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Hello, welcome to
Health For A Lifetime,
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I'm your host Don Mackintosh.
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Today, we're going to be
doing a health update with
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Dr. Neil Nedley. Dr. Nedley
is from Ardmore, Oklahoma.
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He is a specialist
in internal medicine
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and he likes to keep
abreast of the things
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that are happening
in the heath world.
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And you, you everyday you have
different cutting information,
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cutting edge information
that comes in concerning health.
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And we're sitting
here, in the year 2006,
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and so this is
up-to-date for right now.
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That's right,
actually these studies
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that we're gonna
be going through,
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were all published in
August and September of 2006.
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Okay. So, even
though you might be
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seeing this program
much later than that,
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it's still gonna
be pretty recent.
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Yeah, 2006.
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So, we're just gonna go for.
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We're gonna talk
about some different things,
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first thing we
want to talk about
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you know in no particular order,
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but we're just gonna go
through a bunch of studies
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that are just new.
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One of them is about
Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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And we want to talk about that.
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Yeah, Irritable Bowel
Syndrome is where you have
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abdominal pain and
bloating and often constipation,
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alternating with diarrhea.
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It's pretty common,
about 20% of the public has
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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And the question
is, how does it begin?
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And this study shows
pretty conclusively now.
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In fact, the lead
study investigator
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Dr. John Marshall says,
it demonstrate conclusively
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that Irritable Bowel Syndrome
is a real and significant
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clinical phenomena
that results from having
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a previous
infection of the GI tract.
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So, an infection in the GI tract
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is what
triggers irritable bowel.
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That's right. And so,
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that usually
means food poisoning
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or getting that
infection from somebody else.
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So, for instance
Toxigenic E. coli can bring
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about Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
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Campylobacter,
Salmonella, Shigella,
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all of these bacteria or viruses
that are often transmitted
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through food or
through contact with others,
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is really the
underline cause that sets up
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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for the rest of
the individual's life.
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So, the way to avoid all
of these different niceties,
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if you want to call
that, is not going out to eat?
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Well or watching very
carefully what you do eat.
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Most of the infections that
are transmitted through food
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are transmitted
through animal products.
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Dairy is a
wonderful culture media
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you know, salmonella those
types of things can be present,
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we try to pasteurize
dairy, to minimize the risk,
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but sometimes those risks occur
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after the pasteurization occurs.
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And there are some
notable plant foods
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that can also have
some infections in them,
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not from the plants themselves,
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but you know apple
cider for instance.
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A lot of apple orchids,
there are also cattle ranches.
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Okay. And so,
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if the apples drop
into the cow pie 1% of cows
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harbored toxigenic
E. coli in their colon.
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And so, that will be
out there in the cow pie,
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if that apple is picked up
and made in the apple cider,
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which a lot of the apples
on the ground are that way.
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Without it being washed.
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You can, yeah, you
can get it that way,
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and so, that's why they're
talking about pasteurizing
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even apple cider now.
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Okay. To try to
prevent these risks.
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Okay, so interesting,
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that kind of conundrum
has been solved by this study.
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That's right, and
it gives us a clue now,
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how we can prevent it?
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Okay, the next thing
we want to talk about,
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you have is divorce in midlife
hurts women's heart health.
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Well, the heath
affects of marriage
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are pretty well established.
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Marriage can
particularly help men,
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but also help women.
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People who have ever been
married actually live longer
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then they're never
married counterparts,
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if you take a look at longevity.
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You know, they're
less likely to suffer
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from mental health problems
such as depression and anxiety.
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However, researchers
really haven't looked
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at what divorced does?
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They looked at previous marriage
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by taking a look at a breakup,
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is something that this
particular group looked at,
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Dr. Hayward and Zhang,
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they're from Bowling
Green State University in Ohio.
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And they published in
the journal of marriage
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and family in August of 2006,
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and they found out that
divorce takes quite a toll
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on the cardiovascular
health of women in particular.
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So, would it be better
for them not to stay together?
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Well, it would be better
for them to stay together.
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And figure out
what the problem is?
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And figure out
what the problem is?
