| 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.
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.
Chinese Medicine And Its Benefits
Whilst thought of, for thousands of years, as the primary medical system in China, Chinese medicine is considered as alternative medicine in the Western world. It is becoming increasingly popular in the Western world as people are attracted by the idea of natural healing as opposed to modern medicine and synthetically developed drugs. Said to have been practised for 5,000 years the history of Chinese medicine is anything but lucid. Considered 2,000 years old, Hung-Di Nei-Jing (Cannon of Internal Medicine) is thought to be the first written document concerning Chinese medicine and is attributed to the Yellow Emperor. But dates and author are still far from clear. The primary methods of Chinese medicine, and the ones people are most familiar with, are herbal medicine and acupuncture with massage, qi gong, or food therapy playing a secondary role.
Chi-Med close to major biotech deal
A COMPANY which develops modern drugs from ancient Oriental medicines is close to signing the biggest biotech deal in Chinese history. Hutchison China MediTech (Chi-Med), controlled by the billionaire Sir Li Ka-shing, floated on the Alternative Investment Market last year to fund research into traditional Chinese cures for cancer and arthritis. .
A billion Red Chinese can be wrong
I've never been to China, never gazed upon any of the 4,000 miles of Great Wall, never dipped a toe in the Yangtze, never walked among the 6,000 or so terra cotta warriors at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and never bought a whore in Shanghai.
But I always thought I'd like to visit one day. It's an ancient civilization they've got over there, with a history that encompasses advances in art and medicine, deep philosophical thought, centuries-long dynastic feuds and the invention of writing.
In the old days (or at least in episodes of "Deadwood") they call Chinese immigrants "celestials," which instills an otherworldly wisdom in the people of that land, and it's easy to buy into that when you study its tranquil geography and ethereal architecture, or read Confucius, or even eat a fortune cookie.
You are what you eat? Maybe
When I lived in Taiwan over 50 years ago, a young Chinese doctor asked if he could borrow the "V" volume of my World Book Encyclopedia. He was to address the local medical society on the subject of vitamins, and the encyclopedia was his source. In "The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals that are Destroying Your Health," Randall Fitzgerald writes that the "traditional systems of medicine from India and China have developed over 4,000 years of knowledge based on trial-and-error testing of millions of people in the longest and most widespread clinical trial tests of plant based healing in human history." Fitzgerald, who has written investigative pieces for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, would have told my Chinese doctor friend that the natural vitamins dispensed by his ancestors were far more effective than the synthetic vitamins of modern times.
Doctor charged in Sea-Tac threat had no history of problems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee physician accused of making a bomb threat because he missed his Northwest Airlines flight out of Seattle had no history of problems while studying and practicing in the state, officials said. Kou Wei Chiu, 31, of the Bellevue area of Nashville, was arrested Wednesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after authorities said he called in a false threat against the flight to Memphis. The plane was forced to turn around in mid-flight and was brought back to the gate and grounded for several hours while authorities determined the threat to be a hoax. Northwest estimated that it lost $70,000 in fuel, gate fees and other expenses. According to an FBI affidavit filed in support of the complaint, Chiu admitted that he used an airport pay phone to call 911 three times after he arrived at gate S-7 too late to board his flight Wednesday.
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