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		<title>Alkaline/Acid, Mony&#8217;s list</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alkaline-forming foods All veggies other then **Tomatoes and **mushrooms **Soy products Grapes -eat just few Herbal teas Kale Kelp Leaf lettuce Leeche nuts Lima beans, green Love Mangoes Maple syrup- small amount Melons (all) Millet* Molasses* Mustard greens Okra Onions Parsley Parsnips Peaches Pears Peas, green Peppers Plums &#38; prunes Potatoes* small amount All fresh [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="color: #f905e0; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Alkaline-forming foods</strong><br />
</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span>All veggies other then</span><br />
<span>**Tomatoes and **mushrooms **Soy products </span><br />
<span>Grapes -eat just few</span><br />
<span>Herbal teas</span><br />
<span>Kale</span><br />
<span>Kelp</span><br />
<span>Leaf lettuce</span><br />
<span>Leeche nuts</span><br />
<span>Lima beans,</span><br />
<span>green</span><br />
<span>Love</span><br />
<span>Mangoes</span><br />
<span>Maple syrup- small amount</span><br />
<span>Melons (all)</span><br />
<span>Millet*</span><br />
<span>Molasses*</span><br />
<span>Mustard</span><br />
<span>greens</span><br />
<span>Okra</span><br />
<span>Onions</span><br />
<span>Parsley</span><br />
<span>Parsnips</span><br />
<span>Peaches</span><br />
<span>Pears</span><br />
<span>Peas, green</span><br />
<span>Peppers</span><br />
<span>Plums &amp;</span><br />
<span>prunes</span><br />
<span>Potatoes* small amount</span><br />
<span>All fresh and raw fruits,</span><br />
<span>vegetables, and sprouts,</span><br />
<span>including those listed</span><br />
<span>here:</span><br />
<span>Alfalfa sprouts</span><br />
<span>Apple cider vinegar</span><br />
<span>Barley</span><br />
<span>Apples</span><br />
<span>Appreciation</span><br />
<span>Apricots</span><br />
<span>Avocados</span><br />
<span>Bananas</span><br />
<span>Beans, green</span><br />
<span>Beets &amp; greens</span><br />
<span>Berries</span><br />
<span>Blackberries</span><br />
<span>Broccoli</span><br />
<span>Brussels sprouts</span><br />
<span>Cabbage</span><br />
<span>Cantaloupe</span><br />
<span>Carrots</span><br />
<span>Cauliflower</span><br />
<span>Celery</span><br />
<span>Cherries</span><br />
<span>Collard greens</span><br />
<span>Cucumbers</span><br />
<span>Dates</span><br />
<span>Dulse</span><br />
<span>Figs</span><br />
<span>Fresh corn</span><br />
<span>Fresh, raw juice</span><br />
<span>Fun</span><br />
<span>Goat whey</span><br />
<span>Quinoa*</span><br />
<span>Radishes</span><br />
<span>Raisins</span><br />
<span>Raspberries</span><br />
<span>Raw, cold-pressed,</span><br />
<span>Avoid Olive OIL**</span><br />
<span>flax seed oils</span><br />
<span>Sun flower seed Oil</span><br />
<span>Rhubarb</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #f80689;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Acid-Forming Foods</span>.</p>
<p style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;">Avoid if it has 3***</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Alcohol***<br />
All processed foods<br />
Anger<br />
Barley<br />
Bread, baked (or any)<br />
Cake<br />
Canned fruits and veggies<br />
Cereals (all)<br />
Chickpeas<br />
Chocolate<br />
Cigarettes<br />
Coffee **<br />
Complaining<br />
Cooked grains (except millet and quinoa)<br />
Corn, dried<br />
Cornstarch<br />
***Dairy products<br />
Drugs<br />
***Eggs<br />
Foods cooked with oils<br />
Fruits, glazed or sulfured<br />
Grapefruits<br />
***Ketchup<br />
Honey, raw<br />
Legumes<br />
***Lemons<br />
Lentils<br />
Limes<br />
*****Mushrooms<br />
Meat, fish, birds, shellfish<br />
Mustard, prepared<br />
Nuts, seeds, beans<br />
***** Olive oil all types<br />
Oatmeal<br />
****Oranges<br />
Pasta<br />
Pepper, black<br />
*****Pineapple<br />
****Pitzza<br />
Popcorn<br />
*****Soy products<br />
***Soy beans- fresh<br />
***Salt<br />
Rutabagas<br />
Sauerkraut<br />
***Soda &#8211; any type<br />
Crackers<br />
****Soft drinks<br />
Stress<br />
*****Sugar, white and<br />
processed<br />
******Sweeteners, artificial<br />
(Splenda, Equal, Aspartame,<br />
etc.)<br />
***Tea, black &amp; green<br />
Vegetables, overcooked<br />
Vinegar, distilled<br />
*****Vitamin C (made of citric acid)<br />
****Wheat, all forms<br />
******Tomatoes<br />
All items with 2, 3, or 4 stars<br />
need to be avoided at any cost.</p>
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		<title>Master Cleanse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mony</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleansing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edited by Sofia Sun Ingredients and amounts -        Fresh squeezed organic lemon juice : 2 TBSP (the lemon should preferably be ORGANIC ) -        Organic maple syrup :   1 or 2 TBSP (preferably grade A ) -        Organic Cayenne pepper :    1/8  of a ¼ TSP -        Filtered or spring water :  12 OZ Mix all the [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Ingredients and amounts </strong></p>
<p>-        Fresh squeezed organic lemon juice : 2 TBSP (the lemon should preferably be ORGANIC )</p>
<p>-        Organic maple syrup :   1 or 2 TBSP (preferably grade A )</p>
<p>-        Organic Cayenne pepper :    1/8  of a ¼ TSP</p>
<p>-        Filtered or spring water :  12 OZ</p>
<p>Mix all the above, and drink slowly.</p>
<p><strong>Tips </strong></p>
<p>+ The amount of maple syrup is optional. U can reduce the amount, but DO NOT <strong>OVER DO</strong> it.</p>
<p>+ The amount of lemon on the other hand cannot be increased or reduced. <strong>2 TBSP is the amount</strong>, and it is very important to stick with it.</p>
<p>+ The same is for water. It is important to mix the above ingredients with <strong>12 OZ of water.</strong></p>
<p>+ u can drink as many glasses as u like. Basically whenever u feel hungry u can make a new glass, and drink it. But each time u need to make a portion with the amount mentioned above.</p>
<p><strong>How long should u do the cleanse?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The minimum time is <strong>11 days,</strong> but u can continue doing it for weeks or even months. The longest time someone has done it is 18 months.</p>
<p><strong>Tip</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>+ <strong>DO NOT STOP BEFORE 11 DAYS,</strong> since it will create difficulties for the body, and will make u sick.</p>
<p><strong>Other sweeteners ?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The only sweetener that is allowed during this cleanse is <strong>MAPLE SYRUP.</strong> No sugar, no honey, no molasses, no agave, no apple juice, no stevia. <strong>Just MAPLE SYRUP.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Preparation </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>To have a more effective and pleasant experience it’s better to prepare ur body, so u will not go through a deep emotional experience or either physical discomfort. So lighten up your diet and food intake a few weeks before u start ur cleanse. By doing this u will prepare ur body not only emotionally, but also, physically. Ur stomach will be empty, and will make it easier for the body to go through the cleansing process.</p>
<p><strong>Laxative teas, Sea Salt mixture, other Herbal Teas, and Water </strong></p>
<p>During the time of the cleanse u can drink laxative teas, drink herbal teas, and water.</p>
<p><strong>Vitamin, Mineral, and Supplements </strong></p>
<p>No. Let the body does its job to go back to its natural way of being. It knows what to do, and does not need anything.</p>
<p><strong>Other Foods </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>No. The only food is the lemonade that u make urself. Do not cheat. U will not need any other food. U r getting all u need by being on this diet.  And u will have more energy and clarity than u have ever had before.</p>
<p><strong>Exercise </strong></p>
<p>Yes. 30 min of cardio exercise. Also, body movement. Practices such as yoga, tai chi and chi gung, five Tibetan rites, walking, deep, connected breathing are all effective to keep u on track, feel good, and not lose ur faith while doing the cleanse.</p>
<p><strong>Ending the cleanse </strong></p>
<p>To end the cleanse, and go back to ur regular diet it is very important to be patience. If u decide to end ur cleanse after 11 days u need to start drinking apple juice for 3 days. Just drink the juice and water. Nothing else. After 3 days, start with soups. Then introduce some solid fruits and veggies to ur body, and stay on that for a few days. And little by little add some cooked food to ur diet.</p>
<p><strong>Follow the guideline exactly, and u will have a pleasant experience. </strong></p>
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		<title>Olive Oil &#8211; is it safe to eat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article from Dr.Mercola A common question that many people have is whether or not food should be eaten uncooked. I personally believe that consuming a majority of your food uncooked is a cornerstone of optimal health. Typically, the less processed and heat-treated the food is, the more nutritious and healthier it is going to be. [...]]]></description>
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A common question that many people have is whether or not food should be eaten uncooked. I personally believe that consuming a majority of your food uncooked is a cornerstone of optimal health.</p>
<p>Typically, the less processed and heat-treated the food is, the more nutritious and healthier it is going to be.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, most people prefer to <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/05/29/over-cooking.aspx" target="_blank">cook their food</a>, at least occasionally. When you do, you&#8217;re going to cook with some form of oil.</p>
<p>The question is, what&#8217;s the best, healthiest type of oil to use when cooking?</p>
<p>Dr. Rudi Moerck has studied oils for a long time, and offers some intriguing insights in this interview.</p>
<p style="color: #1d10ee; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Cooking with Tropical Oils – Your Healthiest Alternative</strong></p>
<p>I have, for many years now, recommended coconut oil on the basis and the supposition that it doesn&#8217;t contain much unsaturated fat. As a result, it&#8217;s not going to be damaged by heat and create trans fats like some other oils. (Another tropical oil that is very similar is palm oil.)</p>
<p>Dr. Moerck agrees, saying:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I would say that coconut oil is okay to cook with. It&#8217;s a saturated fat.  Your body will burn it as fuel or it will get rid of it some other way. It won&#8217;t store it in your body.. So from that point of view, if you&#8217;re going to use oil then that&#8217;s a good one to use.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Interestingly, unlike carbohydrates, which can also deliver quick energy to your body, coconut oil does this without producing an insulin spike. Yes, it acts like a carbohydrate, but without any of the debilitating insulin-related effects associated with long-term high carbohydrate consumption.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s merely the beginning.</p>
<p>Earlier this week I published an entire<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/22/coconut-oil-and-saturated-fats-can-make-you-healthy.aspx" target="_blank">special report on the health benefits of coconut oil</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">,</span> which include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Promoting heart health</li>
<li>Promoting weight loss, when needed</li>
<li>Supporting your immune system health</li>
<li>Supporting a healthy metabolism</li>
<li>Providing you with an immediate energy source</li>
<li>Keeping your skin healthy and youthful looking</li>
<li>Supporting the proper functioning of your thyroid gland</li>
</ul>
<p>Part of what makes coconut oil such a healthful oil for cooking is that 50 percent of the fat content in coconut oil is a fat rarely found in nature called lauric acid.  This is also one of the features that distinguishes coconut oil from other saturated fats.</p>
<p>Your body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which has potent anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-protozoa properties.</p>
