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Forget chocolates and roses this Valentine's day. Instead, cook up a Mediterranean-inspired meal with lashings of virgin olive oil to win and protect your lover's heart. New research reports that a Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil may boost the cardioprotective effects of "good" cholesterol.

Montserrat Fit, Ph.D., was the senior author of the new research and coordinator of the Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute in Barcelona, Spain, as well as the Ciber of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, also in Spain. Fit and team's findings were published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

There are two types of molecules called lipoproteins that carry cholesterol in the blood: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).

LDL is known as "bad" cholesterol, since having high levels of LDL can bring about plaque buildup in the arteries, which can result in heart disease and stroke. HDL is known as "good" cholesterol; HDL absorbs cholesterol and carries it to the liver where it is flushed from the body. Having high levels of HDL reduces heart disease and stroke.

A growing body of evidence supports the theory that the Mediterranean diet protects against the development of heart disease. Studies have also shown that the Mediterranean diet improves the lipid profile of HDLs.

"However, studies have shown that HDL doesn't work as well in people at high risk for heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases and that the functional ability of HDL matters as much as its quantity," explains Fit. "At the same time, small-scale trials have shown that consuming antioxidant-rich foods like virgin olive oil, tomatoes, and berries improved HDL function in humans. We wanted to test those findings in a larger, controlled study," she adds.

The research team aimed to determine whether eating a Mediterranean diet enriched with virgin olive oil or nuts over a long period of time would improve the beneficial properties of HDL in humans.

Fit and collaborators randomly selected a total of 296 individuals who had a high risk of heart disease and were participating in the Prevencin con Dieta Mediterrnea study. The participants had an average age of 66 and were assigned to one of three diets for a year.

The first diet was a traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with around 4 tablespoons of virgin olive oil per day. The second, a traditional Mediterranean diet supplemented with a fistful of nuts each day. The third diet was a healthful "control" diet that contained a reduced amount of red meat, high-fat dairy products, processed foods, and sweets.

Both Mediterranean diets emphasized the inclusion of fruit, vegetables, legumes (such as beans, chickpeas, lentils, and whole grains), and moderate amounts of fish and poultry.

Blood tests were conducted at the start and end of the study to measure LDL and HDL levels.

The researchers found that total and LDL cholesterol levels were only reduced in the healthful control diet. While none of the three diets significantly increased HDL levels, the two Mediterranean diets improved HDL function, and the improvement was more pronounced in the group enriched with virgin olive oil.

The Mediterranean diet enriched with virgin olive oil improved HDL functions, such as reversing cholesterol transport, providing antioxidant protection, and enabling vasodilation.

Reverse cholesterol transport is the process in which HDL removes cholesterol from plaque in the arteries and takes it to the liver. Antioxidant protection is the ability of HDL to counteract the oxidation of LDL. Oxidation of LDL triggers the development of plaque in the arteries.

Lastly, vasodilator capacity - which relaxes the blood vessels, keeps them open, and keeps the blood flowing - is improved by the Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil.

Although the control diet was rich in fruits and vegetables like the two Mediterranean diets, the diet was shown to have an adverse impact on HDL's anti-inflammatory properties. This negative impact was not observed in the Mediterranean diets. A reduction in HDL's anti-inflammatory capacity is linked with a greater risk of heart disease.

As expected, the researchers only found slight differences in results between the diets, because the variation between the two Mediterranean diets was modest, and the control diet was healthful.

"Following a Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil could protect our cardiovascular health in several ways, including making our 'good cholesterol' work in a more complete way."

Montserrat Fit

This research could contribute to the development of novel therapeutic targets, such as new antioxidant-rich foods, nutraceuticals, or new drug families that may improve HDL function, conclude the study authors.

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Q. My cat was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and her veterinarian recommended a special diet. How will this food help her?

Chronic kidney disease is common especially in older cats and dogs. Nutrition is an important part of the management of your cats condition. Clinical trials show pets with kidney disease eating specialized kidney friendly diets feel better and live longer than pets eating regular maintenance foods. When the kidneys dont function properly, phosphorus builds up in the blood stream and can cause further damage to the kidneys. So these specialized foods available by prescription youre your veterinarian are restricted in dietary phosphorus. They are also often supplemented with extra potassium, B vitamins, and fish oil for overall patient and kidney health. Animal protein is relatively high in phosphorus compared to other ingredients so, you will notice these foods often contain less meat and are lower in protein compared to over the counter pet foods. The lower protein may also help the pet with kidney disease feel better because when the body processes protein, the waste products of metabolism normally secreted by healthy kidneys builds up in blood stream and can make the cat feel ill. These foods are formulated to still provide enough protein to meet the cats needs as long as the pet eats the recommended amount. If your cat doesnt like the first diet your veterinarian prescribes, ask to try another since there are currently over a dozen specialized foods for this condition that come in different flavors and textures. Before introducing the new food, make sure you cat is feeling well. Your veterinarian will want to make sure she is well hydrated and not feeling nauseous. Then slowly introduce the new kidney friendly food. Its OK if it takes several weeks to get her to switch over but monitor her weight to make sure shes eating enough during and after the transition. You veterinarian can give you other tips to help with the transition to this new food.

