Suthin Liptawat

Alcoholism: A disease of the body, thinking, emotions and spirit

I have found the following article very interesting and informative.

ALCOHOLISM IS A FOUR FOLD PROGRESSIVE DISEASE

Alcoholism is a disease of the body, thinking, emotions and spirit. Progressive damage to these four aspectsinteract in various ways such that a person is increasingly compelled to drink. Also, once drinking starts they cannot "always" guarantee when they will stop or how much they will drink. Alcoholism is a disease of the body, thinking,emotions and spirit. Progressive damage to these four aspects interact in various ways such that a person is increasingly compelled to drink. Also, once drinking starts they cannot "always" guarantee when they will stop or how much they will drink.

The Body
A genetic predisposition. Fifty percent of alcoholics have an inherited genetic makeup that almost guaranteed they would become alcoholic when they began to drink heavily. For example, the brain chemistry of some children or grandchildren of alcoholics actually encourages heavier drinking.

Water Filter

Water is basically what we and everything around us is made from. Our planet is 80% H2O. Our atmosphere is made of billions of droplets of this fluid and therefore the sky is full of it and water comes to us from there. Our oceans and lakes outnumber our land by a great vast amount.

Our bodies are 70%-90% water.

We abuse everything on our planet and mostly our wet resources. Since everything around us including our bodies are mainly H2O based we use it to clean ourselves and our clothes and surroundings.

My basic thoughts are I need to have a water filter rather than be a one. Think about it. If I consume the junk that is called our water system without thoroughly cleaning it I become the filter and my body suffers the consequences. Remember it is life and we want to live a healthy lifestyle.

Vitamin B12 Injections To Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells. It is also needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 is also called cobalamin because it contains the metal cobalt

Vitamin B12 is bound to the protein in food. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach releases vitamin B12 from proteins in foods during digestion. Once released, vitamin B12 combines with a substance called intrinsic factor (IF). This complex can then be absorbed by the intestinal tract.

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. Fortified breakfast cereals are a particularly valuable source of vitamin B12 for vegetarians.

Arthur Winter,M.D., coauthor of the book Smart Food, reports that Vitamin B12 injections can fight Alzheimer's disease, depression and panic disorders

Broccoli | Anticancer

Broccoli contains the compound glucoraphanin, leading to an anticancer compound sulforaphane. Is it true?  Find out below.

Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae). It is classified as the Italica Cultivar Group of the species Brassica oleracea. Other cultivar groups of Brassica oleracea include: cabbage (Capitata Group), cauliflower (Botrytis Group), kale and collard greens (Acephala Group), kohlrabi (Gongylodes Group), and Brussels sprouts (Gemmifera Group).

Chinese broccoli (Alboglabra Group) is also a cultivar group of Brassica oleracea. Broccoli most closely resembles its close relative cauliflower, but is green rather than white. Common varieties are Calabrese and purple sprouting broccoli.

How To Fight Childhood Obesity | A New Team Concept Borrowed From Diabetes Care

Today's post is about childhood obesity. There is an alarming trend. It can be called an epidemic
for which if we do not control, it may decrease the life-expectancy of the American people. I also
compile a few important findings from  recent scientific researches.

According to a survey of top health and fitness trends released by the American College of
Sports Medicine (ACSM) published in the November/December 2006 issue of ACSM's Health &
Fitness® Journal, Childhood Obesity ranks number 1.  It is  predicted that schools are unlikely
to increase time devoted to physical education or nutrition education. Providing physical
activity for kids may fall in the hands of the health/fitness industry along with fitness professionals.

About 80% of obese children become obese adult. Only 20% of obese adults were obese as children.
The above-mentioned trend and statistics should alert every family, school, teacher, physical-fitness educator, nutrition educator and physician to collaborate to buck this trend. It is a national priority.

I believe that the best starting point to combat this epidemic is at home. The parents must be educated about the danger of childhood obesity and then do something about it. How? Read on.

Magnesium | Superfood | Osteoporosis

Magnesium is considered one of the superfoods.Keep your bones healthy even after 50! Take magnesium as superfood together with calcium to prevent osteoporosis or softening of the bones.

Weakening of bones, along with slow degradation of tissues with age. The changing lifestyle is also a major factor.

Was this a common problem two to three generations back? Probably it was not. During those times, life was not mechanically operated by machines and gadgets. Life was more close to nature and people devoted more time to physical labor.

We know that calcium deficiency weakens the bones. Recent research has brought out another important factor related to this problem in the elderly. Scientists have  concluded that magnesium deficiency is as important as calcium deficiency in causing degradation of bones and tissues. After a certain age, the problem gets worse, but the roots of this problem were germinating in your body since childhood if proper nourishment was not given at that time.

