Water and Minerals

COLLAPSE

This discussion requires knowledge of the material from the
chapter and research from online databases or valid research
sources. This is truly an excellent learning experience for all of
us.

Cancer and Chronic Disease (parkinson’s, alzeimers, MS, CVD,
auto-immune etc) are words that scare most of us. Certainly when it
comes to prevention research shows that smoking, excessive alcohol
use, exposure to toxins, obesity, poor diet, lowered immunity,
inflammation are all implicators. We can definitely reduce our risk
with good lifestyle choices (not smoking, normal BMI, etc.) and
that includes dietary choices. There is quite a bit of research and
debate about which minerals are beneficial for cancer and/or
disease prevention (if at all) and research changes often. You can
also focus on water, this will probably lead you down a track to
discussing the effects of certain pollutants in the water supply.
In any case we are going to find that research and share the
knowledge!

This week, for your original posting, find a scholarly based
article, professional journal article, original research from grey
literature (www.greylit.org) or well respected
organization/association research on diet and cancer or chronic
disease prevention. This could include the presence of minerals, as
supplements or from food, or something related to the water supply
and cancer/chronic disease prevention, special diet for
cancer/chronic diseases prevention etc. It can be specific to a
particular type of disease or cancer or more general. If you select
a chronic disease, select one specific one. We are on the minerals
chapter, so I would like to see research focused on a mineral or
that includes a mineral or multiple minerals. (for example though,
don’t research a high protein diet as that is a
macronutrient).

What to consider:

1. Two wasy to navigate sources for you: get on Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com or for non-published research you can
query: www.greylit.org OR have the MC librarian direct you to the
various databases you have access too (you can call MC library and
they will help you if you are fully online and don’t want to go
in). Absolutley NO wikipedia, livestrong or webmd, Mayo type sites.
You can start here for topic ideas but look further! We are looking
for scholarly research. Professional organizations are also a good
place as well (for instance, I am interested in digestive
conditions, and utilize the American Gastroenterological
Association site which links to their journal).

2. find something you are interested in and use that as the basis
of your search. This could be information from chapter 8. Also
remember, it does not just have to be cancer, you can select any
chronic condition you are interested in and see if there is
research related to vitamins, minerals or phytochemicals.

3. **In many cases on Google Scholar you can see several version of
an article and often you can access a free PDF version of the full
article. If NOT, call the MC library and ask for our college log on
and see if we have rights to the article. They may have given this
info to you but I have found most students have to ask. OR the MC
library will actually retrieve the full text article for you and
email you the PDF, utilize the librarians!! They love it. **do NOT
pay to purchase a full text article online! Utilize the MC
library!!

3. If you find an article of interest in a regular magazine or
paper (print or online) like Health magazine online, New York
times, Wall street journal etc. and you like it, then at the END of
the article or referenced IN the article will be information on the
original research where the writer got the information. You can
discuss the general article in your research but also find the
original scholarly article online! **include both in your original
posting as attachments or links.

For your original posting:

1. in the Subject box put the topic you researched i.e. lead
contaminated water and the effects of cognitive development

2. Then post your article (and include either a link or preferabley
the pdf or word doc so we can see the entire article). and also
provide a detailed summary of the information you read about and if
you agree or disagree with the information. Also discuss why you
selected this particular article. **document the source
appropriately, I am not concerned if you use APA or MLA.

3.**IMPORTANT, for full points YOU are summarizing what the
article/research study said in your own words and discussing
merits, issues, if you agree, disagree etc. I am having you attach
the article/research study you referenced instead of just a works
cited info so others in the class can access the information as
well. **you are not cutting and pasting the abstract!!