60% of Arthritis Cases Affect…?
feet.
Did you know?…
High heels are partly to blame for an arthritis problem that has become epidemic in the UK.
A June 2011 study by the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists reports that in the UK, one in four adults (25% of the adult population) has a muskuloskeletal condition, and 60 percent of arthritis cases are in the feet!
Given the popularity and resurgence of high heels in the US, we probably aren’t far behind.
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Can You Guess the Average Number of Prescription Drug Side Effects?
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The list of side effect of prescription drugs currently averages 70 reactions per drug, overwhelming physicians and patients alike, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Dr. Jon Duke, a Regenstrief Institute investigator and assistant professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues says the study involved more than 5,600 drug labels and more than half a million labeled effects. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that the average label contains 70 different side effects, with more commonly prescribed drugs averaging around 100 side effects. The list of side effect of prescription drugs currently averages 70 reactions per drug, overwhelming physicians and patients alike, U.S. researchers say.
Lead author Dr. Jon Duke, a Regenstrief Institute investigator and assistant professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, and colleagues says the study involved more than 5,600 drug labels and more than half a million labeled effects.
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that the average label contains 70 different side effects, with more commonly prescribed drugs averaging around 100 side effects. A single label contained as many as 525 possible reactions.
Overall, the greatest number of side effects was found in antidepressants, anti-viral medication and newer treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease, the study says.
Generally medications prescribed by psychiatrists and neurologists had the most complex labels, while drugs used by dermatologists and ophthalmologists had the least, Duke says.
“Having a high number of side effects on a drug’s label should not suggest that the drug is unsafe. In fact, much of this labeling has less to do with true toxicity than with protecting manufacturers from potential lawsuits,” Duke says in a statement. “But having all these labeled side effects can overwhelm doctors who must weigh the risks and benefits when prescribing a medication.”
Another Reason Tomatoes Are Good For You
Did you know? . . .
A substance found in cooked or processed tomatoes blocks artery-clogging LDL, or bad, cholesterol.
This appears to reduce the harmful oxidation of fats in the blood to almost zero within eight weeks, potentially reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke.
This conclusion was presented to a meeting of the British Cardiovascular Society in June, 2009.
Can You Guess How Much Sugar You Eat Daily?
Did you know…?
Th
e average American eats his or her weight in sugar every year.
Typically, an individual consumes 50 teaspoons of sugar a day, often without realizing it.
Most dietary sugar is hidden in processed and packaged foods.
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Sugar lurks in a variety of food, drinks, supplements and even in kids vitamins!
That is just one of the ways in which Kids Potential is so different from mass market kids multi-vitamins. Kids Potential is naturally sweetened with the sweetness of all natural stevia leaf extract and contains no sucrose, fructose or artificial sweeteners. You can learn more here: Kids Potential.
Here is a list of what you WON’T find in Kids Potential:
- No Artificial Flavors
- No Artificial Colors
- No Artificial Sweeteners
- No Preservatives
- No Aspartame
- No Acesulfame
- No Fructose
- No Saccharin
- No Sucralose
- No Sugar or Sucrose
- No Dairy
- No Egg
- No Salt
- No Wheat
- No Gluten
- No Yeast
- No Starch
- No Milk
- No Lactose
- No Corn
- No Soy
- No Carageenan
- No Peanuts
- No Tree Nuts
- No Caffeine
- No Herbal Stimulants
- No Animal Products
Ban Chocolate Milk in the Cafeteria?
Did you know? . . .
Seventy percent of the sugar found in chocolate milk was already there before the chocolate flavoring was added!
An eight-ounce serving of the unflavored white stuff holds 14 grams of sugar, while the same amount of chocolate flavored milk holds 20 grams of sugar.
So the net increase is 6gm of sugar, which is a little more than 1 teaspoon.
That doesn’t mean it is the best choice. There are other healthful options available.
Some schools are contemplating banning chocolate milk from the lunch menu, but just how does its nutritional profile compare to other choices?
- Orange Soda – 32 gm sugar (according to USDA)
- Orange Juice Drink (5% juice) – 29 gm sugar (according to USDA)
- Coca-Cola – 27 grams of sugar (or more than 5 teaspoons).
- 100% Orange Juice – 22 gm of sugar (according to USDA)
- Chocolate Almond Milk (Almond Breeze) – 20 gm sugar
- Vanilla Enriched Rice Milk (Rice Dream) – 12 gm sugar
- Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk – 0 gm sugar
Best Time to Take Vitamin D
Did You Know…
Taking your vitamin D supplement with your largest meal of the day may boost its uptake by as much as 56%!
This finding was presented in a study published in the April 2010 issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Adequate vitamin D levels are linked to a reduced risk of osteoporosis.
Prenatal Vitamins & Miscarriage Reduction
Women who take prenatal vitamin supplements early in pregnancy have a 57% lower risk of miscarriage, according to a study that appeared in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
(However, these results could have been due to other healthy behaviors commonly found in mothers who choose to take prenatal vitamins.)