A'Vie Health» Illness prevention

HCG Diet Plan

Dr. Martin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:28 +0000

We’ve had positive feedback from patients who have used the HCG Diet plan. People do lose weight. One issue is loss of weight while minimizing loss of lean body mass. Another issue is maintaining the weight loss. As in this and other weight management programs, having and effective maintenence strategy is key to keeping the weight off in addition to managing calories.

I am encouraging my HCG patients to blog their feedback as well as anyone who is or has used HCG for weight loss.

Doc

To Vitamin or Not to Vitamin? Who’s right?

Dr. Martin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:14:42 +0000

Recently a family member went to the Doctor’s Office for a routine check up. During the visit the mention of taking vitamins and supplements was brought up. The physician who is well respected in their medical institution responded to the inquiry that unless one has significant disease you do not need vitamins or supplements. In fact, this physician left the impression vitamins are ” poison ” . Do you take vitamins and supplements? I think there is more reason to take them than not.

Doc

Sleep Disturbance and Disease

Dr. Martin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:16:27 +0000

2008 Sleep in America Poll

The National Sleep Foundation

• Average American’s workday is 9 hours and 28 minutes.

• Average time spent in bed is 6 hours and 55 minutes—with 6 hours and 40 minutes spent actually sleeping. NSF recommends getting at least 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.

• 34% of employers let workers take a nap during breaks—16% provide a place for the nap.

• 26% of workers would take naps if permitted.

• 58% of Americans take work home to complete at night.

• 20% spend over 10 hours a week doing job-related work at home.

• Working over 50 hours per week resulted in greater performance problems, such as productivity, impatience and concentration, compared to working 39-40 hours.

A new study published in the September 15, 2008 Biological Psychiatry accumulated evidence that “sleep disturbance is associated with inflammation and related disorders including cardiovascular disease, arthritis and diabetes mellitus.”

Losing only a few hours of sleep can instigate tissue-damaging inflammation, putting patients at risk for heart disease as well as autoimmune disorders (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis).

Staying healthy means taking care of yourself.

Martin Louie, M.D.