<p>In addition, coconut oil is about 2/3 medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), also called medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs.  These types of fatty acids also produce a host of health benefits.</p>
<p>Best of all, coconut oil is stable enough to resist heat-induced damage, which you cannot say for other oils. In fact, it&#8217;s so stable you can even use if for frying (although I don&#8217;t recommend frying your food for a number of health reasons).</p>
<p>I recommend using coconut oil in lieu of <em>every</em> other oil, whether your recipe calls for butter, olive oil, vegetable oil or margarine.</p>
<p style="color: #f60829; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Important, New Information about Olive Oil</strong></p>
<p>Extra-virgin olive oil is a good monounsaturated fat that is also well-known for its health benefits. It&#8217;s a staple in healthful diets such as Mediterranean-style diets.</p>
<p>However, it&#8217;s important to realize it is NOT good for cooking. It should really only be used cold, typically drizzled on salads and other food.</p>
<p>Due to its chemical structure and a large amount of unsaturated fats, cooking makes extra-virgin olive oil very susceptible to oxidative damage. However, during this interview I learned that extra-virgin olive oil has a significant draw-back even when used cold – it&#8217;s <em>still </em>extremely perishable!</p>
<p style="color: #f20c1f; font-size: 16px;">As it turns out, extra-virgin olive oil contains chlorophyll that accelerates decomposition and makes the oil go rancid rather quickly.</p>
<p>In fact, Dr. Moerck actually prefers using almost tasteless, semi-refined olive oil rather than extra-virgin olive oil for this reason.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re like most people, you&#8217;re probably leaving your bottle of olive oil right on the counter, opening and closing it multiple times a week. Remember, any time the oil is exposed to air and/or light, it oxidizes, and as it turns out, the chlorophyll in extra virgin olive oil accelerates the oxidation of the unsaturated fats.</p>
<p>Clearly, consuming spoiled oil (of any kind) will likely do more harm than good.</p>
<p>To protect the oil, Dr. Moerck recommends <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/16/rudi-moerck-on-fish-oil.aspx" target="_blank">treating it with the same care as you would other sensitive omega-3 oils</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Keep in a cool, dark place</li>
<li>Purchase smaller bottles rather than larger to ensure freshness</li>
<li>Immediately replace the cap after each pour</li>
</ul>
<p>To help protect extra virgin olive oil from oxidation, Dr. Moerck suggests putting one drop of astaxanthin into the bottle. You can purchase astaxanthin, which is an extremely potent antioxidant, in soft gel capsules. Just prick it with a pin and squeeze the capsule into the oil.</p>
<p>The beautiful thing about using astaxanthin instead of another antioxidant such as vitamin E, is that it is naturally red, whereas vitamin E is colorless, so you can tell the oil still has astaxanthin in it by its color.</p>
<p>As the olive oil starts to pale in color, you know it&#8217;s time to throw it away.</p>
<p>You can also use one drop of lutein in your olive oil. Lutein imparts an orange color and will also protect against oxidation. Again, once the orange color fades, your oil is no longer protected against rancidity and should be tossed.</p>
<p>This method is yet another reason for buying SMALL bottles. If you have a large bottle, you may be tempted to keep it even though it has begun to oxidize.</p>
<p style="color: #f30b27; font-size: 16px;"><strong>The Worst Cooking Oils of All</strong></p>
<p>Polyunsaturated fats are the absolute WORST oils to use when cooking because these omega-6-rich oils are highly susceptible to heat damage.</p>
<p>This category includes common vegetable oils such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Corn</li>
<li>Soy</li>
<li>Safflower</li>
<li>Canola</li>
</ul>
<p>Damaged omega-6 fats are disastrous to your health, and are responsible for far more health problems than saturated fats ever were.</p>
<p>Trans fat is the artery-clogging, highly damaged omega-6 polyunsaturated fat that is formed when vegetable oils are hardened into margarine or shortening.</p>
<p>I strongly recommend never using margarine or shortening when cooking. I guarantee you you&#8217;re already getting far too much of this damaging fat if you consume any kind of processed foods, whether it be potato chips, pre-made cookies, or microwave dinners&#8230;</p>
<p>Trans fat is the most consumed type of fat in the US, despite the fact that there is no safe level of trans fat consumption, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine.</p>
<p>Trans fat raises your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels while lowering your HDL (good cholesterol) levels, which of course is the complete <strong>opposite</strong> of what you want. In fact, trans fats &#8211; as opposed to saturated fats &#8212; have been repeatedly linked to heart disease. They can also cause major clogging of your arteries, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems.</p>
<p>Personally I don&#8217;t cook very much but when I do I use our Pure Virgin Coconut Oil as it is the most resistant to heating damage, but also a great source of medium chained triglycerides and lauric acid.</p>
<p>So, cleaning these oils out of your kitchen cupboard is definitely recommended if you value your health.</p>
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		<title>Prostate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Wikipedia and other websites. ** There is a lot of misunderstanding and fear regarding prostate problems. From the holistic view, prostate issues are an adhesion/fungus growth cause by Acidic conditions and lack of movement of urogenital era. The prostate literally mean &#8220;one who stands before&#8221;, &#8220;protector&#8221;, &#8220;guardian&#8221; is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals. In [...]]]></description>
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<p>** There is a lot of misunderstanding and fear regarding prostate problems. From the holistic view, prostate issues are an adhesion/fungus growth cause by Acidic conditions and lack of movement of urogenital era.</p>
<p>The prostate literally mean &#8220;one who stands before&#8221;, &#8220;protector&#8221;, &#8220;guardian&#8221; is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals.</p>
<p>In 2002, female paraurethral glands, or Skene&#8217;s glands, were officially renamed the female prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.</p>
<p>The prostate differs considerably among species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically.</p>
<p><strong>Function</strong></p>
<p>The function of the prostate is to store and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that usually constitutes 20-30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid. The alkalinity of semen helps neutralize the acidity of the vaginal tract, prolonging the lifespan of sperm. The alkalinization of semen is primarily accomplished through secretion from the seminal vesicles. The prostatic fluid is expelled in the first ejaculate fractions, together with most of the spermatozoa. In comparison with the few spermatozoa expelled together with mainly seminal vesicular fluid, those expelled in prostatic fluid have better motility, longer survival and better protection of the genetic material (DNA).</p>
<p>The prostate also contains some smooth muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation.</p>
<p><strong>Secretions</strong></p>
<p>Prostatic secretions vary among species. They are generally composed of simple sugars and are often slightly alkaline.</p>
<p>In human prostatic secretions, the protein content is less than 1% and includes proteolytic enzymes, prostatic acid phosphatase, and prostate-specific antigen. The secretions also contain zinc with a concentration 500-1,000 times the concentration in blood.</p>
<p><strong>Regulation</strong></p>
<p>To work properly, the prostate needs male hormones (androgens), which are responsible for male sex characteristics.</p>
<p>The main male hormone is testosterone, which is produced mainly by the testicles. Some male hormones are produced in small amounts by the adrenal glands. However, it is dihydrotestosterone that regulates the prostate.</p>
<p><strong>Development</strong></p>
<p>The prostatic part of the urethra develops from the pelvic (middle) part of the urogenital sinus (endodermal origin). Endodermal outgrowths arise from the prostatic part of the urethra and grow into the surrounding mesenchyme. The glandular epithelium of the prostate differentiates from these endodermal cells, and the associated mesenchyme differentiates into the dense stroma and the smooth muscle of the prostate. The prostate glands represent the modified wall of the proximal portion of the male urethra and arises by the 9th week of embryonic life in the development of the reproductive system. Condensation of mesenchyme, urethra and Wolffian ducts gives rise to the adult prostate gland, a composite organ made up of several glandular and non-glandular components tightly fused within a common capsule.</p>
<p><strong>Female prostate gland</strong></p>
<p>The Skene&#8217;s gland, also known as the paraurethral gland, found in females, is homologous to the prostate gland in males. However, evolutionarily, the uterus is in the same position as the prostate gland. In 2002 the Skene&#8217;s gland was officially renamed the prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.</p>
<p>The female prostate, like the male prostate, secretes PSA and levels of this antigen rise in the presence of carcinoma of the gland. The gland also expels fluid, like the male prostate, during orgasm.</p>
<p><strong>Structure</strong></p>
<p>Micrograph of benign prostatic glands with corpora amylacea. H&amp;E stain.</p>
<p>Urinary bladder (black butterfly-like shape) and hyperplastic prostate (BPH) visualized by Medical ultrasonography technique</p>
<p>A healthy human prostate is classically said to be slightly larger than a walnut. In actuality, it is approximately the size of a kiwifruit. The mean weight of the &#8220;normal&#8221; prostate in adult males is about 11 grams, usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder and can be felt during a rectal exam. It is the only exocrine organ located in the midline in humans and similar animals.</p>
<p>The ducts are lined with transitional epithelium.</p>
<p>Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder is called the prostatic urethra and merges with the two ejaculatory ducts. The prostate is sheathed in the muscles of the pelvic floor, which contract during the ejaculatory process.</p>
<p>The prostate can be divided in two ways: by zone, or by lobe.</p>
<p>The &#8220;zone&#8221; classification is more often used in pathology. The idea of &#8220;zones&#8221; was first proposed by McNeal in 1968. McNeal found that the relatively homogeneous cut surface of an adult prostate in no way resembled &#8220;lobes&#8221; and thus led to the description of &#8220;zones.&#8221;</p>
<p>The prostate gland has four distinct glandular regions, two of which arise from different segments of the prostatic urethra:</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Name</td>
<td>Fraction   of gland</td>
<td>Description</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peripheral   zone (PZ)</td>
<td>Up   to 70% in young men</td>
<td>The   sub-capsular portion of the posterior aspect of the prostate gland that   surrounds the distal urethra. It is from this portion of the gland that   ~70-80% of prostatic cancers originate.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Central   zone (CZ)</td>
<td>Approximately   25% normally</td>
<td>This   zone surrounds the ejaculatory ducts. The central zone accounts for roughly   2.5% of prostate cancers although these cancers tend to be more aggressive   and more likely to invade the seminal vesicles.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Transition   zone (TZ)</td>
<td>5%   at puberty</td>
<td>~10-20%   of prostate cancers originate in this zone. The transition zone surrounds the   proximal urethra and is the region of the prostate gland that grows   throughout life and is responsible for the disease of benign prostatic   enlargement.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Anterior   fibro-muscular zone (or stroma)</td>
