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  August 2008 
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Dear Patient,

 
There has been so much about nutrition and health in the news lately.  I will be addressing some of the latest headlines.  I hope the information helps you make the right decsions for you and your family. 
 
Sincerely,
Dr. Beth
TransFat or Sugar?
 choicesWhich Is The Real Health Risk...
 
  Life is full of choices, and when it comes to what you put into and onto your body, those choices can extend your life.  The right choices can also make every day more enjoyable.
 
  Yes, transfats are bad for you.  They are the main cause for heart disease.  And heart disease is the number one killer of men & women.  Please remember to include the good fats in your diet.  That would include Olive Oil, Real Butter, Coconut Oil and fish.   Fat is needed to keep your nervous system and liver healthy.   
 
  The next issue is sugar and carbohydrates.  Sugar and carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity.  Fat does not make fat.  Carbohydrates cause the secretion of insulin, which makes your body store fat.  Carbohydrates also raise your cholesterol.  Cholesterol doesn't make cholesterol.  These are basic nutritional and physiology facts.  If you want to loose weight, lower your cholesterol and control your blood sugar = control your carbohydrate consumption. 
 
  The most important thing to be concerned about in the foods you eat is the chemical additives.  They are called excitotoxins.  These chemicals affect your brain chemicals and hormones.  All processed food have these additives.  To avoid these additive try to make your own food and avoid packaged and processed foods.
 
You Are What You Eat!
 excitotoxinsWhat's In That?
 How Food Affects Your Behavior.
 
Food additives and poor diet could help explain poor school performance, criminal behavior, alcoholism, and the growing numbers of Alzheimer's patients. According to Dr. Russell Blaylock, high sugar content and starchy carbohydrates lead to excessive insulin release, which in turn leads to falling blood sugar levels, or hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia causes the brain to secrete glutamate in levels that can cause agitation, depression, anger, anxiety, panic attacks and an increase in suicide risk.
The glutamate that causes this is identical to the flavor-enhancing monosodium glutamate (MSG) and its chemical cousins, which are found in thousands of food products, further exacerbating the problem. 
More About Excitotoxins
Repeated hypoglycemic episodes increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and ALS (Lou Gehrig's). In children, hypoglycemia often leads to hyperactivity. In both children and adults, it can cause violent and aggressive behavior. In older people, there can be mental confusion.
An anti-hypoglycemic diet would consist of lean meat and lots of fresh vegetables. Another key is limiting sugars and starches.
Sources:
CBN News July 1, 2008
 
Cell Phones & EMF
 EMFDebate Over Cellphones Continues
 
  Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. "I think the safe practice," said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, "is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain."
  Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: "I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold it to my ear." And CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital, said that like Dr. Black he used an earpiece. 
  Along with Senator Edward M. Kennedy's recent diagnosis of a glioma, a type of tumor that critics have long associated with cellphone use, the doctors' remarks have helped reignite a long-simmering debate about cellphones and cancer. 
  "More and more kids are using cellphones," said Dr. Paul J. Rosch, clinical professor of medicine and psychiatry at New York Medical College. "They may be much more affected. Their brains are growing rapidly, and their skulls are thinner."   NY Times June 2008

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Thank you for your time and consideration.  If you have any questions and/or comments, please feel free to contact me. 
 
Sincerely,
 

Dr. Beth L Speckman, D.C.
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