It's A Numbers Game... Like Golf, the Lower the Better

It's been about five (5) weeks since my father's surgery and overall, he is still feeling okay.  He has been off the chemotherapy pill for about six (6) weeks now but has continued to take Fucoidan daily.  Since the completion of a successful surgery, there have been several follow-up visits with his Oncologist as one would expect.  Doctors have monitored his recovery progress and have indicated that all looks good so far.  Of course, bloodwork has been done and the early results are in...

Alpha-Fetoprotein marker reading continues to drop. If you have been following this blog, you will know that AFP originally started at around 297.  Since then, it has dropped consistently and is currently in the mid 80s.  As mentioned earlier, the only thing that he is taking at this moment is Fucoidan.

-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


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Healthiest People - Where Are They?

Have you ever wondered where the healthiest people live? Well, it definitely isn't within the United States, where a quick drive down the street would unveil a full host of fastfood chains on every corner.

According to one article from Planet Green, they list out "Seven Countries with the Healthiest People". Of the seven (7) countries, Japan & Okinawa have both made the list. In the article, it states the following:

"The World Health Organization (WHO) calculated the countries where people live to full health the longest and Japan topped the charts at 74.5 years. A large portion of this is due to diet." 

• Fitness expert Harley Pasternak said, “They are the largest consumer of fish in the world and of whole soy and of seaweed and green tea".

• "Okinawa is a Prefecture or sub national jurisdiction of Japan. However, it’s worth mentioning it separately because it’s widely believed to have the healthiest people on Earth. According to the Okinawa Centenarian Study, centenarian ratios may be the world’s highest at approximately 50 per 100,000 people. The country is also home to many super centenarians, people that reach the age of 110 years old. Okinawans attribute their not only long, but healthy, happy lives to eating tons of local fruits and vegetables, as well as large quantities of tofu and seaweed."

Looking further into this, I ran across the CIA's - World Fact Book , yes... the same CIA that you are accustomed to hearing about - The Central Intelligence Agency.  Their list shows Japan as one of the top countries on their "Country Comparison :: Life Expectancy at Birth". Obviously, this cannot be a coincidence.

So, other than exercise and seeing your doctors regularly... You may want to add fish and seaweed to your diet.  Eating seaweed as a direct product brings with it, the high level of salt that may be retained when harvested. However, you do have the option of adding Fucoidan to your diet.  A daily dose of Fucoidan via dietary supplements, is equivalent to somewhere around the ballpark of eating 1.5 - 2.0 lbs of seaweed.

So save yourself the time of eating massive amounts of seaweed and reap the health benefits by simply adding Fucoidan to your daily diet. Your body will thank you in the long run.

Are you ready to start reaping the health benefits from Fucoidan?

Visit us at - www.Fucoidan-HealthWatch.com

-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


Website - www.Fucoidan-HealthWatch.com
Twitter - @FucoidanHW

Health & Wellness -- Fucoidan

What do you think of when you hear the terms, “Health and Wellness”?  Does the gym and exercise come to mind? Do you think of special diets? Or do vitamins and herbal supplements jump out at you?  Well, the terms are so broad that it actually encompasses all of these items.  From time to time, I get the opportunity to speak with folks who want to improve their health and they take some pretty radical steps in order to do so.  Many doctors will say that in order to maintain proper health, there needs to be a balance of all of the items above.   

Recently, I have been speaking to people about Fucoidan, which is a brown seaweed extract, primarily found in Japan and other coastal regions.  When I first mention the word “Fucoidan”, people are immediately thrown for a loop and their faces crinkle at the brow simply because this is typically the first time they have ever heard of Fucoidan.  Truth of the matter is, Fucoidan has been used throughout Japan and many other Asian countries for various dietary and health reasons.  So, for our readers, I will start from ground zero here:

Q: What is Fucoidan?

A: Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide found mainly in various species of brown algae and brown seaweed such as mozuku, kombu, bladderwrack, wakame, and hijiki. Fucoidan is used as an ingredient in some dietary supplement products.