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And see, how they
can best give along.
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Actually heart disease is
what significantly increased.
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Women who had been divorced,
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widowed or remarried
were more likely to develop
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heart disease during
the course of the study
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then those who were
married continuously.
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Okay, so I guess the
take home thing is try
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and figure out what,
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what's wrong instead of leaving
the person that you're with?
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That's right,
better for your health,
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mentally and physically.
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Next study we're
gonna look at is olive oil,
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something that supposedly
I guess is to a big part of
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the Mediterranean diet,
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what are they
finding about olive oil?
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Well, for years
we've known olive oil has
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beneficial properties,
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the
monounsaturated fat increases
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the HDL
cholesterol for instance,
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better for diabetics as well,
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but we're
finding out particularly
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the Extra-virgin olive
oil is particularly affective
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in lowering heart disease risk.
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Because of its high
levels of plant compounds
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called Polyphenols.
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These Polyphenols
are potent anti-oxidants,
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they're not present
in regular olive oil,
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they're just present in
the extra-virgin olive oil.
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So, look you know, some
people will take olive oil
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and actually pour a
little bit on their salad
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or the potato or this
or that, is that good?
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That is good, particularly
if it's extra-virgin olive oil,
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if they're not using too much,
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you know, you can over do
it in the fats and the oils,
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but the extra-virgin olive
oil they also found actually
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increased the HDL cholesterol,
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the good cholesterol HDL much
more than the regular olive oil.
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So, there is something
about these polyphenols
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in the extra-virgin
olive oil that seems to help
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the good cholesterol as well.
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Interesting, now the
next study we're gonna look
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at is obesity, as it
relates to blindness?
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Yes, this was a UK study
and it found that obesity
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actually increases the
three major causes of blindness
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in the western world.
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Which are macular degeneration.
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Age related
Macular Degeneration.,
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abbreviated (AMD).
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Diabetic retinopathy,
of course is dramatically
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increased among the obese,
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because diabetes increase.
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And then cataracts also.
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So, obesity is
related to all of those?
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Yes. And what's the
relationship, did it say?
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Well, we know that
what the relationship is
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for diabetic retinopathy,
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that means decreased
control of the blood sugars
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when you're obese.
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You're not as
sensitive to insulin,
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they're not sure
in regards to the AMD
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and the cataracts
what the association is,
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but there is an association.
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So, if you don't want
to be blind, lose weight.
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Yeah, exactly that's
what the program's teaching,
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right. Okay.
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Next thing
we're gonna look at is
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not a surprise as we read it.
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So, as Americans are
not eating enough fruits
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and vegetables. Yes,
and in fact you know,
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the old standard was "Get Five."
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Get Five, give me
five. Give me five. Right?
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And that means
five servings of fruits
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and vegetables a day.
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Just recently in 2006,
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the US government changed that.
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It's now recommended
six-and-a-half cups of fruits
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and vegetables daily in adults.
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And what is interesting
it has only 40% of Americans
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were eating the
five, recommendations.
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Well, this is bad news for them.
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And so, yeah some
groups for instance
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now that they've increased it,
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there are some
groups particularly
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14-18 year-old boys
only 1% of them are getting
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the six-and-a-half cups of
fruits and vegetables a day
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that they're
supposed to be getting.
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And they're also very
obese in other studies, right?
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That's right.
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So, what are we gonna do?
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I mean, Americans
probably won't eat any things
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unless you deep fry it,
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but that wouldn't help either.
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Well, you know,
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fruits are actually
still pretty good, yeah.
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And so, our vegetables,
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we need to
retrain the cook sometimes
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to make the vegetables tastier
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to the 14 to 18 year-old group.
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But actually, we need
to get this message out.
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These, these fruits are healthy,
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they prevent a host of diseases
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and they can cause
you to have a good quality
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of life for a longtime.
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Yeah, I'll tell you,
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I just to had some sauteed,
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lightly sauteed
vegetables over a steamy bed
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of brown rice. Alright, alright.
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Excellent. Yes.
