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"Metabolism of estrone is dependent on many things, including your genes, body weight, habits, environment, and diet. Alcohol, obesity, a family history of breast cancer, pesticides, synthetic progesterone, and environmental pollutants will raise your risk. A balanced lifestyle, normal body weight, regular exercise, and a diet rich in antioxidants and cruciferous vegetables can help to reduce your risk. How lifestyle affects your metabolism is the topic of chapter 4; this chapter will examine how your hormones are broken down." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Daily intake of 8 micrograms per kilogram of body weight was shown to be more effective than 4 micrograms per kilogram of body weight in women with gestational diabetes. To determine how much chromium you will need to reach 8 micrograms per kilogram of body weight, divide your body weight by 2.2, which will convert weight in pounds to weight in kilograms. And then multiply that by 8. This will provide you with 8 micrograms per kilogram of body weight." - Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D., Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health (Get the book.)

"It enables a person of limited stature to apply deep pressure over the area to be penetrated, by using their full body weight. ROLFING AND ASTHMA Rolfing can be very effective in correcting the hunched posture assumed by some asthmatics, and for loosening and breaking up muscle tension around the spinal column and scapular region. Pain tolerance levels must be considered and need to be carefully monitored but, provided the patient can cope with this treatment, rolfing is suitable for adults who believe the cause of their distress is due to a misaligned body structure." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"It is generally recognized that a normal body requires about eight glasses of water each day, or about one half ounce for every pound (33 ml per kilogram) of body weight. The raw fruits and vegetables we eat supply some of the water in our diet, and the rest is made up in what we drink. If we feel thirsty often, this is an indication that we are dehydrated. Both the color and the amount of urine produced are good indicators of whether we are drinking enough water or not. We should urinate every few hours." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"His body weight fell from 254 pounds to 204. His longtime cardiologist wanted him to return to Columbus for an additional angiogram and, likely, more stents, but Jim was adamant about sticking to the arrest-and-reverse program. He found another cardiologist who did some research on me and was supportive of what Jim was trying. "If Dr. Esselstyn says do something," he told Jim, "I'll work with you." By April 2005, tests revealed that Jim's left ventricular ejection fraction had returned to 62 percent—normal." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"BPA per kilogram of body weight. Since then, investigative techniques for determining cell dysfunction in the lab have dramatically improved, allowing researchers to look at many chemicals' subtler effects. As it turns out, a number of studies show that BPA alters the activity in animal and human cell cultures at just one twenty-five-thousandth of the dose that the EPA deemed caused adverse health effects twenty years ago." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Normal body weight" is a social construction. As long as we stay away from the sides of the U-shaped curve, we are not faced with escalating mortal hazard. To argue otherwise is to pervert science; defining obesity short of the steep slope is a social construction that creates a vast marketplace for unnecessary and unproven remedies. Furthermore, I wonder if we won't learn that the entire U-shaped curve is slowly shifting to the right, so that "morbid obesity" in my generation will be less weighty than that in the generations to come. There is precedent with almost all such measures ?" - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Calcium makes up about two percent of adult body weight. Calcium in the body rises from an average of 24 grams at birth to about 1300 grams (about three pounds) at maturity. During the 20 or so years of growth, an average of 180 mg of calcium needs to be added to the bones each day. In the maximum growth period of life (ages 10 to 17), 300 mg of calcium need to be added to the bones each day. Calcium is an essential nutrient that has a vital role in nerve and muscle function. Calcium assists with enzyme processes and blood clotting." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"A study conducted in Canada found that being obese (compared with having a normal body weight) increased the overall risk of developing cancer by 34 percent, with much larger risks for certain cancers: 95 percent for cancer of the ovary, 93 percent for cancer of the colon, 66 percent for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, and 61 percent for leukemia. The researchers calculated that obesity was responsible for 7.7 percent of all cancers in Canada." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"The highest biosynthesis of vitamin C is in the mouse, which synthesizes 275 mg of vitamin C per kilogram of body weight daily; this works out to about 20 grams (20,000 mg) daily for a 70-kilogram person. If humans could synthesize their own vitamin C, the amount synthesized daily might be between 2800 mg and 20,000 mg. If humans could synthesize their own vitamin C, the amount synthesized daily might be between 2800 mg and 20,000 mg." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The Nurses' Health Study researchers statistically adjusted their results for many potentially confounding factors: body weight, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, early heart attack in a parent, history of breast cancer in mother or sister, previous use of birth control pills, number of children, age of onset of period, diet, alcohol use, multivitamin use, vitamin E use, aspirin use, and regular exercise. Despite this meticulous statistical caution, however, the most elegant aspect of the Nurses' Health Study may also have been its tragic flaw." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Further, while swimming the body weight is partially supported by the water. This means that strain and pressure on muscles and joints is lessened, which in turn promotes freedom of movement in the water. The result is that swimming involves less physical demands on the body than sports such as running or cycling. The same reason means that aqua-aerobics and hydrotherapy are also good exercise for people whose bodies, or asthma, are not able to take the strain of higher pressure sports." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) recommends BMD testing for postmenopausal women who have a risk factor for osteoporosis (smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, body weight of less than 127 pounds, family history of osteoporotic fracture, or prior vertebral fracture), and all women over the age of sixty-five. I believe the logic of this measure is deeply flawed; judging older women by standards for young women doesn't make any sense. The t scores are calculated by comparing how much a woman deviates from the bone density of a healthy young woman." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Maintain a normal body weight. • Avoid excess alcohol (ideally limit to two or three drinks per week). • Eat two to four servings of cruciferous vegetables daily, and if you have a family history of breast cancer, take DC (400 mg/day) and monitor your metabolites. • Aim to eat four to five servings of fresh vegetables and two to four servings of fresh fruits daily. The more colorful foods are high in antioxidants and should be consumed regularly. • If your diet is not ideal, supplement with I3C (400 mg/day) and rotate antioxidant supplements." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "A balanced lifestyle, normal body weight, regular exercise, and a diet rich in antioxidants and cruciferous vegetables can help to reduce your risk. How lifestyle affects your metabolism is the topic of chapter 4; this chapter will examine how your hormones are broken down. Estrogen Metabolism Women are usually amazed when I tell them that their body makes over a dozen forms of estrogen. Our understanding of the many forms of estrogen is still very new and ever-changing. It is certainly the most complicated of all hormones metabolically, which is why studies about her use can be so confusing." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Fitzpatrick estimated that an infant exclusively fed soy formula receives the estrogenic equivalent (based on body weight) of at least five birth control pills per day. By contrast, almost no phytoestrogens have been detected in dairy-based infant formula or in human milk, even when the mother consumes soy products.16 Fitzpatrick's research confirmed problems Richard and Valerie James were encountering with their own two children, and which other parents were recounting to them about children fed soy-based formula." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "Pesticides are toxic, but the risk depends on what chemicals are in their formulation, and the amount, length, and kind of exposure; whether they are ingested in food, absorbed through the skin, or inhaled; and the body weight, age, and health of the person exposed. Great care should be taken when handling pesticides or insecticides. Breathing and skin protection should be used. Any such household chemicals must be stored away from children. Washing and peeling can help to remove some residues from fruit and vegetables, but others are systemic, found within the fruit or vegetable themselves." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Intracellular Fluid a Plasma 4% Interstitial Fluid 16% 40' Figure 7-4 Percentage of body weight in plasma, interstitial fluid, and intracellular fluid. Blood Pressure and Blood Volume As mentioned, antidiuretic hormone signals the kidneys to retain more water when blood pressure drops. Kidney cells respond to lower blood pressure by releasing the enzyme renin, as seen in Figure 7-5. Renin causes the kidneys to retain more sodium. The extra sodium draws more water back from the urine to increase blood volume." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"It is incredible how many people (even younger people) have lost so much muscle that their thighs can't even lift their body weight off the chair without some help. Try it yourself now. Strength training helps to increase muscle size and strength, increases the number of mitochondria in your body, and can boost your metabolic rate so you burn more calories at rest or sleeping. Find something you like, vary it, but try something. Using your own body weight by doing an activity such as yoga (now practiced by 17 million Americans), stair climbing, push-ups, or squats can be great." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Kleiner offers these formulas for active, exercising people who want to build muscle: Total calories: Men should consume 24 to 27 calories per pound of body weight, per day. This means a 150-pound man would need to consume about 4,050 calories per day. Women should consume 20 to 22 calories per pound of body weight. Protein: Consume .6 to .8 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. This is about twice as much as the recommended dietary allowance, but still less than the amount most Americans consume. Carbohydrates: Consume 4 to 5 grams per pound of body weight." - Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff, M.D., Healing Moves: How To Cure, Relieve, And Prevent Common Ailments With Exercise (Get the book.)

