Health Tips
Pagdin's Pick Number 3: CoEnzyme Q10
I couldn’t have said it better myself, so here is the column on Coenzyme Q10 direct from examine.com Coenzyme Q10 (COQ10) is a molecule produced in the body. It aids mitochondria during energy production. It is similar to other Pseudovitamin compounds because it is vital for survival, but does not necessarily need to be supplemented.…
Read MorePagdin's Pick Number 2: Fish Oil (Omega 3)
Your body can make Omega 6 and Omega 9, but it can’t make Omega 3. The average diet (including meat and eggs) is high in omega-6 fatty acids, which is why supplementing with fish oil (Omega 3) is recommended to balance the ratio of 3’s to 6’s. It turns out that 6’s are quite inflammatory…
Read MoreEssential Reading – What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Heart Disease: The Revolutionary Book that Reveals the Truth Behind Coronary Illnesses-and How You Can Fight Them By Mark C. Houston, MD, MS Released in early February, this is an excerpt from the latest book by Mark Houston, MD, MS, SCH, ABAARM, FACP, FAHA. The associate clinical…
Read MorePagdin's Pick Number One- Vitamin D3
We have just launched our campaign of Pagdin’s Picks: selected supplements available in selected outlets, with a new one each month through 2016. Find our display at the following retailers: Abaco Health (Gordon at Cook Rd) Lakeside Medicine Centre (Gordon at Guisachan) Remedy’s Rx / Dyck’s (downtown on St Paul) Prescription Health Studio (540 West…
Read MoreNutritional Supplements: Examining the Evidence
Each month of 2016 from March to December I will be reviewing a common nutritional supplement and the evidence for its use. There are a number of supplements which I routinely recommend to my patients, several of which I also take. Last month I introduced the concept of “Pagdin’s Picks” which will be on display…
Read MoreK-Citrate Helps Maintain Bones in Older Adults
By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 27 – Elderly, osteoporosis-free men and women who take potassium citrate daily have significant increases in areal and volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) after two years, new findings show. “By neutralizing the acid we generate by our diet it is possible to slow or possibly reverse the…
Read MoreLiving Longer Better
In his book, “Disease Proof”, Dr. David Katz1 lays out for us Ten Rules for Healthy Living. These are guidelines to follow consistently forever in order to Live Longer Better: 1. Avoid fast food: fast food is a fast way to gain weight and undermine your health. 2. Drink water: don’t drink your calories (soft…
Read MoreIt’s MOvember!
I’ve been supporting the Movember movement for the last several years, in part because it’s always fun to grow a moustache, but more importantly because it raises awareness of men’s health issues including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health. I do a lot of work with hormone replacement therapy for both men and women,…
Read MoreExercise May Beat Mental Activity in Preserving Cognition
More evidence has linked exercise with a positive effect on the brain. A new study finds that older adults who reported being the most physically active had less brain atrophy, higher volumes of gray matter, and less damage to white matter compared with their more sedentary counterparts. Not only was the sample size, at almost…
Read MoreGrape Polyphenols Reduce Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
With all of the attention surrounding diabetes these days, you’ve probably heard of a condition called metabolic syndrome—a collection of risk factors that are linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. These risk factors include high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL (“good”) cholesterol, raised fasting glucose levels and a waist circumference measurement…
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