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1. Study Reveals that Anxiety, Depression and PTSD may be Adaptive Responses to Adversity Not Mental Disorders
2. Common Amino Acid, Taurine, Helps to Prevent Bacterial Infection
3. Foot Neuropathy - Damage to the nerves in the feet
4. Winter Health

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Common Amino Acid, Taurine, Helps to Prevent Bacterial Infection

Scientists studying the body’s natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient – taurine – that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria. The finding, published in the journal Cell by scientists from five institutes of the National Institutes of Health, could aid efforts seeking alternatives to antibiotics.

Scientists know that microbiota – the trillions of beneficial microbes living harmoniously inside the gut – can protect people from bacterial infections, but little is known about how they provide protection.

Scientists are studying the microbiota with an eye to finding or enhancing natural treatments to replace antibiotics, which harm microbiota and become less effective as bacteria develop drug resistance.

The scientists observed that microbiota that had experienced prior infection and transferred to germ-free mice helped prevent infection. They identified a class of bacteria – Deltaproteobacteria – involved in fighting these infections, and further analysis led them to identify the amino acid Taurine as the trigger for Deltaproteobacteria activity.

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Study Reveals that Anxiety, Depression and PTSD may be Adaptive Responses to Adversity Not Mental Disorders

As reported in an article in Forbes titled, Researchers Doubt That Certain Mental Disorders Are Disorders At All, a recent study questioned the validity of labeling depression, anxiety and even ADHD as mental disorders.

The researchers in the study based their conclusions in part on the fact that “medical science has never been able to prove that anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are inherited conditions.”

Another fact that helped the researchers come to the conclusion that behavior which is being labeled as mental illness is simply a response to adversity is “that despite widespread and increasing use of antidepressants, rates of anxiety and depression do not seem to be improving.”

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Foot Neuropathy - Damage to the nerves in the feet

The most often complained about neuropathy symptoms are in the feet.  It is the place where people first feel their neuropathy. 

Some people may experience numbness, burning, stinging pain, tingling and pricking sensations, sensitivity to touch and even numb toes. It can be tingling that affects the ball of the foot and travels up the leg, or loss of sensation in the feet. 

Neuropathy in the feet is a very common condition.  There can be many causes.  Diabetes and Chemotherapy are the most prevalent cause and usually start with stabbing pain in the toes for chemo patients and burning pain for diabetics.  However, there are many symptoms and it can be any one of them.  It varies with the person.  

There are many other causes. Sometimes it is diagnosed as "idiopathic" or unknown causes, but that usually means that not enough investigation to find the cause has been done. Knowing the cause of foot neuropathy will result in being able to stop further damage. Treatment can be directed at addressing the underlying cause so that more damage is not done.  With a vitamin deficiency, the cause can be handled with proper nutrition and supplementation.  Control of high blood sugar for a diabetic will stop further damage.  Finding the cause is thus important. There may be more than one contributing cause. A full list can be found here - Causes of Neuropathy 

What can be done for foot neuropathy?

The body needs B vitamins for nerve conductivity and nerve health. There are also things that will slow down nerve repair or increase your symptoms.

Heavy drinking of coffee, tea and soft drinks (including de-caffeinated coffee, tea and soft drinks) cause the loss of both water and water-soluble B vitamins from the body.

Heavy smoking or drinking of alcohol, use of antibiotics, as well as stress (physical and mental) can all burn up B vitamins. And of course, there are many prescription medications that have neuropathy as a side effect.

If you are taking one or more of the medications with the possible side effect of neuropathy, it would be a good idea to talk to your medical doctor and see if he can prescribe an alternative. You can find this out by checking the literature that comes with your drug, or by checking drugs.com or rxlist.com 

There are different methods that you can use to relieve this condition.  

You can find out about Neuropathy and how to address it at Neuropathy

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Winter Health

Okay, this article was first written for skiers (or snowboarders) who often are out in extreme weather, but don't want to come back inside.

If you live in a cold environment or one that has been cold recently, here is an article that talks about all the things that you should know about

Winter Heatlh

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