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Aloe Vera Juice To Reduce Oral Mucositis
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 15 April 2023
Aloe vera offers a natural, cost-effective, low-risk possibility for alleviating symptoms of oral mucositis. The aloe vera plant has been used to treat topical burns. There is evidence suggesting it can be used for similar side effects with cancer treatment when taken by mouth. Studies have even shown promising evidence supporting aloe vera for gut inflammation.
Aloe vera juice is a gooey, thick liquid made from the flesh of the aloe vera plant leaf. It can be used both topically and orally....
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How Cancer Can Affect Your Family
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 8 April 2023
Cancer affects everyone in your family. But how it affects each person may differ. You may notice that your family routine changes during treatment. And your relationships with your family might also change.
Cancer and your parents
Your parents might seem overprotective or try to take charge, whether you live at home or have not lived with them for years. They might ask a lot of questions or give advice you did not ask for. If your parents act this way, it might help to remember that they pr...
Your parents might seem overprotective or try to take charge, whether you live at home or have not lived with them for years. They might ask a lot of questions or give advice you did not ask for. If your parents act this way, it might help to remember that they pr...
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Social Relationships, Stress, & Cardiac Health
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 8 April 2023
Work-related stressors, poor sleep, and emotional disturbances have been correlated with adult-related cardiovascular disease.
Large bodies of research indicate that chronic stress, whether experienced in early life or as an adult, is linked to increased coronary heart disease risk. In particular, childhood adversity, including physical and sexual abuse in childhood, has been shown to relate to higher morbidity of cardiovascular events. Racism and discrimination create additional daily ...
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Sleep Disturbances and Dementia Risk
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 11 March 2023
A good night’s sleep is so important for maintaining overall health and well-being, but recent research suggests that it can also have a critical impact on your risk of developing dementia.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has linked three indicators of sleep disturbance – sleep-initiation insomnia, sleep-maintenance insomnia, and the use of sleep medications – with the likelihood of developing dementia.
People who experience sleep-in...
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Scutellaria barbata
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 11 March 2023
Recent research has discovered that Scutellaria barbata (SB120), a herb used in Chinese Medicine, may possess chemopreventive properties that can be used as adjuvant for cancer ttherapy.
In a recent study, male mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and given oral feedings of 8, 16, or 32mg SB or sterilised water.
The control group developed palpable tumours by 19 weeks, however the respective treatment groups showed delayed tumour development by 2, 4, or 7 weeks, and 22, 30, or 38% of th...
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Zonulin To Understanding Leaky Gut
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 3 March 2023
Zonulin is a protein that modulates the permeability of tight junctions between cells of the wall of the digestive tract.
It was discovered in 2000 by Alessio Fasano and his team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. As the mammalian analog of zonula occludens toxin, secreted by cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae, zonulin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of celiac disease and diabetes mellitus type 1. Type 2 diabetic patients have shown increased zonulin.
“The amazing...
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