Healthy Behaviors and the Brain.

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

“…unhealthy behaviors lie at the root of many chronic and disabling diseases.” Major concerns are smoking, body mass, physical activity, diet and alcohol use. This seems to be true of both mental and physical health, but few long-term studies have been done. Still, overall adherence to healthy lifestyles has been poor in most cases. The […]

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Conditions: Alcohol consumption, Cancer, Chronic diseases, Cognitive impairment, Dementia, Diabetes, Exercise, Mortality, Smokers, Vascular disease

Foods: Fruits, Vegetables

Miscellaneous: Body mass index (BMI), Lifestyle

Vitamin A in Children’s Health and Eye Disease.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article. Then, to read the full article, click on the full text icon. KEY WORDS: Beta-carotene, Blindness, Children, Diarrhoea (diarrhea), Eye, Fortification, HIV, Illness, Low income, Measles, Meta-analysis, Middle income, Night blindness, Mortality, Vomiting, Vision, Vitamin A, Xerophthalmia. PMID: 21868478. Summary […]

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Conditions: Blindness, Diarrhea, HIV, Measles, Mortality, Night blindness, Vomiting, Xerophthalmia

Supplements: Beta-carotene, Vitamin A

Miscellaneous: Eye, Income

Climate Change and Children’s Health in South Africa.

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article. Then, to read the full article, click on the full text icon. KEY WORDS: Asthma, Children’s health, Climate change, Diarrhea, Limpopo Province, South Africa, Malaria, Mortality, Rainfall, Respiratory infection, Temperature. PMID: 22690167. Summary #796.

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Conditions: Asthma, Climate change, Diarrhea, Malaria, Mortality, Rainfall, Respiratory infections, Temperature

Miscellaneous: South Africa

Vitamin D Insufficiency.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Vitamin D (vit. D) occurs as D-2 (ergocalciferol) and D-3 (cholecalciferol) and they are bioidentical*. Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in infants and osteomalacia in adults by bone demineralization. With sufficient sunlight, the skin produces enough vit. D in the presence of UV light. Vitamin D-3 appears in some animal foods, such as deep-sea fish, […]

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Conditions: Allergies, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Fractures, Infection, Mortality, Multiple sclerosis, Osteomalacia, Pain, Pregnancy, Rickets, Vitamin D deficiency

Supplements: Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D, Vitamin D-2 (ergocalciferol), Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol)

Foods: Fish

Miscellaneous: 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, Bioidentical

Telomerase Activity, Longevity and Lifestyle Changes.

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Telomeres are DNA-protein complexes at the ends of chromosomes which protect the DNA. DNA cannot divide without adequate telomere maintenance. The telomeres shorten during cell division. The enzyme, telomerase, works against telomere shortening. Telomere shortening is an indicator of cell age, coronary heart disease risk, mortality risk, infectious disease, and many different cancers. Telomere shortening […]

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Conditions: Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, Infection, Mortality, Obesity, Prostate cancer, Stress

Supplements: Fish oil, Selenium, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin E

Foods: Fruits, Legumes, Vegetables, Whole grains

Miscellaneous: Aerobic exercise, Breathing, Chromosomes, DNA, Imagery, LDL-cholesterol, Lifestyle, Meditation, Ornish (Dr. Dean), PSA (prostate specific antigen), Telomerase, Telomere, Yoga

Mediterranean Diet and Longevity in the Elderly.

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Longevity is believed to be the result of consuming a Mediterranean diet and this study was an attempt to evaluate that belief. Elderly people were studied in Greece, Spain, Denmark, and Australia, which their diets being followed up to their death or to the end of the study. There are a number of common factors […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Mortality

Supplements: Bioflavonoids

Foods: Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Meat, Milk, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olive oil, Red wine, Vegetables, Whole grains, Wild greens, Wild onions

Miscellaneous: Australia, Denmark, Greece, Mediterranean diet, Spain

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