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Smiles - Weight Loss
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Ask Dr. Bob - Water Retention
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Trivia - Heaviest President
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Ladies and Gentlemen - "Sugar or Sugar Substitutes" by
James Grove
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Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update
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Eye Secrets by T.Z. Movsas, M.D.
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Misconceptions About Dietary Fats
by Dr. Robert Osgoodby
For
decades, the media has been preaching how fats are associated
with
obesity, cancer, arteriosclerosis, and heart disease. Back
in
the late 1980's, the U.S. Surgeon General recommended that
Americans
decrease their consumption of dietary fats. Marketing
savvy
food manufacturers immediately started coming out with
everything
from fat free ice cream to fat free cheese. In place
of
fat, more carbohydrates were added.
With
all of the "fat free" marketing, the general public believed
that
since something was "fat free", they could eat larger
portions.
Over the next ten years, Americans became fatter than
ever!
Obesity skyrocketed from 12% of the population to over 20%
of
the population in just 10 years. Today, research has found
that
50% of Americans are overweight and approximately 23% are
obese.
With the help of the food industry, the public has
developed
a "fat phobia" and the importance of including healthy
fats
in our diets has been neglected.
If
your goal is to build a stronger, leaner, more muscular body,
dietary
fats are necessary to maintain and improve your health,
and
play an essential role in reaching your fitness goals.
There
are two types of fats, saturated fats and unsaturated fats.
Unsaturated
fats are considered healthy fats, they are usually
liquid
at room temperature. Although there are many sources of
unsaturated
fat, two great sources of healthy unsaturated fat can
be
found in cold water fish like salmon, trout and halibut, and
flax
seed oil.
Saturated
fats are the unhealthy fats that are associated with a
myriad
of health problems. They contain virtually nothing
nutritious
or good for your body, it's only role is it can be
burned
as energy. The fact is, you don't need saturated fats at
all,
but the typical diet is jam-packed with them. For health
reasons,
you want to consume as little saturated fats as
possible.
Saturated fats are generally solid at room temperature
and
can be found in butter, margarine, dairy, cheese, and meats.
I
am not recommending you become a vegetarian and eliminate meat
from
your diet, but make sure when you are at the meat counter
you
select lean cuts. You do not have to eat meat every day.
There
are many other good non-animal sources of protein including
beans,
soy, and tofu.
The
truth is, some fats are health promoting and essential to
life
itself. I recently read a great book by Dr. Udos Erasmus,
one
of the world's foremost experts on dietary fats. I highly
recommend
you read his best selling book "Fats That Heal, Fat's
That
Kill." Dr. Erasmus believes that eating enough healthy fats
is
just as important to maintaining health as eliminating
unhealthy
fats.
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Smiles
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Surgeon ===
A
prominent surgeon, who was a member of operating teams at
both
St. Francis Hospital and Christ Hospital in the Chicago
area,
would operate in the morning, then field calls about his
patients
in the evening.
One
night, a few dinner guests were quite shocked as the good
doctor
was on the phone talking to a resident at Christ Hospital,
when
the other phone rang.
His
wife answered, then whispered to her husband, "It's St.
Francis
calling."
He
whispered back, "Tell St. Francis I'll have to call back.
I'm
talking to Christ."
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Ask Dr. Bob
Each
edition includes a response to a question received from
our
subscribers. We answer all questions, however those that we
think
will be of interest to a number of people, we will feature
here.
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Dear
Bob:
I
have been doing cardiovascular exercise for two years now and
no
matter what I do, I just can't seem to lose weight. I eat
healthy
meals, watch my portion sizes and exercise religiously.
My
girlfriend told me I probably I have a slow metabolism and
there
is nothing I can do? Is there any hope for me losing
weight?
Tony
Dear
Tony
Even
though some people use a slow metabolism as just another
excuse,
it is true that some overweight people can have slower
metabolisms.
There is something you can do increase your
metabolism.
I highly recommend that you add weight training to
your
cardiovascular exercise. You can increase your muscle mass
using
weight training and resistance exercises. The more muscle
you
have, the more calories you burn.
Another
thing you can do is eat five or six small healthy meals a
day,
rather than the standard three square meals. Spreading your
caloric
intake throughout the day will also help you increase
your
metabolism and lose weight.
Warmly,
Dr.
Robert Osgoodby
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Trivia
An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
And it loses roughly 100 hairs every day.
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********How do I Get There From Here?********
by James Groves
Chronic
Fatigue
This
month I'm going to tackle the subject of Chronic Fatigue.
For
millions of Americans feeling run-down and always tired is a
way
of life. Doctors have come to call these vague symptoms
Chronic
Fatigue when actually it is just one symptom of a serious
nutritional
deficiency.
One
of the primary causes of Chronic Fatigue is the overuse of
prescription
drugs. Be sure you have discussed all the side
effects
with your doctor or pharmacist. If you're still not
sure,
purchase a drug book and look up all the side effects for
the
drug you are taking.
Another
major cause is the American diet. We eat too many
sweets,
and many of us are allergic to common foods such as
peanut
butter, white flour, milk, and sugar. Alter your diet by
eliminating
the common allergens and then add them back to your
diet
one at a time. If you find that you are tired and run-down
after
returning to eating certain foods, then by all means have a
test
for allergies. The cure could be that simple.
Poor
digestion is another cause of Chronic Fatigue. This is
caused
by a lack of stomach acids. Use an enzyme product for
better
digestion. Of course, none of this is meant to replace
visits
to your family physician, but sometimes simple ideas can
save
you money and improve your health, all at the same time.
Next
month we'll continue with more about chronic fatigue..
