Saw palmetto comes from the fan of a palm tree like plant; the fan has thorny stems. Found mostly in warm climates in the southeast parts of the United States such as South Carolina, Mississippi or Florida.
Saw palmetto directly comes from the white flowers, which turn to olive size berries, which are dark blue when ripe. Used for medical purposes when dried because their active ingredients include fatty acids, plant sterols, and flavones. Mostly used because of the affective hormone production within the substance.
When most people think of Saw Palmetto, they connect it to all the media hype they have heard about its effects on prostate problems. Saw palmetto is typically used to treat Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) but there are many more ailments that saw palmetto could be used for.
Saw Palmetto also has been known to be an overall tonic that helps to build strengths in times of serious sickness, as well as, been used for many years in people who have been suffering from what is called wasting diseases.
Some of the other areas that saw palmetto is used are in people that are suffering from hormonal imbalances, to help increase breast size in women, or to decrease the balance testosterone.
Saw Palmetto is also used by herbalists as a diuretic or can be used as a sedative as well. Stimsaw palmetto growth is also a known use for saw palmetto. Many medical professionals recommend that people use saw palmetto as an anti-inflammatory.
There are many ways that Saw palmetto can be purchased. Saw Palmetto can be bought in these forms: as dried berries, tea, powdered capsules, tablets, liquid tinctures, and extracts.
The product label should indicate that contents are standardized and contain fatty acids and sterols. Herbs should be taken only under the supervision of a medical provider and used as directed. Saw Palmetto is safe and has no known long-term side effects.
It is recommended that you consult your medical professional before using any herbal supplement. They will also be able to answer any additional questions you may have.
David Caine
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The good news is that there are things that will help you to get better and to reduce the worst symptoms of menopause but they may take a little while to work. The thing is that the menopause natural remedies such as herbs do not have any known side effects and many of the prescribed medications have not only side effects but other possible risks as well.
There are many different remedies that work well for treatment for menopause and the main herbs used are Black Cohosh, Kava Kava and Dong Quai as well as Theanine which is used to control stress associated with menopause. Also, Milk Thistle is another herb that has been known to be useful in providing natural menopause relief as the hormonal changes in the body can in turn intensify some of the symptoms and put additional strain on the liver.
Menopause itself, is brought on by decreased levels of estrogen and progesterone and can cause certain symptoms such as fatigue, mood swings, hot flashes, irregular periods, vaginal dryness, frequent urination and insomnia. Many women are choosing to opt for natural remedies for various reasons. The main reason, however, is simply that most women are concerned about the adverse effects and risks of conventional medicine and traditional medical treatments for menopause.
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BY MARY CLARE JALONICK, AP
CROW AGENCY, Mont. -Ta'Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. She complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt.
When Stephanie Little Light took her daughter to the Indian Health Service clinic in this wind-swept and remote corner of Montana, they told her the 5-year-old was depressed.
Ta'Shon's pain rapidly worsened and she visited the clinic about 10 more times over several months before her lung collapsed and she was airlifted to a children's hospital in Denver. There she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, confirming the suspicions of family members.
A few weeks later, a charity sent the whole family to Disney World so Ta'Shon could see Cinderella's Castle, her biggest dream. She never got to see the castle, though. She died in her hotel bed soon after the family arrived in Florida.
"Maybe it would have been treatable," says her great-aunt, Ada White, as she stoically recounts the last few months of Ta'Shon's short life. Stephanie Little Light cries as she recalls how she once forced her daughter to walk when she was in pain because the doctors told her it was all in the little girl's head.
Ta'Shon's story is not unique in the Indian Health Service system, which serves almost 2 million American Indians in 35 states.
On some reservations, the oft-quoted refrain is "don't get sick after June," when the federal dollars run out. It's a sick joke, and a sad one, because it's sometimes true, especially on the poorest reservations where residents cannot afford health insurance. Officials say they have about half of what they need to operate, and patients know they must be dying or about to lose a limb to get serious care.
Wealthier tribes can supplement the federal health service budget with their own money. But poorer tribes, often those on the most remote reservations, far away from city hospitals, are stuck with grossly substandard care. The agency itself describes a "rationed health care system."
The sad fact is an old fact, too.
The U.S. has an obligation, based on a 1787 agreement between tribes and the government, to provide American Indians with free health care on reservations. But that promise has not been kept. About one-third more is spent per capita on health care for felons in federal prison, according to 2005 data from the health service.
In Washington, a few lawmakers have tried to bring attention to the broken system as Congress attempts to improve health care for millions of other Americans. But tightening budgets and the relatively small size of the American Indian population have worked against them.
"It is heartbreaking to imagine that our leaders in Washington do not care, so I must believe that they do not know," Joe Garcia, president of the National Congress of American Indians, said in his annual state of Indian nations' address in February.
When it comes to health and disease in Indian country, the statistics are staggering.
American Indians have an infant death rate that is 40 percent higher than the rate for whites. They are twice as likely to die from diabetes, 60 percent more likely to have a stroke, 30 percent more likely to have high blood pressure and 20 percent more likely to have heart disease.
American Indians have disproportionately high death rates from unintentional injuries and suicide, and a high prevalence of risk factors for obesity, substance abuse, sudden infant death syndrome, teenage pregnancy, liver disease and hepatitis.
While campaigning on Indian reservations, presidential candidate Barack Obama cited this statistic: After Haiti, men on the impoverished Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota have the lowest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere.
Those on reservations qualify for Medicare and Medicaid coverage. But a report by the Government Accountability Office last year found that many American Indians have not applied for those programs because of lack of access to the sign-up process; they often live far away or lack computers. The report said that some do not sign up because they believe the government already has a duty to provide them with health care.
The office of minority health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Indian Health Service, notes on its Web site that American Indians "frequently contend with issues that prevent them from receiving quality medical care. These issues include cultural barriers, geographic isolation, inadequate sewage disposal and low income."
Indeed, Indian health clinics often are ill-equipped to deal with such high rates of disease, and poor clinics do not have enough money to focus on preventive care. The main problem is a lack of federal money. American Indian programs are not a priority for Congress, which provided the health service with $3.6 billion this budget year.
Officials at the health service say they can't legally comment on specific cases such as Ta'Shon's. But they say they are doing the best they can with the money they have about 54 cents on the dollar they need.
One of the main problems is that many clinics must "buy" health care from larger medical facilities outside the health service because the clinics are not equipped to handle more serious medical conditions. The money that Congress provides for those contract health care services is rarely sufficient, forcing many clinics to make "life or limb" decisions that leave lower-priority patients out in the cold.
"The picture is much bigger than what the Indian Health Service can do," says Doni Wilder, an official at the agency's headquarters in Rockville, Md., and the former director of the agency's Northwestern region. "Doctors every day in our organization are making decisions about people not getting cataracts removed, gall bladders fixed."
On the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, Indian Health Service staff say they are trying to improve conditions. They point out recent improvements to their clinic, including a new ambulance bay. But in interviews on the reservation, residents were eager to share stories about substandard care.
Rhonda Sandland says she couldn't get help for her advanced frostbite until she threatened to kill herself because of the pain several months after her first appointment. She says she was exposed to temperatures at more than 50 below, and her hands turned purple. She eventually couldn't dress herself, she says, and she visited the clinic over and over again, sometimes in tears.
"They still wouldn't help with the pain so I just told them that I had a plan," she said. "I was going to sleep in my car in the garage."
She says the clinic then decided to remove five of her fingers, but a visiting doctor from Bismarck, N.D., intervened, giving her drugs instead. She says she eventually lost the tops of her fingers and the top layer of skin.
The same clinic failed to diagnose Victor Brave Thunder with congestive heart failure, giving him Tylenol and cough syrup when he told a doctor he was uncomfortable and had not slept for several days. He eventually went to a hospital in Bismarck, which immediately admitted him. But he had permanent damage to his heart, which he attributed to delays in treatment. Brave Thunder, 54, died in April while waiting for a heart transplant.
"You can talk to anyone on the reservation and they all have a story," says Tracey Castaway, whose sister, Marcella Buckley, said she was in $40,000 of debt because of treatment for stomach cancer.
Buckley says she visited the clinic for four years with stomach pains and was given a variety of diagnoses, including the possibility of a tapeworm and stress-related stomachaches. She was eventually told she had Stage 4 cancer that had spread throughout her body.
Ron His Horse is Thunder, chairman of the Standing Rock tribe, says his remote reservation on the border between North Dakota and South Dakota can't attract or maintain doctors who know what they are doing. Instead, he says, "We get old doctors that no one else wants or new doctors who need to be trained."
His Horse is Thunder often travels to Washington to lobby for more money and attention, but he acknowledges that improvements are tough to come by.
"We are not one congruent voting bloc in any one state or area," he said. "So we don't have the political clout."
On another reservation 200 miles north of Standing Rock, Ardel Baker, a member of North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes, knows all too well the truth behind the joke about money running out.
Baker went to her local clinic with severe chest pains and was sent by ambulance to a hospital more than an hour away. It wasn't until she got there that she noticed she had a note attached to her, written on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services letterhead.
"Understand that Priority 1 care cannot be paid for at this time due to funding issues," the letter read. "A formal denial letter has been issued."
She lived, but she says she later received a bill for more than $5,000.
"That really epitomizes the conflict that we have," says Robert McSwain, deputy director of the Indian Health Service. "We have to move the patient out, it's an emergency. We need to get them care."
It was too late for Harriet Archambault, according to the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, who has told her story more than once in the Senate.
Dorgan says Archambault died in 2007 after her medicine for hypertension ran out and she couldn't get an appointment to refill it at the nearest clinic, 18 miles away. She drove to the clinic five times and failed to get an appointment before she died.
Dorgan's swath of the country is the hardest hit in terms of Indian health care. Many reservations there are poor, isolated, devoid of economic development opportunities and subject to long, harsh winters making it harder for the health service to recruit doctors to practice there.
While the agency overall has an 18 percent vacancy rate for doctors, that rate jumps to 38 percent for the region that includes the Dakotas. That region also has a 29 percent vacancy rate for dentists, and officials and patients report there is almost no preventive dental care. Routine procedures such as root canals are rarely seen here. If there's a problem with a tooth, it is simply pulled.
Dorgan has led efforts in Congress to bring attention to the issue. After many years of talking to frustrated patients at home in North Dakota, he says he believes the problems are systemic within the embattled agency: incompetent staffers are transferred instead of fired; there are few staff to handle complaints; and, in some cases, he says, there is a culture of intimidation within field offices charged with overseeing individual clinics.
The senator has also probed waste at the agency.
A 2008 GAO report, along with a follow-up report this year, accused the Indian Health Service of losing almost $20 million in equipment, including vehicles, X-ray and ultrasound equipment and numerous laptops. The agency says some of the items were later found.
Dorgan persuaded Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to consider an American Indian health improvement bill last year, and the bill passed in the Senate. It would have directed Congress to provide about $35 billion for health programs over the next 10 years, including better access to health care services, screening and mental health programs. A similar bill died in the House, though, after it became entangled in an abortion dispute.
The growing political clout of some remote reservations may bring some attention to health care woes. Last year's Democratic presidential primary played out in part in the Dakotas and Montana, where both Obama and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first presidential candidates to aggressively campaign on American Indian reservations there. Both politicians promised better health care.
Obama's budget for 2010 includes an increase of $454 million, or about 13 percent, over this year. Also, the stimulus bill he signed this year provided for construction and improvements to clinics.
Back in Montana, Ta'Shon's parents are doing what they can to bring awareness to the issue. They have prepared a slideshow with pictures of her brief life; she is seen dressed up in traditional regalia she wore for dance competitions with a bright smile on her face. Family members approached Dorgan at a Senate field hearing on American Indian health care after her death in 2006, hoping to get the little girl's story out.
"She was a gift, so bright and comforting," says Ada White of her niece, whom she calls her granddaughter according to Crow tradition. "I figure she was brought here for a reason."
Nearby, the clinic on the Crow reservation seems mostly empty, aside from the crowded waiting room. The hospital is down several doctors, a shortage that management attributes recruitment difficulties and the remote location.
Diane Wetsit, a clinical coordinator, said she finds it difficult to think about the congressional bailout for Wall Street.
"I have a hard time with that when I walk down the hallway and see what happens here," she says.
On the Net:
Indian Health Service: http://www.ihs.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department's office of minority health: http://tinyurl.com/l9qzuq
National Congress of American Indians' health care issues: http://tinyurl.com/krs986
Senate Indian Affairs Committee: http://indian.senate.gov
GAO reports: http://tinyurl.com/ljq6fb, http://tinyurl.com/n7kdpa
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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The decreased production of certain hormones in the body results in the symptoms of menopause. For example, decreased levels of estrogen, an important hormone is a chief reason for some of the symptoms. Also, at this time in life, some women which actually experience elevated levels of estrogen resulting in estrogen dominance – which a a dangerous place to be in. Excess estrogen is dangerous because it can cause breast cancer. Similarly, the levels of progesterone, another important hormone, also decreases resulting in certain symptoms associated with menopause. Estrogen dominance can be corrected by supplementing the body with natural progesterone.
The symptoms of menopause can vary from one woman to another. While for one it may be that of urinary incontinence, for another it could be a decrease in libido. Mood swings are also common when a woman enters this phase in her life. In fact, a vast majority of them suffer from acute depression and panic attacks, with the onset of menopause. Dry skin and hair loss are some other symptoms experienced by women during the onset of menopause. Certain women are also known to gain weight during this point in time of their life, especially around the waist and stomach area. Fortunately, hormone replacement therapy is available to provide relief from these symptoms. It becomes necessary to balance your hormones and supplement the ones that are missing or decreased.
Hormone replacement therapy involves supplementing certain hormones by what are known as bioidentical hormones. These natural bioidentical hormones are produced using botanical extracts, synthesized in a laboratory. Many women, aware of the dangers of synthetic hormone therapy, now seek out bioidentical hormones. These natural bioidentical hormones are prescribed by a doctor and taken in different methods such as troches, creams, gels, patches or pellets and may be taken biomimetically, mimicking the natural cycle of the rise and fall of hormones in the body. It depends on what the doctor thinks your individual needs are to help you face this new phase of life called menopause.
