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Friday, March 23, 2012



About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Cats: nutrition and lifestyle choices

Zoran DL and Buffington CAT. Effects of nutrition choices and lifestyle changes on the well-being of cats, a carnivore that has moved indoors. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011; 239: 596-606.
 
Cats have lived on the outer edges of human society for many thousands of years. However, domestication has changed cats relatively little. Diet options for cats in the wild have included consumption of small mammals, birds, and insects. These are meat or protein-based diets that contain little carbohydrate. Cats, as a species, are strictly carnivorous. In many societies, they have been removed from their former free-roaming, active existence to a captive, indoor, sedentary one. They have also gone from consuming frequent, small meals of animals they could catch and kill to consuming prepared diets of human choosing.

Cats have specific requirements for certain nutrients, such as arachidonic acid, vitamins A and D and many B vitamins (niacin in particular), and the amino acids taurine, and arginine, which cannot be endogenously synthesized in large enough amounts to meet their needs. They have a very distinct need for large amounts of dietary protein that sets them apart from other mammals. This need becomes very important when cats are not eating well, are consuming diets containing poor-quality protein, or not consuming a sufficient amount of dietary protein to meet their needs. Too long a time period with inadequate protein intake can result in various abnormalities. These abnormalities include loss of muscle mass, abnormal energy metabolism, and reduced or poor immune function, reduced protein available for structural repair, and abnormal function of critical metabolic pathways.

Protein intake is being looked at closely in the composition of diets fed to achieve weight loss. The amount of protein intake in relationship to carbohydrate and fat intake is also being studied in other conditions such as urolithiasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and diabetes mellitus. It is important to note that although meeting basic nutritional needs is necessary for maintenance of health and well-being of cats, it may not be sufficient in itself to assure a healthy existence. [VT]

Related articles: Zoran D. The carnivore connection to nutrition in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002; 221: 1559-67.

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Zoran DL and Buffington CAT. Effects of nutrition choices and lifestyle changes on the well-being of cats, a carnivore that has moved indoors. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011; 239: 596-606.
 
Cats have lived on the outer edges of human society for many thousands of years. However, domestication has changed cats relatively little. Diet options for cats in the wild have included consumption of small mammals, birds, and insects. These are meat or protein-based diets that contain little carbohydrate. Cats, as a species, are strictly carnivorous. In many societies, they have been removed from their former free-roaming, active existence to a captive, indoor, sedentary one. They have also gone from consuming frequent, small meals of animals they could catch and kill to consuming prepared diets of human choosing.

Cats have specific requirements for certain nutrients, such as arachidonic acid, vitamins A and D and many B vitamins (niacin in particular), and the amino acids taurine, and arginine, which cannot be endogenously synthesized in large enough amounts to meet their needs. They have a very distinct need for large amounts of dietary protein that sets them apart from other mammals. This need becomes very important when cats are not eating well, are consuming diets containing poor-quality protein, or not consuming a sufficient amount of dietary protein to meet their needs. Too long a time period with inadequate protein intake can result in various abnormalities. These abnormalities include loss of muscle mass, abnormal energy metabolism, and reduced or poor immune function, reduced protein available for structural repair, and abnormal function of critical metabolic pathways.

Protein intake is being looked at closely in the composition of diets fed to achieve weight loss. The amount of protein intake in relationship to carbohydrate and fat intake is also being studied in other conditions such as urolithiasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and diabetes mellitus. It is important to note that although meeting basic nutritional needs is necessary for maintenance of health and well-being of cats, it may not be sufficient in itself to assure a healthy existence. [VT]

Related articles: Zoran D. The carnivore connection to nutrition in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002; 221: 1559-67.

