Do High Fat Diets Make a Person Tired and Dumb?Thursday, September 10, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study by Oxford researchers has shown one way that a high fat diet challenges your body’s health, leading to a decline in energy and mental function within nine days. The Blood Sugar Hormone Adiponectin is Linked to Your Circadian ClockWednesday, September 09, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A detailed analysis of biological clocking genes has shown that adiponectin function is in sync with 24-hour patterns. The data also showed that fasting causes the adiponectin-relating timing to fast forward, whereas a high fat diet causes adiponectin-related timing to enter jet lag. More Science Supporting the Leptin DietWednesday, September 09, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Quoting the new press release covering the study, “Eat less, exercise more. Now there is new evidence to support adding another “must” to the weight-loss mantra: eat at the right time of day.” How flattering, I’ve been saying those exact words since publishing Mastering Leptin in 2002. The Narrow Scope of Flu Vaccine UsefulnessTuesday, September 08, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Let’s assume for the moment that a textbook H1N1 swine flu vaccine is actually produced. Let’s put aside our concerns about its potential toxicity, adverse side effects, or the difficulty in getting a vaccine that actually looks like the current flu problem. And let’s focus on a more fundamental question: Would such a vaccine work for you? Fiber Reduces the Risk for Aggressive Breast CancerMonday, September 07, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A study involving 185,000 women (average age 62) has shown that higher fiber intake confers direct protection against breast cancer. This is especially the case for the most aggressive forms of hormone-negative breast cancer. Another Study Linking Weight Gain to Breast Cancer RiskSunday, September 06, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study was able to weed out gene-related risk factors for breast cancer (like BRAC1 and BRAC2) and provide the first clear data on the precise risk that obesity poses to women for breast cancer. Why Consistent Exercise Helps Keep the Weight OffSaturday, September 05, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) There are numerous studies showing that those who consistently exercise during and following weight loss are much more likely to maintain their new weight. The common reasons most people have to continue exercise is to maintain the better feeling of health and fitness and to burn calories. A new study provides a few new angles that may provide additional motivation. It showed that consistent exercise following weight loss directly reduced the urge to eat more food, specifically enhanced fat burning, and blunted the formation of new fat cells. Low Vitamin C Impairs Early Brain DevelopmentFriday, September 04, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Researchers have found that low vitamin C in early life results in 30 per cent less hippocampal neurons and markedly worse spatial memory (animal study). The researchers demonstrated the vital importance of proper vitamin C levels, showing that even a slight lack can cause significant brain development problems. Gene Abuse – The Self-Inflicted Path to Type II DiabetesThursday, September 03, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) New diabetes-related gene research on humans has shown for the first time that the over-consumption of calories resulting in being overweight induces changes in gene expression in your muscles that result in a decreased genetic ability to burn calories. Unfortunately, this is incredibly bad news. And on the other hand, it can be viewed as self-empowering. Pfizer Ponies Up $2.3 Billion for Drug CrimesWednesday, September 02, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Pfizer has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle criminal and civil liability due to its illegal off-label promotion of Bextra (a painkiller already pulled from the market), Geodon (like Zyprexa, an atypical antipsychotic that injures children), Zyvox (an antibiotic), and Lyrica (an epilepsy drug). Pfizer will plead guilty to one felony count violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for misbranding Bextra with the intent to defraud. Alcohol May Disturb Your Sleep and Biological ClockWednesday, September 02, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Many people have a drink or two to relax and calm down from the stressors of the day, which even may assist sleep (at least in the short term). A new study shows that an increased level of alcohol can disrupt your biological clock. Not only does this induce potential serious sleep problems, it can throw your entire body out of rhythm (including your immune system). Another Study Linking Obesity to Aggressive Prostate CancerTuesday, September 01, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) It is really important that this message sink in to the male population. Being overweight when you are older or gaining weight as an adult are clearly linked to risk for developing the most aggressive and deadly form of prostate cancer. Tamoxifen Shockingly Found to Cause Aggressive Breast CancerMonday, August 31, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Long-term Tamoxifen use, as widely promoted by oncologists for women following breast cancer, turns out to increase the risk of highly aggressive hormone receptor-negative breast cancer by 440%. This means that while Tamoxifen reduces the risk for less invasive estrogen positive cancer by 60%, it is at the same time putting many women in extreme peril. The New World of Bones – Thyroid, Leptin, Blood Sugar, and Bone StrengthThursday, August 27, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) In 1994, with the discovery of leptin, the view of white adipose tissue was transformed from a warehouse whose primary role was the storage of extra calories into one of the most important endocrine organs in the human body. The explosion in leptin-related research, now involving over 16,000 studies, is a testament to the emerging reality that leptin regulates (as a top-level manager) almost everything in your body. In the past few years the leptin science has transformed our understanding of bone health and bone function. Vitamin D Stops Plaque Build Up In ArteriesThursday, August 27, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Scientists have now proven that a lack of vitamin D helps damaged cholesterol (oxidized cholesterol) form plaque and that adequate vitamin D stops damaged cholesterol from forming plaque. This should make it painfully clear that the “public health” advice of the American Cancer Society to use sun block and stay out of the sun has directly contributed to heart disease in a major way in America. Coumadin Alert - Is Sticky Blood Protective?Thursday, August 27, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The “wisdom” of Western medicine assumes that sticky blood is a problem that must be solved at all costs so as to reduce the risk for a stroke. This assumption has led to wide scale over-prescribing of blood thinners like Coumadin. Coumadin is responsible for more drug injuries than any other drug and even causes bone loss, facts I review in an earlier article (FDA Sleeps While Common Medications Poison the Elderly). A new study shows that such medical treatment is likely to cause an increase in unstable plaque and actually increase the risk for stroke! Senator Ted Kennedy - The End of an EraWednesday, August 26, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Senator Ted Kennedy has lost his battle with cancer. Over the next few weeks he will receive many well deserved accolades and condolences from around the world. His passing, in many ways, is the final chapter in an era of America. Avandia Linked to Heart Failure – FDA to BlameWednesday, August 26, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The simple fact that Avandia remains on the market is a testament to ongoing abysmal corruption at the FDA. The latest study is published in the British Medical Journal and concludes, "Our findings suggest clinically important differences in the cardiovascular safety profiles of rosiglitazone [Avandia] and pioglitazone (Actos] in clinical practice. Given the accumulating evidence of harm with rosiglitazone treatment and the lack of a distinct clinical advantage for the drug over pioglitazone, it is reasonable to question whether ongoing use of rosiglitazone is justified." Talk About Pulling The Plug On GrandmaTuesday, August 25, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The debate on health care reform is heating up. Americans are starting to pay attention to what is going on. Big Pharma, in a panic, has bought protection from the Obama administration. The Obama administration, fearing for its political life, has struck an 11th hour deal with the slimiest industry in the free world – change we can count on? Teen Abuse of ADHD Drugs – A Life-Threatening ProblemTuesday, August 25, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Question: When is a street drug of choice not a street drug? Answer: When it can also be sold by Big Pharma. ADHD drugs bind to cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) receptors in the brain, the same receptors that crystal meth and cocaine binds to – receptors that have also gone awry in the case of regular excess alcohol consumption. A new study reported by the Associated Press shows a 76 percent increase in emergency calls to poison control centers across the nation due to ADHD drugs. Is Itching a Risk Factor for Cancer?Monday, August 24, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) There are many reasons for itching. Something is irritating your skin. It could be something you came in contact with or some waste product or toxin trying to work its way out of your body. There could be an infection in the skin. Many people itch when they get too stressed out or worn down. In response to such skin stressors your mast cells may release histamine (an irritant chemical), that magnifies the itching response. Maybe your immune system has gotten riled up, and IgE antibodies are locking in some sort of inflammatory skin problem that itches. Researchers have now identified an itch-specific gene signal in your spinal cord, and without it you don’t feel itching regardless of the irritant. Interestingly, too much of this gene signal is involved with cancer. Supplemental Carnitine Corrects Glucose IntoleranceSunday, August 23, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study shows that supplemental carnitine can correct defects in fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization that are due to the stress or obesity on metabolism or the affects of aging. This finding is of significant value in helping to correct and prevent diabetes and other problems associated with metabolic syndrome. Blueberries Reduce Insulin Resistance & Fat Cell InflammationSaturday, August 22, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new animal study shows that a blueberry extract can prevent insulin resistance and fat cell inflammation, even during the feeding of a high fat diet. The study showed that blueberry could help turn down the primary inflammatory gene switch, NF-kappaB. Slow Down & Take Smaller BitesFriday, August 21, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) One of the Five Rules of the Leptin Diet is Do Not Eat Large Meals. The problem for many is that they will eat until they feel satisfied, which oftentimes means eating more than you actually need. A new study confirms the obvious, but it is worth pointing out because it is important. Six Months of Smoking is Adequate for Significant Brain DamageThursday, August 20, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A surprising new study with MS patients shows that even a six month smoking period at any previous time in the person’s life (10 or more cigarettes per day) was associated with 17% more brain lesions compared to MS patients that never smoked. This news follows an earlier study that showed heavy smoking resulted in early onset Alzheimer’s. Behavior Traits of the Overweight Personality TypeWednesday, August 19, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The brand new discovery that leptin is vital to the production of dopamine, directly linking leptin to pleasure, desire, drive, addiction, and human behavior, will begin to force researchers to look at obesity in another light. For example, two new studies link obesity to obsessive video game playing by men in their mid 30s and to indebtedness. Is obesity actually causing these problems? Meat and Dairy Not Associated with Increased Breast Cancer RiskTuesday, August 18, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Western diet is associated with disease, including increased rates of breast cancer. This has pointed a finger at red meat and dairy consumption as bad foods for health – a perception popular with proponents of vegetarian and raw food diets. A very large European study could not find a relationship