** Preventing Training Injuries by Dr. Robert Osgoodby

** Smiles – The Wife

** Melanoma And Skin Aging Prevention by Dr. Earl Mindell

** Trivia

** Stress Tips by Dr. Rae Baum

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This month's newsletter will focus on injuries - how to prevent them, and the proper way to treat them for fast recovery.  If you are weight training, playing sports, or doing cardiovascular exercise on a weekly basis, sooner or later you will injure yourself.  Some injuries are slight, others are more serious and require the attention of a physician.  If you are interested in quickly building your best body ever, good health is extremely important.  An injury can lead to a serious set-back and increase the amount of time it takes you to reach your goals.  Therefore, it is important to know how to prevent injury, and what to do to treat and rehabilitate the injured area.

WARNING!!  Always seek the advice of a Medical Doctor if you injure yourself.

Injuries usually occur at the weakest place of a muscle, tendon, ligament, joint, juncture, attachment; and so on.  An injury can occur over a period of time from overuse, or can occur from a one-time acute episode such as lifting a weight that is to heavy, improper form or technique during an exercise, falling off the treadmill, or dropping a 25 lb. plate on your foot!

The most common athletic injuries are strains and sprains. Strains and sprains are injuries to a muscle or tendon.  In most cases a sprain or strain is mild.  It is simply overstretching a muscle or ligament with no appreciable tearing.  This will result in pain and discomfort upon movement.  With more severe sprain/strain injuries with actual tearing of structures, there will be swelling and discoloration due to internal bleeding. Pain and discomfort will be more severe with this type of injury.

If there is no bleeding or swelling, ice should be applied immediately.  You can go to moist heat with this type of injury after 24 hours.  In cases where the injury is severe enough to cause rupture of fibers, and bleeding and swelling is involved, do not use heat.  Ice packs should be used to reduce swelling and promote vasoconstriction.  Elevation, compression and immobilization are also recommended treatments when there is swelling involved.  Please be aware that self-treatment for minor injuries is fine, but for more serious injuries, always seek medical treatment.

For years there has been a debate of ice vs. heat for athletic injuries.  Personally, I believe in icing a new sprain/strain injury.  You will never hurt yourself treating an acute sprain/strain complex with ice.  Ice decreases swelling and is an analgesic. (In layman's terms, it will provide you with some pain relief)

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" should be the golden rule for any athlete.  The following suggestions will help you greatly decrease your chances of exercise related injury:

1. Always stretch before and after exercising.

2. Warm-up the muscle groups you are exercising before starting    your normal routine.  Take the muscle groups you will be    exercising through a controlled range of motion with light    weight before starting your routine.

3. Concentrate on proper form and technique.

4. Don't overdue it!  Exercise at a pace that is comfortable for  you.  When weight training, it is better to use lighter weights  and do more repetitions, than use heavier weights and risk  serious injury.  You are not in the gym to impress anyone, you  are there to achieve your goals.  Injury will prevent you from  achieving your goals.

Some athletes try to continue training a body part after it is injured.  It is absolutely necessary to properly treat and rest an injured area in order for it to heal.  This type of mentality will only make the injury worse and prolong your recovery time. Trying to train through an injury can lead to permanent and disabling problems which will remain with you for the rest of your life.

Later in the healing process for sprains and strains, moist heat and ultrasound can be used after the swelling has subsided.  Heat and ultrasound are vasodialators and will increase the blood supply to the injured area.

Even though most people view a sprain/strain as a mild injury, there are different grades of sprains and strains ranging from Grade 1 to Grade 4, depending upon their severity. Some sprain/strain injuries can be worse and take longer to rehabilitate than a broken bone.  For serious sprain/strains, dislocations, broken bones, lacerations, or any other form of serious injury, always consult with a Medical Doctor.

