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Unknown (00:00):
Gib. Hello and welcome to the episode of the podcast.
(00:10):
I'm Gib Gerard, here withanother special intelligence for
your health with Connie Celica,edition of the podcast today.
Her guest is Dr Chris assandra.
He's an Anti Aging and Longevityphysician. So here, without
further ado, get all the antiaging information you could
possibly want. Here isintelligence for your health.
With Connie Celica,if you have a stressful commute,
sing along to the radio, becauseas the sound of your voice
(00:33):
reverberates through your body,it relaxes your mind. That's
according to neuropsychologistDr Rita eichenstein, studies
have even found that singingbefore surgery lowers blood
pressure. So crank up the radioon your way to and from work and
sing along. Do not stifle asneeze. It could rupture your
(00:55):
throat. That's exactly whathappened to a man in England,
who suppressed a sneeze bypinching his nose and closing
his mouth, it ended up burstinghis throat from the force of the
sneeze, landing him in thehospital. How can a sneeze do
all that? Well? When you holdone in, you're holding in
something that shoots out at 150miles per hour, and holding in a
(01:17):
sneeze can create pressure morethan 38 times that of a normal
sneeze, and although a throatrupture is rare, there are
plenty of other potentialcomplications, including a brain
aneurysm, collapsed lung, brokenrib or burst eardrum. Dr Z Yang
Zhang, from the University ofTexas, sees a couple of sneeze
(01:37):
induced cases each year. He saysthe whole point of sneezing is
to get something out of yourbody, like viruses and bacteria,
and by holding it in, it cansend that bacteria into your
nasal cavity, triggering a sinusor ear infection. So do not hold
in that sneeze Coming up, we'lltalk to anti aging physician, Dr
(02:00):
Chris assandra. He'll break downthe role our hormones play in
our health and vitality, and howwe can optimize those hormones
to help us live longer, butfirst, to feel closer to your
friends, family or anybody. Getcold together, take a walk in
brisk weather. Stand in thefrozen food aisle. Take your
family skiing. According to thejournal Psychological Science,
(02:23):
facing freezing conditionstogether can help you bond. In
studies, volunteers dippingtheir hands in ice water
together reported greaterloyalty to one another and were
more motivated to work as a teamafterward. That's because
sharing physical discomfortstrengthens relationships,
creates bonds and encouragescooperation. If a ski trip isn't
(02:45):
in your future, eating superspicy food together can work
too. It's the feeling ofphysical discomfort, not the ice
or snow, that makes thedifference. To get through tough
times, we need what's calledadvanced gratitude, that's the
ability to appreciate the badevents in life because of what
we end up learning or gainingfrom them, like appreciating how
(03:07):
getting fired led you to startyour own business. So here's how
to practice advanced gratitudein your own life, According to
psychologist Dr Robert Emmons,first get into the habit of
being thankful, because the morewe look for the good around us,
the easier it is to see andstudies have found that people
(03:27):
who keep gratitude journals arehappier and healthier. Next when
something stressful happens,immediately start looking for
the good that way, when yourstress neurons fire, your
gratitude neurons will fire too,counteracting the damage of
stress. The final way to get toadvanced gratitude, think of
your worst moments and thenremember where you are now. When
(03:50):
we remember how far we've come,it builds our resilience. Okay,
listen to this this time ofyear, it's a good idea to use a
neti pot or nasal saline rinse.
That's according to theWashington University School of
Medicine. For those who don'tknow, nasal irrigation is the
practice of literally pouring orspraying a saline solution into
(04:15):
the nose to help clear awaymucus and debris, and
researchers are convinced adaily nasal irrigation will help
remove any virus allergies,pollutants or pollen. The simple
act of flushing the nose withsaline made from distilled water
or tap water, boiled for 10minutes and cooled, helps clear
away fine particulate matter andeliminate virus particles before
(04:40):
they have a chance to incubatetoday. Our special guest is anti
aging physician, Dr Chrisassandra, founder of a Sandra MD
in Beverly Hills. He specializesin the latest anti aging
treatments, including hormonereplacement therapy, which is
designed to restore our hormonelevels so we can go better. Back
(05:00):
to feeling like we were in ourprime again. And I asked Dr
essandra How our hormones areaffected by aging and the signs
to look for. Socottie, as we age, we lose our
hormones, and our hormonesdecline as we age. So that's
kind of an indicator. Forexample, in menopause, for
women, they'll notice bodychanges. They'll notice
irritability, hot flashes, etc.
(05:23):
That's usually an indicator thehormones are decreasing, and it
is a sign of aging there. As formen, they may have less energy.
They start putting on more faton their body, despite working
out diligently, and muscle massalso decreases. So these are
some of the signs that we seewith aging, and obviously, as we
age, we lose our hormones.
