Monday, November 21, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Power of Protein
http://www.livestrong.com/article/323403-arbonne-protein-shake-ingredients/
My vegan protein shake is part of my daily routine.
I use a variety of different brands...mostly all vegan. I do use PhysioWhey Powder by Physiologics cuz its the only whey powder that doesn't upset my stomach
Arbonne protein powder in vanilla is one that I use often. It comes in individual packets that I can carry to work or the gym making it very convenient...so I just keep them in my car.
I also use Vega protein mix and Bio-Pure Protein by Metagenics. I like them all, but the convenience of the Arbonne shake makes it a winner.
My morning shake is made with:
2 cups water
2 scoops of protein powder
1 scoop Arbonne's Fiber Boost (which is pectin based soluble fiber...tasteless and effective)
1 scoop of Phytotality Greens Powder by Physiologics
1 scoop of D-ribose powder
1 tablespoon of almond butter
1 banana (sometimes berries also)
1/2 cup of oat bran powder or ground flax seed.
In the afternoon I simply mix 2 scoops of protein powder with 1 cup of water in a shaker cup.
I get about 40 grams of protein in shakes daily. The rest of my protein needs are met through foodstuff (eggs, fish, beans, peas).
I encourage everyone to lead low-carb lifestyles. These protein shakes are a safe and easy way to increase protein in the diet which are better calories for the body. They also help curb carb cravings. Our protein intake becomes more and more important as we age. Unfortuately, as peple age they tend to increase their carb intake, not the protein.
Have fun mixing your shakes, There are loads of great recipes online.
Happy Season of Thanks to ALL.
Bacioni,
Tina
To purchase Physiologic products, go to http://www.physiologics.com/. Use 914-909-2546 or ID # SP03061 to order.
To purchase Arbonne products go to http://www.arbonne.com/ Use ID # 19259404 to order.
Call 914-909-2546 if you have questions. t
My vegan protein shake is part of my daily routine.
I use a variety of different brands...mostly all vegan. I do use PhysioWhey Powder by Physiologics cuz its the only whey powder that doesn't upset my stomach
Arbonne protein powder in vanilla is one that I use often. It comes in individual packets that I can carry to work or the gym making it very convenient...so I just keep them in my car.
I also use Vega protein mix and Bio-Pure Protein by Metagenics. I like them all, but the convenience of the Arbonne shake makes it a winner.
My morning shake is made with:
2 cups water
2 scoops of protein powder
1 scoop Arbonne's Fiber Boost (which is pectin based soluble fiber...tasteless and effective)
1 scoop of Phytotality Greens Powder by Physiologics
1 scoop of D-ribose powder
1 tablespoon of almond butter
1 banana (sometimes berries also)
1/2 cup of oat bran powder or ground flax seed.
In the afternoon I simply mix 2 scoops of protein powder with 1 cup of water in a shaker cup.
I get about 40 grams of protein in shakes daily. The rest of my protein needs are met through foodstuff (eggs, fish, beans, peas).
I encourage everyone to lead low-carb lifestyles. These protein shakes are a safe and easy way to increase protein in the diet which are better calories for the body. They also help curb carb cravings. Our protein intake becomes more and more important as we age. Unfortuately, as peple age they tend to increase their carb intake, not the protein.
Have fun mixing your shakes, There are loads of great recipes online.
Happy Season of Thanks to ALL.
Bacioni,
Tina
To purchase Physiologic products, go to http://www.physiologics.com/. Use 914-909-2546 or ID # SP03061 to order.
To purchase Arbonne products go to http://www.arbonne.com/ Use ID # 19259404 to order.
Call 914-909-2546 if you have questions. t
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
The Neck Bone is connected to the Ankle Bone
Oh, aren't I just a terrible blogger?? Oh well, I am not going to apologize for the busy-ness of my life. Fact is I am loving every moment. I run, run, run in a good way...not the breathless, frantic kind of run I used to do.
I LOVE being active and occupied.
So, all this running around takes its toll on my body. I do a good amount of daily exercise and core training. I am jumping in and out of my car most days. Probably the worst thing I do most days is sit at the desk with patients and in front of the computer. I never feel pain and my joints are good, but I sometimes feel twisted or "uneven".
Last Friday, I was seeing a patient for an IV treatments at my colleague's office, Dr Peter Sayegh. He asked me when was the last time I had an adjustment. I was embarrassed to say that it had been 2 or 3 years. I couldn't believe it. I used to be a regular. My kids grew up receiving regular adjustments until my good friend and chiropractor, Deb Gioe, passed away. I have had a couple of ART treatemnts in the city. The real problem is that I am running taking care of anyone and everyone but me. Uh ohhh, that is a big NO-NO!!! The other factor is that I have had not so good adjustments that have sometimes left me feeling a bit worse than when I walked in. So there is always that anxiety about trying someone new.