<td>Approximately   5%</td>
<td>This   zone is usually devoid of glandular components, and composed only, as its   name suggests, of muscle and fibrous tissue.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Prostate with a large median lobe bulging upwards. A metal instrument is placed in the urethra which passes through the prostate. This specimen was almost 7 centimeters long with a volume of about 60 cubic centimetres on transrectal ultrasound and was removed during a Hryntschak procedure or transvesical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate through the bladder) for benign prostatic hyperplasia.</p>
<p>The &#8220;lobe&#8221; classification is more often used in anatomy.</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Anterior   lobe (or isthmus)</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to part of transitional zone</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Posterior   lobe</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to peripheral zone</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lateral   lobes</td>
<td>spans   all zones</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Median   lobe (or middle lobe)</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to part of central zone</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Prostatitis</strong></p>
<p>Micrograph showing an inflamed prostate gland, the histologic correlate of prostatitis. A normal non-inflamed prostatic gland is seen on the left of the image. H&amp;E stain.</p>
<p>Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. There are primarily four different forms of prostatitis, each with different causes and outcomes. Two relatively uncommon forms, acute prostatitis and chronic bacterial prostatitis, are treated with antibiotics (category I and II, respectively). Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (category III), which comprises about 95% of prostatitis diagnoses, is treated by a large variety of modalities including alpha blockers, phytotherapy, physical therapy, psychotherapy, antihistamines, anxiolytics, nerve modulators, surgery, and more. More recently, a combination of trigger point and psychological therapy has proved effective for category III prostatitis as well. Category IV prostatitis, relatively uncommon in the general population, is a type of leukocytosis.</p>
<p><strong>Benign prostatic hyperplasia</strong></p>
<p>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in older men; the prostate often enlarges to the point where urination becomes difficult. Symptoms include needing to urinate often (frequency) or taking a while to get started (hesitancy). If the prostate grows too large, it may constrict the urethra and impede the flow of urine, making urination difficult and painful and, in extreme cases, completely impossible.</p>
<p>BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure or, in extreme cases, surgery that removes the prostate. Minimally invasive procedures include Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA) and Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). These outpatient procedures may be followed by the insertion of a temporary Prostatic stent, to allow normal voluntary urination, without exacerbating irritative symptoms.</p>
<p>The surgery most often used in such cases is called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP or TUR). In TURP, an instrument is inserted through the urethra to remove prostate tissue that is pressing against the upper part of the urethra and restricting the flow of urine. TURP results in the removal of mostly transitional zone tissue in a patient with BPH. Older men often have corpora amylacea (myeloid), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. The corpora amylacea may obstruct the lumens of the prostatic ducts, and may underlie some cases of BPH.</p>
<p>Urinary frequency due to bladder spasm, common in older men, may be confused with prostatic hyperplasia. Statistical observations suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in protein and vegetables, as well as regular alcohol consumption, could protect against BPH.</p>
<p><strong>Prostate cancer</strong></p>
<p>Micrograph showing normal prostatic glands and glands of prostate cancer (prostate adenocarcinoma) &#8211; right upper aspect of image. HPS stain. Prostate biopsy.</p>
<p>Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting older men in developed countries and a significant cause of death for elderly men (estimated by some specialists at 3%). Regular rectal exams, as well as measurement of Prostate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>The <strong>prostate</strong> literally mean &#8220;one who stands before&#8221;, &#8220;protector&#8221;, &#8220;guardian&#8221; is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals.</p>
<p>In 2002, female paraurethral glands, or Skene&#8217;s glands, were officially renamed the female prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.</p>
<p>The prostate differs considerably among species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically.</p>
<p>Function</p>
<p>The function of the prostate is to store and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that usually constitutes 20-30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid. The alkalinity of semen helps neutralize the acidity of the vaginal tract, prolonging the lifespan of sperm. The alkalinization of semen is primarily accomplished through secretion from the seminal vesicles.<sup>[6]</sup> The prostatic fluid is expelled in the first ejaculate fractions, together with most of the spermatozoa. In comparison with the few spermatozoa expelled together with mainly seminal vesicular fluid, those expelled in prostatic fluid have better motility, longer survival and better protection of the genetic material (DNA).</p>
<p>The prostate also contains some smooth muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation.</p>
<h2>Secretions</h2>
<p>Prostatic secretions vary among species. They are generally composed of simple sugars and are often slightly alkaline.</p>
<p>In human prostatic secretions, the protein content is less than 1% and includes proteolytic enzymes, prostatic acid phosphatase, and prostate-specific antigen. The secretions also contain zinc with a concentration 500-1,000 times the concentration in blood.</p>
<h2>Regulation</h2>
<p>To work properly, the prostate needs male hormones (androgens), which are responsible for male sex characteristics.</p>
<p>The main male hormone is testosterone, which is produced mainly by the testicles. Some male hormones are produced in small amounts by the adrenal glands. However, it is dihydrotestosterone that regulates the prostate.</p>
<h2>Development</h2>
<p>The prostatic part of the urethra develops from the <em>pelvic</em> (middle) part of the urogenital sinus (endodermal origin). Endodermal outgrowths arise from the prostatic part of the urethra and grow into the surrounding mesenchyme. The glandular epithelium of the prostate differentiates from these endodermal cells, and the associated mesenchyme differentiates into the dense stroma and the smooth muscle of the prostate. The prostate glands represent the modified wall of the proximal portion of the male urethra and arises by the 9th week of embryonic life in the development of the reproductive system. Condensation of mesenchyme, urethra and Wolffian ducts gives rise to the adult prostate gland, a composite organ made up of several glandular and non-glandular components tightly fused within a common capsule.</p>
<h2>Female prostate gland</h2>
<p>The Skene&#8217;s gland, also known as the paraurethral gland, found in females, is homologous to the prostate gland in males. However, evolutionarily, the uterus is in the same position as the prostate gland. In 2002 the Skene&#8217;s gland was officially renamed the prostate by the <em>Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology</em>.</p>
<p>The female prostate, like the male prostate, secretes PSA and levels of this antigen rise in the presence of carcinoma of the gland. The gland also expels fluid, like the male prostate, during orgasm.</p>
<h2>Structure</h2>
<p>Micrograph of benign prostatic glands with corpora amylacea. H&amp;E stain.</p>
<p>Urinary bladder (black butterfly-like shape) and hyperplastic prostate (BPH) visualized by Medical ultrasonography technique</p>
<p>A healthy human prostate is classically said to be slightly larger than a walnut. In actuality, it is approximately the size of a kiwifruit. The mean weight of the &#8220;normal&#8221; prostate in adult males is about 11 grams, usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder and can be felt during a rectal exam. It is the only exocrine organ located in the midline in humans and similar animals.</p>
<p>The ducts are lined with transitional epithelium.</p>
<p>Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder is called the prostatic urethra and merges with the two ejaculatory ducts. The prostate is sheathed in the muscles of the pelvic floor, which contract during the ejaculatory process.</p>
<p>The prostate can be divided in two ways: by zone, or by lobe.</p>
<h3>Zones</h3>
<p>The &#8220;zone&#8221; classification is more often used in pathology. The idea of &#8220;zones&#8221; was first proposed by McNeal in 1968. McNeal found that the relatively homogeneous cut surface of an adult prostate in no way resembled &#8220;lobes&#8221; and thus led to the description of &#8220;zones.&#8221;</p>
<p>The prostate gland has four distinct glandular regions, two of which arise from different segments of the prostatic urethra:</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fraction   of gland</strong></td>
<td><strong>Description</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peripheral   zone (PZ)</td>
<td>Up   to 70% in young men</td>
<td>The   sub-capsular portion of the posterior aspect of the prostate gland that   surrounds the distal urethra. It is from this portion of the gland that ~70-80%   of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">prostatic cancers</span> originate.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Central   zone (CZ)</td>
<td>Approximately   25% normally</td>
<td>This   zone surrounds the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">ejaculatory ducts</span>.   The central zone accounts for roughly 2.5% of prostate cancers although these   cancers tend to be more aggressive and more likely to invade the seminal   vesicles.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Transition   zone (TZ)</td>
<td>5%   at puberty</td>
<td>~10-20%   of prostate cancers originate in this zone. The transition zone surrounds the   proximal urethra and is the region of the prostate gland that grows   throughout life and is responsible for the disease of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">benign prostatic enlargement</span>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Anterior   fibro-muscular zone (or stroma)</td>
<td>Approximately   5%</td>
<td>This   zone is usually devoid of glandular components, and composed only, as its   name suggests, of muscle and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">fibrous tissue</span>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Prostate with a large median lobe bulging upwards. A metal instrument is placed in the urethra which passes through the prostate. This specimen was almost 7 centimeters long with a volume of about 60 cubic centimetres on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">transrectal ultrasound</span> and was removed during a Hryntschak procedure or transvesical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate through the bladder) for benign prostatic hyperplasia.</p>
<p>The &#8220;lobe&#8221; classification is more often used in anatomy.</p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Anterior   lobe (or isthmus)</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to part of transitional zone</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Posterior   lobe</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to peripheral zone</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lateral   lobes</td>
<td>spans   all zones</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Median   lobe (or middle lobe)</td>
<td>roughly   corresponds to part of central zone</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Prostatitis</h3>
