[Wino]

Originally Posted by ekim68

Red wine may blunt aging, aid heart

MADISON, Wis., June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say low doses of resveratrol -- found in red wine -- may solve the "French paradox" of why the French have good hearts despite a high-fat diet.

Senior author Richard Weindruch of the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds low doses of resveratrol mimic the effects of what is known as caloric restriction -- diets with 20 percent to 30 percent fewer calories than a typical diet. Numerous studies have shown fewer calories can extend lifespan and blunt the effects of aging.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/...id_heart/4124/

(This IS good news for a couple of people I know..)

If there were any truth to this, my heart should be really, really healthy.......but it's not.......

Re CCM avatar - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

[ekim68]

Originally Posted by Wino

If there were any truth to this, my heart should be really, really healthy.......but it's not.......

Re CCM avatar - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Well, good grief Wino, if it isn't working switch to white wine, I'm a believer in experimenting.... And, I kind of thought CCM's avatar was them, but they seem so lively with that dance....They were much slower when I watched them...

[Wino]

Originally Posted by ekim68

Well, good grief Wino, if it isn't working switch to white wine, I'm a believer in experimenting.... And, I kind of thought CCM's avatar was them, but they seem so lively with that dance....They were much slower when I watched them...

There isn't a wine color or type that I haven't had copious amounts.............may be they mean in moderation.

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by Wino

There isn't a wine color or type that I haven't had copious amounts.............may be they mean in moderation.

You should watch their show in YouTube, They're funny!

[ekim68]

Light fantastic: pedestrians to generate power

THE power of the wind and the tide have been harnessed – now the footfall of trudging shoppers is to become the latest source of emission-free energy.

Underfloor generators, powered by “heel strike” and designed by British engineers, may soon be installed in supermarkets and railway stations.

The technology could use the footsteps of pedestrians to power thousands of lightbulbs at shopping centres. It works by using the pressure of feet on the floor to compress pads underneath, driving fluid through mini-turbines that then generate electricity, which is stored in a battery.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4087518.ece

[xico]

Originally Posted by Wino

If there were any truth to this, my heart should be really, really healthy.......but it's not.......

Re CCM avatar - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

You can google Matthias Rath and Linus Pauling (who got the Nobel Prize for his work with Vitamin C), at the U of Colorado (I think). 2500 mg of L-Lysine, 500 mg of L-Proline, and 2500 mg of vitamin C will, after a couple of months, clean out your arteries and restore your heart to pretty much normal . . . depending on a lot of other variations. Julian Whitaker, MD., wrote that a New York City cop who had previously had a heart attack was told by his cardiologist that if he didn't know his history he wouldn't have known that he had had a heart attack. The cop had been doing the lysine for 6 months. There's also a Chinese herb, Tienchi (you can google it) that does all sorts of good things for the heart. Martial artists use it to help heal injuries because it not only thins the blood, but helps the blood to coagulate faster than normal.

TIEN CHI ROOT (Panax notoginseng
Latin: Panax pseudoginseng, Panax notoginseng
Chinese: Tien chi / San qi / Tian qi

WHAT IT DOES: Tien chi root is
sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and warming in action. It stops bleeding while simultaneously reducing blood congestion and clotting. It also relaxes, detoxifies and repairs blood vessels, and speeds wound healing. It is a mild tonic.

RATING: Gold

SAFETY ISSUES: Do not use during pregnancy.

STARTING DOSAGE:

• Crude powder from Yunnan province: two to three 500-mg pills two times per day for three weeks following traumatic injury

Note: may be used several months or longer for chronic conditions.

Tien chi root is very popular among martial artists because of its unusual ability to simultaneously stop bleeding and reduce blood stagnation. This makes it the premier Chinese herb for wound healing. It reduces swelling and pain, and is used to treat traumatic injury, diabetic retinopathy, optic neuritis, glaucoma, chronic eye, joint or muscle inflammation, hemorrhage, surgical wounds, blood clots, sprains and fractures. It is extremely safe and can be used for long periods of time with no difficulty.

