Pam’s Commentary
Exposing Health Propaganda
January 24, 2006
With the threat of Codex looming around the corner,
the multinationals will still be able to profit from
disease by pushing pills our way. I don’t dispute
the fact that some supplements are of great benefit.
I also don’t dispute the fact that certain nutrients
can have tremendous healing properties. What I do
take exception to is information, such as this
article, that could lead people to believe that
their health rides on isolated nutrients. This is no
different than the way BigPharma has roped people
into believing that only pharmaceutical pills are
the answers to their health concerns.
Naturally produced nutritional supplements are
infinitely safer than synthetically derived
chemicals, but still nothing can be as beneficial as
the real thing. The research cited in the article
below is interesting, all the same. Consciously or
not, we all know that, to achieve optimal health,
these whole foods should be colorful. We don’t have
to be scientists to know this. I’m glad they’re
doing the research, but I’m concerned that this type
of research could lead to the sale of more pills
rather than encourage consumers to eat whole foods.
The bottom line is we all know we should eat a
variety of whole foods. After reading the story
below, you will hopefully decide to start eating
more berries rather than running out and buying
supplements.
Unfortunately (but, predictably), this article also
doesn’t point out environmental and other
nutritional factors that can contribute to
Alzheimer’s. Since you won’t find the answers in
mainstream media nor from mainstream medicine, I
hope to reveal these factors in my commentaries and
newsletters so that you can better protect yourself.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060123/hl_hsn/blackcurrantsmayhelpthwartalzheimers
Black Currants May Help Thwart Alzheimer's
Mon Jan 23, 5:02 PM ET
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Compounds in black
currants may help protect against
Alzheimer's disease,
according to a study in the current issue of
Chemistry & Industry magazine.
Researchers found that these compounds -- anthocyanins
and polyphenolics -- had a strong protective effect in
cultured neuronal cells. Darker black currants contain
more anthocyanins and are likely to be more potent.
"These compounds also work in hippocampal cells taken
straight from the brain," researcher James Joseph of
Tufts University said in a prepared statement. He said
these protective effects will likely be reproduced in
the human body and that these compounds may prevent or
significantly delay the onset of Alzheimer's.
While previous research found that compounds in black
currants acted as antioxidants, this is the first study
to demonstrate that they may help protect brain cells.
Exactly how they do this remains unclear, the study
said.
"We have evidence that the compounds protect against
Alzheimer's by influencing the early gene expression in
learning and memory, which influences cell signaling
pathways that help neuronal cells communicate with each
other," Joseph said.
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