Read the latest myths on good fat vs. bad fat here:
http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/good-fats-bad-fats-separating-fact-from-fiction
onsdag den 19. september 2012
Excersice and anxiety
We've all heard of -- and experienced -- the stress-busting effects of working out. But now, a new study suggests those effects may last even after we've hopped off the treadmill.
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that we can still reap the anxiety-relieving effects of exercise after the exercise has been completed.
"We found that exercise helps to buffer the effects of emotional exposure," study researcher J. Carson Smith, an assistant professor in the university's department of kinesiology, said in a statement. "If you exercise, you'll not only reduce your anxiety, but you'll be better able to maintain that reduced anxiety when confronted with emotional events."
The Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise study included 37 healthy young adults. On one day, they had 30 minutes to just sit and rest, after which they viewed 90 minutes worth of images -- ranging from pleasant, to unpleasant, to just neutral. The researchers measured their anxiety levels before they rested, after they rested, and then after they viewed the images.
Then, the next day, the researchers had the study participants do 30 minutes of moderate exercise before viewing the images. Their anxiety levels were measured just like the day before -- before the exercise, after the exercise, and after viewing the images.
The researchers found that after both the 30 minutes of rest and the 30 minutes of exercise, anxiety levels were successfully lowered. But after viewing the images, researchers found that only the exercise helped to keep anxiety levels down. When the study participants had only rested, their anxiety levels went right back up to their original levels.
For some workout ideas to help you bust stress and calm your mind, click through this slideshow from our friends at Shape.com:
lørdag den 7. juli 2012
Gluten intollerance and arthritis
Well here is some more information on what can happen for some people that are intorllerant to gluten, a protein in wheat, but gluten is also in spelt, barley, oats and rye. (in a differnt form, usually easier to digest)
http://www.naturalnews.com/035075_gluten_intolerance_rheumatoid_arthritis.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/035075_gluten_intolerance_rheumatoid_arthritis.html
fredag den 11. maj 2012
Inflammationstilstand, Inflammation
I dag vil lægemiddelsindustrien at vi spiser mere og mere medicin, vi bliver sygere og sygere og får mere og mere bivirkninger. Det synes jeg er helt sindssygt når det findes naturlige middel som har vokset i vores natur i flere tusind år. Jeg håber mere og mere mennesker bliver bevidste om at alt handler om penge i dagens samfund og at lægemiddelsindustrien og fødevarestyrelsen arbejder sammen og sender ud skrække kampanje om at vitaminer er farligt og jeg ved ikke hvad, det er helt latterlig.Ha en go´dag. For english scroll down.
Den sydafrikanske plante Ægte Venustorn kan afhjælpe mange problemer med smerter og inflammation, og den har vist sig at være et uskadeligt alternativ til farmaceutisk medicin ved at være en fortræffelig hjælp til mennesker med reumatiske lidelser. Øget dokumentation antyder, at roden fra djævleklo kan stilne smerte og reducere inflammation hos mennesker med gigt og andre pinagtige ubalancer. Det er blevet påvist, at urten ikke blot lindrer de smertende tilstande, men også øger bevægeligheden og smidigheden i led og muskler.
Vi vil her starte med et par ord og et citat, som går helt tilbage til år 350 f. Kr. Det er ord, der stammer fra lægekunstens grundlægger Hippokrates, der jo som en af de første havde markante og fremsynede holdninger til sygdom og helbredelse. Som en vigtig pointe hævdede han, at al sygdom har en naturlig årsag, og at der samtidig i ethvert menneske findes kræfter til at helbrede sig selv.
"En klog mand burde kunne indse, at sundhed er det mest værdifulde og burde lære hvordan, han kan behandle sin sygdom ud fra egen vurdering", udtalte Hippokrates og mente dermed, at kosten, dens tilberedning og planterne var nogle af de væsentligste ting her i tilværelsen til et godt og sundt liv.
Andre der i høj grad har levet på sund og naturlig vis er nogle af verdens oprindelige befolkninger. De, der skal omtales i denne forbindelse, er de forskellige stammer fra den sydvestlige del af Afrika, nemlig aboriginere og buskmænd. Specielt i Kalahari-ørkenen, som bl. a. dækker det meste af Namibia, har buskmændene, hottentotterne, sanfolket, khoisanfolket og bantuer igennem de sidste 20.000 år levet sundt af naturens gavmildhed og klaret deres sygdomsproblemer også ved hjælp af urter og planter fra naturens apotek.
De opdagede de medicinske muligheder i Ægte Venustorn ved at bruge et afkog af den knoldede rod som en tonic til fordøjelsesproblemer og smerter og til at nedsætte feber. Desuden brugte de den også som et tropisk remedie i salve til sår, forbrændinger og andre hudproblemer. Kvinderne pulveriserede roden, fabrikerede salve af den og smurte den på maven under fødsel for at dulme smerterne.
Ægte Venustorn har op igennem folkemedicinens historie været brugt som et middel mod gigt, smerter i ryggen og ledsmerter hos folk, for hvem det har været en plage at stå op om morgenen og en sand lidelse at rejse sig eller gå på trapper.
I starten af 1900-tallet blev planten introduceret i Europa, og siden har de tørrede rødder været brugt i behandling af forskellige helbredsproblemer.
Natur-Drogeriet A/S introducerede i 1971 som det første firma Ægte Venustorn i Skandinavien!
De første videnskabelige undersøgelser blev foretaget i 1958 på universitetet i Jena, Tyskland. De viste, at planten har stærkt betændelseshæmmende effekter sammenlignet med kortison og fenylbutazon. Nyere tyske og franske undersøgelse har bekræftet både de smertestillende og betændelseshæmmende egenskaber med de samme effekter som ved kortison og fenylbutazon.
Udseende og voksestederÆgte Venustorn (Harpagophytum procumbens) er en krybende, flerårig plante med oprindelse i Sydafrika. Den findes hovedsagelig i de sydlige og østlige dele af Namibia, Botswana og i Kalahari-området. Den har lange, slyngagtige og lidt opadbøjede udløbere, der kan blive op til l½ meter i længden med torne og kødfulde, fligede blade.
Navnet stammer fra små, miniatureformede kløer, der dækker og beskytter plantens træagtige frugt. Kreaturer, der græsser på områder, hvor djævlekloen vokser, kan ligefrem komme til skade, hvis de med hovene kommer i karambolage med planten. Dels kan de rive sig på tornene og dels kan selve kloen ved frugten ligefrem gribe fat, så det kan være vanskeligt at komme derfra igen uden sår og skrammer. Den har et forgrenet rodnet med sekundære rødder, de såkaldte rodknolde, som vokser ud fra hovedrødderne.
Det er indholdsstofferne i disse rodknolde, der primært anvendes medicinsk. Hvert efterår høstes rødder og rodknolde, de skæres i ca. 2 cm lange stykker, tørres og kan derefter anvendes til mange forskellige former for præparater. Planten har meget smukke, rødlilla, orangefarvede, trompetformede og duftløse blomster, men til gengæld indeholder den stoffer, som får den til at smage temmelig bittert. Planten trives i områder med ler eller sandjord som f.eks. på Namibias stepper. Den kan også vokse langs vejkanter og braklagte områder, hvor den naturlige vegetation er ryddet.
Medicinsk brug mod gigtDe to mest aktive indholdsstoffer i Ægte Venustorn er iridoide glykosider, stoffer som man anser for at have stærke antiinflammatoriske virkninger. Disse glykosider er harpagosid og små mængder harpagid. Desuden indeholder den procumbid og fenole glykosider og sukkerarter m.m.
Mere end 500.000 danskere har en smertefuld hverdag med sygdomme, der er koblet til bevægeapparatet. Sædvanligvis ligger der degenerative forandringer til grund, men smerterne kan også optræde ganske pludseligt uden påviselig årsag eller sættes i forbindelse med fænomener som kulde og ændringer i vejrliget.
Der sluges årligt for 300 millioner kroner "gigtpiller" i Danmark, og de tages af alle aldersklasser lige fra gamle, gigtkrogede mennesker til unge toptrænede sportsfolk, som får en akut skade. Det drejer sig især om de såkaldte NSAID-produkter (Non Steroid Antiinflammatory Drugs), der ganske vist tager smerterne, men også har alvorlige bivirkninger. Blandt andet kan de fremkalde blødende mavesår og forårsage uoprettelige skader på ledbrusken og dermed ødelægge leddene.
The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia anser Ægte Venustorn for at have smertestillende og beroligende egenskaber. Derfor anvendes planten til behandling af smerter i lænden, mangel på appetit og dyspepsi, der er en fællesbetegnelse for organiske og funktionelle symptomer øvre mave- tarmkanal, som kan have mange forskellige årsager. Planten bruges traditionelt i behandlingen af ledbetændelse, podagra, alle slags muskelsmerter, lumbago, men også til mave- og leverproblemer.
Sikkerhed og kontraindikationer
Ægte Venustorn er en ikke-giftig og sikker droge. Der er ikke rapporteret tilfælde, hvor planten interagerer med anden form for medicin. Den bør dog ikke bruges af gravide, i tilfælde med sår i mave eller tolvfingertarm eller ved galdesten. Der kan ved brug opstå milde former for gener i maven, f.eks. kvalme eller reflux. Ægte Venustorn arbejder tilsyneladende på samme måde som cox-2-antiinflammatoriske stoffer ved at ændre balancen og hæmme leukotriener, som er en gruppe af molekyler af inflammatoriske mediatorer, der hører til de betændelsesfremmende prostaglandiner.
Ægte Venustorn kan købes som te og kapsler.
Referencer:
Health News 2011
IN ENGLISH
Today, the pharmaceutical industry wants us eating more and more medication, we become sicker and sicker and have more side effects. I think that is totally insane when it is natural remedy that has grown in our nature for thousands of years avalible. I hope more and more people become aware that everything is about money today./have a nice day.
Genuine Venus Torn - for over 40 years the Danish help against arthritis also called Devil´s claw.The South African plant Genuine Venustorn can alleviate many problems with pain and inflammation, and it has proven to be a harmless alternative to pharmaceutical drugs by being an excellent help for people with rheumatic disorders. Increasing evidence suggests that root from devil may subside the pain and reduce inflammation in people with arthritis and other painful imbalances. It has been shown that the herb not only relieves the painful conditions, but also increases the mobility and flexibility of joints and muscles.We will start with a few words and a quote that goes back to the year 350 BC The word derived from the medical arts founder of Hippocrates, who as one of the first had significant and far-sighted attitudes to illness and healing . As an important point, he argued that all illness has a natural cause, and at the same time in every person found the strength to heal itself.
"A wise man ought to realize that health is the most valuable and should learn how he can treat his disease from self-assessment," said Hippocrates and believed therefore that the diet, its preparation and the plants were some of the most important thing here in life for a good and healthy life.Others who have largely lived on healthy and natural way, some of the world's indigenous peoples. Those who will be mentioned in this context, the various tribes from the southwestern part of Africa, namely Aboriginal and bush men. Especially in the Kalahari desert, which bl. a cover most of Namibia, the Bushmen, Hottentots, sanfolket, khoisanfolket and Bantus over the last 20,000 years lived healthy by nature's bounty and managed their disease problems also using herbs and plants from nature's pharmacy.They discovered the medical possibilities in Real Venus Torn by using a decoction of the bumpy root as a tonic for digestive problems and pain and to reduce fever. In addition, they used it also as a tropical remedy in ointment for wounds, burns and other skin problems. Women powdered root, manufactured ointment of it and smeared it on the abdomen during childbirth to soothe the pain.Genuine Venus Torn has up through public history of medicine has been used as a remedy for rheumatism, back pain and joint pain in people for whom it has been a nuisance to get up in the morning and a true disorder to stand or walk on stairs.In early 1900-century the plant was introduced in Europe, and since then the dried roots were used in treating various health problems.Nature Drogeriet A / S introduced in 1971 as the first company Genuine Venus thorn in Scandinavia!The first scientific studies were conducted in 1958 at the University of Jena, Germany. They showed that the plant has strong anti-inflammatory effects compared with cortisone and phenylbutazone. Recent German and French study has confirmed both the analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties with the same effects as with cortisone and phenylbutazone.Appearance and habitat genuine Venus Torn (Harpagophytum procumbens) is a creeping, perennial plant originating in South Africa. It is found mainly in southern and eastern parts of Namibia, Botswana and the Kalahari region. It has long slyngagtige and slightly upward bent runners that can grow up to l ½ feet in length with thorns and fleshy, lobed leaves.The name comes from small, thumbnail-shaped claws that covers and protects the plant's woody fruit. Cattle that graze in areas where djævlekloen grows, even hurt, if, with hooves come in conflict with the plant. First, they scratched from thorns and partly to the claw of the fruit even grasp, so it may be difficult to get away again without nicks and cuts. It has a branched roots with secondary roots, called tubers, which grow out from the main roots.
