| Adventure Racing 101 at REI in Concord
Co-founders of Bay Area Adventure Racing Babes & Dudes, Jen Klafin and Galen Pewtherer, discuss the ins and outs of adventure racing at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at REI in Concord. Free. At The Willows Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd. Call (925) 825-9400. Elephant Pharmacy Licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Tatyana Ryezvina teaches the basics of Chinese herbology from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 22. Learn about the history of Chinese herbal medicine and take a tour of the herbal pharmacy. All events are free. Berkeley events are at 1607 Shattuck Ave. Call (510) 549-9200 or visit http://www.elephantpharm.com. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Interventional cardiologist Eric Johnson speaks about the serious heart condition peripheral arterial disease from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Using Science To Verify Chinese Medicine
Though Chinese medicine has been employed as a proficient approach for over 5,000 years, Western scientific evidence continues to question whether this is a logical approach to aid with treatment. Nevertheless, most medical experts of Western medicine would not find improbable claims that qigong preserves fitness by encouraging relaxation and movement, that acupuncture relieves discomfort by inducing the production of neurotransmitters, or that Chinese herbal medicines may perhaps contain powerful biochemical agents. If you are interested in Chinese medicine, yet are not sure of its effectiveness, you can inspect the various studies that have aided others to reach conclusions about its influence. Chinese medicine practices are purported by many to be very effective, occasionally providing palliative efficacy where the best practices of Western medicine fail, specifically for usual ailments such as flu and allergies, and managing to evade the toxicity of some chemically composed medicines.
Cactus Botanics On Fucoidan and Alginates extracted from Laminaria ...
Laminaria japonica has a long history of use in Asia, including Japan, China, South Korea and other countries. It has been used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine and possesses many physiological functions for human health and skin care. Since the middle of the 1990's, there have been several scientific studies which have exposed the secrets regarding Laminaria japonica efficacy. Fucoidan and Alginates are believed to be the key factors. Fucoidan, a class of natural sulfated heteropolysaccharides, isolated from the brown algae Laminaria japonica, is known to contain not only L-fucose residues as the main sugar constituent, but also galactose, mannose, xylose, glucuronic acid and so on. Some observations from selected studies include: Fucoidan is a sugar-based sulfated polysaccharide that retains moisture and has immunostimulating, anticoagulating, and antiaging activity.6-9
Two separate French studies published in Biomedical Pharmacotherapy show that fucose and fucose-rich polysaccharides penetrate the skin, decrease free radical scavenging, and increase the cell proliferation to slow down the aging of skin cells.10,11
In France, woman have traditionally use Fucoidan to increase hair growth and soften rough and damaged skin.12
It is been shown to be effective in breast cancer prevention.15 Cactus Botanics introduced Fucoidan in Aug 2005.
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