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CancerMesothelioma.Info
Symptoms of Mesothelioma
About 90 percent of people who are diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma have chest pain or shortness of breath as the first symptoms of the disease. Chest pain is caused mainly by the cancer itself, which irritates nerve cells in nearby tissues. Less severe chest discomfort and shortness of breath generally are caused by a collection of fluid between the two layers of the pleura in the chest, not by the cancer itself. This collection of fluid is called a pleural effusion. People with mesothelioma that develops in the abdominal lining can have abdominal pain and swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Other possible symptoms include cough, fatigue and unexplained weight loss.
Diagnosis
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and your medical history before doing a complete physical examination. Tests usually are needed because the more common symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath may come from many causes. These tests include an electrocardiogram (EKG), a chest or abdominal X-ray, depending on your symptoms and your physical exam. If these tests show any abnormalities of the lungs or pleura, you will need a computed tomography (CT) scan or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. These imaging studies allow the physician to determine the size, location and extent of any tumor in the chest or abdomen.
If you have fluid in your chest or abdomen, a thin needle may be used to remove a small sample of the fluid for examination. This procedure, called fine-needle aspiration, also may be used to drain the fluid to relieve symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath. Occasionally, mesothelioma can be diagnosed from this fluid sample alone, but usually a tissue sample (biopsy) will have to be taken, too. The tissue sample can be obtained with procedures called a thoracoscopy or video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) for a pleural tumor or with a procedure called laparoscopy for an abdominal tumor. In both procedures, a tubelike instrument inserted through a small incision allows the physician to view the tumor and collect a tissue sample. You also may need a procedure called a bronchoscopy or a mediastinoscopy so the doctor can look for masses in the lung airways caused by other tumors or can remove tissue samples from lymph nodes.
Once the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma has been confirmed, the next step is determining how far the tumor has spread (called staging). Imaging studies, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are used to assess the stage of the disease and determine the most appropriate treatment. There are four stages of malignant mesothelioma, with the lowest stage — stage I — having the best prognosis (outlook). In stage I, the tumor is limited to the pleural lining on one side of the chest without any signs of having spread. If the disease returns after being treated successfully, it is called recurrent mesothelioma.
Stage I also is called localized disease, whereas stages II to IV are called advanced disease.
Expected Duration
Once it develops, this type of cancer will continue to grow and spread until it is treated.
Prevention
To reduce your risk of malignant mesothelioma, you should avoid exposure to asbestos. Because there is no safe level of asbestos exposure, any asbestos exposure is too much. In your home, especially if it is an older home, have an expert check for areas of exposed asbestos-containing insulation or other areas of deteriorating asbestos. These areas must be removed professionally or safely sealed off. Workers who routinely deal with asbestos-containing materials should use approved measures to limit their exposure and to keep from bringing asbestos dust home on their clothing.
Treatment
Malignant mesothelioma is a difficult disease to treat. The cancer can spread easily to nearby organs. If the tumor has spread, it is nearly impossible to remove the entire tumor surgically. In addition, it has been difficult to test the effectiveness of different treatments because there are relatively few cases of malignant mesothelioma.
The primary treatment options for malignant mesothelioma are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Surgery
Before any surgery is considered for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, the patients overall health has to be evaluated. Tests are done to make sure the cancer has not spread to distant sites, and to evaluate how well the patients lungs and heart are functioning. Lung tests look for any signs of lung damage from tobacco or from other diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These tests determine how risky surgery would be, especially if a lung needs to be removed.
Surgery for malignant mesothelioma can be aimed at long-term control of the cancer (aggressive surgery) or relief of symptoms (palliative procedures).
Aggressive surgery — A procedure called extrapleural pneumonectomy involves removal of the pleura, the lung, the diaphragm and the pericardium. The intent of this very aggressive, complicated surgery is to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Not all centers will perform this procedure because of its complexity and because it carries a high risk of death within 30 days after surgery. Extrapleural pneumonectomy typically is done only in younger patients who are in good overall health with stage I disease. Patients are evaluated carefully to determine their ability to tolerate the surgery.
Palliative procedures — When malignant mesothelioma is advanced, palliative procedures can be done to relieve or control symptoms such as breathlessness, which are caused by fluid or by the tumor pressing on the lung or other organs. These procedures do not cure the disease.
A procedure called thoracentesis can be used to treat fluid collection (effusion) in pleural mesothelioma. A needle is inserted into the chest to drain the fluid, relieving breathlessness and pain. Talc may be injected into the pleural space to try to stop fluid from accumulating there. This procedure is called talc pleurodesis. Similar procedures are used to relieve fluid collection (ascites) in peritoneal mesothelioma (paracentesis).
A procedure called pleurectomy and decortication is the surgical removal of the pleura. This procedure can be done to reduce pain caused by the tumor or to prevent the fluid from accumulating. For peritoneal mesothelioma, surgery generally is aimed at relieving symptoms.
Radiation Therapy
Because of the location of malignant mesothelioma, it is extremely difficult to deliver high enough doses of radiation to kill the tumor without damaging the surrounding organs. Lower doses of radiation can help to shrink the tumor, but it is unclear whether this helps people to survive longer than if they were not treated.
Using radiation therapy after surgery has not been shown to improve survival. However, because surgery is very unlikely to remove the entire tumor, radiation commonly is done after surgery in the hopes of killing remaining tumor cells. In addition, radiation therapy can be used to relieve the symptoms of mesothelioma, including chest pain.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of medications to treat cancer. Chemotherapy cannot cure mesothelioma. Some chemotherapy drugs have a partial effect in some patients. Combination chemotherapy (using more than one drug at the same time) may be given in an attempt to improve the patients response to the medications. Some combinations have shown some promise, and some new medications are being tried.
Like radiation therapy, chemotherapy may be administered after surgery in an attempt to kill cancer cells that could not be removed during the procedure.
Treatment by Stage
Stage I (localized) mesothelioma — If a patient wants aggressive treatment and is fit enough to have surgery, some centers may do an extrapleural pneumonectomy. Another surgical option is pleurectomy and decortication, which is sometimes done to relieve some of the symptoms of mesothelioma. Both of these procedures may be followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
Stages II, III and IV (advanced) mesothelioma — Pleurectomy and decortication may be done to relieve symptoms in pleural mesothelioma. Other procedures such as thoracentesis may be done to drain fluid (pleural effusions) and prevent them from recurring. Radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy also may be administered for symptom relief.
Recurrent malignant mesothelioma — There is no standard treatment for recurrent mesothelioma. Generally, treatments are considered that were not used the first time the disease was treated.
Clinical Trials and Future Treatments
New treatments for malignant mesothelioma and possible preventive measures, such as a vaccine, are being evaluated in clinical trials, and the future holds some promise. Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate new treatments for safety and effectiveness. There are no guarantees that a new treatment will work, and there are some risks. However, a clinical trial is not undertaken unless the researchers believe the treatment may have some value.
Here are some of the treatments for malignant mesothelioma that are being evaluated:
Combination chemotherapy — Different combinations of chemotherapy drugs have been tried with mixed results.
Intracavitary chemotherapy — Putting chemotherapy drugs directly into the pleural or peritoneal space is being researched because of its advantage over traditional chemotherapy. Because the drug is placed directly into the cavity, much greater doses can be given to patients without causing severe side effects. Some studies have shown this therapy to control effusions and reduce tumor size.
Brachytherapy (intracavitary radiation therapy) — In this treatment, a radioactive substance is placed directly into the pleural or peritoneal space.
Multimodality therapy — Multimodality therapy is any combination of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Gene therapy — In this approach, a virus that has been genetically altered is introduced into the tumor. The virus infects the cancerous cells and makes them vulnerable to anticancer drugs.
Immunotherapy — Treatments that stimulate the bodys immune system to fight cancer cells are called immunotherapy.
When To Call A Professional
Call your doctor promptly for an evaluation if you have any of the symptoms of lung cancer, especially if you have worked in an industry with high exposure to asbestos. If you have shortness of breath or chest pain, you should call your doctor for an evaluation as soon as possible.
Prognosis
Malignant mesothelioma usually is advanced by the time it is diagnosed so the outlook usually is poor. On average, the survival time after diagnosis is about one year. However, several factors affect the prognosis, including the extent of the tumor and the age and health of the patient. In some cases, survival time can be increased to two to five years or more with early detection and aggressive treatment. Improved treatments should be available in the near future.
CancerMesothelioma.
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In about half of the CVD patients the mechanism of Lp(a) deposition contributes significantly to the development of atherosclerotic plaques. Other lipoprotein disorders are also frequently part of the polygenic pattern predisposing the individual patient to CVD in the individual.
Other Lipoprotein Disorders Associated with CVD.
In a large population study Goldstein et al. discussed three frequent lipid disorders, familial hypercholesterolemia, familial hypertriglyceridemia, and familial combined hyperlipidemia. Ascorbate deficiency unmasks these underlying genetic defects and leads to an increased plasma concentration of lipids (e.g. cholesterol, triglycerides) and lipoproteins (e.g. LDL, VLDL) as well as to their deposition in the impaired vascular wall. As with Lp(a), this deposition is a defense measure counteracting the increased permeability. It should, however, be noted that the deposition of lipoproteins other than Lp(a) is a less specific defense mechanism and frequently follows Lp(a) deposition. Again, these mechanisms function as a defense only for a limited time. With sustained ascorbate deficiency the continued deposition of lipids and lipoproteins leads to atherosclerotic plaque development and CVD. Some mechanisms will now be described in more detail.
Hypercholesterolemia, LDL-receptor defect.
A multitude of genetic defects lead to an increased synthesis and/or a decreased catabolism of cholesterol or LDL. A well characterized although rare defect is the LDL receptor defect. Ascorbate deficiency unmasks these inherited metabolic defects and leads to an increased plasma concentration of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins, e.g. LDL, and their deposition in the vascular wall. Hypercholesterolemia increases the risk for premature CVD primarily when combined with elevated plasma levels of Lp(a) or triglycerides.
The mechanisms by which ascorbate supplementation prevents the exacerbation of hypercholesterolemia and related CVD include an increased catabolism of cholesterol. In particular, ascorbate is known to stimulate 7-a-hydroxylase, a key enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and to increase the expression of LDL receptors on the cell surface. Moreover, ascorbate is known to inhibit endogenous cholesterol synthesis as well as oxidative modification of LDL.
Hypertriglyceridemia, Type III hyperlipidemia.
A variety of genetic disorders lead to the accumulation of triglycerides in the form of chylomicron remnants, VLDL, and intermediate density lipoproteins (IDL) in plasma. Ascorbate deficiency unmasks these underlying genetic defects and the continued deposition of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in the vascular wall leads to CVD development. These triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are particularly subject to oxidative modification, cellular lipoprotein uptake, and foam cell formation. In hypertriglyceridemia nonspecific foam-cell formation has been observed in a variety of organs. Ascorbate-deficient foam cell formation, although a less specific repair mechanism than the extracellular deposition of Lp(a), may have also conferred stability.
Ascorbate supplementation prevents the exacerbation of CVD associated with hypertriglyceridemia, Type III hyperlipidemia, and related disorders by stimulating lipoprotein lipases and thereby enabling a normal catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Ascorbate prevents the oxidative modification of these lipoproteins, their uptake by scavenger cells and foam cell formation. Moreover, we propose here that, analogous to the LDL receptor, ascorbate also increases the expression of the receptors involved in the metabolic clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, such as the chylomicron remnant receptor. The degree of build-up of atherosclerotic plaques in patients with lipoprotein disorders is determined by the rate of deposition of lipoproteins and by the rate of the removal of deposited lipids from the vascular wall. It is therefore not surprising that ascorbate is also closely connected with this reverse pathway.
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia.
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia is a frequent lipoprotein disorder characterized by a decreased synthesis of HDL particles. HDL is part of the pathway and is critical for the transport of cholesterol and also other lipids from the body periphery to the liver. In ascorbate deficiency this genetic defect is unmasked, resulting in decreased HDL levels and a decreased reverse transport of lipids from the vascular wall to the liver. This mechanism is highly effective and the genetic disorder hypoalphalipoproteinemia was greatly favored during evolution. With ascorbate supplementation HDL production increases, leading to an increased uptake of lipids deposited in the vascular wall and to a decrease of the atherosclerotic lesion. A look back in evolution underlines the importance of this mechanism. During the winter seasons, with low ascorbate intake, our ancestors became dependent on protecting their vascular wall by the deposition of lipoproteins and other constituents. During spring and summer seasons the ascorbate content in the diet increased significantly and mechanisms were favored that decreased the vascular deposits under the protection of increased ascorbate concentration in the vascular tissue. It is not unreasonable for us to propose that ascorbate can reduce fatty deposits in the vascular wall within a relatively short time. In an earlier clinical study it was shown that 500 mg of dietary ascorbate per day can lead to a reduction of atherosclerotic deposits within 2 to 6 months.
This concept, of course, also explains why heart attacks and strokes occur today with a much higher frequency in winter rather than during spring and summer, the seasons with increased ascorbate intake.
Other Inherited Metabolic Disorders Associated with CVD.
Beside lipoprotein disorders many other inherited metabolic diseases are associated with CVD. Generally these disorders lead to an increased concentration of plasma constituents that directly or indirectly damage the integrity of the vascular wall. Consequently these diseases lead to peripheral angiopathies as observed in diabetes, homocystinuria, sickle-cell anemia (the first molecular disease described, and many other genetic disorders. Similar to lipoproteins, the deposition of various plasma constituents, as well as proliferative thickening, provided a certain stability for the ascorbate deficient vascular wall. We illustrate this principle for diabetic and homocystinuric angiopathy.
Diabetic Angiopathy.
The pathomechanism in this case involves the structural similarity between glucose and ascorbate and the competition of these two molecules for specific cell surface receptors. Elevated glucose levels prevent many cellular systems in the human body, including endothelial cells, from optimum ascorbate uptake- Ascorbate deficiency unmasks the underlying genetic disease, aggravates the imbalance between glucose and ascorbate, decreases vascular ascorbate concentration, and thereby triggers diabetic angiopathy.
Ascorbate supplementation prevents diabetic angiopathy by optimizing the ascorbate concentration in the vascular wall and also by lowering insulin requirement.
Homocystinuric angiopathy.
