Good to keep as long
as possible. At the slightest alarm, we rush to the doctor, pharmacy, we take
medicine, 'pills' to heal ourselves, to heal, recover healthy.
However, there are
simple ways and common sense to prevent the disease.
At a lower cost ....
And taking pleasure ....
An illustration: when
you travel by car, plane, like you arrive at your destination without incident,
you control levels, tire pressure, ... Before each flight the aircraft are
inspected, maintained .. before failure before the accident
Your body as a car, a
plane ... more complex!
This is the same
process for your body than for your car: Preventive maintenance is less
expensive than repair.
The worst enemy of
our body has a name: free radicals! And the element responsible: Oxygen
In biology, the term
free radical is used to describe the reactive derivatives of oxygen (reactive
oxygen species: ROS), or 'oxygen free radicals' or' derived reactive oxygen
species. " It is a specific class of radicals. Examples are: the
superoxide radical O2 • -, hydroxyl radical HO •, peroxide radicals (ROO •),
the alkoxy radical (RO •) wherein R is a carbon chain
To counteract this
oxidative action of free radicals our body needs antioxidants
A major source is
provided by selected foods,
Here is an example:
Tomato salad with antioxidants
ingredientsRipe tomatoes (lycophene, vit C, vitamin E, minerals)
Cut the tomatoes into slices or quarters depending on sizeChop finely the shallot and parsleySprinkle turmeric and pepper (salt)Drizzle some tablespoons walnut oil and lemon juice
Let stand a few minutes (the time of setting the table) Preparation time: 10 min
This menu will definitely help you to balance your body needs to stay healthy
Note: If you do not have turmeric, you can replace it with Protandim
Latin name: Lycopersion enculentum; Family: Solanaceae
Annual herbaceous
plant with divided leaves and fragrant yellow flowers and in stars. She is part
of the Solanaceae family as the potato, pepper, eggplant, tobacco.
History
The tomato is native
to the Peruvian Andes and Mexico where the Incas cultivated long before
Columbus. The original tomato was the size of a cherry with the Aztec name of
"tomalt." It still exists in the wild in Mexico. The conquering
Spaniards reported in Europe. From 1544, the writings of some Mathiolus. give
him a reputation as an aphrodisiac to which it owes its name of "love
apple." The Italians adopted and named "pomo d'oro". They began
to eat from the 16em century, while other European countries, cultivated as an
ornamental plant, still treat it as poisonous because of his kinship with belladonna
and tobacco. At the end of the eighteenth century in Italy, she began to be
cultivated on a large scale for the first feed manufacturing tomato sauce. It
is finally the early twentieth century it spread through the temperate regions
of the world to finally conquer …America, the country of origin! Total
production now exceeds 70 million tonnes and in fact the vegetable most
consumed fruit in the world.
Parts used: fruit.
Main components:
The fruit contains
90% water, 3-4% of various sugars, a small amount of proteins, lipids and
organic acids. It is rich in vitamins A and C. Fruit color is due to pigments,
including carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, lutein and lycopene (vivid red
pigment close to the carotene).
Fruit color is due to
pigments, including carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, lutein and lycopene
(vivid red pigment close to the carotene).
By transgenic
techniques, various proteins such as alpha interferon, erythropoietin, serum
albumin, antibodies, protein envelopes of viruses, toxins, have been produced
by the tomato
Lycopene is the main
carotenoid of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum). The carotenoid
composition and concentration are highly dependent on the tomato variety and
maturity of the fruit.
Lycopene in tomato juice
Lycopene in tomato cells
An article will be
devoted
Vitamin C
The human body can
store a portion of this vitamin when his food intake is high. Blood levels of
vitamin C is 2 to 7 mg / l.
The food industry
uses the L-ascorbic acid as an antioxidant under reference E300 (europe). It is
a reducing agent which reacts with the oxygen in the air. This prevents the
oxygen to oxidize other organic molecules, which cause rancidity (bad taste) or
a change in color (browning) (Multimedia Encyclopedia Universalis, 1998).
