There is a significant association between adult chronic respiratory disease and childhood lung illness including asthma and bronchitis. The good news is that there are ways to prevent both.
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DINH S BUI ET AL. CHILDHOOD PREDICTORS OF LUNG FUNCTION TRAJECTORIES AND FUTURE COPD RISK: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SIXTH DECADE OF LIFE. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, APRIL 5, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30100-0
DANIELLE C M BELGRAV, ET AL. LUNG FUNCTION TRAJECTORIES
FROM PRE-SCHOOL AGE TO ADULTHOOD THEIR ASSOCIATIONS
WITH EARLY LIFE FACTORS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF
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SYNOPSIS:
010390: Fill-in host for the late David Brudnoy
Hour 1:
The late Vernon Mark MD, d. 2014: author “Brain Power” with son Jeffrey Mark
-Alzheimer’s disease: aluminum toxicity?; over- diagnosed: confused with depression.
Call: benign brain tumor.
Call: Xanax.
Call: sugar as brain food.
Call: safely stopping Xanax and other medications.
Call: recreational drug effect on memory via limbic system: alcohol, cocaine.
Call: lightheadedness. Why helped by antihistamines: sedative effect that slows breathing. Adverse drug interactions.
Call: brain development in under nourished children.
Subdural hematoma: great imitator.
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Hour 2:
Brain poisons: any drug that alters consciousness can be problematic; bad batches of designer drugs produced Parkinson’s disease.; excess anti- hypertensive drugs. Carbon monoxide. Emboli clots.
Brain enhancers: writing, other activities with non- dominant hand.
Call: generic Valium for seizures used for continuous seizures.
Call: cervical spine disease; arthritis pain effect on brain leads to depression.
Call: Parkinson’s like disease; medication-induced. Call: cluster headaches.
Foods that help brain power. Vitamins C, B vitamins, biotin.
Exercises for brain: disperse brain function by using non-dominant brain.
Brain stimulation positive effect on other parts of body.
Wrap up.

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Regular vigorous exercise produces happiness for folks at any age. Add this to the other health benefits for your heart, bones, and immune system.

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Tai Chi is as good, maybe better, and cheaper than conventional physical therapy for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD).

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Hot off the wire. New studies presented at the Endocrine Society meeting March 16-20 in Chicago

Headlines
Pregnant women should steer clear of plastic cups and containers.
Lavender and tea tree oils may produce unwanted breast growth in boys and men.
Estrogen supplements may help resolve eating disorders in female athletes.
Are men using too much testosterone therapy?
Low sperm count may be the tip of the iceberg.
Splenda could predispose you to diabetes.

Counting steps with wearable devices leads to more vigorous short term exercise and longer term maintenance of exercise program.

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Tess Harris, Sally M. Kerry, Elizabeth S. Limb, Cheryl Furness, etal. Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3–4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care. PLOS Medicine, 2018; 15 (3): e1002526 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002526

Soy milk contains estrogens that may harm female infants reproductive tissues.

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A longitudinal study of estrogen-responsive tissues and hormone concentrations in infants fed soy formula
Margaret A Adgent, Ph.D David M Umbach, Ph.D Babette S Zemel, Ph.D , metal. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, jc.2017-02249, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-02249

Higher altitude living associated with depression and higher rate of suicide.

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Brent M. Kious, Douglas G. Kondo, Perry F. Renshaw. Living High and Feeling Low. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 2018; 26 (2): 43 DOI: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000158

https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-recognizing-signs-of-suicide#2

Many heart attack victims do better when stent-placing cardiologists are away at convention.

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Anupam B. Jena, Andrew Olenski, Daniel M. Blumenthal, Robert W. Yeh, Dana P. Goldman, John Romley. Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality During Dates of National Interventional Cardiology Meetings. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018; 7 (6): e008230 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008230

Regular, vigorous exercise can block the aging process.

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University of Birmingham. "A lifetime of regular exercise slows down aging, study finds." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 March 2018. .