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And it's at this
Mediterranean restaurant,
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when I went with some
of my friends and you know,
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some of the foods that
were so high in fat I said,
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what can I do?
And the chef said,
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why don't I try this for you,
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that's what I always
get when I go there now.
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Okay, C section as it
relates to maternal health.
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Yes, the emphasis has
been for quite a while
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that we're probably
overdoing C sections in the US,
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often C sections
are done rather you know
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abrupt decision is made,
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there is a lack of
progression in labor.
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And then there is a convenience,
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actually
sometimes for the women.
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I want to have a birthday.
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That's right, as well as
sometimes for the physician,
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but people don't
always look at the risk,
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because most of
C sections go well
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and the baby and the
mother end up being fine.
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We don't take a look at
the larger population group
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to see what risks were there,
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but pregnant woman
who deliver by C section
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are more than three
times is likely to die,
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then their peers
who deliver vaginally.
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Three times as likely.
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That's not really risky,
you wanna just take lightly.
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Yeah, the risk is
increased blood clots,
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increased risk of infection
and also increased anesthesia
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complications obviously;
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you don't need the
degree of anesthesia
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for a vaginal deliverance.
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And so, if at all
possible and not everyone
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is going to be
positive, but you know,
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often if we treat
the delivery process
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as a normal process
and without the stress
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and those types of things,
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the woman will do
better, will progress better,
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and will be able
to deliver vaginally.
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We're talking about
these up-to-date studies.
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Another one we have here is
a mother's intake of vitamin E
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and the child's asthma,
the child's asthma risk.
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Yeah, and this is the
mother's intake of vitamin E
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during the time
that she's pregnant,
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critically important.
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Children whose mothers
had the lowest vitamin E
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intake during pregnancy
were more likely to suffer
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wheezing at age five
and were twice as likely
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to have diagnosed asthma.
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And that seems to be related
the fact that their mothers
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won't consuming enough
vitamin E during pregnancy.
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Is that vitamin E
part of prenatal vitamins
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that people get?
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Sometimes it is,
and often it is not.
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Most of the prenatal
vitamins center on the iron.
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And actually it's best to
get your vitamin E from food,
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because, and of course
you can only get vitamin E
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from plant foods.
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You know, the four types
of vitamin E that you need
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that are
available in plant foods
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and it's primarily going
to be more of your almonds,
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more of your plant
foods that are higher in fat,
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that are gonna have vitamin E.
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Some exceptions,
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that would be
blueberries for instance.
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The type of fat in blueberries
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is very much
associate with vitamin E.
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And so, getting more of
the plant oils is critical.
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Wheat germ are
getting the whole wheat bread
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instead of
eating the white bread.
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If you're eating that
as a mother you're gonna be
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reducing your child's
risk of disease later on.
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Interesting, one
more before our break.
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Low magnesium may
mean weaker muscles.
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Yes, magnesium plays
a number of key roles
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in body function
including energy, metabolism,
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and adequate levels have
been shown to be essential
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for athletic
performance as well. Yeah.
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It's one nutrient that an
athlete needs to make sure
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they have enough of,
calcium is another one of those.
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But the researchers
from the American Journal
00:13:37.23\00:13:39.31
of Clinical
Nutrition that looked at this,
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found that individuals
with higher magnesium levels
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had a stronger hand grip,
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more power in their leg muscles,
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particularly in
their lower leg muscles,
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their calves, and were
able to extend their knees
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and ankles with more force.
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And so, as we age we
can prevent the muscle loss
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due to aging with
adequate magnesium.
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The problem is 68% of
Americans are not getting
00:14:05.27\00:14:08.91
enough magnesium in their diet.
00:14:08.92\00:14:10.41
So, how should they get that?
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Should they go get
some magnesium tablets
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or eat the foods that
are high in magnesium?
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Eat the foods
higher in magnesium
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is the preferable way,
00:14:17.49\00:14:18.67
but if they can't do that
then tablets would be next.
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So, which one of the
foods high in magnesium?
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Legumes, primarily.
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So, these are
gonna be your beans.
