Saturated fat is not the major issue | BMJ

Saturated fat is not the major issue | BMJ


For those of you that think saturated fats are "bad'!!

Human Babesiosis in Europe: what clinicians need to know - Online First - Springer

Human Babesiosis in Europe: what clinicians need to know - Online First - Springer



Hopefully your doctor will be interested in purchasing this article only $40

Lyme disease Australian Patient Survey 2013 - IMPORTANT SURVEY

Lyme disease Australian Patient Survey 2013

Lyme disease Australian Patient Survey 2013

The survey is designed to explore how you came to be infected with Lyme disease, how you were diagnosed and how you are being treated. The survey will take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete.
If you are completing this survey on behalf of a minor, please answer the questions to the best of your knowledge.
Answers you provide will be used to analyse the status of Lyme disease in Australia from a patient perspective. A summary of the results will be available on www.lymedisease.org.au.
Personal information you provide as part of this survey will remain confidential.

▶ From Acrodynia to Autism: Mercury Across Generations, More Evidence of Harm - YouTube

▶ From Acrodynia to Autism: Mercury Across Generations, More Evidence of Harm - YouTube

"Acrodynia, more commonly called Pink Disease, ravaged children in Europe, North America and Australia in the first half of the 20th Century ... common symptoms included social withdrawal, lack of eye contact; loss of language; repetitive and self-injurious behaviors; body-rocking; toe-walking; sensitivity to light, noise and touch; low muscle tone; immune disorders and respiratory problems.
After decades of scientific dead-ends, the primary cause of this mysterious illness was found to be exposure to widely promoted and purportedly “safe” medicines given to infants and young children when their teeth started growing in.
The drugs contained inorganic mercury. Scientists later found that 1 in every 500 children exposed to the mercury powders developed the disease as the result of an unusually strong sensitivity to mercury, likely due to their genetics. Once mercury was removed from the drugs, no new cases appeared, although those exposed still live a lifetime of suffering."

http://www.safeminds.org/blog/2013/10/17/safeminds-releases-new-video-scientific-links-mercury-poisoning-autism/

ABC Catalyst Heart of the Matter Promo - YouTube

ABC Catalyst Heart of the Matter Promo - YouTube



Do yourself a favour and watch Part 1 exposing the myths surrounding cholesterol. October 24

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Stevia Liquid Flavours


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When is Vitamin D supplementation appropriate??

When is vitamin D supplementation appropriate?

Despite vitamin D supplementation chronic diseases have increased. More foods than ever before are fortified with vitamin D; the Nutrition Business Journal reported sales of vitamin D supplements have skyrocketed to $425 million in 2009 from just $40 million in 2001.¹ Vitamin D supplement proponents promised double digit declines in chronic disease yet, between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of adults aged 45-64 (and 65+) with two or more (of nine selected) chronic conditions, increased for both men and women, all racial and ethnic groups examined, and most income groups.² As reported by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, more than one in four Americans lives with multiple chronic conditions, including one in 15 children.³ Almost $2 out of $3 spent on health care in the U.S. is directed toward care for the 27% of Americans with multiple chronic conditions and chronic illness is expected to continue increasing.^4,5

According to our most respected medical experts, "Outcomes related to autoimmune disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease and hypertension, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, falls and physical performance, immune functioning, infections, neuropsychological functioning, and preeclampsia could not be linked reliably with calcium or vitamin D intake and were often conflicting." ⁶ The majority of the findings concerning vitamin D, calcium, or a combination of both nutrients on the different health outcomes were inconsistent.⁷ Genetic findings in those predisposed to longevity cast doubt on whether low levels of vitamin D cause age-related diseases and mortality.⁸ A study by Tufts Medical Center's Division of Rheumatology concluded, "Vitamin D supplementation for two years at a dose sufficient to elevate 25(OH)D plasma levels to higher than 36ng/ml, when compared with placebo, did not reduce knee pain or cartilage volume loss in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis." ⁹ Subjects supplemented with high doses of vitamin D to increase 25(OH)D levels from 20.9ng/ml to 40.1ng/mg, saw "...no improvement in serum lipids, HbA1c, or HS-CRP with high dose vitamin D supplementation. If anything, the effect was negative." ¹⁰ A study published online August 2013 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that Vitamin D supplementation did not improve blood pressure or markers of vascular health in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension.¹¹A study published this month in The Lancet found little evidence supporting the use of vitamin D supplements by seniors hoping to improve bone density and ward off potential fractures. They concluded that "Continuing widespread use of vitamin D for osteoporosis prevention in community-dwelling adults without specific risk factors for vitamin D deficiency seems to be inappropriate." ¹²

Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency can occur in certain situations. Genetic defects in the VDR may result in vitamin D deficiency; a number of mutations have been identified that lead to hereditary vitamin D resistance.¹³ Disorders that limit vitamin D absorption and conditions that impair conversion of vitamin D into active metabolites (e.g., certain liver, kidney & hereditary disorders) may cause deficiency.¹⁴ Sick or elderly people who rarely go outdoors and have poor diets are also at risk. Age is a factor, in that synthesis of vitamin D declines with increasing age, due in part to a fall in 7-dehydrocholesterol levels and due in part to alterations in skin morphology.¹⁵ Vitamin D supplementation may be appropriate in these special conditions, but the evidence indicates it's not appropriate to supplement the general population. 

1. Yamshchikov AV, Desai NS, Blumberg HM, Ziegler TR, Tangpricha V. Vitamin D for treatment and prevention of infectious diseases: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Endocr Pract. Jul-Aug 2009;15(5):438-49.
2. The vitamin D dilemma. ConsumerReports.org. May 2011.
3. Fried VM, Bernstein AB, Bush MA. Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: Trends Over the Past 10 Years. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jul 2012.
4. Shelby J. Needs Great, Evidence Lacking for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Scribd. Apr 2013. Accessed May 7, 2013.
5. Anderson G. Chronic Care: Making the Case for Ongoing Care. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Jan 1, 2010.
6. Ross AC, Taylor CL, Yaktine AL, Del Valle HB. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences; 2010. 0-309-16394-3.
7. Mattke S, Klautzer L, Mengistu T, Hu J, Wu H. Health and Well-Being in the Home: A Global Analysis of Needs, Expectations, and Priorities for Home Health care Technology. Rand Corporation. 2010.
8. Ross AC, Manson JE, Abrams SA, et al. The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Jan 2011;96(1):53-58.
9. Noordam R, de Craen AJ, Pedram P, et al. Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in familial longevity: the Leiden Longevity Study. CMAJ. Dec 2012;184(18):E963-8.
10. McAlindon T, LaValley M, Schneider E, et al. Effect of vitamin D supplementation on progression of knee pain and cartilage volume loss in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. Jan 2013;309(2):155-62.
11. Witham MD, Price RJG, Struthers AD, et al. Cholecalciferol Treatment to Reduce Blood Pressure in Older Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension:The VitDISH Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Intern Med. Aug 2013.
12. Reid IR, Bolland MJ, Grey A. Effects of vitamin D supplements on bone mineral density: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, Early Online Publication. Oct 2013.
13. Jorde R, Strand Hutchinson M, Kjærgaard M, Sneve M, Grimnes G. Supplementation with High Doses of Vitamin D to Subjects without Vitamin D Deficiency May Have Negative Effects: Pooled Data from Four Intervention Trials in Tromsø. ISRN Endocrinol. 2013;2013:348705.
14. Koren R. Vitamin D receptor defects: the story of hereditary resistance to vitamin D. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. Aug 2006;3 Suppl 3:470-5.
15. MacLaughlin J, Holick MF. Aging decreases the capacity of human skin to produce vitamin D3. J Clin Invest. Oct 1985;76(4):1536-8.

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When is vitamin D supplementation appropriate?

Despite vitamin D supplementation chronic diseases have increased. More foods than ever before are fortified with vitamin D; the Nutrition Business Journal reported sales of vitamin D supplements have skyrocketed to $425 million in 2009 from just $40 million in 2001.¹ Vitamin D supplement proponents promised double digit declines in chronic disease yet, between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of adults aged 45-64 (and 65+) with two or more (of nine selected) chronic conditions, increased for both men and women, all racial and ethnic groups examined, and most income groups.² As reported by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, more than one in four Americans lives with multiple chronic conditions, including one in 15 children.³ Almost $2 out of $3 spent on health care in the U.S. is directed toward care for the 27% of Americans with multiple chronic conditions and chronic illness is expected to continue increasing.^4,5

