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"Their findings are all the more alarming when you consider that their research has been conducted among a primarily white population at a time when many researchers believe lupus rates are rising most significantly among african americans. • Over the past fifty years multiple sclerosis rates have tripled in Finland, corroborating data reported in Scotland, England, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, where rates of MS have been rising at nearly 3 percent a year." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"For those in certain ethnic groups such as Native American, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Chinese, that projection may even be increased to one in two. african americans and Latinos have about twice the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. Type-2 diabetics are about three-four times more likely to develop clinical depression than non-diabetics. There is explicit hope for Type-2 diabetes being completely reversed in a relatively short time. The good news is that Type-2 diabetes is not necessarily a death sentence; rather, it is a benign disease if it is appropriately addressed." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Salt sensitivity has been reported to be more common in obese and insulin-resistant individuals, african americans, the elderly, and women with high blood pressure. For these people, lowering salt intake to the recommended levels is especially important. To summarize, sodium is a needed nutrient, but most people take in levels high enough to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Much of the sodium consumed is hidden in processed food. Chloride Chlorine (chemical symbol CI) is a poisonous, greenish-yellow gas in the halogen family of elements." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The melanin in your skin acts as a natural sunscreen that blocks up to 90 percent of UV light. Dark african americans need about seven times as much sunlight as fair-skinned European Americans to manufacture the necessary amount of vitamin D. When equatorial dwellers immigrate to the United States, they move from overexposure at the equator, and their melanin, which once provided protection from the sun, now turns into a handicap in making vitamin D." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Participants were african americans, East Africans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Those who took vitamin D supplements saw dramatic resolution of pain, fatigue, and muscle cramps. Study author Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff, through personal communication, found that these people's severe vitamin D deficiency was what had caused increased bone remodeling and subsequent skeletal pain. Normalizing their vitamin D and calcium metabolism fixed the problems: no more pain, no more fatigue, no more muscle cramps." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "The 2002 National Health Interview Survey showed that african americans and Hispanics with arthritis have more problems with limited mobility, work limitations, and severe joint pain than European Americans with arthritis. Clearly, people with more skin melanin and a higher risk for vitamin D deficiency simply have more trouble with arthritis. As the North American population ages and as people live longer, a greater number of us have osteoarthritis of the knees, back, and neck." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"We did see some african americans but in general they were fair-headed and light-skinned. I concluded that some genetic factors were involved here. I also discovered that these hyperactive children generally were very ticklish, goosey, sensitive. When I shined a light in their ears to check their eardrums, the light would bother them as if they could hear a light and see sounds. It was incredible how sensitive they were. The stethoscope was always cold on their chest even though I warmed it up." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Genotyping of two "haplotype tagging" SNPs, C44857T and A44964G, in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study population showed that in Caucasians, but not in african americans, the inferred TA haplotype had a significant LDL-C lowering effect. The adjusted LDL-C levels in the TA/TA diplotypes were significantly lower, by 6.10 mg/dl in men and by 4.63 mg/dl in women, than in individuals with other diplotypes. Caucasian men homozygous for CA, in contrast, showed significantly higher LDL-C, lower HDL-C, and higher LDL/HDL ratios." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "The effects of sodium were observed in participants with and in those without hypertension, african americans and those of other races, and women and men. In addition, as noted later, the lowest sodium intake (65 mmol/day or 1495 mg/day) superimposed on the already effective DASH dietary pattern provided the most effective BP-lowering combination. Compared to the control diet with the highest sodium level, the DASH dietary pattern with the lowest sodium level reduced SBP significantly by 8.9 and 7.1 mmHg, respectively, among participants with and without hypertension at baseline." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "In addition, BP lowering was similarly effective in men and women and in younger and older persons, and it was particularly effective among african americans and those who had high BP. These reductions occurred while body weight, sodium intake, alcohol consumption, and exercise patterns remained stable. Of note, sodium intake was not reduced and was identical in all treatment groups (3000 mg/day). Among the 133 participants with hypertension (SBP > 140 mmHg and/or DBP > 90 mmHg), the DASH dietary pattern lowered SBP and DBP by 11.4 and 5.5 mmHg, respectively." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Vitamin D and african americans. J. Nutr. 136, 1126-1129. 48. Taureen, N., Martins, D., Zadshir, A., Pan, D., and Norris, K. C. (2005). The impact of routine vitamin supplementation on serum levels of 25(OH)D3 among the general adult population and patients with chronic kidney disease. Ethn. Dis. 15(S5), 102-106. 49. Harris, S. S., Soteriades, E., Coolidge, J. A., Mugal, S., and Dawson-Hughes, B. (2000). Vitamin D insufficiency and hyperparathyroidism in a low income, multiracial, elderly population. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 85, 4125-4130. 50. Hollis, B. W. (2005)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"One recent study supporting the link between Epstein-Barr and lupus shows that african americans who test positive for Epstein-Barr are five to six times more likely to have lupus. Not surprisingly, genes play a specific role in the connection between Epstein-Barr and lupus as well. African-American and white patients who have lupus and Epstein-Barr are more likely to possess a genetic variation in the way their T cells control the immune response. Having this genetic variation significantly increases the risk of developing lupus if one has been exposed to Epstein-Barr." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"A much greater percentage of the uneducated and lower classes develop diabetes, and more specifically, a great many Native Americans, african americans, Asians, and Hispanics suffer from it. We only have to go back a little bit in history to see that this pandemic is relatively new. We have been on the planet for perhaps 3.2 million years. The Pima Indians had only one single documented case of diabetes by 1920. Their cousins the Tarahumaras, who have stuck with a natural diet, have only 6 percent incidence of diabetes, while their genetic relatives the Pimas have up to 51 percent incidence." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"They were a group of african americans in a downtrodden neighborhood. No one cared. No one was paying attention. They needed reinforcements. And they had a hunch as to where they might get just that. At the coalition's request, Dr. John Vena, then a professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and director of the Environment and Society Institute (ESI) at the University at Buffalo, joined their cause and agreed to organize a university-community partnership." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Mexican Americans, were more likely to have poorer glycemic control than african americans and non-Hispanic whites.13 Organic and nutritious foods make a meaningful impact on children's health that lasts throughout life. JORGE VALENZUELA, SAVE THE CHILDREN There is a growing awareness in Spanish-speaking communities of the importance of prudent nutrition and of the disastrous Type-2 diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Forty-five percent of the participants were from minority groups that suffer disproportionately from type 2 diabetes: african americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. The study group also included other people known to be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes: those over 60, women with a history of gestational diabetes, and people with a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Experts estimate that around 30 percent of people with high blood pressure are salt sensitive, but among african americans, the number jumps to 75 percent. And as a general rule, the higher your blood pressure, the more likely it is that a high-salt diet will make it worse. For those of you at risk for salt sensitivity, ask your doctor if you could try lowering your blood pressure with a lower-salt diet for 3 to 6 months before resorting to medication. Or, if you are the fast and furious type, drastically reduce the amount of salt you eat for a 2- to 3-week period." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"These drugs do not help african americans with left ventricular dysfunction, however. A recent study in the U.K. followed patients prospectively using a database of 1.18 million patients. Heart-disease patients who were treated with a statin, aspirin, and beta-blockers had a better rate of survival than those who were not treated with these medications; the addition of an ACE inhibitor, however, yielded no additional benefit in terms of survival.28 As in the treatment or prevention of heart disease, you have a lot more control over your blood pressure than you may realize." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "Serevent. In african americans, who made up 17% of the study population, the study showed a statistically significantly greater number of respiratory-related deaths and life-threatening events. Many required intubation (a procedure in which a tube is put down the throat to enable a patient to breathe) related to respiratory causes (twenty vs. five for placebo, a fourfold increase). In addition, there was a more than fourfold increase in asthma-related deaths and life-threatening respiratory events in patients taking salmeterol over those taking placebo." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "The data suggested that the risks of Serevent were greater for african americans than for Caucasians. About half of the patients were also taking an inhaled corticosteroid. In those patients not taking an inhaled corticosteroid, there were significantly more asthma-related deaths in all patients taking salmeterol than in those taking placebo. The manufacturers of Serevent initially showed data to the FDA that included the results from the twenty-eight-week trial plus a six-month follow-up period. The results for this period were better than those for the initial twenty-eight weeks alone." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "It affects all races and genders but is slightly more prevalent among african americans. Asthma has been on the rise in the U.S. for the past fifty years and is now the most common chronic condition in America, affecting 20 million of us. Asthma occurs when triggers in the environment cause the airways or bronchi in the lungs to contract, making it difficult to breathe and in some cases, like the one above, causing death. There are several reasons that could explain the increase of asthma over the past few decades." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"In fact, african americans are especially at risk for vitamin D deficiency because having dark skin is like wearing a permanent sun protection factor of 15 to 30. Holick says that even 48 percent of Caucasian girls aged 9 to 11 are deficient in vitamin D at the end of the winter, and 17 percent of them remain so at the end of the summer because they're all wearing sunblock. Inositol for Sleep LOOK UP "sleep disorder" on Wikipedia and you'll get no fewer than seventeen different entries ranging from bruxism (grinding your teeth) to snoring. (There's even one called sexsomnia. Give up?" - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "African Americans, the elderly, and the obese are more likely to be salt sensitive. But many people are not." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Those 75 and older, and african americans, had a use rate about 75% higher than that for whites. About 3% of all ED visits were made by patients residing in a nursing home or other institution. Of these, about three in eight were admitted to the hospital, the same proportion for all persons over age 75. How many visits are really emergencies? Of all patients who visit emergency departments, about 12% were direct admissions to intensive care, critical care (see below) or a coronary unit. This does not mean that the other 88% are not emergencies. In 1." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "Use was more common among women (49%) and less common among african americans (33%). Use was higher among those with college incomes and higher incomes, perhaps a surprising finding, considering the labels "unscientific" or "quackery" that are often attached to these practices. The most commonly treatments were herbal medicines,7 massage, megavitamins, self-help groups, folk remedies, energy healing, and homeopathy. Alternative medicine was most often used to treat chronic conditions such as back problems, anxiety, and headaches." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "The problem for women is some combination of discrimination and ignorance, the latter because presenting symptoms fot females are more varied and less predictable than they are for men. For african americans, one can only conclude that an unacceptable discrimination is at the heart of these problems. It is all too obvious that emergency services do not work as well for women and blacks as they do for men and whites. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Critical care is a new medical specialty. The first hospital coronary care units were introduced in thel960s." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "And I was reading earlier that those classified as nonurgent are dis-proportionally young adult african americans." I gathered my jacket around me. There was a chill in the air. "That's the tip of a yet another problem," she concluded. Alas, when all is said and done, we do not know the proportion of all visits to emergency rooms that are indeed emergencies. The most recent government statistics would have us believe that only about one in ten are nonurgent. Our best guess would be somewhere between one-third and one-half. So what is the problem? Is "nonurgent" the same as "inappropriate?" - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"She points out that although african americans in general have higher rates of lupus than do Caucasians—and East Ferry is largely, though not entirely, an African-American community— even so, "it still doesn't account for this lupus cluster." Moreover, one can never know how many patients researchers missed since limited funds did not allow them to knock on every one of those eleven thousand doors." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The risk of developing mela- nr^r^ ¦ t 1 tu r 3 BCC is not only the most comnoma is more than 10 times higher for whites than for mon form of skin cancer> its the african americans. However, when it does most common cancer in the United occur in blacks, melanoma is deadlier. States. The good news is that BCC, which occurs in the outer layer of the skin (epidermis), rarely metastasizes. The bad news is that if left untreated, it can invade surrounding tissue, causing serious damage and disfigurement, as well as spread to other organs. warning sign Even if treated successfully." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"In human populations, african americans have higher IGF-1 levels than Caucasians, who in turn have higher levels than Asians. Correspondingly, the twinning rates for african americans are 30% higher than Caucasians and 83% higher than Asians.30 Milk consumption increases IGF-1 levels. As mentioned in the previous section, one study showed that a glass of milk each day for 12 weeks increased blood IGF-1 levels by 10%.31 Vegan women who do not drink milk have 13% less IGF-1 levels.32 Male vegans have 9% less." - Jeffrey M. Smith, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (Get the book.)

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