More on cat health:
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

あなたのお子さんと脊柱側湾症の自己診断


親にとって、自分の子供が脊柱側湾症ではないかと考えるのは、辛いことだと理解できますが、自己診断と医師による診断の違いを正しく理解しておくことは極めて重要です。

脊柱側湾症は、患者に多大な不快感とストレスを与える脊椎の障害です。脊椎の湾曲は比較的早い年齢から子供達に影響を与えるもので、その発症は周囲の目を気にしたり、自分の姿を恥ずかしいと感じる原因になってしまいます。これが多くの人ができるだけ早い時期にスクリーニング(検査)を受ける理由です。この記事では脊柱側湾症のスクリーニングについて、また自分でできる自己診断の仕方について見ていきます。医師がおこなう検査と同じような内容を家庭でも調べることができます。しかし、自己診断を選んだ場合でも、医師の診断とアドバイスを受けるのが重要なのは、覚えておいてください。たくさんの治療経験がある医師からのアドバイスは、自己診断とは代えられないものがありますので、自己診断で脊柱側湾症に関して気になる事が見つかった場合には、医師の診察を受ける必要があります。

脊柱側湾症は患者の体の柔軟性に大きな影響を与えます。更に、症状がより重度になると、自由に動くこともままならなくなります。患者にとって体が自由に動かない状態は非常に負担になり、精神面においても多くの問題が起きる原因になります。脊柱側湾症が基本的は背骨の異常な湾曲であることから、発症は比較的簡単に見つけられます。人の背中を少し上の方、より良く分かるように真上から見てみると、湾曲を発見することができます。

早期発見の手段として、お子さんのためにまずできることは、定期健康診断を受けることです。医師への相談は治療プランを立てる際にまず最初にすべきことです。医師との初めての話し合いには、親も同席した方が良いでしょう。しかし、初めての診察で精密検査をする前におこなわれるのが、上半身裸になって前屈するだけだと分かっていれば、自宅で湾曲有無の確認が可能なのは明白です。

最初の段階では、医師は人が持つ自然な背骨の湾曲に異常なところがないか、長さは非対称ではないかを診察します。子供にとって検診は抵抗なくできるものであり、側湾症の影響が若い頃から出やすいこともあって、学校での集団検診がしばしばおこなわれます。両親からの承諾があれば、検診を受けることができます。脊柱側湾症の人は前屈した場合、不快感や引っ張られる感覚があるので、症状から病気を発見するのはかなり容易です。当然両親も子供の様子に注意を払って、検査を受けさせるようにします。子供にとって病院へ行くのは嫌なことかもしれませんが、早期発見が一番です。 

側湾症の疑いがあるなら、(もしくは、自分で自覚症状がある場合は)できるだけ早いうちにレントゲンを使用して次の検査段階に進むべきです。

側湾症診断において、レントゲン撮影は症状の確認にはきわめて重要になります。症状や疑いがある場合に、レントゲン撮影なら背骨の状況を画像で捉え確認できるのが理解していただけると思います。レントゲンが脊椎湾曲の程度を正確に把握できる最善の方法です。レントゲンは家庭環境でおこなえる検査の範疇を超えたものですから、次の段階としては絶対に必要です。お子さんの脊椎の検査をし、明らかに側湾症の疑いが見られるなら、レントゲン撮影をしてもらって問題があるかどうかを確認します。

完全な診断は医師が診察をおこない、レントゲンの結果を判断してのみ出されます。これに過去の病歴を考慮して、脊柱側湾症の完全な診断がはじめてできるのです。
患者の病歴、既往歴は診断を下す際に重要な位置を占めます。既往歴とその他関連する情報を全て統合して、はじめて正しい診断ができるのです。診断をもとに治療が始まります。

どんな種類の側湾症治療でも、その湾曲が著しい場合のみ検討されます。これは、現在の状態ではなく、将来患者に更なる悪影響を与え、体調を崩すと考えられる場合に治療が検討されるということです。25度の湾曲があると、一般的には“著しい”と考えられます。

