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Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Mind. Skillet.lifehacker. There's even more evidence that one type of diet is the best for your body and brain. Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis | Human Reproduction Update | Oxford Academic. Skip to Main Content Sign In Register Advanced Search Online ISSN 1460-2369 Print ISSN 1355-4786 Copyright © 2017 Human Reproduction Update Connect Resources Explore Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

This Feature Is Available To Subscribers Only Sign In or Create an Account This PDF is available to Subscribers Only View Article Abstract & Purchase Options For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Share Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis | Human Reproduction Update | Oxford Aca Loading Services. The importance of selenium to human health. What Is Dimethylpolysiloxane and Why Is It In Our Food? - Granola Police.

Dimethylpolysiloxane (also known as polydimethylsiloxane) is a chemical compound derived from silicon that’s lurking in a lot of processed foods. It’s quietly hidden in many foods like cooking oil, fountain soda, gelatin, chewing gum, puddings, canned fruit, beer, wine and the list goes on. Not only is it in many processed foods, dimethylpolysiloxane is in a lot of everyday products including shampoos, caulking, mold-expulsion agents, cosmetics, lubricants, breast implants and the list goes on. One popular place where dimethylpolysiloxane is consumed is in anti-gas and anti-bloating medication. Not only that it’s in a lot of infant medication to treat colic. Dimethylpolysiloxane is even the active ingredient in a product by Nufarm called ‘Pulse Penetrant‘.

Pulse Penetrant is a product that when combined with glyphosate (Monsanto’s Round Up) and other herbicides increases the overall uptake and penetration of the herbicides. So why is dimethylpolysiloxane in many processed foods? BEWARE: TOXIC | SiOWfa14 Science in Our World: Certainty and Cont. Picture this: waking up in the morning after a long night out in search for that perfect bowl of cereal. Who doesn’t love a nice big bowl of cereal to start you day off right? What we don’t know about these delicious grains is what they are really made out of.

Cereal is made by a process called extrusion. An extruder is a machine that produces cereals with high temperature and pressure. Puffed cereals and rice cakes are prime examples of the cereals that are made from these extruder machines. In the book Fighting The Food Giants by Paul Sitt, this phenomenon is proven. Another study was described in Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell and Mary Enig, performed at the University of Michigan.18 rats, in groups of 3, were studied, and they were given different foods, as well. Clearly, we should stay away from cereals made with these toxins. Packaged cereals | Louisa Enright's Blog. Mainely Tipping Points 30 Cold cereal with milk and, maybe, some orange juice on the side–we think this breakfast is nourishing, right? Well, let’s take a look at the individual ingredients. Sally Fallon Morell provides such analysis in “Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry,” recently updated and reprinted in Well Being Journal, March/April 2011, 11-19.

The original text, given in a speech, is at www.westonapricefoundation.org. Both texts cover much more than packaged cereal, milk, and orange juice. All ready-to-eat cereal grains are so highly processed that whatever good the whole grains once contained is killed. This extrusion process “turns the proteins in grains into neurotoxins.” In 1960, researchers at the University of Michigan divided rats into three groups. The extrusion process alters the structure of grain proteins, so cereals in health food stores made of whole grains rather than refined grains may be more dangerous because they have a higher protein content.

Report suggests more US businesses offering unregulated, possibly harmful stem cell 'treatments' A new report suggests more clinics in the United States are offering potentially ineffective or harmful stem cell “treatments” without regulation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Researchers at the University of California and the University of Minnesota identified 351 U.S. companies marketing unapproved stem cell procedures at 570 individual clinics. Procedures include interventions for orthopedic injuries, neurological disorders, cardiac diseases, immunological conditions, pulmonary disorders, injured spinal cords, and cosmetic indications, according to a news release on the findings, which were published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

The study authors, bioethicist Leigh Turner and stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler, wrote in their report that it was unclear whether federal authorities, like the FDA, and state medical boards have underestimated the scope of the issue or whether they are taking minimal action despite their awareness. How Psychedelic Drugs Could Help Treat Addiction. Psychedelic drugs have been flirting with mainstream respectability lately, mainly thanks to scientific studies that have used them as tools to do things like illuminate the workings of the brain and treat depression. Another step toward mainstream medical acceptance of formerly “out-there” substances such as psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, may involve turning them against other drugs.

Across the US and UK, new clinical trials are using psychedelics in an attempt to treat addiction to everything from controlled substances including cocaine to alcohol and cigarettes. Even though it’s still not clear exactly how these drugs work in the brain, researchers think that the psychedelic experience itself could help people change their perspective, and their behavior, when it comes to drug addiction. And these psychologists are keen to try something new, because, as they admit, the current options are limited. "It’s a new paradigm for psychiatry. " Hendricks has a similar take. A Huge Study Found Less than Half of Psychology Findings Were Reproducible. Scientists love a good study of studies, but a new paper in Science takes this investigative thoroughness to a particularly high level: It features 270 researchers attempting to replicate a whopping 100 experiments from previously published psychology studies.

