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Pushing The Limits
Exploring Anti-aging & Integrative Medicine: Hormones, Thyroid Health, Brain Injuries, and More with Dr. Bill Clearfield

Pushing The Limits

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 93:36


Join us in this enlightening episode as we sit down with Dr. Bill Clearfield from Clearfield Medical Group to explore the intricacies of integrative medicine. Dr. Clearfield shares his expert insights on a range of topics, including hormone health, thyroid disorders, brain injuries, the potential of methylene blue, low-dose naltrexone, and the impacts of COVID-19 and long COVID. Whether you're seeking to understand hormone replacement therapy or looking for effective treatments for long COVID, this episode is packed with valuable information. Topics Covered: Hormones The role of hormones in maintaining overall health and well-being Benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy for both men and women Differences and advantages of bioidentical hormones versus synthetic hormones Common hormonal imbalances and how they are addressed in practice Thyroid Health Common thyroid disorders and their impact on overall health Key thyroid function tests for accurate diagnosis Influence of thyroid health on weight management and metabolism Natural or integrative approaches to managing thyroid conditions Brain Injuries Latest advancements in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) Importance of neuroplasticity in the recovery from brain injuries and methods to enhance it Integrative therapies recommended for brain injury recovery Methylene Blue Explanation of methylene blue and its primary medical uses Current evidence on methylene blue's effectiveness in treating viral infections Potential use of methylene blue to support brain health and cognitive function Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Overview of low dose naltrexone and conditions it can help manage Mechanism of action of LDN and its therapeutic effects Success stories or case studies where LDN has made a significant impact General Topics Differences and benefits of integrative medicine compared to conventional medicine Approach to patient care to ensure personalized and effective treatment Future trends in medicine and healthcare that excite Dr. Clearfield Links and Resources: Clearfield Medical Group Dr. Bill Clearfield's LinkedIn Follow Dr. Clearfield on Facebook Learn More About Integrative Medicine     BIO With 33 years of medical experience, Reno, Nevada physician, William Clearfield, D.O. of the Clearfield Medical Group provides patients with successful treatment plans that benefit their health conditions and boost their overall quality of life. Emphasizing diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle, Dr. Clearfield was the “go to” guy when other physicians, even specialists at NYU and the University of Pennsylvania were baffled, in his adopted hometown of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Dr. Clearfield graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, now Des Moines University, in 1978.  He interned at Metropolitan Hospital in downtown Philadelphia and followed that up with a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine. In 1984 he tested and successfully implemented one of the first individualized computer generated diet programs (on an Apple IIc no less) and instituted the Medifast Protein Sparing Modified Weight Loss program at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, Pa. In 1990, a curious combination of family events, a cousin who, after ten years of fertility issues, became pregnant after three sessions, and a chance encounter with a ninety-year-old practitioner from the Peoples Republic of China, on a trip back home, led him to UCLA's Medical Acupuncture Physicians training. Dr. C. took to acupuncture quickly, becoming the second medical doctor in the Wilkes, Barre-Scranton area to offer acupuncture in his practice. He became. Elected to the board of directors as the education director of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture in 1992, Dr. C began a student with experienced acupuncturists which continue to this day. After election as the Secretary of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture in 1994, Dr. C obtained his most prized academic degree. The secretary of the AAMA signed the diplomas earned in that session. In short, Dr. Clearfield signed his diploma! His 1992 treatise “Celestial Stems-5 Element Diet and Exercise Program,”  based on Traditional Chinese Medicine dietary laws, was well received in the complementary medicine community. In 1994 Dr. Clearfield established the first combined functional and alternative medicine pain clinic at John Heinz Rehabilitation Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He partnered with staff physiatrists, physical therapist, speech pathologist and psychologists to offer a comprehensive pain management program. A 1995 article “Form Follows Function; The Treatment of Musculoskeletal Head and Neck Disease,” is the model used taught today for all shoulder and neck injuries. In 1997 he chaired the 9th Annual Symposium of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture in Washington, D.C. Dr. C was the fourth licensed osteopathic acupuncture physician in the state of Pennsylvania. Moving his practice to Reno in 2013, Dr. William Clearfield and the Clearfield Medical Group has quickly become the source in which patients turn to when looking for alternative and functional medicine.     Personalised Health Optimisation Consulting with Lisa Tamati Lisa offers solution focused coaching sessions to help you find the right answers to your challenges. Topics Lisa can help with:  Lisa is a Genetics Practitioner, Health Optimisation Coach, High Performance and Mindset Coach. She is a qualified Ph360 Epigenetics coach and a clinician with The DNA Company and has done years of research into brain rehabilitation, neurodegenerative diseases and biohacking. She has extensive knowledge on such therapies as hyperbaric oxygen,  intravenous vitamin C, sports performance, functional genomics, Thyroid, Hormones, Cancer and much more. She can assist with all functional medicine testing. Testing Options Comprehensive Thyroid testing DUTCH Hormone testing Adrenal Testing Organic Acid Testing Microbiome Testing Cell Blueprint Testing Epigenetics Testing DNA testing Basic Blood Test analysis Heavy Metals  Nutristat Omega 3 to 6 status and more  Lisa and her functional medicine colleagues in the practice can help you navigate the confusing world of health and medicine . She can also advise on the latest research and where to get help if mainstream medicine hasn't got the answers you are searching for whatever the  challenge you are facing from cancer to gut issues, from depression and anxiety, weight loss issues, from head injuries to burn out to hormone optimisation to the latest in longevity science. Book your consultation with Lisa    Join our Patron program and support the show Pushing the Limits' has been free to air for over 8 years. Providing leading edge information to anyone who needs it. But we need help on our mission.  Please join our patron community and get exclusive member benefits (more to roll out later this year) and support this educational platform for the price of a coffee or two You can join by going to  Lisa's Patron Community Or if you just want to support Lisa with a "coffee" go to  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LisaT to donate $3   Lisa's Anti-Aging and Longevity Supplements  Lisa has spent years curating a very specialized range of exclusive longevity, health optimizing supplements from leading scientists, researchers and companies all around the world.  This is an unprecedented collection. The stuff Lisa wanted for her family but couldn't get in NZ that's what it's in her range. Lisa is constantly researching and interviewing the top scientists and researchers in the world to get you the best cutting edge supplements to optimize your life.   Subscribe to our popular Youtube channel  with over 600 videos, millions of views, a number of full length documentaries, and much more. You don't want to miss out on all the great content on our Lisa's youtube channel. Youtube   Order Lisa's Books Lisa has published 5 books: Running Hot, Running to Extremes, Relentless, What your oncologist isn't telling you and her latest "Thriving on the Edge"  Check them all out at  https://shop.lisatamati.com/collections/books   Perfect Amino Supplement by Dr David Minkoff Introducing PerfectAmino PerfectAmino is an amino acid supplement that is 99% utilized by the body to make protein. PerfectAmino is 3-6x the protein of other sources with almost no calories. 100% vegan and non-GMO. The coated PerfectAmino tablets are a slightly different shape and have a natural, non-GMO, certified organic vegan coating on them so they will glide down your throat easily. Fully absorbed within 20-30 minutes! No other form of protein comes close to PerfectAminos Listen to the episode with Dr Minkoff here:    Use code "tamati" at checkout to get a 10% discount on any of their devices.   Red Light Therapy: Lisa is a huge fan of Red Light Therapy and runs a Hyperbaric and Red Light Therapy clinic. If you are wanting to get the best products try Flexbeam: A wearable Red Light Device https://recharge.health/product/flexbeam-aff/?ref=A9svb6YLz79r38   Or Try Vielights' advanced Photobiomodulation Devices Vielight brain photobiomodulation devices combine electrical engineering and neuroscience. To find out more about photobiomodulation, current studies underway and already completed and for the devices mentioned in this video go to www.vielight.com and use code “tamati” to get 10% off     Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, subscribe and share it with your friends! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review and share this with your family and friends. Have any questions? You can contact my team through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts.  To pushing the limits, Lisa and team

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode #523: Teenage Warning Signs with Sandra Beck

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 30:19


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr. Donald A. Moses, a seasoned psychiatrist with over 45 years of experience in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Moses, a clinical instructor at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and former instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P&S Hospital, began his work in drug addiction in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit at Metropolitan Hospital, New York. He has served as a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, in private practice, Dr. Moses employs psychodynamic therapy for outpatient treatment of substance abusers. He is the author of "Are You Driving Your Children to Drink? Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse," has published several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has also appeared on radio and television and lectured extensively on this critical topic.Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr. Donald A. Moses, a seasoned psychiatrist with over 45 years of experience in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Moses, a clinical instructor at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and former instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P&S Hospital, began his work in drug addiction in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit at Metropolitan Hospital, New York. He has served as a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, in private practice, Dr. Moses employs psychodynamic therapy for outpatient treatment of substance abusers. He is the author of "Are You Driving Your Children to Drink? Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse," has published several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has also appeared on radio and television and lectured extensively on this critical topic.

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode #328: Teenage Warning Signs with Sandra Beck

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 30:19


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr. Donald A. Moses, a seasoned psychiatrist with over 45 years of experience in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Moses, a clinical instructor at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and former instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P&S Hospital, began his work in drug addiction in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit at Metropolitan Hospital, New York. He has served as a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, in private practice, Dr. Moses employs psychodynamic therapy for outpatient treatment of substance abusers. He is the author of "Are You Driving Your Children to Drink? Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse," has published several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has also appeared on radio and television and lectured extensively on this critical topic.Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr. Donald A. Moses, a seasoned psychiatrist with over 45 years of experience in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Moses, a clinical instructor at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and former instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P&S Hospital, began his work in drug addiction in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit at Metropolitan Hospital, New York. He has served as a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, in private practice, Dr. Moses employs psychodynamic therapy for outpatient treatment of substance abusers. He is the author of "Are You Driving Your Children to Drink? Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse," has published several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has also appeared on radio and television and lectured extensively on this critical topic.

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode 517: Teen Addiction with Sandra Beck and Dr Moses

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 53:41


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. He has also served as an instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P & S (NY Presbyterian) Hospital in New York. His experience with drug addiction began in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit of Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Following this period, Dr. Moses was a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, he is in private practice using psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of drug and alcohol abusers. Dr. Moses is the author of Are You Driving Your Children to Drink?/Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, has written several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has appeared on radio and television, and has lectured extensively on this topic. This episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com. And right now, you can go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off your first purchase on anything in the store. Including the Patriot Power Generator... You'll also get their famous guarantee for an entire year after your order. Plus free shipping on orders over $97. And a portion of every sale is donated to charities who support our veterans and their families. Just go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off. That's 4Patriots.com, use code MILITARYMOM to get yours today.

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode 322: Teen Addiction with Sandra Beck and Dr Moses

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 53:41


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. He has also served as an instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P & S (NY Presbyterian) Hospital in New York. His experience with drug addiction began in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit of Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Following this period, Dr. Moses was a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, he is in private practice using psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of drug and alcohol abusers. Dr. Moses is the author of Are You Driving Your Children to Drink?/Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, has written several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has appeared on radio and television, and has lectured extensively on this topic. This episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com. And right now, you can go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off your first purchase on anything in the store. Including the Patriot Power Generator... You'll also get their famous guarantee for an entire year after your order. Plus free shipping on orders over $97. And a portion of every sale is donated to charities who support our veterans and their families. Just go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off. That's 4Patriots.com, use code MILITARYMOM to get yours today.

OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time
Heroic Chat with Phil Stutz: Philosophy Must End in Action

OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 56:20


In today's Heroic Chat, we are joined by Phil Stutz.   Phil graduated from City College in New York, received his MD from New York University, and did his psychiatric training at Metropolitan Hospital. He then worked as a prison psychiatrist on Rikers Island before going into private practice in New York City. He moved to Los Angeles In 1982, where he has been practicing ever since.   Along with his coauthor, Barry Michels, Phil wrote the New York Times bestseller The Tools, and its sequel, Coming Alive. He has also coached Brian for over six years, who considers Phil to be his Ultimate Guide, and was featured in the recent Netflix documentary Stutz.   Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/heroic-chat-phil-stutz   Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery:   Pre-Order Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential today: https://www.heroic.us/book Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Read the Philosopher's Note on The Tools: https://link.heroic.us/36vX Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answered the call to their Heroic quests: https://heroic.us/coach   More goodness:   Download the Heroic app: http://heroic.us/app-download Grab some Heroic swag: https://store-heroic.myshopify.com/ Become a Heroic Ambassador: http://heroic.us/ambassador   -   Get in touch:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HeroicBrian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heroicbrian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heroicbrian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heroicbrian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroicbrian/ Email: support@heroic.us

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode 515: Sandra Beck and Dr Donald Moses Tips for the Teen Years

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 53:41


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. He has also served as an instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P & S (NY Presbyterian) Hospital in New York. His experience with drug addiction began in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit of Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Following this period, Dr. Moses was a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, he is in private practice using psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of drug and alcohol abusers. Dr. Moses is the author of Are You Driving Your Children to Drink?/Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, has written several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has appeared on radio and television, and has lectured extensively on this topic. This episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com. And right now, you can go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off your first purchase on anything in the store. Including the Patriot Power Generator... You'll also get their famous guarantee for an entire year after your order. Plus free shipping on orders over $97. And a portion of every sale is donated to charities who support our veterans and their families. Just go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off. That's 4Patriots.com, use code MILITARYMOM to get yours today.

Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode 515: Sandra Beck and Dr Donald Moses Tips for the Teen Years

Military Mom Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 53:41


Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. He has also served as an instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P & S (NY Presbyterian) Hospital in New York. His experience with drug addiction began in 1962 on the heroin detoxification unit of Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Following this period, Dr. Moses was a psychiatric consultant to the Long Island Jewish Hospital Adolescent Drug Day-Treatment Center and the Triboro Hospital Opiate Addiction Unit. Currently, he is in private practice using psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of drug and alcohol abusers. Dr. Moses is the author of Are You Driving Your Children to Drink?/Coping With Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, has written several articles, and is a reviewer for a professional journal. He has appeared on radio and television, and has lectured extensively on this topic. This episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com. And right now, you can go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off your first purchase on anything in the store. Including the Patriot Power Generator... You'll also get their famous guarantee for an entire year after your order. Plus free shipping on orders over $97. And a portion of every sale is donated to charities who support our veterans and their families. Just go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off. That's 4Patriots.com, use code MILITARYMOM to get yours today.

Lung Cancer Considered
LCC in Greek: Treating Lung Cancer in Greece

Lung Cancer Considered

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 61:16


Greece ranks third in mortality in Europe from lung cancer, surpassed by Hungary and Serbia. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Giannis Mountzios, Director of the 4th Oncology Department and Clinical Trials Unit at the Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, Greece, leads a discussion on the efforts from the Hellenic scientific community to implement smoking cessation strategies, screening programs, multidisciplinary approach and personalized treatment approaches of the Greek patient with lung cancer. Guests include: Helena Linardou is a Medical Oncologist, is Director of the 4th Oncology Dept and the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Center of Metropolitan Hospital in Athens, Greece. She completed a research Fellowship in Oncology and obtained her PhD Degree from Imperial College, University of London, UK Konstantinos Leventakos is a Medical Oncologist, assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA, with a focus on thoracic malignancies, personalized medicine and immunotherapy.