<p>Micrograph showing an inflamed prostate gland, the histologic correlate of <strong>prostatitis</strong>. A normal non-inflamed prostatic gland is seen on the left of the image. H&amp;E stain.</p>
<p>Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. There are primarily four different forms of prostatitis, each with different causes and outcomes. Two relatively uncommon forms, acute prostatitis and chronic bacterial prostatitis, are treated with antibiotics (category I and II, respectively). Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (category III), which comprises about 95% of prostatitis diagnoses, is treated by a large variety of modalities including alpha blockers, phytotherapy, physical therapy, psychotherapy, antihistamines, anxiolytics, nerve modulators, surgery, and more. More recently, a combination of trigger point and psychological therapy has proved effective for category III prostatitis as well. Category IV prostatitis, relatively uncommon in the general population, is a type of leukocytosis.</p>
<h3>Benign prostatic hyperplasia</h3>
<p>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in older men; the prostate often enlarges to the point where urination becomes difficult. Symptoms include needing to urinate often (frequency) or taking a while to get started (hesitancy). If the prostate grows too large, it may constrict the urethra and impede the flow of urine, making urination difficult and painful and, in extreme cases, completely impossible.</p>
<p>BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure or, in extreme cases, surgery that removes the prostate. Minimally invasive procedures include Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA) and Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). These outpatient procedures may be followed by the insertion of a temporary Prostatic stent, to allow normal voluntary urination, without exacerbating irritative symptoms.</p>
<p>The surgery most often used in such cases is called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP or TUR). In TURP, an instrument is inserted through the urethra to remove prostate tissue that is pressing against the upper part of the urethra and restricting the flow of urine. TURP results in the removal of mostly transitional zone tissue in a patient with BPH. Older men often have <em>corpora amylacea</em> (<a title="Amyloid" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloid">amyloid</a>), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. The corpora amylacea may obstruct the lumens of the prostatic ducts, and may underlie some cases of BPH.</p>
<p>Urinary frequency due to bladder spasm, common in older men, may be confused with prostatic hyperplasia. Statistical observations suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in protein and vegetables, as well as regular alcohol consumption, could protect against BPH.</p>
<h3>Prostate cancer</h3>
<p>Micrograph showing normal prostatic glands and glands of prostate cancer (prostate adenocarcinoma) &#8211; right upper aspect of image. HPS stain. Prostate biopsy.</p>
<p>Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting older men in developed countries and a significant cause of death for elderly men (estimated by some specialists at 3%). Regular rectal exams, as well as measurement of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) are recommended for men, usually ages 40 and up to detect prostate cancer early.</p>
<p>In a paper published in the 1 March 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Surrey reported that prostate cancers secrete the protein Engrailed-2 (EN2). EN2 can be found in a urine test. A EN2 stick test (like a pregnancy test) was expected to give results within five minutes. The test is more accurate, less invasive, and gives far fewer false positives than PSA test.</p>
<h2>Male sexual response</h2>
<p>During male orgasm, sperm is transmitted from the ductus deferens into the male urethra via the ejaculatory ducts, which lie within the prostate gland.</p>
<p>It is possible for men to achieve orgasm solely through stimulation of the prostate gland, such as prostate massage or receptive anal intercourse.</p>
<h2>Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancer</h2>
<p>In 1993, the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed a connection between vasectomy and an increased risk of prostate cancer. Reported studies of 48,000 and 29,000 men who had vasectomies showed 66 percent and 56 percent higher rates of prostate cancer, respectively. The risk increased with age and the number of years since the vasectomy was performed.</p>
<p>However, in March of the same year, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development held a conference cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute and others to review the available data and information on the link between prostate cancer and vasectomies. It was determined that an association between the two was very weak at best, and even if having a vasectomy increased one&#8217;s risk, the risk was relatively small.</p>
<p>In 1997, the NCI held a conference with the prostate cancer Progressive Review Group (a committee of scientists, medical personnel, and others). Their final report, published in 1998 stated that evidence that vasectomies help to develop prostate cancer was weak at best.</p>
<h2>Stenting the prostate</h2>
<p>Recent scientific breakthroughs have now meant using a Prostatic stent is a viable method of dis-obstructing the prostate. Stents are devices inserted into the urethra to widen it and keep it open. Stents can be temporary or permanent, and insertion is mostly done on an outpatient basis under local or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Specific Antigen (PSA) are recommended for men, usually ages 40 and up to detect prostate cancer early.</p>
<p>In a paper published in the 1 March 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Surrey reported that prostate cancers secrete the protein Engrailed-2 (EN2). EN2 can be found in a urine test. A EN2 stick test (like a pregnancy test) was expected to give results within five minutes. The test is more accurate, less invasive, and gives far fewer false positives than PSA test.</p>
<p>Male sexual response</p>
<p>During male orgasm, sperm is transmitted from the ductus deferens into the male urethra via the ejaculatory ducts, which lie within the prostate gland.</p>
<p>It is possible for men to achieve orgasm solely through stimulation of the prostate gland, such as prostate massage or receptive anal intercourse.</p>
<p>Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancer</p>
<p>In 1993, the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed a connection between vasectomy and an increased risk of prostate cancer. Reported studies of 48,000 and 29,000 men who had vasectomies showed 66 percent and 56 percent higher rates of prostate cancer, respectively. The risk increased with age and the number of years since the vasectomy was performed.</p>
<p>However, in March of the same year, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development held a conference cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute and others to review the available data and information on the link between prostate cancer and vasectomies. It was determined that an association between the two was very weak at best, and even if having a vasectomy increased one&#8217;s risk, the risk was relatively small.</p>
<p>In 1997, the NCI held a conference with the prostate cancer Progressive Review Group (a committee of scientists, medical personnel, and others). Their final report, published in 1998 stated that evidence that vasectomies help to develop prostate cancer was weak at best.</p>
<p>Stenting the prostate</p>
<p>Recent scientific breakthroughs have now meant using a Prostatic stent is a viable method of dis-obstructing the prostate. Stents are devices inserted into the urethra to widen it and keep it open. Stents can be temporary or permanent, and insertion is mostly done on an outpatient basis under local or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes.</p>
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<div><!-- get node content -->The next time that you experience a cold or the flu, remember this: giving your body plenty of rest while allowing the cold or flu to run its course is good for your health.</div>
<p>Conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry would have you believe that there is no &#8220;cure&#8221; for the common cold, that you should protect yourself against the flu with a vaccine that is laden with toxic chemicals, and that during the midst of a cold or flu, it is favorable to ease your discomfort with a variety of medications that can suppress your symptoms.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, all three of these positions represent a lack of understanding of what colds and flus really are, and what they mean to your body.</p>
<p>Colds and flus are caused by viruses. So to understand what colds and flus do at a cellular level, you have to understand what viruses do at a cellular level.</p>
<p>Do you remember learning about cellular division in grade seven science class? Each of your cells are called parent cells, and through processes of genetic duplication (mitosis) and cellular division (cytokinesis), each of your parent cells divides into two daughter cells. Each daughter cell is then considered a parent cell that will divide into two more daughter cells, and so on, and so on, and so on.</p>
<p>Viruses are different from your cells in that they cannot duplicate themselves through mitosis and cytokinesis. Viruses are nothing but microscopic particles of genetic material, each coated by a thin layer of protein.</p>
<p>Due to their design, viruses are not able to reproduce on their own. The only way that viruses can flourish in your body is by using the machinery and metabolism of your cells to produce multiple copies of themselves.</p>
<p>Once a virus has gained access into one of your cells, depending on the type of virus involved, one of two things can happen:</p>
<ol>
<li>The virus uses your cell&#8217;s resources to replicate itself many times over and then breaks open (lyses) the cell so that the newly replicated viruses can leave in search of new cells to infect. Lysis effectively kills your cell.</li>
<li>The virus incorporates itself into the DNA of your cell, which allows the virus to be passed on to each daughter cell that stems from this cell. Later on, the virus in each daughter cell can begin replicating itself as described above. Once multiple copies of the virus have been produced, the cell is lysed.</li>
</ol>
<p>Both possibilities lead to the same result: eventually, the infected cell can die due to lysis.</p>
<p><strong>Here is the key to understanding why colds and flus, when allowed to run their course while you rest, can be good for you:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>By and large, the viruses that cause the common cold and the flu infect mainly your weakest cells; cells that are already burdened with excessive waste products and toxins are most likely to allow viruses to infect them. These are cells that you want to get rid of anyway, to be replaced by new, healthy cells.</p></blockquote>
<p>So in the big scheme of things, a cold or flu is a truly natural tool that can allow your body to purge itself of old and damaged cells that, in the absence of viral infection, would normally take much longer to identify, destroy, and eliminate.</p>
<p>Have you ever been amazed by how much &#8220;stuff&#8221; you could blow out of your nose while you had a cold or the flu? Embedded within all of that mucous are countless dead cells that your body is saying good bye to, largely due to the lytic effect of viruses.</p>
