tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311763592024-03-05T05:03:25.858-07:00Doc of AgesPlayground wisdom says "It takes one to know one." Who better than an aging female internist to keep you in the know on the latest in medical advances to help you navigate through middle-age and beyond?<BR><BR>
This information is intended to be general in nature and should not be relied upon for specific treatment. If you need medical attention, please contact your personal physician's office for an appointment.denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-74340800981865448962021-08-31T11:09:00.004-06:002021-08-31T11:09:54.448-06:00<p> To all my readers,</p><p>I am transferring my medical entries to 'Doc of Ages Pages' at judypaley.substack.com. I hope you will follow me there, and I ask you to enter the first time through judypaley.substack.com/welcome where you will have the opportunity to sign-up in order to receive the information straight into your inbox. If that's too much to follow through mail, you can just stop by the web-site whenever you want. I appreciate your interest in things medical and beyond, and hope to see you soon in my new venue.</p><p>Best wishes,</p><p>Judy</p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-12607683196151061652021-08-21T12:44:00.007-06:002021-08-21T12:44:31.214-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nigella
Sativa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">'Let all the
black seed upon you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">these contain
cure of all <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">diseases except
death'<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Attributed
possibly to Rasool Allah<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">I have let all the black seed (aka </span><i style="color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">Nigella
Sativa</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">, or black cumin) upon me in the form of whole black seeds, ground
black seeds, or black seed oil for at least five years. I was pleased to come
across a research paper published June, 2021 in the journal Pharmaceutical
Biology suggesting that </span><i style="color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">N. Sativa</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;"> could have significant therapeutic
effects against COVID-19.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">There are many scientific studies lauding the
health virtues of this seed and its primary component thymoquinone (TQ). In
Islamic literature, it is considered one of the greatest forms of healing. The active ingredients of <i>N. Sativa</i>
are concentrated in the oil of the seeds, and the oil (available on Amazon, of
course, as are the seeds) is therefore used for most health benefits. It is </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">notably beneficial
for respiratory illnesses including asthma, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and
influenza along with a long list of other maladies.</span><span style="background: white;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">Besides easing the inflammation, congestion,
and constriction of airways of the illnesses listed above, various studies have
demonstrated its efficacy in controlling or eradicating viruses including HIV,
hepatitis C, cytomegalovirus, and influenza. An article in the </span><i style="color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">Journal of
Herbal Medicine</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;"> published late last year suggested that if </span><i style="color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">N. Sativa</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt;">
was used in conjunction with zinc, the combo could potentially stop COVID viral
replication in COVID patients.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Zinc, </span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">a </span><span style="background: white; color: #373737; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">non-fat-soluble mineral, is essential for regulating immune
function, but it can't move through lipid-based cell membranes without an
ionophore buddy that can open a passage through the cell wall. Ionophores are natural
plant products such as quercetin (from onions and apples), epigallocatechin
(green tea), and bromelain (pineapples), and components of <i>N. Sativa</i>
seem capable of acting as an ionophore as well. </span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">There also indications in this study the black seed
derivatives can stop virion replication in infected cells.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Unfortunately,
TQ has poor solubility and bioavailability in aqueous solutions, and until that
problem is solved, it won’t be useful as a therapeutic drug. I, however, will
keep will continue to add black seeds to my cereal and black seed oil in my tea
or coffee.</span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-15446721212278167012021-08-14T13:47:00.002-06:002021-08-14T13:47:50.151-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Here’s to
Hemp<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I came
across a brief video on hemp crops and climate change. Looks good!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://news.sky.com/video/could-hemp-help-solve-climate-change-12354375"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://news.sky.com/video/could-hemp-help-solve-climate-change-12354375</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-45273990155017936922021-08-09T13:46:00.000-06:002021-08-09T13:46:06.902-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Odoribacteraceae<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“In people over
the age of 100, an enrichment <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">in a distinct
set of gut microbes generate <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">unique bile
acids.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Professor Kenya
Honda<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">New research on the gut microbiome of old folks in Japan was
reported in the latest issue of </span></em><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nature Research</span></em><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></em><i><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Source Serif Pro",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The scientists analyzed the </span><a href="https://www.studyfinds.org/tag/gut-health/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">gut bacteria</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> of more