Homocystinuria is characterized by the accumulation of homocyst(e)ine and a variety of its metabolic derivatives in the plasma, tissues, and urine as the result of decreased homocysteine catabolism. Elevated plasma concentrations of homocyst(e)ine and its derivatives damage the endothelial cells throughout the arterial and venous system. Thus homocystinuria is characterized by peripheral vascular disease and thromboembolism. These clinical manifestations have been estimated to occur in 30 per cent of the patients before the age of 20 and in 60 per cent of the patients before the age of 40.
Ascorbate supplementation prevents homocystinuric angiopathy and other clinical complications of this disease by increasing the rate of homocysteine catabolism.
Thus, ascorbate deficiency unmasks a variety of individual genetic predispositions that lead to CVD in different ways. These genetic disorders were conserved during evolution largely because of their association with mechanisms that lead to the thickening of the vascular wall. Moreover, since ascorbate deficiency is the underlying cause of these diseases, ascorbate supplementation is the universal therapy.
The Determining Principles of This Theory.
The determining principles of this comprehensive theory are schematically summarized in Figures I to 3 (pages 13 to 15).
1. CVD is the direct consequence of the inability for endogenous ascorbate production in man in combination with low dietary ascorbate intake.
2. Ascorbate deficiency leads to increased permeability of the vascular wall by the loss of the endothelial barrier function and the loosening of the vascular connective tissue.
3. After the loss of endogenous ascorbate production, scurvy and fatal blood loss through the scorbutic vascular wall rendered our ancestors in danger of extinction. Under this evolutionary pressure, over millions of years genetic and metabolic, countermeasures were favored that counteract the increased permeability of the vascular wall.
4. The genetic level is characterized by the fact that inherited disorders associated with CVD became the most frequent among all genetic predispositions. Among those predispositions lipid and lipoprotein disorders occur particularly often.
5. The metabolic level is characterized by the direct relation between ascorbate and virtually all risk factors of clinical cardiology today. Ascorbate deficiency leads to vasoconstriction and hemostasis and affects the vascular wall metabolism in favor of atherosclerogenesis.
6. The genetic level can be further characterized. The more, effective and specific, a certain genetic feature counteracted the increasing vascular permeability in scurvy, the more advantageous it became during evolution, and generally, the more frequently this genetic feature occurs today.
7. The deposition of Lp(a) is the most effective, most specific, and therefore most frequent of these mechanisms. Lp(a) is preferentially deposited at predisposition sites. In chronic ascorbate deficiency the accumulation of Lp(a) leads to the localized development of atherosclerotic plaques and to myocardial infarction and stroke.
8. Another frequent inherited lipoprotein disorder is hypoalphalipoproteinemia. The frequency of this disorder again reflects its usefulness during evolution. The metabolic upregulation of HDL synthesis by ascorbate became an important mechanism to reverse and decrease existing lipid deposits in the vascular wall.
9. The vascular defense mechanisms associated with most genetic disorders are nonspecific. These mechanisms can aggravate the development of atherosclerotic plaques at predisposition sites. Other nonspecific mechanisms lead to peripheral forms of atherosclerosis by causing a thickening of the vascular wall throughout the arterial system. This peripheral form of vascular disease is characteristic for angiopathics associated with Type III hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and many other inherited metabolic diseases.
10. Of particular advantage during evolution, and therefore particularly frequent today, are those genetic features that protect the ascorbate-deficient vascular wall until the end of the reproduction age. By favoring these disorders, nature decided for the lesser of two evils: the death from CVD after the reproduction age rather than death from scurvy at a much earlier age. This also explains the rapid increase of the CVD mortality today from the 4th decade onwards.
11. After the loss of endogenous ascorbate production the genetic mutation rate in our ancestors increased significantly- This was an additional precondition favoring the advantage not only of apo(a) and Lp(a) but also of many other genetic countermeasures associated with CVD.
12. Genetic predispositions are characterized by the rate of ascorbate depiction in a multitude of metabolic reactions specific for the genetic disorder. The overall rate of ascorbate depletion in an individual is largely determined by the polygenic pattern of disorders. The earlier the ascorbate reserves are depleted without being resupplemented, the earlier CVD develops.
13. The genetic predispositions with the highest probability for early clinical manifestation require the highest amount of ascorbate supplementation in the diet to prevent CVD development. The amount of ascorbate for patients at high risk should be comparable to the amount of ascorbate our ancestors synthesized in their body before they lost this ability: between 10,000 and 20,000 milligrams per day.
14. Optimum ascorbate supplementation prevents the development of CVD independently of the individual predisposition or pathomechanism. Ascorbate reduces existing atherosclerotic deposits and thereby decreases the risk for myocardial infarction and stroke. Moreover, ascorbate can prevent blindness and organ failure in diabetic patients, thromboembolism in homocystinuric patients, and many other manifestations of CVD.
Conclusion.
In this paper we present a unified theory of human CVD. This disease is the direct consequence of the inability of man to synthesize ascorbate in combination with insufficient intake of ascorbate in the modem diet. Since ascorbate deficiency is the common cause of human CVD, ascorbate supplementation is the universal treatment for this disease. The available epidemiological and clinical evidence is reasonably convincing. Further clinical confirmation of this theory should lead to the abolition of CVD as a cause of human mortality for the present generation and future generations of mankind.
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People want fast results. So they choose beauty products that could give them the result they want in just weeks or less. People rely on the commercials that promise satisfactory results in no time. Most of these products are chemically based to act on the body, skin and hair fast. However, some people who have ultra sensitive skin and hair would sometimes find it difficult to choose the right type of products to use because even hypoallergenic products are still irritating.
There are already a lot of people who turn to more natural ways to enhance beauty. There are more natural ways to be fit, healthy and beautiful. Most of these products are not seen on commercials. They are found right at home, mostly in the kitchen. They do not contain chemicals but they can guarantee fast and amazing results like those of commercialized beauty products.
Take for example a papaya. A lot of commercialized soaps, lotions and other beauty paraphernalia feature papaya as their secret ingredient. Papaya is one of those natural beauty enhancers that can easily be found in the kitchen or the nearest market. Papaya is a great whitening agent and just recently, experts found out that green papaya is even more effective.
Many famous people, although they endorse top-rating line of beauty products are even quoted to use natural ingredients such as castor oil and cranberry juice for the hair, olive oil for the nails, and even a potpourri of fruits and vegetables for slimming down. But the ultimate cleaning agent, for the majority is water. It cleanses not only the outside of the body but also the inside.
Thorough cleaning of the body is very important especially at the end of the day. You would not want to go to bed with dust and grime clinging to your hair and skin, would you? Cleaning your body does not only mean ridding of dirt, but it is also one way to relax tired muscles. There are secrets to experience spa-like treatments even when you are just at home. Taking care of your body means loving it and often pampering it.
A hot bath would be one of the best ways to soothe the knots from the shoulders to the feet. But, for more calming and relaxing bath, you could add milk and lemon juice to achieve silky smooth skin after. Or, you could give your skin the vitamins it needs without actually taking tablets or syrups orally. Instead of swallowing the vitamin E capsules, just poke them with a pin and squeeze out the oil to the tub along with regular sea salt and drops of your favorite essence oils for an invigorating soak. Complete the setting by lighting some candles or lamps with your favorite aromatherapy oils. Once inside the tub, you might forget that you are in an expensive spa instead of just in your own bathroom.
In the busy world of today, going to the beauty parlor for a makeover is a privilege. Most women do not have the time to indulge having to juggle career, family, kids, studies and other extra-curricular activities. It would be quite advantageous for them to be familiar with natural beauty secrets that can be done alone at home even in the late hours at night, when they can be sure that nobody would bother them in the bathroom or in the kitchen.
It would be marvelous to wake up the next day already looking gorgeous without going to the beauty parlor. Starting from the crowning glory - the hair, give it a boost, a life! A homemade shampoo of egg, hot water and an ounce of fresh rosemary would do the first trick. Rinse. Then follow up with deep conditioner of mayonnaise and avocado. Rinse. Then, finally, give your hair the energy it needed with olive oil and vitamin E liquid combined in boiling water. Cover with a hot towel and leave on for 30 minutes.
After having dealt with your hair, you need to pay attention to your body by giving it a good, relaxing soak in the tub for a peaceful rest. If not, experience a through exfoliation by giving your body a scrub in the shower. A combination of finely ground oatmeal and almond oil can leave your skin refreshed. If your skin hates summer, worry no more. Exfoliating with a combination of sea salt and olive oil would surely make your skin be friendly with summer.
When a trace of pimple is showing on your face, prevent it by placing an ice cube wrapped in saran over the threatening pimple. A mask made of mashed ripe banana and honey will give your face a new, vibrant feel. When going somewhere, you might want to highlight your eyes and cheeks for more stunning effect without really going through extensive alterations. You can bring out the natural beauty of your eyes and cheeks by putting the perfect shade of foundation, eye shadow, blush on and lipstick properly. The trick here is to know your skin type and skin color and to determine the colors that would compliment the shape and type of the face. And at the end of each day (or night) do not forget to remove make-up. One secret is to mix castor oil, light olive oil and canola oil. Then with a cotton
ball, apply tenderly over the eyes to remove make up. To reduce unwanted shine, use lemon juice mixed with cold-water toner. Found some wrinkles? Combine vodka, fennel seeds and honey (let sit for 3 days) and apply as toner with a cotton ball. Retain the freshness in your face.
Dont forget your feet! It has suffered so much for the whole day having to carry you from one place to another. Give it a treat! Give your feet a deodorizing bath with Epsom salts, white vinegar and warm water. Then exfoliate it with a mixture of strawberries, olive oil, kosher salt and finely chopped almonds. For smooth and soft feet overnight, smear on a mixture of banana, honey, lemon juice and natural margarine. Wear thick socks to bed and rinse the next day. Follow with a foot deodorizing powder made from baking powder and drops of your favorite essential oils. Your feet will love you.
And after doing everything, your hands need the last attention. Make sure that you have done the last of your chores so that your hands could get the treat they deserve. A hot oil hand treatment could leave your hands feeling soft and gentle. Heat olive oil in a dish and soak fingers to soften cuticles and strengthen nails. Combine cold cream, honey and slivered almonds to make a scrub then leave on for 10 minutes. Wrap hands in hot hand towels tightly for 10 minutes. Remove the rinse and apply leftover olive oil. Wrap hand again in toweling or inexpensive cotton hand gloves. Then put plastic over gloves and seal with rubber bands and let stay for 10 minutes. Youll feel the moisture as it creates a terrarium effect.
With these guidelines, you are ready to succumb to a peaceful sleep. You are going to face another bout with grim and dirt the next day.
But staying healthy does not only involve cleaning up. It is also important that you be cautious about what you eat and how you burn what you have just eaten. The days work is actually an exercise already. Every time you put your body into action, calories are being burned. But sometimes, you eat more than what you burn.
Getting in shape does not necessarily involve back breaking and expensive weight loss programs. Aerobics such as walking, jogging, biking, hiking and dancing, if done regularly, are good exercises to stay in shape. For those who seek for more rigid workout, do not forget to begin exercises with warm-ups so as not to shock the muscles and the joints. In every exercise, you do not have to hurry, it is good to start slowly and increase pace as you go along the program.
Exercises and workouts are not necessarily done at a gym only. The desk or behind the wheel are good places to workout for flat abs by tensing the muscles in the abdomen area, or firming your buttocks by tensing for about 5-10 seconds with 8 repetitions. You do not need a wide space or heavy gadgets to trim down. A little floor space in your bedroom could be perfect for crunches and curls in the morning upon waking up. What matters the most is the interest and motivation to move the body and stay in shape.
If you have been exercising regularly, make sure that you have enough strength to go through the activities for the day. Do not overeat, or you might gain unwanted weight. Do not deprive yourself to starvation or you could get sick. You can eat everything you like as long as it is in moderate measurements. It is actually the overeating that causes weight gain. From time to time, give in to your cravings - half a slice of that sinful chocolate cake would do no harm as long as you are working out. In preparing food, it is not necessary to eat tasteless food. Cut the calories and fats but not the taste. Cut the meat and add more vegetables if youre preparing a meat and vegetable dish. It is better to have fruits for snacks rather than sweets and pastries. Avoid beverages such as sodas and have water instead.
With these tricks, you could add a new room in your house: your very own beauty parlor. You do not have to worry about the hairdresser or the beauty expert who cant give you the looks you so wanted to have because you, yourself, can decide what style looks good on you. You do not need to pay extra to get the smooth and silky skin you dreamed of because you can have it and maintain it without spending a fortune. All you need is right in your kitchen. You can indulge in the long refreshing soak in the tub without worrying about how long you stay or how much youll pay. You also do not need to worry about harmful chemicals because the products you use simply do not have any. They are all-natural and can be used for all types of skin and hair. You could be your own beauty and health expert too. This way, you can be familiar with your body, youll know what it needs and you can provide it without spending so much. Be naturally healthy and beautiful right at your home. You can see results for yourself as soon as overnight.
About the Author
The writer, Caryl B. Grecia, works for Sphinx Cyberworld Ventures whose website, www.beautytips1001.com, features the e-book for natural beauty secrets entitled 1001 Beauty Tips - Bring Out Your Natural Beauty. This e-book provides comprehensive and proven natural treatment tips for acne, skin care, hair care, make-up guide, effective work out and weight loss program and scrumptious but totally healthy recipes. This is your total health guide.
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Although hair loss is in no way a chronic disease, it nonetheless has life-changing effects especially with one's self-esteem. It may also seem an impossible task to find a good diabetic weight loss diet. Thankfully, there are many treatments and medications in the marketplace that seek to cure the problem. This is where we may help out, by explaining 5 different diabetic weight loss diet options.
5 Diabetic Weight Loss Options:
Diabetic Food Exchange Diet: This diabetic diet plan is one of the main eating plans that doctors prescribe to people with diabetes. Saw palmetto is one of the options available to you if you're looking for a more affordable remedy.
Saw Palmetto and Hair Loss
Saw palmetto is a herbal ingredient that has been extensively used in Europe for treating symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), a condition wherein a person's prostate is unnaturally large. It may be confusing at first, yet once you understand its concept, you will find that it has two positive outcomes. While it is not part of the standard treatment used for treating BPH, it has still become the most commonly used herbal treatment for this particular illness.