The tocopherol
(vitamin E)
Vitamin
anti-infertility, essential for the immune, muscular and nervous systems through
its large antioxidant properties, it is also involved in various phases of
metabolism: protection Non Saturated Fatty Acids. It also has a protective
effect against cancer, cancer of the prostate and cancer of the intestinal
tract. (Mr. Gerber, 1999)
This is a molecule of
formula C31H52O3 (phenolic function)
Vitamin E is the
third antioxidant tomato (after lycopene and ascorbic acid). It is exclusively
present in tomato seeds. (Grolier, 2000). Vitamin E in its a-tocopheryl
succinate, contributes to the fight against the proliferation of cancer cells
by inducing the specific phenomena of apoptosis in these (J Neuzil et al,
2000).
Polyunsaturated acids
constituting the phospholipids of cell membranes are exposed to oxidation and
peroxidation to producing, toxic derivatives. Protecting polyunsaturated acids
is effective for a suitable quantitative relationship of the order of 1 mg of
vitamin E per gram of polyunsaturated acid ingested (Pascaud M., 1998)
Nom latin : Lycopersion
enculentum ; Famille : Solanacées
Plante annuelle herbacée à feuilles divisées et
odorantes et à fleurs jaunes en étoiles. Elle fait partie de la famille des
solanacées comme la pomme de terre, le piment, l'aubergine, le tabac.
Histoire :
La tomate est originaire des Andes péruviennes
et du Mexique où les Incas la cultivaient bien avant Christophe Colomb. La
tomate originelle était de la taille d'une cerise portant le nom aztèque de
" tomalt ". Elle existe encore à l'état sauvage au Mexique. Les
conquérants Espagnols la rapportèrent en Europe.
Dès 1544, les écrits d'un
certain Mathiolus. lui donnent une réputation d'aphrodisiaque à laquelle elle
doit son nom de " pomme d'amour ". Les Italiens l'adoptèrent et la
nommèrent " pomo d'oro ". Ils commencèrent à la consommer dès le 16em
siècle ,alors que les autres pays européens, la cultivaient comme plante
ornementale, la considérant encore comme vénéneuse à cause de son cousinage
avec la belladone et le tabac. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, en Italie, elle
commence à être cultivée à grande échelle pour alimenter les premières usines
de fabrication de sauce tomate. Ce n'est finalement qu'au début du XXe siècle
qu'elle se répand à travers les régions tempérées du monde pour reconquérir
finalement l'Amérique, son pays d'origine ! La production totale actuelle
dépasse 70 millions de tonnes et en fait le légume-fruit le plus consommé du
monde.
Parties
utilisées : le fruit.
Principaux constituants : Le fruit contient 90 % d'eau, 3 à 4 % de sucres
divers, une faible quantité de protides de lipides et acides organiques. Il est
riche en vitamines A et C. La coloration du fruit est due à des pigments,
notamment du carotène, précurseur de la vitamine A, de la xanthophylle et du
lycopène (pigment rouge vif proche du carotène).
La
coloration du fruit est due à des pigments, notamment du carotène, précurseur de
la vitamine A, de la xanthophylle et du lycopène (pigment rouge vif proche du
carotène).
Par les techniques transgéniques, diverses
protéines comme l’interféron alpha, l’érythropoïétine, l’albumine sérique, des
anticorps, des enveloppes protéiques de virus, des toxines, ont été produites
par la tomate
Principaux principes
actifs
le Lycopène :
·
Puissant antioxydant. · Régularise le taux de cholestérol, protecteur
cardio-vasculaire. · Protège le système digestif. · Protège la peau des effets UV et de la
pollution · Stimule le système immunitaire
Le
lycopène est le principal caroténoïde du fruit de la tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum).
