Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Metabolic syndrome is a nasty group of problems that might kill you but certainly will make your life miserable.  If you have any 3 of these 5 issues, namely central obesity or a body like a pear, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, high blood triglycerides, or low high density lipoproteins, then you’ve got metabolic syndrome.  Metabolic syndrome is accompanied by excess body oxidation and it puts you at risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and mental dullness deteriorating into dementia.

Researchers at Oregon State University now show that the type of overeating and fat consumption that triggers metabolic syndrome also causes a body depletion of Vitamin C since less is absorbed.  This critical anti-oxidant works in tandem with another anti-oxidant, Vitamin E, to put a lid on tissue inflammation.  If your Vitamin C levels are low, your Vitamin E stores then begin to drain as your body makes hopeless efforts to prevent oxidative inflammation.  At this point, the sickening consequences of metabolic syndrome begin to appear.

The good news?  You can prevent all this by eating plenty of  vitamin-rich fresh fruits and vegetables that prevent obesity, blood sugar chaos, and lipid problems.  The triad that will prevent metabolic syndrome is ONE - dietary moderation except for fruits and vegetables, TWO - exercise, and THREE - stress elimination. 

If you think that you may have metabolic syndrome, have your doctors check on your levels of Vitamins C and E.  If you are depleted, remember that Vitamin C abounds in citrus fruits and know that Vitamin E is found in almonds and wheat germ.  Nutritional guidelines suggest at least 90 milligrams (mg.) of Vitamin C and 15 milligrams of Vitamin E each day.  Just be aware that vitamin supplements are never a substitute for a balanced diet so eat real food rather than wolfing down pills.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/jmJi2dcpa20

#metabolicsyndrome #diabetes #hypertension #heartattack #stroke #dementia #healthnews #radionews

Maret G. Traber, Garry R. Buettner, Richard S. Bruno. The Relationship Between Vitamin C Status, the GUT-Liver Axis, and Metabolic Syndrome. Redox Biology, 2018; 101091 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.101091

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a nasty group of problems that might kill you but certainly will make your life miserable.  If you have any 3 of these 5 issues, namely central obesity or a body like a pear, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, high blood triglycerides, or low high density lipoproteins, then you’ve got metabolic syndrome.  Metabolic syndrome is accompanied by excess body oxidation and it puts you at risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and mental dullness deteriorating into dementia.

Researchers at Oregon State University now show that the type of overeating and fat consumption that triggers metabolic syndrome also causes a body depletion of Vitamin C since less is absorbed.  This critical anti-oxidant works in tandem with another anti-oxidant, Vitamin E, to put a lid on tissue inflammation.  If your Vitamin C levels are low, your Vitamin E stores then begin to drain as your body makes hopeless efforts to prevent oxidative inflammation.  At this point, the sickening consequences of metabolic syndrome begin to appear.

The good news?  You can prevent all this by eating plenty of  vitamin-rich fresh fruits and vegetables that prevent obesity, blood sugar chaos, and lipid problems.  The triad that will prevent metabolic syndrome is ONE - dietary moderation except for fruits and vegetables, TWO - exercise, and THREE - stress elimination. 

If you think that you may have metabolic syndrome, have your doctors check on your levels of Vitamins C and E.  If you are depleted, remember that Vitamin C abounds in citrus fruits and know that Vitamin E is found in almonds and wheat germ.  Nutritional guidelines suggest at least 90 milligrams (mg.) of Vitamin C and 15 milligrams of Vitamin E each day.  Just be aware that vitamin supplements are never a substitute for a balanced diet so eat real food rather than wolfing down pills.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/jmJi2dcpa20

#metabolicsyndrome #diabetes #hypertension #heartattack #stroke #dementia #healthnews #radionews

Maret G. Traber, Garry R. Buettner, Richard S. Bruno. The Relationship Between Vitamin C Status, the GUT-Liver Axis, and Metabolic Syndrome. Redox Biology, 2018; 101091 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.101091

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_syndrome

Vitamin C prevents Metabolic Syndrome

HEALTHtech: DIGITAL MEDICINE HELPS KIDS WITH AUTISM/ADHD 

PERSISTENT HOT FLASHES ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF BREAST CANCER

A common FOOD ADDITIVE MAY TRIGGER CELIAC DISEASE

HOSPITAL READMISSION REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS KILL PATIENTS

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE TEENS LIKELY HAVE MAJOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS

REPEAT MISCARRIAGES MAY BE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPERM

FLUCTUATING INCOME ASSOCIATED WITH HEART ATTACK, STROKE, AND DEATH

FDA: FLOXACIN Named ANTIBIOTICS CAN BE DANGEROUS

FAKE SUGAR WON’T HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT

TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: a brave child partners with the media to save a life.

