Study: Low Vitamin D Raises Blood Pressure in Women
from Reuters
Younger white women with vitamin D deficiencies are about three times more likely to have high blood pressure in middle age than those with normal vitamin levels, according to a recent study. Researchers in Michigan, who examined data on 559 women beginning in 1992, found that those with low levels of vitamin D were more likely to have high blood pressure 15 years later in 2007.
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Women's Health and Wellness Discussed at Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing
from the Natural Products Association
More than 150 million Americans take dietary supplements each year, with a large percentage of these users being women who are often concerned about how to keep themselves healthy and how to keep their families and friends well. Recognizing this, the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, in cooperation with the two leading trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry, the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural Products Association, recently hosted a speaker lunch briefing, "Women’s Health and Wellness 101: Dietary Supplements."
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Brand Showcase: Aquasana
"All told, it's a great time to be selling water filters and reusable bottles."
- The New York Times
A major shift in consumer buying trends boosts sales of home water filtration products. Retailers who carry small water filtration systems and refillable water bottles offer a more
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FSIS Offers Training Videos in ASL
from U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service provides video-casts in American Sign Language on a variety of food safety topics, ranging from foodborne illness to how to safely handle meat and poultry products. Two new videos, one on Country of Origin Labeling and one on food irradiation, are now available for viewing.
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The History & Future of the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act
from Natural Products Insider
We celebrate this year the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. But landmark legislation like DSHEA does not spring full blown from the fertile imagination of members of Congress, nor does the enactment of such legislation follow a preordained result. The history that led to the enactment of the statute, and its subsequent implementation, are therefore worthy of full consideration.
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Boulder Company Provides Healthy Alternatives to Vending Machines
from Daily Camera
Frank Price believes Boulder's local schools, recreation centers and universities all share a common problem: vending machines. In May, he started Boulder Natural Vending to provide customers an alternative to traditional vending machines -- carrying accustomed brand name products and replacing them with healthier solutions from local, organic companies. He requires his customers to have one important trait: candor.
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India Set for Nutritional Supplement Boom
from AP-FoodTechnology
India's nutritional supplement market is set to boom over the next few years, with some analysts predicting it will double in value by 2013. Analysts say the growth of India's nutritional supplement market is being driven by the changing lifestyle of the country’s consumers and increased knowledge about nutritional supplements.
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Is your family Vitamin D deficient?
Our bodies can make vitamin D3, but only when our skin is exposed to sunlight under the proper conditions. This production is dependent on the season, where we live and the time of day. Even using sunscreen drastically reduces the body’s production of vitamin D. Medical studies continue to show the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for good health. Drops provide concentrated vitamin D3 in just one drop. Convenient, taste-free drops are an easy way to ensure you and your family receive the vitamin D you need. More
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Obesity and Leukemia: Fat May Offer Sanctuary to Cancer Cells
from U.S. News & World Report
In leukemia patients, excess fatty tissue allows cancerous cells to avoid destruction by chemotherapy drugs, a study in mice suggests. The findings, combined with tests on human leukemia cell lines, may explain why previous studies have shown that obese children and adults with leukemia are more apt to relapse than their leaner counterparts, scientists report.
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Green Tea's Cosmetic Potential Due to Moisturising and Antioxidant Qualities
from Cosmetics Design
Green tea is a good candidate for skincare products for its moisture absorption and retention properties as well as its antioxidant quality, according to Chinese scientists. The antioxidant properties of the polyphenols found in Camellia sinesis, more commonly known as green tea, have been well documented, but researchers at the Institute of Food Engineering, Shanghai Normal University, China, argue that the moisturising qualities the polysaccharides equally make the substance an interesting cosmetic proposition.
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Fat Caused 124,000 Cancer Cases in Europe
from Reuters
More than 124,000 people in Europe developed cancer last year because they are overweight, and rising body fat levels threaten to add tens of thousands more to their ranks, experts said.
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The Greenest Big Companies in America
from Newsweek
When David Roberts was growing up near the oilfields of West Texas in the early 1960s, it never got dark. Back then, oilfields were lit 24/7 by the gas flares used to burn off natural gas, a byproduct of oil drilling. The flares released massive amounts of CO2, and over time, oil companies halted that harmful practice in the U.S. But gas flares remain the norm in the developing world—and today Roberts oversees a team at Marathon Oil that's trying to end the practice.
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A Doctor for Disease, a Shaman for the Soul
from The New York Times
The patient in Room 328 had diabetes and hypertension. But when Va Meng Lee, a Hmong shaman, began the healing process by looping a coiled thread around the patient’s wrist, Lee’s chief concern was summoning the ailing man’s runaway soul.
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Mediterranean Diet Trims the Wallet
from Reuters
Sticking to a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, olive oil, legumes, fruit and vegetables is heart healthy, but expensive, maybe even prohibitively so, new research from Spain hints. Consequently, "upstream" measures -- such as taxes on unhealthy foods and/or subsidies on healthy foods -- may be needed to "increase the probability of adopting a healthy dietary pattern leading to better health and disease prevention among the population," Dr. Maira Bes-Rastrollo said.
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