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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Concerned about prostate cancer: milk is out and pomegranates OMEGA 5 oil is in

In labs, Omega 5 oil has shown the potantial

of anti tumor activity against prostate cancer

So, should I drink less milk and use Omega 5 oil soft gel caps instead?

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A provocative study from Harvard Medical School shows that men who eat diary products regularly have a 30 percent greater chance of suffering prostate cancer than those who eat less than half a serving per day.

How can this be?

Isn't milk a health food? Many of you will be shocked by these findings, but this study is the largest done yet, it is done by arguably the most respected epidemiology teams in the world and there is a physiologic explanation for the results. Milk is loaded with calcium and taking large amounts of calcium lowers blood levels of the body's form of vitamin D called 1,24 dihydroxyvitamin D that prevents cancers (2). Of course, milk is usually fortified with vitamin D, but there is so much more calcium than vitamin D in milk that the extra calcium drains vitamin D from the body.

This study shows that men who take in more than six glasses of vitamin D fortified milk per week have lower levels of vitamin D than those who take in fewer than two glasses. This tells you that you shouldn't believe everything that you hear, even if it comes from scientific studies. These studies imply that you don't need to drink milk and that taking calcium supplements may harm you. Lack of vitamin D is usually caused by lack of sunlight as very few people get the vitamin D that they need from food. Vitamin D deficiency is common in winter, particularly in people who live in the northern parts of the globe and people with dark skin.

1) Results of the Physicians Study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research in San Francisco April 4, 2000. 2) AM Barreto, GG Schwartz, R Woodruff, SC Cramer. 5-hydroxyvitamin D-3, the prohormone of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3, inhibits the proliferation of primary prostatic epithelial cells.Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000, Vol 9, Iss 3, pp 265-270. these findings support a potential role for vitamin D in the

Journal of Medicinal Food

Pomegranate Extracts Potently Suppress Proliferation, Xenograft Growth, and Invasion of Human Prostate Cancer Cells

To cite this paper:Martin Albrecht, Wenguo Jiang, James Kumi-Diaka, Ephraim P. Lansky, Lyndon M. Gommersall, Amit Patel, Robert E. Mansel, Ishak Neeman, Albert A. Geldof, Moray J. Campbell. Journal of Medicinal Food. September 1, 2004, 7(3): 274-283. doi:10.1089/jmf.2004.7.274.

Martin Albrecht Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Wenguo Jiang University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff James Kumi-Diaka Division of Science, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, Florida, U.S.A. Ephraim P. Lansky Rimonest Ltd. Lyndon M. Gommersall Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom Amit Patel Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom Robert E. Mansel University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff Ishak Neeman Rimonest Ltd. Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Albert A. Geldof Departments of Urology and Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Moray J. Campbell Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom

We completed a multicenter study of the effects of pomegranate cold-pressed (Oil) or supercritical CO2-extracted (S) seed oil, fermented juice polyphenols (W), and pericarp polyphenols (P) on human prostate cancer cell xenograft growth in vivo, and/or proliferation, cell cycle distribution, apoptosis, gene expression, and invasion across Matrigel, in vitro. Oil, W, and P each acutely inhibited in vitro proliferation of LNCaP, PC-3, and DU 145 human cancer cell lines. The dose of P required to inhibit cell proliferation of the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP by 50% (ED50) was 70 mg/mL, whereas normal prostate epithelial cells (hPrEC) were significantly less affected (ED50 5 250 mg/mL).

These effects were mediated by changes in both cell cycle distribution and induction of apoptosis. For example, the androgen-independent cell line DU 145 showed a significant increase from 11% to 22% in G2/M cells (P , .05) by treatment with Oil (35 µg/mL) with a modest induction of apoptosis. In other cell lines/treatments, the apoptotic response predominated, for example, in PC-3 cells treated with P, at least partially through a caspase 3-mediated pathway. These cellular effects coincided with rapid changes in mRNA levels of gene targets. Thus, 4-hour treatment of DU 145 cells with Oil (35 µg/mL) resulted in significant 2.3 ± 0.001-fold (mean ± SEM) up-regulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(waf1/cip1) (P < .01) and 0.6 ± 0.14-fold down-regulation of c-myc (P < .05). In parallel, all agents potently suppressed PC-3 invasion through Matrigel, and furthermore P and S demonstrated potent inhibition of PC-3 xenograft growth in athymic mice.