If you want to dig in deeper, you’ll find all the references for the stories and a copy of show notes on my website at: https://www.drhowardsmith.com/jan-2019-2nd-week-health-news

Vidcast:https://youtu.be/X60Oxe1hXms

#vitamin C #digitalprescriptionmedicine #autism #hotflashes #breastcancer #celiacdisease #hospitalreadmissions #obsessivecompulsiveteens #repeatmiscarriage, #gigeconomy, fluoroquinoloneantibiotics #non-suga sweeteners

Vitamin C prevents Metabolic Syndrome

HEALTHtech: DIGITAL MEDICINE HELPS KIDS WITH AUTISM/ADHD 

PERSISTENT HOT FLASHES ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF BREAST CANCER

A common FOOD ADDITIVE MAY TRIGGER CELIAC DISEASE

HOSPITAL READMISSION REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS KILL PATIENTS

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE TEENS LIKELY HAVE MAJOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS

REPEAT MISCARRIAGES MAY BE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPERM

FLUCTUATING INCOME ASSOCIATED WITH HEART ATTACK, STROKE, AND DEATH

FDA: FLOXACIN Named ANTIBIOTICS CAN BE DANGEROUS

FAKE SUGAR WON’T HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT

TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: a brave child partners with the media to save a life.

If you want to dig in deeper, you’ll find all the references for the stories and a copy of show notes on my website at: https://www.drhowardsmith.com/jan-2019-2nd-week-health-news

Vidcast:https://youtu.be/X60Oxe1hXms

#vitamin C #digitalprescriptionmedicine #autism #hotflashes #breastcancer #celiacdisease #hospitalreadmissions #obsessivecompulsiveteens #repeatmiscarriage, #gigeconomy, fluoroquinoloneantibiotics #non-suga sweeteners

Meet Travis Trent, a brand new father in Tacoma Washington.  He’s just going to the parking lot after the birth of his baby.  Opening the vehicle, he notices a burning smell and sees smoke wafting out of the dashboard.  

Thinking quickly and knowing that most would have advised him to abandon the car and get out of the garage before the car lights up, he instead quickly drives it out of the garage and away from the hospital structures.  Leaving the car and looking back, he sees it ignite and a fireball destroy it.

The local fire captain later lauds his bravery and the fact that he saved the parking structure, other cars, and the adjacent hospital.  It happens, though, that Trent’s brother works as a car salesman for a local dealership, and he recounts the story to his manager.  The dealership, recognizing Trent’s bravery, decides to replace Trent’s car in a surprise presentation.

Trent, baby, and mother are shocked, delighted, grateful, and able to start the new year with a new car.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/aPX409wMHAA

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/travis-trent-drives-burning-car-out-of-hospital-garage/

#Bravery #carfire #generosity #hospitalfire #healthnews #radionews

Meet Travis Trent, a brand new father in Tacoma Washington.  He’s just going to the parking lot after the birth of his baby.  Opening the vehicle, he notices a burning smell and sees smoke wafting out of the dashboard.  

Thinking quickly and knowing that most would have advised him to abandon the car and get out of the garage before the car lights up, he instead quickly drives it out of the garage and away from the hospital structures.  Leaving the car and looking back, he sees it ignite and a fireball destroy it.

The local fire captain later lauds his bravery and the fact that he saved the parking structure, other cars, and the adjacent hospital.  It happens, though, that Trent’s brother works as a car salesman for a local dealership, and he recounts the story to his manager.  The dealership, recognizing Trent’s bravery, decides to replace Trent’s car in a surprise presentation.

Trent, baby, and mother are shocked, delighted, grateful, and able to start the new year with a new car.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/aPX409wMHAA

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/travis-trent-drives-burning-car-out-of-hospital-garage/

#Bravery #carfire #generosity #hospitalfire #healthnews #radionews

Hopefully you or someone you love will never require a limb amputation.  One of the chief side effects of losing an arm or leg is so-called phantom limb pain, and it occurs in some 75% of amputees.  This is a painful sensation that seems to be coming from the portion of the limb that is no longer there.  