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We're talking
with Dr. Neil Nedley,
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we've giving a health update,
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we're looking at all
kinds of studies hear in 2006,
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actually August
and September of 2006;
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join us when we come back.
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Welcome back,
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we're talking
with Dr. Neil Nedley,
00:15:41.87\00:15:42.84
we're giving a health update.
00:15:42.85\00:15:44.02
We're going
through various studies
00:15:44.25\00:15:46.44
that are kind of cutting edge.
00:15:47.04\00:15:48.20
And so, this little different
than our normal programs,
00:15:48.67\00:15:50.58
but I think you'll enjoy it.
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And we're just going
study-by-study looking at
00:15:52.13\00:15:54.48
the cutting edge research
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and it's coming right
now into your living room.
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Dr. Nedley, we, I've
looked at a number of studies
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and a whole bunch
of different topics
00:16:02.11\00:16:03.31
and now we're
looking at exercise.
00:16:03.86\00:16:05.44
Exercise as it
relates to diabetic risk.
00:16:05.85\00:16:08.99
What are they
telling us now about this?
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Well, exercise we
have known as very critical
00:16:11.56\00:16:14.57
for diabetics to lower
their postprandial blood sugars.
00:16:14.58\00:16:18.35
But we're also finding
out in this particular study
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that was done by
Finnish researchers in Finland.
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They found that when
exercise decrease the waistlines
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it decreased the complications
of diabetes by 5.5 times.
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And so, exercise at a
point of being able to keep
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your waistlines under control
is critical for a diabetic.
00:16:40.81\00:16:44.26
What we're looking at
primarily in diabetes is
00:16:45.52\00:16:47.63
waist to hip ratios
and studies have shown
00:16:47.64\00:16:51.61
that when the waistline gets big
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that it dramatically increases
00:16:55.01\00:16:57.72
the complications of diabetes.
00:16:58.39\00:16:59.65
And what we recommend is that
people take a measuring tape,
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measure their waistline
and I used to say measure
00:17:04.52\00:17:09.61
above where the bones are at,
00:17:09.62\00:17:13.65
the pelvic bones, but
actually it's best to get
00:17:13.66\00:17:16.10
the naval in
there, some people's naval
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is way down here
you still need to get
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that measurement in there.
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And then the second measurement
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is the pelvic bones themselves
where the hips are at.
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The waist is the denominator
and hips are the numerator.
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And if you can get that
waist to hip ratio less than 0.8
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and you're a female,
you don't have an increased
00:17:38.50\00:17:41.26
risk of these complications.
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It's less than
0.95 and you're a male,
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you don't have an
increased risk of that.
00:17:46.40\00:17:48.09
And so, that's where you're
trying to get it in line at.
00:17:48.10\00:17:50.94
And how that would actually
fair out is that your waist
00:17:51.31\00:17:55.37
should be definitely less than
31½ inches, if you're a woman.
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And of course, if
you have small hips
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it needs to be smaller than that
00:18:00.89\00:18:02.39
and that's why we would measure
00:18:02.40\00:18:03.49
the waist to hip ratio.
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For the average
white and black man
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it's critical to
be less than 37 inches
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and again if
they have smaller hips
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it would need to
be smaller than that,
00:18:12.29\00:18:13.49
and for Asian man
less than 35 inch waist
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and that will significantly
improved their longevity
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and improve their
risk of complications.
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So, keep walking, if the
waist to hip ratio is bigger
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than that or larger
than that, just keep going.
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Keep going and
pushing the exercise.
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Yeah, exercise will
actually decrease the waistline
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before it reduces the pounds.
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Okay, we're kind of
moving around the body,
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we're talking about all
different kinds of things.
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This next study
has to do with anger
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as it relates the
deterioration of the lungs.
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Yes, this was a study
from Harvard Medical School.
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And very interesting study,
00:18:53.74\00:18:56.82
we have known that for
every year that you age,
00:18:56.83\00:19:00.09
your lung capacity
goes down by about 1%,
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this is after you're
the age of 20 year so.
00:19:02.96\00:19:05.12
And, but what we now
know is that your lung
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deterioration will
be significantly worse,
00:19:09.10\00:19:11.90
if you have hostility or anger.