Saw palmetto is known by other names such as palmetto scrub, American dwarf palm tree, and saw palmetto berry. It will help you lose weight and maintain your blood sugar.
The diabetic food exchange diet groups similar foods together. Its scientific names include Serona repens and Serenoa serrulata. Each group lists certain foods that may be eaten and the exact portion that may be eaten. Even in the old days, saw palmetto had been already used as a herbal remedy. Measuring the food portions exactly is very important on this diabetic weight loss diet. The Seminoles had taken its berries and used them as ingredients for making an antiseptic and expectorant while the Mayans had utilized saw palmetto as a tonic. It is also important to eat on a very regular schedule.
Diabetic Food Pyramid: This diabetic food plan is easier to understand and implement than the diabetic food exchange diet.
In the early 20th century, saw palmetto was included in the list of the National Formulary and the United States Pharmacopeia. With this plan the foods are separated into different groups. In Europe, however, several countries had already made saw palmetto extract as a licensed product.
Hair loss or baldness is a state of lacking hair, especially in the scalp area. The food group that allows the most servings is the base of the food pyramid. Androgenic alopecia, also known as male-pattern baldness, is the most common type of hair loss. The next set of groups of foods follow up the pyramid, with the top of the pyramid representing the food group allowed the list.
You can lose weight on this diet and be satisfied, if you stay within the servings allowed each group and choose healthy, low calorie foods.
Atkins Diabetic Diet: This is a well known diet found in the Atkins diet books series. Androgenic alopecia also affects females however and it is why the condition is also referred to as female patterned baldness.
The nature and severity of hair loss varies from case to case. The book, Atkins Diabetes Revolution, offers diabetic meal plans allowing three different levels of carbohydrate consumption. With alopecia areata, baldness is characterized by patches of hair loss in the scalp area while alopecia totalis involves generalized loss of hair also in the scalp area. This diet plan begins with the person having only 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. Alopecia universalis, on the other hand, affects hair on the head and body.
The use of saw palmetto for hair loss is often marketed as a more affordable cure and one with fewer side effects. Gradually, 40 grams of carbs are allowed, and finally, 60 grams of carbs are allowed per day. It is said to be effective since saw palmetto can prevent certain testosterone derived chemicals from restricting hair growth. This diabetic weight loss diet may be a bit extreme for many people because it almost eliminates breads, rice and potatoes. This is similar to the method of action used by finasteride, one of the two approved hair loss treatments by the FDA.
Children and Saw Palmetto
It is possible for children to experience hair loss early on. Many people have been able to manage their diabetes and lose weight with this diet.
Nutrisystem Diabetic Diet Plan: The diabetic weight loss diet plan offered by Nutrisystem may be considered one of the most convenient diabetic weight loss options. Unfortunately, saw palmetto is presently not a safe remedy to use for children as there is insufficient information available to prove its efficacy and more importantly its safety.
Saw Palmetto and the US Food and Drug Administration
Herbal medications and treatments, which include those using saw palmetto, are not regulated strictly by the US Food and Drug Administration. The diabetic meals are specifically made for people with diabetes Type II. As such, consumers must find a way to validate the safety and effectiveness of saw palmetto products for their personal use.It is very important to consult your doctor prior to taking any medication. They are low calorie pre-packaged and pre-portioned, and require no refrigeration. Read and follow labels and instructions carefully.
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This is how the health profession goes on nowadays a cycle of diagnosis and prescription.
If anyone were to give you herbs for medicine, you would probably say that that person was a quack.
But nowadays, studies are being conducted to see if there are really is any merit to what is called natural medicine.
Natural medicine is the use of natural methods, herbal medicines, and traditional practices to heal ailments. Every culture has a form of natural medicine. In ancient cultures, village medicine men served as the doctors of the community, passing on medical knowledge to the apprentices that followed them.
Many categories of the healing methods fall under natural medicine. Among these are traditional medicine, complementary medicine, and alternative medicine.
Usually, natural medicine refers to medical practices that were in place before the advent of modern medicine.
This includes herbal medicine, or phytotherapy, which is prevalent in Chinese, Ayurvedic(or Indian), and Greek medicine.
Upon the advent of modern medicine, many professionals discarded the use of herbs in favor of man-made medicine. The fact that these treatments are based on the healing properties of some herbs was forgotten.
For example, opium, digitalis, quinine, and aspirin all have their roots in traditional medicine.
Natural medicine can be considered as a lost art. This does not mean that it has lost efficacy over time. In some cases, natural therapy is actually better than modern medicine. This leads some doctors to seriously consider and study the possible uses of natural medicine
Before we continue, it is important to stress that not all the natural remedies are legitimate. It would help to only try those remedies which have been thoroughly studied and are relatively risk free.
Take herbal medicine for example. There are many well-documented and studied herbal remedies available. However, only those that deal with minor ailments such as cough, colds, fever, skin rashes, and its ilk are likely to be recommended by health professionals. These remedies are sometimes superior to synthetic medicine. This is because herbal medicines are less likely to cause negative side effects.
Currently there are numerous organizations that study the effects and advocacy of natural medicine among which is herbal medicine. Some governments and health agencies openly advocate the use of natural methods since they are inexpensive and relatively risk-free.
As their studies compile, more herbs and treatments are added to the list of accepted medicines. However, many herbs and treatments have been proven to be bogus medicine. This represents a challenge for both the user and the agencies because they have to ascertain that the treatments they either use or advocate are legitimate.
There exist today many alternative medical treatments that fall under natural medicine. However, not all of them have been proven to be effective. You could mention homeopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, and other alternative medical treatments. It would pay to consult the experts as to the legitimacy of these treatments.
Natural medicine should also be thought of as an accompanying medicine. Right now, the current collective medical thought suggests that natural medicine be used only to supplement accepted modern medical practices. In that case of minor ailments your expert we actually advise you to take natural therapies instead.
The practice of modern medicine revolves around diagnosing an illness and prescribing treatments for such. Natural medicine is helpful because it suggests that treatment be not necessarily given only when sick. Natural medicine strives to make each patient practice good health habits. These habits include good diet, healthy living, and the regular natural treatment.
It is this same line of thought that leads our parents to tell us to eat our vegetables. Yes, a healthy lifestyle and will do no harm to our well-being. And this is the foundation of natural medicine may it be massage, herbal medicine, aromatherapy or others.
It is funny but true that science, in its quest for excellence, is studying the knowledge of sages past. This, surprisingly, leads us back to the remedies nature offers. The possibilities of finding remedies to everyday illnesses in natural medicine are encouraging. So staying tuned to studying these remedies is worthwhile until we can verify that these therapies are truly helpful to our health and our society.
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Notably, women are far more likely than men to be afflicted with thyroid problems. The great majority of these women suffer from hypothyroidism, which leads to fatigue, weight gain, depression, high cholesterol, low sex drive, feeling cold all the time and many other symptoms. A smaller percentage of women suffer from hyperthyroidism, which is an overactive thyroid.
The connection between thyroid hormone imbalance and menopause is often overlooked. Over 20% of menopausal women in the US are diagnosed with thyroid dysfunction. Recent studies suggest that millions more suffer from subclinical problems but are undiagnosed. For women in their late 30’s or 40’s, hypothyroidism is often a good indication that they are in perimenopause — the five, ten, or even 15 years of hormonal change preceding menopause.
What accounts for this epidemic of thyroid problems? And what’s the connection between thyroid hormones and menopause?
Before answering these questions, let’s remember that the thyroid can’t be viewed in isolation from the rest of your endocrine system. On the contrary, it sits at the very center of action. And it is just as vulnerable to stress and lack of support as every other part of your body.
What causes hypothyroidism in women?
Hypothyroidism is more common in women than in men, probably because hormonal imbalance acts as a trigger for thyroid problems. Women’s bodies have a delicate balance of hormones such as cortisol, DHEA, estrogen and progesterone, which can be upset when your body is under stress and not receiving enough support. Perimenopause, menopause, and pregnancy are times in a woman’s life when hormonal imbalance is particularly common, and are also associated with hypothyroidism.
Dr. John Lee long argued that an excess of estrogen combined with low progesterone — the estrogen dominance typical of early perimenopause — is also a major trigger. Strong synthetic estrogens, such as those in Premarin, may exacerbate estrogen dominance. Birth control pills and patches, medications such as Lupron also contribute to Hormonal imbalances. Dr. Lee also argued that curbing estrogen dominance prevents many problems in perimenopause, including hypothyroidism.
Testing salivary or blood levels of progesterone during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle can be of great value, so that gentle replacement can be implemented if needed to reduce the negative impact of excess estrogen on the thyroid.
Is it really just a thyroid problem?
The answer is no! I have rarely found a woman who had normal adrenal levels but abnormal Thyroid levels. This is why it is so important to look at the body as a set of interconnected systems, rather than isolating the thyroid as a single entity.
There are so many symptoms of adrenal fatigue that are similar to thyroid disorders that this often leads to confusion in distinguishing between the two. Elevated levels of cortisol impact the thyroid gland on many leves, especially in the conversion of T4 to T3. Women who are in the first stage of adrenal fatigue where they have elevated levels of cortisol will often have problems with this conversion.
Similarly, insulin resistance presents many of the same symptoms as hypothyroidism. Again due to the roles of Adrenal Glands and their regulation of blood sugar levels we of often find a conditional known as insulin resistance. Insulin resistance will also adversely effect both the thyroid and adrenal glands. Its important to note that women with PCOS almost always have a problem with insulin resistance. This is why when we test women we often perform a comprehensive profile which evaluates Adrenal, Thyroid, Insulin sensitivity, Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone. Women with hypothyroidism symptoms should also be evaluated for insulin resistance.
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It is on the cover of the book, Lights Out, T.S. Wiley's first book. Get 9-plus hours of sleep a night and:
- Lose weight
- Curb your craving for carbohydrates
- Eradicate depression
- Lower your blood pressure and stress levels
- Reverse Type II diabetes
- Minimize the risk of heart disease
- Help prevent cancer
And since the book was published in the year 2000, numerous studies have appeared that back up the data already published in the book. Sleep is probably one of, if not the best of all anti aging medicines, aside from biomimetic hormone restoration therapy.
Yet few studies point out the real connection made by Wiley. Here's one of the most important paragraphs in the book below.
"The national health catastrophe has, in real time, been at least seventy-five years in the making." Keep in mind, this was written nine years ago - so now it's 84 years in the making. "We know from history that the diseases of civilization all hit hard after the Industrial Revolution, when electricity made the potential of unlimited cheap artificial light possible."
Think about it as you get through the holidays, pushing yourself, doing too much, as usual. And write this at the top of your New Year's list of things to do. Really...
1.) Get some sleep. Nine hours per night of undisturbed sleep.
Yes, undisturbed sleep means no lights in the room, no electronics, not even the light on the face of your alarm clock. No restless cats or dogs. Absolutely NO television sets or computers. No lit up fish aquariums.
Just remember the words "Lights Out," and think about what the world was like before man created electricity. Then remove everything man made since that time from your sleeping quarters. Turn down the lights at sunset, and get some sleep. Go to bed early every single night of the new year, and then let's check in on your health a year from now.
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There were very few Jews in Linz. In the course of centuries the Jews who lived there had become Europeanized in external appearance and were so much like other human beings that I even looked upon them as Germans. The reason why I did not then perceive the absurdity of such an illusion was that the only external mark which I recognized as distinguishing them from us was the practice of their strange religion. As I thought that they were persecuted on account of their faith my aversion to hearing remarks against them grew almost into a feeling of abhorrence. I did not in the least suspect that there could be such a thing as a systematic anti-Semitism.
