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2011-09-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

Our Q and A of the month :

New York Times Best Selling Author of 30 books on health and healing!

http://www.annlouise.com/

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month we sat down with the woman in the know! Dr.Tranquility has a quick Q and A with Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman.best selling author and "The first lady of Nutrition."

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month, I want your readers to be aware that gluten sensitivity can express itself

in many unexpected and strange ways including frequent unexplained headaches, canker sores and various

skin problems including psoriasis and dermatitis (red bumps, blisters, itching and burning skin). There is even evidence that depression as well as autism may be related to some degree of gluten intolerance.

With regard to women, there is evidence that "silent celiac disease" is a hidden cause of osteoporosis because of the malabsorption of key minerals.

To View some amazing video's of Dr. Ann Louise please visit www.annlouise.com and to see her extensive best selling book list!

Dr Ann Louise Gittleman

A Visionary, health guru, weight loss/detox expert, author, spokesperson, and natural foods icon, Dr. Ann Louise has always been a trendsetter.

Highly respected as a health pioneer and award-winning author of 30 books, she revolutionized weight loss in her New York Times bestseller The Fat Flush Plan. Dr. Ann Louise was recognized as one of the top ten nutritionists in the country by Self magazine and was the recipient of the American Medical Writers Association award for excellence.

Always ahead of her time, Dr. Ann Louise set the pace for new health protocols in the 1990s with four more breakthrough books. She was the first to warn of the environmental hazards of parasites in her classic Guess What Came To Dinner? Parasites and Your Health. In Your Body Knows Best, Dr. Ann Louise was the first to discuss the blood type/weight theory and proclaim that one diet may not be right for every body - an idea that is only now becoming mainstream. She was the first to offer natural remedies for menopausal symptoms in Super Nutrition for Menopause (now in print as Hot Times) and is widely credited as the first to popularize the term “perimenopause” in her New York Times bestseller, Before The Change.

Dr. Ann Louise forged new ways of thinking about obesity early on in her career. She was the first to proclaim that obesity was caused by the lack of dietary fats and the wrong kind of carbohydrates in her book Beyond Pritikin, published in 1988. In Beyond Pritikin, she predicted that the fat-free, carb-rich diet was creating weight gain, sugar cravings, fatigue and diabetes.

Awards & Press

Her work has been featured in a myriad of national publications ranging from Time and Newsweek to Glamour, Ebony and The Oprah Magazine. Millions of readers follow her advice through her features in First for Women and Woman's World magazines. Thousands visit her website www.annlouise.com on a daily basis.

To read more of this interesting Q and A with Dr.Gittleman on what accomplishments she is most proud of and what she does to relax grab a copy of Dr.Tranquility magazine May -June issue. This issue also includes a free chapter of Let the Sun Shine In:The Miracle of Vitamine D by Kathleen Barnes and Dr.Tranquility- Lydia Belton Ph.D.,Ct.H.A.

For Gluten free recipes visit drtranquility's recipe page or click the link below for amazing dishes!

Drtranquility.com/site/DrTranquilityEvents.html

http://www.annlouise.com/

As Usual we have so much in store for you this month. Stop by drtranquility.com for tips on how you can help those in need Suicide Prevention Month, the anniversary of 9 11 and Vegetarian awareness month tips to keep you healthy for one thing,The American Heart Association has a new app out hear about here first! We hope all of you enjoyed our exclusive blog from last month in honor of Stress Awareness Month. We are so grateful to all of the amazing practitioner's who gifted so many amazing protocol. That was an exclusive blog, it did not go out to practitioner or PR list it was strictly designed for our members. Make sure you on on the list for other exclusive goddies from drtranquility.com. Membership is free.

Don't miss Dr.V on Drtranquility Talks

In the meantime one of our favorite heart doc's Dr. Fred Vagnini
New Release - Beating the Cardio-Diabetes Connection

Dr. Fred Vagnini also has the Heart Show on WOR fm!

Dr.Tranquility also has a new book coming out

Let The Sun shine In:The Miracle of vitamin D By kathleen Barns and DR.Tranquility, Lydia BeltonPhD.,Ct.H.A.offered in a revolutionary format:

DrTranquility.com/site/letthesunshin.html

Check out a sample copy in unique format with full free issue in PDF format:

Drtranquility.com/site/drtranquilitymagzine.html

To view latest happeings on Dr.tranquility.com:

Drtranquility.com/site/DrTranquilityEvents.html

Don't miss Nicole Steiman"Creating a Lucky Life" Available in our DrTranquility U area of drtranquility.com. $19.95 DrTranquility is deducting $4.95/25% from to the cost of course. Just show us proof of donation of any amount toward Japan,Mississippi,Louisiana,Tsunami,floods, hurracains American Red Cross Relief! Log onto DrTranquility U or click the link above for more info. on this amazing 2 hour course,with lot's of free goodies...a $400.00 value of free bee's! All for you after you donate directly to the American Red Crss.






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Dr.Tranquility's Today's Health ,Celiac Awareness Month,Q and A -Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman

2011-05-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

Our Q and A of the month :

New York Times Best Selling Author of 30 books on health and healing!

http://www.annlouise.com/

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month, I want your readers to be aware that gluten sensitivity can express itself

in many unexpected and strange ways including frequent unexplained headaches, canker sores and various

With regard to women, there is evidence that "silent celiac disease" is a hidden cause of osteoporosis because of the malabsorption of key minerals.

To View some amazing video's of Dr. Ann Louise please visit www.annlouise.com and to see her extensive best selling book list!
Dr Ann Louise Gittleman
A Visionary, health guru, weight loss/detox expert, author, spokesperson, and natural foods icon, Dr. Ann Louise has always been a trendsetter.
Highly respected as a health pioneer and award-winning author of 30 books, she revolutionized weight loss in her New York Times bestseller The Fat Flush Plan. Dr. Ann Louise was recognized as one of the top ten nutritionists in the country by Self magazine and was the recipient of the American Medical Writers Association award for excellence.
Always ahead of her time, Dr. Ann Louise set the pace for new health protocols in the 1990s with four more breakthrough books. She was the first to warn of the environmental hazards of parasites in her classic Guess What Came To Dinner? Parasites and Your Health. In Your Body Knows Best, Dr. Ann Louise was the first to discuss the blood type/weight theory and proclaim that one diet may not be right for every body - an idea that is only now becoming mainstream. She was the first to offer natural remedies for menopausal symptoms in Super Nutrition for Menopause (now in print as Hot Times) and is widely credited as the first to popularize the term “perimenopause” in her New York Times bestseller, Before The Change.
Dr. Ann Louise forged new ways of thinking about obesity early on in her career. She was the first to proclaim that obesity was caused by the lack of dietary fats and the wrong kind of carbohydrates in her book Beyond Pritikin, published in 1988. In Beyond Pritikin, she predicted that the fat-free, carb-rich diet was creating weight gain, sugar cravings, fatigue and diabetes.

Awards & Press

A savvy and dynamic speaker, Dr. Ann Louise has been featured on 20/20, Dr. Phil, The View, Good Morning America, Extra!, and The Early Show. In addition, her work has been featured on CNN, PBS, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CBN, Fox News, and the BBC. She has appeared on several national infomercials including the extremely popular World’s Greatest Treasury of Health Secrets hosted by Hugh Downs. She has served as a celebrity spokesperson for many of the largest companies in the health foods industry.
Her work has been featured in a myriad of national publications ranging from Time and Newsweek to Glamour, Ebony and The Oprah Magazine. Millions of readers follow her advice through her features in First for Women and Woman's World magazines. Thousands visit her website www.annlouise.com on a daily basis.

To read more of this interesting Q and A with Dr.Gittleman on what accomplishments she is most proud of and what she does to relax grab a copy of Dr.Tranquility magazine May -June issue. This issue also includes a free chapter of Let the Sun Shine In:The Miracle of Vitamine D by Kathleen Barnes and Dr.Tranquility- Lydia Belton Ph.D.,Ct.H.A.

For Gluten free recipes visit drtranquility's recipe page or click the link below for amazing dishes!

Drtranquility.com/site/DrTranquilityEvents.html

http://www.annlouise.com/

As Usual we have so much in store for you this month. Celiac Awareness month for one thing,The American Heart Association has a new app out hear about here first! We hope all of you enjoyed our exclusive blog from last month in honor of Stress Awareness Month. We are so grateful to all of the amazing practitioner's who gifted so many amazing protocol. That was an exclusive blog, it did not go out to practitioner or PR list it was strictly designed for our members. Make sure you on on the list for other exclusive goddies from drtranquility.com. Membership is free.

Don't miss Dr.V on Drtranquility Talks

In the meantime one of our favorite heart doc's Dr. Fred Vagnini has a new book out.
New Release - Beating the Cardio-Diabetes Connection

Dr. Fred Vagnini also has the Heart Show on WOR fm!

Dr.Tranquility also has a new book coming out

Let The Sun shine In:The Miracle of vitamin D By kathleen Barns and DR.Tranquility, Lydia BeltonPhD.,Ct.H.A.offered in a revolutionary format:

DrTranquility.com/site/letthesunshin.html

Check out a sample copy in unique format with full free issue in PDF format:

Drtranquility.com/site/drtranquilitymagzine.html

To view latest happeings on Dr.tranquility.com:

Drtranquility.com/site/DrTranquilityEvents.html

Don't miss Nicole Steiman"Creating a Lucky Life" Available in our DrTranquility U area of drtranquility.com. $19.95 DrTranquility is deducting $4.95/25% from to the cost of course. Just show us proof of donation of any amount toward Japan,Mississippi,Louisiana,Tsunami,flood Red Cross Relief! Log onto DrTranquility U or click the link above for more info. on this amazing 2 hour course,with lot's of free goodies...a $400.00 value of free bee's






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2011-03-11T07:20:00.000-08:00

Dr. Fred Vagnini MD our Co-Editor in Chief for Dr.Tranquility's Today's Health has a New Release - Beating the Cardio-Diabetes Connection scroll down for a peek!
Dr. Fred has often recommended Dr. Tranquility,Lydia Belton,PhD.,Ct.H.A. to his patients in his practice, of Nutrition,vascular, heart and lung surgery,and health education. To help them with Mind-Body issues and Stress Reduction.

Dr. Susan Eisen DC
chats with you about Heart Health non-gmo foods and Mediterranean eating!
Dr. Susan is a leading expert in foods education specifically non-gmo,gluten-free,and in organic arenas.Dr.Susan@drtranquility.com

Dr. Tranquility herself sits down to chats with you about
The American Heart Association's
Food Certification @ Expo West.
Also for a free 5 minute relaxation video session simply log onto DrTranquility.com. You need not even join but membership is free. We can all use a little stress relief. As a member you receive a gift bundle including full version.
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Let The Sun shine In:The Miracle of vitamin D By kathleen Barns and Dr.Tranquility, Lydia Belton Ph.D.,Ct.H.A.offered in a revolutionary format and for all happenings please click appropriate link below!

Let The Sun Shine In:The Miracle of Vitamin D

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Check out a sample copy in unique format with full free issue in PDF format:

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To view latest happenings on Dr.tranquility.com:

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Don't miss Nicole Steiman"Creating a Lucky Life" March 20 $19.95 DrTranquility is donating $4.95 to the Red Cross toward Tsunami relief! log onto DrTranquilityU or click the link above for more info. on this amazing 2 hour course,with lot's of free goodies!!

First some background information:

Did you know The American Heart Association

was founded in 1924, it is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. To help prevent, treat and defeat these diseases — America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — we fund cutting-edge research, conduct lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and advocate to protect public health. To learn more or join us in helping all Americans, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit americanheart.org. The Heart-Check Mark
The American Heart Association established the heart-check mark in 1995 to give consumers an easy, reliable system for identifying heart-healthy foods as a first step in building a sensible eating plan. About 800 products that bear the heart-check mark have been screened and verified by the association to meet criteria for saturated fat and cholesterol. To learn more about the heart-check mark, and to see a complete list of certified products and participating companies, visit heartcheckmark.org.

American Heart Association Food Certification Program Facts:
The American Heart Association’s Food Certification Program began in 1995 in response to consumer requests for reliable ways to identify foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Today, more than 800 heart-healthy food items bear the red and white heart-check mark on packaging. The American Heart Association has three categories of certification:
Standard Certification: Products must meet criteria for being low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Whole-Grains Certification: Products must meet criteria for being low in saturated fat and cholesterol plus meet criteria for being high in whole grains and fiber
Whole-Oats from Soluble Fiber: Products must meet criteria for being low in saturated fat and cholesterol (Must have 0.75 g or more whole-oat soluble fiber and must contain beta-glucan from oat bran, rolled oats, whole-oat flour, or oatrim)

Using the heart-check mark to identify foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol is an important first step to achieving an overall healthy dietary pattern.

