[2012.10.25]

How to Stop Winter from Weathering Your Skin: Top Ten Tips for Preventing 'Winter Itch'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024164617.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2012) — All winter flakes are not made of snow. Cold weather, with its low relative humidity, wreaks havoc on our skin, making it dry and flaky. Skin dries out if it's deprived of moisture and this dryness often aggravates itchiness, resulting in a condition commonly referred to as "winter itch."

==resources==NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (2012, October 24). How to stop winter from weathering your skin: Top ten tips for preventing 'winter itch'. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from 

• http://www.sciencedaily.com­/releases/2012/10/121024164617.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Infants Exposed to Specific Molds Have Higher Asthma Risk

ScienceDaily (Aug. 2, 2012) — In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known. Cincinnati-based researchers now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold during infancy may have a direct link to asthma development during childhood.

Journal Reference:

1. Tiina Reponen, James Lockey, David I. Bernstein, Stephen J. Vesper, Linda Levin, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Shu Zheng, Patrick Ryan, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Manuel Villareal, Grace LeMasters. Infant origins of childhood asthma associated with specific molds. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2012; DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2012.05.030

HIV-Infected T Cells Help Transport the Virus Throughout the Body

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — A new study has discovered one more way the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exploits the immune system. Not only does HIV infect and destroy CD4-positive helper T cells -- which normally direct and support the infection-fighting activities of other immune cells -- the virus also appears to use those cells to travel through the body and infect other CD4 T cells. The study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, which will appear in the journal Nature and has received advance online release, is the first to visualize the behavior of HIV-infected human T cells within a lymph node of a live animal, using a recently developed "humanized" mouse model of HIV infection.

• HIV disseminates in the body of an infected individual by 'hitching a ride' on the T cells it infects: Infected T cells continue doing what they usually do, migrating within and between tissues such as lymph nodes, and in doing so they carry HIV to remote locations that free virus could not reach as easily. 
• When HIV is introduced into blood or tissues, the virus binds to CD4 molecules on the surface of helper T cells, injecting its contents into cells and setting off a process that leads to the assembly and release of new virus particles.早期以為是病毒隨體液/血液傳播
• lymph nodes -- known to be important sites of HIV replication 
• the researchers injected the animals with HIV engineered to express green fluorescent protein (GFP), allowing them to track the movement of infected cells within living animals using a method called intravital microscopy. 

T cell

T cells or T lymphocytes belong to a group of white blood cells known aslymphocytes, and play a central role in cell-mediated immunity. 
T helper cell (T_H cells) assist other white blood cells in immunologic processes, including maturation of B cells into plasma cellsand memory B cells, and activation of cytotoxic T cells and macrophages. These cells are also known as CD4⁺ T cells because they express the CD4 protein on their surface.

Journal Reference:

1. Thomas T. Murooka, Maud Deruaz, Francesco Marangoni, Vladimir D. Vrbanac, Edward Seung, Ulrich H. von Andrian, Andrew M. Tager, Andrew D. Luster, Thorsten R. Mempel.HIV-infected T cells are migratory vehicles for viral dissemination. Nature, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/nature11398

Peptide Controls Blood Sugar in People With Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Pilot Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — A pilot study in adolescents and adults has found that an investigational drug shows promise as the first potential medical treatment for children with the severest type of congenital hyperinsulinism, a rare but potentially devastating disease in which gene mutations cause insulin levels to become dangerously high.




congenital hyperinsulinism

• There is currently no effective medicine for children with the most common and most severe form of hyperinsulinism, 
• this investigational drug, a peptide called exendin-(9-39), controls blood sugar levels in people, a very promising result. 

Journal Reference:

1. Diva D. De Leon. The GLP-1 Receptor Antagonist Exendin-(9-39) Elevates Blood Fasting Glucose Levels in Congenital Hyperinsulinism due to Inactivating Mutations in the ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel.Diabetes, October 2012 DOI: 10.2337/db12-0166

Coffee May Help Some Parkinson's Disease Movement Symptoms, Research Suggests

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — While drinking coffee with caffeine each day does not appear to reduce sleepiness among people with Parkinson's disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to new research published in the August 1, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

• For the study, 61 people with Parkinson's disease who showed symptoms of daytime sleepiness and some motor symptoms were given either a placebo pill or a pill with 100 milligrams of caffeine two times a day for three weeks, then 200 milligrams twice a day for three weeks, which was the equivalent of between two and four cups of coffee per day. 
• After six weeks, the half that took the caffeine supplements averaged a five-point improvement in Parkinson's severity ratings compared to those who didn't consume caffeine. 
• The study authors noted that the length of the study was short and that the effects of caffeine may lessen over time

帕金森氏症（英语：Parkinson's Disease），或譯巴金森氏病，中国大陆譯作帕金森病，台湾譯作帕金森氏症， 港澳譯作柏金遜症，是一種慢性的中樞神經系統退化性失調，它會損害患者的动作技能、語言能力以及其他功能。它的病因目前仍不明，推測和大腦底部基底核（basal ganglia）以及黑質（substantial nigra）腦細胞快速退化，無法製造足夠的神經引導物質多巴胺（Dopamine）和膽鹼作用增強有關。腦內需要多巴胺來指揮肌肉的活動；缺乏足夠的多巴胺就產生各種活動障礙。 

Story Source:

The above story is reprinted from materials provided byAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN).

Artificial Butter Flavoring Ingredient Linked to Key Alzheimer's Disease Process

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — A new study raises concern about chronic exposure of workers in industry to a food flavoring ingredient used to produce the distinctive buttery flavor and aroma of microwave popcorn, margarines, snack foods, candy, baked goods, pet foods and other products. It found evidence that the ingredient, diacetyl (DA), intensifies the damaging effects of an abnormal brain protein linked to Alzheimer's disease.

• DA gives microwave popcorn its distinctive buttery taste and aroma. DA also forms naturally in fermented beverages such as beer, and gives some chardonnay wines a buttery taste. 
• DA has an architecture similar to a substance that makes beta-amyloid proteins clump together in the brain -- clumping being a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. 
• DA did increase the level of beta-amyloid clumping. 

維基百科/阿兹海默病：

阿茲海默病（英语：Alzheimer's disease，簡稱AD），或稱腦退化症（舊譯為阿尔茨海默病、老人失智症／老年痴呆症，英语：Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type，簡稱SDAT），是一种持续性神经功能障碍，也是失智症中最普遍的成因。

Journal Reference:

1. Swati S. More, Ashish P. Vartak, Robert Vince. The Butter Flavorant, Diacetyl, Exacerbates β-Amyloid Cytotoxicity. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2012; : 120706140246003 DOI: 10.1021/tx3001016

Molecular Switch Identified That Controls Key Cellular Process: Gives Insight Into Cancer

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — The body has a built-in system known as autophagy, or 'self-eating,' that controls how cells live or die. Deregulation of autophagy is linked to the development of human diseases, including neural degeneration and cancer.

• 研究團隊discovered a critical molecular switch that regulates autophagy. They also studied the links between autophagy and a cellular process called senescence that stops cell growth permanently. 
• ASPP2, a tumor suppressor, as a molecular switch that can dictate the ability of a common cancer gene, known as the RAS oncogene, to either stop or promote senescence. 
• We found that in the presence of the common cancer-causing RAS oncogene, ASPP2 interacted with a protein complex that is responsible for deciding cell fate via autophagy. [oncogene: A gene that in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell]
• Some of the recently developed anti-cancer drugs are potent inducers of autophagy. The new findings may also offer an explanation as to why patient response to these drugs can vary dramatically. 

Journal Reference:

1. Y. Wang, X. D. Wang, E. Lapi, A. Sullivan, W. Jia, Y.-W. He, I. Ratnayaka, S. Zhong, R. D. Goldin, C. G. Goemans, A. M. Tolkovsky, X. Lu. Autophagic activity dictates the cellular response to oncogenic RAS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1120193109

Drug Combo Better for Common Type of Metastatic Breast Cancer, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — Postmenopausal women with the most common type of metastatic breast cancer now have a new treatment option that lengthens their lives, according a study led by UC Irvine oncologist Dr. Rita Mehta and conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group. The findings appear in the Aug. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.