Living Beyond 120
From Emergency Medicine to Making 100 the New 30

Living Beyond 120

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 62:58


Join Dr. Jeffrey Gladden, Steve, and Dr. Ernie Navarro in this episode of the Gladden Longevity Podcast. Ernie Navarro is a Medical Doctor working for Gladden Longevity and has previously worked with Questcare Partners, Envision Health, and Metropolitan Hospital, and studied at New York Medical College. In this episode, you get to hear Dr. Navarro's story, how he ended up at Gladden Longevity, and the impact of Covid vaccines and boosters on aging and longevity. Listen to find out more.  Listen to this episode to learn about making 100 the new 30 and living beyond 120!    Show notes:    Dr. Gladden welcomes everyone to the podcast and introduces Dr. Ernie Navarro. (2:00)  Trained as an emergency physician, Dr. Gladden asked Dr. Navarro pushed him to think outside the box. (3:05)  Dr. Navarro shares that what he missed about ER were the people he worked with and their fun personalities. (4:32)  Dr. Gladden shares how medicine has changed over the years and the increased cost of medical care. (6:15)  Dr. Gladden reveals that medicine has changed because of the many administrative burdens on doctors. (8:00)  Some of the coordinators in the hospital have experience in the medical line but are mostly focused on profit. (10:22)  Dr. Gladden reveals how the many administrative duties put on doctors lead to burnout. (12:30)  Dr. Navarro shares how his sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at a very young age and had to undergo treatment. (14:08)  Dr. Navarro details how his sister passed away from the return of cancer. (15:59)  Dr. Navarro said he got tired of the day and night schedule and needed something different. (18:55)  Dr. Gladden talks about how he went without pay for four and half years trying to build Gladden Longevity. (22:30)  Dr. Navarro discloses that he has had moments where he has doubted himself. (25:24)  Dr. Navarro shares insights about the impact that people share that keeps him going. (29:25)  Dr. Gladden discloses what he loves about Dr. Navarro. (33:00)  “What might have been best last year might not be best this year.” (36:10)  Dr. Navarro explains that for people getting boosters, their biological age bumps to over fifteen years older. (43:08)  Dr. Gladden shares how telomeres shorten after people take boosters. (45:16)  Dr. Navarro points out how the booster is not serving anyone at this point. (50:15)  The consequence of the Covid vaccine is different from all other vaccines. (53:10)  Dr. Gladden shares that too much growth hormone is in itself an aging process. (55:47)  Steve thanks everyone for the conversation. (59:12)  Dr. Gladden emphasizes that to work with Gladden Longevity, you can just reach out through the website, and you will get a response. (1:00:15)  Dr. Navarro points out that mindset is really important in succeeding as a client with Gladden Longevity. (1:01:25)              Visit our website, www.gladdenlongevitypodcast.com, for more information on this episode and other episodes as well. Click on the link to let us know what you'd like us to talk about on the podcast too!                   Follow us on social media!                             Instagram: @gladdenlongevity                             Twitter: @gladdenlongevit                             Facebook: @GladdenLongevity                      LinkedIn: @GladdenLongevity     For more information on our practice or how to become a client, visit:  www.gladdenlongevity.com  Call us: 972-310-8916   Or email us: info@gladdenlongevity.com    To learn more about Ernie Navarro, check out the following:   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernesto-navarro-m-d-819b5458     DISCOUNT:   Podcast10 (10% off your purchase at the Gladden Longevity Supplement shop https://gladdenlongevityshop.com/)     Get the supplements mentioned in this episode!    Arterosil: https://gladdenlongevityshop.com/products/arterosil-60ct?_pos=1&_psq=arterosil&_ss=e&_v=1.0     Molecular Hydrogen: https://gladdenlongevityshop.com/products/h2-molecular-hydrogen-30-ct?_pos=1&_psq=hydrogen&_ss=e&_v=1.0     Melatonin: https://gladdenlongevityshop.com/products/melatonin-20mg-60ct?_pos=2&_psq=melatonin&_ss=e&_v=1.0     SPM: https://gladdenlongevityshop.com/products/spm-active-120ct?_pos=1&_psq=spm&_ss=e&_v=1.0  

Just Bein' Honest
Episode 262 : DR. MICHELLE PERRO : What is making our children sick?

Just Bein' Honest

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 41:29


On this Episode, number 262, of the “Just Bein' Honest Podcast”, we have a VERY in-depth conversation with one of my favorite health advocates to this day! Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than ten years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics.Let's get deep about WHAT is Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It...With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children's declining health, often with little medical guidance from the experts. What's Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit in this epidemic. Is it the only culprit? No. Most chronic health disorders have multiple causes and require careful disentanglement and complex treatments. But what if toxicants in our foods are a major culprit, one that, if corrected, could lead to tangible results and increased health? Using patient accounts of their clinical experiences and new medical insights about pathogenesis of chronic pediatric disorders—taking us into gut dysfunction and the microbiome, as well as the politics of food science—Dr. Michelle has written a book that connects the dots to explain our kids' ailing health.Diving in about:What IS making our children sick?What are the most chronic health disorder trends in children?Are TOXINS an issue? How this can be corrected?How the GUT microbiome can help heal children's fate!WIN! You could WIN a bundle of my favorite wellness products! All you have to do is leave a COMMENT + 5-STAR RATING over on APPLE PODCASTS / iTUNES (Subscribing is a PLUS!) - WAIT, we have MORE giveaways to come, stay tuned!I hope you enjoy the show, and when you are ready to take on the experience of "Designing your own Life" - I am gifting you a FREE session of clarity work and all the questions you want to ask, I am here to answer. Together, we can get you to the place you are meant to be. Please contact @JustBeinHonestKB on Instagram for more information on how to schedule a time. xoxoP.S. DID YOU SEE OUR NEW WEBSITE? www.JustBeinHonest.comResources:@JustBeinHonestKB@DrMichellePerro*** Thank you to today's Sponsors! Grab them now :- FlightFud // “HONEST” for 10% OFF!- WishGarden Herbs  // “HONESTKB” 20% OFF orders of $25+NEW:* P L A N T B A S E D . M I L K | H E A L T H . By JOIUse code: HONESTKB for 10% OFF! For the CLEANEST Plant Based MILK ALTERNATIVE!* I M M U N I T Y | H E A L T H . By BEEKEEPER'S NATURALSUse code: HONEST20! Beekeeper's Naturals creates clean remedies that actually work. Experience hive-powered health with natural everyday solutions that are effective, non-toxic, and backed by science.* D O G | H E A L T H . By BOTANICAL BONESUse code: HONEST10 for 10% OFF! My + Poppy's FAVORITE + CLEANEST Dog Treats!* D E N T A L + S K I N | H E A L T H . By PRIMAL LIFE ORGANICS* Exclusive, limited time offer for JBH Podcast listeners: Save 60% off the regular price of the teeth whitener at Primallifeorganics.comGrab your: Teeth WhitenerGrab your: Dental Detox Kit* C B D + S E L F C A R E . By PRIMAWellbeing essentials made with broad spectrum hemp CBDand functionally innovative botanicals — and the highest standards of purity, potency and transparency. Use code: "HONEST40" for 40% OFF!!!* G U T + B R A I N | H E A L T H . By ION BIOMEION*Gut Health supports the body's production of beneficial enzymes through redox signaling (cellular communication).Those beneficial enzymes support the tight junctions (the seals between cells) in our gut lining – the barrier protecting us from toxic substances like glyphosate and gluten while allowing the entry of beneficial nutrients. Shop + Save with the Subscription + Bundles: ION BIOMEThe "Just Bein' Honest" Podcast is a production made from the ♡xoxo KB*Business Inquiries : kb@justbeinhonest.com*Music : "Alone" by Emmit Fenn // "Bravado" by Rondo BrothersSPONSORS + PARTNERSHIPS: My platform is rooted on the bases of natural healing and clean product integrity - Products linked are affiliate relationships, meaning if one purchases through this link, I may benefit a small commission from your support.SUPPORT OUR SHOW! We would be honored if you'd like to contribute to the production + time that goes in to creating our show : SUPPORT NOW!

Smart Women Talk Radio
What's Making Our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle Perro

Smart Women Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 38:13


What's Making Our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle PerroListen as Dr. Perro and Katana discuss:How our industrial food industry is affecting our health.Empowering tips to care for our children's health.Tools to create healthy habits not found in mainstream medicine.Dr. Michelle Perro is a veteran pediatrician with over forty years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Twenty years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine.Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science (https://www.gmoscience.org). She has authored many publications and has written for the journal, “The Townsend Letter.”She has recently launched the website Regeneration Health International, focusing on educating food as medicine bridging the divide to regenerative farming. Dr. Perro is presently working on her second book, "Making our Children Well."To learn more about Dr. Perro, visit www.drmichelleperro.com.

Camilo
Damar Hamlin: ¿son frecuentes los paros cardiacos en deportistas?

Camilo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 36:18


Damar Hamlin, jugador de los Bills de Buffalo, colapsó en el campo durante un partido contra los Bengals de Cincinnati. El Dr. Mauricio González, médico internista del Metropolitan Hospital de Nueva York, explica por qué se presentan paros cardíacos entre los deportistas de alto rendimiento.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Out Of The Blank
#1272 - Michelle Perro

Out Of The Blank

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 56:29


Michelle Perro is a veteran pediatrician with four decades of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include GMO and pesticide advocacy. She has both directed and worked as both director and attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, What's Making our Children Sick and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMOScience. She has authored many publications and has a column with the journal, The Townsend Letter. She is an Advisor for the recently launched website, Regeneration Health International, a nonprofit based group focused on holistic health, promoting food as medicine. Dr. Perro has lectured nationally and internationally on regenerative food/soil, environmental health and justice issues focused on children. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-the-blank-podcast/support

Curtis Sliwa
You Don't Know What Spam Is!? | 07-31-2022

Curtis Sliwa

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 171:53


On tonight's episode of The Curtis Sliwa Show, Curtis discusses 'professional booster' Michelle Mckelley finally being arrested, Duane Reade now locking up Spam to prevent theft, The Metropolitan Hospital in Harlem, among other things. In the Animal Welfare hour Curtis and Nancy sound off on a video that Gordon Ramsey posted involving baby lambs and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast
Holistic Psychiatry with Adena Blickstein, MD, MPH

JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 65:30


Adena Blickstein, MD, MPH is a practicing Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist in NY with a passion for mental health, public health, and children's welfare. She is a graduate from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health (2015) and completed her medical internship at Westchester Medical Center (2016), psychiatry residency at Metropolitan Hospital (2019), and specialty training in child/adolescent psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center (2021). With her skills, passion, and experience, she is focused on supporting, leading, and building progressive mindsets that yield systemic change in our currently fragmented mental health and educational system in order to optimize access and quality of care for children and families. Beyond her clinical skills, she possesses strong skills in communications, child advocacy, and community activism. She is a catalyst for empowerment for individuals and communities and uses her creativity and skills as a physician and mental health professional for targeted engagement on a mass scale. Dr. Blickstein is the founder of Teal Dragon (Tealdragon.org), a company whose mission is to empower and inspire families through collaborative and integrated healing among medical and educational systems as well as Meshugenamama (Meshugenamama.com) a movement that seeks to expedite familial healing through poetry, rap, and good old fashion educational entertainment.

YXT Podcast
☢️ Jamaica with guest Technologist Kamala YXT Podcast

YXT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 33:44


SPONSOR THIS EPISODE! Email us at yourxraytech@gmail.com for more informationIn this episode of the YXT Podcast, I talk to Kamala Anderson, RT (R), MBA about Radiology in Jamaica.  Thank you for listening. Follow us on Instagram:Guest: Kamala Anderson RT(R), MBA https://www.instagram.com/radkam876/Host: Jason Hernandez RT(R) https://www.instagram.com/yourxraytech/Professionally, Kamala has seen the sights of all the islands hospitals and a vast amountof private imaging departments. This includes The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia,The Harbour UCLA Hospital in California, USA as well as Metropolitan Hospital in NewYork, USA. Close to the completion of her degree, she interned at the Kingston PublicHospital. She worked at Radiology West for nine years where she served as aradiographer/cardiac CT technologist/Interventional radiographer/ mammographer andstudent liaison offer.#xray #travel #jamaica Visit www.yourxraytech.comRadiography Exam Preparations by Your X-Ray Tech* Videos on Demand*Downloadable PDFsAlso shop T-Shirts, UnderScrubs, and more.Thank you for your support. Support the show

Helping Children Thrive
Episode 23: 'What is making our children sick?' with Dr Michelle Perro

Helping Children Thrive

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 53:44


The episode this week is the answer to every parent's first question to me. "What is making our children sick?" My guest, Dr Michelle Perro has been an advocate for children's health for many years and talks in detail about why our children are getting sick and gives us tips and tools on what to do. Michelle Perro, MD, DHOM is a veteran pediatrician with nearly four decades of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science. She has been a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally including Cape Town, Melbourne and Beijing.Need help with improving your child's health using integrative approaches?Check out my Instagram page -full of information, latest research, tips and tools for parents who want to be more effective with improving their children's health and behavior.Want to work with me? Contact us here.Music CreditFirst Light - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-musicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

The Brain Possible
Dr. Michelle Perro - The Standard American Diet: Overfed and Undernourished

The Brain Possible

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 50:02


Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than ten years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics. Support the show (https://whoiscarter.z2systems.com/np/clients/whoiscarter/donation.jsp)

Mañanas BLU 10:30 - con Camila Zuluaga
Comunidad científica dice que tercera dosis será la última, pero no hay garantías: especialista

Mañanas BLU 10:30 - con Camila Zuluaga

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 12:56


La tercera dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus aún genera muchas preguntas. Por esta razón, Mañanas BLU, cuando Colombia está al aire, consultó a Mauricio González, médico internista y especializado en medicina de emergencia en el Metropolitan Hospital de Nueva York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AgEmerge Podcast
060 AgEmerge Podcast - Dr Michelle Perro and the human health, soil health connection.

AgEmerge Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 61:29


We're so glad you joined us for today's episode as we talk with Dr. Michelle Perro who was also one of our speakers on this years' AgEmerge stage. As you know, we think it's so important to bring you guests that speak about all the spokes in the wheel of soil health including its impact on human health. Michelle Perro, MD, DHOM is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-nine years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as an attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science. She has authored many publications, serves as Advisor to several environmental organizations and has a column with the medical journal, “The Townsend Letter”. Links: https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/whats-making-our-children-sick/ https://www.gmoscience.org Got questions you want answered? Send them our way and we'll do our best to research and find answers. Know someone you think would be great on the AgEmerge 2021 stage or on the podcast? Send your questions or suggestions to kim@asn.farm We'd love to hear from you!

Camilo
¿Es posible contagiarse de covid-19 tras vacunarse?

Camilo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 35:34


El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, se contagió de coronavirus pese a haber recibido las dos dosis de la vacuna Sputnik V. ¿Por qué? El Dr. Mauricio González, médico de emergencias en el Metropolitan Hospital de Nueva York, explica cuánta inmunidad otorgan las vacunas. Además, explica por qué es temprano para catalogar a la ansiedad y depresión como consecuencia del covid-19. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Dental A Team w/ Kiera Dent and Dr. Mark Costes
#341: Growing Business 130% During Covid-19

Dental A Team w/ Kiera Dent and Dr. Mark Costes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 39:21


Kiera is joined by fellow DAT consultant, Tiffanie Trader, and Dr. Sean O’Grady in this episode. Dr. O’Grady started a practice in 2019, and shares his journey through that practice ownership. He talks with Kiera and Tiffanie about trials faced as an urban dental practice, victories had (including up 90% in collections over two months), and how the Dental A-Team played a role. From a consultant’s point of view, Tiffanie shares the positives Dr. O’Grady has had, including: Prepared and growth-oriented Doesn’t jump and leap without knowing what result should be Waited to have the DAT come aboard until he had hired a team that was committed Join this trio as they talk the highs and lows of starting a new practice during Covid-19! Interested in having your own success story? Visit www.TheDentalATeam.com to start with us! About Dr. O’Grady: From a young age, Dr. O’Grady knew that he wanted a career in health care because he wanted to be able to make a positive impact on people’s lives. Dr. O’Grady is a people person, and one of his favorite things about dentistry is that it allows him to meet all different kinds of people, from all walks of life. Dr. O’Grady grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the first person in his family to go to college. After he graduated from the University of Arizona, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency in New York City at Metropolitan Hospital, where he honed his craft of treating dental emergencies and family dental care. Dr. O'Grady worked for 3 years in Chicago at an urgent dental office, using his skill set to become more efficient at same day treatment of dental emergencies and all aspects of dental care. Dr. O'Grady further advanced his skill set by receiving training in placing and restoring implants.   

