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I had a few difficult cases of young and middle aged patients who had severe acnes. It's been for a while that we used different treatments that are not very effective, either no impact, or causing too much irritation and redness on the face.
Then I ran into an acne solution called Cutisal-2 Acne Control Treatment, using peptide technology, invented by Dr. Chanda Raveri, a molecular biologist, geneticist, protege to two time Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling, and a pioneer of peptide technologies. I used it on these patients. Within 2-5 days, their faces were clear and glowing. They were so happy.
Thought it'd be good to let YBMers know about this solution.
By the way, we also interviewed Dr. Raveri. You may see the video here.
Many of us ask how a water purifier and alkaliner works in the body. We all know that many processed foods are highly acidic, and that the normal metabolic process produce acid in the body. Therefore, the body has to constantly combat against acidity. When alkaline buffer in the body is insufficient, the body has to pull calcium out of the bones to keep its pH equilibrium.
I have run into an article by Dr. Sang Wang, author of the book, Reverse Aging. I think it cannot be said better in explaining how alkaline water works in the body.
Basically, as alkaline water reaches the stamoch, stamoch releases hydrochloric acid in order to keep the normal stamoch acidity of around pH of 4. During this chemical reaction, not only the hydrochloric acid is produced, but also sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate, which goes to the blood stream, is produced, the later acting as alkaline buffer to combat with the acidity of the body, thus giving the body a total alkaline gain.
To read more about this, go to this article here. For a quality selection of water alkaliner and filtration system, go to YBM store - Diet Section.
Many of us know that heart attack can come suddenly without warning. Therefore a routine checkup is necessary to understand the risk. However, there're not many tests that are credibly with high probability of accuracy.
One of the more definitive medical tests which identify risk of heart attack is the 64 Slice CT Angiogram (or MSCT). However, it's not only costly, but also exposes the body with meaningful amount of radiation.
A new FDA approved test called PLAC shows high promise. The test, being a regular blood test, is relatively risk free and low cost.
The PLAC Test is a blood test that measures the level of Lp-PLA2, an enzyme associated with the inflammation of your arteries. Increased levels of Lp-PLA2 increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
In most adults, cholesterol causes a fatty deposit called plaque to build up in the walls of the arteries. When these walls become inflamed, your body produces an enzyme called Lp-PLA2. If the amount of Lp-PLA2 is high, this may indicate that the plaque is more likely to rupture through the inside lining of your artery into your bloodstream, where it may cause a clot that could result in
heart attack or stroke.
So check with your doctor to make sure you add this in your annual physical.
Many women patients in my clinic find it beneficial taking supplements rich in phytoestrogen such as lignans. The answer is dependent on your situation. Phytoestrogen has different effect on different situations. Phytoestrogen is a weaker form of estrogen. In structure, it is similar to estradiol. But in effect, it is a lot weaker. When the body has a lot of its internal estrogen supply, an addition of phytoestrogen from foods actually make the total estrogenic effect less in the body, because it occupies some of the estrogen receptors which would otherwise occupied by the real more potent estrogen. On the other hand, if the body's own supply of estrogen is scarce, eating more phytoestrogen actually enhances the estrogenic effect of to the body. Therefore, you can see it is all dependent on your situation. For example, for a menopausal woman, phytoestrogen may enhance your estrogen in the body, while for a younger woman who has sufficient supply of estrogen, phytoestrogen may weaken the effect. Since phytoestrogen, as opposed to phytoestrogen containing whole foods, may have meaningful impact on your hormone balance, you need to make sure it's done under detailed doctor supervision.
One of the good books on diet is by Walter Last. Here're some very good points of his on raw foods: The main biochemical and nutritional benefit of eating raw foods as compared to cooked foods: 1. A higher vitamin and mineral content 2. Minerals are largely present as biologically active colloids 3. An abundance of helpful enzymes and bio-energy or life-force 4. Proteins remain in their natural condition instead of being denatured 5. The absence of digestive leukocytosis 6. Polyunsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol do not become oxidized, and carcinogenic or atherogenic 7. Glucose is absorbed more slowly, protecting the blood-sugar regulation 8. There is no overweight or obesity on a raw-food diet 9. As counted in calories, much less food is required 10. Proven cleansing, rejuvenating and anti-cancer properties Leukocytosis is an increase of white blood cells in affected organs in response to infection or toxins. This also occurs when we eat cooked food; the intestinal wall becomes flooded with white blood cells but this does not happen when eating raw food. The higher the food has been heated, the stronger is the leukocytosis and the more toxic is this food for our body. However, there are also some hidden dangers with a raw-food diet.
