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Video: South African National WHO EMF Report 2022 – Debriefing Webinar Part 2

Editor — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:36:29 +0000

Link to the report: https://bit.ly/3HkQ4vh

Report chaired and presented by: James C Lech

Committee members 2022: page 43-44 of the report

0:00 Novel curricula; training of doctors; improvements of medical services

0:28 Sub-molecular medical sciences; sub-molecular agricultural sciences

1:15 Ivan Culjak; science diplomacy

2:06 Vit D increase without supplements

2:35 Deuteronomistic History

3:17 Charles Collins, Together We Grow Campaign

5:12 Energy Flux versus Photon Flux model; Mushrooms

7:53 “Cold Joy”

9:25 Shark Safe Barrier

10:11 Use nature to apply medical treatments

10:33 La Reunion

10:46 Useful systems for the National Health Insurance Act

10:56 “Our Domain” South East Amsterdam

11:04 Library Study

13:21 Hospital ICT department

15:17 Cinema

16:07 Canal project

18:15 Schools – brain myelination; growth and development

20:18 Keynote to interventions (Batho Pele: putting people first)

22:05 5G, Wi-Fi, cell towers

25:39 Night Sky, Satellites

26:19 Energy Flux versus Photon Flux model

27:01 Energy, photons, light interact with cells and water to change the effect

27:18 Nanobubbles

29:16 New public initiatives, same questions different answers

This video is followed by part 3: https://www.emfsa.co.za/videos/south-african-national-who-emf-report-2022-debriefing-webinar-part-3/

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Sunlight & Health Update 2021

Editor — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:08:16 +0000

Jun 14, 2021

Dr. med. Alexander Wunsch

Presentation (approx. 22 min.) by Dr. med. Alexander Wunsch, held online on 09 June 2021 on the occasion of the 4th International Scientific Congress of the International College of Cosmetology. The presentation covers the three topics of UV radiation, vitamin D and the significance of full spectra.

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Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiome

Editor — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:39:18 +0000

Bosman ES, Albert AY, Lui H, Dutz JP, Vallance BA. Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiome. Front Microbiol. 2019;10:2410. Published 2019 Oct 24. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.02410

Abstract

The recent worldwide rise in idiopathic immune and inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has been linked to Western society-based changes in lifestyle and environment. These include decreased exposure to sunlight/UVB light and subsequent impairment in the production of vitamin D, as well as dysbiotic changes in the makeup of the gut microbiome. Despite their association, it is unclear if there are any direct links between UVB light and the gut microbiome. In this study we investigated whether exposing the skin to Narrow Band Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) light to increase serum vitamin D levels would also modulate the makeup of the human intestinal microbiota. The effects of NB-UVB light were studied in a clinical pilot study using a healthy human female cohort (n = 21). Participants were divided into those that took vitamin D supplements throughout the winter prior to the start of the study (VDS+) and those who did not (VDS−). After three NB-UVB light exposures within the same week, the serum 25(OH)D levels of participants increased on average 7.3 nmol/L. The serum response was negatively correlated to the starting 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] serum concentration. Fecal microbiota composition analysis using 16S rRNA sequencing showed that exposure to NB-UVB significantly increased alpha and beta diversity in the VDS− group whereas there were no changes in the VDS+ group. Bacteria from several families were enriched in the VDS− group after the UVB exposures according to a Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) prediction, including Lachnospiracheae, Rikenellaceae, Desulfobacteraceae, Clostridiales vadinBB60 group, Clostridia Family XIII, Coriobacteriaceae, Marinifilaceae, and Ruminococcus. The serum 25(OH)D concentrations showed a correlation with the relative abundance of the Lachnospiraceae, specifically members of the Lachnopsira and Fusicatenibacter genera. This is the first study to show that humans with low 25(OH)D serum levels display overt changes in their intestinal microbiome in response to NB-UVB skin exposure and increases in 25(OH)D levels, suggesting the existence of a novel skin-gut axis that could be used to promote intestinal homeostasis and health.

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Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease

Editor — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:29:13 +0000

Charoenngam, N.; Holick, M.F. Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2097.

Abstract

Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory hormone. Experimental studies have shown that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active form of vitamin D, exerts immunologic activities on multiple components of the innate and adaptive immune system as well as endothelial membrane stability. Association between low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and increased risk of developing several immune-related diseases and disorders, including psoriasis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, sepsis, respiratory infection, and COVID-19, has been observed. Accordingly, a number of clinical trials aiming to determine the efficacy of administration of vitamin D and its metabolites for treatment of these diseases have been conducted with variable outcomes. Interestingly, recent evidence suggests that some individuals might benefit from vitamin D more or less than others as high inter-individual difference in broad gene expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to vitamin D supplementation has been observed. Although it is still debatable what level of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is optimal, it is advisable to increase vitamin D intake and have sensible sunlight exposure to maintain serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D at least 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L), and preferably at 40–60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L) to achieve the optimal overall health benefits of vitamin D.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32679784/

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Where the sun doesn’t shine? Skin UV exposure reflected in poop

Editor — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:29:13 +0000

October 24, 2019 , Frontiers

Excerpts:

The sun can indeed shine out of your backside, suggests research. Not because you’re self-absorbed, but because you’ve absorbed gut-altering UV radiation.

