Holistic Health Articles and Research Related to Herbal Medicines, Foods and Phytochemicals

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Food Therapy: Beet Juice, the Best Beverage for Reduced Risk and Treatment of Breast Cancer

Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

In compared herbal medicine; food therapy even takes longer to ease symptoms of disease, depending to stage of the treatment which directly address to the cause.

Beet, one of the root vegetable may have a therapeutic effect in reduced risk and treatment of breast cancer, a renowned institute opinionated.

Beet, a perennial plant with leafy stems growing to 1–2 m tall, is best known as the beetroot or garden beet, belongings to the amaranth family.

According to the Howard University, extract of red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.), the FDA approved red food color E162, in animal model, exhibited anti cancer activity by suppressing the early onset of multi-organ tumors.

In the compared red beetroot extract and anticancer drug, doxorubicin cytotoxic effect against estrogen receptor-positive human breast cancer cells (MCF-7), both treated groups exerted a similar and significant anti breast cancer cell line effect in induction of cytotoxicity, although the cytotoxicity of the beetroot extract was significantly lower to those of doxorubicin.

Dr. Kapadia GJ, the lead author postulated, the breast cancer cell line inhibition of beetroot may be attributed to the phytochemical betanin, the major betacyanin constituent found abundantly in the vegetable.

Also in testing of chemotherapeutic drug oxorubicin (DOX, Adriamycin), at different concentrations of BRJ (0.5, 5, 50, 250, and 500 µg/ml) with or without DOX, BRJ showed a significantly reduced breast cancer cell growth within and at 48 hours, similar to those of DOX-induced apoptosis, observed by TUNEL assay.

Additionally, in dose dependent, co-treatment of BRJ and DOX, improved the efficacy of treatment in enhanced apoptosis in breast cancer cells by exerting a strong effect in ameliorated generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS by) produced by DOX.

In fact, lower concentrations, combination of BRJ and DOX, also displayed the most effective in explicited cardioprotection and chemoprevention in tested subjects synergistically.

More importantly, Dr. Kapadia GJ, the lead author in the other study conducted by the same University said, " a long-term daily exposure to low doses of B through diet might be safe and sufficient to produce cancer chemopreventive effect in humans.

Promisingly, intake of beet juice may also contribute to overall positive reduction in DOX drug concentration in use for influence cytotoxicitic activity for treatment of human breast cancer.

Taking together, Beet Juice, used alone or combination with chemotherapeutic medicine, may be served as a functional food for reduced risk and enhanced treatment of breast cancer.

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(1) Cytotoxic effect of the red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) extract compared to doxorubicin (Adriamycin) in the human prostate (PC-3) and breast (MCF-7) cancercell lines by Kapadia GJ1, Azuine MA, Rao GS, Arai T, Iida A, Tokuda H.(PubMed)
(2) Beet root juice protects against doxorubicin toxicity in cardiomyocytes while enhancing apoptosis in breast cancer cells by Das S1,2, Filippone SM1, Williams DS3, Das A1, Kukreja RC4,5.(PubMed)
(3) Synergistic cytotoxicity of red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) extract with doxorubicin in human pancreatic, breast and prostate cancer cell lines by Kapadia GJ1, Rao GS, Ramachandran C, Iida A, Suzuki N, Tokuda H.(PubMed)

Food Therapy, Asparagus, the Whole Herb Medicine in Reduced Risk and Treatment of Hypertension?

Asparagus is a flowering plant belong to species the genus Asparagus, native to the western coasts of northern Spain, north to Ireland, Great Britain, and northwest Germany, northern Africa and western Asia, used from early times as a vegetable and medicine, because of its delicate flavour and diuretic properties.

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. High blood pressure means raising pressure in your heart.If it stays high over time it can damage the body in many ways.

Hypertension is a condition of abnormally high blood pressure.

According to the Junior College of Kagawa Nutrition University, intake of asparagus significantly reduce Systolic blood pressure (SBP) (AD: 159 ± 4.8 mmHg, ND: 192 ± 14.7 mmHg) by inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in upregulated blood pressure.

The study also suggested that the efficacy of this activity may be attributed to a chemical compound, 2″-hydroxynicotianamine in inhibiting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in hypertension and preserved renal function.

In the total of 28 healthy volunteers injected of cladophylls and bottom-stems of asparagus study, cladophylls group improved many aspects of metabolic syndrome, but only diastolic blood pressure in comparison to significantly reduced the subjects' systolic and diastolic blood pressure in bottom-stems of asparagus intake group.

Dr. Nishimura M, the lead of researcher suggested that these results may be attributed to asparagus cladophylls and bottom-stems properties in differentially attenuated hypertension, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia.

