Hi Everyone!
For a long while now I have been missing my writing. But I really love it when I have
information that is helpful and can pass it on to people in my life. I really did love that
aspect of being a reporter. Of course, as many of you know, I get to do that a little bit
through my love of movement and dance and physicality in my everyday profession of
personal trainer and group exercise instructor. However, a few years ago I started a
blog about my kids and on Wednesdays, I had a fitness day, full of great info I would
collect. I love to read and my books of choice are usually fitness/health related, along
with fitness magazines/periodicals. For the last year, I have been a HUGE fan of Doctor
Radio on Sirius/XM. I could go on all day about why I love it, but the main reasons are
that it is timely, up to the minute information, usually based on studies from reputable
sources like New England Journal of Medicine, etc. There are a few shows I listen to
faithfully and I am usually bursting at the seems to share. I think my family is bit sick of
my information overload...I am planning on reinventing my blog but for now I will email a
page or two at a time and share. If you don't want to be on my mailing list, please let me
know nicely, and conversely, if you feel inclined to share it with anyone, please do and
feel free to pass along their email to me. I'm just getting info out and hoping to help or
inform along the way. I'm passionate about exercise and healthcare all across the ages.
Thanks so much!
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Dr. Ira Breite: "One of the great things about Dr. Radio - you find out things before
anyone else does."
from 2/25-3/4
Dr. Todd Cooperman in an interview with Roberta Flack on Doctor Radio. The topic is
Exercise and Energy. Flack was asking about achy joints and what can help, if anything.
Dr. Cooperman reinforced the use of glucosamine, coupled with chondroitin if it is an
osteoarthritis. If however it is a rheumatoid arthritis, then it will not be effective since that
is an auto-immune issue.
Next she wanted to know about energy or motivation to exercise, explaining she has
lost some of her desire to get to the gym. She wanted to know if the 5-hour energy
drinks would do the trick. His answer was a thumbs down because it is a stimulant with
216mg of caffeine, twice as much as a cup of coffee. Considering, only up to two or
three cups should be consumed in a day and that's throughout a whole day, not all at
once. These "energy" drinks are usually taken all at once and since they are so small,
some people even grab for a second one, making for a dangerous situation for some
people. According to Dr. Cooperman, it can cause palpitations and possibly arrhythmias.
The doctor also added that energy by way of a stimulant is not really energy at all. We
get our energy from the foods we eat, glucose molecules. The best producer of energy
is exercise.
From the Dermatology show, a caller asked Dr. Michael Whitlow about
hyperpigmentation and melasma on her face. I can totally relate to this. She wanted to
know what to do for it, if anything, perhaps even lasers. He said the MOST important
thing you can do is wear sunscreen that covers both kinds of rays, UVA, and UVB. The
best is something with titanium dioxide or zinc. Dr. Whitlow says his favorite is Oil of
Olay Complete. Secondly, he suggests a bleaching cream, an example would be
Triluma, which contains hydroquinone, retin A, and a steroid, as a once-a-day topical
regimen. He said positive results from this can be seen in a few months. The issue with
sunscreen and sun is that the sunscreen regimen on the face has to be aggressive and
consistent because even just a little bit of sun on the face can undo all the good. I can
attest to that! Chemical peels can work on certain spots. Lasers, he said, are "iffy at
best and can sometimes make it worse." First do your homework before going the laser
route.
Book reference of the week:
"10 Habits of Happy Mothers" by Meg Meeker, M.D. She is a Michigan pediatrician.