Hope You Had A Great Holiday Season And A Happy New Year

This is the 14th year of my doing the Teplitz Email Report. As usual, I’m looking forward to another year of researching and sharing exciting information with you that you can use in your life.

Thank you for being a loyal reader and Happy New Year!

Brain Amyloids May Be Beneficial To The Brain
 

Scientists have believed that Beta Amyloids that form in the brain may be the cause of Alzheimer’s Disease. Well, it turns out they may be wrong. A study by researchers from Stanford University found that amyloids actually relieved paralysis in mice suffering from a type of multiple sclerosis where immune cells attack the myelin sheath around a nerve causing cognitive defects and loss of motor control. The mice that received amyloids injections improved and regained motor control;,  however, upon termination of, the injections of the amyloids, the mice MS symptoms returned.
 

Other researchers have found that a lot of amyloids are produced after an injury has occurred which increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by stopping the inflammation. These amyloid producing proteins are actually found in every cell of our body.  People who have a gene which increases the risk of Alzheimer’s also had much lower levels of amyloid proteins which is the opposite of what scientists would have expected. This may mean that beta amyloids may be attempting to help the body instead of being the cause of Alzheimer’s.
 

Possible Approach To Stopping Cancer Spreading To The Brain

Research reported in Discover Magazine found that there may be a way to stop breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. The researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center found a tiny fragment of genetic material known as microRNA called miR-7, which shuts down a protein found in breast cancer that helps the cancer cells travel through the bloodstream to the brain. This microRNA also seems to stop the cancer cells in their uncontrolled growth.
 

Some Breast Cancer Treatments May Not Be Necessary

Researchers have been finding that there is a great deal of overtreatment for breast cancer that may not be necessary and may actually even be harmful.  Several studies reported at the  San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium identified a group of breast cancer patients that may not need to have additional treatments for breast cancer. One study found that many older women can skip radiation after surgery for early stage tumors.Another study included 35 women who had widely spread cancer cells that had shrunk after they initially received chemotherapy treatment. Half of these women had surgery to remove the breast or the lumps as well as any cancerous lymph nodes. The rest of the group did not have surgery. After two years, 40% of both groups were alive suggesting that the chemo was enough to stop the cancer without having to also undergo surgery.

Another study found that breast cancers found at an early stage that are treated with surgery followed by hormones or chemo may not need radiation. In this study of 1,326 patients 65 or older, who had their early stage cancer driven by hormones, half were given radiation and half were not. After five years, 96% of both groups were alive.

Finally, researchers found that treating a small tumor that involves the gene targeted by the drug Herceptin could be treated with “light chemo” instead of heavy-duty chemo. This light chemo involved giving 406 women paclitaxel plus Herceptin for 12 weeks followed by nine months of Herceptin alone. Over three years later, only four of the 406 women had the cancer recur in the same breast.

What all this research is pointing to is ways to reduce the overtreatment of breast cancer. To me, this also raising the question as to whether there are other cancers that are also being over treated?
(Reported by Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press)
 

The Bacteria In Our Guts Communicate In Amazing Ways

Researcher Bonnie Bassler with Princeton NJ reported that bacteria have a very sophisticated way of communicating with each other. When the bacteria reach a number sufficient to carry out their genetic function, they start taking action as a synchronized unit.

Whether the bacteria are good or bad, this lets them coordinate their defenses and/or mount attacks. The way these bacteria communicate with each other is by making and secreting small molecules. When the bacteria is alone, these molecules just float way. When there is a large enough group of bacteria, these molecules increase and when they reach a certain amount, the bacteria can tell how many neighbors it has and then all the bacteria take action as a group. In addition, the bacteria can also determine the presence and strength of other bacteria colonies.

One of the things researchers are beginning to explore is how to increasing the communication between our beneficial bacteria and interfere with the communications between the harmful bacteria.
(Reported Mercola.com Dec 19, 2012)

More Proof That Intense Interval Training Works

Interval training is where you do very intense exercise for a very short period of time followed by exercising more slowly. This results in a much shorter exercise time that also is much more effective. One research study by Colorado State University had men pedal stationary bikes at their top speed for 30-second segment and then had them pedal slowly for 4-minutes. They repeated this sequence four more times. The men burned about 200 calories more throughout the rest of the day.

Another approach that I’ve been using is to walk for 30 seconds at 3/4 speed, followed by 20 seconds of walking at 7/8 speed and then walking or running full out for 10 seconds. Next, I walk at a normal pace for 1 minute. You repeat this sequence 4 to 6 times and do it every other day or every third day. So…pick an interval training method you like and get moving!
(Reported Prevention February 2013)

How To Get Your Best Exercise Benefits

Tied into the benefits of Interval Training, researchers from Arizona State University looked at blood pressure levels for people who walked for 30 consecutive minutes and those who did three 10-minute walks during the day. It turned out that the three 10-minute walks reduced blood pressure more than the 30-minute walks. It also kept the participant’s blood pressure lowered for 9 hours longer than the 30-minute walkers. So...if you’re going to walk, do it in 10-minute bursts of exercise so you get the full benefits.

Cupping - A Method To Stop Pain

Cupping is an ancient therapy that acupuncturists use to stop pain. It involves placing glass cups on your body and creating suction on the surface of a person’s skin by first heating the air in the cup. Researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany found that cupping reduced chronic neck pain by an average of 45% among people in a 2011 study.

Practitioners of cupping have used it in conjunction with acupuncture for treating pain, colds, sinus problems, high blood pressure, asthma and painful periods. While cupping creates bruises due to the suction, the bruises clear up in 5 to 10 days. So…if you’ve got pain or any of the other problems it seems to work for, go get cupped.

US Fish Stocks Making Amazing Recovery

The Natural Resource Defense Council has been working for years to stop overfishing in US Fisheries. They’ve worked with fishermen, regulatory organization and filed lawsuits. Well, there has been an amazing turnaround in the health of our fish species in New England and the Pacific Northwest. THE NRDC reported that of 44 fish stocks that had been overfished, 64% have returned to healthy levels or have made significant progress in recovering. Some of the species include haddock, Pacific Ocean perch, summer flounder and black sea bass.

The NRDC estimates $31 billion in economic benefits and 500,000 new jobs. So…to those who say protecting the environment doesn’t pay, they are simply wrong.
(Reported NRDC Nature’s Voice, Fall

Special Offer On Full Spectrum Tubes to Brighten Your New Year!
Since winter and the mid-winter blahs are here, you might want to consider doing your own experimenting with the Full Spectrum Fluorescent Tubes that I've talked about at my keynotes and seminars and in the Teplitz Reports. These tubes are great. You'll feel better and function better under these tubes.

Here's what an employee at one of our clients offices said about the tubes:

"Before the lights, I got headaches all the time. My eyes hurt the most from the moment I walked into the office. By the end of the day, I was exhausted, and my eyes hurt and burned. It was a dramatic change with the new tubes from the first day. I worked on a computer all day and I was not exhausted and had no headache."

As a special offer, if you order a package of 10, four foot, T12, 40 watt tubes (these tubes are 2 1/2 inches in diameter) or a package of 12, four foot 32 watt tubes (these tubes are 3/4 inch in diameter), I will give you a 10% discount (shipping is extra). To get the discount you must call Sandy at my office to place your order. Call her at 800 77-RELAX. For more information about the tubes, go to my website at www.Teplitz.com/lights.htm. Offer expires January 31st so be sure to put this at the top of your resolution list!

THANKS, THAT'S IT FOR THIS MONTH!