There is no doubt that asparagus has a potential effect in reduced high blood pressure, in inducing further renal damage, but large quantity intake should only be prescribed by herbalist as maximally tolerable doses of Asparagus P((R)) may induce opposite effects.

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(1) Green asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) prevented hypertension by an inhibitory effect on angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the kidney of spontaneously hypertensive rats by Sanae M1, Yasuo A.(PubMed)
(3) Improvement of Blood Pressure, Glucose Metabolism, and Lipid Profile by the Intake of Powdered Asparagus ( Lú Sŭn) Bottom-stems and Cladophylls by Nishimura M1, Ohkawara T2, Kagami-Katsuyama H3, Sato H4, Nishihira J3.(PubMed)
(3) Asparagus P(R) cannot compete with first-line diuretics in lowering the blood pressure in treatment-requiring antihypertensives by Chrubasik S, Droste C, Black A.(PubMed)

Friday, 25 August 2017

Food Therapy: Black (Dried, Common) Bean in Promotion of Weight Loss

Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

People who turn to alternative medicine for treatment of disease in avoidance of adverse effects induced by conventional medicine should be patient. In compared to herbal medicine; food therapy even takes longer than six months to ease symptoms, depending to stage of the treatment which directly address to the cause of disease.

Black bean, a small roughly ovoid legumes with glossy black shells, genus Phaseolus, belongings to the family Fabaceae can bought in most grocery stores all around the year in dried and canned forms. It is believed that black bean was first domesticated growth in South America.

Black or common bean with abundant fiber may be considered as function foods in induced weight loss of obese and overweight subjects, a renowned institute postulated.

According to the University of Exeter, evidence of meta-analysis found in the data base revealed a statistically significant weight loss through reduction of body fat by black bean in compared placebo groups.

Other in the study of dried bean in reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in obese subjects, black bean fed Sprague-Dawley rats and diet-induced obesity model in C57Bl/6 mice experienced weight loss as well as an improved plasma lipid profile within a 12 d time frame.

Dr. Zhu Z, the lead author said, "(Dried beans) account for the cardioprotective and weight regulatory effects".

In fact, a review literature obtained from the electronic databases PubMed, SpringerLink, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and MEDLINE with full text (via EBSCOHost) during late 2012 - early January 2013, researchers found that botanical ingredients from part of Phaseolus vulgaris and extract isolated from plants exhibited a potentially promising therapeutic effects in appetite controlled and weight loss.

Indeed, intake of high amount of dietary fiber has showed statistically significant benefits for reduction of body weight and rick factor in developed complication, such as gallstones.

Taking together, black bean, a the common bean species hold a potential value in weigh loss and weight management through expression of appetite controlled and prevented weight loss induced complications.

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(1) The efficacy of Phaseolus vulgaris as a weight-loss supplement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials by Onakpoya I1, Aldaas S, Terry R, Ernst E.(PubMed)

(2) Edible dry bean consumption (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) modulates cardiovascular risk factors and diet-induced obesity in rats and mice by Zhu Z1, Jiang W, Thompson HJ.(PubMed)
(3) A review on botanical species and chemical compounds with appetite suppressing properties for body weight control by Astell KJ1, Mathai ML, Su XQ.(PubMed)
(4) Dietary fiber's benefit for gallstone disease prevention during rapid weight loss in obese patients by Sulaberidze G1, Okujava M1, Liluashvili K1, Tughushi M1, Bezarashvili S1.(PubMed)

Food Therapy: Kidney beans, The Whole Food in Reduced Risk and Treatment of Diabetes

Diabetes is a medical condition caused by insufficient insulin entering the bloodstream to regulate the glucose, as the result of cells in pancreas dying off or receptor sites clogged up by fat and cholesterol. In some cases, diabetes is also caused by allergic reactions of cells in the immune system.

Kidney beans with kidney shape, strong flavor and color of reddish brown in nature are often the excellent dietary selection with no cholesterol, but a good source of protein and minerals.

According to the Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, although cooking induced a significant decrease of total phenolic, tannins and anthocyanins content, group fed with common bean not only showed a protection of pancreatic ß-cells but also displayed a significant reduction of blood glucose (22.8 %), triglycerides (21.9 %), total cholesterol (29.9 %) and LDL (56.1 %).

Dr. Hernández-Saavedra D, the lead author said, "The preventive-treatment group did not inhibit the increase of TNF-α(In relation of inflammation) and IL-1β(the inflammatory cytokins) whereas the treatment group did, compared to the diabetic control".

