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How a Tropical Fruit Could Stop Tumor Growth

Free Health Advice, Free Medical Advice, Health Articles, Health News, Medical Doctors, Nutritional Information by Dr. Victor Machione

Papaya is an amazingly rich source of proteolytic enzymes. Proteolytic enzymes are chemicals that help with the digestion of proteins. One of these enzymes, papain, is dried as a powder and sold as a supplement in health food stores to promote digestion. Papain is also commercially used as a meat tenderizer.

Papaya could help manage pain. How does it do this? Simply because it aids in digestion. It is a subtle, but far-reaching potential cure for all kinds of pain. When you can’t digest your foods properly (something that can happen as we age or because of illness), you don’t absorb nutrients. And when you are not absorbing nutrients, you don’t absorb any of the natural pain-relieving ingredients in the foods you’re eating either. And, on a larger scale, you aren’t getting the protective ingredients that could prevent a condition like arthritis from affecting you in the first place. Those who find it impossible to digest anything, often find that taking papaya in tablet or juice form puts them back on the road to recovery and good health.

In some cultures, the leaves of the papaya plant have been traditionally used as natural medicine for a number of disorders, including cancer. There have been anecdotes of patients with advanced cancers going into remission after taking a tea extract made from papaya leaves.

Researchers at the Institute of Medical Science in Tokyo, Japan, recently studied the effect of papaya extract on tumor cell lines. They found that papaya extract halted the growth of the tumor cells. They concluded that papaya leaf extract may potentially provide the means for the treatment and prevention of cancer.

On a less serious note, papaya may be able to help with heartburn. Heartburn is a painful, nagging condition that creates burning sensations in the chest or esophagus. Eat either the fresh fruit (which can now be found year-round in most grocery stores), or drink a glass of juice slowly. You should notice your heartburn start to ease within a short period of time. Papaya could also help ease the pain associated with ulcers.

Papaya is especially high in vitamins A, C and E. It is also rich in calcium, phosphorus and iron. The next time you have a cold and experience sinus pressure pain from the build-up of mucus, try some fresh papaya. It is known to have a high mucus solvent action. One final note about papaya: use it topically as a poultice to treat skin wounds and ease pain while healing.

Heart Failure Patients: Start Pumping Iron

Free Health Advice, Free Medical Advice, Health Articles, Health News by Jeff Jurmain

A team of researchers has found one way patients with heart failure can live longer. And when it comes to longevity, there is no news more important.

The latest news comes from the University of Alberta in Canada. A study says that heart failure patients who have more muscle can potentially increase how long they will live. More muscle equals a longer life. Thus, it would seem like a little weight training is in order.

Researchers studied 140 patients with heart failure. Study participants underwent a special scan to measure their muscle mass and body fat. In these patients, they discovered that having more muscle was linked with better nutritional status and a less-severe case of heart failure. On the flip side, higher body fat was linked with increased inflammation and reduced exercise capacity.

This suggests that, in patients with heart failure, having more muscle mass and lower fat may be beneficial. The study appears this month in the “Mayo Clinic Proceedings.”

The study also discovered that testing just the body mass index (BMI) of heart failure patients doesn’t accurately measure their body fat status. This is another hit against a popular method of measuring fat. They found that 41% of people were inaccurately classified by BMI. Many who had a high body weight but not high body fat were mislabeled as obese and others who did not weigh a lot but had a high amount of body fat were mislabeled as normal by BMI.

This is important because there isn’t enough good evidence to help doctors in recommending weight loss to a patient with heart failure.

At the root of this study is the fact that muscle and fat levels in the body play important roles in survival of heart failure patients. There isn’t, as of yet, enough evidence to accurately make recommendations, but it’s clear that a little extra muscle can go a long way toward living longer. To add muscle, speak with your doctor and perhaps consult a physiotherapist to create an exercise program that is safe for your condition.

Natural Tune-up Tips for Your Digestive System

Free Health Advice, Free Medical Advice, Health Articles, Health News, Natural Remedies by Cate Stevenson

Every time you eat, food must be broken down and distributed throughout your body. Waste products must be eliminated in an efficient manner. The digestion system, like most systems in your body, has a lot of work to do every day of your life. When your digestion system breaks down, it can cause some pretty serious problems. Most of us, however, are fortunate in that we suffer from many of the less serious conditions that result when our digestive system is working less than optimally.

A rotation diet is probably the best way to begin the tune-up of your digestive system. Find out which foods give you problems such as gas, constipation, and stomach pains. For some people, it is dairy. For others, it is sulfurous foods like garlic and onion. Other culprits may be beans or vegetables from the cabbage family. If you take the time to find out which foods are causing you problems, you won’t have to worry about eliminating an otherwise healthy food from your diet.

Once you’ve taken that step, it’s now important to restore the friendly bacteria in your intestines. Eat plenty of yogurt with active bacterial cultures. These bacteria can help to break down food and cleanse the colon. Peppermint tea can help with flatulence, as can fennel tea. Ginger and cinnamon have also been thought to aid digestion and prevent excess gas.

Another way to tune up your digestive system is to drink aloe vera juice. Researchers recently discovered that the gel of the “Aloe vera” plant significantly reduced the growth of “Candida albicans” in mice. They also noticed that the mice had a greater number of “cytotoxic T lymphocyte cells,” which are responsible for killing viruses and tumor cells before they become harmful.

Remember to eat these foods in moderation: vinegar, raw onions, chilies, fried foods, alcohol, and coffee. All of these are high in acid. The rotation diet is useful here, too, for letting you know which acidic foods should really be taken off your dietary list. Chamomile, honey, peppermint tea, and yogurt are popular indigestion remedies that you can try.

And, finally, if you are constipated, tune up your elimination system by eating more fiber. Bananas, grapes, bran, prunes, oatmeal with raisins, and raspberries are all good foods to help relieve constipation. You can also try specially prepared fiber drinks to clear your bowels.

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