That's why, when you're 18 yearsold, you're able to eat whole
(05:45):
pizza or your diet doesn't haveto be as strict, and you don't
put on the weight as much.
That's because your hormones atthat time are optimized or
higher than they are when you'reolder. And when you use the word
optimize in relation to ourhormones. What exactly do you
mean? Sooptimize means being the best
that you can be, and gettingyour hormone levels to that of
(06:06):
someone younger than you, orwhen we're in our peak, during
our prime, during life. So it'sreally about checking the
levels, seeing where you're at,and then fine tuning them and
optimizing your hormone levelsto that of someone who is 3040,
years younger, or when we are inour prime optimization also
(06:28):
means optimizing your diet,optimizing your health and
exercise as well, so that youcan utilize the hormones that we
give you or the treatments thatYou're on, and you are able to
maximize the benefits.
Today we're talking to antiaging physician, Dr Chris
assandra, and he was justtalking about the role our
(06:50):
hormones play in helping us feelfit, energized and healthy as we
age. But whether you want to getthe most out of the hormones you
already have, or you're using atreatment like hormone
replacement therapy. Dr Assangesays the key to slowing aging is
to maximize your hormones. So Iasked him, what's involved with
that?
So many times we have hormonesin the body, we want to
(07:11):
circulate them more and utilizethem. I kind of say it's like
filling up your gas tank. Youwant to be able to push on the
pedal too and use the gas inorder to make the car run better
and more smooth. So, you know,exercising diligently, and I
always recommend at least doingboth weight training and cardio,
because as we age, we losemuscle mass and lean muscle
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mass, and sometimes a lot oftimes in women, that can lead to
osteoporosis, bone degradation,et cetera. So by exercising and
adding more lean muscle thatreally helps preserve the bones
and keeps the body healthy inthat way. But the only way to do
that is to make sure that we'reactually adding weight and
resistance training, but alsocardiovascular exercises too, to
(07:54):
keep the heart healthy. Because,as we know, the heart itself is
a muscle. So it's reallyimportant that you do a
combination of Not, not just oneor the other. It's really
combination of both to reallyhelp facilitate the hormones and
get them circulating, and so youcan see the benefits from the
hormones and take advantage ofit,
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which is worse, eating too muchat a party or drinking too much,
even if you're not driving toomuch, alcohol is a lot worse.
Registered Dietitian Stephaniemiddleber says not only does
drinking impair your judgment,it also weakens your immune
system, so you're more likely topick up an infection. Drinking
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too much at a party will alsoruin your sleep. Sure, you may
sleep heavily at first, but onceyour body metabolizes the
alcohol, your brain wakes up,causing restless sleep, plus
drinking increases hunger forhigh fat foods, so you may end
up eating too much anyway.
Bottom line, it's best to limityour food and alcohol intake at
a party. Today's medical termtrichoptolosis, that's what most
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people call split ends. Itrefers to when a hair shaft
splits and frays open. If youtend to get a lot of split ends,
it's most likely due to eitherheat styling or stress, for
example, forcefully brushingtangled hair using a flat iron
or changing your hair color.
Frequently, it's because heatstyling dries out our hair, and
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chemicals from dyes and otherproducts can strip away the
protective layer of the hairshaft, making it weak and
brittle and more prone tosplitting the fix. Get a
haircut, because once hair isdamaged, it is impossible to
fix. In fact, even though someshampoos and conditioners claim
they can heal split ends bysealing the ends back together.
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Research shows that most ofthose products only hide our
split ends by coating them tomake them look smoother. But
regular haircuts trim away thedamage and expose a new part of
the hair shaft that will bestronger and less vulnerable to
splitting. Okay, and that'stoday's medical term
trichoptolosis coming up. We'llhear more from anti aging
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expert, Dr Chris assandra. He'llexplain the surprising way
constantly scrolling socialmedia is affecting our looks and
making us seem to age faster.
But first, you know, when youhave a cold and your nostrils
alternate being stuffed up.
Well, at night, when you're inbed, you can simply turn over
and drain that clogged sinus.
But it's not just gravity atwork. There's actually a
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receptor under your arm thatsignals the opposite sinus to
drain. Well, the CanadianMedical Association Journal says
we can tap into that receptorduring the day without lying
down, just put a water bottleunder the opposite armpit of
your blocked nostril and squeezethe gentle pressure under the
opposite arm. Reduces congestionby 66% and you'll start feeling
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relief within one minute.
Virtual reality headsets arecool, so much fun, but they're
also sending a lot of people tothe hospital. VR users are
showing up in emergency roomswith fractured fingers and toes,
rib contusions and faciallacerations after crashing into
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obstacles in the real worldbecause you can't see what's
around you while you're playing.
