Patients around the world are claiming this controversial diet has cured them of everything from migraines to eczema. Dr. Rosini Raj explains why she believes a highly restricted diet can help calm inflammation and improve your health.
Watch the segment here: Dr. Oz
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Dr. Mehmet Oz discussed the tragic death of Princess Diana, and offered his theories for why she died on the April 10 episode of the Dr. Oz Show. “We are re-examining one of the most intriguing deaths of our time,” said Dr. Oz. “She was awake and talking after her crash but was dead only a few hours later.”
Princess Diana died in August 1997 at the age of 36 after a horrific car accident in Paris. An investigation later revealed that the car Diana was riding in hit a pillar in a highway tunnel while moving at 65 miles per hour. Both the driver of the car and Diana’s boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, died instantly.
Dr. Oz was shocked to learn that Diana had initially survived the crash and wanted to understand why she later died. Dr. Oz’s guest was medical examiner Dr. Bill Manion, a forensic pathologist. Dr. Manion said when emergency workers responded to the scene of the accident, they were surprised to find that Diana was conscious and crying out for help.
Pathologist: Diana Did Not Have to Die
Diana had multiple cuts on her neck and forehead and her arm was dislocated, but she was still alive. Dr. Oz and Dr. Manion used a mannequin to re-enact the crash, and concluded that Diana likely suffered severe internal injuries after being thrown around inside the car. Exacerbating her injuries was the fact that the princess had not worn a seat belt.
Dr. Manion was outraged that it took two hours to transfer the injured Diana to the hospital, and said this inexcusable delay was partly responsible for her death. Manion said Diana’s injuries were survivable, and blamed incompetence on the part of the French […]
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Shailene Woodley, you guys. Shailene Woodley. She’s been crowned Next Big Thing, and if you’re not already familiar with her, you soon will be: Today, her movie “Divergent” opens, which many expect to be the next “Hunger Games”-level hit; in June, she’ll star in her second highly anticipated YA film adaptation of the year,“The Fault in Our Stars.”
Before now, Woodley’s been able to maintain a relatively low profile, which means you may not know this about her: She has some interesting ideas about health and beauty! Earlier this week, Woodley told the beauty blog Into The Gloss about some of those ideas, in a post that’s been widely shared; we took those ideas to some physicians for a second opinion.
So, Shailene: Love you, mean it, but, overall, medical experts have NOT A CLUE what you’re talking about.
Shailene on eating clay
“(Clay) is one of the best things you can put in your body. One of my friends was making a clay toothpaste that you swallow instead of spit out. But I first heard about the benefits of eating clay from a taxi driver. He was African and was saying that, where he’s from, the women eat clay when they’re pregnant. Seriously—ask your taxi drivers where they are from and about their customs. You will learn a lot. So, I’ve discovered that clay is great for you because your body doesn’t absorb it, and it apparently provides a negative charge, so it bonds to negative isotopes. And, this is crazy: it also helps clean heavy metals out of your body.”
She’s absolutely right in saying that there are many cultures who do this, and have done so for generations. “This is a practice in some indigenous cultures, and […]
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BOSTON, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –Lose It!, a leading consumer weight loss program, announced today the distinguished members of its new advisory board: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, Deborah McConnell, MS, CES, and Dr. Roshini Raj, MD.
“We are excited to be working with some of the most well respected and seasoned health experts in the country,” says Lose It! CEO Charles Teague. “Kristin, Deborah and Dr. Raj will play a critical role in enabling us to provide our users with the best, most effective weight loss program available.”
About Lose It!’s advisory board:
Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD
Kristin Kirkpatrick is a nationally recognized nutrition expert practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. She has more than 15 years of experience in the health management area. She is also an award winning dietitian and author, as well as an advisory board member for The Dr. Oz Show. Kristin has been seen on both NBC Nightly News and CNN Health. Kristin also has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fitness, Women’s Health, Woman’s Day, and Self.
Deborah McConnell, MS, CES
Deborah McConnell, MS, CES, is a Global Master Trainer for Life Fitness and Hammer Strength. She has more than 18 years of fitness industry experience. She creates and delivers customer education materials and trainings on Life Fitness and product application to include trainer’s manuals, exercise video library and social media posts. She manages and helps implement the LFA trainer’s network in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil.
