The Health and Fitness Thread

Tink said:

Good to hear you got a second opinion Mr Burns : )
Always the best thing to do..

Alot of people are low in Vitamin D and wouldnt know it..

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It can have serious side effects too, so good idea to have an annual check up including all the blood tests.

Yep - Osteoporosis being the main one..
I agree, everyone should have full blood work whether they are sick or not to check its all running accordingly

So many that have medicals for work and find out things they never knew..

Just wondering if anyone has looked closely at the theory of 'food combining' with respect to efficient digestion and maximum nutrient extraction.

A google search turns up the usual mix of devotees and sceptics, but I haven't found much in the way of hard science to back up the claims.

A couple of studies seem to suggest that certain carbohydrates can limit the uptake of protiens.

http://www.peter-thomson.co.uk/foodc/why_science_supports_food_combining_.html

Here is a typical food combining chart.

http://e-waterionizers.com/downloads/Food combining Chart.pdf

The basic principles are explained here.

http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/food-combining.htm

Is this real science or junk?

Informed replies only please.:

Brisbane author Donna Fisher believes that one of the biggest dangers to our health is quiet, it's all around us, and we take it for granted that it's enitirely safe. I'm talking about electricity. She's written two books about the issue. The first was released last year called "Silent Fields, The Growing Cancer Cluster Story." And Donna's about to launch the follow-on book "More Silent Fields - Cancer and the Dirty Electricity Plague - The Missing Link."




http://www.silentfields.com/


After writing Silent Fields: The Growing Cancer Cluster Story: When Electricity Kills...which highlighted the dangers of electromagnetic radiation on human tissue, Donna Fisher was still haunted by the ever-increasing incidence of breast cancer. She continued in her quest to investigate more fully the darker side of electricity, which led her to the surprising discovery that there is a secretive and subtle underlying menace, in all probability one cause of the dramatic increase in cancers: ‘dirty electricity’.

Donna Fisher believes that dirty electricity threatens the wellbeing and health of everyone, a stance that is often met with initial disbelief. This book will leave you in no doubt that we do indeed have a plague of pandemic proportions on our hands.

It was when a school teacher helped a qualified and highly distinguished doctor finally gain access into a USA school to investigate why there were so many cancers that results showed what international scientists have known for decades: dirty electricity is killing people and making some very sick. The results of this study, together with information from leading experts in this field indicating how computers could increase the risk of breast cancer so significantly, were too much to ignore and Donna was prompted to investigate why it is now suspected that dirty electricity is the major contributor to many illnesses and cancer.

The electrical environment in our homes, workplaces, schools and hospitals has become toxic. It is imperative that we take personal responsibility to clean the electricity we live with every day. Pregnant women especially must take the necessary steps to protect their unborn child.

Donna Fisher explains that we are not hopeless and that there are constructive and simple things we can do in our homes right now to protect ourselves and our families. This book may be the most important book you ever read. It may even save your life.



"Very recently, new research is suggesting that nearly all the human plagues which emerged in the twentieth century, like common acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, female breast cancer, malignant melanoma and asthma, can be tied to some facet of our use of electricity. There is an urgent need for governments and individuals to take steps to minimize community and personal EMF exposures." 2008

"...the 20th century epidemic of the so called diseases of civilization including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes and suicide was caused by electrification not by lifestyle. A large proportion of these diseases may therefore be preventable.” 2009

2008 Samuel Milham, MD, MPH Medical epidemiologist in occupational epidemiology.


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Um, what's the difference between clean electricity and dirty electricity, and how do we turn the latter into the former?

Julia said:

Um, what's the difference between clean electricity and dirty electricity, and how do we turn the latter into the former?

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Indeed Julia, my thoughts exactly! And without having to buy her book!

Free info - try the library.

Also, the net. Can search for electromagnetic fields (EMF).
For example:

http://emf.mercola.com/sites/emf/ar...ps-to-reduce-electrosmog-in-your-bedroom.aspx

I've heard of this before. In fact there are guys that will check to see where the safe spots are in the house for your bed.