La composition en caroténoïdes et leur concentration sont hautement dépendantes
de la variété de tomate et de la maturité du fruit.
Un article
lui sera consacré
La vitamine C
L’organisme humain peut stocker une partie de cette vitamine
lorsque son apport alimentaire est élevé. La teneur du sang en vitamine C est
de 2 à 7 mg/l.
L'industrie
agroalimentaire utilise l'acide L-ascorbique comme antioxydant sous la
référence E300. C'est un réducteur qui réagit avec le dioxygène de l'air. Il
empêche ainsi le dioxygène d'oxyder d'autres molécules organiques, ce qui
provoquerait un rancissement (mauvais goût) ou un changement de couleur
(brunissement) (Encyclopédie Universalis Multimédia, 1998).
Le Tocophérol (vitamine E)
Vitamine de l’anti-stérilité, indispensable pour le système
immunitaire, musculaire et nerveux, grâce à ses grandes propriétés
d’anti-oxydant, elle intervient aussi dans différentes phases du métabolisme :
protection des Acides Gras Non Saturés. Elle protège aussi contre le cancer de
la prostate et du tractus intestinal. (Gerber M., 1999)
C’est une molécule de formule C31H52O3 à fonction phénolique
La vitamine E est le troisième anti-oxydant de la tomate (après le
lycopène et l’acide ascorbique). Elle est exclusivement présente dans les graines
de tomate. (Grolier, 2000).La vitamine E, sous sa forme a-tocophéryl succinate,
participe à la lutte contre la prolifération des cellules cancéreuses en
induisant spécifiquement les phénomènes d’apoptose dans ces dernières (Neuzil J
et al, 2000).
Les acides polyinsaturés
constituant les phospholipides des membranes cellulaires sont exposés aux
réactions d’oxydation et de peroxydation produisant des dérivés toxiques. La
protection des acides polyinsaturés est effective pour une relation
quantitative convenable, de l’ordre de 1mg de vitamine E par gramme d’acide
polyinsaturé ingéré (Pascaud M., 1998)
- In
Caucasian populations of the Mediterranean world, there are 85% of individuals
with dark hair, 15% with light hair.
To an outside observer, individuals with
light hair, might be considered 'unconventional', and should color their hair!
- In Caucasian populations the Scandinavian world, there are 85% of individuals
with light hair, 15% with dark hair.
To an outside observer, individuals with
dark hair, could be considered 'unconventional', and should to bleach their
hair!
- A person
aged 80 with dark hair....should be bleach hair because the populations of 80
years have gray hair!!!
This is
ABSURD! NONSENSE!
Yet it is a
rough illustration of the interpretation of standards for normal values of
blood parameters!
Let me be
clear! The aim of this paper is to examine and ask reflection on values,
limits, results in the limit of 'exacting standards' or 'borderline'. Where,
only one parameter is highlighted, without clinical schedule.
These
results often appear during a routine check, not justified by a particular
disease
Frankly
abnormal results reinforced by other symptoms must be treated with the utmost
seriousness!
In control
tests, the parameter most often highlighted is ... cholesterol!
Reinforced
by the opinions of the doctor ... it does not commit to anything you say to
watch your diet ... he knows that 99 percent of the time, you go and say you
eat poorly.
And ...
your doctor will advise you, or prescribe medication....
Before
taking these drugs:
Some
questions to ask you:
Is this the
first time?
What were
your previous values?
How have
they evolved?
What are
the values of your parents?
What are
your eating habits?
Under which
conditions the sample has been collected?
Because you
should know that these compounds ; Statins and Fibrates ;are not safe! They have
side-effects!
These side
effects are more important and more dangerous than your cholesterol a little
'high'!
Recent
studies tend to show that the action of these drugs is unrelated to the
incidence of deaths caused by cholesterol!
Instead,
these molecules, one after the other, are criticized by the medical profession
because of side effects.
