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Just very recently, scientists discovered a new form of bacterial parasite in human saliva and it lives inside the mouth, that can only thrive when it infects other bacteria around it. New form of parasitic bacteria in human saliva exists when infecting other bacteriaResearchers from the University of Washington School of Dentistry made the announcement of this discovery during this year’s annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. “They’re ultra-small bacteria, and live on the surface of other bacteria,” Jeff McLean, the study lead and an associate professor of periodontics ,told the audience. This bacteria has only 700 genes , which is a low gene count for a bacteria but is similar to a strain of bacteria that infects other bacterial cells, but according to researchers, this one is unique because it is a free living cell that hunts down potential hosts. The parasitic bacteria called TM7, this did not catch the eyes of prying researchers upon stumbling across a mysterious fragment of RNA, until upon a deeper scrutiny that they found out it was in fact a bacteria. This parasitic bacterium latches itself into the membrane of the A. odontolyticus bacteria, until this parasitic bacterium sucks out the life of the host bacteria. Which when left alone to thrive, have been found to make gum disease even worse. Not until this recent discovery, scientists from previous studies have in fact shown that the mouth is a highly diverse ‘community’ of organisms from viruses, fungi, bacteria and protozoa. Majority of these organisms are in fact, bacteria. The most common diseases that occur in the mouth are tooth decay and gum disease Image Credit: New Form Of Life In Human Saliva Is A Bacterial Parasite – IFL Science The post New Discovery Of Bacterial Parasite In Human Saliva Found appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/bacteria-human-saliva/amp/
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These secret government warehouses are for preparations in the event of a possible health catastrophe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the Strategic National Stockpile, containing almost every available medical supply to address any health issue that may arise. Medicine and supplies tucked away in secret government warehouses.These secret government warehouses, however, are strategically situated in different yet secret locations by the US government, for which the supplies found inside these strongholds hold every imaginable medical supplies in the aftermath of a massive chemical, biological or nuclear attack. “If everybody knows exactly what we have, then you know exactly what you can do to us that we can’t fix,” says Greg Burel a director of the stockpile program. “And we just don’t want that to happen.” Burel, who was granted the go signal to disclose some general details about the program, pointed out that thousands of citizens may be dependent on these supplies in the event of a catastrophe. The number of these warehouses, what they contain in detail and their locations are deemed classified, according to Burel, but pointed out that the stockpile inventory is valued over $7 billion. Foreseeable concernsHealth experts, however, express concerns over how these supplies may be deployed in the event of an emergency. “The warehouse is fine in terms of the management of stuff in there. What gets in the warehouse and where does it go after the warehouse, and how fast does it go to people, is where we have questions,” says Dr. Irwin Redlener, a director of the Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness. Very extensive stockpileBurel also said that the stockpile is very large and can be bigger than two super malls combined. The Strategic National Stockpile was believed to have been started way back in 1999 with a seed budget of $50million. Inventory has thus far been increased to keep up with the times. “We have the capability, if something bad happens, that we can intervene in a positive way, but then we don’t ever want to have to do that. So it’s kind of a strange place,” says Burel. “But we would be foolish not to prepare for those events that we could predict might happen.” With a possible man-made or weather catastrophe, these secret government warehouses may soon be the answer. Image Credit: Inside A Secret Government Warehouse Prepped For Health Catastrophes – NPR The post There Are Indeed Secret Government Warehouses appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/secret-government-warehouses/amp/
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To build leg strength and form you may aim to get diamond calves to help train your muscles to be more agile and flexible. Strong enough to ensure extended periods of standing or exercise routines. Get diamond calves the proven wayThe calves respond fairly well to training and a good way to ensure good strength and here are some calf-busting workouts you need: D.C Style: This is characterized by a slow three count with a good stretch to the bottom. Do a sudden exploding movement on every third-count as hard as you can. Steady and controlled: with a similar concentric and eccentric portions, do a full range of motion. Make sure to always focus on feeling the muscles instead of the movements. Burnout sets: There are good high-repetition finishers done with bodyweight, low weight and calves hitting failure. Training the calves correctly man be painful, but it does have its weight in gold. Do the routines twice a week for 3 months and see the results right away. Week 1, Day 1:• Box