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Trends tell a lot more than individual values.  IN the battle against obesity, trends tell a sad story.  Obesity rates are increasing in our children. Up to 17.2% in children.  The numbers in the severe category fared the worse.

2017 meta-analysis finds no increase relative risk (RR) of cancer with coffee consumption.  First, this must consider all the "other" junk put in coffee these days.  Second, and most important, this study looked at RR which tells us nothing about risk.  Studies like this don't do much more than confuse the general public, doctors, and judges--recent judge ruling in California that coffee needs a carcinogenic lable.  Third, epigenetis will tell us about individual risk.  I am growing more concerned that the majority of studies published today are merely statistical dances to ensure publication.  Is it good that no RR was found? yes, does that give any indication of absolute risk?  No.  Take home: enjoy your morning cup of joe as nature prescribed--no additives.

Another study supports saliva hormone testing.  This study involved 2,722 individuals and tested estradiol, progesterone, DHEA and testosterone in men and women.  All of these are sex hormones.  Someone needs to tell the insurance companies that the overwhelming evidence supports saliva hormone testing.  But, that would mean they are even interested in the science.

Obama has promised to speak if Trump threatens the core values ​​of the US and reassured Americans "we will be fine" in a political swansong.

Medical dogma tells us that menopause is simply an estrogen deficiency.  This new study points to correlation between progesterone decline and cognitive decline in menopausal women.

Only abstract available here.  The quote that "the toxicity of vitamin E is very low" tells the story.  Always have levels evaluated to ensure need.  In this review of human studies, doses up to 3,200 IU daily "led to no consistent adverse effects".  Also consider the effects of vitamin K effects in those on vitamin E therapy.

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Editorial from Dr. Moncrieff.  The title of the editorial tells you everything you need to know.  

higher cholesterol levels associated with a decreased dementia risk in the elderly population.  Stop the press!!  Yes, basic physiology tells us this. The brain loves cholesterol, cholesterol is needed. The question is: what will be the impact of "neurodegenerative diseases" by the overzealous use of statins?

This article tells it all in the conclusion: "Changing our current practice pattern could take many years, but we may one day prescribe cholesterol-raising medications to certain patients". The long term effect of lowering cholesterol MAY stabilize plaques (not reduce), but at the expense of the brain. So, we may all have stable plaques, but we just won't know it because our brains will be fried.

Estradiol inhibits glutamate mediated influx of calcium and thus cell death in cell line.  Glutamate, the principle excitatory neurotransmitter, is involved in neurodegeneration through activation of calcium channels.  This study of cell line cultures found that Estradiol inhibits this process.  I question whether this is applicable to both men and women.  Time will tell.

The conclusion by these authors tells it all: "Prostate cancer development is independent from endogenous serum Testosterone levels", and " Testosterone replacement therapy for symptomatic hypogonadism does not increase the risk of Prostate cancer development".

As much fanfare that is given to ER/PR + breast cancer, the large percentage of breast cancers are ER/PR -.  Thus, hormonal therapy doesn't work...at least that is how the story goes. This study finds the metabolites of Progesterone to be equally telling.  Two Progesterone metabolites play significant roles in growth versus inhibition of growth.  The metabolite 5alpha-dihydroprogesterone is procarcingenic in in vitro and in vivo studies and the metabolite 3alpha-dihydroprogesterone inhibits the pro growth effects in the same in vitro and in vivo studies.

Understand: surgery is surgery.  The death rate from weight loss surgeries is higher than reported as this large study shows.  Another thought: what are the long-term health implications.  I can tell you from the clients that I see, it is not good

Vitamin D deficiency is a growing problem in adolescents.  How this will impact health, only time will tell.

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The title tells all: Dichloroacetate improves immune dysfunction caused by tumor-secreted lactic acid and increases antitumor immunoreactivity

The title tells all.

Telling quote from this article, "...confirm that cAMP suppression may be a critical mediator of tumorigenic mechanisms."