Sooo, I hesitated a bit, but Peter coaxed me in to the chair. Unbelievable!! I am back in full form.
The neck adjustment was so effortless. I had no problem hopping on the table after that. I love that he talks while he is hands on, so it relieves the anxiety of anticipation.
He offically wins my "Hands of Gold" award.
It was such a small adjustment x 3, but it has made a world of difference. My workouts are better. My balance is better. My lung expansion is better. Even my mood is better!! DAMN!!!
Life is most definitely better after a Peter Sayegh adjustment!
Anyone in the NY/Westchester/Tri State area...Dr Sayegh is definitely worth the ride over.
http://www.mycreatingwellness.com/
Ok, my faithful Bogga babies...Stay loose, stay connected.
Keep the scales balanced.
Its ALL good!!
Peace, Tina
I LOVE being active and occupied.
So, all this running around takes its toll on my body. I do a good amount of daily exercise and core training. I am jumping in and out of my car most days. Probably the worst thing I do most days is sit at the desk with patients and in front of the computer. I never feel pain and my joints are good, but I sometimes feel twisted or "uneven".
Last Friday, I was seeing a patient for an IV treatments at my colleague's office, Dr Peter Sayegh. He asked me when was the last time I had an adjustment. I was embarrassed to say that it had been 2 or 3 years. I couldn't believe it. I used to be a regular. My kids grew up receiving regular adjustments until my good friend and chiropractor, Deb Gioe, passed away. I have had a couple of ART treatemnts in the city. The real problem is that I am running taking care of anyone and everyone but me. Uh ohhh, that is a big NO-NO!!! The other factor is that I have had not so good adjustments that have sometimes left me feeling a bit worse than when I walked in. So there is always that anxiety about trying someone new.
Sooo, I hesitated a bit, but Peter coaxed me in to the chair. Unbelievable!! I am back in full form.
The neck adjustment was so effortless. I had no problem hopping on the table after that. I love that he talks while he is hands on, so it relieves the anxiety of anticipation.
He offically wins my "Hands of Gold" award.
It was such a small adjustment x 3, but it has made a world of difference. My workouts are better. My balance is better. My lung expansion is better. Even my mood is better!! DAMN!!!
Life is most definitely better after a Peter Sayegh adjustment!
Anyone in the NY/Westchester/Tri State area...Dr Sayegh is definitely worth the ride over.
http://www.mycreatingwellness.com/
Ok, my faithful Bogga babies...Stay loose, stay connected.
Keep the scales balanced.
Its ALL good!!
Peace, Tina
Friday, June 24, 2011
Life Long
Everyone at some point wonders what their lifspan will be. Will they be old, withered and gray sitting in a nursing home? Will they be an active octogenarian involved in community affairs and still driving? Will they drop dead in their 50's from a sudden heart attack. Will their life's end mimic their parent's story?
I have certainly posed these questions. I look at my parents who are vibrant and very physically active in their late 70's. My paternal predecessors all lived to their 90's and 100's. My mom's family(both sides)never seem to make it into their 80's, for one reason or another. We are very fortunate still to not have cancer as part of our family history. But both families had very similar lifstyles, diets, and habits in southern Italy. So what's the deal for me??
What do I do? I take excellent care of myself. I read the research done in the world of Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine. I learn from the data, and try to incorporate those findings into the real-time of my life.
Many studies have been done on telomeres, their activity, and how the shortening of our telomeres impacts mortality risk and senior health.
THIS is what we need to pay attention to!!!
We are made up of Chromosomes which are made up of strands of DNA. The
Telomere is the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes, the CAP at the end of the chain. Telomerase is the enzyme that causes telomeres to lengthen. Our telomeres shorten and divide everyday. That is part of the aging process
Bad things happen when telomeres shorten or telomerase is lost When we no longer have telomerase, our telomeres shorten.... SOOO not good.
This is a data interpretation excerpt from the Journal of American Epidemiology. March 2011, a study on short telomeres and its link to increased mortality over a six-year period...."Data strongly suggests that erosion of telomeres is the result of an accruing burden of oxidative stress and inflammation, which is known to enhanced by exposure to infectious and inflammatory disease. The significant relationship between leukocyte telomere length and interleukin-6, a biomarker of inflammation, found here, and in an earlier study, supports this finding."