側湾症の診断のされ方がご理解していただけましたでしょうか?これを機に、家庭でも側湾症のチェックをどうぞしてみてください。早期発見のいい機会になります。実際、病気や障害の多くは、医者でではなく、家庭で発見されています。しかし、この記事でも説明しているように、専門医師による診断も受けることで、問題の程度、更には治療方法についても検討することができます。

お子さんが脊柱側湾症ではないかと思われる症状で悩んでいる場合、日常生活の中でも容易に気づきます。しかし、あなたが世界のどこに住んでいるかに関わらず、有効な治療方法があるかというとそうでもないのです。一般的には25度の湾曲が、医師の間で治療を検討する基準点だとお話しました。お子さんの湾曲がそれ以下の場合は、他の治療法が検討されることもあります。


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.

親にとって、自分の子供が脊柱側湾症ではないかと考えるのは、辛いことだと理解できますが、自己診断と医師による診断の違いを正しく理解しておくことは極めて重要です。

脊柱側湾症は、患者に多大な不快感とストレスを与える脊椎の障害です。脊椎の湾曲は比較的早い年齢から子供達に影響を与えるもので、その発症は周囲の目を気にしたり、自分の姿を恥ずかしいと感じる原因になってしまいます。これが多くの人ができるだけ早い時期にスクリーニング(検査)を受ける理由です。この記事では脊柱側湾症のスクリーニングについて、また自分でできる自己診断の仕方について見ていきます。医師がおこなう検査と同じような内容を家庭でも調べることができます。しかし、自己診断を選んだ場合でも、医師の診断とアドバイスを受けるのが重要なのは、覚えておいてください。たくさんの治療経験がある医師からのアドバイスは、自己診断とは代えられないものがありますので、自己診断で脊柱側湾症に関して気になる事が見つかった場合には、医師の診察を受ける必要があります。

脊柱側湾症は患者の体の柔軟性に大きな影響を与えます。更に、症状がより重度になると、自由に動くこともままならなくなります。患者にとって体が自由に動かない状態は非常に負担になり、精神面においても多くの問題が起きる原因になります。脊柱側湾症が基本的は背骨の異常な湾曲であることから、発症は比較的簡単に見つけられます。人の背中を少し上の方、より良く分かるように真上から見てみると、湾曲を発見することができます。

早期発見の手段として、お子さんのためにまずできることは、定期健康診断を受けることです。医師への相談は治療プランを立てる際にまず最初にすべきことです。医師との初めての話し合いには、親も同席した方が良いでしょう。しかし、初めての診察で精密検査をする前におこなわれるのが、上半身裸になって前屈するだけだと分かっていれば、自宅で湾曲有無の確認が可能なのは明白です。

最初の段階では、医師は人が持つ自然な背骨の湾曲に異常なところがないか、長さは非対称ではないかを診察します。子供にとって検診は抵抗なくできるものであり、側湾症の影響が若い頃から出やすいこともあって、学校での集団検診がしばしばおこなわれます。両親からの承諾があれば、検診を受けることができます。脊柱側湾症の人は前屈した場合、不快感や引っ張られる感覚があるので、症状から病気を発見するのはかなり容易です。当然両親も子供の様子に注意を払って、検査を受けさせるようにします。子供にとって病院へ行くのは嫌なことかもしれませんが、早期発見が一番です。 

側湾症の疑いがあるなら、(もしくは、自分で自覚症状がある場合は)できるだけ早いうちにレントゲンを使用して次の検査段階に進むべきです。

側湾症診断において、レントゲン撮影は症状の確認にはきわめて重要になります。症状や疑いがある場合に、レントゲン撮影なら背骨の状況を画像で捉え確認できるのが理解していただけると思います。レントゲンが脊椎湾曲の程度を正確に把握できる最善の方法です。レントゲンは家庭環境でおこなえる検査の範疇を超えたものですから、次の段階としては絶対に必要です。お子さんの脊椎の検査をし、明らかに側湾症の疑いが見られるなら、レントゲン撮影をしてもらって問題があるかどうかを確認します。