A complete list of certified products and participating companies is available at heartcheckmark.org. The site also features a free, interactive grocery list builder. Shoppers can save time by using the tool to select from their favorite certified foods as well as add needed household items before they go to the grocery store. This is a great certification Dr. Tranquility.com highly recommend it. Visit us on DrTranquility.com for much more information!
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Heart Health and the Mediterranean Way

By Dr. Suse Eisen ,DC

As I write this article, the Natural Products Expo West is about to start in Anaheim, California and that means food and more food. I have kept a close eye on the agricultural current events of this week which has included a number of food recalls and the diagnostic reality that the South has been dubbed the “Diabetic” as well as the “Stroke” belt by the CDC in Atlanta. There is no confusing the fact that the Standard American Diet (SAD) is to blame for that milestone but we must add that it is the standard American diet augmented by an overuse of sugar, high fructose corn syrup and saturated fats to great excess in our southern neighbors that has brought them to this pass.As a college student in Georgia, one of the states named, I can tell you that Arby’s, McDonald’s and KFC ruled. But beyond that, almost every restaurant dished up supersized servings of chicken fried steak, biscuits and fatty gravy, and eggs, eggs, eggs. Add to that baby back ribs and huge helpings of mashed potatoes and bacon and you can start to see the problem.

The American Heart Association has released its newest certified foods list and as recently as yesterday has recommended that the Mediterranean Diet is good for heart health. This lists whole grains, olive oils and other good fats along with fish, chicken and large helpings of fruits and vegetables all washed down with a little good red wine. All of this is a great prescription for heart health and can also go a long way toward reducing that diabetes risk we spoke about, but like everything in life, it is never that simple.

There are many obstacles to surmount both in and out of the control of the American consumer. The first obstacle obviously is our will. Do we really want to eat this way, never to be able to enjoy another fatty serving of fried chicken or ice cream? It takes great will to make this change. The next great obstacle is one that is not always so easy to surmount. It involves the eating of genetically modified foods which is affecting that way we eat without our knowledge or belief in some cases and without a full comprehension by many. You go to the store and you have two options these days: Conventional and Organic. Actually, let’s make that three choices: Organic, Local, and Conventional - that is if you are lucky enough to shop in a store that carries organic. Sadly, many if not most conventional foods may be genetically modified and contain large amounts of pesticides which cannot be washed off.

Many of my patients come to me wanting to lose weight and get healthier. For example, they may tell me that they had added salad which may consist of limited amounts of lettuce and tomatoes topped with chicken breast and may or may not contain a salad dressing. Patients do not always reveal all pertinent information. The point is eating healthy is a hard and unhappy reality for most people. I want to tell you that eating healthy doesn’t have to be hard or unhappy. There are many healthy and tasty food choices out there. But you must know that the best way to drop 25-30 pounds (or more if needed) and reverse heart disease and stroke risk is to do what Bill Clinton did. Whether or not you like him or his politics, he is an elder statesman and most of us know who he is. Most of you may also be are aware that he underwent a battery of cardiac procedures including angioplasties, bypass surgery and a laundry list of pharmaceuticals for his heart disease.

One day, his daughter who was quietly taking public health courses at Columbia University, chastised her parents for their long and largely ignorant support of genetically modified foods and its effect on their own health. But let’s not get political here. Chelsea was getting married and she wanted her parents to “look good” for her wedding. She immediately put them on a reduced gluten intake along with a diet of high in organic produce. That means no fast foods – a sore trial for Bill – since I am sure we can all remember his secret service assisted jogs around Washington DC followed by a celebratory stop to McDonald’s. Within a short time, her father lost 25-30 pounds and started to reverse his heart disease.

To understand how we got here, big agricultural corporations who want to save every penny possible are heavily invested in genetically modified foods which they tell us is good for us and will increase crop yields. Neither is true and in fact fooling around with Mother Nature has actually created an epidemic of fat bellied bloated and gassy Americans who are unable to properly digest their foods due to a dietary intake that is no longer recognized by their bodies. Part of this process includes a reduction in the biodiversity that was once commonplace in agriculture. For example, wheat which once had 23 different varieties now consists of 5. Because of this, the gluten levels have steadily risen and have created an increase in allergies or sensitivity to wheat along the way. The best way to combat these sensitivities is to eat a gluten free bread and a terrific brand which I have personally taste tested in my kitchen and with my family young and old is French Meadow Bakery. They do gluten free better than any other brand I have tried and try to include organic ingredients as much as possible.

The Mediterranean style diet with a strong organic component is the best way to incorporate the American Heart Association’s recommendations along with tasty nutritionally dense food. This is the best way to improve your heart health and lose weight while gaining back control of your overall health.

Dr.Tranquility also recommends: On drtranquility.com we always recommendgreat tasting Gluten free foods. One of my favorites, and DR. Susan's as you all know by now French Meadow Bakery's gluten free Pizza and tortilla.

Try the gluten free pizza,add some fresh organic tomatoes(when we say organic it is important to note that many products have been grown with organic standards and methodologies but have not been utilizing this process long enough to utilize the organic seal). Moving on you may slice of a few pieces and place on top of crust. My favorite way(must be all of those courses in Tuscany I took), puree and place in sauce pan with some caramelized,onion and garlic, spread over crust and top with fresh Peccorino Romano place in oven for
3 minutes or until cheese has melted...YUMMY!
PSST again here for kid's try fun shaped mini-pizza's

Chop some fresh cilantro, avocado. Toast your Fresh Meadow Bakery gluten free tortilla and cut into shapes you like for kid's you may want to use a cookie cutter to cut shapes before toasting in oven on a cookie sheet.Add above ingredients and top with your favorite fresh cheese..awesome!
For more yummy gluten free Mediterranean quick&easy recipes check out our February issue of Dr.Tranquility's Today's Health Blog as well!

Ten Commandments For Fitness Success: By Timea Majorova

Timea is a fitness world champion,
Physical Therapist, Fitness Cover Model gracing more than 200 covers,
and now she has her own line of products as seen at this years Grammy's on the red carpet
Pretty Fit !
www.drtranquility.com/site/timeamajorova.html

It is not easy to stay motivated and train hard. Some times we feel
strong and some times we just want to eat and watch TV.
We need something or someone to wake us up and change
our mind. Motivation is very important especially for those days
when you just can't get going! Here is some help!

1. Take Responsibility.
Take responsibility for becoming a " student " of your fitness success.
Think logically about your training and nutrition. The best experience
is your own experience. You will know your body and you will
know exactly what your body needs at the right moment.Timea shares 9 other tips come see

www.drtranquility.com/site/timeamajorova.html

Don't miss Dr.V on Drtranquility Talks

In the meantime one of our favorite heart doc's Dr. Fred Vagnini has a new book out.
New Release - Beating the Cardio-Diabetes Connection

Dr. Fred Vagnini also has the Heart Show on WOR fm!

Dr.Tranquility also has a new book coming out

Let The Sun shine In:The Miracle of vitamin D By kathleen Barns and DR.Tranquility, Lydia BeltonPhD.,Ct.H.A.offered in a revolutionary format:

DrTranquility.com/site/letthesunshin.html

Check out a sample copy in unique format with full free issue in PDF format:

Drtranquility.com/site/drtranquilitymagzine.html

To view latest happeings on Dr.tranquility.com:

Drtranquility.com/site/DrTranquilityEvents.html

It's Valentine's Day includes I heart me too!

2011-02-02T14:15:00.000-08:00

Valentines Day is a time when we think of our hearts did you know our very own Guest Co-Editor in Chief of DrTranquility's Today's Health

is: Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini is one of the most unique physicians and health educators in the world. After graduation from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1963, Dr. Vagnini underwent 8 years of post doctorate internship and residency. These years studying surgery, vascular, heart and lung surgery were spent at the Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York. Following completion of training Dr. Vagnini served in the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel and subsequently entered into private practice on Long Island, New York. For the next 25 years Dr. Vagnini practiced as a heart, lung and blood vessel surgeon. He has operated on thousands of patients with heart and blood vessel disease. As his career continued Dr. Vagnini became interested in Health Education, Preventive Medicine and Clinical Nutrition. Because of his vast experience in the area of heart disease and nutrition he became a frequent guest speaker and has appeared numerous times on local and national radio and television. coming out with a new book this month In the mean time take a look at Dr. Vagnini Healthy Heart Plan:A Surgeon's Approach to Natural and Allopathic Treatment for Cardiovascular Wellness.

Speaking of the heart something we think you want to now more about if you don't already...

breastcancer.org has just launched a new area you really must check out :They're new Lower Your Risk section.

"While there are some risk factors we can’t change, there are many changes and healthy choices we can make every day to help keep our risk as low as possible. "Some steps yield instant payoff — like stopping hormone replacement therapy or catching up on lost sleep," says Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder of Breastcancer.org. "Other steps require a lot of work over time before payday — like maintaining a healthy weight. Our aim is to give you steps that are very practical and reasonable. Set your goals and strive to do the best you can on an everyday basis!"

established risk factors, including genetics and weight
possible risk factors, including low vitamin D levels and exposure to chemicals in the environment
and So much more this is a large site full of information (thank goodness)SO GIVE YOURSELF 15 MINUTES + and check them out!

LOVING YOURSELF ALSO IMPORTANT THIS MONTH SO KEEP IT IN MIND AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF ...LET A BIT OF THE SUN SHINE IN

A new book on vitamin D from Kathleen Barnes
& Drtranquility

Dr.SusanEisenDC

Anyway, if the truth be told, my interest in going from the start was to do a little more investigating on the natural foods market. In my own practice, I have become a huge champion of food and our rights as citizens to be able to eat, enjoy, and purchase good nutrient dense food that will sustain us in a healthy way. In NYC where the Union Square Farmer’s Market sits not more than 14 blocks from my private office and where there is a dizzying array of pure organic foods, we are still a city and a nation on the run and finding healthy processed foods leaves us with little alternatives in avoiding some bad food choices.

My deeper study has found some disturbing things. Expensive foods that we think are better for us than others are just as chemically laden as the salty junk food snacks that we know are bad for us. So for the foreseeable future, my column will be all about food. Food that is healthy for you, food that is unhealthy for you, and foods that are deceptively unhealthy for you.

Clearly, we all have a pretty good idea of what foods are good and bad for us. A daily dose of fried foods, trans fats, heavily processed foods and foods high in fats – we know these to be bad for us. Many of us do make the extra effort to get more fruits and vegetables. So you ask, “What is the problem?” The problem is that most of the food that we purchase in the supermarkets, the local food marts, and even the largest national donut chain down the road is genetically modified. I will hope to explain to you what this means and how it can negatively affect your health and the health of your family and loved ones.

Genetically modified foods in a simple definition are foods that have been gene-spliced in some way to make them stronger or more resistant to drought and to pests. You say, “Ok, what is so bad about that?” The problem simply is that our digestive systems have not been hardwired to recognize some of these new fangled foods and we are not digesting the food in the way that nature intended.

I personally feel that genetically modified foods or GMO foods are the new scourge of our country. It is an insidious one which is deceptively difficult to recognize. So I will repeat what you have all heard before… READ YOUR LABELS. The less the number of ingredients in your food, the better it is for you. This sounds like good advice, but… unfortunately, there are many items on the store shelves that fit this description and can still be very unhealthy for you. Am I the only one who has noticed that no matter how hard we try to improve our diets and exercise more, we as a nation are just getting fatter?

To make this easier for you I am going to give you a list of ingredients that I want you to avoid like the plague for your ultimate WELLNESS!

INGREDIENTS IN YOUR PROCESSED FOODS TO AVOID!

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP

Hmm! How could this be bad for me? It’s fructose, not glucose. Everyone knows that it’s glucose that is bad for you right? Too much will give you diabetes, etc. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a chemical which was designed to extend the shelf life of foods. It helps to give the Twinkie a one thousand year long shelf life. Stay away from it. It causes inflammation and probably worse. It is also made from GMO corn.

SOY

I regret to announce that the soy crop in our country is almost entirely GMO. Genetically modified foods do not digest well with symptoms like bloating and diarrhea.

SOY LECITHIN

Just another form of soy which is a stabilizer. In other words, it helps to bind things together which you may say is ok, but in culinary schools they never use this product. Nature has provided us with a natural binder – egg whites. It bears repeating, soy lecithin is produced through a lengthy and in my mind questionable process which makes any food it is in highly processed. It is also made from GMO soy crops.

ANY THING THAT IS GMO or GENETICALLY MODIFIED!

Readers, if you do nothing else nutritionally for yourself this month, please try to avoid any foods with the ingredient list above. I know that you have heard it all before, but the only foods which are consistently anti-GMO are organic. For example, next time you are in the food store, pick up a container of ice cream – the expensive ones! You will be shocked to find the above listed ingredients. The only national organic ice cream company that is readily available (even in Wal-Mart) is Stonyfield. If you don’t see this brand in your store, ask the store manager to start carrying it. I have said this before, and it bears repeating, WE THE PEOPLE do have power.

One last thing, for all of the mothers in the house, Cows that eat GMO corn produce milk that is GMO which you are giving to your growing children. The only way to avoid this is to buy organic milk. You may shout out that it is too expensive! Organic milk does not go rancid. How many times have you had to pour a half a gallon of milk down the drain before it was used up? You will NEVER need to have that worry if you buy organic milk… so believe it or not, you will actually SAVE money if you buy ORGANIC MILK

One food that I did truly enjoy French Meadow Farms Gluten Free Tortilla. Yummy...you can create pizza's,nacho's cinnamon crisps..and they have much more DrTranquility just loves their brownies! Next month I will chat with you about a facinating interview I had with the head of French Meadow bakery's R&D. If you are looking for these products....try Whole Foods nation wide.Dr.SusanEisenDC

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So your planning a romantic evening with your sweetie? Make it Mediterranean!

