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Tocotrienols From Plants Fight Breast Cancer |
Tocotrienols From Plants Fight Breast Cancer
Sunday, 28 February 2010 23:03
Tobi Raikkonen
Tocotrienols, a member of the Vitamin E family, have been well known for their cardiovascular protective abilities. Now a new study has shed light on its ability to fight breast cancer cells and tumors.
Specifically in its 'gamma tocotrienol' form, a study utilizing mice showed that a healthy consumption of tocotrienols inhibited the introduction of live breast cancer tumors implanted into the mice. The tocotrienol compounds stopped the spread of the dangerous cancer cells, and furthermore caused the death of the cells within the tumor simultaneously.
Although these are not the first ever studies showing the effectiveness of tocotrienols against breast cancer, they are the first to report on the actual process by which the anti-cancer compound accomplishes the feat.
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A.C. Grace Company NOTE: Newer tests have shown that a tocopherol-free Tocotrienol from the Annatto Bean shows cancer cell fighting benefits as well as helping with many other issues. Tocotrienols help maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Research indicates that they may also contribute to improving vascular and cardiometabolic integrity and help support a healthy cardiovascular system and normal blood glucose levels in pre-diabetic health.
The Annatto Bean results in a multi-E formulation high in delta-tocotrienol with gamma-tocotrienol that has shown to focus on specific, targeted, condition specific areas of concern. Read about A.C. Grace Company's UNIQUE E Tocotrienol here:
http://acgrace.com/tocotrienols.html
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Tocotrienols are Effective Bone Builders |
Tocotrienols are Effective Bone Builders
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Byron Richards, CCN
A new animal study compared the effectiveness of various forms of vitamin E in the quality of bone formation. The study found that gamma tocotrienol was the best form that supported multiple aspects of bone integrity during the process of normal bone formation.
The experiment involved male rats that were fed a diet bolstered with plain vitamin E (alpha tocopherol), delta tocotrienol, gamma tocotrienol, or control (olive oil). After 4 months the animals were sacrificed and the quality of their bone architecture was analyzed. While all forms of vitamin E showed better quality bones compared to the control group, the gamma tocotrienol group was best.
This study indicates the possibility that regular consumption of tocotrienols will assist in the ongoing process of bone remodeling, supporting higher quality bone formation.
(Read full article here)
A.C. Grace Company NOTE: Newer tests have shown that a tocopherol-free Tocotrienol from the Annatto Bean shows cancer cell fighting benefits as well as helping with many other issues. Tocotrienols help maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Research indicates that they may also contribute to improving vascular and cardiometabolic integrity and help support a healthy cardiovascular system and normal blood glucose levels in pre-diabetic health.
The Annatto Bean results in a multi-E formulation high in delta-tocotrienol with gamma-tocotrienol that has shown to focus on specific, targeted, condition specific areas of concern. Read about A.C. Grace Company's UNIQUE E Tocotrienol here:
http://acgrace.com/tocotrienols.html
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Eating Well in Your Autumn Years |
Eating well in your autumn years
by Eveline Gan
Feb 20, 2010
Weakened taste and smell sensations, and poor dentition can increase the risk of nutritional imbalance
As my Chinese epicurean grandmother would say when we gather for our weekly family meal - neng chi shi fu (it's a blessing to be able to eat).
However, for older adults, several issues may interfere with their ability to eat well in their autumn years.
Ms Lim Su Lin, chief dietitian at National University Hospital, said, generally, older adults tend to have poorer appetites due to reasons such as decreases in taste and smell sensations.
Mr George Toh, a dietitian at Alexandra Hospital's department of nutrition and dietetics, added that irregular meal patterns or the tendency to only eat foods that are easy on their teeth can increase their risk of nutritional imbalance.
"Poor dentition makes the elderly lean towards softer food - such as porridge with canned food - which may have a lower nutritional value. They may also consume insufficient fibre, as they often requires chewing," he explained.
According to Ms Lim, our aged need to increase their intake of proteins, calcium, vitamins B6, B12, D, E and folate.
Vitamins B6 and B12 generate red blood cells and keep the nervous system healthy. Vitamin D is needed for calcium absorption while Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant that aids healing, and keeps nerves and red blood cells healthy.
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Omega-3s May Slow Aging in Heart Patients |
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Omega-3s May Slow Aging in Heart Patients
Heart Disease Patients With High Omega-3 Fatty Acids Age More Slowly on Cellular Level
By Kathleen Doheny | WebMD Health News
Jan. 19, 2010 -- Heart disease patients with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids appear to age more slowly than those with the lowest blood levels, according to a new study.
Previous studies have shown that heart disease patients with a high intake of omega-3 fatty acids -- found in fish and in dietary supplements -- have higher survival rates.
The new study may help explain why. ''We've shown an entirely new effect of omega-3 fatty acids, which may be to slow down the biological aging process in patients with coronary heart disease," says lead author Ramin Farzaneh-Far, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco.
Farzaneh-Far and his colleagues looked at a marker of biological age -- the rate of shortening of telomeres, structures at the end of a chromosome involved in its replication and stability. As the telomeres shorten over time, the eventual result is cell death, scientists believe.
In previous research, Farzaneh-Far says, his team looked at the same group of heart disease patients and found that telomere length was ''a powerful predictor of death and bad outcomes [from heart disease]. In that [study], we found the shorter your telomeres, the greater your risk of death."
In the new study, the higher the blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the patients evaluated, the slower the rate of telomere shortening.
"We looked at the biological effects of higher blood levels," Farzaneh-Far tells WebMD, "not supplement intake."
The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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