00:19:13.49\00:19:16.53
And this is something we're
not sure of the reason for it,
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but when your
emotions are not controlled,
00:19:19.67\00:19:22.69
and you have
anger and hostility,
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you will lose significantly
more lung function over time.
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And this was a study of 670 men,
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and that had and of
course when they're smokers
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they'd even lost more,
00:19:34.59\00:19:35.71
but smokers who
weren't angry versus smokers
00:19:36.35\00:19:38.65
who were angry, the
angry smokers did worse
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and for even people
that were nonsmokers.
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The angry
nonsmokers did worse than
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the non-angry nonsmokers.
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Okay, so anger is a big factor
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and if you can
get that under control
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you're gonna do much better.
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Much better and of course
now we've known for a while,
00:19:55.82\00:19:58.55
we'll do better
in heart disease,
00:19:58.56\00:19:59.66
but this is the
first study indicate
00:19:59.95\00:20:02.16
we'll do better
in lung function.
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So, what would you say
to someone that's says,
00:20:03.89\00:20:05.61
well how do I get over my anger?
00:20:05.62\00:20:07.68
Is it easier to
say, don't be angry.
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Well, there is several
things that we would recommend.
00:20:09.96\00:20:13.23
One of the best ways
of controlling emotions
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is to learn about
cognitive behavioral therapy.
00:20:16.47\00:20:19.30
Most people who
have anger and hostility
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have distorted
thinking actually.
00:20:21.64\00:20:23.74
And there are Ten Commandments
00:20:24.38\00:20:25.68
and there is ten ways
of the distorted thinking.
00:20:25.69\00:20:27.36
We have them learn the ten
ways of distorted thinking,
00:20:27.90\00:20:30.83
so that they can
control their anger,
00:20:30.99\00:20:32.67
they lined up
having a lot of frustration
00:20:32.68\00:20:34.70
tolerance actually.
00:20:34.71\00:20:36.05
We have them build
frustration tolerance.
00:20:36.31\00:20:38.26
And we have them start,
quit using the HTA words,
00:20:39.31\00:20:42.90
the horrible,
terrible and the awful.
00:20:43.20\00:20:44.66
People that utilize curse words,
00:20:45.20\00:20:47.24
it's a sign of a
limited vocabulary,
00:20:47.37\00:20:49.02
they're going way
off the scale in regards
00:20:49.14\00:20:52.15
to accurate thoughts.
00:20:52.16\00:20:53.44
And so we have them
describe their emotions
00:20:53.69\00:20:56.25
in accurate and
more softer tones
00:20:57.18\00:20:59.48
then way off the
extreme and that helps.
00:20:59.59\00:21:01.65
So, it's better
for them emotionally
00:21:02.61\00:21:04.87
and in their relationships,
00:21:04.88\00:21:05.93
but also better for their lungs,
00:21:06.07\00:21:07.67
what we're finding.
00:21:08.09\00:21:09.06
That's right.
00:21:09.07\00:21:10.04
Okay, another
study here we have foods
00:21:10.05\00:21:11.71
could make arthritis worse.
00:21:12.57\00:21:15.67
What kind of foods?
00:21:15.94\00:21:16.91
Well, that's interesting.
Rheumatoid arthritis,
00:21:17.01\00:21:20.64
let's just taking a look
at inflammatory arthritis.
00:21:20.77\00:21:23.37
And this study was
published in Norway.
00:21:23.95\00:21:26.27
Norway has been
looking for quite a while
00:21:26.90\00:21:29.01
at rheumatoid arthritis
and they had previously done
00:21:29.29\00:21:32.22
a study showing
that if you switch over
00:21:32.50\00:21:34.40
to a plant based diet,
00:21:34.41\00:21:35.38
your rheumatoid arthritis
significantly improves.
00:21:36.39\00:21:38.72
And what this study show that
it's not just psychological,
00:21:39.57\00:21:42.91
they were wondering,
00:21:42.92\00:21:43.89
well it's just due to
the fact that these people
00:21:43.90\00:21:45.82
think it's going to improve.
