Good Evening Everyone!
Let's keep it light this week and talk about something that's simply going to make us look good! A healthy head of hair always makes one look at their best and something from the food store cooking isle will help us achieve that. That product from the food store is coconut oil. Research has indicated that using coconut oil (melted and lightly applied) as a pre-wash conditioner will prevent the loss of protein from hair and reduce damage/breakage due to washing. This is possible because coconut oil repels water when applied, and therefor reduces water penetration into the hair strands.
Note: The research indicated all types of hair improved, but chemically treated hair saw the biggest benefit when using coconut oil as a pre-wash.
Yours in Health (and looking good)
Dr. Jeff
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Cavemen Didn't Die From This....
Good Evening Everyone!
Humans have been hunter-gatherers for over 99% of our time here on earth and have only used agriculture for less than 1% of our history! There are still uncivilized hunter-gatherer societies here on earth and for them just like our cavemen predecessors, cancer is a very rare cause of death. Diet is one of the main differences between those societies and ours. The hunter-gatherer diet consists of fat, meat and occasional roots, berries & other sources of carbohydrates. This is a large difference from our Western diet which is based mainly on easily digestible carbohydrates derived from grains as a staple food.
Since our western diet is made up of mainly refined carbohydrates, we as a result have consistent high body sugar content. This provides an environment which is proving to be a breading ground for cancer cells/tumors and it happens is a couple ways: First, is that cancer cells use glucose (sugar) as a fuel for a process called anaerobic glycolysis to produce ATP (energy for the cell to survive). So as a result, high carbohydrate/sugar diets are great for growing/multiplying cancer cells/tumors. Second, is that anaerobic glycolysis (cancer cell's process for energy production) produces high levels of lactic acid and hydrogen ions. High levels of these two compounds help tumors to become more aggressive to invade and metastasize to other areas of the body. Translation: A diet rich in consistent sugar/carbs = a greater chance of developing an aggressive cancer in your body (read that sentence again if you need to!)
I've spoke about the harmful effects of sugar in the past, but this week's blog should help to drive home another possible serious side effect of having a diet that is overloaded in refined carbohydrates/sugars. So, do yourself a favor and reduce your sugar/carb intake and give cancer/tumors less of a chance for developing or advancing in your body.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Resource:
Is There a role for Carbohydrate Restriction in the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism, October 2011; 8(75).
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Humans have been hunter-gatherers for over 99% of our time here on earth and have only used agriculture for less than 1% of our history! There are still uncivilized hunter-gatherer societies here on earth and for them just like our cavemen predecessors, cancer is a very rare cause of death. Diet is one of the main differences between those societies and ours. The hunter-gatherer diet consists of fat, meat and occasional roots, berries & other sources of carbohydrates. This is a large difference from our Western diet which is based mainly on easily digestible carbohydrates derived from grains as a staple food.
Since our western diet is made up of mainly refined carbohydrates, we as a result have consistent high body sugar content. This provides an environment which is proving to be a breading ground for cancer cells/tumors and it happens is a couple ways: First, is that cancer cells use glucose (sugar) as a fuel for a process called anaerobic glycolysis to produce ATP (energy for the cell to survive). So as a result, high carbohydrate/sugar diets are great for growing/multiplying cancer cells/tumors. Second, is that anaerobic glycolysis (cancer cell's process for energy production) produces high levels of lactic acid and hydrogen ions. High levels of these two compounds help tumors to become more aggressive to invade and metastasize to other areas of the body. Translation: A diet rich in consistent sugar/carbs = a greater chance of developing an aggressive cancer in your body (read that sentence again if you need to!)
I've spoke about the harmful effects of sugar in the past, but this week's blog should help to drive home another possible serious side effect of having a diet that is overloaded in refined carbohydrates/sugars. So, do yourself a favor and reduce your sugar/carb intake and give cancer/tumors less of a chance for developing or advancing in your body.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Resource:
Is There a role for Carbohydrate Restriction in the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism, October 2011; 8(75).
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Squeeze an Ice Cube.... Loose a Pound!
Good Evening Everyone!
This week's topic is on a very cool trick that is based on research from Stanford University School of Medicine. The article separated two groups of over-weight women. One group held a "cooling device" as they exercised and the other did not. The device was designed to keep the palms at a lower temperature while exercising. The results of the "cooling group" were very interesting:
- They were able to walk 1.5 miles is 5 minutes shorter time
- Their heart rate went up from 136 beats/minute to 154 beats/minute during exercise
- They lost over 2 inches off their waist by the end of the 12 weeks
- Their blood pressure reduced from an average of 140/85 to an average of 125/70
* Note: The group without the cooling device for the hands did not achieve any of the results above after 12 weeks of the same exercise
Some pretty interesting stuff this week, but I have to investigate further for what the "cooling device" was and where to get it. When I find out the additional info on the device, I will pass it along to you.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
This week's topic is on a very cool trick that is based on research from Stanford University School of Medicine. The article separated two groups of over-weight women. One group held a "cooling device" as they exercised and the other did not. The device was designed to keep the palms at a lower temperature while exercising. The results of the "cooling group" were very interesting:
- They were able to walk 1.5 miles is 5 minutes shorter time
- Their heart rate went up from 136 beats/minute to 154 beats/minute during exercise
- They lost over 2 inches off their waist by the end of the 12 weeks
- Their blood pressure reduced from an average of 140/85 to an average of 125/70
* Note: The group without the cooling device for the hands did not achieve any of the results above after 12 weeks of the same exercise
Some pretty interesting stuff this week, but I have to investigate further for what the "cooling device" was and where to get it. When I find out the additional info on the device, I will pass it along to you.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
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