Podcasts about Juglans

Put up your dukes, for a battle between the city, the people, and the trees. At the center is butternut (Juglans cinerea), and it's shading you, your neighbor, and your neighbor's neighbor. Then we play a new game with one rule... you do not talk about Fight Shrub.Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex CrowsonSupport the pod and become a Treemium MemberFollow along on InstagramFind Arbortrary merch on our storeFind additional reading on our websiteCover art by Jillian BartholdMusic by Aves and The Mini-VandalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

▶ Discover @seangran: https://instagram.com/seangran | https://twitch.tv/seangran ▶ Discover @staycoolfam: https://tiktok.com/@staycoolfam | https://instagram.com/staycoolfam ▶ Discover @wun-two: | https://www.instagram.com/wun__two Consistently my most listened to if not top-5 artist in my yearly Spotify Wrapped, Wun Two's music has long been a favourite of mine. As one of the modern OGs to transition from the blog to the full on streaming era and still see success it's been amazing to watch him grow from strength to strength and it's only right I did a mix in tribute. Featuring 88 of my all time faves from the German producer across his discography with two extras that had to fit in, this the first of many volumes to come. -seangran **Tracklist:** 1. maybe beautiful 00:00 2. The Ark (w/ Made in M) 01:05 3. alfie 02:26 4. Calluna 03:50 5. give me a hug 04:55 6. Verbena 07:52 7. foggy 09:15 8. A Noite (w/ Anthony Drawn) 10:04 9. Luibo 11:42 10. Ay 12:21 11. loco 14:27 12. Gelbstich (w/ FloFilz) 15:18 13. Borboleta 16:54 14. High (w/ Boora) 18:41 15. Bonnaz - Bah (Wun Two Remix) 20:17 16. Every 21:54 17. Para o mar (w/ Knowsum) 24:01 18. Catchin (w/ CoryaYo) 25:33 19. Big Poppa (Remix) 27:31 20. Big Poppa (Chronic Version) 28:28 21. One Summer Afternoon 30:50 22. Radula 32:30 23. Redwoods (w/ Made in M) 34:05 24. Wavelude 2 (w/ CoryaYo) 35:30 25. Venice Pt. 2 (w/ FloFilz) 35:55 26. 84 Caprice (w/ Brenk Sinatra) 36:40 27. Poker Night (w/ SwuM)38:03 28. AxDrake (w/ Wyl)39:51 29. moldi 41:29 30. donna che sogna 42:45 31. riv 44:33 32. Memorabilia 46:21 33. cinema of the death 47:29 34. Diplos Sunrise (w/ Made in M) 48:10 35. Embracing The Wild (w/ Natasha Ghosh) 49:10 36. Long Ago 50:18 37. motel transilvania 51:26 38. Spaceship - Instrumental (w/ Kuchenmann & Yung Béla) 53:08 39. Firenze 54:51 40. red universe (w/ Danae Greenfield) 57:35 41. The Strip 59:11 42. Nella Laguna (w/ Bluewerks) 01:00:54 43. helio (w/ Hubert Daviz) 01:02:36 44. Hubert Daviz - Lavaa 01:04:19 45. Toada 01:05:52 46. Blue Dolphin (w/ Anthony Drawn) 01:07:18 47. Slow That (w/ Boora) 01:09:20 48. quitely (w/ Hubert Daviz) 01:11:15 49. wood flute 01:12:43 50. Water Trouble 01:14:44 51. the strange library (w/ Ben Beal) 01:15:10 52. the golden arm 01:16:36 53. Arapaziada 01:18:02 54. Sunset Walk (w/ Mujo) 01:19:19 55. Doja Cat - IF U NEED THAT (prod. Wun Two) 01:20:50 56. Weigla 01:22:11 57. Planet X (w/ Knowsum) 01:23:26 58. Peace (w/ CoryaYo) 01:25:04 59. Seegarn 01:26:25 60. Mustard Gas (w/ CRIMEAPPLE) 01:27:17 61. ragazza con cavaliere (w/ High John) 01:29:12 62. napoli 01:30:39 63. Cosca (w/ Conway the Machine) 01:31:54 64. Pockets (w/ Wyl & Lukas Wilmsmeyer) 01:33:41 65. Olde English (w/ Brenk Sinatra) 01:36:37 66. Moombah (w/ SwuM) 01:38:58 67. calles (w/ tuamie) 01:40:39 68. winter in rio 01:43:00 69. Nights 01:44:44 70. Gull (w/ CoryaYo) 01:46:29 71. savacu 01:47:16 72. autumn 01:48:32 73. Swim (w/ CoryaYo) 01:49:36 74. Polygala 01:50:59 75. vapowave I (w/ Hubert Daviz) 01:52:32 76. Juglans 01:53:08 77. Yeah (w/ Don Philippe) 01:54:06 78. zement 01:55:20 79. Cerbaia 01:56:46 80. Geschenkartikel (w/ Don Philippe) 01:58:24 81. Private Love Joy (w/ Wyl) 02:00:25 82. Pinus 02:03:10 83. Volare 02:04:30 84. masques de la comedie italienne 02:06:08 85. tenerezza 02:07:22 86. amanecer (w/ Hubert Daviz) 02:09:38 87. Treasure Island 02:09:58 88. Breezy (w/ SwuM) 02:11:31 89. Pants (w/ Wyl & Lukas Wilmsmeyer) 02:13:36 90. anochecer (w/ Hubert Daviz) 02:16:23

TODAY ON THE ROBERT SCOTT BELL SHOW: Honoring Kary Mullis, Scott Schara Grace Schara Lawsuit, Medical Murder, Juglans Regia Homeopathic Hit, Vaccinologist safety gaps, Undetected Bird Flu, Long COVID Risk, Plastics Linked to Autism, Thinking pain and MORE! https://robertscottbell.com/honoring-kary-mullis-scott-schara-graces-lawsuit-update-medical-murder-juglans-regia-homeopathic-hit-vaccinologist-safety-gaps-undetected-bird-flu-long-covid-risk-plastics-linked-to-autism/ Honoring Kary Mullis, Scott Schara, Grace's lawsuit update, Medical Murder, Juglans Regia Homeopathic Hit, Vaccinologist safety gaps, Undetected Bird Flu, Long COVID Risk, Plastics Linked to Autism... https://robertscottbell.com Call started 8:40 AM

Today, I tell you about the medicinal use of the Walnut family..Happy Independence Day!The Spring Foraging Cook Book is available in paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54Or you can buy the eBook as a .pdf directly from the author (me), for $9.99:https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.htmlYou can read about the Medicinal Trees book here https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/06/paypal-safer-easier-way-to-pay-online.html or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1005082936PS. New in the woodcraft Shop: Judson Carroll Woodcraft | SubstackRead about my new books:Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTHandConfirmation, an Autobiography of Faithhttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNKVisit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter: https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/Read about my new other books:Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPSThe Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6andGrowing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Elsehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9RThe Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35RandChristian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTBHerbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.htmlAlso available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbsBlog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/Free Video Lessons: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325

Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are honored to be joined by Geoff Williams PhD, International Sentinel Network Coordinator for the US Forest Service. Geoff studies the social dimensions and microbial ecology of host range expansions and geographic range expansions of forest trees, their fungal pathogens, and their insect herbivores. Geoff just moved to Oregon from West Lafayette, Indiana where he studied the role of the microbiome in Thousand Cankers Disease of Eastern black walnut in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. Prior to that he has worked and lived in Idaho, Arizona, Mexico, and Chicago, originally hailing Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his current position he is gathering information on forest insects and pathogens across the world. The ultimate goal is to build networks of cooperation and information exchange with international collaborators to help protect native forest tree species in the US and all over the world from the next highly destructive or devastating insect or fungal pathogen that could be introduced through trade and travel. The opinions expressed by Geoff in our show to do not represent policy stances of the US government.   TOPICS COVERED:   A Winding Path towards Forest Pathology   Fungal Phytopathogens   Community Assembly in Forest Ecosystems   Novel Pathogenic Interactions in the Age of the Anthropocene   Proactive Approach to Managing Forest Pathogens   Complex Social Impacts of Forest Pathogens    Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystems Across Continents    Global Forest Health Crisis   Interplay of International Trade Agreements & Natural Resource Protections   Sentinel Tree Network   Urban Forest Management   “Invasive Species” & Invasion Biology Framework   Invasive Species vs Invasive Populations   Citizen Scientist Role in Monitoring Forest Pathogens   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Geoffrey Williams Website: https://geoffreymwilliams.weebly.com/   Thousand Cankers Disease: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/thousand-cankers-disease/thousand-cankers-disease   Geosmithia morbida (fungal pathogen): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmithia_morbida   Juglans nigra (Eastern Black Walnut): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_nigra   Laurel Wilt Disease: https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Pests-and-Diseases/Plant-Pests-and-Diseases/Laurel-Wilt-Disease   Sentinel Trees: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10340-018-1041-6   Cortinarius violaceus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortinarius_violaceus

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"Don't garden under a black walnut!" If you garden in eastern North America, you may have heard some form of this advice at one point or another. Indeed, Juglans nigra has a negative reputation for being allelopathic or producing compounds that hurt neighboring plants. However, is this reputation warranted or is it a case of unscientific propaganda? Bill Michalek of The Field Guides Podcast joins us for a discussion about the science of black walnut allelopathy and what he reveals may not be the clear-cut story you were told. This episode was produced in part by Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And if you grew up in the eastern US, then you did too. It has a very large range in eastern North America.  And the eastern US forests have pecans, hickories and walnuts, all of which are trees in the walnut family, Juglandaceae! Juglans major is the only species of walnut in Arizona. The species J. microcarpa is not that far way to the east in New Mexico and Texas and there are rumors of it being found in Arizona. More on that in future episodes! Anyway, I love Arizona walnut! I've collected walnuts all over the borderlands and grown it for many years. It's a fast grower when it's young and grows to a magnificent long lived shade tree. Plant one for your kids or grand kids, or great grand kids or great great grand kids. The photos are mine and taken at our home.

I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And if you grew up in the eastern US, then you did too. It has a very large range in eastern North America.  And the eastern US forests have pecans, hickories and walnuts, all of which are trees in the walnut family, Juglandaceae! Juglans major is the only species of walnut in Arizona. The species J. microcarpa is not that far way to the east in New Mexico and Texas and there are rumors of it being found in Arizona. More on that in future episodes! Anyway, I love Arizona walnut! I've collected walnuts all over the borderlands and grown it for many years. It's a fast grower when it's young and grows to a magnificent long lived shade tree. Plant one for your kids or grand kids, or great grand kids or great great grand kids. The photos are mine and taken at our home.

La noix est le fruit du noyer (Juglans regia), un arbre originaire de la Perse. Ce fruit est cité dans des traités chinois déjà 2'000 ans avant JC. La graine formée de deux cerneaux rappelle le cerveau humain, illustration parfaite de la théorie des signatures. La noix contient des acides gras (oméga 3: 7,5 gr pour 100gr fraîche). Des études montrent que 30 grammes par jour 3 à 4 fois par semaine de noix augmentent de manière significative lʹactivité de la mémoire et que cela réduit lʹanxiété. Attention aux oxalates qui favorisent les calculs raineaux et urinaires. Les noix provoquent également des aphtes chez certaines personnes. Pour lutter contre les aphtes, rincer la bouche avec des feuilles de sauges, des racines de guimauve, des feuilles de cassis, pétales de soucis des jardins et surtout des racines de rhubarbe.

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) is a tree well-known for its ability to negatively affect other plants growing nearby, a phenomenon known as allelopathy. But is Black Walnut really as allelopathic as the Internet would have you believe? In this episode, the guys go nuts: delving into this question and many other facets of the fascinating (and tasty?) Black Walnut, including and on-air tasting of Black Walnut Syrup. Enjoy! This episode was recorded on May 11, 2022 at the Beaver Meadow Audubon Center in North Java, NY.Episode NotesThank you to listener Mark Carroll for giving us the idea for this episode and providing the paper on which much of it was based.Is Black Walnut wind pollinated? Bill mentioned during the episode that he thought the flowers were insect pollinated. He was WRONG! According to Floral Biology And Pollination Of Eastern Black Walnut, a publication by the National Forest Service, “Walnut trees are wind-pollinated and classified as monoecious; male and female flowers are on the same tree, but separated from each other.” Bill stands by his assessment, however, that the distinctive, seldom-seen flowers are worth checking out. This page provides some nice pictures; scroll down to see both the male and female blossoms. The female flowers look like milkweed pods with a sea anemone stuck on top!What is the correct measurement of diameter at breast height (DBH)? Diameter at breast height, or DBH, is a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree. Tree trunks are measured at the height of an adult's breast; in many countries, DBH is measured at approximately 1.3 m (4.3 ft) above ground, but in the US, DBH is typically measured at 4.5 ft (1.37 m) above ground. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameter_at_breast_height Does Steve know about honeysuckles? Steve claimed that honeysuckles (Lonicera sp.) with a hollow pith are not native to eastern North America and that the ones without a hollow pith are native. According to Iowa State University, “Twigs of all species can be hollow. However, the twigs of native species tend to be less hollow with a white pith whereas the exotic species are more obviously hollow with a brown pith.”Are there other plants with a chambered pith? Yes! Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) is another species, unrelated to walnuts, that has a chambered pith.What does microcarpa mean? During their discussion of other walnut species, Bill mentioned the Little Walnut (Juglans microcarpa) , and Steve wondered what “microcarpa” means. The answer? Small fruit.LinksThe Get Crackin' Nut Cracker SupportThe Field Guides PatreonMake a onetime Paypal donation.The Field Guides Merch ShopOur SponsorGumleaf Boots, USAPicture CreditThank you to Always Wandering Art (Website and Etsy Shop) for providing this episode's artwork, as well as the art for many of our previous episodes! Works CitedChalker-Scott, L., 2019. Do Black Walnut Trees Have Allelopathic Effects on Other Plants?. Washington State University Extension.Marking, L.L., 1970. Juglone (5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone) as a fish toxicant. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 99(3), pp.510-514.Willis, R.J., 2000. Juglans spp., juglone and allelopathy. Allelopathy J, 7(1), pp.1-55.Page, Teri. Homestead Honey, https://homestead-honey.com/beyond-maple-syrup-tapping-black-walnut-trees/. Accessed 5 Apr. 2009.