Jump: From a moderate height, do three to four sets of five to six. No max-effort jumps. • Seated Calf Raise: Three sets of 15 to 20 reps using the DC protocol. • Bodyweight Calf Raise (100s): One set of 100 reps with bent knees Week 1, Day 2:• Leg Press Calf Raise: With knees bent, perform three sets of 12 to 15 reps using slow and controlled motions. • Donkey Calf Raise: Three sets of 12 to 20 reps with knees bent using the DC • Jump Rope Finisher: Vary between intervals and straight time. Volume will depend on conditioning program and training. Leg press calf raise.Load weights on your standard leg-press sled and place the balls of the feet on the bottom sled for maximum stretch and contractions. Bend knees slightly and do not allow the sled to slide off the feet. Donkey calf raisePlace the balls of your feet on a stable object to allow you to fully stretch the calk. Keeping the legs straight and do not fully lock the knees. Bodyweight calf raiseDo sets of 100 and vary the movements with knees bent and knees straight. Box JumpsDo explosive jumps but make sure to step down and reset before jumping up. Follow up with rebounding box jumps to add additional value to your exercise. Jump ropeMake sure to combine your jumps with double unders, crossovers and intervals where you bring the knees up to the waist. With these power moves you may be able to feel some pain in your calves but it will surely get you the desired results you need. The post Power Moves To Get Diamond Calves Fast appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/get-diamond-calves/amp/
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Consuming too much protein may result to any or either of the both, especially since the body’s need for protein is dependent on several factors and may not be the same for everyone. When are we consuming too much protein?The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies recommend that 98 percent of the general population may be able to get their average requirement of protein if they eat at least .36 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily. That figure is the standard for the RDA, which is the popular textbook guidelines for measuring the nutritional values of food and the ones that are often shown on food labels. With that standard measurement, it equates to about 54 grams of protein for an average 150-pound woman and 72 pounds of protein for an average man weighing about 200 pounds. Americans eat more protein than recommendedA 2010 report from the US Department of Agriculture show that the average American actually consumes more protein than the prescribed RDA benchmark, where men were consumed 98 grams daily, while women consumed 68 grams. There were some adults that had less protein intake among older ones and some teenage girls, but the report would show that many Americans are either meeting level or slightly over it. Problem over semanticsTo say the least, it would be misleading to declare that consuming ‘too much protein’ based on the report may tend to confuse people into believing that going slightly over the recommended values could be generally bad. Instead, the more appropriate tone could be eating ‘more than enough’ protein. But questions abound with how one conducts daily activities like exercise or workouts compared to a sedentary one. As the RDA suggests it at .36 grams per pound of body weight, it gives one the idea that this is based on an average person’s weight. Surely, if one goes through a rigid training exercise or workout program, it follows that the person would need more protein in his body. So it would follow that an athlete or a weightlifter can perform well with that average level, then they could perform better with a higher protein intake. Extra calories from extra proteinYou might be surprised to find out that having more than enough protein in the body can end up as calories and add more weight to the body. You eat protein to get your amino acids and build your own protein- based body parts like the muscles, skin, hair, nails, enzymes and every kind of components that make up the cells. The body, however, only has the capability to convert proteins at a maximum level. Figure this out, having an extra 100 grams of protein will not make the body decide to build 100 grams of muscle and hair, instead, that protein will just end up as food. For example, you have a 20-galloon gas tank in your truck, what happens when you decide to pump in 30 galloons for gas? It either gets spilled or you store the extra gas in gas containers. Just like the body burns carbohydrates and fat as fuel, so does protein. That effect is also a characteristic of bodybuilders and gaining mass. They are healthy, but they have a heavier body weight, thanks to mass gained by the body in the form of bigger muscles. If all proteins consumed by the body gets to be converted, then imagine seeing body builders as huge as elephants or whales, just because all protein consumed gets converted. In summary, make sure to track your food or protein consumption with your activity going slightly over the protein values based on RDA may not be generally harmful. All that’s needed is an awareness of how you have your proteins, how much you need inside of you and how to burn it with your training workouts to give you the benefits of gaining mass. The post Is Consuming Too Much Protein Healthy appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/consuming-much-protein-healthy/amp/