The ingredients of these tubers, which are primarily used medicinally. Every autumn harvested roots and tubers, cut into approx. 2 cm long pieces, dried and may then be used for many different types of preparations. The plant has very pretty, purple, orange, trumpet shaped flowers and fragrance resolve, however, contain the substance that causes it to taste quite bitter. The plant thrives in areas with clay or sandy soils such. the Namibian steppes. It can also grow along roadsides and fallow areas where natural vegetation is cleared.Medical use against gigtDe two most active ingredients in True Venustorn is iridoide glycosides, substances which are considered to have strong anti-inflammatory effects. These glycosides are harpagosid and small amounts harpagid. It also contains procumbid and fenole glycosides and sugars etc.More than 500,000 Danes have a painful life with diseases that are coupled to the musculoskeletal system. Usually, there are degenerative changes to the basic, but the pain can also occur suddenly without apparent cause or be associated with phenomena such as cold and changes in weather.There are swallowed every year for 300 million "arthritis pills" in Denmark and will be of all ages, from age, arthritis crooked people for young highly trained athletes who suffer an acute injury. The focus is on the so-called NSAIDs (Non steroid antiinflammatory drugs), which admittedly takes the pain, but also have serious side effects. Among others, they can cause bleeding ulcers and cause irreversible damage to the articular cartilage and thus destroy the joints.The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia consider Genuine Venustorn to have analgesic and sedative properties. Therefore, the plant for treating low back pain, loss of appetite and dyspepsia which is a collective term for organic and functional symptoms upper gastrointestinal tract, which may have a variety of reasons. The plant is traditionally used in the treatment of arthritis, gout, all kinds of muscular pain, lumbago, but also for stomach and liver problems.Safety and contraindicationsTrue Venustorn is a non-toxic and safe drug. There are no reported cases in which the plant interacts with other medications. However, it should not be used by pregnant women in cases of ulcers in the stomach or duodenum or by gallstones. There may arise when using mild forms of genes in the stomach, for example. nausea or reflux. True Venustorn work apparently in the same manner as the cox-2 anti-inflammatory drugs by changing the position and inhibiting the leukotrienes, which are a group of molecules of inflammatory mediators, which forms part of inflammation-promoting prostaglandins.True Venustorn can be purchased as a tea and capsules.References:1.Leblan and colleagues studied 122 people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee for 4 months. One group got married Venus, Torn, and the other conventional treatment. Plant composition was at least as effective in reducing pain and increasing mobility as the conventional agent diacerhein and also tolerated better (Joint Bone Spine, 2000; 67 (5) :462-7).
2.Laudahn and colleagues gave 130 patients with chronic back pain Genuine Venus thorn in 8 weeks. Results showed a significant improvement in pain symptoms and mobility. (Phytother Res., 2001 Nov; 15 (7) :621-4).3.Gobel and colleagues studied 63 people with muscle tension and back pain for 4 weeks. 31 people got married Venus, Torn, 32 a placebo ("fake drugs"). The result showed that the True Venustorn is capable of reducing the muscle rigidity, and thus significant pain (Schmerz, 2001 Nov; 15 (7) :621-4).4.Wegener and colleagues ordained Real Venustorn to 75 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee for approx. 12 weeks. Conclusion: The significant improvement of all studied symptoms (Phytother Res., 2003 Dec; 17 (10) :1165-72).5.Chrubasik and colleagues gave 73 patients with low back pain Genuine Venus thorn in up to 54 weeks and found both a reduction of pain and increased mobility of the participants (Phytomedicine, 2005 Jan; 12 (1-2) :1-9).Health News 2011
Ægte Venustorn - i over 40 år danskernes hjælp mod gigt
Den sydafrikanske plante Ægte Venustorn kan afhjælpe mange problemer med smerter og inflammation, og den har vist sig at være et uskadeligt alternativ til farmaceutisk medicin ved at være en fortræffelig hjælp til mennesker med reumatiske lidelser. Øget dokumentation antyder, at roden fra djævleklo kan stilne smerte og reducere inflammation hos mennesker med gigt og andre pinagtige ubalancer. Det er blevet påvist, at urten ikke blot lindrer de smertende tilstande, men også øger bevægeligheden og smidigheden i led og muskler.
Vi vil her starte med et par ord og et citat, som går helt tilbage til år 350 f. Kr. Det er ord, der stammer fra lægekunstens grundlægger Hippokrates, der jo som en af de første havde markante og fremsynede holdninger til sygdom og helbredelse. Som en vigtig pointe hævdede han, at al sygdom har en naturlig årsag, og at der samtidig i ethvert menneske findes kræfter til at helbrede sig selv.
"En klog mand burde kunne indse, at sundhed er det mest værdifulde og burde lære hvordan, han kan behandle sin sygdom ud fra egen vurdering", udtalte Hippokrates og mente dermed, at kosten, dens tilberedning og planterne var nogle af de væsentligste ting her i tilværelsen til et godt og sundt liv.
Andre der i høj grad har levet på sund og naturlig vis er nogle af verdens oprindelige befolkninger. De, der skal omtales i denne forbindelse, er de forskellige stammer fra den sydvestlige del af Afrika, nemlig aboriginere og buskmænd. Specielt i Kalahari-ørkenen, som bl. a. dækker det meste af Namibia, har buskmændene, hottentotterne, sanfolket, khoisanfolket og bantuer igennem de sidste 20.000 år levet sundt af naturens gavmildhed og klaret deres sygdomsproblemer også ved hjælp af urter og planter fra naturens apotek.
De opdagede de medicinske muligheder i Ægte Venustorn ved at bruge et afkog af den knoldede rod som en tonic til fordøjelsesproblemer og smerter og til at nedsætte feber. Desuden brugte de den også som et tropisk remedie i salve til sår, forbrændinger og andre hudproblemer. Kvinderne pulveriserede roden, fabrikerede salve af den og smurte den på maven under fødsel for at dulme smerterne.
Ægte Venustorn har op igennem folkemedicinens historie været brugt som et middel mod gigt, smerter i ryggen og ledsmerter hos folk, for hvem det har været en plage at stå op om morgenen og en sand lidelse at rejse sig eller gå på trapper.
I starten af 1900-tallet blev planten introduceret i Europa, og siden har de tørrede rødder været brugt i behandling af forskellige helbredsproblemer.
Natur-Drogeriet A/S introducerede i 1971 som det første firma Ægte Venustorn i Skandinavien!
De første videnskabelige undersøgelser blev foretaget i 1958 på universitetet i Jena, Tyskland. De viste, at planten har stærkt betændelseshæmmende effekter sammenlignet med kortison og fenylbutazon. Nyere tyske og franske undersøgelse har bekræftet både de smertestillende og betændelseshæmmende egenskaber med de samme effekter som ved kortison og fenylbutazon.
Udseende og voksestederÆgte Venustorn (Harpagophytum procumbens) er en krybende, flerårig plante med oprindelse i Sydafrika. Den findes hovedsagelig i de sydlige og østlige dele af Namibia, Botswana og i Kalahari-området. Den har lange, slyngagtige og lidt opadbøjede udløbere, der kan blive op til l½ meter i længden med torne og kødfulde, fligede blade.
Navnet stammer fra små, miniatureformede kløer, der dækker og beskytter plantens træagtige frugt. Kreaturer, der græsser på områder, hvor djævlekloen vokser, kan ligefrem komme til skade, hvis de med hovene kommer i karambolage med planten. Dels kan de rive sig på tornene og dels kan selve kloen ved frugten ligefrem gribe fat, så det kan være vanskeligt at komme derfra igen uden sår og skrammer. Den har et forgrenet rodnet med sekundære rødder, de såkaldte rodknolde, som vokser ud fra hovedrødderne.
Det er indholdsstofferne i disse rodknolde, der primært anvendes medicinsk. Hvert efterår høstes rødder og rodknolde, de skæres i ca. 2 cm lange stykker, tørres og kan derefter anvendes til mange forskellige former for præparater. Planten har meget smukke, rødlilla, orangefarvede, trompetformede og duftløse blomster, men til gengæld indeholder den stoffer, som får den til at smage temmelig bittert. Planten trives i områder med ler eller sandjord som f.eks. på Namibias stepper. Den kan også vokse langs vejkanter og braklagte områder, hvor den naturlige vegetation er ryddet.
Medicinsk brug mod gigtDe to mest aktive indholdsstoffer i Ægte Venustorn er iridoide glykosider, stoffer som man anser for at have stærke antiinflammatoriske virkninger. Disse glykosider er harpagosid og små mængder harpagid. Desuden indeholder den procumbid og fenole glykosider og sukkerarter m.m.
Mere end 500.000 danskere har en smertefuld hverdag med sygdomme, der er koblet til bevægeapparatet. Sædvanligvis ligger der degenerative forandringer til grund, men smerterne kan også optræde ganske pludseligt uden påviselig årsag eller sættes i forbindelse med fænomener som kulde og ændringer i vejrliget.
Der sluges årligt for 300 millioner kroner "gigtpiller" i Danmark, og de tages af alle aldersklasser lige fra gamle, gigtkrogede mennesker til unge toptrænede sportsfolk, som får en akut skade. Det drejer sig især om de såkaldte NSAID-produkter (Non Steroid Antiinflammatory Drugs), der ganske vist tager smerterne, men også har alvorlige bivirkninger. Blandt andet kan de fremkalde blødende mavesår og forårsage uoprettelige skader på ledbrusken og dermed ødelægge leddene.
The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia anser Ægte Venustorn for at have smertestillende og beroligende egenskaber. Derfor anvendes planten til behandling af smerter i lænden, mangel på appetit og dyspepsi, der er en fællesbetegnelse for organiske og funktionelle symptomer øvre mave- tarmkanal, som kan have mange forskellige årsager. Planten bruges traditionelt i behandlingen af ledbetændelse, podagra, alle slags muskelsmerter, lumbago, men også til mave- og leverproblemer.
Sikkerhed og kontraindikationer
Ægte Venustorn er en ikke-giftig og sikker droge. Der er ikke rapporteret tilfælde, hvor planten interagerer med anden form for medicin. Den bør dog ikke bruges af gravide, i tilfælde med sår i mave eller tolvfingertarm eller ved galdesten. Der kan ved brug opstå milde former for gener i maven, f.eks. kvalme eller reflux. Ægte Venustorn arbejder tilsyneladende på samme måde som cox-2-antiinflammatoriske stoffer ved at ændre balancen og hæmme leukotriener, som er en gruppe af molekyler af inflammatoriske mediatorer, der hører til de betændelsesfremmende prostaglandiner.
Ægte Venustorn kan købes som te og kapsler.
Referencer:
- Leblan og kollegaer undersøgte 122 personer med slidgigt i hofte og knæ i 4 måneder. Den ene gruppe fik Ægte Venustorn, den anden konventionel behandling. Plantepræparatet var mindst lige så effektivt til at reducere smerterne og øge bevægeligheden som det konventionelle middel diacerhein, og desuden tåltes det bedre (Joint Bone Spine, 2000;67(5):462-7).
- Laudahn og kollegaer gav 130 patienter med kroniske rygsmerter Ægte Venustorn i 8 uger. Resultaterne viste en signifikant forbedring af smertesymptomer og bevægelighed. (Phytother Res., 2001 Nov;15(7):621-4).
- Gobel og kollegaer undersøgte 63 personer med muskelspændinger og smerter i ryggen i 4 uger. 31 personer fik Ægte Venustorn, 32 et placebo ("snydemedicin"). Resultatet viste, at Ægte Venustorn er i stand til at reducere muskelstivhed og dermed smerter signifikant (Schmerz, 2001 Nov;15(7):621-4).
- Wegener og kollegaer ordinerede Ægte Venustorn til 75 patienter med slidgigt i hofte og knæ i ca. 12 uger. Konklusion: en stærk forbedring af samtlige undersøgte symptomer (Phytother Res., 2003 Dec;17(10):1165-72).
- Chrubasik og kollegaer gav 73 patienter med lændesmerter Ægte Venustorn i op til 54 uger og konstaterede både en reduktion af smerter og en øget bevægelighed hos deltagerne (Phytomedicine, 2005 Jan;12(1-2):1-9).
Health News 2011
IN ENGLISH
Today, the pharmaceutical industry wants us eating more and more medication, we become sicker and sicker and have more side effects. I think that is totally insane when it is natural remedy that has grown in our nature for thousands of years avalible. I hope more and more people become aware that everything is about money today./have a nice day.
Genuine Venus Torn - for over 40 years the Danish help against arthritis also called Devil´s claw.The South African plant Genuine Venustorn can alleviate many problems with pain and inflammation, and it has proven to be a harmless alternative to pharmaceutical drugs by being an excellent help for people with rheumatic disorders. Increasing evidence suggests that root from devil may subside the pain and reduce inflammation in people with arthritis and other painful imbalances. It has been shown that the herb not only relieves the painful conditions, but also increases the mobility and flexibility of joints and muscles.We will start with a few words and a quote that goes back to the year 350 BC The word derived from the medical arts founder of Hippocrates, who as one of the first had significant and far-sighted attitudes to illness and healing . As an important point, he argued that all illness has a natural cause, and at the same time in every person found the strength to heal itself.