between red meat, eggs, or dairy as a risk factor for breast cancer. Leptin, Obesity, and Prostate CancerTuesday, August 18, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Duke University researchers have demonstrated that obesity in and of itself is a risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer. The study involved 1415 men who had undergone radical prostatectomy as prostate cancer treatment (about 50/50 white and black men). Race was not a factor in who was likely to continue disease progression based on the prostate cancer spreading aggressively, but obesity was. Leptin Now Directly Linked to the Pleasure of Food & Human BehaviorMonday, August 17, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Researchers at the University of Michigan are the first to document a new leptin pathway in the brain – one related to the pleasure of eating. They found leptin receptors in a part of the hypothalamus gland that directly influences the production of dopamine, in turn influencing basic mechanism of human behavior behind the desire to acquire, pleasure, and the sense of reward. While this mechanism certainly applies to food – it is a key factor that drives all sorts of human behaviors (both good and bad). Laughable Type II Diabetes Research Shines Light on Medical IneptitudeSunday, August 16, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The ability of Western medicine to treat an epidemic of type II diabetes in America shows the gross incompetence of their collective profession. Granted, type II diabetes is a tough problem because it means the natural regulatory systems of the distribution and use of calories is broken. However, if doctors can’t help solve tough problems then what good are they? Brave Oxford Researchers Say Tamiflu is Not for KidsSaturday, August 15, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Governments in the United States and Great Britain plan to use antiviral drugs as a first line of defense against the Swine Flu (along with experimental vaccines as they become available), especially in at risk groups such as young children. A new study by Oxford researchers published in the British Medical Journal questions the wisdom of this advice and points out that the risks are likely to outweigh the very slight benefits. (See full study and related commentary). It is worth noting that this is a conflict between government unelected bureaucrats in charge of “herd control” and doctors trying to evaluate the best interests of patients. Unfortunately, public health is never in the best interest of any one patient, and expects collateral damage. And what if that collateral damage is your child? Sleep Problems are a Significant Risk for Type II DiabetesSaturday, August 15, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Three new studies show that a short sleep duration, insomnia, and too much sleep all are reflective of a major problem in blood sugar metabolism that increases the risks for type II diabetes. Blueberry Leaf Extract Inhibits Hepatitis CFriday, August 14, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A highly purified proanthocyanidin from blueberry leaves stops hepatitis C in its tracks. Is it any wonder that blueberries are a traditional food and healing remedy for liver-related ailments, including diabetes. Don’t Forget Vitamin C for Swine Flu PreventionThursday, August 13, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) German researchers have now demonstrated that a baseline amount of beta-interferon must be active in order for competent immune recognition and response to any viral invader, which of course includes the swine flu (H1N1). One of the many immune roles of vitamin C is to enhance the production of beta-interferon. Adequate Fiber Reduces the Risk for Type II DiabetesWednesday, August 12, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) 3,428 non-diabetic men (ages 60-79) were followed for seven years to examine the relationship between their fiber intake and the risk for developing type II diabetes. Those with less than 20 grams per day of fiber in their diet had a significantly increased risk for developing type II diabetes, regardless of calorie intake and other variables. Food Stamp Program Linked to Weight Gain in WomenWednesday, August 12, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) New research based on following participants for fourteen years finds that women on the U.S. food stamp program steadily gain weight, even when compared to others of equivalent socio-economic status that are not in the food stamp program. The same difference was not found amongst men. A Path Back From Addiction & Mental Health ProblemsTuesday, August 11, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Groundbreaking research on a brain protein called kalirin is opening a new door for novel ways to address serious mental health disorders, addiction problems, as well as another angle on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Prostate Cancer & the Androgen Receptor – A Clearer Picture of the ProblemMonday, August 10, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Prostate cancer is the most widely diagnosed cancer in America. Men have a 17% risk for getting the problem during their lifetime. The story of any cancer is essentially survival gone wrong, a problem wherein normal cell function is hijacked and turned to cancer. How this happens varies considerably for any particular type of cancer, although there are a number of common features. Any man not wanting prostate cancer in the first place or who is treating this problem should spend some time understanding at least the basics of the androgen receptor. Can Resveratrol Prevent Prostate Cancer?Saturday, August 08, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Resveratrol is repeatedly in the headlines as a potent anti-aging nutrient and I have written about this extensively in my article, Is Resveratrol the Fountain of Youth? A new cell study shows that resveratrol can block the transition of cancer cells into the form that becomes aggressive prostate cancer that is more likely to kill. Big Pharma Teams with President ObamaSaturday, August 08, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Big Pharma has struck a deal with the White House – now Americans should really be concerned. Big Pharma will spend 150 million to 200 million during the August recess to run ads on TV to support the president’s struggling health care plan. That is chump change compared to the extra hundreds of billions Big Pharma plans to rake in over the next decade.
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