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Australia: Fish oil can help against ADHD, says new research - Fishupdate.com: Sep 6, 10:00pm 1 review nutrition, adhd, diet, medical-research, fish-oil
http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/4777/Australia:_Fish_oil_can...; Australia: Fish oil can help against ADHD, says new research From the page: "TAKING a combination of fish oil and evening primrose oil capsules can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study run by the University of South Australia and CSIRO shows. A PhD student from UniSA's School of Health Sciences and CSIRO Human Nutrition, Natalie Sinn conducted a study involving children with ADHD-related problems and found that their attention and behaviour improved significantly after taking a combination of fish oil and evening primrose oil capsules containing a high ratio of the omega-3 fatty acid EPA. "Children in the study were given combined fish/primrose oil capsules or placebo oil capsules. After 15 weeks, parents of children who had been taking the combined oil supplement reported reduced inattention, hyperactivity, restlessness and impulsive behaviour, while these improvements were not reported in the placebo group. After children in the placebo group switched to the combined oil supplement for 15 weeks, they showed similar improvements in attention span and reduced hyperactivity, restlessness and impulsive behaviour, while the original fish/primrose oil group showed even greater improvements after an additional 15 weeks of taking the combined oil supplement. From this research we can see increased benefits in extending the use of the combined oil supplementation," Sinn said. The researchers also conducted cognitive assessments, which confirmed the improvements in attention of children, adding further strength to reports by parents of better attention. In addition to better attention and behaviour, the study showed improvements in the children's vocabulary. "This might be attributed to enhanced reading ability, which has been found in other studies of children with learning difficulties who take fish oil," Sinn said. "Alternatively, it might have resulted from improvements in attention. "Fish oil is believed to work via its effects on brain function. Sixty per cent of the brain is composed of fats, with the most important being polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These must be obtained through diet and can be found in dark leafy vegetables, walnuts, linseeds and oily fish. "There is now a growing body of research to suggest that some children with a variety of developmental problems including ADHD and dyslexia can benefit from taking omega-3 supplements. With no adverse effects reported in studies using fish oil to date, this might provide a safe, effective treatment for some children who experience problems with attention and behaviour that are typically related to ADHD," Sinn said." .

Bipolar Omega 3 Fish Oil Research: Sep 6, 9:45pm 1 review mental-health, diet, depression, bipolar-disorder, fish-oil
http://www.omega-3.us/omega-3/bipolar-omega-3-fish-oil-research.html; Bipolar Disorder Omega 3 Fish Oil Research From the page: "When fishing for bipolar omega 3 research, we come up with a boatload. So why do professionals who treat bipolar ignore omega 3 and choose to prescription drugs with serious side effects? It doesn't make much sense when you know the facts. Bipolar omega 3 research makes it clear that this natural solution is the way to go. It's much safer and, in the long run, it works much better as a treatment for bipolar. The bipolar omega 3 fish oil link is discovered. In 1996 a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compared depression in ten different countries. There were extreme differences. For example, whereas 1.5 out of every 100 adults in Taiwan experiences depression in their lifetimes, the statistics for depression are 19 out of every 100 adults in Beirut. Then in 1998 a study published in The Lancet compared these statistics with fish consumption in those same countries. Researchers found the more fish a population eats, the less depression they experienced on the whole. And vice versa. But what about research relating specifically to bipolar? In 2003 a similar study was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. But this time researchers studied bipolar disorder and fish consumption. Once again they found the more fish a population eats the less bipolar they experience. According to the author, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln of the National Institute of Health, the high incidence of bipolar in the U.S. makes perfect sense. "In the last century, diets have radically changed and we eat grossly fewer omega-3 fatty acids now. We also know that rates of depression have radically increased by perhaps a hundred-fold." Numerous studies have shown the same positive results. There's more research than I can cover here. But all valid studies show that people who get less fish oil have significantly more depression and bipolar and those who get more fish oil have less mental disorders. Here are a few examples. * Depression is 60 times higher in New Zealand, where the average fish consumption is 40 pounds a year compared to Japan, where it's 150 pounds a year. * Postpartum depression is 50 times higher in countries with low levels of fish intake. * An Israeli study of 20 patients with major depression found fish oil fatty acids resulted in "highly significant benefits" by week three compared to a placebo. * In a study of 70 depressed patients who had not responded to any other treatments, those receiving one gram of fish oil did "dramatically better" than the placebo group. * A National Institute of Health study tracked 14,541 women from week eight of pregnancy to eight months after giving birth and found that those receiving no fish fatty acids had twice the rate of depression as those who consumed fish oil daily. * A Finnish National Cancer Institute survey of 29,133 Finnish men showed those with the highest intake of fish fatty acids had far less "depressed moods, major depressive episodes and suicide" than those with the least." .

