Details on NCB-02 found here:

http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ncb-02&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F6433141_NCB-02_(standardized_Curcumin_preparation)_protects_dinitrochlorobenzene-_induced_colitis_through_down-regulation_of_NFkappa-B_and_iNOS%2Ffile%2Fd912f50c19f8d79456.pdf&ei=nNILUaGqAYvIswar6YGQBg&usg=AFQjCNEeyUAqZd6UWEX4D4BSw9tzLQ_Owg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.Yms

Hi Hugo, thank you very much for your informations

Hello Adriana, do you have experience with the power of almonds regarding reducing free insulin without any side effects?

European Journal of Nutrition

June 2012

The effect of almonds on inflammation and oxidative stress in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized crossover controlled feeding trial

• Jen-Fang Liu,

• Yen-Hua Liu,

• Chiao-Ming Chen,

• Wen-Hsin Chang,

• C-Y. Oliver Chen

• Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Nov;76(5):1000-6.

• Effect of diets enriched in almonds on insulin action and serum lipids in adults with normal glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes.

• Lovejoy JC, Most MM, Lefevre M, Greenway FL, Rood JC.

• Source

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70808, USA. [email protected]

Hi Hugo here the articles related a question

Hello Adriana, many thanks. The effect on insulin in study 2 for only 1 month is somewhat disappointing. I want to present another study for 6 month and 84g almonds intake daily which is showing very good results in table 3 on blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin.

http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n11/pdf/0802411a.pdf

Using only almonds as a mono substance without side effects is a great experience.

Although I am using almonds for a complete different purpose (lowering IL-6)

I would like to know if a combination of almonds and walnuts or a combination of Curcumin & almonds & walnuts would speed up things regarding insulin, cholesterol, blood pressure. One of the major questions is could metformin

be replaced by a powerful combination in order to avoid the horrible side effects of metformin which are stealing vitamin B-9 and B-12 where the lack of a methyl group donor (B-9) is leading in the long run to an increase in homocysteine level which is known for hardening arteries, increasing blood pressure and faking depression like symptoms (which can be reversed if you know the underlying reason)..

now thisFunctional Foods in Health and Disease 2011, 1(11):472-481 Page 472 of 481

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Functional foods in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: olive leaf extract,

turmeric and fenugreek, a qualitative review

Mona Boaz,1,4 Eyal Leibovitz,2 Yosefa Bar Dayan,3 and Julio Wainstein3

is interesting

Many thanks, Olive leaf oil is of interest. I used it against viral infections without any side effects as an add on to other herbs.

Do you know a theraphy- treatment for marked constipation in patients with mithocondrial myopathy?may be olive leaf oil? Many thanks

Hello Adriana, things may be complicated. My first thought goes to the potassium level if potassium is lower than normal. This would be an independent reason

which may be caused by wrong food or wrong kidney hormone levels regarding aldosterone, high arterial blood pressure, liver cirrhosis and such reasons (Conn-Syndrome.).

Mitochondrial Myopathie may be caused by meds like Retrovir which is causing a lack of carnitine in the muscles:

Dalakas MC, Leon-Monzon ME, Bernardini I, et al. Zidovudine-induced mitochondrial myopathy is associated with muscle carnitine deficiency and lipid storage. Ann Neurol 1994;35:482–7

Hi Hugo, thank you are ever answer very well. The patient in question are affected by chronic progressive ophthalmoplegia since 22 yrsNow the progression of disease is marked in the proximal limbs and neck muscle and also the gastrointestinal dysmotility ( constipation); She had a multiple deletions of mitochondrial DNA. She ask a treatment for the chronic intestinal pseudo-obstrution.

Hello Adriana, the diagnosis is not very encouraging. In my opinion DNA repair methods should be considered similar to anti-aging and longevity.

If the problem is reduced to symptom constipation my first thought goes to acupuncture and acupressure which is always at hand at no costs and where no side effects are observed. But I have no experience with cell energy production loss

and cannot tell in advance if this method would be strong enough to provide enough relief. Acupressure can be easily learned , for example here:

http://www.herbalshop.com/Acupressure/Acupressure_16.html

but there is a side condition which is not shown on the example page that rubbing on a skin spot may have a direction, for example point D below the belly should be rubbed with a finger nail or a pencil tip in direction to the head for 2 minutes.

Point B (ho-ku) on the hand is rubbed in direction to the elbow.

Point A (ch-üh-chìh) on the outer side of the elbow is rubbed in direction to the biceps.

In sample picture they forgot the mention point san-li which is located on the outer side of the forearms in a distance of 3-4 finger with from point B which could also be helpful. Point C (chü-shü-shang-lien) below the patella (8 finger width below center of patella and 2 finger width to the outside) is rubbed downwards to feet..

Also used may be an array of 8 points between the outer ear and the head

one thumb width below the highest point of ear. rubbed in direction to the highest point. These points are not shown in the table.

Thanks for all informations

Hello Hugo, thanks for the detailed explanation, I will try to recommend a health expert to the patient

Hello Hugo what's your affiliation? University of Gent. Belgium? Is here an espertized in mithocondrial myopathy? many thanks