Not so very long ago, the medical profession denied there could be any such thing as a gluten sensitivity, let alone an allergy and/or actual dysfunction. Now that the Mayo Clinic estimates that some 2 million Americans (and 1% of the Caucasian population) have Celiac disease, the pharmaceutical industry has hopped onto the bandwagon, hoping to have medications ready by 2018.
GlaxoSmithKlein, Alvine Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie and Alba Therapeutics are all racing to get to the finish line, first.
I find it fascinating that a problem that alternative medicine identified over 15 years ago is just now making into mainstream medicine. When a buck is out there to be made, the drug companies are never far behind.
The very sad thing is that whether it be gluten sensitivity, allergy, Celiac or one of the many auto-immune diseases, the idea that we can "drug" the body into healing, is absurd. There are ways to help the body heal itself by using protocols that were developed years ago when Celiac was known as Sprue. There are ways of re-balancing the intestines, without nasty side-effects; it's simply a matter of choice.
Dr. Esther
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Fructose Consumption Contributes to Weight Gain, Physical Inactivity and Body Fat
A recent study at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and
Technology at the University of Illinois found that, matched calorie for
calorie with the simple sugar glucose, fructose causes significant
weight gain, physical inactivity, and body fat deposition.
"In the last 40 years, fructose, a simple carbohydrate derived from fruit and vegetables, has been on the increase in American diets. Because of the addition of high-fructose corn syrup to many soft drinks and processed baked goods, fructose currently accounts for 10 percent of caloric intake for U.S. citizens. Male adolescents are the top fructose consumers, deriving between 15 to 23 percent of their calories from fructose--three to four times more than the maximum levels recommended by the American Heart Association."
Lab rats were fed two different diets: one, containing 18% fructose and one containing 18% glucose (the 18% number is reflective of the percent of an adolescent's diet that contains fructose). This was done for two and a-half months. Here's what the researchers found:
"The important thing to note is that animals in both experimental groups had the usual intake of calories for a mouse," said Rendeiro. "They were not eating more than they should, and both groups had exactly the same amount of calories deriving from sugar, the only difference was the type of sugar, either fructose or glucose."
The results showed that the fructose-fed mice displayed significantly increased body weight, liver mass, and fat mass in comparison to the glucose-fed mice.
Remarkably, the researchers also found that not only were the fructose-fed mice gaining weight, they were also less active.
"Biochemical factors could also come into play in how the mice respond to the high fructose diet," explained Jonathan Mun, another author on the study. "We know that contrary to glucose, fructose bypasses certain metabolic steps that result in an increase in fat formation, especially in adipose tissue and liver."
The precise mechanisms are still being investigated, but one thing is certain: high intake of fructose by itself adds pounds. Interesting, isn't it?
Dr. Esther
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"In the last 40 years, fructose, a simple carbohydrate derived from fruit and vegetables, has been on the increase in American diets. Because of the addition of high-fructose corn syrup to many soft drinks and processed baked goods, fructose currently accounts for 10 percent of caloric intake for U.S. citizens. Male adolescents are the top fructose consumers, deriving between 15 to 23 percent of their calories from fructose--three to four times more than the maximum levels recommended by the American Heart Association."
Lab rats were fed two different diets: one, containing 18% fructose and one containing 18% glucose (the 18% number is reflective of the percent of an adolescent's diet that contains fructose). This was done for two and a-half months. Here's what the researchers found:
"The important thing to note is that animals in both experimental groups had the usual intake of calories for a mouse," said Rendeiro. "They were not eating more than they should, and both groups had exactly the same amount of calories deriving from sugar, the only difference was the type of sugar, either fructose or glucose."
The results showed that the fructose-fed mice displayed significantly increased body weight, liver mass, and fat mass in comparison to the glucose-fed mice.
Remarkably, the researchers also found that not only were the fructose-fed mice gaining weight, they were also less active.
"Biochemical factors could also come into play in how the mice respond to the high fructose diet," explained Jonathan Mun, another author on the study. "We know that contrary to glucose, fructose bypasses certain metabolic steps that result in an increase in fat formation, especially in adipose tissue and liver."
