In this very informative interview, Julia Schopick interviews well-known nutritionist and author, Dr. Elizabeth Lipski, about how eating unhealthy foods has caused so many of our society's health problems, and how we can turn this around with simple, sensible food choices.
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SHOW NOTES: The numbers on the left refer to minutes. So "0-2:00" means that this segment occurs for 2 minutes, from the beginning of the mp3.
0 – 2:00 – Introduction. Includes reference to Dr. Lipski’s podcasts, as well as her websites, Innovative Healing, and Access to Health Experts.
2:00 – 6:00 – a history of how our food has gradually lost its nutrients, and how this may be the cause of the upswing in several of our health problems. Includes a brief discussion of several of the so-called “advancements” in food production that have led, one by one, to much of our food being almost useless to us. Such “advancements” include hydrogenated fats (1920s); heavily processed food, such as Twinkies, TV Dinners, Wonder Bread (1950s); microwave oven (1970s); irradiated food (1980s); and genetically modified foods (1990s). Add to this the fact that the average person consumes 14-15 pounds of food additives per year, and takes in a huge amount of chemicals in cleaning products, bad air, etc, and we’ve got REAL TROUBLE. (IMPORTANT NOTE: Many of these additives and chemicals have been tested one by one, but never together.)
6:00 – 11:00 -- Autism in children
In this part of the interview Dr. Lipski discusses the many possible causes of the epidemic in autism in children -- including vaccinations, an inability of the body to detoxify, etc.
LINKS:
- Dr. Lipski’s new book, “Digestive Wellness for Children: How to Strengthen the Immune System & Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion”
- Defeat Autism Now / Autism Research Institute
- Safe Minds
- New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's recent proposed legislation aimed at solving the controversy about mercury and vaccines
11:00 – 13:50 – Digestion – how improving digestion leads to improved health.
13:50 – 15:25 -- "the system" -- why doctors don’t know more about nutrition; insurance doesn't cover nutritional consulting even though so many diseases are nutritional in origin; we don’t really have a “health care” system – it’s a “disease treatment” system.
15:25 – 28:00 -- Hospital Food -- Why is hospital food so unhealthy? Includes a discussion of “supplemental nutrition” protein drinks that conventional doctors recommend, including Boost, Ensure and Pediasure. A discussion of why these drinks, which are inferior to better-quality drinks that can be found in health food stores, are so routinely recommended by doctors and served to patients in hospitals. Includes a nutrient-by-nutrient comparison of 2 drinks: Boost, which doctors routinely prescribe, and Bananabolic, which primarily holistic doctors know about. Dr. Lipski analyzes and compares the ingredients, and the quality of the ingredients in the two drinks, one by one. Truly interesting.
28:00 – 29:00 – nutrigenomics, messages given to our bodies by real foods vs. “fake foods.”
30:00 – 33 – The good news: Some hospitals are starting to serve ORGANIC foods! (ARTICLE: Hospitals Finally Move Toward Organic Food)
33:00 – 41:00 – Organic Standards -- An excellent discussion of how the standards for organic foods are being lowered, as Organic Food becomes big business, and why some of the smaller farms -- which really do grow crops and raise animals in a healthy way -- often can’t afford to pay the money necessary for the “organic” label. Also discussed: why Dr. Lipski recommends supporting local farms, even if they do not have the label of “organic.” Includes a discussion of a letter Dr. Lipski wrote to the CEO of WalMart, explaining why it may not be feasible to sell truly organic food, while only increasing the cost to the public by 10%.
41:00 – 42:00 – sign off – websites, information about Dr. Lipski’s websites and phone number.
42:00 – 43:00 – Julia Schopick tells about Dr. Lipski’s September 20th teleseminar through her website, Access to Health Experts, an interview with Ralph Moss, PhD, entitled “Natural Approaches to Fighting Cancer.”
LINK:
Dr. Lipski --
I have been injured by Cipro. Is there a doctor in the NYC area who is familiar with adverse reactions to this drug and who could diagnose and treat me. My symptoms so far include peripheral neuropathy, muscle aches, and soreness in my hip joint. Thank you for any suggestions you may have.