The point was to see if the studies, which are published in well-respected journals, were generally reproducible. By copying the same experiment with the same method, do you get the same results? In many cases: no. “Replication effects were half the magnitude of original effects, representing a substantial decline,” the authors said in their paper, writing under the Open Science Collaboration and led by Brian Nosek. “Independent replication is really a feature of good quality, robust scientific evidence,” Gavin Sullivan, a reader at the Centre for Research in Psychology, Behavior and Achievement at Coventry University, told me.

"Sometimes journal editors may favour more innovative or even counterintuitive findings. " Why Two Decades of Brain Research Could Be Seriously Flawed. It’s often said, a bit hyperbolically perhaps, that the human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. For thousands of years, we’ve wanted to peep inside and see what it’s doing—through trepanation, through CT scans, or through a technique that’s been in favour over the last two decades or so: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) which measures blood flow (and, indirectly, activity) inside the brain. fMRI is an amazing tool that’s spawned a whole new field of research, not to mention an endless series of studies on how the brain works. It’s allowed researchers to draw conclusions about drug addiction, about human empathy for robots, even about how we tend to respond to poetry and prose, just a few examples on a very long list.

But there’s a problem. Potentially, it’s a very big one: Statistical methods on which these studies are based could be seriously flawed, according to Anders Eklund of Linköping University in Sweden. Arepas ~ Venezuelan Corn Flour Flatbreads. All of us, at one time or another, have had food made from ground corn, be it cornbread, corn tortillas, tortilla chips, tamales or polenta. In my pantry there is a new kid on the block called pre-cooked white maize meal or “harina de maiz blanco precocida”, which is what I used to make my arepas.

The first time I made them, it was a totally new tasting experience for me. Nothing like cornbread or corn tortillas. Arepas taste like corn on the cob, ground up and fried in patties. Crispy on the outside, soft and fresh corn flavored on the inside. Arepas are unleavened flatbreads made from masarepa, a precooked corn flour prominent in the cuisines of Venezuela and Columbia. They are eaten daily in those countries either with accompaniments such as cheese and avocado, toppings, or split to make sandwiches. Just so you know: Cornmeal, used for cornbread and polenta, is ground dried corn, which may or may not have the hull and germ removed. Print Recipe Makes 8 arepas 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Fuck-yeah-fitness: muffintop-less: Now by no... - Healthy Minds;Fit Bodies.

What is Buckwheat? | Buckwheat for your health. The common misconception about Buckwheat is that it is though off as a wheat because of its name. Buckwheat is not a wheat, neither is it a grain although it is enjoyed in a similar fashion like a true grain. Buckwheat is actually a fruit seed. Because it is not a wheat, it does not contain gluten. Like this: Like Loading... Some helpful info to help you differentiate buckwheat in its different forms if you are planning on using buckwheat in your cooking. Unhulled What buckwheat looks like after its harvested. Raw After the hull is removed. Roasted After the hulled raw groats has been roasted. Click for more info about buckwheat and recipes.

Image source This useful image pretty much gives a summary of what Buckwheat is about. View earlier post on What is Buckwheat? Tartary buckwheat (also known as bitter buckwheat) is another species of buckwheat in the buckwheat family that is mainly grown in Asia. Tartary vs. common buckwheat. Buckwheat is known to be one of the riches sources of rutin. The World of Gluten-Free Bread: Improved Gluten Free Sandwich Bread Recipe. From what I have been seeing over the past year, just like cars and technology, gluten free bread is being upgraded with new and improved recipes. Curious as I am to this and always fine tuning my own recipe, I embarked on a trial and error series of several recipes that I had drafted together. I gathered my research from recipes I had been studying that used ingredients I hadn't tried in gluten free bread baking.

But after seeing such great and successful results I had to try these recipes out for myself. The recipe I have settled with (for now) is adapted from Fork and Beans Gluten-Free Vegan Bread recipe. I followed the recipe near true to form with the change of flour blend and binders. I also adapted the method in making the bread. I was pleased with the results. So without further delay, here is my new and improved gluten free bread recipe. Gluten Free Sandwich Bread Wet Ingredients: 240 ml warm soymilk 240 ml warm water 3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp white vinegar 2 tbsp pysllium husk.

The World of Gluten-Free Bread. 10 Superfoods for Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetes. Controlled trials of inositol in psychiatry. Controlled trials of inositol in psychiatry. Brains Do It: Lust, Attraction, and Attachment. “What t’is to love?” Shakespeare asked. Thousands of answers have been offered—but surprisingly few by biologists, including brain scientists. Perhaps at some level scientists share the poet’s conceit that love is ineffable, a human fifth dimension beyond reason’s ken.