Overall, this study demonstrates significant antitumor activity of pomegranate-derived materials against human prostate cancer.

Journal of Medicinal Food

Chemopreventive Effects of Pomegranate Seed Oil on Skin Tumor Development in CD1 Mice

To cite this paper:Justin J. Hora, Emily R. Maydew, Ephraim P. Lansky, Chandradhar Dwivedi. Journal of Medicinal Food. October 1, 2003, 6(3): 157-161. doi:10.1089/10966200360716553.
Justin J. Hora Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, U.S.A Emily R. Maydew Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, U.S.A Ephraim P. Lansky
Rimonest Ltd., Horev Center, Haifa, Israel Chandradhar Dwivedi Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, U.S.A

Pomegranate seed oil was investigated for possible skin cancer chemopreventive efficacy in mice.

In the main experiment, two groups consisting each of 30, 4-5-week-old, female CD1 mice were used. Both groups had skin cancer initiated with an initial topical exposure of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene and with biweekly promotion using 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA). The experimental group was pretreated with 5% pomegranate seed oil prior to each TPA application.

Tumor incidence, the number of mice containing at least one tumor, was 100% and 93%, and multiplicity, the average number of tumors per mouse, was 20.8 and 16.3 per mouse after 20 weeks of promotion in the control and pomegranate seed oil-treated groups, respectively (P < .05).

In a second experiment, two groups each consisting of three CD1 mice were used to assess the effect of pomegranate seed oil on TPA-stimulated ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, an important event in skin cancer promotion. Each group received a single topical application of TPA, with the experimental group receiving a topical treatment 1 h prior with 5% pomegranate seed oil. The mice were killed 5 h later, and ODC activity was assessed by radiometric method. The experimental group showed a 17% reduction in ODC activity. Pomegrante seed oil (5%) significantly decreased (P < .05) tumor incidence, multiplicity, and TPA-induced ODC activity.

Overall, the results highlight the potential of pomegranate seed oil as a safe and effective chemopreventive agent against skin cancer.

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

To all the men out there: how long does it take to offer sex and satisfy your woman -- faster than a foreplay and a click for POMEGA5

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Optimal Sex Takes 3 to 13 Minutes, Study Finds

Maybe men had it right all along: It doesn't take long to satisfy a woman in bed.

A survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal amount of time for sexual intercourse was 3 to 13 minutes. The findings, to be published in the May issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, strike at the notion that endurance is the key to a great sex life.

If that sounds like good news to you, don't cheer too loudly. The time does not count foreplay, and the therapists did rate sexual intercourse that lasts from 1 to 2 minutes as "too short."

Researcher Eric Corty said he hoped to ease the minds of those who believe "more of something good is better, and if you really want to satisfy your partner, you should last forever."

The questions were not gender-specific, said Corty. But he said prior research has shown men and women want foreplay and sexual intercourse to last longer.

Dr. Irwin Goldstein, editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, cited a four-week study of 1,500 couples in 2005 that found the median time for sexual intercourse was 7.3 minutes. (Women in the study were armed with stopwatches.)

It's difficult for both older men and young men to make sexual intercourse last much longer, said Marianne Brandon, a clinical psychologist and director of Wellminds Wellbodies in Annapolis, Maryland.

"There are so many myths in our culture of what other people are doing sexually," Brandon said. "Most people's sex lives are not as exciting as other people think they are."

Fifty members of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in the U.S. and Canada were surveyed by Corty, an associate professor of psychology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and student Jenay Guardiani. Thirty-four members, or 68 percent, responded, although some said the optimal time depended on the couple.

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Corty said he hoped to give an idea of what therapists find to be normal and satisfactory among the couples they see.

"People who read this will say, 'I last five minutes or my partner lasts eight minutes,' and say, 'That's OK,' " he said. "They will relax a little bit.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Sex and the Fat Lady -- your libido is OK, just jump start it with Omega 5 oil products

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Better Sex: What’s Weight Got to Do with It?

Being overweight does affect your libido. But small changes can jump-start your sex drive with Omega 5 oil products by POMEGA5 .

