Big Pharma, while claiming complete objectivity, manipulates data. See the article below. It does so to maximize their profits, already ~30%, the highest ever recorded in any industry, other than outright robbery. We still need some of their products. But, like most institutions that start to do good, they end up working to do well.
Hugo Rodier
Meta-Analysis Comparing the Effect of Combined Omega-3 Statin Therapy Versus Statin Therapy Alone on Coronary Artery Plaques
Am J. Cardiol 2021;151:15-24
“The combination therapy can slow the progression of total plaque volume and fibrous volume more than statin therapy alone. Compared with statin therapy, the combination therapy is associated with a significantly lower plasma hs-CRP (inflammation) and increases FCT (Thickness or stability of plaque).”
Comment: A decade ago, good research proved that omega oils help address many illnesses, including cardiovascular problems. Big Pharma rushed to produce their stronger, read more expensive, brand of Omega oils. Since sales were not as high as expected (most people got their Omega oils over the counter), Big Pharma launched a campaign AND phony research, to discredit Omega oils. Now, they have found an angle to keep the cake and eat it, too: combining statin drugs with Omega oils.
Nut consumption associated with survival benefit among long-term breast cancer survivors.
Healio Minute, October 20, 2021
“Nut consumption appeared associated with higher survival rates among long-term breast cancer survivors and should be emphasized as a modifiable lifestyle factor in survivor guidelines, according to a study in International Journal of Cancer. “As nutrient-dense foods incorporated in healthy diets, nuts have been found in several cohort studies to be associated with reduced all-cause and cause-specific mortality, particularly mortality due to cardiovascular diseases, in the general population,” Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, Ingram professor of cancer research and associate director for global health at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, told Healio. “However, little is known whether the health benefits of nut intake can be extended to breast cancer survivors, particularly regarding the DFS. Our study was conducted to address this knowledge gap.”
Comment: in case it needs to be said: nuts are high in Omega oils.
Antibiotics exposure in early life linked to juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Healio Minute, October 14, 2021 & J. Pediatr Rheumatol 2021;doi:10.1186/s12969-021-00611-4.
“Exposure to antibiotics in early life is associated with the later onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology. “Antibiotics are one of the most common prescription drugs in children and it seems to disrupt with the normal maturation of the microbiome,” Erik Kindgren, MD, of Skaraborg Hospital Skövde, in Sweden, and colleagues wrote. “A recent systematic review has compiled evidence that antibiotic exposure in children is associated with a reduction in wealth and/or diversity and a change in the balance between species in the microbiome with reductions in the number of commensal bacteria that are considered beneficial.”
“It has been shown that use of antibiotics is associated with both JIA and RA,” they added. “However, [whether] the association is due to an increased number of infections, rather than use of the antibiotic, is unknown.”
Comment: next time your doctor tells you your child does not need an antibiotic for a runny nose, sore throat, a cough or ear discomfort, be glad. The price of taking one may not be seen for years.
Healthful plant-based diets lower risk for urological conditions in men
Healio Minute, October 04, 2021
“Men who ate healthy plant-based diets lowered their risk for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, according to data from three abstracts that were presented during the virtual American Urological Association meeting. “This is a lot of good news,” Stacy Loeb, MD, a professor of urology and population health at New York University, said during a prerecorded press conference. “There are some dietary modifications that people can [make] with real potential benefits.” The abstracts included participants who followed an overall plant-based diet, which prioritizes consumption of plant-based foods, and other participants who followed a healthful plant-based diet, which accentuates mostly fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes rather than refined grains and plant foods that are high in sugar.
Comment: if you want fewer plumbing problems and better erections, quit eating so much sugar, meat and fill up with veggies.
The Association of Fried Meat Consumption With the Gut Microbiota and Fecal Metabolites and Its Impact on Glucose Homoeostasis, Intestinal Endotoxin Levels, and Systemic Inflammation
J. Diabetes Care 2021 Sep; 44(9): 1970-1979.
“Fried meat intake lowered microbial community richness and decreased Lachnospiraceae and Flavonifractor abundances while increasing Dialister, Dorea, and Veillonella abundances, provoking a significant shift in the fecal cometabolite profile, with lower 3-indolepropionic acid, valeric acid, and butyric acid concentrations and higher carnitine and methylglutaric acid concentrations. Fried meat impaired glucose homoeostasis and increased systemic inflammation levels by influencing the gut microbiota.”
Comment: sure, fried meat doesn’t have much sugar, BUT it messes with how your gut bacteria metabolizes ALL foods. Bottom line: you end up with a higher risk of diabetes, obesity AND inflammatory problems, like arthritis and colitis.
Frequent meal-related abdominal pain linked to disorders of gut-brain interaction
Healio Minute, 3 October 06, 2021
“Assessing meal-related symptoms among patients with disorders of the gut-brain interaction may improve and individualize treatment, according to a presentation at UEG Week Virtual 2021. “Up to 40% of the global population frequently experience gastrointestinal symptoms that reoccur and when these patients consult a doctor their standard of care routine clinical workup comes back normal; most of these people likely suffer from disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI),” Colomier, a joint PhD student in Belgium, said “These DGBIs are benign conditions in the sense that they do not lead to serious complications or affect life expectancy, but they can still negatively impact the daily lives of patients.” “To investigate the link between food intake and the onset of GI symptoms as well as characterize the individuals who experienced meal-related pain, researchers analyzed internet survey results from 28,065 subjects: 18% reported no relation between pain and food intake, 23% reported occasional relation and 11% reported frequent relation. Higher prevalence rates were seen among woman compared with men (13% vs. 9%) as well as among younger subjects. “If you looked at the DGBI diagnosis they fulfilled, we found that there was a larger proportion of subjects with frequent meal-related abdominal pain fulfilling diagnostic criteria for all types of the DGBI compared to the individuals who only occasionally or never reported meal-related abdominal pain.”
Comment: the brain-gut axis is getting a lot of attention in research. This is good, but why did we divide the brain from the rest of the body in the first place? For that matter, why do most researchers still believe that any given organ does not to influence the work and structure of any of the others? Short answer: the legacy of a madman, Descartes, who showed significant signs of being disconnected from his body, a typical symptom of neglecting the Right Brain. If you wish to read cutting-edge science on the Right and Left Brain, I highly recommend THE MASTER AND HIS EMISSARY. The author posits that the maladies we see in our society are due to the Emissary (the Left Brain), has supplanted the Master, the Right Brain.