Ortho Science BYTES Podcast
The Role of High Throughput Antigen SARS-CoV-2 Testing in a Large, Metropolitan Hospital System

Ortho Science BYTES Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 10:54


Discuss with the Vice-Chair and Medical Director of Pathology for a large, metropolitan hospital the challenges the lab is facing with the surging number of COVID-19 cases and how a high throughput antigen test has contributed to meeting the demand for more testing. In this podcast episode, we will explore those key points and more. About our Speaker: Dr. Roush holds several positions within the Methodist Health System in the Dallas, Texas area, including Vice-Chair, Department of Pathology and Medical Director for Pathology, Transfusion Services, and the Transplant Immunology Laboratory. She also serves on several committees across the Methodist Health System. She is the author of several books and book chapters on the topic of blood banking and transfusion medicine in addition to articles that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Reading Materials: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/265 

Empowering You Organically - Video Edition
This Anti-Aging Serum Breaks All the Rules

Empowering You Organically - Video Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 43:31


When Should You Start Using Anti-Aging Skin Care Products? The wealth of products available these days to target visible signs of aging such as fine lines, crow’s feet, dark under-eye circles and dull skin are a gift and a curse. The options are so extensive that it can actually feel quite overwhelming figuring out a skin care regimen that works best. So when and where does one begin?   Experts agree that skin starts to age around 20 years old and recommend that you start the road to prevention early. “I recommend my patients to start incorporating anti-aging skin care products in their 20s and 30s, when our skin slowly starts to lose collagen,” says Y. Claire Chang, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City.   Face Serum Benefits for All Ages Just like it’s never too soon to start being physically active or eating mindfully, this fundamental aspect of life also applies to skin care. Using serums loaded with incredibly important ingredients before you start seeing signs of aging and environmental assault means you'll be on track for getting (and keeping) the beautiful skin you want now and in the long term.   Keep in mind that just like your body never "gets used" to eating nutrient-dense foods, nor does your skin get used to great ingredients. Your skin craves and needs generous amounts of beneficial ingredients like antioxidants, skin-replenishing, and skin-restoring ingredients because each group helps skin be healthy and stay young-looking. Using them now does not mean they won’t work "when you really need them"; rather, they will be working for you every day of your life.   Of course, these ingredients also work after signs of aging appear, but without question, sooner is better than later!     Roots of The Aging Concept Referring to Greek mythology, the quest for immortality is embodied in the story of Eos, the immortal goddess of dawn. She falls madly in love with Tithon, a mortal human. Not supporting the idea of seeing him die, she claims for him eternity. Zeus agrees, but poor Eos realizes her mistake too late, as what she wanted for Tithon was not eternity but eternal youth. She will therefore be condemned to see him eternally grow old. This myth of ancient Greece refers directly to the current perception of aging: accept the temporary nature of life, while differing as long as possible the appearance of the signs of aging.   Today, in industrialized countries, this quest seems strongly motivated by the fear of social exclusion. Indeed, a study conducted on a cohort of 1,713 American women, over 50 years old and mostly of Caucasian type, highlights a great psychological suffering based both on the image that these women have of themselves but also on the degrading image that the rest of society sends back to them.   More than 50% of these women reported the perception of physical changes that occur during aging, notably sagging skin and wrinkles. Their cognitive adaptations to the physical experience of aging and the psychological experience of body image altered in parallel. This point is extremely important because it shows how much women correlate the initiation of their aging-related psychological malaise with the appearance of visible signs revealing their age.    Let’s get scientific for a minute…   With age, our tissues lose their function and capacity to regenerate after being damaged. A study published today in Cell by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Center for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG) explains how dermal fibroblasts age.   The main conclusion drawn is that these fibroblasts lose their cell identity, as if they had "forgotten" what they are, and consequently their activity is altered, thus affecting tissue. The study reveals the cellular and molecular pathways affected by aging and proposes that they could be manipulated to delay or even reverse the skin aging process.   The skin is the most exposed organ of the body, and it functions as a barrier against external aggressions. It frequently experiences the direct effects of environmental exposure, including UV radiation and air pollution. Alterations in skin structure and physiology occur as natural consequences of aging and contribute to diminished skin health. These damages can be aggravated by external factors and, combined with lifestyle, result in significant biological alterations, characteristic of premature aging.   A fibroblast is a type of cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen.   Fibroblasts are large, flat, elongated (spindle-shaped) cells possessing processes extending out from the ends of the cell body. ... Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and ground substance, an amorphous gel-like matrix that fills the spaces between cells and fibres in connective tissue.   Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body.   Dermal fibroblasts create long fibrous bands of connective tissue which anchor the skin to the fascia of the body. Therefore, without dermal fibroblasts, the largest and heaviest organ would not tightly adhere to body's frame.     Why the Science Lesson? Organixx Skin has released REVERSE our anti-aging serum! When we were experimenting with formulations and ingredients, we did our science homework. We wanted to provide you with a clean, healthy, and effective product that helps turn back the hands of time.   The synergy of the fresh, clean, and pure ingredients in REVERSE address the root cause of skin aging in the 21st century – the inside factors like diminished collagen production and aging dermal cells - as well as the outside factors like UV damage and environmental factors.   Let’s dive into each ingredient…   Croda Juvinity™  Visibly reduces the signs of aging on the face and décolleté. Smoothes wrinkles, restructures and densifies the dermis. Juvinity™ delays cell senescence. It limits oxidative stress and telomere shortening to ensure optimal metabolism and replication rate as a young cell. Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Reactivates the synthesis of major dermal constituents, preserves the cytoskeleton functionality and prolongs cell lifespan by maintaining telomere length.     ARGAN STEM CELLS Referred to as “liquid gold”, argan oil is fast-absorbing and known for increasing cell regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Argan oil is also rich in phenols and carotenes, antioxidants that protect the skin from aging free-radical damage.   Argan stem cells are well known for their anti-aging properties. They are regenerative and work to strengthen skin's elasticity.  Argan stem cells also penetrate the skin at a deeper level, so are able to help fight the signs of aging.   Argan stem cells are the only proven stem cells with the ability to penetrate the skin's dermis, meaning they can help protect and revitalize human dermal stem cells!     RASPBERRY SEED OIL Raspberry seed oil is rich in EFAs (essential fatty acids), primarily linoleic and linolenic acids. It contains very high levels of tocopherols (Vitamin E), which act as antioxidants, and carotenoids (Vitamin A).       Because of its composition, raspberry seed oil possesses superior anti-inflammatory qualities which makes it a nice addition to face, lip and sunscreen products.    Absorbs UV rays (Oomah et al., 2000) although its efficacy as a sunscreen has not yet been confirmed. Anti-inflammatory due to high content of alpha linolenic acid (the highest in any fruit seed oil) and phytosterols, therefore helpful for eczema and psoriasis. Very high in Vitamin E – an antioxidant. Antioxidants in skin care are important to prevent oxidative damage, which can lead to premature skin aging and skin cancer. Very high levels of phytosterols that can help reduce trans-epidermal water loss, thereby helping to keep skin moisturized. Phytosterols also help to repair skin damaged by environmental factors including sun damage. It’s a great source of alpha linolenic acid – an essential fatty acid that has regenerative and anti-aging skin benefits. Red raspberry seed oil also has a low comedogenic rating of 0-1, meaning it’s not likely to clog pores.   CRANBERRY SEED OIL Cranberry Seed Oil, cold pressed from the seed of the super fruit, is unique among the fixed oils because it contains a very high essential fatty acid profile, along with a good mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E) content, high phytosterols, and a 1:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids which gives it excellent anti-oxidant activity and skin nurturing benefits.   Cranberry Seed Oil contains one of the highest antioxidants and phytosterols content of any of the vegetable / fruit oils, making it an excellent addition to your natural sun protection products where it will help to prevent photo damage.   Anti-oxidants that are consumed can reach the skin but, with free radical damage being the heaviest assault on the skin, and the cause of almost all of the signs of aging and unhealthy skin, it is beneficial to apply them topically where their protection can go to work immediately.   Antioxidant Protection Skin Conditioning and Restructuring Vitamins A, C, E, and K Enhanced Cellular Function Aids in the Skin's Absorption, and Utilization, of Essential Fatty Acids Cranberry seed oil has the perfect ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids, meaning it will absorb into your skin very well. Exceptional Skin Moisturizer Skin Tightening Activity Natural brightener. If your face is looking a little on the dull side, use this oil for a natural glow.   TREMELLA MUSHROOM Tremella fuciformis is one of the great superfood mushrooms and longevity tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It’s use dates back as far as 200 A.D. when it was including in one of the earliest TCM classics- the materia medica by "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing”, the father of Chinese medicine. In ancient times, like many of the other revered medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi and Cordyceps sinensis, Tremella was only reserved for royalty, ruling family members or for rich people who could afford this highly valued superfood.   For centuries, Chinese women have been consuming Tremella in its whole mushroom form and as a mushroom extract to make their skin more moist, soft and pliable. Its recognized as one of the best tonic herbs to help maintain the health of the skin as the body ages.   Tremella mushroom belongs to the jelly fungus family and has many different names. In Chinese, it's called silver ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), white wood-ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), and in Japanese, it's called shiro kikurage which translates to “white tree jellyfish”. It's also commonly known as “snow fungus” and the “beauty mushroom”.   Dermatologist Dendy Engelman, the director of dermatologic surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, says the fungus acts similar to that of hydration powerhouse hyaluronic acid by pulling moisture to the skin. Hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, so finding an all-natural match for its hydrating power is pretty major. And snow mushroom has an extra edge. "The particles are smaller than hyaluronic acid so it penetrates the skin more easily," says Engelman.   Tremella mushroom has many restorative benefits but it's most famous for its beauty and skin enhancing properties:   Nourishes Skin Naturally Moisturizes When applied topically, Tremella generates a natural hydration film on the skin that can help relieve dryness, support overall skin health by balancing optimal hydration and enabling the skin to develop elasticity and appear more supple and full.  Improves Elasticity Tremella’s ability to absorb into the deeper layers of the skin works to enhance skin elasticity and helps plump & smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. Even better, Tremella also has an incredible ability to break down free radicals - which prevents fine lines and wrinkles from forming in the first place!  Slows Skin Aging Brightens Complexion Deeply Hydrates Inside and Out Boasts High Concentration of Vitamin D This mushroom also happens to be high in Vitamin D. When eaten, Tremella mushroom is the highest food source of the Vitamin D precursor, pro-vitamin D. When topically applied, Vitamin D has also shown impressive skin healing abilities. It helps cell growth, wound healing, and maintaining the barrier function of the skin. Basically, it’s like nature’s Band-Aid.  And now for a less-fun fact?Between the ages of 20-70, the skin’s natural ability to create Vitamin D decreases by 75%. This is why it's essential to support your skin with extra, high quality sources of Vitamin D such as Tremella.  The nutritional profile for Tremella includes: ∙ Protein and amino acids ∙ Enzymes ∙ Vitamins ∙ Minerals ∙ Polysaccharides ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Flavonoids ∙ Carotenoids ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Phenols and polyphenols ∙ Alkaloids ∙ Organic acids In addition to being a potent immune stimulant, one of nature’s richest sources of vitamin D and containing high levels of antioxidants, Tremella is brimming with medicinal properties, as you can see!   Celery Seed Extract The essential oil of celery seed is derived from the celery plant, scientifically known as Apium graveolens from the Umbelliferae plant family. Celery is not just a vegetable used for salads and stir-fries, but it is a revered herb to the Chinese as early as in the 5th century and is even widely used in the Indian Ayurvedic medicinal area.   Not only that, celery was held in high and sacred regard during the Greek era. In fact, it was believed that celery was used in the tomb of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun and mentioned in the works of the great and famous Roman encyclopaedist, Aulus Cornelius Celsus!   All these examples mentioned attest to the high medicinal value of celery and the essential oil derived from its plant, so let’s find out more about what celery seed essential oil can do to benefit our SKIN! Containing vitamins A, C, and K, celery extract is an antioxidant-rich ingredient that can help repel free radicals, ward off photoaging, and ensure continual cell turnover. Antioxidants are true powerhouses, both in skincare and in our diets – so suffice to say, we’re thrilled to introduce this potent ingredient in REVERSE!     Linseed Extract You've probably already heard of linseed oil which is often used in manufacturing paints and varnishes as well as inks for printing purposes. These days, it's being utilized in a lot of various products.   Did you know that the linseed extract which is expressed from the oil-rich seeds of the flax flower is also highly employed in the production of cosmetics and skincare items? This is because it's also been proven valuable for enhancing the skin's appearance and health.   Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Linseed extract is extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein and zinc, which gives it strong anti-aging capabilities to reduce wrinkles and increase firmness. Three of the skin-altering conditions you can avoid if protected with linseed extract topically include; Inflammation, Aging, and Allergies     ROSE GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL A rose geranium is a type of geranium plant with leaves that smell strongly like roses. This species of geranium is native to certain parts of Africa.   It’s also called rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium, or old-fashioned rose geranium. The plant has velvety, plush leaves and flowers that bloom pale pink or almost white.   A 2017 review of studies demonstrated that antioxidant properties in rose geranium oil may help reduce the signs of aging. The anti-inflammatory properties of rose geranium oil have been demonstrated in animal studies. In fact, one 2013 study showed rose geranium oil had a strong impact on reducing swelling in mice paws and ears. It suggested that rose geranium oil could be the basis of new anti-inflammatory drugs that may have less harmful side effects than current medications. Rose geranium oil has strong antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. The food service industry even uses rose geranium oil as a natural preservative in some food products. In one 2017 review of studies, rose geranium was shown to reduce bacterial, fungi, and viruses that cause skin disease and infections.     RESOURCES   NEW! Organixx Skin’s – REVERSE Anti-Aging Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/reverse-antiaging-serum?gl=5f19d0428ebf584f6d7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RESTORE Vitamin C Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/restore-vitamin-c-serum?gl=5f19cf988ebf58b96e7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RENEW Eye Crème https://shop.organixx.com/products/renew-eye-cream?gl=5f19cf5e8ebf58f1677b23c7   Face Serum: Why You Should Use One https://www.paulaschoice.com/expert-advice/skincare-advice/anti-aging-wrinkles/why-you-should-consider-using-a-serum.html   Age-related evolutions of the dermis: Clinical signs, fibroblast and extracellular matrix dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637418300435   Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50: The Gender and Body Image (GABI) study https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08952841.2015.1065140   Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermal_fibroblast   Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF) https://www.cellapplications.com/human-dermal-fibroblasts-hdf   The hallmarks of fibroblast aging. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24686308   The effect of aging in primary human dermal fibroblasts https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219165   Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108134147.htm   Understanding Dermal Stem Cells  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/05d2/9b270ff706b3421eb5eaa12f154d0d882635.pdf   Activation of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells to Correct Signs of Skin Aging http://tst.pg2.at/abstracts/data/full_papers/full_paper_19.pdf   School of Natural Skincare International https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/6-reasons-to-use-raspberry-seed-oil-in-your-natural-skincare-products/   Characteristics of raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) seed oil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814699002605   Cranberry Seed Oil – Unrefined http://www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item/Cranberry_Seed_Oil_Unrefined/1164   INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT ON CRANBERRY SEED OIL https://jordansamuelskin.com/blogs/news/ingredient-spotlight-on-cranberry-seed-oil   Antioxidant properties of cold-pressed black caraway, carrot, cranberry, and hemp seed oils https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814604005412   Cranberry seed oil extract and compositions containing components thereof – Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US6641847B1/en   Ancient Beauty Secrets of Tremella Mushroom (For Flawless Skin) https://teelixir.com/blogs/news/ancient-beauty-secrets-tremella-mushroom   Medicinal Value of the Genus Tremella Pers. (Heterobasidiomycetes) (Review) http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,580b7b864183d53b,567a96af6caf987e.html   Mushroom Cosmetics: The Present and Future https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/3/3/22   Skin Wound Healing Promoting Effect of Polysaccharides Extracts from Tremella fuciformis and Auricularia auricula on the ex-vivo Porcine Skin Wound Healing Model https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a84a/e79d2e3124440e80a7070c7770475485cb06.pdf   Effect of polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis on UV-induced photoaging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S175646461500554X   Pelargonium graveolens (Rose Geranium) – A Novel Therapeutic Agent for Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antifungal and Diabetics https://www.acanceresearch.com/cancer-research/pelargonium-graveolens-rose-geranium--a-novel-therapeutic-agent-for-antibacterial-antioxidant-antifungal-and-diabetics.php?aid=18420   Rose geranium essential oil as a source of new and safe anti-inflammatory drugs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793238/   Rose Geranium Essential Oil as a Source of New and Safe Anti-Inflammatory Drugs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24103319/       Subscribe to Empowering You Organically 
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Empowering You Organically - Audio Edition
This Anti-Aging Serum Breaks All the Rules

Empowering You Organically - Audio Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 43:25


