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Substance in red wine shows promise in first human study

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Substance in red wine shows promise in first human study

By Rob Stein

A compound in red wine suspected of offering a host of health benefits has for the first time shown promise in a study testing the compound in people, researchers reported Tuesday.A compound in red wine produced a variety of fundamental beneficial effects on subjects’ metabolism in a study, researchers reported Tuesday. (Deb Lindsey - For The Washington Post)

The small but intensive study involving 11 obese but healthy men found that taking a relatively low dose of resveratrol daily for a month produced a variety of fundamental beneficial effects on their metabolism.

“We are very excited,” said Patrick Schrauwen of Maastricht University in The Netherlands, whose research was posted online by the journal Cell Metabolism. “We found a lot of effects that all point in the same direction of better metabolic health.”

Many scientists have been excited about resveratrol since studies in yeast, fruit flies and laboratory mice indicated the substance could mimic the benefits of consuming a very low-calorie diet, which has been shown to extend longevity in many species. Some people severely restrict their caloric intake in the hopes of living longer. But most people find it difficult if not impossible to adopt such a stringent lifestyle.

Resveratrol also appeared to protect mice from obesity and diabetes, boost the animals’ physical endurance, reduce their chances of suffering the ill effects of obesity and extend their lives.

Such findings prompted some scientists to speculate that the presence of trace amounts of resveratrol in red wine might help explain the “French paradox,” which is that the French consume a relatively rich diet, but live as long as anyone else.

Some people have even started taking resveratrol, which is sold over-the-counter in health and grocery stores. But the benefits for people have never been shown and the potential risk of high doses for long periods remains unknown and some scientists have questioned the validity of some of the early research.

In the new study, Schrauwen gave 150 milligrams or a placebo to the healthy obese men for 30 days and then switched those on placebo to resveratrol and vice versa for another month. Each time they conducted a series of detailed tests to examine the impact on their metabolism.

Resveratrol appeared to produce all the same effects in the human subjects as it had in animals, such as lowering the metabolic rate, cutting the accumulation of fat in the liver, reducing blood sugar, blood pressure, triglycerides and inflammation and boosting the efficiency of muscles. There were no apparent side effects.

“I think it’s very promising,” said Rafael de Cabo of the National Institute on Aging, who has been studying resveratrol in monkeys.”It’s very significant.”

The researchers noted that the dose was much lower than that used in animal studies and the amount many people take on their own. But someone would have to drink at least about two gallons of red wine a day to get the equivalent amount of resveratrol.

The findings were praised by other researchers who have been studying resveratrol and other compounds that increase proteins known as sirtuins thought to have the beneficial effects.

“This study comes at a time when obesity and diabetes are reaching epidemic proportions,” said David A. Sinclair of Harvard Medical School. “Sirtuins offer the promise that we can find ways to prevent the effects of obesity and sedentary lifestyles.”

“This paper is important,” said Leonard P. Guarante, who studies aging at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It suggests that sirtuin-based drugs is a promising new strategy to treat human diseases.”

Schrauwen and others cautioned, however, that much more research is needed to follow up on the study to determine if resveratrol’s effects translate into health benefits, especially for those who are not obese, and whether it is safe over the long term.

“Although it is a bit early, we may soon find ourselves looking back on the discovery and development of resveratrol ... and other related small molecules that can delay age-related disorders and improve healthy life span as a truly historic point in aging research,” said Stephen Helfand of Brown University.

“The finding of molecules with such dramatic positive effects on age-related disorders and life span is a major conceptual leap forward for the field of aging research, perhaps equivalent to the effect of the discovery of antibiotics on treating infectious diseases,” Helfand said. “It is an extraordinary time to be involved in research on the biology of aging.”

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PLEASANTON, CA -- 08/10/10 -- Can a supplement with resveratrol AND polyphenols boost cellular energy and metabolism? Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Shaklee Corporation have partnered to address these questions by studying the impact of a unique blend of resveratrol and muscadine polyphenols found in Shaklee VIVIX Cellular Anti-Aging* dietary supplement, on human muscle cell mitochondria, the intra-cellular power plants that generate cellular energy.

