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SOTT Focus: Objective:Health - Stress is Not the Best so Give it a Rest!


Sott.net
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:00 UTC
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It seems everyone these days is experiencing some level of stress, with most of us having what we'd probably classify as too much stress. But despite the common goal of a stress-free existence, a certain level of periodic stress is actually necessary for the organism to function properly.

Anything can be a stress on the body, whether it's work, relationships, toxic exposure, injury or even poor eating habits or lack of sleep. But much of the negative effects of stress have more to do with how we experience and react to these stressors. Why is it that some people seem to thrive in highly stressful environments, while others seem to be crushed by relatively minor stressors?

How is it that stress gets under our skin? What affect does it have on our brains and bodies? How can we help to mitigate our stress?

Join us on this episode of Objective:Health as we talk about the biology of stress and what you can do about it. And stay tuned for Zoya's Pet Health Segment as she explores the phenomenon of dogs knowing when their owners are coming home.


Links to check out:
Bruce McEwan - When is stress good for you?
Elliot Overton - If You've Got "Adrenal Fatigue", There's Likely Nothing Wrong with Your Adrenals

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It's the Insulin Resistance, Stupid: Part 2

Prof. Timothy Noakes
CrossFit
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:01 UTC
Gerald Reaven
Gerald Reaven

Comment: For Part 1 of this series, see here.


Gerald Reaven sets out to discover what insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) is

In the previous column (1), I explained that Gerald Reaven began his research of insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) because he wanted to understand what Harry Himsworth meant when he proposed that the metabolic defect in the commoner form of diabetes is an insensitivity of the patient's tissues to the actions of insulin (2). In the process, Reaven discovered the work of Margaret Albrink and her colleagues (3), which showed that persons with coronary heart disease (CHD), including those with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), are rather more likely to have elevated blood triglyceride than blood cholesterol concentrations. This finding ran contrary to the idea then gaining global credence: that elevated blood cholesterol concentrations are the singular cause of CHD. At the same time, Peter Kuo in Philadelphia was showing that high-carbohydrate diets, especially those containing sucrose or fructose, caused an increase in blood triglyceride concentrations (hypertriglyceridemia), particularly in those who are carbohydrate-sensitive (4). Thus, Kuo coined the term "carbohydrate-sensitive hypertriglyceridemia" (CSHT).

This led Reaven to ask the question: Why do carbohydrate-sensitive persons with insulin-resistant T2DM have elevated blood triglyceride concentrations?

Comment: Again, for first part of this series, you can go here.

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Europe faces 'looming syphilis epidemic' thanks to dating apps and reduced fear of HIV


RT
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:03 UTC
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Syphilis stopped being "a disease of the past" after its worrying resurgence in Europe, health experts told RT. Less fear of contracting HIV and the rise of dating apps are among the factors behind the problem.

The spread of syphilis in Europe is intensifying due to worrying trends in human behavior, the head of the HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis program at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Andrew Amato-Gauci, told RT.

Various factors play into the outbreak, such as "people having sex without condoms, multiple sexual partners and a reduced fear of acquiring HIV from condomless sex," he said.

A new report by the ECDC shows that between 2010 and 2017, the number of confirmed cases of syphilis across the EU soared by 70 percent.
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Transgender and non-binary autism link

Anglia Ruskin University
Eureka Alert
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:00 UTC
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Gender identity clinics should screen patients, says lead author of new paper
New research indicates that transgender and non-binary individuals are significantly more likely to have autism or display autistic traits than the wider population - a finding that has important implications for gender confirmation treatments.

The study, led by Dr Steven Stagg of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal European Psychiatry, is one of the first pieces of research to focus on people who identify as non-binary.

It found that 14% of the transgender and non-binary group had a diagnosis of autism, while a further 28% of this group reached the cut off point for an autism diagnosis, suggesting a high number of potentially undiagnosed individuals.

Comment: There are many factors converging in our era that have led to the rise in gender dysphoria, from autism and social contagion to the corporations that profit from pushing these disorders, as well as the overall malaise that permeates Western society: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought

Julia Belluz
Vox
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 07:40 UTC
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© Getty Images“These refined carbohydrates could be feeding the bad bacteria in the small intestine,” said researcher Marit Zinocker, “and that’s where inflammation starts."
The case against processed food just keeps getting stronger. But, amazingly, we still don't understand exactly why it's so bad for us.

In two new papers published in the BMJ, the more ultraprocessed — or industrially manufactured — foods a person ate, the more likely they were to get sick and even die. In one study, they were more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems. The other linked an ultraprocessed diet to a higher risk of death from all causes.

Those studies followed a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial, out of the National Institutes of Health: Researchers found people following an ultraprocessed diet ate about 500 more calories per day than those consuming minimally processed, whole foods.

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Impossible Burger goes after Regenerative meat rancher Will Harris

Nicole Rasul
Grist
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:40 UTC
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The plant-based burger company called regenerative grazing the "clean coal of meat" in a recent report. That hasn't gone over well amongst carbon ranchers.