Reconstructive surgeons at Ohio State now announce a fix for this problem, and its called targeted muscle reinnervation or TMR.  This procedure involves rerouting the cut nerve ends into surrounding muscle, and it was first used to enhance use of prosthetic limbs, but patients also noticed an absence of any limb pain.

A study of 22 patients with below the knee amputations shows that, after nerve rerouting, only 13% rather than 75% had any pain sensations.  At Ohio State, this procedure is now done at the time of amputation in all patients, but it is possible to perform it after the fact with beneficial results.

If you or yours have phantom limb pain or are facing an amputation, ask the surgeon about TMR.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qt7VOThIFJE

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. "Rerouting nerves during amputation reduces phantom limb pain before it starts: Researchers find life-altering benefits to surgery developed for advanced prosthetics." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 December 2018. .

#Phantompain #amputation #tmr #muscle  #reinnervation  #healthnews #radionews

Hopefully you or someone you love will never require a limb amputation.  One of the chief side effects of losing an arm or leg is so-called phantom limb pain, and it occurs in some 75% of amputees.  This is a painful sensation that seems to be coming from the portion of the limb that is no longer there.  

Reconstructive surgeons at Ohio State now announce a fix for this problem, and its called targeted muscle reinnervation or TMR.  This procedure involves rerouting the cut nerve ends into surrounding muscle, and it was first used to enhance use of prosthetic limbs, but patients also noticed an absence of any limb pain.

A study of 22 patients with below the knee amputations shows that, after nerve rerouting, only 13% rather than 75% had any pain sensations.  At Ohio State, this procedure is now done at the time of amputation in all patients, but it is possible to perform it after the fact with beneficial results.

If you or yours have phantom limb pain or are facing an amputation, ask the surgeon about TMR.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qt7VOThIFJE

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. "Rerouting nerves during amputation reduces phantom limb pain before it starts: Researchers find life-altering benefits to surgery developed for advanced prosthetics." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 December 2018. .

#Phantompain #amputation #tmr #muscle  #reinnervation  #healthnews #radionews

The FDA has just approved the newest vaccine for kids combining the 6 most common immunizations for childhood illnesses: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis or whooping cough, hemophilus influenza type B, hepatitis B, and polio.  In the past, children would receive the DTaP vaccine, but then separate vaccines for polio, hemophilus influenza, and hepatitis.  Called Vaxelis, the vaccine is a 3 dose series to be given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age.  An additional booster shot for pertussis must be given to complete the immunization against that disease.

The addition of this vaccine should improve immunization rates by simplifying the schedule of shots for any given child.  It will be only somewhat simpler.  In addition to the Vaxelis series, children will still require separate shots for measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), chickenpox (varicella), pneumococcal disease (Prevnar 13 and 23), human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis A (HepA), rotavirus (Rotarix), and the flu.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qVQd9e7Un_g

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/UCM629110.pdf

#virus  #childhood #influenza #hpv #immunization #vaccinations #schedules #mumps #dtap #polio #hflu #mmr #prevnar #hepA #hepB  #hemophilusinfluenzaB  #healthnews  #radionews

The FDA has just approved the newest vaccine for kids combining the 6 most common immunizations for childhood illnesses: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis or whooping cough, hemophilus influenza type B, hepatitis B, and polio.  In the past, children would receive the DTaP vaccine, but then separate vaccines for polio, hemophilus influenza, and hepatitis.  Called Vaxelis, the vaccine is a 3 dose series to be given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age.  An additional booster shot for pertussis must be given to complete the immunization against that disease.

The addition of this vaccine should improve immunization rates by simplifying the schedule of shots for any given child.  It will be only somewhat simpler.  In addition to the Vaxelis series, children will still require separate shots for measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), chickenpox (varicella), pneumococcal disease (Prevnar 13 and 23), human papilloma virus (HPV), hepatitis A (HepA), rotavirus (Rotarix), and the flu.

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/qVQd9e7Un_g

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/UCM629110.pdf

#virus  #childhood #influenza #hpv #immunization #vaccinations #schedules #mumps #dtap #polio #hflu #mmr #prevnar #hepA #hepB  #hemophilusinfluenzaB  #healthnews  #radionews