Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet is a healthy & clean diet. It has proven to help people lose weight, restore health, fight disease, lower health risk, and enjoy dieting.

The Mediterranean diet is all about eating natural, hormone free, healthy foods. Foods like natural cheese, berries, olives, kefir, whole grain bread, fresh spinach, onions, green beans, tomatoes, and sauteed peas.

A study in the March 15 Journal of the American College of Cardiology credits the "Mediterranean diet" with a lower risk of spikes in blood pressure and blood sugar, calling the diet 'strongly associated with decreased metabolic syndrome risk.'

A Mediterranean diet relies heavily on healthy fats like olive oil and unprocessed grains, produce and fish. Red meat, salt and butter are limited.
The Mediterranean diet continues to gain followers who are feasting on the healthy and delicious options featured in this way of eating. First, it should be noted that this is not a “diet” like the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet or the Adkins diet. The Mediterranean diet embraces foods that have a slew of added benefits beyond being less packed with useless calories. “lengthened life, anti-cancer and anti-depression properties, weight management, protection against Alzheimer’s disease, improved symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and decreased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and diabetes.” Cheese and yogurt are eaten in moderation. Have you tried the Mediterranean diet?

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HIV can be cured?

A 42-year-old man with HIV has been cured of the infection by a blood cell transplant, it is claimed.
Timothy Brown, an American living in Berlin, underwent the procedure to treat leukaemia in 2007.
His donor was both a good blood match and also had a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to HIV.
It involves destroying the person's native immune system with powerful drugs and radiation, then replacing it with donor cells to grow a new immune system.
Antibodies that are ineffective or disable just a couple of HIV strains are common. Now researchers have revealed three powerful antibodies have been discovered. Writing in the journal Science today, they said that one of them neutralised 91 per cent of HIV strains.
A 42-year-old HIV-infected man living in Germany has been cured according to an American medical journal.
Blood, the journal of the American Society of Haematology, says doctors believe Timothy Ray Brown has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant in 2007.
If Mr Brown has been cured, it points the way towards developing a cure for HIV/Aids infection through genetically engineered stem cells.
That study found "the patient remained without viral rebound 20 months after transplantation and discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy."
"The new cells have a natural resistance against HIV."
Three years ago, Timothy Ray Brown had been an HIV-positive leukemia patient. Prior to receiving the stem cell transplant, he underwent intense chemotherapy to completely replace his immune system.
At the time Huetter specifically was looking for bone marrow stem cell donors that contained the rare CCR5 deletion.
Since his treatment, the so-called "Berlin patient" has been effectively cured of AIDS and its disease-causing virus, HIV, but also leukemia. An "intriguing" step, AIDS researchers say
In the wake of the new German paper, AIDS and HIV researchers around the world are starting to take stock of this important finding.
"It's intriguing that this patient does not have a rebound of the HIV replication," said Jens Lundgren, an AIDS researcher and professor at the University of Copenhagen, in an interview with Deutsche Welle. "It seems that so far, this patient is one that we could call cured from HIV," he said.

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Elizabeth Edwards died of breast cancer

Elizabeth Edwards died of breast cancer yesterday at the age of 61. Whether it was on the campaign trail, during her cancer treatments or on book tours, Edwards connected with a large number of people — even as she split from husband and former Senator John Edwards.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday for Elizabeth Edwards, who died Wednesday after a long and public battle with breast cancer.

Sue Rhode is a self-proclaimed fighter. She's been battling breast cancer since 2005 and is determined to beat it with the help of family and friends.

Sue took a long pause. Elizabeth Edwards fought her disease with the public watching -- speaking about the battle and writing two books.

Patel, an Aurora BayCare oncologist, says many of his patients looked to "Elizabeth Edwards" as a source of strength, so her death will worry them.

Dr. Patel says he's reassuring his patients that is rare and reminding them every case is different.

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday and is now being remembered for the determination she showed in her battle against breast cancer.

Those last days can be defining for patients -- and family members. BreastCancer.orgRealizing that you've reached the limit can increase your anger, depression, despair, and confusion. Cancer.Net offers this advice to loved ones: "It is often difficult to remain objective when a family member or friend suddenly stops his or her treatment. However, the decision whether to receive treatment or stop treatment belongs to them. "We salute you for all you have done to surround your loved one with understanding care, to provide your loved one with comfort and calm, and to enable your loved one to leave this world with a special sense of peace and love."

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Danny baker cancer

COMEDIAN and DJ Danny Baker is fighting cancer. Yesterday he told fans on his Facebook page he would be having both chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

(As you know I am queasy about introducing vulgar real life onto the vaudeville stage so let’s keep this crisp.) Yes radiotherapy; can you beat it? This being so, the old treehouse baggy pants will be donned but sparingly.”

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It seems Danny will have to take time out from his daily BBC London radio show and his weekly BBC Radio 5 Live show but he is clearly in fighting spirits.

Star Dj "Danny Baker revealed yesterday that he is battling cancer" - but vowed to beat it and get back on the air.

Ending speculation and explaining why he has been absent from his Saturday show recently, the Radio 5 Live host said he was starting a gruelling course of chemotherapy.

Baker, also well-known for his scriptwriting with pal Chris Evans, sounded upbeat and said he had been "watching Tommy Steele box sets".

In a statement on his Facebook and Twitter pages, he said: "Hello cats and kittens. Messages of support have flooded in from fans and colleagues. DJ Chris Moyles wrote on Twitter: "Just heard about Danny Baker. A genuine god among broadcasters.
Danny's agent, Alex Armitage, refused to reveal the type of cancer but said the 53-year-old was "in really great spirits and doing well".

Father-of-three Danny said he was starting chemotherapy and would begin radiotherapy in January.

Baker has been absent from the daily show for most of October.
TV Presenter and Radio DJ Danny Baker has told his fans he ‘will beat’ the Cancer that has seen him take time off from presenting duties at BBC Radio 5 Live.

Nationally TV Hell and TV Heroes saw Baker reach a mainstream BBC audience, programmes he also wrote for. With ITV he presented morning game show, Win, Lose or Draw and again for the BBC a show which surely would now go into a revived TV Hell – Pet’s Win Prizes. Today Baker has come out fighting.

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