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"Mindfulness meditation is worth trying"

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"Vegetarian diets are best for weight loss"

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"The United Nations says psychiatry undermines the right of people to be healthy"

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Try exercise for a more positive body image

Exercise can go further than helping to keep your weight under control and your heart in shape. Exercise also has the power to help you feel a lot better about yourself.

MedicalXPress reports according to a new study women feel stronger and thinner after just 30 minutes of exercise. This positive effect of exercise lasts longer than the time of the activity itself which helps women maintain a better body image. 

Kathleen Martin Ginis, who is a professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences, says that there is a tendency among women to have negative feelings about their bodies. This is a serious matter because there may be an association between a bad body image and poor psychological and physical health. This may lead to low self-esteem, eating disorders and depression. It was observed in this study that there can be a quick positive effect with exercise.

There were significant improvements in the body image of women who exercised in comparison to those women who did not exercise. It was established by the researchers that this effect was not because of a change in the mood of the women, but was instead associated with women perceiving of themselves as being stronger and thinner. This is very significant particularly in view of an assessment by the National Institutes of Health that about 50 percent of women in North America have some degree of dissatisfaction with their body image. 

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"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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This study has been published in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise. This has been the first study which has proposed and tested a model of this nature for exercise and body image. Exercise was observed to improve body image via better self-perceptions of body fat and of strength. The lesson to be learned here is that exercise can be used to help improve body image. 

Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

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This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."

Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-stronger-thinner.html#jCpKathleen Martin Ginis, who is a professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences, says women often have negative feelings about their bodies. This is a serious matter because women with a bad body image may be at risk for poorThis has 

Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.

Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

"Women, in general, have a tendency to feel negatively about their bodies," says study senior author Kathleen Martin Ginis, professor in UBC Okanagan's School of Health and Exercise Sciences. "This is a concern because poor body image can have harmful implications for a woman's psychological and physical health including increased risk for low self-esteem, depression and for eating disorders. This study indicates exercise can have an immediate positive effect."
Martin Ginis, along with her graduate student Lauren Salci, compared the body image and physical perceptions of women who completed 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise with those who sat and read. Women in the exercise group had significant improvements in their body image compared to those who didn't exercise. This positive effect lasted at least 20 minutes post-exercise. The research team further established that this effect was not due to a change in the women's mood, rather it was linked to perceiving themselves as stronger and thinner.
"We all have those days when we don't feel great about our bodies," says Martin Ginis. "This study and our previous research shows one way to feel better, is to get going and exercise. The effects can be immediate."
Martin Ginis sees this study as a gateway to developing maximally effective body image-enhancing exercise interventions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one half of North American women experience some degree of body image dissatisfaction and this has become more prevalent over the last three decades.
"We think that the feelings of strength and empowerment women achieve post exercise, stimulate an improved internal dialogue," says Martin Ginis. "This in turn should generate positive thoughts and feelings about their bodies which may replace the all too common negative ones."


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Insects could be a major food source worldwide

There are people starving all over the world. Eating insects could help alleviate this problem.  Researchers at The University of Adelaide are researching the potential for developing edible insects as a major food industry.  Roasted crickets and ants, cricket energy bars, and mealworm cookies are among the new foods being developed.  

Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Anna Crump, who has been working on this project with her associates at The University of Adelaide, says there is an interest in investigating the attitudes of consumers towards eating insects while also evaluating taste preferences and the willingness of people to buy insect foods. Food neophobia, which is a reluctance to consume novel or new foods, is a concern. However, many people have proven to be receptive to the idea of trying edible insects. 

Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson has said that edible insects could turn out to play a major role in dealing with global food security. This is significant particularly in view of concerns about climate change, increasing population across the world, and a scarcity of agricultural land.  

Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) reports that in some European countries insect food products are already on sale. In fact it appears a major new food trend has the potential to develop around insects.  Insects offer an interesting consideration as a major food source. 

A good relationship with her father lessens chances of a girl engaging in risky sex

The quality of a relationship between a father and daughter is vital to the emotional well being of girls. In fact it appears there is less likelihood of a young girl engaging in risky sexual behavior if she has a good relationship with her father.

The University of Utah reports researchers say there are links between father involvement and the sexual behavior of a daughter. One explanation for this association has been shared genes which impact both the behavior of a father and a child’s problem behavior, which includes taking part in risky sex and socializing with peers who are delinquent.