"A wise man ought to realize that health is the most valuable and should learn how he can treat his disease from self-assessment," said Hippocrates and believed therefore that the diet, its preparation and the plants were some of the most important thing here in life for a good and healthy life.Others who have largely lived on healthy and natural way, some of the world's indigenous peoples. Those who will be mentioned in this context, the various tribes from the southwestern part of Africa, namely Aboriginal and bush men. Especially in the Kalahari desert, which bl. a cover most of Namibia, the Bushmen, Hottentots, sanfolket, khoisanfolket and Bantus over the last 20,000 years lived healthy by nature's bounty and managed their disease problems also using herbs and plants from nature's pharmacy.They discovered the medical possibilities in Real Venus Torn by using a decoction of the bumpy root as a tonic for digestive problems and pain and to reduce fever. In addition, they used it also as a tropical remedy in ointment for wounds, burns and other skin problems. Women powdered root, manufactured ointment of it and smeared it on the abdomen during childbirth to soothe the pain.Genuine Venus Torn has up through public history of medicine has been used as a remedy for rheumatism, back pain and joint pain in people for whom it has been a nuisance to get up in the morning and a true disorder to stand or walk on stairs.In early 1900-century the plant was introduced in Europe, and since then the dried roots were used in treating various health problems.Nature Drogeriet A / S introduced in 1971 as the first company Genuine Venus thorn in Scandinavia!The first scientific studies were conducted in 1958 at the University of Jena, Germany. They showed that the plant has strong anti-inflammatory effects compared with cortisone and phenylbutazone. Recent German and French study has confirmed both the analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties with the same effects as with cortisone and phenylbutazone.Appearance and habitat genuine Venus Torn (Harpagophytum procumbens) is a creeping, perennial plant originating in South Africa. It is found mainly in southern and eastern parts of Namibia, Botswana and the Kalahari region. It has long slyngagtige and slightly upward bent runners that can grow up to l ½ feet in length with thorns and fleshy, lobed leaves.The name comes from small, thumbnail-shaped claws that covers and protects the plant's woody fruit. Cattle that graze in areas where djævlekloen grows, even hurt, if, with hooves come in conflict with the plant. First, they scratched from thorns and partly to the claw of the fruit even grasp, so it may be difficult to get away again without nicks and cuts. It has a branched roots with secondary roots, called tubers, which grow out from the main roots.
The ingredients of these tubers, which are primarily used medicinally. Every autumn harvested roots and tubers, cut into approx. 2 cm long pieces, dried and may then be used for many different types of preparations. The plant has very pretty, purple, orange, trumpet shaped flowers and fragrance resolve, however, contain the substance that causes it to taste quite bitter. The plant thrives in areas with clay or sandy soils such. the Namibian steppes. It can also grow along roadsides and fallow areas where natural vegetation is cleared.Medical use against gigtDe two most active ingredients in True Venustorn is iridoide glycosides, substances which are considered to have strong anti-inflammatory effects. These glycosides are harpagosid and small amounts harpagid. It also contains procumbid and fenole glycosides and sugars etc.More than 500,000 Danes have a painful life with diseases that are coupled to the musculoskeletal system. Usually, there are degenerative changes to the basic, but the pain can also occur suddenly without apparent cause or be associated with phenomena such as cold and changes in weather.There are swallowed every year for 300 million "arthritis pills" in Denmark and will be of all ages, from age, arthritis crooked people for young highly trained athletes who suffer an acute injury. The focus is on the so-called NSAIDs (Non steroid antiinflammatory drugs), which admittedly takes the pain, but also have serious side effects. Among others, they can cause bleeding ulcers and cause irreversible damage to the articular cartilage and thus destroy the joints.The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia consider Genuine Venustorn to have analgesic and sedative properties. Therefore, the plant for treating low back pain, loss of appetite and dyspepsia which is a collective term for organic and functional symptoms upper gastrointestinal tract, which may have a variety of reasons. The plant is traditionally used in the treatment of arthritis, gout, all kinds of muscular pain, lumbago, but also for stomach and liver problems.Safety and contraindicationsTrue Venustorn is a non-toxic and safe drug. There are no reported cases in which the plant interacts with other medications. However, it should not be used by pregnant women in cases of ulcers in the stomach or duodenum or by gallstones. There may arise when using mild forms of genes in the stomach, for example. nausea or reflux. True Venustorn work apparently in the same manner as the cox-2 anti-inflammatory drugs by changing the position and inhibiting the leukotrienes, which are a group of molecules of inflammatory mediators, which forms part of inflammation-promoting prostaglandins.True Venustorn can be purchased as a tea and capsules.References:1.Leblan and colleagues studied 122 people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee for 4 months. One group got married Venus, Torn, and the other conventional treatment. Plant composition was at least as effective in reducing pain and increasing mobility as the conventional agent diacerhein and also tolerated better (Joint Bone Spine, 2000; 67 (5) :462-7).
2.Laudahn and colleagues gave 130 patients with chronic back pain Genuine Venus thorn in 8 weeks. Results showed a significant improvement in pain symptoms and mobility. (Phytother Res., 2001 Nov; 15 (7) :621-4).3.Gobel and colleagues studied 63 people with muscle tension and back pain for 4 weeks. 31 people got married Venus, Torn, 32 a placebo ("fake drugs"). The result showed that the True Venustorn is capable of reducing the muscle rigidity, and thus significant pain (Schmerz, 2001 Nov; 15 (7) :621-4).4.Wegener and colleagues ordained Real Venustorn to 75 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee for approx. 12 weeks. Conclusion: The significant improvement of all studied symptoms (Phytother Res., 2003 Dec; 17 (10) :1165-72).5.Chrubasik and colleagues gave 73 patients with low back pain Genuine Venus thorn in up to 54 weeks and found both a reduction of pain and increased mobility of the participants (Phytomedicine, 2005 Jan; 12 (1-2) :1-9).Health News 2011
tirsdag den 8. maj 2012
Undgå allergi, influenza och styrk ditt immunförsvar
Jag vill berätta om en produkt jag har använt i snart 2 år, den heter Immiflex och innehåller Beta glucan, utvunnet av en sorts svamp och är en patenterad produkt.
Jag hade alltid bihålsinflammation och övre luftvägs problem i många år, efter att jag har börjat med Immiflex har jag inte varit sjuk med förkylning eller influenza någon gång de sista 2 åren, trots att alla runt mig snorar och snörvlar pga. influenza eller svåra förkylningar.
Förr i tiden fanns svampen naturligt i mat, och var ett hot mot oss människor så immunförsvaret adapterade och kände ige svampen och skapade ett försvar mot svampen, men idag är nästan all mat värmbehandlad och industraliserad och denna naturliga egenskap är försvunnen.
Vårat immunförsvar ska ju bekämpa invation från andra bakterier och virus m.m. men idag lever vi för sterilt och vårat immunförsvar har inte fått den stimulering det ska ha för att kunna motså olika ingrepp av bakterier och virus, vilket gör att vi får influenza, pollen alleriger, förkylninar m.m.
Immiflex fungerar på det sätt att det aktiverar immuncellerna så att man får en snabbare respons på en infektion. Immiflex blir upptäckt av M-cellerna i slemhinnan i tunntarmen som "slussar" beta glucanerna vidare till macrofagerna (vitablodkroppar-immunceller) i blodet som så "presenterar" dem för neutrofilerna-dom primära immun-cellerna. Fördelarna med att ha ett "prima" immunförsvar är att det reagerar snabbare mot patogener (bakterier, virus).
Studier visar att dom som åt immiflex regelbundet hade inga sjukdagar/frånvaro från arbetet medans dom i kontroll gruppen hade 1.38 sjukdagar. Immiflex har inga bivärkningar och är säkert att äta varje dag. Beta glucaner är non-toxic. (inte giftiga).
Immiflex har också anti-allergi funktion.
Vill du styrka ditt immunförsvar och undgå de tråkiga förkylningar, pollen allergi etc. så kan du köpa Immiflex HÄR.
Ha´en trevlig da´/ Sofie =)
Jag hade alltid bihålsinflammation och övre luftvägs problem i många år, efter att jag har börjat med Immiflex har jag inte varit sjuk med förkylning eller influenza någon gång de sista 2 åren, trots att alla runt mig snorar och snörvlar pga. influenza eller svåra förkylningar.
Förr i tiden fanns svampen naturligt i mat, och var ett hot mot oss människor så immunförsvaret adapterade och kände ige svampen och skapade ett försvar mot svampen, men idag är nästan all mat värmbehandlad och industraliserad och denna naturliga egenskap är försvunnen.
Vårat immunförsvar ska ju bekämpa invation från andra bakterier och virus m.m. men idag lever vi för sterilt och vårat immunförsvar har inte fått den stimulering det ska ha för att kunna motså olika ingrepp av bakterier och virus, vilket gör att vi får influenza, pollen alleriger, förkylninar m.m.
Immiflex fungerar på det sätt att det aktiverar immuncellerna så att man får en snabbare respons på en infektion. Immiflex blir upptäckt av M-cellerna i slemhinnan i tunntarmen som "slussar" beta glucanerna vidare till macrofagerna (vitablodkroppar-immunceller) i blodet som så "presenterar" dem för neutrofilerna-dom primära immun-cellerna. Fördelarna med att ha ett "prima" immunförsvar är att det reagerar snabbare mot patogener (bakterier, virus).
Studier visar att dom som åt immiflex regelbundet hade inga sjukdagar/frånvaro från arbetet medans dom i kontroll gruppen hade 1.38 sjukdagar. Immiflex har inga bivärkningar och är säkert att äta varje dag. Beta glucaner är non-toxic. (inte giftiga).
Immiflex har också anti-allergi funktion.
Vill du styrka ditt immunförsvar och undgå de tråkiga förkylningar, pollen allergi etc. så kan du köpa Immiflex HÄR.
Ha´en trevlig da´/ Sofie =)
fredag den 24. februar 2012
Immunsystem response
News about our fantastic immunsystem =)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222154639.htm#.T0dYdx6MzxI.facebook
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222154639.htm#.T0dYdx6MzxI.facebook
torsdag den 23. februar 2012
Recommendation from client
It is when I get sms´s from my clients like this I really love my job and it makes me feel good that I´ve helped another person being able to walk or sit again without pain, and so that they can get back into training and living a normal life again:
I thought it was a good training hour and the service was top notch, you've been good to explain to me how the exercises should be done, and it was really fun, and Sophie, you are a great sweet and lovely person to be around and I can really feel you are passionate about what you do. With the energy you exude when working under such a personal training session, one would believe you were only in your mid-20 s. Sincerely Mads A.
DK: Jeg syntes det var en god trænings time og servicen var i top, du har været god til at forklare mig hvordan øvelserne skal laves, og samtidigt var det rigtigt sjovt og Sofie, du er et fantastisk sødt og dejligt menneske ad være i næreheden af, og man kan virkelig mærke du brænder for det du laver. Med den energi du udstråler når du arbejder under sådan en træningstime, så skulle man altså tro du kun var midt i 20 erne. MVH Mads A.
DK: Jeg syntes det var en god trænings time og servicen var i top, du har været god til at forklare mig hvordan øvelserne skal laves, og samtidigt var det rigtigt sjovt og Sofie, du er et fantastisk sødt og dejligt menneske ad være i næreheden af, og man kan virkelig mærke du brænder for det du laver. Med den energi du udstråler når du arbejder under sådan en træningstime, så skulle man altså tro du kun var midt i 20 erne. MVH Mads A.
Thank you Mads, you are a sweetheart =)
søndag den 19. februar 2012
Green/orange juice
Made a wonderful juice this morning, a fresh healthy way to start the day with, loaded with vitamins and minerals and also good for digestion.
Ruccola, Selleri, Cucumber, Squash, Carrot, Ginger and aloe vera. Also nice with apple and orange.
Enjoy ! =)
Ruccola, Selleri, Cucumber, Squash, Carrot, Ginger and aloe vera. Also nice with apple and orange.
tirsdag den 7. februar 2012
Morfin foods
Please check this link out for better understanding what effect some foods has on our health, mental as physical.
Just wanted to add that I don´t agree with him about the pasta thing he talks about, and I do think that some people need animal protein, we are all built different and we have different needs as our biochemistry is totally different. But anyways, morfin peptides are to blame for many "diseases" like the symptom of autism that doctors from Norway have done studies on for over 10 years now, and all of the people that got the diagnose "autism" had high levels of morfinpeptides in their urin.
Morfin peptides are protein molecules from gluten (wheat) and casein (milkprotein) that the body cannot break down to smaller aminoacidspeptides.(e.g. due to lack of enzyms). The MP can cross the brain/blood barrier and cause havoc in the brain becasue they look just like the molecules in our own central nervoussystem- the endorphines, so the MP fits to the morfin- or opiode receptors in our brain and cause symptoms like ADHA, Austism, OCD, DAMP, NLD, depression, psycosis, scizofrenia, migrane and eating disorders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VWi6dXCT7I&feature=player_embedded
Have a great day / Sofie =)
Just wanted to add that I don´t agree with him about the pasta thing he talks about, and I do think that some people need animal protein, we are all built different and we have different needs as our biochemistry is totally different. But anyways, morfin peptides are to blame for many "diseases" like the symptom of autism that doctors from Norway have done studies on for over 10 years now, and all of the people that got the diagnose "autism" had high levels of morfinpeptides in their urin.
