tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post4564796359651604194..comments2023-08-04T06:22:06.761-07:00Comments on Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider: Fermented Asian Food Shown to Have Possible Protective Effect in Alzheimer'sDave Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08856346166821226139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post-78904683470826682282009-03-13T10:11:00.000-07:002009-03-13T10:11:00.000-07:00I bought fermented soybeans in a $3 small 4 pack f...I bought fermented soybeans in a $3 small 4 pack from my local Asian grocery. It did not taste bad at at all and I grew to like it even better. You can use Natto cultures to ferment black beans. I may give it a try to do my own. Thanks for a great blog.<BR/><BR/>MatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856557997409700522.post-16365727660352196212009-03-12T16:31:00.000-07:002009-03-12T16:31:00.000-07:00A well known internet troll posted this on the Int...A well known internet troll posted this on the Internet. Even though it was only one patient, because bleeding issues stemming from combinations of products like aspirin and St. Johns Wort, or aspirin and Nattokinase, etc, can be dangerous, even though I distrust the source, I'll provide you with this additional information he found in a pubmed search:<BR/><BR/>"Nattokinase is used as a health-promoting medicine for preventing thrombosis due to its fibrinolytic activity. Cerebral microbleed is remnant of blood extravasations from the damaged vessels related to cerebral microangiopathies. We report a patient, having used aspirin for secondary stroke prevention, who had an acute cerebellar hemorrhage after taking nattokinase 400 mg daily for 7 consecutive days. In addition to the hemorrhagic lesion, multiple microbleeds were demonstrated on brain MR images. We suggest <BR/>that nattokinase may increase risk of intracerebral <BR/>hemorrhage in patients who have bleeding-prone cerebral microangiopathy and are receiving other antithrombotic agent at the same time."<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, never combine anti-thrombotic agents without speaking to your doctor.<BR/><BR/>DaveDave Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856346166821226139noreply@blogger.com