--Laura Eirmann, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Nutrition, Oradell Animal Hospital

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Iam treating theDonald Trump era like Lenta long secular Lent, not just 40 days but four years a time of personal abstinence to focus on the battle ahead to lessen the damage done by a crazy man.

My own sacrifice is to give up booze. Ive decided to abstain from wine and gin gimlets and all forms of alcohol to stay sharp for Trumps term in order to push back against him, issue by issue.

All the money I save from drinking water instead of wine will be given to non-profits dedicated to enhancing the personal freedoms Trump is trying to crush.

People who are upset about President Donald Trump need to regaincontrol of their lives by finding their own rational ways of resisting.

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Civil Beat photographer Cory Lum told me hes going the opposite direction. He says he plans to drink more beer to blot out Trump. But then he reconsidered and said that he needs to go on a Trump diet, too, less sushi, better food, a full breakfast, more exercise, to get stronger, as he puts it, to weather the storm.

We both feel the need to do something physically dramatic to experience each day the loss of something we love even if its only a piece of sushi or a simple glass of wine at sunset as a reminder to keep resisting.

When I told my friend Sydney Iaukea about my plan to give up drinking for as long as Trump is president, she said, Thats huge. Or as Trump might say, UGE.

But then Trump would never consider it huge because he doesnt drink alcohol. To him, it would be a meaningless gesture and more importantly, as a narcissist, he is unable to feel compassion for anyone who sacrifices, especially not a gin-deprived member of the media he both fears and hates.

Reporters are not supposed to be activists. My plan is to push back with words: to call out Trump with nouns and verbs when the orange man talks trash about the powerless or makes scary decisions like hes been doing every day now his failed immigration ban, his confrontational phone calls to friendly world leaders, his executive orders to toss out critical environmental protections.

The New Yorkers latest cover is call to arms for Trump resisters: a revamped Rosie the Riveter painting by artist Abigail Gray Swartz.

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The time for hand-wringing and feeling helpless is over.

Iaukea is an author and a professor. She has more than a hundred students in her political science classes at Leeward Community College

Iaukea says she plans to do the same thing: push back against Trump with information, getting facts out to her students, many of whom she says lack basic information about constitutional rights, and the U.S. system of checks and balances against executive overreach.

With Trump, her deep concern is Who will guard the guards? The question asked about unchecked power nearly 2,000 years ago by the Roman satirist Juvenal.

Iaukea told me she was not surprised when Trump won because of her students widespread affection for the New York real estate developer. Now its time to make them realize the consequences of their votes.

Judd Apatow, the executive producer of the television series, Geeks and Freaks, was interviewed by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times recently for her column, Freaking Out Over Donald Trump.

Apatow says hes worried about gaining 30 pounds by binge eating during the Trump regime.

Apatow said, There are so many things that are hard to hear every day that you do want to have some Oreos. Like people say, What do you invest in during the Trump era? I feel like, Hostess Cakes. Most of us are just scared and eating ice cream.

Apatow is another who believes the best way to resist Trump is to concentrate on his actions rather than the presidents bizarre persona.

He says, I dont think it serves a purpose to be against him. It only serves a purpose to fight issue by issue.

My neighbor Wendy Wyckoff emailed me a list of 12 strategies for pushing back against Trump.

One of my favorites is, Focus on his policies, not his orangeness and mental state.

Most of the strategies are reasonable, like Keep your message positive; they want the country to be angry and fearful because this is the soil from which their darkest policies will grow.

Or very practical, like, Do not argue with those who support him. It doesnt work.

Kerrie Urosevich, one of the planners of the Womens March on Oahu, has a more down-to-earth way of resisting Trump. Shes fighting back with her mobile phone.

Every morning after she wakes up, Urosevich says it is her new habit to pick up her phone to call Republican congressional members who are wary of Trump and urge them to vote against the Presidents initiatives and his most egregious cabinet nominees.