I never mean for these blogs to be scientific or difficult for anyone to understand, but it is important to know that science is the basis for what we doctors do. Functional doctors, integrative doctors, anti-aging doctors (WHATEVER!!) rely heavily on these sorts of studies, especially since our practices are considered to be out of mainstream medicine.
Ok, SOOO...now I when I talk about my anti-inflammatory diet(whole food alkaline based), and natural anti-inflammatory and immune-enhancing agents like turmeric and Vitamin D, and promote hormone replacement to help prevent inflammatory conditions like osteoporosis, arthritis, and coronary artery disease....This is what I'm really trying to do. When I go on and on about the environmental toxins that we are exposed to on a daily basis, and the efforts that we need to take to eliminate them....I am trying to SAVE our chromosomes.
Eating unprocessed foods, eliminating toxic exposures, building our immune systems to ward off infections and tumor growth are the things that we can all do to stop the aging process.
Everyday we are losing chromosomes. . So don't just be healthy some of the time. Don't just exercise sometimes. Be proactive in your march for longevity. THINK health all the time.
It's all about choices....and there is a consequence for every choice that we make in life. Determine what your outcome will be.
As for me....I'm on the long-term plan (and hopefully I won't get hit by a bus along the way).
Peace today and always,
Tina
I have certainly posed these questions. I look at my parents who are vibrant and very physically active in their late 70's. My paternal predecessors all lived to their 90's and 100's. My mom's family(both sides)never seem to make it into their 80's, for one reason or another. We are very fortunate still to not have cancer as part of our family history. But both families had very similar lifstyles, diets, and habits in southern Italy. So what's the deal for me??
What do I do? I take excellent care of myself. I read the research done in the world of Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine. I learn from the data, and try to incorporate those findings into the real-time of my life.
Many studies have been done on telomeres, their activity, and how the shortening of our telomeres impacts mortality risk and senior health.
THIS is what we need to pay attention to!!!
We are made up of Chromosomes which are made up of strands of DNA. The
Telomere is the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes, the CAP at the end of the chain. Telomerase is the enzyme that causes telomeres to lengthen. Our telomeres shorten and divide everyday. That is part of the aging process
Bad things happen when telomeres shorten or telomerase is lost When we no longer have telomerase, our telomeres shorten.... SOOO not good.
This is a data interpretation excerpt from the Journal of American Epidemiology. March 2011, a study on short telomeres and its link to increased mortality over a six-year period...."Data strongly suggests that erosion of telomeres is the result of an accruing burden of oxidative stress and inflammation, which is known to enhanced by exposure to infectious and inflammatory disease. The significant relationship between leukocyte telomere length and interleukin-6, a biomarker of inflammation, found here, and in an earlier study, supports this finding."
I never mean for these blogs to be scientific or difficult for anyone to understand, but it is important to know that science is the basis for what we doctors do. Functional doctors, integrative doctors, anti-aging doctors (WHATEVER!!) rely heavily on these sorts of studies, especially since our practices are considered to be out of mainstream medicine.
Ok, SOOO...now I when I talk about my anti-inflammatory diet(whole food alkaline based), and natural anti-inflammatory and immune-enhancing agents like turmeric and Vitamin D, and promote hormone replacement to help prevent inflammatory conditions like osteoporosis, arthritis, and coronary artery disease....This is what I'm really trying to do. When I go on and on about the environmental toxins that we are exposed to on a daily basis, and the efforts that we need to take to eliminate them....I am trying to SAVE our chromosomes.
Eating unprocessed foods, eliminating toxic exposures, building our immune systems to ward off infections and tumor growth are the things that we can all do to stop the aging process.
Everyday we are losing chromosomes. . So don't just be healthy some of the time. Don't just exercise sometimes. Be proactive in your march for longevity. THINK health all the time.
It's all about choices....and there is a consequence for every choice that we make in life. Determine what your outcome will be.
As for me....I'm on the long-term plan (and hopefully I won't get hit by a bus along the way).
Peace today and always,
Tina
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Gluten and Thyroid Disease
Hashimoto thyroiditis is a condition where the body makes antibodies (attacker cells) to its own thyroid, causing it to function improperly.
According to research reported on in the medical journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, a significant number of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease also have celiac disease. Celiac disease is a disorder that causes the intestines to react abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, and other related grains.
"...researchers found that...organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid antibodies) -- will disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet."
Celiac disease, which is sometimes referred to as celiac sprue, sprue, or gluten intolerance, makes it difficult for the body to properly absorb nutrients from foods. Symptoms include various intestinal difficulties, recurring abdominal bloating and pain, nausea, anemia, gas, tingling numbness in the legs, sores inside the mouth, painful skin rash on elbows, knees, and buttocks, cramping, hives, joint/muscle pains and aches, diarrhea, and constipation, among others. Untreated, celiac disease raises risks of contracting certain stomach cancers by more than double. Of perhaps greatest importance to thyroid patients, the researchers found that the various antibodies that indicate celiac disease - organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid antibodies) -- will disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet.
