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: Severe Eczema and Allergies
I recently received an inquiry about Ayurveda and the treatment of severe Eczema and Allergies in Children. This was my reponse:
Yes in my Ayurvedic practice I've treated many patients (children and adults) with eczema and allergies. Typically, the underlying issue has to do with the integrity of the colon and the liver.
In the colon the dysfunction lies in the inability of the healthy bacteria to efficiently filter toxins and undigested proteins from being absorbed into the bloodstream. This results in an overload of toxins coming into the liver. After a while the liver is unable to cope up with the demand. The toxins escape the liver and in this case accumulate in the lungs and skin. The immune system reacts to the toxins and attacks them as if they are an invader into the system because the toxins are protein based and viruses/bacteria are proteins. So the auto immune response ensues and creates inflammation and the symptoms associated with the diseases.
The typical approach is to treat the symptom by reducing the inflammation with medication, but that can only bring temporary relief because the underlying dynamics causing the disease are not addressed. Therefore, a protocol has to be designed to address the underlying dynamics as well as discovering what created those imbalances in the first place so that original etiological factor is corrected. Otherwise, the problem may resurface again.
Mental Attitude: Sleep Tight?
Children with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), despite little indication of short sleep from traditional measurements, were more likely to experience problems with learning, attention/hyperactivity and conduct than children without EDS. Obesity, symptoms of inattention, depression, anxiety, and asthma have been found to contribute to EDS.
Penn State, May 2012
Health Alert: Obesity Projections!
At current projections, 42% of the US population will be obese by 2030, with 11% categorized as severely obese. Severe obesity is defined as a body mass index over 40 or roughly 100 pounds overweight. $550 billion could be saved in the next 20 years just by keeping obesity rates at the current level!
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2012
Diet: Protein and Diabetes.
Diabetes risk increases with higher intake of total protein and animal protein. For every 5% of calories consumed from protein instead of carbohydrate or fat, the risk of developing diabetes increased 30%. Increased animal protein intake coincided with increased intakes of saturated fat, cholesterol, and heme iron, and with increased body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Vegetable protein intake was not associated with diabetes risk.
Diabetes Care, May 2012
Exercise: Cancer and Exercise.
Physical activity is linked to lower rates of breast and colon cancer deaths. Exercise helps moderate insulin levels, reduce inflammation and possibly improve the immune response. Even though direct effects of physical activity on cancer are not definitely proven, given that physical activity is generally safe, improves quality of life for cancer patients, and has numerous other health benefits, adequate physical activity should be a standard part of cancer care.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, May 2012
Chiropractic: Interesting Anatomy.
Every organ, tissue and cell in your body requires a two-way information connection with your brain, via the nervous system. How important is your nervous system? It is the only system/organ encased in solid bone, as your skull houses your brain and your vertebra encapsulate your spinal cord.
Gray's Anatomy
Wellness/Prevention: Commutes Risk Health.
Individuals with the longest commutes are least likely to report frequently engaging in moderate to vigorous exercise, and most likely to show risk factors for poorer cardiovascular and metabolic health. Commuting more than 10 miles to work is linked with high blood pressure.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, June 2012
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