A new study which was led by a University of Utah researcher has suggested that genes may not be the only significant factor in determining the development of a daughter. Fathering quality has been shown to have significant effects on daughters.  The quality of a father's relationship with his daughter can significantly impact the sexual behavior of the daughter. 

Danielle J. DelPriore, who is a post-doctoral fellow in the University of Utah’s department of psychology and who is the lead author of the study, says there is more involved here than a father simply being at home. The overall monitoring a daughter gets from her parents and her likelihood of associating with more promiscuous or more prosocial friends is influenced by the quality of the relationship between the father and daughter. 

The researchers determined when fathering was high quality, parental monitoring was better and girls were not as likely to associate with sexually risky peers during adolescence in comparison to other girls. These effects were opposite for girls who spent many years living with a father of low-quality.

Parental monitoring is in reference to parents’ supervision over their kid's lives. Communication and knowledge dealing with what a child is doing, who she hangs out with, and in what ways she spends her time and money are considerations with parental monitoring. Researchers say that poor parental monitoring is associated with more drug and alcohol use, delinquency and other problems with behavior.

This study has been published in the journal Developmental Psychology. The researchers have concluded that overall girls who have better quality fathering take part in less risky sexual behavior than their peers. It is certainly worth the investment for father's to find time to help their daughters realize how special they are to them by spending quality time with them. 

In this context it is important for families to try as hard as possible to keep psychiatrists out of their lives. As clearly shared by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights psychiatry is a highly destructive discipline which should be abolished. If there are family problems psychiatrists are not the place to turn for professional help. Psychiatrists claim they are experts in providing mental health care and yet they consistently and arrogantly cause far more harm than good. They than feed off of the pain and suffering they inflict people with. 

The damages the quack psychiatrists can cause to the careers and financial well being of father's can catastrophically undermine the quality of relationships a father is capable of offering daughters and other members of the family. This can spin off into daughters falling prey to sexual predators who will take advantage of their compromised situations. Families are therefore always better off working to resolve any problems they may have without psychiatrists.  

Red onions are cancer killers

In the search for dietary measures to help fight cancer red onions have surfaced as being powerful cancer fighters. The University of Guelph reports red onions have been found to be a powerful cancer fighting food. 

Engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan and PhD student Abdulmonem Murayyan together tested five onion types which are grown in Ontario and they discovered the Ruby Ring onion variety had the most powerful anti-cancer properties. Onions contain high concentrations of quercetin, which is a type of flavanoid. Ontario red onions have unusually high levels of this compound in comparison to onions grown elsewhere. 

This study has also revealed that red onions have high amounts of anthocyanin, which enhances the scavenging properties of quercetin molecules. Murayyan, who was the study’s lead author, has said anthocyanin is vital in providing color to fruits and vegetables. Therefore, it is clear that red onions, which are the darkest in color, have the best cancer-fighting power.

This study has been published in  Food Research International. Murayyan says his research team discovered onions are powerful at killing cancer cells. Onions promote an environment which is not favorable for cancer cells and they undermine communication between cancer cells which disrupts growth of these cells.

Onions are a superfood which can be added to salads and burgers to help prevent cancer. The researchers predict onion extract will eventually be added to food products such as juice or baked goods and may be sold in pill form as a kind of natural cancer treatment. So remember that dietary supplementation of onion or of onion extract can demonstrate anti-cancer properties.

Increasing one's optimism and resilience may lessen ISIS threat sensitivity

The anxieties over terrorism and the war with ISIS are intense on a daily basis. Researchers say people with certain characteristics are most likely to suffer from ISIS anxiety reports Wiley.  It has also been found that ISIS threat sensitivity may be lessened by increasing optimism and resilience.  

The researchers studied 1007 Israelis and observed there was an association between ISIS anxiety and being female, having a low socio-economic status and having increased levels of post-traumatic-stress disorder. There was also an association found between being exposed to ISIS in the media and low resilience and ISIS anxiety.

The post-traumatic-stress disorder and ISIS anxiety relationship was particularly pronounced when the mental resources of resilience and optimism were not high. Resilience's has been defined as primarily dealing with a threat which is current and optimism has been defined as a resource which is associated with outcomes in the future.