While scientists regard other complex emotional states such as depression, anxiety, or fear as complex, but not unfathomable, love is relegated to the poets and songsters. Neglecting the biology of the emotions that direct mating and reproduction, emotions that in our species are sometimes called “love,” has had tragic consequences. Love is a powerful force; the vast majority of Americans marry. I believe that three primary, distinct, but interrelated emotion systems in the brain mediate mating, reproduction, and the rearing of young: lust, attraction, and attachment.

The three emotion systems can act independently, as well. What is the biology of these emotion systems? W. W. THE EXPERIENCE OF NOVELTY. INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS. Here Is What Your Hair And Scalp Say About Your Health | Wisance. Hair is produced by hair follicles situated in the deepest layer of the skin and is composed mostly of dead protein and pigment.

The quality, thickness and texture of the hair is reflected in the changes in the body’s metabolism. Listed are a few signs of what your hair and scalp say about your health. 1. Gray hair: Gray hair usually isn’t a sign of poor health, though anemia, thyroid issues, vitamin B-12 deficiency, and vitiligo can cause premature graying. 2. Dry/limp hair: Many factors can lead to over-dry hair, including hair dyes, hair blowers, and swimming in chlorinated water. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Veratrum californicum. Varieties[1] Veratrum californicum var. californicum - from Washington to DurangoVeratrum californicum var. caudatum (A.Heller) C.L.Hitchc. - Idaho, Washington, Oregon, N California Teratogenic effects[edit] It is a source of jervine and cyclopamine, teratogens which can cause prolonged gestation associated with birth defects[5] such as holoprosencephaly and cyclopia in animals such as sheep, horses, and other mammals that graze upon it.

These substances inhibit the hedgehog signaling pathway.[6] Use as prime material for medical drugs[edit] Cyclopamine extracted from V. californicum is being used in anti-cancer experimental drugs. Folk tradition[edit] The plant has become a local Fourth of July parade tradition in Crested Butte, Colorado, where it locally referred to as "skunk cabbage Gallery[edit] References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families^ Jump up to: a b Blackwell, Laird R. (1998).

External links[edit] True teeth care - re-enamalize naturally. Printer-friendly version Send to friend Letter from Gerard F. Judd , Ph. D. , Chemist, Researcher for 18 years and Professor of Chemistry for 33 yrs. April 2002 Dear Government Executive and Employee: We can all stop spending billions for American dental work and research. A great amount of REPUTABLE DENTAL RESEARCH proves the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 30% of American youths ages 8-10 have no cavities. 100% of Ugandan youths ages 6-10 have no cavities. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.

We now know we can cancel the green light given by Harry Truman with the help of Congress to subsidize dentistry. I hope you will put this information in the hands of your Congress persons so they and we may alert the newspapers, radio and TV stations, magazines, and all other news media as well as their friends, families, and associates about this giant leap in dental technology. Respectfully yours, Gerard F. THE CURE FOR CANCER - WE SHOULD ALL KNOW THIS. VIDEO: Is It Ok To Crack Your Knuckles? VIDEO: Didn't Get Enough Sleep? This Is What Happens. Oxalic acid excretion after intravenous ascorbic acid administration. Comparing Real Salt to Himalayan or Celtic | Real Salt. Readers’ Corner: Can My Doctor Get Into Big Legal Trouble by Offering Natural Health Treatments? Acid/Alkaline Balance and Paleo: Myth or Truth? Carnivore vs. Herbivore vs. Omnivore « Pet Food Nutrition. Red Cabbage Smoothie - According to Elle. Protein for Vegetarians (& the myth of incomplete proteins)

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So Apparently, We've Been Eating Apples All Wrong [VIDEO] | Foodbeast. Your gut is telling you what to eat — and you're not listening. What Is Health: Seafood and Vitamin K2. All About Vitamin K2. Does Soaking Beans Affect Nutritional Value? - PlenteousVeg. Evaluation of the effect of processing techniques on the nutrient and antinutrient contents of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) seeds. Ultrasound technology can regrow teeth, say Canadian scientists. Scientists Use Lasers To Regrow Teeth From Stem Cells. Scientists Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Teeth With Lasers. Low Intensity Pulsed Ultra Sound. Low Intensity Pulsed Ultra Sound. The End of Fillings? New "Liquid Enamel" Could Rescue Teeth - Discoblog : Discoblog. Stuff I learned from my botany professor regarding strawberries and dates. Gluten Intolerant? You May Just Be Intolerant of Monsanto Weed Killer. Wheat Gluten - Peter R. Shewry, Arthur S. Tatham.

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