Get smart about what you eat to boost your intelligence- ET Cetera-News By Indus…: Jul 23, 9:07pm 1 review health, diet, intelligence, medical-research
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Get_smart...; Get smart about what you eat to boost your intelligence- ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times From the page: "According to the study, conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), dietary nutrients found in a wide range of foods from infant formula to eggs increase brain synapses and improve cognitive abilities. "I hope human brains will, like those of experimental animals, respond to this kind of treatment by making more brain synapses and thus restoring cognitive abilities," said Richard Wurtman, MD, senior researcher on the project. For the study, researchers gave gerbils various combinations of three compounds needed for healthy brain membranes: choline, found in eggs; uridine monophosphate (UMP) found in beets; and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oils. Other gerbils were given none of these to serve as a baseline. Researchers then checked them for cognitive changes four weeks later and found that the gerbils given choline with UMP and/or DHA showed cognitive improvements in tasks thought to be relevant to gerbils, such as navigating mazes. After these tests were concluded, the researchers dissected the mouse brains for a biological cause for the improvement. They found biochemical evidence that there was more than the usual amount of brain synapse activity, which was consistent with behaviours indicating higher intelligence. Gerald Weissmann, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal, said: "Now that we know how to make gerbils smarter, it's not too far a stretch to hope that people's intelligence can also be improved. Quite frankly, this can't happen soon enough, as every environmentalist, advocate of evolution and war opponent will attest."" .

Study shows how broccoli fights cancer| Health| Reuters: Jul 9, 4:22am 1 review health, diet, medical-research, broccoli, prostrate
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKL0165700420080702?feedType=RSS&...; Study shows how broccoli fights cancer | Health | Reuters From the page: "Mithen and colleagues split into two groups 24 men with pre-cancerous lesions that increase prostate cancer risk and had them eat four extra servings of either broccoli or peas each week for a year. The researchers also took tissue samples over the course of the study and found that men who ate broccoli showed hundreds of changes in genes known to play a role in fighting cancer. The benefit would likely be the same in other cruciferous vegetables that contain a compound called isothiocyanate, including brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, rocket or arugula, watercress and horse radish, they added. Broccoli, however, has a particularly powerful type of the compound called sulforaphane, which the researchers think gives the green vegetable an extra cancer-fighting kick, Mithen said. "When people get cancer some genes are switched off and some are switched on," he said. "What broccoli seems to be doing is switching on genes which prevent cancer developing and switching off other ones that help it spread." The broccoli eaters showed about 400 to 500 of the positive genetic changes with men carrying a gene called GSTM1 enjoying the most benefit. About half the population have the gene, Mithen said." .

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect: Jun 30, 7:57pm 1 review health, diet, watermelon, medical-research, viagra
http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=554; Watermelon May Have Viagra-Effect Secrets of Phyto-nutrients Are Being Unraveled From the page: " "We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study." Beneficial ingredients in watermelon and other fruits and vegetables are known as phyto-nutrients, naturally occurring compounds that are bioactive, or able to react with the human body to trigger healthy reactions, Patil said. In watermelons, these include lycopene, beta carotene and the rising star among its phyto-nutrients - citrulline - whose beneficial functions are now being unraveled. Among them is the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does. Scientists know that when watermelon is consumed, citrulline is converted to arginine through certain enzymes. Arginine is an amino acid that works wonders on the heart and circulation system and maintains a good immune system, Patil said. "The citrulline-arginine relationship helps heart health, the immune system and may prove to be very helpful for those who suffer from obesity and type 2 diabetes," said Patil. "Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has, to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even prevent it." While there are many psychological and physiological problems that can cause impotence, extra nitric oxide could help those who need increased blood flow, which would also help treat angina, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems. "Watermelon may not be as organ specific as Viagra," Patil said, "but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects." The benefits of watermelon don't end there, he said. Arginine also helps the urea cycle by removing ammonia and other toxic compounds from our bodies. Citrulline, the precursor to arginine, is found in higher concentrations in the rind of watermelons than the flesh. As the rind is not commonly eaten, two of Patil's fellow scientists, drs. Steve King and Hae Jeen Bang, are working to breed new varieties with higher concentrations in the flesh."