than 300 adults in Japan, including 160 </span><a href="https://www.studyfinds.org/longer-life-humans-124-years-old/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">over 100 years-old</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, 112 between
85 and 89, and 47 under 55 years-old.<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Principal investigator Honda and colleagues
found that bacterial isolates in fecal samples from </span></em>centenarians were
often enriched with microbes capable of synthesizing potent bile acids that
were not present in the younger groups. <em><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Odoribacteraceae</span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> strains in particular came out as star
producers of </span></em></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">isoallo-lithocholic acid (LCA). LCA is a potent
antimicrobial against gram-positive, multidrug-resistant strains such as </span><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Clostridioides
difficile </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">and<i> Enterococcus faecium</i>.</span><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
conclusion of this study, per Prof. Honda: “</span><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">There are centenarian-specific
members of the gut microbiota which, rather than representing a </span><a href="https://studyfinds.org/tag/aging" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">mere consequence of
aging</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, might actively contribute to resistance against pathogenic
infection and other environmental stressors.”</span><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Source Serif Pro",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There
are a host of responses to this study.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many readers had their own theories of aging well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One young lady declared that skinny was the
perfect answer, and her daily intake, delivered in anorectic detail, made me
cringe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another woman, struggling with
C. diff unresponsive to various medications, took matters into her own
hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She announced to her daughter
that she needed a stool sample from her. The daughter, first appalled, then
complied. The sample was inserted into one end or another (we got no info over
which), and mom felt increasingly normal in a gut sort of way within four days!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’d like to get ahold of a distinct set of those Odori-bugs,
but alas, no search on Amazon or Google offered hope for bottles of such
supplements just yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">______<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-25138014429713796182021-08-04T14:10:00.004-06:002021-08-04T14:10:25.748-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oh Yuck<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We’re not even safe in our beds!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Medical Microbiology lecturer at the
University of Westminster, Manal Mohammed gives us too much information when it
comes to bedtime. She notes:<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></em><!--[endif]--><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We shed around 5 million
skin cells each night in bed. (How can they know this?) The microscopic dust
mites have a field day eating those old dead cells. The mite droppings can
cause itching, allergies, and asthma.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></em><!--[endif]--><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Those dead cells,
along with saliva, sweat, and dandruff, is the perfect environment for
bacteria, viruses and fungi.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></em><!--[endif]--><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gram negative
bacteria like Staph aureus and E. Coli can find their way into your bed!<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></em><em style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ick, ick, ick. Care
to know more? You can find her complete article at:</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://theconversation.com/your-bed-probably-isnt-as-clean-as-you-think-a-microbiologist-explains-163513">https://theconversation.com/your-bed-probably-isnt-as-clean-as-you-think-a-microbiologist-explains-163513</a></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="background: white; color: #424242; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">_____<span style="mso-tab-count: 11;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-54772792211531009752021-07-28T10:26:00.000-06:002021-07-28T10:26:05.183-06:00<p> <b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">What is PM2.5 and Why Do I Itch?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">PM refers to particulate matter that hangs in the air creating haze and off-color sunshine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 2.5 refers to the size of these particles, which is 2.5 microns or less, which are produced by vehicle exhaust, burning fuels (wood, oil, coal), and wildfires. They are easily carried over long distances. As you can well imagine, such tiny particles can pass deep into lungs and through blood vessel walls into the bloodstream thus increasing risk for heart and lung disease. Several thousand of the smaller particles could fit on the period at the end of this sentence. What came as a surprise to me as I investigated this hazardous air-borne matter was its effect on the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span style="background: white; color: #052049; font-size: 13.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 19.26px; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“These pollutants often contain chemical compounds that act like keys, allowing them to slip past the skin’s outer barrier and penetrate into cells, where they can disrupt gene transcription, trigger oxidative stress or cause inflammation.” </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Past studies have found a link between atopic dermatitis (AD, aka eczema) and air pollution in cities with high background levels of PM2.5 from cars and industry.