Re: Flax oil, kefir, yogurt producing no immune system benefits
- From: Matti Narkia <narkia@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:02:10 +0200
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:54:31 +0200 in article
<tl98t15u4d525u9ckgfsvk438o8r6psh7k@xxxxxxx> Matti Narkia
<narkia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:46:21 GMT in article
><xxmAf.341$1n4.154@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "Knack"
><zymatik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Hi. I am age 51. For the past 15 months every morning I've been blending
>>high lignan flax seed oil with either yogurt or kefir as part of my
>>breakfast. And I've been keeping my daily intake of omega-6 fat approx equal
>>to my omega-3 fats intake. And I avoid sugar except for what is found in
>>about 6 different whole fruits every day. And I have 2 cups of green tea
>>every day, along with a cup of cocoa and 2 cups of rooibos. And every day I
>>also take 400 mg natural E-complex vitamin, 50 mg selenium, 1000 mg vitamin
>>ester-C, 100 mg CoQ10, 400 mg alpha-lipoic acid, 400 mg quercetin, 100 mg
>>MSM, plus individual garlic, cranberry, and grapeseed extract pills.
>>
>>Not to mention the healthy meals that I eat, that's a lot of daily
>>nutrients. I'm hoping that my continued use of them will help to prevent me
>>from some day getting cancer. However, that's not a realistic expectation as
>>last May they could not even prevent me from getting a persistent cold/flu
>>following an airline trip. Although I still continue to take all of the
>>above stuff, it certainly has been quite a disappointment so far.
>>
>You are raising two different and very large issues here: prevention of
>cancer and optimizing immune defence. You surely understand that it's
>only possible to scratch the surface of these topics here. There is some
>overlap in these topics, but the prevention of cancer it's not primarly
>an immune system issue. To prevent cancer you need first to have healthy
>life style: no smoking, no excessive alcohol, avoiding carcinogenic
>substances, controlling the weight, getting enough exercise, healthy
>diet etc.. Some of the supplements and food items you are taking may
>help (although you don't want to take 50 mg of selenium/d, you wouldn't
>live very long ;-)), but you may want to add for example broccoli and
>curcumin (from turmeric) just to to mention a couple more.
>
>Immune system cannot detect all cancers well enough and some cancers can
>make immune system ineffective. Although it's important to try to keep
>your immune system in good condition, there are many other ways to fight
>cancer. By avoiding carcinogens and using antioxidants you may be able
>to reduce the risk of cancer initiation phase. And by using natural
>cancer fighters, which cause apoptosis of cancer cells, prevent tumor
>angiogenesis etc., you may be able to reduce cancer growth rate and
>inhibit its promotion.
>
>An immune system, which cannot stop cancer, may still be able to fight
>off viral and bacterial infections.
>
>Many things can go wrong with immune system. One of the currently
>popular hypotheses is that imbalance between type 1 and type 2 T helper
>cells (Th1/Th2 imbalance) may play a role in many diseases. Often the
>problem is the dominance of Th2 cells. Some lactic acid bacteria, some
>herbs such as astragalus and propolis, and some vitamins and minerals
>and trace elements (zinc for example) may help to correct this
>imbalance.
>
>As for influenza and common cold, black elderberry extract such as
>Sambucol may help.
>
>
>References:
>
>Kidd P.
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>
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>
And here a recent study about Lactobacillus reuteri:
Tubelius P, Stan V, Zachrisson A.
Increasing work-place healthiness with the probiotic Lactobacillus
reuteri: A randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled study.
Environ Health. 2005 Nov 7;4(1):25 [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16274475 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16274475>
<http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069x-4-25.pdf>
Comments:
Probiotic May Reduce Sick Days From Work CME
Medscape Medical News, 2005 November 14.
<http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/516801>
Less sick leave with Reuteri
Biogaia : BioGaia
<http://www.biogaia.se/?id=27862>
-Matti Narkia
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