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January Newsletter
Jan. 19, 2011
Healthy Living Tips from Middle Path Medicine (MPM)
Multivitamin Misconceptions
The goal of today’s article is to introduce you to basic heath care information and educate you about the risks and benefits of multivitamin (MVI) supplementation. Every day our media is littered with advertisements telling us why we ‘need’ to take medicines, often with side-effect profiles that boggle the mind. Reporters, meanwhile, pen articles on why not to take “dangerous” MVIs. I know the advertising works as people ask about how to start taking these medicines, yet clearly avoid nutritional assistance as it might somehow impair the effectiveness of those wonderful medicines
Let’s actually look at what the data tells us. In the most-quoted category we have the Women’s Health Initiative (involving 161,808 postmenopausal women) trial which proves convincingly that postmenopausal women who take Centrum-like MVIs for 8 years have absolutely no harm or benefit. This trial still gets front-page billing as proof that all MVIs are unnecessary, despite being published two years ago and involving a small segment of society. Another interesting article from Journal of the National Cancer Institute in May of 2007....Read More
Announcements!
Gary E. Foresman, MD will be on the Dave Congalton radio show (KVEC AM 920) this Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Please tune in and hear their discussion about the controversial media information versus the medically relevant science about multivitamins and their use in today's society.
KVEC Radio (AM 920)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Next month's Free Health Update is slated for Monday, February 21st from 5:30-7:00pm in the Community Conference Room at Equity Reach Mortgage!
Entitled "Your Cholesterol Profile", Dr. Foresman will talk about when to treat your cholesterol and whether a prescription is warranted (and when you can use natural approaches). He will also discuss why cholesterol is a vital part of your health! As with our past events, this one will most likely begin to fill up fast, so RSVP soon to reserve a chair: (805) 481-3442. See you there!
Magnesium, The Other White Mineral Part II
Harvard Study Shows Women’s Risk of Sudden Death Linked to Low Magnesium
Magnesium balances brain chemistry, builds strong bones, and is associated with better mood and heart health. However this mineral ranks as perhaps one of the most undervalued and under-consumed of all of the essential human nutrients. Perhaps more importantly, lack of magnesium promotes various arterial changes linked to cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Unfortunately, relatively few Americans seem to actually get the recommended daily intake, which is a minimum of 320mg for women and 430mg for men.
When people think of nutrients for heart health, omega-3 usually comes to mind first, and for good reason. The clinically demonstrated ability of omega-3 fatty acids to reduce the risk of heart-related death may stem in part from their proposed normalizing effects on heart health. Omega-3s exert anti-inflammatory and other beneficial effects that most likely play major roles in their ability to support heart health. However, judging from the findings of two recent epidemiological studies, magnesium may be just as important to reducing the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD)...Read More
Dr. Bobby Maybee to Earn Health Care Leader Certification
Middle Path Medicine’s own Dr. Bobby Maybee, D.C., has enrolled in the pioneering CCA 100 Year Lifestyle Certification program. Awarded by the California Chiropractic Association, this certification responds to the public’s desire for healthy lives and peak performance in this age of expanded life spans by training Dr. Maybee in all of the elements of wellness, including nutrition, fitness, and spinal health with chiropractic care as the focus. The CCA 100 Year Lifestyle Certification program is based on the bestselling book, The 100 Year Lifestyle, by Dr. Eric Plasker, D.C.
“People are living longer than ever and the citizens of San Luis Obispo County are
looking for solutions to make the most of their years through a unique, holistic total-life
program,” says Dr. Maybee. “As a CCA Certified 100 Year Lifestyle Provider, I will be equipped
with the scientific knowledge and clinical skills to assist my community in achieving proper
lifestyle changes and maintaining healthy spines so they can enjoy peak vitality, greater quality
of life, and improved health as they age.”
Dr. Maybee makes free educational information available through newsletters, health talks, and the Middle Path Medicine website. To learn more, contact Dr. Maybee at (805) 481- 3442, email him at info@middlepathmedicine.com, or visit middlepathmedicine.com. We are very proud of him! See PDF
