Health & Wellness

Strength training might come at the expense of endurance muscles

University of Basel
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:00 UTC

© University of Basel, Biozentrum
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ): innervation of the acetycholine receptors (green) on the muscle fiber by the motor neuron (red).

The neurotransmitter brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) acts in the muscle, so that during strength training endurance muscle fiber number is decreased. Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have more closely investigated this factor, from the group of myokines, and demonstrated that it is produced by the muscle and acts on both muscles and synapses. The results published in PNAS also provide new insights into age-related muscle atrophy.

Fitness clubs are booming: New gyms are springing up like mushrooms. More and more people are striving to build up and strengthen their muscles. But what exactly happens in the muscle during training? In their recent work, Prof. Christoph Handschin's research group at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has more closely studied strength muscles and the myokine brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays an important role in the formation of strength muscle fibers.

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Also check out SOTT radio's: The Health & Wellness Show: Exercise Schmexercise: What the hell are we running from?

Don't let vegetarian environmentalists shame you for eating meat. Science is on your side

Bjorn Lomborg
USA Today
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:19 UTC

Around the world, we're being told to stop eating meat. Headlines, think tanks and activists all ask us to change our diet to combat climate change.

The Washington D.C.-based World Resource Institute suggests that resource management will require Americans to cut their average consumption of beef by about 40%, and scientists from Manchester University just claimed that "a typical summer barbecue for four people releases more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than an 80 mile car journey." One of the professors points out that "the production of a 100g medium-sized beef burger releases enough greenhouses gases to fill more than 60 balloons."

The scientists propose a solution: we all need to replace our burgers with "veggie sausages," swap the cheese for half an onion and replace the butter with "vegetable spread". Voila: half the emissions.

Comment: You know an ideology is bad when even members of the elite class (vegetarians) are telling you you've got it all wrong. The carbon model of climate change is a farce and the vegan solutions offered are nothing more than gas-lighting. And the pipe-dream of renewable energy wrong on so many levels it ultimately makes things much much worse.

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Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria he contracted on fishing boat

Chris Perez
New York Post
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:58 UTC

Vibrio Vulnificus

A 78-year-old man in Texas managed to contract a flesh-eating bacteria while he was out on a boat fishing — with no visible open wounds or compromised immune system — and was dead less than two weeks later, his daughter says.

"I'm still a little shocked and in disbelief," explained Kim Sebek, daughter of San Marcos resident Jerry Sebek, who died on June 25.

"Dad was a wonderful family man who loved to hunt and fish and do things out in the water," she told mySA.com. "We've been coming here (Turtle Bay) for years and this is just an unfortunate thing that happened."

According to Kim, Sebek never swam in the water and had no visible cuts on his body at the time.

Comment: Deadly water-borne infections appear to be on the rise but, as of yet, no acknowledgement or explanation for why this may be is forthcoming from the authorities:

Sunglasses increase risk of sunburn and skin cancer

Sara Burrows
Return to Now
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:23 UTC

Sunglasses trick the brain into thinking it's dark and prevent it from producing a hormone that protects against sunburn, according to new research.

Emerging research is illuminating the dark side of wearing sunshades.

Sunglasses block UV light from entering the pineal gland through the optic nerves in the eyes.

This prevents the brain from sending the signal to the pituitary gland to produce melanin, the pigment that tans the skin and protects it from burning.

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Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health

Lauran Neergaard
AP
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:01 UTC

© AP Photo/Patrick Sison
This Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 file photo shows an arrangement of aspirin pills in New York. A new study suggests millions of people need to rethink their use of aspirin to prevent a heart attack. If you've already had a heart attack, doctors recommend taking a low-dose aspirin a day to prevent a second one. But if you don't yet have heart disease, doctors now advise routine aspirin can do more harm than good.

Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday.

A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease.

But for the otherwise healthy, that advice has been overturned. Guidelines released this year ruled out routine aspirin use for many older adults who don't already have heart disease — and said it's only for certain younger people under doctor's orders.

UK experts point out 'serious flaws' in European Food Authority review of aspartame as safe for consumers

INCPAK
Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:55 UTC

Experts now have reason to doubt the safety of an artificial sweetener. They are claimed to be calorie-free sugar alternative but in fact, maybe 200 times sweeter.

The artificial sweetener is used in thousands of products including big brands. The experts have cast serious doubts and have safety questions. They have enough evidence that this alternative causes neurological harm.

The aspartame, an artificial sweetener is used in everything these days with a label "Calorie Free" and "Sugar-Free" for health-conscious people. This may be causing more harm than giving any health benefits.

Comment: Experts have long doubted the safety of aspartame. It is the non-experts who accept phony studies about aspartame safety that have allowed this poison to pass as consumable.

