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BE Healthy | January/February 2013 | Volume 4, Issue 1
Contents BEEditoial
Contributing WritersCATHLEEN COLE
MARGARET BATTISTELLI GARDNERCHERYL ROSE
Contributing EditorHRISTOPHER CLAUSEN
Medical AdiseDR. GARRETT K. PEEL
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Each edition, BE Health
Medical Adviser Dr. Garrett K
Peel will cut through the previou
months medical and health new
and bring you the most relevan
and interesting tidbits to help yo
make informed health decision
PeelDtoMedicalNEWS
Tamiu (Oseltamivir) has been
approved or children as young astwo weeks or the treatment o u
symptoms, the FDA announced.
Until now, Tamiu was only
approved or patients one year
or older. Tamius saety and e-
cacy or the treatment o u or
patients younger than two weeks
old has not been established.
This announcement comes at
the same time as reports show a
signicant increase in the number
o inants suering rom the
u and its complications, such
as pneumonia. This treatment
requires a special dose calculation
and a special dispenser given out
by your pharmacist.The best advice is to seek
treatment as soon as possible i
you have an inant with u-like
symptoms.
Researchers at Oxord Univer-
sity ound that an orally adminis-
tered tablet o THC, the psycho-
active ingredient in cannabis,
tended to make the experience o
pain more bearable.
MRI brain imaging showed
reduced activity in key areas o
the brain that substantiated the
pain relie the study participants
experienced. These ndings arethe rst to show a connection
between the brain and pain relie
ound with cannabis.
The study is reported in the
recent journal Pain, and will
contribute to the ongoing debate
about use o cannabis-based
medicines.
Popular Flu Treatment OK or Inants
Marijuana Ingredient Can Relieve Pain
Enzyme Linked to Prostate Cancer IDd
BEN192775901awaitiNg approval
Researchers at the University
o Caliornia San Diego have built
a small eet o portable pollu-
tion sensors that allow users to
monitor air quality in real time
on their smart phones. The sen-
sors could be particularly useul
to people suering rom chronic
conditions, such as asthma, who
need to avoid exposure to pollut-
ants.
CitiSense is the only air-quality
monitoring system capable odelivering real-time data to users
cell phones and home computers
at any time. Data rom the sen-
sors can also be used to estimate
air quality throughout the area
where the devices are deployed.
The CitiSense sensors detect
ozone, nitrogen levels and carbo
monoxide, the most common
pollutants emitted by cars and
trucks. The user interace dis-
plays the sensors readings on a
smart phone by using a color-
coded scale or air quality based
on the EPAs air quality ratings,
rom green (good) to purple
(hazardous).
This app is still in the early
stages but may show up on yourapp store sooner that you think.
Phone App Monitors Pollution Exposure
Researchers report a newly
discovered enzyme is linked toaggressive prostate cancer, and
have also developed a compound
that inhibits the ability o this
molecule to promote the meta-
static spread o cancer.
The newly discovered molecule
is a protease, which means it
digests other molecules. PRSS3
activity changes the environ-
ment around prostate cancer cells
perhaps by reeing them rom
surrounding tissue to promotemalignancy and invasiveness.
The same researchers recently
discovered a link between the
same protease and the early
stages o breast cancer. Future
patients could be tested or the
enzyme, and presence o this
molecule could then identiy
those patients who are at more
risk o aggressive cancer.
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Ick actor aside, that old adage is pretty
good advice or tackling any project that
seems insurmountable. Just about every-
thing can be broken down into neat, little,
bite-sized chunks that together add up to
success. Its perhaps especially true when
youre embarking on a journey toward
better health. Whether its eating less (or
just better), exercising more, sleeping more
soundly or carving out a little me time, it
can be daunting to change your routine all
at once.
So were going to give you a guide that out-
lines some things you can do to ease your way
into a healthier routine. Some things seem
pretty simple; others maybe not so much.
They key is to commit to trying each step. I
it works or you i you eel a little better
stick with it. When it has become a regular
part o your routine, add another change. But
dont stop doing the previous ones.
These are in no particular order, but since
it takes a good three weeks to make a new
activity really stick, we broke it down into
months three weeks to let the new behav
ior take hold, then a week o coasting beor
adding a new challenge.
