tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31378530484313575912023-11-15T11:09:58.846-08:00Uncommon Sense WellnessEvery day we are bombarded with health information that sounds logical, but may not be…such as: Weight gain is due to poor diet & lack of exercise or Feeling tired & weak is a normal part of aging. This confusion exists because many “experts” have fallen in love with a “one-size-fits all” approach.
I will help you make sense of all the contradictory & confusing information and arm you to protect yourself from dis-ease & promote good health.Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-90518496062375173822017-04-05T11:30:00.000-07:002017-04-05T11:30:07.866-07:00Tackling Migraines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like so many of today’s diseases, migraines are on the rise. While
we still do not fully understand the process, we do know some basics. There are
two components of the migraine to be concerned about.</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Stage 1:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Blood vessels leading to the
head and brain go into spasm. This produces neurological symptoms called “aura”
in many migraine sufferers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Auras can include blurred vision, sudden weakness, tingling in the
face, tongue or extremities, difficulty speaking, dizziness and a loss of
balance. <b><i>All of these can be confused with symptoms of a stroke.</i></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Stage 2:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Dilation of the same arteries
that went into spasm is what causes the headache. While this stage produces the
most devastating symptoms, it is Stage 1 that is most dangerous. In some
people, the artery (in Stage 1), constricts so intensely that it causes a
stroke.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some people have migraines with little or no headache. They just
have the aura. This is called a “migraine without migraine.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Before resorting to powerful drugs laden with side-effects, one may
want to try the following natural methods:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Avoid all Excitotoxins.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Excitotoxins are compounds that bind to certain
receptors and cause brain cell death</span><span lang="EN-US">. Avoid all MSG (<i>Ajinomoto</i>), aspartame (<i>artificial sweetener</i>), hydrolyzed
protein, isolated protein, protein drinks, soy products and soy proteins. <b><i>All
of these are major triggers for migraine</i></b>. (You will find these in abundance
in readymade foods. Read ingredient labels carefully).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Increase your Magnesium intake.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Magnesium naturally relaxes blood vessels. Vegetables and nuts are
high in magnesium. In addition, taking a magnesium supplement (if you can find
it) will accelerate the process.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Migraines and Reactive Hypoglycemia are closely connected.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Low blood sugar depletes magnesium and increases brain excitotoxin
levels (glutamate). Avoid all sugar, especially soft drinks. Include beans (and
other proteins) in your meals to retard carbohydrate absorption. Avoid all potatoes
except sweet potatoes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Eat foods rich in Riboflavin, such as almonds, dairy products, eggs,
liver and shellfish. This can significantly reduce migraine attacks.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Anti-inflammatory flavonoids are important.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Inflammation of blood vessels in the head and brain plays a major
role in migraines. The best natural anti-inflammatories are: Curcumin (found in
Turmeric) and Quercetin (found in apples, black & green tea and raw
onions).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>Free radicals are closely connected to inflammation and
excitotoxicity.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oxidative damage can be contained by increasing your intake of antioxidants
such as vitamins A, C, E (either in their natural forms from fresh fruits and
vegetables or as supplements).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>DHA, (a fatty acid found in fish and flaxseed oils) reduces migraine
attacks.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One tablespoon of fish oil or flaxseed oil daily acts as a potent
anti-inflammatory (without the side-effects of painkillers). Keep these oils in
the refrigerator.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">• <b>The 30 minute migraine miracle.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Drink 2 oz. of freshly-made celery juice whenever you feel a
migraine coming on. Then lie down and rest. You should start to feel relief within
30 minutes. Drink some more juice later.</span></div>
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-63651664659507520932017-03-19T04:26:00.000-07:002017-03-19T04:26:19.580-07:00Preventive Nutrition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are many causes for chronic illness,
but two of the most critical components are: inflammation and fungal
overgrowth. These two components feed one another in a vicious cycle that never
ends unless you address the real cause.<br />
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Wellness and illness are based on the basic principles of biochemistry and
biophysics. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Understanding and following these principles will lead to optimal
health. Good nutrition starts with the use of organic foods and clean water.
The next step is to become aware of the role of intestinal flora. There are trillions
of microorganisms and a hundred different species that live in the intestines.
In a healthy digestive system, the majority of flora is beneficial to your
body. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In a healthy individual, the digestive tract has a lot of beneficial
flora, a few commensals (organisms that are neutral in function) and a few “recyclers”
to clean up the garbage. <br />
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Disease strikes when the rules of nature are broken. Eating undesirable toxic
foods, refined sugars along with a “fast and toxic lifestyle” is the
prescription for ill health. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In terms of simple biochemistry, the “recyclers” (microorganisms
in the gut that take out the garbage) become huge in numbers and are no longer harmless
but pathogenic (capable of producing disease). These pathogens in the gut are
created by our own disregard for the “basic rules” stated above. As these
pathogens gain control, they create inflammation of the gut and promote fungal
overgrowth. Once the undesirable fungi (call<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ed Candida)
get established in your body, they start a never-ending cycle of toxicity and
disease.<br />
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Systemic candida yeast overgrowth is at the root of many of the most common health
concerns such as: fatigue, loss of willpower, abdominal distension, fluid
retention, gas and bloating, chronic headache, skin rashes, itching, brain fog,
nail and skin fungal infections, sinus infection, muscle and joint pain,
uncontrollable food cravings (especially for sweets and starches), irritable
bowel, food allergies, lowered immune response leading to frequent infectious
illness, disturbed sleep, etc.. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When these chronic conditions are left
untreated or are suppressed through the use of pharmaceutical drugs, the
general health of the body will deteriorate, allowing more serious degenerative
illnesses to develop at a later stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fortunately,
the science of Integrative Medicine can help you regain your vibrant health. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are two key components to recovery. This consists of
reduction/elimination of inflammation and reduction and control of the hidden
fungal overgrowth. Clinical experience using these methods to treat thousands
of children and adults for hidden infections shows that once the infections
(especially fungus) are under control, vibrant health soon follows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The rules are simple. One must stop eating the
common, nutritionally bankrupt foods and start using the proper nutritional
supplements to control fungus. While fungus cannot be completely eradicated –
it can be controlled through metabolically correct nutrition and lifestyle
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-63113061364055673212017-03-08T02:58:00.000-08:002017-03-19T04:20:34.227-07:00Women Are Treated As Second Class Citizens When It Comes To Healthcare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">When
a woman becomes irritable or depressed prior to her monthly cycle, people
around her tend to be intolerant. If a woman goes to a doctor with a health
issue (that cannot be detected through diagnostic tests), she is often categorized
as being a hypochondriac or is told, “It’s all in your head”. Men are treated
differently.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">These are not
character flaws but biochemical imbalances which can affect mood and behavior
in specific ways. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">One cause of
imbalance is today’s toxic lifestyle, which leads to an excess of estrogen in
the body (called estrogen dominance), causing a host of “female” problems:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Fibrocystic
Breasts, Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovaries, Menopausal Hot
Flashes and Night Sweats, infertility and many other disorders.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why? Because estrogens are able to produce
fibrosis, a condition which leads to the painful disorders mentioned above.
(Fibrosis is </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a
thickening and scarring of connective tissue).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So,
what causes estrogen dominance?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of petrochemicals, pesticides, herbicides, plastics, sodium lauryl sulfate from
cosmetics and vehicle exhaust produce substances that mimic estrogen activity
(known as pseudo-estrogens)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Injecting
cattle and poultry with estrogenic hormones to make them grow faster and
bigger.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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of powerful pharmaceutical estrogens (i.e. synthetic hormones) and oral
contraceptive pills that magnify the existing estrogen excess in the female
body.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Misuse
of estrogens in therapy as a sole agent instead of combining natural estrogen
with safe natural progesterone, which nullifies the adverse effects of “estrogen-alone”
therapy.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Diets
high in sugar and dairy products result in recycling estrogen into the body
instead of eliminating it. These diets also interfere with proper production of
progesterone.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Many women cease
ovulation 10 or more years before menopause due to estrogen dominance. The
heavy intractable bleeding they experience often leads to hysterectomy. Uterine
fibroids tend to develop and enlarge under the stimulation of excess estrogen.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">To make matters
worse, excess estradiol (a form of estrogen), promotes the Bel 2 oncogene which
blocks a natural phenomenon called ‘programmed’ cell death (apoptosis), leading
to cancer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">On the other hand,
both testosterone and progesterone promote the p53 gene leading to normal
healthy cell death (apoptosis)...a phenomenon that protects the body from
cancer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">There are natural
therapies that can create hormonal balance and stop the development and
enlargement of existing uterine fibroids and in certain cases assist in
dissolving them without surgery. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">So, let’s stop the
PMS jokes, now that we are aware that hormonal balancing can generate normal
menstrual cycles, create a smooth transition into menopause, protect a woman
from various cancers and greatly improve overall quality of life <i><u>regardless of age</u></i>.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-32543914348487692992017-03-06T23:17:00.000-08:002017-03-06T23:21:17.622-08:00Inflammation, Infection and Heart Disease <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Research has
consistently revealed the significant role inflammation plays in the
development of atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). C-reactive protein
(CRP) is a key marker for inflammation that many mainstream researchers now
regard as a far more reliable predictor of atherosclerosis than elevated LDL
cholesterol.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But now, CRP
may have met its match…<i>White Blood Cells
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The new red flag<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">WBCs (also
known as leukocytes) are an important part of the immune system; WBC count
rises when the body is fighting infection due to bacteria or viruses. A new
study shows that white blood cell count may provide doctors with an accurate
and easy-to-use tool for predicting heart disease. <br />
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Researchers examined data collected from the Women's Health Initiative, an ongoing
study from the National Institutes of Health, USA. More than 72,000 women aged
50 to 79 participated, who had no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). <br />
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After an average of six years of follow up, researchers found that:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at the outset of the study were more than twice as likely to die from
coronary heart disease compared to women with the lowest WBC counts<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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also had a significantly increased risk of stroke and nonfatal heart
attack.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The highest WBC counts in the
study did not exceed the upper end of the ‘normal’ range, (which means it
was not an extremely high count)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The results demonstrate that WBC
count may be just as reliable as CRP in predicting cardiovascular events
linked to coronary heart disease.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b>The chicken or the egg dilemma</b> <br />
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Inflammation however presents a chicken-or-egg dilemma. Researchers are not yet
sure if atherosclerosis triggers inflammation or if inflammation sets the stage
for atherosclerosis. In either case, inflammation presents a problem that won't
be solved with a ‘one-size-fits-all’ quick fix. (But that won’t stop our
friends at the drug companies from trying!) <br />
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A case in point: Drug companies have started positioning some of their products
to treat patients with elevated CRP…<i>even
though CRP is considered a MARKER, not the CAUSE of inflammation.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Some natural solutions for
inflammation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Enzymes such
as Bromelain, Curcumin (an extract from the spice Turmeric), Omega 3 Fatty
Acids from Fish Oil or Flaxseeds, are some of nature’s best anti-inflammatories.
