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Inside Advice to Doctors…Plus, New Free Program at Blue Cross for Parents, with Online Materials

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

To reduce costs which are predicted to be astronomical, and to address the one of 3 Californian kids who are overweight or obese, Blue Cross has a new
*”Get up and get moving” workbook
*Educational childhood obesity videos
*Prevention and treatment articles for parents
*Kids in Charge of Calories Tools: BMI calculator.
It’s now a global problem, but Canada is ahead: 25 percent of Canadian kids are overweight or obese.
A Canadian scientific review, in English and French, tells family doctors what to say to parents…very practical.
5 targets, adapted here:
• Encourage breastfeeding: Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity
• Limit TV: Kids younger than 2 years should watch no TV. Older than 2 years less than 2 hours a day. No TV in the bedroom.
• Reduce calories: portion sizes, and energy-dense foods soft drinks.
• Encourage activity.
• Get parents onside–and role model!

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Food and Memory: What Can You Eat to Remember?

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

In a 4 week double blind study with 100 Alzheimer patients, there were improvements in mood, cooperation, appetite, sleep, ability to navigate in the home, and short term memory.

With what? With essential fatty acids, 1:4, omega 6: omega 3. Found in flax, fish, purslane, walnuts and perilla.

Memory loss is preventable with what you eat. Over 20 years, of more than 13000 women, those who ate the most cruciferous vegetables and green leafy vegetables had the least memory loss.

And in men, low B vitamin levels–B6, folate (B9) and B12–predict cognitive decline. B vitamins help prevent memory loss.

Even food timing matters. High carbs at night seem to worsen Alzheimer agitation.

Readily correctable causes of memory loss include medication interaction. See a doctor to optimize your medications.

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