The precise mechanisms are still being investigated, but one thing is certain: high intake of fructose by itself adds pounds. Interesting, isn't it?
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Monday, September 28, 2015
The Truth about Those Expiration Dates on our Food
Did you know that with the exception of baby formula, the FDA does not regulate nor mandate food manufacturers and produce suppliers to include an expiration date on anything we purchase? I didn't know that.
In fact, I think that most of us take the expiration date printed on the foods we buy as gospel and won't eat or drink these foods if that date is reached. In fact, the expiration date is only a guess by the manufacturer and, if I were a bit jaded, I might just believe that it would be in the suppliers best interest to have a very short-term shelf life listed in order to get us to throw out food past its date and purchase more.
This may be a contributing factor in the following statistic: we throw away enough food each year to FILL 273 sports stadiums! This in a country with over 50 million people who haven't enough food to eat, including having one out of five children going to bed hungry every night.
We are a visual species. For example, if that peach isn't perfect looking, we won't buy it. The FDA rates fruit on how it looks, not on content or taste. Since the farmers know they can't sell imperfect looking fruit, all the unacceptable fruit sits under the trees, rotting. Even worse, all that food we throw away ends up in landfills....producing copious amounts of methane gas, which causes much more of a greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide levels.
It might be time to rethink how we buy food...maybe not so much at a time so we don't waste so much of it...20 pounds of good food per person per year thrown out and, considering how many Americans don't have enough to eat, that figure is very, very low.
Please, just take a moment to consider this information before throwing any more food away.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
In fact, I think that most of us take the expiration date printed on the foods we buy as gospel and won't eat or drink these foods if that date is reached. In fact, the expiration date is only a guess by the manufacturer and, if I were a bit jaded, I might just believe that it would be in the suppliers best interest to have a very short-term shelf life listed in order to get us to throw out food past its date and purchase more.
This may be a contributing factor in the following statistic: we throw away enough food each year to FILL 273 sports stadiums! This in a country with over 50 million people who haven't enough food to eat, including having one out of five children going to bed hungry every night.
We are a visual species. For example, if that peach isn't perfect looking, we won't buy it. The FDA rates fruit on how it looks, not on content or taste. Since the farmers know they can't sell imperfect looking fruit, all the unacceptable fruit sits under the trees, rotting. Even worse, all that food we throw away ends up in landfills....producing copious amounts of methane gas, which causes much more of a greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide levels.
It might be time to rethink how we buy food...maybe not so much at a time so we don't waste so much of it...20 pounds of good food per person per year thrown out and, considering how many Americans don't have enough to eat, that figure is very, very low.
Please, just take a moment to consider this information before throwing any more food away.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Friday, September 25, 2015
Popeye Probably had Osteoporosis
The other day, a "nutritionist" on the Today Show was encouraging people to eat a healthy diet by highlighting the categories of "good" food. She walked to the freezer, opened it and pointed to the bags of frozen spinach. "You should stock your freezer with bags of chopped spinach," she gushed, because you can add it to salads and burgers and all sorts of dishes, according to the latest food fad (in my opinion).
There's just one teeny, weeny problem, here. Spinach contains a particular enzyme that stops the body from being able to absorb and utilize calcium in any meal in which it's served. We've known about this for decades and yet it's still touted by the mainstream medical community.
Beat greens, steamed and served with a bit of coconut oil are high in minerals, great tasting, easy to prepare and contain no calcium-binding enzymes. Steamed kale is another super food in which one can easily assimilate much of the daily required amount of minerals and vegetable nutrients without the unwanted "spinach side-effects."
You'll notice I recommend steaming the kale as it, too, contains certain enzymes that can cause problems with those who have thyroid hormone imbalances when eaten raw. Steaming it negates those problems.
You don't want to end up with osteoporosis from eating too much spinach. If only poor Popeye had known!
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
There's just one teeny, weeny problem, here. Spinach contains a particular enzyme that stops the body from being able to absorb and utilize calcium in any meal in which it's served. We've known about this for decades and yet it's still touted by the mainstream medical community.
