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Full-Body Imaging By Radiology - Scan or Scam? by Dr. Robert
Osgoodby
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Smiles - It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
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Ask Dr. Bob - Antioxidants
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Trivia - The Human Heart
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Ladies and Gentlemen - "Sugar or Sugar Substitutes"
by James Grove
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Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update - Can I become addicted to
coffee?
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Full-Body Imaging By Radiology - Scan or Scam?
by Dr. Robert Osgoodby
If
you have been listening to the radio or reading the newspaper
lately,
chances are you have heard or seen an advertisement for
full-body
imaging. The ads are enticing. "A simple 15 minute,
non-invasive
exam can save your life. It's quick, painless, and
easy.
Why take a chance?"
Radiologists
who conduct full body computed tomography scans say
they
can detect the earliest stages of several conditions, even
if
the patient is asymptomatic. The conditions range from brain
tumors,
cancer, heart disease, to kidney stones. Who wouldn't be
attracted
to a procedure that would let them look into a crystal
ball
and see their medical future? It's a great concept, but
many
physicians disagree with full body scans for patients who
have
no symptoms. The scan exposes the patients unnecessarily to
radiation
and can also subject them to risky follow-up procedures
for
conditions that often turn out to be false or harmless.
Good
reports can also create a false sense of security. There are
many
health risks that a full-body scan will not reveal. There is
no
substitute for a comprehensive health assessment. Another
problem
with a scan that provides a patient with a clean bill of
health
is they may skip their annual comprehensive physical
examination.
I
am a firm believer in early detection, but a body scan is a
screening
study and, like all other screening studies may uncover
so-called
problems that turn out to be nothing. In support of
full
body imaging, let's compare it with mammography. Since
mammography
has been introduced, studies show that the mortality
rate
for breast cancer has gone down significantly.
Thousands
of people are bypassing their doctors and lining up for
scans
that run from $800 to $1,300. People have the right to
spend
their money on any costly health care procedure they
choose
- but who pays for biopsies and follow-ups? The health
insurance
companies, Medicare and Medicaid. So in other words,
you
pay for it with increased premium prices.
Early
detection is great, but do full body scans allow you to
take
charge of your health and make smart decisions, or are you
being
played by the medical marketing machine? Unfortunately,
both
are true. No doubt these scans save lives, and Americans
will
not stand for a health care system that denies access to
today's
latest technology. But most of us will live long healthy
lives
without full body scans and will probably be better off
eating
a healthy diet, exercising, and not missing our annual
physical
examination.
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Osgoodby was a finalist in the "EAS Body for Life" Contest.
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Smiles
It
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
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A
woman in our weight loss plan was lamenting that she had gained
weight.
She'd made her family's favorite cake over the weekend,
she
reported, and they'd eaten half of it at dinner.
The
next day, she said, she kept staring at the other half, until
finally
she cut a thin slice for herself. One slice led to
another,
and soon the whole cake was gone. The woman went on to
tell
us how upset she was with her lack of willpower, and how she
knew
her husband would be disappointed.
Everyone
commiserated, until someone asked what her husband said
when
he found out.
She
smiled. "He never found out. I made another cake and ate
half!"
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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
Dr. Osgoodby,
Is
it true that eating late at night leads to weight gain?
Tom
Reichert
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Dear
Tom:
Thanks
for the email.
As
summer approaches, late night dining becomes commonplace, but
packing
your plate late can make you pack on pounds faster. Most
overweight
people do eat late in the evening, and it's more
common
to eat higher-fat, higher-calorie foods at night. What's
the
solution? If you get a late night craving you must feed,
make
a nutritious choice like fruit, salad, or vegetables.
Warmly,
Dr.
Robert Osgoodby
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Trivia
The
half-moons on your finger nails are caused by trapped air.
Medical
experts can detect changes in blood pressure by observing
the
changes in the color of the half-moons.
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********How do I Get There From Here?********
by James Groves
Sugar or Sugar Substitutes
This
month's health tip is in response to a subscriber's
questions
about sugar substitutes. But before I begin, I'd like
to
thank Cindy for bringing up this issue and her honest concern
for
good health. She wrote and asked me if there were any
benefits
to using regular sugar over any possible side effects to
using
sugar substitutes.
I
was trying to think back to a time when I did use and enjoy
sugar.
One fond memory I have is of my Grandmother melting brown
sugar
in butter and then pouring it over a plain cake. But the
buzz
word here is "brown sugar." She used a natural, unbleached
sugar.
If you enjoy the taste of sugar, try to find something
like
this, that's natural and then only use a small amount.
Sugar
substitutes are just what the name implies, substitutes,
something
artificial or chemically produced. One such example
that
is used extensively is aspartame. It has several very real,
and
very risky side effects. It can cause seizures in people
with
phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder that makes it
difficult
to break down phenylalanine, an amino acid found in
aspartame.
And there have been reports of aspartame's connection
to
headaches, and in severe cases it has caused other allergy
like
symptoms.
Here
are my suggestions for those of you who enjoy the sweet
taste
of sugar. Eat lots of fruit. Most of them are naturally
sweetened
with fructose. And unless you are specifically
allergic
to certain fruits, these "sugars" won't cause you any
problems.
Try using honey instead of sugar. If you really
insist
on using sugar, use less of it. Try to find natural
sugars,
ones that aren't refined or bleached.
These
health tips can only be found in Dr. Osgoodby's
Newsletter.
Live in Passion and Good Health,
James
Groves
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A balanced diet is not a cookie in each hand.
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Dr. Earl Mindell's Wellness Update
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Can
I become addicted to coffee?
You
can certainly become addicted to the caffeine in coffee. A
1998
Behavioral Physiology study found that habitual coffee
drinkers
experienced symptoms such as weariness, inability to
focus,
and decreased blood pressure by missing their usual intake
of
coffee in the morning.
The
American Journal of Psychiatry conducted studies wherein it
was
determined that psychiatric patients with a high intake of
coffee
had a tendency to experience more feelings of depression
than
those patients avoiding coffee. The caffeine in coffee
actually
serves as a temporary high, followed by even lower mood
swings
when the caffeine wears off.
I
suggest that you drink herbal teas which are a much more
sensible
option because they provide health benefits like
relieving
stress and tension, helping with digestion, and
supporting
your immune system. Green tea is ideal in fighting
free-radical
damage. Tea anyone?
Stay
Healthy,
Dr.
Earl Mindell
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http://keith.freelife.com
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As
cutting edge as full-body scanning is, there is no scientific
proof
that this procedure is as good as other conventional
screening
tests that have been around for a long time. Eat a
healthy
diet, exercise, and make sure you visit your physician
once
a year for a comprehensive physical examination.
Yours in Health
Dr. Robert Osgoodby
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