There are 2 species of walnuts here in the borderlands of southern Arizona; the Arizona walnut (Juglans major) that I talked about and a species called little walnut (Juglans microcarpa) which is uncommon, but I found it growing in a canyon on the east side of the Catalina Mountain above Redington along the San Pedro River. Travel eastward to the Trans Pecos of Texas and it’s quite common in that region. In the eastern U.S. it is the land of the black walnut (Juglans nigra), not to mention other trees in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) like the butternut and a few hickory and pecan species (Carya). I think when I first saw a walnut tree in southern Arizona in the 1960s, I had a “Whoa, that's a walnut tree!” moment. Hmm, I still have that reaction and Arizona walnut trees (Juglans major) are magnificent! I have so many memories of hikes or journeys in southern Arizona that include walnut trees…sometimes up high in the mountains or as I mentioned in this episode, in a riparian canyon cutting into the Sonoran Desert. They're part of the flora and fauna that make the borderlands so diverse and beautiful and occupied, not vacant. The photos are taken from SEINet and are either by Max Licher or Leslie Landrum…I mixed them up, but I thank them.

There are 2 species of walnuts here in the borderlands of southern Arizona; the Arizona walnut (Juglans major) that I talked about and a species called little walnut (Juglans microcarpa) which is uncommon, but I found it growing in a canyon on the east side of the Catalina Mountain above Redington along the San Pedro River. Travel eastward to the Trans Pecos of Texas and it’s quite common in that region. In the eastern U.S. it is the land of the black walnut (Juglans nigra), not to mention other trees in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) like the butternut and a few hickory and pecan species (Carya). I think when I first saw a walnut tree in southern Arizona in the 1960s, I had a “Whoa, that's a walnut tree!” moment. Hmm, I still have that reaction and Arizona walnut trees (Juglans major) are magnificent! I have so many memories of hikes or journeys in southern Arizona that include walnut trees…sometimes up high in the mountains or as I mentioned in this episode, in a riparian canyon cutting into the Sonoran Desert. They're part of the flora and fauna that make the borderlands so diverse and beautiful and occupied, not vacant. The photos are taken from SEINet and are either by Max Licher or Leslie Landrum…I mixed them up, but I thank them.

In Episode 16: I am joined by Amanda Weise, research Botanist with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN to discuss some of the things the arboretum is doing as part of it's mission. This includes vascular plant seed banking, terrestrial orchid germination research, and butternut conservation. In this episode, Amanda shares some of her identification techniques for Juglans cinerea and some of the management techniques that are going into the conservation of this historical northeastern and upper midwestern species. Also in this episode, Amanda shares with us some information on Rhodiola integrifolia, and some ponderings and research she's done on disjunct plant species. Enjoy.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=65399395)

Mortality lower during five-year period among adults who supplemented with calcium plus vitamin D   Thirumalai Mission Hospital (India), February 16 2022.    A study published in the  Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism found a decrease in fractures and mortality during a 5-year average follow-up period among individuals who regularly supplemented with calcium and vitamin D. The study involved participants in a community-based osteoporosis detection program that included women aged 50 and older who had been postmenopausal for five years and men over the age of 55.  Osteoporosis and osteopenia were detected among 2,882 participants, who were subsequently advised to consume 500 mg calcium and 250 IU of vitamin D3 per day. These participants were additionally offered annual injections of 600,000 IU vitamin D3. The current analysis was limited to 2,113 participants among this group who were not treated with prescription drug therapy for severe osteoporosis and who were followed for at least two years. Among those who supplemented regularly, the risks of experiencing a fracture or death were respectively 73% and 47% lower during the 5-year average follow-up compared to those who failed to adhere to the regimen.   (NEXT)   Black walnuts found to suppress appetite and oxidative degradation of lipids   University of Georgia, February 3, 2022   Researchers have found that adding black walnuts (Juglans nigra) to your breakfast not only helps you feel fuller, but also protects your cells from oxidative damage. In their report, which was published in the journal Nutrition Research, the team explored the benefits of using black walnuts as a butter substitute. In their report, the team noted that most studies on the health benefits of walnuts use English walnuts, which have a different nutritional profile than black walnuts. While walnuts are nutrient-dense, they argued that black walnuts have more protein than the more popular English walnuts. Black walnuts, they proposed, can improve satiety and even regulate postprandial increases in lipid peroxidation better than English walnuts. A total of 30 healthy adults participated in the randomized, double-blind control crossover study. At each testing visit, the participants were asked to eat a breakfast meal that had either butter (which served as the control) or a butter substitute (black walnut or English walnut). After three testing visits, the team noted that participants who ate black walnuts reported feeling fuller than those who had English walnut and butter. In addition, they had greater suppression of lipid peroxidation after eating. “Substituting butter in a breakfast meal with [black walnuts] or [English walnuts] increased fullness; however, the [black walnut] meal was superior for suppressing overall appetite while also lowering postprandial lipid peroxidation,” the team wrote in their report.   (NEXT)   Human brain doesn't slow down until after 60   Heidelberg University's Institute of Psychology, February 17, 2022   You used to be able to make snap judgments in your 20s, but now it feels like you take a lot longer to react to questions, decisions and challenges put before you. Don't fret, it's not that you're losing brain power. Your response time does tend to slow down as you age, but a new study argues that's not because your brain's processing speed is deteriorating. Your brain remains as nimble as ever until you hit your 60s, according to a report published Feb. 17 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. "Our research now shows that this slowing is not due to a reduction in cognitive processing speed," von Krause said. "Until older adulthood, the speed of information processing in the task we studied barely changes."   (NEXT)   Study shows exercise can help older adults retain their memories   We all know exercise is good for us, but that still leaves plenty of questions. How much exercise? Who benefits the most? And when in our lives? New research led by University of Pittsburgh psychologists found that it seems like exercising about three times a week for at least four months is how much you need to reap the benefits in episodic memory." Episodic memory is the kind that deals with events that happened to you in the past. It's also one of the first to decline with age. "I usually like to talk about the first time you got behind the wheel of a car," said Aghjayan. "So you might remember where you were, how old you were, who was in the passenger seat explaining things to you, that feeling of excitement." Seeking clarity in the muddy waters of the scientific literature, the team pored over 1,279 studies, eventually narrowing them down to just 36 that met specific criteria. The researchers found that pooling together those 36 studies was enough to show that for older adults, exercise can indeed benefit their memory.   (NEXT)   Prevention Against Gallstones - Eat More Foods With Vitamin E   University of Kiel (Germany), February 16, 2022   More than 90 percent of the population does not meet their recommended daily allowance of vitamin E. Researchers in Germany led by the University of Kiel found that subjects with gallstone disease had lower blood levels of vitamin E than those who did not have gallstones. Vitamin E does everything from ease exercise soreness, treating menstrual pain, preventing cancer and playing a central role in neurological and cardiovascular function. Adequate levels of vitamin E, an essential micronutrient, are especially critical for the very young. The scientists also found that those with gallstone disease also had a lower alpha-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio than healthy individuals. A similar association was found with gamma-tocopherol levels. However, with the gamma form, the results were not statistically significant.   (OTHER NEWS)   How Medicare is quietly being privatized   By Abdul El-Sayed, M.D. Detroit Metro Times, February 9, 2022   Healthcare is big business — literally one of the most lucrative corporate endeavors in the country, accounting for one-fifth of our total economy. And the way that the business of healthcare interferes with actually providing Americans with appropriate, accessible, and affordable healthcare has been a frequent subject of my writing in these pages. From hospital consolidation to drug pricing, rising premiums to healthcare inequities, the fact that our healthcare system is designed to maximize profit for a few large corporations is the root, if not all, of the problem. The fattest slice of that very, very large pie is healthcare for seniors — the Americans who most often need care. American seniors are insured through Medicare, a government health insurance program that's supposed to offer them affordable, comprehensive healthcare. But as this is the American healthcare system we're talking about, the knives are constantly out for Medicare — looking for just another bite. Late last year, I wrote about the Medicare (dis)Advantage program, a frontal assault on Medicare, which cajoles beneficiaries into selecting privately managed Medicare plans. The private health insurance corporations that administer these plans get to keep the money they don't spend on healthcare as profit, putting $27 billion of taxpayer moneyinto the pockets of health insurance corporations in 2018 alone. As bad as Medicare Advantage is, a new plan hatched under the Trump administration — and being allowed to proceed under the Biden administration — is even worse. But unlike Medicare Advantage, most seniors haven't even heard about it. It's called Direct Contracting. Designed by the Trump administration, it's a sop to the health insurance corporations and private equity firms that have been such a persistent force in Republican healthcare circles. They agree on a simple goal: privatize everything. Instead of cajoling seniors to hand over their Medicare dollars, large corporations, called Direct Contracting Entities, target doctors. When a doctor signs up, all of the Medicare beneficiaries they see are signed up too — without their knowledge or consent. The Direct Contracting Entity acts as a middleman between the physician and Medicare — and like Medicare Advantage, they profit off of the Medicare dollars that aren't spent on beneficiaries. In exchange for signing up, the doctors earn a kickback from the Direct Contracting Entity. But Direct Contracting isn't a matter of law; Congress never voted on this. It's just a pilot program designed by the Trump administration … that the Biden administration is now carrying forward. They could kill Direct Contracting in its tracks if they wanted to! The fact that it's not should be extremely worrying to seniors, consumer rights advocates, and anyone who pays taxes to the U.S. government. The irony here is that President Biden ran on a public option — which doesn't look to be coming anytime soon. Instead of that promise, his administration is allowing a backdoor private buyout of Medicare.