When Should You Start Using Anti-Aging Skin Care Products? The wealth of products available these days to target visible signs of aging such as fine lines, crow’s feet, dark under-eye circles and dull skin are a gift and a curse. The options are so extensive that it can actually feel quite overwhelming figuring out a skin care regimen that works best. So when and where does one begin?   Experts agree that skin starts to age around 20 years old and recommend that you start the road to prevention early. “I recommend my patients to start incorporating anti-aging skin care products in their 20s and 30s, when our skin slowly starts to lose collagen,” says Y. Claire Chang, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City.   Face Serum Benefits for All Ages Just like it’s never too soon to start being physically active or eating mindfully, this fundamental aspect of life also applies to skin care. Using serums loaded with incredibly important ingredients before you start seeing signs of aging and environmental assault means you'll be on track for getting (and keeping) the beautiful skin you want now and in the long term.   Keep in mind that just like your body never "gets used" to eating nutrient-dense foods, nor does your skin get used to great ingredients. Your skin craves and needs generous amounts of beneficial ingredients like antioxidants, skin-replenishing, and skin-restoring ingredients because each group helps skin be healthy and stay young-looking. Using them now does not mean they won’t work "when you really need them"; rather, they will be working for you every day of your life.   Of course, these ingredients also work after signs of aging appear, but without question, sooner is better than later!     Roots of The Aging Concept Referring to Greek mythology, the quest for immortality is embodied in the story of Eos, the immortal goddess of dawn. She falls madly in love with Tithon, a mortal human. Not supporting the idea of seeing him die, she claims for him eternity. Zeus agrees, but poor Eos realizes her mistake too late, as what she wanted for Tithon was not eternity but eternal youth. She will therefore be condemned to see him eternally grow old. This myth of ancient Greece refers directly to the current perception of aging: accept the temporary nature of life, while differing as long as possible the appearance of the signs of aging.   Today, in industrialized countries, this quest seems strongly motivated by the fear of social exclusion. Indeed, a study conducted on a cohort of 1,713 American women, over 50 years old and mostly of Caucasian type, highlights a great psychological suffering based both on the image that these women have of themselves but also on the degrading image that the rest of society sends back to them.   More than 50% of these women reported the perception of physical changes that occur during aging, notably sagging skin and wrinkles. Their cognitive adaptations to the physical experience of aging and the psychological experience of body image altered in parallel. This point is extremely important because it shows how much women correlate the initiation of their aging-related psychological malaise with the appearance of visible signs revealing their age.    Let’s get scientific for a minute…   With age, our tissues lose their function and capacity to regenerate after being damaged. A study published today in Cell by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Center for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG) explains how dermal fibroblasts age.   The main conclusion drawn is that these fibroblasts lose their cell identity, as if they had "forgotten" what they are, and consequently their activity is altered, thus affecting tissue. The study reveals the cellular and molecular pathways affected by aging and proposes that they could be manipulated to delay or even reverse the skin aging process.   The skin is the most exposed organ of the body, and it functions as a barrier against external aggressions. It frequently experiences the direct effects of environmental exposure, including UV radiation and air pollution. Alterations in skin structure and physiology occur as natural consequences of aging and contribute to diminished skin health. These damages can be aggravated by external factors and, combined with lifestyle, result in significant biological alterations, characteristic of premature aging.   A fibroblast is a type of cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen.   Fibroblasts are large, flat, elongated (spindle-shaped) cells possessing processes extending out from the ends of the cell body. ... Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and ground substance, an amorphous gel-like matrix that fills the spaces between cells and fibres in connective tissue.   Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body.   Dermal fibroblasts create long fibrous bands of connective tissue which anchor the skin to the fascia of the body. Therefore, without dermal fibroblasts, the largest and heaviest organ would not tightly adhere to body's frame.     Why the Science Lesson? Organixx Skin has released REVERSE our anti-aging serum! When we were experimenting with formulations and ingredients, we did our science homework. We wanted to provide you with a clean, healthy, and effective product that helps turn back the hands of time.   The synergy of the fresh, clean, and pure ingredients in REVERSE address the root cause of skin aging in the 21st century – the inside factors like diminished collagen production and aging dermal cells - as well as the outside factors like UV damage and environmental factors.   Let’s dive into each ingredient…   Croda Juvinity™  Visibly reduces the signs of aging on the face and décolleté. Smoothes wrinkles, restructures and densifies the dermis. Juvinity™ delays cell senescence. It limits oxidative stress and telomere shortening to ensure optimal metabolism and replication rate as a young cell. Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Reactivates the synthesis of major dermal constituents, preserves the cytoskeleton functionality and prolongs cell lifespan by maintaining telomere length.     ARGAN STEM CELLS Referred to as “liquid gold”, argan oil is fast-absorbing and known for increasing cell regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Argan oil is also rich in phenols and carotenes, antioxidants that protect the skin from aging free-radical damage.   Argan stem cells are well known for their anti-aging properties. They are regenerative and work to strengthen skin's elasticity.  Argan stem cells also penetrate the skin at a deeper level, so are able to help fight the signs of aging.   Argan stem cells are the only proven stem cells with the ability to penetrate the skin's dermis, meaning they can help protect and revitalize human dermal stem cells!     RASPBERRY SEED OIL Raspberry seed oil is rich in EFAs (essential fatty acids), primarily linoleic and linolenic acids. It contains very high levels of tocopherols (Vitamin E), which act as antioxidants, and carotenoids (Vitamin A).       Because of its composition, raspberry seed oil possesses superior anti-inflammatory qualities which makes it a nice addition to face, lip and sunscreen products.    Absorbs UV rays (Oomah et al., 2000) although its efficacy as a sunscreen has not yet been confirmed. Anti-inflammatory due to high content of alpha linolenic acid (the highest in any fruit seed oil) and phytosterols, therefore helpful for eczema and psoriasis. Very high in Vitamin E – an antioxidant. Antioxidants in skin care are important to prevent oxidative damage, which can lead to premature skin aging and skin cancer. Very high levels of phytosterols that can help reduce trans-epidermal water loss, thereby helping to keep skin moisturized. Phytosterols also help to repair skin damaged by environmental factors including sun damage. It’s a great source of alpha linolenic acid – an essential fatty acid that has regenerative and anti-aging skin benefits. Red raspberry seed oil also has a low comedogenic rating of 0-1, meaning it’s not likely to clog pores.   CRANBERRY SEED OIL Cranberry Seed Oil, cold pressed from the seed of the super fruit, is unique among the fixed oils because it contains a very high essential fatty acid profile, along with a good mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E) content, high phytosterols, and a 1:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids which gives it excellent anti-oxidant activity and skin nurturing benefits.   Cranberry Seed Oil contains one of the highest antioxidants and phytosterols content of any of the vegetable / fruit oils, making it an excellent addition to your natural sun protection products where it will help to prevent photo damage.   Anti-oxidants that are consumed can reach the skin but, with free radical damage being the heaviest assault on the skin, and the cause of almost all of the signs of aging and unhealthy skin, it is beneficial to apply them topically where their protection can go to work immediately.   Antioxidant Protection Skin Conditioning and Restructuring Vitamins A, C, E, and K Enhanced Cellular Function Aids in the Skin's Absorption, and Utilization, of Essential Fatty Acids Cranberry seed oil has the perfect ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids, meaning it will absorb into your skin very well. Exceptional Skin Moisturizer Skin Tightening Activity Natural brightener. If your face is looking a little on the dull side, use this oil for a natural glow.   TREMELLA MUSHROOM Tremella fuciformis is one of the great superfood mushrooms and longevity tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It’s use dates back as far as 200 A.D. when it was including in one of the earliest TCM classics- the materia medica by "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing”, the father of Chinese medicine. In ancient times, like many of the other revered medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi and Cordyceps sinensis, Tremella was only reserved for royalty, ruling family members or for rich people who could afford this highly valued superfood.   For centuries, Chinese women have been consuming Tremella in its whole mushroom form and as a mushroom extract to make their skin more moist, soft and pliable. Its recognized as one of the best tonic herbs to help maintain the health of the skin as the body ages.   Tremella mushroom belongs to the jelly fungus family and has many different names. In Chinese, it's called silver ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), white wood-ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), and in Japanese, it's called shiro kikurage which translates to “white tree jellyfish”. It's also commonly known as “snow fungus” and the “beauty mushroom”.   Dermatologist Dendy Engelman, the director of dermatologic surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, says the fungus acts similar to that of hydration powerhouse hyaluronic acid by pulling moisture to the skin. Hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, so finding an all-natural match for its hydrating power is pretty major. And snow mushroom has an extra edge. "The particles are smaller than hyaluronic acid so it penetrates the skin more easily," says Engelman.   Tremella mushroom has many restorative benefits but it's most famous for its beauty and skin enhancing properties:   Nourishes Skin Naturally Moisturizes When applied topically, Tremella generates a natural hydration film on the skin that can help relieve dryness, support overall skin health by balancing optimal hydration and enabling the skin to develop elasticity and appear more supple and full.  Improves Elasticity Tremella’s ability to absorb into the deeper layers of the skin works to enhance skin elasticity and helps plump & smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. Even better, Tremella also has an incredible ability to break down free radicals - which prevents fine lines and wrinkles from forming in the first place!  Slows Skin Aging Brightens Complexion Deeply Hydrates Inside and Out Boasts High Concentration of Vitamin D This mushroom also happens to be high in Vitamin D. When eaten, Tremella mushroom is the highest food source of the Vitamin D precursor, pro-vitamin D. When topically applied, Vitamin D has also shown impressive skin healing abilities. It helps cell growth, wound healing, and maintaining the barrier function of the skin. Basically, it’s like nature’s Band-Aid.  And now for a less-fun fact?Between the ages of 20-70, the skin’s natural ability to create Vitamin D decreases by 75%. This is why it's essential to support your skin with extra, high quality sources of Vitamin D such as Tremella.  The nutritional profile for Tremella includes: ∙ Protein and amino acids ∙ Enzymes ∙ Vitamins ∙ Minerals ∙ Polysaccharides ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Flavonoids ∙ Carotenoids ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Phenols and polyphenols ∙ Alkaloids ∙ Organic acids In addition to being a potent immune stimulant, one of nature’s richest sources of vitamin D and containing high levels of antioxidants, Tremella is brimming with medicinal properties, as you can see!   Celery Seed Extract The essential oil of celery seed is derived from the celery plant, scientifically known as Apium graveolens from the Umbelliferae plant family. Celery is not just a vegetable used for salads and stir-fries, but it is a revered herb to the Chinese as early as in the 5th century and is even widely used in the Indian Ayurvedic medicinal area.   Not only that, celery was held in high and sacred regard during the Greek era. In fact, it was believed that celery was used in the tomb of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun and mentioned in the works of the great and famous Roman encyclopaedist, Aulus Cornelius Celsus!   All these examples mentioned attest to the high medicinal value of celery and the essential oil derived from its plant, so let’s find out more about what celery seed essential oil can do to benefit our SKIN! Containing vitamins A, C, and K, celery extract is an antioxidant-rich ingredient that can help repel free radicals, ward off photoaging, and ensure continual cell turnover. Antioxidants are true powerhouses, both in skincare and in our diets – so suffice to say, we’re thrilled to introduce this potent ingredient in REVERSE!     Linseed Extract You've probably already heard of linseed oil which is often used in manufacturing paints and varnishes as well as inks for printing purposes. These days, it's being utilized in a lot of various products.   Did you know that the linseed extract which is expressed from the oil-rich seeds of the flax flower is also highly employed in the production of cosmetics and skincare items? This is because it's also been proven valuable for enhancing the skin's appearance and health.   Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Linseed extract is extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein and zinc, which gives it strong anti-aging capabilities to reduce wrinkles and increase firmness. Three of the skin-altering conditions you can avoid if protected with linseed extract topically include; Inflammation, Aging, and Allergies     ROSE GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL A rose geranium is a type of geranium plant with leaves that smell strongly like roses. This species of geranium is native to certain parts of Africa.   It’s also called rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium, or old-fashioned rose geranium. The plant has velvety, plush leaves and flowers that bloom pale pink or almost white.   A 2017 review of studies demonstrated that antioxidant properties in rose geranium oil may help reduce the signs of aging. The anti-inflammatory properties of rose geranium oil have been demonstrated in animal studies. In fact, one 2013 study showed rose geranium oil had a strong impact on reducing swelling in mice paws and ears. It suggested that rose geranium oil could be the basis of new anti-inflammatory drugs that may have less harmful side effects than current medications. Rose geranium oil has strong antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. The food service industry even uses rose geranium oil as a natural preservative in some food products. In one 2017 review of studies, rose geranium was shown to reduce bacterial, fungi, and viruses that cause skin disease and infections.     RESOURCES   NEW! Organixx Skin’s – REVERSE Anti-Aging Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/reverse-antiaging-serum?gl=5f19d0428ebf584f6d7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RESTORE Vitamin C Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/restore-vitamin-c-serum?gl=5f19cf988ebf58b96e7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RENEW Eye Crème https://shop.organixx.com/products/renew-eye-cream?gl=5f19cf5e8ebf58f1677b23c7   Face Serum: Why You Should Use One https://www.paulaschoice.com/expert-advice/skincare-advice/anti-aging-wrinkles/why-you-should-consider-using-a-serum.html   Age-related evolutions of the dermis: Clinical signs, fibroblast and extracellular matrix dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637418300435   Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50: The Gender and Body Image (GABI) study https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08952841.2015.1065140   Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermal_fibroblast   Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF) https://www.cellapplications.com/human-dermal-fibroblasts-hdf   The hallmarks of fibroblast aging. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24686308   The effect of aging in primary human dermal fibroblasts https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219165   Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108134147.htm   Understanding Dermal Stem Cells  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/05d2/9b270ff706b3421eb5eaa12f154d0d882635.pdf   Activation of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells to Correct Signs of Skin Aging http://tst.pg2.at/abstracts/data/full_papers/full_paper_19.pdf   School of Natural Skincare International https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/6-reasons-to-use-raspberry-seed-oil-in-your-natural-skincare-products/   Characteristics of raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) seed oil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814699002605   Cranberry Seed Oil – Unrefined http://www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item/Cranberry_Seed_Oil_Unrefined/1164   INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT ON CRANBERRY SEED OIL https://jordansamuelskin.com/blogs/news/ingredient-spotlight-on-cranberry-seed-oil   Antioxidant properties of cold-pressed black caraway, carrot, cranberry, and hemp seed oils https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814604005412   Cranberry seed oil extract and compositions containing components thereof – Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US6641847B1/en   Ancient Beauty Secrets of Tremella Mushroom (For Flawless Skin) https://teelixir.com/blogs/news/ancient-beauty-secrets-tremella-mushroom   Medicinal Value of the Genus Tremella Pers. (Heterobasidiomycetes) (Review) http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,580b7b864183d53b,567a96af6caf987e.html   Mushroom Cosmetics: The Present and Future https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/3/3/22   Skin Wound Healing Promoting Effect of Polysaccharides Extracts from Tremella fuciformis and Auricularia auricula on the ex-vivo Porcine Skin Wound Healing Model https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a84a/e79d2e3124440e80a7070c7770475485cb06.pdf   Effect of polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis on UV-induced photoaging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S175646461500554X   Pelargonium graveolens (Rose Geranium) – A Novel Therapeutic Agent for Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antifungal and Diabetics https://www.acanceresearch.com/cancer-research/pelargonium-graveolens-rose-geranium--a-novel-therapeutic-agent-for-antibacterial-antioxidant-antifungal-and-diabetics.php?aid=18420   Rose geranium essential oil as a source of new and safe anti-inflammatory drugs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793238/   Rose Geranium Essential Oil as a Source of New and Safe Anti-Inflammatory Drugs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24103319/       Subscribe to Empowering You Organically 
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Italian Roots and Genealogy
Growing Up Italian American

Italian Roots and Genealogy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 40:36


Ferdinand J. Visco MD is the author of the critically acclaimed book “Growing Up Italian-American: The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & The Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families.” He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., grew up in College Point, Queens, went to college at Fairfield University in Connecticut, and graduated from the University of Padua School of Medicine in Italy. Currently, he is Chief of Cardiology at Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Visco lives in New York City and his passion is the study and preservation of Italian-American history, tradition, and culture.About the Book Dr. Visco's book contains the stories of three generations of Italian-Americans, told by those who lived them in their own words and placed in historical context.Profusely illustrated, with maps and photographs on almost every page, this 452-page book explores Italian-American history, values, and culture. It also contains Italian proverbs, offers sage Italian-American advice, and features a glossary of Italian-American words as well as recipes from Padula and Vico Equense.From the AuthorWriting this book was a labor of love and stems from my belief, best expressed by a Neapolitan proverb which says, "Pe ssapé chi si', hê 'a sapé 'a ro' viene" (To know who you are, you need to know from whence you came). While researching material for the book, I tried to find information I thought our immigrant ancestors would want us to know. My goal was to create an entertaining text that contributes to the body of resources available to those Italian-Americans who wish to explore their heritage.To find videos that supplement the book, please visit Facebook.com/GrowingUpItalianAmerican.Please also join our group on Facebook: Growing Up Italian American Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for ItaliansGrowing Up Italian American Wonderful book the chronicles two Italian Americans over several decades.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=30519446)

Camilo
¿Qué sigue en la carrera por la vacuna?