Beat greens, steamed and served with a bit of coconut oil are high in minerals, great tasting, easy to prepare and contain no calcium-binding enzymes. Steamed kale is another super food in which one can easily assimilate much of the daily required amount of minerals and vegetable nutrients without the unwanted "spinach side-effects."
You'll notice I recommend steaming the kale as it, too, contains certain enzymes that can cause problems with those who have thyroid hormone imbalances when eaten raw. Steaming it negates those problems.
You don't want to end up with osteoporosis from eating too much spinach. If only poor Popeye had known!
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Eating Sugar Increases Your Risk of Alzheimer's
A study published in the September issues, JAMA Neurology, shows a significant correlation between metabolic syndrome (caused by insulin resistance) and older middle-aged eventual development of Alzheimer's (and dementia).
Last year, I reported that some researchers were calling Alzheimer's a "Type 3 Diabetes." It appears that this study gives even more validity to that idea.
The conclusion of this study is:
"Conclusions and Relevance Our results show that insulin resistance, a prevalent and increasingly common condition in developed countries, is associated with significantly lower regional cerebral glucose metabolism, which in turn may predict worse memory performance. Midlife may be a critical period for initiating treatments to lower peripheral insulin resistance to maintain neural metabolism and cognitive function."
That's a way of saying, in my opinion, "Stop eating so much refined and empty calorie foods!" An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Last year, I reported that some researchers were calling Alzheimer's a "Type 3 Diabetes." It appears that this study gives even more validity to that idea.
The conclusion of this study is:
"Conclusions and Relevance Our results show that insulin resistance, a prevalent and increasingly common condition in developed countries, is associated with significantly lower regional cerebral glucose metabolism, which in turn may predict worse memory performance. Midlife may be a critical period for initiating treatments to lower peripheral insulin resistance to maintain neural metabolism and cognitive function."
That's a way of saying, in my opinion, "Stop eating so much refined and empty calorie foods!" An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Breast Health & Lifestyle Choices
This is the final part in my series about breast cancer and, I think,
may be the most important. It is our lifestyle choices that ultimately
determine how we live and contribute to the quality of our lives. In
order to do as much as we can to avoid contracting breast cancer, or any
cancer, these are my suggestions:
1. Choose to eat "living food. In so doing, you may have to make difficult choices, not the least of which will be your sources for and types of food you eat. Organic, fresh, high quality foods may take a bit of budget balancing, but it's not unlike that ad of long ago in which the person says, "You can pay me now, or you can pay me later." I would also caution you about eating out...not only in fast food establishments, but also in restaurants, in general. These places are notorious for adding copious amounts of bad fats, salt, sugar and serving lesser quality proteins and produce; this is not what anyone needs on any kind of regular basis. Even if only eaten occasionally, refined sugar always causes problems with our immune system and is a poison to our body.
2. Fresh, pure water is vital to our health. We have recently been working with "structured water." The use of that has made a significant difference, not only to our health but the to the health of our house plants!
3. Be very careful what you put onto your body's largest organ....your skin. Whatever chemicals your body lotions or hair care products contain are absorbed into your body. I suggest "100% pure," "Just Natural," for body care and "Naturtint," for your hair coloring. If you have the breast cancer gene or a family history, please, let your hair color remain natural.
4. Exercise. Do what you enjoy doing on a daily basis...if just walking for 30 minutes a day. Walking the dog for at least a half hour (Caesar Milan recommends an hour) and, most importantly, being present when you are out walking or exercising. Being in the moment is vital, along with deep breathing exercises, for your experience to be beneficial.
4. Meditation and/or prayer on a daily basis. This is not only spiritually beneficial, it is emotionally and physically helpful. We know that meditation can change neural pathways in the brain and can help change how we think and perceive the world.
5. Try to cut out of your life those things that make you unhappy or emotionally stressed. We know that emotional stress causes the release of chemical substances that are detrimental to our health and well being.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
1. Choose to eat "living food. In so doing, you may have to make difficult choices, not the least of which will be your sources for and types of food you eat. Organic, fresh, high quality foods may take a bit of budget balancing, but it's not unlike that ad of long ago in which the person says, "You can pay me now, or you can pay me later." I would also caution you about eating out...not only in fast food establishments, but also in restaurants, in general. These places are notorious for adding copious amounts of bad fats, salt, sugar and serving lesser quality proteins and produce; this is not what anyone needs on any kind of regular basis. Even if only eaten occasionally, refined sugar always causes problems with our immune system and is a poison to our body.