Por Elena Kalinnikova. Suscríbete a CesarVidal.TV y escucha este audio antes que nadie y sin publicidad: https://www.cesarvidal.tv Las nueces negras son un alimento que en los últimos años se está despoblando mucho, debido a sus supuestos efectos beneficiosos en nuestro cuerpo. Estas nueces fueron utilizadas por los indios americanos, por las poblaciones china y rusa por las propiedades “medicinales” que se les atribuían. Su nombre científico es »Juglans nigra», una planta muy extendida en el territorio americano que puede alcanzar los 40 metros de altura.

You’d be nuts not to get one. This tree walnut disappoint you. CANOPY LAYER Cold hardiness zones: 4 – 9 (can withstand cold to -30° F) Soil PH: 6.8-7.2, but it will survive in a wider range of soils Watering needs: Average, though they prefer more in summer Blooming Season: Mid-spring Harvest season: September-October Fruiting age: As early as 4 […]

After a long and eventful summer I am finally back with a new episode about the old Black Walnut. I hope you enjoy. Check out the Instagram for pictures of things talked about in this episode.

Hay árboles cuya mala fama es un misterio, y debemos buscar en la metáfora y el símbolo las claves que nos permitan descifrarlo. Haylos, sí… pero los nogales no están entre ellos.Del género Juglans, con su veintena de especies distribuidas por toda Eurasia y las Américas, hemos apreciado sobremanera sus frutos y su excelente madera. Diríase que no hay cultura con nogales alrededor que no haya descubierto cómo usarlos para obtener comida, remedios medicinales, y —sobre todo— tintes sólidos y sinceros.Sin embargo, y quizás alimentados por los efectos de moléculas tóxicas que los Juglans, efectivamente, producen, a la sombra del nogal han brotado también leyendas y rumores que lo asocian al mal, a la brujería, a los espíritus diabólicos.Por eso hoy nos embarcamos en un viaje que nos llevará desde las montañas centroasiáticas hasta los bosques andinos y desde los mercados de Beijing hasta la Italia profunda, “sobre el agua y bajo el viento”, persiguiendo historias de nogales tan increíbles como ciertas… ¿te vienes?☛ LIBRO basado sobre el pódcast: Senderos de savia: https://ainaserice.com/senderosdesavia+ Encuéntrame en la web https://ainaserice.com & en redes (FB: https://facebook.com/ainaserice; IG: https://instagram.com/ainaserice).+ Transcripciones de los capítulos (a su ritmo…) en ☛ http://senda.imaginandovegetales.com+ Círculo de apoyo vegetófilo íntimo, con agradecimientos extra ☛ https://patreon.com/ainaserice{Agradecimientos}Música compuesta &interpretada por Cristina Llabrés y Evaristo Pons.¡Y gracias a ti por la compañía!