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">The latest study, published in April of this year in JAMA Dermatology, was conducted by researchers in San Francisco as they perused medical records from November, 2018. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">At that time, a serious wildfire nearby (Camp Fire), while extinguished in about two weeks, caused a notable increase in the number of clinic visits for itching and new rashes in both pediatric and adult populations. The authors of the study concluded that even short-term exposure to high PM2.5 environmental particulate matter is associated with increased skin woes, and the majority of new patients scratching n’ rashing had no history of dermal disorders.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Ugh, walked this morning through the PM2.5 haze, and now I’m itching all over! Little red itchy bumps on the forearm; PM2.5 or creepy little noseeums (a catch-all name for 5,000 species of tiny biting flies)?</span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-61678884435522435202021-07-23T15:46:00.000-06:002021-07-23T15:46:09.101-06:00<p></p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“There’s always a little bit of
tension around<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">these issues of, well, is the drug
going<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">to work, or not.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dr. Robert Shafer, Stanford
infectious disease specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Good news
from a phase 2 investigation pitting Molnupiravir (an oral antiviral agent
still in clinical trials) against SARS-CoV-2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After years of testing <i>this-a-vir</i> and <i>that-a-vir</i> in various
labs, Molnupiravir and Remdesivir proved most likely to succeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s the background story followed by the
test results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">RNA viruses
rely on their RNA-dependent polymerase (RdRP)* to stitch together<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>viral messenger RNA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sequenced mRNA in turn produces various
proteins used for the production of new virions as the invading virus overtakes
host cells. What’s needed for halting viral reproduction is a reliable RdRp
inhibitor. Many <i>those-a-virs</i> created in labs have been tested against
SARS-CoV-2. A successful compound will plop itself into the developing viral
sequence causing mutations in the proteins and…hurray! no new offspring
created. Remdesivir showed strong inhibition in lab and animal trials, and was
subsequently approved for treatment in patients. Unfortunately, while it works
well in toning down the severity of the illness thus speeding recovery, it requires
IV infusion in a hospital setting and doesn’t reduce deaths in difficult cases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There are
currently 246 antivirals in development. Creating antiviral meds is rather
tricky, the difficulty being how to stop propagation of more virions produced
within the host cell without killing the cell itself. Merck’s Molnupiravir,
originally developed by Emory University then bought by Ridgeback Bio that sold
it to Merck, originally targeted Influenza for Phase 1 animal trials. The drug </span><span style="background: white; color: #313131; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">proved to be
effective at curbing flu infections in mice, guinea pigs, ferrets and
human-airway organoids (human cells grown in petri dishes into viable tissues).</span><span style="background: white; color: #313131; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But then
along came March, 2020 and the onset of SARS-CoV-2 which completely changed their
plans. A successful test with ferrets proved that Molnupiravir blocked both
developing cases as well as ferret to ferret transition. They went on to a
Phase 2 safety trial with 202 outpatients with early symptoms of SARS-CoV-2.
Those who received 400 or 800 mg. daily were completely free of virus by Day 5.
Only 11.1% of the placebo group had similar clearance. Phase 2/3 testing is
underway with results expected in September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Here’s hoping!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-22521914277917849882021-07-13T11:17:00.001-06:002021-07-13T11:17:11.461-06:00<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe9HpgazcGioOcRudud1mHn5n_UvREH5JaSxhYP2AekXOZ1_2sSAv2YtPNtEyhpkoG7FakHc4kLSsWVjsUcMaFw4HV8LVqcCC4AVFpcsPFsb7cp4MvuhDMz8qSPvgMn7CJVS1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="513" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe9HpgazcGioOcRudud1mHn5n_UvREH5JaSxhYP2AekXOZ1_2sSAv2YtPNtEyhpkoG7FakHc4kLSsWVjsUcMaFw4HV8LVqcCC4AVFpcsPFsb7cp4MvuhDMz8qSPvgMn7CJVS1/" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oops, forgot to include the illustration that goes with yesterday's post.</div><p></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-88982949679446011532021-07-12T15:01:00.001-06:002021-07-12T15:01:16.587-06:00<p> </p><h1 style="background: white; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I spend hours on the
internet reading various e-magazines, often going down a path of interest
leading me far from my goal—namely getting a thought-provoking post to
you more or less weekly. Yesterday, I found this study in the
journal ‘<i>Brain Communications’</i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-weight: normal;">about how near-death experiences (NDE) in
humans may have an evolutionary origin; it’s a definite read and share
investigation. Let’s start with thanatosis (feigned death or ‘playing
possum’) as it occurs in animals under attack by predators. </span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">An artist created
the above cartoon from a real-life video involving an impala who goes limp
after being caught by a cheetah who then is bullied by a hyena thus allowing
the impala to make a get-away. If you would like to see the actual
dramatic footage from Africa, check out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlGjX1MtVg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlGjX1MtVg</a>.
