Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KU4orDr9WjM

The time is here when many are toning their bodies looking ahead to those warm summer days on the beach. When you join a group to lose weight, know that the information you receive about how your group is doing can encourage or discourage your efforts.

Yale and McGill University psychologists studied data from an anonymous US-based weight loss company with close to 2 million clients.  I think we can guess which one.  The company’s program is based on a daily calorie budget system.

The researchers conclude that group leaders announcing only the weight lost by top performers inspires others in the group to keep trying harder.  Announcing the average weight lost by the group, definitely a lower number, tends to be discouraging.

If you’re in one of these “buddy” weight loss program, ask your leaders to announce only info from the Biggest Losers.  That way, more of your group will be winners.

#dieting #weightloss #buddysystem #biggestloser #healthnews #healthtips

Kosuke Uetake, Nathan Yang. Inspiration from the “Biggest Loser”: Social Interactions in a Weight Loss Program. Marketing Science, 2019; DOI: 10.1287/mksc.2018.1116

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KU4orDr9WjM

The time is here when many are toning their bodies looking ahead to those warm summer days on the beach. When you join a group to lose weight, know that the information you receive about how your group is doing can encourage or discourage your efforts.

Yale and McGill University psychologists studied data from an anonymous US-based weight loss company with close to 2 million clients.  I think we can guess which one.  The company’s program is based on a daily calorie budget system.

The researchers conclude that group leaders announcing only the weight lost by top performers inspires others in the group to keep trying harder.  Announcing the average weight lost by the group, definitely a lower number, tends to be discouraging.

If you’re in one of these “buddy” weight loss program, ask your leaders to announce only info from the Biggest Losers.  That way, more of your group will be winners.

#dieting #weightloss #buddysystem #biggestloser #healthnews #healthtips

Kosuke Uetake, Nathan Yang. Inspiration from the “Biggest Loser”: Social Interactions in a Weight Loss Program. Marketing Science, 2019; DOI: 10.1287/mksc.2018.1116

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qleohPgM234

If you smoked or ate some weed over the weekend, will you flunk that pop drug test your boss springs on you Monday morning?  The answer depends on how much you consumed and the type of test you must take.  Either way, be forewarned that marijuana’s psychoactive agent, THC, is fat-soluble and definitely hangs around in your body longer than alcohol.

Smoking one isolated marijuana cigarette yields a positive test for 3 days.  If you smoke 3 or 4 times a week, you’ll fail a test up to a week later.  If you smoke everyday for awhile, you will test positive for at least a month after quitting.

The most sensitive marijuana test is hair analysis, and with it THC detection can occur up to 3 months after stopping any use.  Next sensitive is the urine test that detects use 3 to 30 days after cessation.   Saliva tests may be positive for 24 hours.  Blood tests only pick up THC for 3-4 hours after use.

If your job depends on a negative unannounced drug test, you’d better think twice about regular weed use.

#marijuana #weed #hash #drugtest #salivatest #hairanalysis #health news #health tips

Michelle Taylor, 1 , 2 Rosie Lees, 2 Graeme Henderson, 3 Anne Lingford‐Hughes, 4 John Macleod, 2 John Sullivan, 5 and Matthew Hickman Comparison of cannabinoids in hair with self‐reported cannabis consumption in heavy, light and non‐cannabis users.  Drug Alcohol Rev. 2017 Mar; 36(2): 220–226.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324315.php

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qleohPgM234

If you smoked or ate some weed over the weekend, will you flunk that pop drug test your boss springs on you Monday morning?  The answer depends on how much you consumed and the type of test you must take.  Either way, be forewarned that marijuana’s psychoactive agent, THC, is fat-soluble and definitely hangs around in your body longer than alcohol.

Smoking one isolated marijuana cigarette yields a positive test for 3 days.  If you smoke 3 or 4 times a week, you’ll fail a test up to a week later.  If you smoke everyday for awhile, you will test positive for at least a month after quitting.

The most sensitive marijuana test is hair analysis, and with it THC detection can occur up to 3 months after stopping any use.  Next sensitive is the urine test that detects use 3 to 30 days after cessation.   Saliva tests may be positive for 24 hours.  Blood tests only pick up THC for 3-4 hours after use.

If your job depends on a negative unannounced drug test, you’d better think twice about regular weed use.

#marijuana #weed #hash #drugtest #salivatest #hairanalysis #health news #health tips

Michelle Taylor, 1 , 2 Rosie Lees, 2 Graeme Henderson, 3 Anne Lingford‐Hughes, 4 John Macleod, 2 John Sullivan, 5 and Matthew Hickman Comparison of cannabinoids in hair with self‐reported cannabis consumption in heavy, light and non‐cannabis users.  Drug Alcohol Rev. 2017 Mar; 36(2): 220–226.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324315.php

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/LmzLL69mBUI

Repetition is the key to controlling your brain, forming positive habits, and erasing self-destructive behaviors.  Psychologists from Britain’s University of Warwick collaborated with colleagues at Princeton and Brown Universities to create and study a digital mouse model that reveals the secrets of our brains’ habitual and goal-directed controllers.

In the experiment, the mice were first taught to trigger their goal-directed controller by pulling one of two levers that gave them a food reward.  When the reward lever was switched after only a few trials, the mice adapted and pulled the new lever in response to the goal-directed controller.  But when the reward lever was switched after many trials, their brain’s habitual controller became dominant and they continued to pull the same lever despite the lack of a reward.If you want to train your brain with a good habit or if you want to erase a bad habit, repeat the desired action over and over again.  With experience you will learn how often you must repeat an action to permit your habitual controller to achieve permanent dominance.

