10-08-09 Salmon Phytochemicals may Help against the ravages of Glucose

Today I shared the article from the American Journal of Epidemiology 170(4):464-471,2009.
Half the Canadians surveyed had less than optimum levels of Vitamin C which correlated with disease risk factors such as waist girth, BMI, inflammation, and blood pressure.
From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry the phyto chemical Astaxathin found as the pink coloring naturally occurring in Salmon.Not yet published but findings are that this substance has a preventative against Advanced Glycation End (AGEs) which leads to kidney disease.
I am glad to finally study nutrition as a science rather than just as I read and learned from my own experience.
I was drawn to nutritiion as a teen-ager who wrestled and had to maintain a fighting weight. I was drawn even deeper into the need for quality nutrition while attending undergraduate school and taking stimulants to cheat sleep and metabolic limitations I thought were a "hassle" to deal with.
At age 35 while working on my second degree in Music Therapy I was struck with prostatitis and bladder infection. I made a vow to stop abusing myself after 17 years away from home. I started listening to the elders who knew a lot about food and longevity. I cut down on alcohol, cigarettes, and junk foods. 3 years later my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I found out the AMA does little to prevent disease(sic) through nutritional means. I called a Naturopath as the oncologist wrote my father off as "terminal" and suggested he "go to the liquor store buy a case of gin and prepare to die." The Naturopath had plenty to say about what to do next which lead to 8 months of remission and quality living before he went off the diet and died two months later. I am sure he was on the mend but was unable to resist his old diet of biscuits and gravy. He made the choice that I think killed him. We all make choices each day about food and nutrition. Some can be life changing for better or worse.
It was this event which inspired my present work and study at Blue Mountain CC in Hermiston Oregon. I am taking course work with the intent of becoming an RN. I hope this blog will keep a record of the events leading to the career I plan to do for the next 30 years if I am able.