2. Fresh, pure water is vital to our health. We have recently been working with "structured water." The use of that has made a significant difference, not only to our health but the to the health of our house plants!
3. Be very careful what you put onto your body's largest organ....your skin. Whatever chemicals your body lotions or hair care products contain are absorbed into your body. I suggest "100% pure," "Just Natural," for body care and "Naturtint," for your hair coloring. If you have the breast cancer gene or a family history, please, let your hair color remain natural.
4. Exercise. Do what you enjoy doing on a daily basis...if just walking for 30 minutes a day. Walking the dog for at least a half hour (Caesar Milan recommends an hour) and, most importantly, being present when you are out walking or exercising. Being in the moment is vital, along with deep breathing exercises, for your experience to be beneficial.
4. Meditation and/or prayer on a daily basis. This is not only spiritually beneficial, it is emotionally and physically helpful. We know that meditation can change neural pathways in the brain and can help change how we think and perceive the world.
5. Try to cut out of your life those things that make you unhappy or emotionally stressed. We know that emotional stress causes the release of chemical substances that are detrimental to our health and well being.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Monday, September 21, 2015
Breast Health and Supplements
There have been a few studies on the relationship between specific
nutrients and their affects on breast cancer....Vitamin D, Iodine,
Curcumin, B vitamins, zinc, selenium and magnesium...all showing varying
degrees of action when it comes to prevention. Quite honestly,
researchers really cannot perform true double-blind randomized trials
when it comes to breast cancer. Whom would you pick to make the
sacrifice of possibly getting the cancer in the trial?
I'm not a big fan of taking individualized supplements...all supplements that aren't whole food are fractionalized and extracted and are of dubious benefit, to say the least. I do think that certain nutriceuticals are of great benefit for all of us who wish to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible and here are my recommendations:
First, whenever possible get 15-20 minutes of sunshine a day (this is for those who aren't susceptible to skin cancer). You need to expose as much of your body the sun as possible. In the northern climates, you'll need a whole food D-3 in the winter.
Second, eat 7-9 servings of organic (whenever possible) vegetables and fruit a day, concentrating on fruits that contain the highest concentration of anti-oxidants and at least 2 servings of dark green leafy vegetables and 2 servings of cruciferous vegetables a day. All my entree recipes contain a minimum of 6 servings of vegetables, so it is very possible to eat that quantity each day.
Third, take a whole food probiotic each day...do NOT rely on yogurt as it is a cow's milk base and contains little active bacteria.
A supplement containing calcium, magnesium and potassium as well as either an organic greens drink or whole food multi-vitamin ( I recommend the greens as it contains all the phytonutrients one needs each day).
In the winter or flu season, I recommend a whole food garlic either Standard Process or Mediherb) for its anti-viral properties as well as its immune system building properties.
Except for those who have the breast cancer gene, at present, I believe these supplements are sufficient for those interested in living a healthy lifestyle.
I'm not a big fan of taking individualized supplements...all supplements that aren't whole food are fractionalized and extracted and are of dubious benefit, to say the least. I do think that certain nutriceuticals are of great benefit for all of us who wish to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible and here are my recommendations:
First, whenever possible get 15-20 minutes of sunshine a day (this is for those who aren't susceptible to skin cancer). You need to expose as much of your body the sun as possible. In the northern climates, you'll need a whole food D-3 in the winter.
Second, eat 7-9 servings of organic (whenever possible) vegetables and fruit a day, concentrating on fruits that contain the highest concentration of anti-oxidants and at least 2 servings of dark green leafy vegetables and 2 servings of cruciferous vegetables a day. All my entree recipes contain a minimum of 6 servings of vegetables, so it is very possible to eat that quantity each day.
Third, take a whole food probiotic each day...do NOT rely on yogurt as it is a cow's milk base and contains little active bacteria.