Once, when passing through the inner City, I suddenly encountered a phenomenon in a long caftan and wearing black side-locks. My first thought was: Is this a Jew? They certainly did not have this appearance in Linz. I carefully watched the man stealthily and cautiously but the longer I gazed at the strange countenance and examined it feature by feature, the more the question shaped itself in my brain: Is this a German? (Hitler 49-95)
After the incident in Vienna, Hitler ran out of money, and began living in a homeless shelter in 1909. In 1910, he had settled into a house for poor working men. Hitler stayed in various homeless shelters and similar areas until 1913 when he joined the Belgian Reserve Regiment. He was a runner, the most dangerous job on the Western Front, and was often exposed to enemy fire. The survival rate for such a job in the military was very low, and Hitler claims later in Mein Kampf that many decisions he made seemed to have come from a higher power. (Hitler 78-92) In one instance in the war, Hitler and his regiment were sitting in a trench eating their dinner. For no particular reason at all, Hitler moved during the dinner to sit with a different group of people, and less than a minute later, the area in which he was sitting was hit by a mortar, and his entire regiment died instantly. It is clear that during and after WWI, Hitler began to feel as if he was alive for a very specific reason. He believed that all of his near death experiences and most importantly that the 15th of October in 1918 had some important significance. (History-Place) On the 15th, Hitler was admitted to a field hospital during the war, being temporary blinded by a mustard gas attack. During this sort of attack, people often experience hysteria and hallucinations. Hitler claims in Mein Kampf that during this time he became convinced that the purpose of his life was to save Germany. (Hitler 49-95) Some scholars, notably Lucy Dawidowicz, argue that an intention to exterminate Europes Jews was fully formed in Hitlers mind at this time, though he probably had not thought through how it could be done. (McDonough 1-19) It is historically known that the mastermind behind the genocide of the European Jews was mostly that of Heinrich Himmler, and not Hitler himself. Hitler remained in the Belgian army after WWI until 1920, but it became clear to him that his destiny was to be the savior of Germany. (Abel 22-59)
In July of 1919, Hitler joined the DAP (German Workers Party) and started to learn more and more about politics. He was particularly interested in how to talk to large crowds and raise morale. Hitler met Dietrich Eckart, an early founder of the party, and Eckart became Hitlers mentor on the issue. Dietrich taught him how to dress and speak, and introduced Hitler to a wide range of people. (Sparticus) Hitler thanked Eckart by paying tribute to him in Mein Kampf. (Hitler Credits) Although Hitler did not become a German citizen until 1932, he lived in Munich and attended plenty of political debates in Beer Hall Putsch, which was the meeting place for Nazi revolutionists in Munich. During a 3 year time period, Hitler and his revolutionists had transformed DAP into the NPP (Nazi Political Party). They were even publishing a weekly paper across Munich and Berlin, and their ideas for governing Germany and bringing it out of a great depression were well received by the German people. (Hit-Org) Its important to remember that after WWI, Germany was forced to pay so much money for what they had done, that the country was on the verge of being completely bankrupt. The Nazi Political Party had ideas for changing Germany and making the country a proud wonderful country again. On the 8th of November in 1923, Hitler and the NPP stormed a public meeting headed by Kahr in the Burgerbraukeller, and requested support of the NPPs new government ideas and the destruction of the Berlin government. The big meeting brought a lot of media attention, Hitler was arrested a day later for the arousal, and sentenced to 4 years in prison for high treason and the attempt to overthrow the government or convince the people that the current government was wrong. Alfred Rosenberg became temporary leader of the NPP, in order to continue to get the Nazi message across to the German people. (Langer 59-101)
Hitler served his prison term from April 1, 1924 to December of that year. He was released because of his immense popularity with the people of Germany. (McDonough 37-91) Today it would be the equivalent of putting a famous star in prison, and during the time he was incarcerated Hitler wrote the immensely popular autobiographical novel Mein Kampf (My struggle, originally entitled Four Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice). Mein Kampf at the end of the war was the bestselling book in Germany, because the Fuhrer wanted to make his ideals and messages available to everyone. A copy was given free of charge to every new solider of the German Reich and every newlywed. Hitler strengthened his ideals on the Jewish monster, and ideas of an Aryan race, and everything he had previously supported. It is well known that everything written about in Mein Kampf can be directly related back to his early childhood. (Abel 22-59)
After he was released from prison, everything else became history. The new German political party continued to gain support for its ideas, and was viewed by the people as being the most important thing to ever happen to the country. And, on January 30th of 1933, Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany during what some observers later described as a brief and simple ceremony. (McDonough 1-19) He was not known to the German people as a until 1934, when the Nazi party declared that Hitler would be the supreme dictator of the country. Most citizens of the country did not realize that the term would mean absolute leader. Fuhrer in German merely means . After gaining control, Hitler slowly began his plans to turn his country into a super power, and eventually lay in his plans to conquer Europe. (Sparticus)
Adolf Hitler was a very complex individual. He has become known in our society as an entity of evil, when in fact he considered himself to be the new savior of the world. Hitlers decisions during the rest of his career as leader of Germany were believed to be influenced by earlier encounters and things he had come to learn and believe. A large portion of his personality was molded in his childhood and early teenage years, and it can easily be argued to be the primary reason he turned out the person he became. Adolf Hitler can be argued as being among the most influential people in history, because his war alone caused the deaths of more people than almost all other wars combined. A man of extreme intelligence led an entire nation to believe his ideals were correct, and his stage presence often left those listening wailing in tears. A human anomaly, he will be discussed and debated about forever, not only for what he did, but for the person he became and the things he set into action. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in Berlin on April 30th 1945 in a bunker with Eva Braun just days prior to the Red Armys capture of the city.
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2008
Winner: Rehab, Amy Winehouse. I didn't join in the showering of praise for it. Meh.
My Favorite Nominee: Umbrella, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.
My Favorite Single That Year: Shut Up and Drive, Rihanna. It's sexier and more playful than "Umbrella."
2007
Winner: Not Ready to Make Nice, Dixie Chicks. It's not a terrible song, really, but it's such an obvious choice. It Makes a Statement. It's about the only Dixie Chicks song I can listen to, but it's not something I put on intentionally.
My Favorite Nominee: Crazy, Gnarls Barkley. It's perfection.
My Favorite Single That Year: Crazy, Gnarls Barkley. See previous comment.
2006
Winner: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day. As I've said before on this blog, I'm not a big fan of what Green Day has on offer. I mean, they're kind of okay, this is one of the better songs, but I don't find them as astounding as other people seem to.
My Favorite Nominee: Gold Digger, Kanye West. The only Kanye single I've ever liked or will like.
My Favorite Single That Year: All These Things That I've Done, the Killers.
2005
Winner: Here We Go Again, Ray Charles Norah Jones. You know, I'm not even sure I've ever heard this.
My Favorite Nominee: American Idiot, Green Day. Not much of a crop this year in the nominee pool, but I actually do really like this song.
My Favorite Single That Year: American Idiot, Green Day.
2004
Winner: Clocks, Coldplay. One of the few songs I give them credit for in their endless quest to become the Divine Comedy without anyone noticing. Overrated, but a decent adult contemporary song.
My Favorite Nominee: Hey Ya, OutKast. A perfect pop single. It was overplayed (as was "Clocks"), but it's just so damn good.
My Favorite Single That Year: Hey Ya, OutKast.
2003
Winner: Don't Know Why, Norah Jones. Pretty, but it got old fast. Very adult contemporary, which is still the sound that wins the Grammys. The only Norah Jones song I love is "Sunrise."
My Favorite Nominee: Without Me, Eminem. I hate the guy, but his music is very well-produced. This is pretty much the one song of his I like.
My Favorite Single That Year: Beautiful, Christina Aguilera.
2002
Winner: Walk On, U2. I couldn't pick this song out of a line-up. I like about enough U2 songs to fill a single CD.
My Favorite Nominee: Ms. Jackson, OutKast. I notice "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys was nominated, too. That's a song I'll be thrilled to never hear again.
My Favorite Single That Year: Lady Marmelade, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya Li'l Kim. The only thing I liked to come out of Moulin Rouge.
2001
Winner: Beautiful Day, U2. Now that's a U2 song that I like very much. And it makes me feel pretty good.
My Favorite Nominee: Beautiful Day, U2.
My Favorite Single That Year: Beautiful Day, U2.
2000
Winner: Smooth, Santana featuring Rob Thomas. I got so sick of this song playing every minute on every radio station and commercial. I think Santana's pretty overrated, to be honest.
My Favorite Nominee: I don't like any of the songs nominated this year.
My Favorite Single That Year: ...Baby One More Time, Britney Spears. Dopey, sure, but everything that makes a pop single great.
1999
Winner: My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion. This was very easy to get sick of as well; cloying and over-the-top and insisting on its own epic greatness. Blurg. The music's pretty; I have a string quartet version that didn't make it onto the soundtrack (from a promo CD) that's lovely. It doesn't need Celine Dion or lyrics to work. It sounds better without them.
My Favorite Nominee: Ray of Light, Madonna. I don't have much to say about it, but it works.
My Favorite Single That Year: Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger. That song just makes me feel awesome. I love it.
1998
Winner: Sunny Came Home, Shawn Colvin. Music from the nineties has an overwhelming percentage of suck, more than any decade. It's like America went through menopause and could only listen to this kind of sappy pap. I hate this thing, and thanks to the Crap and Crap Lite stations being played where I worked constantly, I heard it way too many fucking times.
My Favorite Nominee: MMMBop, Hanson. It's a default choice; it's the one I think is okay whereas I despise all the others (especially "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" by Paul Cole, which should be classified a form of abuse).
My Favorite Single That Year: The End Is the Beginning Is the End, Smashing Pumpkins. I love that they used it in the Watchmen trailer.
1997
Winner: Change the World, Eric Clapton. I'm not much of a Clapton fan, really. I did like this song, although it's association with the awful Scientology-promoting John Travolta film Phenomenon counts against it a tad. It's not earth-shaking, but it's a solid, not-unpleasant song.
My Favorite Nominee: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins. Haunting, beautiful, and bittersweet.
My Favorite Single That Year: 1979, Smashing Pumpkins.
1996
Winner: Kiss from a Rose, Seal. I think it's a beautiful song. I used to hear it a lot on the radio as I was driving to work in the winter at a very dark 5 in the morning. That's the perfect time to hear it. It'll take you on a trip.
My Favorite Nominee: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
My Favorite Single That Year: Kiss from a Rose, Seal.
1995
Winner: All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow. Blurg. Not a song I like.
My Favorite Nominee: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen. Beautiful, sad, and seething with quiet ange, disappointment, and acceptance of fear.
My Favorite Single That Year: Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen.
1994
Winner: I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston. Piece of overplayed shit. Especially in comparison to the original Dolly Parton song, which is perfect.
My Favorite Nominee: The River of Dreams, Billy Joel.
My Favorite Single That Year: Fields of Gold, Sting. Kind of a cheesy choice, perhaps, but I can always hear it and always love it. It's simple and pretty.
1993
Winner: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton. It doesn't quite hold up for me, honestly, but it's miles better than fellow nominee "Achy Breaky Heart." It's a very pretty song, but not my favorite of Clapton's.
My Favorite Nominee: Constant Craving, k.d. lang. I like the passion.
My Favorite Single That Year: One, U2. One of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.
1992
Winner: Unforgettable, Natalie Cole. The fact that the Grammys honored that hacky, schlocky, sympathy-begging, cloying bit of grave-robbing Natalie Cole did to cash in on honor her father is as sad as it is unsurprising.
My Favorite Nominee: Losing My Religion, R.E.M. It was overplayed, but if you listen to it now, it sounds almost fresh again. It really is just a good song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Crazy, Seal.
1991
Winner: Another Day in Paradise, Phil Collins. Preachy, annoying, and not even the best song from that Phil Collins album. (Actually, I just checked and sadly, it is. I despise "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven," and "I Wish It Would Rain" just sounds like a rip-off of "Wish You Were Here" with Clapton on guitar.)
My Favorite Nominee: Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor. Of the sappy, preachy, sad sack songs that were nominated this year, this is the one that's actually a good song. (Also, "U Can't Touch This" was nominated this year, but come on, man.)
My Favorite Single This Year: Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode. Now there's a love song.
1990
Winner: Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler. I hate this song, and my dad pissed me off by playing it at his wedding reception for his mother, which I specifically told him not to do because it was such a fucking cliche. He said he wouldn't; he did. Wow, my grandma must have been one of 10 million special woman so uniquely honored that year. It's the equivalent of buying your dad a tie on Father's Day.
My Favorite Nominee: The End of the Innocence, Don Henley. Chance is right on when he calls it deceptively angry. It adds some world-weariness on top of that, too. Beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: A Little Respect, Erasure. I usually come out on the side of pop, I guess. Although besides the catchiness, I think the lyrics are beautiful. One of my all time favorite lyrics comes from this song: "What religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover?"
1989
Winner: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin. I always liked this song, but it sure wasn't the best of the year. I think part of it was the novelty of McFerrin doing the whole thing a cappella. Which is admittedly neat.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns 'n' Roses. The most perfect song they ever recorded.
1988
Winner: Graceland, Paul Simon. I'm not a big fan of this song for whatever reason. It's nice, but it's okay. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio station. Really, I just don't dig Paul Simon's solo work that much.
My Favorite Nominee: Back in the High Life Again, Steve Winwood. Admittedly, mostly because it reminds me of better times. But it's pretty.
My Favorite Single That Year: With or Without You, U2. Grammy nominated the more ubiquitous and much less beautiful "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," a song I don't like. "With or Without You" is real passion.
1987
Winner: Higher Love, Steve Winwood. Meh. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel. It's a lot of sucky nominees this year, but this is a great song.
My Favorite Single That Year: True Colors, Cyndi Lauper. A beautiful love song, especially for people who don't feel so great about themselves. I guess I like genuine songs about understanding, I would say.
1986
Winner: We Are the World, USA for Africa. Of course. Nothing else was going to win this year. As a song, it's okay. The real fun is trying to pick out all the singers. I mean, you know, it's Really Important, but it's just okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Money for Nothing, Dire Straits. One of their couple of songs I like. One of my favorite guitar solos.
My Favorite Single That Year: Take on Me, a-Ha. Pop perfection in all of its catchy, bubblegum glory.
1985
Winner: What's Love Got to Do with It, Tina Turner. There's genuine force behind it (although I think "Private Dancer" is her best song), real heartbreak.
My Favorite Nominee: Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen. At his most pop. I love this song.
My Favorite Song That Year: Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper. Gorgeous and simple.
1984
Winner: Beat It, Michael Jackson. Not much of a surprise, I guess. And it's a good song. Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo alone...
My Favorite Nominee: Flashdance... What a Feeling, Irene Cara. All of the nominees this year are pretty good but nothing I feel especially attached to. This is one of those cheesy pop songs I like.
My Favorite Single That Year: Our House, Madness. One of the most perfect songs I've ever loved.
1983
Winner: Rosanna, Toto. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson. That one always got me and carried me off.
My Favorite Single That Year: Under Pressure, Queen David Bowie. Everything that's shitty about society in four and a half minutes. "And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
1982
Winner: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes. Meh. I don't feel strongly either way.
My Favorite Nominee: (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon. What a great song. I can't believe it lost to Kim Carnes... greatness versus... well, nothing worth commenting on. As usual, John Lennon just nails life and relationships with this song.
My Favorite Single This Year: In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins. Collins used to be a man who just knew darkness and how it felt to be depressed and angry.
1981
Winner: Sailing, Christopher Cross. Put me to sleep, why don't ya?
My Favorite Nominee: Theme from New York, New York, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let My Love Open the Door, Pete Townshend. As great a song as he ever wrote for the Who, his best solo work, and one of his most genuinely passionate songs.
1980
Winner: What a Fool Believes, the Doobie Brothers. I'm not a fan of theirs. This is probably the one song of theirs I'd say I liked. Still, Record of the Year? Feh.
My Favorite Nominee: I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. I like the sweep of it.
My Favorite Single That Year: Video Killed the Radio Star, the Buggles. Another perfect pop record.
1979
Winner: Just the Way You Are, Billy Joel. It is a pretty song, however much Joel claims now that he wrote it accidentally. Is he ever going to stop apologizing for having good commercial instincts? One of his less angry songs, too. I've always liked it.
My Favorite Nominee: Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty. Or as I always used to call it, "That One with the Great Saxophone Part."
My Favorite Single That Year: Who Are You, the Who. My favorite song of theirs, for reasons I can't quite define. But it's a great damn song.
1978
Winner: Hotel California, the Eagles. I hate the Eagles, but I'll give them this one song. This is a damn good song.
My Favorite Nominee: Hotel California, the Eagles.
My Favorite Single That Year: Hotel California, the Eagles.
1977
Winner: This Masquerade, George Benson. I couldn't tell you how this goes.
My Favorite Nominee: Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band. It's delightful.
My Favorite Single That Year: Somebody to Love, Queen. A beautiful epic of emotion. One of my favorite songs ever.