Consuming alliums like onions and garlic found to lower colorectal cancer risk by 79 percent China Medical University, July 24, 2020   In a recent study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chinese researchers found that eating high amounts of allium vegetables corresponded to a 79 percent reduction in colorectal cancer risk. According to senior author Zhi Li from The First Hospital of China Medical University, their findings highlight a trend: The greater the amount of alliums consumed, the better the protection against colorectal cancer. Higher allium consumption linked to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer For their research, the team compared the food intake of 833 colorectal cancer patients to that of 833 healthy participants (controls) who matched them in terms of age, sex and area of residence. The researchers used food frequency questionnaires to collect the participants' dietary information. The researchers found that those who consumed high amounts of allium vegetables had a 79 percent reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Li said that their findings shed light on the role of lifestyle intervention in the prevention of colorectal cancer. However, Mary Flynn, an associate professor of medicine at Brown University in Rhode Island, noted that although these findings are interesting, it bears stressing that the colorectal cancer patients had a greater family history of the disease than the controls. The colorectal cancer patients also smoked more and reported consuming less fruits, more alcohol and almost double the amount of red meat than the controls. Together, Flynn says that these factors may have influenced the significant reductions in colorectal cancer risk observed. On the other hand, the link between allium consumption and lower colon cancer risk remained even after these differences were factored into the analysis, suggesting that allium vegetables like onions, garlic, leeks and shallots do have strong cancer-fighting potential. The study is one of many that report the anti-cancer benefits of allium vegetables, which are attributed to their sulfur-containing active components. (Related: Researchers explore the anti-cancer potential of a local onion from Iran.) Garlic, onion and other alliums: promising candidates for holistic cancer treatment Alliums like onions and garlic are among the most studied cancer-fighting foods, besides cruciferous vegetables, because of their abundance of phenolic compounds. In a recent article published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, a team of scientists from the U.S. highlighted the ability of allium vegetables to prevent different types of cancer. In particular, multiple mechanistic studies agree that the sulfur-containing compounds in alliums are responsible for their anti-carcinogenic properties. Some of these compounds include allicin, alliin and ajoene. Alliums also contain other potent plant compounds that contribute to their cancer-fighting potential. These compounds include flavonoids, oligosaccharides, arginine and selenium. According to several epidemiological studies, increased intake of these allium components is linked to a decreased risk of certain cancers, such as stomach, colon, esophageal and prostate cancer. In another recent article published in the journal Food Research International, researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada found a local variety of red onions to be the most effective at killing both colon and breast cancer cells. The team attributed the cancer-fighting potential of Ontario-grown red onions to their high quercetin and anthocyanin content. Both flavonoids have been studied in the past as chemopreventive agents in several cancer models. Taken together, these studies offer ample proof that allium vegetables are excellent natural medicines for various types of cancer.   Link confirmed between a healthy diet and prostate cancer prevention An INRS team shows an association between eating habits and prostate cancer National Institute for Scientific Research (Montreal), July 28, 2020   The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that more than 23,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. Among other risk factors, more and more studies point to diet as a major factor in the development of prostate cancer, as it is for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Using data from a study conducted in Montreal between 2005 and 2012, a research team led by Professor Marie-Élise Parent of Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown a link between diet and prostate cancer in the article "Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Population-Based Case-Control Study in Montreal, Canada", published in Nutrients in June. Three main dietary profiles analyzed INRS PhD student Karine Trudeau, the lead author of the study, based her analysis on three main dietary profiles: healthy diet, salty Western diet including alcohol, and sugar-rich Western diet with beverages. The first profile leans heavily towards fruits, vegetables, and plant proteins like tofu and nuts. The salty Western diet with alcohol includes more meat and beverages such as beer and wine. The third profile is rich in pasta, pizza, desserts, and sugary carbonated drinks. The study took age, ethnicity, education, family history, and date of last prostate cancer screening into account. Marie-Élise Parent and Karine Trudeau found a link between a healthy diet and a lower risk of prostate cancer. Conversely, a Western diet with sweets and beverages was associated with a higher risk and seemed to be a factor in more aggressive forms of cancer. The study did not show any clear link between a Western diet with salt and alcohol and the risk of developing the disease. Moving away from the typical approach used in epidemiological studies, which involves looking at one nutrient or food group at a time, the researchers collected data from a broader dietary profile. "It's not easy to isolate the effect of a single nutrient," explained Ms. Trudeau. "For example, foods rich in vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, promote iron absorption. Calcium is often found in dairy products, which also contain vitamin D. Our more targeted approach takes this synergy into account to produce more meaningful results that public health authorities can use to formulate recommendations. Rather than counting on one miracle food, people should look at their overall diet." "For a long time we've suspected that diet might play a role in the development of prostate cancer, but it was very hard to pinpoint the specific factors at play," said Professor Parent. "This study is significant because it looks at dietary habits as a whole. We've uncovered evidence that, we hope, can be used to develop prevention strategies for prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men in Canada and many other countries." In addition to INRS faculty and students Marie-Élise Parent, Karine Trudeau, Christine Barul, and Marie-Claude Rousseau, Ilona Csizmadi (Cumming School of Medicine) participated in the research. The study was funded by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the Cancer Research Society (CRS), Fonds de la recherche du Québec--Santé (FRQS), and Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation (MEI).       Study reveals humans are impatient, even down to seconds Ohio University, July 28, 2020 An Ohio University study seeking to understand the psychological mechanisms of waiting for a larger reward in contrast to instant gratification with a smaller reward was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, a flagship journal of the American Psychological Association. The research team discussed in their paper how their findings show that people are impatient not only when thinking about whether to wait or not for a larger reward in the abstract, but they are even more impatient when they actually must wait to receive a larger reward. In the study, the amounts and delays were small (in cents and seconds), but even in the small-scale participants demonstrated myopic behavior, as in preferring the smaller payoff sooner. "In this particular paper, we're interested in how people make decisions that entail comparing the time that it takes to get something versus how much one will get," said Dr. Claudia González Vallejo, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology and second author of the paper. "Those types of experiments are under an umbrella of what is called intertemporal choice, which refers to studying how people make tradeoffs between amounts, either to gain or to lose, relative to the timing of those." The paper's lead author is Dr. Ping Xu, currently of Shenzhen University's School of Psychology, and the third author is Dr. Benjamin Vincent of University of Dundee's School of Social Sciences.  The paper is based on Xu's dissertation from 2019 as she graduated from OHIO under Dr. González Vallejo's mentoring. "I feel lucky, honored and touched. I am proud of my team," Xu said of having the paper finally published.  In the study, the researchers made a realistic situation in which participants could actually experience the time of waiting to receive something, with payoffs and units of time adjusted to be smaller altogether, while at a computer.  This worked by having a participant make decisions between coins that were small and could be received immediately, or larger ones that required a waiting period in seconds before they could be picked up. For each choice, the participant could thus wait and get something larger, or take the smaller reward. Two groups received identical choice options but differed on whether they had to wait to receive the larger payoff after each choice was made or not. In other words, one group experienced the delay after each selection, whereas the other group did not and expected waiting at the end of the experiment instead. Before the results, González Vallejo thought that the time to wait was so small that it wouldn't matter to participants. If it was only a few seconds, surely they would take the larger reward every time, she thought. However, that was not the result.  "We found that in both situations, people did make the tradeoff between time and money. It wasn't that they would just go for few more cents every time because the amounts of time were too small to even think about them. So, delays matter—even seconds to people matter," González Vallejo said. "In general, people are just very impatient."  