Dhanvantari Ayurveda Center  Michael Dick, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Leesburg,

 

     

 

General News:

 

The US Congress is debating legislation that covers our science and its practice. At issue is freedom of choice but Ayurveda is regulated out of the market by default in all but three of the States--Minn., Ca., NM. Since "reform" is focused on the insurance angle, and insurance covers "procedures" not healthcare we are excluded from the dialog. We urge you to write, e-mail, or call your representative to advise of your feelings in this matter.

 

In a related matter John F. Gilbert, PhD advises that "since the first of the year (2009) over 100 aromatherapists and essential oil marketing people have had encounters with a licensing board and have voluntarily left the profession in order to avoid prosecution. During the same period, almost 20 Licensed Spiritual Healers and/or Certified Aromatherapists, including four CARE Raindrop Practitioners practicing aromatherapy, were contacted by a licensing board and have been completely exonerated."  We are rushing into an era of extreme government control.

 

Folk Medicine:

Drinking coffee or tea may reduce the likelihood of developing non-melanoma skin cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown that coffee and tea drinkers have a lower incidence of basal and squamous cell skin cancers. Now research in mice and human tissue...

 

Ancient civilizations used music in their healing rituals. Now an Italian study suggests that the tempo and volume of music can have profound physiological effects on the human body. The subjects were 24 young healthy Italians. Half were aspiring singers while the other half had no musical training.

Listening to rhythmic musical phrases from Verdi resulted in heart rhythm changes. Crescendos increased heart rate and blood pressure while decrescendos slowed heart rate and lower blood pressure. The listeners' emotional response to the music did not influence the outcome. The scientists conclude that music may be helpful for cardiovascular conditions through its effect on the nervous system.

 

NSAIDs May Result in Falsely Low PSA Readings
PSA or Prostate Specific Antigen is a marker for prostate enlargement and cancer. When levels increase significantly from year to year, it sends a red flag to the doctor that there may be problems with the prostate. Common medications may...

Physicians frequently fail to tell patients about abnormal laboratory findings. That is the conclusion of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers reviewed medical records of over 5,000 patients in 23 different medical practices. The investigators discovered...

 

Bilberry Helped Reverse Macular Degeneration

For recurring warts try rubbing the inside of a banana peel on the growth a couple of times daily. This worked on a wart on my hand that I'd had for several years. It takes a couple of weeks...

 

I have had warts off and on for years and tried many different things to get rid of them. The only one that has been effective is eggplant. I know it sounds weird, but it works. Cut a piece of eggplant flesh big enough to cover the wart and secure it to the skin with a bandage every night. The wart dries up and peels off like a scab.
If the wart is on your foot, I suggest using a wrap and a sock to keep the eggplant in place overnight. Put a fresh piece on every night until the wart is healed.
Standard wart remedies were painful and the warts just grew back afterwards. I have never had any grow back after using the eggplant cure.

 

Scientific Studies:

Present data indicate that to obtain optimal cholesterol-lowering impact, plant sterols should be consumed as smaller doses given more often, rather than one large dose.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) 63, 747–755; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2008.36; published online 4 June 2008

 

Anticancer effects of phytosterols
TAWoyengo1, VR Ramprasath2 and PJH Jones2
1Department of Animal Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and 2Richardson Centre for Functional Foods
and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Phytosterol and stanol (or phytosterols) consumption reduces intestinal cholesterol absorption, leading to decreased blood
LDL-cholesterol levels and lowered cardiovascular disease risk. However, other biological roles for plant sterols and stanols have
also been proposed. The objective of this review is to critically examine results from recent research regarding the potential
effects and mechanisms of action of phytosterols on forms of cancer. Considerable emerging evidence supports the inhibitory
actions of phytosterols on lung, stomach, as well as ovarian and breast cancer. Phytosterols seem to act through multiple
mechanisms of action, including inhibition of carcinogen production, cancer-cell growth, angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis,
and through the promotion of apoptosis of cancerous cells. Phytosterol consumption may also increase the activity of
antioxidant enzymes and thereby reduce oxidative stress. In addition to altering cell-membrane structure and function,
phytosterols probably promote apoptosis by lowering blood cholesterol levels. Moreover, consumption of phytosterols by
healthy humans at the recommended level of 2 g per day does not cause any major health risks. In summary, mounting evidence
supports a role for phytosterols in protecting against cancer development. Hence, phytosterols could be incorporated in diet not
only to lower the cardiovascular disease risk, but also to potentially prevent cancer development.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) 63, 813–820; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.29; published online 3 June 2009