A supplement containing calcium, magnesium and potassium as well as either an organic greens drink or whole food multi-vitamin ( I recommend the greens as it contains all the phytonutrients one needs each day).
In the winter or flu season, I recommend a whole food garlic either Standard Process or Mediherb) for its anti-viral properties as well as its immune system building properties.
Except for those who have the breast cancer gene, at present, I believe these supplements are sufficient for those interested in living a healthy lifestyle.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Breast Health & Diet, part 3
Today's subject is about those foods that we, in alternative health
care, believe to be the most problematic when it comes to causing cell
breakdown and imbalances.
I'm going to give general categories so you may look into the specifics of any that interest you.
The number one food category that anyone who has a history of breast cancer or who has had any fibroid tumors or mammary gland tumors must NOT eat is:
Cow's milk dairy, not ever! Even organic cow's milk dairy is not a good idea because of the large size of the protein molecules that are in dairy cow's milk. If you don't have any of the problems mentioned above or have allergies or have any intestinal or symptoms or have any chronic diseases, then, perhaps, once in a while a limited amount of dairy may not be a problem. I recommend switching to goat's dairy and non-dairy substitutes (not soy), instead.
Gluten.
Refined sugar. Date sugar, coconut palm sugar or stevia are low glycemic index substitutes.
Processed or packaged foods. Eat foods that are as close to their natural state, as possible.
Soda, energy drinks, fruit drinks and caffeine.
Alcohol in greater quantities than 1-2 ounces a day.
Beef, pork, fowl, eggs or any other proteins that are not organic....also, not more than 25% of your dietary protein should be from meat sources.
Soy
I encourage you to eat as anti-inflammatory-like (I just made that up) as possible. Fresh foods, high quality foods and organic foods are vital to an anti-cancer diet. Drink mostly water; the rule of thumb is 1/2 of one's weight in ounces: 150 pound person should drink 75 ounces of water a day, spread throughout the day.
I hope that those of you with children, especially girls, will try to eat this way, whenever possible. It's so important to teach our children by example.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
I'm going to give general categories so you may look into the specifics of any that interest you.
The number one food category that anyone who has a history of breast cancer or who has had any fibroid tumors or mammary gland tumors must NOT eat is:
Cow's milk dairy, not ever! Even organic cow's milk dairy is not a good idea because of the large size of the protein molecules that are in dairy cow's milk. If you don't have any of the problems mentioned above or have allergies or have any intestinal or symptoms or have any chronic diseases, then, perhaps, once in a while a limited amount of dairy may not be a problem. I recommend switching to goat's dairy and non-dairy substitutes (not soy), instead.
Gluten.
Refined sugar. Date sugar, coconut palm sugar or stevia are low glycemic index substitutes.
Processed or packaged foods. Eat foods that are as close to their natural state, as possible.
Soda, energy drinks, fruit drinks and caffeine.
Alcohol in greater quantities than 1-2 ounces a day.
Beef, pork, fowl, eggs or any other proteins that are not organic....also, not more than 25% of your dietary protein should be from meat sources.
Soy
I encourage you to eat as anti-inflammatory-like (I just made that up) as possible. Fresh foods, high quality foods and organic foods are vital to an anti-cancer diet. Drink mostly water; the rule of thumb is 1/2 of one's weight in ounces: 150 pound person should drink 75 ounces of water a day, spread throughout the day.
I hope that those of you with children, especially girls, will try to eat this way, whenever possible. It's so important to teach our children by example.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Breast Health & Diet....part two
For this installment, I thought I'd include a generalized list of
"what-I-should-eat-foods," to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer.
1. Anti-inflammatory foods
I listed these on a former blog with the same title. Generally speaking, the foods contained within the groups listed below are anti-inflammatory.
2. Non-gluten foods
Even for those who do not have IBS,IBD, Celiac, Chron's etc., it's important that we eat as little gluten as possible. Gluten causes inflammation of the intestines.
3. Anti-oxidants
These are foods which decrease the amount of hydroxide ions (oxidants) in our bodies which wreak havoc at the cellular level. Fruits, especially dark, colored fruits and dark green leafy vegetables are your best sources. I'm not too impressed with red wine as an anti-oxidant source because of the inflammatory affects that alcohol can cause. If you're going to have only 2 ounces a day, then, the red wine is fine. Dark chocolate (minimum 70% cacao content) is also a wonderful source....just one to two ounces a day, please.
