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Kevin Trudeau - Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About
August 04, 2008, 12:45:15 PM by He Walks With Bare Feet
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Study Entices Thoughts Of Hands-On Healing
August 04, 2008, 10:43:37 AM by Violet19
Study Entices Thoughts Of Hands-On Healing
By HILARY WALDMAN | Courant Staff Writer
July 28, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT researcher and department of surgery Professor Gloria Gronowicz has spent her career studying the biology of bone cells. She recently led a study in which Therapeutic Touch performed by trained energy healers significantly stimulated the growth of bone and tendon cells in lab dishes. (STEPHEN DUNN / HARTFORD COURANT / July 21, 2008)
Steeped in white-coat science since she earned her Ph.D. in cell biology at Columbia University 20 years ago, Gloria Gronowicz is about the last person you'd expect to put stock in the touchy-feely discipline of energy medicine.But then the University of Connecticut researcher saw it with her own eyes, under a high-power microscope in her own laboratory, where, once, only well-accepted biological building blocks — proteins, mitochondria, DNA and the like — got respect.
Therapeutic Touch performed by trained energy healers significantly stimulated the growth of bone and tendon cells in lab dishes.
Her results, recently published in two scientific journals, provide novel evidence that there may be a powerful energy field that, when channeled through human hands, can influence the course of events at a cellular level.
"What she's showing is an association that defies explanation with what we currently know," said Margaret A. Chesney, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland and former deputy director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. "She's Daniel Boone."
"Should somebody with osteoporosis or a broken leg go to their Reiki practitioner?" Gronowicz said. "We don't know."
Through history and across cultures, spiritual healers have long believed that the laying on of hands could cure disease and relieve pain. In the last 30 years or s...
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By HILARY WALDMAN | Courant Staff Writer
July 28, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT researcher and department of surgery Professor Gloria Gronowicz has spent her career studying the biology of bone cells. She recently led a study in which Therapeutic Touch performed by trained energy healers significantly stimulated the growth of bone and tendon cells in lab dishes. (STEPHEN DUNN / HARTFORD COURANT / July 21, 2008)
Steeped in white-coat science since she earned her Ph.D. in cell biology at Columbia University 20 years ago, Gloria Gronowicz is about the last person you'd expect to put stock in the touchy-feely discipline of energy medicine.But then the University of Connecticut researcher saw it with her own eyes, under a high-power microscope in her own laboratory, where, once, only well-accepted biological building blocks — proteins, mitochondria, DNA and the like — got respect.
Therapeutic Touch performed by trained energy healers significantly stimulated the growth of bone and tendon cells in lab dishes.
Her results, recently published in two scientific journals, provide novel evidence that there may be a powerful energy field that, when channeled through human hands, can influence the course of events at a cellular level.
"What she's showing is an association that defies explanation with what we currently know," said Margaret A. Chesney, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland and former deputy director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. "She's Daniel Boone."
"Should somebody with osteoporosis or a broken leg go to their Reiki practitioner?" Gronowicz said. "We don't know."
Through history and across cultures, spiritual healers have long believed that the laying on of hands could cure disease and relieve pain. In the last 30 years or s...
Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells
July 03, 2008, 02:57:10 AM by siguie
Oh and another plus is that "resveratrol" is also considered one of the "youth" compounds 
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Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study has found.
The compound, called resveratrol, is produced by certain plants as part of their defense arsenal against pathogens. A handful of foods, including raspberries, blueberries and peanuts, contain resveratrol, but it is most abundant in the skin of red grapes and, therefore, red wine.
In the new study, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York treated human pancreatic cancer cells with resveratrol, either alone or in combination with radiation.
They found that the wine compound disrupted the activity of the cancer cells' mitochondria, energy-producing centers needed for cells to function. Resveratrol also impaired certain cancer-cell proteins that thwart chemotherapy by pumping drugs out of the cell.
In combination with radiation, but not alone, the compound bumped up the production of cell-damaging substances called reactive oxygen species -- potentially making the cancer cells more destructible.
And, in fact, cancer cells treated with the combination were more likely to self-destruct, the study found.
"While additional studies are needed, this research indicates that resveratrol has a promising future as part of the treatment for cancer," lead investigator Dr. Paul Okunieff said in a university statement.
He and his colleagues report the findings in the journal Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
What the results mean for cancer patients is not ...
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study has found.
The compound, called resveratrol, is produced by certain plants as part of their defense arsenal against pathogens. A handful of foods, including raspberries, blueberries and peanuts, contain resveratrol, but it is most abundant in the skin of red grapes and, therefore, red wine.
In the new study, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York treated human pancreatic cancer cells with resveratrol, either alone or in combination with radiation.
They found that the wine compound disrupted the activity of the cancer cells' mitochondria, energy-producing centers needed for cells to function. Resveratrol also impaired certain cancer-cell proteins that thwart chemotherapy by pumping drugs out of the cell.
In combination with radiation, but not alone, the compound bumped up the production of cell-damaging substances called reactive oxygen species -- potentially making the cancer cells more destructible.
And, in fact, cancer cells treated with the combination were more likely to self-destruct, the study found.
