Here is your Health and Wellness Newsletter for April, 2007. I am committed to providing you with the best available information so you can learn how to get and stay healthy.

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Grape Juice Good For The Heart   Grape juice seems to have the same protective effect against heart disease as red wine, French scientists said.   Researchers at the University Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg were examining the effects that Concord grape juice has on the heart. "Grape juice can have a similar effect (against heart disease) as red wine but without the alcohol. That is a very important message," said Dr Valerie Schini-Kerth, lead author of the study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research. Red wine and certain types of grape juice have high levels of polyphenols, which block the production of a protein linked to cardiovascular disease - the number one killer in many Western countries. Heart and vascular problems develop when endothelial cells that make up blood vessels do not work properly. Schini-Kerth and her team found that polyphenols in Concord grape juice activate endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide which helps to protect against cardiovascular disease and to maintain healthy blood vessels and blood pressure. Polyphenols work the same way in red wine and in grape juice. "But not every grape juice has the beneficial effect. It has to have a high level of polyphenols" Schini-Kerth said.        Words to Live by:    "You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." ~~John Wooden   Asthma and Chiropractic Eighty-one children under chiropractic care took part in a self-reported asthma related impairment study. The children were assessed before, and two months after chiropractic care using an asthma impairment questionnaire. Significantly lower impairment rating scores (improvement) were reported for 90.1% of subjects 60 days after chiropractic care in comparison to their pre-chiropractic scores.  30.9% of the children voluntarily decreased their dosage of medication by an average of 66.5% while under chiropractic care. 24 of the patients who reported asthma attacks 30-days prior to the study significantly decreased attacks by an average of 44.9%. Graham, RL and Pistolese RA. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research 1997: 1 (4): 1-8.                                   How Foods Can Stop You From  Losing Your Vision New research indicates that foods rich in lutein and zeaxanthin can lower your risk of the most common cause of blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Scientists examined the effect lutein and zeaxanthin had on 12 patients (seven of whom suffered from AMD) on diets restricted or high in both of these specific bioflavanoids for up to 14 weeks. Diets higher in lutein and zeaxanthin resulted in improvements in both AMD patients and the control group. The amount of lutein and zeaxanthin needed to treat AMD (11-12 mg. per day) is about double the amount currently recommended, leading scientists to believe patients can treat this problem by making simple dietary changes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 3, March 2007: 762-769   Question of the Month.......A patient diagnosed with general anxiety disorder dramatically improved her quality of life with what drug-free treatment approach? __________________   More Important Information...     Latest Research on Cancer - Fighting Foods                                                                                                                                                                          Researchers worldwide are discovering a cornucopia of compounds in foods and dietary supplements that show promise for preventing cancer. Here is a summary of research papers on this topic that were presented during a one-day symposium, "Natural Products, Diets and Cancer Prevention," on Sunday, March 25, at the 233rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society.   Black raspberries show promise for preventing cancer of the esophagus, colon - Using animal models (rodents) of cancer development, researchers at Ohio State University showed that animals whose diets were supplemented with black raspberries had a 60 percent reduction in tumors of the esophagus and up to an 80 percent reduction  in colon tumors. Clinical trials are now underway to determine whether the berries will prevent the development of esophageal and colon cancer in humans, says study leader Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D., a researcher and professor of internal medicine at the university.    Blueberries contain chemical that may help prevent colon cancer - A compound found in blueberries shows promise in animal studies of preventing colon cancer, according to a joint study by scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The compound, pterostilbene, is a potent antioxidant that could be developed into a pill with the potential for fewer side effects than some commercial drugs that are currently used to prevent the disease, according to study leader Bandaru Reddy, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemical Biology at the university.    Grape seed compounds may prevent skin cancer by boosting immune system - Chemicals obtained from grape seed extract show promise in animal studies as a way to prevent sunlight-induced skin cancer when used as a dietary supplement, according to researchers at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. In studies using mouse models of ultraviolet-light-induced (non-melanoma) skin cancer, mice that were fed diets supplemented with the grape seed compounds, a group of antioxidants called proanthocyanidins, showed a reduction in tumor number (up to 65 percent fewer) and size (up to 78 percent smaller) in comparison to control animals that did not receive the compounds, the researchers say. The compounds appear to work by inhibiting suppression of the immune system caused by ultraviolet light exposure, says Santosh Katiyar, Ph.D., an associate professor in the university's department of dermatology.    Drinking cloudy apple juice daily may help prevent colon cancer - Researchers in Germany say that drinking two to three glasses of cloudy apple juice (unfiltered) per day may help keep colon cancer at bay. In a ten-week study using a mouse model for colon cancer, animals that were fed either cloudy apple juice or a potent extract of the juice showed a 38 percent and 40 percent reduction (respectively) in benign tumors of the small intestine, an indicator of its potential to fight colon cancer, in comparison to control animals that were given water instead of juice, according to Clarissa Gerhäuser, Ph.D., a researcher with the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. The anticancer effect is likely due to a potent class of antioxidants called procyanidins, the researcher says. A recent study by researchers in Poland found that cloudy apple juice also is richer in antioxidants -- up to four times higher -- than clear apple juice.     If you have a friend or family member that is needlessly suffering, please pass this newsletter along to them. Tell them, if they call my office and mention my Newsletter, they are entitled to a complimentary, no obligation, hassle-free consultation with me, so that I can tell them what is causing their health problem and if I can correct it.        I would also be willing to send them a copy of my special report called Six Secrets to a Healthy Pain-Free Body (for adults) or Six Secrets to a Healthy Child (for children).   All you have to do is ask!