Health & Wellness Newsletter via Salisbury Pediatric

Please take a few minutes to read the newsletter article about "better & healthier" fast and processed food.  Dr. Magryta is our boys Pediatrician & also a Farmer's Market customer.

Health and Wellness Newsletter Hippocrates Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.    Our Offices     IN THIS ISSUE Atlantic Article Pregnancy Help Recipe of Week   QUICK LINKS Dr. Weil Newsletter Archive Environmental Working Group Touchstone Pediatrics   QUICK LINKS 2 Wild Turkey Farms Anti Inflammatory Diet Safe Cleaning NIH Child Health   QUICK LINKS 3 Pesticide Guide Safe NC Fish Wisconsin IM Health Hygiene Hypothesis   JOIN OUR LIST   FREE THOUGHTS Going back in time with food will likely prove more fruitful than moving forward.   Dr. M    PRIMETIME For all teenagers and college students interested in a new medical experience, pay attention. Salisbury Pediatrics has opened a new wing dedicated to you. In Primetime we are only focused on your needs as an emerging adult.  From the music when you enter, to the autonomy of your visit, we are sure that you will love a new way to see your doctor. Primetime   Quality Products A recommended baby bottle. It is BPA and Phthalate free. My review of it looks good. See what you think if you have a bottle fed infant. Glass is still my first preference.    Tommee Tippee   Please email me your favorite products.  I would like to share quality products with our readers. Think - car seats, toys, anything that a mother would love!     FEEDBACK Please reply with feedback or questions here.  I will try to answer as many questions via the newsletter as possible.  As always be well and love your children!     The Forum   Simply Good   Dr. Magryta Go to www.salisburypediatrics.com,  if you would like to learn about Integrative Medicine or our practice   Issue: #34 August 12, 2013   Volume 3, Letter 34   August 12, 2013     Eating and food related topics will dominate the newsletter for years to come as the data keeps rolling in that food is our curse and our savior.    In the Atlantic Magazine this month, David Freedman gives us a new solution to the obesity epidemic that throws the likes of Michael Pollan and and Dr. Weil under the bus.    Mr. Freedman thinks that the solution to the obesity issue is to engineer "better and healthier" fast and processed food to help out those that will not quit eating it. He says that the slow food movement is only a benefit for the rich and educated. How is this a reality?   It used to be that poverty was synonymous with home cooking and staple inexpensive foods. Now it is a reality that few know how to cook and that convenience has replaced reason.    Using processed, chemically laden food as the solution seems short sighted and business driven. What is the proverb? Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he will live forever. We need to culturally shift our societal expectations and get people to cook and eat FOOD again.    If Mr. Freedman's desire is to truly have processed food companies become real food companies, then I am all for it. If we are talking about only weakening the nightmare that is fast food, then no thanks.   I encourage you to read the article. It is long but every opinion deserves to be heard even if you disagree with it.     What are some barriers to adhering to a good nutritional program?    1) Multiple caregivers that are involved in the mealtime process 2) Lack of cooking and preparing skills  3) No parental oversight to food choices 4) Schools (most) that sanction 30 parties a year that are essentially sugar parties. Now it has to be store purchased making most of it processed and unhealthy 5) Psychological eating - huge issue 6) The inundating advertising machine for unhealthy food - cannot stop this one 7) Lack of structured meal times 8) Government subsidies of the staples of processed foods - corn, soy and sugar beets - keeping costs low 9) Food deserts especially in inner cities  10) Technology driven taste buds that reject normal food     Next week the answers.   It is real,     Dr. M     Pregnancy Help   In response to a recently posed question regarding pregnancy and health of the fetus, I have proposed an up to date series of to do's for optimal health now. Start these changes before you are even trying to conceive.   1) Get checked for abnormalities of the gene MTHFR and plan to supplement your diet with extra methylated folic acid after discussing the supplementation with your OB. This gene is gaining steam as a trouble maker when you are missing a copy or two. 2) Eat an organic broad based diet that includes lots of vegetables and fruits. This is of paramount importance.  3) Avoid acetaminophen and frankly all medicine where possible in the months prior to becoming pregnant and during the entire gestation. Acetaminophen disrupts chemical clearing enzymes in your body. 4) Strictly avoid chemicals at all times during this special period of life.  5) Take probiotics with guidance from your OB. 6) Drink lots of clean water. 7) Avoid consuming large fish that contain higher amounts of mercury-grouper, shark, tuna, halibut etc.. Eat small fish like sardines, trout and salmon weekly. 8) Balance your stress as much as possible. try meditation, yoga, prayer, moderate exercise. 9) Sleep regularly for 8 hours and get 30 minutes of sun exposure daily. 10) Think positive about the conception and plans for the child.   Continually updating,   Dr. M     Recipe of the Week   Vacation. Eat out at Zoe's.   Dr. M     Newsletter Photos   If you have any pictures of your family that you wish to share for the header of this newsletter -   please send them to:   Newsletter@salisburypediatrics.com         The newsletter archive can be found in the links section.  New readers can now go back in time to learn about the future!   Copyright © 2010-2013 Christopher J. Magryta, MD. Readers, please note: The information provided in this newsletter is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for advice and treatment provided by your physician or other healthcare professional and is not to be used to diagnose or treat a health issue.       Chris Magryta Salisbury Pediatric Associates Touchstone Pediatrics