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| 1 February 2011
UK Edition |
 Dear Reader,
If they're not already in your kitchen, there are a couple of things I want you to add to your shopping list.
Perhaps you can even add them into your dinner recipe for tonight?
Doing so could offer protection against a disease that's been linked to obesity and weight gain, as well as liver cancer and death. It could also protect your liver from oxidative stress.
Sprinkle on some turmeric, a spice common in curry, and you'll be getting a dose of curcumin. US research from Saint Louis University recently showed that it could fight against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an increasingly common kind of fatty liver disease. That's the one that's been linked to obesity, liver cancer, and death, as well as liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.
In the US, NASH affects 3 to 4 per cent of adults. The Saint Louis study shows that curcumin could help prevent it — and possibly treat the damage of liver fibrosis.
So far, the study has only been in the lab, and the researchers are looking to extend their research to animal and human studies.
The second item is good old olive oil.
Research published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolismfound that rats fed extra virgin olive oil were partially protected from oxidative stress damage to the liver.
It's really no surprise — olive oil's high antioxidant content makes it a perfect fighter of oxidative damage.
Again, this wasn't a human study, but the results were promising. You already know so many of the other health benefits offered by olive oil — and you might remember that turmeric has come up in the e-Tips before, thanks to research showing it can help ward off both Alzheimer's and colon cancer.
If you'll excuse me, I'm off to scour my wife's cookbooks for a few new recipes!
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Keeping free of kidney stones
Q: A few weeks ago, I had a kidney stone. The experience was absolutely awful. I've also heard that once you have one, you're more likely to get them again. This thought terrifies me. What can I do?
Dr. Wright: Even though kidney stones are one of the most common urinary tract disorders, they are nothing short of agonizing for those who suffer from them.
Fortunately, there's a lot you can do to keep your kidneys free from stones for good. To understand the best way to fight them, there are a few basic facts you need to know about kidney stones. First, two-thirds of all cases involve calcium oxalate stones. Traditional medicine tries to prevent these by calling for dietary calcium restrictions and sometimes diuretics.
But restricting calcium intake isn't actually helpful in preventing calcium oxalate kidney stones at all. And it could even make the problem worse.
There are other nutrients you need to add though, and to limit. Vitamin A (not beta-carotene) promotes healthy functioning of the urinary tract, so people who are deficient in it sometimes form kidney stones more easily than others. You'll find vitamin A in most good general multiple vitamin and mineral supplements (which I advise everyone to take even when you supplement with individual nutrients).
Magnesium helps the body dissolve calcium so if you're deficient in this mineral it can cause calcium to accumulate into deposits, which increases your risk of forming kidney stones. Decades ago, Harvard researchers, in the US, found that taking magnesium along with vitamin B6 can reduce calcium oxalate stone formation dramatically.
You won't normally hear me touting a meat-free diet. But vegetarians actually tend to form significantly fewer calcium oxalate kidney stones than meat eaters. There are a couple of obvious reasons. Vegetarian diets include more bulk and fibre, which lowers calcium output. And, vegetable protein contains fewer sulphur-rich amino acids than animal protein, and those amino acids promote calcium excretions. I'm not saying you should give up meat entirely, but it will help you to increase fibre sources in your diet, such as root vegetables, and to cut back on how much meat you eat.
Sugar and salt can also increase the excretion of both calcium and oxalate in the urine, so since you have a tendency to form kidney stones, you should definitely limit, if not completely eliminate, sugar and refined carbohydrates from your diet, and cut back a bit on salt.
But calcium oxalate isn't the only type of kidney stone. The less common type are uric acid kidney stones. As with the calcium oxalate, cutting back your intake of animal protein while increasing bulk and fibre in your diet can help prevent them from forming.
And, in addition to the problem refined sugar can pose for you, we know that fructose can also increase uric acid excretion in the urine. Eating whole fruit doesn't cause this problem, but drinking fruit juice or drinks sweetened with "high fructose corn syrup" does.
The basic kidney-stone prevention programme I recommend includes limiting intake of meat, sugar, salt, and fruit juice, increasing dietary fibre, and supplementing with 10,000 units of vitamin A, 300 milligrams of magnesium citrate, and 100 milligrams of vitamin B6 each day. Even though studies have "dispelled the myth" that higher amounts of vitamin C promote calcium oxalate kidney stone formation, I've seen two such cases first hand. So if you take three or more grams of vitamin C each day, have your doctor measure your urinary oxalate.
Bear in mind we are not addressing anyone's personal situation and you should rely on this for informational purposes only. Please consult with your own doctor before acting on any recommendations contained herein.
Wishing you the best of health,
Andrew Miller
UK Editor
Nutrition and Healing
P.S. In the latest issue of Nutrition & Healing, Dr Jonathan V. Wright uncovers the surprise cause of childhood asthma... and provides a helpful list of essential nutrients for eliminating the disease. This is a must read for anyone who has a grandchild with asthma. Also, learn how peppermint oil can clear your head and help relieve tension headaches. Plus, find out more about the latest research on the first mineral "scientifically proven" to stimulate the growth of new bone.
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Sources:
"Spice in curry could prevent liver damage," Science Daily (sciencedaily.com)
"Olive oil may protect against liver damage: Study," NutraIngredients USA (nutraingredients-usa.com)
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