Raw walnuts are another good source.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Note:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">
In cases of severe inflammation, therapeutic doses of Omega-3, certain amino
acids and herbs (under the care of a knowledgeable naturopath) may be needed.</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> <br />
<br />
The next time you go for a check up, ask your doctor to check your CRP and WBC
levels. Somewhere in those readings lies the spark that can ignite the potentially
dangerous flame of heart disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-89965663313463054402017-03-05T22:37:00.000-08:002017-03-05T22:37:31.191-08:00How to Use Biorhythms to Optimize Your Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There are three natural biorhythm cycles that govern our
lives; the Physical, the Emotional, and the Intellectual. Each cycle has
a unique period and therefore the interaction of these cycles constantly
varies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Physical
Cycle = 23 days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Emotional Cycle = 28 days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Intellectual Cycle = 33 days <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">They all start at the zero value on the day of birth and
begin to climb the positive part of the cycle. Half way through the cycle, they
again cross zero and move into the negative part of the cycle. This cyclic
nature resembles a wave pattern.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At
birth all three cycles begin at zero (day 1) and follow the above pattern.
First going in the plus direction (upward), returning to zero (mid cycle), then
going in the minus (downward direction), turning around and returning to the
day 1 position to begin the cycle again. During the upward swing, the
physical, emotional and intellectual traits have the most energy and are "discharging".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
downward swing puts a person in the recuperative, "recharging" cycle.
<i>The critical days are when the
cycle crosses the zero point.</i> That is when the trait is
"switching" from the low, recuperating phase to the high, discharging
phase (day 1 of the cycle) or when it is "switching" from the high,
discharging phase to the low recuperating phase (mid-point of the cycle). On
critical days your physical, emotional, or intellectual state is in flux and
has a higher degree of instability. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The physical and emotional cycles seem to have the most
influence on one's state of being (disposition to human error or accidents).
Besides, the intellectual cycle is nearly 1.5 times as long as the
physical cycle and has far fewer days of criticality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">THE PHYSICAL CYCLE (23 days)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The physical cycle is from your masculine side and
affects your physical condition. During the plus side of the cycle (day 2
through day 11), your physical condition is in a charged state and is
discharging (i.e. expending energy). Physical work is easier. You
feel more vigorous and have more vitality. Your endurance level is
higher. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">During the minus portion of the cycle (day 13 through day
23) you are in a recuperative, recharging state and may tire more easily. This period is conducive to recuperation.
Some athletes, depending on the state of other cycles and factors may have
a slump during this time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The critical points of the physical cycle are at day 1
and day 12 1/2. You may be more prone to
misjudge your physical energy or endurance while switching from one phase to
the other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">THE EMOTIONAL CYCLE (28 days) </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The emotional cycle governs the nervous system. It
is due to the influence on nerve cells from one's feminine side and affects the
emotional level. During the high end of the cycle (day 2 to day 14) one
is more inclined towards optimism and cheerfulness. Creativity, feelings,
love and cooperation are favourably influenced. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">During the low end of the cycle (day 16 to day 28), your
emotions and emotional state are in a recuperative state. You are more
inclined to be irritable and negative. The relative high and low of these
two phases is definitely influenced by your general temperament. An
excitable person will have a wider swing than a more sedate or calm person. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">THE INTELLECTUAL CYCLE (33 days) </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When the intellectual cycle is in its high, "plus"
phase (day 2 to day 16) one is more capable of absorbing new ideas and can
think more clearly. Mental responses are more spontaneous and memory
functions well. This is a good time for creative thought and studying new
ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">During the low phase (day 18 to day 33) your capacity to
think may be reduced. This may be a better time to rehearse and review known concepts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HOW TO USE BIORHYTHMS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Biorhythm cycles can be used to explain why we have good
days and bad days. The rise and fall of these cycles are relative levels, not
absolute. You can not predict the future with biorhythms, but you can
give yourself the advantage of informed judgement. With practice, your
biorhythm cycles will help you to understand your day to day ups and downs and
to prepare for them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Note:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> The outcome of your day-to-day
activities is, for the most part, in your hands. So don't hide on “low” days. Just
be prepared to exercise some extra caution. Perhaps put off an important
decision or activity for a day or two. Knowing that your energy level may be
low during a certain period will allow you to be prepared for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-4334668971703043862017-02-07T00:31:00.000-08:002017-02-07T00:31:03.455-08:00What’s worse for your Heart than Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Obesity?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">If you,
(like millions) are convinced that cholesterol is the main culprit in heart
disease,</span><span lang="EN-US"> consider the following eye opener:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Half of all heart attack victims have
normal cholesterol levels. Consequently, doctors are looking for new methods to
improve heart disease prevention.”</span></div>
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<st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> Family Health
Guide<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The above statement clearly indicates that
in many cases of heart disease, cholesterol is not the culprit, as is commonly
believed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">According to research published in the
Annals of Internal Medicine, it may be your blood sugar and not your blood
pressure or cholesterol that is the most important factor in determining
whether or not you'll suffer from heart disease. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most people think blood sugar is a concern
only for diabetics. So, if you’re not diabetic, this news does not apply to
you, right?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wrong.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The way your body uses sugar, <i><u>whether you’re diabetic or not</u></i>,
can increase or lower your risk of heart disease. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has
established the following blood sugar guidelines:<sup> <o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">90 mg/dL to 130 mg/dL before meals (fingertip blood sample) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">110 mg/dL to 150 mg/dL at bedtime (fingertip blood sample) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Less than 180 mg/dL one to two hours after meals</span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="EN-US">However, the disadvantage with blood sugar
tests is that they give you only a short-term snapshot. Doctors sometimes do a
test called Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c), which shows how well blood sugar
levels have remained within a safe range over the previous 2 to 3 months. This
information is a lot more useful in this context. The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:city> recommends an HbA1c target level of less than
7%. However, it is possible (and desirable) to achieve a level of less than 5%.</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">The
lower the HbA1c level, the lower the rate of disease complications.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Here’s where it starts to get really
interesting…<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">An increase of 1% in HbA1c predicts:</span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">An 18% increase in diseases of the cardiovascular system</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A 28% increase in clogged arteries</span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="EN-US">What's more, researchers found that with
each 1% increase in HbA1c levels, there was a 30% increase in chance of death.
Not very thrilling news is it?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ignoring the blood sugar/heart disease
connection while favouring blood pressure and cholesterol control, has made us
miss the mark in our approach to heart disease prevention in many cases.
Studies reveal that lower HbA1c levels significantly lower your chance of
cardiovascular disease and death, <i><u>even
if you're older, fatter and suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol</u>.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So what does all this mean?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You've got to monitor and control your
blood sugar to protect your heart. It doesn't matter whether you're diabetic or
not. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The good news is that you don't have to
prick your finger to draw blood like diabetics do; instead you need to have
your HbA1c levels tested at least once a year, (more often if find you’re at
risk). The HbA1c level for those with healthy hearts and the lowest rates of
cardiovascular disease is less than 5%. (Diabetics, please note: This test is
even more important for you. You need this in addition to your fasting and
postprandial blood glucose tests). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In the meantime, no matter who you are, you
can lower HbA1c levels and help your body control blood sugar by doing the
following:</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Reduce your calorie
intake:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Calorie Restriction offers many
benefits such as improved glucose control, better cholesterol and blood
pressure levels, longer life, anti-aging, etc. Even a 10% reduction shows
exceptional benefits. However, reducing calories too much will have the
opposite effect as it will drive the body into starvation mode. (As
always, it’s a question of balance)
</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Choose low glycemic
foods:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Low glycemic foods are foods that will
not trigger a huge spike in blood sugar. Some examples are: Green leafy vegetables
such as spinach, whole grains, fruits such as apples, etc. (Avoid or
reduce refined grains, sugary desserts, etc.)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Increase your
exercise: </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Both aerobic and anaerobic exercises
will have a beneficial effect on blood sugar. Strength training builds
muscle which forces the body to burn more calories at rest (to maintain
the muscle).</span></li>
</ol>
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<span lang="EN-US">While it is important to pay attention to
your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight, it will greatly benefit you
to also monitor your blood sugar levels via the HbA1c test on a regular basis.
This humble test may make the difference between success and failure in your
battle against heart disease…which sometimes doesn’t give you a second chance!</span></div>
</div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-62929760386306117992017-01-18T08:09:00.000-08:002017-01-18T08:09:02.230-08:00Suppressing Symptoms - A Recipe for Disaster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="dropcap"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you think you are healthy because you made your symptoms “go away” with
medication</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">,
you couldn’t be further from the truth!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">One needs to
understand that doctors are very well-trained to treat symptoms and diseases,
but NOT to address the underlying imbalances that cause long-term illness.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What’s the problem
you may ask?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Suppressing
symptoms with drugs is like taking the batteries out of a smoke detector
instead of trying to find the fire.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">However, symptoms
have their use. A good doctor pays careful attention to all of a patient’s
symptoms, because they are the clues to deeper imbalances. Once you find
those deeper imbalances and correct them, <i>the
symptoms go away!</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><br /></i></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">That is holistic
medicine at its best, because it looks at the whole body, not just the part that’s
giving trouble.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Unfortunately
mainstream medicine doesn’t work that way.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If an asthma patient
also has psoriasis, for example, he is sent to the dermatologist. If the same
patient has irritable bowel syndrome or acid reflux, he is sent to the gastroenterologist.
And if his poor health causes him to become depressed, he’s sent straight to
the psychiatrist.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">From each of these
specialists he gets the “perfect” medicine for each problem. But it doesn’t
occur to any of his doctors that all these symptoms may be related, or how
addressing the underlying causes of these symptoms might fix everything at
once. No one tries to get to the root cause and the answer always seems to be
drugs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The good news is
that it doesn’t have to be that way!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We do not get high
blood pressure because we are deficient in blood pressure medication! We
get sick because our bodies are in a delicate balance and something such
as poor diet or lifestyle upsets that
balance.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The cure therefore
is to restore balance — not drugs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This is a much
different way of looking at health.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The way
conventional medicine is practiced today is like trying to fix a car by
listening to the noises it makes instead of looking under the hood.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Time to look under
the hood...for REAL CURES.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></i></b>
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Welcome to medical sanity.
