Sunday, August 14, 2011

Fate On Your Plate

Fate on Your Plate: The Best Weight Loss and Nutrition for Better Health Program Ever!


Good Sunday Morning!

Yes, I finally can offer all of you the best online nutrition program for all your needs.

Take a look at this demo of the program: CLICK HERE!

I am offering all patients a FREE 14-DAY TRIAL of the Fate on Your Plate Program. If you are not a patient, and you are forwarded this post by a patient or friend of our office, you will be entitled to the same offer.

Just email me back (painfree123@gmail.com) with the word SUCCESS I will send you an activation code and the link to the activation page!

Everyone – please email today and get started.

“The solutions are here, they’ve always been here… every single person in the world knows what it is… YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT…FOOD MATTERS”

Here’s how Fate on Your Plate works:

1. You enter your goals and current weight.

2. Enter the foods you eat daily. The data base is enormous and if there is a specific food that is not in the data base, the program pulls up a blank food label and you enter all the data in and the program saves it.

3. The program creates an old fashioned report card grading you A – F on total calories, fat, carbs, protein, cholesterol AND all the vitamins and minerals.

4. If you have a low grade (e.g. a “D” in Magnesium) you click on Magnesium for suggestions of foods to add to your diet to get your Magnesium grade to an A.

5. In addition, you may search the 10s of thousands of report cards with similar goals and caloric needs to see suggestions of how other people got all A’s. You may even specify specific foods. For example, if you are a vegan and only want vegan food choices.

“If we think we are going to go to the doctor and get a pill for everything, we’ve missed the whole point.” Quotes are from the movie trailer for FOOD MATTERS.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Heart Testing Guidelines for Young Athletes

http://athleticbusiness.com/articles/lexisnexis.aspx?lnarticleid=1475959234&lntopicid=136030023About 75 to 100 teenagers and young adults die each year during athletic events, primarily due to heart issues. There is some debate about using ECGs (Electrocardiogram screening) as part of the pre-participation physical examination. This issue is the number of potential false positive results.
Read more...

In Italy they have been using ECG screening for years. They believe it is effective at screening for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common cardiac disorder causing sudden death. Read more...

Monday, August 1, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Rhabdomyolysis

What is it?

•A breakdown of muscle fibers caused by extreme overload to the muscles.

•Damage to muscle causes the release of muscle fiber (myoglobin – protein pigment) into the bloodstream.

•Myoglobin breakdown may cause severe kidney blockage and damage.

Causes

Skeletal muscle damage due to:

•Trauma: auto accident, fall, blast, crush

•Extreme physical exercise – abrupt increase

•Poor hydration

•Hypothermia, drowning

•Drug (cocaine)/alcohol + hyperthermia

•Medications: Statins (Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Mevacor)

•Low electrolytes: potassium, phosphate, magnesium

Symptoms

•Muscle soreness, pain, tenderness, weakness

•Swelling

•Dark, cola or red colored urine

•Joint pain

•Fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting

•Seizures

Complications

•Acute kidney failure

•Compartment syndrome

•Hyperkalemia

•Hyperphosphatemia

Risk Factors

•Genetics

•Abrupt increase in exercise, especially eccentric muscle contraction

•Being out-of-shape and beginning a hard exercise program

•Hot weather/heat stroke – heat intolerance

•NSAID use

•Diabetes

•Sickle Cell Disease

•Alcoholism

•Drug use – cocaine, steroids

Diagnosis

•Physical examination of muscles: tenderness, compartment syndrome

•Urinalysis – blood

•Blood work

◦Creatine phosphokinase

◦Electrolytes

◦Liver enzymes

◦Serum myoglobin

Treatment

Goal - Preserve kidney function and treat shock

•Fluids – oral rehydration, IV fluid

•Electrolyte replacement

•Discontinue toxic medication

Prognosis

•Favorable and reversible if treated promptly

•In severe compartment syndrome multiple surgeries may be necessary causing permanent damage to the muscle(s)

Prevention

•Avoid extreme exertion in the heat

•Gradual ramping up of fitness level: aerobic exercise and weight training

•Recovery nutrition: protein and hydration

•Pay attention to symptoms – get examined and treated!

•Buddy system between athletes when training/game

•Good communication between all parties: athletes, coaches and parents

For more information see:
Rhabdomyolysis in High School athlete

Rhabdomyolysis in Collegiate Athletes - Iowa

Exertional Heat Illness, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, and Malignant Hyperthermia: Is There a Link?

Rhabdomyolysis in 119 students after repetitive exercise

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Posture, Posture, Posture

Want to prevent injuries? Then start with your posture. My favorite book is Esther Gokhale's 8 Steps to a Pain Free Back.

Watch this video on Stretchsitting



Start paying attention to your posture and watch your sports performance improve!

Monday, May 30, 2011

Concussion App for IPhone


Here is a link to get the The Concussion Recognition & Response™ App for IPhone/IPad. It is an easy to use MUST HAVE if you have a child playing sports.

Click Here to go to ITunes.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Sports Team First Aid Kit

You wouldn’t send your child to a pool without a trained lifeguard, would you?

 
Do you send your child off to soccer, football, baseball, softball, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey knowing that the coaches have a first aid kit?

 
Are they certified in CPR/AED and first aid?

 
After over two decades of being on the sidelines at sports games and practices and working with dozens of athletic trainers, I have put together a fantastic sports team first aid kit at a great price.

 
Compare this kit to Cramer’s, Lifeline, and Mueller Sports First Aid Kits and you will see this sports first aid kit has more practical and necessary supplies.
As a special bonus valued at $25.00, I am including my Emergency Plan form AND my Injury Record Form. The emergency plan form is a must for any team and/or league. In this day and age, you must be prepared and have a plan of action in case of injury or other emergency.

 
As a super bonus valued at $35.00, I am including my book: Rub Some Dirt On It: What Every Parent and Coach Should Know About on the Field Injury Care. This book is a summary of my 25 years of experience as a sideline and team doc for many different sports. It is used in the course Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries in the Montgomery County, Maryland public school system.

 
Sports Team First Aid Kit Regularly $55.97...  Special Sale $39.97! Click Here to Order
  • 1 Extra-durable SpunTuff fabric 12” bag
  • 50 Gauze pads
  • 3 Gauze rolls
  • 50 Band-aids
  • 1 7 ¼” scissors with tempered blade (most kits come with cheap, plastic scissors)
  • 1 Roll 1” x 10 yd Medical tape
  • 1 Hydrogen peroxide
  • 10 Antibiotic ointment packets
  • 10 Iodine Prep pads
  • 25 Tongue Depressors
  • 10 Medical examination Gloves
  • 1 Rescue Blanket
  • 1 8 oz hand sanitizer