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The Nose Knows..show for 2-11-26

The nose’s main functions are breathing, smelling, and conditioning the air; it warms, humidifies, and filters inhaled air before it reaches the lungs, protects the respiratory system from pathogens, enables our sense of smell (which significantly impacts taste), and adds resonance to our voice, making it a vital part of the respiratory and sensory systems.

Nasal Conchae .

Bones, cartilages and mucosa with a focus on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. The nasal conchae (also known as turbinates) are bony plates located on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. There are three nasal conchae in each nasal cavity including the superior, middle and inferior nasal conchae.

Function . What is the function of the nose? AI Overview Nose and throat  The nose’s main functions are breathing, smelling, and conditioning the air; it warms, humidifies, and filters inhaled air before it reaches the lungs, protects the respiratory system from pathogens, enables our sense of smell (which significantly impacts taste), and adds resonance to our voice, making it a vital part of the respiratory and sensory systems.   

Air Treatment & Protection Filtering: Mucus and tiny hairs (cilia) trap dust, germs, and allergens, preventing them from entering the lungs.  Humidifying: The mucous membrane adds moisture to dry air, protecting the throat and airways.  Warming/Cooling: It adjusts the air’s temperature to body temperature, making it more comfortable for the lungs.  Defense: It produces immune substances (immunoglobulins) to fight inhaled bacteria and viruses.  Smell & Taste Olfaction: Specialized nerve cells in the upper nasal cavity detect odor molecules, giving us our sense of smell.  Flavor Perception: Smell is crucial for flavor; when you have a cold and can’t smell, food seems tasteless.  Other Functions Voice Resonance: The nasal passages and sinuses add tone and depth to your voice.  Breathing Pathway: It’s the primary entrance for air, ensuring proper oxygenation, especially during sleep when nasal breathing is superior to mouth breathing

Treatment:

Nasal Cavity . What is the nasal cavity? AI Overview Nose and throat | healthdirect The nasal cavity is the air-filled space inside your nose, divided into two passages by the nasal septum, that serves as the entrance to the respiratory system, filtering, warming, and humidifying inhaled air while housing the sense of smell. Lined with mucus and tiny hairs, it traps dust, warms and moistens air, and contains olfactory receptors for smell, directing air to the lungs and connecting to the throat (nasopharynx).

Structure & Location Location: Above the mouth’s roof, behind the nose, and connected to the nasopharynx at the back.  Division: A central wall (nasal septum) separates it into left and right passages (fossae).  Key Features: Includes scroll-like bones called turbinates (conchae) that increase surface area, and is surrounded by air-filled paranasal sinuses.

Functions Respiration: Filters large particles with hairs, warms air with blood vessels, and humidifies it with mucus.  Olfaction (Smell): Contains specialized nerve endings for detecting odors.  Immune Defense: Mucus traps pathogens, and the lining protects deeper respiratory structures.  Drainage: Allows drainage of mucus and secretions from sinuses.  Key Regions Nasal Vestibule: Just inside the nostril, lined with skin and coarse hairs.  Respiratory Region: The main area for conditioning air (warming, humidifying, filtering).  Olfactory Region: Located in the upper part, containing smell receptors (olfactory epithelium). 

Talk soon!

  ! Dean !

2-4-26 show “All about the Ears”

“All about the Ears”

Auricular therapy in acupuncture

Tests

A tympanometry test checks to see how your eardrum and bones in your middle ear are working: A small device will be placed in your ear. The device will send air and sound into your ear, which makes your eardrum move. You’ll feel the air pressure inside your ear.

Anatomy of the ear

The ear has three main parts. These parts include the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. Each section is made up of structures that play a role in changing sound waves into signals that go to the brain.

Conditions/disorders

Recent case

Inner ear decompression sickness and mal de debarquement

Overview Ear wax build up 

Outer ear infection (otitis externa)

 Middle ear infection (otitis media) 

Glue ear Damaged ossicles

Otosclerosis Perforated 

eardrum Cholesteatoma Exostosis (surfer’s ear)

Talk soon!

 ! Dean !

2-4-26 show “All about the Ears”

“All about the Ears”

Auricular therapy in acupuncture

Tests

A tympanometry test checks to see how your eardrum and bones in your middle ear are working: A small device will be placed in your ear. The device will send air and sound into your ear, which makes your eardrum move. You’ll feel the air pressure inside your ear.

Anatomy of the ear

The ear has three main parts. These parts include the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. Each section is made up of structures that play a role in changing sound waves into signals that go to the brain.

