Part 2 of a 3ish part series on medical nutriment for anemia. Today Wheatgrass is considered as a adjuvant food for optimum blood health. There are many forms of anemia and today I discuss a article evaluating red blood cell membrane longevity and the effect of Wheatgrass. Anemia of Chronic Disease is a pervasive form of anemia with normal iron stores, normal appearing red blood cells under the microscope yet still having a low hemoglobin and hematocrit (normochromic normocytic anemia).

Efficacy and Safety of Wheat Grass in Thalassemic Children on Regular Blood Transfusion

Cureus. 2018 Mar 11;10(3):e2306. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2306. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In thalassemia, mutations either in alpha or beta chain synthesis results in…

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There are many forms of anemia and today I discuss a article evaluating red blood cell membrane longevity and the effect of Rosa Canina powder. Anemia of Chronic Disease is a pervasive form of anemia with normal iron stores, normal appearing red blood cells under the microscope yet still having a low hemoglobin and hematocrit (normochromic normocytic anemia). Does Rose Hip have a potential role for optimum red blood cell longevity and might be utilized to improve Anemia of Chronic Disease? Today's podcast is the first in a series of clinical anemia.

The effectiveness of a standardized rose hip powder, containing seeds and shells of Rosa canina, on cell longevity, skin wrinkles, moisture, and elasticity

Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Nov 19;10:1849-56. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S90092. eCollection 2015. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a rose hip…

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Flavanols are potent medicines from botanical plants. Benefits abound from a specific flavanol quercetin and in today's podcast I discuss the role flavanols have for treatment of strokes.

Effect and Mechanisms of Quercetin for Experimental Focal Cerebral Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Feb 25;2022:9749461. doi: 10.1155/2022/9749461. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Quercetin, a naturally occurring flavonoid, is mainly extracted…

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Today I discuss two powerhouse botanical medicines and how they promote optimum bone health.

Ginger and Garlic Extracts Enhance Osteogenesis in 3D Printed Calcium Phosphate Bone Scaffolds with Bimodal Pore Distribution

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Mar 9. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c19617. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Natural medicines have long been used…

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Pulmonary Fibrosis can be a devastating terminal condition of lung inflammation. Ginger has been identified as providing support for optimal lung health.

6-Gingerol, a functional polyphenol of ginger, reduces pulmonary fibrosis by activating Sirtuin1

Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2022 Mar 1;50(2):104-114. doi: 10.15586/aei.v50i2.533. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Pulmonary fibrosis in general is the final common outcome…

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Nerve damage resulting in pain is discussed and how botanical medicine supports a reduction of pain through various body pathways. Neuroprotection and neurodegeneration are important concepts discussed today and how Turmeric is associated with optimum brain health. An expansive review on breast cancer science and Soy finds that regular consumption of soy reduces breast cancer risk for women.

Bioactive compounds for neuropathic pain: an update on preclinical studies and future perspectives

J Nutr Biochem. 2022 Mar 1:108979. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.108979. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Among different types of chronic pain, neuropathic…

Coronarin D, a Metabolite from the Wild Turmeric, Curcuma aromatica, Promotes the Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells into Astrocytes

J Agric Food Chem. 2022 Mar 4. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00020. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Plants in the genus Curcuma have…

Soy Isoflavones and Breast Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis

In Vivo. 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):556-562. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12737. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: Soy contains genistein and daidzein isoflavones. Isoflavones are phytoestrogens, with a similarity…

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Dietary Polyphenols and Their Role in Oxidative Stress-Induced Human Diseases: Insights Into Protective Effects, Antioxidant Potentials and Mechanism(s) of Action

Front Pharmacol. 2022 Feb 14;13:806470. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.806470. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Dietary polyphenols including phenolic acids, flavonoids, catechins, tannins, lignans, stilbenes,…

In this narrative review, the biological/pharmacological significance of dietary polyphenols in the prevention of and/or protection against OS-induced major human diseases such as cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, CVDs, diabetes mellitus, cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases have been delineated. This review specifically focuses a current understanding on the dietary sources of polyphenols and their protective effects including mechanisms of action against various major human diseases.

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Effect of Soy in Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Subclinical Hypogonadism: A Randomized Controlled Study

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Feb 1;102(2):425-433. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-2875. ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Isoflavones found in soy products have a chemical structure…

Two common conditions are discussed in the context of Soy protein and isoflavone. Insulin resistance is a underpinning concept of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Soy bean intake is a powerful food that promotes optimum health.

