Vol. 2 Number 1 – January 2003
Publisher: Kenneth G. Davis M.D., CPE
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Introduction:
I am a board-certified family doctor with 25 years of practice
experience and I believe you can learn to enjoy life while improving
your health. I call this concept PRO-vention and it is the basis of my
book:
“ HEALTH YOURSELF: THE CANDY, BOOZE, AND SEX PRESCRIPTION”
In this newsletter I will provide you with information, products, and
services that can add pleasure and enjoyment to your life and improve
your health as well.
The book, website, and newsletter are organized into three sections:
PANTRY PREVENTION : features information on how foods can be not only
enjoyable but healthy as well. PLEASURABLE PURSUITS : tells you how to
spend your time doing things that add zing to your life and improve your
health and help you live a longer and happier life. In POSITIVE PASSIONS
you will find out how to harness the power of your emotions and
attitudes to positively impact your life and health.
To order your copy
of “Health Yourself: The Candy Booze and Sex Prescription” visit the
website
www.healthyourselves.com
In this Issue:
1.Pantry Prevention: Healthy Fats for Weight Loss; A Fishy Way to
Prevent a Stroke
2.Pleasurable Pursuits: Sex: Making Love and Making Health
3.Positive Passions: Get an Attitude and Live Longer
PANTRY PREVENTION:
Healthy Fats for Weight Loss
Nutrition experts recommend eating more fat in order to improve your
chances of losing weight. A recent study published in The International
Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders compared a standard
low-fat diet to a moderate-fat Mediterranean diet containing fats from
foods like olive oil and nuts. The two diets included the same number of
calories. The moderate-fat group lost weight and waist size while the
low fat group gained over six pounds. Researchers concluded that a
moderate-fat diet is more satisfying, allowing participants to “stick to
the program with greater success.” Remember: to lose weight you must
burn up more calories than you take in. Substituting healthy fats from
nuts, olive oil and canola oil for processed foods and snacks may make
it easier to lose weight.
(Reported in Running and Fit News,
Nov/Dec.2002)
A Fishy Way to Prevent a Stroke
Research results suggest that eating fish once a month reduces the risk
of stroke in men. A twelve year long study from the Harvard School of
Public health showed that men who ate fish one to three times a week had
fewer strokes of the ischemic (dry) type. More is not necessarily better
as there was no further risk reduction with a higher frequency of fish
intake.
(Journal of the American Medical
Association Dec.25, 2002)
Pleasurable Pursuits: Sex:
Making Love and Making Health
According to an article appearing in the AARP magazine, “People who have
more sex look more youthful …have less pain and…produce higher levels of
a substance that helps battle colds and stomach bugs.”
(Reported in an article by Jane Glenn Haas of the Orange County Register
published in the Houston Post Jan.10, 2003)
Get your copy of the Great American
Sex Diet
tape set for $25 including postage.
To order: Email
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Positive Passions:
Get an Attitude and Live Longer
“New research suggests that those who live to be 100 are less likely to
dwell on problems and have a better ability to handle stress than those
who die younger.” “…psychological health is more important than
physical health in
maintaining well-being late in life”, according to experts in Boston who
studied the factors that contribute to longevity. Those who live to one
hundred years or more tend to be “funny and gregarious” and are “able to
build the kind of social networks that are important to cognitive
vitality” says Dr. Thomas Perls who headed the study. (From an
article by Alice Dembner of the Boston Globe published in the Houston
Chronicle Dec. 8, 2002)
Laugh of the Month: Since Mother Theresa has
died and gone on to claim her eternal reward, she is now known as “Nun
of the above.”
Email your questions and comments to
DrKen@healthyourselves.com
Dr. Ken's Speaking schedule:
January;
Houston TX:
“Open Your Mouth and Say More Than Ahh”- Speaking Skills Seminar
February:
Houston TX
February:
Health Sciences Television Network, Dallas, TX
Houston Texas:
“Rushing to College” Seminar
St. Helena Calif.:
Stress and Burnout
March:
Prague, Czechoslovakia/ Washington DC/ Houston
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DrKen@healthyourselves.com
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See you next month! Remember to
HEALTH YOURSELF!