Tibet: Caterpillar fungus changes fortunes - Los Angeles Times: Jun 27, 1:28pm 2 reviews health, diet, herbs, fungus
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-worm27-2008jun27,0,138788...; In Tibet, a worm worth its weight in gold With demand sky high for caterpillar fungus, a prized ingredient in traditional medicine said to boost energy and immunity, the Tibetan nomads who gather it are enjoying a windfall. From the page: "Lhamotso never learned to read and write, and she has few marketable skills other than the ability to milk a yak. Yet she can earn up to $1,000 a week these days, an unimaginable fortune for a Tibetan nomad. With the money, she has bought herself a shiny new Honda motorcycle. She and her husband gave up their tent for a house they built themselves with solar panels, a satellite dish and television. . . . What Tibetans call the worm is actually not a worm but a fungus -- Cordyceps sinensis, to be precise -- that feeds on caterpillar larvae. Or, to give the fungus its more poetic name, "winter worm, summer grass," because its appearance changes from one to the other with the seasons. The worm is a prized ingredient in traditional medicines here, with prices in the last few years skyrocketing to the point where prime specimens are worth their weight in gold, literally, about $900 an ounce. Even the most ordinary pickings command prices rivaling that of French truffles, another famous fungus. Because the caterpillar fungus is indigenous only to the 1,000-mile-long Tibetan plateau running from western China to Nepal, the money has hastened the nomads' lurching transition into modernity. "It is a bit like a gold rush in the Wild West. It's brought enormous wealth to these communities," says Andrew Fischer, an economist specializing in Tibet at the London School of Economics. For centuries, Tibetan nomads added caterpillar fungus to their soups or tea, believing it boosted stamina, endurance, lung capacity, kidney function and, of course, sexual performance. Its use for medicinal purposes was documented as far back as the 14th century. But until recently, the fungus was cheap and abundant enough that Tibetans also would feed it to yaks and horses when their energy was flagging. The fungus' popularity took off after the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, when Chinese female athletes stunned the world by breaking records in nine track and field events and their coach gave partial credit to an elixir containing the fungus (along with turtle blood and deer penis). More recently, Houston Rockets basketball phenomenon Yao Ming revealed that he too is a fan of the fungus. Then came the 2003 epidemic of SARS, sudden acute respiratory syndrome, which set Asian consumers off on a frenzy of buying anything that might boost immunity." .

Common cooking spice shows promise in combating diabetes and obesity: Jun 22, 2:30pm 2 reviews health, diabetes, science, diet, medical-research
http://www.physorg.com/news133236730.html; Common cooking spice shows promise in combating diabetes and obesity From the page: "Shown to reverse inflammation associated with obesity and improves blood sugar control Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both obesity and Type 2 diabetes, Drew Tortoriello, M.D., an endocrinologist and research scientist at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center, and his colleagues were curious what effect the herb might have on diabetic mice."

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/394014.aspx: Jun 22, 12:50am 1 review health, cancer, diet, vegetables, cruciferous-vegetables
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/394014.aspx; A Tasty Remedy for Cancer? From the page: "And because of the way atmospheric winds work, those PAHs released in China eventually drift over to the U.S., and then across the country. In Los Angeles, a third of their particle pollution comes from China. Knowing all this, Williams and his group began researching the effect of I3C given to mother mice exposed to PAHs. The results were encouraging. He found that the I3C provided a very high level of protection against lymphoma and leukemia in the young animals. It even protected against lung cancer during the rodent's equivalent of middle age. The benefits of cancer protection may pass even from mother to child to grandchild. Williams was encouraged. "Even if they don't consume the cruciferous vegetables or the indole-3-carbinol themselves," he said. "But we don't know that for sure yet. But if I was a betting man, that's what I'd bet on." That means human moms eating broccoli could provide cancer prevention to their grandkids even if those kids didn't eat cruciferous vegetables. Being practical, Castro wants to see if the I3C and broccoli from the grocery store get the same results. He jokes that he's not so sure they can get mice to eat broccoli unless they blend it into some kind of broccoli smoothie. Of course, researchers like Castro can always manage to find a way to test such useful distinctions."

