Colleague of Celebrity Dietician Shares

FAQ on Low-Carb Diets

When Dr. John Salerno a protg of Atkins Diet creator Dr. Robert Atkins testified before the U.S.D.A. about plans for its most recent Food Pyramid revision, he spoke his mind: The food industry is corrupt and has supported recommendations that do not support the populations health.

Hidden sugar, preservatives and highly processed white starch are what are really causing our health epidemic in the United States, says Salerno, author of The Silver Cloud Diet, (www.thesilverclouddiet.com). Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimers disease are killing this country, and its not because people are eating too much organic natural fats.

Since the initial popularity of the Atkins food plan some years ago, however, there have been critics of the low-carbohydrate diet. The science was and is sound, says Dr. Salerno, who worked closely with Atkins on research. The problem was that the diet itself was not sustainable.

The basic principles needed revision both to make the diet sustainable and to take into account the foods available today, he says.

How does a low-carb diet work? Salerno answers the most frequently asked questions:

How is a low-carb diet today different from the Dr. Atkins plan? Thirty years ago, the food supply was less degraded. Now, low-carb dieters have to be more proactive about selecting chemical-free foods that are not highly processed. There are many more farming techniques today that introduce unnatural elements into our meats and vegetables, and there are many, many more highly processed foods on store shelves. We need to be vigilant about preservatives and additives; hormone-infused meat can wreak havoc on a body.

Whats the first step? The Fat Fast Detox quickly puts ones body into fat-burning mode. Adhering to the carb-free diet for two weeks will have participants losing five to 15 pounds and two inches from the waistline. Breakfast, for example, could include two large organic eggs and a side of bacon, sausage or ham, which can be washed down with coffee or tea with cream and sweetener.

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Atkins Diet Update

Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane, 62, who has a prevention and wellness practice in Detroit, will talk about Heart Sense and Humor at 9 a.m. Saturday at the 9th Annual Heart and Vascular Expo.

She is a graduate of both University of Michigan Medical School and The Second City School of Comedy in Chicago and believes in the healing power of laughter. She is a board certified anti-aging specialist, as well as an author, talk show host and comedian.

Shelby-Lane is also featured in the 2013 Aetna African American History Calendar for the month of April.

Mlives Monetta Harr asked Shelby-Lane a few questions about her background and humor and health go hand-in-hand.

Q: Multiple degrees are not uncommon, but it seems very unusual to have a medical degree and one from a famous comedy school.

Shelby-Lane: I did a lot of research on heart disease and I know endorphins are good for our brain, every part of our body. I read about Norman Cousins (a journalist who discovered humor as he battled illness and wrote, "I made the joyous discovery that 10 minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.). Whether you watch the Three Stooges or laugh at a joke, you can heal faster. And the staff needs laughter as much as patients do. You have to bring laughter into hospitals, get people to see the lighter side of life and it works.

Q: How did you decide to attend the comedy school?

Shelby-Lane: I was an emergency room doctor in Detroit and I was seeing a lot of kids dying. But it wasnt until my best friend was killed that I enrolled in Second City. She and I were sitting in a restaurant talking, she was very mellow and calm. Twenty minutes after we said goodbye she went home and her sister accidentally killed her, thinking she was an intruder. I was so distraught and remembered all we did was talk about what we were going to do next. So when she was killed I decided to pursue my dream of being a comedienne. I worked midnights at Detroit Receiving Hospital, flew to Chicago from Detroit City Airport, took a bus to Second City, attended classes and flew home in time to start my ER shift. I did that twice a week for two years.

Q: Do you get serious with your patients?

Shelby-Lane: Yes, I teach them how to take care of their hearts and their health. Everybody thinks this happens to older people, but I work with young athletes and we are seeing teenagers dying on basketball courts from heart issues. It is all very disturbing.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --It's quite possible you may have someone in your family or know of someone who has a friend or loved one that has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. According to an article in the March issue of Life Extension Magazine, someone in America develops Alzheimer's every 68 seconds and that rate is projected to more than double by 2050, to one every 33 seconds.

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But just because mainstream medicine has no solutions, doesn't mean you can't push back against this dreaded disease.

The Life Extension Magazine article highlights many compounds that have much research behind them and demonstrates their ability to target multiple degenerative steps in the development of Alzheimer's. According to the article, written by Liam Hawkins, these compounds may not only prevent the disease from developing, it can also modify the course of the disease itself, revering cognitive deficits, restoring memory and delaying the progression of the disease.

The article provides a short overview of 25 nutrients with strong evidence from human studies that may support their use by those who have been attacked by the disease.

Also discussed is the role of anti-inflammatory drugs and especially metformin (derived from the French lilac bush), may help the body break down and deactivate proteins that contribute to the neurofibrilliary tangles characteristic of neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease. Most applications for metformin today have to do with diabetes and insulin resistance, which are increasingly relevant topics for Alzheimer's researchers. Overall, this makes for a fascinating theory.

The March issue of Life Extension Magazine is available at many leading book storesand supermarkets nationwide. For more information on how to obtain a copy of the magazine, visit http://www.lef.org or call Life Extension at 1-866-864-3027.

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Nutritional strategies to combat Alzheimer's featured in March issue of Life Extension® Magazine