完全な診断は医師が診察をおこない、レントゲンの結果を判断してのみ出されます。これに過去の病歴を考慮して、脊柱側湾症の完全な診断がはじめてできるのです。
患者の病歴、既往歴は診断を下す際に重要な位置を占めます。既往歴とその他関連する情報を全て統合して、はじめて正しい診断ができるのです。診断をもとに治療が始まります。

どんな種類の側湾症治療でも、その湾曲が著しい場合のみ検討されます。これは、現在の状態ではなく、将来患者に更なる悪影響を与え、体調を崩すと考えられる場合に治療が検討されるということです。25度の湾曲があると、一般的には“著しい”と考えられます。

側湾症の診断のされ方がご理解していただけましたでしょうか?これを機に、家庭でも側湾症のチェックをどうぞしてみてください。早期発見のいい機会になります。実際、病気や障害の多くは、医者でではなく、家庭で発見されています。しかし、この記事でも説明しているように、専門医師による診断も受けることで、問題の程度、更には治療方法についても検討することができます。

お子さんが脊柱側湾症ではないかと思われる症状で悩んでいる場合、日常生活の中でも容易に気づきます。しかし、あなたが世界のどこに住んでいるかに関わらず、有効な治療方法があるかというとそうでもないのです。一般的には25度の湾曲が、医師の間で治療を検討する基準点だとお話しました。お子さんの湾曲がそれ以下の場合は、他の治療法が検討されることもあります。


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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An Essential Guide for Scoliosis and a Healthy Pregnancy Book





About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.




About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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Most Supermarket Beef Contains ‘Pink Slime,’ Research Says


by CHRIS CURLEY on MARCH 20, 2012
Maybe it came as no surprise that cafeteria “mystery meat” contains reconstituted beef trimmings — so-called “pink slime” — but what about the ground beef you buy at the supermarket?
Around 70 percent of ground beef sold in grocery stores contains some “pink slime,” beef scraps normally used for dog food and cooking oil that have been that have been treated with ammonia to be made acceptable for human consumption, ABC News reported March 7.
“It’s economic fraud,” says Gerald Zirnstein, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist who first brought the beef-trimmings controversy to light. “It’s not fresh ground beef. … It’s a cheap substitute being added in.”
The “pink slime” controversy ignited after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver singled out the beef-scrap cleaning process on his television show “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” Since then, fast-food chains McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King have discontinued using the product in their food.
Reader Question: Will this news change the way you buy and consume beef? 


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.

by CHRIS CURLEY on MARCH 20, 2012
Maybe it came as no surprise that cafeteria “mystery meat” contains reconstituted beef trimmings — so-called “pink slime” — but what about the ground beef you buy at the supermarket?
Around 70 percent of ground beef sold in grocery stores contains some “pink slime,” beef scraps normally used for dog food and cooking oil that have been that have been treated with ammonia to be made acceptable for human consumption, ABC News reported March 7.
“It’s economic fraud,” says Gerald Zirnstein, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist who first brought the beef-trimmings controversy to light. “It’s not fresh ground beef. … It’s a cheap substitute being added in.”
The “pink slime” controversy ignited after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver singled out the beef-scrap cleaning process on his television show “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” Since then, fast-food chains McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King have discontinued using the product in their food.
Reader Question: Will this news change the way you buy and consume beef? 


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Just a few minutes of daily exercise alters DNA to help prevent chronic disease

Friday, March 16, 2012 by: John Phillip 

Many people think the genes they inherited at birth are static and predetermine their fate for the remainder of their life. Extensive research into the science of epigenetics is providing startling evidence that this thought process is grossly outdated, and our individual DNA is dynamic and continually influenced by multiple lifestyle factors including diet, environment, stress and physical activity.

Researchers publishing the result of a study in the journalCell Metabolismprovide evidence that that when healthy but inactive men and women exercise for a matter of minutes, it produces a rather immediate change to their DNA. While we cannot change our core DNA code, exercise does influence the DNA molecules within our muscles. Scientists have found that DNA is chemically and structurally altered or expressed in very important ways that affect a myriad of metabolic processes that protect us from chronic disease.