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From Sex in the City to Desperate Housewives, there’s one media message that’s louder and clearer than ever: Looking, feeling, acting, and just being sexy is the order of the day.

But cultural messages also continue to tell us that no one bigger than a size 6 should be singing the siren song of sexuality. Much like oil and water, being overweight and sexy just don’t mix. For those already struggling with weight and image issues, that powerful message can easily throw a wet blanket on even the most active libido.

“Unfortunately, people are internalizing society’s definition of what it takes to be involved in sex, particularly the body shape — there are clearly societal biases out there that are influencing us on an individual level and not in a good way, ” says Martin Binks, PhD, a clinical psychologist and director of behavioral health at Duke University’s Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, N.C.

But it turns out that cultural messages aren’t the whole story. New research suggests certain physical conditions that go along with obesity also affect sex drive, further dampening the desires of those who are overweight. The good news: You can make some changes to your body (and how you think about your body) to enhance your libido. You can:

Lose a little weight, even 10 pounds, to stimulate sex hormones
Eat more nutritious foods, which control cholesterol and blood sugar levels
Key your workouts to getting blood flowing to the pelvic area
Pick up a sexy novel and start reading
Accept your body at any size
Believe in your sensuality

How to begin? Start by identifying the physical and psychological obstacles that could be standing in your way to a fulfilling sex life.

How Too Much Weight Hampers Sex Drive

According to a recent study conducted by Binks and his colleagues at Duke, up to 30% of obese people seeking help controlling their weight indicate problems with sex drive, desire, performance, or all three. Often, the latest research shows, these problems can be traced to physical conditions that co-exist with obesity.

“Medical conditions such as high cholesterol and insulin resistance [an early indicator of type 2 diabetes] do have the ability to impact sexual performance, which in turn impacts desire, particularly in men,” says Andrew McCollough, MD, director of sexual health and male infertility at NYU Medical Center in New York.

Because both conditions can cause the tiny arteries in the penis to shut down, particularly when vessel-clogging fatty deposits begin to form, McCollough says impotence or erectile dysfunction is often the result.

“A man who has problems having an erection is going to lose his desire for sex in not too long a time,” says McCollough.

Men aren’t alone with sex problems caused by poor blood flow. Research shows overweight women’s sex drive and desire are affected by the same problem.

“We are beginning to see that the width of the blood vessels leading to the clitoris [the area of the vagina most closely related to sexual response] in women are affected by the same kind of blockages that impact blood flow to the penis,” says Susan Kellogg, PhD, director of sexual medicine at the Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute of Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia.

When this happens, says Kellogg, a woman’s body is far less responsive, and a drop in desire is not far behind.

Complicating matters further for both sexes: The more body fat you have, the higher your levels of a natural chemical known as SHBG (short for sex hormone binding globulin). It’s aptly named because it binds to the sex hormone testosterone. Doctors theorize that the more testosterone that is bound to SHBG, the less there is available to stimulate desire.

Simple Changes to Boost Your Sex Drive

What can you do to improve your physical conditioning for sex? Plenty. Experts say losing as few as 10 pounds can often free up testosterone and almost immediately give a boost to your love life.

Even better news. Making the same diet changes — such as following a low-fat diet and eating lots of fruit and vegetables — that help get blood sugar and cholesterol under control can also help turn your sex drive around — even if you don’t lose weight.

Says Binks, “I’ve noted that very often when patients start to take better care of themselves, they also report a substantial increase in their interest in sex — I think participation in a healthy lifestyle really helps, even if you don’t lose the extra pounds.”

Also, Kellogg says exercises designed not for weight loss but to increase circulation to the genitals can make a big difference, particularly for women.

“Any activity that increases blood flow to the large muscle groups in the thighs, buttocks, and pelvis — such as yoga, brisk walking, or cycling for 20 minutes three times a week — is also going to bathe the genitals with better circulation,” says Kellogg. The result, she says, is more lubrication, better arousal, and better orgasmic function. And ultimately a return of sexual desire.

Kellogg also said that women might consider supplementing their sexy workout with a little light erotic reading for 20 minutes three times a week. The goal here: To focus attention back on sex and improve both drive and desire.

