Okra Kills 72% of Breast Cancer Cells & Slows Growth in Vitro

Okra
A newly discovered lectin in common okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) was shown to kill 72% of human breast cancer cells (MCF7) in vitro, mostly by inducing programmed cell death (apoptosis). The okra extract was also shown to slow the growth of breast cancer cells by 63%. It’s interesting that we are still discovering new anti-cancer compounds in common foods we eat on a regular basis.
The research on okra for preventing cancer is just starting up, however another recent study has shown that okra pectin is active against highly metastatic melanoma cells (B16F10), reducing their proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest and programmed cell death (apoptosis).
In another study, the “Southern” eating pattern, characterized by eating okra, grits, cornbread, beans, rice and sweet potatoes, was shown to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 40% in a group of American men, but interestingly a diet richer in fruit & vegetables did not reduce risk in that group.
Bottom line: okra is a healthy food which is already widely consumed, and now latest research tells us it may give protection from at least three different cancers. More research is needed to confirm this in humans but in the meantime, it may be a good choice to add okra to your regular diet, which should already contain a wide variety of vegetables – and plenty of them.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24129958

Dr Buttar Talking In Chicago on Autism

I just received this and wanted to share it with you in case you know someone caring for someone with autism…
I’m writing to you today to make an important announcement. On May 21-May 25, 2014, Dr. Buttar will be presenting at the Autism One conference in Chicago, IL. This conference promises to be the most significant Autism Conference of the last two decades. Dr. Buttar will present his newest additions to this protocol as well as present his most recent data never publicly shared previously.
If you are a doctor interested in dramatically improving your patient outcomes, register for the Physician Workshop on Thursday, May 22, 2014. To learn why you must attend, watch the Webinar With Dr. Gabriel’s Patients to see the dramatic results other doctor’s have achieved using Dr. Buttar’s protocol.
If you are a parent of a child with autism, you should seriously consider attending the Parent Workshop on Sunday, May 25, 2014. To learn why you should attend, listen to the Radio Interview with Dr. Buttar and Robert Scott Bell.
Regardless of your ability to attend the Autism One conference, you will find the above information to be truly beneficial, especially the Prevention or Poison Webinar held with 2 other highly prominent physicians explaining one of the biggest contributing causes of autism.
As of the end of 2013, Dr. Buttar’s protocol has been used by over 1500 physicians to treat well over 30,000 children world wide. Dr. Buttar himself has treated almost 1,900 children from over 80 different countries over the last 17 years. For more information and to register for either of these two life changing workshops, click here.
If you do find this information to be as beneficial as thousands of others throughout the world have found it to be, all we ask is that you “pay it forward” and pass this on to someone whose life you may dramatically change.
See you at the Autism One Conference in Chicago, May 21-25, 2014.
Joshua Pettit
Special Projects Manager
Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research
For more information about the conference or to view the webinar or listen to the radio interview mentioned, go to http://autismdefined.net/

Astronomical Computer

Astronomical Computer
This mechanism was recovered from the Antikythera shipwreck in 1901. Its complexity and purpose was not understood for another hundred years.
Dated to around 200 BC, it is identified to be an analog computer used to calculate the astronomical position of the stars and planets.
Its juxtaposition among other ancient artifacts is akin to finding a jet airplane inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
The device, whose inner workings are far more complex than a Swiss watch, is capable of accurately measuring the movement of the sun, the moon (and all its phases), eclipse cycles and the position of the planets.
Who could have built this?
More here for the curious: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism