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 Tobacco is a mood-altering, addictive drug that kills 500,000 Americans a year (200 million worldwide)
Costs $400 billion each year, according to "Smoking and Health Review," (1992). 

The American Lung Association says tobacco contains more than 4,000 chemicals, 60 of which causes cancer. 
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Due to a death of a very dear and old friend there will be no "A Natural Environmental Health Facts" ezine published on Sunday nor "Ask Lena Health Q & A" on Monday as we will be out of town this weekend and through Monday as I will need that time to be with family and friends... All ads scheduled for Sunday will be pushed to the next ezine, which will throw all ads scheduled for the coming week one issue later than notified... All orders will continue to be processed in the normal manner without delays... Thank you for your patience... If necessary to reach me I will have my cell phone with me... So until Monday evening call 928-713-3624 - if it is off leave a message and I will return it ASAP...

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Angioplasty Needs Guidance

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies reveal bad news for heart attack patients receiving an angioplasty procedure.

Although more than 600,000 Americans have angioplasty procedures each year, a new study reveals the quality and risk of their treatment can vary widely depending on which hospital they attend. Further, many doctors believe giving patients heart attack drugs before undergoing an angioplasty procedure improves the outcome, yet, preliminary results of another study show this practice offers no benefit and could cause harm.

For the first study, researchers from a multi-hospital project studied angioplasty care and outcomes from five hospitals before and after a program began in which doctors and nurses received guidance on how to improve angioplasty care.

Results showed before the guidance program began, patients received widely varying levels of care. Some patients received unnecessary supplies of the blood-thinning drug heparin, while others never received any of the numerous drugs that help prevent complications during or after their angioplasty. The patients' recovery, therefore, was widely varied.

Five years later, however, the same five hospitals had dramatic improvements. Patients treated at the hospitals received much better and more consistent care. The hospitals also did better overall, with lower rates of complications and better patient recoveries.

Researchers also examined data from patients who had angioplasties from seven comparison hospitals. Similar to the five hospitals before the guidance program began, they found wide variation in procedures, medications offered, and patients' recoveries. All seven hospitals in the comparison group are now part of the quality-improvement project.

"The technology used in these procedures has reached such a point that patients' outcomes today depend more on practice variations than on limitations of technology," says Mauro Moscucci, M.D., University of Michigan cardiologist and study lead author. "It is crucial that we understand how individual physicians and hospitals vary and work to reduce that variation so that each patient's care is delivered in a way that reduces risks and complications, and gives patients the best chance at a good outcome."

In a related study, research reveals many doctors believe giving patients heart attack drugs before undergoing an angioplasty procedure improves the outcome, yet, preliminary results of another study show this practice offers no benefit and could cause harm.

Ellen Keeley, a professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, says, "Drug facilitated angioplasty or stent placement offers no benefit over primary intervention in ST-elevation heart attack and should not be used outside the context of randomised controlled trials. Furthermore, facilitated interventions with thrombolytic-based regimens should be avoided."

SOURCE: Circulation, published online Feb. 14, 2006

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Scottish researchers compared bone density among three groups of males, all about the same age and body size: competitive cyclists, competitive runners and non-exercisers. The runners and cyclists had competed for at least three years and trained for at least four hours a week.

Compared with the non-exercisers, runners had greater bone mineral density in their spines and cyclists had less, say the University of Edinburgh researchers. The report advises young athletes, whose bone density has not yet peaked, not to engage in cycling exclusively, but to include other load-bearing exercises and sports.

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Forgetfulness may really be drug side effect

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Cognitive impairment in older people often diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease may actually be caused by overuse of drugs commonly prescribed for hypertension, arrhythmia, incontinence, and Parkinson's disease. In high doses, these and similar classes of drugs can have so-called anticholinergic effects, inhibiting the central and peripheral nervous systems, causing such problems as short-term memory loss, incoherent speech, and an inability to concentrate. Because older patients often take a variety of anticholinergic drugs, they are particularly susceptible to these side effects, said Karen Ritchie, research director at the H?ital La Columbi?e in Montpellier, France, and lead author of the study. Researchers tracked anticholinergic drug use among 372 people age 60 and older. Of those who used the drugs regularly over a one-year period, 80 percent were found to have mild cognitive impairment compared with just 35 percent of participants who did not take anticholinergics regularly. While other factors may contribute to cognitive function loss, such as brain aging, illness, and depression, ''the drug effect was clearly over and beyond these other factors," Ritchie said. The study is alarming, she added, given the extensive use of these drugs: More than 30 percent of nursing home residents in the United States take more than two anticholinergic drugs, the researchers say, and an estimated 51 percent of the general population use the drugs.

BOTTOM LINE: ''Dementia has taken center stage as a cause of cognitive change in the elderly, and insufficient attention is being given to other possible causes which might potentially be reversible," Ritchie said.

CAUTIONS: The scientists are uncertain whether the cognitive impairments they observed persist once anticholinergic drug use ends.

WHAT'S NEXT: The researchers have launched a larger study of anticholinergic drugs. They will also examine whether certain types of hormone replacement therapies might offer protection against cognitive impairment.

British Medical Journal, Feb. 1, 2006

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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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Fuzzy Edible Little Egg Shaped Yang Tao!
 
These days it's hard to find any food with enough nutrients to really help us without eating a truck load, but this one small fuzzy is the highest nutrient value fruit and can help keep your nutrient rich?

A tiny fruit with a great texture and taste and goes with just about anything. Kiwi, also called Chinese gooseberry and yang tao for its edible fruit. The small, oval fruit has a thin brownish-green skin with a fuzzy unedible surface. The flesh, which is a distinctive attractive green, with tiny purplish seeds surrounding a white core, may be eaten raw or cooked.
 
History: Known as the Chinese gooseberry, originated and began in the Chang Kiang Valley of China. When taken to New Zealand in 1906 was renamed after their national treasure, the kiwi bird, which, interestingly, is a fuzzy brown bird that does not actually fly. Considered a delicacy by the great Khans who relished the fruit's brilliant flavor and emerald-green color. Knowledge of the fruit expanded to other countries in the mid 1800s to 1900s.
 
A collector for the Royal Horticultural Society of Britain send samples home in 1847, and another send seeds to England in 1900. Plants were first exported from China to the United States in 1904. Kiwifruit is available worldwide today and is produced in New Zealand, the United States, Italy, Japan, France, Greece, Spain, Australia, and Chile.
 
The kiwi is technically a berry, is normally about 3 inches long and weighs about 2.5 ounces. When it is harvested, the pickers wear cotton gloves to make sure that the fruit is not damaged. Inside it is a symmetrical combination of dark green fruit, and black seeds. The conversion of starch into sugar keeps on going after harvest so it keeps getting riper and riper.
 
A study conducted at Rutgers University evaluated the nutritional value of fruits to determine--ounce for ounce--which provides the most nutrition. The findings, published in the October 1997 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, ranked popular fruits on the basis of the amount of the daily value they provide per 100 grams of fruits.  At the top of the list was kiwifruit.
 
When you are choosing a kiwi, look for firm, unblemished fruit. Size doesn't matter. If it is ripe, the outside of the fruit should give way to slight pressure. If it doesn't give a little, it isn't ready to eat. You can speed up the ripening process by putting it in a vented plastic bag with an apple or a banana and leaving it out on the kitchen counter.

One tiny Kiwi has less then 50 calories - is the most nutrient dense of all the major fruits.
Low in fat is Sodium-free, Cholesterol-free, High in fiber and High in vitamin C.  A great source of Vitamin E, folate (B vitamin), potassium and magnesium... The kiwi also contains lutein, a phytochemical found in green plant foods that scientists say reduces the risk of cancer, heart disease and macular degeneration, which is creating epidemic proportion of blindness in the over 40 generation.
 
Research conducted by the University of Oslo in Norway reveals that consuming two to three kiwifruit per day can work to thin blood, reduce clotting and lower fat in the blood that can cause blockage, without negatively affecting cholesterol levels. Like aspirin, eating two kiwifruit a day promotes heart health. In short, kiwifruit consumption has similar effects to the daily dosage of aspirin recommended by physicians to improve heart health.
 
Findings of a 2003 study conducted by the internationally renowned Rowett Research Institute in the United Kingdom found that eating kiwifruit daily can provide substantial protection against the kind of DNA damage that may cause cancer.

Another interesting property of kiwi is an enzyme called actinidin that turns this fruit into an excellent meat tenderizer. Just puree fresh kiwi and use it as a marinade for beef, poultry or pork. Let it stand about 30 minutes before cooking. Or, if you want to tenderize the meat without flavoring it, you can just cut the fruit in half and rub it over the meat before cooking.  Because of this enzyme, you cannot use kiwi in foods like gelatin unless you poach it very briefly to deactivate the enzyme. It must also be briefly poached before using it with any dairy products like ice cream or frozen yogurt because otherwise it will impart a strange flavor, but not dangerous to your health.
 
Due to California kiwifruit's late fall harvest, fresh kiwifruit is available to U.S. and Canadian consumers during the winter months, an uncommon time for the "homegrown" fresh fruits. With proper storage and handling, California kiwifruit is available for up to eight months - from October through May.
 
Our favorite way of eating Kiwi is fresh and raw. There are recipes to use Kiwi cooked but I have never tried them so I cannot recommend one?
 
Eat and enjoy health!
Lena


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Is It Depression Or Medication?
© by Lena Sanchez

In the last 17 years, the number of people seeking treatment for depression in the U.S has nearly doubled -- now 25 million per year. That's bad news, but what's worse is that according to most recent research, 90% of those people left their doctors' offices with at least one and up to three prescriptions for antidepressants. Sadly the real medical problem isn't found and depression is diagnosed. Wouldn't you be depressed if your real problem was not found?

Between 1974 and 1979, only about 3% of patients had at least three drugs prescribed.
From 1980 to 1984, the number rose to slightly more than 9%.
*Between 1985 and 1989, almost 35 percent of discharge patients were given three or more drugs.
*Between 1990 and 1995, the number rose to almost 44%.
*1996 to 2001, the number rose to 90%.
* And 2002 to 2004 increased another 50%

Depression is normally said to be a "Chemical Imbalance."  What could be causing so much "chemical imbalance" and why so many prescriptions?
 
Catch 22: Are the diagnoses all real or just a way of ignoring the real problem? Physicians are forced to see a patient every 12-14 minutes in this HMO/PPO environment and, I believe, not able to see the big picture!

My oldest son went to his HMO doctor complaining of headaches, ongoing neck and back pain. He was given an antidepressant and told to take a few days off work then he would feel better.  Diagnosis, "depression." Weeks later he was not only feeling worse but was given a stronger antidepressant, and a pain medication, which made it impossible for him to even think much less work.

That scenario went on for months, pain never let up and needless to say he lost his job because of the inability to concentrate and most days even unable to get out of bed from pain. Made worse by a foggy brain, caused by the medications.

Nine months later and finally another doctor sent him for an MRI of his head. Guess what? He had three vertebrae compressed in his neck trapping his spinal cord and surgery followed shortly thereafter relieving the pain. His doctor failed to see the big picture for a full nine months, depression was easier to diagnose!

How often is that type of thing happening? I don't know, I have not kept numbers, but I've seen it happen over and over again, after the HMO/PPO's in conjunction with the pharmaceutical industry took over running medicine. A person comes in with complaints and goes out with a prescription for an antidepressant, only did it not solve the doctor's problem but created more problems for the patient from the side effects of that drug.

Did you know that some supposedly helpful medications can actually create a diagnosis of depression? 

I know I've mentioned cholesterol lowering drugs a lot,  but new research findings keep cropping up almost daily to confirm my diatribes against them. Research  unveiled at an American Heart Association (AHA) revealed that a commonly prescribed "statin" drug for lowering cholesterol might actually impair patients' brain function -- even so far as to affect their ability to perform everyday tasks, which they are calling Alzheimer's, induced by the statin medication. Did you see or hear that on the news or read it in a newspaper? No! Neither did I! 

A third published study found that favorable (lower) cholesterol levels in the very elderly are strongly associated with improved mental abilities. Note who backed and did the study! So of course the report would be a positive one for the company, (J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2002; 57:M712-5). But guess which report was released to the news media?

Headlines read, "Cholesterol lowering drug helpful in treating Alzheimer's." How honest is that? Gone from inducing it to treating it and now being prescribed as an Alzheimer's medication!

What's not truly clear yet is whether the depressed stupor is caused from a decrease in cholesterol or the medication? My opinion is both! It is known that low cholesterol levels have been linked to numerous other health issues directly related to the brain, such as violent behavior, depression, mood swings, stroke risk and other problems. I believe the pharmaceutical industry has set us up for severe depression and other problems with their cry to lower cholesterol, which is proven to not prolong life at all, in order to sell their created medications!  Not only does it lower the cholesterol into a danger level but it depletes the body of necessary minerals needed to keep the body working properly.

The longer I live and look deeper into medicine the more cynical I become! Wonder why?

What is real depression? Outside of a death close to you or a severe personal setback of some sort, that will rightfully cause temporary depression and usually doesn't last for the rest of your life. I personally believe, as did Nobel Prize winning Dr. Linus Pauling, and a host of studies now exist to back up the premise that most depression and illnesses are created by lack of minerals in the diet, and/or taking medication that creates the mineral deficiency.

Backed by the facts, well documented, our fruits, vegetables and grains have less and less nutrients from over farming, in conjunction with the use of pesticides and herbicides in growing them. Causing mass starvation of the needed mineral content in our bodies, and obesity!

I only know what I have observed for the last eleven years and that is that Manic (bipolar) depression, seizure disorders, ADD and ADHD has disappeared, in people I know, with  a simple addition of Ionic Liquid ocean based minerals daily!

Living with or without depression, it's your decision!
Lena

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The White House wants to help pay for rural roads and schools by auctioning 300,000 acres of what it considers non-vital parcels.
By Janet Wilson, LA Times

The Bush administration Friday laid out plans to sell off more than $1 billion in public lands over the next decade, including 85,000 acres of national forest land in California.

Most of the proceeds would help pay for rural schools and roads, making up for a federal subsidy that has been eliminated from President Bush's 2007 budget.
  
Congress must approve the plans, which several experts said would amount to the largest land sale of its kind since President Theodore Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service in 1905 and created the modern national forest system.

LENA'S COMMENT: I don't know what you think but believe this doesn't make a lot of sense to me as we are short on forests as it is. You know these will end up with housing developments or pollution inducing industrial parks creating a sicker population...

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