After that, google ‘thanatosis’ or ‘thanatosis in insects’ to see an enormous
array of animals, and insects, many on their backs with feet in the air,
feigning death when threatened by those higher on the food chain. Another
interesting link is found at <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/why-some-animals-play-dead-373909">https://www.thoughtco.com/why-some-animals-play-dead-373909</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The authors of this
study define NDEs as “</span><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14pt;">unique
conscious, self-related emotional, spiritual and mystical unexplained
experiences occurring in life-threatening situations or situations that may
feel life-threatening, including cardiac arrests, traffic accidents, physical
assaults and drug abuse.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">They searched for
examples of encounters between humans and big animals including sharks, and
heard or read testimonials from survivors of mass executions, genocide, or
terrorists attacks for examples of thanatosis or NDEs. After compiling their
data, they concluded that thanatosis occurs across a wide range of creatures
from arthropods to humans, and that playing dead or going into an NDE sort of
dream or trance was definitely associated with survival. See below for an
archived account of a human/lion interaction in the 19<sup>th</sup> century,
and a few other such stories are included in the material in “Brain
Communications”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You can skim or
read the entire study material at </span><a href="https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/3/3/fcab132/6307709" style="font-size: 14pt;">https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/3/3/fcab132/6307709</a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
. Next newsletter I will include the physiology that accompanies human
and probably other animal species when flight is not an option but feigning
death or entering a dreamlike state may be a life saver. And the NDEs
associated with “</span><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14pt;">out-of-body
experiences, feeling one with the universe, feeling peace and acceptance,
sometimes even joy, and visual and auditory hallucinations, including seeing
bright lights, being in a tunnel and meeting spirits or ancestors” can become a
life-changing memory.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14pt;">Interested in reading the entire study? Visit: </span><a href="https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/3/3/fcab132/6307709" style="font-size: 14pt;">https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/3/3/fcab132/6307709</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14pt;">Thanks for reading, double thanks for feedback!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.6667px;">DenverDoc</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">______</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-70363641433378598002021-07-10T09:13:00.000-06:002021-07-10T09:13:39.482-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Peanut Butter Smell Test<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There’s been
a lot of talk about anosmia or loss of smell as a side effect of COVID.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But anosmia in older persons, occurring
without other known causes such as polyps in the nose or chronic sinusitis, may
be a sign of developing Alzheimer’s dementia (AD).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A study
conducted in 2013 found that patients with early signs of AD exhibited a
significant loss of sense of smell, specifically on the left side of their nose.
This simple test, looking for a left/right discrepancy in identifying peanut
butter odor, was touted to be a simple, no-cost detector for AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After reading this, I admit I high-tailed it
into the kitchen to sniff a bit of PB no J.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ah, thank heavens, peanut butter fumes equally yummy on both sides.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Years later, a
group of researchers from the U.S. and Columbia decided to retest volunteers
with AD.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">While partial or complete loss
of smell continues to be a possible symptom of developing AD, the scientists
found no disparity in bilateral odor detection in one group of 20 exposed to 20
different aromas.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This group had the
opposite nasal opening taped as opposed to the other group of 15 in which one
side was squashed by the person’s finger while testing the contralateral
side.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The researchers concluded that pushing
on one nostril variably distorted smell detection on the other side.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bottom line:</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">there is no evidence of a left vs right-sided smell disparity.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-3533126408212753782021-07-08T12:07:00.000-06:002021-07-08T12:07:04.829-06:00<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Shrinkflation defined</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1b; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My
favorite brand of tea just lost 5 oz. and actually went UP in price $0.14!</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-81375305019251239482021-07-08T08:57:00.000-06:002021-07-08T08:57:05.904-06:00<p> For those of you interested in an EmailNewsletter in which I not only write about health issues including COVID, I also include excerpts from books I read, magazines, and the internet. If you care to subscribe, please send your email address to me at Denverdoconline@gmail.com. There is no fee, and if you are not enjoying it, you can always reply to the newsletter with Unsubscribe in the subject space.</p><p>Thanks always for visiting the blog,</p><p>DenverDoc</p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-69192340081148609772021-07-08T08:52:00.002-06:002021-07-08T08:52:43.737-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Shower placebo<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">“Despite my largely sedentary lifestyle,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">A shower is the perfect way to scrub off<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">All the COVID-19 fear that has landed on<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Me during the day.”</span></i></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Brittany<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Doomscrolling nocebo<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">“What doomscrolling does is rob future-you<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Of the energy you need to really focus on <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Important things.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Karen
