Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/JK_O-SRM5sg

Downing more food earlier in the day can help your weight control efforts.  Researchers at Vanderbilt University draw this conclusion from their small but detailed metabolic study of middle aged subjects eating 3 meals a day.

When the participants eat their third meal of the day later in the evening, they burned less fat and stored rather than expended calories.  Over time, this eating pattern and its metabolic consequences will trigger weight gain.

This study is bad news for those who love dining late into the evening.  One way to counterbalance this effect of your body’s biologic clock is to consume fewer total calories: particularly those in fried foods and desserts. 

Kevin Parsons Kelly, Owen P. McGuinness, Maciej Buchowski, Jacob J. Hughey, Heidi Chen, James Powers, Terry Page, Carl Hirschie Johnson. Eating breakfast and avoiding late-evening snacking sustains lipid oxidation. PLOS Biology, 2020; 18 (2): e3000622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000622

#circadianrhythem #biologicclock #latedining #snacks

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/--0-xO5Nnho

Those who work from home are just as likely to win promotions as those who toil daily at the office.  A new study from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focused on survey responses from 405 full-time employees analyzing percentage of work time telecommuting, promotions, salary growth, and company telecommuting attitude.

The most important variable is a company’s acceptance of telecommuting.   Given that,  telecommuters enjoyed promotions as often as onsite workers.   To earn equal pay bumps, however, telecommuters must enthusiastically demonstrate their commitment to organizational success.  In this regard, face time with managers is a must.

Telecommuting offers better work-life balance and less time inhaling inhaling traffic and mass transit pollutants. 

Timothy D. Golden, Kimberly A. Eddleston. Is there a price telecommuters pay? Examining the relationship between telecommuting and objective career success. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2020; 116: 103348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103348

#telecommuting #promotions #raises #worklifebalance

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/iBYEZb0dOug

Dr. James Robb, former molecular virologist at UC-San Diego and the first molecular virologist to characterize the coronavirus genum, is sharing the precautions he is personally taking to avoid the CoVid19 virus.

• No handshaking: fist bump, elbow bump, bow ok.
• Use your knuckles to push buttons.
• Operate public devices like gasoline pumps with a disposable glove or paper towel.
• Open doors with your closed fist, hip, or a glove. Especially store and postoffice doors.
• Have disinfectant wipes and use them to wipe grocery store cart handles and seats for kids.
• Handwashing: 20 seconds with soap/water or, second best, >60% alcohol hand sanitizer that you keep at very door, in your auto, and in your coat.
• Sneeze into a disposable tissue rather than elbow.  The clothing will contain infectious virus for more than a week.
• A disposable surgical mask won’t protect you from a direct cough/sneeze.  It’s a reminder to keep your hands away from your nose and mouth that we all tend to do 90X a day.
• Feel a cold coming on? Allow a zinc lozenge like Cold-Eeze to dissolve in your mouth while you lie down 3 times a day.  Zinc can kill these viruses.

I have posted Dr. Robb’s entire letter on  my website.

https://www.drhowardsmith.com/virologist-on-covid-prevention

#covid19 #epidemic #prevention #containment

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gjn9KMa3cHc

Third and fourth graders playing sports wolf down 25% more calories after their game than they burn during the game.  Utah’s Brigham Young University studied kids playing 189 games of soccer, flag football, baseball, and softball.

The children burned 170 calories during the game but gorged on 213 calories afterwards.  The calorie count surged due to sugary drinks like Capri Sun and Kool-Aid as well as cookies and cakes.

Sports participation is wonderful for growing children’s’ bodies, but it won’t stem the obesity crisis unless kids consume fewer calories than they burn.  Substitute iced water or real fruit juices for the sugar drinks and offer fruit in place of pastries. 

Natalie Bennion, Lori Andersen Spruance, Jay E. Maddock. Do Youth Consume More Calories than they Expended in Youth Sports Leagues? An Observational Study of Physical Activity, Snacks, and Beverages. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2020; 44 (2): 180 DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.44.2.6

#youthsports #obesity #treats #sugarydrinks #cookies #cakes

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/POdAfXsCW28

Remdesivir, Gilead Pharmaceutical’s experimental drug coded GS-5734, is an antiviral nucleotide analog that currently shows the most promise for treating our current novel coronavirus disease.  A just published study from from Canada’s University of Alberta explains how this pharmaceutical, originally developed to treat Ebola, actually works.

