Depression and Poor Diet Leads to Heart Attacks in Women

We have known for some time that depression in women increases the risk of heart attacks.  Now it is evident that a diet deficient in fruits, vegetables, and fiber makes that association even more powerful.  If a woman has depression, even if treated fairly successfully, it is very important that extra attention is paid to a healthy diet.  Otherwise her risk of heart disease increases substantially.

 

See The American Journal of Medicine, Sept. 2014, p. 840-847.

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Nutrition is the Key

My friend and mentor, Derrick Lonsdale, at 89 years old, answers questions from the public on medical problems.  He recently told me that the vast majority of the answers he gives involves improved nutrition.  A recent editorial in The American Journal of Medicine called for a much greater emphasis on nutrition education in medical schools.  “…we need no more studies to show that we must take nutrition education seriously—immediately.  It is the low-hanging fruit of health care.  We have had the knowledge we need for some time:  what we need now is the will to put it into practice.”

Amen.

See Eisenberg, Ornish, Weil, Willett, and others in the American Journal of Medicine, Sept. 2014, p. 804-805.

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Fish Consumption Cuts Heart Attacks

This fall I was program chairman for a medical meeting that highlighted a debate between an advocate of fish oil and one who preferred vegetable oils.  This is a hot topic in alternative medicine lately.  The fish oil advocates are supported by a meta-analysis of 408,305 subjects in the American Journal of Medicine that showed a 5% reduction in risk of heart attacks for every 100 gram serving of fish per week.  The benefit could have been even greater, in my opinion, if the patients had been monitored and treated for mercury toxicity, which can happen when one eats a lot of fish.  Put me in the corner of the fish advocates.

See  The American Journal of Medicine, Sept. 2014, p. 848-857.

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Disease Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions

The Department of HHS has called for a better approach to those with multiple chronic conditions.  One quarter of all adults have 2 or more chronic conditions. Two-thirds of Medicare patients have multiple medical problems, and 14% have 6 or more conditions.  Most of those problems are treated with one or more drugs, all with potential side effects and interactions.  No wonder that our current drug-based care model is impossible to manage efficiently!  A more natural approach using lifestyle modifications, nutrients, homeopathics and selected herbs avoids most of the problems with drugs and usually is significantly less expensive.  That approach makes a lot more sense to me.

 

See JAMA, Sept. 24, 2014, p. 1199-1200.

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The Incidence of Diabetes has Doubled

The Center for Disease Control has reported that the incidence of Diabetes has doubled during the period 1990 to 2008.  The primary cause is the increased numbers of people who are overweight.  The transformation diet 360 is particularly good for people with blood sugar levels of 90 or above.  It reduces calories while adding small protein snacks so that participants do not get hungry, and they lose weight rapidly.  Fasting sugar levels of 90 or above increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, 90-126 are pre-diabetics, and 126 and higher are diabetics by definition.  Contact our office for more information.

 See JAMA, Sept. 24, 2014, p. 1218-12225.  Contact Celebration of Health Assoc. at

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Lasting Chronic Pain Relief in Ten Minutes or Less

Jonathan Wright’s newsletter, Nutrition and Healing, led off its June 2013 issue with a report on Dr. Steve Kaufman’s amazing techniques of pain neutralization.  Dr. Kaufman has discovered many techniques that relieve trigger points of pain rapidly with only a light touch of nearby soft tissue.  I have attended several of his seminars, and I can vouch for his teaching.  Most recently, he showed attendees how to relieve hot flashes and menstrual cramps with a few brief treatments for the great majority of patients without drugs or surgery.

For more information, google Dr. Kaufman for his website or contact our office at healthcelebration.com or 1-800-788-4627.

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