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This, after a woman from England went to see doctors for fear that she was going blind in one eye, without knowing that a smartphone made someone momentarily blind in another part of the country. Has any smartphone made someone momentarily blind?The 22- year old British lady began complaining about having occasional blurry visions in one eye that happens at least once or twice a week. But she noticed the condition getting worse when it started happening every night. Tests and brain scans were conducted, but doctors found no problems. In another part of the country, a woman was also complaining about losing vision for 20 minutes at length in one eye and fearing that it may be caused by a stroke, landed her in a hospital’s emergency room. Tests, however, gave no conclusive diagnosis for her condition. Transient Smartphone BlindnessResearchers from the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London said that the condition is known as transient smartphone blindness, believed to be caused by a habit of gazing at a smartphone before falling to sleep. The young lady recounts that it has been her habit of checking her cellphone lying in bed and using her right eye. Her left eye is often covered by a pillow or blanket. The other patients, says that she always checks her cellphone every day before getting up. She said this habit has been going on for more than a year already “They were looking at their smartphones and they just happened to have one eye covered because they were lying in bed,” says Omar Mahroo,who leads the study. “The retina is pretty amazing because it can adapt to lots of different light levels, probably better than any camera,” he says. “It can reduce its sensitivity, so that when you’re on the beach or in the bright snow you can still see relatively well,” he says One eye blindThe retina adjusts the light that enter the eye and can adapt to different variations of lighting and brightness levels. This was what these to ladies may have caused their ‘blindness’ to occur. Both patients were asked the view their smartphones with only the left eye, followed by only the right eye in some occasions. Both ladies began to realize that the ‘blind’ eye were the ones they often use to gaze at the smartphone screens before sleeping. Mahroo and his fellow researchers, to prove their point, conducted experiments on themselves where they went into a pitch black room with one eye covered then gazed at a smartphone for 20 minutes before powering it down. True enough, using a device that gave out bursts of dim light, the exposed eye to the lighted screen took time to adjust to the new light environment. Although Mahroo believes that it is not conclusive that smartphones may eventually lead to permanent blindness, there is still enough reason to caution that smartphone made temporarily blind is highly plausible and that too much exposure could cause some vision-related conditions. The post Has A Smartphone Made Someone Momentarily Blind ? appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/smartphone-momentarily-blind/amp/
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This, after a team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute of the University of California, San Diego and Illumina Inc., claims their study reveals groundbreaking results in determining how a single neuron gene is responsible for breaking down information from DNA to RNA and even protein production in the body. Single neuron gene ‘communicates’ with cellsThe study recently published in the journal Science, researchers were able to isolate and analyze single neuronal nuclei from the human brain that allows classification of around 16 subtypes in the brain’s cerebral cortex that processes cognition, thought and other mental functions. “Through a wonderful scientific collaboration, we found an enormous amount of transcriptomic diversity from cell to cell that will be relevant to understanding the normal brain and its diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and depression,” says TSRI Professor and neuroscientist Jerold Chun, who collaborated the study with bioengineers Kun Zhang and Wei Wang of UC San Diego and Jian-Bing Fan of Illumina. Relatively just the sameEven while parts of the cerebral cortex – also known as the brain’s ‘gray matter’ – look different under a microscope due to its varying shapes and densities that form cortical layers and larger regions- the neurons are all fairly the same. Understanding the brain is a unique organ the researchers agree that individual brain cells are unique but has the possibility of reflecting distinct transcriptomic differences like the RNA carrying copies of the DNA code structure outside the nucleus to help determine which proteins the cells produce. Using highly-developed tools to isolate and sequence single cell nuclei, they were able to decipher the microscopic quantities of mRNA in each nucleus that revealed different combinations of the 16 subtypes that make the brain’s regions look and function differently. They found that the neurons showed similarities, but also exhibited many differences in the transcriptomic profiles revealing that single neurons with shared characteristics would kead to differences in their cellular function. “Now we can actually point to an enormous amount of molecular heterogeneity in single neurons of the brain,” said Gwendolyn E. Kaeser, a UC San Diego Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program student studying in Chun’s lab at TSRI. This groundbreaking discovery on the single neuron gene, according to experts, may soon pave the way for new approaches in the treatment of degenerative diseases and develop better medicines and therapy. The post Single Neuron Gene May Be The Key To Unlock Mysteries of The Brain appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/single-neuron-gene/amp/
