Eating nuts 'may prolong life'

                            By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News

People who regularly eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the largest study of its kind.

The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested the greatest benefit was in those munching on a daily portion.

The US team said nut eaters were likely to also have healthy lifestyles, but the nuts themselves were also contributing to their longer lifespan.

The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed to prove the link

The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people consumed nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study.

People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the study than those who never ate nuts.

Up to four portions was linked to a 13% reduction in deaths and a daily handful of nuts cut the death rate during the study by 20%.

Lead researcher Dr Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, said: "The most obvious benefit was a reduction of 29% in deaths from heart disease, but we also saw a significant reduction - 11% - in the risk of dying from cancer."

Eating nuts was linked to a healthier lifestyle - including being less likely to smoke or be overweight and more likely to exercise.

This was accounted for during the study, for example to eliminate the impact of smoking on cancer rates.

The researchers acknowledge that this process could not completely account for all of the differences between those regularly eating nuts and those not.

However, they said it was "unlikely" to change the results.

They suggest nuts are lowering cholesterol, inflammation and insulin resistance.

Victoria Taylor, senior dietician at the British Heart Foundation, said: "This study shows an association between regularly eating a small handful of nuts and a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease.

"While this is an interesting link, we need further research to confirm if it's the nuts that protect heart health, or other aspects of people's lifestyle.

"Nuts contain unsaturated fats, protein and a range of vitamins and minerals and make a good swap for snacks like chocolate bars, cakes and biscuits.

"Choosing plain, unsalted options rather than honeyed, salted, dry-roasted or chocolate-covered will keep your salt and sugar intake down."

The study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health and the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation.

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My glimpse of Death 

Death happens to all of us, it is not a failure

and neither is this article a story of failure, in fact it’s rather beautiful.

My reading of the Tibetan Buddhist’s idea of death is that one dies well,

that is without leaving any negative emotions that tie you to the earth plain.

If death is fearful, then that is a different issue and one that can be considered

at anytime so that one can enjoy all stages of life.

Hypnotherapy or counselling and many other disciplines can help.

An osteopath helped my energy flow after the death of my eldest daughter.

I met a lady three weeks or so before her death from cancer, I would not have known she was ill if I had not have been told, she had a surrounding of love

that was recognisable to me. Also recognisable to me was the worm of fear
that I would not be such a ‘good’ and 'courageous’ person.

Cancer through the eyes of ten women, P Duncker & V Wilson

ISBN 0 04 440980 X  recognises and exposes this worm.

There is much I cannot remember surrounding the time when my mother died
of cancer. We were unaware of the cancer during the proceeding weeks
to hospitalisation even though she was exceptionally tired. Although she was only 64, I think she was prepared for death and accepted death.
I think she managed her illness and death and that that was respected and accommodated by the medical personnel and chaplaincy of the hospital.
She was cared for with care at Airedale hospital. 

Some years later I had a ‘dream’ regarding cancer and death
that I am happy to share. When I recounted this ‘dream experience’ to a complete non-believer who’s cancer had returned she found it to be ‘strangely comforting’.

I was not the sort of person ‘weird’ things happened to.

Asleep, I was suddenly aware of eyes penetrating mine,

I thought, ‘OK, I’m awake,’ and drifted off.

Then the eyes demandingly went right through my pupils, ‘OK, I’M AWAKE.’

I was aware of a tiny me standing a long way back from a vast heaven to earth curtain or time warp, behind this were bleachers, those serried ranks of benches one higher than the other, they stretched from left to right filling the scene.

On one bench sat an image I took to be my mother, my impression was of an indistinct shape wearing a white nighty type gown, a long way behind her (in time) was another figure, I took this figure to her left to be a female relative.

My mother communicated telepathically and I responded in crude, cumbersome, pedantic earth language, I felt graceless and inarticulate and little, yet understood and accepted. Whenever a reply was require from me, I responded with, “That’s cool”, this is NOT a phrase I use!

My present memory is that she repeated that cancer is just part of life and that was fine and without any visible indication she asked the other lady to confirm this and the confirmation was supportive. She said that death was just part of life, there was no pain.

The whole experience was just so indescribably naturally peaceful.

The acceptance and universality throughout time was inclusive.

The photo is of my family, I’ve never met my paternal grandfather– yet.

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