Xu said, "[The results] overturned our initial plans and predictions, and led us towards something surprising, or to a direction we had never thought of." Using mathematical modeling, two reasons for the findings include that time feels longer when experiencing it and the amount of the reward is devalued when it is delayed, with the study finding support for both reasonings. Future empirical tests are needed to test these ideas further.  Although the research project was started a couple years ago, González Vallejo noted that the findings can be applicable to the current pandemic.  For example, while some countries implemented earlier and longer lockdowns and mask mandates, others showed hesitation to implement such policies or did not wait through the mandates long enough for cases to decrease substantially, with cases continuing to grow.  "I think a lot of experts right now come together and agree on some studies that have shown that if [the United States] had remained in lockdown, or if lockdowns were done earlier and longer, perhaps things would have unfolded differently," González Vallejo said. "Waiting is not easy, as our study showed, and I think future research in terms of analyzing different countries' policies with that in mind will show how some policies requiring patience ended up giving different outcomes for this pandemic."  Publishing in a flagship APA journal is extremely competitive and difficult, thus relief exists among the team for the accomplishment to have the work finally published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General after several months. "When I saw the final publication, I felt that I have graduated for the second time," Xu said. "I am lucky having [that] kind of experience."   Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection Bar Ilan University (Israel), July 28, 2020   Vitamin D is recognized as an important co-factor in several physiological processes linked with bone and calcium metabolism, and also in diverse non-skeletal outcomes, including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cognitive decline, and infections. In particular, the pronounced impact of vitamin D metabolites on the immune system response, and on the development of COVID-19 infection by the novel SARS CoV-2 virus, has been previously described in a few studies worldwide. The collaborative group of scientists from the Leumit Health Services (LHS) and the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University aimed to determine associations of low plasma 25(OH)D with the risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization. Using the real-world data and Israeli cohort of 782 COVID-19 positive patients and 7,807 COVID-19 negative patients, the groups identified that low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization. The research was just published in The FEBS Journal. "The main finding of our study was the significant association of low plasma vitamin D level with the likelihood of COVID-19 infection among patients who were tested for COVID-19, even after adjustment for age, gender, socio-economic status and chronic, mental and physical disorders," said Dr. Eugene Merzon, Head of the Department of Managed Care and leading researcher of the LHS group. "Furthermore, low vitamin D level was associated with the risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection, although this association wasn't significant after adjustment for other confounders," he added. "Our finding is in agreement with the results of previous studies in the field. Reduced risk of acute respiratory tract infection following vitamin D supplementation has been reported," said Dr. Ilan Green, Head of the LHS Research Institute. "According to our analysis, persons that were COVID-19 positive were older than non-infected persons. Interestingly, the two-peak distributions for age groups were demonstrated to confer increased risk for COVID-19: around ages 25 and 50 years old," said Dr. Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern, the leader of the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine research group. "The first peak may be explained by high social gathering habits at the young age. The peak at age 50 years may be explained by continued social habits, in conjunction with various chronic diseases," Dr. Frenkel-Morgenstern continued. "Surprisingly, chronic medical conditions, like dementia, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease that were considered to be very risky in previous studies, were not found as increasing the rate of infection in our study," noted Prof. Shlomo Vinker, LHS Chief Medical Officer. "However, this finding is highly biased by the severe social contacts restrictions that were imposed on all the population during the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, we assume that following the Israeli Ministry of Health instructions, patients with chronic medical conditions significantly reduced their social contacts. This might indeed minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection in that group of patients," explained Prof. Vinker. Dr. Dmitry Tworowski and Dr. Alessandro Gorohovski. from the Frenkel-Morgenstern laboratory at Bar-Ilan University's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, suggest that the study will have a very significant impact. "The main strength of our study is its being large, real-world, and population-based," they explained. Now researchers are planning to evaluate factors associated with mortality due to COVID-19 in Israel. "We are willing to find associations to the COVID-19 clinical outcomes (for example, pre-infection glycemic control of COVID-19 patients) to make the assessment of mortality risk due to COVID-19 infection in Israel," said Dr. Eugene Merzon.   Oral N-acetylcysteine improved cone function in retinitis pigmentosa patients  Johns Hopkins University, July 23, 2020   According to news reporting out of Baltimore, Maryland, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “In retinitis pigmentosa (RP), rod photoreceptors degenerate from 1 of many mutations, after which cones are compromised by oxidative stress. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reduces oxidative damage and increases cone function/survival in RP models.” Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Johns Hopkins University, “We tested the safety, tolerability, and visual function effects of oral NAC in RP patients. Subjects (n = 10 per cohort) received 600 mg (cohort 1), 1200 mg (cohort 2), or 1800 mg (cohort 3) NAC bid for 12 weeks and then tid for 12 weeks. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), macular sensitivity, ellipsoid zone (EZ) width, and aqueous NAC were measured. Linear mixed-effects models were used to estimate the rates of changes during the treatment period. There were 9 drug related gastrointestinal adverse events that resolved spontaneously or with dose reduction (maximum tolerated dose 1800 mg bid). During the 24-week treatment period, mean BCVA significantly improved at 0.4 (95% CI: 0.2-0.6, P< 0.001), 0.5 (95% CI: 0.3-0.7, P< 0.001), and 0.2 (95% CI: 0.02-0.4, P = 0.03) letters/month in cohorts 1, 2, and 3, respectively. There was no significant improvement in mean sensitivity over time in cohorts land 2, but there was in cohort 3 (0.15 dB/month, 95% CI: 0.04-0.26). There was no significant change in mean EZ width in any cohort. Oral NAC is safe and well tolerated in patients with moderately advanced RP and may improve suboptimally functioning macular cones.” According to the news editors, the research concluded: “A randomized, placebo-controlled trial is needed to determine if oral NAC can provide long-term stabilization and/or improvement in visual function in patients with RP.”     Excessive screen time for toddlers linked to less physical activity, stunted development National University of Singapore, July 21, 2020   As the world continues to advance, technology is becoming a bigger part of every child's development. Playing on various digital devices for too long, however, can be just as bad for kids as it is for adults. A recent study says excessive screen time may stunt a child's growth, especially if they start using devices around age two or three. Researchers in Singapore examined over 500 children. Their findings lead them to recommend parents follow World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, which advise limiting a child's screen time to one hour per day. This amount should be even less for children younger than five. Tracking the many forms of screen time Study authors say screen time tends to replace time children usually spend sleeping or engaging in physical activity. This can lead to a variety of health problems, including high risk of obesity and lower mental development.                                     Until this report, researchers say most studies focus on school-aged children and adolescents, producing mixed results. “We sought to determine whether screen viewing habits at age two to three affected how children spent their time at age five. In particular we were interested in whether screen viewing affected sleep patterns and activity levels later in childhood,” researcher Falk Müller-Riemenschneider explains in a media release. Parents were asked to report on their children's screen time at age two and again one year later. Activities like playing video games, watching TV, and using a tablet or phone were all included in the results. When the children turned five, they continuously wore an activity tracker for seven days. That tracker monitors sleep, time spent sitting, and how much light-to-strenuous physical activity the youngsters get. How do youngsters spend their time? On average, the average child watches 2.5 hours of television. TV is the most used device. Children spending at least three hours a day in front of a screen are also spending an average of 40 more minutes sitting down compared to more active five year-olds. The results also reveal children at age five are also less active if they've been using devices too much early on. Those youths are getting about 30 minutes less light activity each day and 10 minutes less vigorous exercise as well. “Our findings support public health efforts to reduce screen viewing time in young children,” Bozhi Chen from the National University of Singapore says. Sleep habits do not seem to be heavily affected by too much screen usage. Room for improvement Researchers note the results also need to take into account biases by the parents. They believe some adults may leave out information on their child's diet, sleep patterns, and environmental factors such as childcare. Dr. Dorothea Dumuid of the University of South Australia, who is not a part of the study, argues the findings aren't enough to definitively link screen time with reduced physical activity. “In this rapidly evolving digital age, children's screen use is a key concern for parents and medical bodies. Guidelines to limit screen time have been released by many governments and WHO, however, screens offer digital and social connectedness and educational opportunities,” she says. “Future research is needed to assess the influence of media content, to determine optimum durations of screen time.” Chen and the team from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health say more studies are necessary to determine the long-term health effects of the growing digital influence on kids.         