Mediterranean meals such as Italian or greek are so healthy because they utilize olive oils, legumes, nuts, whole grains, and let's not forget that basil. Basil is wonderful because..it's bacteria inhibiting make that "bad" bacteria, it has flavinoids which we are going to talk more about in a sec., it's an anti-inflammatory, vitamin A,improves blood flow, it's a relative of of peppermint(no great shocker another her with anti-bacterial,great for alertness,and stomach among soo many other uses), and well yes it tastes amazing and really enhances the flavor of... well just about anything. Garlic, don't even get me started here this article will go on for days anti-fungal,antibiotic,lowers cholesterol and if I start telling you about the benefits to your Cardiovascular system well if I go here we really be here all day let's just say lowers blood and sugar levels, cleanses blood, reduces blood pressure,great remedy for colds from a nasal & respiratory, is rumored to aid against snoring, and get this one has been touted as an aphrodisiac,(as long as you are both partaking). Aphrodisiac just in time for Valentine's Day!

Sea salt as it has been shown to stabilize irregular heart beats...hmmm.Fresh sauces made with fresh ingredients including tomatoes. Tomatoes are a staple and for good reason; great for their nutrient rich benefits proven to help prevent cancer and heart disease vitamin A, potassium,vitamin B (both of which lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels)lycopene,chlorogenic acids,betacaroines(yes like carrots), chromium(which keeps our blood sugar low), helps and tons of vitamin c!

How about adding in some yummy pasta if you are not in the Aurthur Ave vicinity and there in no Little Italy near by why not try Bertolli (in your grocery fridge )they have some good pastas and many variations, but try to make the sauce yourself I will give you a quick and easy recipe in just a moment. That is one of the true benefits of the Mediterranean diet everything is fresh..this is key!

For bread I recommend French Meadow Bakery gluten free tortilla follow direction

Okay try one of my quick and easy favorites (I get complements all the time and it's soooo easy).

1 blender or food processor(I prefer blender and don't turn on until everything is in)

Fresh tomatoes on the vine( peel a bit of the skin a great face mask DO NOT Try FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VALENTINE'S DAY. It can take a moment for the redness from the skin to fade on your face but it will usually with in minutes but do not risk...refrigerate. If You can't find frsh on the vine which you should be able to grab a can of peeled San Marczanos in juice with basil, WHOLE, into blender & make yourself a virgin bloody mary with the juice. Keep 1 tomato to the side.

finely sliced garlic 1-2 cloves small garlic bulbs& 1 white or vidallia onion(caramelize toss in pan allow to brow add a tiny bit of olive oil to get it moving) put 2 tblsps to the side put the rest in

basil I use a lot washed toss them in

1 sprig of rosemary(also awesome for the blood,digestion,

& amazing for headaches)

1 sprig of rosemary(also awsome for the blood,digestion

,& amazing for headaches)

ARE YOU AND YOUR LOVIE MEATATARIANS (ME TOO) ok so:
Hot and sweet sausage cook together again splash of olive oil in caramelized oinion/garlic pan adds more flavor add in basil

Freshly grated peccorin romano(parmesaen) or if not do it your way but it's on you trust me this kicks it over the top.

put all ingredients into blender NOW you may turn it on blend thoroughly
dump into sauce pan on medium low heat while pasta cooks and your all set.

Grab your cooked French Meadow Bakery tortilla top with sliced or simply spread around can tomato, onion, a little fresh basil,grate cheese right on top that's your app/or simply on the side!

Drinking this Valentine's Day make it Red Wine Why.......

DON'T FORGET THE RED WINE AND THOSE FLAVINIOD BENEFITS!

PS If single keep it to a half bottle and spend a little time pampering yourself

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Health, Wellness,and healthy Winter/ Super Bowl Treats

2010-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

It's A New Year!
Welcome to DrTranquility's Health Blog:Today's Health

"Today's Health" We are excited to bring YOU this amazing content and we hope you enjoy it. I want to remind you to BREATHE! Catch some great new features such as Dr.Susan's Food Corner which also includes wonderfully easy, healthy recipes.Scroll through our health library for great articles from me, DrTranquility, Dr. Susan Eisen, Dr. Fred Vagnini, and many more.

Have you heard about a book Dr. Kathleen Barne's and I have been working on for you?

Let the Sun Shine In: The Miracle Of Vitamin D

by Dr. Tranquility Lydia Belton, Ph.D.,Ct.H.A.
and Kathleen Barnes
Free Gift! Here is a gift for you just in time for the New Year. Our light box recommendation is designed for you snow bird's. There is lot's of great information in the book from top doc's Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr. OZ,even DrTranquility's very own Dr. Fred Vagnini,and so many others. and many other's, several of whom you are familiar with, as they are often featured in exclusive interviews with Drtranquility herself, Lydia Belton on DrTranquility Talks on FM Radio found on DrTranquility.com
Vitamin D is a miracle nutrient. We can say that without any hesitation. A century ago, we might have been accused of peddling snake oil when we say that keeping your vitamin D levels optimal can:

• Prevent at least 16 kinds of cancer
• Protect your heart and lower blood pressure
• Keep blood sugars steady and prevent diabetes
• Alleviate depression
• Prevent obesity
• Keep bones and joints strong
• Prevent kidney disease
• Improve digestive health
• Relieve menopausal symptoms
• Prevent autoimmune diseases
• Lengthen your life span

See what we mean? You might think these widely varying conditions couldn’t possibly be related to a deficiency of one little vitamin. But there is good, solid medical science to prove the widespread health value of optimal vitamin D levels.

Low vitamin D levels are epidemic

We all need vitamin D and lots of it. We need much more than most of us get.

Boston University professor of medicine Michael Holick, M.D., Ph.D., is at the forefront of vitamin D research. In Dr. Holick’s opinion, 95% of all North Americans are deficient in vitamin D in the winter and the majority of us are deficient year-round.

Why in winter? Because vitamin D is synthesized through our skin from the ultraviolet radiation (UVB rays) produced by natural sunlight.

That’s right: Just the rays of the sun can give our bodies all the fuel we need to produce vitamin D. For obvious reason, most of us don’t get enough sun exposure in the winter because we’re bundled up against the cold and little of our skin is exposed to the much weakened sun’s rays. What’s more, the farther we live from the equator, the weaker the sun’s rays and the lower our vitamin D production.

If you’re lucky enough to live in Florida or California or other warm, climates, you have available to you the sunlight necessary for your body to produce the vitamin D you need for a host of scientifically validated health benefits, including an overall longer life expectancy.

But Dr. Holick notes that even those who live in tropical climates are often deficient in vitamin D because they don’t spend much time outdoors.

In addition, when we do spend time in the sun, we’ve been conditioned to wear sunscreen for fear of getting skin cancer. While those cautions are valid, skin cancer risk is not a factor for the small amount of time we need to be in the sun to spark vitamin D production.

The National Academy of Sciences now says that those of us who regularly and properly practice skin protection may be at risk for vitamin D deficiency.

Most of us need exposure of arms, face and legs for 20 minutes three times a week to build up our vitamin D stores. Even very fair-skinned people will not burn in that amount of time.

Darker skinned people may actually need much longer exposure in most North American climates, perhaps 20 to 30 times as much, which translates to an unrealistic several hours a day if you live in a sun-challenged latitude like Toronto.

Even sunscreens at the lowest levels like SPF 8 block UV rays necessary to produce vitamin D. If you want to spend a day in the sun and you’re worried about burning, bring along your sunscreen and only apply it after you’ve taken your vitamin D sunbath.

Powerful vitamin D research
Dr. Joseph Mercola, a leading natural health advocate, estimates that vitamin D deficiency is the cause of more than 1 million deaths worldwide each year, including 150,000 cancer deaths in the U.S. alone. That’s a shocking figure considering that the solution is so simple and that sunlight is free.

Here’s a synopsis of some of the most powerful research on vitamin D deficiency:

• People with low vitamin D blood levels were 40% more likely to die of heart disease and more than double the risk of dying of any cause over an eight-year period as those with normal D levels.
• For cancer alone, there are more than 800 studies confirming its D’s effectiveness in treatment and prevention.
• Vitamin D deficiency doubles the risk of Alzheimer’s.
• People with low D levels had a higher risk of clinical depression.
• Obesity impairs the ability to use vitamin D in the body, so obese people need twice as much vitamin D as others.
• Type 2 diabetes is aggravated by D deficiency.
• Schizophrenia has been strongly linked to D deficiency.
• Vitamin D is considered a standard treatment for psoriasis.
• 80% of nursing home patients are vitamin C deficient.
• 60% of all hospital patients are D deficient.
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is caused by a melatonin imbalance resulting from inadequate exposure to sunlight.
• The risk of developing diabetes and cancer is reduced as much as 80% with unprotected exposure to sunlight tow to three times weekly. Hormonally related cancers (prostate, breast, ovarian) are particularly linked to vitamin D levels.
• In people with lymphoma and colon cancer, people with normal vitamin D levels were twice as likely to die as those who had normal D levels.

How to get Vitamin D

This is a simple one: Few foods contain any significant amount of vitamin D, so forget the idea of getting your vitamin D needs from food.

You’ll find small amounts of vitamin D in egg yolks, beef liver and cheese. You can get a fairly respectable amount of D from cod live oil (yuck) and cooked salmon, mackerel and mushrooms that have been exposed to sunlight. Many other foods are vitamin D fortified, including milk, some fruit juices and cereals.

You’d need to drink ten glasses of vitamin D enriched milk a day just to get the minimal vitamin D requirements. Many experts suggest our real need for vitamin D is tens of times greater that the RDA of 200 IU a day for children and adults, 400 IU daily for those over 50 and 600 IU daily for those over 70.

That leaves us with three options: taking supplements, light boxes and tanning beds.

The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine now recommends a daily dose of 1000 IU of vitamin D for those at risk for vitamin D insufficiency which is most of us.(emphasis ours).

Supplements are simple and inexpensive. Be sure you’re getting vitamin D3—cholecalciferol.

If you are dark skinned and particularly if you are African-American, there is little chance that you are getting adequate D intake. You need hours of sun exposure daily to produce the vitamin D you need to be healthy. This is a likely cause of the epidemic of certain types of cancer in African-Americans, particularly prostate cancer in black men.
For these reasons, vitamin D supplementation is highly recommended for dark-skinned people.

Light boxes

Light boxes are an excellent alternative that is now coming to light (pardon the pun) by giving you the benefits of natural sunlight, particularly to stimulate brain chemistry (and melatonin production) without tanning the skin.

This is a tool Dr. Tranquility has long used in her practice when patients were referred to her with SAD ( Seasonal Affective Disorder, wintertime depression believed to be related to lack of sunlight).

Granted, we all get a little “blue” after the winder holidays, especially here in NYC when the pristine snow turns to unending months of sludge. Accordingly. we all get a bit sunny from the first blast of sun and just a tinge of warmth on our faces, knowing spring is coming (a memory we’d do well to remember come mid-August.

There some of us who slide into a true depression from lack of sun and there is now tremendous data on the aftermath of remaining completely sun-free and the harmful effects the lack of vitamin D can cause our bodies, especially those suffering from SAD.
Lack of sunlight can cause SAD and other health problems for people of color.

As a woman of color, Dr. Tranquility is well aware of the cultural ramifications of sun exposure and darkening already dark skin, especially for women, so that need not be discussed.

However, there is an alternative: the light box for men and women of color including Asian, middle Eastern, Hispanic and Blacks. Actually, people of color are those with anything but pink-toned Caucasian skin. If you are yellow or olive to coffee-colored to black, you are considered a person of color and it takes more sun exposure to absorb the sunlight necessary to make sufficient quantities of vitamin D. For this specific group given its cultural biases against tanning, let’s look at the light box as an excellent alternative.

For anyone suffering from SAD, a light box with 20,000 lux is best.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, that lovable TV doc, recommends using a light box with 10,000 lux for good vitamin D levels for almost anyone.

Tanning beds
Safe tanning beds are effective at delivering the UVB rays necessary to stimulate the production of vitamin D in our body. However, most beds are set to deliver more of the browning UVA rays (that don’t help with D production) and fewer of the potentially UVB rays that cause sunburn with too much exposure. The beds can be calibrated to deliver more UVB rays, but it is a tricky, expensive and potentially risky alternative to simple supplements.

How much is safe?

The Institute of Medicine sets a safe upper limit on vitamin D supplementation at 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) a day.

However, a fair skinned person can make about five times that amount or 10,000 IU in just 20 minutes sitting on the beach. (Dark-skinned people take longer to make the same amount). In an average beach session, many people take in 30,000 or 40,00 IU with no harmful effects. There have never been any reports of vitamin D toxicity.

Vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight, so you’ll probably need to take supplements for several months to get your blood levels back up to where they should be. When you get to the optimal level, you’ll need to keep taking vitamin D since few of get adequate exposure. Exceptions: If you work outside year around, you probably get enough sunlight to manufacture the D you need.

Why hasn’t the word been spread?

Perhaps we sound a little cynical, but since sunlight can’t be patented, the drug companies aren’t interested either in letting folks know there is a free source of enormous health benefits or in encouraging them to get more sunshine in order to avoid buying expensive and potentially harmful pharmaceuticals.

Simple solutions are often slow to catch on and despite the growing body of research that confirms the immense value of vitamin D, most doctors are not up to date on the current research.

It’s even more rare for a doctor to order a test for vitamin D levels in the blood – one that could save your life.