Wouldn't sparkies or linesmen be full of cancer?

Heard a Professor from Sydney on the radio today.

I think he said:
People working in electricity industry have more cancers.





Danger on the airwaves: Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb?
It's on every high street and in every coffee shop and school. But experts have serious concerns about the effects of electronic smog from wireless networks linking our laptops and mobiles, reports Geoffrey Lean

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ifi-revolution-a-health-time-bomb-445732.html










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I've heard protection can be had by fashioning a cone shaped aluminium foil hat, and sticking it on your head, horn shaped antennie optional

I would guess it has something to do with the current put through it, and whether it flows through a conductor shaped in a way to reinforce the EMF.

I remember reading that they wanted to conduct a study as to whether 240v countries have a lower cancer rate than 120v countries, as higher voltage means lower current, which generally means lower EMF, for same total wattage consumed. I regret I never saw the results of that study.

Julia said:

Um, what's the difference between clean electricity and dirty electricity, and how do we turn the latter into the former?

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It's just like cleaning anything. You use water. You take the live wire and put it in water, then you take the other wire and put that in the same water.

And, Voila, clean electricity

Darwin's theory at work

Trying to kill me off, huh Gooner?

Nanoparticles 'can damage DNA'

(UKPA) – 8 hours ago

Nanoparticles can damage DNA from a distance by affecting biological signals, scientists have shown.

Their influence is not stopped by a protective wall of cells, a study revealed.

The findings have both good and bad implications, experts believe. They raise questions about the safety of man-made particles, but also point the way to new avenues for medical treatment.

Nanoparticles are tiny fragments of material at scales of a millionth of a millimetre, or a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair.

They are already used in cosmetics, sunscreens, electronics, manufacturing, environmental processes and medicine. Future applications could include novel drug delivery systems and treatments that target cancer. But there are safety concerns, since small particles can display unexpected properties not seen in the same materials at larger scales.

The University of Bristol scientists carried out a study in which they showed that even without making contact, metal nanoparticles can damage DNA.

Although the experiment did not accurately mirror conditions in the human body, it illustrated an indirect mechanism by which nanoparticles can exert biological effects. The scientists grew a tumour "wall" about three cells thick and placed cobalt-chromium nanoparticles and human cells on either side of the barrier.

They found that the cells behind the biological wall suffered DNA damage just as if they had been directly in contact with the nanoparticles. Although the particles could not pass through the wall, they caused the barrier cells to generate harmful signalling molecules that inflicted the damage. The findings were published online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

Lead author Gevdeep Bhabra said: "Even though this work was done in the laboratory, our results suggest the existence of a mechanism by which biological effects can be signalled through a cellular barrier, thus it gives us insights into how barriers in the body such as the skin, the placenta and the blood-brain barrier, might work."

The research suggested that the indirect as well as direct health effects of nanoparticles should be taken into account when evaluating their safety, said the scientists. But they stressed that the experiment did not model conditions seen in the human body.

Copyright © 2009 The Press Association. All rights reserved.





http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hMgHkV22gGBCaWj7qdKcCAQY-sPA

Today's 60-year-olds may face more health problems than previous generations despite a lifetime of free healthcare


Health timebomb hits baby boomers: Over-60s suffer more illnesses caused by bad diet and lack of exercise

Fiona Macrae
Daily Mail
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:12 EST


They were the first to enjoy free health care, and had the time of their lives in the Swinging Sixties.

But the post-war 'baby boomers' are now paying the price.

Today's 60-year-olds are the first modern generation to be less healthy than their immediate predecessors.

Despite improvements in medicine and standards of living, they are more likely to be blighted by problems from aching knees and creaking hips to diabetes, asthma and strokes.

Even simple tasks such as getting in and out of bed or climbing ten steps without a rest prove a challenge.

And with fast food, lack of exercise and a growing reliance on computers and other technology, the future could be even bleaker.

Researcher Teresa Seeman said: 'The baby boomers, whatever health benefits they've enjoyed up until now, may not enjoy such a rosy old age.'