Camilo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 34:53


Moderna solicitó este lunes la autorización de emergencia de su vacuna contra el coronavirus ante la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos. La compañía además aseguró que su distribución será típica y no requerirá manipulación o almacenamiento especial. ¿Qué sigue en la carrera por la vacuna? Mauricio González, médico residente de emergencia del Metropolitan Hospital de Nueva York, habla sobre cuál sería el posible plan de vacunación y si es posible regresar a lo que antes llamábamos la vida normal.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Camilo
Covid-19: aumento de contagios, vacunas y pruebas caseras

Camilo

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 31:49


El martes se reportaron al menos 1.707 nuevas muertes por coronavirus en Estados Unidos, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins. La cifra diaria de muertes más alta desde el 14 de mayo. En este contexto, la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. emitió una autorización de uso de emergencia para la primera autoprueba de covid-19. El Dr. Mauricio González, médico del Metropolitan Hospital en Nueva York, explica si la prueba es confiable y cómo funciona. Además, habla sobre la lucha de la ciencia para derribar los temores y preocupaciones de la población sobre la vacuna.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

The Holistic Kids Show
5. What's Making our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle Perro

The Holistic Kids Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 32:59


Michelle Perro, MD, DHOM is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-eight years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as an attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, https://www.gmoscience.org. She has authored many publications and has a new column with the journal, “The Townsend Letter”.   Get her book here! https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/whats-making-our-children-sick/  Prefer to watch? Click here!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsX7Xhyqmwc  Follow our mom, Holistic Mom, MD, on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/HolisticMomMD 

Empowering You Organically - Audio Edition
New Anti-Aging Serum Breaks All the Rules

Empowering You Organically - Audio Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 43:31


When Should You Start Using Anti-Aging Skin Care Products? The wealth of products available these days to target visible signs of aging such as fine lines, crow’s feet, dark under-eye circles and dull skin are a gift and a curse. The options are so extensive that it can actually feel quite overwhelming figuring out a skin care regimen that works best. So when and where does one begin?   Experts agree that skin starts to age around 20 years old and recommend that you start the road to prevention early. “I recommend my patients to start incorporating anti-aging skin care products in their 20s and 30s, when our skin slowly starts to lose collagen,” says Y. Claire Chang, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City.   Face Serum Benefits for All Ages Just like it’s never too soon to start being physically active or eating mindfully, this fundamental aspect of life also applies to skin care. Using serums loaded with incredibly important ingredients before you start seeing signs of aging and environmental assault means you'll be on track for getting (and keeping) the beautiful skin you want now and in the long term.   Keep in mind that just like your body never "gets used" to eating nutrient-dense foods, nor does your skin get used to great ingredients. Your skin craves and needs generous amounts of beneficial ingredients like antioxidants, skin-replenishing, and skin-restoring ingredients because each group helps skin be healthy and stay young-looking. Using them now does not mean they won’t work "when you really need them"; rather, they will be working for you every day of your life.   Of course, these ingredients also work after signs of aging appear, but without question, sooner is better than later!     Roots of The Aging Concept Referring to Greek mythology, the quest for immortality is embodied in the story of Eos, the immortal goddess of dawn. She falls madly in love with Tithon, a mortal human. Not supporting the idea of seeing him die, she claims for him eternity. Zeus agrees, but poor Eos realizes her mistake too late, as what she wanted for Tithon was not eternity but eternal youth. She will therefore be condemned to see him eternally grow old. This myth of ancient Greece refers directly to the current perception of aging: accept the temporary nature of life, while differing as long as possible the appearance of the signs of aging.   Today, in industrialized countries, this quest seems strongly motivated by the fear of social exclusion. Indeed, a study conducted on a cohort of 1,713 American women, over 50 years old and mostly of Caucasian type, highlights a great psychological suffering based both on the image that these women have of themselves but also on the degrading image that the rest of society sends back to them.   More than 50% of these women reported the perception of physical changes that occur during aging, notably sagging skin and wrinkles. Their cognitive adaptations to the physical experience of aging and the psychological experience of body image altered in parallel. This point is extremely important because it shows how much women correlate the initiation of their aging-related psychological malaise with the appearance of visible signs revealing their age.    Let’s get scientific for a minute…   With age, our tissues lose their function and capacity to regenerate after being damaged. A study published today in Cell by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Center for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG) explains how dermal fibroblasts age.   The main conclusion drawn is that these fibroblasts lose their cell identity, as if they had "forgotten" what they are, and consequently their activity is altered, thus affecting tissue. The study reveals the cellular and molecular pathways affected by aging and proposes that they could be manipulated to delay or even reverse the skin aging process.   The skin is the most exposed organ of the body, and it functions as a barrier against external aggressions. It frequently experiences the direct effects of environmental exposure, including UV radiation and air pollution. Alterations in skin structure and physiology occur as natural consequences of aging and contribute to diminished skin health. These damages can be aggravated by external factors and, combined with lifestyle, result in significant biological alterations, characteristic of premature aging.   A fibroblast is a type of cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen.   Fibroblasts are large, flat, elongated (spindle-shaped) cells possessing processes extending out from the ends of the cell body. ... Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and ground substance, an amorphous gel-like matrix that fills the spaces between cells and fibres in connective tissue.   Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body.   Dermal fibroblasts create long fibrous bands of connective tissue which anchor the skin to the fascia of the body. Therefore, without dermal fibroblasts, the largest and heaviest organ would not tightly adhere to body's frame.     Why the Science Lesson? Organixx Skin has released REVERSE our anti-aging serum! When we were experimenting with formulations and ingredients, we did our science homework. We wanted to provide you with a clean, healthy, and effective product that helps turn back the hands of time.   The synergy of the fresh, clean, and pure ingredients in REVERSE address the root cause of skin aging in the 21st century – the inside factors like diminished collagen production and aging dermal cells - as well as the outside factors like UV damage and environmental factors.   Let’s dive into each ingredient…   Croda Juvinity™  Visibly reduces the signs of aging on the face and décolleté. Smoothes wrinkles, restructures and densifies the dermis. Juvinity™ delays cell senescence. It limits oxidative stress and telomere shortening to ensure optimal metabolism and replication rate as a young cell. Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Reactivates the synthesis of major dermal constituents, preserves the cytoskeleton functionality and prolongs cell lifespan by maintaining telomere length.     ARGAN STEM CELLS Referred to as “liquid gold”, argan oil is fast-absorbing and known for increasing cell regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Argan oil is also rich in phenols and carotenes, antioxidants that protect the skin from aging free-radical damage.   Argan stem cells are well known for their anti-aging properties. They are regenerative and work to strengthen skin's elasticity.  Argan stem cells also penetrate the skin at a deeper level, so are able to help fight the signs of aging.   Argan stem cells are the only proven stem cells with the ability to penetrate the skin's dermis, meaning they can help protect and revitalize human dermal stem cells!     RASPBERRY SEED OIL Raspberry seed oil is rich in EFAs (essential fatty acids), primarily linoleic and linolenic acids. It contains very high levels of tocopherols (Vitamin E), which act as antioxidants, and carotenoids (Vitamin A).       Because of its composition, raspberry seed oil possesses superior anti-inflammatory qualities which makes it a nice addition to face, lip and sunscreen products.    Absorbs UV rays (Oomah et al., 2000) although its efficacy as a sunscreen has not yet been confirmed. Anti-inflammatory due to high content of alpha linolenic acid (the highest in any fruit seed oil) and phytosterols, therefore helpful for eczema and psoriasis. Very high in Vitamin E – an antioxidant. Antioxidants in skin care are important to prevent oxidative damage, which can lead to premature skin aging and skin cancer. Very high levels of phytosterols that can help reduce trans-epidermal water loss, thereby helping to keep skin moisturized. Phytosterols also help to repair skin damaged by environmental factors including sun damage. It’s a great source of alpha linolenic acid – an essential fatty acid that has regenerative and anti-aging skin benefits. Red raspberry seed oil also has a low comedogenic rating of 0-1, meaning it’s not likely to clog pores.   CRANBERRY SEED OIL Cranberry Seed Oil, cold pressed from the seed of the super fruit, is unique among the fixed oils because it contains a very high essential fatty acid profile, along with a good mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E) content, high phytosterols, and a 1:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids which gives it excellent anti-oxidant activity and skin nurturing benefits.   Cranberry Seed Oil contains one of the highest antioxidants and phytosterols content of any of the vegetable / fruit oils, making it an excellent addition to your natural sun protection products where it will help to prevent photo damage.   Anti-oxidants that are consumed can reach the skin but, with free radical damage being the heaviest assault on the skin, and the cause of almost all of the signs of aging and unhealthy skin, it is beneficial to apply them topically where their protection can go to work immediately.   Antioxidant Protection Skin Conditioning and Restructuring Vitamins A, C, E, and K Enhanced Cellular Function Aids in the Skin's Absorption, and Utilization, of Essential Fatty Acids Cranberry seed oil has the perfect ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids, meaning it will absorb into your skin very well. Exceptional Skin Moisturizer Skin Tightening Activity Natural brightener. If your face is looking a little on the dull side, use this oil for a natural glow.   TREMELLA MUSHROOM Tremella fuciformis is one of the great superfood mushrooms and longevity tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It’s use dates back as far as 200 A.D. when it was including in one of the earliest TCM classics- the materia medica by "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing”, the father of Chinese medicine. In ancient times, like many of the other revered medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi and Cordyceps sinensis, Tremella was only reserved for royalty, ruling family members or for rich people who could afford this highly valued superfood.   For centuries, Chinese women have been consuming Tremella in its whole mushroom form and as a mushroom extract to make their skin more moist, soft and pliable. Its recognized as one of the best tonic herbs to help maintain the health of the skin as the body ages.   Tremella mushroom belongs to the jelly fungus family and has many different names. In Chinese, it's called silver ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), white wood-ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), and in Japanese, it's called shiro kikurage which translates to “white tree jellyfish”. It's also commonly known as “snow fungus” and the “beauty mushroom”.   Dermatologist Dendy Engelman, the director of dermatologic surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, says the fungus acts similar to that of hydration powerhouse hyaluronic acid by pulling moisture to the skin. Hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, so finding an all-natural match for its hydrating power is pretty major. And snow mushroom has an extra edge. "The particles are smaller than hyaluronic acid so it penetrates the skin more easily," says Engelman.   Tremella mushroom has many restorative benefits but it's most famous for its beauty and skin enhancing properties:   Nourishes Skin Naturally Moisturizes When applied topically, Tremella generates a natural hydration film on the skin that can help relieve dryness, support overall skin health by balancing optimal hydration and enabling the skin to develop elasticity and appear more supple and full.  Improves Elasticity Tremella’s ability to absorb into the deeper layers of the skin works to enhance skin elasticity and helps plump & smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. Even better, Tremella also has an incredible ability to break down free radicals - which prevents fine lines and wrinkles from forming in the first place!  Slows Skin Aging Brightens Complexion Deeply Hydrates Inside and Out Boasts High Concentration of Vitamin D This mushroom also happens to be high in Vitamin D. When eaten, Tremella mushroom is the highest food source of the Vitamin D precursor, pro-vitamin D. When topically applied, Vitamin D has also shown impressive skin healing abilities. It helps cell growth, wound healing, and maintaining the barrier function of the skin. Basically, it’s like nature’s Band-Aid.  And now for a less-fun fact?Between the ages of 20-70, the skin’s natural ability to create Vitamin D decreases by 75%. This is why it's essential to support your skin with extra, high quality sources of Vitamin D such as Tremella.  The nutritional profile for Tremella includes: ∙ Protein and amino acids ∙ Enzymes ∙ Vitamins ∙ Minerals ∙ Polysaccharides ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Flavonoids ∙ Carotenoids ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Phenols and polyphenols ∙ Alkaloids ∙ Organic acids In addition to being a potent immune stimulant, one of nature’s richest sources of vitamin D and containing high levels of antioxidants, Tremella is brimming with medicinal properties, as you can see!   Celery Seed Extract The essential oil of celery seed is derived from the celery plant, scientifically known as Apium graveolens from the Umbelliferae plant family. Celery is not just a vegetable used for salads and stir-fries, but it is a revered herb to the Chinese as early as in the 5th century and is even widely used in the Indian Ayurvedic medicinal area.   Not only that, celery was held in high and sacred regard during the Greek era. In fact, it was believed that celery was used in the tomb of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun and mentioned in the works of the great and famous Roman encyclopaedist, Aulus Cornelius Celsus!   All these examples mentioned attest to the high medicinal value of celery and the essential oil derived from its plant, so let’s find out more about what celery seed essential oil can do to benefit our SKIN! Containing vitamins A, C, and K, celery extract is an antioxidant-rich ingredient that can help repel free radicals, ward off photoaging, and ensure continual cell turnover. Antioxidants are true powerhouses, both in skincare and in our diets – so suffice to say, we’re thrilled to introduce this potent ingredient in REVERSE!     Linseed Extract You've probably already heard of linseed oil which is often used in manufacturing paints and varnishes as well as inks for printing purposes. These days, it's being utilized in a lot of various products.   Did you know that the linseed extract which is expressed from the oil-rich seeds of the flax flower is also highly employed in the production of cosmetics and skincare items? This is because it's also been proven valuable for enhancing the skin's appearance and health.   Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Linseed extract is extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein and zinc, which gives it strong anti-aging capabilities to reduce wrinkles and increase firmness. Three of the skin-altering conditions you can avoid if protected with linseed extract topically include; Inflammation, Aging, and Allergies     ROSE GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL A rose geranium is a type of geranium plant with leaves that smell strongly like roses. This species of geranium is native to certain parts of Africa.   It’s also called rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium, or old-fashioned rose geranium. The plant has velvety, plush leaves and flowers that bloom pale pink or almost white.   A 2017 review of studies demonstrated that antioxidant properties in rose geranium oil may help reduce the signs of aging. The anti-inflammatory properties of rose geranium oil have been demonstrated in animal studies. In fact, one 2013 study showed rose geranium oil had a strong impact on reducing swelling in mice paws and ears. It suggested that rose geranium oil could be the basis of new anti-inflammatory drugs that may have less harmful side effects than current medications. Rose geranium oil has strong antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. The food service industry even uses rose geranium oil as a natural preservative in some food products. In one 2017 review of studies, rose geranium was shown to reduce bacterial, fungi, and viruses that cause skin disease and infections.     RESOURCES   NEW! Organixx Skin’s – REVERSE Anti-Aging Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/reverse-antiaging-serum?gl=5f19d0428ebf584f6d7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RESTORE Vitamin C Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/restore-vitamin-c-serum?gl=5f19cf988ebf58b96e7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RENEW Eye Crème https://shop.organixx.com/products/renew-eye-cream?gl=5f19cf5e8ebf58f1677b23c7   Face Serum: Why You Should Use One https://www.paulaschoice.com/expert-advice/skincare-advice/anti-aging-wrinkles/why-you-should-consider-using-a-serum.html   Age-related evolutions of the dermis: Clinical signs, fibroblast and extracellular matrix dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637418300435   Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50: The Gender and Body Image (GABI) study https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08952841.2015.1065140   Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermal_fibroblast   Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF) https://www.cellapplications.com/human-dermal-fibroblasts-hdf   The hallmarks of fibroblast aging. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24686308   The effect of aging in primary human dermal fibroblasts https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219165   Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108134147.htm   Understanding Dermal Stem Cells  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/05d2/9b270ff706b3421eb5eaa12f154d0d882635.pdf   Activation of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells to Correct Signs of Skin Aging http://tst.pg2.at/abstracts/data/full_papers/full_paper_19.pdf   School of Natural Skincare International https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/6-reasons-to-use-raspberry-seed-oil-in-your-natural-skincare-products/   Characteristics of raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) seed oil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814699002605   Cranberry Seed Oil – Unrefined http://www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item/Cranberry_Seed_Oil_Unrefined/1164   INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT ON CRANBERRY SEED OIL https://jordansamuelskin.com/blogs/news/ingredient-spotlight-on-cranberry-seed-oil   Antioxidant properties of cold-pressed black caraway, carrot, cranberry, and hemp seed oils https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814604005412   Cranberry seed oil extract and compositions containing components thereof – Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US6641847B1/en   Ancient Beauty Secrets of Tremella Mushroom (For Flawless Skin) https://teelixir.com/blogs/news/ancient-beauty-secrets-tremella-mushroom   Medicinal Value of the Genus Tremella Pers. (Heterobasidiomycetes) (Review) http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,580b7b864183d53b,567a96af6caf987e.html   Mushroom Cosmetics: The Present and Future https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/3/3/22   Skin Wound Healing Promoting Effect of Polysaccharides Extracts from Tremella fuciformis and Auricularia auricula on the ex-vivo Porcine Skin Wound Healing Model https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a84a/e79d2e3124440e80a7070c7770475485cb06.pdf   Effect of polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis on UV-induced photoaging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S175646461500554X   Pelargonium graveolens (Rose Geranium) – A Novel Therapeutic Agent for Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antifungal and Diabetics https://www.acanceresearch.com/cancer-research/pelargonium-graveolens-rose-geranium--a-novel-therapeutic-agent-for-antibacterial-antioxidant-antifungal-and-diabetics.php?aid=18420   Rose geranium essential oil as a source of new and safe anti-inflammatory drugs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793238/   Rose Geranium Essential Oil as a Source of New and Safe Anti-Inflammatory Drugs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24103319/   Subscribe to Empowering You Organically 
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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 43:31