<p>So you see, there never needs to be a cure for the common cold, since the common cold is nature&#8217;s way of keeping you healthy over the long term. And so long as you get plenty of rest and strive to stay hydrated and properly nourished during a cold or flu, there is no need to get vaccinated or to take medications that suppress congested sinuses, a fever, or coughing. All of these uncomfortable symptoms are actually ways in which your body works to eliminate waste products and/or help your body get through a cold or flu. It&#8217;s fine to use over-the-counter pain medication like acetaminophen if your discomfort becomes intolerable or if such meds can help you get a good night&#8217;s rest. But it&#8217;s best to avoid medications that aim to suppress helpful processes such as fever, coughing, and a runny nose.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important to note that just because colds and flus can be helpful to your body doesn&#8217;t mean that you need to experience them to be at your best. If you take good care of your health and immune system by getting plenty of rest and consistently making health-promoting dietary and lifestyle choices, your cells may stay strong enough to avoid getting infected by viruses that come knocking on their membranes. In this scenario, you won&#8217;t have enough weak and extraneous cells to require a cold or the flu to work its way through your body to identify and lyse them.</p>
<p>Curious about how to differentiate the common cold and the flu? Here is an excellent summary of the differences from cbc.ca:</p>
<blockquote><p>A cold usually comes on gradually — over the course of a day or two. Generally, it leaves you feeling tired, sneezing, coughing and plagued by a running nose. You often don&#8217;t have a fever, but when you do, it&#8217;s only slightly higher than normal. Colds usually last three to four days, but can hang around for 10 days to two weeks.</p>
<p>Flu, on the other hand, comes on suddenly and hits hard. You will feel weak and tired and you could run a fever as high as 40 C. Your muscles and joints will probably ache, you will feel chilled and could have a severe headache and sore throat. Getting off the couch or out of bed will be a chore. The fever may last three to five days, but you could feel weak and tired for two to three weeks.</p></blockquote>
<p>One final note on this topic: because the common cold and the flu are both caused by viruses, antibiotics are not necessary. People who take antibiotics while suffering with a cold or flu often feel slightly better because antibiotics have a mild anti-inflammatory effect. But this benefit is far outweighed by the negative impact that antibiotics have on friendly bacteria that live throughout your digestive tract. In this light, if you really need help with pain management during a cold or flu, it is usually better to take a small dose of acetaminophen than it is to take antibiotics.</p>
<p>Please share this basic health information on colds and flus with family and friends; although it isn&#8217;t readily available from the annals of conventional medicine, this information can save you and your loved ones significant time, money, and angst.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Wikipedia. Sepsis or Septicemia Sepsis  is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS) and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, [...]]]></description>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Sepsis or Septicemia</p>
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<p><strong>Sepsis</strong>  is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS) and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, or other tissues. A lay term for sepsis is <strong>blood poisoning</strong>, more aptly applied to septicemia, below. Severe sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response, plus infection, plus the presence of organ dysfunction.</p>
<p><strong>Septicemia</strong> (also <strong>septicaemia</strong> or <strong>septicæmia</strong> is a related medical term referring to the presence of pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, leading to sepsis. The term has not been sharply defined. It has been inconsistently used in the past by medical professionals, for example as a synonym of bacteremia, causing some confusion.</p>
<p>Severe sepsis is usually treated in the intensive care unit with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. If fluid replacement is insufficient to maintain blood pressure, specific vasopressor medications can be used. Mechanical ventilation and dialysis may be needed to support the function of the lungs and kidneys, respectively. To guide therapy, a central venous catheter and an arterial catheter may be placed; measurement of other hemodynamic variables (such as cardiac output, or mixed venous oxygen saturation) may also be used. Sepsis patients require preventive measures for deep vein thrombosis, stress ulcers and pressure ulcers, unless other conditions prevent this. Some patients might benefit from tight control of blood sugar levels with insulin (targeting stress hyperglycemia), low-dose corticosteroids or activated drotrecogin alfa (recombinant protein C).</p>
<h2>Terminology</h2>
<p>Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome or <strong>SIRS</strong> is evidence of the body&#8217;s ongoing inflammatory response. When SIRS is suspected or known to be caused by an infection, this is <strong>sepsis</strong>. <strong>Severe sepsis</strong> occurs when sepsis leads to organ dysfunction, such as trouble breathing, coagulation or other blood abnormalities, decreased urine production, or altered mental status. If the organ dysfunction of severe sepsis is low blood pressure (hypotension), or insufficient blood flow (hypoperfusion) to one or more organs (causing, for example, lactic acidosis), this is <strong>septic shock</strong>.</p>
<p>Sepsis can lead to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) (formerly known as multiple organ failure), and death. Organ dysfunction results from local changes in blood flow, from <strong>sepsis-induced hypotension</strong> (&lt; 90 mmHg or a reduction of ≥ 40 mmHg from baseline) and from diffuse intravascular coagulation, among other things.</p>
<p>Sepsis can be defined as the body&#8217;s response to an infection. An infection is caused by microorganisms or bacteria invading the body and can be limited to a particular body region or can be widespread in the bloodstream. Sepsis is acquired quickest with infections developed in surgery and physical contact with someone with sepsis.</p>
<p>Bacteremia is the presence of viable bacteria in the bloodstream. Likewise, the terms viremia and fungemia simply refer to viruses and fungi in the bloodstream. These terms say nothing about the consequences this has on the body. For example, bacteria can be introduced into the bloodstream during toothbrushing. This form of bacteremia almost never causes problems in normal individuals. However, bacteremia associated with certain dental procedures can cause bacterial infection of the heart valves (known as endocarditis) in high-risk patients. Conversely, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome can occur in patients without the presence of infection, for example in those with burns, polytrauma, or the initial state in pancreatitis and chemical pneumonitis.</p>
<h2>Signs and symptoms</h2>
<p>In addition to symptoms related to the provoking infection, sepsis is characterized by presence of acute inflammation present throughout the entire body, and is, therefore, frequently associated with fever and elevated white blood cell count (leukocytosis) or low white blood cell count and lower-than-average temperature, and vomiting. The modern concept of sepsis is that the host&#8217;s immune response to the infection causes most of the symptoms of sepsis, resulting in hemodynamic consequences and damage to organs. This host response has been termed systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and is characterized by an elevated heart rate (above 90 beats per minute), high respiratory rate (above 20 breaths per minute or a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood of less than 32), abnormal white blood cell count (above 12,000, lower than 4,000, or greater than 10% band forms) and elevated or lowered body temperature, i.e. under 36 °C (97 °F) or over 38 °C (100 °F). Sepsis is differentiated from SIRS by the presence of a known or suspected pathogen. For example SIRS and a positive blood culture for a pathogen indicates the presence of sepsis. However, in many cases of sepsis no specific pathogen is identified.</p>
<p>This immunological response causes widespread activation of acute-phase proteins, affecting the complement system and the coagulation pathways, which then cause damage to the vasculature as well as to the organs. Various neuroendocrine counter-regulatory systems are then activated as well, often compounding the problem. Even with immediate and aggressive treatment, this may progress to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and eventually death.</p>
<h2>Diagnosis</h2>
<p>According to the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, there are different levels of sepsis:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Systemic inflammatory response syndrome</strong> (SIRS). Defined by the presence of two or more of the following findings:
<ul>
<li>Body temperature &lt; 36 °C (97 °F) or &gt; 38 °C (100 °F) (hypothermia or fever).</li>
<li>Heart rate &gt; 90 beats per minute.</li>
<li>Respiratory rate &gt; 20 breaths per minute or, on blood gas, a P<sub>a</sub>CO<sub>2</sub> less than 32 mm Hg (4.3 kPa) (tachypnea or hypocapnia due to hyperventilation).</li>
<li>White blood cell count &lt; 4,000 cells/mm<sup>3</sup> or &gt; 12,000 cells/mm<sup>3</sup> (&lt; 4 × 10<sup>9</sup> or &gt; 12 × 10<sup>9</sup> cells/L), or greater than 10% band forms (immature white blood cells). (leukopenia, leukocytosis, or bandemia).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Sepsis</strong>. Defined as SIRS in response to a confirmed infectious process. Infection can be suspected or proven (by culture, stain, or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)), or a clinical syndrome pathognomonic for infection. Specific evidence for infection includes WBCs in normally sterile fluid (such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)); evidence of a perforated viscus (free air on abdominal x-ray or CT scan; signs of acute peritonitis); abnormal chest x-ray (CXR) consistent with pneumonia (with focal opacification); or petechiae, purpura, or purpura fulminans.</li>
<li><strong>Severe sepsis</strong>. Defined as sepsis with organ dysfunction, hypoperfusion, or hypotension.</li>
<li><strong>Septic shock</strong>. Defined as sepsis with refractory arterial hypotension or hypoperfusion abnormalities in spite of adequate fluid resuscitation. Signs of systemic hypoperfusion may be either end-organ dysfunction or serum lactate greater than 4 mmol/L. Other signs include oliguria and altered mental status. Patients are defined as having septic shock if they have sepsis plus hypotension after aggressive fluid resuscitation (typically upwards of 6 liters or 40 ml/kg of crystalloid solution).</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples of end-organ dysfunction include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lungs
<ul>
<li>acute lung injury (ALI) (PaO<sub>2</sub>/FiO<sub>2</sub> &lt; 300) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (PaO<sub>2</sub>/FiO<sub>2</sub> &lt; 200)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Brain
<ul>
<li>encephalopathy
<ul>
<li>symptoms:
<ul>
<li>agitation</li>
<li>confusion</li>
<li>coma</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>etiologies:
<ul>
<li>ischemia</li>
<li>hemorrhage</li>
<li>microthrombi</li>
<li>microabscesses</li>
<li>multifocal necrotizing leukoencephalopathy</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Liver
<ul>
<li>disruption of protein synthetic function: manifests acutely as progressive coagulopathy due to inability to synthesize clotting factors</li>
<li>disruption of metabolic functions: manifests as cessation of bilirubin metabolism, resulting in elevated unconjugated serum bilirubin levels (indirect bilirubin)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Kidney
<ul>
<li>oliguria and anuria</li>
<li>electrolyte abnormalities</li>
<li>volume overload</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Heart
<ul>
<li>systolic and diastolic heart failure, likely due to cytokines that depress myocyte function</li>
<li>cellular damage, manifest as a troponin leak (although not necessarily ischemic in nature)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>More specific definitions of end-organ dysfunction exist for SIRS in pediatrics.</p>
<ul>
<li>Cardiovascular dysfunction (after fluid resuscitation with at least 40 ml/kg of crystalloid)
<ul>
<li>hypotension with blood pressure &lt; 5th percentile for age or systolic blood pressure &lt; 2 standard deviations below normal for age, OR</li>
<li>vasopressor requirement, OR</li>
<li>two of the following criteria:
<ul>