If you have been self treating an injury which you feel is minor for a two week period of time with no improvement, seek the opinion of a Medical Doctor.  Go to a respected doctor who specializes in your particular injury.  If you have a shoulder injury, find an Orthopedic Doctor that specializes in shoulder injuries.

Next month's newsletter will focus on how to set exact goals and how to put together a daily plan of action to quickly get you from point A to point B.  To accomplish any feat, you must have clear and concise written goals, and a daily plan of action . Remember, the faintest ink is better than the best memory!

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The Wife
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A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor's office.

After his checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He said, "Your husband is suffering from a very severe stress disorder. If you don't follow my instructions carefully, your husband will surely die.

"Each morning, fix him a healthy breakfast. Be pleasant at all times. For lunch make him a nutritious meal. For dinner prepare an especially nice meal for him.

"Don't burden him with chores. Don't discuss your problems with him; it will only make his stress worse. Do not nag him. Most importantly, make love to him regularly.

"If you can do this for the next 10 months to a year, I think your husband will regain his health completely."

On the way home, the husband asked his wife, "What did the doctor say?"

"He said you're going to die," she replied.

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A doctor and a lawyer met at a party. Their conversation was interrupted repeatedly by guests asking the doctor for medical advice. Finally, the exasperated doctor turned to the lawyer and said, "Tell me, what do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?"

"When they ask, I give them advice", replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill in the morning."

The doctor decided to take the lawyer's advice and for the rest of the evening wrote down the names and addresses of everyone who approached him for advice. The next morning he took out the list, just as his secretary walked into his office and handed him a bill from the lawyer.

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A plan to skip meals earlier in the day is a big mistake. "Saving" calories for later always backfires because deprivation sets you up for losing control and overeating. Eat regular meals, starting with breakfast, and include a little protein at each meal to keep you feeling satisfied.

If you haven't heard all the terrifying news about skyrocketing melanoma rates, you've probably been staying out of the sun in a cave somewhere far, far from civilization. Right? Maybe not.

Some new information from a group of researchers called the Veterans' Affairs Outcomes Group has some hopeful news: the apparent dramatic rise in melanoma incidence since 1980 may not be due to an actual rise in the number of people who develop this potentially deadly cancer. Instead, it's probably due to increased rates of skin biopsies, especially in people 65 and older. In that population, skin biopsy rates for the 65-and-up set rose 2.5-fold, while the overall incidence of melanoma rose 2.4-fold. In other words, there's a rise in testing, awareness, and diagnosis that looks like a rise in incidence.

The study, published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal in August, also reports that the increase in melanoma diagnoses reflects largely early-stage cancers, and that mortality from melanoma has remained stable. Good news, certainly, but let's not kid ourselves. Melanoma is still a serious and frightening problem, and it still affects a lot of people.

Recent research suggests that CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10), an antioxidant nutrient that is naturally made within body cells and plays an integral role in cellular energy production, could eventually be used to aid in the prevention of melanoma. A group of Italian researchers found that CoQ10 levels were abnormally low in 117 melanoma patients in comparison with 125 control subjects without cancer. They also found that patients whose cancer had metastasized (spread) had even lower CoQ10 levels than those whose cancer was still localized and easy to remove. Other studies have found that CoQ10 may protect the skin against signs of aging that come from exposure to ultraviolet light: topical application of this nutrient protects against the damage done by UV rays, and penetrates through the dead surface layers of the skin to the living epidermis, where it helps to reduce oxidation (free-radical activity). CoQ10 was found to be particularly helpful against types of UV rays that sunscreens don't protect against.

Stay Healthy, Dr. Earl Mindell

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If you need to lose weight, you must be in caloric deficit. This can be accomplished by cutting down your caloric intake, or increasing the amount of calories you burn by exercising. I recommend both. Even though a calorie is a calorie when it comes to weight loss, a calorie is not a calorie when it comes to your health. Make sure your daily diet includes several servings of fruit and vegetables and whenever possible, avoid foods that contain trans fat.

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Bob Osgoodby