When Should You Start Using Anti-Aging Skin Care Products? The wealth of products available these days to target visible signs of aging such as fine lines, crow’s feet, dark under-eye circles and dull skin are a gift and a curse. The options are so extensive that it can actually feel quite overwhelming figuring out a skin care regimen that works best. So when and where does one begin?   Experts agree that skin starts to age around 20 years old and recommend that you start the road to prevention early. “I recommend my patients to start incorporating anti-aging skin care products in their 20s and 30s, when our skin slowly starts to lose collagen,” says Y. Claire Chang, a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City.   Face Serum Benefits for All Ages Just like it’s never too soon to start being physically active or eating mindfully, this fundamental aspect of life also applies to skin care. Using serums loaded with incredibly important ingredients before you start seeing signs of aging and environmental assault means you'll be on track for getting (and keeping) the beautiful skin you want now and in the long term.   Keep in mind that just like your body never "gets used" to eating nutrient-dense foods, nor does your skin get used to great ingredients. Your skin craves and needs generous amounts of beneficial ingredients like antioxidants, skin-replenishing, and skin-restoring ingredients because each group helps skin be healthy and stay young-looking. Using them now does not mean they won’t work "when you really need them"; rather, they will be working for you every day of your life.   Of course, these ingredients also work after signs of aging appear, but without question, sooner is better than later!     Roots of The Aging Concept Referring to Greek mythology, the quest for immortality is embodied in the story of Eos, the immortal goddess of dawn. She falls madly in love with Tithon, a mortal human. Not supporting the idea of seeing him die, she claims for him eternity. Zeus agrees, but poor Eos realizes her mistake too late, as what she wanted for Tithon was not eternity but eternal youth. She will therefore be condemned to see him eternally grow old. This myth of ancient Greece refers directly to the current perception of aging: accept the temporary nature of life, while differing as long as possible the appearance of the signs of aging.   Today, in industrialized countries, this quest seems strongly motivated by the fear of social exclusion. Indeed, a study conducted on a cohort of 1,713 American women, over 50 years old and mostly of Caucasian type, highlights a great psychological suffering based both on the image that these women have of themselves but also on the degrading image that the rest of society sends back to them.   More than 50% of these women reported the perception of physical changes that occur during aging, notably sagging skin and wrinkles. Their cognitive adaptations to the physical experience of aging and the psychological experience of body image altered in parallel. This point is extremely important because it shows how much women correlate the initiation of their aging-related psychological malaise with the appearance of visible signs revealing their age.    Let’s get scientific for a minute…   With age, our tissues lose their function and capacity to regenerate after being damaged. A study published today in Cell by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Center for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG) explains how dermal fibroblasts age.   The main conclusion drawn is that these fibroblasts lose their cell identity, as if they had "forgotten" what they are, and consequently their activity is altered, thus affecting tissue. The study reveals the cellular and molecular pathways affected by aging and proposes that they could be manipulated to delay or even reverse the skin aging process.   The skin is the most exposed organ of the body, and it functions as a barrier against external aggressions. It frequently experiences the direct effects of environmental exposure, including UV radiation and air pollution. Alterations in skin structure and physiology occur as natural consequences of aging and contribute to diminished skin health. These damages can be aggravated by external factors and, combined with lifestyle, result in significant biological alterations, characteristic of premature aging.   A fibroblast is a type of cell that is responsible for making the extracellular matrix and collagen.   Fibroblasts are large, flat, elongated (spindle-shaped) cells possessing processes extending out from the ends of the cell body. ... Fibroblasts produce tropocollagen, which is the forerunner of collagen, and ground substance, an amorphous gel-like matrix that fills the spaces between cells and fibres in connective tissue.   Together, this extracellular matrix and collagen form the structural framework of tissues in animals and plays an important role in tissue repair. Fibroblasts are the main connective tissue cells present in the body.   Dermal fibroblasts create long fibrous bands of connective tissue which anchor the skin to the fascia of the body. Therefore, without dermal fibroblasts, the largest and heaviest organ would not tightly adhere to body's frame.     Why the Science Lesson? Organixx Skin has released REVERSE our anti-aging serum! When we were experimenting with formulations and ingredients, we did our science homework. We wanted to provide you with a clean, healthy, and effective product that helps turn back the hands of time.   The synergy of the fresh, clean, and pure ingredients in REVERSE address the root cause of skin aging in the 21st century – the inside factors like diminished collagen production and aging dermal cells - as well as the outside factors like UV damage and environmental factors.   Let’s dive into each ingredient…   Croda Juvinity™  Visibly reduces the signs of aging on the face and décolleté. Smoothes wrinkles, restructures and densifies the dermis. Juvinity™ delays cell senescence. It limits oxidative stress and telomere shortening to ensure optimal metabolism and replication rate as a young cell. Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Reactivates the synthesis of major dermal constituents, preserves the cytoskeleton functionality and prolongs cell lifespan by maintaining telomere length.     ARGAN STEM CELLS Referred to as “liquid gold”, argan oil is fast-absorbing and known for increasing cell regeneration, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Argan oil is also rich in phenols and carotenes, antioxidants that protect the skin from aging free-radical damage.   Argan stem cells are well known for their anti-aging properties. They are regenerative and work to strengthen skin's elasticity.  Argan stem cells also penetrate the skin at a deeper level, so are able to help fight the signs of aging.   Argan stem cells are the only proven stem cells with the ability to penetrate the skin's dermis, meaning they can help protect and revitalize human dermal stem cells!     RASPBERRY SEED OIL Raspberry seed oil is rich in EFAs (essential fatty acids), primarily linoleic and linolenic acids. It contains very high levels of tocopherols (Vitamin E), which act as antioxidants, and carotenoids (Vitamin A).       Because of its composition, raspberry seed oil possesses superior anti-inflammatory qualities which makes it a nice addition to face, lip and sunscreen products.    Absorbs UV rays (Oomah et al., 2000) although its efficacy as a sunscreen has not yet been confirmed. Anti-inflammatory due to high content of alpha linolenic acid (the highest in any fruit seed oil) and phytosterols, therefore helpful for eczema and psoriasis. Very high in Vitamin E – an antioxidant. Antioxidants in skin care are important to prevent oxidative damage, which can lead to premature skin aging and skin cancer. Very high levels of phytosterols that can help reduce trans-epidermal water loss, thereby helping to keep skin moisturized. Phytosterols also help to repair skin damaged by environmental factors including sun damage. It’s a great source of alpha linolenic acid – an essential fatty acid that has regenerative and anti-aging skin benefits. Red raspberry seed oil also has a low comedogenic rating of 0-1, meaning it’s not likely to clog pores.   CRANBERRY SEED OIL Cranberry Seed Oil, cold pressed from the seed of the super fruit, is unique among the fixed oils because it contains a very high essential fatty acid profile, along with a good mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E) content, high phytosterols, and a 1:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids which gives it excellent anti-oxidant activity and skin nurturing benefits.   Cranberry Seed Oil contains one of the highest antioxidants and phytosterols content of any of the vegetable / fruit oils, making it an excellent addition to your natural sun protection products where it will help to prevent photo damage.   Anti-oxidants that are consumed can reach the skin but, with free radical damage being the heaviest assault on the skin, and the cause of almost all of the signs of aging and unhealthy skin, it is beneficial to apply them topically where their protection can go to work immediately.   Antioxidant Protection Skin Conditioning and Restructuring Vitamins A, C, E, and K Enhanced Cellular Function Aids in the Skin's Absorption, and Utilization, of Essential Fatty Acids Cranberry seed oil has the perfect ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids, meaning it will absorb into your skin very well. Exceptional Skin Moisturizer Skin Tightening Activity Natural brightener. If your face is looking a little on the dull side, use this oil for a natural glow.   TREMELLA MUSHROOM Tremella fuciformis is one of the great superfood mushrooms and longevity tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It’s use dates back as far as 200 A.D. when it was including in one of the earliest TCM classics- the materia medica by "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing”, the father of Chinese medicine. In ancient times, like many of the other revered medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi and Cordyceps sinensis, Tremella was only reserved for royalty, ruling family members or for rich people who could afford this highly valued superfood.   For centuries, Chinese women have been consuming Tremella in its whole mushroom form and as a mushroom extract to make their skin more moist, soft and pliable. Its recognized as one of the best tonic herbs to help maintain the health of the skin as the body ages.   Tremella mushroom belongs to the jelly fungus family and has many different names. In Chinese, it's called silver ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), white wood-ear mushroom (pinyin: yín ěr), and in Japanese, it's called shiro kikurage which translates to “white tree jellyfish”. It's also commonly known as “snow fungus” and the “beauty mushroom”.   Dermatologist Dendy Engelman, the director of dermatologic surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, says the fungus acts similar to that of hydration powerhouse hyaluronic acid by pulling moisture to the skin. Hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, so finding an all-natural match for its hydrating power is pretty major. And snow mushroom has an extra edge. "The particles are smaller than hyaluronic acid so it penetrates the skin more easily," says Engelman.   Tremella mushroom has many restorative benefits but it's most famous for its beauty and skin enhancing properties:   Nourishes Skin Naturally Moisturizes When applied topically, Tremella generates a natural hydration film on the skin that can help relieve dryness, support overall skin health by balancing optimal hydration and enabling the skin to develop elasticity and appear more supple and full.  Improves Elasticity Tremella’s ability to absorb into the deeper layers of the skin works to enhance skin elasticity and helps plump & smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. Even better, Tremella also has an incredible ability to break down free radicals - which prevents fine lines and wrinkles from forming in the first place!  Slows Skin Aging Brightens Complexion Deeply Hydrates Inside and Out Boasts High Concentration of Vitamin D This mushroom also happens to be high in Vitamin D. When eaten, Tremella mushroom is the highest food source of the Vitamin D precursor, pro-vitamin D. When topically applied, Vitamin D has also shown impressive skin healing abilities. It helps cell growth, wound healing, and maintaining the barrier function of the skin. Basically, it’s like nature’s Band-Aid.  And now for a less-fun fact?Between the ages of 20-70, the skin’s natural ability to create Vitamin D decreases by 75%. This is why it's essential to support your skin with extra, high quality sources of Vitamin D such as Tremella.  The nutritional profile for Tremella includes: ∙ Protein and amino acids ∙ Enzymes ∙ Vitamins ∙ Minerals ∙ Polysaccharides ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Flavonoids ∙ Carotenoids ∙ Beta-Glucans ∙ Phenols and polyphenols ∙ Alkaloids ∙ Organic acids In addition to being a potent immune stimulant, one of nature’s richest sources of vitamin D and containing high levels of antioxidants, Tremella is brimming with medicinal properties, as you can see!   Celery Seed Extract The essential oil of celery seed is derived from the celery plant, scientifically known as Apium graveolens from the Umbelliferae plant family. Celery is not just a vegetable used for salads and stir-fries, but it is a revered herb to the Chinese as early as in the 5th century and is even widely used in the Indian Ayurvedic medicinal area.   Not only that, celery was held in high and sacred regard during the Greek era. In fact, it was believed that celery was used in the tomb of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun and mentioned in the works of the great and famous Roman encyclopaedist, Aulus Cornelius Celsus!   All these examples mentioned attest to the high medicinal value of celery and the essential oil derived from its plant, so let’s find out more about what celery seed essential oil can do to benefit our SKIN! Containing vitamins A, C, and K, celery extract is an antioxidant-rich ingredient that can help repel free radicals, ward off photoaging, and ensure continual cell turnover. Antioxidants are true powerhouses, both in skincare and in our diets – so suffice to say, we’re thrilled to introduce this potent ingredient in REVERSE!     Linseed Extract You've probably already heard of linseed oil which is often used in manufacturing paints and varnishes as well as inks for printing purposes. These days, it's being utilized in a lot of various products.   Did you know that the linseed extract which is expressed from the oil-rich seeds of the flax flower is also highly employed in the production of cosmetics and skincare items? This is because it's also been proven valuable for enhancing the skin's appearance and health.   Protects the cells from oxidative damage and ensures optimal mitochondrial activity. Linseed extract is extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fiber, protein and zinc, which gives it strong anti-aging capabilities to reduce wrinkles and increase firmness. Three of the skin-altering conditions you can avoid if protected with linseed extract topically include; Inflammation, Aging, and Allergies     ROSE GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL A rose geranium is a type of geranium plant with leaves that smell strongly like roses. This species of geranium is native to certain parts of Africa.   It’s also called rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium, or old-fashioned rose geranium. The plant has velvety, plush leaves and flowers that bloom pale pink or almost white.   A 2017 review of studies demonstrated that antioxidant properties in rose geranium oil may help reduce the signs of aging. The anti-inflammatory properties of rose geranium oil have been demonstrated in animal studies. In fact, one 2013 study showed rose geranium oil had a strong impact on reducing swelling in mice paws and ears. It suggested that rose geranium oil could be the basis of new anti-inflammatory drugs that may have less harmful side effects than current medications. Rose geranium oil has strong antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. The food service industry even uses rose geranium oil as a natural preservative in some food products. In one 2017 review of studies, rose geranium was shown to reduce bacterial, fungi, and viruses that cause skin disease and infections.     RESOURCES   NEW! Organixx Skin’s – REVERSE Anti-Aging Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/reverse-antiaging-serum?gl=5f19d0428ebf584f6d7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RESTORE Vitamin C Serum https://shop.organixx.com/products/restore-vitamin-c-serum?gl=5f19cf988ebf58b96e7b23c6   Organixx Skin’s – RENEW Eye Crème https://shop.organixx.com/products/renew-eye-cream?gl=5f19cf5e8ebf58f1677b23c7   Face Serum: Why You Should Use One https://www.paulaschoice.com/expert-advice/skincare-advice/anti-aging-wrinkles/why-you-should-consider-using-a-serum.html   Age-related evolutions of the dermis: Clinical signs, fibroblast and extracellular matrix dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637418300435   Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50: The Gender and Body Image (GABI) study https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08952841.2015.1065140   Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermal_fibroblast   Human Dermal Fibroblasts (HDF) https://www.cellapplications.com/human-dermal-fibroblasts-hdf   The hallmarks of fibroblast aging. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24686308   The effect of aging in primary human dermal fibroblasts https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219165   Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108134147.htm   Understanding Dermal Stem Cells  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/05d2/9b270ff706b3421eb5eaa12f154d0d882635.pdf   Activation of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells to Correct Signs of Skin Aging http://tst.pg2.at/abstracts/data/full_papers/full_paper_19.pdf   School of Natural Skincare International https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/6-reasons-to-use-raspberry-seed-oil-in-your-natural-skincare-products/   Characteristics of raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) seed oil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814699002605   Cranberry Seed Oil – Unrefined http://www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item/Cranberry_Seed_Oil_Unrefined/1164   INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT ON CRANBERRY SEED OIL https://jordansamuelskin.com/blogs/news/ingredient-spotlight-on-cranberry-seed-oil   Antioxidant properties of cold-pressed black caraway, carrot, cranberry, and hemp seed oils https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814604005412   Cranberry seed oil extract and compositions containing components thereof – Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US6641847B1/en   Ancient Beauty Secrets of Tremella Mushroom (For Flawless Skin) https://teelixir.com/blogs/news/ancient-beauty-secrets-tremella-mushroom   Medicinal Value of the Genus Tremella Pers. 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PM&R Scholars Podcast
Virtual Residency Fair - New York Medical College - Metropolitan Hospital

PM&R Scholars Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 20:15


NYMC PM&R joined us to discuss the unique aspects of their program.

The Better Behavior Show with Dr. Nicole Beurkens
Episode 70: Why Chronic Illness Is Increasing in Kids and What We Can Do

The Better Behavior Show with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 51:35


My guest this week is Dr. Michelle Perro, a veteran pediatrician with nearly four decades of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Over fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as an attending physician at New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Currently, Dr. Perro lectures and consults for Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. She has been a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally and co-author of the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making Our Children Sick” as well as Executive Director of the non-profit scientific-based website, gmoscience.org. In this episode, Dr. Perro and I discuss why chronic illness is abundantly increasing in children across the U.S. and what we can do now to address this nationwide affliction in families. In this episode, Dr. Perro and I discuss why chronic illness in children is continually increasing and what we can do to address this affliction occurring in families across the U.S. Demonstrating how environmental and nutritional factors such as GMOs, water toxicity, air pollution, and electromagnetic fields have affected our children's health, Dr. Perro raises awareness and encourages parents to become educated advocates of change for their families wellbeing.  Where to learn more about Dr. Michelle Perro ... GMO Science Website What's Making Our Children Sick Book Dr. Michelle Perro Website GMO Science Facebook GMO Science Twitter   Connect with Dr. Nicole Beurkens on... Instagram Facebook Drbeurkens.com   Need help with improving your child's behavior naturally?  My book Life Will Get Better is available for purchase, click here to learn more.  Looking for more? Check out my Blog and the Better Behavior Naturally Parent Program - a resource guide for parents who want to be more effective with improving their child's behavior.  Interested in becoming a patient? Contact us here.

The Brain Possible
Dr. Michelle Perro - Reestablishing Vibrant Health in our Children

The Brain Possible

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 33:52


Michelle Perro, MD, DHOM is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-eight years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than 15 years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as an attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine. She also co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What's Making our Children Sick,” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, https://www.gmoscience.org. Dr. Perro notes, “We have a massive dummying down of American children via our food supply and what we are doing to them in the early part of their lives. Our kids have not been healthy for over 20 years, by no fault of our own.” In this episode, The Brain Possible Founder and CEO, Emily Abbott, and Dr. Michelle Perro discuss her mission to reestablish vibrant health in our children and ourselves through education about GMOs and our modern environment as well as the effects on our children's health and prevention. Listen in to find out what is making our children sick and what steps parents can take to change the course of their health going forward.Support the show (https://whoiscarter.z2systems.com/np/clients/whoiscarter/donation.jsp)

The Film Review: Movies Music Culture Politics Society Podcast | #TFRPodcastLive
TFR EP109- DAVID A. ARNOLD FRESH OFF HIS NETFLIX 'FAT BALLERINA' STANDUP SPECIAL

The Film Review: Movies Music Culture Politics Society Podcast | #TFRPodcastLive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 105:00


@ 5:30pm pacific - #tfrpodcastlive This Sunday The Husband and Wife Team Welcome comedian, writer, producer, actor, David A. Arnold. You watch his producer credits on Netflix's ‘Fuller House' writing credit on ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood' on BET, Kelsey Grammer's ‘Partners' on FX; other TV credits ‘Meet The Browns' and ‘House of Payne', and his new stand up ‘Fat Ballerina' on Netflix. We discuss all of his successes and more @ 5:30pm pacific / 7:30pm central / 8:30pm eastern Sunday Live Stream on The Film Review Life Channel on #youtube - Subscribe. Replay on your favorite podcast providers. —— @ 6:30pm pacific - #tfrpodcastlive This Sunday The Husband and Wife Team welcomes @miltonkelly52 a peer counselor @ Metropolitan Hospital in NYC. We discuss Covid-19 Coronavirus shut down, and maintaining mental health while subject to quarantine. We Go Grass Roots. Streaming Live Sundays @ 5:30pm pacific / 7:30pm central / 8:30pm eastern on The Film Review Life Channel on #youtube - Subscribe.