“There is nothing sexy about housework or PTA meetings or grocery shopping. If that’s taking up all your thoughts, there is no room to think about sex, no matter what your shape or size,” says Kellogg.

“Weight becomes less of an issue when a woman simply feels better and feels sexy,” she says.
Think Sexy, and You’ll Be Sexy

Which leads us to what may be happening in your head. For some people, getting physical problems under control is all it takes to fan the flames of desire. For others, it’s still not quite enough.

Experts say that one of the biggest obstacles to enjoying sex at any size is a poor body image. They caution that the inability to accept your weight and your size can leave you sleeping single in a double bed.

“There is this idea out there that if you accept your body and your weight that it’s somehow going to take away your motivation to change the way you look — in a way, society almost tells us that you have to hate your body before you can improve it,” says Binks.

This is the kind of attitude, he says, that frequently causes overweight folks to feel so self-conscious about how they look that desire is completely inhibited.

Psychologist and body-image expert Abby Aronowitz, PhD, agrees. “The epitome of sexuality is abandoning self-consciousness to experience the moment intensely. If one is fretting about this bulge or that bulge or how their butt looks from every angle, it’s pretty difficult to enjoy the moment, much less be there for your partner,” says Aronowitz, author of Your Final Diet.

While body image can hamper both men and women, experts agree that women feel the impact more. In fact, Kellogg reports that even women who have loving partners can still view themselves as sexually unattractive if their body image doesn’t conform to the “norm.”

“If a woman doesn’t find herself to be sexually appealing, she will believe she is not sexually appealing to her partner, even if he tells her she is,” says Kellogg.

Sexual Desire Still Missing? Get Help.

Although small changes in lifestyle along with some healthy “self-talk” can go a long way toward improving both drive and desire, if you still can’t think of yourself as desirable, some professional image counseling may be in order.

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“If you are someone who has very negative feelings about your body image, then getting treatment that works toward improving self-esteem will automatically be reflected in your desire for sex and your ability to achieve sexual fulfillment, regardless of your size,” says Binks. The best place to start is often with your family doctor. But if you feel you need more specialized help, experts say, don’t hesitate to turn to a counselor with expertise in body image and weight issues.

Above all, remember this: While studies show that up to 30% of overweight people have sexual difficulties, Binks points out that up to 70% of overweight people are doing just fine — and you can, too.

The key, says Aronowitz, is this: “Don’t buy into society’s idea of the perfect sexual body, and do allow your own sexuality and sensuality to thrive inside the body you have.”

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

When POMEGA5 formulated anti-aging products, nobody planned on 150 years of skin care ...

Barbara Walters knows more than a bit about staying vital.It's a big reason the veteran journalist explores the most modern methods of living longer - and possibly better - in "Live to Be 150 ... Can You Do It?" a new ABC News special tonight at 10 on Ch. 7.

Walters, 78, interviews experts in such fields as cloning, cryonics, stem-cell research and drug therapies, but she also presents the stories of everyday people who have reached 100 and beyond. One is a retired college professor working on his autobiography at 102; another man of that age still performs as a trumpeter at an Arizona resort.

"We've been working on this for two years," Walters says, "because we think the subject of longevity is very much on people's minds. In terms of people living longer, there have been more advancements in the last 30 years than there have been in the last 5,000 years. There are almost 74,000 people in this country right now who are over 100 years old, and it is estimated that 1.2 million baby boomers will live to be 100."Frozen in timeAllowing that diet and exercise are the frequent recommendations for living longer, Walters wanted to examine cutting-edge techniques helping people live to be centenarians.

"Some of the things we looked into a year and a half ago still take place," she reports, "but scientifically, most of what we examined has been done in the past year. We went to an Arizona cryonics center where people get frozen; young couples have spent money there, hoping that when they're defrosted, science will be up to date and bring them back to life."The stem-cell issue gained a public face from Michael J. Fox, who did his first interview with Walters after he revealed his struggle with Parkinson's disease in 1998.

Based in part on her recent visit to a lab where she saw blood developed from stem cells, Walters forecasts, "In the future, you'll be able to replace old body parts the way you would replace the old parts of a car. Scientists are looking into ways to treat diseased organs, which can prolong life."Though "Live to Be 150" isn't star-driven, Walters makes room for 83-year-old actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, who brings her along in one of his race cars.