<li>unexplained metabolic acidosis with base deficit &gt; 5 mEq/L</li>
<li>lactic acidosis: serum lactate 2 times the upper limit of normal</li>
<li>oliguria (urine output &lt; 0.5 ml/kg/hr)</li>
<li>prolonged capillary refill &gt; 5 seconds</li>
<li>core to peripheral temperature difference &gt; 3°C</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Respiratory dysfunction (in the absence of cyanotic heart disease or known chronic lung disease)
<ul>
<li>the ratio of the arterial partial-pressure of oxygen to the fraction of oxygen in the gases inspired (PaO<sub>2</sub>/FiO<sub>2</sub>) &lt; 300 (the definition of acute lung injury), OR</li>
<li>arterial partial-pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO<sub>2</sub>) &gt; 65 torr (20 mmHg) over baseline PaCO<sub>2</sub> (evidence of hypercapnic respiratory failure), OR</li>
<li>supplemental oxygen requirement of greater than FiO<sub>2</sub> 0.5 to maintain oxygen saturation ≥ 92%</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Neurologic dysfunction
<ul>
<li>Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) ≤ 11, OR</li>
<li>altered mental status with drop in GCS of 3 or more points in a patient with developmental delay/mental retardation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hematologic dysfunction
<ul>
<li>platelet count &lt; 80,000/mm<sup>3</sup> or 50% drop from maximum in chronically thrombocytopenic patients, OR</li>
<li>international normalized ratio (INR) &gt; 2</li>
<li>Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Renal dysfunction
<ul>
<li>serum creatinine ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal for age or 2-fold increase in baseline creatinine in patients with chronic kidney disease</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hepatic dysfunction (only applicable to infants &gt; 1 month)
<ul>
<li>total serum bilirubin ≥ 4 mg/dl, OR</li>
<li>alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Consensus definitions, however, continue to evolve, with the latest expanding the list of signs and symptoms of sepsis to reflect clinical bedside experience.</p>
<h3>Neonatal sepsis</h3>
<div>Main article: Neonatal sepsis</div>
<p>In common clinical usage, sepsis specifically refers to the presence of a bacterial blood stream infection (BSI), such as meningitis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or gastroenteritis. in the setting of fever. Criteria with regards to hemodynamic compromise or respiratory failure are not useful clinically because these symptoms often do not arise in neonates until death is imminent and unpreventable.</p>
<h2>Treatment</h2>
<h3>Adults and children</h3>
<p>The therapy of sepsis rests on antibiotics, surgical drainage of infected fluid collections, fluid replacement and appropriate support for organ dysfunction. This may include hemodialysis in kidney failure, mechanical ventilation in pulmonary dysfunction, transfusion of blood products, and drug and fluid therapy for circulatory failure. Ensuring adequate nutrition—preferably by enteral feeding, but if necessary by parenteral nutrition—is important during prolonged illness.</p>
<p>A problem in the adequate management of septic patients has been the delay in administering therapy after sepsis has been recognized. Published studies have demonstrated that for every hour delay in the administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy there is an associated 7% rise in mortality. A large international collaboration was established to educate people about sepsis and to improve patient outcomes with sepsis, entitled the &#8220;Surviving Sepsis Campaign&#8221;. The Campaign has published an evidence-based review of management strategies for severe sepsis, with the aim to publish a complete set of guidelines in subsequent years.</p>
<h4>Early goal directed therapy</h4>
<p>Early goal directed therapy (EGDT), developed at Henry Ford Hospital by Emaneul Rivers, MD, is a systematic approach to resuscitation that has been validated in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock. It is meant to be started in the Emergency Department. The theory is that one should use a step-wise approach, having the patient meet physiologic goals, to optimize cardiac preload, afterload, and contractility, thus optimizing oxygen delivery to the tissues.<sup> </sup>A recent meta-analysis showed that EGDT provides a benefit on mortality in patients with sepsis. As of December 2008 some controversy around its uses remains and a number of trials are ongoing in an attempt to resolve this.</p>
<p>In EGDT, fluids are administered until the central venous pressure (CVP), as measured by a central venous catheter, reaches 8–12 cm of water (or 10–15 cm of water in mechanically ventilated patients). Rapid administration of several liters of isotonic crystalloid solution is usually required to achieve this. If the mean arterial pressure is less than 65 mmHg or greater than 90 mmHg, vasopressors or vasodilators are given as needed to reach the goal. Once these goals are met, the mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), i.e., the oxygen saturation of venous blood as it returns to the heart as measured at the vena cava, is optimized. If the SvO2 is less than 70%, blood is given to reach a hemoglobin of 10 g/dl and then inotropes are added until the SvO2 is optimized. Elective intubation may be performed to reduce oxygen demand if the SvO2 remains low despite optimization of hemodynamics. Urine output is also monitored, with a minimum goal of 0.5 ml/kg/h. In the original trial, mortality was cut from 46.5% in the control group to 30.5% in the intervention group. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend EGDT for the initial resuscitation of the septic patient with a level B strength of evidence (single randomized control trial).</p>
<h4>Steroids</h4>
<p>During critical illness, a state of adrenal insufficiency and tissue resistance (the word &#8216;relative&#8217; resistance should be avoided) to corticosteroids may occur. This has been termed critical illness–related corticosteroid insufficienc. Treatment with corticosteroids might be most beneficial in those with septic shock and early severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), whereas its role in other patients such as those with pancreatitis or severe pneumonia is unclear. These recommendations stem from studies showing benefits from low dose hydrocortisone treatment for septic shock patients and methylprednisolone in ARDS patients.<sup> </sup>However, the exact way of determining corticosteroid insufficiency remains problematic. It should be suspected in those poorly responding to resuscitation with fluids and vasopressors. ACTH stimulation testing is not recommended to confirm the diagnosis. The method of cessation of glucocorticoid drugs is variable, and it is unclear whether they should be weaned or simply stopped abruptly.</p>
<h4>Activated protein C</h4>
<p>Recombinant activated protein C (drotrecogin alpha) in a 2011 Cochrane review was found not to decrease mortality and thus was not recommended for use. Other reviews however comment that it may be effective in those with very severe disease.</p>
<h3>Neonates</h3>
<div>Main article: Neonatal sepsis</div>
<p>Note that, in neonates, sepsis is difficult to diagnose clinically. They may be relatively asymptomatic until hemodynamic and respiratory collapse is imminent, so, if there is even a remote suspicion of sepsis, they are frequently treated with antibiotics empirically until cultures are sufficiently proven to be negative.</p>
<h2>Prognosis</h2>
<p>Prognosis can be estimated with the MEDS score. Approximately 20–35% of patients with severe sepsis and 40–60% of patients with septic shock die within 30 days. Others die within the ensuing 6 months. Late deaths often result from poorly controlled infection, immunosuppression, complications of intensive care, failure of multiple organs, or the patient&#8217;s underlying disease.</p>
<p>Prognostic stratification systems such as APACHE II indicate that factoring in the patient&#8217;s age, underlying condition, and various physiologic variables can yield estimates of the risk of dying of severe sepsis. Of the individual covariates, the severity of underlying disease most strongly influences the risk of dying. Septic shock is also a strong predictor of short- and long-term mortality. Case-fatality rates are similar for culture-positive and culture-negative severe sepsis.</p>
<p>Some patients may experience severe long term cognitive decline following an episode of severe sepsis, but the absence of baseline neuropsychological data in most sepsis patients makes the incidence of this difficult to quantify or to study. A preliminary study of nine patients with septic shock showed abnormalities in seven patients by MRI.</p>
<h2>Epidemiology</h2>
<p>In the United States, sepsis is the second-leading cause of death in non-coronary ICU patients, and the tenth-most-common cause of death overall according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the first being heart disease). Sepsis is common and also more dangerous in elderly, immunocompromised, and critically ill patients. It occurs in 1–2% of all hospitalizations and accounts for as much as 25% of intensive-care unit (ICU) bed utilization. It is a major cause of death in intensive-care units worldwide, with mortality rates that range from 20% for sepsis to 40% for severe sepsis to &gt;60% for septic shock.</p>
<h2>Research</h2>
<h3>PD-1 and monocytes/macrophages activation</h3>
<p>PD-1 was found to be up-regulated on monocytes/macrophages during sepsis in human and mice. This up-regulation was related to the up-regulation of IL-10 levels in the blood. Interestingly, Said et al. showed that activated monocytes, which is the case in sepsis, express high levels of PD-1 and that triggering monocytes-expressed PD-1 by its ligand PD-L1 induces IL-10 production which inhibits CD4 T-cell function.</p>
<h3>Inflammatory signal blocker</h3>
<p>A study reported in Science (journal) showed that SphK1 is highly elevated in inflammatory cells from patients with sepsis and inhibition of the molecular pathway reduced the proinflammatory response triggered by bacterial products in the human cells. Moreover, the study also showed the mortality rate of mice with experimental sepsis was reduced when treated with a SphK1 blocker. Similarly, inhibition of the p38 MAPK signaling transduction pathway may help to block enhanced procoagulatory activities during septicemia.</p>
<h3>Nitric oxide</h3>
<p>Medical research is focused on combating nitric oxide. Attempts to inhibit its production paradoxically led to a worsening of the organ damage and in an increased lethality, both in animal models and in a clinical trial in sepsis patients. In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, nitrite treatment, in sharp contrast with the worsening effect of inhibiting NO-synthesis, significantly attenuates hypothermia, mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress and dysfunction, tissue infarction, and mortality in mice<sup>.</sup></p>
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<p>Your eye is an incredibly complex and miraculous organ, allowing you to see sharply and engage fully in life.</p>
<p>To gain a bit more of an appreciation of the complexity (without burying you in details) refer to the image on the right, as I explain the function of each part:</p>
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<div><img title="eye anatomy" src="http://products.mercola.com/Images/eye-support/eye-anatomy.jpg" alt="eye anatomy" width="400" height="215" /></div>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Cornea -</strong><strong> </strong>the clear skin that covers the front of your eye. It’s as clear as glass and contains no blood vessels.</li>
<li><strong>Sclera -</strong><strong> </strong>the tough skin that surrounds most of the outside of the eyeball, known as the &#8216;white&#8217; of the eye.</li>
<li><strong>Iris –</strong><strong> </strong>the colored part of your eye (blue, brown, green…) that controls the amount of light that enters your eye.</li>
<li><strong>Pupil -</strong><strong> </strong>the hole in the iris that lets light into your eye.  It becomes tiny in bright sunlight, and larger in darkness.</li>
<li><strong>Lens -</strong><strong> </strong>focuses light onto the retina. It changes shape as needed to ensure the &#8216;picture&#8217; on the retina is as clear as possible.</li>