... between
1994 and 2006, the percentage of men aged 65 to 74 with "high
cholesterol" fell from 87% to 54% ... Despite this, the rate of coronary
heart disease in this age group remained almost identical!
The
American Heart Association recommends that your total cholesterol is less than
200 mg / dL, but what they do not tell you is that total cholesterol is about
worthless in determining your risk of heart disease, if not above 330.
In
addition, the AHA updating their guidelines in 2004, lowering the recommended
level of LDL from 130 to less than 100 or less than 70 for patients at very
high risk.
Many of the
scientists who helped develop the guidelines even admitted that the scientific
evidence supporting the less than-70 recommendation was not very convinced. American
Heart Association (23 January 2006)
Eight of
the nine doctors on the team that developed the new lines cholesterol
guidelines had been paid by pharmaceutical companies that manufacture statin
cholesterol-lowering drugs. (American Heart Association, "What Your
Cholesterol Level Means,)
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS vs MORTALITY DATA from 164 COUNTRIES
In 1987, in the Journal of the American Medical Association Framingham
Study investigators reported these two important findings:
1) Over age 50 there is no
increased overall mortality with either high or low serum cholesterol levels,
2) In people with a falling cholesterol level (over the first 14 years
of the study), for each 1% mg/dl drop in cholesterol there was an 11 percent
increase in all-cause mortality over the next 18 years. (JAMA
1987;257:2176-2180)
note: this is based on this study that the 'big Pharma "have developped cholesterol myth!!!!
Cholesterol is a natural substance, present in
every cell membrane in our bodies and is essential for normal cell function.
It’s also a basic building block of many essential hormones in your body, as
well as vitamin D. So the mainstream's old adage that cholesterol is all bad is
only misguided!
Since Big
Pharma and the mainstream medias has left no stone unturned in convincing
people that Statins Therapy is the only effective way to protect their heart
health,
From to the
latest results from an Australian study, this may very well come as a surprise
to you...
Australian
researchers analyzed the results of 14 international studies, over the past 55
years, which looked at the heart protective benefits of lycopene. Lycopene is
the powerful antioxidant that gives ripe tomatoes their bright red color.
Previous research has already shown that it’s essential for good health, since
it helps lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Lycopene have the same potency as statins against cholesterol
levels... but is natural!
In
conclusion, a little common sense!
- Ask your doctor about the balance between
the result a bit limited and the risk of side effects of medication
The reality
, it is that the Big Pharma’s profit-driven plan to flood the market with
dangerous drugs, like cholesterol-lowering statins, that cause a wide range of
dangerous side effects like muscle pain, liver dysfunction, kidney failure,
depression and cancer to name but a few...
Nobody died from eating tomatoes!!
We also want to alert people to the
fact that cholesterol is not the villain the mainstream medias are trying to
make it out to be — one of the many myths
I'm not talking about recreational use, but just the medical
properties of CANABIS SATIVA L. (
more than 100 species)
Indeed, this plant unfairly blacklisted, is revealed to be most useful
Sativa
Indica
The botany of Cannabis sativa L.
Hemp is a weed that is characterized more by what is ignores of its
biology, than what we know. Adaptable to many climates, there is little that
the North Pole or in the humid tropics that hemp refuses to grow. Species not
stabilized, highly traveling, enjoying an amazing ecological flexibility.
.The use of cannabis, has been shown to go back at least
10,000 years in Taiwan
Leaves and dried flowers are what is marijuana, but they were also used,
with roots in the preparation of many drugs. The oldest known book of
pharmacology (the Pên ts'ao-Ching) written 4000 years ago in China, prescribe
marijuana preparations for the treatment of malaria, beriberi, constipation,
rheumatic pains, the concern, and "female disorders" (probably
menstrual cramps). For thousands of years, doctors and healers worldwide
Cannabis preparations prescribed for various diseases until the 19th century
when the Cannabis began to be replaced by aspirin.Legal text of 1937 outlawed Cannabis and ended the ability of doctors
to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes in the USA. (Note: remember the date and 1935 presidential campaign !)