"His hearing is gone," she reports, "but obviously, he's been able to keep active. His reflexes are as strong as ever - and by the way, he won his race. We also have the oldest living water-skier and a 101-year-old pilot."Her life's workMentioning that she has "never missed a day of work because of illness," Walters believes the real key to longevity is "to stay active in your mind and your body, if you can. I love my life, and that's part of it.

In a country where so many people are obese, many gerontologists are concerned this will be the first generation in which children won't live as long as their parents."Continuing the weekday ABC program "The View" and coming off the high ratings for "The Royal Family," a March 3 ABC special she anchored, Walters will focus next on her long-in-the-works autobiography. She'll soon embark on an extensive interview tour for the book, due in May."Thank goodness it's done," she says. "It's exciting, but of course, it's also scary because you don't know how people will react. It's a very, very personal book. People will learn a lot they didn't know."

Can We Live 150 Years?"

by Mikhail Tombak, Ph.D.

One book that has already changed thousands of lives.Let it change yours too!

Mikhail Tombak, Ph.D. graduated from the faculty of biology and chemistry of the Russian University. For many years he was the head of Center for Health Sciences in Moscow; also the author of several bestsellers on the subject of health and healing.

Anti aging, longevity
Weight loss, diet
Nutrition, food combination
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Why are diet programs ineffective?
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Much has been written lately about ways to attain long and healthy life. Numerous miracle diets are presented, formulas are praised for their extraordinary qualities, weight-reduction and aging-reversal methods are advertised. People are led to believe that good health may be the result of taking a miraculous pill. In reality, return to full health requires many years of effort, just as our diseases are caused by many years of neglect. Full health does not depend on miraculous medication and formulas that cause weight loss or aging reversal, but on the lifestyle that is in harmony with nature. This philosophy permeates the contents of this book. The author, Mikhail Tombak, created a holistic system of maintaining good health.

Before you medicate, educate yourself!

The book does not contain miraculous diets; it contains simple principles for maintaining and protecting our health. There is no requirement of strict calorie counting but there are simple, obvious, and natural nutritional principles. The author emphasizes close connection between our health and the way we eat, breathe, and take care of all our physical and psychological needs. The question is not limited to nutrition only as is the case with many dieting programs.

This book is intended to be a practical health maintenance guide. If you feel that your health has begun deteriorating, waste no time - start acting quickly and take better care of yourself. The sooner you start acting the speedier your health will be restored! It is important to make gradual lifestyle changes and allow your body enough time for adjustment.

This toolbox of simple guidelines enables thousands of readers every day to live healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Let this book be your guide to anti aging, longevity, vibrant health, and overall wellbeing.

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Monday, March 31, 2008

Can Casual Sex Between Consenting Adults Become Sexual Harassment?

Court ruling on sexual harassment causes quite a stir - and disagreement

'Managers who have affairs within the company will be considered criminals'

Last week's precedent setting ruling by the National Labor Court, stating that casual sex between an employer and employee is considered sexual harassment, was certainly the hot topic at most workplaces - and has raised quite a bit of disagreement among experts on labor relations.

The three national labor tribunal judges reversed a decision of the Haifa Labor Court in a suit filed by a 43-year-old software engineer against her employer.

She had had a six-month affair with one of her bosses, and was suing the company for compensation for sexual harassment after the affair ended. The regional tribunal ruled against her, but the higher court awarded her NIS 35,000 in compensation. Immediately after learning of the ruling, several high-tech companies notified their senior management of the matter. Off the record, many executives were quite worried about the implications of the decision. The ruling will "turn every company supervisor who has an affair in the workplace into a potential criminal," said one executive.

Attorney Nahum Feinberg, an expert in labor law and the head of one of Israel's largest law firms, expressed doubts about the decision. "The judges of the National [Labor] Court went to the limit, and even beyond it," he said. "A manger who has sexual relations with a subordinate has not necessarily committed sexual harassment, at least not in the case before us, where the employee came on to him."