Morfin peptides are protein molecules from gluten (wheat) and casein (milkprotein) that the body cannot break down to smaller aminoacidspeptides.(e.g. due to lack of enzyms). The MP can cross the brain/blood barrier and cause havoc in the brain becasue they look just like the molecules in our own central nervoussystem- the endorphines, so the MP fits to the morfin- or opiode receptors in our brain and cause symptoms like ADHA, Austism, OCD, DAMP, NLD, depression, psycosis, scizofrenia, migrane and eating disorders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VWi6dXCT7I&feature=player_embedded
Have a great day / Sofie =)
fredag den 27. januar 2012
Hørfrø, naturens egen medicin
Brug 1-2 spsk økologisk hørfrø i et glas med vand, det skal stå og trække over natten, så drikker man den dannede gelé.
Hørfrø har fundets på jorden i mange mange år, og her forneden er en artikel jeg fandt som forklarer det hele så godt, så jeg syntes ikke jeg behøver forklare det hele selv/ Sofie =)
Latinsk navn: Linum usitatissimum Farmakopé-navn:
Lini semen Andre navne:
Hørfrø, linfrø
Oversigt Hør er en etårig plante, som menes at stamme fra Egypten. Den er blevet dyrket verden over gennem så mange århundreder, at dens geografiske oprindelse fortaber sig i det uvisse.
De hørfrø, der sælges i Europa, kommer fra Argentina, Marokko, Tyrkiet, Indien og flere andre lande. De frø, der anvendes i den kinesiske medicin, produceres primært i Indre Mongoliet og provinserne Heilongjiang, Liaoning og Jilin, mens den indiske medicin i stor udstrækning er baseret på hørfrø, der er dyrket i landet, primært i provinserne Bengalen og Bihar og Unionsterritorierne.
Hørfrø er en af de planter, der længst er dyrket over hele verden. Man har fundet hørfrø og tøj vævet af hør i ægyptiske gravkamre, og Bibelen nævner i 2. Mosebog, kap. 28, at de jødiske ypperstepræster bar tøj, der var fremstillet af hør.
Vore dages behandlingsmæssige brug af hørplanten i både Asien, Europa og Nordamerika kan spores tilbage til den gamle romerske medicin og formentlig også tilbage til de gamle grækere og egyptere. Plinius den Ældre (ca. 23-79 e. Kr.) opremser 30 medikamenter, der alle er baseret på hørfrø, bl.a. oral indtagelse som et mildt afførende stof og topisk anvendelse som omslag mod lokale betændelsestilstande.
I kinesiske farmakopeer angives hørfrø stadig officielt som et middel mod forstoppelse og tør, kløende hud. I den ayurvediske medicin anerkendes hørfrø specifikt til udvortes brug som omslag mod bylder og indvortes som et lindrende og afførende middel. Hørfrø-omslag anvendes mod betændelsestilstande, bylder og smertelindring i traditionel amerikansk medicin og som et blødgørende stof i moderne veterinærmedicin.
I Tyskland anvendes hørfrøene oftest som afførende middel - enten hele eller friskknuste sammen med vand. Desuden kan man tilberede opslæmninger til brug ved lindring. Udvortes anvendes hørfrø som et fugtigt-varmt kataplasma, kompres eller omslag til at mindske inflammationstilstande. I USA anvendes hørfrøene til samme formål, men amerikanske forbrugere tilsætter oftere frøene som en ingrediens i en sund kost eller som et nutraceutisk produkt (f.eks. i bagværk, brød, chokoladebarer, morgenmadsprodukter osv.).
De moderne anvendelsesområder er understøttet af hørfrøets flere tusind år lange historie med klinisk anvendelse i veletablerede, traditionelle medicinske retninger, af reagensglas- og dyreforsøg, undersøgelser af næringssammensætning og kostmæssig værdi samt adskillige kliniske forsøg på mennesker.
Nye kliniske forsøg tyder på, hørfrøet har et betydeligt potentiale ud over de nuværende, veldokumenterede anvendelsesområder. Forsøg med hørfrø-præparater har vist, at frøet
Tre dyreforsøg har vist, at tilsætning af hørfrø til kosten kan reducere antallet af kræftsvulster hos rotter.
Den forebyggende virkning skyldes tilsyneladende hørfrøets høje indhold af lignaner. Også andre videnskabelige forsøg har undersøgt virkningen af lignaner (secoisolariciresinol diglucoside) på svulstvæksten.
Fra et mindre, foreløbige forsøg rapporteres, at tilskud af hørfrø måske kan bremse udviklingen af nyresygdom i forbindelse med lupus. Ni patienter med lupus nephritis blev rekrutteret til forsøget, og heraf gennemførte de otte.
Efter at have foretaget målinger ved forsøgets start gav forskerne deltagerne 15,30 og 45 g hørfrø om dagen med fire ugers intervaller efterfulgt af en fem ugers udvaskningsperiode. Man målte derefter overholdelse af forsøgsprogrammet, sygdomsaktivitet, blodtryk, fedtindhold i plasma, rheologi (elasticitet, plasticitet og viskositet), blodpladesammenklumpning fremkaldt af blodpladeaktiverende faktorer, nyrefunktion og serum-immunologi.
Dosen på 30 gram hørfrø fungerede bedst - her kunne man konstatere en statistisk signifikant reduktion i blodets samlede kolesterolindhold og indholdet af LDL-kolesterol samt blodets viskositet. Alle deltagere kunne tåle de 30 gram dagligt, og man fastslog, at denne dosis havde en gavnlig indvirkning på nyrefunktionen samt på de inflammatoriske og åreforkalkningsfremmende mekanismer, der er på spil ved udviklingen af lupus nephritis.
Ved et forsøg med tre måneders fodring undersøgte forskerne, om man kunne reducere risikoen for åreforkalkning ved at give tilskud af hørfrø. Forskerne iagttog virkningen af et hørfrøtilskud bestående af tre skiver brød med hørfrø og 15 g knust hørfrø på serumindholdet af fedtstoffer hos 15 personer med øget fedtindhold som følge af lang tids indtagelse af E-vitamin (800 I.E. pr. dag).
Det samlede kolesterolindhold og LDL-indholdet i serum ændrede sig ikke under indtagelsen af hørfrø. Blodpladesammenklumpning stimuleret af thrombin blev mindsket ved indtagelse af tilskuddet. Omfanget af iltningen af serumfedtstofferne faldt signifikant i løbet af udvaskningsperioden.
Et andet forsøg analyserede næringsværdier hos mennesker, der spiser hørfrø med et højt indhold af alfa-linolensyre. Raske kvinder indtog testmåltider indeholdende 50 g knust, rå hørfrø om dagen i fire uger, hvilket udgjorde 12-13% af energiindtaget (24-25 g pr. 100 g samlet fedt).
Forskerne konkluderede, at op mod 50 g hørfrø med et højt indhold af alfa-linolensyre er acceptabelt, sikkert og formentlig sundhedsfremmende hos mennesker, fordi det øger indholdet af langkædede omega-3 fedtsyrer i plasma og erythrocytter og mindsker glucosereaktionen efter et måltid. Hørfrøtilskuddet var desuden i stand til at sænke det samlede serumindhold af kolesterol med 9% og indholdet af LDL-kolesterol med 18%.
Hørfrø er for nuværende ikke defineret i forhold til farmakopé-værdier på basis af en specifik kemisk sammensætning, men derimod på basis af en række identitets- og kvalitetsprøver, bl.a. organoleptisk vurdering, makroskopisk og mikroskopisk autenticering og en række kvantitative standarder. Som eksempel kan nævnes, at hørfrøets svulmeindeks ikke må ligge under 4 for hele frøet og 4,5 for det pulveriserede frø.
Beskrivelse Hørfrø består af det tørrede, modne frø af en række variationer af Linum usitatissium L. [af hørfamilien] samt præparater i effektive doseringer. De dyrkede varieteter Vav. og Ell. kan også anvendes til de indikationer, der er omtalt i denne monograf. Frøene indeholder: Fibre (hemicellulose, cellulose og lignin), fedtholdige olier med 52-76% linolensyreestere, albumin, linustatin og linamarin.
Kemi og farmakologi Hørfrø indeholder:
Kommission E har rapporteret om en af førende virkning, som skyldes volumenforøgelsen og den deraf følgende igangsætning af tarmperistaltikken på grund af strækreflekser. Man har desuden observeret en beskyttende indvirkning på slimlaget på grund af hørfrøets evne til at lægge sig på tarmvæggens overflade.
British Herbal Pharmacopoeia skriver, at hørfrøet virker som et afføringsdannende laksativ og lindrende middel. En reduktion i transittiden og en forøgelse af afføringens vægt hos patienter, der lider af forstoppelse, er blevet påvist ved to multicenterforsøg. Hørfrøet binder sig til vand og svulmer op, så der dannes en lindrende gel i tarmen, hvorved afføringen blødgøres, og dens volumen bliver forøget.
I en nyligt offentliggjort metaanalyse af en række kliniske forsøg angiver forskerne hørfrøets store indhold af alfa-linolensyre, en essentiel fedtsyre, og lignanstoffet secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) som værende kræfthæmmende og sundhedsfremmende i forbindelse med behandling af systemisk lupus erythematosis (SLE), hyperlipidæmi (forøget mængde fedtstof i blodet) og muligvis også malaria og slidgigt.
Hørfrø indeholder mere (mellem 75 og 800 gange så meget) af det sundhedsfremmende plantestof SDG sammenlignet med andre fødevarekilder.
Anvendelsesområder Kommission E har godkendt hørfrø til indvortes brug mod forstoppelse, ved problemer med en tyktarm, der er ødelagt af misbrug af afføringsmidler, irritabel tyktarm, udposninger på tarmene og som slimdanner ved mavekatar og tarmkatar. Til udvortes brug er hørfrøet godkendt til omslag ved lokale betændelsestilstande.
Ifølge ESCOP kan hørfrø anvendes indvortes mod forstoppelse, irritabel tyktarm, udposninger og til symptomatisk, kortvarig behandling af mavekatar og tarmkatar og udvortes mod smertende hudbetændelser.
German Standard License for hele eller friskknuste hørfrø betegner frøet som afføringsmiddel til behandling af forstoppelse og funktionelle tarmproblemer (irritabel tyktarm) og som et lindrende middel, der kan medvirke til behandling af betændelsestilstande i mave-/tarmsystemet.
Merck Index omtaler udvortes brug som blødgørende middel. Frøets slimindhold gør, at man kan anvende det på samme måde som loppefrø - dvs. som yderligere behandling af smerter i forbindelse med tyktarmsbetændelse med kramper.
Populært anvendes hørfrø inden for urtemedicinen mod hoste, ondt i halsen, åreforkalkning og slidgigt og udvortes mod bylder, sår og - blandet med gule sennepsfrø - som et omslag ved brystsygdomme.
Kontraindikationer Tarmslyng (uanset hvordan sygdommen er opstået).
Bivirkninger Hvis anvisningerne overholdes - og det gælder specielt indtagelsen af tilstrækkelige mængder væske sammen med hørfrøene (1:10) - er der ingen kendte bivirkninger.
Anvendelse under graviditet og amning Ingen kendte begrænsninger.
Interaktion med medicinske præparater
Som det gælder for alle slimdannende stoffer, kan optagelsen af andre medicinske præparater blive påvirket i negativ retning.
Dosering og indgivelse Indvortes Medmindre andet er angivet: Som frø og som knækkede eller groftknuste frø, hvor kun den yderste skal og slimhindedannende epidermis beskadiges; som hørfrøopslæmmet drik (vælling) og i sammensatte lægemidler.
Knækkede eller hele frø: 1 spsk. hele eller 'knækkede' frø ( knuste) med 150 ml væske 2-3 gange pr. dag (1 spsk. = 10 g frø).
Slimdannende vælling: Sæt 2-3 spsk. knuste hørfrø i 200-300 ml vand og si efter 30 minutter.
Udvortes Medmindre andet er angivet: Som hørfrømel eller presset hørfrø.
Kataplasma: En halvfast pasta indeholdende 30-50 g hørfrømel til et fugtigt-varmt omslag direkte på huden - omslaget anvendes som irritationshæmmer, der trækker blod til hudoverfladen for at fjerne dybtliggende inflammationstilstande. Bemærk: Hørfrømel blandes traditionelt med sennepsfrøpulver til dette formål.
Kompres eller varmt omslag: Gennemvæd et klæde med en varm, halvfast opløsning indeholdende 30-50 g hørfrømel. Fold klædet og læg det fast på som et fugtigt-varmt omslag direkte på huden til lindring af smerte eller betændelse.
Referencer: Allman, M.A., M.M. Pena, D. Fang. 1995. Supplementation with flaxseed oil versus sunflowerseed oil in healthy young men consuming a low fat diet: effects on platelet composition and function. Eur J Clin Nutr 49(3):169-178. Bierenbaum, M.L., R. Reichstein, T.R. Watkins. 1993. Reducing atherogenic risk in hyperlipemic humans with flax seed supplementation: a preliminary report. J Am Coll Nutr 12(5):501-504.