With this research, Dr. Jamie McManus, Chairman of Medical Affairs, Health Sciences and Education at Shaklee, and Dr. Michael Zemel of the University of Tennessee are seeking to determine the impact of this unique polyphenol blend on key biological processes related to cellular energy production and aging.
"One of the key mechanisms of aging is a decline in mitochondrial mass as well as the effectiveness of the mitochondria," said Dr. McManus. "In our research, we are trying to validate the impact of VIVIX polyphenols on mitochondrial biogenesis -- shorthand for how the number and size of mitochondria help create cellular energy and boost metabolism. We are excited to share our research goals with the medical community and create a baseline for future studies on polyphenols and cellular energy metabolism."
VIVIX was developed by Shaklee scientists by combining resveratrol with an extract from the only grape in nature that contains an extra chromosome. This muscadine super grape has polyphenols that complement the many benefits of resveratrol. Shaklee scientists created a unique profile of polyphenols shown in laboratory studies to positively impact multiple mechanisms of cellular aging.

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Medical Doctor joins Best Self USA as nutrition specialist

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Best Self USA is very pleased to welcome Uma Dunn, MD to our staff.  Dr. Uma Dunn was raised in the United States by Indian parents. Her father was a doctor for the Veterans administration.

When it came time for her to follow in her father’s footsteps, she returned to her native India and received her medical training at the Faculty of Medicine at Nagarjuna University, graduating in 1989. Her medical education in India has been evaluated by Josef Silny and Associates, International Education Consultants and Foreign Credential Evaluation and Verification, who certified Dr. Dunn’s education in India as the equivalent of a “U.S. degree of Doctor of Medicine at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States.”

Soon after graduating from medical school Dr. Dunn decided that she wanted to be a different kind of healer. She extensively researched using natural molecules to create wellness, rather than using drugs or surgery to treat disease. This significant paradigm shift in medicine is attracting increasingly more medical doctors and is known as “Orthomolecular Medicine” or “Functional Medicine.”  For information on orthomolecular solutions to mental health problems see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqioywu9_0

Dr. Dunn serves Best Self USA as our resource person for orthomolecular psychopharmacology, (using nutrition to create healthy cognition, moods, and behavior). She contributes to Best Self USA, living up to its goal of “Finding nutritional solutions for emotional problems”

She is also our primary consultant for nutritional guidance in creating general wellness of our bodies and minds.

Dr. Dunn resides in Naples, FL with her husband and daughter.

Recently Best Self USA has launched a new web site http://www.bestselfusa.com/, added new staff members, and expanded their services to include full spectrum counseling and life skills training to a nationwide clientele. They are now serving clients across the country.

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Should I Worry about Taking Supplements?

Should I Worry about Taking Supplements?

Worry?—no. Supplements have a remarkable record of safety. Give it careful thought—yes. Here are some things to consider.

When planning a supplement regimen, you should seek good professional advice. If you don’t already have a good professional advisor, a place to start would be physicians belonging to one of the organizations listed below. They generally use and are expert about supplements and integrative medicine in general:

• American Association of Environmental Medicine
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• American College for the Advancement of Medicine
• International College of Integrative Medicine

In addition, there are some basic questions that you should ask yourself:

• Is this the right form of the supplement?
• Is it natural or synthetic?
• Are there co-factors that must be taken with it?
• Do I trust the company selling it?
• Am I taking the right amount?