Welcome to <a href="https://www.wishingwellcare.com/en/">Wishing Well Healthcare</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-25886955562828780482016-12-17T23:30:00.000-08:002016-12-17T23:30:05.520-08:00Toxicity: The Road to Disease<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">It would be unthinkable for anyone to go
for decades without cleaning their house or drive thousands of kilometers
without an oil or filter-change in their cars. Yet most of us go through our
entire lives without once cleaning out the 190,000 Km of piping inside our
bodies!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most experts agree that toxicity should be a
primary health concern in the modern world filled with chemicals, pesticides,
heavy metals, air and water pollutants. Add to this the fact that we overuse pharmaceutical
drugs; eat lots of sugar and other refined foods.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Diseases
of Toxicity<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cancer and cardiovascular disease are two
of the front runners, followed by arthritis, obesity, allergies and skin
problems. Headaches, fatigue, pains, coughs, gastro-intestinal problems and a
weakened immune system can all be related to toxicity in one way or another.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">What
is Toxicity?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Toxicity can occur on two basic levels:
internal and external. Internal toxins are acquired through normal everyday metabolic
functions of the body. External toxins are acquired from the environment
through breathing, ingestion or physical contact.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Internal
Toxins<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The body’s various activities, such as
digestion, repair and movement produce toxins as by-products that need to be
eliminated. Some of these toxins are known as “free-radicals.” When free-radicals
are not eliminated or neutralized, they can cause irritation or inflammation of
the cells thereby interfering with the body’s normal functions. The buildup of
internal toxins can also give rise to opportunistic parasites and yeasts. This leads
to a weakened immune system, resulting in a dramatic loss of energy and focus. Negative
emotions and stress can also generate bio-chemical toxicity.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">External
Toxins<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most of the toxins that exist in our food
and water originate in the air: industrial heavy metals, pesticides,
insecticides, etc. Add to this automobile exhaust fumes and you have
overwhelming waves of pollution! Chemicals in our diets pose major health
risks; eg: Cadmium can cause kidney disease. Lead, a well-known poison, is
found in prepared foods, fast foods, certain fats and oils. Drinking water is a
major source of toxins such as Mercury.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Toxins
Can Make You Fat<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When chemicals and toxins are allowed to
build up in the body, they are stored in fat cells. The more toxins that need
to be stored, the more fat the body manufactures! Any attempt at weight loss
without first getting rid of the toxins will lead to failure, leaving you
puzzled and frustrated.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Detoxify<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One can easily avoid these pitfalls through
regular detoxification or cleansing. There are many ways to detoxify. Some of
them are complex, requiring the help of a naturopath skilled in ‘detox’
procedure. However, you can perform a simple ‘detox’ in the comfort of your own
home. Follow these simple guidelines and you will reap the benefits.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">The 7-Day
Cleansing Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For the first 3 days go on a vegetable
juice regimen.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(You will consume as much vegetable juice
as you need, as often as you need and not feel hungry).</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you feel like eating some solid food,
eat ONLY fresh, raw vegetables while drinking plenty of the vegetable juice.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The vegetables you should use for juicing
are: Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, tops of carrots and beets, broccoli,
cabbage, wheat grass, green beans, etc.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As far as possible, leave the skin intact.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Do not consume any fruits during this
period!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">(Note:
Wash all vegetables in a diluted solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen
peroxide by soaking for 15 minutes and washing off. Use only distilled water
for juicing and drinking during this period. Drink plenty of water through the
day. Do not add salt to your juices.)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the 3-day juice regimen, follow these
guidelines for the next 4 days:</span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Do not eat any processed foods</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Eat only whole, fresh foods</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Eat only fruits, vegetables (cooked or raw), raw nuts (almonds
and walnuts) and raw seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, etc.)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Avoid all grains (substitute with sprouted pulses such as moong
dal)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Do at least 30 minutes of vigorous exercise per day to sweat
out some of the toxins (the skin is also an important organ of
elimination)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Drink lots of water throughout the day.</span></li>
</ul>
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<br /></div>
<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Following this simple procedure twice a
year will ensure a clean bio-system, free from the maladies of modern living. A
life of health and boundless energy awaits you!</span></div>
</div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-85968634449707483582013-03-31T22:49:00.000-07:002013-03-31T22:49:08.825-07:00Cold Be Gone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Through
the ages, the lowly cold virus has defeated many a stalwart’s attempt
to find a cure! Folk remedies for the common cold abound. Here are some
of the more “sane” recommendations!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cover yourself with a warm red cloth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rub chest and joints with paraffin and cover with greased baking paper.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">An old Japanese folk remedy was to wear a string of onions around your neck.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Raw potatoes cut in pieces and placed on the forehead - for colds and flu</span></div>
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</ul>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Folk remedies notwithstanding, to date, no cure for the common cold exists.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Or does it?</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Way
back in 1928, Dr. Richard Simmons hypothesized that colds and flu
viruses enter our bodies through the ear canal and not through the eyes,
nose or mouth as most of us have been taught. Dr. Simmons' findings
were dismissed by the medical community.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">However,
if the doctor was right, then it must be possible to treat an oncoming
cold through the ear canal as opposed to the usual nasal or internal
medical treatments. As it turns out, this is the case.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What
makes the treatment even more fascinating is that it doesn’t involve
any high-tech method or expensive prescription medication. It involves
the humble hydrogen peroxide! The kind you can pick up at the pharmacy
for a few rupees.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Hydrogen peroxide in the ears” you ask? Yes, the good old H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">At the onset of a cold, here’s what you do: Lie on your side (comfortably curled up) and put about 5 drops of H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">in
one ear. There will be some bubbling along with a ticklish feeling. But
do not be alarmed, it will subside in a couple of minutes. The H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
will start to kill off the viruses. Continue lying on your side for a
few more minutes and then drain the liquid in the ear onto an old rag or
tissue paper. Roll over and repeat in the other ear. That’s it!
Continue this treatment two or three times per day until your cold
subsides. Remarkable results can be achieved in getting rid of colds
within 12-14 hours. Keeping your fingers out of your ears is a good
habit to develop for obvious reasons!</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There’s even better news. This approach also works for the flu. H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> therapy is effective 4 out of 5 times; especially if used when the symptoms first appear.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So, is H</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: sub;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> a cure for the common cold or just another old wives’ tale? Try it and see. You may surprise yourself!</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Note: Always check with your doctor before trying this or any other therapy).</span></div>
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-85045556116928428392013-03-04T21:10:00.000-08:002013-03-04T21:11:20.728-08:00Lung Power<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5097732948550532" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When
it comes to physical health, few things are more important than “lung
power”. While getting enough oxygen is crucial for a robust life, be
aware that lungs tend to shrink with age.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sooner
or later, you tend to get tired more quickly, you’re less virile, you
get colds and the flu more often and it takes longer to recover from
illness in general.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">By
age of 20, you stop growing lung tissue and your lung capacity
stabilizes. This lasts for about 10 years. By age 30, your lungs start
to decline. The alveoli, tiny air sacs in your lungs that deliver oxygen
to your blood, begin to die off. Most people start toning down their
activities gradually in order to adapt to their diminishing lung
capacity.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Unless
you prevent it, you lose 20 percent of your vital lung capacity by
about age 35. By 50, you’ve lost 40 percent of your breathing capacity
and the decline continues for life.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If
you get the flu at age 35 or 40, you can shrug it off. That’s because
you have the extra lung capacity you need to sustain yourself, even if
the flu or pneumonia reduces your lung volume through the accumulation
of fluid. But if you’re 65 or 70 and you get a bout of flu or pneumonia,
you won’t have the reserve lung capacity to withstand the illness.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bigger
lungs supply your body with more oxygen while restoring cell health by
removing carbon dioxide. When there’s plenty of circulating oxygen, your
muscles can afford to build reserve sources of energy for times of
stress or exertion. But as your lung capacity decreases, your normal
everyday activity takes up more of the oxygen, leaving very little in
energy reserves.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moreover,
as your lung capacity diminishes, you’re more likely to suffer a heart
attack or stroke. Lack of oxygen reserves cause 50 percent of all heart
attacks.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How to improve your lung capacity and minimize the loss of lung volume:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Improve Lung Elasticity</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Improve Posture</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Improve the function of your diaphragm</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s the best way to do this?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get rid of anger and hostility in your life</span></li>
</ul>
<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Anger and hostility compromise lung function and hasten the natural decline in lung power – </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">British Medical Journal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">)</span></div>
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<ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yoga or Zen Breathing Exercises (A good teacher can help)</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High
intensity, short-interval workouts (eg. Sprint in short bursts of about
30 seconds and allow your heart rate to come down to normal before
another burst. Repeat 7 times).</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat a diet rich in protein (You need protein to build organ tissue).</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat
raw vegetables and sprouts along with a good multivitamin (to get
adequate amounts of beta-carotene, selenium, vitamins A, C and E), for
faster results.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
Contrary to popular belief, intensity, not duration in exercise is what
increases lung capacity. Accordingly, go for high-intensity,
short-interval workouts rather than long-drawn, low or
moderate-intensity workouts.</span></div>
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Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-1174448213481048392013-02-18T21:25:00.003-08:002013-02-18T21:41:12.580-08:00Kick Start Your Metabolism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.024585420856388707" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many
people attribute their failed weight loss efforts to a slow metabolism.
Some look for answers in a magic pill or meal replacement powders. The
truth is, no pill or artificial aid can speed up your metabolism. The
reason why these mistaken notions exist is because most people don’t
understand how the human metabolism works. So let’s start at the very
beginning…</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is metabolism?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
simple definition: Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns
calories to sustain life. This means that your body burns calories 24
hours a day, every day, whether or not you exercise. This is because
your body needs energy ALL THE TIME, even while you sleep!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Question:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What has the greatest impact on your metabolism?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Your activity level? 2. Your thyroid? 3. Your age?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Answer:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> None of the above. While these factors do influence your metabolic rate, they are nothing in comparison to…MUSCLE TISSUE!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn AT REST, regardless of how active you are, how old you are, etc.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Factors which impact your metabolism in descending order of importance:</span><br />
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Muscle tissue - Burns calories 24 hours a day, every day!</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Meal frequency – The longer you go between meals, the more your metabolism will slow down to conserve energy</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Activity level – This is important but it won’t make a difference if you don’t match your eating to your energy expenditure</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Food
choices – Low-fat diets tend to slow down the metabolism due to poor
hormone production. Eating healthy fats (such as omega-3) is essential
for efficient metabolic activity </span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hydration
– Since 70% of all body functions require water, insufficient intake
will cause the system to slow down and add to the body’s stress levels</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Genetics
– Some people have a faster metabolism than others, but there is no
cause for concern since anyone can win the metabolic battle!</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hormone
production – A lot of people mistakenly blame the thyroid for a slow
metabolism. Stabilizing blood sugar levels through dietary changes along
with a progressive exercise regimen can very often fix the problem at
the source by improving hormone production and hormonal balance</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stress
– Tends to slow one’s metabolism by placing an extra burden on all
systems. Besides, people tend to overeat when they are stressed.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What causes metabolism to slow down?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Myth:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Your metabolism starts slowing down around the age of 30.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fact: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Metabolism
does NOT slow down with age but due to loss of lean muscle. Further,
you don’t lose muscle due to aging, it is lost through lack of exercise.
