Omega-3 May Protect Against Neurological Disorders
Omega-3 fatty acids may do more than protect the heart, say researchers from the National Institute of Alcoholism (NIAAA). Joseph R Hibbeln of the NIAA's Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics discovered that countries with the highest rates of fish consumption had the lowest rates of depression, while countries that eat little fish had the highest. Omega-3's benefits may go even further as Hibbeln also observed a similar relationship between fish consumption and homicide, suicide, and postpartum depression rates. The effect of fish consumption on the incidence postpartum depression appears to be dramatic - Hibbeln found that rates of postpartum depression are a staggering 50-times higher in countries where women don't eat fish. Hibbeln began studying the effect of omega-3 on neurological disorders in 1984 when he realized that nearly 60% of the brain is composed of fat. He believes that the change in the American diet over the last 100 years has had a dramatic impact upon brain health - since 1909 our consumption of omega-6 fatty acids has increased by 1,000-fold. Hibbeln suspects that the large amounts of omega-6 that we consume may be preventing omega-3 from entering brain cells and keeping the brain healthy. Hibbeln's observations have led scientists to begin studying the effect of omega-3 on a number of neurological disorders, including depression bipolar disease, ADHD, alcoholism, and Alzheimer's disease.
My Buddy Brent Hauver on Raw Milk
I just realised that with all the raw raw raw of the last 11 years, all the hype and propoganda- As we look at all the leaders we have some descrepency regarding raw vegan food and longevity and health.. The longest lived was Tilden, Bragg, and Walker - all who did animal products (walker did raw goats milk and cheese)...
Of the three areas in the world noted for the longevity of the local population -the Caucasus Mountains in Russia (kefir), the village of Vilcabamba in Ecuador and the land of the Hunza in northern India- all three use whole milk products. The people of Hunza and Kashmir consume whole fermented goat milk products (kefir); inhabitants of Vilcabamba consume raw cows milk which they usually separate into cream cheese and whey; and the centenarians of the Caucasus Mountains eat whole milk yogurt (like kefir) and other dairy products. Milk products form the backbone of the Hindu diet, with clarified butter (ghee) and fermented curds eaten with every meal. "The cows are our friends, they give food, they give strength, they likewise give a good complexion and happiness,"
said Gautama Buddha.
While the Japanese have the longest life span of the "civilized" world on a diet containing few milk products, the Swiss are a close second in the longevity stakes with a diet just loaded with rich raw milk products like butter, cream and cheese. Tied for third and fourth are the Austrians and the Greeks. Both these populations consume raw whole milk products, especially cheese. Milk products are even found in some parts of the Orient, from water buffalo milk in Southeast Asia to cows milk in northern China. The longest living man in the West was Old Par, an English peasant who labored in the fields until his death at 152 years.
His diet consisted almost entirely of raw goat milk products-milk, cheese and whey.
This is powerful information... Why are we so down on Milk?
Sheldon, Fry, and Even Ehret all died fairly young...
FWIW.. Brent
Navy: Sonar vs. Whales
Associated Press 07:45 AM Jul, 06, 2006
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Navy asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to block a court order that prevents it from using active sonar during its war-game exercises off Hawaii, an environmental group said.
The emergency motion, filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, seeks a stay on an order stopping the Navy from using the high-intensity sonar, said Daniel Hinerfeld, spokesman for the National Resources Defense Council.
The Navy was forced to abandon plans to use mid-frequency active sonar during the international maritime exercises after a federal judge issued the order. Environmentalists had sued, claiming the sound waves might kill or harm marine mammals.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet referred calls to Navy officials in Washington. Officials there did not immediately return calls.
A senior Navy admiral said earlier Wednesday he was hopeful the military would settle differences with environmentalists so his sailors could use active sonar during the exercises.
Sailors use active sonar by pumping sound waves through the ocean to hunt submarines.
The federal judge on Monday had ordered the two sides to discuss measures to minimize the impact sonar would have on marine mammals. The Navy and the plaintiffs, led by the Natural Resources Defense Council, are due to appear again in Los Angeles federal court on July 18.
"We're hopeful through further discussions there will be some relief down the road," said Vice Adm. Barry Costello, commander of the U.S. Third Fleet and director of the drills.
Costello said the Navy's ability to defend U.S. interests depends on its sailors learning to use active sonar and regularly practicing their skills.
"It's a national security issue to prepare for the next fight. And you cannot win in the future if you don't train against the threat," Costello told reporters as about 20 ships prepared to sail from Pearl Harbor for the exercises, which involve close to 40 ships and 19,000 sailors from eight nations.
The Navy plans to have its sailors listen for submarines only with passive sonar and visually look for "enemy" submarines during the drills.
Active sonar locates objects by analyzing sound bounced off them, while passive sonar involves analyzing noises generated by the objects. Environmentalists say active sonar may kill or harm whales and other mammals, possibly by damaging their hearing.
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