Postmenopausal - menopause 更年期 - men·stru·a·tion 月經

See Also: 這個網頁提供的tags可作為分類/tagging的參考。

Health & Medicine

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer
• Women's Health
• Colon Cancer
• Breastfeeding
• Lung Cancer

Reference

• Hormone replacement therapy
• Metastasis
• Menopause
• Breast cancer

Journal Reference:

1. Rita S. Mehta, William E. Barlow, Kathy S. Albain, Ted A. Vandenberg, Shaker R. Dakhil, Nagendra R. Tirumali, Danika L. Lew, Daniel F. Hayes, Julie R. Gralow, Robert B. Livingston, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi. Combination Anastrozole and Fulvestrant in Metastatic Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 2012; 367 (5): 435 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1201622

First Indication of People Naturally Protected Against Rabies Found in Remote Amazonian Communities Regularly Exposed to Vampire Bats

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — Challenging conventional wisdom that rabies infections are 100 percent fatal unless immediately treated, scientists studying remote populations in the Peruvian Amazon at risk of rabies from vampire bats found 11 percent of those tested showed protection against the disease, with only one person reporting a prior rabies vaccination. Ten percent appear to have survived exposure to the virus without any medical intervention. The findings from investigators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were published August 2in the August 2012 issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

• The overwhelming majority of rabies exposures that proceed to infections are fatal. 
• Rabies experts estimate the disease kills 55,000 people each year in Africa and Asia alone, and appears to be on the rise in China, the former Soviet Republics, southern Africa, and Central and South America. /美國每年仍有一例。
• In general, people who believe they may have been exposed to rabies are advised to immediately seek treatment which involves post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) -- a series of injections -- to prevent the exposure from causing an active infection. PEP能100%有效抑制發病。
• vampire bats -- the most common "natural reservoir" for the disease in Latin America 
• "We all still agree that nearly everyone who is found to be experiencing clinical symptoms of rabies dies," Gilbert said. "But we may be missing cases from isolated high-risk areas where people are exposed to rabies virus and, for whatever reason, they don't develop disease." 所有經歷臨床症狀的人都死了。但無可否認，高危險群裡有人並未發病。
• The vampire bats can use their extremely sharp teeth and the anticoagulant that naturally occurs in their saliva (appropriately referred to as "draculin") to feed on a sleeping person without awakening them.
• if it turns out there are distinct populations of people with "complete or relative resistance to rabies," there could be the potential to use whole genome sequencing to help develop new, life-saving treatments for rabies infections. 

rabies: 狂犬病：是無救的病？untreatable infectious diseases
populations in the Peruvian Amazon
anticoagulant - saliva - "draculin"

Vaccine Research Shows Vigilance Needed Against Evolution of More-Virulent Malaria

ScienceDaily (July 31, 2012) — Malaria parasites evolving in vaccinated laboratory mice become more virulent, according to research at Penn State University. The mice were injected with a critical component of several candidate human malaria vaccines that now are being evaluated in clinical trials. "Our research shows immunization with this particular type of malaria vaccine can create ecological conditions that favor the evolution of parasites that cause more severe disease in unvaccinated mice," said Andrew Read, Alumni Professor of Biological Sciences at Penn State.

疫苗研究者提醒要更關注嚴重的瘧疾之演化


key words:
Vaccine

human malaria vaccines 

It is possible that more-virulent strains of malaria might evolve if a malaria vaccine goes into widespread use," Read said. The research, which will be published in the 31 July 2012 issue of the scientific journal PLoS Biology.

文中提到，實際狀況並不明白--確定動物模式的通則是極度困難的，是否人類的瘧疾已有演化。但在Read說：with our parasites, our mice, and with this particular antigen; the malaria parasites that evolved through vaccinated hosts become more virulent

Journal Reference:

1. Margaret J. Mackinnon, Andrew F. Read. Immunity Promotes Virulence Evolution in a Malaria Model.PLoS Biology, 2004; 2 (9): e230 DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020230

How Smart Is Your Right Foot?

[2011.10.05] 一封網路郵件，「How Smart Is Your Right Foot?」，是一則廣為流傳的訊息，但這是真的，細節參見：「How Smart Is Your Right Foot?」《Museum of Hoaxes》(2005)。

大致為：右腳順時針轉，畫圓，再用右手寫6，即逆時針轉，這時右腳會不由自主地跟著右手。

仍有人回應說他可以outsmart 他的右腳；

有一則回應說，他可以右手/腳逆行，但他是個左撇子，左手/腳則不行了~~

It's a bit like the old "pat your head while rubbing the stomach" trick.