Youll probably notice that we didnt
include the biggie here. Thats because its
so obvious: I you smoke, stop. Just stop.
Cold turkey or with a patch or with prayer
whatever it takes just stop.
On to the list. And remember The
longest journey starts with one small step.
Q. How do you eat an elephant?
A. One bite at a time.
New Year!heAlThy
A Better, Fitter You in12 Easy (Sort o) Steps
By MaRGaRet GaRdneR
healthy living
JanuaryDrink more water
Its no secret that water is good or you.
So try to drink more o it. You may hear
all kinds o crazy equations or knowing
exactly how much you need. But i youre at
the point where the only water you drink is
whatever melts into your super-sized Coke
rom the ice cubes, it might be best to keep
it simple. Aim or eight 8-ounce cups a day.
Easy way to do it, especially i you work an
eight-hour shit, is to drink a glass as soon
as you get to work, and then every hour on
the hour ater that until you leave. Ideally
you would have some in the evening as well,
but this is a good guide to get your started
on your minimum daily intake.
FebruaryGet more sleep
I get our hours a night and Im good.
I dont need more than that. You know
youve said it, and you were almost brag-
ging about it when you did, like depriving
your body o one o its most important re-
storative activities is something to be prou
o! Sleep is your riend accept it, and aim
or a solid eight hours each night. Yes, eve
on the weekend. Figure out what time you
absolutely have to be up by the next morn
ing, count back 8 to 8 and a hal hours, an
get your butt in bed. Start winding down
about an hour beore that and create a
routine that will signal to your body that it
time to sleep.
MarchMake time or you
It might be something as simple as
setting your alarm 15 or 30 minutes early,
just to avoid having to rush and being able
to just be. Watch the sun come up. Eat
breakast. Not a morning person? Take you
sel to a movie once in a while. Escape to a
bookstore. Somewhere down deep, you ha
something that you just love to do, some-
thing that relaxes you, or excites you, or
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both. Something that makes you eel whole
and wholly yoursel. Find it. Do it.
April
Make time or riendsYouve mastered the me time; now
its time to nurture your social side. All
kinds o research has shown that people
who have active social lives are happier
and healthier than those who dont. Make
some lunch dates, or play dates, or even
some phone calls. Surround yoursel with
people who lit you up, who share your in-
terests (or who will share theirs with you),
and who generally help you eel connected.
MayMove!
No, you dont have to go to a gym. No,
you dont need expensive clothes, ootwear
or equipment. No, you dont need a specic
routine. And no, you dont need to carve two
hours out o your day. Just nd something
you like that gets your heart rate up a bit andthat eels good. Every step, every bounce, ev-
ery wiggle helps. Try to do it or 20 minutes
a day ve or six times a week. But i youre
not there yet, ne. Walk to the mailbox every
day or a week, then walk to the corner. Do
what you can do. I you stick with it, youll
nd yoursel doing more and more and eve
gasp! enjoying it.
June Eat breakast
We should be telling you to eat a healthy
breakast every day. But i youre used to
dashing out the door with a cup o coee
and starving yoursel until lunch, it might
be best to ease into that. Even a piece o col
pizza is better than nothing in the morn-
ing. Ideally you should stay away rom the
high-at, high-carb breakast bunch: bagelsmufns, sugary kidss cereal. Once you sett
into the breakast routine, ease into lling,
nutritious options like steel-cut oatmeal wi
resh berries; or eggs scrambled with lots o
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JulyEat more ats
Yup, thats right. Fat has gotten a bad rap,
but its not all bad or you. Any nutrition-
ist will tell you that you need ats to protect
your organs, provide you with some energy
and even to ensure the proper absorption o
vitamins like A, D, E and K. Thing is you
probably eat too many bad ats, like the satu-
rated ats you nd in meat and ull-at dairy,
and the trans ats that lurk in processed
oods like baked goods, chips and other
snacks. To load up on the good ats, aim toeat more olive oil, nuts, avocados, tuna and
salmon.
AugustDrink your veggies
Were not talking about slapping your
orehead and yelling, I could have had a
V8! Were talking green smoothies. Dont
worry; it only sounds gross. And looks gross.