Bown, D. 1995. Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses. New York: DK Publishing, Inc. 304. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (BHP). 1996. Exeter, U.K.: British Herbal Medicine Association. Bruneton, J. 1995. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. Paris: Lavoisier Publishing. Budavari, S. (ed.). 1996. The Merck lndex: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 12. udgave. Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck & Co, Inc. Carlson, C. 1998. The Benefits of Flax. Herbs for Health Sept/Okt:63-65. Clark, W.F. et al. 1995. Flaxseed: A potential treatment of lupus nephritis. Kidney Int 48(2):475-480. Cunnane, S.C. et al. 1993. High alpha-linolenic acid flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum): some nutritional properties in humans. Br J Nutr 69(2):443-453. ESCOP. 1997. "Lini semen." Monographs on the Medicinal Uses of Plant Drugs. Exeter, U.K.: European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Europäisches Arzneibuch, 3. udgave. (Ph.Eur .3). 1997. Stuttgart: Deutscher Apotheker Verlag. Grieve, M. 1979. A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Haggerty, W. 1999. Flax: Ancient Herb and Modern Medicine. Herbal Gram 45:51-56. Kapoor, L.D. 1990. Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 217.
Karnick, C.R. 1994. Pharmacopoeial Standards of Herbal Plants, Bind 1-2. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications. Bind 1:228-229; Bind 2:55. Nadkarni, K.M. 1976. Indian Materia Medica. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. 743-746.
Nestel, P.J. et al. 1997. Arterial compliance in obese subjects is improved with dietary plant n-3 fatty acid from flaxseed oil despite increased LDL oxidizability. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 17(6):1163-1170. Ph.Eur.3. Se Europäisches Arzneibuch. Pharmacopee Francaise Xe Édition (Ph.Fr.X.). 1983-1990. Moulins-les-Metz: Maisonneuve S.A. Serraino, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1991. The effect of flaxseed supplementation on early risk markers for mammary carcinogenesis. Cancer Lett 60(2):135-142. Serraino, M. and L. U. Thompson. 1992a. The effect of flaxseed supplementation on the initiation and promotional stages of mammary tumorigenesis. Nutr Cancer 17(2):153-159. Serraino, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1992b. Flaxseed supplementation and early markers of colon carcinogenesis. Cancer Lett 63(2):159-165. Taber, C.W. 1962. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 9. udgave. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. F-21. Tu, G. (ed.). 1992. Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (Engelsk udgave 1992). Beijing: Guangdong Science and Technology Press. Wichtl, M. and N.G. Bisset (eds.). 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers.
Yen, K. Y. 1992. The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica-Crude and Prepared. Taipei: SMC Publishing, Inc. 174.
Yderligere referencer: Cunnane, S.C. et al. 1995. Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults. Am J Clin Nutr 61(1):62-68. Gilman, A.G., T.W. Rall, A.S. Nies, P. Taylor (eds.). 1990. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. New York: Pergamon Press. 915-918. Jenab, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1996. The influence of flaxseed and lignans on colon carcinogenesis and beta-glucuronidase activity. Carcinogenesis 17(6):1343-1348. Jens, R., R. Nitsch-Fitz, H. Wutzl, H. Maruna. 1981. Ergebnisse einer Praxisstudie mit einer Leinsamen-Kombination zur Behebung der chronischen Obstipation bei 114 Patienten aus dem Raum Wien. Der Praktische Arzt 35:80. Kurth, W. 1976. Therapeutische Wirksamkeit, Vertraglichkeit und Akzeptabilität von Linusit in der Praxis. Der Kassenarzt 16:3546. McGuffin, M., C. Hobbs, R. Upton, A. Goldberg. 1997. American Herbal Product Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Obermeyer, W.R., C. Warner, R.E. Casey, S.M. Musser. 1993. Flaxseed lignans. Isolation, metabolism and biological effects (Abstract 4985). Experimental Biol 93. Obermeyer, W.R. et al. 1995. Chemical studies of phytoestrogens and related compounds in dietary supplements: flax and chaparral (43824). Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208(1):6-12. Reynolds, J.E.F. (ed.). 1993. Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30. udgave. London: The Pharmaceutical Press. 886. Schilcher, H. 1979. Zyanidvergiftung durch Leinssamen? Dtsch Ärtzteblatt 76:955-956. Schilcher, H. and A. NissIer. 1980. Pflanzliche Öle - ihre Analytik und diatetische Verwendung. Phys Med u Reh 21:141-156. Schilcher, H, V. Schulz, A. NissIer. 1986. Zur Wirksamkeit und Toxikologie von Semen Lini. Z Phytotherapie 7: 113-117. Schilcher, H. and M. Wilkens-Sauter. 1986. Quantitative Bestimmung cyanogener Glykoside in Linum usitatissimum mit Hilfe der HPLC. Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 88:287-290. Steinegger, E. and R. Hänsel. 1988. Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie und Phytopharmazie, 4. udgave. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.128-129. Thompson, L.U., P. Robb, M. Serraino, F. Cheung. 1991. Mammalian lignan production from various foods. Nutr Cancer 16(1):43-52. Thompson, L.U. et al. 1996. Flaxseed and its lignan and oil components reduce mammary tumor growth at a late stage of carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis 17(6):1373-1376. Trease, G.E. and W.C. Evans. 1989. Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy, 13. udgave. London; Philadelphia: Baillière Tindall. 336. Wagner, H., W. Budweg, M.A. Iyengar, O. Volk, M. Sinn. 1972. Linosid A und B, zwei neue flavon-C-glykoside aus Linum maritimum, Z Naturforsch B 27(7):809-812. Wagner, H. 1980. Pharmazeutische Biologie, Vol. 2. Drogen und ihre Inhaltsstoffe. Stuttgart-New York: Gustav Fischer. 261-262. Weiss, R.F. 1991. Lehrbuch der Phytotherapie, 7. udgave. Stuttgart: Hippokrates.131-133. Weiss, S.G., M. Tin-Wa, R.E. Perdue, N.R. Farnsworth. 1975. Potential anticancer agents II: antitumor and cytotoxic lignans from Linum album (Linaceae). J Pharm Sci 64(1):95-98. Willuhn, G. 1989. Teedrogen, 2. udgave. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft. 306- 308.
Yan, L., J.A. Yee, D. Li, M.H. McGuire, L.U. Thompson. 1998. Dietary flaxseed supplementation and experimental metastasis of melanoma cells in mice. Cancer Lett 124(2): 181-186.
Denne monograf er udarbejdet på basis af The Complete German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. M. Blumenthal, W.R. Busse, A. Goldberg, J. Gruenwald, T. Hall, C.W. Riggins, R.S. Rister (red.) S. Klein og R.S. Rister (oversætt.). 1998. Austin: American Botanical Council; Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications. 1. Afsnittet
1. Overblik' er ny information. 2. Afsnittene 'Beskrivelse', 'Kemi og farmakologi', 'Anvendelsesområder', 'Kontraindikationer', 'Bivirkninger', 'Interaktion med medicinske præparater' og 'Dosering og indgivelse' er hentet fra den oprindelige monografi. Der er tilføjet ny information i nogle af eller alle disse afsnit. 3. Doseringen for tilsvarende blandinger (te, vandig ekstrakt eller tinktur) kan udregnes på basis af følgende eksempler: Medmindre andet er angivet:
2 g pr. dag af pulveriseret, knust, knækket eller hel plantedel. Te: 2 g i 150 ml vand Vandig ekstrakt: 1:1 (g/ml): 2 ml Tinktur: 1:5 (g/ml): 10 ml
4. Afsnittene 'Referencer' og 'Yderligere referencer' er nye. 'Yderligere referencer' er ikke angivet i monografien, men er medtaget i forskningsøjemed.
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Hørfrø har fundets på jorden i mange mange år, og her forneden er en artikel jeg fandt som forklarer det hele så godt, så jeg syntes ikke jeg behøver forklare det hele selv/ Sofie =)
Hørfrø - hele og knuste: vejen til sundhed
Latinsk navn: Linum usitatissimum Farmakopé-navn:
Lini semen Andre navne:
Hørfrø, linfrø Oversigt Hør er en etårig plante, som menes at stamme fra Egypten. Den er blevet dyrket verden over gennem så mange århundreder, at dens geografiske oprindelse fortaber sig i det uvisse.
De hørfrø, der sælges i Europa, kommer fra Argentina, Marokko, Tyrkiet, Indien og flere andre lande. De frø, der anvendes i den kinesiske medicin, produceres primært i Indre Mongoliet og provinserne Heilongjiang, Liaoning og Jilin, mens den indiske medicin i stor udstrækning er baseret på hørfrø, der er dyrket i landet, primært i provinserne Bengalen og Bihar og Unionsterritorierne.
Hørfrø er en af de planter, der længst er dyrket over hele verden. Man har fundet hørfrø og tøj vævet af hør i ægyptiske gravkamre, og Bibelen nævner i 2. Mosebog, kap. 28, at de jødiske ypperstepræster bar tøj, der var fremstillet af hør.
Vore dages behandlingsmæssige brug af hørplanten i både Asien, Europa og Nordamerika kan spores tilbage til den gamle romerske medicin og formentlig også tilbage til de gamle grækere og egyptere. Plinius den Ældre (ca. 23-79 e. Kr.) opremser 30 medikamenter, der alle er baseret på hørfrø, bl.a. oral indtagelse som et mildt afførende stof og topisk anvendelse som omslag mod lokale betændelsestilstande.
I kinesiske farmakopeer angives hørfrø stadig officielt som et middel mod forstoppelse og tør, kløende hud. I den ayurvediske medicin anerkendes hørfrø specifikt til udvortes brug som omslag mod bylder og indvortes som et lindrende og afførende middel. Hørfrø-omslag anvendes mod betændelsestilstande, bylder og smertelindring i traditionel amerikansk medicin og som et blødgørende stof i moderne veterinærmedicin.
I Tyskland anvendes hørfrøene oftest som afførende middel - enten hele eller friskknuste sammen med vand. Desuden kan man tilberede opslæmninger til brug ved lindring. Udvortes anvendes hørfrø som et fugtigt-varmt kataplasma, kompres eller omslag til at mindske inflammationstilstande. I USA anvendes hørfrøene til samme formål, men amerikanske forbrugere tilsætter oftere frøene som en ingrediens i en sund kost eller som et nutraceutisk produkt (f.eks. i bagværk, brød, chokoladebarer, morgenmadsprodukter osv.).
De moderne anvendelsesområder er understøttet af hørfrøets flere tusind år lange historie med klinisk anvendelse i veletablerede, traditionelle medicinske retninger, af reagensglas- og dyreforsøg, undersøgelser af næringssammensætning og kostmæssig værdi samt adskillige kliniske forsøg på mennesker.
Nye kliniske forsøg tyder på, hørfrøet har et betydeligt potentiale ud over de nuværende, veldokumenterede anvendelsesområder. Forsøg med hørfrø-præparater har vist, at frøet
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virker kræfthæmmende
- er i stand til at behandle lupus nephritis (en nyresygdom)
- reducerer risikoen for åreforkalkning hos personer med et forøget fedtindhold i blodet og forbedrer karfunktionen hos svært overvægtige,
- positivt påvirker blodpladernes sammensætning og funktion
- medvirker til at sikre et godt helbred.
Tre dyreforsøg har vist, at tilsætning af hørfrø til kosten kan reducere antallet af kræftsvulster hos rotter.
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I det første forsøg fik forsøgsdyrene 5 eller 10% hørfrømel som et tilskud til en kost med et højt fedtindhold, og forskerne kunne påvise en reduktion af brystvævet i epithelcellerne og i omfan- get af celleforandringer (59-66%).
- I det andet forsøg fik forsøgsdyrene indsprøjtet et kræftfremkaldende stof (7, 12-dimetylbenz(a)anthracen), inden de fik en fedtholdig kost blandet med 5% hørfrømel. Størrelsen på kræftsvulsterne blev reduceret med 67%.
- I det tredje forsøg gav man en enkelt indsprøjtning med det kræftfremkaldende stof azoxymetan og en kost med 5 og 10% hørfrømel - og her kunne man iagttage en 50% reduktion i antallet af tilfælde af tyktarmskræft.
Den forebyggende virkning skyldes tilsyneladende hørfrøets høje indhold af lignaner. Også andre videnskabelige forsøg har undersøgt virkningen af lignaner (secoisolariciresinol diglucoside) på svulstvæksten.
Fra et mindre, foreløbige forsøg rapporteres, at tilskud af hørfrø måske kan bremse udviklingen af nyresygdom i forbindelse med lupus. Ni patienter med lupus nephritis blev rekrutteret til forsøget, og heraf gennemførte de otte.
