Disease

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    Hypertension

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    There are many therapies for regulating high blood pressure. The one that has received some attention is the natural therapy by consumption of beet in various forms. Juice, raw, tablets, and cooked. The primary benefit appears to be conferred by the presence of nitrates, which enhance the amount of Nitric oxide present in blood and…

  • Cardiovascular disease

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    Staccato comments on cardiovascular disease Heart attack – Most common reason is blockage but not every time. Angina is progressive blockage that is causing heart attack. EKG often times cannot show a heart attack. It shows 60-70% of time but not 100%. You don’t wait for the enzymes to go up in an emergency. Many…

  • ADHD

    Byscientist

    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is thought to be neuro-developmental disorder that is thought to have a genetic component since it is heritable as shown from the twin and family studies. There are 3 core features that are used in diagnosis since it is not a single type of disorder but rather defined by DSM-5 classification…

  • Heart valve

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    Heart valve failure symptoms are shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen legs etc and usually you can see on the ultrasound. Calcium deposits are the main reason for heart valve failure. This blockage of the valve is called stenosis.This is mainly an age related disability and diet or other modifications will not affect their progression. Typically…

  • Garlic crush and sit rule

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    More about garlic preparation. Garlin contains alliin stored in the cytoplasm which is converted by enzyme allinase, which is in the cell sap, to allicin which is the key sulfur compound responsible for its flavor and all the health benefits. However to make the enzyme react, the crushing process needs to take place at room…

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    TDP43

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    TDP43 (a nuclear DNA-RNA binding protein) is involved in splicing, RNA transport and stability in neurons. It was first identified as a pyrimidine rich TAR DNA sequence in HIV type 1 gene to modulate HIV gene expression. In 95% of the ALS patients, TDP43 is abnormal located within the cell and may also be aggregated,…

  • Flow

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    The father of focus was Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi an American Hungarian psychiatrist who associated focus with happiness. His contention was that true happiness comes from doing things in flow. Flow was designed as something that had enough challenge that makes it exciting while at the same time not being boring. For example, passive activities such as…

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    Heart rate variability

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    By definition, heart rate variability is the time between each heart beat. This is called the R-R interval and shows the beat modulation of the sino-atrial node whose time variation is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. This matters because sympathetic (fight or flight) or parasympathetic (rest and digest) activity governs cardiac dynamics. A higher…

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    Default mode network

    Byscientist

    When we are not focused on a task, mind-wandering or just idling, specific regions of the brain such as medial pre frontal cortex, angular gyrus, hippocampus become activated and are called the default mode network. This is thought to be important for self referential thought, memory and future planning. It has been mapped with resting…

  • Tau

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    There is so much known about the Tau protein but we still have a lot to understand about its role in diseases. In disorders where Tau is the major protein that is involved – the primary taupathies – such as Pick’s disease and Progressive supranuclear palsy, it is clear that Tau has a major effect…