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Dr. D'Adamo's E-News

http://www.dadamo.com

Volume 1, Number 1

 

" Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. "

--Philip K. Dick

 

NOTE: You may have received this issue already. That is because I am

consolidating two different mailing lists. From here on in, you should receive

each

issue only once!

Welcome to the premiere issue of my E-news Newsletter. I hope to get these

out on the average of about every 2-3 weeks and to include a variety of health

news I find interesting,  information about my upcoming projects  and my

generalized meanderings. 

Please excuse any typos or syntactical errors; I've never learned 'classical'

typing skills and although I have been told that I am one of the fastest

two-finger typists on the planet, I'm not all that accurate!

 

Book Corner:

Probably the big news here is the release of the first two books of a planned

eight-volume set, called the 'D'Adamo Health Library' Volume 1 (Cancer) and

Volume 2 (Diabetes) are slotted for a January 10 release. Unlike my prior

writings, the books in this series are each  focused on a particular pathology,

which give the opportunity of creating a class of 'super-beneficials': highly

beneficial foods for each type that are specific disease fighters. New

information is also presented on blood type specifics to each disorder. If you 

or a

loved one is suffering from these problems, why not consider gifting them one of

the books.

Sometime in March I believe Eat Right 4 Your Baby is scheduled to be released

in paperback. There are still no plans to release Eat Right or Live Right in

paperback yet.

 

Website Corner:

As you may have noticed, lots of changes here! I've recently completed a new

design overhaul with a much easier to navigate menu bar. The knowledge bases

are better organized. The daily columns have been re-programmed. We have begun

to add 'bloggers' (on-line diarists) to the site. Hopefully these intrepid

individuals  will serve as inspirations while also showing the more human side

of

making such sweeping changes. We've also added a new columnist, Marilyn Lloyd

, who has written for several other websites on coping with health issues.

Marilyn also is very involved with several online breast cancer support groups.

I

know she is going to offer a great resource to our community.

I'm playing around with adding a forum-like feature, after a two year hiatus,

probably for a small service fee. Although 80% of the people who responded to

Heidi's column about a Premium Site were willing to pay $5-7  a month for

premium service,  I have decided against any monthly charges and perhaps would

peg the cost at around $9.95  per year.  

Why charge anything? 

Well, my thought is this: I cannot believe that anyone interested in flaming

us with malicious intent  is going to pay money to do it.  Thus, the small

fee

would keep troublemakers out and serious students in.

More on this next newsletter.

 

Nutrition Corner:

Buckwheat 'controls diabetes'

J Agric Food Chem. 2003 Dec 3;51(25):7287-91

Buckwheat may be beneficial in the management of diabetes, say researchers.

Extracts of the seed lowered blood glucose levels by up to 19% when it was fed

to diabetic rats. Scientists at the University of Manitoba in Canada say

diabetics should consider including the grain in their diet, or taking dietary

supplements. 

COMMENT

A food that could actively reduce blood glucose levels could be a real

breakthrough. With diabetes on the rise, incorporation of buckwheat into the

diet

could help provide a safe, easy and inexpensive way to lower glucose levels and

reduce the risk of complications associated with the disease, including heart,

nerve and kidney problems. The researchers believe the key component of

buckwheat is a compound called chiro-inositol.  The compound, which is

relatively

high in buckwheat and rarely found in other foods, has been previously shown in

animal and human studies to play a significant role in glucose metabolism and

cell signaling. Researchers do not know exactly how it works, but preliminary

evidence suggest that it may make the cells more sensitive to insulin or may

act as an insulin mimic. But chiro-inositol may not be the only component with

insulin mimicking activity; buckwheat has agglutinin-like lectins that can

react with type B and AB individuals. Readers of Ask Dr. D'Adamo may remember a

column on the anti-diabetic activity of mushrooms, which results from their

lectins as well. This lectins may also be a part of buckwheats' anti-diabetes

actions.  In general, I would recommend type A individuals with diabetes

consider adding buckwheat to their diet. Types AB and B should still avoid it;

the

lectin would have adverse effects in them. Type O secretors may want to try it

for a week or two and see if it works.