Efter at have foretaget målinger ved forsøgets start gav forskerne deltagerne 15,30 og 45 g hørfrø om dagen med fire ugers intervaller efterfulgt af en fem ugers udvaskningsperiode. Man målte derefter overholdelse af forsøgsprogrammet, sygdomsaktivitet, blodtryk, fedtindhold i plasma, rheologi (elasticitet, plasticitet og viskositet), blodpladesammenklumpning fremkaldt af blodpladeaktiverende faktorer, nyrefunktion og serum-immunologi.
Dosen på 30 gram hørfrø fungerede bedst - her kunne man konstatere en statistisk signifikant reduktion i blodets samlede kolesterolindhold og indholdet af LDL-kolesterol samt blodets viskositet. Alle deltagere kunne tåle de 30 gram dagligt, og man fastslog, at denne dosis havde en gavnlig indvirkning på nyrefunktionen samt på de inflammatoriske og åreforkalkningsfremmende mekanismer, der er på spil ved udviklingen af lupus nephritis.
Ved et forsøg med tre måneders fodring undersøgte forskerne, om man kunne reducere risikoen for åreforkalkning ved at give tilskud af hørfrø. Forskerne iagttog virkningen af et hørfrøtilskud bestående af tre skiver brød med hørfrø og 15 g knust hørfrø på serumindholdet af fedtstoffer hos 15 personer med øget fedtindhold som følge af lang tids indtagelse af E-vitamin (800 I.E. pr. dag).
Det samlede kolesterolindhold og LDL-indholdet i serum ændrede sig ikke under indtagelsen af hørfrø. Blodpladesammenklumpning stimuleret af thrombin blev mindsket ved indtagelse af tilskuddet. Omfanget af iltningen af serumfedtstofferne faldt signifikant i løbet af udvaskningsperioden.
Et andet forsøg analyserede næringsværdier hos mennesker, der spiser hørfrø med et højt indhold af alfa-linolensyre. Raske kvinder indtog testmåltider indeholdende 50 g knust, rå hørfrø om dagen i fire uger, hvilket udgjorde 12-13% af energiindtaget (24-25 g pr. 100 g samlet fedt).
Forskerne konkluderede, at op mod 50 g hørfrø med et højt indhold af alfa-linolensyre er acceptabelt, sikkert og formentlig sundhedsfremmende hos mennesker, fordi det øger indholdet af langkædede omega-3 fedtsyrer i plasma og erythrocytter og mindsker glucosereaktionen efter et måltid. Hørfrøtilskuddet var desuden i stand til at sænke det samlede serumindhold af kolesterol med 9% og indholdet af LDL-kolesterol med 18%.
Hørfrø er for nuværende ikke defineret i forhold til farmakopé-værdier på basis af en specifik kemisk sammensætning, men derimod på basis af en række identitets- og kvalitetsprøver, bl.a. organoleptisk vurdering, makroskopisk og mikroskopisk autenticering og en række kvantitative standarder. Som eksempel kan nævnes, at hørfrøets svulmeindeks ikke må ligge under 4 for hele frøet og 4,5 for det pulveriserede frø.
Beskrivelse Hørfrø består af det tørrede, modne frø af en række variationer af Linum usitatissium L. [af hørfamilien] samt præparater i effektive doseringer. De dyrkede varieteter Vav. og Ell. kan også anvendes til de indikationer, der er omtalt i denne monograf. Frøene indeholder: Fibre (hemicellulose, cellulose og lignin), fedtholdige olier med 52-76% linolensyreestere, albumin, linustatin og linamarin.
Kemi og farmakologi Hørfrø indeholder:
- faste olier (30-45%)
- triglycerider i form af linolen-, linol-, olein-, stearin-, palmitin- og myristinsyre
- proteiner (20-25%)
- planteslim (3-10%), sammensat af neutrale og syreholdige polysakkarider, som efter hydrolyse giver: galaktose (8-10%), arabinose (9-12%), rhamnose (13-29%), xylose (25-27%) og galakturon- og mannuron-syre (ca. 30%)
- steroler og triterpener (kolesterol, campesterol, stigmasterol og sitosterol)
- cyanogene glycosider (0,1-1,5%), primært linustatin og neolinustatin
- monoglycosiderne linamarin og lotaustralin
- secoisolariciresinol glycosid (et forstadie til lignaner hos pattedyr).
Kommission E har rapporteret om en af førende virkning, som skyldes volumenforøgelsen og den deraf følgende igangsætning af tarmperistaltikken på grund af strækreflekser. Man har desuden observeret en beskyttende indvirkning på slimlaget på grund af hørfrøets evne til at lægge sig på tarmvæggens overflade.
British Herbal Pharmacopoeia skriver, at hørfrøet virker som et afføringsdannende laksativ og lindrende middel. En reduktion i transittiden og en forøgelse af afføringens vægt hos patienter, der lider af forstoppelse, er blevet påvist ved to multicenterforsøg. Hørfrøet binder sig til vand og svulmer op, så der dannes en lindrende gel i tarmen, hvorved afføringen blødgøres, og dens volumen bliver forøget.
I en nyligt offentliggjort metaanalyse af en række kliniske forsøg angiver forskerne hørfrøets store indhold af alfa-linolensyre, en essentiel fedtsyre, og lignanstoffet secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) som værende kræfthæmmende og sundhedsfremmende i forbindelse med behandling af systemisk lupus erythematosis (SLE), hyperlipidæmi (forøget mængde fedtstof i blodet) og muligvis også malaria og slidgigt.
Hørfrø indeholder mere (mellem 75 og 800 gange så meget) af det sundhedsfremmende plantestof SDG sammenlignet med andre fødevarekilder.
Anvendelsesområder Kommission E har godkendt hørfrø til indvortes brug mod forstoppelse, ved problemer med en tyktarm, der er ødelagt af misbrug af afføringsmidler, irritabel tyktarm, udposninger på tarmene og som slimdanner ved mavekatar og tarmkatar. Til udvortes brug er hørfrøet godkendt til omslag ved lokale betændelsestilstande.
Ifølge ESCOP kan hørfrø anvendes indvortes mod forstoppelse, irritabel tyktarm, udposninger og til symptomatisk, kortvarig behandling af mavekatar og tarmkatar og udvortes mod smertende hudbetændelser.
German Standard License for hele eller friskknuste hørfrø betegner frøet som afføringsmiddel til behandling af forstoppelse og funktionelle tarmproblemer (irritabel tyktarm) og som et lindrende middel, der kan medvirke til behandling af betændelsestilstande i mave-/tarmsystemet.
Merck Index omtaler udvortes brug som blødgørende middel. Frøets slimindhold gør, at man kan anvende det på samme måde som loppefrø - dvs. som yderligere behandling af smerter i forbindelse med tyktarmsbetændelse med kramper.
Populært anvendes hørfrø inden for urtemedicinen mod hoste, ondt i halsen, åreforkalkning og slidgigt og udvortes mod bylder, sår og - blandet med gule sennepsfrø - som et omslag ved brystsygdomme.
Kontraindikationer Tarmslyng (uanset hvordan sygdommen er opstået).
Bivirkninger Hvis anvisningerne overholdes - og det gælder specielt indtagelsen af tilstrækkelige mængder væske sammen med hørfrøene (1:10) - er der ingen kendte bivirkninger.
Anvendelse under graviditet og amning Ingen kendte begrænsninger.
Interaktion med medicinske præparater
Som det gælder for alle slimdannende stoffer, kan optagelsen af andre medicinske præparater blive påvirket i negativ retning.
Dosering og indgivelse Indvortes Medmindre andet er angivet: Som frø og som knækkede eller groftknuste frø, hvor kun den yderste skal og slimhindedannende epidermis beskadiges; som hørfrøopslæmmet drik (vælling) og i sammensatte lægemidler.
Knækkede eller hele frø: 1 spsk. hele eller 'knækkede' frø ( knuste) med 150 ml væske 2-3 gange pr. dag (1 spsk. = 10 g frø).
Slimdannende vælling: Sæt 2-3 spsk. knuste hørfrø i 200-300 ml vand og si efter 30 minutter.
Udvortes Medmindre andet er angivet: Som hørfrømel eller presset hørfrø.
Kataplasma: En halvfast pasta indeholdende 30-50 g hørfrømel til et fugtigt-varmt omslag direkte på huden - omslaget anvendes som irritationshæmmer, der trækker blod til hudoverfladen for at fjerne dybtliggende inflammationstilstande. Bemærk: Hørfrømel blandes traditionelt med sennepsfrøpulver til dette formål.
Kompres eller varmt omslag: Gennemvæd et klæde med en varm, halvfast opløsning indeholdende 30-50 g hørfrømel. Fold klædet og læg det fast på som et fugtigt-varmt omslag direkte på huden til lindring af smerte eller betændelse.
Referencer: Allman, M.A., M.M. Pena, D. Fang. 1995. Supplementation with flaxseed oil versus sunflowerseed oil in healthy young men consuming a low fat diet: effects on platelet composition and function. Eur J Clin Nutr 49(3):169-178. Bierenbaum, M.L., R. Reichstein, T.R. Watkins. 1993. Reducing atherogenic risk in hyperlipemic humans with flax seed supplementation: a preliminary report. J Am Coll Nutr 12(5):501-504.
Bown, D. 1995. Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses. New York: DK Publishing, Inc. 304. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (BHP). 1996. Exeter, U.K.: British Herbal Medicine Association. Bruneton, J. 1995. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. Paris: Lavoisier Publishing. Budavari, S. (ed.). 1996. The Merck lndex: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 12. udgave. Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck & Co, Inc. Carlson, C. 1998. The Benefits of Flax. Herbs for Health Sept/Okt:63-65. Clark, W.F. et al. 1995. Flaxseed: A potential treatment of lupus nephritis. Kidney Int 48(2):475-480. Cunnane, S.C. et al. 1993. High alpha-linolenic acid flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum): some nutritional properties in humans. Br J Nutr 69(2):443-453. ESCOP. 1997. "Lini semen." Monographs on the Medicinal Uses of Plant Drugs. Exeter, U.K.: European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Europäisches Arzneibuch, 3. udgave. (Ph.Eur .3). 1997. Stuttgart: Deutscher Apotheker Verlag. Grieve, M. 1979. A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Haggerty, W. 1999. Flax: Ancient Herb and Modern Medicine. Herbal Gram 45:51-56. Kapoor, L.D. 1990. Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 217.
Karnick, C.R. 1994. Pharmacopoeial Standards of Herbal Plants, Bind 1-2. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications. Bind 1:228-229; Bind 2:55. Nadkarni, K.M. 1976. Indian Materia Medica. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. 743-746.
Nestel, P.J. et al. 1997. Arterial compliance in obese subjects is improved with dietary plant n-3 fatty acid from flaxseed oil despite increased LDL oxidizability. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 17(6):1163-1170. Ph.Eur.3. Se Europäisches Arzneibuch. Pharmacopee Francaise Xe Édition (Ph.Fr.X.). 1983-1990. Moulins-les-Metz: Maisonneuve S.A. Serraino, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1991. The effect of flaxseed supplementation on early risk markers for mammary carcinogenesis. Cancer Lett 60(2):135-142. Serraino, M. and L. U. Thompson. 1992a. The effect of flaxseed supplementation on the initiation and promotional stages of mammary tumorigenesis. Nutr Cancer 17(2):153-159. Serraino, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1992b. Flaxseed supplementation and early markers of colon carcinogenesis. Cancer Lett 63(2):159-165. Taber, C.W. 1962. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 9. udgave. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. F-21. Tu, G. (ed.). 1992. Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (Engelsk udgave 1992). Beijing: Guangdong Science and Technology Press. Wichtl, M. and N.G. Bisset (eds.). 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers.
Yen, K. Y. 1992. The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica-Crude and Prepared. Taipei: SMC Publishing, Inc. 174.
