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IGOR SCHWARTZMAN</a></li> <li><a href="/pract_kendra.html">KENDRA WARD L.AC.</a></li> <li><a href="/pract_amy.html">AMY CHITWOOD L.AC.</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg"/></li> </ul> </li> <li ><a href="/med_nat.html" >OUR MEDICINE</a> <ul class="medicine"> <li class="top"><a href="/med_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/med_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li><a href="/med_treat.html">WHO WE TREAT</a></li> <li><a href="/programs.html">OUR PROGRAMS</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg" /></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/services_nat.html">SERVICES</a> <ul class="services"> <li class="top"><a href="/services_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/services_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg"/></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/faq_nat.html">FAQ</a> <ul class="faq"> <li class="top"><a href="/faq_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/faq_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li 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in equatorial regions, sunshine is not something you lack. Being a weather reporter there is for the most part straight-forward. The daily report may be along the lines of “well, it is going to be a generally sunny day…once again”. In this case, of course, being the reporter, your work-days are quite short. However, other areas, the Pacific Northwest of North America for example, tend to be less predictable. Therefore, being the weather reporter here in the Northwest, one is often stuck trying to predict which way the wind may blow, or when the sun may come out. And, that is quite the task. I can attest to the fact that most of the time…we the residents are just as skilled at predicting our own weather patterns as most of the reporters.</p> <p>So, let us focus on the sunshine. There are so many reasons why we need the sun. It lifts one’s mood and livelihood, offers more energy, makes gardens grow, and of course, provides the essential vitamin D. Did you know that vitamin D is not really a vitamin? An active form of vitamin D (1,25-D), also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecalciferol" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/en.wikipedia.org');">cholecalciferol</a>, is actually is a hormone. Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating both calcium and phosphorus levels in the body, it has an effect on the immune system and the parathyroid gland.</p> <p>Now, as for the sunshine, its UV rays are required in order to produce vitamin D in nature. In our body, vitamin D is produced photochemically in the skin. Fish, for example, contain vitamin D, but only because they feed on algae, which also use the ultra violate rays to synthesize it. This is one place where we can observe the interconnectedness of life.<br /> So, how much sunshine is enough? There are a number of factors, that will affect this, some of these are skin type, seasons, sunscreen applications, and others. However for most people about 15 minutes of sunlight per day provides an adequate dose of vitamin D. Again, in an attempt to determine an optimal dose for an individual many other factors need to be considered.</p> <p>What is an ideal dose of vitamin D that is needed? There is a plethora of factors that will affect the demand for vitamin D, these include immunodeficiencies, cancer, metabolic disorders, amount of sunshine or lack thereof, and many other conditions. The current recommended daily dose of vitamin D is at 400IU. <a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/w5p7387vwh613r54/" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.springerlink.com');">Some studies</a> have shown that we need at least 1.5 times the recommended dose to maintain optimal circulating levels in the blood. Thus, a daily intake of around 1000IU of vitamin D has a greater protective effect on the body.</p> <p>For those of you further curious about the Sunshine Blues, visit the sounds by the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CGU8jsjSTE" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.youtube.com');">Memphis Jug Band</a>, because they’ve got the blues.</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sunshine Blues", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=51" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cancer" rel="tag">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cholecalciferol" rel="tag">cholecalciferol</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=disease" rel="tag">disease</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=sunlight" rel="tag">sunlight</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=uv" rel="tag">UV</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamin-d" rel="tag">vitamin D</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=37" title="View all posts in Cancer" rel="category">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=115" title="View all posts in Environmental Health" rel="category">Environmental Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Heart Health" rel="category">Heart Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=8" title="View all posts in Naturopathic Medicine" rel="category">Naturopathic Medicine</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=76" title="View all posts in US Health" rel="category">US Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=74" title="View all posts in Women's Health" rel="category">Women's Health</a> | <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=51#comments" title="Comment on Sunshine Blues">4 Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-49"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=49" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to It Is Not All About the Genes">It Is Not All About the Genes</a></h3> <small>Thursday, April 30th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <p><a href="http://www.brucelipton.com" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.brucelipton.com');">Bruce Lipton, PhD</a> describes the idea that it is not all about the genes, our environment is what makes a real difference. Each cell receives information from the intercellular <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milieu" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/en.wikipedia.org');">milieu</a>, which is what shapes us and influences us. Dr. Lipton describes this phenomenon in his book <a href="http://www.brucelipton.com/store/biology-of-belief" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.brucelipton.com');">The Biology of Belief</a>.</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It Is Not All About the Genes", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=49" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=behavior-lifestyle" rel="tag">behavior. lifestyle</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=biology" rel="tag">biology</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cancer" rel="tag">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=environment" rel="tag">environment</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=exercise" rel="tag">exercise</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=genes" rel="tag">genes</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=stress-management" rel="tag">stress management</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=115" title="View all posts in Environmental Health" rel="category">Environmental Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=8" title="View all posts in Naturopathic Medicine" rel="category">Naturopathic Medicine</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=76" title="View all posts in US Health" rel="category">US Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=25" title="View all posts in exercise" rel="category">exercise</a> | <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=49#comments" title="Comment on It Is Not All About the Genes">2 Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-44"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=44" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to More Caffeine Buzz. Does it Really Reduce the Risk of Endometrial Cancer?">More Caffeine Buzz. Does it Really Reduce the Risk of Endometrial Cancer?