Roshini Raj, MD
Dr. Roshini Raj is a board certified gastroenterologist and internist. She is also a nationally known media personality; she is a Today Show contributor, the Good Day NY Medical Correspondent (Fox5) and the Medical Editor of Health magazine. She has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,Women’s Health and Fitness. Dr. […]
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Your doctor might hold the cure for a problem that’s been bugging the medical community. Read on to learn about three local physicians’ exciting fieldwork.
Doctor-patient communication’s importance in cancer prevention
Who’s doing it? Columbia University’s Dr. Charles Basch, colorectal cancer researcher for the American Cancer Society
What did he do? Basch’s research is a follow-up to a previous study that led to increased awareness of colon cancer screening. But with screening rates still low, more needed to be done. “This study targets doctors as a potential source of communication,” he says. “We need to provide doctors with adaptive training and educate them on the barriers patients face. Doctors need to make patients more comfortable.”
When will treatment be available? He’s hoping to discern the study’s effectiveness “in the coming months,” he says. “All doctors agree that colonoscopies prevent colon cancer, but we need to tailor the conversation. Then we can implement it better.”
New minimally invasive procedure for diabetes and weight loss
Who’s doing it? Dr. Louis Aronne, Sanford I. Weill professor of metabolic research at Weill Cornell Medical College
What did he do? Aronne helped develop a liner “to block the absorption of calories from the first part of the intestine.” The non-surgical procedure takes a half hour to insert, and patients go home the same day. “It’s an alternative to gastric bypass and might reduce the amount of drugs diabetics take.”
When will it be available? FDA registration trials will take a couple years, but it will be longer before the procedure is available. Right now, “we’re recruiting people for the trials,” Aronne says.
Probiotics for healing acne and rosacea, and slowing skin aging
Who’s doing it? Dr. Whitney Bowe, clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and member of […]
Dr. Roshini Raj and Dr. Sampson Davis join TODAY to chat about the latest health headlines, including a new study on fatty acid consumption and heart health.
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Wrinkles are a part of aging—and life. While we know to expect wrinkles as we get older, some of the battle has nothing to do with age. Our beauty routines and habits can impact wrinkling as well. See the bad habits you’re unknowingly participating in.
Smoking
Smoking is the most common cause of wrinkles that we see. “There have been studies of twins that showed proof of this in stunning detail. So skip cigarettes and lose the wrinkles!” says Dr. Joel Schlessinger, a board certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon and founder of LovelySkin.com.
Your Diet
If you want to keep your skin healthy and young, the old saying that you are what you eat has never been more true. Aside from adding extra pounds to your weight, eating too much sugar and high-glycemic foods may also be aging you. “Through a damaging process called glycation, sugar molecules attach to the proteins (including collagen) in your skin, causing them to become stiff and malformed. This results in a loss of facial elasticity and contours, puffiness and fine lines. Refined sugar and other simple carbohydrates also trigger inflammation throughout the body by causing insulin levels to skyrocket. Inflammation produces enzymes that break down collagen and elastin, which leads to sagging and wrinkles,” says Dr. Roshini Raj, co-founder of TULA.
Drinking
“Alcohol is a hepatotoxin, meaning it specifically damages the liver. It’s a toxin to the cells that detoxify your body,” explains Dr. James C. Marotta, a dual-board certified facial plastic surgeon. All alcohol dehydrates the skin. This means your skin will appear less plump and fresh the next morning. Over time, your skin will lose elasticity and form wrinkles due to a lack of hydration. “Additionally, alcohol can have a huge negative impact on your vitamin A level, which is a very important antioxidant for your skin/body, and it is vital in […]
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Taking a daily dose of probiotics may help you achieve beautiful and healthy skin, suggests early research on the live, friendly bacteria and skin health.
Combined with effective stress management strategies and a healthy diet, oral probiotics may help to reduce inflammation, explains Whitney P. Bowe, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of dermatology. By promoting a healthier digestive system, probiotics may prevent toxins in the gut from leaking into the bloodstream. In turn, this may help to reduce inflammation throughout the body, including acne and rosacea flares on the skin.