[結論]：人們對於左右的理解與實際行為是完全依印象，並不細思其理由與手腳的功用。那麼更遑論是否左右腦有關。看完這則，我還是不瞭解大腦(或是其他部位)對於肢體的控制。

《》『』「」【】

《癌症不是病.pps》

[2011.09.24] 接連收到一個名為《癌症不是病.pps》的檔 [arthur's note: 連結被我改為純文字文件]。覺得要放在部落格裡，就整理為文字檔。當中其實讀來是存有諸多疑慮的，文中所舉的例子，也許是因為中文書摘(未摘，但講述)所以不清楚原書裡是否有更可靠的資料可資證明？再者，用語及編排有種市儈用語以貨書之嫌。

既已記錄於此，俟後有空整理或添加資料，文件檔在：我的古溝文件裡。特別要注意的是，這位德國醫學專家的介紹裡，仍沿用了許多看來類似西醫的名詞。雖無可說可否，只是特別要強調他應是被歸於另類醫療/民俗醫療專家吧？

文章以《2010 生命的調養》為題。

關於書：博客來
讀了博客來的介紹，書中其實有更多實用的片斷，也許應該找來看吧~~

作者：安德烈莫瑞茲（Andreas Moritz）

自發功集錦

[2011.07.25] 朋友老漢在2010年集錦寄送給我，不過我連基本的瀏都做不到。把內容放在這裡，因為涉及到了某些可能與健康有關，甚至與方技有關，那就再說了~~

部份連結有所變動，...

網路上自發功相關討論區與Blog
周老師&自發功
http://blog.sina.com.tw/hiteacher/index.php?pbgid=23966(因楊淑君事移至http://blog.yam.com/hiteacher 2011.07.25art註)
老農的田園
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/yan355402&category_id=2360609
仙采手札 ：有趣，除了自發功，還有很雜的怪力亂神個人筆記等等。
 http://to.idv.tw/index.php?op=Trackbacks&articleId=40&blogId=1
專氣致柔 --學習自發功的心得記錄
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/mfan
只想說說話 trinibebe的練功日記文章分類: 神奇的自發功
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/trinibebe&category_id=244534
智慧生活網
 http://life.tnbook.org/
智慧生活網--喬的筆記
http://www.ttjh.tnc.edu.tw/~awaken/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=76&forum=6
nana 點狀跳動
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/nanalin224&article_id=3605011
Yahoo!奇摩家族自發功http://tw.login.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/login.cgi?srv=club&from=http://tw.club.yahoo.com/clubs/creaturepl/
旋轉星(自發功)
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/tiger168
仙道與自發功
http://iventsou.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1
部落格
http://fatcathomehongkong.spaces.live.com/blog/
轉個彎神奇的自發功--ASSENAV的神奇自發功
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/ASSENAV&article_id=1747787
超強自發功─告別病痛好輕鬆(附vcd)
http://www.ftv.com.tw/Shopping/FTVbook023.htm
英文簡報
www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/Qigong.ppt
周道資訊室--經驗談
http://my.so-net.net.tw/hiteacher/chi0.htm

氣功大師林孝宗教授講解氣功原理在操場實際練習實況...
http://ap.pclhvs.cl.edu.tw/depboard/activity/82/index.htm?sDocName=%B1%D0%AEv%C5%AA%AE%D1%B7|%B0%C5%BCv(%AE%F0%A5\%B1%D0%BE%C7)

相關書籍
http://findbook.tw/b/author/%E6%9E%97%E5%AD%9D%E5%AE%97

氣功驚奇──復健醫師的氣功初體驗
http://www.teamtc.org.tw/health/BIH/%AE%F0%A5/%C5%E5%A9_.htm

左右鼻的呼吸--改善頭痛

[2011.07.25] 網路文章：改善頭痛

==摘要==
頭痛：關右邊，左邊呼吸5分鐘
疲倦：關左邊，以右邊呼吸

理由：右邊屬於火氣，比較會熱，而左邊比較會涼(？)

女生大部份使用右邊，所以心比較會涼快(？)；男生吸氣吐氣在左邊所以比較會生氣(？)

起床時注意是哪邊，若覺得左邊快而提不起精神，可以關掉左邊，會很快地提神。

很多人試過也有效果，不若吃藥有副作用，為何不用呢!!

