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 Newsletter December 21, 2011
Dear Valued Patients and Customers,
We all love the holidays, but this time of year can bring on tremendous amounts of stress that can adversely affect our health and happiness. People are also more susceptible to anxiety and depression during the holiday season. Finding ways to reduce your stress is extremely important because the connection between stress and illness is real. Please read my tips and strategies for reducing holiday stress below.
From all of us at The Salerno Center, we wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and happy, healthy New Year!
Yours in good health, Dr. John P. Salerno
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Tips for Relieving Stress During the Holidays
1. Eat a Diet Rich in Protein and Stress Fighting Foods- Steer Clear of Sweets and Simple Carbs Stress management can be a powerful tool for wellness. There's evidence that too much pressure is not just a mood killer. People who are under constant stress are more vulnerable to everything from colds to high blood pressure and heart disease. Although there are many ways to cope, one strategy is to eat stress-fighting foods and stay away from sweets and simple carbs.
Top Stressing Fighting Foods
Fatty Fish- Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish like salmon and tuna, can prevent surges in stress hormones and protect against heart disease, mood disorders like depression, and premenstrual syndrome.
Almonds- Almonds are chock full of helpful vitamins. There's vitamin E to bolster the immune system, plus a range of B vitamins, which may make the body more resilient during bouts of stress such as depression.
Avocados- One of the best ways to reduce high blood pressure is to get enough potassium -- and half an avocado has more potassium than a medium-sized banana. In addition, guacamole offers a nutritious alternative when stress has you craving a high-fat treat.
Spinach- Too little magnesium may trigger headaches and fatigue, compounding the effects of stress. One cup of spinach goes a long way toward replenishing magnesium stores. Not a spinach eater? Try some cooked soybeans or a filet of salmon, also high in magnesium. Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of magnesium.
Black Tea- Research suggests black tea can help you recover from stressful events more quickly. One study compared people who drank 4 cups of tea daily for six weeks with people who drank a tea-like placebo. The real tea drinkers reported feeling calmer and had lower levels of cortisol after stressful situations.
Other High Protein Stress Fighting Foods Include Organic Steak, Eggs, and Full Fat Cheeses
2. De-Stress with Exercise Besides changing your diet, one of the best stress-busting strategies is to start/continue exercising. Physical exercise not only promotes overall fitness, but it helps you to manage emotional stress and tension as well. Exercise aids in relaxation and improves sleep. Aerobic exercise increases oxygen circulation and produces endorphins -- chemicals that make you feel happy. It's important during the busy holiday season to find time for exercise.
3. Vitamin and Herbal Supplementation to Combat Stress Another effective method of stress relief management involves the use of vitamins. Taking in extra nutrients helps to ensure that the body will have adequate amounts in store to combat stress. Quality supplements help replenish stores and alleviate stress-related symptoms. Among the most important stress vitamins are the B-complex vitamins and antioxidants. Several minerals, such as magnesium and zinc are often depleted when a person is under stress. Certain herbs including green tea, St. John's Wort, and Cocoa are of also of great value in combating the effects of stress and anxiety.
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Health News
 Canned Soup Can Be Toxic To Your Health
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Due to increased press coverage, the public is becoming more aware of the dangers of BPA in common plastic items such as water bottles, however, most people are not aware that BPA is also commonly used in food can linings. A new study from researchers at Harvard Medical School shows that canned soup delivers high levels of BPA.
Karin B. Michels, from Harvard School of Public Health (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed the urinary bisphenol A (BPA) levels of 75 healthy men and women, ages 18 years and older, who consumed homemade soup for five consecutive days, and then ate canned soup for another five days in a row. Urinary levels of BPA averaged 1.1 mcg/L during the homemade soup segment, but reached 20.8 mcg/L during the canned soup segment.
“The absolute urinary BPA concentrations observed following canned soup consumption are among the most extreme reported in a nonoccupational setting,” the researchers wrote in a research letter published in the Nov. 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Observing that: “The effect of such intermittent elevations in urinary BPA concentrations is unknown,” the team urges that: “Even if not sustained, [it] may be important, especially in light of available or proposed alternatives to [BPA-containing] epoxy resin linings for most canned goods.”
As you know, Dr. Salerno advocates eating whole, organic, unprocessed foods. The BPA study above is only one more reason to toss your canned soup and cook your own from scratch. To get you started, we have two delicious winter soup recipes to nourish you and your family.
 Food Spices May Exert Neuroprotective Effects
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of progressive neurological disorders that damage or destroy the function of neurons, and include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and meningitis. It is interesting to note that the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases among people living in the Asian subcontinent is much lower than in North America, thus some researchers posit the influence of lifestyle factors; for example, the those residing in the Asian subcontinent regularly consume spices. Bharat Bhushan Aggarwal, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas, USA), and colleagues submit that extensive research over the last 10 years indicates that nutraceuticals derived from such spices as turmeric, red pepper, black pepper, licorice, clove, ginger, garlic, coriander, and cinnamon target inflammatory pathways, and thereby may prevent neurodegenerative diseases.
Study “Neuroprotection by Spice-Derived Nutraceuticals: You Are What You Eat!” Abstract
Numerous lines of evidence indicate that chronic inflammation plays a major role in the development of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and meningitis. Why these diseases are more common among people from some countries than others is not fully understood, but lifestyle factors have been linked to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. For example, the incidence of certain neurodegenerative diseases among people living in the Asian subcontinent, where people regularly consume spices, is much lower than in countries of the western world. Extensive research over the last 10 years has indicated that nutraceuticals derived from such spices as turmeric, red pepper, black pepper, licorice, clove, ginger, garlic, coriander, and cinnamon target inflammatory pathways, thereby may prevent neurodegenerative diseases. How these nutraceuticals modulate various pathways and how they exert neuroprotection are the focus of this review.
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