</a></h3> <small>Friday, April 17th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <p>Here is another recent <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19107932?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov');">study</a> in the <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/29331/home" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www3.interscience.wiley.com');">International Journal of Cancer</a> that supports the idea of caffeine as having anti-carinogenic properties. The senior research of this work, Dr. Susan McCann of the <a href="http://www.roswellpark.org/" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.roswellpark.org');">Roswell Park Cancer Institute</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/en.wikipedia.org');">Buffalo, New York</a>, suggests that both coffee and tea may contain antioxidants that have a protective role in the body. The results of the study suggest that having four or more cups of coffee or tea per day, reduces the risk of in the <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/endometrial" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.cancer.gov');">endometrial cancer</a> by half. Women who drank two or more cups also had a reduced risk of 29 percent less likely to have endometrial cancer.</p> <p>In my view, it is much too simplistic to correlate the reduced rate of endometrial cancer to that of coffee and/or tea consumption. It is critical to consider the numerous lifestyle factors that are much more protective and preventive in nature, including exercise, stress reduction, proper nutrition, and many others.</p> <p>Although, coffee and tea may have some antioxidants, the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/012352.html" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.naturalnews.com');">dangers of caffeine</a> outweigh the benefits. Caffeine reduces absorption of iron and increases excretion of calcium. It affects the cardiovascular, the gastrointestinal, as well as the nervous systems. In women, caffeine exacerbates both the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/fibrocystic_breast_condition/article.htm" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.medicinenet.com');">fibrocystic breast</a> and premenstrual syndromes. <a href="http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html" style="font-weight: bold" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.americanpregnancy.org');">In pregnancy regular consumption of caffeine</a> may increase the rate of miscarriages, and it also crosses the placenta. These are only a few examples of the effects of caffeine on the body, and are far greater than being protective.</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More Caffeine Buzz. Does it Really Reduce the Risk of Endometrial Cancer?", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=44" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=caffeine" rel="tag">caffeine</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=caffeine-dangers" rel="tag">caffeine dangers</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=caffeine-in-pregnancy" rel="tag">caffeine in pregnancy</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cancer" rel="tag">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=endometrial-cancer" rel="tag">endometrial cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=exercise" rel="tag">exercise</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=nutrition" rel="tag">nutrition</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=pregnancy" rel="tag">pregnancy</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=tea" rel="tag">tea</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=womens-health" rel="tag">Women's Health</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=37" title="View all posts in Cancer" rel="category">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=75" title="View all posts in Digestive Health" rel="category">Digestive Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=76" title="View all posts in US Health" rel="category">US Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=74" title="View all posts in Women's Health" rel="category">Women's Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=25" title="View all posts in exercise" rel="category">exercise</a> | <span>Comments Off</span></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-23"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=23" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Cancer and Cancer Prevention!">Cancer and Cancer Prevention!</a></h3> <small>Tuesday, November 18th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p>A recent study at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests that supplementation with Vitamins C and E does not result in cancer prevention. No, it does not! There are no magic pills or beverages that will prevent cancer. Wholesome lifestyle, balanced nutrition, exercise, stress & emotional management are all necessary in order to prevent the development of chronic illness and cancer. There are too many factors and variables that play a role in each individual’s life. It is much too reductionistic to consider the fact that a single vitamin or mineral will result in complete prevention. Other studies that have discounted the benefits of folic acid and other B vitamins, calcium, vitamin D, again chose to ignore the idea that no one vitamin or nutrient is the complete solution.</p> <p><span class="minusOne">Jennifer Crum, a nutritionist at the New York University Cancer Institute, suggests that </span><span class="minusOne">“…When you take the nutrient out of its natural environment, it may not be protective. She also adds “…</span><span class="minusOne">the importance of the overall picture”, which includes exercise, nutrition, and a balanced lifestyle.</span></p> <p>Health or disease-prevention is a lifetime commitment, and is much more than taking a single vitamin or even multiple vitamins!</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cancer and Cancer Prevention!", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=23" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=calcium" rel="tag">calcium</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cancer" rel="tag">Cancer</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=cancer-prevention" rel="tag">cancer prevention</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=folic-acid" rel="tag">folic acid</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamin-b" rel="tag">Vitamin B</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamin-c" rel="tag">vitamin C</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamin-d" rel="tag">vitamin D</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamin-e" rel="tag">Vitamin E</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=vitamins-and-cancer" rel="tag">vitamins and cancer</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=37" title="View all posts in Cancer" rel="category">Cancer</a> | <span>Comments Off</span></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-19"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=19" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to July 2008 Cancer Month">July 2008 Cancer Month</a></h3> <small>Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p>July issue is all about Cancer. 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