But i you do it right, it can taste pretty
good. And its a nutritional powerhouse. A
simple blender will do: Start with a cup o
coconut milk and a ull two cups o some
leay green (kale and spinach work well or
starters). Add a couple super-ripe bananas,and thats a great base. From there, you can
add pretty much any ruit or veggie you
want. Strawberries and pineapples give it a
tropical kick, while apples and cucumbers
make it light and rereshing. One trick to
bear in mind: Make sure to blend the whole
thing or a ull two minutes, to get a smooth
consistency and make sure your body gets s
super-charged burst o micronutrients.See
Turning Over a New Leaf, Page 10.
SeptemberPractice intuitive eating
This is a tough one, especially or any-
one who has been conditioned to dieting,
counting calories, counting carbs, counting
at grams or whatever it is the diet industry
is telling us to count and restrict this week.
Intuitive eating means listening to your body,
paying attention to its hunger cues. Feel like
eating? Assess your hunger, with 1 being not
really hungry and 10 being ravenous. Keep
any eye on your hunger, and eat only when
you are truly hungry, around the 4-7 mark.
Below that, and your hunger is probably
being motivated by something else: boredom,
anger, depression, etc. Let yoursel go past
that 7 point, and you risk pigging out on any-
thing edible that presents itsel. Then eat what
your body is telling you it wants and now
this is important stop when youre satised.
Satised not bursting at the seams. Getting
into the groove o intuitive eating is hard and
a little scary, but i you can master it and you
can it will lead to a much healthier and hap-
pier approach to ood and nutrition.
OctoberCook more, eat out less
Remember when ast ood was good, ast
and cheap? Not many people do. So i youre
waiting in line to pay a lot o money or a nu-
tritionally bankrupt grease burger that isnt
even that good, something is wrong. The
Internet is lousy with recipes and instruc-
tions or making any possible meal you can
imagine. Do some research, invest in some
cookware and basic gadgets, and get cookin
Your heart, your waistline and your wallet
will thank you.
NovemberGive back
Studies show that giving whether it
be o your time, your money, your ideas,
whatever is very nearly addictive. You
help someone, you eel good, you like eelin
good, so you help someone else. Living a
ull lie means giving o yoursel. So you ca
increase the eel-good stu in your brain by
doing volunteer work, donating money, or
even just on a more personal level, holding
a door open or someone, talking the time t
listen to a riend, smiling at a stranger. Litt
or big, charitable acts benet the giver as
much as the recipient.
December
Engage insomething spiritual
It doesnt matter what church you attend
even i you attend church at all. All that mat-
ters is that you connect with something on a
spiritual level. That could mean becoming pa
o a church amily. Or it could mean meditat-
ing on your ront lawn every morning. Find
what it is that takes you outside o yoursel
(or even inside o yoursel a little deeper), an
connect to it. Its good or you body and soul.
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he USDA recommends that hal our
dinner plate be ruits and vegetables. One
ay to get a host o vegetables, ruits and
benecial supplements is by drinking green
smoothies.
green smoothie oten looks a bit like
something Shrek might enjoy an olive
drab, viscous substance. However, i you can
close your eyes and drink it, green smoothies
ack an explosion o vitamin and nutrient
ower and can taste good, too.
Blending BeneftsBeaumont dentist Andy Duke makeshis green smoothie recipe twice a week and
reezes it in pint cups or easy to-go access.
For me the benets are signicant, he said.
I rest better. My body does not ache like it
does i I do not drink them. I have more con-
sistent energy, my stomach does not bother
e and overall I eel better.
More than a year ago, Haley Strahan
o Beaumont initiated a no ake oods
change in diet. She began making a gallon
o green smoothie every morning and drank
it throughout the day. The best benet I
ound was that it reall lls ou u , she
spinach. Strahans is similar, using rozen
strawberries, banana, coconut oil, water an
nating greens such as spinach, kale, co
greens, broccoli and romaine lettuce.
asic Foods in Beaumont blends several
s o green smoothies resh each day an
individual serving sizes. Nicole Henry
sociate manager, says customers who
the product claim a variety o health
ts. Increase in energy levels tends to
hat most people say, she said. Theyeel better. They cant always put their
rs on what was bothering them beore
hey just eel there is a change.