Théâtre
"Billie Holiday, Night and Day" de Sophie Lemp (1/5) : God Bless The Child

Théâtre

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 24:56


durée : 00:24:56 - Fictions / Le Feuilleton - 17 juillet 1959. Une chambre du Metropolitan Hospital de New York. Depuis une semaine, Billie Holiday, à demi consciente, est entre la vie et la mort. Elle a quarante-quatre ans !

Le Feuilleton
"Billie Holiday, Night and Day" de Sophie Lemp (1/5) : God Bless The Child

Le Feuilleton

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 24:56


durée : 00:24:56 - Fictions / Le Feuilleton - 17 juillet 1959. Une chambre du Metropolitan Hospital de New York. Depuis une semaine, Billie Holiday, à demi consciente, est entre la vie et la mort. Elle a quarante-quatre ans !

Birth Matters
10: [BIRTH] Singing Baby Down with a Midwife

Birth Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 36:17 Transcription Available


This episode will be the shortest interview we’ve shared thus far. In this birth story, Dara describes her experience of giving birth as “magical & frustrating”. This is the story of a first-time labor and vaginal birth working with a midwifery practice at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Hospital. She shares about using nitrous oxide (or laughing gas) for pain relief, very briefly, and then getting an epidural. Listen to hear the magical way mama Dara instinctively helps her baby come closer to being born. Here’s a hint: If you like music, you’ll enjoy this one! We had a musician dad featured a couple of episodes ago, and now we have a professional singer mom and massage therapist sharing her perspectives. You’ll also hear how a fever Dara developed led to baby having to go to the NICU (or neonatal intensive care unit), and how having a baby in the NICU can be challenging for new parents and baby.

Cracks Podcast con Oso Trava
#013. Dr. Mauricio Gonzalez - Nutrición Vegetal y Pequeños Triunfos que Cambian tu Vida

Cracks Podcast con Oso Trava

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 74:15


"A veces no perdonamos que la gente sea diferente, no lo soportamos por que se vuelven recordatorios de lo que nosotros no hemos hecho." - Dr. Mauricio González Mauricio @dr.mauriciogonzalez es médico internista del Colegio de Medicina de Nueva York y residente de la especialidad de medicina de emergencias en el Metropolitan Hospital, Westchester Medical Center y Harlem hospital en esa ciudad americana. Ha trabajado por más 15 años promoviendo el estilo de vida como una solución simple y científica, para la prevención de enfermedades crónicas. Es pionero en la adaptación de una nutrición basada en plantas y fue de las primeras personas en presentar un programa piloto para reducir riesgo cardiovascular en jóvenes obesos empleando este tipo de nutrición. Mauricio ha sido invitado a compartir su investigación en plataformas importantes como el senado de Buenos Aires y el departamento de medicina interna del hospital Weill/Cornell en Nueva York.    Así mismo, creó el primer programa de inmersión médica basado en plantas en América Latina, y es un conferencista apasionado en temas de salud y nutrición.  En nuestra plática de hoy hablamos de cómo llevó el proceso de cambio a una dieta 100% basada en plantas, de la importancia de mentores en el desarrollo personal, sobre salud mental y de cómo un poco de comedia logró que su mensaje explotara para llegar a cientos de miles de personas alrededor del mundo. Qué puedes aprender hoy: Diferencia entre vegano y dieta basada en plantas Cómo implementar las small wins en tu vida Cómo implementar en tu vida el efecto crowd out Uso de redes sociales para difundir mensajes científicos La composición de una dieta balanceada 100% basada en plantas Cómo suplementar adecuadamente una dieta vegetariana Suscríbete gratis a Cracks Podcast iPhone con Apple Podcasts Android con Stitcher Spotify Youtube

Wellness Force Radio
231 Dr. Michelle Perro: What's Making Our Children Sick?

Wellness Force Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 60:53


Children are now sicker than their parents for the first time in history. One out of two children now has a chronic disease and this was unheard of as little as two to three decades ago. This is a drastic health change in our lifetime that mostly stems from the gut. No doubt that we are all affected by this gut intestinal permeability, leaking gut, and dysbiosis which is an imbalance of the microorganisms in our gut's micro-biome. - Dr. Michelle Perro As a parent, doctor, or educator, how can you step into the role of helping children eat more nutritious, organic foods? JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | REVIEW THIS PODCAST  20% OFF ORGANIFI - USE CODE: WELLNESSFORCE On Wellness Force Radio episode 231, pediatrician, lecturer and consultant at Gordon Medical Associates, and co-author of What's Making Our Children Sick?, Dr. Michelle Perro, shares her favorite tips and hacks on how to buy, prepare and eat healthy on a budget; which genetically modified, processed ingredients and foods you can easily keep out of your diet; and how organic farming can actually feed everyone, nourish the planet, and combat climate change. Discover the power of eating organic, drinking filtered water, and taking out inflammatory foods like gluten, processed sugar, and dairy from a diet. "An inflamed gut affects the brain. Leaky gut, leaky brain. When a child's gut isn't feeling well, they'll experience mood disorders, problems sleeping, irritability, and low performance." - #DrMichellePerro on @wellnessforce Radio episode 231 wellnessforce.com/231   Click here to buy your own copy of What's Making Our Children Sick? With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children’s declining health, often with little medical guidance from the experts. What’s Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit in this epidemic. Is it the only culprit? No. Most chronic health disorders have multiple causes and require careful disentanglement and complex treatments. But what if toxicants in our foods are a major culprit, one that, if corrected, could lead to tangible results and increased health? Using patient accounts of their clinical experiences and new medical insights about the pathogenesis of chronic pediatric disorders―taking us into gut dysfunction and the microbiome, as well as the politics of food science―this book connects the dots to explain our kids’ ailing health. What’s Making Our Children Sick? explores the frightening links between our efforts to create higher-yield, cost-efficient foods and an explosion of childhood morbidity, but it also offers hope and a path to effecting change. The predicament we now face is simple. Agroindustrial “innovation” in a previous era hoped to prevent the ecosystem disaster of DDT predicted in Rachel Carson’s seminal book in 1962, Silent Spring. However, this industrial agriculture movement has created a worse disaster: a toxic environment and, consequently, a toxic food supply. Pesticide use is at an all-time high, despite the fact that biotechnologies aimed to reduce the need for them in the first place. Today these chemicals find their way into our livestock and food crop industries and ultimately onto our plates. Many of these pesticides are the modern-day equivalent of DDT. However, scant research exists on the chemical soup of poisons that our children consume on a daily basis. As our food supply environment reels under the pressures of industrialization via agrochemicals, our kids have become the walking evidence of this failed experiment. What’s Making Our Children Sick? exposes our current predicament and offers insight on the medical responses that are available, both to heal our kids and to reverse the compromised health of our food supply.   Listen To Episode 231 As Dr. Michelle Perro Uncovers: How she teamed up with local moms in her area to put an end to pesticides being sprayed in their city. How educating herself on GMOs completely transformed the way she saw foods and practiced medicine as a pediatrician. How parents, doctors, and educators can help children heal their digestive issues by ensuring they eat healthy, nutritious, organic foods. What changes we can make as a society to help not only feed the world but nourish everyone in it. Why the idea that GMOs increase the number of yields is completely false and actually end up decreasing the yields. How organic farming can actually feed everyone, nourish the planet, and combat climate change. Why it's no surprise that the majority of people have leaky gut issues with all the GMO grown and processed foods that we find everywhere. How genetics, epigenetics, stress level, and nutrition intake affect our leaky gut syndromes on various degrees. Why our children are now sicker than ever before and 1 out of every 2 children (adults as well) has a chronic disease. What's really going on when people take part in these gut health tests and what they can do with that information. Are gut health tests actually necessary or can we just begin to make changes now through an elimination diet? How she helps patients begin healing, treating, and supporting their child's gut's health. The power of eating organic, drinking filtered water, and taking out inflammatory foods like gluten, processed, sugar, and dairy from your diet. Stories of how she has helped child patients combat their stomach pains and gut symptoms. How she helps patients begin healing, treating, and supporting their gut's health. Tips and hacks on how to buy, prepare and eat healthy on a budget. What Eco-medicine is all about including getting to the root of the health problem caused by environmental factors. Which genetically modified, processed ingredients and foods you can easily keep out of your diet. Power Quotes From The Show "Can you be the parent who brings oranges to the soccer game and not cupcakes? Can you be that mom or dad? You be the model for change. It begins with you; don't pass it on to somebody else." - #DrMichellePerro on @wellnessforce Radio episode 231 wellnessforce.com/231 "Organic farming isn't only doable but it can feed and heal the planet. As regenerative farming and organic soil remove CO2 from the earth, they also nourish the planet and combat climate change." - Dr. Michelle Perro "We have been molded into complacency believing that we're going to be taken care of by the food industry. We've come to falsely believe that they have our best interests at heart and nothing could be further from the truth. They're adding increased processed fats, salt, toxic colors and dyes for you to buy more food and increase their profit; they're not doing it for your health" - Dr. Michelle Perro  "Western medicine has been so beneficial for health; however, it has to be expanded to care for and assist with these chronic health issues that we're seeing because of what we've done to ourselves. Let's not attack western medicine but expand it. We can have a medical curriculum for healthcare practitioners that isn't only based on the pharmacy industry but based on nutrition or supplements and herbal medicine when needed. Herbals have been around for thousands of years. We need to expand our thinking; not contract it. We need to be positive; not negative. I don't say get rid of western medicine; I say expand it to include many forms of healing." - Dr. Michelle Perro    Links From Today's Show Dr. Michelle Perro LinkedIn What's Making Our Children Sick? GMO Science GMO Science Expert Board Facebook Gordon Medical Associates A Pediatrician’s Viewpoint - GMO Science Bulletproof Radio - Gut Health Matters At Every Age: Pediatrician, Michelle Perro #511 Kirkus Review of What's Making Our Children Sick? Dr. Vincanne Adams Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey Smith Genetic Roulette by Jeffrey Smith Árpád Pusztai uBiome "A New Era for Homeopathic Drug Product Regulation" March 22, 2018 Issue WFR 084 Dr. David Perlmutter WFR 192 Jason Prall WFR 206 Dan Pardi About Dr. Michelle Perro Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than ten years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California.     Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the WFR Community on facebook Send Josh Trent a personal message Tweet me on Twitter: Send us a fun tweet (or a what's up) Comment on the Facebook page Sign up to get an email alert whenever we release a new episode Support This Podcast Leave a 5 star review on iTunes Share this episode with someone you care about Contact Wellness Force Radio for podcast sponsorship and partnership opportunities Rate & Review Wellness Force ---> REVIEW THE PODCAST Ask A Live Question For The Next Episode ---> Click here to leave a voicemail directly to Josh Trent to be read live on the air.  You May Also Like These Episodes Food Freedom Forever With Melissa Hartwig Nir Eyal: Breaking Bad Habits, Technology Addiction, & Emotional Triggers Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner   Join the Wellness Force Newsletter: www.wellnessforce.com/news Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe and stay updated Did you like this show on Ketosis? Rate and review Wellness Force on iTunes You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.  

Get Connected
Sloan Award Winner Jocelyn Perez & Improving Psychiatric Care

Get Connected

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 17:28


Jocelyn Perez, RN and Director of Nursing for Behavioral Health, Metropolitan Hospital, NYC Health and Hospitals, was recently honored with the Sloan Public Service Award by the Fund for the City of New York. We discuss her innovative improvements for patient safety and quality of care, and the changing culture around psychiatric issues. To learn more about the Fund for the City of New York please visit the website at fcny.org.

Get Connected
Sloan Award Winner Jocelyn Perez & Improving Psychiatric Care

Get Connected

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 17:28


Jocelyn Perez, RN and Director of Nursing for Behavioral Health, Metropolitan Hospital, NYC Health and Hospitals, was recently honored with the Sloan Public Service Award by the Fund for the City of New York. We discuss her innovative improvements for patient safety and quality of care, and the changing culture around psychiatric issues. To learn more about the Fund for the City of New York please visit the website at fcny.org.

Get Connected
Sloan Award Winner Jocelyn Perez & Improving Psychiatric Care

Get Connected

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 17:28


Jocelyn Perez, RN and Director of Nursing for Behavioral Health, Metropolitan Hospital, NYC Health and Hospitals, was recently honored with the Sloan Public Service Award by the Fund for the City of New York. We discuss her innovative improvements for patient safety and quality of care, and the changing culture around psychiatric issues. To learn more about the Fund for the City of New York please visit the website at fcny.org.

New Books In Public Health
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What's Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books In Public Health

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What's Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro's patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York's Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Medicine
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What's Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books in Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What's Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro's patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York's Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

New Books in Environmental Studies
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books in Environmental Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro’s patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:54


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro’s patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro’s patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Public Policy
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books in Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro’s patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Anthropology
Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017)

New Books in Anthropology

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 88:41


Pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Michelle Perro, MD, has been treating an increasing number of children with complex chronic illnesses that do not fit into our usual diagnostic boxes. She has spent years treating and disentangling why chronic (and particularly auto-inflammatory) conditions seem to be on the rise in kids. She argues that toxicants in our food supply (from pesticides to genetically modified crops) is a major culprit. In What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2017), Dr. Perro teams up with medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams, PhD, to explore the complex history of the agrochemical industry and the challenges in studying and regulating the human and health impacts of pesticides, herbicides and agricultural biotechnology. Together, they link case studies of Dr. Perro’s patients to the bigger story of how our foods have potentially also become poisons. Michelle Perro, MD is a pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Previously, she attended at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, as well as managing her own practice, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Vincanne Adams, PhD is professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology, in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published six books on the social dynamics and politics of health and scientific knowledge including, Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina (2013), and Metrics: What Counts in Global Health (2016). She is currently editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Society for Medical Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association. Dana Greenfield, MD PhD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCSF/UC Berkeley in 2015 and MD at UCSF in 2018. Reach her at dana.greenfield@ucsf.edu or on Twitter @DanaGfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Core EM Podcast
Episode 149.0 – Simplified Approach to Peds Trauma

Core EM Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 15:40


This week the podcast features a lecture from Dr. Frosso Admakos - Assistant Residency Director at Metropolitan Hospital in NYC https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_149_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: All NYC EM, Pediatrics, Trauma Show Notes Take Home Points While peds traumas and severe traumas are uncommon, stay cool and collected – you've run many resuscitations in the past and resuscitating a kid is no different. You've got this When it comes to access, think 1, 2 IO. 2 shots at a peripheral line and if you don't get it, go to IO Tachycardia should be assumed to be compensated shock until proven otherwise. Don't write tachycardia off as anxiety Failed airway approach – place an 18 gauge catheter into the neck – hopefully through the cricothyroid membrane and bag through that. If you still have difficult getting an airway from above, consider a retrograde intubation over a wire Read More University of Maryland EM: Retrograde Intubation Read More

Core EM Podcast
Episode 149.0 – Simplified Approach to Peds Trauma

Core EM Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 15:40


This week the podcast features a lecture from Dr. Frosso Admakos - Assistant Residency Director at Metropolitan Hospital in NYC https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_149_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: All NYC EM, Pediatrics, Trauma Show Notes Take Home Points While peds traumas and severe traumas are uncommon, stay cool and collected – you’ve run many resuscitations in the past and resuscitating a kid is no different. You’ve got this When it comes to access, think 1, 2 IO. 2 shots at a peripheral line and if you don’t get it, go to IO Tachycardia should be assumed to be compensated shock until proven otherwise. Don’t write tachycardia off as anxiety Failed airway approach – place an 18 gauge catheter into the neck – hopefully through the cricothyroid membrane and bag through that. If you still have difficult getting an airway from above, consider a retrograde intubation over a wire Read More University of Maryland EM: Retrograde Intubation Read More

Dentists, Implants and Worms
Episode 173: From Session Four in Arizona

Dentists, Implants and Worms

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 47:35


Justin and Mike took a break from the three day live surgery event that Implant Pathway held at the New Horizon Dental Center in Tempe, Arizona, to sit down with Tiger Safarov of Zen Supplies and Sean O'Grady, who was participating in Session Four in Arizona. Check out more details about Implant Pathway at www.implantpathway.com Also be sure to check out more information about Zen Supplies by visiting www.zensupplies.com. Dr. Sean O'Grady was born and raised in Phoenix. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in physiology and then from Boston University School of Dental Medicine with a Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD). Dr O'Grady was the chief resident at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City for his 2 year General Practice Residency. After his residency, Dr O'Grady practiced emergency and family dentistry in Chicago for 4 years. While there, he continued to hone his expertise in root canals, extractions, implants, urgent dental care, and family dental care. For more about Dr. O'Grady's practice, please visit https://www.sfldentistry.com

BetterHealthGuy Blogcasts
Episode #61: What's Making Our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle Perro, MD

BetterHealthGuy Blogcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 84:04


Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about genetically-modified foods, glyphosate, and "What's Making Our Children Sick?". About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Michelle Perro. Dr. Michelle Perro, MD is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. She is a practitioner, researcher, educator, lecturer, and most recently author. Her career began in Pediatric Emergency Medicine winding its way into homeopathic and functional medicine over the years. More than ten years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics. She is currently lecturing and consulting as well as working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Her most recent project was the release of her new book "What's Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It" which was released in late 2017. Key Takeaways: - Are the chronic, complex health conditions in children the result in better diagnostics or a true epidemic? - What factors have led to the chronic health challenges children experience today? - What role do genetically-modified (GM) foods and pesticides play in chronic illness? - What role does pesticide exposure play in neuro-developmental conditions and autism? - How does glyphosate impact human health? - How can we detoxify the body from the effects of glyphosate? - What are some of the bigger food insults on health? - What would a "Dr. Perro-approved" diet consist of? - What role do food sensitivities play and how can these be tested? - What can be done to improve the health of the microbiome? Connect With My Guest: http://betterhealthguy.link/MichellePerroMD Related Resources: Amazon: What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It Publisher: What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It https://www.gmoscience.org Interview Date: Februray 12, 2018 Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

The AutoImmune Hour
A Radical Rethinking of Medicine, Health, and Food

The AutoImmune Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 56:35


Aired Friday, 9 February 2018, 7:00 PM ETA Radical Rethinking of Medicine, Health, and FoodIn this inspirational (and alarming) episode of The Autoimmune Hour, our guest experts, Michelle Perro, MD and Vincanne Adams, Ph.D. join Sharon Sayler, to explore the links between GM foods, pesticides like glyphosate, and the emerging science around our gut health. They will share their decades of experience, the latest research and action steps for change from their new book, ‘What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It.'You don't want to miss a minute as they offer us a path forward to help heal our kids, ourselves and reverse the compromised health of our food supply as well as answers to:* Why chronic disease and acute health problems for kids is on the rise * How the food system and medical community need to change to keep our kids healthy * What you and your community can do to promote change in our food supply. * Why healing starts with the gut… plus so much more.Dr. Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland. She is currently lecturing and consulting and working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Learn more about Dr. Perro's work at: www.gmoscience.orgVincanne Adams, Ph.D., is a professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco. She has previously published six books on the social dynamics of health, scientific knowledge and politics, and is currently the editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly.Get their new book ‘What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It' from Chelsea Green Publishing (https://www.chelseagreen.com/whats-making-our-children-sick) and listen to our informative chat at www.LifeInterruptedRadio.com/Kids Friday, February 9th at 7 PM ET, and later in podcast.