00:21:46.11\00:21:47.77
And so, they think a
vegetarian diet is better
00:21:48.29\00:21:51.40
and so, that what is
what makes them better.
00:21:51.41\00:21:53.43
This study show conclusively
it's not due to psychology;
00:21:53.61\00:21:56.45
it's actually due
to immune phenomena.
00:21:56.53\00:21:58.81
And people with
rheumatoid arthritis
00:21:59.35\00:22:01.26
get a production of
antibodies to certain foods
00:22:01.73\00:22:04.60
and that strikingly increase.
00:22:04.72\00:22:06.35
And those are the foods
primarily that they found
00:22:06.91\00:22:09.25
the antibodies too,
milk, eggs, pork and fish.
00:22:09.26\00:22:13.87
That's probably
pretty high in Norway,
00:22:14.56\00:22:15.85
there's a lot
of fish over there.
00:22:16.45\00:22:17.42
That's right.
00:22:17.43\00:22:18.40
And a lot of dairy products.
00:22:18.41\00:22:20.23
And so,
elimination of those foods
00:22:20.56\00:22:22.37
can dramatically help control
the rheumatoid arthritis,
00:22:22.38\00:22:25.80
get the inflammation down.
00:22:26.18\00:22:27.53
Okay, another study
looking at yet another disease,
00:22:28.35\00:22:30.78
Type II diabetes and the
risk of the colon cancer.
00:22:31.01\00:22:36.45
Yes, colon cancer
is the second leading
00:22:37.07\00:22:39.65
cause of cancer
death in America.
00:22:39.66\00:22:41.71
And we know a
number of risk factors,
00:22:42.44\00:22:44.21
but this study published
in the American Journal of
00:22:44.22\00:22:47.81
Gastroenterology by Dr.
Paul Limburg from Rochester,
00:22:47.90\00:22:51.45
Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic,
00:22:51.46\00:22:52.95
showed that diabetes
dramatically increases
00:22:53.48\00:22:56.87
the risk of colon polyps
particularly, if you smoke.
00:22:57.00\00:22:59.97
So, this should be two lessons.
00:23:00.77\00:23:03.75
One number, get
your diabetes control.
00:23:03.88\00:23:05.60
Number two, if you're a smoker
00:23:05.61\00:23:07.14
and you're a diabetic
definitely quit smoking
00:23:07.38\00:23:09.30
and you might
prevent the number two
00:23:09.43\00:23:10.80
cause of cancer
death in yourself.
00:23:10.81\00:23:12.39
Okay, another study now,
00:23:13.93\00:23:15.14
looking at the
health of children and youth
00:23:15.28\00:23:17.77
and talking about workouts,
00:23:19.01\00:23:20.96
saying very intense
workouts are good for kids.
00:23:21.53\00:23:24.11
They are, actually we've
known exercise is good for kids
00:23:25.42\00:23:27.77
for a long time.
But the question that
00:23:27.78\00:23:29.47
this study was answering is,
00:23:29.48\00:23:30.81
what is the difference between
moderate exercise in kids
00:23:30.82\00:23:34.95
and vigorous exercise.
00:23:34.96\00:23:36.75
And what they found out is,
00:23:37.20\00:23:38.44
kids who
participate in 40 minutes of
00:23:38.45\00:23:41.18
vigorous exercise a day
have a much better weight.
00:23:41.19\00:23:46.44
In other words,
00:23:46.89\00:23:47.86
they don't have the
overweight condition
00:23:47.87\00:23:49.08
and the obese condition
that many kids are developing.
00:23:49.38\00:23:51.80
And that's regardless of
what they're eating actually.
00:23:52.24\00:23:54.86
This study didn't take a
look at what they're eating.
00:23:55.02\00:23:56.68
Obviously they'd be
able to control it more
00:23:56.69\00:23:58.53
by eating better foods,
00:23:59.53\00:24:00.96
but vigorous exercise
seems to be superior to
00:24:01.45\00:24:04.32
moderate exercise as far as
weight control is concerned.