The problem with the ruling is that the judges introduced moral issues into their decision, said Feinberg. "They are adults. True, they committed a serious disciplinary offense, certainly the supervisor," he said. While the workers may have violated their employer's trust, that is a long way from sexual harassment requiring compensation. He added that if the worker had not come on to her boss, he would have been able to live with the ruling. In fact, because she initiated the affair, the case could have been viewed as her giving a sexual bribe in return for preferred treatment, such as a promotion, said Feinberg.

"There were a lot of bad things here, but not sexual harassment," said Feinberg. However, he says the ruling is the National Labor Court's attempt to define it policy on the matter. Attorney Talia Livni, the president of Na'amat Israel, a woman's organization, views the matter rather differently. She praised the ruling, which she says clearly reflects the spirit of the law against sexual harassment.

"The importance of the law is that it serves as a warning for senior supervisors," said Livni. These senior executives can expect a harassment complaint if they abuse their position to have an intimate relationship with an employee, even if the employee is willing. Livni says further that the labor court intended for its ruling to apply not only to workplaces, but to other hierarchical organizations and frameworks such as universities.

"A lecturer could pursue sexual relations with a student. It is problematic for the student to refuse, so she agrees to it. Such a case is considered sexual harassment on the part of the lecturer," explained Livni. She said that managers and supervisors now must choose whether to have sexual relations only with those employees who are not subordinates.

They must understand that they must avoid such relations, even if they are entered into willingly, even at the initiative of the employee. Livni called on management to separate the workers in such cases.

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Boob Implants for men as an alternative to Omega 5 oil products

More men turning to implants for chests of gold

The poster boy in the Abercrombie & Fitch window looks like Huck Finn, if Huck were genetically engineered with "Say howdy!" nipples and perfectly symmetrical, squared-off pecs. In "300," last year's cartoonish gladiator epic, the actors looked so exaggerated, so cyborg-like in their soccer-star thighs, ripped abs and shield-like chests, that they all seemed airbrushed.

The list goes on: the ultra-reconditioned Brad Pitt in "Troy," Daniel Craig in tight trunks in "Casino Royale," that buck-naked beauty in the steamy Dolce & Gabbana magazine ad.

Is anybody just average-looking anymore? In a culture that enshrines physical perfection and makes the Philip Seymour Hoffmans among us feel homely and inadequate, more men are attempting impossible goals. Most do it through weightlifting and dieting. Some men are driven to steroids, human growth hormone and plastic surgery if those other methods fail.

"Location is everything," says Bill Hayes, a lifelong bodybuilder and writer on health and medical issues ("The Anatomist"). "And in the landscape of the body, the chest is prime territory. Think about it: It's at the top of the trunk; it protects and covers the heart and lungs. It's a great spot for a head to rest on."

When weightlifting and exercise don’t produce results, some men compensate with cosmetic surgery. Pectoral implants, although still a niche product, are growing in popularity: 409 procedures were performed in 2006, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a 99 percent increase over the year before. There's a stigma attached to them - the feeling that men who go that route are lazy or excessively vain - but those who buy the implants contend that the psychological benefits are substantial.

"It's such a confidence booster," says one San Francisco massage therapist who got the implants two years ago as a 40th birthday gift to himself. "I walk a little taller now. And of course you want to buy every tight white T-shirt. It's crazy!"

Anthony Durante, a San Francisco personal trainer for 25 years, says well-defined pecs project "power, strength, health, virility.

"A guy with a great chest looks like a warrior, wearing armor for battle. Nothing can penetrate that hull."

Among his clients, Durante says, "the chest is usually their first concern." "Every time a man looks in a mirror," adds Hayes, "whether shaving or at the gym, he sees his chest. So naturally it becomes a focus of his attention or even obsession - as opposed to back muscles, which generally go unseen and are often ignored entirely."

For most of the 20th century, weightlifting and the "300" body ideal were marginalized, regarded as fetishy by mainstream standards. Consider 1940s movie stars like Humphrey Bogart or Cary Grant, or '60s icons Steve McQueen and Paul Newman: They had looks and charisma; they were trim. But none had the Vin Diesel superhero physique or overdeveloped chest of today's cultural ideal.

