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Vitamin B12 Injections To Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells. It is also needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 is also called cobalamin because it contains the metal cobalt

Vitamin B12 is bound to the protein in food. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach releases vitamin B12 from proteins in foods during digestion. Once released, vitamin B12 combines with a substance called intrinsic factor (IF). This complex can then be absorbed by the intestinal tract.

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. Fortified breakfast cereals are a particularly valuable source of vitamin B12 for vegetarians.

Arthur Winter,M.D., coauthor of the book Smart Food, reports that Vitamin B12 injections can fight Alzheimer's disease, depression and panic disorders

How To Fight Childhood Obesity | A New Team Concept Borrowed From Diabetes Care

Today's post is about childhood obesity. There is an alarming trend. It can be called an epidemic
for which if we do not control, it may decrease the life-expectancy of the American people. I also
compile a few important findings from  recent scientific researches.

According to a survey of top health and fitness trends released by the American College of
Sports Medicine (ACSM) published in the November/December 2006 issue of ACSM's Health &
Fitness® Journal, Childhood Obesity ranks number 1.  It is  predicted that schools are unlikely
to increase time devoted to physical education or nutrition education. Providing physical
activity for kids may fall in the hands of the health/fitness industry along with fitness professionals.

About 80% of obese children become obese adult. Only 20% of obese adults were obese as children.
The above-mentioned trend and statistics should alert every family, school, teacher, physical-fitness educator, nutrition educator and physician to collaborate to buck this trend. It is a national priority.

I believe that the best starting point to combat this epidemic is at home. The parents must be educated about the danger of childhood obesity and then do something about it. How? Read on.

The Sonoma Diet

This is the story of a patient of mine who follows the Sonoma Diet with gratifying result.

This patient is about 50 years old. He weighed more than 350 lbs. He tried to lose weight but without success due to lack of motivation and lack of knowledge about the concept behind weight reduction methods. He used to skip meals to try to lose weight but he gained weight instead.

After reading the Sonoma Diet book by Connie Guttersen, I told him to read the book without following the diet plan itself. He did not follow my advice.

About 4 months ago,his blood pressures and blood glucose levels began to rise to the point that medications might be needed. His low back pain got worse. he asked me to give him another 2 months before prescribing medications for him.