There are 3 major causes responsible for slowing down your metabolism:</span><br />
<ol style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Activity levels tend to decrease as you get older</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You lose lean muscle due to lack of activity</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your
body cannibalizes your muscle tissue when it needs energy because you
haven’t supplied it in a timely fashion due to skipping meals or
“dieting”</span></li>
</ol>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So what’s the solution?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid extreme calorie-restricted diets. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Overly reducing your calorie intake forces the body to go into starvation mode. The end-result is a slowed metabolism.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stop the storage of new fat.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
In order to prevent new fat from being stored, one needs to match
energy intake to energy expenditure, making sure there is no energy
surplus (which can get stored as fat). Remember, anything can get stored
as fat…even a salad. The optimal way to do this is to slightly reduce
caloric intake while dramatically increasing activity. One must never go
hungry.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat breakfast. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your metabolism slows down while you sleep and it does not get into high gear again until you give it some fuel.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure you include protein with each meal. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">According
to the American Dietetic Association, "Protein is made up mainly of
amino acids, which are harder for your body to break down (than fat and
carbohydrates), so you burn more calories getting rid of them.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get a good night’s sleep. A </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">University
of Chicago study shows that when you're exhausted, your body lacks the
energy to perform its normal day-to-day functions, which includes
burning calories, so your metabolism is automatically lowered.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not allow more than 4 hours to elapse between meals. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Doing
so will cause low blood sugar levels, which in turn will lead to
adrenal exhaustion and eventually to a compromised metabolism.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid refined carbohydrates, artificial fats and readymade low-fat foods. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Refined
carbohydrates will create abnormal surges in insulin, which promotes
fat storage and a lowered metabolic rate. Instead, stick to complex
carbohydrates such as green leafy vegetables, low-glycemic fruits, nuts
and seeds. Artificial fats (such as refined or hydrogenated fat) put a
heavy burden on the digestive system. Poor digestion leads to a sluggish
metabolism. Research shows that low-fat diets tend to slow down the
metabolism due to poor hormone production. Instead of shying away from
all fat, learn to distinguish between good and bad fats. Make sure you
consume healthy fats (such as omega-3 from nuts and seeds) on a regular
basis and put your metabolism in high gear. </span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t skip meals.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
Since the body burns energy 24 hours a day for various activities, it
is important to keep feeding it the fuel that it needs constantly.
Skipping a meal sends a signal that there is a famine. The body will
immediately respond by conserving energy by lowering the metabolic rate
(i.e. turning down its furnace).</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat multiple mini meals. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For
some, eating 5 or 6 small meals rather than 3 big meals keeps their
metabolism in active mode. Experiment to see if this works for you. This
approach also has the advantage of not allowing your blood sugar levels
to come down too much over time.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn to relax. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Deep
breathing and relaxation will go a long way in reducing stress levels.
Studies show that long-term stress can make you fat by flooding your
system with stress hormones. These hormones stimulate fat cells deep in
the abdomen to increase in size and encourage fat storage. As one
accumulates more fat, there is a corresponding decrease in metabolic
rate.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase muscle mass by lifting weights. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weight training is one of the best ways to kick your metabolic rate into high gear.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A
pound of muscle burns nine times more calories than a pound of fat
does. Regular strength training can increase your resting metabolic rate
by 7 to 8 percent. (That means that if you weigh 60 kg, you could burn
around 100 more calories a day, even when you're just watching TV).</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid alcohol or keep it to a minimum. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stick
to red wine if possible, for its antioxidant properties. When alcohol
is consumed with or before meals, the body burns off the alcohol first
increasing the possibility of storing the rest of the meal as fat.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
These are general guidelines. Most people will get good results by
following the above advice. However, some people may have conditions
such as insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, etc. These people will
need the additional guidance of a skilled dietician, nutritionist or
doctor who can customize a plan to suit the individual’s needs.</span></div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-44259712480307433682012-09-20T10:33:00.000-07:002012-09-20T10:34:45.311-07:00Fixing Faulty Fatloss Fables<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The weight loss industry grows by 6% a year and yet the incidence of obesity also increases by 6% every year! Obviously something is not working.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To make matters worse, we are deafened by a cacophony of conflicting dietary advice from the Cookie Diet to the Cabbage Soup Diet and everything in between.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’ve found it hard to maintain or lose weight, you need to go beyond the familiar “diet and exercise” mantra.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are three hidden causes for the obesity epidemic.</span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The “Overfed / Undernourished” Syndrome</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Depleted soil conditions and refining give us nutritionally bankrupt foods which ‘</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">fill</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">’ us without ‘</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">nourishing</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">’ us. This leads to constant hunger at the cellular level.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Solution:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Turn to ‘Superfoods’ such as wheat grass and alfalfa sprouts to satisfy your 'cellular' hunger. Voila! You will eat less and feel more satisfied without dieting!</span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The “Craving-for-Refined-Foods” Syndrome</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is not the lack of willpower, but undiagnosed food allergies that make you crave processed foods high in sugar, flour, yeast or fat. Such foods force the body to protect itself from symptoms such as fatigue and digestive upset by releasing narcotic-like chemicals called opioids that give you a pleasurable feeling. You get addicted to this feeling and unknowingly seek out foods that make you euphoric.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To protect you from these invading food allergens, your fat cells bloat up and act as buffers between the 'toxic' chemicals and your organs. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No amount of dieting will get rid of that stored fat! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Solution:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Identify food allergies and get rid of some common culprits such as white flour, white sugar, dairy products, soy products and wheat/gluten.</span></div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The “Clogged Liver” Syndrome</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Years of eating processed foods clogs the liver, slowing it down, making it hard to perform its vital digestive and energy-balancing functions efficiently.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Solution:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Cleanse, detoxify and flush the liver. One simple way is to go on a vegetable juice “fast” for 3 to 5 days. Good vegetables to juice are: carrots, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, green beans, cucumbers, etc. (See a naturopath for more elaborate ways to cleanse the liver).</span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">By including ‘Superfoods’ in your diet, breaking the ‘opioid cycle’ and maintaining a clean liver, you’re health will improve dramatically and the weight will come off effortlessly!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, weight loss should be a pleasant side-effect of getting healthy...and not a goal in itself.</span></div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-34479260951074124622012-09-08T10:23:00.002-07:002012-09-08T10:23:47.049-07:00How to Raise Your ‘Good’ Cholesterol Levels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.97955907093294" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While cholesterol is a complex substance, most of us are familiar with two of its primary components: LDL (bad cholesterol) and HDL (good cholesterol).</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So far, both doctors and their patients have focused on reducing LDL cholesterol as a key part of their treatment regimen. However, new research at Baylor College of Medicine shows that having too little HDL cholesterol may be more damaging and may even be </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">more predictive of heart disease than LDL.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In fact, in people with heart disease, the most common cholesterol problem is too little HDL.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Even if their total cholesterol and LDL levels are normal, people with reduced levels of HDL have an increased risk of early coronary artery disease," says Richard N. Fogoros, M.D.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some good news</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Even a slight increase in HDL goes a long way. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">It's estimated that for every 1 mg/dl increase in HDL cholesterol, there is a 2% to 4% decrease in your risk of coronary heart disease.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Should you use drugs to raise HDL cholesterol?</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drug therapy has been less successful at raising HDL than at reducing LDL cholesterol. Statins in particular, are often quite poor at increasing HDL levels. While some newer statins may increase HDL, these drugs might not be good for people whose LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol levels are normal because, while raising the HDL, the drug will lower normal LDL and total cholesterol levels.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Before resorting to drugs, first try these proven, natural methods…</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12 Strategies to Increase Your HDL</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exercise:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Aerobic exercise and strength training can increase your HDL if done correctly and regularly.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maintain optimal body weight:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Obesity can increase LDL cholesterol levels while reducing HDL. Losing weight can help increase HDL.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't eat ‘trans fats’:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Avoid these unhealthy, artery-clogging fats found in margarine, vegetable shortening, fried foods like French fries and fried chicken, doughnuts, cookies, pastries and crackers.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat more monounsaturated fats:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Increase intake of fats such as olive oil, homemade peanut butter, avocados, etc. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat soluble fiber:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Found in apples, oranges, berries, seeds, nuts, oat bran, vegetables, etc. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reduce refined carbohydrates:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Like white sugar, white flour and white rice. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Feast on raw onions:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Half a raw onion a day may raise HDL levels by as much as 30%.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alcohol:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a href="http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/03/08/alcohol_consumption.htm"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One or two drinks a day</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> may help to increase HDL levels. An ideal choice is red wine which is rich in antioxidants.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Warning: More than one or two drinks will do more harm than good. Be smart about alcohol…if the shoe doesn’t fit, don’t wear it!</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do NOT go on an ultra low-fat diet:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Too little fat can be as bad as too much fat in your diet (by creating a deficiency in essential fatty acids). Low-fat diets have been linked to significant reductions in HDL cholesterol. For best results, eat a variety of healthy fats and avoid the bad ones like ‘trans fats’. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Quit smoking:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> This will increase your HDL levels. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider taking niacin:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Several studies have found that niacin (vitamin B3) can increase HDL by 30% while lowering total cholesterol by 10% to 25%. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get lots of omega-3:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> This essential fatty acid, found in fish, flaxseed and walnuts, can dramatically increase HDL cholesterol.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase your HDL levels by using some or all of the above methods. Strive for a HDL level above 60.</span></div>
Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-79793373571287108242012-05-21T21:28:00.003-07:002012-05-21T21:28:57.363-07:00The Silent Heart Attack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.9668693613277355" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Most
of us are familiar with the classic symptoms of a heart attack: chest
pain, numbness in the left arm, shortness of breath, etc. Sometimes the
symptoms are very strong and obvious and sometimes they are more subtle,
resembling heartburn or angina.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But what if the heart attack produced absolutely no symptoms? A silent heart attack is not only possible, it's fairly common.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People
who have had a silent heart attack are fortunate to be alive because it
is one of the most deadly types of heart attack you can suffer. Twice
as many people die from them compared to those who experience chest pain
during a heart attack. Silent heart attacks are caused when your
arteries narrow and you don't get enough oxygen to your heart. Chronic
lack of oxygen normally just results in a condition called angina. But
in 25-30% of cases, lack of oxygen can produce a heart attack that
doesn't have any symptoms. <br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />The
absence of pain doesn't mean there's an absence of damage to the heart
muscle. And, because they go untreated, silent heart attacks can be
deadly. They also increase your odds of having a second heart attack,
which would be more likely to kill you. <br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />While
most physicians believe the heart is permanently damaged during a
silent heart attack, there is hope. With the right approach you can
actually rebuild your heart muscle after a heart attack. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And doing so will help you avoid another attack.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What can be done to rebuild the heart muscle</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If
you've suffered a heart attack, you have to flood your heart with the
right nutrients. The most crucial nutrient you need is oxygen. Providing
your heart with oxygen will allow your heart muscle to regenerate.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
best way to get more oxygen to your heart is through bio-oxidative
therapies administered by a healthcare practitioner skilled in these
methods.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The patient also needs to take heart-specific nutrients such as the amino acid L-Carnitine, Coenzyme Q10, Magnesium, etc.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keeping in mind that the heart is a muscle, a protein-rich diet and strength-building exercises are essential.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" />A
few simple steps such as these can either protect you from a heart
attack or prevent a second attack if you’ve already had one.</span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-64831026444758287052012-05-06T22:32:00.000-07:002012-05-06T22:32:39.806-07:00Healing Heartburn Naturally<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.909312641690594" style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When
stomach juices including hydrochloric acid and pepsin (a digestive
enzyme), back up into the lowest part of the esophagus (where they don’t
belong), heartburn is the result. The fiery pain and pressure beneath
the breastbone can be so severe sometimes that it is mistaken for a
heart attack.</span><br />
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How heartburn happens</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
esophageal sphincter (the muscular ring separating the esophagus from
the stomach), fails to keep the stomach contents down where they belong.