Urosevich is an early childhood coordinator and co-founder with former President Barack Obamas sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, of a non-profit called Ceeds of Peace.

She says shes getting her three children involved by sparking family discussions every time Trump makes a racist or mean-spirited statement.

It is an opportunity for parents to have conversations with our children. So much of what Trump does is counter to the values that we as parents want out children to embrace.

Not since the 1960s of my youth has there been such a strong call to rebellion. Some are reacting by strengthening their bodies. Others are heeding the call spiritually. Hear ye: It is time stop reacting to Trumps nutty tweets and instead make a plan to push back against him with mind, body and soul.

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Drew Barrymore Wants to Hear Your Theories About Santa Clarita Diet - Vulture

February 13, 2017 Credit: Queen Mary, University of London

Obesity and a diet high in fat could lead to a harmful activation of the immune system, increasing a person's risk of heart disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

Previous research has shown that obesity increases blood pressure and cholesterol both risk factors for heart disease. Now researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation believe obesity could also trigger an immune response, increasing a person's risk of a heart attack. The findings could lead to new treatments that target this inflammation to reduce a person's risk of heart disease.

The study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, involved taking blood samples from 1,172 lean, overweight or obese people. They found that a certain type of white blood cell, or T-cell, was present in higher levels in obese people.

When the team measured the fat distribution of these same people they also found that those carrying more fat around the middle had higher levels of these cells than those carrying fat on their thighs and bottom.

T-cells are essential for the immune response as they protect the body from infections. However, they also cause inflammation which can make a number of cardiovascular diseases worse. For example, they can contribute to the build-up of fatty plaques in arteries in atherosclerosis, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

Higher levels of these T-cells were also present in mice fed a high fat diet, leading the researchers to conclude that a high fat diet, which leads to obesity, is a cause of this harmful inflammation.

Professor Federica Marelli-Berg from QMUL's William Harvey Research Institute said: "With this research we've found a direct link between the food we eat, our weight and dangerous inflammation which can cause heart disease.

"Drugs which target the molecule responsible for this inflammation are already being tested in clinical trials aimed at treating cancer. As such, it might be possible to re-purpose these drugs for the treatment of heart disease."

Dr Claudio Mauro added: "Our next step is to find out how long these harmful T-cells remain in our blood at high levels. As yet we don't know whether dieting will bring the levels of these T-cells down and reduce the risk of heart disease or whether once raised these T-cell levels remain high for life."

Professor Metin Avkiran, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Every three minutes someone goes to hospital with a heart attack in the UK. We already know that being overweight can increase your blood pressure and result in high cholesterol levels, both of which are bad news for our heart.

"This study shows that what we eat may also have an effect on our cardiovascular health via our immune system. The good news is that by knowing exactly how this harmful inflammatory process works we are one step closer to finding a way to prevent it. We now need more research to see if drugs that are already available could be a means for tackling this inflammation and lowering a person's risk of heart disease, over and above the benefits of maintaining a healthy diet."

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More information: Claudio Mauro et al. Obesity-Induced Metabolic Stress Leads to Biased Effector Memory CD4+ T Cell Differentiation via PI3K p110-Akt-Mediated Signals, Cell Metabolism (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.01.008

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I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes and put on Metformin on June 26th, 2016. I started the ADA diet and followed it 100% for a few weeks and could not get my blood sugar to go below 140. Finally i began to panic and called my doctor, he told me to get used to it. He said I would be on metformin my whole life and eventually insulin. At that point i knew something wasn't right and began to do a lot of research. On August 13th I found Lisa's diabetes story (google " HOW EVER I FREED MYSELF FROM THE DIABETES " ) I read that article from end to end because everything the writer was saying made absolute sense. I started the diet that day and the next morning my blood sugar was down to 100 and now i have a fasting blood sugar between Mid 70's and the 80's. My doctor took me off the metformin after just three week of being on this lifestyle change. I have lost over 30 pounds and 6+ inches around my waist in a month. The truth is we can get off the drugs and help myself by trying natural me

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When Eugene officials proposed putting the busy commercial section of South Willamette Street between 24th and 30th avenues on a road diet, many in the area particularly business owners were dubious.

The citys plan to reduce travel lanes for cars from four to two one in each direction meant that bike lanes could be added on both sides of the street, along with a center turn lane, without having to widen much of the street.

While some residents thought it was a good idea one that would make South Willamette safer, more conducive to cycling and walking, and more attractive to shoppers others strongly disagreed. They said that eliminating a lane in each direction would cause congestion and lead to motorists avoiding the area, hurting businesses. They said the proposal was inherently dangerous because bikes and motor vehicles dont belong together in tight spaces.

