Health Facts

Health Facts
1. Many heart transplants could be avoided if patients simply took CoQ10 and carnitine, two vitamin like nutrients needed for normal heart function. There’s plenty of scientific support for CoQ10, carnitine, garlic, and grape juice in the medical journals.
2. A new study reports that 60 to 70% of all cancers can be prevented with dietary and lifestyle measures. American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) scientists analyzed data from more than 44,000 pairs of twins, and found that lifestyle risks for cancer are more important than genetic risks. Important lifestyle changes include eating a whole-foods diet, being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding tobacco. (New England Journal of Medicine, 2000; 343: 2) For a free copy of AICR’s “Simple Steps to Prevent Cancer,” call (800) 843-8114, ext. 997, or visit
http://www.aicr.org.

3. Up to 2 million americans are hopsitalized, and about 100,000 die each year from prescription-drug side effects, but the FDA only hears about a few of them since the injury-reporting system is largely voluntary. According to a recent government report, the FDA learned of only 9,961 medication-related deaths and 33,541 hospitalizations in 1997.
4. A new study published in Preventive Medicine suggests that eating a vegan diet—no animal products, including dairy and eggs—can reduce your homocysteine level, which is linked to heart disease. Researchers propose that since folic acid is known to lower homocysteine, the success of the vegan diet is probably due as much to an increase in folic acid from dark-green veggies as it is to elimination of animal products.
5.Cow's Milk Linked To Diabetes A new study reported in the journal Diabetes has linked cow’s milk to juvenile, or insulin-dependent, diabetes. Finnish researchers studied infants who had relatives with diabetes, feeding them formula with and without cow’s milk until the age of six to eight months. The infants fed cow’s milk had a higher immune response to cow insulin than those not given cow’s milk. There was, however, no difference in the groups’ reactions to human insulin. The authors conclude that in some predisposed children, early exposure to cow’s milk may trigger an immune reaction to insulin.
6. High "C" Foods Lower Stroke Risk Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, and for those who survive a stroke, the paralysis and debility that follow are devastating. The bottom line? The best way to treat a stroke is to prevent one. Diet may be the key, according to researchers in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association. The 20-year study looked at more than 2,000 Japanese ages 40 and older, and found that those with the highest blood levels of vitamin C had a lower incidence—28 to 40%—of stroke than those with the lowest levels of vitamin C. People who had the highest intake of fruits and vegetables had the highest blood levels of vitamin C. Since fruits and vegetables are high in many antioxidants and other nutrients, researchers say it is unclear if the protective effect against stroke is due solely to vitamin C, but may have to do with a healthy diet overall, as well as lifestyle habits associated with healthy diets
7. Garlic Keeps Cancer At Bay Garlic has been associated with heart health for some time and now, it is showing promise as a cancer fighter. A review of garlic studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests garlic has a protective effect against stomach and colorectal cancer. An average intake of six cloves per week (cooked or raw) reduced the risk of both cancers by up to half.
8.Lycopene, a carotenoid found in tomatoes, is a powerhouse nutrient that helps prevent prostate cancer, heart disease and a host of other conditions.
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