This can happen due to several reasons.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What causes heartburn?</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Foods</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some
foods can relax the sphincter muscle causing acid reflux. Other foods
can increase the acidity of the stomach juices. Still others can
irritate a damaged esophagus through direct contact.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Foods that have a reputation for causing heartburn:</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Onions, garlic, spicy foods, fatty foods, fried foods, tomatoes, citrus fruits, chocolate, coffee, milk and alcohol.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eating habits</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eating
too fast or too much can overfill the stomach, forcing the sphincter
muscle to open. Lying down (especially on your right side) after a big
meal encourages the sphincter to open. Having a huge belly also puts
pressure on the sphincter, promoting reflux.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stress</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stress
contributes significantly to heartburn by reducing the stomach’s
ability to protect itself from its own acid. A high-pressure career,
stressful family situation or major life event, such as changing jobs or
purchasing a home, can trigger heartburn.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Prescription drugs – yet another source of heartburn</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This may surprise some people, but the drugs you take can lead to indigestion and heartburn.</span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aspirin and Ibuprofen</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anti-inflammatory drugs (including </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">death from sudden gastric hemorrhage)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Calcium-channel blockers</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asthma drugs</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beta-blockers (used to lower blood pressure)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parkinson's Disease medication</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Birth control pills…and the list goes on</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Nicotine in all its forms can cause heartburn.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The downside of antacids</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Antacids are one of the most-prescribed medicines worldwide.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While
antacids "block" stomach acid, they also block the absorption of
nutrients, hindering proper digestion. Insufficient hydrochloric acid in
your stomach means your body cannot breakdown proteins into usable
amino acids.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many popular antacids contain:</span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aluminium compounds which cause constipation</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnesium compounds which cause diarrhea</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sodium bicarbonate which causes gas and bloating</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Calcium bicarbonate which can cause the stomach to create more acid than normal (once the antacid wears off). </span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A
popular heartburn drug used in the US since 1993 has caused 70 deaths
and 200 other incidents of heart problems. The US government now says it
should only be used as a last resort. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What to do first</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get your doctor’s support to try this effective, natural approach before resorting to antacids: </span><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reduce fat. Eat more complex carbohydrates and lean proteins</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Go easy on chocolates, coffee, alcohol and foods such as raw onions</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reduce citrus fruits and spicy foods (if you are sensitive to them)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get rid of your abdominal ‘spare tire’</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t lie down for at least 2-3 hours after a meal (that includes dinner!)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When sleeping, lie on your left side rather than your right</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not go to bed soon after drinking alcohol</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drink water half an hour before meals (and when you feel heartburn coming on)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not overeat</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not suppress stomach acid. Keep it where it belongs!</span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-28234323541826571012012-04-22T23:32:00.000-07:002012-04-22T23:32:02.053-07:00Heart Disease – Know Your Options<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every year, millions of people are asked to go in for
angiograms – some may have no symptoms and others may exhibit discomfort or
breathlessness during exertion.</div>
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The angiogram will inevitably show blocks in one or more
arteries because atherosclerotic plaque begins accumulating before the third
decade of life. Many men and women who are symptom-free and healthy have been
found to have 75% or more arterial blockage when autopsied after accidental
death from causes unrelated to arterial disease.</div>
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Based on the angiogram findings, you may be told you must
have angioplasty/stents or bypass surgery because your coronary arteries are
blocked and you are at risk for a heart attack. You may also be told that angioplasty
or bypass surgery is the only option and it must be carried out immediately.</div>
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Research shows that surgery is rarely necessary, and even
when necessary, doesn’t need to be carried out immediately.</div>
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Consider the following...</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Limitations of an angiogram</b></div>
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The coronary angiogram is the "gold standard" of
cardiovascular diagnosis and cardiologists consider it the final word in
determining if bypass surgery is needed.</div>
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However, the patient must realize that angiograms cannot pick
up the small arteries that make up the heart's microcirculation. An artery may
appear to be obstructed, but the heart muscle it feeds often functions normally
and is in no danger because its blood supply comes from the microcirculation or
from collateral vessels too small to be imaged by the angiographic technique.
(Collaterals are <span class="st">small capillary-like branches of an artery that
form over time in response to narrowed coronary arteries).</span></div>
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<span class="st"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Some
facts about bypass surgery</b></span></div>
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<span class="st"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext;">The </span></b></span><b><span style="color: windowtext;">Coronary
Artery Surgery Study (CASS)</span></b><span style="color: windowtext;"> reported
that regardless of whether one, two or more of the major coronary arteries were
blocked—patients progressed very well without surgery, having the low fatality
rate of 1.6% per year and a corresponding survival rate of 98.4%. During the
same time period (over 2 decades), those who received bypass surgery had a
fatality rate of slightly over 10%, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">or
about one death for every 10 operations</i>.</span><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The same study
showed that the most critical factor</span><span style="color: windowtext;"> in
determining whether or not a person will benefit from bypass surgery seems not
to be the number or extent of blockages, but rather how well the left
ventricular pump is functioning. This is assessed by measuring the total amount
of blood pumped with each beat, known as the <i>ejection fraction</i>. A
healthy heart generally has an ejection fraction of 50% or greater. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Studies have shown that almost 90% of all
bypass surgeries are performed on patients whose ejection fraction is over 50%.</i></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cardiac bypass procedures can lead
to</span> long-term cognitive brain impairment. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In addition to this, because bypass surgery alters arterial blood flow,
that portion of the artery upstream from the bypass graft site accumulates
plaque at 10 times the rate of an un-grafted artery. </i>Because of this, bypass
patients must also face the possibility that one operation may not be enough.
Reports indicate that 15% to 30% of vein grafts become re-blocked within one
year of surgery.<br />
Lastly, let’s not overlook the psychological trauma. It would be difficult
to find anyone who is not terrorized by the operation.<br />
Because of these facts, rushing patients in for emergency surgery because of
a severely narrowed coronary artery is usually unwarranted and needlessly
frightens patients and their families. <br />
The good news is that the disease can be treated with non-invasive
approaches.<br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">Comparision of Invavsive vs.
Non-Invasive Therapies</span></b></div>
There are 39 major studies comparing bypass surgery or angioplasty with
conservative medical treatment using only drugs. Many of the studies have what
is called a selection bias (i.e. the patients were selected in such a way so as
to favor a predetermined type of treatment).<br />
In spite of these selection biases heavily favoring surgical intervention, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">almost every single study clearly and
unequivocally demonstrates that invasive treatment, be it bypass surgery or
angioplasty, fails to reduce heart attacks and mortality when compared to
patients who have been conservatively treated with medication.</i> In addition,
there is a clear increase in mortality, heart attack rate, cardiovascular
events, repeat angioplasty and bypass surgery in the invasively treated
patients.<br />
Still, many doctors scoff at non-interventional approaches because these
methods are unable to eliminate or unclog the obstructed coronary artery.<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">But
you don't have to unclog arteries.</i></b> Proper medication can restore blood
flow to that section of the heart by dilating other blood vessels in the same
area that are not blocked while other medicines simultaneously reduce the
workload of the heart so that the heart muscle requires less blood.<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Removing the block becomes IRRELEVANT.
</i>Moreover, atherosclerosis is a systemic disease. It occurs throughout all
the coronary arteries. If you fix one segment, a year later it may be another
segment that leads to a heart attack. So systemic therapy, with medication has the
potential to do a lot more.<br />
Once blood flow is adequate for the work load of the heart, chest pains will
disappear. So will the risk of a heart attack or death. (A non-interventional
cardiologist can be your best bet).<br />
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Choose your treatment based
on knowledge, not on fear.</div>
</div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-4058466950080719502012-04-19T00:15:00.000-07:002012-04-19T00:15:52.893-07:00Does Conventional Medical Advice Protect Us From Sudden Heart Attacks?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Late last year, health enthusiasts in Bangalore were stunned by the sudden death of a local doctor. He had no history of heart disease, maintained a healthy lifestyle and was a fitness freak who never missed a workout. Yet he collapsed while jogging on the treadmill and died of a massive heart attack shortly afterwards. He was only 43 years old.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cardiologists say there is nothing one can do in such cases since the attack comes without warning. They also say angiograms cannot pick up the blocks that cause such sudden attacks. And yet fitness experts insist we should have regular checkups. They also say people over 40 should be “practical” and not go overboard with their workout. This is how the experts explained away the tragedy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Since the victim was a doctor and extremely health-conscious, we can safely assume that he had regular checkups, stuck to a healthy diet and was “practical” about his “cardio” workout routine.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This raises an important question: How could someone who diligently followed expert advice with checkups, diet and exercise succumb to the very disease he worked so hard to avoid? Is it just bad luck or is there a missing piece to this puzzle?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Here are some possible answers...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The “risk factors” that doctors focus on in standard tests, often miss the real underlying causes of heart disease.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The “one-size-fits-all” low-fat diet that experts recommend does not build a healthy heart.</span></i></b></div><div class="style44"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Long duration exercise such as cardio, </span></i></b><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">creates over-trained, under-fit, immune-compromised “exerholics” with reduced heart and lung reserve capacity.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Note: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">While the above statements may sound incredible and contrary to everything you’ve been told, they are based on sound science and worth considering if you don’t want to be caught off guard like the unfortunate doctor.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let’s take each of the above in turn</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Standard Health Checkups and Subsequent Treatment Give a False Sense of Security</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cholesterol</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Undue attention is placed on cholesterol while far more important risk factors are ignored. This is in spite of knowing that...</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">“Half of all heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels”</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt;">- The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A study reported on August 22, 2011 in the journal ‘Atherosclerosis’ where 82,000 adults in the UK were followed for an average of 8 years concluded that:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Higher total cholesterol levels were NOT associated with an increased risk of death due to heart disease.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Higher total cholesterol levels were actually associated with a REDUCED risk of death due to stroke.</span></li>