According to our most respected medical experts, "Outcomes related to autoimmune disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease and hypertension, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, falls and physical performance, immune functioning, infections, neuropsychological functioning, and preeclampsia could not be linked reliably with calcium or vitamin D intake and were often conflicting." ⁶ The majority of the findings concerning vitamin D, calcium, or a combination of both nutrients on the different health outcomes were inconsistent.⁷ Genetic findings in those predisposed to longevity cast doubt on whether low levels of vitamin D cause age-related diseases and mortality.⁸ A study by Tufts Medical Center's Division of Rheumatology concluded, "Vitamin D supplementation for two years at a dose sufficient to elevate 25(OH)D plasma levels to higher than 36ng/ml, when compared with placebo, did not reduce knee pain or cartilage volume loss in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis." ⁹ Subjects supplemented with high doses of vitamin D to increase 25(OH)D levels from 20.9ng/ml to 40.1ng/mg, saw "...no improvement in serum lipids, HbA1c, or HS-CRP with high dose vitamin D supplementation. If anything, the effect was negative." ¹⁰ A study published online August 2013 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that Vitamin D supplementation did not improve blood pressure or markers of vascular health in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension.¹¹A study published this month in The Lancet found little evidence supporting the use of vitamin D supplements by seniors hoping to improve bone density and ward off potential fractures. They concluded that "Continuing widespread use of vitamin D for osteoporosis prevention in community-dwelling adults without specific risk factors for vitamin D deficiency seems to be inappropriate." ¹²

Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency can occur in certain situations. Genetic defects in the VDR may result in vitamin D deficiency; a number of mutations have been identified that lead to hereditary vitamin D resistance.¹³ Disorders that limit vitamin D absorption and conditions that impair conversion of vitamin D into active metabolites (e.g., certain liver, kidney & hereditary disorders) may cause deficiency.¹⁴ Sick or elderly people who rarely go outdoors and have poor diets are also at risk. Age is a factor, in that synthesis of vitamin D declines with increasing age, due in part to a fall in 7-dehydrocholesterol levels and due in part to alterations in skin morphology.¹⁵ Vitamin D supplementation may be appropriate in these special conditions, but the evidence indicates it's not appropriate to supplement the general population. 

1. Yamshchikov AV, Desai NS, Blumberg HM, Ziegler TR, Tangpricha V. Vitamin D for treatment and prevention of infectious diseases: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Endocr Pract. Jul-Aug 2009;15(5):438-49.
2. The vitamin D dilemma. ConsumerReports.org. May 2011.
3. Fried VM, Bernstein AB, Bush MA. Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: Trends Over the Past 10 Years. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jul 2012.
4. Shelby J. Needs Great, Evidence Lacking for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Scribd. Apr 2013. Accessed May 7, 2013.
5. Anderson G. Chronic Care: Making the Case for Ongoing Care. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Jan 1, 2010.
6. Ross AC, Taylor CL, Yaktine AL, Del Valle HB. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences; 2010. 0-309-16394-3.
7. Mattke S, Klautzer L, Mengistu T, Hu J, Wu H. Health and Well-Being in the Home: A Global Analysis of Needs, Expectations, and Priorities for Home Health care Technology. Rand Corporation. 2010.
8. Ross AC, Manson JE, Abrams SA, et al. The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Jan 2011;96(1):53-58.
9. Noordam R, de Craen AJ, Pedram P, et al. Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in familial longevity: the Leiden Longevity Study. CMAJ. Dec 2012;184(18):E963-8.
10. McAlindon T, LaValley M, Schneider E, et al. Effect of vitamin D supplementation on progression of knee pain and cartilage volume loss in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. Jan 2013;309(2):155-62.
11. Witham MD, Price RJG, Struthers AD, et al. Cholecalciferol Treatment to Reduce Blood Pressure in Older Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension:The VitDISH Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Intern Med. Aug 2013.
12. Reid IR, Bolland MJ, Grey A. Effects of vitamin D supplements on bone mineral density: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, Early Online Publication. Oct 2013.
13. Jorde R, Strand Hutchinson M, Kjærgaard M, Sneve M, Grimnes G. Supplementation with High Doses of Vitamin D to Subjects without Vitamin D Deficiency May Have Negative Effects: Pooled Data from Four Intervention Trials in Tromsø. ISRN Endocrinol. 2013;2013:348705.
14. Koren R. Vitamin D receptor defects: the story of hereditary resistance to vitamin D. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. Aug 2006;3 Suppl 3:470-5.
15. MacLaughlin J, Holick MF. Aging decreases the capacity of human skin to produce vitamin D3. J Clin Invest. Oct 1985;76(4):1536-8.

 From: https://chronicillnessrecovery.org/