Other study in the support of bean species such as pinto, black, navy or kidney in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, suggested that intake of bean showed a potential health effects in reduced glycaemic stress in expression of hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia, the early stage of diabetes.

In a total of 17 men and women with type 2 diabetes controlled by metformin (n = 14) or diet/exercise (n = 3) aged 35-70 years participated in the randomized 4 × 4 crossover trial, in testing of the effect of white long grain rice control, pinto beans/rice, black beans/rice, red kidney beans/rice test meals, matched for 50 grams of available carbohydrate, after a 12 hour fasting, group treated with dark red kidney showed a attenuated glycemic response compared to rice alone.

Taking together, consumption of kidney beans as traditional foods may provide non-pharmaceutical management and treatment of type 2 diabetes and improve dietary adherence with cultural groups.

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(1) Cooked common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) protect against β-cell damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Hernández-Saavedra D1, Mendoza-Sánchez M, Hernández-Montiel HL, Guzmán-Maldonado HS, Loarca-Piña GF, Salgado LM, Reynoso-Camacho R.(PubMed)
(2) Phaseolus beans: impact on glycaemic response and chronic disease risk in human subjects by Hutchins AM1, Winham DM, Thompson SV(PubMed)
(3) Bean and rice meals reduce postprandial glycemic response in adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-over study by Thompson SV1, Winham DM, Hutchins AM.(PubMed)

Alternative Therapy: Yoga, The Stroke Rehabilitation for Improved Physical and Psychological Functioning and Quality of Life

Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrients, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Post stoke patients may be benefit from reduced pain, improved range of motion (ROM), strength, and endurance with therapeutic-yoga, a recently renowned institute suggested.

Stroke rehabilitation is a program with an aim to regain some physical and psychological function after stroke, causing death of some cells in the brain.

Today, yoga, the ancient practice has become a very popular form of exercise in Western world and some parts in Asia due to health benefits reported by various respectable institutes' research and supported by health advocates.

According to the Colorado State University, the significant improvement of physical functioning such as hip passive, upper extremity strength range of motion in post stroke patients participated in the 6-min walk after 8 weeks of engaging in yoga.

Dr. the lead author said, " therapeutic-yoga intervention may improve multiple aspects of physical functioning after stroke. Such an intervention may be complementary to traditional rehabilitation"

Beside improved physical functioning, yoga is also showed a significant effect in promoted psychological health and on quality of life.

In the review literature of major biomedical and complementary medicine databases, researchers at the Harvard Medical School found that 5 randomized controlled clinical trials and 4 single case studies identified the positive results of improvements in cognition, mood, and balance and reductions in stress in post stroke patients.

Furthermore, in support of the above differentiation, a prospective, randomized, pilot study of yoga-based rehabilitation for people with chronic stroke with yoga therapy showed a remarkable result in regain some forms of balance, balance self-efficacy, reduced fear of falling (FoF), and improved quality of life.

Taking altogether, there is no doubt that therapeutic-yoga intervention may improve multiple aspects of physical and psychological functioning as well as regained quality of life in after stroke patients and may be used as complementary to conventional rehabilitation.

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(1) Yoga leads to multiple physical improvements after stroke, a pilot study by Schmid AA1, Miller KK2, Van Puymbroeck M3, DeBaun-Sprague E4.(PubMed)
(2) Yoga and mindfulness as therapeutic interventions for stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review by Lazaridou A1, Philbrook P, Tzika AA.(PubMed)
(3) Poststroke balance improves with yoga: a pilot study by Schmid AA1, Van Puymbroeck M, Altenburger PA, Schalk NL, Dierks TA, Miller KK, Damush TM, Bravata DM, Williams LS.(PubMed)

Thursday, 24 August 2017

Herbal Therapy: Andrographis, The Natural Herbal Medicine for Protection of Cigarette Smoke Induced Lung Disease

Andrographis paniculata, also known as Andrographis is a herbaceous plant, genus Andrographis, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka, used in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic in treating the common cold, flu, upper respiratory infections, infectious diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, pneumonia, ......

Cigarette contains harmful chemicals including acetone, acetic acid, ammonia, arsenic, benzene butane, etc......which have been proven to induced varies respiratory diseases, including lung disease.

According to the The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, in CS-exposed mice, andrographolide, a chemical constituent found in Andrographis, significantly attenuated lung inflammation through reduced numbers of total cells of neutrophils, a common type of white blood cells, and macrophages, a cell found in stationary form in the tissues of infection in bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of intestinal lung disease, together with decreased production of cytokine/chemokine(small cytokine), pro-inflammatory meediators into BALF.

Dr. Yang D., the lead author in the study said, " Andrographolide, a bioactive molecule isolated from Andrographispaniculata, could protect against cigarette smoke (CS)-induced lung injury through activation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), (an enzyme with function in response stress)".

The study also insisted that the effects of andrographis in ameliorated cigarette smoke-induced lung disease, probably involved the activation of protein in mediated cellular responses STAT3, together with enzyme HO-1.

In female BALB/c mice exposed to 2 weeks of cigarette smoke(CS0 followed by a single intratracheal instillation of NTHi, a respiratory tract pathogen common in local infection study, andrographolide promoted gene expression of antioxidant enzymes such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione peroxidase-2 (GPx-2), glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier (GCLM), and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), against lung inflammation caused by NTHi in cigarette smoke.

Furthermore, in cigarette smoke-induced oxidative lung injury, andrographolide activated nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a protein in regulated expression of antioxidant proteins against oxidative damage.

The study also suggested, the phytochemical also suppressed cigarette smoke-induced increases in lavage fluid cell counts, pro inflammatory cutokines and oxidative stress, through enhancing production of antioxidant properties against biomarkers in inducing lung diseases.

The information collected through studies strongly support a therapeutic potential for andrographolide in preventing lung diseases caused by harmful chemicals and pathogens in cigarette smoke.

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(1) Andrographolide protects against cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation through activation of heme oxygenase-1 by Yang D1, Zhang W, Song L, Guo F.(PubMed)
(2) Cigarette Smoke-Induced Lung Disease Predisposes to More Severe Infection with Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: Protective Effects of Andrographolide by Tan WS1, Peh HY1, Liao W1, Pang CH1, Chan TK1,2, Lau SH3, Chow VT2,3, Wong WS1,4.(PubMed)
(3) Andrographolide protects against cigarette smoke-induced oxidative lung injury via augmentation of Nrf2 activity by Guan SP1, Tee W, Ng DS, Chan TK, Peh HY, Ho WE, Cheng C, Mak JC, Wong WS.(PubMed)

Food Therapy: Cinnamon, The Whole Herbal Medicine for Osteopenic Disease

Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

People who turn to alternative medicine for treatment of disease in avoidance of adverse effects induced by conventional medicine should be patient.
Herbal medicine can only ease symptoms gradually, depending to stage of the treatment which directly address to the cause of disease.

Recent study suggested that cinnamon may be effective in prevented and treatment of osteopenic disease by inhibiting protein in transferred information of cytokine production involved cell survival.

Cinnamon is a spice derived from the inner bark of tree, native to South East Asia, of over 300 species of the genus Cinnamomum, belonging to the familyLauraceae, use in herbal and traditional medicine as anti-fungal and bacteria level, to improve reproductive organ, prevent flatulence and intestinal cramping, and to treat indigestion, diarrhea, bad breath, headache, migraine, etc.

Osteopenic disease is the early stage of osteoporosis involved the deletion of bone density in comparison to the healthy person.

According to the Keio University, cinnamon suppressed the osteoclastogenesis, protected bone density against erosion, interleukin-4 (IL-4), an anti-inflammatory cytokine, involved production of white blood cell in inhibition of osteoclast differentiation through expression of T cell of immune system.

Dr. Tsuji-Naito K. in the study of Interleukin-4 suggested that Cinnamomum zeylanicum (C. zeylanicum) exhibited the strong inhibitory effects on osteoclastogenesis,......involved the regulation of white blood cells in osteoclastogenesis.

In a comprehensive systematic review of vitro and in-vivo, using databases from PubMed, Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus published before 31st December 2012, cinnamon has shown to express inhibitory effects on osteoclastogenesis with minimal toxic and adverse effects.

The effectiveness of cinnamon in reduced risk of Osteopenic diseasesin inducing bone loss, including osteoporosis, bone metastasis, and rheumatoid arthritis may be resulted of inhibition of inflammatory cytokins expression in immune system. Use of cinnamon should be taken with care, as the herbal medicine has induced toxicity if overdoses.

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(1) Inhibition of RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis by (-)-DHMEQ, a novel NF-kappaB inhibitor, through downregulation of NFATc1 by Takatsuna H1, Asagiri M, Kubota T, Oka K, Osada T, Sugiyama C, Saito H, Aoki K, Ohya K, Takayanagi H, Umezawa K.(PubMed)
(2) Aldehydic components of cinnamon bark extract suppresses RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis through NFATc1 downregulation by Tsuji-Naito K1.(PubMed)
(3) Medicinal properties of 'true' cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review by Ranasinghe P1, Pigera S, Premakumara GA, Galappaththy P, Constantine GR, Katulanda P.(PubMed)