The Autoimmune Hour
A Radical Rethinking of Medicine, Health, and Food

The Autoimmune Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 58:04


In this inspirational (and alarming) episode of The Autoimmune Hour, our guest experts, Michelle Perro, MD and Vincanne Adams, Ph.D. join Sharon Sayler, to explore the links between GM foods, pesticides like glyphosate, and the emerging science around our gut health.  They will share their decades of experience, the latest research and action steps for change from their new book, 'What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It.' You don't want to miss a minute as they offer us a path forward to help heal our kids, ourselves and reverse the compromised health of our food supply as well as answers to:Why chronic disease and acute care for kids is on the rise.How the food system and medical community need to change to keep our kids safe and healthy.What you and your community can do to promote change in our food supply. Why healing starts with the gut… plus so much more. Dr. Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York's Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland. She is currently lecturing and consulting and working with Gordon Medical Associates, an integrative health center in Northern California. Learn more about Dr. Perro's work at www.gmoscience.orgVincanne Adams, Ph.D., is a professor and vice-chair of Medical Anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco. She has previously published six books on the social dynamics of health, scientific knowledge and politics, and is currently the editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly.  

Uncivilize
GM Foods, Glyphosate and Gut Health - Dr. Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams

Uncivilize

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 61:54


If health is the measure by which we humans are equipped to survive in our current environment, then our children are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine. One in 13 American children has a serious food allergy. Nearly one in 10 has asthma. One in five is obese. And one in 68 has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The rate at which these and other chronic conditions have become commonplace (read: epidemic) over the past few decades is equally stunning: childhood food allergies have increased 50 percent since 1997; celiac disease has more than quadrupled over the past half-century, with rates increasing particularly among children; and serious mental disorders, once rare, are now expected to afflict 20 percent of children over the course of their lifetime. So what the hell is going on?My guests today, Dr. Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams, offer some stunning answers in their must-read new book What’s Making Our Children Sick? How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It. In it, they explore the connection between genetically modified foods, glyphosate (the world’s most widely used pesticide), and gut health, and make a damning case for the related rise in chronic childhood disorders since GM foods were introduced to the American public. GMOs have sparked endless controversy in the US, which is why it’s notable that Adams and Perro are far from the conspiracy-theory crowd: Vincanne is a professor and vice-chair of medical anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Michelle is a pediatrician with over 35 years of experience in acute and integrative medicine (including as a former director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at New York’s Metropolitan Hospital). Here, they trace their own journeys from skeptics to activists and make a powerful case for why it's critical we move beyond the "GMOs aren't natural" argument. We also delve into Michelle's method for successfully treating children with chronic hard-to-diagnose health problems. So if you have a child with a chronic health issue (or even you yourself have a chronic health issue) and have been struggling to find answers, don't miss this episode!

Multiple Sclerosis Discovery: The Podcast of the MS Discovery Forum
Multiple Sclerosis Discovery -- Episode 2 with Dr. Barbara Koppel

Multiple Sclerosis Discovery: The Podcast of the MS Discovery Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2014 16:25


Transcript of Episode 2 with Dr. Barbara Koppel   [intro music] Host – Dan Keller  Hello, and welcome to Episode Two of Multiple Sclerosis Discovery, the Podcast of the MS Discovery Forum. I’m your host, Dan Keller.  This week’s Podcast features an interview with Dr. Barbara Koppel, whose recent review of published studies concluded that certain forms of medical cannabis can be helpful in treating some symptoms of multiple sclerosis. But first, here is a brief summary of some of the topics we’ve been covering on the MS Discovery Forum at msdiscovery.org.  First, predicting MS risk. Cardiologists can use the Framingham risk assessment tool to predict the likelihood that one of their patients will develop heart disease. But what about MS? Given that researchers have now found 110 genes related to MS risk, are we close to a formula that can predict who will develop MS and what course it will take? Disappointingly, the answer is probably not. Reporter Emily Willingham writes that “Decoding MS risk factors is less like fitting together a jigsaw puzzle and more like balancing a Jenga tower, with layer upon layer of complex interactions and unpredictable outcomes if something changes.” For those of you who may not be familiar with Jenga, it’s a children’s game popular around the world that involves balancing wooden blocks in the form of a tall tower; our article includes a helpful photo.  Next, what does the nose know about MS? Maybe a lot. Many people with MS lose their sense of smell, and now a new study involving postmortem brain samples appears to show that, contrary to earlier studies, the olfactory system is the site of significant demyelination and axonal loss. Could it be that the olfactory system is an important link between environmental exposures and MS? Stay tuned.  Finally, we’ve just posted our newest data visualization. This one is a scientific literature treemap that makes it easy to zoom in on peer-reviewed articles or clinical trial listings describing randomized, double-blind MS trials. Our own extensively researched drug development pipeline provided the source material for this visualization.  [transition music] Now, onto the interview. Dr. Barbara Koppel is Chief of Neurology at Metropolitan Hospital in New York and Professor of Clinical Neurology at New York Medical College. Along with Dr. Gary Gronseth of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, she conducted a systematic review of the literature on treating MS and other neurological diseases with medical marijuana. I caught up with Dr. Koppel at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia. MSDF First of all, let me ask you why do you use the term marijuana? Most people around the world use cannabis?  Dr. Koppel  There is a difference, there’s a technical difference. Cannabis, I think, only refers to some of the derivatives, and we thought medical marijuana, more people would connect with that, they would know what we were talking about; the current buzzword, but it also refers to both pills and smoked and everything else.   MSDF  And what did you look at in review, what forms of medical marijuana or compounds? Dr. Koppel  The reviews went back to studies since 1948, and the compounds that were used were pills, an oral mucosal spray that’s called nabiximols that I’d never heard of but it’s used in England, and then a few of the studies covered smoked marijuana which were marijuana cigarettes basically. MSDF  And what did you find, specifically the use of it for multiple sclerosis? Dr. Koppel  There is symptoms that it helped. It was most efficacious in spasticity, in reducing spasticity – more on the patient-related scales than the doctor Ashforth scale – but in depending on which study we looked at, the pills helped and the spray would help. It was also useful in reducing pain levels, either pain from spasms or pain from central causes – you know, burning numbness type of pain – and it reduced the number of voids, bladder voids, but some of the other bladder symptoms it had no effect on. It didn’t help tremor, which is also good to know because now we have to keep looking for other things for tremor in MS. Then we looked at other diseases, but most of the work has been done in MS. MSDF  Right now in the US there’s only one form, a pill form, approved. Do you think that you had sufficient data to make any conclusions or recommendations? Dr. Koppel  The pill forms that are available here, they’re not approved for anything other than chemotherapy-induced nausea and appetite in AIDS patients, so they were used in some of the studies and they were useful for spasticity, again, and painful spasms. The problem is that the pills are primarily THC rather than cannabinoid, so it’s hard to get up to a dose that’s working without the toxicity that comes along with THC; they they weren’t all that great. The one study using smoked marijuana was in the US, and they used marijuana cigarettes which trended towards efficacy, but the study didn’t have enough power to make any conclusions from; there weren’t enough patients basically. MSDF  Is the oral spray – which isn’t available in the US – a different composition, and does it have any differences in effect or advantages? Dr. Koppel  It has a big advantage because it’s a combination of cannabinoid – which is the part of the cannabis that you want to reduce symptoms – and THC. And the psychoactive side effects usually come from the THC as opposed to the cannabinoid, although it does have some psychoactivity as well. So the main advantages that I could find is that patients could self-titrate; they could use up to a certain numbers of pumps a day. But if they felt better with two or three pumps, they could stay at that dose. If it didn’t work at that dose, they could go up to six or seven – I forgot – the maximum. So I think that was found to be more effective, just because patients could take a dose that was adequate. It is going to be studied here, it’s the company has got testing sites mostly for epilepsy now, but it will become available here. MSDF  Have you found either in practice or from any studies whether patients were reporting self-medicating, especially with smoked form? Dr. Koppel  Yeah. The We couldn’t use those studies to make this systematic review because no one really examined them and they’re just basically testimonials or questionnaires, but there was a lot of literature that included that. And, in fact, one of the earlier papers from England, that’s why they began looking at more suitable forms of cannabis, because their patients were self-medicating by smoking, you know, just regular old marijuana and reporting that to their doctors, and and then the doctors tried to translate that into a pill form or a spray form that could be looked at more rigorously. And my patients in New York, you know, they they’re not shy. I don’t have a big MS practice, so my patients are more likely to be seizure patients. It’s not that they use it for their seizures. Every once in a while they’ll ask me if it’s okay, if it’s going to cause seizures or withdrawal, like alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures. And I can now tell them, no, it’s safe enough from that point of view. MSDF  I think you had mentioned in a news conference that there were 2 out of something like 623 patients who had did have seizure that might be attributed to use of the drug, so I take it that does not concern you. Are those small numbers, especially since you’re dealing with patients with epilepsy? Dr. Koppel  Yeah, those are small numbers. And what I’ve found is that they used to say patients with MS didn’t get seizures, but they do. There were actually four seizures that were reported, and two they didn’t blame on the drug; so they were either in the placebo group or they were patients that already had seizures. But it’s always something to worry about, but it’s such a small number that I wasn’t concerned. MSDF  While we’re on the subject, what other adverse effects did the studies you reviewed note? Dr. Koppel  The common ones that appeared in at least two two papers were things like nausea, fatigue, dizziness, fainting. In some of the studies that used the more potent forms that had more THC, they had hallucinations and depression and suicidal thoughts, but no one actually did commit suicide during the studies. MSDF  Is this a problem in MS since some of these types of symptoms or problems occur with the disease itself, could these be exacerbating it or are they directly related, do you think, to use of the drug? Dr. Koppel  That makes it complicated and that’s why you need kind of rigorous studies so that you can compare dose effects and things like that. But if a patient already has cognitive impairment, they may have trouble dealing with the side effects that, you know, that I mentioned. It’s easy to confuse that issue with the heavy users, the recreational users who end up with cognitive impairment that can be permanent. These were doses that were nothing like what people use for fun. MSDF  If this works out that it would be a useful form of drug if testing shows validity, who do you see it being recommended for? People refractory to certain other medications, or how would it be used? Dr. Koppel  That was the case with all the studies, they were allowed to try everything there was up to that point and kind of added this marijuana as a last-ditch effort. So I would say if a patient’s got uncontrolled spasticity or too much pain, they should try it. I wouldn’t really recommend it for bladder issues because it wasn’t that successful, and I definitely wouldn’t recommend it if tremor was the symptom they were trying to get rid of. So it just depends on what the patient’s telling you is bothering them the most. And, obviously, the patient has to be willing to assume all the side effects. I think one of the good things about this is some of the stigma is possibly going away so that… There’s a lot of people who assume that patients that want to try it, it’s just because they want an excuse to, you know, use recreational marijuana and get high, and it it really wasn’t the case in the studies. MSDF  It seems like it’s long past due to be rigorously testing these things. Dr. Koppel  Yes, I I agree. It has been tested in other disease states, this is just a piece of the pie where marijuana is used. It’s been used on patients with intractable pain from cancer or people with glaucoma have benefited from it; there’s usage out there. And the states that have legalized it, they don’t care which condition it’s being prescribed for. So I think it’s just neurology’s kind of lagged behind because it’s been so hard to do research on it in this country. Even in England where a lot of the studies were done, they put into their reports that it wasn’t easy to get approval. It’s not legal there either, but I guess they just were more persistent in studying it.  MSDF  Since in most of the studies that you reviewed, it was used sort of as a last resort or an add-on later, would you see that as its primary role or could it take a more prominent role? Dr. Koppel  As I said, I usually treat seizures, and what I try to do is not pile on one pill after another pill. If something seems to work, I’ll take away something that wasn’t working. So I think that’s the role for it, because if you take everything you’re going to definitely accumulate the side effects and then you really have trouble functioning. So I think if this works better than some of the existing treatments, there’s no reason to take both of them. Let me just add, it still shouldn’t be your first-line treatment, you you should still try the traditional ones first. And mon many of these trials only lasted 8 weeks; you don’t need forever to decide if something’s helping or not. MSDF  What would be the message to physicians who contemplate advising patients about medical marijuana? Dr. Koppel  I can’t tell them to go ahead and prescribe it because – for two reasons – I don’t really love the form that’s available here because it’s all THC, and it’s not FDA-approved for these conditions, so they’re still taking a chance on breaking that rule. I would advise physicians to find trials or to do a trial rather than just tell patients… even in the states where a doctor can give a card that says they agree with using medical marijuana, you you lose control of the dose and how much how much the patient smokes, and all that. So I would encourage some more traditional pills and sprays to be studied so that then they could be prescribed. MSDF  Should these prescriptions, or recommendations, really come with either informal or formal informed consent about side effects and possible things to avoid doing, like driving? Dr. Koppel  We should probably do that on a lot more pills that we’re currently prescribing. I I don’t always routinely do it, but the pharmacy tends to hand out a list of dos and don’ts, and some of the bottles are labeled don’t drive. It’s not that different from other CNS-depressing drugs, but it’s worth warning people. And, actually, I think it shows up in their urine, so if they’re going to go somewhere where a tox screen might get done, they they should have a card or a prescription that shows that it was prescribed. MSDF  This systematic review is being published in the Journal of Neurology on April 29th, and also, I guess, it’s already been endorsed by certain societies, medical societies? Dr. Koppel  They sent a summary of the findings to, I guess, other other societies that deal with the same conditions, because in addition to MS, we studied Parkinson’s and Huntington’s and Tourette’s and seizures, even though there were only two studies for that. So some of the other societies have not confirmed it but endorsed it in the sense that they agree with what we found. MSDF  I appreciate it. [transition music] Thank you for listening to Episode Two of Multiple Sclerosis Discovery. 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Today's podcast is a conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Dr. Lyle Becourtney about anger management treatment for adults and teens. Dr. Lyle Becourtney is a New York State Licensed Psychologist, New Jersey Certified School Psychologist, and a Certified Anger Management Professional. In 1996, he obtained his doctorate degree in psychology from Pace University. As part of his training, Dr. Becourtney completed an externship in the adolescent partial hospitalization program at Metropolitan Hospital and an internship at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, both located in NYC. Thereafter, Dr. Becourtney worked in an adolescent residential treatment center in Yonkers, NY, at Great Neck North High School, and since 1999 at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. Dr. Becourtney currently has a private practice in Blauvelt, NY in Rockland County that is devoted almost exclusively toward doing anger management work with teens and adults. He sees clients individually as well as in weekly groups and spends much of his time teaching the eight anger control tools of the Century Anger Management program. In addition to his anger management work, Dr. Becourtney trains other mental health professionals and parents on how to implement a proven discipline program in the home. To learn more about his background, credentials, and the services that he offers, please visit his website, http://www.AngerManagementGroups.com