[arthur's note] 的確，簡易，除了得在起床時刻意去體會究竟自己是用哪個鼻子呼吸稍微得用點心，實在是簡易無副作用的方法。

神門穴、少海穴

[2011.07.25] 網路郵件：神門穴就是入睡之神。文章很簡單，母親為睡不著的女兒按了神門穴，之後女兒好睡一夜。之前她還按了少海穴，痛極，解釋為11歲的小孩可能學習壓力太大。

神門穴：位於腕橫紋小指側端凹陷處。 安定心神的作用非常強，還能瀉心火，睡前點按易入睡。在附圖中還指明左右手分別屬左右心經。

少海穴：未解釋。

一個介紹健康的網頁

[2011.05.10] 這是個連結(introduced and recommanded by BryanKUO)，我還沒決定關於這些台灣的網頁裡介紹健康方法的資料怎麼整理~~
先備留...

似乎多是張良維的說法。位於[長庚生物科技股份有限公司]的網頁。

人要注意三個半分鐘，三個半小時

[2011.04.28] 再回來丟東西。這些網路流傳的東西其實是需要整理的。經驗算不算是個科學的結果？也許是，但還要更多的驗證。就留著等得驗證吧。


倒是，這個說科學家強調的「人要注意三個半分鐘，三個半小時」，不知是什麼樣的科學家~~

科學家經常強調一句話：
「人要注意三個半分鐘，三個半小時。」 『三個半分鐘』不花一分錢. 
  很多人白天好好的，說晚上死了，有人說，昨天我還見過他，怎麼就死了呢？

原因是，他夜晚下床上廁所太快了，突然一起床，腦缺血。   那麼科學家怎麼提出三個半分鐘呢？
  因為我們在遙! 控心電圖監測時，發現好多人白天心電圖正常，

突然晚上老是心肌缺血，提前收縮，是什麼道理呢？
  因為，他突然一起床，一下子血壓低了，腦缺血心臟停跳了。
  科學家就提出了三個半分鐘：

1.  醒過來不要馬上起床，在床上躺半分鐘；
2.  坐起來後又坐半分鐘；
3.  兩條腿垂在床沿又等半分鐘。
  經過這三個半分鐘，不花一分錢，腦不會缺血，心臟不會驟停，減少了很多不必要的瘁死（突然死亡），不必要的心肌梗塞，不必要的腦中風。
  有一次我講完課，有位老人大哭，我說：『你哭什麼呢？』他哭得非常傷心地說：『唉！我就是兩年前夜晚上廁所，上得快了一點、上得猛了一點，頭暈，結果呢，第二天半身不遂，整整在床上躺了八個月，背上長起了褥瘡。我早聽這節課，就不致於半身不遂了，早知道三個半分鐘，我哪至於受八個月的苦。」
  三個半小時，就是 ：

1.早上起來運動半個小時，打打太極拳、跑跑步，但不超過 三公里 ，或者進行其他運動，但要因人而異，運動需適量。

2.中午睡半小時，這是人生物鐘需要，中午睡上半小時，下午上班，精力特別充沛。老年人更需要補充睡眠。因晚上老人睡得早，起得早，中午非常需要休息。

3.晚上6至7時  慢步行走半小時，可減少心肌梗塞，高血壓發病率。

手機電磁波影響大腦正常功能

Cell Phone Radiation Affects Normal Functioning of the Human Brain
BETHESDA, Maryland, February 23, 2011 (ENS)

「使用手機達50分鐘與大腦區域性葡萄糖消耗量增加具有關聯性，意味著手機電磁波刺激大腦活動。」
「雖然目前手機通訊技術使得發射的電磁波很微量，但是仍對大腦具有影響。」國家衛生研究院大腦活動研究專家沃爾科夫說。

in reference to: 手機電磁波影響大腦正常功能 | 台灣環境資訊協會-環境資訊中心 (view on Google Sidewiki)