Artificial Sweeteners Confound the Brain; May Lead to Diet Disaster: Scientific …: Jun 13, 5:20am 1 review health, science, diet, sugar, sweeteners
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=artificial-sweeteners-confound-the-brain; Artificial Sweeteners Confound the Brain; May Lead to Diet Disaster From the page: "At the University of California, San Diego, 12 women underwent functional MRI while sipping water sweetened with either real sugar (sucrose) or Splenda (sucralose). Sweeteners, real or artificial, bind to and stimulate receptors on the taste buds, which then signal the brain via the cranial nerve. Although both sugar and Splenda initiate the same taste and pleasure pathways in the brain—and the subjects could not tell the solutions apart—the sugar activated pleasure-related brain regions more extensively than the Splenda did. In particular, “the real thing, the sugar, elicits a much greater response in the insula,” says the study’s lead author, psychiatrist Guido Frank, now at the University of Colorado at Denver. The insula, involved with taste, also plays a role in enjoyment by connecting regions in the reward system that encode the sensation of pleasantness. Although Splenda elicits less overall activity within the brain, the researchers were surprised to find that the artificial sweetener seems to inspire more communication between these regions. “Looking at the connection between the taste areas, Splenda is stronger,” Frank says. He suggests that when we taste Splenda, the reward system becomes activated but not satiated. “Our hypothesis is that Splenda has less of a feedback mechanism to stop the craving, to get satisfied.” If that theory plays out, there could be implications for those who use artificial sweeteners as a weight-control aid. Recent research indeed suggests a correlation between artificial sweetener intake and compromised health. In one large survey, diet soda consumption was found to be associated with elevated cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk. A different study reveals a possible mechanism behind this effect: rats that were fed artificially sweetened yogurt in addition to their regular feed ended up eating more and gaining more weight than rats that ate yogurt with real sugar. The study’s authors suggest that exposure to an artificial sweetener may undermine the brain’s ability to track calories and to determine when to stop eating."

11 steps to a better brain - being-human - 28 May 2005 - New Scientist: Jun 4, 1:03pm 2 reviews health, music, diet, brain, cognitive-improvement
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18625011.900-11-steps-to-a-...; 11 steps to a better brain From the page: "But it isn't simply a matter of getting some calories down. According to research published in 2003, kids breakfasting on fizzy drinks and sugary snacks performed at the level of an average 70-year-old in tests of memory and attention. Beans on toast is a far better combination, as Barbara Stewart from the University of Ulster, UK, discovered. Toast alone boosted children's scores on a variety of cognitive tests, but when the tests got tougher, the breakfast with the high-protein beans worked best. Beans are also a good source of fibre, and other research has shown a link between a high-fibre diet and improved cognition. If you can't stomach beans before midday, wholemeal toast with Marmite makes a great alternative. The yeast extract is packed with B vitamins, whose brain-boosting powers have been demonstrated in many studies. ... "Junk food is implicated in a slew of serious mental disorders" ... Brains are around 60 per cent fat, so if trans-fats clog up the system, what should you eat to keep it well oiled? Evidence is mounting in favour of omega-3 fatty acids, in particular docosahexaenoic acid or DHA. In other words, your granny was right: fish is the best brain food. Not only will it feed and lubricate a developing brain, DHA also seems to help stave off dementia. Studies published last year reveal that older mice from a strain genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's had 70 per cent less of the amyloid plaques associated with the disease when fed on a high-DHA diet." This article is rich in information. Most people are thoroughly engrossed in image and exercise; brain improvement should be part of their regimens.