00:24:04.49\00:24:07.65
And we really need to
be letting our kids know
00:24:08.09\00:24:10.49
about this, when
the kids are young
00:24:10.62\00:24:11.96
this is a time
for vigorous exercise,
00:24:12.08\00:24:13.88
not vigorous to the point
00:24:13.92\00:24:15.01
where they're
pounding each other up
00:24:15.02\00:24:16.35
and injuring themselves,
00:24:16.48\00:24:17.54
but vigorous
exercise such as running,
00:24:18.12\00:24:21.23
track type things
where they're running,
00:24:23.20\00:24:26.35
swimming, you
know, brisk walking,
00:24:26.36\00:24:29.70
something that's more
vigorous than just a stroll.
00:24:30.19\00:24:32.96
Okay, I remember in academy,
00:24:33.71\00:24:35.21
you and I went to the
same academy actually.
00:24:35.22\00:24:37.33
Yes. And you weren't,
00:24:37.84\00:24:38.81
you weren't in the academy,
00:24:38.82\00:24:39.79
but I got a lot of
vigorous exercise back then.
00:24:40.58\00:24:43.34
Sometimes it was
because I wasn't studying
00:24:44.40\00:24:46.04
and I have to
do like 200 pushups
00:24:46.20\00:24:47.68
or running laps
around the school.
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So, vigorous exercise is good.
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Another study
that's dealing with kids
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and that is sleep apnea
in kids and brain damage.
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Yeah, this has
to do with obesity
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as well because there is
a length between obese kids
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and the later
development of sleep apnea.
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Sleep apnea is a condition
where the individual quits
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breathing for
maybe 20-30 seconds
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while they're
sleeping, maybe longer,
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it's often
associating with snoring,
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if your kids snore,
dramatic increase risk
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that they could
have sleep apnea,
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they may need to
be checked for that.
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So, it's not a bad idea to
just go into your kids room
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in the middle of the night
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and just see
what's going on in there?
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And if they are snoring
they could have sleep apnea.
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The problem with
sleep apnea in kids is that
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not only causes of
same problem in adults,
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which is lack of
attentiveness in the day time.
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And also a
decrease in their memory,
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decrease in
academic performance.
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But this study
shows it's associated
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with neuronal damage,
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actually damage to the
neurons and this was found
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on an MRI scan of
kids with sleep apnea.
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Dramatic increased risk
of permanent brain damage
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from the sleep apnea
and the lack of oxygen
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as the kids are growing up.
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So what are they do if someone's
diagnosed with sleep apnea,
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what are they do to
correct that in the kid?
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Well, tell the
kid to lose weight
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and get on an ideal
weight and until that time
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we also have them put
on a sleep apnea mask.
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It's a pressure type
of mask that will overcome
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the blockage due to
the obesity and allow air
00:26:25.81\00:26:29.10
to continually be inhaled
and exhaled during sleep.
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Are these machines expensive?
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Is this something
normal kids already doing?
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No, normal kids
don't have these machines.
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They are not
really that expensive,
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most insurances, Medicare,
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Medicaid would pay for
them if an individual have
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sleep apnea.
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They're a lot more comfortable
than they used to be.
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The first time
they're utilized are you know,
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something new 'cause
you're having to wear something
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on your face as you sleep,
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but you'll notice
a dramatic difference
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in the kids attention,
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in their academic
performance and their ability
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to stay awake, and
they will also sleep
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much more
restoratively at night.
00:27:09.00\00:27:10.73
We've talked about a lot
of different studies today,
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kind of just updating
on many different things.
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What's the take home
message for us today?
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Take home message
is to avoid obesity,
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exercise regularly, and
if you're young, vigorously.
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And also eat plenty of
the fruits and vegetables
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and whole grains. And
if you're going to use oil,
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extra-virgin olive oil
is a very good oil to use.
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In addition to that,
control your emotions
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and learn to
tolerate frustration.
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Thank you, so much for
being with us Dr. Nedley,
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I believe you're working
on a book health at every age.
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And it's this kind of things
that will actually be there.
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And thank you
for joining us today.
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