Conditions/disorders

Recent case

Inner ear decompression sickness and mal de debarquement

Overview Ear wax build up 

Outer ear infection (otitis externa)

 Middle ear infection (otitis media) 

Glue ear Damaged ossicles

Otosclerosis Perforated 

eardrum Cholesteatoma Exostosis (surfer’s ear)

Talk soon!

 ! Dean !

https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-probiotics

Probiotics are live bacteria that are considered “good,” or beneficial for your body’s functioning and your health. Many probiotics are similar to bacteria that are naturally living in your body. You may already be consuming some of these good bacteria if you eat fermented products, such as:

The concept of consuming more good microbes to aid health has been discussed since the early 1900s. The term “probiotics” is relatively new. It’s a combination of the Latin word for “for” and the Greek word for “life.”

Research has yielded promising results about the health benefits of probiotics. However, the science is not yet conclusiveon all the benefits of probiotics for healthy people or for treatment of particular diseases.

Today, many kinds of probiotics are commercially available in foods and supplements. As the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Trusted Source reports, some experts have warned that the rapid growth in probiotics marketing and use may have outpaced scientific research on the benefits.

Your bowels host an estimated 100 trillion microorganismsTrusted Source from more than 500 different species, according to Harvard Medical School. Your mix of bacteria is unique, like your fingerprint. Sometimes, illness or stress can change the bacterial balance and create digestive and other problems.

Probiotics work by changing the composition of your gut bacteria or the metabolic activity of existing bacteria. The good bacteria crowd out the bad in your intestine. This prevents the bad bacteria from multiplying and causing infection or inflammation.

For example, too much yeast in the body can lead to a yeast infection, but the well-balanced gut biome will keep yeast at lower levels.

Probiotics may help your digestion and enable your body to extract nutrients from your food. Good bacteria may also produce enzymes or proteins that inhibit, or even kill, harmful bacteria. Specific species of probiotics also stimulate your immune system.

Some bacteria are necessary for hormone production or vitamin (e.g., vitamin K) and nutrient absorption. Development of childhood type 1 diabetes may be associated with inflammation related to inadequate gut bacteria biomeTrusted Source.

Research published by the American College of Gastroenterology indicates that particular species of probiotics may:

But remember, not everyone responds in the same way to the same probiotic.

Some doctors advise you to use probiotics when taking antibiotics to combat a specific infection. This is because antibiotics kill off some useful bacteria along with the bad, which may cause diarrhea. The probiotics help maintain or restore a healthy balance in your gut.

Talk  soon!

 ! Dean !

https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-probiotics

Probiotics are live bacteria that are considered “good,” or beneficial for your body’s functioning and your health. Many probiotics are similar to bacteria that are naturally living in your body. You may already be consuming some of these good bacteria if you eat fermented products, such as:

The concept of consuming more good microbes to aid health has been discussed since the early 1900s. The term “probiotics” is relatively new. It’s a combination of the Latin word for “for” and the Greek word for “life.”

Research has yielded promising results about the health benefits of probiotics. However, the science is not yet conclusiveon all the benefits of probiotics for healthy people or for treatment of particular diseases.

Today, many kinds of probiotics are commercially available in foods and supplements. As the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Trusted Source reports, some experts have warned that the rapid growth in probiotics marketing and use may have outpaced scientific research on the benefits.

Your bowels host an estimated 100 trillion microorganismsTrusted Source from more than 500 different species, according to Harvard Medical School. Your mix of bacteria is unique, like your fingerprint. Sometimes, illness or stress can change the bacterial balance and create digestive and other problems.

Probiotics work by changing the composition of your gut bacteria or the metabolic activity of existing bacteria. The good bacteria crowd out the bad in your intestine. This prevents the bad bacteria from multiplying and causing infection or inflammation.

For example, too much yeast in the body can lead to a yeast infection, but the well-balanced gut biome will keep yeast at lower levels.

Probiotics may help your digestion and enable your body to extract nutrients from your food. Good bacteria may also produce enzymes or proteins that inhibit, or even kill, harmful bacteria. Specific species of probiotics also stimulate your immune system.

Some bacteria are necessary for hormone production or vitamin (e.g., vitamin K) and nutrient absorption. Development of childhood type 1 diabetes may be associated with inflammation related to inadequate gut bacteria biomeTrusted Source.

Research published by the American College of Gastroenterology indicates that particular species of probiotics may:

But remember, not everyone responds in the same way to the same probiotic.