Research shows Mexican walnut can protect the kidneys from ischemic injury Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León School of Medicine (Mexico), July 24, 2020   Some species from the genus Juglans – the largest and most widely distributed of the eight genera in the walnut family – have diverse biological activities, such as anti-hypertensive, antioxidant, lipolytic (fat-metabolizing), anti-hyperglycemic, anti-lipidemic and anti-proliferative properties. Studies suggest that these activities may be useful in the treatment of a wide variety of ailments, ranging from minor complaints like diarrhea and stomach pain to more serious conditions like arthritis, diabetes and cancer. Juglans mollis, commonly known as Mexican walnut, is traditionally used to make medicine in northeastern Mexico. Parts of this medium-sized tree are said to be effective against microbial infections and ulcers. Although reports about its biological properties vary, the bark extract of the Mexican walnut tree has consistently been found to have antioxidant, hepatoprotective and anti-mycobacterial activities. In a recent study, Mexican researchers evaluated the biological activity of Mexican walnut bark extract. Specifically, they investigated whether it can protect against damage caused by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). Also known as reoxygenation injury, I/R damage occurs when blood supply to a section of tissue or an organ returns (reperfusion) after a period of ischemia, or lack of oxygen. The researchers reported their findings in an article published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Mexican walnut bark exhibits kidney-protective activity Oxidative stress – an imbalance between the production of free radicals and antioxidants – and inflammation are two events involved in I/R injury. But recent studies suggest that Mexican walnut has antioxidant properties that can help reduce the damage caused by I/R. To determine if it can protect the kidneys from I/R damage, the researchers tested its bark extract on a rat model of I/R injury. They divided 24 rats into four groups, which were designated as the sham group, the I/R group, the extract group and the extract plus I/R group. The researchers pretreated two groups with the bark extract (300 mg/kg) for seven?days before inducing I/R. This step involved clamping the renal hilums for 45 minutes then reperfusing the kidneys for 15 hours. The researchers then took blood samples to evaluate the levels of kidney function markers (i.e., alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood urea nitrogen and creatinine), oxidative stress markers (i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA)) and pro-inflammatory molecules (i.e., interleukin-1B (IL-1B), IL-6 and TNF-a). The researchers found that the extract plus?I/R group had lower creatinine, ALT, MDA, IL-1B, IL-6 and TNF-a levels than the I/R group. On the other hand, the extract plus?I/R group had higher levels of SOD, an antioxidant enzyme, than the sham group. These findings suggest that the Mexican walnut bark extract can not only reduce kidney injury but also improve blood antioxidant levels. In addition, compared with the sham group, the researchers observed no biochemical or histological damage in the rats treated with the extract. The rats in the extract?plus?I/R group also had less histological damage than the rats in the I/R group. (Related: Black cumin prevents kidney damage.) Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the bark of the Mexican walnut tree can protect against I/R-induced kidney damage. This activity may be attributed to the plant's ability to decrease inflammation and modulate oxidative stress markers (SOD and MDA).     Magnesium-Rich Foods and Why You Need Them GreenMedInfo, July 23, 2020   You may have a low level of magnesium in your diet that is preventing you from reaping important health benefits Magnesium (Mg) is considered a healthy mineral essential to your body, but it is estimated that 75% of Americans and people around the world are well below the recommended daily intake of Mg.[i] Luckily, there is an easy fix, since magnesium is bountiful in many foods.  Bright leafy greens/veggies (magnesium gives them that rich green color) top the magnesium-dense list including spinach, chard, broccoli and kale, followed closely by legumes such as lima beans, black beans, peas and edamame (soybean).[ii] When it comes to snacks, seeds[iii] (pumpkin and flax), nuts[iv] (almonds, cashews, peanut butter) and dark chocolate[v] pack a high magnesium punch. Healthy omega-3 fats and magnesium are also abundant in salmon, tuna and avocado.[vi] Whole grains such as quinoa, brown rice, oatmeal, buckwheat and even wild rice (technically a grass) are filled with magnesium.[vii] For a list of the top 25 magnesium-rich foods, see Table 1. Table 1 25 Foods Rich in Magnesium Portions Magnesium (100% Daily Value = 420 mg) Spinach 1 cup cooked 157 mg (37%) Chard 1 cup 157 mg (37%) Seeds (Pumpkin and Squash) 1 ounce 156 mg (37%) Lima Beans 1 cup cooked 126 mg (30%) Black Beans 1 cup cooked 120 mg (29%) Quinoa 1 cup 118 mg (28%) Tuna 6 oz fillet (high in mercury) 109 mg (26%) Almonds ¼ cup 105 mg (25%) Cashews ¼ cup 90 mg (21%) Brown Rice 1 cup 86 mg (20%) Buckwheat 1 cup or 1 ounce dry 65 mg (15%) Dark Chocolate 1 ounce square (70% cocoa) 64 mg (15%) Oatmeal 1 cup 60 mg (14%) Avocado medium 58 mg (14%) Salmon ½ fillet (178 grams) 53 mg (13%) Wild Rice 1 cup 52 mg (12%) Edamame (Soybean) ½ cup 50 mg (12%) Broccoli ½ cup (don't overcook) 50 mg (12%) Figs ½ cup 50 mg (12%) Peas 1 cup cooked 50 mg (12%) Peanut Butter 2 Tablespoons 49 mg (12%) Yogurt 1 cup 47 mg (11%) Flaxseed Oil or Flaxseed 1 Tablespoon or ½ Tablespoon 42 mg (10%) Banana 1 cup sliced 41 mg (10%) Kale 1 cup (raw) 37 mg (8%) Benefits of Eating Magnesium-Rich Foods Magnesium in your diet helps to prevent diseases and lessen the harshness of some diseases if you get them. Magnesium has neuroprotective, cardio-protective, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity and hypoglycemic properties. A magnesium deficiency or low level of magnesium in your food creates an out of balance condition in your body linked to many diseases from diabetes, heart disease and metabolic syndrome to depression and neurological disorders. Diabetes Magnesium has many protective properties, such as glucose or blood sugar moderating and insulin regulating, lowering risk for Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and improving outcomes for Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Magnesium intake significantly improved glucose parameters in people with diabetes and also improved insulin-sensitivity parameters in those at high risk of diabetes in a review of 18 randomized clinical trials, including a total of 670 diabetic and 453 at risk for diabetes patients.[viii] In another meta-analysis of 637,922 individuals, the risk of T2D was reduced by 17% across all the studies; 19% in women and 16% in men when magnesium was increased in their diet.[ix] A magnesium deficiency is seen as a contributing factor in insulin resistance for T2D patients.[x] In a 2017 study of 71 children with T1D, magnesium supplementation improved glycemic control and lipid profiles while decreasing complications such as hypomagnesaemia (clinical magnesium deficiency).[xi] For the 52,684 without known diabetes, dietary magnesium was found to lower fasting glucose and insulin, two risk factors for diabetes.[xii] Heart Disease Because of chronic diseases, medications, decreases in food crop magnesium contents, and higher availability of refined and processed foods, the vast majority of people in modern societies are at risk for magnesium deficiency (often undiagnosed) and magnesium dietary supplementation is an easy and low cost way to lower the risks for a variety of heart diseases.[xiii] In a meta-analysis of 532,979 participants from 19 studies, the greatest risk reduction for cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurred when magnesium intake increased from 150 to 400 milligrams (mg) per day.[xiv] In a meta-analysis of 48 genetic studies with a total of 60,801 coronary artery disease (CAD) cases and 123,504 non-cases, researchers found that serum magnesium levels are inversely associated with risk of heart disease.[xv] Magnesium supplementation is also seen as a successful preventative mechanism (by improving lipid profiles, fasting glucose and blood pressure)[xvi] to heart disease complications (a leading cause of death from T2 diabetes).[xvii],[xviii] Metabolic Syndrome Generally, the triad of obesity, high blood pressure and impaired glucose tolerance, as in T2D (insulin resistance), is referred to as metabolic syndrome.[xix] In a meta-analysis of six studies, including a total of 24,473 individuals and 6,311 cases of metabolic syndrome, a higher dietary magnesium level lowered the risk of metabolic syndrome by 17%.[xx] Magnesium supplementation has also been shown to lower blood pressure measures significantly in those with high blood pressure taking anti-hypertensive medication (135 subjects); systolic blood pressure decreased by 18.7 points and diastolic blood pressure dropped by an average of 10.9 points.    ...