The scientists found that DNA modifications signal precise genetic reprogramming in muscles that determine overall muscle strength as well as structural and metabolic benefits derived from physical activity. Study leader, Dr. Juleen Zierath noted"Our muscles are really plastic ... muscle adapts to what you do. If you don't use it, you lose it, and this is one of the mechanisms that allows that to happen."

Short bursts of moderate intensity exercise positively influences DNA expression

Epigenetic modifications involve the addition or deletion of chemical markers on the DNA strand that change rapidly based on environmental influences such as the nutritional composition of your last meal, pollutants in the environment or the intensity of an exercise workout. Researchers found that DNA within skeletal muscle examined after a short burst of exercise bore fewer chemical markers (specifically methyl groups) than it did before exercise.

The study team specifically determined that the DNA modifications occurred in stretches of DNA that are involved in expressing genes known to be important for muscular adaptation to exercise. This research clearly provides more evidence that our genetic constitution is continually evolving in an effort to protect us, and is positively influenced by short, moderately intense bursts of physical activity. These alterations allow us to adapt quickly to the changing environment that surrounds us.

Dr. Zierath concluded"Exercise is medicine ... and it seems the means to alter our genome for better health may be only a jog away."The finding of this study may explain recent research showing that the best form of exercise works our musculature in short bursts of moderate to full intensity (as measured by attaining maximum heart rate for your age range) for several minutes in duration, followed by a rest period and then another energy burst. Combining this evidence with an organic whole food diet will positively influence your genes toward optimal health.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/retrieve/pii/S1550413112000058



Seeing as scoliosis is linked to your genes guess what... more reason to exercise and eat right!


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
Friday, March 16, 2012 by: John Phillip 

Many people think the genes they inherited at birth are static and predetermine their fate for the remainder of their life. Extensive research into the science of epigenetics is providing startling evidence that this thought process is grossly outdated, and our individual DNA is dynamic and continually influenced by multiple lifestyle factors including diet, environment, stress and physical activity.

Researchers publishing the result of a study in the journalCell Metabolismprovide evidence that that when healthy but inactive men and women exercise for a matter of minutes, it produces a rather immediate change to their DNA. While we cannot change our core DNA code, exercise does influence the DNA molecules within our muscles. Scientists have found that DNA is chemically and structurally altered or expressed in very important ways that affect a myriad of metabolic processes that protect us from chronic disease.

The scientists found that DNA modifications signal precise genetic reprogramming in muscles that determine overall muscle strength as well as structural and metabolic benefits derived from physical activity. Study leader, Dr. Juleen Zierath noted"Our muscles are really plastic ... muscle adapts to what you do. If you don't use it, you lose it, and this is one of the mechanisms that allows that to happen."

Short bursts of moderate intensity exercise positively influences DNA expression

Epigenetic modifications involve the addition or deletion of chemical markers on the DNA strand that change rapidly based on environmental influences such as the nutritional composition of your last meal, pollutants in the environment or the intensity of an exercise workout. Researchers found that DNA within skeletal muscle examined after a short burst of exercise bore fewer chemical markers (specifically methyl groups) than it did before exercise.

The study team specifically determined that the DNA modifications occurred in stretches of DNA that are involved in expressing genes known to be important for muscular adaptation to exercise. This research clearly provides more evidence that our genetic constitution is continually evolving in an effort to protect us, and is positively influenced by short, moderately intense bursts of physical activity. These alterations allow us to adapt quickly to the changing environment that surrounds us.