Rancher Will Harris says he was "stunned" when he got wind last week that Impossible Foods, the makers of the plant-based Impossible Burger, called regenerative grazing "the 'clean coal' of meat" in their 2019 Impact Report.

Speaking by phone from White Oak Pastures, his 153-year-old farm in Bluffton, Georgia, Harris said, "I think there were many mis-truths in that attack."

The feud is the latest in an ongoing discussion about whether regenerative meat production and high-tech plant-based alternatives can co-exist. And for holistically managed animal operations like Harris's, the suggestion that all meat production should be seen as having the same impact on the environment constitutes a battle cry.

Comment: Impossible Burger is pushing hard to get consumers to Ditch nature in favor of fake food
Eating meat is not synonymous with harming the environment; it's industrial farming practices that inflict the damage. Some also believe eating meat means ripping out more forests so animals can graze, but I'm certainly not advocating for that.

U.S. cropland is currently dominated by a two-crop planting cycle of corn and soybeans, largely for animal feed. Like concentrated animal feeding operations, these monocrops are devastating the environment, and even though they're plant foods, are part of the problem, not the solution.

Getting rid of these large swaths of corn and soy fields, which, if you've ever visited one, you'll know are chemical-laden and largely devoid of life, is key, as is reverting them back to what they were before, namely grasslands for grazing animals.

Grasslands are key to fixing many environmental problems, and herbivores are a necessary part of this ecosystem. By mimicking the natural behavior of migratory herds of wild grazing animals - meaning allowing livestock to graze freely, and moving the herd around in specific patterns - farmers can support nature's efforts to regenerate and thrive.


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Henry H. Bauer: All vaccines are not equally safe and effective

Henry H. Bauer
roanoke.com
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:22 UTC
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Recent outbreaks of measles have brought widespread unrestrained criticism of parents who have avoided vaccinating their children under the presumed influence of misguided ideological "anti-vaxxers." But at least some of the anger and blame should be directed at official sources for refusing to admit that some vaccines occasionally do bring sometimes very serious harm to some individuals. By not admitting that, officialdom provides unwarranted credibility to allegations of official cover- ups, allegations then expanded to blanket warnings against vaccinating in general.

There are three main ways in which vaccines can sometimes cause harm to some individuals.

One is the presence in some vaccines of preservatives to protect against contamination by bacteria. Being toxic to bacteria, they can also be toxic to higher forms of life. A commonly used preservative, thimerosal, is a mercury-containing organic substance, and organic-mercury compounds are indeed often toxic to human beings.

Comment: Professor Bauerr is taking a 'middle of the road' stance on the vaccine issue, while addressing 'possible harm' that cause concern. It should be noted that there is much more to consider when in comes to whether or not one should get vaccinated. Read the following for more information:

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The truth is that 'healthy' plant-based meats are just highly processed 'foods'

Chase Purdy
Quartz
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:01 UTC
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© AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe battle over meat.
Twice in June, ingredients used by both of America's most popular plant-based meat companies were called into question.

On June 21, a consumer interest group issued concerns around one of the ingredients in Beyond Meat's production process. And earlier in June, the World Health Organization said that eating heme — a main ingredient in the Impossible Foods burger — is linked with the formation of carcinogens in the gut.

Comment: All this discussion of customer perception and acceptance really comes down to how to get people to incorporate poisoned propaganda into their psyches in order to change their behavior. Plant-based meats are genetically modified lab-created food-like substances - they're not food. Getting people to consider them food, rather than follow their own instincts, requires some master-level manipulation. Resist the putsch.

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Psychiatric diagnosis 'scientifically meaningless and not fit for purpose'

University of Liverpool
Medical Xpress
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:00 UTC
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A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders.

The study, led by researchers from the University of Liverpool, involved a detailed analysis of five key chapters of the latest edition of the widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), on 'schizophrenia', 'bipolar disorder', 'depressive disorders', 'anxiety disorders' and 'trauma-related disorders'.

Diagnostic manuals such as the DSM were created to provide a common diagnostic language for mental health professionals and attempt to provide a definitive list of mental health problems, including their symptoms.

The main findings of the research were:

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Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to Goma, a large city and transport hub near Rwandan border

Vanessa Chalmers
Daily Mail
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:53 UTC
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Experts have said the escalation was 'unexpected' and should serve as a reminder to the World Health Organization to declare a global emergency. Pictured, an Ebola treatment centre, Beni
Ebola has spread to the Congolese city of Goma, which has a population of more than a million people, as the virus continues to devastate the region.

The victim is a pastor who had arrived in the city by bus after visiting Butembo, a town around 200miles (320km) north in the centre of the outbreak.

He had been preaching at a church where he would have touched worshippers 'including the sick', the country's health ministry said on Sunday.

Authorities have urged people to remain calm after the government said the chances of the virus spreading were 'low'.

But tensions are high and two health workers were murdered in their homes over the weekend.

Experts have said the escalation was 'unexpected' and should serve as a reminder to the World Health Organization to declare a global emergency.

In this, the second worst outbreak in history, 1,665 people have died from Ebola since August last year.

Comment: More on Ebola and the outbreak in DRC:

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