of the country's leading
experts.
Testing the Power of Green Tea
by Rhonda L. Rundle
Human Trial Examines Whether Extract Can Kill Stubborn Leukemia Cells
Green tea has long been touted as a soothing tonic with medicinal
powers. Now, those claims are being put to a test in treating chronic
lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, a blood cancer that is the most common
form of leukemia in adults, especially men over age 50.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., launched a human
test in August to determine whether a green-tea extract can kill
stubborn leukemia cells. The test is sponsored by the National Cancer
Institute and, in an unusual step, partly funded by CLL patients eager
to drive promising research out of laboratories and into doctors'
offices. Natural products are particularly appealing to cancer patients
looking for gentler alternatives to chemotherapy.
In 2004, Mayo researchers published test tube studies on a green-tea
extract, epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG. In the lab, the extract
reduced the level of certain proteins that seem to prolong the life of
CLL cells. When the protein levels dropped, the bad cells died at a
normal rate. As reports of those results spread, some CLL patients
began drinking green tea and swallowing EGCG capsules sold in nutrition
stores. "Many people sent their stories to us, telling us that after
years of seeing cells get worse that they had noticed some
improvements," says Tait Shanafelt, assistant professor of medicine and
hematology at the Mayo Clinic. "Rarely do we see spontaneous
improvements, but this looked like more than chance events," he added.
Dr. Shanafelt and his colleagues were encouraged by the anecdotal
reports, but knew that controlled human tests would be needed to
evaluate the extract's effectiveness. At about the same time, a patient
advocacy and education organization run by a husband-and-wife duo in
Arizona was scouting the horizon for potential new therapies.
"Our interest is in sponsoring trials of therapies that could be as
effective but would never get tested because nobody stands to make any
money" from it, says Chaya Venkat, president of the nonprofit
organization, CLL Topics Inc. in Sedona, Ariz.
People often discover that they have CLL through a routine blood test
and may be symptom-free for many years. They struggle with the decision
about when to begin treatment. They don't want to disrupt a normal life
by starting too soon, or let the cancer gain the upper hand by starting
too late. While CLL can be fatal, many patients live to a ripe old age
and die of unrelated causes.
Dr. Venkat, who has an interdisciplinary doctorate in chemistry and
education from the University of Michigan, says that green-tea extract
was "an obvious choice" for financial support. It is widely used in
India and China, so its safety was "something we could pretty much take
for granted," she says. The scientific case for it was strong enough to
merit a human test. By contrast, she says, "there are lots of
experimental drugs in alternate medicine that get hyped by word of
mouth and I'm not a great fan of that."
Dr. Venkat and her husband, P.C. Venkat, started researching CLL after
he was diagnosed with it in 2001. Dr. Venkat soon was answering
questions in Internet chat rooms. When the conversations grew unwieldy,
the retired couple decided to start a Web site. Mr. Venkat, a former
commercial and investment banker, taught himself Web site programming
code and CLLTopics.org was born in April 2003. Now, some 1,500 people
visit the site daily, they say.
In December 2003, the organization sent an email to about 15
researchers who were working on CLL to solicit their interest in
pursuing a clinical trial of EGCG. One researcher, hematologist Neil
Kay at the Mayo Clinic, called the same evening and "we talked for two
hours," she says. A lively email exchange followed. Those conversations
ultimately led CLL Topics to select Dr. Kay's group for its "Project
Alpha," with a grant of over $100,000.
The clinical trial began in August. In the first phase, 11 patients
have been enrolled to determine the best dose. Participants are taking
a capsule twice a day, formulated at the National Cancer Institute from
green tea provided by a Japanese company. Later this year, the EGCG
study will expand to evaluate the response rate. The subjects are in
the early stages of disease, but if the therapy is effective, it could
help patients whose disease has advanced. "We're also looking at it in
experiments with traditional CLL treatments to see if it makes them
work better," says Dr. Shanafelt.
Some of the Mayo Clinic's early research on EGCG was funded by Edson
Spencer, a retired chief executive officer of Honeywell, Inc., the
aviation and industrial products conglomerate. Mr. Spencer, diagnosed
with CLL in 1999 and treated by Dr. Kay, says he considers himself
cured. He says he has backed Dr. Kay's research because "I liked him
and felt a debt of gratitude."
The EGCG clinical trial also has attracted financial support from the
CLL Global Research Foundation, a nonprofit research organization in
Texas. "The likelihood of getting the pharmaceutical industry involved
in something like this is small," says Michael Keating, president of
the foundation and a professor of medicine at the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston. Dr. Keating has one of the largest CLL practices in
the country.
From the Wall Street Journal, Health, March 21, 2006
Failing Eyesight is Not an Inevitable Part of Aging
Prevent general oxidation-damage to your vision
* Improve your night vision
* Improve the microcirculation of retinal tissue
* Protect your eyes from harmful sunlight
* Keep your eyesight sharp and clear forever!
What are the two biggest culprits behind eye problems? Oddly enough, sunlight and pollution.
Your eyes (and mine) enjoy almost no protection from the sun's
ultraviolet (UV) rays. This bombardment of UV rays leads to
free-radical damage responsible for the vast majority of vision
problems.
Worse yet, because most of us live in or near cities, your eyes are
overexposed to pollution and suffer from more free radical damage than
any other organ in your body. Now for the really good news.
The latest medical research reveals you can combat and defeat this
constant, ever increasing free radical assault on your eyes by feeding
your body with high powered, targeted antioxidants.
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/vision-clear
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