That’s why patients need to become more proactive. We need to ask our doctors for a test of calicidol (blood vitamin D) levels.

Recommended blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are 50ng/ml (this is the major indicator). The average adult needs to take 4,000 to 8,000 IU of vitamin D from all sources in order to achieve these blood levels, although some people may need to take as much as 20,000 IU to achieve the optimal level.

All of the boils down to one simple idea: Vitamin D supplements may literally save your life. Take them faithfully and, combined with a healthy lifestyle, you live happier, healthier and longer.

Look for our next chapter to when we survey some of the best light boxes manufacturers. We’ll share with you the most reasonably priced with optimum benefits.

This introduction is based on our forthcoming book, Let the Sun Shine In: The Miracle of Vitamin D.

DrTranquility Says:

It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is very easy to medicate with food to suppress our winter blues and/or stress. There are So many helpful tips for wise healthy eating and weight loss this time of year. Behavior modification, which may mean tiny consistant steps or in this case tiny bites y of our goals especially when it comes to food. Instead try this little exercise...Breathing Diaphrametically and walking, get a light box or Dawn Simulator, which I discuss thoroughly in Chapter 3 of "Let The Sun Shine In". If you are hungry for some great bread or yummy pizza scroll down to Dr. Susan Eisen's column which is all about food!Dr. Susan Eisen,D.C. - Food Editor for DrTranquility

Dr.Susan Eisen, D.C. is our Food Editor and Holistic Health Editor for DrTranquility.com, She is included in our blogs and special email blasts. As you may know she is all things health and this now includes special discussions related to food. The food you eat everyday. The food that you think is healthy for you. Her column involves discussions regarding genetically modified foods, what they are and why you should not be eating them. GlWe will also be discussing Gluten Free foods and so much more so stay tuned. We have yummy healthy recipes, and Gluten free breads and treats from French Meadow Bakery. So scroll down and take a peek!

Dr. Eisen's Food Corner:

This month's recipes:

The beautiful madalas shown on this blog are the work of Elizabeth Zaikowski theartofelizabethzaikowski.com

French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free “It’s Greek to Me” PizzaHerb & Mushroom Gluten Free Stuffing

Garlic Paste Ingredients:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, roast

Pizza:

French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
1 oz baby spinach, shredded
2 oz feta cheese, crumble
Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced sundried tomato pieces, sliced.
Make a paste with garlic and oil and let stand for up to 3 days. Remove one French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Pizza Crust from packaging. Brush GF pizza crust with garlic infused olive oil as the “sauce” layer. Artfully garnish with the remaining ingredients. Place in a 400°F oven for 5-10 minutes. This is a very light and healthful pizza. *Variation: Options for a more hearty pizza, spread black olive tapenade as the “sauce” and add remaining ingredients on top and bake.

Cinnamon Tortilla Crisps:

4 French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Tortillas
Cooking Spray
Cinnamon and Sugar

Pre-heat oven to 375° F. Slice each tortilla into 8 wedges. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Place sugar side down on pan. Spray other side with cooking spray and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip chips over and bake for another 10 minutes. Serve with fruit salsa, yogurt dip or plain.

From the French Meadow Bakery (Serves 8)

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups chicken broth* (make sure this is gluten-free)

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium white onion, chopped

5 stalks of celery, chopped

1 – 8 oz package of sliced baby bella mushrooms

1 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped

1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped

1 loaf of French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Multigrain Bread,

toasted and cut into 1 inch pieces

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. When hot, add onions, celery, salt and pepper. Sauté for about 4 minutes, until translucent. Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Stir in fresh herbs and set aside. In a large bowl mix bread pieces, mushroom mix and 1 ½ cups hot broth. Stir to combine and pour into 9 x 13” greased pan. Pour 1 cup hot broth over the top and cover with foil. Bake for about 25 minutes, remove foil and bake for about 10 more minutes.

Gluten Free French Toast Casserole

1 loaf French Meadows Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Bread cubed

2 oz golden raisins

4 oz of cream cheese

4 eggs

cup milk

2/3 cup half and half

cup maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

tsp salt

Grease a 8x8 baking pan and place the GF bread cinnamon bread cubes and the golden raisins in the pan. Place the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend. Add blended mixture to the raisin bread mixture, press down and let soak in. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Next morning place in a 350F oven and bake for about 40-50 min until golden brown. Serve with fresh sliced fruit.
Coming next month don't miss Dr. Susan's famous Organic Pumpkin Soup !

Dr. Fred Vagnini DrTranquility Health Blog Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer,who has The clinical practice of Dr. Vagnini has for 20 years been dedicated to aggressive preventive medicine through cardiac and diabetes risk reduction. He sees the anti-aging movement as a continuum of scientific progress that includes stem-cell therapy, genetic manipulation.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred says and so is our well being, so give yourself the extra advantage by picking up your copy of Beating Diabetes. I take my V-Dophilus every day and along Dr V's HCG protocol helped me drop 2 dress sizes...Happy New Year to us!

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It's Heart Month on DrTranquility Todays Health...Come See What's New!

2010-02-17T16:22:00.000-08:00

Welcome you to DrTranquility's Health Blog,"Today's Health". We are so excited to bring this amazing content to you we hope you enjoy it and I remind you to breathe.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred says and so is our well being, so give yourself the extra advantage by picking up your copy of Beating Diabetes, and taking your V Factor!I take my V-Dophilus every day and along Dr V's HCG helped me drop 2 dress sizes!
It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is very easy to medicate with food to suppress our feelings. There are lots of sweets chocolates left over from Valentine's Day..comfort foods such as mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, rolls,biscuits ect. So remember when you are feeling "stressed out" by old family issues, feelings of loneliness,or anxiety..do not to reach for the candy that is so plentiful this time of year,try instead this little exercise...Breathing Diagrammatically and walking!

This is a variation of what I learned this while studying at Harvard's Mind Body Institute 'The Relaxation response'

Stop
Breathe
Think about what your response should be
Then you will act rather than react.

It's so important to visualize your day,and life as well. Remember to be grateful for our good health, if you are currently ill think of the ways in which you are healthy and then say "Thank You"!

We must be proactive and stand in gratitude for what we do have that is positive and well.

If we feel ourselves slipping into negativity hit the reset button by taking a deep exhalation of those negative thoughts and feelings literally blowing them out of your mind and body.

Now, immediately visualize what we are grateful for as we begin a deep inhalation say thank you quietly to yourself.

I can't tell you how many times I do this exercise each day. It is far fewer times than it was when I first started to practice this exercise!

Feels good to breathe doesn't it!
My wish for each of you is that you breathe and are well and the knowledge that you are grateful for being so well!

Dr. Fred is here! Before we chat with him here is a little quote to remember from a colleague of mine Derrick Desilva, MD for the Journal of Age Medicine timely and appropriate as always,"
What's the 'sweetest' thing I can do for my patients?"

Though Valentine's Day was last week, the "sweetest" thing you can do for your patients is to get them off the sweets. Sugar is not only the most addictive substance on the planet—more addictive than heroin and cocaine, believe it or not—it is one of the biggest driving forces behind the increase in heart disease and other chronic diseases.

Dr. Fred Vagnini
DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer,who has The clinical practice of Dr. Vagnini has for 20 years been dedicated to aggressive preventive medicine through cardiac and diabetes risk reduction. He sees the anti-aging movement as a continuum of scientific progress that includes stem-cell therapy, genetic manipulation, and now:
Dr. Fred V has a new book out...Beating Diabetes don't miss your chance for a signed copy, we have done It!

We wrangled a copy out of Dr V..for an exclusive Today's Health Contest a DrTranquility Health blog and .com exclusive for members only!

Dr.Susan Eisen,DC Senior Editor for Alternative Health for DrTranquility.com
I would like to take this moment to say hello to all of you, loyal readers, at DrTranquility.com. In these times of upheaval how lucky we all are to have someone like DrTranquility to guide us and help us through some dark and difficult times that we all may be experiencing right now!

As I began to write this month’s blog, I was waiting for February 2, 2010 to come along to find out if FOOD, Inc. would be nominated for Best Documentary Feature for an Oscar. This year the Academy Award nominations along with the telecast of the Oscars are delayed one month to allow for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. So, what better time is there to introduce a new feature to the Dr. Tranquility web blogs? Some months ago, I approached Dr. Tranquility with a new idea for the site and today it is my pleasure to announce:
The Dr. Tranquility Film Documentary Showcase!

It is our hope - with this film forum - to bring to your attention some urgent and important topics relating to your health and wellness as well as important social issues that affect us all. Obviously this is what Dr. Tranquility.com is really all about.

The documentary film, more than any other media, strives to educate us about the matters that we need to learn about most. They are always put together by a passionate group of people who live to tell a most important story.

Happily, FOOD, Inc. was nominated for that honor and I couldn’t be more pleased. Now I am sure that all of you regular readers of Dr. Tranquility are aware of how interested in food I have become. So it should come as no surprise that the first film in the documentary showcase is called FOOD, Inc. This movie takes the viewer deep into the real process known as the American Industrialized farming system. I can only say what one of the farmers who long suffered the abuse of a certain corporation had this to say: “If we ask for something better, we will grow it for you. We are very resourceful.” And after seeing this movie, I do believe him.

Stop our Library on DrTranquility.com
To read more of this piece by Dr. Susan Eisen.

It's Holiday Time Again

2009-11-15T16:14:00.000-08:00

It's Thanksgiving Time Again

Welcome you to DrTranquility's Health Blog,"Today's Health". We are so excited to bring this amazing content to you we hope you enjoy it and I remind you to breathe.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred says and so is our well being, so give yourself the extra advantage by picking up your copy of Beating Diabetes, and taking your V Factor!I take my V-Dophilus every day and along Dr V's HCG helped me drop 2 dress sizes!
It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is very easy to medicate with food to suppress our holiday stress. There are lots of sweets cakes, pies,and Thanksgiving comfort foods such as mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, rolls,biscuits ect. So remember when you are feeling "stressed out" by old family issues, feelings of loneliness,or anxiety..do not to reach for the candy that is so plentiful this time of year,try instead this little exercise...Breathing Diaphrametically and walking!

This is a variation of what I learned this while studying at Harvard's Mind Body Institute 'The Relaxation response'

Stop
Breathe
Think about what your response should be
Then you will act rather than react.

Remember a glass of red wine is healthy, reveritol,flavinoids, all sorts of great stuff..a bottle not so not! So mind your holiday drinking if you want to fit into that New Years outfit.
It's so important to visualize your day,and life as well. Remember to be grateful for our good health, if you are currently ill think of the ways in which you are healthy and then say "Thank You"!

We must be proactive and stand in gratitude for what we do have that is positive and well.

If we feel ourselves slipping into negativity hit the reset button by taking a deep exhalation of those negative thoughts and feelings literally blowing them out of your mind and body.

Now, immediately visualize what we are grateful for as we begin a deep inhalation say thank you quietly to yourself.

I can't tell you how many times I do this exercise each day. It is far fewer times than it was when I first started to practice this exercise!

Feels good to breathe doesn't it!
My wish for each of you is that you breathe and are well and the knowledge that you are grateful for being so well!

Dr. Fred is here!!!!!!!!

Dr. Fred Vagnini
DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer,who has The clinical practice of Dr. Vagnini has for 20 years been dedicated to aggressive preventive medicine through cardiac and diabetes risk reduction. He sees the anti-aging movement as a continuum of scientific progress that includes stem-cell therapy, genetic manipulation, and now:
Dr. Fred V has a new book out...Beating Diabetes don't miss your chance for a signed copy, we are going to work on Dr. V to see if we can't convince him to give us one, for an exclusive Today's Health Contest a DrTranquility Health blog exclusive for members only!

Here is a recent article on this run away best seller:
Doc loses 100 pounds,
writes best-selling diet book.

In the Introduction up ahead of Chapter One, the author, Dr. Fred Vagnini, establishes his bona fides with an account of how he himself beat diabetes, heading off the disease by disciplining himself down from 300 lbs to a fit 195. He describes the bad eating habits of his youth and the abundance of tasty food in his homelife. When, later in life, he learned about the health hazards of carbohydrate addiction, he was able to make a full recovery and turn his experience into a valuable lesson he could pass on to others in this book.
But the book is more than a weight loss plan. It is a reference book, an encyclopedia entry, a “how to” book on managing diabetes. It has everything: charts, tables, quizzes, and, of course, recipes and meal plans – all designed to help the diabetic manage and/or to help the prevention-minded person avoid what is today an epidemic in the United States.
There are 24 million Americans diagnosed with diabetics, and millions more who do not know they have the disease. Moreover, there are 60 million with prediabetes; that is, a blood sugar level high enough to lead eventually to diabetes. But this can be prevented. And that’s one of the main objectives of the book.
For the reader who is currently suffering diabetes, the book is a virtual diabetes counselor. It has a chapter on medications used to treat diabetes – and there are many. But this is more than a list with the generic and commercial names of the drugs and how they work. It is also a commentary on which drugs are appropriate for the various manifestations of diabetes and how effective each is. For example, how certain drugs function in relation to weight loss. This is valuable information for the diabetes patient to have when he or she sits down with the doctor to set up a treatment plan. There is also an Appendix on the side-effects of diabetes drugs.
For the health-minded reader who needs to know the risk factors and the signs of diabetes, The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes includes a check-off list to assess your overall health, descriptions of the various tests for diabetes, a chart to measure your body mass index, and a questionnaire on lifestyle that may help you head off the disease.
Every diet book includes recipes and The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes is no exception. There is a short Appendix with recipes for diabetics and prediabetics. But more practical is the book’s section on meal plans for a week and for a month, plus how to stock your pantry and your freezer with diet friendly foods.
Other miscellaneous items included that surely will be of interest to readers: women and heart disease (because diabetes doubles the risk for heart disease), bio-identical hormone therapy, and exercise mats. The book is the mind of the practitioner-author presented for easy reading by his collaborator. If you are or ever have been a patient of Dr. Vagnini – or listened to him on his WOR radio show – every word and idea and piece of advice in the book will be familiar to you. The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes is a good review of your personal health maintenance resolves. And it is an excellent place to start for everyone else.