"It was sometime in the '80s when it sort of all began for men," says Edisol W. Dotson, author "Behold the Man: The Hype and Selling of Male Beauty in Media and Culture" (Haworth Press, 1999). "You saw it in the 'Terminator' films and big action adventures. The early Batman films."
Pec implant surgery starts at about $7,000. Beverly Hills surgeon Adrien Aiache, who performs about three dozen procedures per year, says he charges $9,000. The massage therapist, who asked not to be identified because he is sensitive about appearing overly vain, says he paid $12,000 and has no regrets. "No one's ever said, not once, 'Are those implants?' " he claims - including the men with whom he's been intimate.

He'd thought about getting new pecs for years, but balked because of bad implants he'd seen.
"There was this one guy at a bar in the Castro, years and years ago," he said. "Oh my God, it was so obnoxiously fake. Like a Pamela Anderson kind of thing. I would never want to be that obvious."

The massage therapist shopped around, researched the pros and cons, and chose Dr. James J. Romano, a San Francisco plastic surgeon who performs 35 to 40 pec implant surgeries per year. The procedure is expensive, in part, Romano says, because the implants, manufactured by Allied Biomedicals in Ventura, cost $1,600 for a pair.

"People buy cars, right?" said the massage therapist. "People buy property. I thought, 'I'll buy a set of pecs!' Like shopping at Crate & Barrel. 'I'll take that one.' " The implants come in two shapes and five sizes, and are made from silicone - not the soft liquid gel in breast implants, but a semi-solid substance. They're slightly more firm than the consistency of a Gummy Bear.

"My close friends asked me, 'Weren't you frightened going in for that kind of surgery?' I said, 'Oh, my God, I could walk out on Powell and get hit by one of those crazy cabs.' Never postpone joy is, like, my big mantra."

Pec implants were introduced 20 years ago, Romano says, although as recently as 2000, the statistics weren't recorded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

"It's a cult following, almost, although it's growing because of the media and the Internet." For the most part it's cosmetic, but in some cases men seek implants because of congenital deformities: They're missing ribs or a pectoral muscle on one side, or there's a natural concavity they want to correct.

During the operation, Romano says, "I make an incision high up in the armpit in the hair-bearing region. It's about three fingers wide. Then the space is made under the muscle in what we call a 'free area' in surgery: free of nerves, free of blood vessels."

Romano folds the implant in half and positions it between the pectoral muscles, sews up the incision and then repeats the process on the other side of the chest. Recovery is "mostly quite comfortable," Romano says, "and is mostly complete within two weeks."

When the massage therapist awoke in the recovery room, he remembers, "I felt like someone had beat the crap out of me. Thank God there's Demerol. It was hard for me to even get up. I was so heavy and taking all these pain pills to dull the throbbing. ... I was kind of scared. And being a massage therapist I thought, 'Oh, my God, what if I can't use my arms?' (But) I have full range of motion and I'm strong. You would just never know!"

Romano says he screens patients carefully to make sure their expectations are realistic.

"Some men come in and ask for it, and either don't have the anatomy that will allow me to do it and look good, or they want something that is too big or out of proportion. I don't take all comers."

The risks of the procedure include a possible migration. "(The implant) can move a little bit. I tell the patients, 'You're going to feel the edges sometimes when you're lifting or involved in the extreme ranges of motion or other activities. It's never going to be like your God-given chest.' But that's the art and science of putting in pectoral implants. You've got to match them to the body."

Even today, men form a tiny minority of plastic surgery patients. In 2006, there were 11.5 million cosmetic procedures performed in the United States, 1 million of which were on men. Nose reshaping was the most popular procedure for men in 2006, followed by eyelid surgery, liposuction, hair transplant and gynecoplastia - the removal of breast tissue caused by an estrogen imbalance.

So why, given the obsession for the perfect chest, haven't pec implants been more popular? One reason is that pectoral muscles are large, and with diligent workouts they can usually be developed. Women, by contrast, don't have that option when larger breasts are the goal.
Aiache of Beverly Hills thinks homophobia is also a factor.

"A lot of people with pectoral implants are gay, and many physicians don't want to take care of the gay population in general," he says. In his own practice, Aiache says, 80 percent of pectoral implant recipients are gay.

Pec implants were introduced 20 years ago, Romano says, although as recently as 2000, the statistics weren't recorded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Romano says he screens patients carefully to make sure their expectations are realistic.