From TYPEbase, the blood type diet food database:

Food Item Buckwheat/Kasha

Category Grain

Scientific Name  

Links NUTRIbase Has A Link -

A BENEFICIAL:Healthy alternative to more common variety of foods which are

classed as avoids.

Non-secretors: NEUTRAL

B AVOID: Contains lectin or other agglutinin.

AB AVOID: Contains lectin or other agglutinin.

O NEUTRAL:

Non-secretors: AVOID

Mind and Body Corner: 

Colonic Irrigations Calm Intestinal Spasms

Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Nov;56(5):672-4. Related Articles, Links 

Colonic spasm can interfere with colonoscopy by hindering insertion of the

colonoscope and by making polypectomy difficult, painful, and dangerous. Methods

for dealing with colonic spasm include waiting for it to subside and

administration of antispasmodic agents such as glucagon or hyoscyamine. Glucagon

is

expensive and hyoscyamine has side effects. This study evaluated an inexpensive

technique, warm water irrigation, for overcoming colonic spasm during

colonoscopy. Sixty-nine patients were randomized. The groups were similar with

respect

to gender distribution, age, and degree of spasm. Patients who had warm water

irrigation had significantly less discomfort than control patients  Although

glucagon and hyoscyamine remain options for treatment of colonic spasm, the

results of this study suggest that warm water is also effective. It has no side

effects and costs practically nothing.

COMMENT

Warm water irrigation for dealing with spasm during colonoscopy  is  simple,

inexpensive, and effective. Many naturopaths also know that this treatment can

be valuable for a variety of conditions. I my own practice, I've seen results

in patients with irritable bowel, migraine and skin disorders. The therapy is

useful for also repairing the damage to the colon lining that can often

result from years of non-blood type (i.e. high lectin) dieting. Research has

shown

that high lectin diets do damage the delicate microvilli that line the colon

wall. Bacteria and improper absorption can also result in the development of

'aberrant glycosylation* products' on the lining that can further inhibit

absorption. Colon irrigation, to many holistic doctors, is one of the best ways

to a

healthy digestion. This study seems to indicate that it is both safe and

effective.

*Glycoslyation is a big word for 'branching sugar formation'. Probably a good

analogy of 'abberent' glycosylation deposition on the colon lining would be

burnt sugar on a casserole dish.

 

Product  Corner:

NAP Protein Powders 

Its been nice finally getting these products off the ground, since we've been

working on the formulations for almost three years now. We went through

several variants in taste and texture, until in frustration, I just decided to

keep

the products 'clean' and let the consumer do the flavoring. This proved to be

the correct choice, since it has been demonstrated again and again,

especially with the old bar formulations, that 'one man's food is someone else's

poison.' People have widely differing opinions on what tastes good or bad. Final

proof is that the products are flying off the shelf.  Although it is not

mentioned on the NAP site, (the NAP technical rep) says that

analysis of

the  amino acid  balance of the powders is 'phenomenally outstanding,' so

maybe

they should put it up; or I'll list it in one of these newsletters. 

Many patients ask me when the bars are coming back. They're probably not.

However, I am thinking 'outside the box' on this one, and may have a surprise

within the next few newsletters.

Telling someone to think  'outside of the box' is one of my pet peeves these

days, since it presupposes that the person in question can  already  'think

inside the box.'

 

Herbal  Corner:

Black Cohosh  Looks Pretty Safe

Low Dog T, K, Weisman S. Critical evaluation of the safety of

Cimicifuga racemosa in menopause symptom relief. Menopause. 2003;10(4):299-313.

Menopause is a naturally occurring condition in women aged 40-60 years. It is

defined as the cessation of menstruation and the corresponding decrease in

estrogen and progesterone secretion. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the

traditional therapy for relieving the symptoms of menopause (e.g., hot flashes,

night sweats, depression, sleep disorders, and irritability); however, HRT is

associated with such side effects as bloating, breast tenderness, cramping,

and breakthrough bleeding and with an increased risk of reproductive cancers.

