Dear Patients,
I hope you enjoy this week's newsletter. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for future topics, please don't hesitate to contact me.
To Your Good Health,
Dr. Beech
docbeech@mdofficemail.com
Ayurveda: Milk Gets A Bad Rap (Part II)
How To Make Milk Your Friend
Drink only whole organic milk. Best to get Milk from pasture fed rather than grain fed cows if possible.
Use this recipe to prepare your Milk:
1)50/50 whole organic milk and water.
2)Boil the water for 5 minutes with 2 green crushed cardamom pods, 1 tiny stick of cinnamon, 1 clove, 2 thin slices of fresh ginger. Then add the milk and boil.
3)Sip milk slowly. Don’t refrigerate.
Note about low fat milk:
Milk is high in protein. Protein absorption is reduced by changing the fat: protein ratio.
Reduced fat milk has an altered fat: protein ratio. If you want to reduce the fat of milk, then add water. This dilutes the milk and reduces fat while maintaining the delicate fat: protein ratio necessary for protein absorption.
When not to drink milk:
If you are lactose intolerant, tell Dr. Beech. We may have to improve your digestion for a while before prescribing milk.
If you have an upper respiratory or lung infection, milk may not be appropriate. However, under certain conditions, it may help the condition. Again speak with Dr. Beech.
Mental Attitude: Kids and Moms
A mother's friendships with other adults can impact their adolescent children's relationships with their own friends, particularly the negative aspects of these relationships such as conflict and antagonism. Adolescents may mimic the negative characteristics of their mothers' relationships in their own peer-to-peer friendships. Mothers who display high levels of conflict with friends may signal to their children that such behavior is acceptable.
University of Missouri, November 2013
Health Alert: Bacteria in Your Gut?
Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that attacks joint tissue and causes pain, affects 1.3 million Americans. Researchers have linked a species of intestinal bacteria known as Prevotella copri to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Of those tested, 75% of stool samples from patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis carried Prevotella copri compared with 21.4% of samples from healthy individuals.
NYU Langone Medical Center, November 2013
Diet: Pickled Turnips?
Scientists have discovered that the bacteria Lactobacillus brevis may prevent the flu. Lactobacillus brevis comes from Suguki, a pickled turnip popular in Japan. When a particular strain of Lactobacillus brevis was eaten by mice, it showed protective effects against influenza infection. Suguki enthusiasts have often cited its protective powers, but it is not known yet whether the same effects will be seen in humans. Human clinical trials using a probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus brevis bacteria are underway and scientists are hopeful that, given a suitable quantity of bacteria, foods containing Lactobacillus brevis may turn out to be the next superfood.
Letters in Applied Microbiology, November 2013
Exercise: Exercise Helps Arthritis
Seniors who participated in classes that promoted the self-management of arthritis through exercise reported decreased pain, improved mobility, reduced stiffness, more energy, and an improved quality of life. According to Dr. Linda Russell, a rheumatologist and chair of the Public and Patient Education Advisory Committee at Hospital for Special Surgery, "Getting seniors to be active in any way will generally improve their quality of life and help them function better in their everyday activities. People believe that if you have arthritis you shouldn't exercise, but appropriate exercises actually help decrease pain."
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2013
Chiropractic: Pain Relief!
Patients with chronic spinal pain (either neck, mid-back, or low back) were randomized to receive NSAIDs (pain relief medication), acupuncture, or spinal adjustments. Care was provided for four weeks, followed by assessment of improvement. After 30 days, spinal manipulation was the only intervention that achieved statistically significant improvements in pain and disability.
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, July 1999
Wellness/Prevention: Physical Fitness Helps the Heart Too!
Coronary heart disease is the number one cause of death among both men and women in the United States. After following 9,800 coronary heart disease patients for an average of 11 years, researchers found that the patients with higher levels of physical fitness were less likely to suffer a cardiac event and were 75% more likely to still be alive a decade after diagnosis. Senior study author Dr. Michael Blaha writes, "We hope that as a result of this study, more physicians will consider prescribing physical activity as a front-line therapy to improve survival and quality of life for their patients who are able to safely exercise."
John Hopkins Medicine, November 2013
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