The modern diet has regarded magnesium as a superfood and is a must-have nutrient in the course of your daily food intake. It has specifically been charted in separate quantities for males and females. The men need an amount slightly higher than the women. This seems obvious, because the bone density in a man is higher than that of a woman. Men in their sixties should have 420 mg of magnesium per day, and women of the same age group need a 100 mg less than that of their counterparts in a given day.

Magnesium is no doubt one of the key nutrients for keeping your bones fit. Magnesium has a bigger role to play in maintaining your immune system and in shaping your muscles. Even the heart and nervous system need magnesium for proper functioning. Altogether, magnesium should not be avoided for any reason. All these attributes have only elevated its stature as one of the great superfoods of our times, though its importance was always there.

Intake of magnesium in a natural way, instead of medicinal pills, is a better way to protect your health. Therefore, add more green leafy vegetables in your daily diet, including nuts, beans, legumes and peas. Even the wheat you use to bake bread should be ground from whole wheat as it contains a larger quantity of magnesium. Try to have these vegetables and fruits in their pure and fresh form, and don’t forget to drink soymilk fortified with calcium.

In real medical practice, physicians rarely advise patients to take magnesium along with calcium to prevent or treat osteoporosis. Therefore check with your healthcare provider about how to improve your bone health.

Black Cohosh | Is It Harmful?

Is it harmful to take black cohosh?  Read on and form your own informed opinion. I have my opinion of my own at the end.

Black cohosh (known as both Actaea racemosa and Cimicifuga racemosa ). a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant that is native to North America. Other common names include black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, rattletop, rattleweed, and macrotys. Insects avoid it, which accounts for some of these common names.

Black cohosh is used primarily for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

A number of studies using various designs have been conducted to determine whether black cohosh affects menopausal symptoms.   

   

High Fructose Corn Syrup | Obesity | Diabetes

Currently there is a raging debate whether High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a major cause of the obesity epidemic in the United States today.

I am not going to get into this controversy.

I recommend my patients, my family and my friends to stay away from HFCS as much as humanly possible. We all know that most soft drinks contain High Fructose Corn Syrup.

I have a 35-year-old patient who developed diabetes mellitus recently. He denied over eating his meals. After further questioning, he admitted that he consumed about 2 to 3 Liters of regular soda-pops daily. I advised him to stop drinking soda-pops immediately. Initially he weighed about 360 lbs. He lost 30 lbs. in 4 months by just eliminating one drink item. He still have a long way to go.

This patient also was told to learn to read all food labels and avoid HFCS because it a sweetener and too much sweetener will make people gain weight.

A diabetic friend of our family showed me her supplies of snacks. They were an unopened big box of cookies and an open smaller box of milk chocolates. Immediately, I told her to dump the milk chocolates and give the cookies to the homeless people. I also recommend her to snack with nuts, such as almonds, the calories of which must be considered to be within the daily allowance for her condition.

In summary, High Fructose Corn Syrup is sweetener in many foods and drinks. Any one can unknowingly consume too much of this sweetener. According to the US government statistics, the American children consume less and less milk. They drink soda-pops instead.         

Olive Oil | Napa Valley

I just returned from California a few days ago. On the way to wine tasting in Napa Valley, my family and I had the chance to stop at St. Helena Olive Oil Company, Rutherford ,Ca., which is only 10 minutes from Napa. We had the chance to taste a few products.

I bought a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil which tasted so good at the store. " First cold pressing from California olive orchards" is printed on the bottle label.

What is olive oil? Olive oil is the edible oil obtained from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.)

"Olive oil does not have high levels of omega-3 fatty acids but it does have substances, the flavenoids, which exert some of the same effects. The ratio of Omega-3 to other acids is very good in olive oil and it may be that the ratio of these fatty acids is what's most important. There are studies which show that diets rich in olive oil help prevent heart attacks and stroke." 

Food Label

Every time I read a new post of the Ultrametabolism Blog by Dr. Mark Hyman,the author of the book Ultrametabolism, I learn some thing new.

• Trans fats is the same as dehydrogenated fats. We all know that trans fats are very bad for our health. But if it's labeled dehydrogenated fats,few people will know about it.
• Cellulose which we human cannot digest,is part of the ingredients of the low-carb food.

Dr. Hymaan told us to be a smart label reader. If you don't know any of the ingredients,stay away from it.

The conclusion is to try to eat as much organic,whole foods as much and as often as possible.

This excellent post can be read at www.ultrametabolism.com