Despite the availability of several dietary supplements for the treatment of

menopausal symptoms, the safety, purity, and quality of these supplements is

questionable. Of these supplements, the root of black cohosh (Cimicifuga

racemosa)

is the most widely studied for treatment of vasomotor symptoms (e.g. hot

flashes) associated with menopause. 

The authors conducted a literature search of several medical databases  and

other sources for uncontrolled reports, post marketing surveillance,

pre-clinical studies, and published and unpublished controlled clinical trials

that

assess the safety of black cohosh in women with menopausal symptoms. 

Looking at a variety of different reports, adverse reactions to black cohosh

were slight to non-existent. In one study of 629 postmenopausal women received

a commercial black cohosh supplement  for 8 weeks, only 7% of the patients

developed side effects, all of which were mild, predominantly relating to the

gastro intestinal tract. In another study in which 40 postmenopausal women

received 136 mg black cohosh daily for 3 months, no adverse events were

reported.

In the clinical studies reviewed, a total of 2,140 women were treated with

black cohosh at doses ranging from 39 to 140 mg crude drug for 8–52 weeks.

Only

5.4% of the patients reported adverse events, 97% of which were mild. 

COMMENTS 

Black cohosh looks like a safe natural remedy for one of the more troublesome

aspects of menopause.  Clinically tested doses used in the 21st century

appear unlikely to produce adverse reactions.  However, the use of black cohosh

is

still contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women and in women with

estrogen-sensitive cancers.  Boericke, perhaps the best of the Eclectic

(Homeopathic/Allopathic) physicians, often recommended black cohosh for low back

strain, which I have used and can testify to its effectiveness. About a year

ago  I designed a product for NAP called FEMBalance that features black cohosh

as its main ingredient. 

Closing Comments

I hope that you have enjoyed this first Dr. D'Adamo E-news letter. I'm sure

it will change and continue to  improve over time. 

Now is the time to concentrate on the serious pursuit of a healthy lifestyle;

resolve to exercise, eat better, control stress and be happy!

If not now, when? If not you, then who?

Best Wishes,

D'Adamo

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<<I called Dr. D's office and they said it was ok to forward his newsletter to

our group. This won't help the subscription problems I assume they are

having, but at least you can read the

newsletter :-)

Dr. D'Adamo's E-News

http://www.dadamo.com

Volume 1, Number 1>>

Tom,

I was not able to access the newsletter from the D'Adamo homepage. Where do you

click to pull it up?

Thanks!

Dianne in LA

O+ non-secretor

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I pasted the newsletter into the previous e-mail. Did it not come through?

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From: Waldman, Dianne [mailto:dwaldman@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:29 PM

Subject: RE: Dr. D'Adamo's E-News [Vol.1, No. 1]

<<I called Dr. D's office and they said it was ok to forward his newsletter

to our group. This won't help the subscription problems I assume

they are having, but at least you can read the

newsletter :-)

Dr. D'Adamo's E-News

http://www.dadamo.com

Volume 1, Number 1>>

Tom,

I was not able to access the newsletter from the D'Adamo homepage. Where do

you click to pull it up?

Thanks!

Dianne in LA

O+ non-secretor

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Thank you, Tom for sharing that. I'm signed up. I'm just one more of those

who hasn't received a newsletter.

Dr. D'Adamo's E-News [Vol.1, No. 1]

> I called Dr. D's office and they said it was ok to forward his newsletter

to

> our group. This won't help the subscription problems I assume they

> are having, but at least you can read the newsletter :-)

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Can you post it? I am not getting it.

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Re: Dr. D'Adamo's E-News [Vol.1, No. 1]

Thank you, Tom for sharing that. I'm signed up. I'm just one more of

those

who hasn't received a newsletter.

Dr. D'Adamo's E-News [Vol.1, No. 1]

> I called Dr. D's office and they said it was ok to forward his

newsletter

to

> our group. This won't help the subscription problems I assume

they

> are having, but at least you can read the newsletter :-)

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It's there, you just have to be sure to scroll down. It looks

like it's ended after the link, but it hasn't.

> <<I pasted the newsletter into the previous e-mail. Did it not

come through?>>

>

> nope :-(

>

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