Data shows that 14 millionvirtual reality headsets will be
sold this year, and as thenumber of people using VR
headsets rises, so does thenumber of people injured. A
study published by DignityHealth Medical Group found that
incidents of VR related injurieshave risen over 1,000% in the
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last five years, as use hasincreased, and in just the last
year, there's been a 100%increase in VR related emergency
room visits. Okay, listen tothis, guys, it's time to stop
sitting with your wallet in yourback pocket. Dr Stuart McGill is
a professor of spinebiomechanics at the University
(11:58):
of Waterloo, and he says a thickwallet can put tremendous stress
on your hip joint and lowerback, which can lead to chronic
back pain. It can also tilt yourpelvis and misalign your spine.
Dr McGill says, either removeyour wallet from your pants
entirely when you're sitting ordriving, switch to a thinner
money clip, put it in a frontpocket, or go digital and use
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something like Apple or GooglePay back with more health
intelligence from anti agingexpert Dr Chris assandra and at
his clinic in Beverly Hills andin anti aging medical centers
across North America, a groundbreaking treatment is being
offered called peptide therapy.
So I asked Dr what peptides areand how they help us stay
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healthy longer. Sopeptides are a string of amino
acids that are strung togetherto perform a certain duty in the
body. Mainly, peptides help withhealing of the body or
stimulating growth hormone andas we age, we lose our growth
hormone levels through time. Sowhen peptides do is help
stimulate the body by tellingthe brain cells, liver, etc, to
(13:07):
start producing growth hormoneagain, as if you are in your
prime, maybe 18 to 25 but thenice thing about peptides is
they have several differentones, and you can tweak them or
pick the right one based on yourneed. For example, some people
want more muscle, so this canadd more lean muscle to you.
Some want more fat loss, or somemay be recovering from a
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surgery, and certain peptidesmay help you heal faster after
surgery or an injury. Athletesuse them a lot of times, and
also can help your gut as wellheal your gut if you have GI
issues. So peptides are greatbecause it's kind of the new
growth hormone type therapy wealways heard about. A lot of
people using HGH or human growthhormone. Peptides are safer,
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more economical, and you can useit long term with virtually no
side effects,back with more health
intelligence from anti agingphysician, Dr Chris assandra,
and one of the more surprisingmoves he recommends for helping
his patients live longer is toplan a daily digital detox where
you avoid using all digitaldevices for at least an hour,
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say before bed. He says, notonly will that help you get
better sleep, which has loads ofanti aging benefits, a digital
detox will also help you avoidusing social media and getting
stressed out about what yourfriends are up to. And I asked
Dr Sandra how that can benefitus,
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I think, in a roundabout way, byincreasing our stress levels and
cortisol levels. It does affectpeople's, I think, look overall.
But, you know, looking at socialmedia all the time and seeing
these perfect people behindfilters, right? Everybody's
using a filter these days, theycan definitely take a toll on
you mentally. And then peoplewant to look like that, even
(14:58):
though it's unachievable. Yeah.
Yeah, and so, yeah. I mean, insome ways, I think it can
increase your stress levels andinadvertently cause more obesity
and you to become more obsessedwith your looks, when you should
be more obsessed with yourhealth.
If you're on antibiotics, drinkgreen tea. According to
Alexandria University in Egypt,green tea helps the medication
(15:22):
destroy harmful bacteria up tothree times more effectively.
That's because the naturalantioxidants make the bacteria
less resistant to treatment,more intelligence for your
health. From Anti Aging andLongevity expert Dr Chris
assandra and I asked Dr Sandra,which diet choices, if any,
could actually help us livelonger?
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My advice with any dieting is tolimit your sugar intake or try
to eliminate it completely. Aswe know, sugar can be very
inflammatory. Sugar can be veryaddicting. So I see a lot of my
patients are have high sugardiets or eat a lot of sugar.
When we ask them to stop andthey go on a certain diet, more
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rich in fruits, nuts, vegetablesand good carbohydrates like
quinoa, brown rice, et cetera,once they start coming off these
complex carbohydrates and theseprocessed sugars, the sugars
actually there's a withdrawal.
That some people even say it'slike coming off drugs in some
ways, and that's how toxic sugarcan be, because it's very
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addicting. It can cause a lot ofinflammation in the body and can
lead to other health issues likediabetes. And so, you know,
that's the hard part, is gettingoff the sugar and really
sticking to a very pristinediet, and there is going to be a
transition period. I telleverybody, when you switch to a
very healthy diet, it's going tobe a little bit of a shock to
(16:48):
the body, but in the long run,it's way better for you. People
see great benefits. Their skinglows, they lose weight, their
collagen comes back. Sleep isbetter. They have more energy.
So it's a it's to me, it'sreally a small sacrifice to pay
for your health and longevity.