1976
Winner: Love Will Keep Us Together, the Captain Tennille. It's okay.
My Favorite Nominee: At Seventeen, Janis Ian.
My Favorite Single That Year: Young Americans, David Bowie. That one packs a wallop and makes "Love Will Keep Us Together" sound pretty frivolous.
1975
Winner: I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John. I honestly detest this cloying, overwrought song.
My Favorite Nominee: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Elton John. You want passion? There you go. Skip the other song entirely.
My Favorite Single That Year: Cat's in the Cradle, Harry Chapin. Hey, hey, it's a cliched choice for a reason.
1974
Winner: Killing Me Softly with His Song, Roberta Flack. It's pretty. It's also soporific.
My Favorite Nominee: You're So Vain, Carly Simon. A nice kiss-off song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Mind Games, John Lennon. Gorgeous.
1973
Winner: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack. I've always found this song kind of overwrought.
My Favorite Nominee: American Pie, Don McLean. Come on, how could you pick a different one? (Although I've always loved Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)," a deceptively bleak and saddening song.)
My Favorite Single That Year: Let's Stay Together, Al Green. You want to get laid? You need some Al Green music.
1972
Winner: It's Too Late, Carole King. I can't place it off the top of my head, but I've never liked Carole King's as a singer.
My Favorite Nominee: My Sweet Lord, George Harrison. It's not much of a song, really, but I didn't like any of the other nominees much.
My Favorite Single That Year: Imagine, John Lennon. I can't believe this was never nominated for Record of the Year. What the hell?
1971
Winner: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel. An undeniably beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: Let It Be, the Beatles. Still Paul McCartney's most beautiful effort.
My Favorite Single That Year: Let It Be, the Beatles. Seriously, they didn't pick this?
1970
Winner: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, the Fifth Dimension. Definitely a good song.
My Favorite Nominee: A Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash. It's funny and Cash delivers it well. I'll always pull for Shel Silverstein.
My Favorite Single That Year: Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley. His final masterpiece, one of his best songs (in my top five).
1969
Winner: Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel. Good but not really special.
My Favorite Nominee: Hey Jude, the Beatles. A masterpiece.
My Favorite Single That Year: (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding. One of the most quietly perfect songs I've ever heard.
1968
Winner: Up, Up and Away, the Fifth Dimension. What a lame choice. I mean, it's a cute song, but what a lame choice at this point in music history.
My Favorite Nominee: My Cup Runneth Over, Ed Ames.
My Favorite Single That Year: Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli. But that's the tip of the iceberg; this year produced, off the top of my head, "Heroes and Villains," "All You Need Is Love," "I Was Made to Love Her," "Light My Fire," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman," and Grammy nominates "Ode to Billie Joe"? Lame, lame, lame.
1967
Winner: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra. A good song, one I always liked.
My Favorite Nominee: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra.
My Favorite Single That Year: Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys. Another incredible year for rock, and the Grammys can only acknowledge "Monday, Monday." What a foolish institution to pass over the greatness they did.
1966
Winner: A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The best of the several thousand versions that seem to be out there.
My Favorite Nominee: Yesterday, the Beatles. As beautiful a song as was ever written.
My Favorite Single That Year: Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan. Transcendent.
1965
Winner: The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz João Gilberto. A lovely little song that I've always liked as background music.
My Favorite Nominee: Downtown, Petula Clark. I forget just how beautiful this one is.
My Favorite Single That Year: Don't Worry, Baby, the Beach Boys. Perfect.
1964
Winner: Days of Wine and Roses, Henry Mancini. Nothing song from a rather turgid movie.
My Favorite Nominee: Dominique, the Singing Nun. That's painful to say, but the nominees this year are just that bad. Again, zero acknowledgement of rock and roll or even the great folk music from this time.
My Favorite Single That Year: Surfer Girl, the Beach Boys. Hey, Brian Wilson just knows how to hit me where it counts. Teenage love deified.
1963
Winner: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett. A beautiful song.
My Favorite Nominee: I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett.
My Favorite Single That Year: Telstar, the Tornados. That one always takes me right off and makes me love being alive.
1962
Winner: Moon River, Henry Mancini. I'm never sorry to have heard this song. It's always beautiful, and always necessary.
My Favorite Nominee: Moon River, Henry Mancini. Infinitesimal second: "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.
My Favorite Single That Year: Stand by Me, Ben E. King. The best time to hear this song is in the still of the deep night.
1961
Winner: Theme from A Summer Place, Percy Faith. The music is pretty.
My Favorite Nominee: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles. It's insane that this didn't win. This is the very definition of a beautiful song.
My Favorite Single That Year: Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles.
1960
Winner: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin. I like this song; it's fun as hell to sing along to.
My Favorite Nominee: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin.
My Favorite Single That Year: Sleepwalk, Santo Johnny. Another great late night song.
1959
Winner: Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare), Domenico Modugno. Okay. I can't believe anyone does this song better than Dean Martin, personally. I don't believe I've heard this version.
My Favorite Nominee: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), David Seville. I know, I know, but I love this song. It's a Christmas staple to me. It reminds me of being a kid and spending the lead-up to Christmas at my grandmother's house. It's a cozy song for me.
My Favorite Single That Year: Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran. As vital a song as there is, considering how much rock continues to borrow from it. And more than that, just a catchy tune.
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… The special Israel-U.S. relationship is based on shared values and interests and is characterized by ties of close cooperation. Israel and the United States have a common desire to advance peace and stability in the Middle East. We have no doubt that the special relations that prevail between the two countries will continue to strengthen during the Obama administration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres:
It was an American election and a worldwide choice.
… I want to congratulate the newly-elected president: young, fresh, promising, representing a change and introducing change. The changes that I can mention — it is an opportunity to escape the present world crisis and enter into a new era of cooperation, of productive economy and of human solidarity. In a way, it is an end of racism. There is no longer any way that any white man can claim superiority, nor any black person feel discrimination. We are the same people, and this election is a great statement to that effect.
… I also have the utmost respect for the other candidate, John McCain, who fought with great courage and stamina.
… When President Obama was here, he asked me what he can do for Israel. My answer was: Be a great president of the United States of America. If you will be a great president of the United States of America, you will have great promise for Israel as well, and for all of the region and for all of our neighbors. Nobody should look at whose side the president is on — he just has to be on the side of peace. And if he will be on the side of peace, peace will come closer and more possible.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat:
Erakat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Obama.
We think that America is united behind the two-state solution and we hope that President-elect Obama will continue the engagement immediately and that he will transfer the vision of two states from a vision to a realistic political track, Erakat said.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso:
This is a time for a renewed commitment between Europe and the United States of America.
I want to assure Senator Obama of the support of the European Commission and of my personal support in forging this renewed commitment to face together the many challenges ahead of us.
We need to change the current crisis into a new opportunity. We need a new deal for a new world. I sincerely hope that with the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe to
drive this new deal. For the benefit of our societies, for the benefit of the world.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana:
I think like every election, it means renewal. The ticket on which Barack Obama has run, this ticket for change — change is what we need in the world today. Many problems we have on the table, and I very much hope that well be able to do it together — to find a solution to them together, between the European Union and the United States.
… I would also like to say that it will not be enough to have the European Union and the United States together. The problems of today well need also to incorporate other main players. I think about China, I think about the organization like the African Union and many others.
Therefore, we have a very important day, a historical day and hope very much that the Europeans will be together also to make the utmost of this important moment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
I have great pleasure in conveying my heartiest congratulations on your election as the president of the United States. Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world.
The people of India and the United States are bound by their shared commitment to freedom, justice, pluralism, individual rights and democracy. These ideals provide a solid bedrock for friendship and strategic partnership between our two nations. We have strong ties between our peoples and I look forward to working with you to realize the enormous potential for cooperation that exists between India and the United States. Our two countries working together to address global issues and challenges will be an important factor for world peace, stability and progress.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.
We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
s an epoch-making event filling the whole world with hope that change is possible. It is just tremendous; it is saying to people of color that for them, the sky is the limit.
My heartiest congratulations go to Senator Barack Obama and his partner Senator Joe Biden on their victory.
I also want to congratulate Senator John McCain for his gracious references to Senator Obama in his conceding speech.
We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter. It is almost as when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
In choosing you, its the choice for change, the opening up and the optimism of the American people. While the world is in turmoil and doubt, the American people, loyal to their values that have always been the American identity, forcefully expressed their faith in progress and the future.
This message from the American people resonates well beyond your borders. In the moment where we must face together immense challenges, your election raises immense hope in France, in Europe, and beyond, throughout the world. This open America, united and strong, will show the way anew, with its partners, by the strength of its example and its adherence to its principles.
France and Europe, which have always been connected to the United States by ties of history, values, and friendship, will draw a new energy from this to work with America at preserving world peace and stability.s Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hossein Abutorabifard:
Obama can change the defeated Bush policies and in so doing can play an important role in the future relations between the U.S. and Asia and the Middle East.
… If the United States takes into consideration the realities of the world and chooses suitable policies, America can play its (proper) role in the relations between the United States and the countries of the region and theworld of Islam.… It seems that this election has prepared the ground for a revision in the Democrats and Obamas future policies of the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:
Zapatero congratulated Obama for his extraordinary election victory and said it opens the road of hope for the world in times of difficulty.
In a telegram sent to Obama, Zapatero wrote, As prime minister of the government of Spain, I let you know of our desire to work together to search for opportunities and solutions to tackle the challenges we face.
I am convinced, as you are, that dialogue and collaboration with governments and multilateral institutions is the best way to find the answers that we need.
Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change:
s victory is a victory of hope, faith, change, a restart, values and dreams which have underpinned our fight as a movement against dictatorship and the neo-fascism of Robert Mugabe.
s victory will hopefully usher in a departure from the politics of polarization, fear, unilateralism and arrogance that has defined the Bush doctrine in the last eight years. Indeed, we hope that Obama will open new avenues of dialogue of new interaction based on respect of all countries irrespective of the size of national budgets or the number of fighter jets owned.
… We are mindful of the difficulties that lie ahead in Obamas path and the fact that this is no El Dorado, a construct that Obama himself acknowledges in his acceptance speech. Indeed it is a task that may take more than his two terms of office. Perhaps the greatest thing we have learnt from this victory is that democracy can work and that there is no alternative to the same.
John McCains speech was particularly humbling, instructive and inspiring. If in Africa, incumbents would accept defeat and would graciously depart from the seat of power, this would be a different continent, and indeed Zimbabwe would be a different place.
For those of us who are still in the trenches, fighting for change and democracy across the entire African continent, this is our victory. One which for now we will savor and celebrate.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao:
The Chinese government and I have always attached great importance to the Sino-U.S. relations. In the new historical period, I look forward to endeavor together with you … to continue to strengthen the dialogue and communication between the two countries, to enhance mutual trust and cooperation, to push the Sino-U.S. constructive cooperation relations to a new level, in order to better benefit the two people and the peoples of the world.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao:
The good relationship between China and the United States is the shared hope of people of the two countries, it is also needed in the safeguarding of the peace, stability and prosperity of Asia-Pacific region and the world.
… Through the common endeavor of both countries, the constructive cooperation relationship between China and the United States will definitely acquire new development.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown:
I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the presidency of the United States. I would also like to pay tribute to Senator McCain who fought a good campaign and has shown the characteristic dignity that has marked a lifetime of service to his country.
The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is vital to our prosperity and security. Barack Obama ran an inspirational campaign, energizing politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future. I know Barack Obama and we share many values. We both have determination to show that government can act to help people fairly through these difficult times facing the global economy. And I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga:
The significance of this victory will resonate with hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is indeed time for global renewal.
The strong message of hope and a vision of a world united in dealing with global challenges delivered by the president-elect in his campaigns is admirable, timely and welcome. The perseverance and endurance that the president-elect has shown during his campaigns is an inspiration to the world.
The people of Kenya wish the president-elect and the people of America every success in their endeavors in the years to come. There can be no doubt that America is indeed a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
My sincere congratulations on your historic victory in the presidential election.
The world faces meaningful challenges at the start of your term in office. Im convinced that through a close and trusting cooperation between the United States and Europe we will be able to confront new risks and challenges in a decisive manner and will be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are opening up in our world. Rest assured that my government appreciates hugely the meaning and value of the trans-Atlantic relationship for our common future.
I remember with pleasure our conversation during your visit to Germany last July and look forward to working together with you in the future.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh:
The Iraqi government has a true desire to work and cooperate with the elected president for the best interest of the two countries to spread security and ensure Iraqs full sovereignty in a way that this will guarantee the interest of Iraqi people.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert:
Once again, America has proven that it is, indeed, the greatest democracy and constitutes an example for all other democracies in the world. President-elect Obama has proven his leadership and his talents to the entire world.
… The special Israel-U.S. relationship is based on shared values and interests and is characterized by ties of close cooperation. Israel and the United States have a common desire to advance peace and stability in the Middle East. We have no doubt that the special relations that prevail between the two countries will continue to strengthen during the Obama administration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres:
It was an American election and a worldwide choice.
… I want to congratulate the newly-elected president: young, fresh, promising, representing a change and introducing change. The changes that I can mention — it is an opportunity to escape the present world crisis and enter into a new era of cooperation, of productive economy and of human solidarity. In a way, it is an end of racism. There is no longer any way that any white man can claim superiority, nor any black person feel discrimination. We are the same people, and this election is a great statement to that effect.
… I also have the utmost respect for the other candidate, John McCain, who fought with great courage and stamina.
… When President Obama was here, he asked me what he can do for Israel. My answer was: Be a great president of the United States of America. If you will be a great president of the United States of America, you will have great promise for Israel as well, and for all of the region and for all of our neighbors. Nobody should look at whose side the president is on — he just has to be on the side of peace. And if he will be on the side of peace, peace will come closer and more possible.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat:
Erakat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Obama.
We think that America is united behind the two-state solution and we hope that President-elect Obama will continue the engagement immediately and that he will transfer the vision of two states from a vision to a realistic political track, Erakat said.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso:
This is a time for a renewed commitment between Europe and the United States of America.
I want to assure Senator Obama of the support of the European Commission and of my personal support in forging this renewed commitment to face together the many challenges ahead of us.
