Interesting supplement for tumeric, Green tea, resveratrol takers

In one capsule. But it also contains soy isoflavones which can help or hurt depending on your particular hormone issue.

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-CellBooster#ProductDetails

ZAG enzyme/lectins and clogged pores

Something I'm looking into:

ZAG enzyme (zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein) which per Cordain:


Also, definition found elsewhere: an enzymatic protein found in body fluids including sweat.



Ok, so he says those 'certain foods' that inhibit ZAG are lectins, antinutrient proteins found in all kinds of seeds. Cordain of course considers all legumes and grains to be inedible evils, but especially wheat, peanuts and soy.

However, this article, not by Cordain, names wheat, peanuts, kidney beans and soy beans as most problematic, while others like broad beans (lima) not so much. And that soaking and sprouting destroy all to most lectins.

Note: There are many kinds of lima beans, btw, and if you soak properly and cook with garlic, onions and a little salt, taste absolutely nothing like those awful things they fed us in school. I've been buying giant Peruvian lima beans and they are delicious. And I've been looking for some kind of large white lima bean my sister had in Greece and sometimes available marinated where they sell olives.

I glanced through Sally Fallon's book to see what the Weston Price people had to say about lectins since they are all about soaking grains, nuts, legumes or any other seed, but they seem to just be about the phytates. And if you search the Westonprice.org site for lectins, all that comes up is their anti-vegetarian and anti-soy rants. But if you want info on soaking legumes, grains and other seeds, westonprice.org and/or Fallon's book are good sources.

I also saw some reference to digestive enzymes that break down proteins being helpful breaking down lectins. Like proteases. I'm looking into which proteases, but searches on lectins turn up so much research about cancers that I don't care to read through.

What do you shave with

I've been shaving with cheap hair conditioner. I'd like to shave with the jojoba or other oil I keep on hand, but I think oils dull the razor blades. But lots of people do it. Is there something you can do to keep it from dulling the razor?

Or I was noticing the ingredients in Paula's choice:


and was considering trying just mixing aloe and glycerin together.

connection b/w adolescent acne and prostate cancer mortality

This study was been there in the thread of clinical studies:

http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/161/12/1094

Just occurred to me that maybe some of you guys should know about it and take it under consideration when deciding whether a healthy diet is worth it.

Study showing some have more 5-alpha reductase than others

Women with PCOS had more
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/news85.html