If you drink coffee at work outof a ceramic mug, protect
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yourself and scrub it often. Nowthat a lot of people are back in
offices, you may be grabbing arandom mug from the office
kitchen for your coffee.
Researchers from the Universityof Arizona say, bring your own
mug and take it home and run itthrough the dishwasher, because
when they ran swabs around therims of Office mugs and tested
for bacteria, 90% of the mugswere contaminated with germs of
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some type. And it gets worse,your chance of coming into
contact with E coli actuallyincreases if your mug has been
wiped down with the Office dishcloth or sponge. In the study,
coliform bacteria, which is fromwaste matter, was present in 20%
of the mugs before wiping and100% afterward. Here's an email
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I received at Connie atintelligence for your
health.com. It comes from AlisonEastman, who writes, I've heard
that a teaspoon of cinnamon aday will keep my type two
diabetes in check. My questionis, if I put it in my coffee,
will the heat make it lesseffective? Oh, good question,
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Allison. Now first of all,follow your doctor's
instructions when it comes tomanaging your diabetes, but it
is true that cinnamon can helpstabilize blood sugar levels,
especially after eatingsomething with simple
carbohydrates, and that's goodnews, because studies show that
a spike in blood sugar raiseslevels of insulin, which can
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increase the risk of type twodiabetes, heart disease and even
some cancers. So adding ateaspoon of cinnamon to your
coffee grounds before brewing isa great way to go. Research
shows that when the hot watergets poured over the coffee
grounds and cinnamon, itextracts even more of the potent
compounds from the spice. Youcan also try sprinkling a little
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ground cinnamon on apple slices,the spice prevents the fruit
from turning brown and itcontains more antioxidants than
a quarter cup of blueberries.
Thank you for your email.
Allison, I hope this helps.
Okay, listen to this to boostyour memory. Do one crossword
puzzle a day. Research fromUniversity College Cork in
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Ireland, found that people whodid one crossword puzzle a day
experience a significantimprovement in Word recall in
conversations in just a month,and you don't even need to
complete the whole puzzle.
Simply attempting it makes yourbrain more efficient at
remembering words. Want ahealthier brain with the
absolute lowest risk ofdeveloping Alzheimer's someday,
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adopt these habits First, turndown the volume. A study from
Johns Hopkins Medicine found adisturbing link between hearing
loss and an increased risk fordementia. Researchers say it's
because when we damage oureardrum. Symptoms, the hearing
centers of our brain begin toatrophy, just like when we don't
exercise, and our muscles witheraway, and that can trigger a
(20:07):
chain reaction where our wholebrain gradually shuts down so
never listen to music at morethan 60% of the maximum volume,
also minimize your time spentalone if it makes you feel
lonely, researchers say is onething if you need alone time.
But according to a study in theJournal of the Alzheimer's
(20:27):
Association, when peopleregularly say they feel lonely
or isolated, they're a whoppingseven times more likely to have
a buildup of brain proteins thatare linked to developing
Alzheimer's. That's becausesocializing and conversation are
proven to boost brain health,more intelligence for your
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health. From anti agingphysician, Dr Chris assandra, if
you'd like to know more abouthim, check out asandra. Md.com,
his last name is spelled A, S,A, N, D, R, A, and something
we've been hearing a lot inrecent years is that our mindset
has a huge influence on ouroverall happiness and well
(21:09):
being. So I asked Dr Assange ifthat applies to aging too.
Meaning, can we think our wayinto feeling or staying younger?
Yeah, I thinkdepending on how you feel for
your age, if you will, does agesfaster, because it's that if you
feel like you're 80, you're andfeel like you should be sitting
in the rocking chair, versus thesix year olds that I have as
patients that say, Hey, I feellike I'm 30 again. It makes a
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huge difference for that. Andsometimes you may need the
hormones to get you there tofeel that way again, but it's
also putting yourself in theright mental state as well to
say, you know, I don't have toage like people 50 years ago,
did. I mean, I think people 50years ago, we think of our 56
year olds as it being the endand sitting in a corner and on
(21:53):
the recliner or in the rockingchair just kind of withering
away. But our society haschanged now. We're a lot more
active. We our jobs that we haveare prolonged now. We have
people working in their 70s and80s now still. So yeah, I mean,
it really is a mental state, butsometimes we need to optimize
our mental state, whether it'swith hormones or with combining
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that with exercise keeping ourbody and our mind young. It's a
combination of this holistic,global endeavor that you need to
have to really feel that wayagain. So it is really a choice
on how you want to feel. I mean,you can either give up or you
can keep going. Because, like weall want to live longer now, we
(22:38):
all want to play with our kidslonger and see our kids grow up,
and grandchildren and greatgrandchildren,
that's it for our show today,our special intelligence for
your health with Connie Seligedition of the podcast, I'm Gib
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(23:00):
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for listening. You.