It may be one of
the reasons it is blacklisted by our politicians ...
Therapeutics uses
To date, given the evolution of scientific knowledge
in the field of cannabinoids, the medical use of cannabis becomes increasingly
tolerated and even legal in a growing number of countries, Canada, Belgium,
Australia the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain ..
Cannabinoids include many related chemicals: cannabinol, cannabidiol,
cannabigerol, cannabivarin, cannabicyclol and 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC.
Numerous behavioral responses observed suggest the existence of a variety of
central and peripheral targets.
THC acts on the human body by activating a receptor carried by the cells
(CB1 or CB2). The CB1 receptor is found primarily in the brain, whereas CB2
receptors are present on immune cells.
The effectiveness mainly attributed to Cannabidiol CBD, which aims CB2
receptors involved in the modulation of the immune system. The intestines are
known to contain a high density of CB2 receptors.
Cancers
Breast cancer
CB2 receptor
THC and a synthetic CB2 receptor
agonist (JWH-133) reduced the development of a tumor and the number of lung
metastases of a certain type of breast CANCER mice (ErbB2-positive breast
CANCER) . This type of breast CANCER is very
aggressive and does not respond well to existing therapies. The researchers concluded that "these results provide a strong
preclinical evidence for the use of cannabinoid-based therapies in cases of
breast ErbB2-cancer.
According
to a study conducted at the Institute for Digestive Diseases of Bari, Italy,
the endocannabinoid anandamide reduced the level of polyamines (putrescine,
spermidine and spermine) in colon cancer cells and stops the growth of cancer
cells. These effects were observed via CB1 receptors. Polyamines are compounds
that play an important role in cell proliferation.
Effects of anandamide on
polyamine levels and cell growth in human colon cancer cells.Linsalata M, et al. Anticancer Res 2010 30 (7)
:2583-9.).http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682986
Cancer of the bile duct
An experiment conducted on cells at Rangsit University in Patumthani,
Thailand, showed that THC inhibits effects on cancer cells of the bile duct. This natural cannabinoid inhibited the proliferation, migration,
invasion and induces apoptosis of cancer cells. It reduced tumor cell survival. The cells were taken from patients and had cancer by cannabinoid
receptors.
Scientists at the
University of California, San Francisco, USA, investigated the effects of
cannabinoids on pain associated with oral cancer and tumors in cases of cancer
in mice. Selective CB1 cannabinoid receptor (ACEA), the selective CB2 cannabinoid
receptor (AM1241) and a non-selective cannabinoid (WIN,212-2) reduced the
proliferation of cancer cells in a dose-dependent during the experiment cell.
All reduced the pain related to cancer (mechanical allodynia). The tumor growth was reduced by the selective
activation of the CB2 cannabinoid receptor
(Source: Saghafi N, et al.
Neurosci Lett. November 18, 2010.)
Promising results have been achieved in clinical trials for the cannabis extract Sativex
for the treatment of pain associated with advanced
cancer who undergo due to inadequate analgesia opiates. This test was conducted by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. The lead researcher,
Dr. Russell K. Portenoy, Chairman, Department of Palliative Care and drugs
against pain at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Preliminary results
show that this study meets the key objectives and it provides information about
the effectiveness and safety in Phase III clinical trials.
Bone Disorders
A number of recent preclinical studies have demonstrated the potential
role of cannabinoids and their receptors in bone metabolism. Pharmacological
and genetic modulation of cannabinoid receptors indicate that cannabinoid
ligands may provide attractive and novel agents for the treatment of bone
diseases.