The city offered a sensible compromise to these warring points of view: Conduct a one-year pilot project along this stretch of South Willamette, which is due to be repaved in 2018, and see how it works.

The early results of the test, which began last June, are encouraging. Feedback received by the city and The Register-Guard from residents and business owners along that section of South Willamette generally has been positive. The neighborhood association said it has received no complaints.

The unending traffic jams and frequent vehicle/bicycle altercations that some feared would materialize havent. This doesnt mean the experiment has been totally problem-free city employees have received some reports of backups in northbound traffic in the mornings, sometimes going back to 32nd Avenue. Some street users have suggested relocating a bus stop, and some cyclists would like improvements in the bike lanes. But overall, the city staff hasnt identified any major problems or deal-breakers so far.

Assuming these results hold up when the final report on the pilot project is done and that the city has facts and figures to back them up, there are several take-aways from this project.

First, the pilot project began after public hearings and outreach that allowed people affected by the proposed changes to be heard.

Second, there are a number of other streets in the same situation as South Willamette, dealing with development and growth that far surpass what they originally were built to handle. While the road diet on South Willamette might not be applicable to all of these, its worth considering whether it, or something similar, might be.

Finally, rather than leaping headlong into long-lasting and initially controversial changes, the city chose to do a pilot project, at much lower cost, helped in part by securing federal grant money.

City officials should consider when and how this approach might be adapted to other situations and challenges facing the city, particularly those dealing with controversial issues or proposals.

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Add improved brain power in your golden years to the laundry list of health benefits associated with eating like a Greek.

Tons of research has already shown that a traditional Mediterranean dietloaded with fresh fruits and veggies, healthy fats like olive oil, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and fish, with moderate amounts of red wine and limited red meatmay reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, certain cancers, diabetes, and Parkinsons disease. For these reasons, the U.S. News & World Report recently named the Mediterranean diet the second best diet out there, up from fourth place last year.

The latest study, which appears online in the journal Neurology, showed that older people who closely followed a Mediterranean-style diet retained more brain volume during a three-year period than those who didnt follow the diet quite as closely. Our brains are known to shrink with advancing age, and this loss of volume and brain cells has been linked to memory and cognitive deficits. Adherence to a Mediterranean diet might slow down brain loss that normally occurs with age, says lead study author Michelle Luciano, PhD, a psychologist at of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

To arrive at their findings, researchers gathered dietary information from close to 1,000 Scottish people around age 70 who did not have dementia. Of these, 562 had an MRI brain scan around age 73 to measure overall brain volume, gray matter volume, and thickness of the cortex (the outer layer of the brain). Four hundred and one other participants returned for a second MRI at age 76. These measurements were compared to how closely participants followed the tenets of the Mediterranean diet.

Specifically, people who didnt follow the diet faithfully were more likely to have a higher loss of total brain volume over the three-year period than people who were more vigilant. The difference in diet explained 0.5 percent of the variation in total brain volume, which sound trivial, but it amounts to half the size of the variation thats due to normal aging, the researchers note. The results held when researchers adjusted for other factors that could affect brain volume, including age, education, and history of diabetes or high blood pressure.

Unfortunately, theres no one magic food or nutrient in the Mediterranean diet that researchers can say makes all the difference. We do not know what components of the diet might be beneficial for brain health, Dr. Luciano says. The study did test whether the specific intake of meat (red meat and poultry) and fish were associated with less brain loss over time, but neither was. It might be that the diet as a wholeis important for brain health rather than any individual component, she says, adding, Future research is needed to pinpoint which factors are important and how they affect brain volume.

Next the team wants to test whether the Mediterranean diet is linked to thinking skills, such as memory or information processing speed. Even without this additional evidence, the Alzheimers Association endorses the Mediterranean diet for preserving brain health. Traditional diets like the Mediterranean diet get us away from the harmful elements of the modern-day diet, says Cate Shanahan, MD, a family physician in Morrison, Colorado, author of several books including Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food. Modern diets have too many processed carbohydrates and unhealthy fats, she says.

The Mediterranean diet, by contrast, leans heavily on fresh fruits and vegetablesall of which contain antioxidants known to protect the brain as well as the heart, she adds. Its also a lifestyle. When people take the time to cook their own food and dont stop for fast food on a regular basis, they often prioritize health, so they will likely also go for regular walks and get more sleep, Dr. Shanahan says. Its a package deal. Heres how to make your daily diet more Mediterranean.

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