Bee Sting Good for Cancer
Aug 19, 2010 Health and Fitness, Technology
Have you been bitten by a bee? I myself have experienced it, it hurts and swells. Here is some consolation, a toxic protein in bee venom, when altered, significantly improves the effectiveness liposome-encapsulated drugs or dyes, such as those already used to treat or diagnose cancer. This research, described in the August 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal, shows how modified melittin may revolutionize treatments for cancer and perhaps other conditions, such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and serious infections.
Free Nature Sounds for Setting a Relaxing Mood
Jul 30, 2010 Health and Fitness, Websites
If you need to set a relaxing mood while reading or maybe meditating or you just want to have some fun NatureSoundsFor.me is your answer. This site is a nature sound mixing board were you can share what you have composed. If you need an offline copy for your Laptop, iPod, iPad or iPhone you can make one. What makes NatureSoundsFor.me different from other nature sound websites is that you can save your mixes, name them, and share them with friends. I created some samples for you
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Vitamin D
Jul 1, 2010 Health and Fitness
I was reading one of my emails that was talking about Vitamin D. What I found out was that vitamin D can also be a cancer-preventing and fighting agent. Medically known as calciferol, this vitamin was discovered in 1918, in cod liver oil, and popularly called today as the Sunshine Vitamin. New studies revealed that vitamin D regulates cell proliferation and can hold in check the sort of wild cell growth that leads to cancer. Vitamin D is the only vitamin humans can produce on their own, when exposed to the ultraviolet B from the sun. In 15 minutes, a fair-skinned person, outside on a sunny day, can generate as much as 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D. This vitamin is recently in the limelight for being a “blockbuster” nutrient that confers even greater health benefits than previously recognized by the medical community. This “re-discovery” has put vitamin D in an altogether new perspective and importance.Vitamin D3 (choleciferol) is the recommended form since it is better absorbed and better utilized by the body compared to vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol).
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