4. Omega Fatty Acids
Fatty acids are vital to every cellular function in the body. They are particularly important for healthy brain activity. This ridiculous idea that we should eat a low fat diet has also played havoc with our health. There is a tremendous difference between good and bad fats, but our marketing media have lumped them both into the same category. I still get upset when hosts of TV shows encourage people to eat Egg Beaters or just eat egg whites.
Your best sources of the good fats are: egg yolks, nuts (except peanuts), seeds, hemp seeds (fantastic source), fatty fish and organic or extra virgin oils. My favorites are: avocado, grape seed, sunflower, coconut, walnut and olive.
Again, I would remind you to keep your diet ratio at 75% alkaline and 25% acid. Tomorrow, we'll talk about what NOT to eat.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
1. Anti-inflammatory foods
I listed these on a former blog with the same title. Generally speaking, the foods contained within the groups listed below are anti-inflammatory.
2. Non-gluten foods
Even for those who do not have IBS,IBD, Celiac, Chron's etc., it's important that we eat as little gluten as possible. Gluten causes inflammation of the intestines.
3. Anti-oxidants
These are foods which decrease the amount of hydroxide ions (oxidants) in our bodies which wreak havoc at the cellular level. Fruits, especially dark, colored fruits and dark green leafy vegetables are your best sources. I'm not too impressed with red wine as an anti-oxidant source because of the inflammatory affects that alcohol can cause. If you're going to have only 2 ounces a day, then, the red wine is fine. Dark chocolate (minimum 70% cacao content) is also a wonderful source....just one to two ounces a day, please.
4. Omega Fatty Acids
Fatty acids are vital to every cellular function in the body. They are particularly important for healthy brain activity. This ridiculous idea that we should eat a low fat diet has also played havoc with our health. There is a tremendous difference between good and bad fats, but our marketing media have lumped them both into the same category. I still get upset when hosts of TV shows encourage people to eat Egg Beaters or just eat egg whites.
Your best sources of the good fats are: egg yolks, nuts (except peanuts), seeds, hemp seeds (fantastic source), fatty fish and organic or extra virgin oils. My favorites are: avocado, grape seed, sunflower, coconut, walnut and olive.
Again, I would remind you to keep your diet ratio at 75% alkaline and 25% acid. Tomorrow, we'll talk about what NOT to eat.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Breast Health & Diet
I first published this information over two years ago. I believe it bears repeating.
When I speak about prevention, I think it's important to define what
that really means. We who are wellness practitioners believe that
"prevention" means, "do whatever one can in order to avoid the
problem." The allopathic definition, when it comes to breast
cancer is, "get yearly mammograms to detect the disease, early." Or,
even more significant, "Get a radical mastectomy to decrease your
chances of getting the disease." I am in favor of yearly mammograms and
a proponent of self examination, but those things are not preventative,
they are detective. This purpose of my blog is to give women who don't
have breast cancer the best possible chance to avoid getting the
disease. Again, it simply comes down to how one views a situation.
Simply put, an alkaline environment in our blood decreases the chances of getting life-threatening diseases. Micro-organisms grow in an acid environment and tend not grow in an alkaline environment. In general, acidic foods are proteins and alkaline foods are most fruits and vegetables. The rule is: 75% of your diet should be alkaline-based and 25% should be acid-based. Just by changing the proportions of what you eat will change your blood pH from acidic to slightly alkaline, the environment necessary to decrease the growth of viruses and other organisms. We know that cancer is caused by mutating cells (changing from their normal configuration). But, more importantly, we need to why the cells mutated in the first place. The reason is simple: imbalance. Making certain that the body is in balance is fundamental to the prevention of breast cancer.