Live
in Passion and Good Health,
James
Groves
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Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update
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Migraines
appear to be caused by the contraction of tiny muscles
in
the head and face and by abnormal nerve signals along the
trigeminal
nerve, which runs from the brain to the meninges, the
membrane
that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Among the
factors
that contribute to migraines are low blood sugar, stress,
constipation,
flashing lights, allergies, and fluctuations in the
level
of the hormone estrogen (which may explain why many more
women
than men get these headaches).
According
to Jonathan Wright, M.D., of the Tahoma Clinic in Kent,
Washington,
the mineral magnesium, in combination with vitamin
B6,
tends to do most of the work of relieving migraine pain.
Patients
at his clinic who receive these nutrients intravenously
generally
experience rapid improvement. To get to the root of the
problem,
Dr. Wright also recommends testing and treatment for
food
and hormone allergies and sensitivities, which he finds can
often
trigger migraines. He also suggests testing for
hypoglycemia
(low-blood sugar) and, if appropriate, a
low-carbohydrate
diet.
In
addition, a recent double blind, randomized, placebo-
controlled
study reveals that vitamin B2 (riboflavin) has an
important
role to play in migraine treatment. After three months,
sufferers
who took 400 mg daily cut the number and severity of
their
migraines by 50 percent!
Dr.
Wright's migraine regimen includes the following (all
supplements
should be hypoallergenic):
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Magnesium citrate: 200 mg twice daily
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Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): 200 mg twice daily
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Vitamin B6: 200 mg twice daily
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Vitamin B complex: 50 mg twice daily
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Feverfew capsules: three twice daily
In
addition to the above supplements, be sure to include a
high-quality
multivitamin/mineral formula to ensure the best
nutritional
support.
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Eye Secrets
By T.Z. Movsas, M.D.
Eye
Secret #1:
MONEY-SAVING
EYEGLASSES SECRET: ORDER POLYCARBONATE LENSES
Very
rarely does the optical store ask your input as to the type
of
lenses you would like for your eyeglass frames. On the other
hand,
almost always you are asked if you would like to PAY EXTRA
for
ultraviolet protection and scratch resistance. Next time you
buy
glasses, make sure you ask for polycarbonate lenses.
Polycarbonate
lenses are very impact resistant, thinner and
lighter
than most other plastic eyeglass lenses and have
ultraviolet
protection and scratch resistance built in. In fact,
polycarbonate
lenses are recommended for all children's eyewear
and
safety eyewear. If you order polycarbonate lenses for your
eyeglasses
or your children's eyeglasses, do not pay extra for
scratch
resistance and ultraviolet protection. These extra
charges
are just another way for optical stores to increase the
selling
price.
Eye
Secret #2:
NEW
TREATMENT APPROVED FOR WET MACULAR DEGENERATION
The
wet form of age-related macular degeneration involves the
growth
of abnormal new blood vessels in the fine focus area of
the
eye (the macula) which leak (hence the name "wet") and
usually
leads to rapid, severe vision loss. Until now, the main
treatment
for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration
has
been to aim a highly focused laser beam at the leaking blood
vessels
to seal them off called laser photocoagulation. However,
if
the leaking blood vessels lie right under the fovea
("subfoveal"),
the bull's eye of the macula, the laser treatment
is
generally not applied. Why? If you need to hit the fovea with
the
laser to treat the abnormal vessels, the patient will
experience
an immediate loss of vision from the laser treatment
itself.
Within
the last year, a new treatment has become approved for
treatment
for wet "subfoveal" macular degeneration called
photodynamic
therapy. The treatment works as follows: A special
drug
(such as Visudyne) is given to a patient through a vein and
travels
to the tissue in the eye with the abnormal blood vessels
(called
the choroidal neovascular tissue). The drug is then
activated
by a specific wavelength of light aimed specifically at
the
abnormal tissue to cause destruction of the abnormal vessels
with
little destruction of the overlying retina.
This
therapy is new and currently works only in certain cases of
wet
macular degeneration. Your retina specialist can determine if
you
are eligible for this treatment by taking a specialized
photograph
of your eye called a fluorescein angiogram and
analyzing
the specific pattern of your macular degeneration.
Eye
Secret #3:
GLAUCOMA
MEDICINE: XALATAN MAY TURN BLUE EYES TO BROWN
Xalatan
(Latanoprost) first received FDA approval in June 1996
for
treatment of glaucoma and had the distinction of being one of
the
first glaucoma medications to help drain the aqueous fluid
build-up
which leads to increased eye pressure. Now, just about
five
years later, it is commonly being used as a first-line
therapy
for glaucoma. Xalatan has two very unique side effects:
darkening
of the eye color and lengthening of the eye lashes.
Dr.
Daniel Albert, M.D., Chairman of the Dept of Ophthalmology
at
the University of Wisconsin, has studied the color changes
caused
by Xalatan. His studies have concluded that the color
change
caused by Xalatan is benign. There is no evidence that the
melanocytes
(cells with pigment) are dividing and therefore this
side
effect of the medication is interesting but NOT dangerous.
(Source:
EyeNet January 2001 p28)
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Tammy
Z. Movsas is a board-certified ophthalmologist.
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Summer
is here and the temperatures are starting to soar. Make
sure
you are drinking enough water to keep your body properly
hydrated.
Remember, a good rule of thumb is to take your body
weight,
divide it by two, and that is how many ounces of wate r
you
should be drinking every day. Water can also help with
appetite
suppression. Make it a habit to drink two glasses of
water
with each meal. This gives you feeling of fullness and
will
help you leave the table earlier and avoid those second he
lpings.
Yours in Health
Dr. Robert Osgoodby
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