More at

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-illnesses-caused-bad-diet-lack-exercise.html

helicart said:

Just keep consuming lots of fatty food and booze GG.

If prostate cancer or an MI doesn't take you out early, at least the circulation to your reproductive kit will be so compromised, you'll be shooting so many blanks you won't be able to perpetuate your values on Planet Earth. :rippergun

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LOL

moneymajix said:

Nanoparticles 'can damage DNA'

(UKPA) – 8 hours ago

Nanoparticles can damage DNA from a distance by affecting biological signals, scientists have shown.

Their influence is not stopped by a protective wall of cells, a study revealed.

The findings have both good and bad implications, experts believe. They raise questions about the safety of man-made particles, but also point the way to new avenues for medical treatment.

Nanoparticles are tiny fragments of material at scales of a millionth of a millimetre, or a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair.

They are already used in cosmetics, sunscreens, electronics, manufacturing, environmental processes and medicine. Future applications could include novel drug delivery systems and treatments that target cancer. But there are safety concerns, since small particles can display unexpected properties not seen in the same materials at larger scales.

The University of Bristol scientists carried out a study in which they showed that even without making contact, metal nanoparticles can damage DNA.

Although the experiment did not accurately mirror conditions in the human body, it illustrated an indirect mechanism by which nanoparticles can exert biological effects. The scientists grew a tumour "wall" about three cells thick and placed cobalt-chromium nanoparticles and human cells on either side of the barrier.

They found that the cells behind the biological wall suffered DNA damage just as if they had been directly in contact with the nanoparticles. Although the particles could not pass through the wall, they caused the barrier cells to generate harmful signalling molecules that inflicted the damage. The findings were published online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

Lead author Gevdeep Bhabra said: "Even though this work was done in the laboratory, our results suggest the existence of a mechanism by which biological effects can be signalled through a cellular barrier, thus it gives us insights into how barriers in the body such as the skin, the placenta and the blood-brain barrier, might work."

The research suggested that the indirect as well as direct health effects of nanoparticles should be taken into account when evaluating their safety, said the scientists. But they stressed that the experiment did not model conditions seen in the human body.

Copyright © 2009 The Press Association. All rights reserved.





http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hMgHkV22gGBCaWj7qdKcCAQY-sPA

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This is really interesting. The potential new forms of drug delivery have a few of my old professors giggling like school girls.

How important is stretching to building muscle mass?

Naked shorts said:

How important is stretching to building muscle mass?

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Stretching aids flexibility (which also reduces chance of injury), and also aids recovery, muscle growth, and increases circulation.

Myofascial stretching is extremely popular method amongst bodybuilders and powerlifters (also known as myofascial release, fascia strecthing).

Fascia is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue that provides support and protection for most structures within the human body, including muscle. The fascia around muscle is extremely tough and becomes tight when blood and oxygen is pumped to the muscle; which in turn constricts the muscle (the pumped/tight feeling you get in your biceps after doing bicep curls). Because fascia is so tough, it doesn't allow the muscle much room to expand. It is like stuffing a large pillow into a small pillowcase. The connective tissue around your muscles is constricting the muscles within.

Technically, you are stretching your fascia slightly everytime you train (the pump/tightening feeling whn you train). However, specifically targeting the fascia through myofascial release gives the muscle more room to expand. Using the pillowcase example from above: imagine you can expand the size of the pillowcase by stretching it. This gives the pillow within more room and allow it to expand to fill that new space.

There are different ways to stretch the fascia. Personally I find Direct Myofascial Release the best for me. I do this using a foam roller I bought off a physio website (cost me about $35 plus postage). Using a foam roller is great because it is cheap and allows you to stretch by yourself (no need to rely on someone else, or pay for expensive masseur or physio treatments).

Obviously you will need to have your diet and training sorted too.

Hope this helps.

gav said:

I do this using a foam roller I bought off a physio website (cost me about $35 plus postage).

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You could have just brought a pool noodle. It's what a lot of athletes use.