Some doctors advise you to use probiotics when taking antibiotics to combat a specific infection. This is because antibiotics kill off some useful bacteria along with the bad, which may cause diarrhea. The probiotics help maintain or restore a healthy balance in your gut.

Talk  soon!

 ! Dean !

Fats..the truth

I want to cover why fats are misunderstood?

Fats are misunderstood because of historical fear-mongering in the 1970s-80s, promoting low-fat diets that mistakenly labeled all fats as bad, leading to increased processed foods and health issues, while ignoring that essential monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats ..not seed oils..(like those in avocados, nuts, fish) are crucial for bodily functions, vitamin absorption, and heart health, and that the real culprits are often industrial trans fats and excessive saturated fats, not all dietary fats.

WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?

Asian Heart and Vascular Center states Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance essential for building cells, making hormones, and producing Vitamin D, found in all body cells but also carried in the blood, primarily made by the liver and obtained from animal-based foods. While vital for health, too much can build up in artery walls, leading to blockages, heart disease, and stroke, often measured in blood tests as LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

From https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-truth-about-fats-bad-and-good

Good fats come mainly from vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fish. They differ from saturated fats by having fewer hydrogen atoms bonded to their carbon chains. Healthy fats are liquid at room temperature, not solid. There are two broad categories of beneficial fats: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

Monounsaturated fats. When you dip your bread in olive oil at an Italian restaurant, you’re getting mostly monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fats have a single carbon-to-carbon double bond. The result is that it has two fewer hydrogen atoms than a saturated fat and a bend at the double bond. This structure keeps monounsaturated fats liquid at room temperature.

Hummmmmmmmmin

          ! Dean !

Fats..the truth

I want to cover why fats are misunderstood?

Fats are misunderstood because of historical fear-mongering in the 1970s-80s, promoting low-fat diets that mistakenly labeled all fats as bad, leading to increased processed foods and health issues, while ignoring that essential monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats ..not seed oils..(like those in avocados, nuts, fish) are crucial for bodily functions, vitamin absorption, and heart health, and that the real culprits are often industrial trans fats and excessive saturated fats, not all dietary fats.

WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?

Asian Heart and Vascular Center states Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance essential for building cells, making hormones, and producing Vitamin D, found in all body cells but also carried in the blood, primarily made by the liver and obtained from animal-based foods. While vital for health, too much can build up in artery walls, leading to blockages, heart disease, and stroke, often measured in blood tests as LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

From https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-truth-about-fats-bad-and-good

Good fats come mainly from vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fish. They differ from saturated fats by having fewer hydrogen atoms bonded to their carbon chains. Healthy fats are liquid at room temperature, not solid. There are two broad categories of beneficial fats: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

Monounsaturated fats. When you dip your bread in olive oil at an Italian restaurant, you’re getting mostly monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fats have a single carbon-to-carbon double bond. The result is that it has two fewer hydrogen atoms than a saturated fat and a bend at the double bond. This structure keeps monounsaturated fats liquid at room temperature.

Hummmmmmmmmin

          ! Dean !

Topic – Clean Diet

Topic – Clean Diet

January 7th – Topic “Diets” ..Eat for Your Blood Type vs other diets; vegetarian, keto etc.

The “Eat Right for Your Blood Type” diet, created by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, suggests specific foods for types O (high protein/meat), A (vegetarian), B (diverse omnivore), and AB (mixed/pescatarian) based on ancestral diets.. little scientific evidence supporting these claims, with studies showing no benefit beyond general healthy eating from eliminating processed foods.

 The core idea is that lectins (proteins in food) react with blood types, but research indicates blood type doesn’t dictate diet, and you’re better off focusing on balanced, whole foods and consulting a doctor, says Healthline. 

The D’Adamo’s plan:

• Type O (The Hunter): High-protein diet with meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits; avoid wheat, corn, dairy, and most beans.

• Type A (The Cultivator): Mostly vegetarian; focus on soy, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; avoid meat and dairy.

• Type B (The Nomad): Diverse diet with meat, dairy, grains, fruits, and vegetables; avoid chicken, corn, peanuts, and wheat.

• Type AB (The Enigma): Mixed diet of seafood, tofu, dairy, grains, fruits, and vegetables; avoid chicken, corn, and buckwheat. 

Overview of main points:

While the diet promotes fresh, unprocessed foods (which is good), the blood-type connection isn’t scientifically proven, WebMD notes. 

Define the healthy, balanced diet that works best for everyone, regardless of blood type. 

Happy Holy Days!

        ! Dean !