Also important is the quality of food you eat. Foods sprayed with pesticides and herbicides will cause damage to our cells, especially in young children. Damaged cells cause inflammation, affecting our immune systems, which will allow viruses to infiltrate our bodies, causing cell mutation, thus, possibly causing cancer.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Crepes vs. Pancakes Recipe
I think that a lot of us love eating pancakes, but don't like the amount of simple carbohydrates they contain, mostly due to the amount of flour and simple sugars that are in them. I've been playing around with how to still have the taste of pancakes without all the flour, thus decreasing the carbohydrate content. Here's my solution: (of course, it's gluten free)
This recipe makes 12-15 crepes:
8 large eggs, lightly beaten till frothy
1 cup of organic, full fat coconut milk
1 tsp. real vanilla extract (organic, if possible)
1/4 tsp. real almond extract
2 tsp. organic cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. pink salt
3 Tbsp. organic safflower or sunflower oil
1/4 scant cup of coconut palm sugar
1 cup of Pamela's Baking Mix (flour)
Whisk all the ingredients, expect for the Pamela's, together and then slowly add the flour, whisking until mixed, but not over-mixed. These will be very thin, and according to how large your eggs are, you might need to add a little more flour...just enough to hold the crepe together when you flip it over in the pan.
Heat a 10 or 12 inch skillet, preferably a non-stick one, on medium heat until hot enough to cook the crepe, first spraying with coconut oil spray for the first one. Add 1/4 cup of the batter to the pan and spread the batter evenly over the bottom of the pan. I pick up the pan and turn it slightly sideways until all the batter is spread. Cook it for 1-2 minutes, then flip and cook another 30-45 seconds.
These are mostly eggs and very high in protein and relatively low in carbohydrates. You can serve these with a nut butter spread, a little jam, fruit or even a teaspoon or less of pure grade B maple syrup...your choice. They're really, really good.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
This recipe makes 12-15 crepes:
8 large eggs, lightly beaten till frothy
1 cup of organic, full fat coconut milk
1 tsp. real vanilla extract (organic, if possible)
1/4 tsp. real almond extract
2 tsp. organic cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. pink salt
3 Tbsp. organic safflower or sunflower oil
1/4 scant cup of coconut palm sugar
1 cup of Pamela's Baking Mix (flour)
Whisk all the ingredients, expect for the Pamela's, together and then slowly add the flour, whisking until mixed, but not over-mixed. These will be very thin, and according to how large your eggs are, you might need to add a little more flour...just enough to hold the crepe together when you flip it over in the pan.
Heat a 10 or 12 inch skillet, preferably a non-stick one, on medium heat until hot enough to cook the crepe, first spraying with coconut oil spray for the first one. Add 1/4 cup of the batter to the pan and spread the batter evenly over the bottom of the pan. I pick up the pan and turn it slightly sideways until all the batter is spread. Cook it for 1-2 minutes, then flip and cook another 30-45 seconds.
These are mostly eggs and very high in protein and relatively low in carbohydrates. You can serve these with a nut butter spread, a little jam, fruit or even a teaspoon or less of pure grade B maple syrup...your choice. They're really, really good.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Why Some Fats Help You Stay Thin and Others Make You Fat
"Diets rich in fish oil versus diets rich in lard (e.g., bacon) produce
very different bacteria in the guts of mice, reports a study published
August 27 in Cell Metabolism. The researchers transferred these
microbes into other mice to see how they affected health. The results
suggest that gut bacteria share some of the responsibility for the
beneficial effects of fish oil and the harmful effects of lard."
Even though this study involved mice, the next step is to do human studies. In reality, I think the "Great American Diet" eaten by so many millions of people shows, in effect, that this result can been seen in humans, too.
What we eat creates our gut microbiota (bacterial) environment. The composition of our microbiota determines both how we absorb and assimilate what we eat as well as determining the state of our immune system. The state of our immune system determines our level of health and wellness. Studies show it's that simple. Unfortunately, the repair and re-balancing of our gut is neither simple nor easy, especially for those already experiencing immune system dysfunction (see my six part series about weight loss last month).
I'm here to help anyone who wants or needs it.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Even though this study involved mice, the next step is to do human studies. In reality, I think the "Great American Diet" eaten by so many millions of people shows, in effect, that this result can been seen in humans, too.