Dr. Zierath concluded"Exercise is medicine ... and it seems the means to alter our genome for better health may be only a jog away."The finding of this study may explain recent research showing that the best form of exercise works our musculature in short bursts of moderate to full intensity (as measured by attaining maximum heart rate for your age range) for several minutes in duration, followed by a rest period and then another energy burst. Combining this evidence with an organic whole food diet will positively influence your genes toward optimal health.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/retrieve/pii/S1550413112000058



Seeing as scoliosis is linked to your genes guess what... more reason to exercise and eat right!


About Dr Kevin Lau

Dr Kevin Lau DC is the founder of Health In Your Hands, a series of tools for Scoliosis prevention and treatment. The set includes his book Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment, a companion Scoliosis Exercises for Prevention and Correction DVD and the innovative new iPhone application ScolioTrack. Dr Kevin Lau is a graduate in Doctor of Chiropractic from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia and Masters in Holistic Nutrition. He is a member of International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), the leading international society on conservative treatment of spinal deformities. In 2006 I was awarded the "Best Health-care Provider Awards" by the largest Newspaper publication in Singapore on October 18 2006 as well as being interviewed on Primetime Channel News Asia as well as other TV and Radio. For more information on Dr Kevin Lau, watch his interviews or get a free sneak peek of his book, go to: http://www.hiyh.info.
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Development of new therapies for FIP

Final report, Winn grant W10-037
Development of FIP Therapeutics in a Mouse Model
Investigator: Gary R. Whittaker, Cornell University

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a lethal systemic infection in cats, caused by a virulent biotype (FIPV) of feline coronavirus (FCoV). Infection by FCoV normally causes mild and often inapparent enteritis, in which case the virus is referred to as feline enteric coronavirus. Like many other viral systems, coronaviruses are activated by host cell proteases, and mutations on the viral spike protein can lead to changes in the activating protease and increased pathogenicity. FIPV is highly dependent on cathepsin B, an activating protease, for cell entry and replication.

DryFIP
Young cat with dry (non-effusive) FIP
 Therefore, these investigators have focused on testing cathepsin B as an effective anti-viral treatment for FIPV. The researchers developed a mouse model for FIP development and tested the new therapeutic using that model. They utilized two different types of the virus inhibitor, and found that the second one tried, known as MDL21870, worked well in the mouse model. This is an important first step in development of effective FIP therapeutics. [MK]

Related articles: Legendre AM and Bartges JW. Effect of polyprenyl immunostimulant on the survival times of three cats with the dry form of feline infectious peritonitis. J Feline Med Surg. 2009; 11: 624-6.

Winn’s 33rd Annual Symposium on Feline Health (2011) – Focus on FIP: lecture notes and audio recordings

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Final report, Winn grant W10-037
Development of FIP Therapeutics in a Mouse Model
Investigator: Gary R. Whittaker, Cornell University

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a lethal systemic infection in cats, caused by a virulent biotype (FIPV) of feline coronavirus (FCoV). Infection by FCoV normally causes mild and often inapparent enteritis, in which case the virus is referred to as feline enteric coronavirus. Like many other viral systems, coronaviruses are activated by host cell proteases, and mutations on the viral spike protein can lead to changes in the activating protease and increased pathogenicity. FIPV is highly dependent on cathepsin B, an activating protease, for cell entry and replication.

DryFIP
Young cat with dry (non-effusive) FIP
 Therefore, these investigators have focused on testing cathepsin B as an effective anti-viral treatment for FIPV. The researchers developed a mouse model for FIP development and tested the new therapeutic using that model. They utilized two different types of the virus inhibitor, and found that the second one tried, known as MDL21870, worked well in the mouse model. This is an important first step in development of effective FIP therapeutics. [MK]

Related articles: Legendre AM and Bartges JW. Effect of polyprenyl immunostimulant on the survival times of three cats with the dry form of feline infectious peritonitis. J Feline Med Surg. 2009; 11: 624-6.

Winn’s 33rd Annual Symposium on Feline Health (2011) – Focus on FIP: lecture notes and audio recordings

More on cat health:
Winn Feline Foundation Library
Find us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Read the Cat Health News Weekly
Join us on Google+
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