Week 12: Biophysics

  • "People should still eat healthy food" - do we rely too heavily on supplements to provide antioxidants?
I buy a kid's multivitamin for my daughter, that I also take, pretty regularly, but I wouldn't say daily.  When she was in preschool, both she and I would catch the bug of the week, it was fairly cyclic, twice a month I'd say.  I was looking a remedies at the health food store and also looked at the multivitamins available, and actually hadn't realized that most of the formulations were not maximum dosages, but bumps in key vitamins and minerals.  For what it's worth, it broke the cycle of sickness, in my mind, providing our bodies more foundational support for immune responses.  Is it the cure-all, no, and there are certainly other routes to go by.  Our diet is fairy dense in phytonutrients, but if you look at the intake level that you need for each and every, on the daily, a little supplementation might not hurt here or there.  
  • "Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer risk"  What are your thoughts on this?
I don't agree, the research posted in the New England Journal of Medicine last year clearly says the opposite is true, that low-dose aspirin intake is causing increased rates of cancer.

Taking over-the-counter drugs prophylactically is dubious.  

Class Discussion

I wanted to follow-up on the conversation concerning clandestine smartphone surveillance.  Hopefully, this podcast provides some balanced perspective.  Researchers from Northeastern University investigated, and tested 17,000 apps. 

Comments

  1. AngieJuly 29, 2019 at 10:41 AM

    Hi - I agree that a little supplementation is helpful sometimes. After reading about the cancer-aspirin connection I was actually considering taking a low does for 6 months but now you mention the cancer-causing study I'll be looking that up now. Thank for being a skeptic! :)

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    1. AngieJuly 29, 2019 at 11:26 AM

      ok head spinning after looking more abut the connection between aspirin and cancer or other health risks. It's a good reminder of what TCM and Ayurveda can bring to the table... weather something is a medicine or a poison really depends on a person's constitution. Allopathic medicine doesn't really take this much into consideration when diagnosing and prescribing medicines.

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