We need to change the current crisis into a new opportunity. We need a new deal for a new world. I sincerely hope that with the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe to
drive this new deal. For the benefit of our societies, for the benefit of the world.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana:
I think like every election, it means renewal. The ticket on which Barack Obama has run, this ticket for change — change is what we need in the world today. Many problems we have on the table, and I very much hope that well be able to do it together — to find a solution to them together, between the European Union and the United States.
… I would also like to say that it will not be enough to have the European Union and the United States together. The problems of today well need also to incorporate other main players. I think about China, I think about the organization like the African Union and many others.
Therefore, we have a very important day, a historical day and hope very much that the Europeans will be together also to make the utmost of this important moment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
I have great pleasure in conveying my heartiest congratulations on your election as the president of the United States. Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world.
The people of India and the United States are bound by their shared commitment to freedom, justice, pluralism, individual rights and democracy. These ideals provide a solid bedrock for friendship and strategic partnership between our two nations. We have strong ties between our peoples and I look forward to working with you to realize the enormous potential for cooperation that exists between India and the United States. Our two countries working together to address global issues and challenges will be an important factor for world peace, stability and progress.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.
We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
s an epoch-making event filling the whole world with hope that change is possible. It is just tremendous; it is saying to people of color that for them, the sky is the limit.
My heartiest congratulations go to Senator Barack Obama and his partner Senator Joe Biden on their victory.
I also want to congratulate Senator John McCain for his gracious references to Senator Obama in his conceding speech.
We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter. It is almost as when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
In choosing you, its the choice for change, the opening up and the optimism of the American people. While the world is in turmoil and doubt, the American people, loyal to their values that have always been the American identity, forcefully expressed their faith in progress and the future.
This message from the American people resonates well beyond your borders. In the moment where we must face together immense challenges, your election raises immense hope in France, in Europe, and beyond, throughout the world. This open America, united and strong, will show the way anew, with its partners, by the strength of its example and its adherence to its principles.
France and Europe, which have always been connected to the United States by ties of history, values, and friendship, will draw a new energy from this to work with America at preserving world peace and stability.s Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hossein Abutorabifard:
Obama can change the defeated Bush policies and in so doing can play an important role in the future relations between the U.S. and Asia and the Middle East.
… If the United States takes into consideration the realities of the world and chooses suitable policies, America can play its (proper) role in the relations between the United States and the countries of the region and theworld of Islam.… It seems that this election has prepared the ground for a revision in the Democrats and Obamas future policies of the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:
Zapatero congratulated Obama for his extraordinary election victory and said it opens the road of hope for the world in times of difficulty.
In a telegram sent to Obama, Zapatero wrote, As prime minister of the government of Spain, I let you know of our desire to work together to search for opportunities and solutions to tackle the challenges we face.
I am convinced, as you are, that dialogue and collaboration with governments and multilateral institutions is the best way to find the answers that we need.
Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change:
s victory is a victory of hope, faith, change, a restart, values and dreams which have underpinned our fight as a movement against dictatorship and the neo-fascism of Robert Mugabe.
s victory will hopefully usher in a departure from the politics of polarization, fear, unilateralism and arrogance that has defined the Bush doctrine in the last eight years. Indeed, we hope that Obama will open new avenues of dialogue of new interaction based on respect of all countries irrespective of the size of national budgets or the number of fighter jets owned.
… We are mindful of the difficulties that lie ahead in Obamas path and the fact that this is no El Dorado, a construct that Obama himself acknowledges in his acceptance speech. Indeed it is a task that may take more than his two terms of office. Perhaps the greatest thing we have learnt from this victory is that democracy can work and that there is no alternative to the same.
John McCains speech was particularly humbling, instructive and inspiring. If in Africa, incumbents would accept defeat and would graciously depart from the seat of power, this would be a different continent, and indeed Zimbabwe would be a different place.
For those of us who are still in the trenches, fighting for change and democracy across the entire African continent, this is our victory. One which for now we will savor and celebrate.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao:
The Chinese government and I have always attached great importance to the Sino-U.S. relations. In the new historical period, I look forward to endeavor together with you … to continue to strengthen the dialogue and communication between the two countries, to enhance mutual trust and cooperation, to push the Sino-U.S. constructive cooperation relations to a new level, in order to better benefit the two people and the peoples of the world.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao:
The good relationship between China and the United States is the shared hope of people of the two countries, it is also needed in the safeguarding of the peace, stability and prosperity of Asia-Pacific region and the world.
… Through the common endeavor of both countries, the constructive cooperation relationship between China and the United States will definitely acquire new development.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown:
I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the presidency of the United States. I would also like to pay tribute to Senator McCain who fought a good campaign and has shown the characteristic dignity that has marked a lifetime of service to his country.
The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is vital to our prosperity and security. Barack Obama ran an inspirational campaign, energizing politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future. I know Barack Obama and we share many values. We both have determination to show that government can act to help people fairly through these difficult times facing the global economy. And I look forward to working extremely closely with him in the coming months and years.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga:
The significance of this victory will resonate with hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is indeed time for global renewal.
The strong message of hope and a vision of a world united in dealing with global challenges delivered by the president-elect in his campaigns is admirable, timely and welcome. The perseverance and endurance that the president-elect has shown during his campaigns is an inspiration to the world.
The people of Kenya wish the president-elect and the people of America every success in their endeavors in the years to come. There can be no doubt that America is indeed a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
My sincere congratulations on your historic victory in the presidential election.
The world faces meaningful challenges at the start of your term in office. Im convinced that through a close and trusting cooperation between the United States and Europe we will be able to confront new risks and challenges in a decisive manner and will be able to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are opening up in our world. Rest assured that my government appreciates hugely the meaning and value of the trans-Atlantic relationship for our common future.
I remember with pleasure our conversation during your visit to Germany last July and look forward to working together with you in the future.
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh:
The Iraqi government has a true desire to work and cooperate with the elected president for the best interest of the two countries to spread security and ensure Iraqs full sovereignty in a way that this will guarantee the interest of Iraqi people.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert:
Once again, America has proven that it is, indeed, the greatest democracy and constitutes an example for all other democracies in the world. President-elect Obama has proven his leadership and his talents to the entire world.
… The special Israel-U.S. relationship is based on shared values and interests and is characterized by ties of close cooperation. Israel and the United States have a common desire to advance peace and stability in the Middle East. We have no doubt that the special relations that prevail between the two countries will continue to strengthen during the Obama administration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres:
It was an American election and a worldwide choice.
… I want to congratulate the newly-elected president: young, fresh, promising, representing a change and introducing change. The changes that I can mention — it is an opportunity to escape the present world crisis and enter into a new era of cooperation, of productive economy and of human solidarity. In a way, it is an end of racism. There is no longer any way that any white man can claim superiority, nor any black person feel discrimination. We are the same people, and this election is a great statement to that effect.
… I also have the utmost respect for the other candidate, John McCain, who fought with great courage and stamina.
… When President Obama was here, he asked me what he can do for Israel. My answer was: Be a great president of the United States of America. If you will be a great president of the United States of America, you will have great promise for Israel as well, and for all of the region and for all of our neighbors. Nobody should look at whose side the president is on — he just has to be on the side of peace. And if he will be on the side of peace, peace will come closer and more possible.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat:
Erakat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Obama.
We think that America is united behind the two-state solution and we hope that President-elect Obama will continue the engagement immediately and that he will transfer the vision of two states from a vision to a realistic political track, Erakat said.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso:
This is a time for a renewed commitment between Europe and the United States of America.
I want to assure Senator Obama of the support of the European Commission and of my personal support in forging this renewed commitment to face together the many challenges ahead of us.
We need to change the current crisis into a new opportunity. We need a new deal for a new world. I sincerely hope that with the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe to
drive this new deal. For the benefit of our societies, for the benefit of the world.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana:
I think like every election, it means renewal. The ticket on which Barack Obama has run, this ticket for change — change is what we need in the world today. Many problems we have on the table, and I very much hope that well be able to do it together — to find a solution to them together, between the European Union and the United States.
… I would also like to say that it will not be enough to have the European Union and the United States together. The problems of today well need also to incorporate other main players. I think about China, I think about the organization like the African Union and many others.
Therefore, we have a very important day, a historical day and hope very much that the Europeans will be together also to make the utmost of this important moment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
I have great pleasure in conveying my heartiest congratulations on your election as the president of the United States. Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world.
The people of India and the United States are bound by their shared commitment to freedom, justice, pluralism, individual rights and democracy. These ideals provide a solid bedrock for friendship and strategic partnership between our two nations. We have strong ties between our peoples and I look forward to working with you to realize the enormous potential for cooperation that exists between India and the United States. Our two countries working together to address global issues and challenges will be an important factor for world peace, stability and progress.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela:
Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.
We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
s an epoch-making event filling the whole world with hope that change is possible. It is just tremendous; it is saying to people of color that for them, the sky is the limit.
My heartiest congratulations go to Senator Barack Obama and his partner Senator Joe Biden on their victory.
I also want to congratulate Senator John McCain for his gracious references to Senator Obama in his conceding speech.
We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter. It is almost as when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
In choosing you, its the choice for change, the opening up and the optimism of the American people. While the world is in turmoil and doubt, the American people, loyal to their values that have always been the American identity, forcefully expressed their faith in progress and the future.
This message from the American people resonates well beyond your borders. In the moment where we must face together immense challenges, your election raises immense hope in France, in Europe, and beyond, throughout the world. This open America, united and strong, will show the way anew, with its partners, by the strength of its example and its adherence to its principles.
France and Europe, which have always been connected to the United States by ties of history, values, and friendship, will draw a new energy from this to work with America at preserving world peace and stability.s Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hossein Abutorabifard:
Obama can change the defeated Bush policies and in so doing can play an important role in the future relations between the U.S. and Asia and the Middle East.
… If the United States takes into consideration the realities of the world and chooses suitable policies, America can play its (proper) role in the relations between the United States and the countries of the region and theworld of Islam.… It seems that this election has prepared the ground for a revision in the Democrats and Obamas future policies of the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:
Zapatero congratulated Obama for his extraordinary election victory and said it opens the road of hope for the world in times of difficulty.
In a telegram sent to Obama, Zapatero wrote, As prime minister of the government of Spain, I let you know of our desire to work together to search for opportunities and solutions to tackle the challenges we face.
I am convinced, as you are, that dialogue and collaboration with governments and multilateral institutions is the best way to find the answers that we need.
Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change:
s victory is a victory of hope, faith, change, a restart, values and dreams which have underpinned our fight as a movement against dictatorship and the neo-fascism of Robert Mugabe.
s victory will hopefully usher in a departure from the politics of polarization, fear, unilateralism and arrogance that has defined the Bush doctrine in the last eight years. Indeed, we hope that Obama will open new avenues of dialogue of new interaction based on respect of all countries irrespective of the size of national budgets or the number of fighter jets owned.
… We are mindful of the difficulties that lie ahead in Obamas path and the fact that this is no El Dorado, a construct that Obama himself acknowledges in his acceptance speech. Indeed it is a task that may take more than his two terms of office. Perhaps the greatest thing we have learnt from this victory is that democracy can work and that there is no alternative to the same.
John McCains speech was particularly humbling, instructive and inspiring. If in Africa, incumbents would accept defeat and would graciously depart from the seat of power, this would be a different continent, and indeed Zimbabwe would be a different place.
For those of us who are still in the trenches, fighting for change and democracy across the entire African continent, this is our victory. One which for now we will savor and celebrate.
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Spring is the time of year when we begin to think about improving our lifestyle so take a look what we have to offer for you about anti aging natural supplements. We have tried to include all of the best information from the Information Highway to make your springtime quest easier. Please feel welcome and look around. I hope you find your answers to supplement here.
Anti-Aging Research: HGH Therapy
You may feel 30, but your body keeps reminding you you're not. You fatigue easily. Your bones and joints hurt more often. The only part of your body that's thinning is your hair. Aging occurs due to the growth of the tissues and other elements in side the body. With increasing age, physically and mentally healthy adults gradually become less fit and more vulnerable to illness and death. However, these changes happen at different rates in different people.
What if you could reverse some of the physical effects of aging? Looking, feeling, and performing 10, even 15 years younger? What if you could burn fat without dieting or exercising; increase your muscle mass without exercise; improve your sexual stamina and performance; enhance your athletic performance and endurance; have younger, more youthful looking skin; eliminate cellulite deposits; dramatically support refreshing deep sleep; build stronger and healthier bones; improve your cholesterol and triglyceride levels; strengthen your heart while lowering blood pressure; even improve your hair growth and texture; improve mood, memory and concentration abilities; strengthen your overall immune system; and likely add years to your life? Sounds like a bit much? Not to Mark Tyler and scientific researchers alike.
A married father of three children and a partner in a law firm in Arizona, Mark seemed to have it all. "I woke up one day and I looked in the mirror and saw an old man at the ripe old age of 44," Mark says, "I could not believe how tired and old I looked. I was not so concerned about the vanity wrinkles, but the weight gain and the overall lack of energy I felt. I knew right then and there I needed to find something to turn back the hands of time. That's when I started getting into anti-aging supplements like natural HGH secretagogue formulas. The results have been amazing."
What is HGH?
Located in the center of our heads there sits a rather tiny but very powerful gland called the pituitary gland. Human growth hormone (HGH) is one of 7 hormones secreted by the pituitary. Growth hormone, like thyroid hormone, has an effect on almost all our tissues and organs. As the name implies, it enhances the growth of various organs and tissues, especially muscle and bone. Basically, human growth hormone increases protein synthesis. Proteins are the major building block out of which our body is made. Normal secretion of HGH occurs in a daily cycle, like a tide. It varies with exercise, sleep, stress and nutrition.
Everyone naturally secretes HGH in their bodies from the day they are born with levels reaching their peak in the body during adolescence, which then slowly decreases with age. As we get older, HGH continues to slowly decline to the point where the body makes a small fraction of what it did at the age of 20. This deprives the body of what it needs for tissue, bone and muscle regeneration. This depletion of HGH is soon recognized by the familiar signs of aging, such as increased body fat, lack of vitality and energy, decreased muscle mass, wrinkling of the skin, poor immune health and poor general health.
Can Regenatropin and DHEA Truly Combat Father Time?