Dr Susan is next
Happy November Everyone! I hope you all had a terrific Halloween! This year seemed to be a little better and more well planned than in years past and perhaps it was because it was on a Saturday or maybe with this looming recession over our heads, it just seemed to be collectively fun to get all dressed up, young and old, and have fun the old fashioned way! I hope you all got out and enjoyed yourselves.
Last month we had a long discussion about GMO/GM foods (genetically modified foods) and why it is a very good idea to just stay away from them. To avoid the complications, I gave you a short list of what to avoid and so I hope you all will take this very seriously. In a time of proposed healthcare reform, it is impossible to get healthy without taking a very hard look at our diets. Sorry to be redundant but it bears repeating. The four main ingredients you should stay away from are:

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP CORN SYRUP SOY SOY LECITHIN

HOW TO DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE ORGANIC KITCHEN:
With the holidays on our heels and lots of home cooking on the horizon, I would like to help you develop an inexpensive organically rooted kitchen and pantry. In speaking with many of my patients about their diets, the one thing I hear repeatedly is how expensive it is to be organic. There are five important staple food items which are found in almost every recipe. If we all just get started with the staples of our cooking needs, I guarantee that this will be the beginning of a much healthier diet for you and your family. So I thought about it and realized that the following most common ingredients are an inexpensive way to get started toward your own organic kitchen.
Why an ORGANIC KITCHEN you ask? Not only is it healthier for you (look at Christy Brinkley), organic companies have ethically taken an oath not to use genetically modified ingredients. These days, this is a very important consideration and you need only look at the new labels on HEINZ ketchup to understand that. Major food corporations now understand that we consumers are beyond irritated over the lies that have been fed to us for the last 40 or so years in the name of saving a buck. I can tell you that the day will soon come when we will see less and less high fructose corn syrup and soy byproducts in our food supply.
Milk
Organic milks do not contain hormones, antibiotics, or GMO derived milk proteins. Organic milk as expensive as one may think is actually a much better purchase than the regular milk supply. Organic milks do not go rancid and can last in the refrigerator for 4-5 weeks. When was the last time your regular store bought milk lasted more than 1-2 weeks? If that doesn’t stir you, remember that you are feeding your little girls and boys a brew of hormones which are utilized to increase milk output in female dairy cows.
Butter
Organic butter is the most healthful butter in the marketplace. If you are still uncertain about the use of canola/butter blends, know this: canola oils are genetic modified. GM foods can cause an inflammatory response in your gut. Margarine which we have been told is healthy for us is known understand to be anything but healthy for our arteries. Butter comes with its own enzymes to help break it down. The same cannot be said of oleo which is essentially a short chain hydrocarbon – the same components of motor oil.
Sugar
Clearly we are all going to use sweeteners in our diets. Our taste buds simply demand it as well as the recipes we use for the upcoming holidays. I recommend an organic turbinado sugar or Natural sugar cane which can be found in any organic food store. A good brand is Florida Crystals but there are others. As for our chemically derived sugar alternatives like Equal and Aspartame, you must understand that they are unhealthy and also made with genetically modified products which can increase inflammation in your body – digestively and in the circulatory system.
Salt
Salt is another ingredient that we use in nearly every recipe and then some. We have all heard just how bad salt is for our blood pressure. There are organic salt alternatives: Organic Sea salt, Celtic salt, Himalayan salt and salt from the Utah salt flats. Utah salt also called REAL SALT has 50 naturally occurring trace minerals and is excavated from prehistoric salt beds buried beneath the earth in Utah free from the ravages of pollution. Himalayan salt has 84 naturally occurring trace minerals from a salt mountain formed in Pakistan near Lahore. All of these salts contain dozens of minerals and are a much better alternative than common table salt which is devoid of any mineral contents – purely being made up of sodium and chloride.
Flour
The last most common staple in our kitchen is flour. Now I am not saying that you should all run out and start baking your own bread - though you may actually enjoy doing just that – but if you have a good organic flour instead of what is probably in your closet, you will use it next time a recipe calls for flour. Trader Joe’s makes excellent organic flour which comes in different varieties. Another brand is King Arthur’s Flour though you should make sure that it is the organic variety which may not be widespread in the supermarket.
Eggs
Eggs may not be a staple item but they certainly do deserve some discussion here. Baked goods and Thanksgiving stuffing usually require eggs. Organic eggs are taste the way an egg should taste. Seriously. One day try a taste test using one conventional egg and one organic cage-free egg. You will wonder why you haven’t been buying organic eggs for years. The taste of an organic egg is delicious!
So there you go! Make the commitment. You can start by purchasing these 5 to 6 staple items for your kitchen. To add to your organic kitchen, replace used up spices with the organic alternative as needed. Before you know it you will be eating with organic replacements and your hearts and bodies will be much healthier for it.
On November 3, 2009, a movie which I highly recommend became available for general DVD release. And it is here that I would like to say that we at Dr. Tranquility are considering a DR. TRANQUILITY DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWCASE so that we can bring to your attention some important films about a variety of subjects that promote health and wellness as well as a social consciousness for the greater good. The first movie that I would like to bring to your attention is FOOD, INC., and how appropriate since we are discussing food. This very important film takes a hard look that our industrialized farming system. I suggest that you all watch this very important film. ‘You will never look at food the same way again…’
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dr Susan Eisen

Dr Susan has gifted us with a great autumn Thanksgiving recipes:

Dr. Eisen’s Organic Pumpkin Soup Recipe

This is one of my own recipes which I thought up for Thanksgiving 2 years ago. It can be made for 4 people or up to 8. It is clean and pure and simply delicious. Use smaller amounts for 4 people and full recipe for 8 people.

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 cups of fresh or canned Organic Pumpkin

1-2 packages of fresh organic baby carrots

6-10 cups of spring water

Fresh shredded Ginger root to taste

Organic Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt & Cracked pepper to taste to taste

Crème Fraiche (recipe below) to taste

Fresh Organic Pomegranate seeds

In a large soup pot, place water, pumpkin and carrots and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cover until softened about 20 minutes. Simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Add fresh shredded ginger root and salt to taste. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

In divided portions, place about 2 cups of soup and mix in a blender to puree. Return soup mixture to large bowl and place in the refrigerator overnight. Soup can be served warm or chilled with a dollop of crème fraiche and throw in some pomegranates for a tangy and sweet blend of flavors.

Crème Fraiche

When I developed my pumpkin soup recipe 2 years ago on the eve of Thanksgiving, I ran all over town looking for some crème fraiche – none to be found after going to 5 stores. Dejected but not deterred, I bought some heavy cream and buttermilk and made now own!

Ingredients

1 cup pasteurized Organic heavy cream 1 tablespoon Organic Buttermilk

There are two methods for making crème fraiche – both work. One is to blend both ingredients into a Mason jar and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm dark place and allow to sit for 24-36 hours. The second method is to heat up the heavy cream to about 40C. Remove from heat and place in a bowl or Mason jar and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a dark warm cupboard and stir mixture every 6-8 hours. Crème fraiche should be ready in 24-36 hours. Enjoy!

October Is Here

2009-10-15T17:18:00.000-07:00

Welcome you to DrTranquility's Health Blog,"Today's Health". We are so excited to bring this amazing content to you we hope you enjoy it and I remind you to breathe.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred says and so is our well being. It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is so important to visualize your day,and life as well. Remember to be grateful for our good health, if you are currently ill think of the ways in which you are healthy and then say "Thank You"!

We must be proactive and stand in gratitude for what we do have that is positive and well.

If we feel ourselves slipping into negativity hit the reset button by taking a deep exhalation of those negative thoughts and feelings literally blowing them out of your mind and body.

Now, immediately visualize what we are grateful for as we begin a deep inhalation say thank you quietly to yourself.

I can't tell you how many times I do this exercise each day. It is far fewer times than it was when I first started to practice this exercise!

Feels good to breathe doesn't it!
My wish for each of you is that you breathe and are well and the knowledge that you ARE well!

Dr. Fred is here!

Dr. Fred Vagnini
DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer,who has The clinical practice of Dr. Vagnini has for 20 years been dedicated to aggressive preventive medicine through cardiac and diabetes risk reduction. He sees the anti-aging movement as a continuum of scientific progress that includes stem-cell therapy, genetic manipulation, and now:
PSSST Dr. Fred V has a new book on the way...don't miss your chance for a signed copy, we are going to work on Dr. V to see if we can't convince him to give us one. a DrTranquility Heakth blog exclusive for members only!

Adrenal Fatigue Underlies Many of Today’s Health Problems

"What is adrenal fatigue? About a decade ago, James L. Wilson PhD, a Doctor of Nutrition and Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Arizona, wrote a book on what he subtitled “The 21st Century Stress Syndrome.” It did not at the time make much impact on the physician community. Not surprising. Adrenal fatigue was first described by a physician in the 19th century; and this science has taken more than 100 years to trickle down to clinical practice. It is important to me because many of the people who come into my Centers with cardiac disease, diabetes or obesity are found to be afflicted with some aspect of adrenal fatigue, particularly since adrenal fatigue is a contributing factor in insulin resistance, weight gain and diabetes. I’ll explain.

Adrenal Glands

The adrenal glands, located just above the kidneys, release hormones that manage the function of every organ of the body. There are 50 of them, including epinephrine, cortisol, progesterone, DHEA, estrogen, and testosterone. One of them, cortisol, called the stress hormone, has the effect of normalizing glucose levels and supporting a healthy metabolism so that food is efficiently converted into energy and not stored excessively as fat. Cortisol also affects the heart and blood vessels, regulates blood pressure, and controls a steady function of the heart.
Here is a list of some of them: arthritic pain, respiratory infections, allergies, chronic fatigue, asthma, auto-immune disorders like lupus and multiple sclerosis.

Definition

Adrenal fatigue is defined as a deficiency in the function of the adrenal glands. Normally these glands secrete precise and balanced amounts of hormones throughout the body as the body signals a need. Because the adrenal glands are designed to be very responsive to changes in one’s physical, emotional, and psychological status, any number of factors can interfere with this function. Balance and precision are key for two reasons. One, too much demand on the adrenal function because of physical, emotional, or psychological stress can weaken its ability to deliver essential hormones. Second, cortisol secreted in excess will damage muscle and bone, slow down healing and cell regeneration. In the extreme, insufficient adrenal function is Addison’s disease: no hormone output at all; the victims must take hormones for a lifetime. There are intermediate, less than normal, hormone levels that underlie an array of symptoms that makeup adrenal fatigue. Dr. Wilson estimates that 80% of American adults suffer some level of adrenal fatigue at some time during their life. Advancing age is one of the factors slowing down adrenal output.

The Symptoms

The symptoms of adrenal fatigue are varied and quite common: fatigue, insomnia, weight gain, and depression. Therefore it is critical that the patient’s complaint be carefully analyzed. I always judge that when a patient comes into my office and says, “Doc, something’s wrong,” something is wrong. And I set out to discover what it is, even though preliminary assessments offer no clues. Effective are blood tests for cortisol and DHEA sulfate. When the adrenals are chronically overworked and straining to maintain high cortisol levels, they lose the capacity to produce DHEA in sufficient amounts. DHEA is a precursor hormone to estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, and is necessary to moderate the balance of hormones in your body. Insufficient DHEA contributes to fatigue, bone loss, loss of muscle mass, depression, aching joints, decreased sex drive, and impaired immune function. The saliva test is also a practical and effective way to determine these levels. All of these tests are done at intervals in the course of a day, because there is a natural diurnal pattern to adrenal hormone secretion, adding to the complexity of interpreting the tests.

Patients found to have moderate adrenal fatigue are counseled to improve their diet, exercise regularly, identify stresses in their lives and eliminate them, plus get adequate sleep. This usually works. For more severe cases, I have succeeded with nutritional supplements.

A Treatment Regimen
At times I have recommended prescription You'll have to visit vagnini.com to see for more information!"

Dr.Susan Eisen,DC Senior Editor for Alternative Health for DrTranquility.com

DR. SUSAN EISEN DC

Welcome Readers. This past month of September, I attended the Expo East in Boston with Dr Tranquility, Lydia Belton,Ph.D.,Ct.H.A. It was a fun trip and also a bit of an adventure! We intended on driving and then decided on the bus at the last minute, and thanks to my inability to navigate the NJ Transit Light Rail system, we missed the bus and went back to Plan A – the car!

To make this easier for you I am going to give you a list of ingredients that I want you to avoid like the plague for your ultimate WELLNESS!

INGREDIENTS IN YOUR PROCESSED FOODS TO AVOID!