Ho, the ‘Doomscroll Reminder Lady”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><b>See below for information on placebos and nocebos.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-17571097168348971942021-07-08T08:49:00.000-06:002021-07-08T08:49:01.193-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nocebo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You’ve
certainly heard of placebo which translates from Latin as “I shall
please.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Placebo effects come from a
feeling that whatever treatment being offered will have positive outcomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An upbeat promise in the default mode network
(1) translates chemically into a positive mood through release of brain-produced
uplifting chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin, and vasopressin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nocebo, on
the other hand, is the polar opposite of placebo, also comes from Latin translated
as “I shall harm.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fear, anxiety, or
exaggerated negative expectations as in ‘I will have a horrible reaction to
this shot’ facilitate release of ‘fight or flight’ hormones such as cortisol which
amplify unpleasant side effects. While thinking in a placebo/nocebo sort of way
won’t heal broken bones or cause disease, there are ample research findings
verifying that placebos improve while nocebos block satisfying clinical
outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If you are
still uncomfortable with these novel vaccines funded by Operation Warp Speed and
approved by the FDA in a mere fraction of the time generally allotted for new
vaccines, check out the links (2) and (3) below for feel-good placebo thoughts.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Remember
that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the part of our brain that
easily wanders and obsesses over things negative or positive in the past,
present, or possible future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2770681?guestAccessKey=febb71d3-678b-46bb-a1bc-a10453343a3a&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=021521">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2770681?guestAccessKey=febb71d3-678b-46bb-a1bc-a10453343a3a&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=021521</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. <a href="https://.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776658?guestAccessKey=7f512986-192e-4b8e-b900-b6733a3dc298&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=021521">https://.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776658?guestAccessKey=7f512986-192e-4b8e-b900-b6733a3dc298&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=021521</a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-52053575181761628832021-07-07T10:00:00.001-06:002021-07-07T10:59:35.536-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Do nine gin-soaked raisins a day keep arthritis pain away?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what about COVID, could tipsy raisins be
a decent anti-inflammatory medicine for the infected?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least one woman recently vouched for that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;">Reading about this raisin product
is intriguing, particularly on drunkenraisins.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This company’s website promotes their “21<sup>st</sup>
century recipe” as opposed to the longstanding homemade variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The latter involves store-bought golden
raisins soaked in any old gin for nine days, then eaten each morning, 9-at-a-time.
DrunkenRaisins, however, uses a “Choice Jumbo Golden Raisin”, adds a ‘correct’
juniper berry influenced gin, then marinates the dried fruit in a sealed
container with honey and imported cinnamon bark oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each batch takes 10-14 days to finish ‘giving
birth to the magic of one of the best anti-inflammatory foods available.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">My mouth is watering, and I don’t even really care for
gin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This goodbye to aching joints habit
dates back 100 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now is this
placebo or an actual non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that needs no
rx?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Placebo or not, it could very well
be a very pleasant way to dial down arthritic pain. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;">Perhaps you’ve heard of Lucia
DeClerck; she’s recently made headline news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On her 105<sup>th</sup> birthday in January, she was diagnosed with
COVID, one day after getting her second Pfizer vaccine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She isolated for 2 weeks, had very few
symptoms, missed her chats with her friends, then went back to her room in a
New Jersey nursing home, all the while never missing a single morning dose of
her nine golden raisins which she’s been taking for decades. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;">Was it the vaccine? Prayer and no
junk food which she practices daily?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
raisins?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t really matter does
it…vaccines 1 &2 with rising protection, anti-inflammatory juniper berry
phenols toning down an overactive immune system, and/or belief in raisins and
religion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There you have it, whatever
‘it’ is.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Interested?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
drunken raisin recipes all over the internet, or call DrunkenRaisins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ll ship a super fresh batch to you
within 2 to 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Thanks for stopping in,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">DenverDoc</span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-4571737616806199662021-07-06T16:23:00.000-06:002021-07-06T16:23:12.058-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">French Press vs
Drip Coffee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">“My answer now is that French press </span></i><i><span style="background: white; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">coffee is a bit bad for you.”</span></i><i><span style="background: white; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Nathan Crane</span></i></p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve always favored
drips, in coffee makers that is, and my Mr. Coffee is still going strong after
7 years of daily use. I’ve enjoyed
French Press coffee as well, but here’s the problem. Drip design uses paper filters whereas French
Press uses metal filtration. The paper
baskets or cones not only catch the grounds but also cafestol and kahweol, just
2 among hundreds of plant-based chemical compounds found in your morning