Remdesivir is metabolized to remdesivir-triphosphate that vigorously blocks the participation of adenosine triphosphate, better known as ATP, in the synthesis of new viral RNA.  No new viral RNA, no viral replication and the disease fades.

Remdesivir, affectionately called RDV, has shown significant clinical effects on CoVid19 victims in China.  More extensive testing is underway but so far, it’s all good news. 

Calvin J Gordon, Egor P Tchesnokov, Joy Y. Feng, Danielle P Porter, Matthias Gotte. The antiviral compound remdesivir potently inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020; jbc.AC120.013056 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.AC120.013056

#covid19 #coronavirus #remdesivir #RNA

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/4Jgo_sw9i2M

The nanoparticle dust released from your laser printer’s ink cartridge can modify your genetic material and trigger cardiovascular, neurologic, and metabolic disorders.  This according to a collasborative Chinese and American study just published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

The tissue and blood changes found in rats after their exposures to toner dust suggest a ticking time bomb.  Humans working in close proximity to a laser printer 5 days a week for as little as 4 years could suffer significant genetic damage. 

This study is a wake up call for businesses to properly isolate and ventilate printer stations.  Pregnant women should be particularly careful to avoid exposures.

Nancy Lan Guo, Tuang Yeow Poh, Sandra Pirela, Mariana T. Farcas, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Wai Kin Tham, Sunil S. Adav, Qing Ye, Yongyue Wei, Sipeng Shen, David C. Christiani, Kee Woei Ng, Treye Thomas, Yong Qian, Philip Demokritou. Integrated Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, and Lipidomics Profiling in Rat Lung, Blood, and Serum for Assessment of Laser Printer-Emitted Nanoparticle Inhalation Exposure-Induced Disease Risks. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019; 20 (24): 6348 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246348

#laserprinter #toner #mutations #cardiovascular #neurologic #metabolic #pregnancy

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/juFV0v8JcjI

CDC is pinpointing an E. coli outbreak arising from clover sprouts served at Jimmy Johns’s restaurants in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and Utah.  If you have recently eaten clover sprouts on a sandwich from Jimmy John’s and are now suffering from stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea immediately contact your doctor for testing and proactive treatment.  If you have part of the sandwich, bring it to your doctor.  It may take up to 9 days for symptoms to begin.

If you have an uneaten sandwich with sprouts, dispose of the sandwich.  Children, elders, pregnant women, those with immune issues, or other chronic illnesses should not eat raw sprouts.  If you become ill, seek help and a diagnosis immediately, and E. coli gastrenteritis can be deadly.

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o103-clover-sprouts-february-2020

#ecoli #sprouts #jimmyjohns

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-qaiZeIbGsQ

Choice Products of Eau Claire, WI has a voluntary recall on 3 lb Tubs - Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Recalled.  Contains undeclared milk from milk chocolate chips mistakenly added to the product..  Customers should dispose of the product and contact the company at 1-715-318-2848 for a full refund.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/choice-products-usa-llc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-milk-premier-choice-3-lb-tub-peanut-butter

#recall #cookie #peanutbutter #milk #chocolate

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Med Man Distribution has voluntarily recalled is Up2 dietary supplement and Bow & Arrow dietary supplement libido enhancer.  products.  A FDA lab analysis has shown that these products contain undeclared sildenafil, the generic for Viagra.  Sildenafil may interact with nitrates found in drugs such as nitroglycerin lowering blood pressure below safe levels.  Those with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol may be taking this drug.  If you have used these products, report any adverse effects to your doctors.  Call the company at 1-705-297-5321 for more information and questions about refunds. 

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/med-man-expands-voluntary-nationwide-recall-up2-and-bow-arrow-due-presence-undeclared-sildenafil 

#recall #sildenafil #viagra #nitdroglycerin

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/t79WUYQmuVw

Sierra Soups of Fresno, CA is voluntarily recalling its Pasta e Fagioli Soup Mix.  The product contain a wrapped package of pasta that contains gluten.  The entire product is labeled gluten-free.  Ingesting. the gluten in this product may cause serious gastrointestinal distress and sometimes life-threatening allergic reactions.  Production of this product has been suspended.  Do not use this product but rather return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.  Questions to the company at 1-559-387-0552. 

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sierra-soups-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-gluten-pasta-e-fagioli-soup 

#recall #gluten #pasta #sierrasoups