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What Your Doctor Should be Telling You

Patients suffering from "heart burn" medically termed gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) are usually treated with drugs such as Prilosec, Prevacid or Nexium. These drugs when given for a short term can be effective blocking acid production in the stomach. What results is an overproduction of a hormone called gastrin that stimulates the stomach to produce acid. When the drugs block acid production it results in lots of gastrin being secreted which act on receptors in the stomach, esophagus and pancreas and causes the cells there to proliferate excessively. This could lead to a risk of cancers in these areas.

You are over forty years of age. When you went to see your family physician, internist or cardiologist for routine evaluation did you get a homcysteine blood test? This substance when elevated can lead to serious heart disease. Simply taking Vitamin B6 and folic acid daily can prevent homocysteine elevation. You should also have gotten a C reactive protein test which when elevated could possibly be a sign of inflammation now known to be the important factor in developing arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) in addition to cholesterol fat plaques. Additional tests such as an echocardiogram(ultrasound of the heart) can identify abnormal valves such as mitral valve prolapse; abnormal thickness of any of the heart chambers; a Holter monitor worn 24 hours can detect abnormal rhythms of the heart; a Thalium scan and tread mill can identify any abnormalities of the coronary blood vessels. Preventive care of the heart is a must.

Women entering perimenopause, menopause or post-menopause benefit from getting evaluation of their hormones- the three estrogens- estriol, estrone, estradiol; progesterone; DHEA; testosterone; growth hormone. When your thyroid tests are done in addition to free thyroid T4 test and TSH make sure you get your thyroid antibodies checked. Autoimmune thyroiditis is a troublesome condition which may show normal thyroid function and can only be detected with the thyroid antibodies. Your energy level may be low and you should check your adrenal glands with AM and PM cortisol levels as well as 18 hydroxycorticosteroids and urinary 17 ketosteroids. How many women are checked for ovarian cancer with a CA-125 test? The importance of detecting this cancer early is a must and the combination of a pelvic exam, pelvic ultrasound and a CA 125 test are the best way for early detection.

The fight to lose weight is a common problem with many middle aged people. We hear about all kinds of diets such as the Atkins and South Beach diets yet even when individuals lose weight with these programs they often slip back to their former weights. Losing excess body fat is now being treated with a new approach namely modulating and balancing your hormones. Surgical intervention by liposuction may be a thing of the past when more people find they can achieve similar improvements with injections in their thighs, buttocks and abdomen of phosphatidylcholine.

We all fear getting a stroke. It is important to eliminate any hypertension; prevent or control diabetes; lower your cholesterol and LDL; maintain an exercise program. Certainly you should have your cholesterol, trigycerides, HDL and LDL blood tests done. You should also check your platelet count, platelet adhesiveness and aggregration. Individuals over forty should have an annual ultrasound of the carotid blood vessels. Carotid endarterectomy may be preferable to carotid stents and angioplasty. Low dose aspirin therapy may be helpful in prevent cerebral thrombosis but may increase risk of bleeding in the brain.

Autistic children have been found to improve dramatically after taking carnosine. These children have poor social skills, language dysfunction, repetitive speech and behaviour patterns, tend to not be capable of interacting socially.

Depression may often be caused by hormonal imbalances and can be better corrected understanding these factors and not over using anti-depressants.

A drug that can be used to prevent influenza in people who have been exposed to the flu.

A nutrient that suppresses excessive insulin production resulting in reduced carbohydrate craving and subsequent fat reduction.

Morphine is often given to cancer patients post-surgically. Morphine reduces immune function and increases angiogenesis that allows tumors to have increased blood supply that then promotes cancer metastasis.

When cancer lesions are removed they are sent to the laboratory for microscopic studies. A portion of the tumor should be saved in cryopreservation for possible future developments of a specific monoclonal antibody, a tumor vaccine or testing against individual chemotherapeutic agents.

Does your doctor outline for you an anti-aging preventive program including vitamins, anti-oxidants, anti-inflamatories, minerals, natural substances that stimulate the immune system to fight against cancer, autoimmune disease, bacterial and viral infections?

Does your orthopedic doctor want to do a knee replacement on you before considering a cartilage transplant or DNA stem cells?

When you have serious malignant disease that has possibly spread to other organs does your doctor make you aware of centers that still can offer you hope with advanced immunological approaches, DNA stem cells and gene therapy?