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What’s key to torching fat is to know what to do and what not to. Experts agree that burning fat and staying fit must always be consistent. Carefully planned exercise is the key to torching fat.By now you know that no amount of medicines can effectively torch fat without exercise. If there’s one, then it guarantees to last only for the short term and then you get the fat back again. Myth: Cardio only workoutThis is a myth not worth anything, probably just very little. It may do some fat burning, but is an inefficient way of losing it. Experts agree that high intensity interval training is the best way to go at it. Myth: Use light weightsThis is one myth that would only frustrate you. Using weights can in fact help burn fat easier and faster. Using weights increases the metabolic rate due to the process of muscle repair. Myth: Targetted fat mobilizationThis could lead to mascular imbalance and possible injury. Working on a certain area too much like the arms or core and ignoring the back and chest would result to poor muscle mobilization in all areas. This could result to poor muscle development and recovery. Myth: Machines onlyDo not just limit workouts to machines, but make sure to use free weights as well. Limiting your workouts to machines could result to poor muscle activity and lets you lose more energy without causing an impact on fat and muscle mobilization. But keeping fit need not take you more than an hour and experts agree that at least 30-minutes of time spent a day for regular cardio training and some simple but effective routines are guaranteed to let you keep a good body frame. TreadmillStart putting back that treadmill to good use and plan with it on your next trip to the gym. Do at least 8 to 10 minutes of interval blasts and no more than that. Start by doing speed intervals, it gives a good cardio at the same time starts letting you burn fat. Raise the incline once your body adjusts to the each difficulty level. Work your arms by letting go of the side rails when running. The more you move your arms, the more calories you burn. Elliptical machineMake sure to grab the handles when working the machine for a total body workout. Use arm strength to burn calories. Put the resistance belts to good use when you up the ante on both the arm and leg muscles when you tighten the resistance belts. Maintain your pace as there is a tendency for you to slow down when the elliptical momentum starts to kick in. Make sure to maintain your pacing between 140 to 160 strides per minute. Include intervals by alternating your workouts from easy to intense. This will give you a workout momentum that allows you to recover as well in between reps. WeightsThis helps you heat up the muscles, start with bodyweight exercises first, as studies shown that body weight routines have been proven to burn more calories than working out with a good set of dumbbells. Incorporate high intensity interval training, like the Tabata workout to get you burning calories fast. Work the body to create instability like standing on a leg while doing bicep curls or workout using an exercise ball as more muscles get to work to help you achieve that balance when working out, thus, maximizing the effect. Do supersets, as these are good combinations which is also key to torching fat that will allow you to work those muscles better and help you burn fat faster. The post Effective Exercise Is The Key To Torching Fat appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/key-torching-fat/amp/
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A study group from the University of Columbia claims that more than one in three Canadian senior citizens are given a prescription medicine that could be risky for older patients. Harmful Medications Prescribed To Canadians Do More Harm Than GoodMany of these medications, according to study author Steve Morgan who is also a professor of health policy, are no longer effective for people beyond 65 years old due to changes in metabolism. Among these medicines are benzodiazepines which are sedative hypnotics and used to treat insomnia and anxiety disorders. These are also costing the aging public no less than $ 400 million every year or an equivalent of $75 dollar for every Canadian aged 65 and up. The findings were published recently in CMAJ Open and highlighted the effects of these ill-prescribed medicines for the health of geriatrics. “We can do a better job. We can actually get better health outcomes for less money if we invest in the policies and practices to encourage appropriate prescribing,” says Morgan. The analysis was based from data and prescription claims for those 65 and older in all Canadian provinces for 2013 with the exception of Quebec. Their analysis led to findings that 37 percent of older Canadians were also filled one or more prescriptions that have been listed as potentially inappropriate by the Beers Criteria– a standard followed by the American Geriatric’s Society. The study also found that a high proportion of this population is women at 42 percent and men at 31 percent. Estrogens accounted for most of the prescribed drugs. “Canada has had some really excellent examples of initiatives that actually do work,” says Morgan. “We haven’t had the sizeable and sustained investments that are necessary to change culture because prescribing appropriateness is much about culture and expectations as it is about the evidence and science of a particular product.” Morgan and his team believes that a national strategy should integrate programs to monitor an evaluate patterns of prescriptions and health outcomes, as these are crucial in determining what types of medicines the older population actually needs. The team is believes that with this system getting back into the right track, harmful medications prescribed to Canadians will no longer become a health concern. Image Credit: Harmful medication prescribing to Canadian seniors costs $419M a year – CBC The post Harmful Medications Prescribed To Canadians Increases Risk of Danger appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/harmful-medications-prescribed/amp/
