Health and Nutrition Thread

Good thread. :hatsoff:

Here is my tip of the day:
Don't forget you should try to drink around 8 glasses of clear water a day.
That's about 1.5 -2 litres. :cool:


One of the simplest things to do, yet I struggle to do. And it's not like I'm drinking other things, I just don't drink enough fluid period.
 
they orange juice is the best juice for you, but i hate juice. its good but its not like drink "out of habit" good. however pineapple juice is fucking tasty. also i picked up this tip one way to loose weight is a start spitting, saliva holds next to nothing that is needed in your system. this could all be complete bullshit though.
 
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya

FWIW....

MIAMI (AFP) – Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.

University of Florida researcher Nam Dang and colleagues in Japan, in a report published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, documented papaya's anticancer effect against tumors of the cervix, breast, liver, lung and pancreas.

The researchers used an extract made from dried papaya leaves, and the effects were stronger when cells received larger doses of papaya leaf tea.
Dang and the other scientists showed that papaya leaf extract boosts the production of key signaling molecules called Th1-type cytokines, which help regulate the immune system.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/ts_alt_afp/healthusjapanpapaya
 

jinxypie

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One of the simplest things to do, yet I struggle to do. And it's not like I'm drinking other things, I just don't drink enough fluid period.

From what I hear, you're supposed to take your body weight, divide it in half, and get that many ounces of water a day. (Ex: if you're 150 pounds, you'd need to drink at least 75 ounces (2.22 liters) of water per day - more if you're trying to lose weight.)

How hard is it to keep a water bottle nearby, really? :)
 
Eating Right For Your Blood Type

Do you know what your blood type is? If not, you may ask your physician to order a special blood test for you to determine what your blood type is. Unless you have been hospitalized, had surgery, or have given blood, this type of blood screening is not ordinarily done as a matter of routine.

There has been extensive scientific research over the past 30 years that shows evidence that your individual blood type determines your predisposition toward getting certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lupus, muscular sclerosis, allergies, etc. Our blood type also determines what type of biochemistry our digestive systems are made of. "Your blood type is a powerful genetic fingerprint that identifies you as surely as your DNA".

There are four blood type groups: O, A, B, and AB. The majority of people are Blood Type O. Next comes Blood Type A, then Blood Type B; and, Blood Type AB is very rare and has only been around for about 1000 years. Less than 5% of the world's population have Blood Type AB.

Have you ever noticed that some people can eat a variety of foods with no problems, while others suffer from gas, bloating, indigestion and heartburn? The reason for this is that people with different blood types cannot eat or digest the same foods equally. The following is a brief overview of the peculiarities of each blood type group:

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http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/nutrition/bloodtype.asp
 
FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy Provenge

Probably thread worthy...but here goes..:thumbsup:

WASHINGTON – A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more taxing treatments like chemotherapy.

Dendreon Corp.'s Provenge vaccine trains the immune system to fight tumors. It's called a "vaccine" even though it treats disease rather than prevents it.
Doctors have been trying to develop such a therapy for decades, and Provenge is the first to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

"The big news here is that this is the first immunotherapy to win approval, and I suspect within five to ten years immunotherapies will be a big part of cancer therapy in general," said Dr. Phil Kantoff, an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who helped run the studies of Provenge.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_he_me/us_fda_cancer_drug
 
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