Dr. Yaakov Hoffman, who authored an article on this study in Stress and Health, has commented these findings may have significant implications for addressing increased anxiety in dealing with elevated terrorist threats insofar as showing that being exposed to ISIS media harms one's mental health and causes ISIS anxiety to increase. 

It has also been shown that heightening one's optimism and resilience may lessen ISIS threat sensitivity.  Both resilience and optimism may be necessary to address ISIS anxiety. It appears that humanistic counseling should have a great deal to offer in helping to cope with this problem.

More aggressive dietary sodium lowering efforts are needed in the United States

There has been a growing awareness over the years of the association between excessive salt in the diet and hypertension and cardiovascular disease. This has lead to efforts to lower the amount of sodium which is in packaged foods.  

The JAMA Network Journals reports that too much sodium in the diet is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease which is modifiable. The Institute of Medicine has stated that it is essential to lower sodium which is in packaged foods. However, it has not been clear whether or not sodium which is in packaged foods has changed over the years.

Jennifer M. Poti, Ph.D., who is associated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and coauthors used data which was taken from The Nielsen Company from the 2000 to 2014 Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel dealing with packaged food and beverage purchases by U.S. households.  A barcode scanner was used by members of the households to record their purchases.

A sample of 172,042 U.S. households was taken. The researchers noted that was a decrease in the amount of sodium which households got from packaged food and beverage purchases between 2000 and 2014 by 396 mg/day per capita. This is equivalent to 2,363 mg/day to 1,967 mg/day. Nevertheless, it was observed that less than 2 percent of U.S. households had total packaged food and beverage purchases which had optimal sodium density of 1.1 mg/kcal or less.

This study has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine. It has been concluded by these researchers that the slow rate of decrease in sodium from foods bought in stores has suggested that more concerted sodium lowering efforts are needed in the United States. Clearly on an individual level it is advisable to be very cautious not to consume too much sodium on a daily basis.

Brain cancer may be prevented with olive oil

Brain cancer is a devastating condition. It appears that a diet high in olive oil may help to prevent brain cancer. 

The University of Edinburgh  has reported that brain cancer may be prevented with olive oil. Researchers have found that a nutrient in olive oil may help to keep cancer from developing in the brain. The primary ingredient in olive oil, oleic acid, can assist in preventing cancer causing genes from functioning properly in cells.

Oleic acid is a fatty acid. This fatty acid stimulates the production of a cell molecule which has a function of preventing the formation of cancer causing proteins. However the researchers have said it is too early to determine whether consuming olive oil in your diet may actually help to prevent brain cancer.

It does however appear from this study that there may be possible therapies based on olive oil which can help keep brain cancer from developing. The researchers analyzed the effect which oleic acid has on a cell molecule, which is known as miR-7. This cell molecule is active in the brain and it is known to suppress tumor formation. 

It was observed that oleic acid prevents a cell protein, which is known as MSI2, from stopping the production of miR-7. Therefore oleic acid supports the actual production of miR-7, and this helps to prevent tumors from forming. 

This study has been published in the Journal of Molecular Biology. Although the researchers can not yet say with certainty that dietary olive oil helps to prevent brain cancer, the findings of this research have suggested that oleic acid can support the production of molecules which suppress tumors in cells grown in the lab. 

Olive oil is delicious and has been found to have other health benefits. The World's Healthiest Foods reports on the benefits of extra virgin olive oil for cardiovascular health and for regulation of blood sugar. And consuming as little as 1–2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily has been associated with lower risk of cancers of the breast, respiratory tract, and digestive tract. So it seems like a good idea to enjoy consuming some extra virgin olive oil on a regular basis.
  

British psychiatrists have blasted the killer psychiatrists

 

The British Psychological Society has attacked the rival profession of psychiatry with serious very questions raised about the biomedical model of mental illness which has been made popular by psychiatrists. It is clear humane non-psychiatric natural mental health care should replace psychiatry.
 

There has been a terribly shocking trend in medical-legal circles to go after victims of psychiatry who blow the whistle on having been literally tortured by psychiatrists as being unusually psychotic and in need of more intense psychiatric treatment than ever before. This has simply been a maneuver to crush the truth about the highly destructive discipline of psychiatry. The British Psychological Association has surfaced as allies of the victims of psychiatry by attacking how psychiatrists approach mental illness.