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP

SOY

I regret to announce that the soy crop in our country is almost entirely GMO. Genetically modified foods do not digest well with symptoms like bloating and diarrhea.

SOY LECITHIN

CORN SYRUP

Once again, this is produced from GMO corn so as if HFCS wasn’t bad enough, they get you twice with a double punch of high fructose corn syrup and regular corn syrup.

Next month, I will go into further detail about gluten free foods and natural foods. I will also help you to navigate your way to an inexpensive organically rooted kitchen. In the meantime, here are some websites that you can review. Remember, organic foods are not allowed to be genetically engineered or contain GMO ingredients. Find out more about how to avoid GMO foods in the Non-GMO Shopping Guide of the second website listed below.

ANTI-GMO ORGANIZATIONS/WEB PAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION:

PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/etc/links.html

Institute for Responsible Technology www.instituteforresponsibletechnology.org www.seedsofdeception.com

Cornucopia Institute http://www.cornucopia.org/

FOODS THAT ARE GMO WHICH YOU SHOULD AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

Major Crops that are most commonly GMO:
• Corn • Soy • Cotton (Cottonseed) • Canola (the same Canola that we have been told is good for us)

Other Crops commonly GMO:
• U.S. zucchini & yellow squash • Hawaiian papaya • some Tobacco

Foods which commonly contain GMO ingredients:
• milk from rBGH treated cows • meat raised on GMO feed • aspartame (Nutra-Sweet) • cheeses
• pharmaceutical drugs

Please feel free, readers, to email me if you have any further questions about the holiday table and cannot wait until November at Drsusan@drtranquility.com .

Eat in Good Health!

Susan

Next Month Natural Products Expo East!

Today's Health

2009-09-24T00:57:00.000-07:00

Today's Health o DrTranquility.com

2009-07-24T13:58:00.000-07:00

November Blog posts 11/16
Welcome to DrTranquility's Health Blog,"Today's Health". We are so excited to bring this amazing content to you we hope you enjoy it and I remind you to breathe. This month we bring another informative and fascinating health blog from the team on Drtranquility.com.Information of heart stem cells with Dr. Fred Vagnini MD, what you should know about your anesthesiologist with Dr. Artis Woodward MD,Excuses be Gone By Dr.Wayne Dyer, and great health tips from our Senior Editor Dr.Susan EisenDC, bought to you by DrTranquility herself.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred V says and so is our well being!! It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is so important to visualize your day,month,year,life as well. Remember to be grateful for our good health, if you are currently ill think of the ways in which you are healthy and then say "Thank You"!

Dr. Fred Vagnini
Dr. Fred Vagnini

DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer scroll down to find out more!

This month we sat down to chat with our resident Cardiovascular surgeon and Co-Editor in chief of DrTranquility.com Today's Health Dr.Fred to get his feed back on some the amazing new research on heart stem cells.

According to the National Institute for Health Resource For Stem Cell Research in an article they published entitled...
"Can Stem Cells Repair a Damaged Heart?"

Heart attacks and congestive heart failure remain among the Nation's most prominent health challenges despite many breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine. In fact, despite successful approaches to prevent or limit cardiovascular disease, the restoration of function to the damaged heart remains a formidable challenge. Recent research is providing early evidence that adult and embryonic stem cells may be able to replace damaged heart muscle cells and establish new blood vessels to supply them.
Discussed here are some of the recent discoveries that feature stem cell replacement and muscle regeneration strategies for repairing the damaged heart.Researchers now know that under highly specific growth conditions in laboratory culture dishes, stem cells can be coaxed into developing as new cardiomyocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Scientists are interested in exploiting this ability to provide replacement tissue for the damaged heart. This approach has immense advantages over heart transplant, particularly in light of the paucity of donor hearts available to meet current transplantation needs. (http://www.nih.gov/)
Dr Vagnini feels the new research being conducted today is both exciting and promising!

Figure 9.1. Rodent Model of Myocardial Infarction.
(© 2001 Terese Winslow, Lydia Kibiuk)

In the early days of Anti-Aging Medicine treatment centered around HRT and eventually a movement of progressive prevention to stop the complication of degenerative disease there by helping people to life longer lives.
More recently however regenerative medicine such as Telomere Biology centers on Stem Cell Therapy report the use of stem cells in heart disease reflects a new and growing trend of the future.

Dr.Frederic J. Vagnini is one of the most unique physicians and health educators in the world. After graduation from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1963, Dr. Vagnini underwent 8 years of post doctorate internship and residency. These years studying surgery, vascular, heart and lung surgery were spent at the Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York. Following completion of training Dr. Vagnini served in the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel and subsequently entered into private practice on Long Island, New York. For the next 25 years Dr. Vagnini practiced as a heart, lung and blood vessel surgeon. He has operated on thousands of patients with heart and blood vessel disease. As his career continued Dr. Vagnini became interested in Health Education, Preventive Medicine and Clinical Nutrition. Because of his vast experience in the area of heart disease and nutrition he became a frequent guest speaker and has appeared numerous times on local and national radio and television.

Dr. Vagnini has extensive media experience with hundreds of radio and television appearances. He presently hosts a live call in show on WOR 710 AM. The show is called "The Heart Show" and airs from 4-5 PM Sundays. Dr. Vagnini formerly hosted a national health show on Fox Television.

In the area of print Health Education Dr. Vagnini has written hundreds of articles in the lay literature and has numerous scientific publications. You can find Dr. Vagnini info on DrTranquility.com on our bulletin Board!
Dr. Vagnini is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

I am so grateful for the many patients Dr. Vagnini has referred to my practice for Mind-Body protocols as an integrative treatment protocol for his patients.
The mind is a powerful component in our healing process and in our overall wellness.
Having worked with many people utilizing mind-body protocols to alleviate stress from PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder),ADHD(attention-deficit with hyperactivity disorder),high blood pressure,and many conditions. Together with a tremendous mental health panel of experts including Neurologists and Psychiatrists we achieve tremendous success. Mind-Body protocols are highly efficacious in helping all of us handle the challenges that life brings our way! These protocols have a proven track record of success with many issues ranging from the more severe to simply aiding your children to achieve better grades in school through enhanced focus and better retention.
There are many tools that should be a part of your tool bag. If you would like more information or to ask myself or any of our experts a question simply contact me any time http://www.drtranquility.com/

Now we know you have heard of Dr Wayne Dyer and his new bestselling book Excuses Be Gone
If your a member of the Drtranquility.com family by now you have also recieved your email about this incredible best selling book don't miss out on your chance to purchase it plus receive gifts from so many wonderful and fascinating practitioners and authors just for purchasing it and a chance to win a trip to Maui to hear Dr. Dyer live. Plus from the family of DrTranquility.com a free 20 minute relaxation session and passes to view his amazing new movie the shift on line from B Well TV during an exclusive screening will shift your life!

DrTranquility.com is having an exclusive contest we will be giving away 2 copies of No Excuses Dr. Dyer's companion kid's bookplus so much more from our experts and gift partner's. The Contest ends August 15,2009 so get your entries in and find out more on DrTranquility.com simply click the kid's page and enjoy!

Next up from or Q&A email bag... We received a number of emails from concerned patients are about to undergo surgery.The questions addressing new awareness and concern, and a stronger desire for participation, information and in the selection of their anesthesiologist, in the wake of Michael Jackson's untimely passing.
We are posting some of the most commonly asked questions and as I/DrTranquility always say on DrTranquility.com if I don't know the answer I will ask someone who does...
Well I did just that!

I went to my buddy Dr. Artis Woodward MD

First a little background:

Dr. Artis Woodward, named Outstanding Doctor of the year 2000, has been specializing in Anesthesiology with a focus on Pain Management for well over twenty years. This sought after physician has served as Chief of Anesthesia at a number of respected medical institutions in Southern California.Thanks largely to Dr. Woodward's medical management, guidance and support over a number of years at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Community Hospital, his division was named Outstanding Department.

What What should we look for in our Anesthesiologist?
Dr. W : Get to know the anesthesiologist assigned to your surgery as soon as your informed by your surgeon that you must undergo a procedure by asking these key questions:

Who has been rotated/scheduled as the anesthesiologist on my surgery?
How well do they know this practitioner?
Their background and "track record"
Ask the surgeon if the have experienced any emergency situations when they work with this anesthesiologist previously?
Very importantHow did the practitioner handle themselves during this procedure?

Dr. Artis Woodward's Tips

Dr. Artis stresses that rapport and the Dr/patient relationship in this situation are key factors!

"A good rapport helps the patient get into their comfort zone diminishing anxiety."

This is so important because anxiety can lead to visceral problems such as PVC, and hyperactive states such as asthma and many other conditions.

PS another important note for smoking parent patients...you must stop smoking at least 10 days prior to your surgical day!

I have had tremendous success as part of Mind-Body protocols I offer in my practice with smoking cessation, through in office sessions an video/tele-sessions with personalized protocols. So shoot me an emailhttp://www.drtranquility.com/I am only too happy to help!

"Be honest with your anesthesiologist about your habits, smoking,drinking,eating, medical conditions. This is not the time to hold back information...remember an informed practitioner is always a better one!"

DrTranquility

Dr. Susan Eisen DC
Dr. Susan is our Senior Editor here on Today's Health our health blog for tipis and questions you can reach her

Don't forget Dr. Susan's amazing tip's and she will be back with more tip's next month!

Dr. Susan's Tips read all of her amazing tips in the DrTranquility.com's Library.

Pumpkin seeds: For all of you sushi lovers

Almonds – a skin remedy?
and more in the Library

Today's Health

2009-06-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

2009-03-18T12:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome to DrTranquility's Health Blog,"Today's Health". We are so excited to bring this amazing content to you we hope you enjoy it and I remind you to breathe.

Our health is in our hands as Dr. Fred says and so is our well being!! It's up to you to create the life and health that you want. It is so important to visualize your day,month,year,life as well. Remember to be grateful for our good health, if you are currently ill think of the ways in which you are healthy and then say "Thank You"!

We must be proactive and stand in gratitude for what we do have that is positive and well.

If we feel ourselves slipping into negativity ...hit the reset button by taking a deep exhalation of those negative thoughts and feelings literally blow them right out of your mind and body.

Now immediately visualize what we are grateful for as we begin a deep inhalation say thank you quietly to yourself.

I can't tell you how many times I do this exercise each day...but it is far fewer times than it was when I first started to practice this little exercise!

Feels good to breathe doesn't it. My wish for each of you is that you breathe and are well!

Lydia

Dr. Fred Vagnini
DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer scroll down to find out more!

This month Dr. Fred is Joined by a guest Co-Editor in Chief a fascinating healer Dr. Alan Logan,ND

Dr.Susan Eisen,DC
I would like to take this moment to say hello to all of you, loyal readers, at DrTranquility.com. In these times of upheaval how lucky we all are to have someone like DrTranquility to guide us and help us through some dark and difficult times that we all may be experiencing right now!

This month As we have so much new and exciting information to share with you for the "Season of Luck & Good Fortune...The Season of The Leprechaun"
Don't forget to check out incredible new content on DrTranquility's lifestyle blog, Relax,Refresh,Renew!

Co-editor in chief DrTranquility aka Lydia Belton-Alabastro PhD., Ct.H.A. brings us our Mind Body Spirit connection/communication here on our health blogs,and has 3 incredibly informative articles to share.

"Omega 3 The Supernutrient"By Dr. Fred vagnini.Our Co-Editor in Chief!
Dr. Alan Logan also chats about Omega 3's.
One piece is the positive effect on the Heart by our resident Cardiovascular Surgeon Dr. V. The other effect on the brain in
terms of mood,behavior and emotion by Dr. Alan Logan who among other titles in on the Faculty of Harvard University's Mind-Body Institute.Followed up with Dr. Susan Eisen and "The Dark Sise of Lyme Disease"

We wish you Health and Wellness as our good health and wellness is based on far more than just Luck!

Check out relaxation for travel, and just take a few moments enjoy a few moments of peace only on DrTranquility.com!
Psst don't forget our very own DrTranquility.com Free Relaxation Session..Luckily just in time to break through life's stressors. Click onto our Goodie Bag area for more info!

OMEGA-3 -THE SUPER NUTRIENT

Dr. Fred Vagnini

I have a long history of stressing the importance of nutrients to good health, dating back 25 years – even in the days when I was active as a cardiovascular surgeon. Omega-3 is a nutrient I single out for its broad effectiveness, its benefits reported in virtually thousands of research articles. The story of Omega-3 started 40 years ago when epidemiologic studies evaluated the health of Greenland Eskimos and found an interesting paradox. The Eskimos, who eat a diet high in fat, mainly consisting of whale blubber, had a remarkable low incidence of heart attacks. The paradox was solved when an analysis revealed that their diet was high in Omega-3 fatty acids. Since that time, there has been an avalanche of scientific studies establishing the myriad benefits of Omega-3.
Fish, the natural source of Omega-3, has always been considered a healthy food, and the American Heart Association recommends a diet that includes three to four servings of fish per week. But – and I am convinced of this by personal experience – the high mercury content found in many deep water fish, as well as the high PCB count makes eating excessive amounts of fish risky. Therefore, I strongly recommend that Omega-3 fatty acids be taken in supplements.