“To maximize the benefits of probiotics, you should try to reduce stress and minimize refined carbohydrates in your diet,” suggests Dr. Bowe. “Eat more complex carbohydrates, more fibre, more deeply coloured fruits and vegetables. All of those things will set the stage for adding healthy bacteria.”
Some probiotics might also be applied to the skin to act as a protective shield, guarding against harmful microbes that can trigger acne, rosacea, and other skin conditions. Dr. Bowe explains that friendly bacteria can produce antimicrobial substances, which kill unwelcome germs. Certain strains of probiotics may also calm skin cells, helping to limit unsightly immune responses, such as inflammation, redness, and bumps.
Probiotics may boost skin health
Much research remains to be done – and probiotic hype may exceed actual health perks. However, investigators have found evidence linking friendly bacteria to healthier skin. For example:
In an in vitro study, Dr. Bowe and colleagues found that the probioticStreptococcus salivarius produced a zit-zapping substance that limited the growth of Propionibacterium acnes, a bacterium linked with acne.
When applied to the skin, two probiotic strains of Lactobacilli helped to protect against skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, report researchers from The University of Manchester, UK. Among […]
These days, it seems like there’s nothing bacteria can’t do. It can cure nasty diarrheal infections through a trendy fecal transplant. It can help heal leaky guts. And now, research is showing that it can even clear your skin.
That might seem counterintuitive to anyone who’s been prescribed rounds of acne-fighting antibiotics by their dermatologist. But some derms are now prescribing probiotics alongside the antibiotics. This pairing can help calm antibiotics’ negative side effects, like yeast infections—but they may also have an unintended benefit for acne sufferers, said Dr. Whitney Bowe, a New York-based dermatologist and researcher.
“After they’d finish the antibiotics, my patients would come back and say they were still taking the probiotics, because they were really helping their skin clear up,” she said.
How do probiotics pack such acne-healing power? Digestion is affected by stress, anxiety, and a low-fiber, high-processed diet, which shifts our inner microbial colonies for the worse.
“When that happens, levels of system-wide inflammation are increased,” Bowe said, including in the skin. “By taking oral probiotic supplements or by eating probiotics in your diet, you can theoretically restore a healthy environment in your gut and keep the skin from getting inflamed.”
This gut-skin connection isn’t a new idea: In 1961, a case report found that of 300 acne patients given a probiotic, 80 percent had clinical improvement. But the notion has captured a lot more attention lately.
Recent studies conducted in Russia and Italy found that probiotics help acne patients heal better and faster. And one small 2010 study published in the journal Nutrition found that acne patients who consumed a Lactobacillus-fermented beverage for 12 weeks produced less sebum (oily secretions) and had fewer acne lesions.
New research is looking at how topical probiotics can have […]
This article originally appeared on Skin Inc
In recent years, probiotics have become synonymous with helping maintain good digestive health. Whether as live active cultures found in some yogurts or as daily supplements, probiotics are live, “friendly” bacteria that may benefit a person’s health. Now, emerging research is finding that the benefits of probiotics may extend beyond the digestive tract to the skin. In fact, skin prone to acne or rosacea has shown improvement with daily probiotic use, giving dermatologists reason to consider supplementing traditional acne therapy with a dose of this beneficial bacteria.
American Academy of Dermatology expert
Information provided by Whitney P. Bowe, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist and clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York, and adjunct assistant clinical professor of dermatology at State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn.
The science behind probiotics effect on the skin
Most bacterial cells that live inside and on the body are harmless, and studies show that, in fact, they can be extremely beneficial to the body’s normal functioning. Bowe noted that while the science of how probiotics can work to interfere with the development of acne and rosacea is very complex, Bowe noted that researchers are studying how this type of healthy bacteria applied topically to the skin or taken orally can benefit these skin conditions.
Topically applied probiotics
Currently, some cosmeceutical manufacturers have started using probiotics in their products based on this early research—including probiotic masks, creams or cleansers. There are different ways that topical probiotics can benefit the skin:
Protective Shield.
In patients with acne and rosacea, living microorganisms on the skin are recognized as foreign by the body’s immune system. The immune system […]
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