Antibiotics can harm tendons, FDA warns. Yes, I know what you are going to say, "I used it because I have to - kill the bacteria, not because I like the side effects." Life is full of compromise, isn't it? On the other hand, what if we don't "have to"? In the 5000 year Chinese medicine, it was said that top medicine treats people when they are healthy, middle medicine heals people when they are about to get sick (or in sub-healthy condition), low medicine deals with people when they are sick. For YBMers, when we are healthy, we practice YBM Life! -- the equivalent of the top doctors. When people are in sub-healthy condition, we balance and re-balancing our meridians based on traditional herbal formulas and chi-gong -- the equivalent of middle medicine. Using drugs is really the last resort. For example, in a sub-healthy condition, we can easily re-balance our energy system through 8 treasure test and herbs so that we don"t get sick. Even when we know we have bacteria infection, the first defense is to use a herbal formula to strengthen our system to try to fight it off. Only when this fails, we use potent drugs.
My parents both have had high glucose level, and regularly taken diabetes drugs to control. I told them about bad side effects of these drugs and it's better to use diet to treat the disease, only to be told "We're in our 70's, why should we suffer by not eating what we like?" Well, last fall, they came to visit us, and stayed for a couple of months. Simply by eating with us, with a healthier diet, now both of them are off the drugs. "We learned how your guys eat. Now we don't even want to get back to our previous diet. It feels so good!" Type 2 Diabetes' drugs for controlling blood sugar level have severe side effects, such as raising heat attack risks by as much as 40% See more news on this from WebMD, lung fluid build-up, hypoglycemia, and potential drug toxicity overloading the liver and body detoxification pathways (read more). In fact, type 2 diabetes is not difficult to treat without having to endure the side effects of potent drugs such as Actos or Avandia. The best treatment is through diet. If you are on a caloric restriction program such as YBM Caloric Restriction and eat a pure low Glycemic Index, raw, low starch foods recommended by programs such as YBM Diet, you can get back to healthy blood sugar level and body weight.
There seems to be lots of confusing information about eating nuts. Yes, indeed, nuts are high in fat and calories. But nuts are high in essential fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic acids, as well as monounsaturated fats, which is good for health. In addition, nuts and seeds contain plant sterols (phytosterols), which is also found in fruits and vegetables, and legumes. The plant sterols are beneficial because they interfere with the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, thereby lowering cholesterol levels, especially LDL. To learn more about nuts, read this article from Yale. In YBM Diet, we recommend taking nuts in moderation, i.e., 1/2 cup of nuts/day on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nowadays, it's hard to avoid arsenic and other heavy metals from entering our bodies. YBM Test protocol recommends periodic tests. Here's some fact about arsenic contamination published by the ATSDR. Highlights
Exposure to higher than average levels of arsenic occur mostly in the workplace, near hazardous waste sites, or in areas with high natural levels. At high levels, inorganic arsenic can cause death. Exposure to lower levels for a long time can cause a discoloration of the skin and the appearance of small corns or warts. Arsenic has been found in at least 1,149 of the 1,684 National Priority List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widely distributed in the earth’s crust. In the environment, arsenic is combined with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur to form inorganic arsenic compounds. Arsenic in animals and plants combines with carbon and hydrogen to form organic arsenic compounds.
Inorganic arsenic compounds are mainly used to preserve wood. Copper chromated arsenate (CCA) is used to make “pressure-treated” lumber. CCA is no longer used in the U.S. for residential uses; it is still used in industrial applications. Organic arsenic compounds are used as pesticides, primarily on cotton fields and orchards.
In the article, "Daily caffeine 'protects brain'" by BBC, it's reported that caffeine has been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation explained why. it is mainly due to coffee's blocking the damage cholesterol that inflict on the body, research suggests. One word of caution is that this is not an excuse to drink coffees and coke! There are many negative side of drinking those. The best way to benefit from the research result on caffeine is to drink green tea. Caffeine in green tea acts quite differently from that in coffee and other drinks. An article, Green tea caffeine content and information from japanesegreenteaonline.com gives some scientific background on why the caffeine in green tea acts differently: "Green Tea has four important constituents that all work together, caffeine, tannin, essential oils and vitamins. Many people may be surprised to hear that caffeine can actually be beneficial when taken in tea as it works slightly differently from the caffeine in coffee. The good news is caffeine in tea can stimulate the circulation and metabolism via the central nervous system." That's why YBM Diet promotes the use of green tea.
Many "experts" would give advice on eating healthy foods such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, etc. They also single out special high nutrients foods such as oats.
However, they often ignore to tell you that a really healthy food can be made really unhealthy! The most common enemy is cooking. High temporature breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugar (or starchy), and kills all food enzymes and many nutrients. So you'd think oats, or beans, or sweet potatoes, or whole grains are good stuff. But when you cook it into starchy form, it lost most of the value! Similarly, raw vegetable is very nutritious. But through cooking, it becomes starchy and loses a lot of nutrients, and all its enzymes.
Therefore, for YBMers, we care about not only what are good foods, but also about how the foods are prepared and eaten.
For more information, go to YBM Diet, and listen to Dr. Milam's new video on the problem of eating prepared and processed foods.
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