Now that you know what it is, you are probably asking… “What is it used for?”  Well, according to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the purported uses are as follows:

Purported Uses	Consumer	Healthcare Professionals
Allergies	X	X
Anticancer	X
Bacterial Infections	X	X
High Cholesterol	X
Hypertension / High Blood Pressure	X	X
Immunostimulation / Boost Immune System	X	X
Improved Skin Health	X
Inflammation	X	X
Inhibit Blood Clotting / Anticoagulant	X
Viral Infections	X	X
Weight / Appetite Control	X

Currently, there are over 950 articles that have been published about Fucoidan on the US National Library of Medicine – National Institutes of Health. With all these articles, you could easily fill up your entire day browsing through these publishings.  Since nobody really has that much time, I’d like to highlight some of the more prominent articles:

1.       Fucoidan present in brown algae induces apoptosis of human colon cancer cells.

2.       Fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida Induces Apoptosis in A549 Human Lung Carcinoma Cells.

3.       Fucoidan induces apoptosis through activation of caspase-8 on human breast cancer MCF-7 cells.

4.       Anti-tumor activity of fucoidan is mediated by nitric oxide released from macrophages.

5.       Protective effects of fucoidan against γ-radiation-induced damage of blood cells.

6.       Radioprotective effects of fucoidan on bone marrow cells: improvement of the cell survival and immunoreactivity.

7.       A sulfated polysaccharide, fucoidan, enhances the immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria.

8.       Therapeutic potential of fucoidan in myocardial ischemia.

9.       Suppression by fucoidan of liver fibrogenesis via the TGF-β/Smad pathway in protecting against oxidative stress.

10.   Fucoidan from marine brown algae inhibits lipid accumulation.

11.   Fucoidan promotes mechanosensory hair cell regeneration following amino glycoside-induced cell death.

As you can see, there are many health benefits associated with Fucoidan.  It’s no wonder why Japan consistently holds the record for having the longest life expectancy in the world, as reported in this article.

Are you ready to start reaping the health benefits from Fucoidan? 

Visit us at - www.Fucoidan-HealthWatch.com

-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


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All Is Well...

Today, my brother-in-law accompanied my father on his post-op follow-up at Cedars Sinai.  From what I have been told thus far, the progress of his recover seemed positive. The only thing that the doctors advised today, was that he needs to walk 15-20 minutes a day, eventually working his way up to a full 30 minute daily routine.



According to the AARP, walking is the easiest form of exercise.

You can read their article here.

Oh, one more thing... the stitches from his surgery were also removed today.  All-in-all, this is great news for our family!!!


-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


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Twitter - @FucoidanHW

So Far... So Good

As the title states, things have been good so far. My father is at home and recovering from surgery and he feels good.  He is back to his daily regimen, taking his typical meds along with Fucoidan.

Next steps... his usual follow-up visits to his Oncologist and the surgeon who performed the procedure, to make sure that all continues to be well.  At this moment in time, there doesn't seem to be any reason for us to believe that things are not okay. We are greatly blessed.

On a side note, Fucoidan-HealthWatch has been able to secure some reduced pricing on Fucoidan from our distributors, and as such are passing the savings along to our customers.  Check out our site for the latest pricing.

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-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


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Twitter - @FucoidanHW

Home Sweet Home...!!!

Hello readers,

Today was definitely a long day. I received a call early in the morning from my mother informing me that my father was going to be discharged from the hospital today.  The good news is that he seemed to be recovering from surgery and making good progress. As such, the doctors decided that he was ready to take his journey home.

We are from California, so if you have ever been out hear, you know how bad the traffic can get. It is luck of the draw on which day there will be traffic. So I left a bit early and started out on my journey into Los Angeles...

Okay, fine... so the trek wasn't as bad as taking a Dromedary camel through the desert, but it was still a long trip none-the-less.

If you are curious about what traffic in Los Angeles is like, this is what it pretty much looked like this morning as I was heading out. Please keep in mind that this was a relatively "light" day of traffic.

Now that my father is officially out of the hospital, he can continue his recovery in the comfort of his own home.  It's always much nicer to lay on your own pillow-top mattress, then on the hospital bed/gurney.

So in summary, he went into surgery on Monday, and was out by Thursday. Not bad huh? Only 3 days of downtime! Thanks again Dr. M / Dr. K, for taking great care of my father.

**sigh** - It's been a long day...

-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


Website - www.Fucoidan-HealthWatch.com
Twitter - @FucoidanHW

Flying Colors

After a long day at the hospital, surgery has gone by without a hitch. Post-op recovery is said to be around 3 days, so for now, we all can rest a bit easier.

Thanks "Dr. M"! --- You have definitely performed a highly skilled surgery, and based on the end results, have passed with flying colors.

Thank you all for your warm wishes and prayers.  They have all been very well received and much appreciated. Our family is grateful for all your support and love.

-H.Vuong
Owner of "Fucoidan-HealthWatch"
hvuong@fucoidan-healthwatch.com


Website - www.Fucoidan-HealthWatch.com
Twitter - @FucoidanHW