cup. These diterpenes, which go right
through that French metal filter, can raise your cholesterol level.</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On the other hand, look up cafestol on
pubmed.gov (1); you’ll find this coffee component has a lot of good things
going for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These benefits include
anti-inflammation, neuroprotection, and anti-cancer effects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe a mix of a little French Press and a
cup or two of drip is our best bet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
the latest coffee consumption news from Dr. David Kao, medical director of the
Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, is drink 2 or more cups daily—black,
no additives—for a 30% drop in risk of heart failure. (2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">1. </span><a href="https://voltagecoffee.com/is-french-press-coffee-bad-for-you/"><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://voltagecoffee.com/is-french-press-coffee-bad-for-you/</span></a><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">2. </span><a href="http://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_619a9bdedd9e9078be2031701a3a474b"><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">http://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_619a9bdedd9e9078be2031701a3a474b</span></a><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">_____</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-31752774572629974252021-07-06T16:20:00.003-06:002021-07-06T16:20:23.315-06:00<p> </p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“This dulled,
useless state of mind – epitomized by <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the act of
going into a room and then forgetting<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">why we are
there is so boring, so lifeless…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One powerful
factor could be the fact <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">that everything
is so samey.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Moya Sarner,
free-lance journalist<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dear Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">More than a few of us have compared this past
year to the movie “Ground Hog Day”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
rather prefer Ms. Sarner’s take on our daily lives, namely they’re all just so
samey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having trouble remembering words
or remembering what you did this morning much less last week?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may be suffering from brain fog. Ditch
the samey for new and different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
switch of venue or even company for coffee just might switch your cognition
back on. Here’s one explanation why.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">Sarner contacted two neuroscientists to discuss
the origins and solutions of this cognitive loss. (1) In short, they replied
that the human brain evolved in such a way as to sharpen focus on novel events
in the environment.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">This was, of course,
essential during the hunt-and-gather days when humans were as likely to be prey
as predators.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">We continue to rely on instantaneous
notation of possible danger even before it comes into our conscious mind, say a
car moving into our path, the smell of smoke, or a stranger approaching, all of
which lead to a necessary brain alertness.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">On the lighter side, new places, unexpected events, unusual sounds, or beautiful
scenery also catches our attention and highlights our memories.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">I will never forget where I was last Sunday, sitting
mid-afternoon at the Irish Snug on Colfax listening to a huge tableful of
musicians playing guitars, mandolins, accordions and one maestro on the double
bass cello.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">I got a bit teary-eyed in a
happy sort of way, relieved to be back in the world of people and music,
meeting new people and enjoying music I’d never heard.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">And (placebo? brain re-engagement?) I really
do feel less scrambled.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14pt;">Best wishes as the new normal emerges,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> Denver Doc</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/14/brain-fog-how-trauma-uncertainty-and-isolation-have-affected-our-minds-and-memory"><span style="background: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/14/brain-fog-how-trauma-uncertainty-and-isolation-have-affected-our-minds-and-memory</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">____<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #121212; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-54799744503148323522021-07-06T16:16:00.002-06:002021-07-06T16:16:43.079-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Writer’s Block<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span></span></b><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Writing is easy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All you do is stare at<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A blank sheet of paper until<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Drops of blood form on<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Your forehead.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gene Fowler<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I just hit a writer’s block as a
fair chunk of unsaved brilliant writing disappeared when I rested my wrists on
my laptop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that particular problem
is not included in the “Changing Minds” authors’ list of reasons for sitting
and staring at that virtual sheet of white paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They mentioned procrastination,
perfectionism, fear of criticism, or—just plain old Eeyore’s explanation—"what’s
the use”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They cite the sagging of motivation
and energy in older writers, simply “lacking the stamina for the sustained
cognitive effort that writing requires.” Reminds me of how I used to zip a health
newsletter out without fail every week when I was twenty-some years
younger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phillip Roth, when asked if he
missed writing as he aged, replied, “I was by this time [about age 77] no
longer in possession of the mental vitality or the verbal energy or the
physical fitness needed to mount and sustain a large creative attack of any
duration on a complex structure as demanding as a novel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not everyone can be fruitful forever.” (But
he was certainly still able to spit out a complex sentence!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Speaking of complexity of language,