"Some men come in and ask for it, and either don't have the anatomy that will allow me to do it and look good, or they want something that is too big or out of proportion. I don't take all comers."

"Pec implants have much more shame attached to them than, say, breast implants," says Durante. "Breast implants are so widely known that even though they are 'spotted' or 'suspected,' they are part of the cultural landscape. There is also a vanity attached to pec implants: They may be considered a character flaw (in the man). He's seen as weak."

San Francisco plastic surgeon James Anthony doesn't perform pec implants surgery, in part because of the risks. "It's possible to have malpositioning of the implant, where it's in the wrong spot and one's a little higher than the other. It also has a chance of infection, but any foreign body has a chance of infection. And then the other thing you have to be careful of is not to damage the nerve that goes to the nipple. Because otherwise you get numbness, which is a consideration for some men."

Opinions differ on the attractiveness of pec implants. Durante says the majority look obvious "because they don't match their shoulder and arm development - not unlike a woman whose breast implants are too big." Hayes said he finds implants "rigid and plasticky."

Maura Armstrong Morgan, an echocardiographer with Golden Gate Radiology in San Francisco, has her own problem with implants, pectoral or breast alike. "You can't see through them with sonar. They block the sound waves, so you're unable to obtain useable images," she said. "Normally, you shoot between the ribs and get this wonderful image of a beating heart."

With implants, "you get this big, egg-shaped void. ... So I have to shoot obliquely. I had one patient doing everything but standing on their head to get a picture of their heart."

Before he had the pectoral implants, the massage therapist said his chest was "OK." "But I just wanted it to be more. The whole peacock image, if you like. You want a bigger spread of feathers. ... It's a bit of a magnet."

Some people understand his decision to get the implants, and some people don't. "There's a community out there that says, 'Oh, God, why would you do plastic surgery?' And I'm like, whatever. 'Why do people eat at McDonald's every day?' You could go on and on forever, right?"

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

New concentrated form of pomegranate antioxidants - the un - omega 5 oil form

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Published research on POMx shows similar health benefits to pomegranate juice (press release)

Three years after introducing consumers to the health benefits and delicious taste of the world’s first refrigerated, super-premium pomegranate juice, POM Wonderful® announced today that it has developed a concentrated form of pomegranate antioxidants known as POMx.

POMx, already being noted by medical researchers as an important natural ingredient, is so concentrated that only a small amount is needed to obtain an optimal level of daily antioxidants. For consumers who are not seeking additional calories and sugars, this is an important product benefit.

POMx comes from the same Wonderful variety of pomegranates that are used to make POM Wonderful’s healthy pomegranate juices. It also has a similar biochemical profile to pomegranate juice since both contain a diverse range of phytochemicals, of which polyphenols make up a large proportion. POMx is currently an active ingredient in POM Tea (http://pomtea.com), a refreshing, healthy, ready-to-drink iced tea that is available in retail stores nationally.

According to Michael Aviram, DSc, Professor of Biochemistry and Head Lipid Research Laboratory, Technion Faculty of Medicine and Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, who was at the forefront of the initial research on pomegranates, the research on POMx looks very promising. In 2006, Aviram led a study on POMx, which was recently published (Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 2006 54:1928-1935). Commenting on this research, Professor Aviram remarks, “The results showed that POMx is as potent an antioxidant as pomegranate juice and just like pomegranate juice may protect against cardiovascular as well as other diseases.”

The POMx research comes as the benefits derived from the Wonderful variety of pomegranate are, once again, being noted by the worldwide medical community. Recently, the American Association for Cancer Research published research that indicates that a daily pomegranate regimen has a positive effect for men with prostate cancer. Specifically, drinking 8 ounces of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice daily prolonged post-prostate surgery PSA doubling time from 15 to 54 months (Clinical Cancer Research, July 1, 2006). PSA is a protein marker for prostate cancer and the faster PSA levels increase in the blood of men after treatment, the greater their potential for dying of prostate cancer.

David Heber, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, provided additional commentary on POMx as it relates to prostate cancer. “Basic studies indicate that the effects of POMx and POM Wonderful pomegranate juice on prostate cancer are the same. The most abundant and most active ingredients in pomegranate juice are also found in POMx.”

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