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25.01.2022 VIAGRA, BOOZE, FAST FOOD, SNAKE BITE CURE, BLADDER INFECTIONS, BOOZE, OVARIAN CANCER VIAGRA Coloured vision disturbance is a well-described side effect of Viagra but usually reverses. But a 31 year old male swallowed an excessive, unknown amount from an internet source and developed long-term, and possibly irreversible, retinal damage with bilateral multicolored flashes of light and red-tinted vision. HOW MUCH SHOULD WE DRINK The large Lancet study on alcohol published in Aug...Continue reading
21.01.2022 YOUR BEST HEALTH INFORMATION SPERM COUNTS DROP Sperm counts are dropping all over the world and an 11year USA study found Los Angeles the worst of four cities and, surprisingly, New York the best. Most research studies have been focused on exposure to endocrine disruptors, like bisphenol A, industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and pollution, whereas others have pointed toward changes in our modern lifestyle, including decreased physical activity, increasing body mass indices, ...and less healthy diets. It is thought New Yorkers had the best, although still falling, results, was because they tend to be physically active and NY’s water system provides some of the cleanest and highest-quality water in the United States. FLUORIDE and ADHD I have always been a great fan of fluoride as I see beautiful cavity free teeth in such patients and amalgam fillings in those of us before fluoride was advocated. But a new study has found prenatal exposure to higher levels of fluoride not only impairs cognitive development but also significantly increases the incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. It may then be wise not to have fluoride when pregnant. VITAMINS B and STROKE PREVENTION Vitamin therapy with folic acid (B9), B6, and B12 can lower levels of total homocysteine (tHcy) which is a strong risk factor for vascular disease tHcy. This is particularly true for cardioembolic stroke; high levels of tHcy quadruple the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation now an epidemic in those over 65. Folate fortification exists in most civilised countries and Vitamin B12 is then what lowers the homocysteine. Metabolic B12 deficiency was present in 30% of Canadian stroke or transient ischemic attack patients over age 71 in 2006. It is much more common in other countries with a higher prevalence of vegetarianism. But, it has just been found the usual B12, cyanocobalamin is not the best form of B12. We should be using B vitamins to prevent stroke, but we should probably be using methylcobalamin or hydroxocobalamin, not cyanocobalamin. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS STILL TAINTED Dietary supplements continue to contain potentially dangerous ingredients that are rarely declared on the label, according to an analysis in JAMA Network Open. Most of the products were marketed for sexual enhancement, followed by weight loss and muscle building. (Well no surprises there). All contained unapproved drug ingredients, 98% of which weren't listed on the label. See more
16.01.2022 ZINC, CHOCOLATE, TEA and WINE. Ageing and a low life expectancy are caused, at least partly, by oxidative stress. And now it has been found that zinc can protect against the superoxide responsible for oxidative stress when taken together with a component found in foodstuffs such as wine, coffee, tea and chocolate. IQ and MORTALITY Twenty thousand people from Sweden who had their IQ measured in childhood have now been followed for more than half a century. As several previous ...studies have also shown, those who scored lower on tests of IQ in childhood experienced higher mortality. The effect was substantial: in men, a standard deviation decrease in IQ was roughly equivalent to a 30% increase in risk of death from all causes and, in women, about half that, but, without information on health-related behaviours such as smoking, exercise, and diet, the underlying mechanisms can’t be investigated any further. SICKER AT THE WEEKEND People admitted to hospital as an emergency at the weekend have a higher mortality than weekday emergency admissions. Low levels of staffing and lack of senior doctors are sometimes blamed. But an analysis of data collected over four years from a UK university teaching hospital suggests that the explanation is simply that patients admitted at the weekend are sicker. The authors suggest the underlying cause of the weekend effect is more likely to lie in the absence of community services than in substandard hospital care. See more
09.01.2022 THE VITAMIN ISSUE As you would know if you wanted to live longest and healthiest and as such were intelligent enough to read my books, you would see I eschew vitamin and other supplements as we can get them in a better delivery package and the right dose from food, mainly fruit and vegetables. An orange for example contains some 69 micronutrients as well as its vitamin C and I maintain these other 69 micronutrients, help absorption and metabolism of the vitamin C and certainl...Continue reading
03.01.2022 YOUR BEST HEALTH ADVICE MADD.LESBIANS:BIKES:DEAFNESS:PIZZAS MAAD or Midlife Anxiety Drinking Disorder is when our consumption has insidiously increased until, if we were honest, we are drinking too much and causing us unrealised anxiety until the penny drops. It would seem many well-known people and even one of my relatives have stopped because booze increased their anxiety. Nigella Lawson the celebrity TV cook, revealed she has cut back on drinking as it exacerbated her ...anxiety even though she believes it initially reduces her worries (it is the great social lubricant), it left her with a horrible tight feeling of worry. She says she still drinks, but not very often. Women are catching up and even passing men as to excessive drinking. LESBIANS Men may not soon be necessary as experiments in China have shown that female mice can reproduce on their own becoming the first mammals born to two mothers. ON YER BIKE Sir Chris Hoy, Britain’s most successful Olympic athlete has said cyclists should stop hogging the road and that there needed to be a change in behaviour by both cyclists and motorists. Having been a cyclist I cannot believe how aggressive these MAMILS (Middle Aged YMen In Lycra) and all such decked out dudes, are with some moving across taunting the traffic. This is madness. The statistics for motor bikes are that they account for 5% of the vehicular traffic but 25% of the accidents. It does not seem to register with both these two-wheel wonders that the cars, let alone the semis, are bigger. Much bigger and heavier when they run into you. HEAR! HEAR! Hearing and visual problems have an impact on cognitive decline, probably because of the enforced isolation, lack of social interaction and stimulation and resultant lack of physical activity but hearing aids can slow the progress of dementia by up to 75 per cent, while cataract surgery SMALLER PIZZAS To combat Britain’s obesity crisis there are plans for pizzas to get smaller or carry less toppings. Pies, ready meals and sandwiches will also be subject to the proposed calorie limits, while plans will see recommended limits on thousands of foods, including cooking sauces, soups, burgers and processed meats as new figures show rates of severe obesity among UK children have risen by more than a third in just over a decade. See more
