HEALTH IN THE NEWS
Pain and Gender: There are Real Differences!
Dr. Ed Koegh at the University of Bath conducted a study that found that women experience more pain for a longer period when exposed to the same stimulus as a man. “Women who concentrate on the emotional aspects of their pain may actually experience more pain as a result,” according to Koegh.
Powerful and Controversial Vitamin E cuts Parkinson’s Risk and Painful menses
A study published in Lancet, a British medical journal, found that people who eat plenty of green leafy vegetables, nuts, and vegetable oils were far less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. The study pooled data from eight studies from 1966 to 2005 that scrutinized the effects of vitamin E, C and the nutrient beta carotene. While moderate and high doses of vitamin E reduced the risk of Parkinson’s disease, vitamin C and beta carotene did not. Another study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found that supplementing vitamin E 200IU (International Units) twice a day compared to placebo, significantly reduced the amount of pain killers needed for pain during menses.
Not Sure if Your Thoughts Affect Your Health?
Buy or rent the movie What the Bleep Do We Know? Joining science with spirituality, this movie combines a story and documentary with the wisdom of 14 scientists and mystics to teach a modern view of reality. This information teaches you how your thoughts affect the essence of your mind/body/spirit. If you haven’t seen it, don’t miss it!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and…Safer Burgers
The anti-oxidants found in rosemary and other herbs, according to Professor J. Scott Smith help prevent oxidation that leads to free-radicals. The researchers found that cooking burgers between 190 and 2000 degrees centigrade with the herbs reduced the amount of heterocyclic amines that increase risk of cancer. (ANI 7/4/05)
COMPILED BY MARGARET ARTHUR, M.D.
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