Nutritional PunchSeveral local nutrition experts are very
supportive o the increasing awareness and
se o green smoothies. J.J. Chen, a regis-
ered dietitian and associate proessor at La
ar University, believes blending ruits and
greens in smoothies is a simple and easy w
o increase produce consumption. I person
ally like the idea o smoothies, she said.
Mary Ellen Vivrett, a registered dietitianand clinical nutrition manager at Baptist
Beaumont Hospital, would preer that
eople eat their nutrition, but i they arent
she views drinking it as a good alternative.
Youre getting plant sterols that decrease
riglycerides and prevent cholesterol. The
greens and ruits are rich in vitamins, mine
als and antioxidants. I you add some dairy
milk, yogurt, ker then you are getting
robiotics, which are immune health ght-
ers. You can throw in some herbs and spice
or even more antioxidants cinnamon,
ginger, turmeric. For omega 3, avocado andsoybeans are good.
Carolyn Bell, a registered dietitian, sees
he juicing o ruits and vegetables becom
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The antioxidant vitamins and anthocyanins
ound in ruits and vegetables may help
revent heart disease and cancers, she said.
However, the disadvantage to juicing is
mportant vitamins may be lost and ber is
oten removed during the juicing process.
Other healthy and tasty options Bell sug
gested including are protein powder, hemp
seeds, peanut butter, high ber cereal, tou,
blueberries, blackberries and watermelon.
Chen recommended using organic produce
o reduce the amount o pesticide residue
present.
Child-approvedFor parents, green smoothies may be a
way to win the endless haggling over veggies
at dinner time. Strahan serves her our-year-
old daughter green smoothies too, but withsome variations. I usually use ewer greens
and add some honey or her, she said. For
awhile I used opaque cups with a lid and
straw so she wouldnt see the color, but
she is used to it now so there is no need or
subteruge.
Vivrett said green smoothies are a great
choice or kids, especially teenagers. They
ake a really good grab-and-go breakast,
she noted. A smoothie with greens and mil
will supply the nutrients oten lacking in
hat age group.
Ater a year o juicing, Strahan admits sh
snt as aithul to daily blending, but she do
still drink them regularly. Duke drinks his
dose o greens daily. I have been on and o
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Americans spend a lot o time sitting, much o that in
the workplace or home ofce, crouched beore a computer
screen. oor ergonom c pract ces n pos t on ng equ pmen
can lead to overuse syndromes and injuries.
For at least eight hours a day, youre associated with
your work environment, noted Bryan Caillier, an occu
pational therapist and the director o physical medicine at
Beaumont Baptist Hospital. Your brain compensates or
your posture on the eedback it gets rom your joints. For
example, a telephone receptionist who spends 80 percent
o her time answering calls may constantly tilt her head to
the let. That repetitive motion is going to cause discomor
and be traumatic and cause injury just rom compensatorymovement. People arent even aware they are causing thes
issues.
Arms, shoulders, neck and back are particularly sus-
ceptible. Dr. David Mallgrave, who specializes in industria
and preventive medicine or Moorman & Associates in
Beaumont, said that he sees patients developing neck pain
because the head is not in the right position over a period
o time. Five to 10 years o working in ront o a compute
monitor in the wrong position causes the disc to work out
and rupture, he said. Then people need surgery.
When a worker is reaching or slumping to get to the
right position or work, they are setting up or potential
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roblems. I youre in an abnormal position, youre orcing your liga
ents and tendons to do something more than they should, Caillier
said.
Mallgraves key solution is posture, posture, posture. Get the
head up and looking straight at eye level, he said. Workstations
should be adjusted to the individual, including chair, monitor and
desktop heights. Solutions can be both low-tech and high-tech. Using
a document stand to keep rom looking down when typing is a simple
adjustment, Mallgrave suggested. Headsets and wireless Bluetooth
devices to save the constant neck tilt o a handheld telephone.
However, even just sitting at the desk can be risky. Recent stud-es have proven the perils o sitting, linking extended sit times to
higher mortality rates, even or those who also regularly exercise. In
esponse, new workstations such as treadmill and bicycle desks and
sit/stand options are increasingly available and aordable. Even tradi
ional stations are getting a makeover, with adjustability being the key
actor to improving comort and avoiding injury.
lthough both Mallgrave and Caillier are skeptical about ergonom
c ads, they view the concept o movement as a positive approach.