"While additional studies are needed, this research indicates that resveratrol has a promising future as part of the treatment for cancer," lead investigator Dr. Paul Okunieff said in a university statement.
He and his colleagues report the findings in the journal Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
What the results mean for cancer patients is not ...
Thyme—the Medicinal Plant for 2006
June 27, 2008, 06:11:07 AM by ~Silent Grace~
Thyme—the Medicinal Plant for 2006
Honoring the Ancient Healing Herb
By Sonja Reiss
Epoch Times Germany Staff Jun 27, 2008
The Wuerzburg/Germany scientific forum "Development of Medicinal Plant Lore," named the original thyme, thymus vulgaris, its medicinal plant for 2006.
The plant has a long history of being used both for it's healing properties and as a culinary herb. It is now considered one of the most valued herbs in the fight against cold-related illnesses.
Thyme is favored for its anti-microbial properties and primarily used to fight coughs, but is used to loosen phlegm and relieve coughing spasms too. The herb is highly valued in the form of an herbal extract to help ease asthma and pertussis. Besides these properties, thyme is an invaluable aid to improve blood flow and as an antibacterial medium. When infections or inflammations of the throat and mouth are present, it is used as a pleasant mouthwash for gargling. It fights mouth odor. Crèmes and lotions containing thyme are used as skin cleansers, and adding thyme to the bath water is pleasant, mildly astringent and cleansing.
The ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Dioskurides praised the herb highly. They prescribed this fragrant herb for all manner of illnesses of the respiratory tract and as a medium to loosen phlegm. An entry in the German physician/botanist Leonhart Fuchs's 1543 diary stated, "Thyme and honey boiled together and then consumed is hugely beneficial to those having trouble breathing."
Long ago, thyme served as a digestive aid and was used externally against insect bites and for easing headaches or joint aches. Several of the "bitters" or herbal liqueurs on the market contain thyme extract. But people who suffer from thyroid or liver problems might want to check with their physician prior to consuming or using a thyme-based product.
Thyme's prima...
Tumeric
June 25, 2008, 08:49:52 PM by Aurora
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Turmeric.asp
Turmeric
Other common name(s): jiang huang, haridra, Indian saffron
Scientific/medical name(s): Curcuma longa, also known as Curcuma domestica
Description
Turmeric is a spice grown in India and other tropical regions of Asia. It has a long history of use in herbal remedies, particularly in China, India, and Indonesia. The root and rootstock (rhizome) of the plant contain the active ingredient, curcumin. This substance is not related to cumin, which is a spice made from the seeds of a different plant.
Overview
Turmeric is a common food flavoring and coloring in Asian cooking. Animal and laboratory studies have found that curcumin (an antioxidant which is an active ingredient in turmeric) demonstrated some anti-cancer effects. However, clinical research is needed to determine curcumin's role in cancer prevention and treatment in humans. Several types of cancer cells are inhibited by curcumin in the lab, and curcumin slows the spread of some cancers in some animal studies.
Curcumin is being looked at to find out if it helps other diseases such as arthritis, Alzheimer Disease, and stomach ulcers. It is also being studied to see if it can help lower "bad cholesterol" and improve the outcomes of kidney transplants. A few early studies have been done in humans, but more human research is still needed to find out it curcumin helps with these illnesses.
How is it promoted for use?
Some researchers believe turmeric may prevent and slow the growth of a number of cancers, particularly tumors of the esophagus, mouth, intestines, stomach, breast and skin, although available scientific evidence from human studies does not support these claims. One researcher states that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, inhibited the formation of cancer-causing enzymes in rodents, although this has not yet bee...
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Turmeric
Other common name(s): jiang huang, haridra, Indian saffron
Scientific/medical name(s): Curcuma longa, also known as Curcuma domestica
Description
Turmeric is a spice grown in India and other tropical regions of Asia. It has a long history of use in herbal remedies, particularly in China, India, and Indonesia. The root and rootstock (rhizome) of the plant contain the active ingredient, curcumin. This substance is not related to cumin, which is a spice made from the seeds of a different plant.
Overview
Turmeric is a common food flavoring and coloring in Asian cooking. Animal and laboratory studies have found that curcumin (an antioxidant which is an active ingredient in turmeric) demonstrated some anti-cancer effects. However, clinical research is needed to determine curcumin's role in cancer prevention and treatment in humans. Several types of cancer cells are inhibited by curcumin in the lab, and curcumin slows the spread of some cancers in some animal studies.
Curcumin is being looked at to find out if it helps other diseases such as arthritis, Alzheimer Disease, and stomach ulcers. It is also being studied to see if it can help lower "bad cholesterol" and improve the outcomes of kidney transplants. A few early studies have been done in humans, but more human research is still needed to find out it curcumin helps with these illnesses.
How is it promoted for use?
Some researchers believe turmeric may prevent and slow the growth of a number of cancers, particularly tumors of the esophagus, mouth, intestines, stomach, breast and skin, although available scientific evidence from human studies does not support these claims. One researcher states that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, inhibited the formation of cancer-causing enzymes in rodents, although this has not yet bee...