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LEPTIN REGULATES OUR BODY WEIGHT – (08-28-06)

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Induction of leptin resistance through direct interaction of C-reactive protein with leptin

Wow. We’ve been trying to figure out how leptin–a hormone that’s supposed to keep our weight regulated by increasing metabolism w/ decreasing hunger when weight increases and doing the opposite when weight reduces–becomes less and less effective with obesity. Well, this may be a key.

When inflammation goes up, as determined by CRP levels, the CRP keeps leptin from working on a cell. Then abdominal obesity goes up and more inflammation is produced. What a nasty viscous circle.

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ISSUES OF HUMAN HEALTH FOR OWNING A PET – (12-19-05)

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Pet ownership and human health: a brief review of evidence and issues

Being the owner of just short of a kennel (5 canines) this article really hit home. While there are no hard findings on pet ownership and mortality risk, any pet owner could tell you that their animals are good for them.

Most people light up as they talk about their pets, and when Rover snuggles up next to you just prior to taking up the entire bed, I’m sure that stress hormone levels plummet in the bloodstream.

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RISK OF OVULATORY INFERTILITY – (08-13-07)

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Dietary fatty acid intakes and the risk of ovulatory infertility.

Concerns of infertility, both male and female, are definitely becoming more commonplace. There is obviously a reason for this reduction in fertility; Mother Nature would not shut down the “reason to be” unless there was a darn good reason. Enter mainstream medicine, seemingly oblivious to Mother Nature’s plan, who proceeds to force fertility on a body that’s not ready for it. I remember a patient that was excited about seeing a fertility “specialist” a year or so ago.

She had done her research and she felt he was going to find out WHY she was not getting pregnant. He ran a single serum hormone test (salivary profile taken over a month is arguably one of the best ways to evaluate what the hormones are doing) and determined that she needed hormone shots!! Some “specialist”!!! No talk about celiac disease, thyroid problems, diet, heavy metal exposure… I guess that the sad part is that this is ALL I’ve ever heard about “specialists.” The use of assisted reproductive technologies is damaging the health of our society, increasing the rate of preterm babies and babies born with higher lifetime chances of developing diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

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RISK OF POSTMENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER – (08-17-09)

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Urinary Melatonin Levels and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

Hate to sound like a broken record, but if ANYONE out there thinks that cancer risk is in our genes and we have no control over it….that absolutely, positively, without a doubt flies in the face of hundreds of studies confirming a large degree of control over our risk of cancer and the outcomes of cancer diagnosis.

In this particular study, we found higher levels of melatonin (a hormone produces deep in the brain to help settle us into sleep when the sun goes down) led to a 38% reduced risk of breast cancer. That means that good daylight sun exposure and getting your body to sleep WITHOUT the use of drugs, as well as NOT working a graveyard shift can all help avoid breast cancer.

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