</ul><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Researchers in The Fukui Study, Japan, classified 22,971 participants into groups according to their cholesterol levels. They concluded that:</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Those in the 160-169 mg/dl group (both sexes), suffered significantly HIGHER all-cause mortality than those in the 240-259 mg/dl category.</span></div><div class="style44"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High Blood Pressure Is Not Caused By A Blood Pressure Drug Deficiency</span></b></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Doctors consider 95% of high blood pressure cases to be of unknown cause. Yet there are real reasons for high blood pressure. Here are some root causes:</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When scientists need lab animals with high blood pressure for experimentation purposes, they inject healthy animals with sugar because glycosylation leads to high blood pressure. Hormonal imbalances, infections, mineral deficiencies, repressed emotions and exposure to chemicals or heavy metals can also do the trick.</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Because blood pressure readings reflect body mineral and electrolyte balances and toxicity levels, as well as kidney and cardiovascular function, discovering the root causes for malfunction can be a complex and challenging endeavor. It is rare to find a practitioner who properly monitors blood pressure (taking comparative readings in both arms, calf and ankle areas and measures central arterial pressure). Rarer still is the practitioner who will properly test for, and treat underlying causes, as opposed to masking symptoms with drugs.</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One thing is for sure: this epidemic was not created by a shortage of blood pressure medication. In fact, most drugs prescribed for the condition merely exacerbate its underlying causes while creating additional serious problems that should alarm any patient.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Warning:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Relying exclusively on standard health checkups to protect you from heart disease is like crossing a two-way street while looking in only one direction. You are bound to get run over.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Time for doctors to order better predictive tests </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cardiologists must look at other risk factors for coronary artery disease that may have more significance than the usual cholesterol, hypertension and family history.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Here are some important indicators to look for:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High Fibrinogen</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High Insulin (whether the patient is diabetic or not)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Low Testosterone</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High C-reactive protein</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High Homocysteine</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High Ferritin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Low Magnesium</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High (or Low) Cortisol</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Low Coenzyme Q10 (especially for those on Statins)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Low 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D3</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Other predictive tests worth looking at are: N3/N6 Ratio and Blood Viscosity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Optimizing each of these risk factors can dramatically reduce heart attack and stroke. This approach goes far beyond just taking pills to suppress cholesterol and blood pressure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Low-Fat Diets Do Not Protect Against Heart Disease </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Last September, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition carried a remarkable overview of studies that have examined saturated fat intake. Here are some of the results found by researchers with the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis (UC): </span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One analysis of 50 years of research on the link between saturated fat intake and heart health found <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no evidence that a low-fat diet prolongs life</i></b> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Results of studies on the association of saturated fat intake with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease were found to be "inconclusive or even contradictory" </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To state flatly that saturated fat causes heart disease is to ignore the many common factors that have been shown CONCLUSIVELY to contribute to heart disease, such as an intake of carbohydrates with high glycemic index, smoking, obesity, diabetes, high homocysteine, high C-reactive protein, lack of exercise and oxidative stress </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Abstaining from saturated fats has not been shown to lower the incidence of coronary disease or total mortality </span></u></i></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And finally, it is worth noting that fatty acids are essential to all the tissues of the body.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cardio Does Not Strengthen Heart and May Expose You to Sudden Attacks</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="style44" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Harvard Health Professionals Study followed over 7,000 people and found that the key to exercise is NOT length or endurance but intensity: The more intense the exertion, the lower the risk of heart disease. Contrary to popular belief, high intensity exercise is also safer.</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Harvard Alumni Health Study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association came to the following conclusions:</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Those who performed more vigorous exercise had a lower risk of death than those who performed less vigorous exercise.</span></div><div class="style44"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Aerobics, jogging and marathon running are low-intensity, long-duration exercises. The Harvard study clearly shows that this kind of exercise increases your risk of heart disease and death.</span></div><div class="style44"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Here’s why:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> When you exercise for long periods at a low to medium intensity, since there is no demand for high energy output, you train your heart and lungs to get smaller in order to conserve energy and increase efficiency at low intensity.</span></div><div class="style44"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Action Steps for Better Heart Protection</span></b></div><div class="style44" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As you can see, one needs to go way beyond conventional medical advice in order to achieve optimal wellness.</span></div><div class="style44" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ask your doctor to focus on better predictive tests as described above in addition to the usual tests.</span></div><div class="style44" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Once you isolate true risk factors, work to correct underlying causes rather than to go on medication to suppress symptoms. </span></div><div class="style44" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Don’t be afraid of fat. Learn to distinguish between good, bad and ugly fats. Eat a diet rich in good fats and notice the dramatic difference.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Focus on short bursts of high intensity exercise followed by periods of recovery to build a strong heart and powerful lungs.</span> </div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-64341741181419151622012-03-29T01:41:00.000-07:002012-03-29T01:41:31.933-07:00The Downside of Antibiotics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.3251724114346154" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While the proper use of antibiotics can save lives, many health authorities are beginning to admit that antibiotics are over-prescribed, creating problems that are worse than the original condition they are used to treat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The widespread abuse of antibiotics is based on some false beliefs:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">False Belief #1: Antibiotics are responsible for the decline in infectious disease</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Researchers traced the incidence of the major infectious diseases from 1900 to 1973. Their conclusion? “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All were in decline for several decades before the introduction of antibiotics or vaccines”.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Further research at Boston University concluded that improved nutrition, improved sanitation and hygiene were far more important than the 'wonder drugs' or vaccines in reducing these diseases.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">False Belief #2: Antibiotics are useful against colds and flu</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Even though antibiotics kill bacteria and not viruses, many physicians continue to prescribe them for viral conditions such as colds and flu. The rationale is to prevent secondary bacterial infection. This starts a vicious cycle.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">False Belief #3: Antibiotics are harmless</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This myth leads to over-prescribing and blinds physicians and patients to the dangers of antibiotics.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So what’s the big deal with taking antibiotics?</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #003366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" />The list of problems is quite long. Some are common and well known. Others are subtle but equally important.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Antibiotics:</span><br />
<ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">May cause allergic reactions </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Destroy friendly bacteria in the digestive system </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Give rise to drug-resistant bacteria (super bugs) </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suppress the immune system (creating recurrent infections)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creates an overgrowth of candida albicans (yeast infection)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Puts you at risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creates nutrient loss</span></li>
</ul><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The famous Dr. Pasteur insisted that germs are the cause of disease. His colleague, Beauchamp, insisted that the health of the host was more important than the germs. On his death bed, Pasteur was said to have declared that Beauchamp was correct: "The host is everything, the germs are nothing". </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Allopathic medicine, however, embraced Pasteur's view and ignored Beauchamp. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">It is time to focus more on the person and less on the germs.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why? Because research shows healthy people do not get many infections. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" />Preventing Infections</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cleanliness matters</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wash your hands several times daily</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dress properly in cold weather</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get adequate rest and sleep</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals in food and environment</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drink pure water</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discard toxic cleaning agents and solvents</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid silver amalgam dental fillings and opt for composites</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get plenty of vitamins A, C, E, selenium and zinc from fresh, natural foods</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat slowly and chew thoroughly</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive thoughts have a beneficial effect on the immune system</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Deep breathing is beneficial to the immune system</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Saunas, steam baths and yoga help prevent infections</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alternatives for Treating Infections</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br class="kix-line-break" />When ill, reducing food intake, liquid fasts, sponging with water and alcohol and bed rest are simple measures that are often forgotten in the belief that 'wonder drugs' will take care of everything.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">An Ounce of Prevention</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha is very effective at boosting immune function. Turmeric and ginger are effective anti-inflammatories. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" />The Bottom Line</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #003366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" />If an infection occurs, apply harmless and simple measures any naturopath can teach you. Reserve antibiotics for when they are appropriate…in life-threatening situations.</span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-55697561240618312942012-02-25T01:39:00.000-08:002012-02-25T01:39:05.564-08:00Setting the Record Straight on Protein<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.3493469810661406" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Of all the nutrients in our food, protein seems to be the one most besmirched by myth and misunderstanding.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are some of the more common fallacies made to pass off as facts:</span><br />
<ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You can only digest 20-30 grams of protein at each meal</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High protein foods can cause kidney damage</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dietary protein increases the risk of heart disease</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Diets high in protein could lead to bone damage</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recent studies have forced many ‘experts’ to question their long-standing beliefs about high protein foods.</span><br />
<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Protein Digestion</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Firstly, the notion that everyone (regardless of age, activity level, or weight), can digest the same amount of protein at each meal makes very little sense. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Secondly, there is evidence </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">to the contrary</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> to show that larger amounts of protein consumed less frequently leads to a more positive nitrogen balance. (Nitrogen balance is a way of measuring how protein is metabolized).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These studies show that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">even in non-exercising subjects</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, the body can digest and use a relatively large amount of protein (50-60 grams) when it's provided in a single meal [1].</span><br />
<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kidney Damage</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This myth comes from incorrectly assuming that research data involving kidney disease patients also applies to healthy individuals.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While a severe low-protein diet may help </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">patients with kidney failure</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, there is, however, a lack of evidence to show that protein intake above the RDA (recommended daily allowance) has any adverse effect on kidney function in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">healthy people</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A six-month study of overweight and obese subjects also shows that increasing the amount of protein in the diet does not have any adverse effect on several markers of kidney function [2].</span><br />
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<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Heart Disease</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Researchers at Harvard Medical School examined the link between protein intake and heart disease in a group of 80,082 women. The study shows that protein from both animal and vegetable sources is linked to a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">lower risk of heart disease</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [3].</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Bernard Wolfe has also shown that total cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides all dropped when subjects made the switch to a high-protein diet [4].</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Protein and Bone Health</span><br />
<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Health experts have long thought that diets high in protein could lead to bone damage. But a recent series of studies by the US ‘Agricultural Research Service’ (ARS) suggest that bones aren't harmed by protein after all; they actually benefit from it, largely by aiding calcium absorption when the mineral is at low levels.</span></h2><h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Bottom Line</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Experts who caution against high protein are usually the ones who throw caution to the winds when recommending high carbohydrate consumption to everybody (without regard for an individual’s metabolic type). With diabetes and insulin-resistance running rampant in India, its time to take a saner approach.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Different people can safely metabolize different amounts of protein, carbohydrate and fat. Find out what combination suits your body type and lifestyle best. An unbiased nutritionist (i.e. one who’s not blinded by dogma) can help.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">References:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69, 1202-1208]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, 23, 1170-1177]</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">American Journal of Clinical Nutrition</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, 70, 221-227].</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clinical and Investigative Medicine</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, 22, 140-148].</span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-64668430023940970742012-01-09T01:34:00.000-08:002012-01-09T01:34:39.939-08:00Gateway to a Healthy Heart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7968246105600053" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The health of your mouth is an accurate reflection of the general health of your entire body. In fact, your mouth can reflect the state of your bone, tendon and tissue health in general.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">According to the American “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Academy of General Dentistry”</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, more than 90 percent of diseases that affect your whole body produce signs and symptoms in your mouth. In fact, an unhealthy mouth not only leads to tooth loss but has been strongly linked to serious health problems such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and even pre-term labour. </span><br />