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Total Polyphenol Content in Food Samples and Nutraceuticals: Antioxidant Indices versus High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Feb 7;11(2):324. doi: 10.3390/antiox11020324. ABSTRACT Total polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity were estimated in various food and…

Lots of great information about powerful antioxidants in foods. Polyphenols are present in foods you can find at the grocery store or perhaps grow in your backyard.

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Does cranberry extract reduce antibiotic use for symptoms of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (CUTI)? A feasibility randomised trial

BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 22;11(2):e046791. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046791. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial of the…

Ingesting whole cranberry should be considered for long term health of the urinary system because focused scientific studies on cranberry extracts do not appear to be identifying how cranberries benefit the urinary system.

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Chromium bioaccumulation, oxidative stress metabolism and oil content in lemon grass Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson grown in chromium rich over burden soil of Sukinda chromite mine, India

Chemosphere. 2019 Mar;218:1082-1088. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.211. Epub 2018 Nov 30. ABSTRACT Lemon grass plants grown in Cr rich over burden soil…

Lemon Grass has an amazing ability to adapt to high stress environments. Lemon grass plants grown in Cr rich over burden soil of Sukinda chromite mine (India) countered Cr toxicity and oxidative stress with the production of reactive oxygen species and induced antioxidative defense system.

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Chem Biol Interact. 2021 Sep 25;347:109599. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109599. Epub 2021 Jul 31. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Geraniol, a natural monoterpene, is a…

Lemongrass is a tall frost-tender perennial grass.

Sometimes conventional drugs have a cascading toxic effect on body organs and the unfolding of organ damage can be difficult to navigate clinically.

Geraniol, a natural monoterpene, is a component of many plant essential oils. It contains many medicinal and pharmacological properties. Doxorubicin is an anticancer drug; however, its clinical usage is limited due to its cumulative and dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. This study investigates geraniol as a protective agent against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and explores possible underlying mechanisms of action.

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Feb 11;2022:6085515. doi: 10.1155/2022/6085515. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Doxazosin and carvedilol have been evaluated as an…

Curcumin (turmeric root) works to assist conventional drugs against liver damage. The two drugs discussed in this study are often used in cardiotoxic states.

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Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women’s Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World

Front Pharmacol. 2022 Feb 4;12:751207. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.751207. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Aims: This review aims to compare the use of herbal…

Spices, Herbs, Botanical medicine is discussed from a global perspective. Menstruation illness is a substantial burden impairing optimum health for many women worldwide.  Hormonal therapy is the mainstay treatment in conventional medicine. Herbal medicine is utilized by women for menstruation illness around the world. Over 22 countries are analyzed by the authors. PMS, Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea and other forms of menstruation illness are discussed in the context of Ethnic Herbal Medicine.

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Spices to Control COVID-19 Symptoms: Yes, but Not Only

Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2021;182(6):489-495. doi: 10.1159/000513538. Epub 2020 Dec 22. ABSTRACT There are large country variations in COVID-19 death…

A timeless article, one to consider as the many ways to treat cold and flu symptoms. Three phases of COVID; viral infection, inflammation 'storm', and post covid (think long covid). Jala Neti will help decrease viral loads and improve the likelihood of a true negative COVID swab. Steroids remain the underpinning conventional treatment for the inflammation stage. Recovery may last months. Application of spices during all three phases of viral infections are helpful, as do foods such as fermented foods and broccoli. Conventional treatment with paracetamol alongside Ginger, Turmeric, Green Tea provide a solid foundation of symptom treatment. Berberine and Zinc were not effective. Broccoli with Black Pepper, Ginger and other spices including Wasabi prolong healing qualities of the studied ingredients when used together. Herbs and Spices are sustainable and generally available for people more so than conventional treatments. Toxic doses of spices are not a risk whereas conventional drug use can reach toxic levels with a handful of pills.

Antibacterial activities of selected Cameroonian spices and their synergistic effects with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant phenotypes

BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011 Nov 1;11:104. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-104. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) phenotypes is a…

Intake of Spices with conventional antibiotics provide synergy against antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women’s Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World

Front Pharmacol. 2022 Feb 4;12:751207. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.751207. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Aims: This review aims to compare the use of herbal…

Subject of another podcast for lack of time today, and well worth your reading time.

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Transitioning to botanical medicine for cognition and pain diseases? Try Rosemary, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Quercetin, Reservatrol.

I've enjoyed learning about how the power of nature is not just about the power of science. In other words, today's episode discusses how optimum neuron health has many pathways. Modern scientific laboratory drugs usually focus on one specific biochemical pathway. Affecting one pathway may lead to other disease however. Adaptogenic Rosemary, Black Pepper, Quercetin, Reservatrol and many others provide optimum health in a supportive method. Think of it as a 'tending to the neuron garden' rather than a nail and hammer approach. I also discuss how combining different botanical medicines provide a customized path to optimum health.

Three medical science articles are discussed today, all focus upon the neuron. The neuron is a basic building block of the nervous system. Pain, cognition, preconception, vision, smell are all functions of neurons.

Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Braz J Med Biol Res. 2022 Feb 9;55:e11593. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Patients with mild cognitive impairment eventually progress…

Cognitive impairment can be difficult to identify especially if mild. Usually it take intimate understanding of the person before mild impairment is recognized. Rosemary supports cognition among many other body functions. Ageing is not a burden rather a blessing to others. Alzheimer's disease is dementia starting before 50 years of age. FDA approved drugs for Alzheimer's have many side effects and are costly. Rosemary supports healthy cognition and has been documented to have many supportive pathways. Rosemary has been shown to improve cognition in animals with cognitive impairment and returns cognition to a normal baseline state.

Standardized Black Pepper Seed Extract Exerts Antinociceptive Effects in Murine Pain Models via Activation of Cannabinoid Receptor CB2, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Alpha and TRPV1 Ion Channels

J Pain Res. 2022 Feb 5;15:355-366. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351513. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Plant-based natural products as anti-nociceptors have enormous potential…

Pain is a serious health issue and can change how a person looks at their life. Black pepper works through several pathways including the cannabanoid pathways.

Nutraceuticals and peripheral glial cells: a possible link?

J Integr Neurosci. 2022 Jan 20;21(1):1. doi: 10.31083/j.jin2101001. ABSTRACT A nutraceutical is a food-derived molecule that provides medical or health…

A nice paper to learn more about nutraceutical science. Turmeric, quercetin, reservatrol all have supportive and therapeutic pathways  of pain neurons.

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Today I am prescribing mindfulness. What is mindfulness? It is a mental state or attitude in which one focuses one's awareness on the present moment while also being conscious of, and attentive to, this awareness. Also: the cultivation and practice of this, esp. as a therapeutic technique. Frequently attributive, as mindfulness meditation, etc. Frequently and originally with reference to Yoga philosophy and Buddhism, but from the late 20th cent. increasingly taught and practiced outside these contexts as a formal discipline, often involving meditation with a focus on, or acknowledgement of, one's emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

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What is a toxic dose of botanical medicines?  Intake of a single meal containing herbs and spices improves cholesterol, hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and improves endothelial function. I discuss the first controlled feeding study to examine the effect of incorporating mixed herbs and spices into a US-style dietary pattern and how it improves blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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Therapeutic targets of neuroprotection and neurorestoration in ischemic stroke: Applications for natural compounds from medicinal herbs

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•Underlying mechanisms of neuroprotection and neurorestoration in ischemic stroke were reviewed. •Recent advances in natural compounds for the treatment of ischemic stroke were reviewed. •Reasons for natural compounds that have not been developed for clinical application in stroke treatment have been proposed.

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Tasty recipe for Chicken Soup. Mitochondrial discussion. Dark chocolate and artificial sweeteners. Chinese Traditional Medicine and natural compounds, including a rare venomous toad found in East China.

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Free online differential diagnostic tool. Molasses contains iron and its absorption enhancers, such as sulfur, fructose, and copper, which make it a potential dietary supplement for Iron Deficiency Anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is a serious public health problem that debilitates ∼1.6 billion people globally every year, the majority being pregnant women and children from developing countries. In India, for example, in spite of several operational programs at the national level using iron–folic acid and other allopathic interventions, Iron deficiency anemia is still prevalent. Traditional medicines, such as Ayurveda, prescribe herbal formulations containing sugarcane derivatives for the management of pandu, a condition similar to Iron deficiency anemia. This article reviews molasses, a sugar industry by-product, as a potential raw material to develop nutraceutical products for IDA.

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