Gib. Hello and welcome to the episode of the podcast.
(00:10):
I'm Gib Gerard, here withanother special intelligence for
your health with Connie Celica,edition of the podcast today.
Her guest is Dr Chris assandra.
He's an Anti Aging and Longevityphysician. So here, without
further ado, get all the antiaging information you could
possibly want. Here isintelligence for your health.
With Connie Celica,if you have a stressful commute,
sing along to the radio, becauseas the sound of your voice
(00:33):
reverberates through your body,it relaxes your mind. That's
according to neuropsychologistDr Rita eichenstein, studies
have even found that singingbefore surgery lowers blood
pressure. So crank up the radioon your way to and from work and
sing along. Do not stifle asneeze. It could rupture your
(00:55):
throat. That's exactly whathappened to a man in England,
who suppressed a sneeze bypinching his nose and closing
his mouth, it ended up burstinghis throat from the force of the
sneeze, landing him in thehospital. How can a sneeze do
all that? Well? When you holdone in, you're holding in
something that shoots out at 150miles per hour, and holding in a
(01:17):
sneeze can create pressure morethan 38 times that of a normal
sneeze, and although a throatrupture is rare, there are
plenty of other potentialcomplications, including a brain
aneurysm, collapsed lung, brokenrib or burst eardrum. Dr Z Yang
Zhang, from the University ofTexas, sees a couple of sneeze
(01:37):
induced cases each year. He saysthe whole point of sneezing is
to get something out of yourbody, like viruses and bacteria,
and by holding it in, it cansend that bacteria into your
nasal cavity, triggering a sinusor ear infection. So do not hold
in that sneeze Coming up, we'lltalk to anti aging physician, Dr
(02:00):
Chris assandra. He'll break downthe role our hormones play in
our health and vitality, and howwe can optimize those hormones
to help us live longer, butfirst, to feel closer to your
friends, family or anybody. Getcold together, take a walk in
brisk weather. Stand in thefrozen food aisle. Take your
family skiing. According to thejournal Psychological Science,
(02:23):
facing freezing conditionstogether can help you bond. In
studies, volunteers dippingtheir hands in ice water
together reported greaterloyalty to one another and were
more motivated to work as a teamafterward. That's because
sharing physical discomfortstrengthens relationships,
creates bonds and encouragescooperation. If a ski trip isn't
(02:45):
in your future, eating superspicy food together can work
too. It's the feeling ofphysical discomfort, not the ice
or snow, that makes thedifference. To get through tough
times, we need what's calledadvanced gratitude, that's the
ability to appreciate the badevents in life because of what
we end up learning or gainingfrom them, like appreciating how
(03:07):
getting fired led you to startyour own business. So here's how
to practice advanced gratitudein your own life, According to
psychologist Dr Robert Emmons,first get into the habit of
being thankful, because the morewe look for the good around us,
the easier it is to see andstudies have found that people
(03:27):
who keep gratitude journals arehappier and healthier. Next when
something stressful happens,immediately start looking for
the good that way, when yourstress neurons fire, your
gratitude neurons will fire too,counteracting the damage of
stress. The final way to get toadvanced gratitude, think of
your worst moments and thenremember where you are now. When
(03:50):
we remember how far we've come,it builds our resilience. Okay,
listen to this this time ofyear, it's a good idea to use a
neti pot or nasal saline rinse.
That's according to theWashington University School of
Medicine. For those who don'tknow, nasal irrigation is the
practice of literally pouring orspraying a saline solution into
(04:15):
the nose to help clear awaymucus and debris, and
researchers are convinced adaily nasal irrigation will help
remove any virus allergies,pollutants or pollen. The simple
act of flushing the nose withsaline made from distilled water
or tap water, boiled for 10minutes and cooled, helps clear
away fine particulate matter andeliminate virus particles before
(04:40):
they have a chance to incubatetoday. Our special guest is anti
aging physician, Dr Chrisassandra, founder of a Sandra MD
in Beverly Hills. He specializesin the latest anti aging
treatments, including hormonereplacement therapy, which is
designed to restore our hormonelevels so we can go better. Back
(05:00):
to feeling like we were in ourprime again. And I asked Dr
essandra How our hormones areaffected by aging and the signs
to look for. Socottie, as we age, we lose our
hormones, and our hormonesdecline as we age. So that's
kind of an indicator. Forexample, in menopause, for
women, they'll notice bodychanges. They'll notice
irritability, hot flashes, etc.
(05:23):
That's usually an indicator thehormones are decreasing, and it
is a sign of aging there. As formen, they may have less energy.
They start putting on more faton their body, despite working
out diligently, and muscle massalso decreases. So these are
some of the signs that we seewith aging, and obviously, as we
age, we lose our hormones.
That's why, when you're 18 yearsold, you're able to eat whole
(05:45):
pizza or your diet doesn't haveto be as strict, and you don't
put on the weight as much.
That's because your hormones atthat time are optimized or
higher than they are when you'reolder. And when you use the word
optimize in relation to ourhormones. What exactly do you
mean? Sooptimize means being the best
that you can be, and gettingyour hormone levels to that of
(06:06):
someone younger than you, orwhen we're in our peak, during
our prime, during life. So it'sreally about checking the
levels, seeing where you're at,and then fine tuning them and
optimizing your hormone levelsto that of someone who is 3040,
years younger, or when we are inour prime optimization also
(06:28):
means optimizing your diet,optimizing your health and
exercise as well, so that youcan utilize the hormones that we
give you or the treatments thatYou're on, and you are able to
maximize the benefits.
Today we're talking to antiaging physician, Dr Chris
assandra, and he was justtalking about the role our
(06:50):
hormones play in helping us feelfit, energized and healthy as we
age. But whether you want to getthe most out of the hormones you
already have, or you're using atreatment like hormone
replacement therapy. Dr Assangesays the key to slowing aging is
to maximize your hormones. So Iasked him, what's involved with
that?
So many times we have hormonesin the body, we want to
(07:11):
circulate them more and utilizethem. I kind of say it's like
filling up your gas tank. Youwant to be able to push on the
pedal too and use the gas inorder to make the car run better
and more smooth. So, you know,exercising diligently, and I
always recommend at least doingboth weight training and cardio,
because as we age, we losemuscle mass and lean muscle
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mass, and sometimes a lot oftimes in women, that can lead to
osteoporosis, bone degradation,et cetera. So by exercising and
adding more lean muscle thatreally helps preserve the bones
and keeps the body healthy inthat way. But the only way to do
that is to make sure that we'reactually adding weight and
resistance training, but alsocardiovascular exercises too, to
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keep the heart healthy. Because,as we know, the heart itself is
a muscle. So it's reallyimportant that you do a
combination of Not, not just oneor the other. It's really
combination of both to reallyhelp facilitate the hormones and
get them circulating, and so youcan see the benefits from the
hormones and take advantage ofit,
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which is worse, eating too muchat a party or drinking too much,
even if you're not driving toomuch, alcohol is a lot worse.
Registered Dietitian Stephaniemiddleber says not only does
drinking impair your judgment,it also weakens your immune
system, so you're more likely topick up an infection. Drinking
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too much at a party will alsoruin your sleep. Sure, you may
sleep heavily at first, but onceyour body metabolizes the
alcohol, your brain wakes up,causing restless sleep, plus
drinking increases hunger forhigh fat foods, so you may end
up eating too much anyway.
Bottom line, it's best to limityour food and alcohol intake at
a party. Today's medical termtrichoptolosis, that's what most
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people call split ends. Itrefers to when a hair shaft
splits and frays open. If youtend to get a lot of split ends,
it's most likely due to eitherheat styling or stress, for
example, forcefully brushingtangled hair using a flat iron
or changing your hair color.
Frequently, it's because heatstyling dries out our hair, and
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chemicals from dyes and otherproducts can strip away the
protective layer of the hairshaft, making it weak and
brittle and more prone tosplitting the fix. Get a
haircut, because once hair isdamaged, it is impossible to
fix. In fact, even though someshampoos and conditioners claim
they can heal split ends bysealing the ends back together.
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Research shows that most ofthose products only hide our
split ends by coating them tomake them look smoother. But
regular haircuts trim away thedamage and expose a new part of
the hair shaft that will bestronger and less vulnerable to
splitting. Okay, and that'stoday's medical term
trichoptolosis coming up. We'llhear more from anti aging
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expert, Dr Chris assandra. He'llexplain the surprising way
constantly scrolling socialmedia is affecting our looks and
making us seem to age faster.
But first, you know, when youhave a cold and your nostrils
alternate being stuffed up.
Well, at night, when you're inbed, you can simply turn over
and drain that clogged sinus.
But it's not just gravity atwork. There's actually a
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receptor under your arm thatsignals the opposite sinus to
drain. Well, the CanadianMedical Association Journal says
we can tap into that receptorduring the day without lying
down, just put a water bottleunder the opposite armpit of
your blocked nostril and squeezethe gentle pressure under the
opposite arm. Reduces congestionby 66% and you'll start feeling
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relief within one minute.
Virtual reality headsets arecool, so much fun, but they're
also sending a lot of people tothe hospital. VR users are
showing up in emergency roomswith fractured fingers and toes,
rib contusions and faciallacerations after crashing into
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obstacles in the real worldbecause you can't see what's
around you while you're playing.