author Iris Murdoch had an unfortunate condition that her final book was called
“a mess” by the NYT reviewer, “Strewn with imprecisions and blatant
redundancies…pet words [scattered] like so many nails in the reader’s
road.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not yet diagnosed with dementia,
she was already struggling with cognitive impairment, and was diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease two years before her death at 79.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When machine-readable texts and
sophisticated linguistic analysis tools became available, researchers began
analyzing the works of various authors, including Murdoch and other writers
known to have developed dementia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Vocabulary size notably shrank in those presumed to have or diagnosed
with dementia as compared to nonimpaired authors whose word usage either stayed
stable or increased over their careers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Have you read “Aging with
Grace:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the Nun Study Teaches Us About
Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I strongly recommend it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-12359033600764334022021-07-05T13:51:00.002-06:002021-07-05T13:51:18.337-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Is it advancing age or the lack of everyday conversations
with multiple people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What, I ask myself
almost daily, is wrong with my word-finding ability?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have encouraged me (in that 2<sup>nd</sup>
person sort of judgmental voice) to think a moment before I just point to the
object or replace the unfound word with ‘thing’ or ‘stuff’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pausing then brings on other speech disfluencies
wherein the use of filler words like ‘uh’ or ‘um’, or whole word repetitions
such as ‘we need…we need’, or interjections like ‘like’ disrupt not only one’s
flow of speech but also one’s thinking process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Psychologists call such lapses tip-of-the-tongue (TOT)
states and emphasize that these TOTs do not necessarily indicate impending
dementia. That’s good news, but what does it indicate?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chances are good that those of us who are
seniors haven’t lost the concept of that which we cannot name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The authors of a book on aging and language
(1) call these aggravating TOT states ‘a glass half empty or a glass half
full.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These failed retrievals could be
weakened neural connections in a tired old brain, or they might indicate such a
plethora of stored words from all those years of speaking and reading that it
becomes difficult to find the right word in short order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A search on PubMed suggests multiple hypotheses about why
seniors have more TOTs than juniors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
choose to go with the word-laden brain hypothesis, allowing us elders to
deliver astounding explanations of meaning even if the word in question remains
elusive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But here’s an inscrutable cognitive glitch—yesterday I made
one entry in my journal, ‘GNL 18,19’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have absolutely no idea what that means. <o:p></o:p></p>
DenverDoc<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">1. “Changing Minds:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging,” authors Roger
Kreuz and Richard Roberts<o:p></o:p></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-33718532708103198672021-07-04T17:30:00.002-06:002021-07-04T17:30:41.282-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nootropes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nootropes refer to drugs, supplements, herbs,
etc. that are believed to improve cognitive functions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes a lost word is not just a
word-finding problem (as mentioned in a previous newsletter) but an actual
aging-related loss of normal brain functioning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I personally take four of them daily:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bacopa monnieri, caffeine (in coffee form),
choline, and creatine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem, as
always with supplements, is there’s no way to know whether or not they actually
made a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps healthy
living and no nootropes at all would have sufficed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many lists available on the
internet touting the benefits of various brain boosters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a list that explains 14 possible
nootrope choices(1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I recommended bacopa monnieri to a good
friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s her text:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I
started bacopa today.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
pills are creepy and black but I feel good!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Except
I couldn’t remember the word bacopa so I guess it’s not helping that much.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 124.65pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746283/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746283/</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-72395753666637193402021-07-04T17:10:00.002-06:002021-07-04T17:10:15.211-06:00<p> </p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">All the understated ways that people
are <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Saying I love you, I miss you,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m doing my very best,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Don’t worry about us.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Miki Meek, NPR<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve read that concentrating on that
which you wish to dream while sleeping will deliver contents as requested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wishing my Mom to appear got me nowhere, but
I wasn’t surprised about that as I carry her around with me most days. The best
I could muster from Dad was a nighttime sequence wherein he was on a downward
moving walkway carrying him fast and farther away despite my shouts to step off
of it…come back! He was hard of hearing in life and rather spacey at the end,
so who knows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">About a month ago, I came across a recently
released book now translated into English titled “The Phone Booth at the Edge
of the World”. The Italian author, Laura Imai Messina, earned a PhD from Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies and lives in Japan with her husband and children.