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus could be the first infection spread by climate change

Lena H. Sun
Science Alert
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:40 UTC

Three years ago, US health officials warned hundreds of thousands of clinicians in hospitals around the country to be on the lookout for a new, quickly spreading and highly drug-resistant type of yeast that was causing potentially fatal infections in hospitalized patients around the world.

Candida auris has become a serious global health threat since it was identified a decade ago, especially for patients with compromised immune systems.

It has been reported in more than 30 countries and is probably more widespread than that because the organism is hard to identify without specialized laboratory methods.

It is resistant to multiple antifungal drugs, and can spread between patients in hospitals and other health-care facilities and cause outbreaks. The fungus can lead to infections of the bloodstream, heart or brain, and early studies estimate that it is fatal in 30 to 60 percent of patients.

Glyphosate is being inserted into your proteins — by mistake

Dr. Jill Carnahan
Dr. Jill
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:02 UTC

Nothing incites anger and fear in us quite like the thought that we are being slowly poisoned by toxins in our food and water. From endocrine disrupting chemicals in everyday household products to lead in drinking water, it seems that we are increasingly at risk of developing diseases by things that we often have no control over.

And glyphosate is no exception.

The reports of harmful effects of glyphosate are exploding — within the medical and scientific community as well as the general public. At a time when bee populations are already declining, a recent study reported that glyphosate perturbs gut bacteria of bees, making them susceptible to infection.1

But how exactly does this highly controversial chemical affect humans? Glyphosate toxicity is a topic I've written about numerous times. This time we'll talk specifically about the various ways glyphosate exposure could lead to devastating health consequences, one of which includes pretending to be glycine, an amino acid that is crucial for protein synthesis.

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Feces & flesh-eating bacteria: Study reveals shocking levels of contamination at America's beaches

RT
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:36 UTC

Americans may want to think twice before that next summer swim. Many of the country's idyllic beaches conceal a filthy secret below the sand and waves: dangerous levels of bacteria that put thousands of bathers at risk every year.

In a recently published study conducted by the Environment America Research and Policy Center, researchers found that the water at beaches in 29 coastal and Great Lakes states contained concentrations of bacteria well in excess of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards - including the harmful organisms that inhabit human feces - which they said could sicken millions of beachgoers annually.

"It's hard to believe that 47 years after we passed the Clean Water Act that we are still concerned with poop in the water when people want to go swimming," John Rumpler, clean water program director for the center, told USA Today.

Panic attacks and anxiety episodes may be linked to vitamin deficiencies

Elizabeth DeVille
awarenessact.com
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:32 UTC

With approximately 40 million adults across the United States experiencing anxiety each year, scientists and researchers have dedicated their careers to trying to better understand this condition. Despite this work, we are still somewhat unclear on what actually causes this condition to occur.

Characterized by feelings of nervousness and restlessness, increased heart rate, hyperventilation, sweating, trembling, difficulty concentrating and uncontrolled worry, it has the ability to impact every area of one's life. There are many theories regarding the root cause of the condition, including genetics, brain chemistry, environmental factors or other medical factors and/or disease, however, nothing has been proven definitively. Instead, the scientific community continues to explore these leads further in the hope of an answer.

One small study out of Japan may provide an important insight into the connection between nutritional deficiencies and mental health, revealing that low levels of vitamin B6 and iron may actually trigger the chemical changes in the brain responsible for panic attacks, hyperventilation and other forms of anxiety.

Comment: Nutritional deficiencies could be fueling your anxiety

With mail in voting likely to become a thing, does it really matter any more? Stick a fork in us...this country is done.

Bezel Bub

Other comets coming sooner, although not quite as big. E.g. "Leonard" this December https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2021_A1_(Leonard)

Tsidkenu

Tornadoes here in Aus too, as I reported here [Link]

Tsidkenu

Small tornado also struck Armidale. We had another tornado hit farmland near Bathurst last week. This summer will be the summer of floods, hail...

Tsidkenu

What mandate? There still is no "mandate" [Link]

Tsidkenu

Health & Wellness

Strength training might come at the expense of endurance muscles

Don't let vegetarian environmentalists shame you for eating meat. Science is on your side

Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria he contracted on fishing boat

Sunglasses increase risk of sunburn and skin cancer

Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health

UK experts point out 'serious flaws' in European Food Authority review of aspartame as safe for consumers

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus could be the first infection spread by climate change

Glyphosate is being inserted into your proteins — by mistake

Feces & flesh-eating bacteria: Study reveals shocking levels of contamination at America's beaches

Panic attacks and anxiety episodes may be linked to vitamin deficiencies

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