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 dear patients,
family and friends,
Spring is a wonderful time of year to clean out and detox. But we must
remember that detoxifications can be helpful or cause more problems
when not done correctly. Join us for our lecture
on thursday, May 13th, 6:30PM and learn how to safely
open the pathways of elimination and detoxify according to your body's
specific needs. Learn about using the best foods, hydrotherapeutics,
colon cleanses, air and water filters, nutrients and supplements. This
is an InnerSource special event where you will learn concrete protocols
to clean your body, your environment and your spirit.
health in the Spring,
dr. peter and dr. pina
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 RESEARCH
Green Tea Helps Thalassemic Mice Detox Iron
Known to be protective for many cancers,
including breast, stomach and colon cancer, researchers studied green
tea's ability to possibly help patients with Thalassemia.
Thalassemia is a condition that requires frequent blood transfusions,
and creates a situation of iron build up as a result. It was found
that mice given green tea had lower levels of iron overload.
From this, it is likely that green tea may be useful to help other
metal overloads and could be a powerful ally in detoxification
regimens.
reference: Sewong T. et al.
Med Chem 2010
GM CORN:
TOXIC TO A FEW BODY SYSTEMS
Corn is a staple in many foods.
Unfortunately, most of us eat genetically modified versions of corn.
Often, genetically altered versions are used to enhance growth and to
allow use of pesticides not used on conventionally grown crops.
One 90 day study on rats has shown that these Monsanto created foods
may indeed produce toxic effects mostly on the liver and the
kidneys, the major detox organs. But effects will also seen
on the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and blood system. The author believed the toxicity was due either to the
GM food themselves causing DNA changes in the tissues, or the
pesticides that came with them causing toxic effects. The authors
were surprised to see such changes in only three months and strongly
recommended further studies.
reference: Spiroux de
Vendomois et al. Int J. Bio Sci 2009
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DETOX for FERTILITY
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 by dr. pina
loGiudice
In our growing toxic world, I always stress to my patients the
importance to detoxify your body prior to trying to conceive.
For over the past 50 years, society has pumped into the environment
more pollutants and chemicals than ever before imagined. And
unfortunately, researchers are only now unearthing the insidious
effects of these chemicals on our bodies. We are learning that today,
sperm counts have decreased and women in childbearing years are
having more trouble conceiving by more than 42%. Once born, infant birth
weights are lower, and life begins with detectable amounts
of organic pollutantssuch as PCBs and DDT already in the
system This emerging research is even discussing the effects of
pre-conceptive maternal health on actually staving off chronic
disease in their offspring.
With this information, it makes prudent sense to create a
personalized detox plan starting a month prior to trying to conceive.
During this time, it is imperative to maintain a clean, whole
foods based diet, use various exercise and hydrotherapeutics to
increase elimination through the skin and create a pregnancy plan
that will minimize the exposure to environmental toxins.
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TOXICITY and the DETOXIFICATION CONTINUUM
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brake drums in a service station
parking lot, Bayside
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by Peter Bongiorno ND, LAc and Pina LoGiudice ND
LAc
As a naturopathic doctors living,
eating, respiring, and practicing in New York City - we see on a
daily basis the burden of toxic load on the health of many of our
patients. More research is amassing showing correlations between
toxic exposure with cardiovascular, autoimmune, cancers, neurologic
and psychiatric disease. As an emerging field with relative dearth of
information available to help clearly diagnose and specifically treat
environmentally-induced disease, it is a challenge to work with
conditions caused by possible toxicity. Our aim in this article is to
help increase awareness of environmental toxicities and review
options for treatment. This article will examine typical exposures we
all face, and give an overall review how to lower exposure and appropriately
detoxify the individual patient so that his or her body can resume
healthy processes to heal. Also, it is important to note that not all
cases should be treated by detoxification - many times, gentle
nourishing treatments will best serve the individual to allow
detoxification and healing.
FIND THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN ITS ENTIRETY HERE.
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LECTURES
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INFO
and to RSVP: info@innersourcehealth.com
FRESH WAYS TO TRANSFORM STRESS
thursday april 15th 2010, 6:30pm at
InnerSource in Huntington
by Tina Conte, PhD
Stress is a contributor to every
major disease. Join special guest Dr. Conte as she explains ways you
may not have thought of to lower stress and create the healthiest
you.