"In an additional test, an aqueous extract of UT was atoxic up to the maximum dosage of 5 g/kg body weight administered orally, and up to a concentration of 2 g/kg body weight administered intraperitoneally (Kreutzkamp, 1984). The alkaloid fraction of UT was found to be atoxic up to the maximum dosage of 2 g/kg body weight orally, and 1 g/kg body weight intraperitoneally (Kreutzkamp, 1984).] Regulatory Status AUSTRIA: Prescription drug Krallendorn® (pentacyclic chemotype). CANADA: Status undetermined." - Mark Blumenthal, The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs (Get the book.)

"A high whey protein diet reduces body weight gain and alters insulin sensitivity relative to red meat in Wistar rats. / Nutr. 2004; 134:1454-1458. Bounous G. Whey protein concentrate (WPC) and glutathione modulation in cancer treatment. Anticancer Research. 2000;20:4785-4792. Bounous G et al. Immunoenhancing property of dietary whey protein in mice: role of glutathione. Clinical Investigative Medicine. 1989; 12:154-161. Eason R, Badger T et al." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Effect on body weight of a free 76 kilojoule (320 Calorie) daily supplement of almonds for six months. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 21, No. 3, 275-283 (2002). Jenkins DJ et al. Assessment of the longer-term effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods in hypercholesterolemia. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Mar;83(3): 582-91. Jenkins DJ et al. Direct comparison of dietary portfolio vs statin on C-reactive protein. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jul;59(7):851-60. Sabate J, Haddad E, Tanzman JS, Jambazian P, Rajaram S." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Dietary fiber and body weight. Nutrition. 2005;21:411-418. Streppel MT, et al. Dietary fiber and blood pressure. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165:150-156. Upton J. New roles for fiber focus on heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure. Environmental Nutrition. 2005;28(4):1,6. Flax www.fIaxcouncil.ca; www.flaxrd.com Bloedon LT, Szapary PO. Flaxseed and cardiovascular risk. Nutr Rev. 2004;62:18-27. Chen J, Hui E, Thompson L. Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44,2nd ed., luly 2003. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Dwivedi C, Natarajan K, Matthees DP." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Clinical studies have shown that as 7-keto DHEA levels go down in middle age, body weight tends to goes up. Weight loss is stimulated by 7-keto DHEA through a process called thermogenesis, the creation of heat at a cellular level. The more thermogenesis, the higher the metabolic rate and the more that fat is literally burned up as energy. Studies have also demonstrated that 7-keto DHEA does not accumulate in the body over time and that it is free of unhealthy side effects." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"The brain is a conspicuous consumer of glucose, using 20 percent of the available fuel even though it accounts for only about 3 percent of our body weight. But it has no capacity to store fuel, so Cortisol's role in providing a steady flow of glucose is critical to proper brain function. Operating on a fixed budget of fuel, the brain has evolved to shift energy resources as necessary, meaning that mental processing is competitive. It's simply not possible to have all of our neurons firing at once, so if one structure is active, it must come at the expense of another." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Each of us needs to drink at least half of our body weight in ounces of water per day to help the body flush out the toxins and poisons. • Second: Dilute the Flor-Essence with a little more water when it is taken. Increase the dilution to 4 ounces of water instead of the recommended 2 ounces. Make sure the tea is sipped more slowly (5 to 10 minutes per cup). • Third: Ensure fiber intake is sufficient. It is recommended to consume up to 40 grams of fiber per day. Raw fruits, vegetables, or a fiber supplement can help add fiber to one's daily diet." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"They used calories burned per pound of body weight as the "dose" measure. The high-intensity groups burned an average of 1,400 calories (eight calories per pound) during the course of either three or five sessions per week. At the end of three months, regardless of frequency, the high-intensity groups cut their depression scores in half. Practically speaking, their symptoms dropped significantly. The low-intensity groups burned an average of 560 calories (three calories per pound) and lowered their scores by a third, about the same as the stretching group — and about as effective as a placebo." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Losing just a modest amount of weight (5 to 10 percent of total body weight) through diet and moderate exercise?such as walking thirty minutes a day, five days a week—can make a big difference in preventing the ravages and progression of insulin resistance. What to Do for Thick Blood and Iron Overload Viscosity relates to a physical property of blood: its thickness and stickiness, factors that determine the flow rate within the circulatory system. Interactions between the flow and the protective mechanisms operating inside arterial tissue are becoming increasingly understood." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

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