Data shows that 14 millionvirtual reality headsets will be
sold this year, and as thenumber of people using VR
headsets rises, so does thenumber of people injured. A
study published by DignityHealth Medical Group found that
incidents of VR related injurieshave risen over 1,000% in the
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last five years, as use hasincreased, and in just the last
year, there's been a 100%increase in VR related emergency
room visits. Okay, listen tothis, guys, it's time to stop
sitting with your wallet in yourback pocket. Dr Stuart McGill is
a professor of spinebiomechanics at the University
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of Waterloo, and he says a thickwallet can put tremendous stress
on your hip joint and lowerback, which can lead to chronic
back pain. It can also tilt yourpelvis and misalign your spine.
Dr McGill says, either removeyour wallet from your pants
entirely when you're sitting ordriving, switch to a thinner
money clip, put it in a frontpocket, or go digital and use
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something like Apple or GooglePay back with more health
intelligence from anti agingexpert Dr Chris assandra and at
his clinic in Beverly Hills andin anti aging medical centers
across North America, a groundbreaking treatment is being
offered called peptide therapy.
So I asked Dr what peptides areand how they help us stay
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healthy longer. Sopeptides are a string of amino
acids that are strung togetherto perform a certain duty in the
body. Mainly, peptides help withhealing of the body or
stimulating growth hormone andas we age, we lose our growth
hormone levels through time. Sowhen peptides do is help
stimulate the body by tellingthe brain cells, liver, etc, to
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start producing growth hormoneagain, as if you are in your
prime, maybe 18 to 25 but thenice thing about peptides is
they have several differentones, and you can tweak them or
pick the right one based on yourneed. For example, some people
want more muscle, so this canadd more lean muscle to you.
Some want more fat loss, or somemay be recovering from a
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surgery, and certain peptidesmay help you heal faster after
surgery or an injury. Athletesuse them a lot of times, and
also can help your gut as wellheal your gut if you have GI
issues. So peptides are greatbecause it's kind of the new
growth hormone type therapy wealways heard about. A lot of
people using HGH or human growthhormone. Peptides are safer,
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more economical, and you can useit long term with virtually no
side effects,back with more health
intelligence from anti agingphysician, Dr Chris assandra,
and one of the more surprisingmoves he recommends for helping
his patients live longer is toplan a daily digital detox where
you avoid using all digitaldevices for at least an hour,
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say before bed. He says, notonly will that help you get
better sleep, which has loads ofanti aging benefits, a digital
detox will also help you avoidusing social media and getting
stressed out about what yourfriends are up to. And I asked
Dr Sandra how that can benefitus,
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I think, in a roundabout way, byincreasing our stress levels and
cortisol levels. It does affectpeople's, I think, look overall.
But, you know, looking at socialmedia all the time and seeing
these perfect people behindfilters, right? Everybody's
using a filter these days, theycan definitely take a toll on
you mentally. And then peoplewant to look like that, even
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though it's unachievable. Yeah.
Yeah, and so, yeah. I mean, insome ways, I think it can
increase your stress levels andinadvertently cause more obesity
and you to become more obsessedwith your looks, when you should
be more obsessed with yourhealth.
If you're on antibiotics, drinkgreen tea. According to
Alexandria University in Egypt,green tea helps the medication
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destroy harmful bacteria up tothree times more effectively.
That's because the naturalantioxidants make the bacteria
less resistant to treatment,more intelligence for your
health. From Anti Aging andLongevity expert Dr Chris
assandra and I asked Dr Sandra,which diet choices, if any,
could actually help us livelonger?
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My advice with any dieting is tolimit your sugar intake or try
to eliminate it completely. Aswe know, sugar can be very
inflammatory. Sugar can be veryaddicting. So I see a lot of my
patients are have high sugardiets or eat a lot of sugar.
When we ask them to stop andthey go on a certain diet, more
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rich in fruits, nuts, vegetablesand good carbohydrates like
quinoa, brown rice, et cetera,once they start coming off these
complex carbohydrates and theseprocessed sugars, the sugars
actually there's a withdrawal.
That some people even say it'slike coming off drugs in some
ways, and that's how toxic sugarcan be, because it's very
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addicting. It can cause a lot ofinflammation in the body and can
lead to other health issues likediabetes. And so, you know,
that's the hard part, is gettingoff the sugar and really
sticking to a very pristinediet, and there is going to be a
transition period. I telleverybody, when you switch to a
very healthy diet, it's going tobe a little bit of a shock to
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the body, but in the long run,it's way better for you. People
see great benefits. Their skinglows, they lose weight, their
collagen comes back. Sleep isbetter. They have more energy.
So it's a it's to me, it'sreally a small sacrifice to pay
for your health and longevity.