The role of cannabinoid receptors in regulating bone mass, bone loss and
bone cell function in health and disease. cannabinoid receptor ligands show a
great promise in the treatment of bone diseases associated with accelerated
osteoclastic bone resorption including osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and
bone metastasis
Improvement of mood in reactive depression has been observed in several
clinical studies with THC. There are other case reports claiming benefit of
cannabinoids in other psychiatric symptoms and diseases, such as sleep
disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, and dysthymia
Historically case reports of cannabis as a good remedy to fight against
the removal of dependence on benzodiazepines, opiates and alcohol. For
this reason, some have described as a gateway to stop their addiction. In this
context, the reduction of physical withdrawal symptoms and stress-related suppression
of drug abuse may play a role in the observed benefits.
Attention Deficit Disorder /
Hyperactivity
Hyper-impulsivity (agitation, stress adrenaline, crazy legs syndrome):
THC is a agonist of the cannabinoid amandamine. It binds to the CB1 receptors
present in large numbers in the brain. It stimulates and retrograde signal
inhibitor in the synapses. The consequences are a reduction and modulation of
neuronal activity, thus having a powerful calming effect
Anorexia nervosa, cachexia
(extreme thinness)
In a long-term study of 94 AIDS patients, the appetite stimulating
effect with THC continued for months, THC doubled appetite on a visual analogue
scale compared with placebo. Patients tend to maintain a stable weight for
seven months. A positive influence on the weight has also been reported disk 15
patients with Alzheimer's disease, which previously refused to food ...
Spastic disorders, multiple
sclerosis and paraplegia
In many clinical trials with cannabis flowers, a beneficial effect was
observed in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis or with spinal cord injury.
Other symptoms include pain, paresthesia, tremor and ataxia, there is a
positive influence of Cannabis. In some studies, improved bladder control was
observed. There is also empirical evidence of a virtue of cannabis in
spasticity due to brain damage
glaucoma
in decenie 70, during a systematic investigation of its effects in
healthy cannabis users, it has been observed that cannabis reduces intraocular
pressure. In the following years, a number of studies in healthy individuals
and patients with glaucoma cannabis and several natural and synthetic
cannabinoids have been conducted. Cannabis reduces intraocular pressure by an
average of 25-30%, sometimes up to 50%. Non-psychotropic cannabinoid, and to a
lesser extent, some non-cannabinoid components of cannabis may reduce
intraocular pressure
Epilepsy
The use in epilepsy is among the oldest indications of cannabis.
Experiments on animals have provided evidence of the effects of some
cannabinoids contrary. THC has the potential to have an anticonvulsant effect
for phenytoin and diazepam. However, cannabis occasionally may precipitate
seizures.
asthma
Experiences of the anti-asthmatic effect of THC or cannabis date
primarily from the 1970s, and are extensively studied. The effects of a
cannabis cigarette (2% THC) or oral THC (15 mg), respectively, approximately
correspond to those obtained with therapeutic doses of bronchodilator drugs
(salbutamol, isoprenaline).
Autoimmune Diseases and
Inflammation
In a number of pain syndromes secondary to inflammatory processes (for
example, ulcerative colitis, arthritis), cannabis may act as a product not only
analgesic, but also anti-inflammatory.
Various other symptoms
Cannabis products often show very good effects in diseases with multiple
symptoms that cover the spectrum of THC effects, for example, in harsh
conditions that have an inflammatory origin (eg, arthritis), or be accompanied
by increased muscle tone (eg, menstrual cramps, spinal cord), or diseases with
nausea and anorexia accompanied by pain, anxiety and depression, respectively
(eg, AIDS, cancer, hepatitis C) ..
There are a number of reports of patients on medical conditions that can
not be easily attributed to these categories, such as itching, hiccups,
hypertension, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless legs syndrome, and
others. Hundreds of possible indications for cannabis and THC have been
described by different authors.
ingredients Ripe tomatoes (lycophene, vit C, vitamin E, minerals)
Walnut oil (linoleic acid (omega 6), alpha-linolenic acid (omega 3)
Let stand a few minutes (the time of setting the table) 