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Book author and chemist Eric Block has the definitive answer why onions make us cry based on his new book, where he identified the substance as syn-propanethial-S-oxide. A Mouthful For A Substance That Answers Why Onions Make Us Cry.This substance, according to Block in his new book Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and The Science, which has evolved through time as a defence mechanism to prevent it from getting eaten. “See, the onion is a perennial bulb that lives in the ground with lots of critters who are looking for a snack,” says Block. “So it has evolved a chemical defence system.” A cross-sectional examination of the onion, according to Block, would show us that the onion’s bulb shape is a work of genius. In each cell you will find a glob called a sealed vacuole, that is filled with enzymes. When these cells get torn through teeth bites of knife cuts, the blobs break up to release the enzymes and mix together with other substances of the onion to generate that irritating concoction. Because these substances are very tine, it gloats in the air and find their way to the eyes or nostrils of the one nearest to the sliced onion. How to avoid from shedding tears?Slicing onions with a fan blowing air against it and away from the face would divert the flight of the irritating substances and keep it away from the slicer. Another way is to pop the onions inside the fridge for a few minutes before slicing them, as the substances are less volatile when cold. Using goggles may not be helpful either, since the molecules could still go up through the mouth and nostrils, eventually leading up to the eyes to cause irritation. However, don’t try to shun onions away from your diet as the very same irritants are the ones that give onions its tasty flavour. Before you get too sentimental, try using what Block is recommending and stop focusing too much on why onions make use cry and instead, enjoy the good tasting pleasure that you can get out of it, The post Why Onions Make Us Cry appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/onions-make-us-cry-not-drama/amp/
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A single strand of hair with all of its characteristics may be fairly complex, but a team of researchers was able to develop a method of creating 3D printed hair in minutes. 3D Printed Hair Is Not As Easy As You ThinkResearchers from the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were inspired by animal and human hair, even plants. They tried find ways to mimic these patterns through less resources and time. It was a pain-staking process not because of the hardware need, but the software programmed to design and recreate the patterns. From this they were able to develop Cillia. Their work was presented before the Association for Computing Machinery’s CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. What previously took hours to do, now could only take minutes with the Cillia software platform. More Than Just Wigs Or Toupe.Designers can now create figures with detailed surface textures like coarse bristles, and paint brushes among others with the use of Cillia. While the micro-pillar structures are not intended to create wigs, the researchers claim that it may be possible. “When people hear about 3-D printing hair, the first thing they think about is definitely hair extensions, but the purpose of this project is looking beyond the aesthetic perspective,” says study author Jifei Ou an MIT graduate student. “What kind of new functionality can we bring to the material?” They studied three main functions like adhesion, sensing and actuation, as they went on creating printed arrays similar to Velcro pads with LED lights. They also even invented hair that has the ability to move objects using a series of vibration movements using the hair structures. Just like real hairWhat made the cillia study unique is that researchers aim to use these materials to detect movements of fluid or air, similar to organic hair that act as sensory receptors. “We are also looking for more functions that hair structure can provide. For example, thermal protection,” Ou explained. They hope to someday explore the possibility of making it as real as hair, but the focus of their studies right now are more on its practical uses in industries or machinery. They however, did not close their ideas on it becoming a breakthrough technology in medicine or biology. With the 3d printed hair already in the picture, it would not be a distant reality that it could become a good mane of hair. Image Credit: Researchers hope to go beyond wigs with 3-D printed hair – CNN The post The Future of 3D Printed Hair appeared first on NUTRITION CLUB CANADA. via NUTRITION CLUB CANADA http://nutritionclub.ca/future-3d-printed-hair/amp/ |
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