<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plaque – the gateway to many health problems</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are more than 500 species of bacteria in your mouth. It is these bacteria that form the sticky, colourless film on your teeth known as plaque. When mineral salts in saliva combine with plaque, hard deposits known as tartar or calculus are formed on your teeth. These cannot be removed by brushing alone.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plaque can build up at your gum line where even more bacteria can accumulate in the space between your gums and your teeth. Toxins produced by the bacteria in plaque irritate your gums causing them to become inflamed and bleed. (A disease called gingivitis). This causes your gums to separate from your teeth, forming “pockets” between the teeth and gums that become infected. (A disease called periodontitis). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As the disease progresses, the pockets deepen, the inflammation and infection increase and more gum tissue and bone are destroyed, ultimately leading to tooth and bone loss.</span><br />
<h3 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No laughing matter</span></h3><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Periodontitis is a condition in which the ligaments that anchor your teeth to your jawbone and your jawbone are literally eaten away. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Because the symptoms are very mild at first, most people don’t know they have gum disease!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have taken your oral health lightly so far, its time to get serious.</span><br />
<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Mouth/Heart Connection</span></h2><h2 dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bacteria in the mouth can enter the blood stream and travel to major organs and begin new infections. Research is suggesting that this may contribute to the development of heart disease, the leading cause of death.</span></h2><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Three recent studies show that:</span><ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The total number of periodontal bacteria in plaque below the gum-line was higher in individuals who had suffered from an acute heart attack. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The same DNA from periodontal bacteria in plaque was also found in the patients’ heart arteries. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The number of diseased periodontal pockets was significantly related to hypertension </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">regardless of the age of the subject</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Even more alarming for middle-aged people is the finding that (due to tooth loss), </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the fewer the teeth, the more likely a heart attack.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moreover, research shows links between poor oral health and increased risk of stroke and increased risk of having a preterm, low birth weight baby.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Poor oral health also poses a serious threat to people with diabetes, respiratory diseases and osteoporosis.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The bottom line: Good oral health is not just about your smile, it’s about your life.</span></div></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-67041361048307296802011-12-08T04:50:00.000-08:002011-12-08T04:50:25.769-08:00Fever: Friend or Foe?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" id="internal-source-marker_0.9850016741974215" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Give me a fever and I can cure any illness" -- Hippocrates</span></div><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many parents consider a fever to be so dangerous that if the temperature rises to 100 degrees or 101 degrees F, they give the child fever-reducing drugs that are toxic to the liver. Worse yet, there are parents who give their child an aspirin at the first sign of fever, which poses an extremely dangerous risk for the life-threatening Reye's Disease. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If we understand how fever works, we may not unknowingly put our child's health at risk by suppressing the temperature. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fever has two functions:</span><br />
<ol><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To stimulate the immune system. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To create an inhospitable (hot) environment for invading organisms.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invading microbes are eaten alive by the first line of defense called macrophages (meaning "big eaters"). Macrophages then recruit other immune system cells and make Interleukin One (IL-1), which signals the body to raise its temperature. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How a Fever is Made</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When organisms invade, the hypothalamus receives the IL-1 signal telling it that the normal temperature of 98.6 degrees F isn't enough anymore. So the hypothalamus makes another biochemical called PGE-2 which increases the body temperature high enough to protect the body from the invader. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How does the body raise its temperature when necessary? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In a healthy individual, the heat-generating mechanisms are: </span><br />
<ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shivering </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The TRH hormone</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pilo erection, (raising the small hairs on the skin, which suppresses sweat)</span></li>
</ul><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These result in a fantastic synergy of self-healing mechanisms in our bodies. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Benefits of Fever </span><br />
<ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More antibodies -- cells trained to attack the exact type of bug more specifically than any pharmaceutical drug.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More white blood cells to fight off the invader.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More interferon to block the spread of viruses to healthy cells.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blocks iron, the food for bacteria.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Directly kills microbes by creating an inhospitable environment for them</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">By now it should be clear that it's the germs that are begging for fever-reducing medicine, not your kids!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Treating Fever the Naturopathic Way </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Always support a fever, unless it rises too high or too quickly. A fever of 102 - 103 degrees F is considered the optimal defense against microbes. Supporting a fever means to work with it. For example, one effect of fever is to slow down the movement of food through the digestive system. Therefore, to support a fever, one must either fast or eat light foods such as soups and drink plenty of water till the fever breaks.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Since exercise and activity will interfere with the immune system’s task, it is best to support the body's defenses by resting.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t be afraid</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The fear of fever is as absurd as fearing your car's engine light on the dashboard. Suppressing a fever is like asking your mechanic to disconnect the engine light rather than fixing the problem that caused the light to come on.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Logic should prevail over fear. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When medical attention may be needed: </span><br />
<ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Infants less than 1-month-old, with a temperature greater than 100.4 degrees F. Seek care right away for fever in this age group. Breastfeed as often as the baby desires since the mother's milk has antibodies to encounter pathogens in the baby's mouth.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Infants from 1-month to 3-months-old, with a temperature greater than 100.4 degrees F, if they appear ill. Again, breastfeed while waiting for care.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Children between 3 months and 36 months, with a temperature above 102.2 degrees F, if they appear ill.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyone with a temperature over 104.5 degrees F.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For children not in the above three categories, bed rest and drinking water will support the fever and allow it to do the job.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, fever as a warning signal is more of a blessing than a danger.</span><br />
<hr /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Work with it, not against it.</span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-39401574660741497572011-09-11T07:47:00.000-07:002011-09-11T07:47:37.517-07:00Does Your Blood Pressure Rise Despite Your Best Efforts?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">High blood pressure is known as the silent killer because it creeps up on you without warning and leads to heart disease, stroke, kidney malfunction, blood sugar imbalances and a host of other problems. Millions of people struggle to get their blood pressure under control despite sticking to a healthy diet and regular exercise while taking multiple medications. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Why does this happen?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Your blood pressure could be spiraling out of control because of three often overlooked culprits…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Calcium buildup in your arteries</span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Your blood pressure may rise because ‘calcium plaque’ is deposited in your blood vessels. The diameter of your veins and arteries affects your blood pressure. A larger opening requires less pressure. But calcium deposits force your blood to squeeze through narrowed pathways—and your blood pressure rises.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Inadequate amounts of nitric oxide (NO)</span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Unbalanced levels of nitric oxide (naturally produced in your body from the amino acid L-arginine and oxygen) may also cause your blood pressure to rise. This gaseous molecule signals your blood vessels to relax and open up to allow blood to pass through easily. The widening of the blood vessels—called vasodilation—increases your blood flow, decreases your blood pressure and helps keep your blood platelets from sticking together.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Presence of the enzyme Angiotensin II</span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Unstable blood pressure may also result from blood vessel constriction and water retention caused by the Angiotensin II enzyme. When the blood vessels constrict, your blood must try to squeeze through. This can damage the lining and make your arteries hard and stiff. This enzyme can also raise your sodium levels, resulting in water retention and elevated blood pressure.<br />
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<b>Actions to take</b></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">While following your doctor’s advice, it is also helpful to keep in mind that natural vitamins and nutrients can help combat these serious threats to your blood pressure such as Vitamin K2, Magnesium, and Argnine. These can be taken as nutritional supplements as well as through their natural sources: Green leafy vegetables such as spinach and raw nuts such as almonds and walnuts are rich in vitamin K2 and magnesium. Chickpeas and seafood are good sources of arginine. These natural foods and supplements can effectively manage your blood pressure and help protect your cardiovascular system.</span></div></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-74609049743628353122011-09-03T00:07:00.000-07:002011-09-03T00:07:54.546-07:00Can Sitting Be Dangerous To Your Health?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Most people think that if you exercise regularly, it’s okay to remain sedentary for the rest of the day. However, research shows that even if you exercise for an hour a day for 5 days per week, if you spend 40 hours or more per week sitting (at work and at home watching TV), you are at risk for various major diseases.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Current research shows that even exercise can’t protect you from the ill effects of sitting too much. The amount of time you exercise and the amount of time you spend sitting are completely separate factors in risk for heart disease.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In a 14-year study of over 120,000 people with no history of lung disease, heart attack, stroke or cancer, researchers found that those who spent the most time sitting – regardless of exercise – <i>had the highest death rate</i>. Sitting had negative effects on fat and cholesterol metabolism.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Prolonged sitting has effects on health that even exercise cannot combat. These include:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Deep Vein Thrombosis – When you sit for long periods, your calf muscles don’t contract and circulate blood causing blood clots that get painful and swollen. Worse still, these clots can break off and cause a stroke.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Diabetes – The less you move, the less blood sugar your body uses. For every two hours you spend sitting each day, your risk of diabetes increases by 7%.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Heart Disease – Without blood circulation, enzymes that break down fat in the blood (triglycerides) switch off, increasing blood pressure and fat buildup in the arteries.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Technology has made it possible to sit through life. Nowadays, you can shop, pay bills and visit with friends on the computer – all without ever standing up! Just a few generations ago, our ancestors were more active in a day than we are in a month!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Here are some ways to stay active apart from exercising:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Set an alarm to get up from your chair every half hour or hour. Get up and walk around.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Limit the amount of time you sit and watch TV or, watch TV while jogging in place or riding an exercise bike.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Instead of sitting while folding laundry, paying bills or talking on the phone… stand or move around.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 9pt 22pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">• Take the stairs instead of the lift. Park farther from your destination and walk.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So don’t just plan to exercise, plan to move as well!</span></div><br />
</div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-27513040707909247282011-02-15T00:34:00.000-08:002011-02-15T00:46:11.409-08:00Who’s Afraid of Salt?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Doctors, nutritionists and other wise folk will tell you if you want to be healthy or have high blood pressure, you have to restrict your salt intake. This oft repeated mantra is now deeply ingrained in our consciousness.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Time to challenge this myth masquerading as science.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">First, take all advice to restrict salt…<i>with a grain of salt</i>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In order to keep things interesting, I will just give you snippets of scientific evidence.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">The Origin of the Low Salt Myth</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It all started with some flawed studies in the 1950s by a scientist called Lewis Dahl.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Lewis Dahl was able to develop a strain of salt sensitive rats which routinely developed hypertension to support his firm belief in the value of salt restriction. This was widely heralded and cited by other low salt proponents as proof of the role of salt in hypertension. <b><i>What they often neglect to mention is that these rats would have to be fed an amount of salt equivalent to over 500 grams daily for an adult human.</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This study gained some traction over the years and eventually lead to an expensive and lengthy crusade by the government to prove a link between sodium and hypertension. The INTERSALT study of 10,000 subjects in 52 centers around the world started in December 1984 and was completed in April 1997. (Intersalt = International Study of Sodium, Potassium and Blood Pressure).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The INTERSALT researchers conveniently neglected to mention that the population of the four countries responsible for skewing the total figures to coincide with their preconceived conclusion also had less stress, less obesity, ate far less processed foods and much more fiber from fruits and vegetables. <i>They also tended to die at younger ages from other causes and often too soon to have developed any significant degree of coronary atherosclerosis.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The INTERSALT study researchers were caught trying to prove their predetermined conclusions through data manipulation. It took three years for watchdog attorneys to finally obtain the raw data (through the Office of Research Integrity), dealing with just one of several specific questions that had been posed. This was enough to bring down the house of cards. <i>A detailed explanation of how the data had been manipulated to support predetermined conclusions was published in the British Medical Journal in 1996 and was subsequently endorsed by various authorities.