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Wine chemical eases age-related ailments

MICE STUDY YIELDS CLUES ON LONGEVITY
By Sandy Kleffman

It's not exactly a fountain of youth, but a substance found in red wine, grapes and nuts can prevent many age-related problems in mice, an intriguing new study reveals.

The substance, resveratrol, led to healthier hearts, better bone density, fewer cataracts and greater motor coordination in the animals.MORE

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Red Wine Increases Health

A compound in red wine may ward off a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts, researchers said on Thursday.

The study, involving mice fed a diet supplemented with resveratrol starting in their equivalent of middle age, is the latest to raise hope that the compound or drugs based on it may improve the health of people.

Most of mice given resveratrol did not live longer than other mice but were far more healthy in several important measures, according to the study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.MORE

Frequent Sex, Excercise, Dairy,Nuts,Red Wine,Broccoli Prevent Prostate Cancer!

Frequent ejaculations have been associated with a lower risk for prostate cancer. Some experts speculate that certain carcinogens may be concentrated in prostate fluid, so that frequent ejaculation helps eliminate them....A recent study, however, suggested a linear trend between red wine consumption and reduced risk of prostate cancer. In a study of over 1,400 newly diagnosed middle-aged patients with prostate cancer, researchers found that each additional glass of red wine consumed per week reduced the relative risk of prostate cancer by 6%....Research indicates that docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaneoic acid (EPA), the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, may be protective against prostate cancer. Some studies have reported a lower risk for prostate cancer in men who ate fish frequently (two or more times a week). ...

What adds to your risk?

Obesity, Vasectomy, Chemicals, Higher PSA Levels, and being black (genetics)...

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Living Well: Getting on the fasting track promises a bonus for your health

Every spring, Dr. Elson Haas supervises a group of 25 to 100 people who participate in a 10-day fasting program. He does it himself, too, a ritual he has followed since 1975.

"I was two years out of medical school, with chronic allergies and way overweight," recalled Haas by phone the other day after a day of seeing patients at his natural health clinic in Marin County, Calif. "I needed something."

Mini-fasts actually may have health benefits

Occasionally, almost everyone's had to skip a meal due to hectic schedules or certain religious practices. Going without food for a half a day usually results in nothing more than hunger pangs and maybe a little headache, all of which disappear when we chow down at the next meal.

But what happens if a mini-fast or severe calorie-reduced diet is extended for several days?

While just the thought of going without your daily mocha Frappuccino or lunchtime turkey sandwich may make your stomach growl ferociously, some medical research says short-term fasting and calorie restriction may actually be good for us.

Researchers Investigate (Horrors!) Nicotine's Potential Benefits

IN work that sounds a little like scientific blasphemy, medical researchers have begun paying increasing attention to some beneficial effects of nicotine that were first noticed in cigarette smokers.

After years of quiet discussion among scientists, hints that cigarettes can protect against some diseases or improve the outcome of others have led to growing interest in finding out why. This has focused attention on nicotine, tobacco's most active ingredient, as a potential treatment for several major health problems, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. MORE

Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Stop Repeat Stroke

Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA -- the essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in oily fish -- may help protect stroke patients from suffering a second stroke, a Japanese study shows.

In a study of people with high cholesterol who were taking a low dose of a cholesterol-lowering "statin," researchers found that adding EPA did not reduce the occurrence of a first stroke but did lower recurrence rates in those with a history of stroke. MORE

Plans to ban dozens of pesticides will 'lead to food shortages and send prices rising further'

Plans to ban dozens of pesticides will lead to more food shortages and send prices rising further, it was claimed yesterday.

A directive being proposed by the European Commission is designed to reduce the level of toxic chemicals in food.

It would lead to a ban on 15 per cent of pesticides, it has been estimated.

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European plans to ban potentially dangerous pesticides will lead to more food shortages and send prices soaring even further, scientists have warned

Dr Ian Denholm, of Rothamsted Research Institute in Hertfordshire, said the ban was politically motivated and would have ' genuinely alarming' consequences, including pushing up food prices.

But anti-pesticide campaigners accused the scientists of scare mongering, and said the new rules were a sensible "precautionary move" that would protect people's health. More

Drinking coffee after a workout helps muscles refuel

WASHINGTON: Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine after rigorous exercise, thus improving their performance. More

Call Her The Modern Sarah!

Gran, 70, gives birth to twins

Gran ... gives birth to twins

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A 70-YEAR-OLD Indian woman has become the world’s oldest mum after giving birth to twins.

Omkari Panwar, the wife of a retired farmer, delivered a boy and girl by caesarean section on Friday.

The frail pensioner, who has two adult daughters and five grandchildren, underwent IVF treatment to produce a male heir to the family’s smallholdings.

Mum ... Omkari Panwar, 70

Her husband, Charan Singh Panwar, 77, mortgaged his land, sold his buffalos, spent his life savings and took out a credit card loan to finance the treatment.

“At last we have a son and heir,” he said. “We prayed to God, went to saints and visited religious places to pray for an heir.

“We kept no stone unturned and God has rewarded us. The treatment cost me a fortune but the birth of a son makes it all worthwhile. I can die a happy man and a proud father.” More....