More Liver

It's time to celebrate your liver. It's a hard-working organ and it deserves some credit.One of the liver's most important overall functions is maintaining nutrient homeostasis. It controls the blood level of a number of macro- and micronutrients, and attempts to keep them all at optimal levels.Here's a list of some of the liver's functions I'm aware of:Buffers blood glucose by taking it up or releasing it when neededA major storage site for glycogen...

The Liver: Your Metabolic Gatekeeper

As I've been learning more about the different blood markers of metabolic dysfunction, something suddenly occurred to me. Most of them reflect liver function! Elevated fasting glucose, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high triglycerides and high fasting insulin all reflect (at least in part) liver function. The liver is the "Grand Central Station" of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism, to quote Philip A. Wood from How Fat Works. ...

Makanan Yang dipantang dan dianjurkan dikonsumsi oleh Penderita Kanker, khususnya Kanker Payudara.

Larangan atau Pantangan Penderita Kanker Payudara.Jika kita sudah terserang kanker payudara, kita harus menghindari atau mengurangi asupan konsumsi beberapa jenis makanan. Karena ada kalanya makanan atau minuman tertentu akan memacu pertumbuhan sel abnormal, termasuk kanker payudara. Ada diantaranya yang mengandung zat tumbuh yang jika diasup akan merangsang pembesaran kanker. Ada pula yang mengandung karsinogenik akibat proses pengawetan. Dan...

Book Review: Blood Sugar 101

I just finished reading "Blood Sugar 101" by Jenny Ruhl. It's a quick read, and very informative. Ruhl is a diabetic who has taken treatment into her own hands, using the scientific literature and her blood glucose monitor to understand blood sugar control and its relationship to health. The book challenges some commonly held ideas about diabetes, such as the notion that diabetics always deteriorate.She...

Atasi Nyeri Haid dengan Herbal Alami

Hampir seluruh perempuan di dunia pernah merasakan nyeri haid (Dismenorea), tentu saja dengan berbagai tingkatan mulai dari sekadar pegal-pegal di seputaran panggul dan sisi dalam hingga rasa nyeri yang luar biasa sakitnya. Namun, tak perlu khawatir karena nyeri haid itu bukanlah suatu penyakit, melainkan gejala yang timbul akibat adanya kelainan dalam organ panggul. Bila kelainan itu diobati, maka nyeri haid akan hilang dengan sendirinya.Seperti...

Olive Oil Buyer's Guide

Olive oil is one of the few good vegetable oils. It is about 10% omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids, compared to 50% for soybean oil, 52% for cottonseed oil and 54% for corn oil. Omega-6 fatty acids made up a smaller proportion of calories before modern times, due to their scarcity in animal fats. Beef suet is 2% n-6, butter is 3% and lard is 10%. Many people believe that excess n-6 fat is a contributing...

Real Food V: Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is part of a tradition of fermented foods that reaches far into human prehistory. Fermentation is a means of preserving food while also increasing its nutritional value. It increases digestibility and provides us with beneficial bacteria, especially those that produce lactic acid. Raw sauerkraut is a potent digestive aid, probably the reason it's traditionally eaten with heavy food.Sauerkraut...

TAPAK DARA - Herbal untuk atasi Leukemia

Tapak Dara(Catharantus roseus (L.) G. Don.) Sinonim :Lochnera rosea, Reich. Vinca rosea, Linn. Ammoallis rosea, Small. Familia :ApocynaceaeUraian :Tapakdara (Catharanthus roseus) banyak dipelihara sebagai tanaman hias. Tapakdara sering dibedakan menurut jenis bunganya, yaitu putih dan merah. Tumbuhan semak tegak yang dapat mencapai ketinggian batang sampai 100 cm ini, sebenarnya merupakan tumbuhan liar yang biasa tumbuh subur di padang atau dipedesaan...

TAPAK DARA - Herbal untuk atasi Leukemia

Tapak Dara(Catharantus roseus (L.) G. DoSinonim :Lochnera rosea, Reich. Vinca rosea, Linn. Ammoallis rosea, Small. Familia :ApocynaceaeUraian :Tapakdara (Catharanthus roseus) banyak dipelihara sebagai tanaman hias. Tapakdara sering dibedakan menurut jenis bunganya, yaitu putih dan merah. Tumbuhan semak tegak yang dapat mencapai ketinggian batang sampai 100 cm ini, sebenarnya merupakan tumbuhan liar...

Leptin

I've been puzzled by an interesting question lately. Why is it that certain cultures are able to eat large amounts of carbohydrate and remain healthy, while others suffer from overweight and disease? How do the pre-industrial Kuna and Kitavans maintain their insulin sensitivity while their bodies are being bombarded by an amount of carbohydrate that makes the average American look like a bowling...

Hydration: Attempt Only Under Medical Supervision

I've noticed how the word "hydration" has crept into the popular lexicon in the last decade or so. Before that, we were so primitive, we just "drank water". Now you need a PhD just to put a glass to your lips. I'm not sure I'm qualified!I've been hearing so many people, including health professionals, tell me to drink 8 glasses of water a day for my entire life. In my middle school health class,...

Low-carb Review Article

The other day, I came across this nice review article from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It gives a thorough but accessible overview of the current state of research into carbohydrate-restricted diets, without all the fatophobic mumbo-jumbo. It points out a few "elephants in the room" that the mainstream likes to ignore. First of all, the current approach isn't working:The persistence of an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes...