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The healing power of humor, prayer, religion optimism and spirituality are featured in our Positive Passions section.  

Vol. 1 Number 6 – June 2002 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 that features information on how foods can be not only enjoyable but healthy as well. The PLEASURABLE PURSUITS section 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

Sorry about the delay in this month’s issue. To reward your patience I am offering free shipping if you order by the end of June. 

The Great American Sex Diet by Laura Corn- $25 / This tasteful audio program offers recipes for spicing up your love life so you can enjoy the health benefits of more and better sex! 

Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work $15 Featuring Dr. Davis’s story on the power of serving others.  Email your order to DrKen@healthyourselves.com 
 

In this Issue:
1. Pantry Prevention: Eat More/ Weigh Less; Simon and Garfunkle Your Way to Health; Age Gingerly Pleasurable Pursuits: 1. Walk Away From Expensive Drugs;
2.Run Away From Cancer;
3. A New Kind of Phone Sex
3. Positive Passions: Strengthen Your Heart and Your Marriage; Music and Health; Chill Out and Get Fertile; Open Your Arteries With Meditation

Laugh of the Month: “I’ve been reading so much about the bad effects of smoking, drinking, eating, and sex I finally decided to give up reading.”

Pantry Prevention
1. Eat More and Weigh Less: According to the National Weight Control Registry 3000 people lost 30 pounds and kept it off and 78% of them ate breakfast 7 days a week! These breakfast eaters were also more physically active during the day. Nutritionist Lisa Dorfman gave this advice in the June 2002 issue of Runner’s World: Start your day with high protein choices such as scrambled egg whites or low-fat yogurt. Avoid excessive intake of fatty foods and cereals that contain more than 12 grams of sugar.

2. Simon and Garfunkle Your Way to Health: Parsley sage, rosemary, and thyme is not just a song from the 60’s. USDA researcher Dr. S.Y. Wang analyzed 30 common herbs and found they are richer in antioxidants than many fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are chemical compounds that have many positive effects in the body. The most potent herb is oregano with 20 times the antioxidant level of most other herbs. Other rich sources are dill, rosemary, thyme, and peppermint. (Runner’s World June 2002)

3. Age Gingerly: New research shows that ginger can help reduce the pain of osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis). Subjects who consumed 255 milligrams of ginger twice a day reported higher levels of pain relief than those who did not take ginger.

Pleasurable Pursuits
1. Walk Away From Expensive Drugs
The cost of medical care for the elderly is going through the roof, mainly due to the high prices of prescription drugs used to treat diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease. We are also getting fatter and obesity increases the risk of developing those diseases mentioned above. If you knew there was treatment that could reduce heart attacks and strokes by 1/3, prevent the onset of diabetes, lower cholesterol, reduce arthritis pain, and decrees the chance of osteoporosis would you be interested in receiving such a treatment? The treatment is known as walking and it is easily available, inexpensive, and effective. The Nurses’ Health Study included over 100,000 women and found that women who walked regularly reduced their risk of diabetes by one third. Walking 20- 30 minutes 3-5 times per week provides the benefits and protection.

BONUS TIP:
Walking 30 minutes per day provides the health benefits whether you do it 5 minutes at a time or all at once.

BONUS TIP #2:

People who walk more than 2 hours per week make 50% fewer emergency room visits and are less likely to be hospitalized. Run Away From Cancer
British researchers found that men who exercise vigorously twice a week or more had a 25% lower risk of all types of cancers compared to couch-potatoes. The risk for cancers of the upper digestive tract was 62% lower!

A New Kind of Phone Sex In Japan, many women reach for their cell phone instead of their contraceptive when the amorous urge strikes. Each morning the women take their temperature and enter it into a software program that interfaces with the cell phone. If the temperature is rising the screen on the cell phone shows a koala bear going upwards in a tree and that means the woman is ovulating and is susceptible to pregnancy. If the bear climbs down the tree conception is less likely to occur. Many women use the system to plan pregnancies

Quote of the month: “ Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.” 

POSITIVE PASSIONS
A New York Daily News reporter wrote an article (Dec.2001) profiling research by University of Maryland professors who reviewed 23 studies on prayer and found over half of them had a positive effect on patient’s health. Another study showed that prayer appeared to double the success rate for patients undergoing treatment for infertility.

European researchers featured in the British Medical Journal found that reciting prayers or mantras slows down breathing and improves heart health.
Giggle Power- for men only? An article in Psychology Today reported that viewing humorous films improved performance in men with jobs involving creativity and problem solving. However; watching funny films had the opposite effect on women.

Music Power: Sounds, tunes, and harmonies do more than nourish and mend the soul according to an article in Common Boundary (July 1998). Music produced deep relaxation and positive feelings that can help treat physical illness and depression. Sound and music can “encourage, support, and create harmony and balance” according to the author. The article also tells us there will come a time when patients will get a prescription for a piece of music instead of a pill. Don Campbell, author of “The Mozart Effect predicts doctors may someday say “Take a big dose of C-sharp and call me in the morning.” Campbell says “music is on the forefront of use in rehabilitation, stress reduction, strokes, high blood pressure, and the release of emotional complexes. Stay tuned for further developments.

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