Posted by: Laurel | May 03, 2007 at 06:14 AM
I was referred by Dr. Jeanne Wallace. My son, Chase (6 yrs old) has been battling a brain tumor for 21 months. She mentioned that you researched exercise machines for bed-ridden patients and that you had some success with using one. Pls provide any info that might be helpful. We're not giving up and we believe we'll eventually succeed through the holistic approach that we've been using. Thanks! John
Posted by: John Sammut | May 06, 2007 at 05:15 PM
Thoughts Regarding Autism Spectrum Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Of these rare neurological disorders, Autism is the most common. The autism spectrum reflects the broad range of symptoms in which the names of these autism disorders have been given their own name for their disorder.
Autism is a disability that is suspected to be caused possibly by a brain development disorder of unknown etiology. Others suspect the cause is some sort of neurological dysfunction- possibly with a genetic predisposition. Autism is about 3 times more common in males than females as well, and it is unclear as to why this occurs.
Usually, symptoms of the disease present themselves before the toddler reaches the age of three. Before Autism was more understood, others inaccurately labeled autistic people as childhood schizophrenia or as having a psychosis or mental retardation.
Symptoms of the autistic patient included limited or dysfunctional social and personal or intimate relationships with others, their intelligence is affected, and the autistic person typically is adverse to change. Also, the autistic person tends to be compulsive and prefers to be alone. They lack eye contact as much as physical contact with other people.
Out of over two dozen diagnostic criteria utilized for these disorders, eight must be present to be considered autistic, according to the DSM. As with all passive developmental disorders, the person expresses language, social, and behavioral difficulties.
Treatment includes what are called psychotropic medications that delay the progression of the disorder, as well as relieve some of the symptoms of one who is autistic. Behavioral therapy is common as a treatment regimen as well. Boys get Autism much more than girls.
Then there is the controversy between many who claim that thimerosal- a preservative containing mercury, which is a neurotoxin that was used in vaccines until 2001, was the catalyst for autism in children.
Over 5000 lawsuits have been filed because of this belief, and some have been successful for the plaintiff. Yet most agree the correlation between thimersal and autism is void of scientific merit. Furthermore, the cases of autism have not decreased since the preservative was discontinued in 2001.
Aside from Autism, the other four passive developmental disorders are known as autism spectrum disorders.
Asperger’s Syndrome is more common than autism, and the symptoms are milder, as there is minimal delay in language abilities, if at all. What is expressed with Asperger’s syndrome is mild autistic symptoms. In time, the patient may express atypical personality disorders, though.
While intelligence is within normal limits with the Asperger’s patient, social interactions and abilities preset difficulty for such a patient. As with Autism, medications and behavioral therapy are treatment regimens with one with this syndrome
Rett’s Syndrome or disorder presents with not only atypical behavior, but also suffers from restricted physical growth and movement. There is cognitive and social impairment as well. The disorder affects mostly girls, and the cause is due to a gene mutation.
Childhood Disintegrative disorder is rare, and is 10 times less common than autism. The disorder has a late onset with mild autistic symptoms. The disorder affects mostly boys, and regression is sudden and possible with this disorder. Skills lost with this disorder may be language, social, self-care, as well as play or motor skills. Decreased function or impairment with this disorder may include social skills and behavioral flaws. Central Nervous System pathology is a suspected cause of this disorder.
Finally, there are passive development disorders that are not otherwise specified. This may include atypical autism, for example. Yet as with the rest of types of these disorders, the symptoms vary in their frequency and intensity, as well as the range of abilities of these developmental disorders vary widely as well.
Medicinal treatment is believed to be not necessary for the management of all of those who may have autistic spectrum disorders. Depending on the patient’s health care provider, medications may be prescribed by their doctor to manage any affective disorders autistics may present in an acute or chronic nature. However, cognitive and behavioral therapy prove to be most beneficial for all the different types of Passive Development Disorders that exist for reasons yet to be defined.
www.autism-society.org
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139183.php
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