(Digestive Diseases and Sciences, February 2000;45:403-406.)
The only real treatment for celiac disease is strict adherence to a 100% gluten-free diet for life. Following a gluten-free diet can prevent almost all complications caused by the disease. A gluten-free diet means avoiding anything that contain wheat, rye and barley, or any of their by-products.
Foods which can be eaten on in a gluten-free diet include:
•Fresh meats, fish and poultry
•Milk and unprocessed cheeses
•Dried beans
•Plain fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
•Corn and rice
Foods prohibited on a gluten-free diet:
•Any bread, cereal or other food made with wheat, rye, barley and oat flours or ingredients and byproducts made from those grains.
•Processed foods containing wheat, gluten-derivatives, or thickeners. These foods include hot dogs, ice cream, salad dressings, canned soups, dried soup mixes, non-dairy creamers, processed cheeses, cream sauces, and hundreds of other common foods.
So what is the moral of that story: If you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or even Graves Disease, you MUST eliminate gluten from your diet. I have gotten people off thyroid medication over time with very strict elimination of gluten. Do this even if you do NOT have Celiac disease. You can still have a terrible intolerance to gluten and not test positive for Celiac.
So I am lovin all the fabulous gluten free products that are so readily available everywhere now...and all the gluten free bakeries opening up in NYC and surrounding areas. Check out all of the various websites for lots of fun and important tips on how to live a gluten free lifestyle. It is NOT impossible, and your health depends upon it.
www.gluten-free.org
www.wheatfree.org
Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery
You'll Love Our Breads—And Buns. Soft, fluffy and tasty!
www.RudisGlutenFree.com
www.arbonne.com ID # 19259404
gluten free and vegan supplements.
Best, in Wellness
Tina
According to research reported on in the medical journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, a significant number of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease also have celiac disease. Celiac disease is a disorder that causes the intestines to react abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, and other related grains.
"...researchers found that...organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid antibodies) -- will disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet."
Celiac disease, which is sometimes referred to as celiac sprue, sprue, or gluten intolerance, makes it difficult for the body to properly absorb nutrients from foods. Symptoms include various intestinal difficulties, recurring abdominal bloating and pain, nausea, anemia, gas, tingling numbness in the legs, sores inside the mouth, painful skin rash on elbows, knees, and buttocks, cramping, hives, joint/muscle pains and aches, diarrhea, and constipation, among others. Untreated, celiac disease raises risks of contracting certain stomach cancers by more than double. Of perhaps greatest importance to thyroid patients, the researchers found that the various antibodies that indicate celiac disease - organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid antibodies) -- will disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet.
(Digestive Diseases and Sciences, February 2000;45:403-406.)
The only real treatment for celiac disease is strict adherence to a 100% gluten-free diet for life. Following a gluten-free diet can prevent almost all complications caused by the disease. A gluten-free diet means avoiding anything that contain wheat, rye and barley, or any of their by-products.
Foods which can be eaten on in a gluten-free diet include:
•Fresh meats, fish and poultry
•Milk and unprocessed cheeses
•Dried beans
•Plain fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
•Corn and rice
Foods prohibited on a gluten-free diet:
•Any bread, cereal or other food made with wheat, rye, barley and oat flours or ingredients and byproducts made from those grains.
•Processed foods containing wheat, gluten-derivatives, or thickeners. These foods include hot dogs, ice cream, salad dressings, canned soups, dried soup mixes, non-dairy creamers, processed cheeses, cream sauces, and hundreds of other common foods.
So what is the moral of that story: If you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or even Graves Disease, you MUST eliminate gluten from your diet. I have gotten people off thyroid medication over time with very strict elimination of gluten. Do this even if you do NOT have Celiac disease. You can still have a terrible intolerance to gluten and not test positive for Celiac.
So I am lovin all the fabulous gluten free products that are so readily available everywhere now...and all the gluten free bakeries opening up in NYC and surrounding areas. Check out all of the various websites for lots of fun and important tips on how to live a gluten free lifestyle. It is NOT impossible, and your health depends upon it.
www.gluten-free.org
www.wheatfree.org
Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery
You'll Love Our Breads—And Buns. Soft, fluffy and tasty!
www.RudisGlutenFree.com
www.arbonne.com ID # 19259404
gluten free and vegan supplements.
Best, in Wellness
Tina
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