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Michael Alderman, a highly regarded epidemiologist and past president of The American Society of Hypertension scrutinized the same data in patients who were not overweight. <b><i>He reported that "the more salt you eat, the less likely you are to die." (From heart disease or anything else).</i></b> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Alderman has long been critical of the government's low sodium diet advice for large populations and their focus on sodium intake as it relates to blood pressure rather than to the overall health, quality and length of life of individuals. He examined the relationship between sodium intake and health effects in 3,000 patients with mild to moderate hypertension. In addition, his group measured <b><i>sodium excretion, which is much more accurate than estimating dietary intake.</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">At the end of four years, Alderman’s team found that those who consumed the least sodium had the most myocardial infarctions (i.e. Heart attacks) and other cardiovascular complications.</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The reason for this is that when you restrict vital nutrients like salt (or cholesterol), all sorts of strange things can result. Low sodium diets can increase levels of renin, LDL and insulin resistance, reduce sexual activity in men and cause cognitive difficulties and anorexia in the elderly. Tasteless and dull, low sodium diets can cause other nutritional deficiencies. Lowering sodium with diuretics to treat hypertension can cause similar problems.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Renin is possibly the most powerful and dangerous blood pressure raising substance known (NOT SALT).</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Indeed, the study done by Alderman's group found that <i>for every 2% increase in pretreatment plasma renin activity there was a 25% increase in heart attacks. No such correlation was found with increased sodium intake.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Low salt diets may not be as entirely harmless as proponents often claim. <b><i>In the meta-analysis survey, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association a few years ago, researchers reported that cholesterol and LDL "bad" cholesterol increased with sodium reduction.</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">More importantly, blood levels of renin and aldosterone also rose in proportion to the degree of sodium reduction.</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This compensatory response to increase blood volume would tend to raise blood pressure and possibly the likelihood of cardiovascular complications. <i>Since the government began promoting sodium restriction and diuretics three decades ago, the incidence of hypertension and strokes has increased and the previous declining rate of heart attacks has leveled off. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">An eight-year study of New York Hypertensives found that those on low-salt diets had more than four times as many heart attacks as people with normal sodium intake.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Exercise, alcohol, social environment and weight are the real determinants of blood pressure. Sodium intake [was] not associated with blood pressure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">(Life style as a blood pressure determinant: Jan A <b><u>Staessen </u></b>et al - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - September 1996) </span></i><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A study of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease in 7,300 Scottish men, the largest intra-population study ever done with 24-hour urine samples: Sodium consumption does not play any major role in blood pressure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">(Urinary electrolyte excretion, alcohol consumption, and blood pressure in the <b><u>Scottish heart health study</u></b>. WCS Smith, IK Crombie, RT Tavendale, SK Gulland, HD Tunstall-Pedoe. BMJ vol 297 - 30<sup>th</sup> July 1988). </span></i><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A Health Outcome study based on the NHANES </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This study followed 20,000 individuals over a period of 20 years.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">They found that those with the highest sodium intake had the lowest cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">(Dietary sodium intake and mortality: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I). Michael H <b><u>Alderman</u></b>, Hillel Cohen, Shantha Madhavan. The Lancet (vol 351 . March 14, 1998)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">…and I can go on and on with many more studies.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The point is that we’ve been lied to by junk science and manipulated data (fitting a square peg in a round hole)…and even otherwise intelligent people fall prey to this because it is done “in the interest of the public” with tax dollars.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So where does that leave us?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Salt is NOT the culprit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Stress, refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats and trans fatty acids, sugar, sedentary lifestyles, hormonal imbalances due to environmental “pseudo” estrogens, among other things are to blame.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Refined Salt</span></i><span lang="EN-US">: White Poison</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Instead of maligning salt, both scientists and the general public should pressure the government to BAN <u>Refined Table Salt</u>…because that is not salt.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span lang="EN-US">The problem is not with salt but the TYPE of salt we eat!</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Unrefined</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> sea salt contain 98% NaCl (sodium-chloride) and up to 2% other minerals i.e. Epsom salts and other Magnesium salts, Calcium salts, Potassium (Kalium) salts, Manganese salts, Phosphorus<b> </b>salts, Iodine salts. All together <b>over 100 minerals composed of 80 chemical elements</b>. Composition of a crystal of ocean salt is so complicated that no laboratory in the world can produce it from its basic 80 chemical elements. Nature is still a better chemist than humans!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">When we use refined salt, we are in deficit of 80 elements, which means we are somehow contributing to becoming weaker, imbalanced and more susceptible to diseases.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Please Note:</span></u></b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Each individual’s salt requirement varies constantly. Salt requirement is also different for different people. So there is no such thing as a recommended daily allowance as the anti-salt pundits would have you believe.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There are 2 oceans of water within the body (inter-cellular and intra-cellular). The inter-cellular ocean is salt water, which is monitored very carefully by the body because it used in the energy-producing process.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Salt restriction may lead to a condition called “low sodium syndrome” (hyponatremia), which results in muscle weakness, loss of vigor and other maladies.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My views on salt are not just based on research and theory. They are based on extensive real world experience treating many patients from different parts of the world (different genetics, different lifestyles, different diets, etc.).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">At <b>Uforia Centre for Integrated Medicine</b>, we have helped many people safely get off their blood pressure medication and brought down their BP with diet, exercise and nutritional supplements…and NOT ONCE DID WE RESTRICT THEIR SALT INTAKE.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Bottomline:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Enjoy your salt without guilt or fear…but let it be “real” salt in the form of unrefined sea salt or rock salt and not what masquerades as salt on supermarket shelves.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The pundits will scream, “What about iodine?” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You don’t need refined, iodized, table salt to get iodine.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Food Sources of Iodine:</span></b></div></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: auto;" /> </span> <br />
<div class="WordSection2"><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Asparagus </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Garlic </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kelp </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Lima beans </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mushrooms </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Seafood </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sea salt</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Seaweed </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sesame seeds </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Soybeans </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Spinach </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Squash </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Turnip greens </span></li>
</ul></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137853048431357591.post-5542225037007399302011-01-06T20:02:00.000-08:002011-01-06T20:02:33.859-08:00Nutritional Star or Clever Con?<div class="MsoNormal">Speak to most health-conscious individuals these days and they will tell you that soy is one of the healthiest natural foods on the planet. Authoritative articles try to convince you that soy is the perfect protein, a great-tasting meat substitute and an excellent alternative to milk.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">But before you buy into this “picture-perfect” Cinderella story of nutrition, it may be prudent to look at some of soy’s dark secrets that lurk behind that healthy façade.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy is not a natural food</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Unlike other beans, the soybean, in its natural form, is inedible and extremely toxic.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">That is why it requires extensive processing to make it safe for eating. Soybeans were traditionally grown between consecutive harvests of the main crop to improve the nitrogen content in agricultural soil. After doing their job, the beans were fed to cattle or used as compost for the next cash crop. Later it was discovered that if soybeans were fermented, they could be digested by humans! And thus was born</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">tempeh</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">, miso, soy sauce etc. (fermented soybean products).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy is the most highly processed of all commercial foods<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“So what is wrong with processing?” you may ask. Let’s see.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The beans are exposed to high-temperature cooking. This denatures the natural enzymes in the soybeans. Enzymes, vitamins and minerals are the three pillars of metabolism. Take away any one pillar and the other two cannot function properly. Therefore, without the enzymes, soybeans become very difficult to digest. After high-temperature cooking (the first stage in processing), oil is extracted by subjecting the soybean to solvent extraction, de-gumming, sodium hydroxide (what drain cleaners are made of), bleaching and deodorizing using extreme heat. The “residue” that is left behind after this highly toxic chemical process, is what is sold as soy burgers and other forms of soy protein.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy is not a complete protein<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Out of all the amino acids that come from proteins, the body needs eight from external sources, since it can’t synthesize them on its own. These eight are known as essential amino acids. Soy protein lacks two of these essential amino acids –</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> cysteine</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"> and</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> methionine</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">. A deficiency in these can lead to an abundance of health problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy contains many toxins and anti-nutrients<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Our digestive system relies on an orchestra of enzymes to perform the complex functions required in breaking down and absorbing the food we eat. Soybeans contain toxins that inhibit these digestive enzymes (primarily the pancreatic enzyme known as trypsin), thereby throwing the entire digestive process into a state of confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Soybeans contain the highest levels of phytic acid of any bean. These high levels of phytic acid in soy block the uptake of important minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium and especially zinc. Through this blocking mechanism, soybeans can cause mineral deficiencies. It is no wonder that third world countries that have diets high in soy and other refined grains have the most profound mineral deficiencies. Zinc deficiency is particularly bad for infants on soy formula because it is essential for immune system development, protein digestion, growth, brain and nervous functions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Hemagglutinin is another danger hidden in soy. It can cause abnormal clotting of red blood cells, thus putting those with heart disease at greater risk.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Soy infant formula has been found to contain</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> aluminium</span><span lang="EN-US"> levels tens times higher than in milk-based formula.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> Aluminium</span><span lang="EN-US"> is a toxin that’s been linked to Alzheimer’s disease and can also damage an infant’s kidneys. But the greatest danger can be to the baby’s brain because the blood-brain barrier hasn’t been formed yet.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Soybeans go through a process called alkaline soaking. This process leaves behind a by-product called</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> lysinoalanine</span><span lang="EN-US"> which is a known carcinogen (cancer-causing agent).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soybeans are often genetically modified<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Genetic engineering may seem to be scientifically sound. In reality, is not. Bioengineers who insert genes into plant DNA have no idea how those genes will behave (genetic expression). Sometimes the altered gene traits may lay dormant for a few generations…but eventually they will surface and may prove harmful to humans. We are being used as guinea pigs in these potentially dangerous experiments. Thankfully, the public in most countries is waking up to these potential dangers and asking their respective governments to pass laws requiring manufacturers to state clearly on labels if the foods have been genetically modified.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The drawbacks of soy as a natural estrogen<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Nutritionists, dieticians and naturopathic doctors have bought into the claims that soy, soy milk, etc. add safe levels of natural plant-based estrogen which can help menopausal women prevent osteoporosis and other hormone-related ailments. The ingredient in soy which can do these alleged magical things is a substance called “isoflavones.” Since most isoflavones come from genetically modified soy, they are definitely not natural. Secondly, the increase in estrogen levels by soy isoflavones may be pathological and have never been studied. For instance, infants taking soy have sometimes shown phytoestrogen levels that are 13,000 times higher than normal blood estrogen levels! High levels of some estrogens can promote tumors in various organs, menstrual disruption and sex organ malfunction.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy is everywhere - watch out!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">You’ll find refined soybean oil in cakes, packaged soups, potato chips, etc. Soy flour or soy meal will show up as “natural</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> flavouring</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">,” “hydrolyzed protein,” “textured vegetable protein,” etc. One needs to read food labels carefully!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Bottom line<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soy is not a health food. From blocking mineral absorption to depressing thyroid function, soy protein can cause a host of health problems. This is not food. It is technology. Choose from a wide variety of natural proteins that are far superior in every way and say no to soy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">One Silver Lining<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Some components of soy such as “daidzein” and “genistein” do exhibit anti-cancer properties and are used therapeutically on cancer patients in naturopathic medicine. The medicinal use of soy is based on “fractions” (isolated parts of the bean) and in no way contradicts the dietary dangers it poses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Dr. Suresh Shottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047999674455420218noreply@blogger.com0