This novel was based on the actual Japanese Wind Phone in Otsuchi, a seaside
town decimated by the March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least 19,000 people perished in the
disaster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Itaru Sasaki created the booth in his
garden in 2010 when his cousin died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the 2011 tragedy, he opened it up to the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tens of thousands of people have since
visited the booth with its disconnected phone that allows those who lost loved
ones, for whatever reason, to pour out their feelings through the phone and into
the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s so much better than
wishing for cameo dream appearances!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I just finished the book, an
excellent love story filled with loss and hope and beautifully written. I’d
also recommend “Ghosts of the Tsunami: death and life in Japan’s disaster
zone.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-30479209156568927372021-07-04T17:07:00.002-06:002021-07-04T17:07:28.321-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Too Much
Sitting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes, I
understand that too much sitting may even outdo smoking as a health hazard.</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stand or move
around during the day, and poof! you have a lower risk of early death than if
you sit without stirring at a desk or on a couch.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> But this little downside to the backside from
prolonged sitting, again from “The Week” magazine, made me smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The American
Society of Plastic Surgeons said there was a 22 percent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">increase in
butt implants in 2020, perhaps because lots of sitting leads <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">to “general
flattening.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not flattering!<o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-47304382671653344232021-07-04T17:06:00.000-06:002021-07-04T17:06:24.585-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Liposomal
vitamin C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Somewhere
along our evolutionary line, our primate ancestors lost the ability to
manufacture vitamin C also known as ascorbic acid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scientists theorize that self-made vitamin C
was no longer necessary for most primates due to the high intake of the vitamin
through daily intake of fruits and vegetation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We therefore must rely on dietary or supplemental C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, one of the problems with the
powders, tablets, and capsules of ascorbic acid is that very little of it is
absorbed into the bloodstream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking
higher doses assures that most of the vitamin C stays in the gut and is
eliminated through the GI tract.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Liposomal
vitamin C is the same ingredient packaged in a delivery system that assures
most of the active C is absorbed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liposomes
are microscopic bubbles; their outer coating is a lipid layer that allows easy
entrance through the intestinal lining just like dietary fats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, liposomal C does not raise
oxalate levels in the blood thus eliminating the increased risk of kidney
stones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rather than
further explain the benefits of liposomal C, I’d recommend you check out:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.reviewscout.org/top-5-vitamin-c/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://www.reviewscout.org/top-5-vitamin-c/</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-5935617304012990262021-07-04T17:02:00.002-06:002021-07-04T17:02:56.185-06:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Developing…
not on the market yet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A
recently-tested new topical goo for atopic dermatitis (AD) suggests that a
combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and aspartame applied regularly to the itchy,
inflamed, scaley skin of AD alleviates or clears all those symptoms in a
satisfying sort of way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trial
included 57 people who were randomized to control group, CBD cream alone, or
the new combo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researchers used the ISGA
score (investigator’s static global score) to record baseline symptom
assessment compared to change after 2 weeks of use. ISGA scores range from 0
(no trouble at all) to 4 (a hot mess of skin misery).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 14 days, 50% of the group receiving
CBD/aspartame scored 0-1, down 2-3 points from the start of the trial whereas
the CBD and control group participants scored the satisfying ISGA 0-1 in just
20% and 15% respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">CBD-enriched
creams have proven success in multiple dermatological problems including AD,
acne, </span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">psoriasis,
skin cancer, pruritus, and pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But who
thought aspartame was an effective dermal soother?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2e2e2e; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Aspartame apparently has </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">analgesic<span style="color: #2e2e2e;"> functions that are similar to those of </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/nonsteroid-antiinflammatory-agent" title="Learn more about Nonsteroid Antiinflammatory Agent from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages"><span style="color: #2e2e2e; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs</span></a><span style="color: #2e2e2e;"> (NSAIDs)
such as aspirin and ibuprofen. </span><span style="background: white; color: #212121;">A rodent trial in 2015 exposed the mice to topical 2,
4-dinitrofluorobenzene thus creating the mousy version of AD. </span><span style="color: #2e2e2e;">Sucrose in the mice’s drinking water did nothing to
soothe the itch and inflammation whereas drinking aspartame in water inhibited
ear swelling and skin eruptions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
note, the International Sweeteners Association does not recommend adding
aspartame to your drinking water based on other not-so-successful animal
studies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-44878159238915745672019-12-01T16:57:00.000-07:002019-12-01T16:57:32.689-07:00<div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW148133829" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Onions are gaining a reputation as a super-food. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW148133829 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Researchers found</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> that post-menopausal women who ate onions daily had a notably higher bone density than those onion-slackers who maybe/maybe not ate onions every so often. Onion </span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW148133829 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">flavonols</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, worthy molecules found in all fruits and vegetables, inhibit the development of osteoclasts, the cells that breakdown bone. And who knew that the outer peels of onions, including that brown or purple </span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW148133829 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">paperish</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> outermost layer, have the highest content of favorable </span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW148133829 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">flavonols</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW148133829 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. 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