This is the first study to show that skin exposure to UVB light alters the gut microbiome in humans. Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, the analysis suggests that vitamin D mediates the change—which could help explain the protective effect of UVB light in inflammatory diseases like MS and IBD.

Exposure to UVB in sunlight is well-known to drive vitamin D production in the skin, and recent studies suggest that vitamin D alters the human gut microbiome. However, that UVB therefore causes gut microbiome changes, via vitamin D production, has so far been shown only in rodents.

In a new clinical pilot study, researchers tested the effect of skin UVB exposure on the human gut microbiome.

Healthy female volunteers (n=21) were given three one-minute sessions of full-body UVB exposure in a single week. Before and after treatment, stool samples were taken for analysis of gut bacteria—as well blood samples for vitamin D levels.

Skin UVB exposure significantly increased gut microbial diversity, but only in subjects who were not taking vitamin D supplements during the (winter) study (n=12).

“Prior to UVB exposure, these women had a less diverse and balanced gut microbiome than those taking regular vitamin D supplements,” reports Prof. Bruce Vallance, who led the University of British Columbia study. “UVB exposure boosted the richness and evenness of their microbiome to levels indistinguishable from the supplemented group, whose microbiome was not significantly changed.”

The results also showed some agreement with mouse studies using UVB, such as an increase in Firmicutes and decrease in Bacteroidetes in the gut following exposure.

Prof. Bruce Vallance: “The results of this study have implications for people who are undergoing UVB phototherapy, and identifies a novel skin-gut axis that may contribute to the protective role of UVB light exposure in inflammatory diseases like MS and IBD.”

https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-sun-doesnt-skin-uv-exposure.html?fbclid=IwAR29Sk681AauWIeZW_O7EifmFxBA8_KVwoaKBkD6GANRZ64_5cUEltsBJXg

More information: Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02410 , https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02410/full

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Ultraviolet Irradiation of Skin Alters the Faecal Microbiome Independently of Vitamin D in Mice.

Editor — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:41:50 +0000

Nutrients. 2018 Aug 11;10(8). pii: E1069. doi: 10.3390/nu10081069.

Abstract

Reduced sunlight exposure has been associated with an increased incidence of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The effect of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on the faecal microbiome and susceptibility to colitis has not been explored. C57Bl/6 female mice were fed three different vitamin D-containing diets for 24 days before half of the mice in each group were UV-irradiated (1 kJ/m²) for each of four days, followed by twice-weekly irradiation of shaved dorsal skin for 35 days. Faecal DNA was extracted and high-throughput sequencing of the 16S RNA gene performed. UV irradiation of skin was associated with a significant change in the beta-diversity of faeces compared to nonirradiated mice, independently of vitamin D. Specifically, members of phylum Firmicutes, including Coprococcus, were enriched, whereas members of phylum Bacteroidetes, such as Bacteroidales, were depleted. Expression of colonic CYP27B1 increased by four-fold and IL1β decreased by five-fold, suggesting a UVR-induced anti-inflammatory effect. UV-irradiated mice, however, were not protected against colitis induced by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS), although distinct faecal microbiome differences were documented post-DSS between UV-irradiated and nonirradiated mice. Thus, skin exposure to UVR alters the faecal microbiome, and further investigations to explore the implications of this in health and disease are warranted.

PMID

30103486 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID

PMC6116187

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Super Dads – Matt Maruca

Editor — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:20:54 +0000

Medical Disclaimer:

The information provided is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical
advice. Always consult with your medical practitioner.

Matt Maruca:

Matt Maruca is a student, entrepreneur, and teacher of optimal human health, and the Founder of Ra Optics, his first company to share information and create products that teach people to build health in the modern world.

Ra Optics is focused specifically on Blue Light Blocking Glasses to protect our sleep/wake cycle, melatonin, repair quality, mitochondria, energy levels, and health from toxic artificial lighting. He travels and has met with some of the leading researchers of quantum biology. He is 19 years old.”

Don’t let the age fool you. He has been studying this stuff as a prodigal child. Why, because nnEMF had him against the wall already in a petri dish where he was conceived. He went from being anemic, sickly and in immense pain, to turning the tides around.

He didn’t let his conception circumstances and other people decide his future, he decided on his habits and those habits decided his futures (yes, it is plural, a quantum mechanics joke).

One of his product offerings is unique as it supplies not only blue blockers for daytime wear but night-time as well. This is incredibly important for children, students and working professionals.

In the show, we discuss the “Light Diet”. A definitely worth-while listen. Women, survival and simple success that many else can follow.

What I love about Matt, is his untainted ability to explain the mitochondria in such a simple and easy to follow manner.

His personal site: http://mattmaruca.com/

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Additional links discussed in the show

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