If you drink coffee at work outof a ceramic mug, protect
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yourself and scrub it often. Nowthat a lot of people are back in
offices, you may be grabbing arandom mug from the office
kitchen for your coffee.
Researchers from the Universityof Arizona say, bring your own
mug and take it home and run itthrough the dishwasher, because
when they ran swabs around therims of Office mugs and tested
for bacteria, 90% of the mugswere contaminated with germs of
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some type. And it gets worse,your chance of coming into
contact with E coli actuallyincreases if your mug has been
wiped down with the Office dishcloth or sponge. In the study,
coliform bacteria, which is fromwaste matter, was present in 20%
of the mugs before wiping and100% afterward. Here's an email
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I received at Connie atintelligence for your
health.com. It comes from AlisonEastman, who writes, I've heard
that a teaspoon of cinnamon aday will keep my type two
diabetes in check. My questionis, if I put it in my coffee,
will the heat make it lesseffective? Oh, good question,
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Allison. Now first of all,follow your doctor's
instructions when it comes tomanaging your diabetes, but it
is true that cinnamon can helpstabilize blood sugar levels,
especially after eatingsomething with simple
carbohydrates, and that's goodnews, because studies show that
a spike in blood sugar raiseslevels of insulin, which can
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increase the risk of type twodiabetes, heart disease and even
some cancers. So adding ateaspoon of cinnamon to your
coffee grounds before brewing isa great way to go. Research
shows that when the hot watergets poured over the coffee
grounds and cinnamon, itextracts even more of the potent
compounds from the spice. Youcan also try sprinkling a little
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ground cinnamon on apple slices,the spice prevents the fruit
from turning brown and itcontains more antioxidants than
a quarter cup of blueberries.
Thank you for your email.
Allison, I hope this helps.
Okay, listen to this to boostyour memory. Do one crossword
puzzle a day. Research fromUniversity College Cork in
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Ireland, found that people whodid one crossword puzzle a day
experience a significantimprovement in Word recall in
conversations in just a month,and you don't even need to
complete the whole puzzle.
Simply attempting it makes yourbrain more efficient at
remembering words. Want ahealthier brain with the
absolute lowest risk ofdeveloping Alzheimer's someday,
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adopt these habits First, turndown the volume. A study from
Johns Hopkins Medicine found adisturbing link between hearing
loss and an increased risk fordementia. Researchers say it's
because when we damage oureardrum. Symptoms, the hearing
centers of our brain begin toatrophy, just like when we don't
exercise, and our muscles witheraway, and that can trigger a
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chain reaction where our wholebrain gradually shuts down so
never listen to music at morethan 60% of the maximum volume,
also minimize your time spentalone if it makes you feel
lonely, researchers say is onething if you need alone time.
But according to a study in theJournal of the Alzheimer's
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Association, when peopleregularly say they feel lonely
or isolated, they're a whoppingseven times more likely to have
a buildup of brain proteins thatare linked to developing
Alzheimer's. That's becausesocializing and conversation are
proven to boost brain health,more intelligence for your
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health. From anti agingphysician, Dr Chris assandra, if
you'd like to know more abouthim, check out asandra. Md.com,
his last name is spelled A, S,A, N, D, R, A, and something
we've been hearing a lot inrecent years is that our mindset
has a huge influence on ouroverall happiness and well
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being. So I asked Dr Assange ifthat applies to aging too.
Meaning, can we think our wayinto feeling or staying younger?
Yeah, I thinkdepending on how you feel for
your age, if you will, does agesfaster, because it's that if you
feel like you're 80, you're andfeel like you should be sitting
in the rocking chair, versus thesix year olds that I have as
patients that say, Hey, I feellike I'm 30 again. It makes a
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huge difference for that. Andsometimes you may need the
hormones to get you there tofeel that way again, but it's
also putting yourself in theright mental state as well to
say, you know, I don't have toage like people 50 years ago,
did. I mean, I think people 50years ago, we think of our 56
year olds as it being the endand sitting in a corner and on
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the recliner or in the rockingchair just kind of withering
away. But our society haschanged now. We're a lot more
active. We our jobs that we haveare prolonged now. We have
people working in their 70s and80s now still. So yeah, I mean,
it really is a mental state, butsometimes we need to optimize
our mental state, whether it'swith hormones or with combining
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that with exercise keeping ourbody and our mind young. It's a
combination of this holistic,global endeavor that you need to
have to really feel that wayagain. So it is really a choice
on how you want to feel. I mean,you can either give up or you
can keep going. Because, like weall want to live longer now, we
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all want to play with our kidslonger and see our kids grow up,
and grandchildren and greatgrandchildren,
that's it for our show today,our special intelligence for
your health with Connie Seligedition of the podcast, I'm Gib
Gerard. Don't forget to rate,comment and subscribe on Apple
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