Keverne's Healthy Facts

Fact #1:
Synergy is a good thing. Nature knows best.
We are now all fully aware of the cardiovascular and healthy lipid enhancing benefits of the omega 3 fatty acids found specifically in certain fish. Recently, a study using healthy human volunteers, has demonstrated even more profound benefits of using omega 3 fatty acid (EPA and DHA) in combination with supplemental taurine, an amino acid also abundantly found in seafood.Using both taurine and DHA and EPA together raised HDL and lowered LDL total cholesterol and ApoB even more than using omega 3’s alone.

DFH’s Taurine comes in either powder or capsule forms. Taurine is found in 13 synergistic DFH products including Lipoic Synergy, Chromium Synergy and Zinc Supreme.

Source: Seafood diets: Hypolipidemic and antiatherogenic effects of taurine and n-3 fatty acids.

Fact #2:
While I’m at it, maybe I’ll add some vitamin C to my blackberry chocolate cheesecake.
In another study that underscores the many important functions and properties of vitamin C, a semi quantitative food questionnaire revealed that those people with relatively high plasma vitamin C levels and to a lesser degree, higher fruit and vegetable intake, were associated with a substantially decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.

For those on the go and who have trouble getting in their fruits and veggies, DFH’s Stellar C contains both natural forms of vitamin C and citrus bioflavonoids. PaleoReds and PaleoGreens are the next best thing.

Source: Plasma vitamin C level, fruit and vegetable consumption, and the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: the European prospective investigation of cancer--Norfolk prospective study.

Fact #3:
On second thought, maybe I’ll skip the cheesecake altogether.
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Current health guidelines suggest that limiting processed carbohydrates, many of which contain high-fructose corn syrup, may help prevent weight gain, and the new data on fructose clearly support this recommendation. “Our study shows for the first time the surprising speed with which humans make body fat from fructose,” said lead author of the study Dr. Elizabeth Parks.

Fructose, glucose and sucrose, which is a mixture of fructose and glucose, are all forms of sugar but are metabolized differently. “All three can be made into triglycerides, a form of body fat; however, once you start the process of fat synthesis from fructose, it’s hard to slow it down,” she said.

Source: Dietary sugars stimulate fatty acid synthesis in adults.

Fact #4:
It appears we still have a lot of work to do.
According to a report released by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, childhood obesity is now the No. 1 health concern for kids in 2008, topping smoking and drug abuse. In 2007, childhood obesity ranked third among parents’ top 10 overall health concerns for kids.

Source: Obesity Tops List of Biggest Health Problems For Kids in 2008

Fact #5:
The niacin/liver relationship is clarified.
A research team has uncovered the likely target of niacin (vitamin B3) in the liver, which should provide a clearer picture of how this vitamin helps maintain adequate HDL-cholesterol levels in the blood and thus lower the risk of heart disease. The study indicates niacin hinders the liver from removing HDL from the blood, thus maintaining high plasma HDL levels. Importantly, niacin does not affect another major pathway known as "Reverse Cholesterol Transport." Therefore, it maintains HDL levels while still allowing the removal of other cholesterol types, explaining why niacin is especially beneficial.

Source: Niacin inhibits surface expression of ATP synthase beta chain in HepG2 cells: implications for raising HDL.