Return to Keywords
Articles by Keyword for
lifeThis is out Library. Please click on the article title to view the details.
Childhood Obesity and Lifestyle Measures
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
There is an epidemic of childhood obesity and much is related to high fructose corn sugar and other sugars and sedentary lifestyles. We need to eliminate TV ads and educate parents and kids about healthy lifestyles.
Cholesterol (Audio)
submitted by: admin on 09/13/2013
You cannot live without cholesterol because it is important for healthy cell membranes, making vitamin D, and many hormones we need. The ratio of total cholesterol to HDL must be considered. Statins are blatantly overused today and the power and value of lifestyle is underappreciated.
Cholesterol and Inflammation
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Understanding what cholesterol and its fractions mean is reviewed. How cholesterol is related to plaque formation is reviewed. The importance of cholesterol in making vitamin D, hormones, and health cell membranes is highlighted. When cholesterol crystalizes it expands in volume by 50% and helps explain why plaques rupture and lead to clotted blood vessels. Further,...
Cholesterol Drug Combinations
submitted by: admin on 08/14/2017
How low should cholesterol be lowered? Vytorin is a drug that contains both Zocor and Zetia and lowers cholesterol very powerfully. Most cardiologists believed this is really beneficial because the risk for heart attack goes down substantially. However, when a study was done on this and looked at all cause mortality, it was probably slightly increased!
Cholesterol...
Cholesterol Fractions: What Do They Mean?
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and their interrelationships and differences are discussed so that a fundamental understanding of what cholesterol is and what the ratios of the various subcategories means. High total cholesterol is not necessarily a dangerous thing...it is the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL that is the most predictive factor. The value and dangers...
Cholesterol: Are You Confused?
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and their interrelationships and differences are discussed so that a fundamental understanding of what cholesterol is and what the ratios of the various subcategories means. High total cholesterol is not necessarily a dangerous thing...it is the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL that is the most predictive factor. The value...
Chronic Illnesses Require Chronic Solutions with Ofer Erez
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
A quick fix for chronic problems is not often realistic. Being consistent to neutralize our trouble is the key. Stress is another problem that takes a consistent effort. The wellness buffer and looking at underlying problems is discussed.
Conscious Awareness of the Body with Kathleen Dunbar
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Body, mind, emotion and spirit are one thing, the human being, not pieces that are put together like a jigsaw puzzle. Working on any perspective of who we are has obligatory effects on the rest of who we are. This is why working on the body is a powerful way to work on the whole self.
Consciousness Reasearch with Richard Blasband, MD
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
The interface between consciousness and life energy is explored. Average people simply by concentrating can affect random generators. Non-local effects are common. Emotions and powerful events can entrain how random generators spit out random numbers. Intention is central to specific changes in reality.
Containing Health Care Costs
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
We spend too much money for what we get back in service, and our health care is rated only 37th in the world. End of life care uses half of all money spent on health care. MDs need to become involved in deciding how money is going to be spent on what. It takes a community of people to make a collaborative decision that is sensible.
Controlling Hypertension
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Most hypertension is caused by chronic stress and an overactive sympathetic nervous system. Mainstream medicine uses drugs to suppress blood pressure numbers, but does not address the underlying causes except in a small minority of cases. This review of the causes and wide range of treatments is presented.
Corporate Alexander Work with John Baron
submitted by: admin on 04/25/2024
Alexander training can be used in a corporate setting to manage injuries and pain. Observation is the first step in understanding what the needs are for pain relief. How people express themselves is powerful information that helps guide how and which parts of treatment will be offered. The best therapists are lifestyle coaches.
Learning Alexander work takes...
Creating Wellness Through Lifestyle
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Primary care is lifestyle medicine and promotes wellness through prevention. Mainstream medicine depends on our getting sick and relying on medications, technologies and surgeries.
Creating Wellness with Nutrition
submitted by: admin on 09/28/2018
Lifestyle is the most powerful medicine in the universe, so the style in which you live your life matters! Our diet is an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. As Hippocrates said 2500 years ago, "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food."
Our cells are microscopic industrial plants that require the raw materials needed...
Curcumin May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
A Thai study published in the October 2012 issue of Diabetes Care on people with pre-diabetes showed that the spice curcumin could prevent the progression to outright diabetes. They gave 1.5 grams of curcumin to 119 people with pre-diabetes and 116 without it for 9 months and found 19 cases of type 2 diabetes in the control and none in those treated...
Dealing With a Diagnosis of Cancer
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
When you find out you have cancer life often becomes very challenging. Most treatments are toxic and have a lot of side effects. While we suffer from cancer and its treatment, the opportunity to re-assess our lifestyle and make changes comes with it. It is a chance to modify how we live our lives and re-assess our values.
Death and Dying with Phillip Scott
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Life is a cycle and is natural. Doctors who have not come to terms with their own mortality cannot give good advice on dying. Working with physicians, families, spiritual leaders, and patients is very important. Making decisions about possible treatment can be challenging when patients are dying. How much treatment and what kinds are appropriate? Every situation...
Diet, Exercise, and Lifestyle Affect Prostate Cancer
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Dr. Saputo discusses how diet, exercise and lifestyle affect cancer. DNA is not immutable, it can be changed so that oncogenes can be turned off or on.
Digestion, the Key to Longevity with Ellen Cutler, MD, DC
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
The digestive tract is the key to health and vitality. Food allergies are very common and they are generally resolved by digestive enzymes; the mechanism is described. Without nutrients we don't have the raw materials to build the products the body needs. The immune system is intimately related to digestive problems and cause autoimmunity.
Diuretics, Hypertension, and Side Effects
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
How diuretics work in hypertension and their benefits, side effects, and problems are discussed. The ALLHAT study in JAMA in 2002 reviewed all classes of anti-hypertensives and made recommendations about the most intelligent choices for treatment. All drugs have problems; this is why lifestyle management becomes the most attractive approach for treatment because...
Why Become a Member of DoctorSaputo.com?
- Membership is always free at DoctorSaputo.com
- Member Assessment Results are securely archived
- All Archived Member Data is accessible 24/7
- Members can Track Progress over time
- Members receive Dr. Saputo's Monthly Newsletter
Strategic Partners
Dr. Len's health clinic
Immune system boosting meditations and Qigong exercises