Dietary assistance to improve thyroid function

Iodine heads the list.

Selenium,the best source would be Brazil nuts!

They say just eating one to two a day is enough to replenish body needs.

Ashwagandha,is a Indian Ayurvedic herb which helps in making thyroxine.

It is available as capsules,supplement.

I read about a juice preparation which assists thyroid.The recipe is from the Juice Lady ,Cherie Calbom.

Juice of 2 beets,one Apple,1 cucumber( organic).

We carry a preparation in office called (Thyroid Response) which is shown to assist in helping thyroid function better.

Tremors and meat consumption

Over the several years of my seeing patients with various medical problems,I have come across tremors which are so resistant to treatment.tremors can affect the hands,face eyelids,head.

This is essential tremor,different than Parkinson's.

Some research shows it is related to Harmane,which is a potent tremor producing Beta carboline

alkaloid found in muscle foods like beef,chicken,pork.Cooking the meat increases this concentration.

The temperature meat is cooked,the time meat is cooked all affect Harmane concentration.

Barbecuing,panfryingproduce highest amounts.

Now,so what can we do?

First changing to a more vegetarian diet is an easy answer.

Medications like Beta blockers don't help much.

Can detox help?

Yes,try to eat organic fruits and vegetables.

I have seen Magnesium ,a good salt of mag can help reduce tremors.

In early stages I have seen Acupuncture treatments can help reduce tremors,though it may need several treatments.

Parkinson's disease and tremors is a different disease though I think diet has a great role to play in it.

Poem author unknown

Cabbage always has a heart

Green beans string along

You are such a tomato

Will you peas to me to belong?

You have been the apple of my eye

You know how much I care

So lettuce get together

We'd  make a perfect pair.

Vegetarian diet and risk of colon cancer

As you all know,I am vegetarian and would like to put emphasis on vegetarian diet for improved health.

Colorectal cancers are a leading cause of cancer mortality the study in JAMA showed that vegetarian diets are associated with an overall lower incidence of colorectal cancers.

Study revealed interesting patterns.

Vegetarians tended to be older than non vegetarians,have higher education levels,exercise more,use calcium supplements,less likely to have ever smoked,to drink alcohol,to have had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy,to have Diabetes or have been treated for peptic ulcers or to have used statins or aspirin.

Vegetarians had lower BMI,lower intake of fat,saturated fat,higher intake of fiber.

The Pescovegetarians in particular have a much lower risk compared with non vegetarians.

Ther may be a possible protective association for fish consumption and rectal cancer.

This article I read also proved that vegetarian not only reduces risk of colon. Cancer but even evidence of potential reduced risk of obesity,hypertension,diabetes and overall mortality.

JAMA Intern Med.2015;175(5)767-776

An apple a day keeps Doctor away

Everybody has heard this.

Well how many of you follow this?

I will discuss a recent study  that showed that eating an apple a day population do appear to use fewer prescription medications.i think this is a significant outcome noted!

JAMA Intern Med.2015;175(5):777-783

Nut consumption and heart health and overall health

I am going to be bringing you some authentic research published recently in our prestigious journals regarding nutrition.

We will start with benefits of nut/ peanut consumption.

High intake of nuts has been linked to a reduced risk of mortality .

Nut consumption was associated with decreased overall and cardiovascular disease mortality across different ethnic groups and all socioeconomic groups.

Consumption of nuts,specially peanuts given their affordability may be considered a cost effective measure to improve cardiovascular health.

JAMA Intern Medicine 2015;755-766

Cancer prevention

The question comes,

What to eat and What not to eat?

There is no specific anti cancer diet but summing up all the available evidence and literature,Plant based diets ace in cancer prevention.

I have not read anywhere that eating Pizzadaily,a fast food Hamburger Daily or hot dog and cokes,

French fries and onion rings in diet reduced cancer incidence nor it improved Health.

Let's talk in short about Barbrcue!

The smoke from meat on barbecue has similar cancer causing carcinogens as cigarettes and more.

Carcinogens are formed when meat is cooked at very high temperatures.

So what helps,

Broccoli sprouts help in Breast cancer prevention.

Berries,like blackberries,Aroniaberries,blueberries get their rich color from Anthocyanins and can help prevent colon,breast,skin,lung cancer.

Ther is a definite rise of natural killer cells an immune system involved in fighting cancer.

Cruciferous vegetables help prevent prostate,lung ,colon cancers.

Cruciferous vegetables assist in liver detoxification naturally.

Legumes are full of fiber and protein and reduce cancer risk like colon cancer,breast cancer.

Tomatoes,watermelon,papaya help reduce prostate and colon cancer risk.

Pomegranate helps in prostate cancer

More info to come