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New Plymouth Council: Take action for Gaza Humanitarian Law applies to everyone everywhere. War crimes are justified by ‘nothing on earth’ as declared by ICC Prosecutor Khan. If we tolerate or fail to prevent genocide in one place, how do we prevent it in another?

Olive oil and olive leaf extract have many powerful health benefits including immune system cardiovascular and metabolic support. It's key polyphenolic compound Oleuropein is antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

The olive tree also encapsulates Palestinian identity, its roots lie deep in their land and livelihoods lost and uprooted to Israel's settler colonial occupation.

Each of these olive leaves have a name of a Palestinian child that has been killed in Gaza over 15,000. They are not numbers.

Never stop talking about Palestine.

Palestinian extracts with anti-inflammatory actions "showed variable degrees of NFkappaB-inhibitory activity. Withania somnifera extract demonstrated the strongest NFkappaB-inhibitory activity, other extracts derived from Laurus nobilis, Psidium guajava and Foeniculum vulgare M. (Umbiliferrae) also revealed immunomodulatory NFkappaB activities"

A Free Palestine is anti-inflammatory.

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Regulate inflammatory response with Anti inflammatory diet and reduce risk of chronic inflammatory disorders
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Vote for Climate action and climate justice. E billboards on the corner Devon and Liardet, New Plymouth are up until October 13th. Vote for love of Papatūānuku. Please don't sabotage your children's future

Two excellent articles on new discoveries in endometriosis research have appeared online: one in the Guardian, written by Gabrielle Jackson and the other in Medscape by Ann Thomas.

Excitement is growing in this field after years of stagnation. Scientists and researchers are collaborating across different disciplines to bring new ideas to the forefront. In line with the thinking of natural therapists, a shift in perspective is occurring, viewing endometriosis not merely as a pelvic disease but as a systemic condition affecting the whole body. A series of developments, including a major genetics study and breakthroughs in Australia and Japan, have ignited optimism in the community.
Quoting from the Medscape article: “In 1927, American gynaecologist John Sampson published his theory of the aetiology of endometriosis, postulating that retrograde flow of endometrial debris flows backward through the fallopian tubes during me**es into the peritoneal cavity. Sampson's notion remains the main paradigm today, mentioned still in recent articles on the topic, but it has a flaw: Although the theory may account for how endometrial tissue escapes the uterus, a 1984 study revealed that this phenomenon occurs in 90% of women. Why, then, do only 10% of women suffer from endometriosis?”

In March, the largest ever study on the genetics of endometriosis was published in Nature Genetics, which found genetic links to 11 other pain conditions as well as other inflammatory conditions. The study, involving DNA from more than 760,000 women, also found ovarian endometriosis is genetically distinct from other types and indicated there may be a genetic predisposition to excessive inflammation in people with the condition.

Shortly after, Japanese researchers discovered a common form of bacterium (found in gum disease) may be contributing to the growth of endometriosis via generating inflammation and abnormal cellular behaviour. In a cohort of women, 64% of patients with endometriosis but fewer than 10% of healthy controls were found to have Fusobacterium infiltration in the endometrium (mainly Fusobacterium nucleatum). Analyses revealed that activation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling resulting from the Fusobacterium infection of endometrial cells led to the transition of quiescent fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, which gained the ability to proliferate, adhere and migrate in vitro. Myofibroblasts are not found in normal endometrial tissue but are present in endometriosis.

These developments have reinvigorated the research world and have led to new ideas about the disease's mechanisms. A growing focus on the neuroimmune system and chronic inflammation is gaining traction, with researchers recognising endometriosis as more than just a reproductive system disorder.

Australian gynaecologist, Dr Susan Evans believes that the “uterus-brain axis” plays a significant role in endometriosis, influencing chronic inflammation and its impact on various bodily systems. “I personally believe the reason why women are so much more affected by immune conditions than men is that there’s also a uterus-brain axis, and the uterus talks to the brain via inflammation,” Evans says.

While scientists are now investigating new treatment avenues, such as immunomodulatory drugs and antibiotics, these discoveries both validate and further inform the approaches already used by natural therapists to manage this complex and challenging disorder. For more information see:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/10/its-really-only-the-beginning-are-we-on-the-cusp-of-a-breakthrough-in-endometriosis

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993862 #:~:text=They%20found%20many%20of%20the,development%20of%20new%20blood%20vessels

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Body inflammation= brain inflammation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36986165/.

