Month: March 2015

Foods to Boost Your Brain Power

Foods to Boost Your Brain Power

Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Check out these five foods that help boost your brain power and improve focus, memory and clarity – Feeling a little foggy lately? Experts suggest that these five foods may help boost your brain power, mental focus, memory and 

Eye Health: Finding a Cure for Blindness

Eye Health: Finding a Cure for Blindness

Photo by Soroush Karimi on Unsplash According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people around the world are estimated to be visually impaired in some way. Of these, 39 million are blind and 246 million have serious vision issues. Losing a portion of your 

New Study: Exercise May Fight Cancerous Tumors

New Study: Exercise May Fight Cancerous Tumors

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In a new study, researchers found that aerobic exercise may be a key factor to fighting malignant tumors. The results of the study confirmed that the oxygen supply provided by exercise can slow the growth of cancerous tumors, as well as make them more responsive to chemotherapy. Although chemotherapy is currently the most popular method of treating cancer, it has its flaws. The percentage of people who recover thanks to chemotherapy is also worryingly low, but this new research might help to boost these statistics. These findings offer a new clue towards finding an ultimate cure for cancer.

Cancerous Tumors

When a cancerous tumor forms, it tends to create its own “ecosystem” in the body. As it grows larger, it sends out signals – much like our vital organs do – that create new blood vessels and supply the tumor with extra oxygen. As we know, oxygen is crucial for healthy cells and organs in normal tissue, and it spurs the growth of unhealthy tissue as well. This allows the tumor to continue growing.

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Hypoxic Tumors

However, in some tumors, the signals get mixed up and the blood vessels fail to supply the tumor with oxygen. The tumor continues to exist in the body, though, in what doctors refer to as a “hypoxic” state. It seems this would be a positive condition, since it is essentially “starved” of oxygen – but a tumor in the hypoxic state also makes it much more resistant to cancer treatments.

“It’s a bad sign from a clinical perspective when a tumor is hypoxic,” said Mark W. Dewhirst, the Gustavo S. Montana Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University School of Medicine and senior author of the new study. For years, he and his colleagues have been looking for ways to increase oxygen flow to tumors. They’ve tried various approaches with different substances that support oxygen and blood flow, but the results haven’t been successful. Eventually, the hypoxic state returns and the tumor remains.

Aerobic Exercise and Tumor Study

For this study, Dr. Dewhirst and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City switched gears. The team started to consider aerobic exercise, which is known to increase the flow of oxygen-rich blood to tissues. They performed the study on mice, by first implanting breast cancer cells and then splitting the mice into two groups, one that remained sedentary and one that practiced aerobic movement by running on a wheel.

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In both groups, the tumors took hold and grew, but the growth was significantly slower in the active group. Further testing showed that the blood vessels feeding the tumors in these animals were healthier than in the sedentary mice. As a result, the active group’s tumors were less hypoxic. These results suggest that exercise had made the breast cancer tumors in the mice more responsive to the chemotherapy. By making the tumors less hypoxic, exercise also had made those tumors easier to kill.

More research is needed to find if this result is a major key to fighting cancerous tumors. Dr. Dewhirst has started follow-up mouse experiments using a different type of breast cancer cell that grows more slowly than the cells used in this study and is a better estimation of human breast cancer. He also hopes to study other types of cancerous tumors in future studies.

Source: New York Times: How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment

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Air Pollution Linked to Increased Anxiety and Stroke Risk

Air Pollution Linked to Increased Anxiety and Stroke Risk

Photo by David Lee on Unsplash It’s a well-known fact that air pollution is damaging to not only the environment, but also to our bodies and minds. Recent research has linked exposure to chemicals in the air to increased anxiety symptoms as well as a 

Study: Loneliness May Shorten Lifespan as Much as Obesity

Study: Loneliness May Shorten Lifespan as Much as Obesity

Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash In a new study, researchers found the impact of loneliness is more severe than most of us think – in fact, loneliness might be just as dangerous as obesity when it comes to your overall health. The study, published 

Take a Deep Breath and Stress Less with InVite®’s Stress Hx®!

Take a Deep Breath and Stress Less with InVite®’s Stress Hx®!

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Feeling stressed? InVite® Health has a brand new formula that can help – Stress Hx. This exclusive supplement is created with a blend of Sensoril® and GABA, two powerful and all-natural ingredients with excellent stress-reducing abilities.

Sensoril® is a dietary supplement that helps you feel less stressed and irritable, while enhancing your mood at the same time. It helps promote a calm feeling, and its ability to lower stress may help you resist stress-induced snacking and even improve your quality of sleep. GABA is the major calming amino acid that’s produced naturally in the brain, which helps us feel calm and relaxed. Stress Hx® provides 500mg of GABA and 125mg of Sensoril® in a vegetarian-friendly, easy-to-swallow Vcaps® capsule.

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Healthy Tips to De-Stress from our Scientific Director, Jerry Hickey, R. Ph

How bad is your stress? Recent headlines give an indication; “Stress makes allergies worse and last longer”, and “Childhood stress tied to adult mental problems”. Stress triggers the release of hormones from the adrenal glands; small glands that sit atop each kidney. Normally you need stress hormones to survive, but when they are released over a long period they have negative effects. They contribute to insomnia, poor immune function, elevated blood sugar and worsening memory. They also contribute to weight gain so stress management is vital.

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To improve stress exercise regularly, aim for 7 hours of sleep, avoid stimulants such as caffeine and meditate.

  • The amino acid L-Theanine obtained from the green tea plant is a great stress buster and it isn’t habit forming. It doesn’t cause drowsiness, in fact it imparts a state of relaxed but improved focus and concentration.
  • The herbs Passionflower, Chamomile, Hops, Valerian, and Lemon Balm are soothing and at a larger serving size can improve the quality of sleep.
  • B-complex vitamins. Vitamin C and the mineral Magnesium are also helpful in times of stress.

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