<li><strong>Retina –</strong><strong> </strong>your eyes’ very own upside down movie screen… Your retina has cells called rods and cones (named for their shape). Rods see black and white; cones see color. Each eye has about 120 million rods and 7 million cones! Together, they’re responsible for changing the received light into impulses. Those impulses are then carried to the brain along your optic nerve.</li>
<li><strong>Blind spot –</strong><strong> </strong>a tiny spot on your retina which isn’t sensitive to light because it has no rods or cones. This is the spot where the optic nerve joins the retina.</li>
<li><strong>Optic nerve –</strong><strong> </strong>transmits the electrical messages from the retina to your brain.</li>
<li><strong>Macula</strong> &#8211; in the center of your retina. Produces your central vision which enables you to read, drive, and perform other activities requiring fine, sharp, straight-ahead vision.</li>
</ul>
<p><img title="retina" src="http://products.mercola.com/Images/eye-support/retina.jpg" alt="retina" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="250" height="83" align="left" />After light enters your pupil, it hits the lens – which focuses those light rays on the back of your eyeball &#8211; the retina.</p>
<p>The retina is in the very back of your eye, past the large vitreous body. Though smaller than a dime, it holds millions of light-sensitive cells. It takes the light it receives and converts it to nerve signals so your brain can understand what your eye is seeing.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, free radical damage from age and environmental factors can keep your eyes from functioning optimally.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.energeticbalancing.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Meat.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-2624];player=img;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2654" title="Meat" src="http://www.energeticbalancing.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Meat-150x106.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="106" /></a>What is Meat Glue? Something new&#8230;&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>By; DR. Mercola and Dr. JW Keeling</strong></p>
<p><strong>By now most people probably realize that ground beef contains the meat from hundreds of animals from different parts of the world, but few would ever suspect that the same can be true for prime cut steaks! Well, that&#8217;s possible through the use of so-called meat glue, used to &#8220;super-glue&#8221; small chunks of meat together that are too small to sell, and passing it off as prime cuts&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meat glue is an enzyme called transglutaminase. Some meat glues are produced through the cultivation of bacteria, while others are made from the blood plasma of pigs and cows, specifically the coagulant that makes blood clot. </strong></p>
<p><strong>When sprinkled on a protein, such as beef, it forms cross-linked, insoluble protein polymers that essentially acts like a super-glue, binding the pieces together with near invisible seams. The glue-covered meat is rolled up in plastic film, followed by refrigeration. Some manufacturers have gotten so proficient in the practice that even an expert butcher can&#8217;t tell the difference between a piece of prime beef and one that&#8217;s been glued together with bits and pieces of scraps!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meat glue is also used for:</strong></p>
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<td>Pork / ham</td>
<td>Lamb</td>
<td>Fish products such as fish balls</td>
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<td>Chicken</td>
<td>Imitation crab meat</td>
<td>Processed meats</td>
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<p><strong>Interestingly enough, <a href="http://www.activatg.com/" target="_blank">Ajinomoto is one of the leaders in transglutaminase</a>. You may recognize that name as they are also one of the leaders in aspartame. According to their website, transglutaminase is also used to &#8220;improve the general texture&#8221; of a variety of foods aside from meat, <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6T7C-4JYKMND-1&amp;_user=10&amp;_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2007&amp;_alid=1740215105&amp;_rdoc=2&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_origin=search&amp;_zone=rslt_list_item&amp;_cdi=5055&amp;_st=13&amp;_docanchor=&amp;_ct=213&amp;_acct=C000050221&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=10&amp;md5=c1bd2aa0e754169656d7366c7b354661&amp;searchtype=a" target="_blank">such as fat-free yoghurt</a> and cheese. </strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Meat Glue—Both Unethical and Potentially Dangerous</strong></p>
<p><strong>First, there&#8217;s the obvious issue of misleading consumers. Since food manufacturers are not required to disclose what they&#8217;ve done, you think you&#8217;re buying a prime cut when in fact you&#8217;re paying top dollar for glued-together bits and pieces that would otherwise have been discarded or sold for a fraction of the cost.</strong></p>
<p><strong>But aside from the fact that it&#8217;s a pure scam, there&#8217;s the increased possibility of contracting food poisoning from these meats.</strong></p>
<p><strong>According to the featured report, the bacterial contamination of meat glued steak is <em>hundreds of times higher</em> than a solid piece of steak! Hence, if you cook your steak rare, which is the healthiest way to cook your meat, you&#8217;re at a much greater risk of contracting food poisoning.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Additionally, when an outbreak does occur, it&#8217;s difficult, if not impossible, to discern the source of the contamination, as chunks of meat from multiple cows have now been combined.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Food poisoning is a serious problem in the US. <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/mead.htm" target="_blank">According to US CDC estimates</a>, anywhere between 6 to 81 million Americans contract food borne illnesses each year, and food poisoning claims up to 9,000 lives annually. <em>Considering the fact that our current food system encourages pathogens and contaminations of all kinds, it&#8217;s not all that surprising that as many as one in four people get sickened each year…</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>The Dangers of Mass Food Production </strong></p>
<p><strong>Many people are still in the dark about the vast differences between <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/02/18/appalling-video-of-factory-farmed-cows.aspx" target="_blank">Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)</a> and organically-raised, grass-fed beef, both in terms of contamination and nutrient content. </strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s important to understand that when you raise animals in a CAFO &#8212; away from their natural environments and diets – you dramatically increase the risk of pathogenic contamination that can make you ill. Just take a look at the <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp" target="_blank">2011 USDA list of recalls for various meat products</a>. We&#8217;re not even half-way through the year and the list is already a long one. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Most CAFO cows are fed grains (oftentimes genetically modified grains, which make matters even worse), when their natural diet is <em>plain grass</em>. Grain diets create a much higher level of acidity in the animal&#8217;s stomach, which E. coli bacteria need to survive. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Meanwhile, E. coli contamination is actually quite rare in organic beef for this reason—the cows just aren&#8217;t susceptible to those kinds of disease-causing bacteria and viruses when they eat what they were designed to eat.</strong></p>
<p><strong>You&#8217;d think that since the meat is being raised in ways that are known to encourage disease-causing organisms, there&#8217;d be stringent requirements on testing. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s not the case. For example, there is <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/22/When-Hamburgers-Cause-Sickness-Paralysis-and-Death.aspx" target="_blank">no federal requirement for meat grinders to test their ingredients for E.coli</a> prior to selling them. And most retailers do not test either. In August 2008, the USDA issued a guideline urging meat processors to test their ingredients before grinding. But the guideline is only optional and has been met with criticism and resistance from the meat industry.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Other Health-Harming Side Effects of Mass Food Production</strong></p>
<p><strong>Modern mass production of food has created a wide array of safety problems. And the methods employed to make food &#8220;safer&#8221; typically deepens rather than solves them. In fact, once you delve into the world of the food industry, it becomes clear that eating much of it is like playing a game of Russian roulette with your health.</strong></p>
<p><strong>While I&#8217;m not going to address them all here, one problem in particular, which relates to the issue of meat, is the issue of <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/american-meat-is-even-more-disgusting-than-you-thought.aspx" target="_blank">contamination with hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides</a>. As much as 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are for animals, primarily to serve as growth enhancers. The excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture is the primary reason for the rampant increase in antibiotic-resistant disease in humans.</strong></p>
<p><strong>As for pesticides, most people do not realize that conventionally-raised <em>meat</em> is actually one of the primary sources of pesticide exposure—not fruits and vegetables!</strong></p>
<p><strong>How&#8217;s that?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Again, it goes back to the fact that CAFO animals are raised on a diet consisting primarily of grains, which are of course sprayed with pesticides. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Genetically modified (GM) grains are another growing problem. Not only are they sprayed with MORE pesticides than conventional crops, but we also do not know exactly what the health effects on humans might be when you eat meat raised on GM grains. </strong></p>
<p><strong>However, in an open letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Dr. Don Huber, professor emeritus at Purdue University, warns that a never-before-seen plant pathogen in Roundup Ready GM soybean and corn appears to be responsible for high rates of infertility and miscarriages in cattle. </strong></p>
<p><strong>In <a href="http://farmandranchfreedom.org/gmo-miscarriages" target="_blank">the letter, posted on the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance website</a>, Dr. Huber states:</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;This previously unknown organism is only visible under an electron microscope (36,000X), with an approximate size range equal to a medium size virus. It is able to reproduce and appears to be a micro-fungal-like organism. If so, it would be the first such micro-fungus ever identified. There is strong evidence that this infectious agent promotes diseases of both plants and mammals, which is very rare.</em></strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>&#8230; Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of this organism in a wide variety of livestock that have experienced spontaneous abortions and infertility. Preliminary results from ongoing research have also been able to reproduce abortions in a clinical setting.</em></strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>The pathogen may explain the escalating frequency of infertility and spontaneous abortions over the past few years in US cattle, dairy, swine, and horse operations. These include recent reports of infertility rates in dairy heifers of over 20%, and spontaneous abortions in cattle as high as 45%.&#8221;</em></strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Whether or not this could affect humans who consume these grains or meats raised on them is yet unknown, but I wouldn&#8217;t be the least surprised if that&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;ll eventually find&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meat Glue May Be the Least of Your Problems when it Comes to Processed Meats</strong></p>