Let’s take each of these in turn.
1. Is this the right form of the supplement, and is it natural or synthetic?
The sister publication of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, just released a study suggesting that vitamin E supplements increase prostate cancer risk for men. The results of the study are puzzling. Taking 400 IU of vitamin E seemed to increase risk; so did taking 200 mcg of selenium. But when men received both the vitamin E and the selenium together, the risk was about the same as taking nothing at all.
The real problem here, however, is the form of the vitamin, which was synthetic alpha-tocopherol. In our article last February, Jonathan Wright, MD, explained that nature does not give us isolated alpha-tocopherol. It gives us a mix of alpha-, beta-,delta-, and gamma tocopherols, and that too much alpha interferes with what seems to be the more important gamma form of the vitamin. In another article, our scientific director Rob Verkerk further explained that synthetic alpha-tocopherol is not a good substitute for the natural form, and that tocopherols in nature are always accompanied by the tocotrienols.
What is true for tocopherols is true for other vitamins. If we take extra beta-carotene, we should take other carotenes to balance it. If we take more of a B vitamin, we will probably need more of other B vitamins to balance it. This is one of the problems with trying to apply drug trial methods to supplements. It isn’t one supplement that helps or hurts us. It is achieving the right balance through food, supplements, and exercise.
The Archives of the Internal Medicine study covered elsewhere in this newsletter claimed that supplementing with copper might be particularly risky. This is probably correct, since copper acts as a pro-oxidant and too much of the metals can overwhelm our body’s natural ability to remove them. That said, there are times when a balanced approach means we need to take a copper supplement. For example, if we take a higher than normal dose of zinc at the onset of a viral infection, it may have to be balanced with copper.
The Archives of Internal Medicine article also argued that folic acid use might shorten life. Nothing can be concluded from this source because the study is such a flagrant example of junk science. But the question about folic acid safety is a real one, and also an urgent one since federal law requires folic acid fortification of some foods such as bread.
Fortunately there is good medical research on the subject, albeit still inconclusive. A study published in February is very suggestive that only folic acid, and not natural folates, may be a risk for cancer. Natural folates, even at high levels, help to prevent cancers. This echoes two studies in 2009, reported upon by our ANH-Europe colleagues, which suggest that high doses of synthetic folic acid may produce an unexpected rise in some cancers, while natural folates are best for lowering the risk of colorectal cancer.
The main point to be gleaned from the research is that there is a potentially important difference between the synthetic folic acid and the natural folate. While awaiting more evidence, a rational response might be to use folate rather than folic acid.
It is not quite that simple, however. Merck has a patent on one of the natural forms of folate, which drives up the price. How, you might ask, can a drug company patent a natural vitamin? Welcome to the wacky world of government regulation.
2. Are there co-factors which must be taken with your supplement?
The Archives of Internal Medicine study mentioned above concluded that calcium was the one supplement that might lengthen life. This does not agree with better research. A large problem is that calcium needs to be taken with co-factors, especially vitamins D3 and K2. If these co-factors are not present, the calcium may migrate to the heart or circulatory system rather than to the bones where it is needed. If calcium is taken without supplemental magnesium, there may be other problems. That is why in an article last year, we criticized the World Health Organization for proposing that isolated calcium be put into the water supply. To do so would be more junk science—and could potentially harm a lot of people.
3. Do I trust the company selling it and am I taking the right amount?
These are interrelated questions since the company will advise you on the amount to take. Once again, in addition to seeking professional advice, you should do some research on your own. Start with the supplement company’s website. Contact the company. Ask whether the material is natural or synthetic, where it gets its raw materials, and what sort of testing regime it has. Some supplement companies test everything very carefully. Some don’t. Insist on getting answers about this. Good companies will be proud of their testing and will want to tell you about it.

*  Look for clinical studies on the ingredients or products.

*  Look for natural ingredients on the label. Avoid artificial sweeteners, flavors, and preservatives.

*  Look for a company that focuses on safety and quality

*  Looking for an unconditional money back guarantee.

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Science is always better than propaganda!

Science is always better than propaganda!

The recent AIM study was widely reported on TV, the Internet, magazines and newspapers.  It is nearly impossible to get that extensive coverage without using a Public Relations firm to write press releases and send them out to hundreds of media outlets.  It is obvious to me from reading the various articles that a press release was used as the foundation for the text of the articles rather than a journalist actually reading the AIM study.  I’ll bet you can guess who would be willing to hire a public relations firm to attack the supplement industry.