What we eat creates our gut microbiota (bacterial) environment. The composition of our microbiota determines both how we absorb and assimilate what we eat as well as determining the state of our immune system. The state of our immune system determines our level of health and wellness. Studies show it's that simple. Unfortunately, the repair and re-balancing of our gut is neither simple nor easy, especially for those already experiencing immune system dysfunction (see my six part series about weight loss last month).
I'm here to help anyone who wants or needs it.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Vitamin D For Cancer Patients
"The nuclei of most cells have receptors for vitamin D, which can regulate the expression of more than 200 genes responsible for cell proliferation and apoptosis," (cell death) said Dragan Trivanovic, MD, head of the oncology and hematology department at Pula General Hospital, Croatia. More than 70% of cancer patients experience a problem with fatigue, he noted.
"It seems that vitamin D is highly important in health and cancer," added Dr. Trivanovic. "More than 50% of healthy adults are vitamin D deficient, and this problem is more advanced in oncology, and especially in breast cancer patients. We also know that higher levels of serum vitamin D at the time of diagnosis are positive prognostic factor in terms of survival rates," he added.
It does help to take a high quality, whole food Vitamin D, though, in my opinion.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Lyme Disease vs. Lyme Syndrome
Frequently, after exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi, the primary pathogen that causes Lyme and after the antibiotic therapy regime, we see an alteration in the person's innate immune response. This is something that can cause what is referred to as, "Lyme Syndrome." In this scenario, one or more aspects of the immune defense and repair system are impaired.
The result of this impairment is that the body is unable to destroy the pathogens that are infecting it (Ehrlichia, Babesia and Richettsia have been found in conjunction with B. burgdorferi in LD). These pathogens travel freely in the bloodstream, establish themselves in hospitable tissues and trigger a number of chronic, sometimes severe symptoms: joint pain, central nervous system symptoms, digestive tract symptoms and even cardiovascular symptoms.
Many clinicians are making a distinction between LD and LS, the latter being a less-precise and far-reaching diagnosis. We see with LS a multi-system, inflammatory, impaired-repair syndrome. As a result, LS frequently becomes an auto-immune syndrome. It often is clinically overlapped by other immune impaired-repair syndromes such as SLE, Thyroiditis, MS, RA, Diabetes and Sjogren's.
The immune memory cells (B and T cell lymphocytes) then often become reactive not only against the original pathogens (antigens) but against the host antigens (self). This then results in the LD (an infectious disease) transitioning into LS (an autoimmune disease) mostly because of the phenomenon of the cross-reactive immune response, something I talked about in an earlier blog.
Once the body shows signs of LS, it is vital that it be correctly nutritionally suppported, including supporting both parts of the immune system: the gut and the adrenals/spleen/liver complex, as well as all the other affected areas.
This information is gleaned from: The Journal of Neuroimmunology and Nature Medicine.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
The result of this impairment is that the body is unable to destroy the pathogens that are infecting it (Ehrlichia, Babesia and Richettsia have been found in conjunction with B. burgdorferi in LD). These pathogens travel freely in the bloodstream, establish themselves in hospitable tissues and trigger a number of chronic, sometimes severe symptoms: joint pain, central nervous system symptoms, digestive tract symptoms and even cardiovascular symptoms.
Many clinicians are making a distinction between LD and LS, the latter being a less-precise and far-reaching diagnosis. We see with LS a multi-system, inflammatory, impaired-repair syndrome. As a result, LS frequently becomes an auto-immune syndrome. It often is clinically overlapped by other immune impaired-repair syndromes such as SLE, Thyroiditis, MS, RA, Diabetes and Sjogren's.
The immune memory cells (B and T cell lymphocytes) then often become reactive not only against the original pathogens (antigens) but against the host antigens (self). This then results in the LD (an infectious disease) transitioning into LS (an autoimmune disease) mostly because of the phenomenon of the cross-reactive immune response, something I talked about in an earlier blog.
Once the body shows signs of LS, it is vital that it be correctly nutritionally suppported, including supporting both parts of the immune system: the gut and the adrenals/spleen/liver complex, as well as all the other affected areas.
This information is gleaned from: The Journal of Neuroimmunology and Nature Medicine.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
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