Off on a long haul journey East and it will Inevitably mess with Circadian Rhythm.

Circadian rhythm is the 24 hour pattern which governs our sleep-wake cycles, when we eat, and metabolic balance. The master clock in your brain regulates your smaller clocks involved in digestion, hormone and blood sugar regulation, sleep-wake cycle. Numerous factors disrupt this rhythm including working night shift, artificial light and electronic devices at night, sleep deprivation, jet lag, irregular eating patterns. These circadean rhythm imbalances underlie many mental health disorders including depression especially early morning, anxiety and is also associated with chronic disease such as cardiovascular, diabetes and cancer.

Microbiome bacteria contain “Clock genes” which has a bidirectional affect on circadian rhythm. Microbiome rhythm can be influenced by feeding times which is why intermittent fasting can be benefical. Microbial diversity is lost with a high fat and sugar diet ( watch that airplane food) but a high fibre diet restores circadian rhythm, increases SFCA and bifidobacteria and increases diversity.

Stress alters the circadian rhythm and cortisol levels which effects your sleep-wake and hunger cycles.

Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep and circadian rhythm and its production is suppressed with exposure to light, including natural sunlight, artificial lights including blue and LED light. Sleep disorders occur when melatonin secretion is out of sync with light-dark cycle. 2 hours exposure to these artificial lights in the evening has a significant impact on sleep quality as well as altering microbiome composition and function.

On awakening you should have natural bright light exposure and at night avoid artificial light exposure two hours before sleep and have a completely dark room.
An Anti-inflammatory diet with emphasis on melatonin foods pistachios, tart cherry, fatty fish, goji berries, mushrooms.

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Foods Breast Cancer Patients Should Never Touch | MarnieClark.com A few newly diagnosed breast cancer patients have asked me, not only which foods will benefit them right now (which is always a good question), but also which foods they should stay away from (an even better question). I’m dedicating this post to all newly diagnosed breast cancer patients - these ...

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Sleep well like this seal I came across yesterday. Sleep is necessary to support immune balance. Losing sleep for even one night can trigger the cellular pathways ( NFkB) that cause inflammation and tissue damage.
So sleep like a seal and eat an anti-inflammatory diet which by the way will help you sleep better.

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Green washing is unhealthy for our planet

WOMAD: Drop the oil sponsors! Dear Womad: we love your weekend of world music and dance, but hate the climate crisis. We ask you not to take dirty money from the fossil fuel corporations that are causing it - Todd Energy and OMV.

Global Climate Strike: Why I’ll be there - Greenpeace Aotearoa Over my lifetime emissions have only increased and my individual actions feel like a mere drop in the bucket.

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Listening to Mozart K.448 decreases electroencephalography oscillatory power associated with an increase in sympathetic tone in adults: a post-intervention study - Lung-Chang Lin, Chen-Sen Ouyang, Ching-Tai Chiang, Rong-Ching Wu, Hui-Chuan Wu,... Summary Objective Listening to Mozart K.448 has been demonstrated to improve spatial task scores, leading to what is known as the Mozart Effect. However, most o...

NEW YEAR message from Better Balance

Focus on epigenetics this new year. The science of epigenetics looks at our environment, circadian rhythm, nutrient factors that influence the expressions of your genes.
You can switch certain genes on and off by regulating your immune system, gut microbiome, hormonal balance, blood sugar regulation, pH and ability to detoxify through diet, lifestyle and connection to community and the natural world.

An understanding of this link between gene transcription factors and silent inflammation gives nutrition a vital role in silencing genes that promote inflammation.

Food sovereignty, social justice, climate justice, human, animal and environmental rights is all a part of this epigenetic environment. We all must be active participants in bringing about this change for a better balanced future.

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Add an Anti-inflammatory silly walk to your New Years resolution.
Anti-inflammatory eating will double the effect.
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Monty Python silly walking style could help adults meet health targets - ScienceBlog.com A new study published in The BMJ has found that adults could meet global physical activity targets by walking inefficiently for just a few minutes each

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Better Balance charts will guide you on a course to good health Better Balance essential guides and companions in chart form on the specific health approaches of alkaline eating, ant-inflammatory foods and a low glycemic diet.

"Deep medicine brings together several kinds of stories, each showing how Illness is written on the body through histories and relationships. Rather than taking things apart to know (diagnosis), deep medicine puts the pieces back together to understand and to heal what's been divided"

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