In short, this AMI study is less than useless: it is dangerous, because it is being used by the media and the mainstream medical establishment to blacken the eye of nutritional supplements using poor data, bad analysis, and specious conclusions—otherwise known as junk science.

Careful scientific research published in peer reviewed professional journals demonstrates this compelling reason for drug companies to discourage the use of high quality nutritional supplementation.  Proper supplementation actually reduces the use of drugs.

Here is data from a peer reviewed landmark study done by University of Berkeley, first of its kind, published in a scientific journal, comparing people who had actually taken natural food supplements, chemical vitamins, or nothing at all for 20 years. See the abstract at: http://www.landmarkstudy.com/   

The average person over age 65 has taken 19.1 prescriptions.

The average person 50 to 65 has taken 7.6 prescriptions.

The Shaklee user for 20+ years has taken 0.6 prescriptions. (avg. age 62)

Also see: Big pharma profits down - time to attack vitamins!

AND: Here We Go Again! – The factual, scientific, and intellectual flaws in vitamin studies published by the media.

Below is a letter from a friend of ours who is a Board certified clinical nutritionist

Below her letter is a rebuttal against the AIM study by Shaklee Science.

Dear Shaklee Members,

Once again the popular press has chosen to review a clinical study and interpret it in a manner that is not consistent with the study’s findings.  This time the reports stated that elderly women were not advised to take supplements as they could lead to earlier death. We find this inaccurate and misleading.  In our Shaklee population who take quality nutritional supplements and choose a good diet while maintaining a moderate healthy lifestyle, we find that not only is life extended but quality of life is far superior to the general public. 

You have been faithful to supplementation in general and Shaklee in particular.  We are certain that you have noticed improved health.  We report this study to reassure you and any “doubting Thomas’s” in your circle of family and friends that you are making the right choice.  As for me, a board certified licensed nutritionist, I just wish the press would report the good news that hundreds of nutritional studies show every year.  In particular, the Shaklee Landmark study showed superior health benefits in those who took Shaklee vs. those who took Brand X supplements or no supplements.

Please take a look at the attachment for further explanation and do give me a call or send an email if you’d like to dialog a bit further.

Best wishes for a healthy future,

Nedra

Nedra Sahr, M.S., C.N.S.

Board certified clinical nutritionist

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And this from Shaklee Corporation:

Dear Shaklee Consumer:

You may have heard about a study, Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women, published in the October 10 issue of the journal, Archives of Internal Medicine.

We believe the study results and conclusions are presented in a biased and unduly negative manner, when in fact, the results are inconclusive at best. It’s also very clear that this study should not be used to draw conclusions regarding the effects of supplementation on human health.

Some possible limitations of the study include:

1. The study is an observational study that only describes associations and does not prove cause and effect. It should be considered with all the research on dietary supplementation, including the Shaklee Landmark Study which showed that long-term Shaklee supplement users had markedly better health than both single supplement users and nonusers.

2. The study results actually show that calcium supplementation reduces risk for total mortality, but this positive finding is buried among the negative headlines. This seems indicative of the bias present in reporting the study results.

3. In the original study analysis, users of B vitamins, vitamins C, D, E, and calcium had significantly lower risk of total mortality compared to nonusers. Only after adjustment of the data were some of these nutrients associated with a very slight increased risk for total mortality.

4. Supplemental iron is identified as increasing the risk of total mortality in this elderly female population. Shaklee recognizes that supplemental iron is not required by seniors without specific iron needs, and this is precisely the reason our Vitalizer Gold product for adults age 50+ has never contained iron.

5. Supplemental copper was linked to a slightly increased risk of total mortality. Shaklee recognizes that copper intakes are generally adequate and this is reflected in the reduced levels of copper found in our 4 new Vitalizer formulas.