Tien chi root is the main ingredient in Yunnan Paiyao capsules, known throughout the world for their unparalleled ability to heal wounds, stop hemorrhage and repair tissue. I often prescribe tien chi root for two or three weeks to speed healing from surgery. The use of pure tien chi tablets can usually stop retinal bleeding within two days, and over three months, it can heal the capillaries and basement membranes at the back of the eye. I use it myself several months per year to prevent retinopathy, and so far I have never had a problem (40 years and counting). In addition to the herb’s benefits on diabetic retinopathy, one of the components of tien chi root has been indicated for lowering glucose-induced increases in blood sugar.

http://oneearthherbs.squarespace.com...toginseng.html

[ekim68]

Vitamin D: New Way To Treat Heart Failure?

ScienceDaily (Jun. 12, 2008) — Strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer: Recent studies suggest there’s yet another item for the expanding list of Vitamin D benefits. Vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin,” keeps the heart, the body’s long-distance runner, fit for life’s demands.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0611135038.htm

[ekim68]

Grape seeds may help prevent Alzheimer's

NEW YORK, June 19 (UPI) -- New York researchers say polyphenolics derived from red grape seeds may be useful agents to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/...2581213853706/

[poochee]

Neat health articles!

[ekim68]

Existing Drug Reverses a Form of Mental Retardation in Mice

A drug already on the market for a completely unrelated condition could be used to treat a form of mental retardation linked to autism—if the results of a study in mice hold up, researchers report.

Scientists used rapamycin—a medication doctors prescribe to patients who have had transplants to prevent their bodies from rejecting the new organs—to treat learning disorders associated with a disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in mice. TSC is a rare genetic disorder that causes brain tumors, seizures, learning disabilities, skin lesions and kidney tumors in the 50,000 Americans and one million people worldwide who have the disease.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...erses-a&sc=rss

[poochee]

Originally Posted by ekim68

Existing Drug Reverses a Form of Mental Retardation in Mice

A drug already on the market for a completely unrelated condition could be used to treat a form of mental retardation linked to autism—if the results of a study in mice hold up, researchers report.

Scientists used rapamycin—a medication doctors prescribe to patients who have had transplants to prevent their bodies from rejecting the new organs—to treat learning disorders associated with a disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in mice. TSC is a rare genetic disorder that causes brain tumors, seizures, learning disabilities, skin lesions and kidney tumors in the 50,000 Americans and one million people worldwide who have the disease.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...erses-a&sc=rss

[xico]

Everybody Surfs in Universal Broadband Campaign
Brad Reed, Network World
Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:05 AM PDT


Internet for Everyone, a new public interest group pushing for universal broadband access in the United States, launched this week with a press conference that made the case for expanding broadband reach to rural and low-income areas and households.

During an opening conference in New York last week, a wide array of speakers from business, government and academia pressed for the United States to adopt a national broadband policy that would make affordable, high-quality broadband Internet access as ubiquitous as telephone service. Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig said that broadband in the United States should be seen as a social infrastructure project that the government could help build out in places where ISPs have so far failed to build out high-speed networks.

"This is the first time we've tried to undertake the fundamental building of social infrastructure against the background of a Neanderthal philosophy which is that we don't need government to do it," he said. "And it's about time... that people recognize that the private sector has a vital role to play, but that it's never enough."

For the rest, click here.

LOL It's nice when other people recognize that the Neanderthals are still with us, holding us back, dragging us down, always singing "It can't be done!" making wars and building prisons. Might be genetic, might be environmental or too many preservatives.

[bassetman]

THe GOP gives Neanderthals a bad name!

[xico]

Originally Posted by bassetman

THe GOP gives Neanderthals a bad name!

[ekim68]

Originally Posted by bassetman

THe GOP gives Neanderthals a bad name!

More like the capitalists...It's all about money, not social well being...