AHA Recommends Supplements

Years ago when I was attending a conference of the American Heart Association, I was pleased to hear the speakers recommending Omega-3 for a healthy diet; and, surprisingly, they added that if Omega -3 were not sufficiently available in fish at meals then there should be Omega-3 supplementation. This was the first time I had ever heard a medical society that is generally very conservative recommend supplementation. Times have changed, and today vitamin supplements, specifically vitamin B to lower homocysteine levels, are recommended by the AHA. And not only does the American Heart Association recommend Omega-3 supplements, but the American Diabetes Association has followed suit also advising supplementation intake of Omega-3.
Indicative of the interest in supplementation, the August 21, 2006, issue of the American journal Cardiology included a special 40 page supplement titled “Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease Reduction.” A recent article in the British journal Lancet reported a 20% cardiovascular risk reduction in individuals getting Omega-3 in a high fish diet or in supplements. The four benefits these researchers found were reduction in triglycerides, reduction in thrombogenicity, reduced inflammation, and stabilization of cardiac rhythm.
In my practice, I have used Omega-3 supplementation together with Coenzyme Q10, magnesium, and carnitine for cardiac rhythm problems with great success. To that very point, the New England Journal of Medicine reported recently that high Omega-3 intake protects the heart’s electrophysiologic system and prevents irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia. This beneficial effect of Omega-3 is most likely secondary to its anti-inflammatory effect and also to its cell membrane stabilization effect; because the Omega -3 fatty acids incorporate themselves into cell membranes.

Benefits for the Heart

Additional studies have reported that Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death. And their effect in reducing high triglycerides is one of the reasons why the American Diabetes Association recommends their supplementation. Diabetics and also persons with visceral adiposity (fat stomach) and/or metabolic syndrome are generally found to have hypertriglyceridemia, which is itself an independent risk factor for heart disease and sudden thrombosis. Omega-3 anti-inflammatory, cardiac regulatory, blood pressure regulatory, and blood vessel wall enhancement benefits are also of great importance for the management of diabetes.
Here is a summary list of the cardiovascular benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids:

1. Prevention of deadly heart arrhythmias and reduced incidence of sudden cardiac death.
2. Decreased cardiovascular disease- provoking inflammation.
3. Relief of endothelial dysfunction.
4. Improved blood vessel elasticity.
5. Reduced blood pressure.
6. Reduced triglycerides.
7. Reduced postprandial hyperlipidemia, which is as important as a cause of acute myocardial infarction (heat attack after dinner), and chronic increase in cardiovascular deterioration.
8. Stabilization of arteriosclerotic plaque.
9. Reduced thrombogenicity or blood clotting.
10. Improvement in HDL metabolism.
These multiple cardiac benefits are all documented by scientific studies and are the reasons I recommend Omega-3 fish oils to all of my patients for cardiovascular prevention and for other therapeutic considerations.

And More . . .

Besides cardiovascular, there are many other health benefits of Omega -3 supplementation. New research indicates that fish oils can reduce the progression of early Alzheimer’s disease. Studies also show that Omega-3 enhances mood, behavior, cognition and counters depression. Other beneficial effects include enhanced immunity, improvement in bone and joint problems, especially arthritis and other inflammatory joint conditions. I use Omega-3 fatty acids supplements as a principal therapy for patients with arthritis.
Skin problems, such as eczema and psoriasis respond to Omega-3 supplementation. Gastrointestinal function is markedly improved, especially problems such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Ocular benefits include a reduced progression of macular degeneration.
Of special importance for my practice is new research reported by the Endocrine Society that shows Omega-3 supplementation aids in weight management, not only through its anti-inflammatory effect but also by promoting fat oxidation. Other recent research reports improved wound healing and decreased prostate cancer progression with Omega-3 fish oil supplements. The list goes on. It is truly a super nutrient.

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Dr.Alan Logan is a naturopathic physician licensed in Connecticut. He completed his pre-medicine at the State University of New York and graduated as valedictorian from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. He is currently invited faculty in the mind-body medicine courses in Harvard’s School of Continuing Medical Education. Here he lectures quarterly on the placebo and dietary supplements, and nutrition – learning, behavior and mood. Dr Logan facilitates anxiety and stress groups at White Plains Hospital, NY. He is author of The Brain Diet (Cumberland House, 2007) and co-author of The Clear Skin Diet with dermatologist Dr Valori Treloar (Cumberland House, 2007). He is currently in the completion stage of his latest book, Age Defiant Skin, co-authored with two leading dermatologists.
Dr. Alan believes that it possible that the diet changes the mood and the emotions because complex carbohydrates provide a steady stream of fuel for nerve cells, amino acids from dietary proteins make up the chemical communicators (neurotransmitters) which influence mood and behavior, fats make up the structural components of nerve cells, vitamins and minerals run the brain machinery and phytochemicals (natural plant chemicals) such as caffeine and polyphenols protect nerve cells against oxidative stress and directly influence mood. It is also true that consumption of sweet and fatty foods becomes readily associated with a positive influence – albeit temporary – on mood states. Through experience, eating foods we enjoy and find particularly palatable becomes associated with an expectation of mood elevation. The same is true of any pursuit of pleasure - with positive experience and the relief of discomfort there is repeated behavior.

Here is a brief Q&A based on his new book

How the same nutrients could modify our thinking and emotions?

Omega-3 fatty acids are perhaps the best example of how nutrients can modify thinking and emotions. Omega-3 fatty acids are important for both brain cell structure and function. The docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 makes up a significant portion of the nerve cell wall, and the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega-3 is responsible for communication within and between nerve cells. Research suggests that inadequate dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids can have a profound influence on mood and mental sharpness. Since the brain is 60% fat, and is highly dependent upon dietary fats for structure and function, a relationship between lack of essential omega-3 fatty acids should not be surprising. Intervention studies using fish oil supplements, and EPA in particular, have shown that marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids improve depressive symptoms in those with treatment-resistant depression. However, the effects may also be apparent in healthy adults as research in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2005) showed that one month of fish oil supplementation improved both mood and cognition in otherwise healthy adults. Even in healthy adults, low blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids are associated with lowered mood states, a negative view of the world and more impulsive behavior. Certain vitamins and minerals found are also important in maintaining a balanced mood. Low blood levels of zinc, selenium and folic acid have all been shown (individually) to be related to low mood states in humans. A common thread is that each of these nutrients helps to metabolize omega-3 fatty acids and boost omega-3 status. Clinical trials have documented benefit of just 25mg of zinc and 500mcg of folic acid added on top of antidepressant medications (versus placebo). At least two controlled studies also show that a daily multivitamin can improve cognition and mood in otherwise healthy adults, particularly in those who have a poor background diet.
Dietary antioxidants are also important to help preserve omega-3 fatty acids and prevent free radical damage to the lipid components within nerve cells. It has been suggested that dietary antioxidants might not only prevent long term cognitive decline later in life, but that they may also influence mental state and mood in day to day life at middle age.

Which are the biggest problems in our diet nowadays?

It is becoming increasingly clear that the typical Western diet, with its nutritional voids and nutritional excesses, is compromising brain health. Drawn in by the abundance of convenient, calorie-dense, processed foods, we have turned our backs on a diet rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients (components which give plants color and texture), and critically important omega-3 fatty acids from oily fish and seafood. Just five foods – canned tomatoes, onions, iceberg lettuce and potatoes (predominantly frozen) make up an incredible 50% of our vegetable intake. Only a mere 3.5% of our energy intake from grains is accounted for by nutrient and fiber-rich whole grains. Adults are now about 15g short of typical recommended levels of dietary fiber intake – fiber helps regulate blood sugar, which in turn helps to provide a steady supply of blood sugar to the brain. We are also taking in only 130mg of the important omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, while international experts recommend at least 650mg per day. We are over consuming saturated fats from animal meats and dairy products, and we are taking in too many hydrogenated vegetable oils which give us harmful trans fats – these trans fats promote oxidative stress (free radical generation) and inflammation, the two common threads of virtually every brain condition – both neurological and psychological. As it turns out, it is the very diet we have turned away from is that which is most protective to the delicate cells within the brain.
How can a poor diet give rise to a neurological disease?
As stated above, a diet which is high in sugar, saturated fats, trans fats and processed foods is a diet which promotes inflammation and does nothing to protect against oxidative stress. Almost all neurological conditions, and aging of the brain, are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. We need to include anti-inflammatory and antioxidant foods including fish and seafood, nuts, deeply colored fruits and vegetables, whole grains with fiber (not the white flour and processed grains), culinary herbs such as ginger, turmeric and other items such as green tea can protect against neurological decline.
Which are the nutrients that are able to change the cerebral metabolism?
Nutrients and foods which improve blood flow to the brain include any deep blue or purple colored foods (acai, blueberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, purple carrots, purple sweet potatoes, beets, purple cauliflower) because they contain the antioxidant called anthocyanidin which improves blood flow. Cocoa also improves blood flow to the brain and green tea as well. Ginkgo biloba and fish oil are supplements which can also improve cerebral metabolism.

How about the food we shouldn’t eat?

Avoid high-sugar foods, fried foods, processed foods which promote inflammation and oxidative stress. They also spike blood sugar and this leads to a subsequent fall in blood sugar and mood changes.
And what we should?
Include the most deeply colored fruits and vegetables possible, choose whole grains with fiber instead of white flours, include nuts which have good fats, include fish and seafood which are anti-inflammatory and provide the essential omega-3 fats needed for brain structure and function. Think about the small culinary spices and herbs – ginger, cilantro (coriander), parsley, turmeric are some examples - these provide major antioxidants and prevent inflammation. Coffee has been shown to protect against Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Green tea is very brain protective and just 2 cups daily can lower the risk of mental decline due to aging by as much as 50%.

If today I could change my diet, how long would it take to see a difference? What kind of differences?

Changes to mood with omega-3 fatty acids have been shown in as little as 3 weeks – for ADHD and learning disorders it may take 3 months. For other neurological conditions The Brain Diet is designed for prevention. Changing our diet towards The Brain Diet can lead to improvements in mood, focus, sleep and mental sharpness.
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Dr.Susan Eisen,DC

I would like to take this moment to say hello to all of you, loyal readers, at DrTranquility.com. In these times of upheaval how lucky we all are to have someone like DrTranquility to guide us and help us through some dark and difficult times that we all may be experiencing right now. I also would like to say how grateful I am to have been a part of the history that we all experienced this November 4th. Irregardless of who you voted for we, have all taken a HUGE collective step forward toward our own responsibility… … responsibility to ourselves, to our country, and to our planet. Well done.

I will be bringing health tips and advice here at DrTranquility.com. It is my hope to open up a dialogue with you readers to hear what you want most to hear about. I do have a list of topics I wish to discuss and these are very important issues to consider. Issues like Lyme disease, exercise and health alternatives… butwith our reader's across America and the world I want to hear from you,as your questions are of the utmost importance to me!

Dr. Susan has joined Co-Editor in Chief, Dr. Fred Vagnini on Today's Health, the DrTranquility Health Blog. Dr. Susan is now officially our Health Editor for Today's Health

THE DARK SIDE OF LYME DISEASE
by Dr. Susan Eisen

Lyme disease... Do many of us really know what Lyme disease is? We have heard of it I am sure. Many Northeasterners have learned the hard way that it is a disease which can become crippling if left untreated. But do any of the unaffected people really understand?

Though many of us now find ourselves in the midst of winter with frost and snow, early spring will be just around the corner and with it the nymph stage of the Lyme tick a most dangerous stage for human infection of the disease. So, we here at Dr. Tranquility think this is the perfect time to get to know and understand this disease.

Lyme disease actually got its illustrious name from a town in Connecticut called Lyme. Back about 30 years or so ago, a large number of children were sharing strange symptoms including arthritis. Any cluster obviously requires further inspection and doctors in association with Yale University rightly investigated and found that their common symptoms were caused by the deer tick actually the deer tick is just a carrier for the real host which is the stomach of the common field mouse found locally in many, if not all states of our country. The disease, itself, is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi which is predominant to North America, though it was recognized that the spirochete was also one identified in Europe as early as the turn of the last century causing the well known bull eye rash medically referred to as Erythema chronicum migrans or Erythema migrans for short. These days we should assume that, the tick-borne disease is probably working its way to all points south.

Borrelia burgdorferi has a propensity for all tissue but particularly nerve tissue. But it is not unlike bacterial bronchitis, an infection that can be cured with antibiotics. This is the good news, the bad news is that there is a limited period of time to treat Lyme disease and cure the disease before it destroys your life indefinitely.

Lyme disease has a curious collection of odds symptoms. You have heard about the joint pains and arthritic symptoms which can on the surface seem innocuous. We all age right? Let me give you a longer list of possible symptoms starting with a sensation of being in a fog. Not a fog outside in a forest, but a fog which seems to be inside your head and it goes wherever you go. Lyme disease also presents with intense fatigue. Sinusitis is a symptom associated with Lyme disease. This is a condition that may also be prevalent with allergies. How many of us suffer with seasonal allergies, can most of us stand up? And the list continues, and gets stranger indeed. You can suffer with insomnia or excessive sleep. Depression, panic attacks, and muscle tics are also symptoms associated with Lyme disease. Word retrieval can become difficult suddenly you find yourself unable to complete your sentences; your ability to spell diminishes. Would you think that sudden onset of obsessive compulsive disorder could be a symptom of the disease? It is.