<p><strong>As mentioned earlier, meat glue is also commonly used in processed meats, but that may be the least of your problems in this case. Processed meats are so bad for your health that I am firmly convinced they should NEVER be consumed. But that&#8217;s not just my opinion. It&#8217;s also the <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/22/if-you-eat-processed-meats-youre-risking-your-life.aspx" target="_blank">conclusion reached by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)</a> after reviewing more than 7,000 clinical studies examining the connection between diet and cancer. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Processed meats are those preserved by smoking, curing or salting, or the addition of chemical preservatives. This includes bacon, ham, pastrami, salami, pepperoni, hot dogs, some sausages and hamburgers (if they have been preserved with salt or chemical additives) and more.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Particularly problematic are the nitrates that are added to these meats as a preservative, coloring and flavoring. The nitrates found in processed meats are frequently converted into nitrosamines, which are clearly associated with an increased risk of certain cancers. </strong></p>
<p><strong>The latest research from WCRF is only the most recent of a slew of evidence linking processed meats to cancer. </strong></p>
<p><strong>A 2007 analysis by WCRF found that <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/04/17/eating-just-one-sausage-a-day-raises-your-cancer-risk-by-20-percent.aspx" target="_blank">eating just one sausage a day</a> can significantly raise your risk of bowel cancer. Specifically, 1.8 ounces of processed meat daily &#8212; about one sausage or three pieces of bacon &#8212; raises the likelihood of the cancer by 20 percent.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Other studies have also found that processed meats increase your risk of:</strong></p>
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<li><strong><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/01/29/processed-meats.aspx" target="_blank">Colon cancer</a> by 50 percent </strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/12/16/the-cancer-causing-breakfast-meat-strikes-again.aspx" target="_blank">Bladder cancer</a> by 59 percent </strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/08/17/avoid-stomach-cancer-stay-away-from-processed-meats.aspx" target="_blank">Stomach cancer</a> by 38 percent </strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/pancreatic_cancer.html" target="_blank">Pancreatic cancer</a> by 67 percent </strong></li>
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<p><strong>And that&#8217;s not all. Hot dogs, bacon, salami and other processed meats may also increase your risk of <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/03/16/diabetes-risk.aspx" target="_blank">diabetes</a> by 50 percent, and lower your lung function and increase</strong><strong> </strong><strong>your risk of <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/05/03/more-reasons-to-avoid-processed-meats.aspx" target="_blank">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)</a>.</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Why is Grass-Fed Beef Your Best Choice?</strong></p>
<p><strong>A safer option, as many consumers are now beginning to appreciate, is to choose locally grown and raised foods over those that have been mass produced, despite label claims of being &#8220;natural&#8221; or &#8220;organic.&#8221; </strong></p>
<p><strong>When selecting beef, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/08/29/beef-benefits.aspx" target="_blank">grass-fed beef</a> that has NOT been &#8220;finished off on corn&#8221; is definitely your healthiest option as it is:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>A natural source of healthy omega-3 fats – Omega-3s in cattle that feed on grass is 7 percent of the total fat content, compared to just 1 percent in grain-only fed beef. It also has the optimal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats (3:1) </strong></li>
<li><strong>High in CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid); a fat that reduces your risk of cancer, obesity, diabetes, and a number of immune disorders </strong></li>
<li><strong>High in beta carotene </strong></li>
<li><strong>Loaded with over 400 percent more of vitamins A and E </strong></li>
<li><strong>Virtually devoid of risk of Mad Cow Disease </strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>You know, the rationale behind my <a href="http://www.mercola.com/forms/total_health_book.htm" target="_blank">nutritional guidelines</a> really boil down to plain old common sense. My recommendations stem largely from what scientific research has determined are the <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/caveman-diet-part-one.aspx" target="_blank">types of foods</a> that humans are naturally designed to eat. Health problems invariably surface the further you stray from eating such foods. Another way to say this would be that your body&#8217;s biochemical make-up is adversely affected if you eat things that aren&#8217;t right for you. </strong></p>
<p><strong>One result of this is that your body&#8217;s composition will inevitably change. </strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Why would things be any different for a cow? </em></strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>When you think of a cow in its natural environment, doing what it naturally does, you likely will picture it grazing. Is it grazing on stalks of corn? Of course not! It&#8217;s grazing on green grass. (Animals given a choice will also avoid genetically modified grains, which really should tell us something&#8230;)</strong></p>
<p><strong>When cows eat grains, their body composition changes in detrimental ways, just like your body and health changes for the worse when you eat lots of junk- and fast food. Most importantly for you, these changes include an alteration in the balance of fatty acids in their bodies, which leads to an imbalance in YOUR intake of omega-3 and omega-6s as well.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Does the E. Coli Risk Decrease With Grass-Fed Beef? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Yes, it does. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Grass-finished beef has a minimal risk compared to grain-fed beef due to the difference in epigastric pH in the two diets. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Grain diets create a much higher level of acidity in the animal&#8217;s stomach, which is exactly what the E.coli bacteria need to survive and thrive. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Additionally, grass-finished animals live in clean grass pastures—as opposed to dirty, crowded pens—where higher levels of sanitation greatly reduce the risk of contamination as well. </strong></p>
<p><strong>How to Make Healthier Meat Choices</strong></p>
<p><strong>If you want to eat beeft in a truly healthful way (and yes, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/01/benefits-of-eating-meat.aspx" target="_blank">meat can be, and is, healthy</a>), while at the same time avoiding getting fooled by glued piece-meats passed off as prime steak, follow these guidelines: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The beef should be organic and grass-fed </strong></li>
<li><strong>It should ideally come from a local farmer (try finding a farmer&#8217;s market or community-supported agriculture program in your area to do this) who can verify that the products are raised on pasture without antibiotics and pesticides, and who can tell you which cuts you&#8217;re actually getting </strong></li>
<li><strong>The animals should be allowed to live in their natural habitats, eating their natural diets </strong></li>
<li><strong>The farmer should be aware of the relationships between animals, plants, insects, soil, water and habitat &#8212; and how to use these relationships to create synergistic, self-supporting ecosystems </strong></li>
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<p><strong>As you may know, I recommend eating as much food raw as possible, including meat. However, it absolutely MUST be grass-fed! </strong></p>
<p><strong>You&#8217;re literally risking your life if you eat conventionally-raised CAFO meat raw due to the high rate of pathogenic contamination. That goes for both prime cuts and the glued variety. </strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. W.J. Keeling, Dr. Mercola and my comments. Caution; 1. Too much Iodine can hurt your body and effect your emotion. 2. Too much Iodine can deform your skin looks. 3. &#8220;Less is good&#8221;. (on the average you can take 2 drops every 3 to 4 days as needed). Iodine is an essential nutrient for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dr. W.J. Keeling, Dr. Mercola and my comments.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Caution; </strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Too much Iodine can hurt your body and effect your emotion.</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Too much Iodine can deform your skin looks.</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. &#8220;Less is good&#8221;. (on the average you can take 2 drops every 3 to 4 days as needed). </strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Iodine is an essential nutrient for optimal thyroid function as well as for function of many tissues including the breast, ovary, and prostate. Unfortunately, iodine is no longer a prevalent mineral found in our soil and is therefore in short supply in the diets of most of the world. Iodine deficiency is an epidemic worldwide as it is here in the United States, and low iodine levels contribute significantly to thyroid dysfunction, breast disease and many other conditions.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In an iodine deficient state, the body will absorb the iodine it is given and hold onto it. The Urine Iodine Spot and Load test that Labrix does is based on this premise. During the test, the patient is given a loading dose of 50 mg of iodine and excretion of that iodine is monitored for 24 hours in urine. In an iodine replete individual, greater than 90% of the 50 mg dose will be excreted, but in cases of iodine insufficiency, the thyroid and other tissues in the body will hold onto the iodine and the iodine spill rate will be less than 90%, in many cases it is as low as 40 or 50%.</strong></p>
<p><strong>This concept is important as we are faced with a potential radiation exposure in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. There have now been several reports of explosions at a number of nuclear reactors in Japan, and though the exact amount of nuclear material that has been (or will be) released is unknown, there are many people around the globe and, specifically, along the west coast of the US that are preparing for this potential radiation exposure. Clinics, stores and websites that sell iodine are selling out as this rush to stockpile potassium iodide has become a frenzy.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Why iodine? Well radioactive iodine, specifically iodine-131 is a major (though not the only) radioisotope released in a nuclear explosion. Following its release into the environment, the radioactive material (including radioactive iodine) will be carried downwind. In persons who are iodine deficient, which is unfortunately a large percentage of the population, their body will readily take up the radioactive iodine and hold onto it just like it does with non-radioactive iodine in a 24 hour load test. The radioactive iodine becomes concentrated in the thyroid and potentially in other organs and tissues known to utilize iodine including breast tissue, the ovaries and the prostate. Concentration of radioactive iodine in these tissues can lead to mutations and cancers. There are iodine symporter molecules in a number of tissues in the body, so the effects may even be more diverse than we know.</strong></p>
<p>A REAL SIMPLE TEST THAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME&#8230;PUT A COUPLE OF DROPS  IODINE ON THE INSIDE OF WRIST AND IF IT DISAPPEARS YOU NEED IODINE&#8230;.NOW YOU ARE THE DOCTOR&#8230;.</p>
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