A few years ago, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine reported the opinion that the most effective anti-aging remedy for slowing (or reversing) the aging process would be to replenish growth hormones to proper levels. As a result, anti-aging specialists turned to a variety of natural secretagogue hormone replacement therapies. Perhaps the most promising of them all is Regenatropin. This popular "anti-aging" product combines large doses of growth hormone-releasing amino acids with the latest advances in secretagogue nutrient technology. The clinical research findings on Regenatropin have been truly astonishing.
Another supplement that has shown great promise is DHEA. There is now strong evidence that DHEA is an anti-aging hormone for some people. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2004; 292:22438) showed that supplementing with DHEA can partially reverse the accumulation of abdominal fat and the insulin resistance that frequently accompanies advancing age.
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Lyme disease is the most common insect-borne disease in America and is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), while about 20,000 new cases of Lyme disease are reported each year, it is estimated that there are actually over 200,000 new cases per year. This number is greater than the number of cases of AIDS, West Nile Virus, and the Avian Flu combined. Cases are so grossly underreported due to a number of factors, including: inaccurate testing, the fear by treating physicians that they will be subject to medical board scrutiny, and physician ignorance regarding how the disease is transmitted and its clinical diagnosis. According to the CDC, the NIH, and the FDA, Lyme disease should not be ruled out based on tests alone. Instead, Lyme diagnoses should be based on clinical signs, symptoms, history, exposure risk, course of illness, and testing should play only a supportive role. Conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s, as well as some 350 different diseases, have symptoms similar to Lyme disease. Known as “the great imitator,” the total number of symptoms associated with Lyme disease can total around 100. Lyme disease can also carry with it many co-infections that will interfere with its clinical diagnosis. Prolonged and intense treatment is often needed to rid the body of the disease if it is not caught in its initial stages. Still, the medical establishment, with input from the insurance industry, has stated that the disease is easily detectable and treatable, and that chronic Lyme disease does not exist.
About 250 people attended the Arizona screening of this eye-opening film. After the showing, Envita’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David C. Korn, D.D.S., D.O., M.D.(H), an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, and Dr. Stephen E. Fry, M.D., a Lyme researcher for over 14 years, were on-hand to answer questions from the audience.
Also in attendance was the film’s senior producer, Kris Newby, who introduced the premier. Kris is an award-winning screenwriter and science writer, with engineering degrees from Stanford and the University of Utah. She also has first-hand experience with Lyme disease. Both she and her husband were infected with it. But it took them 10 doctors and $60,000 to get diagnosed properly. Their tests came back positive twice, but they were told by doctors that the chances that they both had it were like winning the lottery. They were told that they instead were suffering from a couple’s psychosomatic illness. Kris found out that she and her husband were not the only ones who were told that their debilitating symptoms were “all in their heads.” Kris was appalled at the way Lyme patients were being treated and misdiagnosed. After her experiences and struggles with a medical system that refused to acknowledge her illness, she could not just go back to life as usual and pretend as if her experience was an unfortunate but isolated incident. She had to do something about it. Together with Andy Abrahams Wilson, the film’s producer, director, and cinematographer, Kris began a four-year, $700,000 project of making the documentary. Andy’s twin sister had also been diagnosed with Lyme disease and similarly battled physician ignorance and hostility in her quest for proper diagnosis and treatment.
We were blown away by the film. Kris and Andy traveled to every corner of the United States interviewing Lyme patients and physicians to tell their stories. The documentary follows seven patients and four physicians as they battle for their lives and livelihoods amidst a health care system that is unwilling and unable to cope with the silent epidemic of Lyme disease. Interspersed throughout the film are head shots and sound bites from countless other Lyme sufferers. The film’s greatest testimony to the dire need for proper diagnosis and treatment came from its featured patients. The difference in the patients who were able to find Lyme-literate physicians to treat them, and their amazing but arduous roads to recovery stood in stark contrast to those patients who were unable to find help. The film’s worst case scenario of untreated neurological Lyme was a young man named Jared Shea, who is now confined to a wheelchair and is unable to speak after no doctor would diagnose or treat him, instead ascribing his problems to an “unknown etiology.”
The film also takes a terrifying look at the politics of the disease, including the 14-member panel that wrote the 2006 Lyme disease treatment guidelines. This panel was made up of members of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), a national medical group whose purpose, according to its website, is to improve healthcare in areas related to infectious diseases. But these guidelines have been widely criticized as inadequate and disastrous for those infected with the disease. Patient advocates maintain that insurance companies use the guidelines to deny payment for long-term antibiotic use. According to a recent John-Hopkins study, the IDSA-endorsed two-tiered testing procedure misses 75% of positive Lyme cases. (1) The guidelines also recommend only two weeks of antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, yet research has shown that antibiotic treatment for 14 to 21 days results in a 26-50% failure rate, as the stubborn disease-causing bacteria persists much longer in the body. (2), (3) The guidelines also negate the existence of chronic Lyme disease, with one panel member instead characterizing it as “more related to the aches and pains of daily living rather than to either Lyme disease or a tick-borne co-infection.” Out of the 400 scientific articles cited by the panel as support for their guidelines, about half were written by the panel members themselves. Meanwhile, a large body of contradictory scientific literature was ignored. The Attorney General of Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, even conducted an anti-trust investigation of the IDSA, suspecting that the guidelines process was tainted by the panel members’ conflicts of interest. Out of the 14 member panel, 6 of the panelists or their universities hold patents associated with Lyme disease or its co-infections; 4 received funding from test kit manufacturers for Lyme disease or its co-infections; 4 were paid by the insurance companies to write Lyme policy guidelines or serve as consultants in legal cases; and 9 members or their universities received money from Lyme disease vaccine manufacturers. Allowing diagnostic and treatment guidelines to be written by panel members who are tied to manufacturers that have a stake in the outcome raises serious and obvious concerns.
Equally horrific was the film’s glimpse into the lives of a handful of Lyme-literate physicians. Most were hauled before their medical licensing boards in a stupendous display of political showmanship and corruption. Their hearings were nothing more than procedural formalities; the outcomes and the fate of their medical licenses had already been determined as soon as they became known as prominent Lyme physicians. One doctor, Dr. Joseph Jemsek, M.D., was rejected from serving on the Lyme disease guidelines writing panel, despite the fact that he was one of the leading Lyme-literate private-practice physicians in the southern United States. Instead, he was charged by the North Carolina Medical Board for improperly diagnosing several patients with Lyme disease and offering controversial intravenous antibiotic treatments. He was officially sanctioned by the Board, and as the result of having to defend himself against the various accusations against him, ended up bankrupt and had to move his practice to South Carolina. The film concluded its story on Dr. Jemsek by reporting that he was recently sued by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina for $100 million for his treatment of Lyme patients. The majority of the medical complaints against Lyme physicians such as Dr. Jemsek are not from patients, but from insurance companies trying to get rid of doctors that cost them too much money. The end result of these witch hunts is that patients are losing access to the only physicians who can save their lives.
The Arizona screening of Under Our Skin was just one of many that have taken place all across the United States. Even though Kris and Andy are still looking for a distributor for the film, it has already been shown in over 100 locations simply due to the grassroots efforts of Lyme patients who believe, as Andy does, that “Awareness literally will save lives.” These patients have taken it upon themselves to host their own screenings for their communities. One of the most recent screenings took place at the Russell Senate Building on Capitol Hill. Andy played excerpts of the film for a standing-room only crowd during an historic congressional lunch-hour briefing. Legislators were invited to a full screening of the film at the Avalon Theater in DC the following day. Andy then flew to the Camden International Documentary Film Festival, in Rockland, Maine, where the film sold out the 400-seat Strand Theater. Next, it was on to North Carolina. Andy and Kris share the task of traveling all over the country to attend these grassroots premier screenings.
This film is a must-see for Lyme patients and practitioners alike. If you are interested in hosting a screening for your community, visit the screenings section of the Under Our Skin website to find out more information.
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The Many Benefits of Natural Thyroid
Although a little thyroid hormone goes a long way, the bodysneeds are
extensive. The thyroid gland is a vital link in the endocrinesystem.
Even a small decline in theoutput of thyroid hormone, if sustained
over an extended period oftime, can have profound consequences for
health and longevity. Thyroid hormone is vital - without it we would
die.
Low thyroid most often affects women over 40, but men and
eventeenagers can also have reduced thyroid function, especially if it
runsin the family. According to some estimates, as many as 15-20% of
womenover the age of 60 may have subclinical hypothyroidism. This
means,essentially, that they would benefit from thyroid
supplementation eventhough most conventional doctors would insist,
based on standardlaboratory test results, that they had no thyroid
pathology requiringtreatment. Each year, 5--15% of these women develop
symptoms, some ofwhich may contribute to a shortening of their lives.
Age-related thyroid declineremains underdiagnosed by many conventional
doctors, largely becausethey are not generally trained to look for it.
Traditionalphysicia ns rely heavily on laboratory results rather than
the symptomsthe patient may be relaying. Also, many doctors, as well
as theirpatients, accept that the symptoms are due to aging and are
thereforenormal. They dont consider that there is something that can
be doneabout these discomforts and inconveniences.
WHAT LOW THYROID MEANS
Lowthyroid (also referred to as sluggish thyroid, thyroid deficiency,
andsubclinical hypothyroidism) means that your thyroid gland is
puttingout less thyroid hormones than your body needs. This is a
naturaloccurrence with aging.
The thyroid gland produces a hormone called thyroxine, also knownas
T4. When functioning properly, the body converts some of its T4
totriiodothyronine, or T3, which is the major active thyroid
hormone.Other hormones called T2 and T1 are also formed, although
their precisefunctions are not yet fully understood.
WHY WHOLE THYROID IS IMPORTANT
Naturalthyroid preparations containing T4, T3, T2, and T1, most
closelyresemble natural human thyroid hormones. In fact, the
hormonesextracted from animal thyroid glands are identical in
molecularstructure to the human hormones, and there are many
advantages in usingthem. By contrast, synthetic preparations (the
prescription drugSynthroid(R),for example) consist solely of T4. They
depend on the body to convertthe T4 to T3 and other metabolites. This
may be fine for some people,but for those whose problem is not a
decline in T4 production but adefect in the conversion of T4 to T3,
taking T4 may not help much.Also, the different thyroid hormones
surely exist in the body for areason, so supplementing with all the
thyroid hormones seems the natural course and makes good sense.
(An example of an animal hormone that is not identical in molecular
structure to its human counterpart is the horse estrogen used in the
drug Premarin(R), which unfortunately is widely prescribed for
estrogen replacement therapy in menopausal women.)
THYROID HELPS YOUR HEART
Itis indisputable that elevated cholesterol levels in the blood
areassociated with atherosclerosis and the risk of cardiovascular
disease.However, cholesterol is not the only indicator for
cardiovascular risk.People with elevated levels of theamino acid
homocysteine (Hcy) in their blood are at risk foratherosclerosis and
cardiovascular disease. Some researchers believe that elevated Hcy
levels may be as much or even more of a risk factor than high
cholesterol.
So how does one go about lowering Hcy levels? Mostnutrient- knowledgea
ble physicians and health care practitionersrecogn ize the need for
consuming foods and supplements high in the Bvitamins folic acid, B6,
and B12.1
We now also know, however, that low thyroid can lead to high Hcy
levels.In one study, for example, patients who had their thyroid
glandcompletely removed and had stopped thyroid hormone
supplementation wereperiodically tested for blood Hcy and cholesterol,
both of which werefound to be increasing (in a parallel fashion).2When
thyroid supplementation was reinstated, however, both of
thesesubstances were reduced to the patients normal levels within 4
to 6weeks.
Perhaps the best way to combat elevated homocysteine levels,thereby
reducing the risk of heart disease, is to use a combination ofwhole
thyroid extract and the B vitamins (folic acid, B6, and B12)known to
be beneficial for this purpose.
THYROID HELPS YOUR WEIGHT
Thyroidhormones have a significant effect on weight. Central to the
manyfunctions of these hormones is the regulation of the bodys
metabolism.They speed up or slow down metabolism as needed, thereby
governing therate at which your body burns calories. Ongoing research
shows that ahealthy thyroid is essential for fat loss.2As our thyroid
function slows down with age, fat storage increases, andwe tend to get
plump. In our youth, it was almost difficult to put onfat. As we age,
however, the same amount of food eaten is moredifficult to burn off,
and it takes much more exercise to produce thesame amount of caloric
burn.
Perhaps the best way to combat
elevated homocysteine levels, thereby
reducing the risk of heart disease, is to
use a combination of whole thyroid
extract and the B vitamins.
Metabolism slows by as much as 40% when thyroid function is low.3
Thermogenesis, the process that burns calories as heat, stops when
thyroid hormones are not available in brown fat cells.4Anyone
concerned about excess fat needs to ensure good thyroidfunction. When
it is optimal, your body has a better chance of beinghealthy. If
thyroid function is abnormal, however, you may suffer froma number of
other discomforts or diseases, even if youre doingeverything else
right. Nourishing the thyroid is paramount to maintaining good health
and your ideal weight.
THYROID HELPS COGNITION AND MOOD
Studieshave shown that when patients were given the thyroid hormones
T4 and T3rather than T4 alone, significantly higher cognitive test
scoresresulted, along with improved mood. The patients who received
the T4plus T3 treatment reported that they had more energy and
improvedconcentrati on, and they just felt better overall. Probably
the mostimportant finding was that the combined treatment improved
quality oflife. These results help make the case for taking whole
thyroid ratherthan T4 alone.5
Additionally, studies done on pregnant women with low thyroid -one
group receiving thyroid supplementation and one group receivingnone -
found that the children of mothers who were treated with
thyroidhormones had higher IQ scores than the children of the
untreatedmothers. The children were tested between the ages of 7 and
9.6
THYROID HELPS EVERY CELL IN YOUR BODY
Thyroidhormones help regulate virtually every cell in your body,
includingthose in the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, skin, and bones.
Among themost important functions of thyroid hormones in our cells is
to controlthe rate of metabolism. If cellular metabolism drops, the
result can bemild to severe widespread dysfunction.
If you are tired, are feeling mentally dull or depressed, are coldwhen
everyone else is comfortable, are gaining weight, are losing yourhair,
have dry skin or brittle nails, have achy, stiff joints, arelosing
your interest in sex, or are constipated, then you may find thata
whole thyroid extract as a dietary supplement can have a wide rangeof
benefits.
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