Cell Phone Radiation and Ginkgo

Past studies have determined that mobile phone use and the subsequent emission of low level EMR (electromagnetic radiation) can lead to oxidative damage in brain tissue. Ginkgo biloba has been shown to prevent mobile phone induced oxidative tissue damage.
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A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports that root extracts from the vine kudzu help lower cholersterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and insulin levels.

Long used in China and Japan as a health food supplement, kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement for metabloic syndrome which increases risk for heart attack, stroke and other disease. Individuals with obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and problems with their body’s ability to absorb insulin may benefit from kudzu extracts.

Reasearch conducted at the University of Alabama indicates that the fast-growing vine once used to fight soil erosion “may provide a dietary supplement that significantly decreases the risk and severity of stroke and cardiovascualr disease in at-risk individuals.”

Source: Worldhealth.net

Uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause heart attack, stroke, heart failure and kindney failure. New research shows that it is also linked to memory problems and cognitive impairment. A study in the journal “Neurology” is the largest of its kind to look at the connection between memory problems and high blood pressure.

People with high diastolic blood pressure are more likely than those with normal readings to have memory issues. For every 10 point increase in the diastolic reading, there was a 7 percent increase in the odds of a person having congnitive problems. The results remained unchanged with adjustment for other factors in cognitive function such as smoking, exercise, education, cholesterol levels and diabetes.

Dr. Walter Koroshetz of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders which funded the study states, “These latest data suggest that higher blood pressure may be a risk factor for cognitive decline, but further studies will be necessary to understand the cause-effect relationship.”

IPM offers Heart Tension Formula, to promote improved heart function and lowered blood pressure.

Source: Worldhealth.net

If you dread trips to the hair salon and cringe every time you pass a mirror, there’s a pretty good chance you’re concerned about hair loss. Making sure certain foods are in your diet will help keep your scalp healthy, happy and hopefully, full of hair. Below are a list of crucial nutritional elements you need in your diet to combat excessive hair loss and hair thinning.
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Our homes are filled with plastics, and most of us don’t really know what they’re made of — or whether they’re safe. Environmental Working Group has put together tips to help you choose better plastics and plastic alternatives for your family. Follow this link to read them.

Vitamin D and Atherosclerosis

Increased vitamin D intake helps reduce the formation of foam cells, an early indicator of atherosclerosis. These cells are formed by white blood cells that engulf or “eat” oxidized LDL cholesterol and will then contribute to arterial hardening and reduced blood flow.

IPM’s new Vitamin D + K2 provides a clinically significant dose of vitamin D3, 5000 IU per veggie cap, and vitamin K in the MK-7 form of K2, which is highly bioavailable.
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The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have recommended taxing high-calorie, low-nutrient food and drink in order to combat childhood obesity, in a new report released on Tuesday.

The report, entitled Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity, also suggests that local authorities consider giving tax breaks to grocery stores that open in underprivileged neighborhoods, create bicycle lanes and require restaurants to carry calorie counts on their menus, among 14 recommendations, eight of which focused on food policy.

“We want the healthy choice to be the easy choice,” said Dr Eduardo Sanchez, chair of the panel that wrote the report, and vice president and chief medical officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. “Sometimes it’s important to be cognitive about the behavior that you are engaged in but too much of what we do is automatic and it’s not always the healthiest automatic thing to do.”

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Increased intakes of vitamin D during pregnancy may reduce the development by about 25 per cent, suggests a study with over 20,000 Norwegian women.

The risk of pre-eclampsia was 27 per cent lower in women who consumed vitamin D supplements with daily doses of 10 to 15 micrograms, compared to women who did not take supplements, according to researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

However, a correlation between vitamin D intake and omega-3 fatty acid intake was observed, and the researchers noted that “further research is needed to disentangle the separate effects of these nutrients”.
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American Heart Association Recommends Limiting Sugar Intake

Most American women should not consume more than 100 calories of added sugar a day, while men should limit their intake to no more than 150 calories, according to a new recommendation from the American Heart Association.

“Added sugar” refers to sugars added to foods during processing, during cooking or when a food is consumed.

The recommendation works out to about six teaspoons of added sugar a day for women and about nine teaspoons for men. In the United States, people take in more than 22 teaspoons of added sugar (355 calories) on average, each day, according to the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Xylitol is a natural sweetener that is made from Birch tree bark and corn husks and tastes just like sugar, but has 40% less calories and creates no sugar highs or lows! IPM offers Xylitol in several different sizes and quantities.

Source: Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake

Benefits of Probiotics

Encouraging the production of our natural gut flora through probiotic use may help stimulate our immune systems to protect us against the ubiquitous protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. IPM carries several probiotic formulas, including HMF intensive and Saccharomyces Boulardii.

Source: Gut Commensal Bacteria Direct a Protective Immune Response against Toxoplasma gondii

Eat Right for Your Stomach

Those infected with Heliobacter pylori, eat red meat and dairy and consume high amounts of salt significantly increase their risk of gastric cancer. On the other hand, those who consume more fresh fruits and vegetables decrease their likelihood of developing the disease, according to a recent study.

IPM offers Pylori Protect, a supplement designed to promote the reduction of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. We also offer Pure Synergy, a high-potency supplement made with fruits and vegetables.

Source: The role of diet and other environmental factors in the causation of gastric cancer in Iran – A population based study

Zinc Required For Proper Folate Metabolism

Is zinc deficiency a major reason why we are finding unmetabolized folic acid in the bloodstream of many people?

Since 1998, folic acid fortification has been mandated in all cereal-grain products in order to decrease the incidence of neural tube defect in newborns. This mandated fortification together with the naturally occurring folates already found in many foods, has placed increased importance on the dihydrofolate reductase enzyme. This enzyme is required to reduce folic acid to tetrahydrofolate, the main folate form that enters the folate metabolic cycle.

IPM carries both Liquid Zinc and Reacted Zinc.

This enzyme requires zinc for its activity.