6. The dietary supplement collection tools were not validated for this population and the investigators presented no data to support their conclusions regarding dosage levels. We find it difficult to make conclusions regarding the effects of supplementation when intake levels are not reported.

7. There are no explanations or reasons given for supplement usage, nor was there any screening for individuals at higher risk of disease. In many cases we see increasing use of supplements for therapeutic reasons, especially with increasing age.

In closing, we believe that this study needs to be considered with the totality of the evidence supporting supplementation. The overwhelming body of research on supplementation supports the prudent use of dietary supplements as a part of a healthy lifestyle, to fill nutritional gaps in the diet, to support a high quality of life, and to support a longer, healthier life. At Shaklee, we believe that a preventive approach to health begins much earlier in life than in the 60's and we commit to staying at the leading edge of science and health, and our products and health recommendations will always reflect these principles.

Shaklee Health Sciences

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Big pharma profits down - time to attack vitamins!

Big pharma profits down, no new drugs in the pipeline, running out of people to over medicate, time to attack vitamins! The bottom line. This study is a classic example of scientific reductionism being used to fulfill a particular need. In this case, it’s supplement bashing. Read our rebuttal:

http://thenaturaladvocate.blogspot.com/2011/10/here-we-go-again-factual-scientific-and.html

Shame on AMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine

October 11, 2011

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Did you hear the breaking news last night—that multivitamins may shorten your life? Here’s how junk science from the AMA set off the media frenzy.

Bloomberg phrased it this way: “Multivitamins and some dietary supplements, used regularly by an estimated 234 million US adults, may do more harm than good, according to a study that tied their use to higher death rates among older women.” The study’s authors outrageously concluded, “We see little justification for the general and widespread use of dietary supplements.”

The study, published in the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Archives of Internal Medicine, assessed the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in nearly 39,000 women whose average age was 62. The researchers asked the women to fill out three surveys, the first in 1986, the second in 1997, and the last in 2004, reporting what supplements they took and what foods they ate, and answering a few questions about their health.

That’s right, all the data was self-reported by the study subjects only three times over the course of the 19-year-long study. To say the data is “unreliable” would be a generous description. This kind of “data” has no place in a valid scientific study.

Then the researchers looked at how many of the women had died by 2008. They reported that the number of deaths were somewhat higher for women who took copper, a little bit lower for women who took calcium, but about average for most of the women.

In the study, all of the relative risks were so low as to be statistically insignificant, and none was backed up by any medical investigation or biological plausibility study. No analysis was done on what combinations of vitamins and minerals were actually consumed, and no analysis of the cause of death was done beyond grouping for “cancer,” “cardiovascular disease,” or “other”—there was certainly no causative analysis done. The interactions of potential compounding risk factors is always tremendously complex—and was ignored in this so-called study.

“Multivitamin” can mean many different things, and of course changed tremendously over the 19 years during which this “study” was conducted. Were they high quality?  Were the ingredients synthetic or natural?  How much of each nutrient was taken? Were they really taken at all? How good is anyone’s memory in describing what took place over many years? One would assume that that the women’s diets fluctuated greatly over the same period; when self-reporting only three times in 19 years, there is a great deal of information one would naturally leave out even if some of it was accurate. No analysis was done of the effect of supplements on the women’s overall health, nor of their effect on women of other ages.
According to Dr. Robert Verkerk the Executive & Scientific Director of ANH-International;

“This study is a classic example of scientific reductionism being used to fulfill a particular need. In this case, it’s supplement bashing, a well-known preoccupation of Big Pharma — and an approach that appears to be central to the protection of Big Pharma’s profit margins.”

Read Dr. Verkerk’s article critical of the AMA’s goals and scientific methodology here.
In short, this study is less than useless: it is dangerous, because it is being used by the media and the mainstream medical establishment to blacken the eye of nutritional supplements using poor data, bad analysis, and specious conclusions—otherwise known as junk science.

Here We Go Again! – The factual, scientific, and intellectual flaws in vitamin studies published by the media.