MAKE HAPPY - Natural Medicine for Mood
saturday, May 2nd, 2010 at 10AM - NAVEL EXPO
Join Dr. Peter as he highlights the contents of his new book on
combining proven naturopathic therapies, nutrients, herbs,
acupuncture, and lifestyle strategies to safely avoid or safely wean
off medications, and heighten your natural desire for optimistic
hopefulness, and joy de vivre.
WOMEN'S SYMMETRY: Calming the Hormonal Beast
saturday, May 2nd, 2010 at 1PM- NAVEL EXPO
Join Dr.
Pina, as she explains how supplements, nutrition and bio-identical
therapy, used by cultures around the world, can naturally help create
a chemical and hormonal balance for joy, confidence, shedding of
pounds, and optimal well being.
NY TOXI-CITY: Cleaning Out in a Toxic Place
thursday, May 13th 2010, 6:30pm at InnerSource Huntington
by Dr. Peter
The Northeast is a tough and challenging geographic area in
regards to chemical pollutants. Dr. Peter will explain the basics
regarding why detoxification may be important, and the best way to
allow your body to do it safely and naturally. If you can keep it
clean here, you can keep it clean anywhere.
HEALTHY HEART
thursday, June 3rd 2010 at 7pm, Huntington's Wild By Nature
by Dr. Peter
Learn what you need to know to stave off the number one killer of
men and women. Learn how cholesterol may not be the major problem,
and how control of inflammation may be the key. Everyone breathing
should know this information.
IT'S A GUT FEELING: OUR GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH
thursday, June 10th, 2010 - Natural Gourmet School in New York City
by Dr. Peter
Boy meets bear, boy gets scared by bear - boy is predisposed to a
host of illness. Learn with Dr. Peter how to help that boy, and
yourself.
OPTIMIZING FERTILITY: DOING IT WITH SPICE
June 22 2010 at 7PM, Huntington's Wild By Nature
by Dr. Pina
Join the doyenne of fertility, Dr. Pina, as she explains how
natural medicine is a powerful ally for getting and staying healthy
while pregnant.
INFO and to RSVP: info@innersourcehealth.com
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DETOX FOODS: FIBER, PROTEIN, CILANTRO, PARSLEY
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by dr. peter and dr. pina
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cilantro
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Oftentimes, when working to help a patient clean out, it is important
to focus on foods that help clean specific body systems. There are a
number of foods that are useful, and we focus on four main ones in
this article.
Fiberis a key for proper elimination of toxins. The liver
dumps its contents (extra cholesterol, hormone metabolites, toxins)
into the common bile duct which eventually leads to the intestines to
get pooped out - is 'poop' a medical term? Anyway, without a
proper balance and amount of both soluble and insoluble fibers, the
liver will not be able to clear substances, and these may return to
the blood stream and actually make a person feel worse. Regular bowel
movements are very important, and should be assured before starting
any detoxification program.
Protein is a key to help the liver through its detoxification
phases. Known as Phase I and Phase II detoxification, the liver may
get stuck at the end of phase one and actually create more toxic
metabolites that the kidney will not be able to get rid of when there
is not enough protein. So any detox should assure adequate protein
levels using a highly absorbable protein.
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parsley
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Speaking of the kidneys, parsley is a wonderful diuretic herb.
It helps the body shed extra fluid, and is known to help the kidneys
process and the urinary tract empty its nitrogen containing wastes.
Water intake is of course a key too, and should be maintained.
Finally, cilantro is an herb used in Indian cooking. It is
known for its ability to get rid of metals and has been shown in some
studies to do
just that. It may be useful in patients suspected to have higher than
normal exposure to mercury, lead or aluminum.
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quote and cartoon
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"Water has a unique curative property which is not found in any
other liquid.
Adequate intake of water drive out the toxins from our body and make
the body healthy."
- The Rig Veda
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InnerSource
Natural Health and Acupuncture
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631.421.1848, info@innersourcehealth.com
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top picture: Spring 2010 flowers in E.
Northport, New York
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newsletter nor the services of InnerSource Natural Health and
Acupuncture should be considered medical advice and is not meant to
replace or substitute the advice of a licensed physician. Please note
that under New York Education Law 8211, we advise each New York
patient as to the importance of consulting with a licensed physician.
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