揭秘生活中八大健康謊言(轉貼)

[2011.02.24] 轉貼自轉貼，但是似乎我有興趣的只有那個油脂代謝的問題。但文章開頭是說國外媒體，呵呵，這都是媒體們的懶技倆~~好煩。似乎也不用對媒體要求太多。list於此供作參考。

揭秘生活中八大健康謊言(光明會)
2011年02月23日08:50
來源：人民網強國論壇

http://env.people.com.cn/BIG5/106985/13985326.html



摘要：
1. 吃油炸食品長青春痘：

• 皮膚的皮脂腺會分泌皮脂，多餘的皮脂和死皮堵塞毛孔時，皮膚就會腫脹、發紅，出現痘痘。目前尚未弄清楚皮脂腺為什麼會分泌多餘皮脂，但是激素水平失衡、壓力和遺傳因素是最大的“嫌疑犯”。不過它確實和愛吃巧克力、油炸食品無關。

2. 咖啡醒酒
3. 寒冷天氣讓人感冒
4. 捏響關節易得關節炎
5. 愛吃甜食易患多動症
6. 千萬別吞口香糖
7. 感冒多吃、發燒少吃
8. 飯后半小時別游泳：

• 飯后游泳會發生腹部痙攣的風險，但對大多數人來說，並不危險。飯后，人體確實會將肌肉的血液“調用”到腸胃系統，幫助消化，但也不至於因此削弱肌肉的運動功能。只要你覺得身體沒什麼不舒服，那麼完全可以去游泳。運動員們在比賽前都會吃點東西。

討論：

1. 中式的食物觀念裡有所謂某些較燥熱，或是屬於性寒的食物，吃了會因為體質的屬性而有不同的反應/結果。油炸食品，或是多油脂的食品是否會引發皮脂腺過量分泌，再說，這裡給我的疑問是，吃什麼就長什麼嗎(消化後生成)？

2. 咖啡醒酒，我可從不認為他會醒酒，多喝水從尿或汗腺(?)排掉才是實際。有人是用挖的方式挖掉~~

3. 感冒當然不同於一般的傷風(?受風寒)，甚至我想感冒似乎和流感也不同吧~~天冷而有"傷風"應是身體對環境的反應。

4. 捏響關節的壞處我還不太懂。

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8. 我覺得只要胃不要負擔過重，我的經驗是，飯後一個多小時還OK~~但這裡其實講得還算中肯。

單寧酸可能會使白斑症惡化

[2010.12.12] 轉貼自我的文件裡，一年多了，都還沒處理。
就放這裡了~~有空再說。


更新日期:2009/11/09 00:07 【台北訊】 台灣新生報

一名女大學生趕搭油切茶瘦身熱潮，天天喝四瓶以上超濃度茶品，不久後手腳顏面出現圓形、橢圓形的白斑。她經醫師診斷才知道，含單寧酸的濃茶可能會使白斑症惡化。

診治女大學生的開業中醫師袁國山昨天表示，台灣約有二十三萬至四十六萬人有白斑症困擾，大多數病情緩慢進展，很少急速惡化。這名女大學生忽略茶單寧為誘發白斑症的危險因子而暴飲濃茶，導致惡化。經停止茶飲並配合治療後，已控制病情。

袁國山解釋，白斑症是一種全身性與免疫系統相關的疾病。濃茶中的單寧酸屬多酚類物質，對體質特殊的患者而言，短時間大量攝取單寧酸，會引起人體細胞的某些免疫反應，可能造成白斑惡化或復發。

袁國山提醒，除需小心濃茶的單寧酸，白斑症患者應注意其它的飲食刺激，例如柑橘類水果，檸檬、金桔、柳橙、橘子、葡萄柚、柚子等富含維生素C的蔬果，短期大量暴食，也易使病情產生惡化。

袁國山建議，白斑症患者可多攝取含銅、鋅、鐵、鈣等礦物質及B群維生素的食物，如黑豆、牛奶、黑芝麻等。白斑症的中醫藥方與食補，以當歸、川芎、白杓、熟地、漢蓮草、黃耆、紅景天及女貞子等活血理氣藥方，較為有效。