My easiest one word sentence on ergonomics would be, Avoid static
ositions or long periods o time or the biggest benets, Caillier
said.
Mallgrave recommends setting an alarm to encourage posture
breaks to do stretches such as neck rolls, shoulder shrugs or toeouches. Also, he suggests setting a visual trigger a amily photo
or picture on the wall to remind you to correct your posture. Our
bodies were made to move and when they dont move, they get
sticky, he said.
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ichard James III o Beaumont has been cyclingconsistently and competitively or 13 years. Asdirector o Sports Society or American Health, anon-proit organization that hosts proessionallysanctioned sports events including the annualExygon and Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon,
James realizes the importance o exercise to keep his body healthy.
exercise
James weekly mileage depends on his
schedule and whether hes preparing or an
event. A low-mileage week is 100 to 120
iles, he said. A high-mileage week can
un anywhere rom 200 to 400 miles, but I
have done as much as 700 miles in a week o
raining. With all that bike riding, James is
ell aware o the rules o the road.
he athletes advice or beginning cy
clists is to wear a helmet and to take their
ime practicing riding so that they become
comortable with their bicycle and ridingskills. Obey trafc laws like a motorist and
se lights at night. When you are on wheels
such as a bicycle, you are like a car in ollow
ng trafc, he said. You ride in the same
direction as trafc as i you were in a car.
His advice or experienced cyclists is to
continue wearing a helmet and obeying tra
c laws. He also wants them to encourage,
support and teach new riders. The other
advice or experienced cyclists is to share
their joy o riding with non-cyclists, he said.
The more motorists who know a cyclist or
who understand cycling and the laws, such
as the 3-oot rule which protects cyclists, the
saer the roadways will be or cyclists. (The
trafc law states that motorists must stay
three eet away rom bicyclists.)
Even when you ollow the rules, accidents
can happen. James had a bad all last summer
that let him with several missing teeth and a
ractured palate. James riend was riding on
the road in ront o him when his oot brokeree rom the pedal and he went down. It was
too late or James to avoid crashing into him.
We were on mountain bikes and I hit at an
odd angle, which caused me to ace-plant
and ride the asphalt on my ace beore im-
pacting a pothole, he explained. And yes,
I was wearing a helmet, but the helmet does
not cover ones ace.
However, the cyclist didnt quit riding. In-
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he said, adding that he has
always taken saety precau
ions. This is akin to being in
a car accident even though you
ere obeying all trafc laws
and wearing a seatbelt. Acci-
dents happen in lie, and there
s no way to prevent them all.
However, we can take measures
o mitigate potential risks and
dangers so that we reduce the
otential or an accident.
he overall benets o cy
cling outweigh the risks, James
believes. Plus, he says, it is a
healthy and environmentally
riendly means o transporta
ion that should be supported
by the local community. Seeing
eople out and cycling in your
city makes it a more welcoming,
nviting atmosphere that pro-
otes health, vitality and social
nteraction, he said.
Christopher Boone, commu-
ity development director or
he City o Beaumont, agrees.s part o the current capital
rogram or new streets and
edesigning and reconstructing
existing streets, the city wants to
accommodate pedestrians and
bicyclists along with vehicular
rafc and that translates into
sidewalks and bike lanes.
Like many cities across the
country, with the advent o the
automobile, as suburbs pushed
away rom cities, new streets
ere built only to accommo-
date automobile trafc, Boone
explained. And like other
cities, Beaumont has decided to
ethink the wisdom o this type
o planning and design. More
specically, major streets should
deally accommodate multiple
odes o transportation includ
ng automobile, bus, bicycle and
edestrian. This is achieved by
sing our rights-o-way not just
or wide car lanes, but or ad
equate car lanes, adequate bike
anes and adequate pedestrian
sidewalks.
he newest bike lanes and
sidewalks are along Calder
venue. Several more bike lanes
are being designed with street
edesign and reconstruction
ncluding along Seventh Street,
Concord Road, Dowlen Road,
Old Dowlen Road and Wash-
ngton Boulevard. With theanticipated release o the Beau
ont Municipal Airport mineral
oyalties, Boone said, we are
expecting to make a lot o prog
ess in making Beaumont more
ivable by providing healthier
and more diverse transportation
alternatives.
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