#habits #smoking #drinking #overeating #healthtips #health news

University of Warwick. "Train the brain to form good habits through repetition." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 January 2019. .

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/LmzLL69mBUI

Repetition is the key to controlling your brain, forming positive habits, and erasing self-destructive behaviors.  Psychologists from Britain’s University of Warwick collaborated with colleagues at Princeton and Brown Universities to create and study a digital mouse model that reveals the secrets of our brains’ habitual and goal-directed controllers.

In the experiment, the mice were first taught to trigger their goal-directed controller by pulling one of two levers that gave them a food reward.  When the reward lever was switched after only a few trials, the mice adapted and pulled the new lever in response to the goal-directed controller.  But when the reward lever was switched after many trials, their brain’s habitual controller became dominant and they continued to pull the same lever despite the lack of a reward.If you want to train your brain with a good habit or if you want to erase a bad habit, repeat the desired action over and over again.  With experience you will learn how often you must repeat an action to permit your habitual controller to achieve permanent dominance.

#habits #smoking #drinking #overeating #healthtips #health news

University of Warwick. "Train the brain to form good habits through repetition." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 January 2019. .

Health News RoundUp-1st Week of February, 2019

2/7/19

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/YpmA6bS43IM

I’m Dr. Howard Smith, PENTA Medical Network,  reporting from NYC with the Health News Roundup for the FIRST week of FEBRUARY, 2019.  This is Health News You Should Use, the latest medical discoveries that you can use in a practical way to keep yourself and your family healthy.  

Here are the headlines:

How To Hack Your Brain

How Long Does Weed Show Up On A Drug Test

How Losing Weight In A Group Can Fail

HELPful Hint: Saunas Are Good For All That Ails

Poor Sleep Can Be A Pain The Next Day

Exercise For Better Executive Brain Skills

Vitamin D Prevents Diabetes and More

FUTUREMed: Parfait Male Contraceptive

Skip Mammogram Before Breast Reduction Surgery

Teen Concussion Recovery Faster With Aerobic Exercise

Mindfulness An Antidote for Exhaustion

Pain Relief Triggers Most Medical Marijuana Use

TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: Grateful Seagull Thanks A Kind Man Every Day

For more information, you’ll find all the references for the stories and a copy of show notes on my website at: 

https://www.drhowardsmith.com/feb-2019-1st-week-health-news

Health News RoundUp-1st Week of February, 2019

2/7/19

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/YpmA6bS43IM

I’m Dr. Howard Smith, PENTA Medical Network,  reporting from NYC with the Health News Roundup for the FIRST week of FEBRUARY, 2019.  This is Health News You Should Use, the latest medical discoveries that you can use in a practical way to keep yourself and your family healthy.  

Here are the headlines:

How To Hack Your Brain

How Long Does Weed Show Up On A Drug Test

How Losing Weight In A Group Can Fail

HELPful Hint: Saunas Are Good For All That Ails

Poor Sleep Can Be A Pain The Next Day

Exercise For Better Executive Brain Skills

Vitamin D Prevents Diabetes and More

FUTUREMed: Parfait Male Contraceptive

Skip Mammogram Before Breast Reduction Surgery

Teen Concussion Recovery Faster With Aerobic Exercise

Mindfulness An Antidote for Exhaustion

Pain Relief Triggers Most Medical Marijuana Use

TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: Grateful Seagull Thanks A Kind Man Every Day

For more information, you’ll find all the references for the stories and a copy of show notes on my website at: 

https://www.drhowardsmith.com/feb-2019-1st-week-health-news

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Bmf-1znzk94

Don’t rush your newborn into the baby tub if you want immediate breastfeeding success.   A study from the Cleveland Clinic’s obstetric unit shows that delaying the traditional post-delivery dunk by 12 hours significantly increases a new mom’s chances of exclusively breastfeeding her baby.

The obstetric nurses leading the study conjecture that the warmth and higher energy of an unbathed newborn, the longer mother-child skin-to-skin time, and the baby’s smelling of its own amniotic fluid coating all contribute to better latching.

A ton of studies prove that breastfeeding helps a an infant emotionally, nutritionally, and immunologically.  The American Academy of Pediatricians recommends exclusive breastfeeding and feeding with pumped breast milk for 6 months and continued breast feeding while introducing foods up to 1 year of age.

Heather Condo DiCioccio, Candace Ady, James F. Bena, Nancy M. Albert. Initiative to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding by Delaying the Newborn Bath. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.12.008

#newbornbathing #breastfeeding #healthnews #healthtips #pediatrics #newborns

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Bmf-1znzk94

Don’t rush your newborn into the baby tub if you want immediate breastfeeding success.   A study from the Cleveland Clinic’s obstetric unit shows that delaying the traditional post-delivery dunk by 12 hours significantly increases a new mom’s chances of exclusively breastfeeding her baby.

The obstetric nurses leading the study conjecture that the warmth and higher energy of an unbathed newborn, the longer mother-child skin-to-skin time, and the baby’s smelling of its own amniotic fluid coating all contribute to better latching.

A ton of studies prove that breastfeeding helps a an infant emotionally, nutritionally, and immunologically.  The American Academy of Pediatricians recommends exclusive breastfeeding and feeding with pumped breast milk for 6 months and continued breast feeding while introducing foods up to 1 year of age.

Heather Condo DiCioccio, Candace Ady, James F. Bena, Nancy M. Albert. Initiative to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding by Delaying the Newborn Bath. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.12.008

#newbornbathing #breastfeeding #healthnews #healthtips #pediatrics #newborns