Yderligere referencer: Cunnane, S.C. et al. 1995. Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults. Am J Clin Nutr 61(1):62-68. Gilman, A.G., T.W. Rall, A.S. Nies, P. Taylor (eds.). 1990. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. New York: Pergamon Press. 915-918. Jenab, M. and L.U. Thompson. 1996. The influence of flaxseed and lignans on colon carcinogenesis and beta-glucuronidase activity. Carcinogenesis 17(6):1343-1348. Jens, R., R. Nitsch-Fitz, H. Wutzl, H. Maruna. 1981. Ergebnisse einer Praxisstudie mit einer Leinsamen-Kombination zur Behebung der chronischen Obstipation bei 114 Patienten aus dem Raum Wien. Der Praktische Arzt 35:80. Kurth, W. 1976. Therapeutische Wirksamkeit, Vertraglichkeit und Akzeptabilität von Linusit in der Praxis. Der Kassenarzt 16:3546. McGuffin, M., C. Hobbs, R. Upton, A. Goldberg. 1997. American Herbal Product Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Obermeyer, W.R., C. Warner, R.E. Casey, S.M. Musser. 1993. Flaxseed lignans. Isolation, metabolism and biological effects (Abstract 4985). Experimental Biol 93. Obermeyer, W.R. et al. 1995. Chemical studies of phytoestrogens and related compounds in dietary supplements: flax and chaparral (43824). Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208(1):6-12. Reynolds, J.E.F. (ed.). 1993. Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30. udgave. London: The Pharmaceutical Press. 886. Schilcher, H. 1979. Zyanidvergiftung durch Leinssamen? Dtsch Ärtzteblatt 76:955-956. Schilcher, H. and A. NissIer. 1980. Pflanzliche Öle - ihre Analytik und diatetische Verwendung. Phys Med u Reh 21:141-156. Schilcher, H, V. Schulz, A. NissIer. 1986. Zur Wirksamkeit und Toxikologie von Semen Lini. Z Phytotherapie 7: 113-117. Schilcher, H. and M. Wilkens-Sauter. 1986. Quantitative Bestimmung cyanogener Glykoside in Linum usitatissimum mit Hilfe der HPLC. Fette Seifen Anstrichmittel 88:287-290. Steinegger, E. and R. Hänsel. 1988. Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie und Phytopharmazie, 4. udgave. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.128-129. Thompson, L.U., P. Robb, M. Serraino, F. Cheung. 1991. Mammalian lignan production from various foods. Nutr Cancer 16(1):43-52. Thompson, L.U. et al. 1996. Flaxseed and its lignan and oil components reduce mammary tumor growth at a late stage of carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis 17(6):1373-1376. Trease, G.E. and W.C. Evans. 1989. Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy, 13. udgave. London; Philadelphia: Baillière Tindall. 336. Wagner, H., W. Budweg, M.A. Iyengar, O. Volk, M. Sinn. 1972. Linosid A und B, zwei neue flavon-C-glykoside aus Linum maritimum, Z Naturforsch B 27(7):809-812. Wagner, H. 1980. Pharmazeutische Biologie, Vol. 2. Drogen und ihre Inhaltsstoffe. Stuttgart-New York: Gustav Fischer. 261-262. Weiss, R.F. 1991. Lehrbuch der Phytotherapie, 7. udgave. Stuttgart: Hippokrates.131-133. Weiss, S.G., M. Tin-Wa, R.E. Perdue, N.R. Farnsworth. 1975. Potential anticancer agents II: antitumor and cytotoxic lignans from Linum album (Linaceae). J Pharm Sci 64(1):95-98. Willuhn, G. 1989. Teedrogen, 2. udgave. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft. 306- 308.
Yan, L., J.A. Yee, D. Li, M.H. McGuire, L.U. Thompson. 1998. Dietary flaxseed supplementation and experimental metastasis of melanoma cells in mice. Cancer Lett 124(2): 181-186.
Denne monograf er udarbejdet på basis af The Complete German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. M. Blumenthal, W.R. Busse, A. Goldberg, J. Gruenwald, T. Hall, C.W. Riggins, R.S. Rister (red.) S. Klein og R.S. Rister (oversætt.). 1998. Austin: American Botanical Council; Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications. 1. Afsnittet
1. Overblik' er ny information. 2. Afsnittene 'Beskrivelse', 'Kemi og farmakologi', 'Anvendelsesområder', 'Kontraindikationer', 'Bivirkninger', 'Interaktion med medicinske præparater' og 'Dosering og indgivelse' er hentet fra den oprindelige monografi. Der er tilføjet ny information i nogle af eller alle disse afsnit. 3. Doseringen for tilsvarende blandinger (te, vandig ekstrakt eller tinktur) kan udregnes på basis af følgende eksempler: Medmindre andet er angivet:
2 g pr. dag af pulveriseret, knust, knækket eller hel plantedel. Te: 2 g i 150 ml vand Vandig ekstrakt: 1:1 (g/ml): 2 ml Tinktur: 1:5 (g/ml): 10 ml
4. Afsnittene 'Referencer' og 'Yderligere referencer' er nye. 'Yderligere referencer' er ikke angivet i monografien, men er medtaget i forskningsøjemed.
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mandag den 23. januar 2012
Study on soy products, no danger
We do alot of research in my school and my teacher is one of the board members in a 3 year long study in the EU on health related benefits vs. dangers of soy. But it´s not published just yet, so for now you can read this articel from Dr Weil.
I'm aware of Internet paranoia on the subject of soy and the contention that only fermented soy is safe to consume. That is simply not true. Some of the best forms of soy - edamame, tofu and soy nuts - are unfermented and are much more likely to help you than hurt you.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
I'm aware of Internet paranoia on the subject of soy and the contention that only fermented soy is safe to consume. That is simply not true. Some of the best forms of soy - edamame, tofu and soy nuts - are unfermented and are much more likely to help you than hurt you.
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Other concerns about soy safety focus on the following issues:- Breast cancer: Here, the idea is that high levels of isoflavones, active ingredients in soy that behave like estrogen in the body, may increase the risk of breast cancer. While high levels of isolated isoflavones may do so, it appears that the total mix of weak plant estrogens in soy protects the body's estrogen receptors. This protection may reduce the effects of excess estrogen exposure from such external sources as meats and dairy products from hormone-treated cows as well as artificial chemicals and industrial pollutants that act as foreign estrogens. Japanese women whose diets contain a lot of soy foods have only one-fifth the rate of breast cancer that occurs among Western women.
- Thyroid Problems: Excess consumption of soy can affect thyroid function, but only if you have a thyroid disorder to begin with or if you're not getting enough iodine in your diet (a rare deficiency in the United States). If you take medication for hypothyroidism (low thyroid), and are concerned about the effect of eating two daily servings of soy, have your thyroid levels checked regularly.
- Mineral absorption: The idea that substances in soy called phytates block absorption of essential minerals is also in circulation, but there is no scientific data suggesting that soy consumption leads to mineral deficiency in humans.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
New study on Curcumin and cancer
Det er ikke noget nyt at gurkemeje er godt for mange ting. Men her er lidt nyt at læse:
New Study: Curcumin Suppresses Cancer Growth
ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2011) —
Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of these cancers also reduced a number of pro-inflammatory cytokines, or signaling molecules, in the saliva that promote cancer growth, said Dr. Marilene Wang, a professor of head and neck surgery, senior author of the study and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher.
“This study shows that curcumin can work in the mouths of patients with head and neck malignancies and reduce activities that promote cancer growth,” Wang said. “And it not only affected the cancer by inhibiting a critical cell signaling pathway, it also affected the saliva itself by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines within the saliva.”
The study appears Sept. 15 in Clinical Cancer Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Association of Cancer Research.
Turmeric is a naturally occurring spice widely used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking and has long been known to have medicinal properties, attributed to its anti-inflammatory effects. Previous studies have shown it can suppress the growth of certain cancers. In India, women for years have been using turmeric as an anti-aging agent rubbed into their skin, to treat cramps during menstruation and as a poultice on the skin to promote wound healing.
A 2005 study by Wang and her team first showed that curcumin suppressed the growth of head and neck cancer, first in cells and then in mouse models. In the animal studies, the curcumin was applied directly onto the tumors in paste form. In a 2010 study, also done in cells and in mouse models, the research team found that the curcumin suppressed head and neck cancer growth by regulating cell cycling, said scientist Eri Srivatsan, an adjunct professor of surgery, article author and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher who, along with Wang, has been studying curcumin and its anti-cancer properties for seven years.
The curcumin binds to and prevents an enzyme known as IKK, an inhibitor of kappa β kinase, from activating a transcription factor called nuclear factor kappa β (NFκβ), which promotes cancer growth.
In this study, 21 patients with head and neck cancers gave samples of their saliva before and after chewing two curcumin tablets totaling 1,000 milligrams. One hour later, another sample of saliva was taken and proteins were extracted and IKKβ kinase activity measured. Thirteen subjects with tooth decay and five healthy subjects were used as controls, Wang said.
Eating the curcumin, Wang said, put it in contact not just with the cancer but also with the saliva, and the study found it reduced the level of cancer enhancing cytokines.
An independent lab in Maryland was sent blind samples and confirmed the results — the pro-inflammatory cytokines in the saliva that help feed the cancer were reduced in the patients that had chewed the curcumin and the cell signaling pathway driving cancer growth was inhibited, Wang said.
“The curcumin had a significant inhibitory effect, blocking two different drivers of head and neck cancer growth,” Wang said. “We believe curcumin could be combined with other treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation to treat head and neck cancer. It also could perhaps be given to patients at high risk for developing head and neck cancers — smokers, those who chew tobacco and people with the HPV virus — as well as to patients with previous oral cancers to fight recurrence.”
The curcumin was well tolerated by the patients and resulted in no toxic effects. The biggest problem was their mouths and teeth turned bright yellow.
“Curcumin inhibited IKKβ kinase activity in the saliva of head and neck cancer patients and this inhibition correlated with reduced expression of a number of cytokines,” the study states. “IKKβ kinase could be a useful biomarker for detecting the effects of curcumin in head and neck cancer.”
To be effective in fighting cancer, the curcumin must be used in supplement form. Although turmeric is used in cooking, the amount of curcumin needed to produce a clinical response is much larger. Expecting a positive effect through eating foods spiced with turmeric is not realistic, Wang said.
The next step for Wang and her team is to treat patients with curcumin for longer periods of time to see if the inhibitory effects can be increased. They plan to treat cancer patients scheduled for surgery for a few weeks prior to their procedure. They’ll take a biopsy before the curcumin is started and then at the time of surgery and analyze the tissue to look for differences.
“There’s potential here for the development of curcumin as an adjuvant treatment for cancer,” Wang said. “It’s not toxic, well tolerated, cheap and easily obtained in any health food store. While this is a promising pilot study, it’s important to expand our work to more patients to confirm our findings.”
Dr. Jonny Comments:
Curcumin is fast becoming one of the hot topics in nutritional supplementation, along with asataxthin, resveratrol, vitamin K and vitamin D. This is just one of a number of studies showing curcumin’s positive effect on cancer tumors. Curcumin is also one of the most helpful compounds for the liver, and is highly anti-inflammatory as well. It’s also wonderful for pain, particularly pain from inflammation (i.e. arthritis, joint pain, etc.)
I think we’ll see more and more studies like this showing the enormous benefits of this supplement. Curcumin is the main reason i gave turmeric– which is the spice in which curcumin is found– a “Star” in my book, “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth“. I use it on vegetables, eggs, and all sorts of other dishes. And I take the supplement on a daily basis.
Source: Johnny Bowden
Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of these cancers also reduced a number of pro-inflammatory cytokines, or signaling molecules, in the saliva that promote cancer growth, said Dr. Marilene Wang, a professor of head and neck surgery, senior author of the study and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher.
“This study shows that curcumin can work in the mouths of patients with head and neck malignancies and reduce activities that promote cancer growth,” Wang said. “And it not only affected the cancer by inhibiting a critical cell signaling pathway, it also affected the saliva itself by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines within the saliva.”
The study appears Sept. 15 in Clinical Cancer Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Association of Cancer Research.
Turmeric is a naturally occurring spice widely used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking and has long been known to have medicinal properties, attributed to its anti-inflammatory effects. Previous studies have shown it can suppress the growth of certain cancers. In India, women for years have been using turmeric as an anti-aging agent rubbed into their skin, to treat cramps during menstruation and as a poultice on the skin to promote wound healing.
A 2005 study by Wang and her team first showed that curcumin suppressed the growth of head and neck cancer, first in cells and then in mouse models. In the animal studies, the curcumin was applied directly onto the tumors in paste form. In a 2010 study, also done in cells and in mouse models, the research team found that the curcumin suppressed head and neck cancer growth by regulating cell cycling, said scientist Eri Srivatsan, an adjunct professor of surgery, article author and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher who, along with Wang, has been studying curcumin and its anti-cancer properties for seven years.
The curcumin binds to and prevents an enzyme known as IKK, an inhibitor of kappa β kinase, from activating a transcription factor called nuclear factor kappa β (NFκβ), which promotes cancer growth.
In this study, 21 patients with head and neck cancers gave samples of their saliva before and after chewing two curcumin tablets totaling 1,000 milligrams. One hour later, another sample of saliva was taken and proteins were extracted and IKKβ kinase activity measured. Thirteen subjects with tooth decay and five healthy subjects were used as controls, Wang said.
Eating the curcumin, Wang said, put it in contact not just with the cancer but also with the saliva, and the study found it reduced the level of cancer enhancing cytokines.
An independent lab in Maryland was sent blind samples and confirmed the results — the pro-inflammatory cytokines in the saliva that help feed the cancer were reduced in the patients that had chewed the curcumin and the cell signaling pathway driving cancer growth was inhibited, Wang said.
“The curcumin had a significant inhibitory effect, blocking two different drivers of head and neck cancer growth,” Wang said. “We believe curcumin could be combined with other treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation to treat head and neck cancer. It also could perhaps be given to patients at high risk for developing head and neck cancers — smokers, those who chew tobacco and people with the HPV virus — as well as to patients with previous oral cancers to fight recurrence.”
The curcumin was well tolerated by the patients and resulted in no toxic effects. The biggest problem was their mouths and teeth turned bright yellow.
“Curcumin inhibited IKKβ kinase activity in the saliva of head and neck cancer patients and this inhibition correlated with reduced expression of a number of cytokines,” the study states. “IKKβ kinase could be a useful biomarker for detecting the effects of curcumin in head and neck cancer.”