The problem is most people would be hard put to associate all of these symptoms together to form a disease. The symptoms can all point to other conditions and thus many patients fail to get a proper diagnosis in precious time which is paramount in the treatment of this disease if you wish to have a lifelong cure without the crippling and degenerative effects that untreated Lyme can bring.

Having and treating Lyme disease can be like a second job, believe me. I was met with the misfortune of being bitten by a tick myself and became infected with the disease 4 years ago. I started experiencing a myriad of weird symptoms and unknowing, didn't put things together until I slept one Saturday night into Sunday afternoon for 13 hours and waking up with intense fatigue and inability to get out of bed. By that Wednesday, I was convinced that I had Lyme, confirming the presence of the target bull eye rash to the back of my neck.

It prompted me to look into the full understanding of the disease, not just the CDC understanding. What I found out scared me and interested me at the same time. My medical doctor was disinterested in giving me the standard three week dosage set forth by the CDC and I was forced to politely listen to his lecture regarding the Merck formulary and the recommendation that one 500 mg. dose of Doxycycline was enough to kill the disease. I thought at the time,that is if you are uninfected. What about someone like me who was infected and diagnosed early? I was able to get the standard 21 day dose but from my own research as a holistic chiropractor, I already knew that 45 days of antibiotic therapy was needed to cure this disease for once and for all.

I was forced to seek out additional medical care in order to get my additional medication and I am happy to say that I was cured and that the aches, brain fog, facial tics, spelling and speaking difficulties as well as my obsessive compulsive symptoms disappeared. I can tell you while undergoing therapy; it was comical for me to watch myself with my OCD since I do not normally suffer with those symptoms. Getting out of the house was maddening since it took a full 10 minutes for me to be convinced that my front door was actually locked!

Try googling Lyme disease. Check out any medical site and very few if any will even suggest a hint of the severity of this illness or what can be done to treat, cure, and prevent. I will hope to accomplish all of this for you by the end of this article.

Until that time, I will leave you with some links to read about this disease.

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Relaxation Response Can Influence Expression Of Stress-Related Genes
an article released by Massacheusetts General Hospital

How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response - a physiologic state of deep rest - influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body's response to stress. The collaborative investigation by members of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Genomics Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) appears in the open-access journal PLoS One.

"For hundreds of years Western medicine has looked at mind and body as totally separate entities, to the point where saying something 'is all in your head' implied that it was imaginary," says Herbert Benson, MD, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute and co-senior author of the PloS One report. "Now we've found how changing the activity of the mind can alter the way basic genetic instructions are implemented."

Towia Libermann, PhD, director of the BIDMC Genomics Center and the report's co-senior author, adds, "This is the first comprehensive study of how the mind can affect gene expression, linking what has been looked on as a 'soft' science with the 'hard' science of genomics. It is also important because of its focus on gene expression in healthy individuals, rather than in disease states."

More than 35 years ago Benson first described the relaxation response, which can be elicited by practices including meditation, deep breathing and prayer; and his team has pioneered the field of mind/body medicine. Over the years, studies in many peer-reviewed journals documented how the relaxation response not only alleviates symptoms of psychological disorders such as anxiety but also affects physiologic factors such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen consumption and brain activity. While it became evident that the relaxation response was the opposite of the well documented fight-or-flight response, the mechanism underlying these effects was still unknown.

The current study was designed to investigate if changes in gene expression - whether specific genes are activated or ...read more of this fascinating article released by Mass General in the Library of DrTranqulity.com!
Benson is the Mind/Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where Libermann is an associate professor of Medicine. Hasan Otu, PhD, of BIDMC Genomics Center is co-lead author of the PloS One study. Additional co-authors are Ann Wohlhueter, Benson-Henry Institute; and Manoj Bhasin, PhD, Luiz Zerbini, PhD, and Marie Joseph, BIDMC. The study was supported by grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.

Massachusetts General Hospital, established in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $500 million and major research centers in AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a patient care, teaching and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School and consistently ranks in the top four in National Institutes of Health funding among independent hospitals nationwide. BIDMC is a clinical partner of the Joslin Diabetes Center and is a research partner of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. BIDMC is the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox.

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Today's Health

2008-12-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

Dr. Fred Vagnini
DrTranquility Health Blog's Co-Editor in Chief. Dr Fred Vagnini aka Dr. V is a former Cardiovascular Surgeon, and an amazing wellness healer scroll down to find out more!

This month As we have so much new and exciting information to share with you for the upcoming holiday season.Don't forget to check out Holiday Stress Busters on DrTranquility's lifestyle blog, Relax,Refresh,Renew!

Our Health Editor here on Today's Health on DrTranquility.com. Dr. Susan Eisen DC, has an amazing new article for you to help reduce back pain with a cheep and cheerful method...in fact it's free, in "The Towel Will Save Your Life." Dr.V aka Dr. Fred Vagnini,MD is the new our Co-editor in chief with our very own DRtranquility Lydia Belton-Alabastro PhD., Ct.H.A. for a true Mind Body Spirit connection/communication here on our health blogs, has an incrediblly informative article on "Managing pre-Diabetes & and type 2 Diabetes!! We wish you Health and Wellness through the holiday season and through out the year!
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Managing Pre- and Type 2 Diabetes There is plenty we know about pre-diabetes, as noted in the two previous Longevity Reports. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and other specialty health authorities are convinced that it is a real health problem with serious consequences, not the least of which the fact that a large percentage of identifiable pre-diabetes cases develop into full blown diabetes. But questions have arisen about the feasibility and benefit of various strategies to prevent or delay that from happening. The ADA’s Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) cites four recent international studies which report success in the treatment of pre-diabetes. The studies set out to determine whether lowering of glucose levels results in the prevention or delay of late onset (Type 2) diabetes. The presence of glucose in blood levels hovering around 100 mg/dl is pre-diabetes. (Strictly defined, in a fasting plasma glucose test, 100 to 126 mg/dl is pre-diabetes. But I like to consider treatment at lower levels.) The therapies applied in the international studies were both lifestyle interventions and drugs. In all four studies, the most effective treatment for lowering glucose was, by far, lifestyle interventions: diet and exercise administered as nutritional and exercise counseling. The drug used was metformin (Glucopage). It is the most widely used anti-diabetic drug – but is not as effective as diet and exercise. I will write about drug interventions in the next Report.

A Casual Prescription?
When clinical practice mobilizes to go aggressively at pre-diabetes and the health dangers it carries with it, diet and exercise are prescribed not as casual advice, but as strict guidance supported by a series of appointments with a nutritional counselor; and exercise must be a regimen of specific physical activities to be logged and reported at regular visits to the doctor’s office. It may be consoling to know that the research found that drastic weight loss is not required to effectively ward off diabetes. This is not extreme vanity dieting; rather it is described in the DPP reports as “modest” . . . something possible for everyone.

Who is Pre-diabetic?
The studies reported to the DPP involved subjects of both genders, various ethnic groups, and of a range of adult ages. In my practice, I watch for the metabolic syndrome characteristics – hypertension, central obesity – and where I suspect abnormal glucose levels, I order an 8-hour fasting plasma glucose test (FPG), or in some cases, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). From this data, I can determine whether the patient exhibits impaired glucose tolerance (IPG), the slowdown of the body’s metabolism that accounts for weight gain and other symptoms that may lead to a diagnosis of pre- or rank diabetes. At this point the treatments are ordered.

Good Side-Effects
Among the positive effects of treating pre-diabetes successfully, these studies found an overall weight management benefit and blood pressure control. A patient has much to gain who follows my prescription for pre-diabetes management.

My Prescriptions
But..for more on this article can be found in the Library on DrTranquility.com along with many amazing articles in fact 22 new articles each day!

Dr Fred Vagnini is a master of wellness. A former Cardiovascular Surgeon and the medical director of the Heart Diabetes, and Weight loss Centers of New York. We are honored to have him as one of our senior medical advisors here on drtranquility.com,and this months guest Co-Editor in Chief who has been a firm proponent of good basic nutrition protocols, and a leading anti-aging expert,and has a very popular radio program,The Heart Show which can be heard on 710 am & xm radio,Sundays at 4pm

Dr. Fred Vagnini follows up his best seller "Counting Down your Age" with his new best selling book (right out of the gate)Your Health Is In Your Own Hands!"This book is one of the great tools in the anti-aging process. A tool you will need & cherish your first line of defense in the anti-aging process, while tracking your health and wellness progress!"

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Dr.Susan Eisen,DC
(Special note to your readers if you want)

I would like to take this moment to say hello to all of you, loyal readers, at DrTranquility.com. In these times of upheaval how lucky we all are to have someone like Dr.Lydia to guide us and help us through some dark and difficult times that we all may be experiencing right now. I also would like to say how grateful I am to have been a part of the history that we all experienced this November 4th. Irreguardless of who you voted for we, have all taken a HUGE collective step forward toward our own responsibility… … responsibility to ourselves, to our country, and to our planet. Well done.

I will be bringing health tips and advice here at DrTranquility.com. It is my hope to open up a dialogue with you readers to hear what you want most to hear about. I do have a list of topics I wish to discuss and these are very important issues to consider. Issues like Lyme disease, exercise and health alternatives… butwith our reader's across America and the world I want to hear from you,as your questions are of the utmost importance to me!

“The Towel Will Change your Life” by Dr. Susan Eisen

Spinal Molding for Proper Spinal Dynamics

All of us or, I daresay, at least 80% of us in America and the world over have suffered with back or neck pain at one time or another. Today, we are a society that spends too much time on the computer first at the office and then later on at home. And let’s face it, the desktop has largely been replaced by the laptop and not all together for the better. Add to that our now ongoing intermittent time on our iPhones, Blackberrys and our plain old cell phones texting, texting, texting. And well, you can see the problem. Our heads are in constant flexion.

All of our bad habits, poor posture, and long hours at work and at home have created a national epidemic of hunched over citizens. Flexion of our heads can create a loss of the normal curve in our neck as well as in our lower back. A young child will exhibit proper spinal curves in the neck and low back. These are developed when an infant begins to lift its head and develop proper muscle strength and again when she starts creeping or crawling. These are our secondary spinal curves, very important if we don’t want to develop degenerative disc disease or worse, bulging spinal discs.

Ah, but you ask, what can we do about this? My answer to you and every one of my patients is this. A very simple and effective regimen to do at home is to take two hand-sized towels. For anyone who is not sure of what a Hand towel is, they are clearly marked in the Towel Section at Bed Bath and Beyond! They are the smaller towel; the one that you fold over the towel bar, but not a guest towel.

Okay, so now you have two proper hand-sized towels. Fold each one in half lengthwise. Now fold one side over from left to right about one-third of the way in and roll tightly with your fingers applying firm pressure in the middle of the towel rather than the ends. Try to roll neatly without wrinkles. The ends should be bound with covered elastic bands which can be covered with a pretty ribbon.

Once both towels are rolled,Library on DrTranquility.com along with many amazing articles in fact 22 new articles each day!

Relaxation Response Can Influence Expression Of Stress-Related Genes
an article released by Massacheusetts General Hospital

How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response - a physiologic state of deep rest - influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body's response to stress. The collaborative investigation by members of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Genomics Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) appears in the open-access journal PLoS One.

"For hundreds of years Western medicine has looked at mind and body as totally separate entities, to the point where saying something 'is all in your head' implied that it was imaginary," says Herbert Benson, MD, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute and co-senior author of the PloS One report. "Now we've found how changing the activity of the mind can alter the way basic genetic instructions are implemented."

Towia Libermann, PhD, director of the BIDMC Genomics Center and the report's co-senior author, adds, "This is the first comprehensive study of how the mind can affect gene expression, linking what has been looked on as a 'soft' science with the 'hard' science of genomics. It is also important because of its focus on gene expression in healthy individuals, rather than in disease states."

More than 35 years ago Benson first described the relaxation response, which can be elicited by practices including meditation, deep breathing and prayer; and his team has pioneered the field of mind/body medicine. Over the years, studies in many peer-reviewed journals documented how the relaxation response not only alleviates symptoms of psychological disorders such as anxiety but also affects physiologic factors such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen consumption and brain activity. While it became evident that the relaxation response was the opposite of the well documented fight-or-flight response, the mechanism underlying these effects was still unknown.

The current study was designed to investigate if changes in gene expression - whether specific genes are activated or ...read more of this fascinating article released by Mass General in the Library of DrTranqulity.com!
Benson is the Mind/Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where Libermann is an associate professor of Medicine. Hasan Otu, PhD, of BIDMC Genomics Center is co-lead author of the PloS One study. Additional co-authors are Ann Wohlhueter, Benson-Henry Institute; and Manoj Bhasin, PhD, Luiz Zerbini, PhD, and Marie Joseph, BIDMC. The study was supported by grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.

Massachusetts General Hospital, established in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $500 million and major research centers in AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a patient care, teaching and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School and consistently ranks in the top four in National Institutes of Health funding among independent hospitals nationwide. BIDMC is a clinical partner of the Joslin Diabetes Center and is a research partner of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. BIDMC is the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox.

We are sure you found these pieces fascinating and informative and we invite you to stop by our Library on DrTranquility.com
read many wonderfully informative pieces..in fact we update with 22 new articles daily!
From The Family of DrTranquility.com and myself we wish for you to be happy,healthy,and well!
Be well and breathe,
Lydia,DrTranquility
Co-Editor in Chief The DrTranquility Health Blog
Editor in Chief DrTranquility.com

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