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Friday, December 18, 2015

Super supplements

There are so many supplements around when you are in a health food store and you do not know when to start.
I will outline 6 of supplements that matter to our health.
Turmeric( Curcumin)
Resveratrol
VitaminD
Good quality multivitamin with no fillers or flavors
Probiotics
Alpha lipoic acid
Fish oil good quality with good amount of DHA

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The secret world inside you

Did you know that the American museum of Natural history has this exhibit in New York?
The " micro biome" is the buzzword in medicine .
There is another exhibition in Amsterdam " the micropia" showing us the world of microbes that lives on us ,inside us.
Www.micropia.com

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Acid indigestion and PPI( proton pump inhibitor class of drugs)

I get requests for refill of generic omeprazole,or Nexiumor devil ant or Prevacid all the time.
I have discussed the side effects of long term use of these medicines with my patients and they always state it is very difficult to change dietary habits but they have to have the  "Nexium"
Now to pen down the long term side effects of this class of drugs,
They have been proven to increase risk of heart attack.
They are known to cause osteopenia,osteoporosis,B12 deficiency,hip fractures,community acquired pneumonia,increased risk of C Difficille infections,increased risk of IgE mediated allergic reactions.
Now it's time to change diets and reduce our dependence on these pills.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Cholesterol

It is so interesting that my cardiology friends are pushing drugs after drugs,in maximum possible doses of statins to reduce cholesterol.
When I learnt my pharmacology and physiology or I read more recent articles,I find a contrary information.I am being taught that cholesterol is necessary for health and longevity.
All of us know that Cholesterol is the precursor to steroid hormones,like testosterone,estrogens.
It is important for structural integrity and fluidity of cell membrane.
Cholesterol is a neuronal anti oxidant.
It is essential for synaptic neurotransmission.
Now,you can judge yourself as to why you would want to lower your cholesterol to such low numbers that your function of other important organs are affected.
The research has shown increased incidence of dementia,Alzeimers in patients with medication lowered cholesterol.
I have had many patients with low testosterone and hormone imbalance if they have been on very high doses of statins.
There is a beautiful video of "War on cholesterol by my teacher,Dr.Perlmutter which you can watch for more info on YouTube.