To be effective in fighting cancer, the curcumin must be used in supplement form. Although turmeric is used in cooking, the amount of curcumin needed to produce a clinical response is much larger. Expecting a positive effect through eating foods spiced with turmeric is not realistic, Wang said.
The next step for Wang and her team is to treat patients with curcumin for longer periods of time to see if the inhibitory effects can be increased. They plan to treat cancer patients scheduled for surgery for a few weeks prior to their procedure. They’ll take a biopsy before the curcumin is started and then at the time of surgery and analyze the tissue to look for differences.
“There’s potential here for the development of curcumin as an adjuvant treatment for cancer,” Wang said. “It’s not toxic, well tolerated, cheap and easily obtained in any health food store. While this is a promising pilot study, it’s important to expand our work to more patients to confirm our findings.”
Dr. Jonny Comments:
Curcumin is fast becoming one of the hot topics in nutritional supplementation, along with asataxthin, resveratrol, vitamin K and vitamin D. This is just one of a number of studies showing curcumin’s positive effect on cancer tumors. Curcumin is also one of the most helpful compounds for the liver, and is highly anti-inflammatory as well. It’s also wonderful for pain, particularly pain from inflammation (i.e. arthritis, joint pain, etc.)
I think we’ll see more and more studies like this showing the enormous benefits of this supplement. Curcumin is the main reason i gave turmeric– which is the spice in which curcumin is found– a “Star” in my book, “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth“. I use it on vegetables, eggs, and all sorts of other dishes. And I take the supplement on a daily basis.
Source: Johnny Bowden
fredag den 20. januar 2012
The top 12 cancer-causing prod.
The Top 12 Cancer-Causing products in the Average Home
Among many other cancer causing products commonly found in the home, this dirty dozen list has made it to the Hall of Shame. The Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC) and Ralph Nader have released a “Dirty Dozen” list of consumer products used in most American homes, and manufactured by giant U.S. corporations.
COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
Talcum Powder- (Johnson & Johnson. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredient:
TALC, Carcinogenic and a risk factor for ovarian cancer; lung irritant.
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Cover Girl Replenishing Natural Finish Make Up (Foundation) (Procter & Gamble. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients
BHA, Carcinogenic.
TALC, Carcinogenic; Lung Irritant.
TRIETHANOLAMINE (TEA), Interacts with nitrites to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.
LANOLIN, Often contaminated with DDT and other carcinogenic pesticides.
PARABENS, Contact dermatitis.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of unlabeled, untested, and toxic ingredients; contact dermatitis.
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Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste – (Procter & Gamble. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
FD&C BLUE #1, Carcinogenic.
SACCHARIN, Carcinogenic.
FLUORIDE, Possibly carcinogenic.
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Alberto VO5 Conditioner (Essence of Neutral Henna)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
FORMALDEHYDE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; contact dermatitis and sensitizer.
POLYSORBATE 80, Generally contaminated with the carcinogen 1,4-dioxane.
FD&C RED #4, Carcinogenic.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of undisclosed ingredients; contact dermatitis.
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Clairol Nice ‘n Easy (Permanent Haircolor) (Clairol. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
QUATERNlUM-15, Formaldehyde-releaser; carcinogenic; neurotoxic; contact dermatitis and sensitizer.
DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA), Carcinogenic; also interacts with nitrites to form a carcinogenic nitrosamine.
PHENYLENE-DIAMINES, Includes carcinogens and other ingredients inadequately tested for carcinogenicity; contact dermatitis.
PROPYLENE GLYCOL, Contact dermatitis.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of undisclosed ingredients; contact dermatitis.
NOTE: Also evidence of causal relation to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other cancers.
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
Ajax Cleanser (Colgate-Palmolive. Inc.)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic; eye, skin and lung irritant.
NOTE: Carcinogenicity of silica is admitted in 1994 Material Safety and Data Sheet (MSDS).
(Manufacturer claims to have reduced silica levels since 1993.)
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Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser (Reckitt & Colman. Inc.)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic; eye, skin and lung irritant. (Carcinogenicity is denied in Material Safety and Data Sheet.)
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Lysol Disinfectant Spray (Reckitt & Colman. Inc.)
Labeled or Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient:
ORTHOPHENYLPHENOL (OPP): Carcinogenic; irritant. (Carcinogenicity is denied in Material Safety and Data Sheet.)
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Zodiac Cat & Dog Flea Collar (Sandoz Agro. Inc).
Labeled Toxic Ingredient
PROPOXUR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic.
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Ortho Weed-B-Gon Lawn Weed Killer (Monsanto Co.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredient
SODIUM 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETATE (2,4-D), Carcinogenic with evidence of casual relation to lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma and other cancers ; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin.
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FOOD
Beef Frankfurters – (eg. Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE, Carcinogenic.
DACTHAL, Carcinogenic (can be contaminated with dioxin); irritant; strong sensitizer.
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
DDT, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin; xenoestrogen.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; teratogenic.
LINDANE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; damage to blood forming cells.
HORMONES: Carcinogenic and feminizing.
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, cause allergies and drug resistance.
Labeled Ingredient
NITRITE, Interacts with meat amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamines which are a major risk factor for childhood cancers.
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Whole Milk – (eg. Borden or Lucerne)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
DDT, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin; xenoestrogen.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin.
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, cause allergies and drug resistance.
RECOMBINANT BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE and IGF-1: Also, risk factor for breast, colon and prostate cancers.
Safer Alternative:
rBGH-free Organic skim milk
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“What is particularly galling about the “Dirty Dozen”, emphasized Ralph Nader, “is that these toxic chemicals don’t have to be there. Yet these corporations continue to expose people to health hazards unnecessarily”.
Current product labeling provides no warning for cancer and other chronic health risks. Food is labeled for cholesterol, but not for carcinogens. Cosmetics are labeled for major ingredients, but not for those that form carcinogens or contain carcinogenic contaminants. Except for pesticides, household products contain no information on their ingredients.
Cancer rates are skyrocketing. Currently, more than one-third of all of us will develop cancer in our lifetime, and one-fourth will die from the disease. Many cancers are due to avoidable exposures to industrial carcinogens in the food we eat, and the cosmetics and household products we use.
For more information, see: Steinman, D. and Epstein, S.S.
The Safe Shopper’s Bible, Macmillan/IDG 1995, New York, NY ( 800-434-3422 )
Epstein, S.S. The Politics of Cancer Revisited, East Ridge Press 1998, Hankins, NY ( 845-887-6467 ).
Read more on toxic products and ingredients found in home products and food.
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Hopefully this has gotten the message across that just because these products sit on store shelves, do not guarantee it’s safe to use. These are 12 of the thousands of products that have not been tested alone or in conjunction. We’d like to add one more to this product hall-of-shame.
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Most Brand-Name Laundry Detergents
These are loaded with extremely toxic chemicals (not legally required to be placed on their labels) that could harm you, your family and the environment. Residues of these chemicals are left on your clothes and are absorbed by your skin and evaporated into the air where they could be breathed in.
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
Linear alkyl sodium sulfonates (LAS) or ‘anionic surfactants’, carcinogenic, reproductive toxins
Petroleum Distillates, carcinogenic, cause lung damage, lung inflammation and damage to mucous membranes.
Phenols, toxic to central nervous system, heart, blood vessels, lungs and kidneys.
Sodium hypochlorite (household bleach): When it reacts with organic materials in the environment, carcinogenic and toxic compounds are created than can cause reproductive, endocrine and immune system disorders.
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COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
Talcum Powder- (Johnson & Johnson. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredient:
TALC, Carcinogenic and a risk factor for ovarian cancer; lung irritant.
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Cover Girl Replenishing Natural Finish Make Up (Foundation) (Procter & Gamble. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients
BHA, Carcinogenic.
TALC, Carcinogenic; Lung Irritant.
TRIETHANOLAMINE (TEA), Interacts with nitrites to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.
LANOLIN, Often contaminated with DDT and other carcinogenic pesticides.
PARABENS, Contact dermatitis.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of unlabeled, untested, and toxic ingredients; contact dermatitis.
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Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste – (Procter & Gamble. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
FD&C BLUE #1, Carcinogenic.
SACCHARIN, Carcinogenic.
FLUORIDE, Possibly carcinogenic.
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Alberto VO5 Conditioner (Essence of Neutral Henna)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
FORMALDEHYDE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; contact dermatitis and sensitizer.
POLYSORBATE 80, Generally contaminated with the carcinogen 1,4-dioxane.
FD&C RED #4, Carcinogenic.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of undisclosed ingredients; contact dermatitis.
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Clairol Nice ‘n Easy (Permanent Haircolor) (Clairol. Inc.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredients:
QUATERNlUM-15, Formaldehyde-releaser; carcinogenic; neurotoxic; contact dermatitis and sensitizer.
DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA), Carcinogenic; also interacts with nitrites to form a carcinogenic nitrosamine.
PHENYLENE-DIAMINES, Includes carcinogens and other ingredients inadequately tested for carcinogenicity; contact dermatitis.
PROPYLENE GLYCOL, Contact dermatitis.
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of undisclosed ingredients; contact dermatitis.
NOTE: Also evidence of causal relation to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other cancers.
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
Ajax Cleanser (Colgate-Palmolive. Inc.)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic; eye, skin and lung irritant.
NOTE: Carcinogenicity of silica is admitted in 1994 Material Safety and Data Sheet (MSDS).
(Manufacturer claims to have reduced silica levels since 1993.)
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Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser (Reckitt & Colman. Inc.)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic; eye, skin and lung irritant. (Carcinogenicity is denied in Material Safety and Data Sheet.)
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Lysol Disinfectant Spray (Reckitt & Colman. Inc.)
Labeled or Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient:
ORTHOPHENYLPHENOL (OPP): Carcinogenic; irritant. (Carcinogenicity is denied in Material Safety and Data Sheet.)
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Zodiac Cat & Dog Flea Collar (Sandoz Agro. Inc).
Labeled Toxic Ingredient
PROPOXUR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic.
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Ortho Weed-B-Gon Lawn Weed Killer (Monsanto Co.)
Labeled Toxic Ingredient
SODIUM 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETATE (2,4-D), Carcinogenic with evidence of casual relation to lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma and other cancers ; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin.
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FOOD
Beef Frankfurters – (eg. Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE, Carcinogenic.
DACTHAL, Carcinogenic (can be contaminated with dioxin); irritant; strong sensitizer.
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
DDT, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin; xenoestrogen.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; teratogenic.
LINDANE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; damage to blood forming cells.
HORMONES: Carcinogenic and feminizing.
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, cause allergies and drug resistance.
Labeled Ingredient
NITRITE, Interacts with meat amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamines which are a major risk factor for childhood cancers.
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Whole Milk – (eg. Borden or Lucerne)
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
DDT, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic; xenoestrogen.
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin; xenoestrogen.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Carcinogenic; neurotoxic; reproductive toxin.
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, cause allergies and drug resistance.
RECOMBINANT BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE and IGF-1: Also, risk factor for breast, colon and prostate cancers.
Safer Alternative:
rBGH-free Organic skim milk
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“What is particularly galling about the “Dirty Dozen”, emphasized Ralph Nader, “is that these toxic chemicals don’t have to be there. Yet these corporations continue to expose people to health hazards unnecessarily”.
Current product labeling provides no warning for cancer and other chronic health risks. Food is labeled for cholesterol, but not for carcinogens. Cosmetics are labeled for major ingredients, but not for those that form carcinogens or contain carcinogenic contaminants. Except for pesticides, household products contain no information on their ingredients.
Cancer rates are skyrocketing. Currently, more than one-third of all of us will develop cancer in our lifetime, and one-fourth will die from the disease. Many cancers are due to avoidable exposures to industrial carcinogens in the food we eat, and the cosmetics and household products we use.
For more information, see: Steinman, D. and Epstein, S.S.
The Safe Shopper’s Bible, Macmillan/IDG 1995, New York, NY ( 800-434-3422 )
Epstein, S.S. The Politics of Cancer Revisited, East Ridge Press 1998, Hankins, NY ( 845-887-6467 ).
Read more on toxic products and ingredients found in home products and food.
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Hopefully this has gotten the message across that just because these products sit on store shelves, do not guarantee it’s safe to use. These are 12 of the thousands of products that have not been tested alone or in conjunction. We’d like to add one more to this product hall-of-shame.
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Most Brand-Name Laundry Detergents
These are loaded with extremely toxic chemicals (not legally required to be placed on their labels) that could harm you, your family and the environment. Residues of these chemicals are left on your clothes and are absorbed by your skin and evaporated into the air where they could be breathed in.
Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
Linear alkyl sodium sulfonates (LAS) or ‘anionic surfactants’, carcinogenic, reproductive toxins
Petroleum Distillates, carcinogenic, cause lung damage, lung inflammation and damage to mucous membranes.
Phenols, toxic to central nervous system, heart, blood vessels, lungs and kidneys.
Sodium hypochlorite (household bleach): When it reacts with organic materials in the environment, carcinogenic and toxic compounds are created than can cause reproductive, endocrine and immune system disorders.
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