The momentum in the fight against psychiatry seems to have been gaining some ground with the United Nations having blasted excessive medicalizing and torture by psychiatrists. Humane non-psychiatric natural interventions which include compassionate counseling is needed to replace psychiatry. There must also be an encouragement of optimal nutritional practices to help promote mental health. It is also vital to help patients understand the vital significance of being active to help beat mental health problems such as depression.

The Guardian has reported psychiatrists have come under fire in the battle over what good mental health care actually is. According to the leading body of Britain's clinical psychologists there simply is absolutely no scientific evidence at all that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have any validity or usefulness. They are suggesting a dramatic "paradigm shift" should take place dealing with how the issues of mental health are understood. The psychiatric model of mental distress which claims people are suffering from illnesses which can be treated by doctors who use drugs is now being credibly challenged.

Dr Lucy Johnstone, who is a consultant clinical psychologist, says it does not help at all to view mental health issues as illnesses which have biological causes. It has been correctly pointed out by Johnstone that the evidence has been overwhelming that people often break down due to a complex mix of social and psychological circumstances in life. In this regard there must be considerations of poverty and discrimination, trauma and abuse, and bereavement and loss.

Paradoxically psychiatric intervention actually intensifies the real life problems which people are confronted with and in many instances causes them to begin with. Psychiatry is and always has been a highly destructive discipline which feeds off of the problems which it generates therefore stealing the right of people to enjoy health.

Oliver James, who has trained as a clinical psychologist, has welcomed the decision of the British Psychological Society to speak out aggressively against psychiatric diagnosis. He has stressed the need to make a shift away from a biomedical model of mental distress towards one which examines societal and personal issues. James has suggested fundamental changes are necessary in how our society is organized in order to give parents the best chance to meet the needs of kids.

It has been reported by Mad in America that clinical psychologists in the United Kingdom have called for the complete abandonment of psychiatric diagnosis and the disease model of mental disorders. They want an end to the unevidenced biomedical model apprpach which is implied by psychiatric diagnosis. A conceptual system which focuses on the actual human condition should replace the disease model in dealing with mental health issues which people have.
 
The British psychologists and United Nations are absolutely right about the worthlessness and completely destructive nature of psychiatry. There has been an overwhelming amount of evidence for psychosocial causal factors in dealing with mental health issues and yet the psychiatric approach consistently actually creates and intensifies these factors.

The extremely stigmatizing unscientific psychiatric labels and highly toxic arsenal of psychiatric drugs coupled with other destructive psychiatric interventions has painfully wasted millions upon millions of otherwise potentially valuable lives over the years. The legalization of the tyrannical quackery of psychiatry with swift kangaroo civil court proceedings in the USA has simply intensified this tragic problem.

Psychiatry should be permanently abolished and this destructive discipline should be replaced with humane natural approaches to mental health care. And the psychiatrists should all be prosecuted for their massive crimes against humanity with full financial compensation given to all of the victims of psychiatry.

Thyroid function in young girls can be disrupted by chemicals in the home

Chemicals in the home can impair the function of the thyroid in young girls, reports Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. There has been an association found between  exposure to phthalates and depressed function in the “master controller” of brain development, which offers a potential explanation of known phthalate associated problems with cognitive function.

According to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health exposure to specific phthalates in early childhood is associated with depressed thyroid function in girls at 3 years old. Phthalates are a class of chemicals which are thought to disrupt the endocrine system. They are widely used in consumer products such as plastic toys, household building materials and shampoos.

Senior author Pam Factor-Litvak, who is a professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, has said “The thyroid acts as the master controller of brain development.” The thyroid disruptions which are seen in this study may explain some of the cognitive problems which are seen in children who are exposed to phthalates. Pam Factor-Link has suggested that parents who have young kids should avoid using products which contain phthalates such as shampoos, nail polish, and vinyl flooring.

It has been noted by the researchers that thyroid disturbances are more prevalent in women than they are in men. Therefore girls are potentially more vulnerable to thyroid-disrupting chemicals than boys. This could explain the link found between phthalate exposure and depressed thyroid in girls.

This study has been published in the journal Environmental International. Researchers have found inverse and sex specific associations between specific metabolites of phthalate which were measured in children at age 3 and free thyroxine. These associations were observed to be limited to girls. The possible association between phthalate exposure and depressed thyroid in girls is of great concern.