Here We Go Again! – The factual, scientific, and intellectual flaws in vitamin studies published by the media.

There has been a controversy swirling around the world about nutritional supplementation for decades. It seems like nearly every week you read stories in the news claiming a particular vitamin demonstrates NO effect on the prevention of a certain disease.

Here are some recent misleading headlines:

Vitamin D Study in Finland: Implications for the Rest of the World

The Vitamin E-Beta Carotene Cancer Study in <뭜Ŝ>Finland

Study links vitamins to higher death rates in women

There are many motives for deliberately skewing science.

Don’t believe everything you hear!

Remember this study reported in the media?

Notice how it begins with:

“According to repeated nationwide surveys,”

Even worse, news stories inundate us with the “dangers” of taking nutritional supplements. Recent headlines scream warnings, like beta-carotene increases risk of lung cancer. One headline tried to link vitamin E to increased deaths in elderly heart patients. Another says that even good old Vitamin A is down right dangerous.
There are various ways scientific researchers commit deliberate scientific “errors” when reporting on these “ineffective” vitamins!

·        Like how they deliberately use vitamin forms known to be inferior in the studies they conduct — cheaply compounded, poorly absorbed, low quality.

·        Like how they knowingly study single vitamins (even when biochemistry has demonstrated the dramatic benefits of certain vitamins working together, in concert)...

·        Or like how they fail to take into account major factors affecting participants, such as their diet, current health status, or exposure to other health risks...

And I’ll bet you can guess the major role pharmaceutical industries play in these vitamin horror stories! So don’t be duped by media and marketing-motivated lies and half-truths!

Why would big drug companies be interested in the outcome of vitamin studies? Well, common sense tells us that there is much more money to be made pushing drugs one must take for a lifetime, than in addressing real health deficiencies. You can't get a patent on one of God's molecules.

Remember Dr. Shaklee’s advice, ““Give the body what it needs and it will heal itself.”

Careful scientific research published in peer reviewed professional journals demonstrates this compelling reason for drug companies to discourage the use of high quality nutritional supplementation.  Proper supplementation actually reduces the use of drugs.

The average person over age 65 has taken 19.1 prescriptions.

The average person 50 to 65 has taken 7.6 prescriptions.

The Shaklee user for 20+ years has taken 0.6 prescriptions. (avg. age 62)

Certainly there are enough low quality vitamins advertized and sold through mass marketing to provide drug company sponsored scientists with all the raw materials they need to “prove” that vitamins are ineffective or dangerous.

Now let’s take a look at the SCIENTIFIC TRUTH on the effectiveness of nutritional supplementation!Recently, the University of California at Berkley did a long-term (20 year) study of the effectiveness of supplements.

The scientists who conducted this research are the leaders in their field.

The study was published in a peer reviewed scientific journal: see the abstract at: http://www.landmarkstudy.com/

Shocking Revelation - Here is a summary chart of the comprehensive Landmark Study done by the University of California at Berkeley with people who had used supplements for more than 20 years.   Note that people who used the one a day type of synthetic vitamin were more at risk for disease than those who did nothing at all!  The category with the lowest risk of disease used organically sourced, cold processed, natural supplements.

 

How can I find out what is natural, safe, and effective?

What healthy alternatives do you have? Especially when prescription – and even non-prescription – medications carry so much extra baggage in the form of dangerous side effects, not to mention the fact that these drugs don’t really address the cause of the problems, just the symptoms.

BEWARE: Those who take prescription medications need to be aware of the additional risk of drug-induced nutritional deficiencies:  

MEDICATION ROBS YOUR BODY OF NECESSARY NUTRIENTS:

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FOR A COMPREHESIVE HISTORY OF “THE VITAMIN WARS” SEE:

Vital Health Research - The Vitamin Paradigm Wars - Don't Believe Everything You hear

The Vitamin Paradigm Wars
Abram Hoffer, M.D, Ph.D.