Glucose is Key Join us this week as we look closer at one of the products of the photosynthesis process and what it means to our trees. That’s this week in “Glucose is Key”. Species Spotlight Listen to this episode to learn more about a Texas native tree that produces food for wildlife and tough, beautiful wood. Juglans microcarpa is also known as Texas walnut and is a tree worth knowing.

The butternut or white walnut (Juglans cinerea) is a tree that is unknown to many. Ravaged by an invasive fungal blight, this wonderful tree is on the decline throughout eastern North America. If nothing is done to save the butternut, it will likely go extinct. If it does, North America will lose yet another important nut-producing tree. That is where people like Andrea Brennan come in. Andrea and her colleagues are working hard to investigate what can be done to save the butternut from extinction. From hybridization to genetic modification, Andrea's research takes a holistic approach to tree conservation. Join us for an important discussion about the plight of the butternut. This episode was produced in part by Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Lisa, Liba, Lucas, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Anthony, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Brian, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.

I det sjätte avsnittet pratar vi träd. Vilka träd har vi i våra trädgårdar och vilka träd önskar vi att vi hade? Vi pratar lite extra om begreppet vårdträd, vem bor i ett sådant? Avsnittet belyser särskilt lite större träd som bl.a. valnöt (Juglans), vingnöt (Pterocarya) och bok (Fagus sylvatica).

Einige Informationen und Einsichten zur Walnut, die Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 . Sukadev spricht über dieseBach Blütenessenz. Was ist Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ? Wozu ist sie gut? Wie wird sie eingesetzt? Der lateinische Name für Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ist Juglans regia , auf Deutsch Walnuss. Walnutist die Bachblüte Nr. 33 in der Bachblütentherapie . Erfahre … „Walnut Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33“ weiterlesen

Einige Informationen und Einsichten zur Walnut, die Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 . Sukadev spricht über dieseBach Blütenessenz. Was ist Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ? Wozu ist sie gut? Wie wird sie eingesetzt? Der lateinische Name für Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ist Juglans regia , auf Deutsch Walnuss. Walnutist die Bachblüte Nr. 33 in der Bachblütentherapie . Erfahre mehr darüber, bei welcher psychischen Disposition diese Bachblütenessenz helfen kann, und wie sie bei der eigenen Persönlichkeitsarbeit unterstützend wirkt. Walnut Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 ist gut gegen Wankelmut, Beeinflussbarkeit, Übermmäßige Rücksichtnahme, Übergroße Moralität, Überholte Moralvorstellungen, Mangelnde Standhaftigkeit, Schwierigkeiten etwas umzusetzen, Verhaftung, Mangelnde Offenheit für Neues. , gut für die Entwicklung von Festigkeit, Beständigkeit, Treue. Diese Ausgabe des Naturheilkunde Podcasts ist die Tonspur eines Videos im Bewusst Leben Youtube Kanal.

Einige Informationen und Einsichten zur Walnut, die Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 . Sukadev spricht über dieseBach Blütenessenz. Was ist Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ? Wozu ist sie gut? Wie wird sie eingesetzt? Der lateinische Name für Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ist Juglans regia , auf Deutsch Walnuss. Walnutist die Bachblüte Nr. 33 in der Bachblütentherapie . Erfahre … „Walnut Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33“ weiterlesen

Einige Informationen und Einsichten zur Walnut, die Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 . Sukadev spricht über dieseBach Blütenessenz. Was ist Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ? Wozu ist sie gut? Wie wird sie eingesetzt? Der lateinische Name für Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ist Juglans regia , auf Deutsch Walnuss. Walnutist die Bachblüte Nr. 33 in der Bachblütentherapie . Erfahre … „Walnut Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33“ weiterlesen

Einige Informationen und Einsichten zur Walnut, die Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33 . Sukadev spricht über dieseBach Blütenessenz. Was ist Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ? Wozu ist sie gut? Wie wird sie eingesetzt? Der lateinische Name für Walnut Bachblüten Essenz ist Juglans regia , auf Deutsch Walnuss. Walnutist die Bachblüte Nr. 33 in der Bachblütentherapie . Erfahre … „Walnut Bachblüten Essenz Nr. 33“ weiterlesen

Keys to Municipal Forestry We have spent the last two years talking about arboriculture, forestry and urban forestry, but this week let’s talk a bit more about municipal forestry. How can our communities care for and manage our urban forest? What can and should your community be doing to help keep us safe and healthy? We answer these questions on this episode of #TreesAreKey Species Spotlight Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, can be a tough nut to crack. This slow growing Texas native has edible fruit, beautiful wood, a natural herbicide, and it is a slow grower. Listen to this episode of #TreesAreKey to learn more.