Don't let surgeons remove spare parts just because they can

Don’t let surgeons remove spare parts just because they can

August 4, 2023


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Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS spent the first twenty years of her practice as an emergency room physician with the Detroit Medical Center in a level 1 trauma center. Dr. Smith is a diplomat of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Physicians and is an authority on wellness and functional medicine. She is a founder of the Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine. Dr. Smith has been featured on CNN and is the best-selling author of ten books. We have discussed her book about women’s hormones, another on building immunity, and another on weight loss and most recently: *Maximize Your Male Hormones: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Men’s Most Common Health Disorders. Today we talk about nutritional balance and her book: Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and So Much More―SECOND EDITION: Choosing the Nutrients That Are Right for You.* est
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Hey, leave my thymus alone! During surgical operations in the chest (typically for lungs or heart) surgeons often remove perfectly healthy thymus glands. (Do they make more money for removing more parts?) Given the critical role the thymus plays in immunity (e.g. making our famous T-cells and helping Natural Killer cells), it is shocking that it has taken so long to research if that removal might cause problems in the future. Here is a link to an article about a study showing that indeed it is problematic. (Think cancer and / or covid.) . Make sure to cover your wishes with your doctor before going under the knife.
UPDATE
Wall Street Journal reported that as few as 12 weeks of regular “Exercise Can Be the Best Antidepressant“. My thoughts: 1. Great alternative given the scary side effects of psych drugs and has fringe benefits for cardio health and metabolism. The study compared exercise to mediation which is great but hard to master. 2. At first when the title said “antidepressant” I thought they were talking about drugs. But then WSJ being a financial publication and psych drugs being such giant businesses…3. To read the article, you must subscribe ($1), so if you don’t want more news, maybe just assume the headline is enough info. I did a quick look for the study but ran out of time.
Quote of the week.
“First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down.” – Leo Rosenberg
FUNNY of the week

FEEL GOOD moment
Mama gorilla shows her baby to human mother
LAST WEEK Show Follow-up
LISTEN to that show in the archives. 2 guests today. We talked with Kim Bright in February about collagen’s benefits to hair, skin and nails. Kim is a nutrition and wellness expert who has counseled one on one over 15 thousand people . A former actress, model, professional chef, and restauranteur she developed a keen interest in superfoods and 27 years ago founded Brightcore Nutrition. (I personally buy many of their products including the Revive Collagen in both unflavored that I put in coffee and the Strawberry Lemonade flavor that is a great addition to cool summer beverages or hot tea in cold months.) Today, we talked about collagen’s INTERNAL health effects for connective tissue of all kinds—including bones, joints, and the cardiovascular network. Read what UCLA has to say. The Revive product is especially effective because it contains 5 types of collagen, moisture-binding hyaluronic acid, plus vitamin C and it is 3^rd-party tested. Kim has an exclusive special offer for HBN listeners: Buy 2 bottles of REVIVE and Get 1 FREE. (No subscription required, and it comes with a 60-day 100% money back guarantee.) Deal NOT available online or in stores—call now at (888) 958-5331. Act quickly and receive a bottle of Vitamin D3 as a FREE gift with your order. (Ask about their Family & Friends package for even bigger discounts!) 2^nd guest. It may seem a little wacky to discuss saunas in this summer heat, but it is perfect timing. We compare the content of sweat due to exercise, weather or typical saunas, with the superior detoxifying sweat generated by a proper far infrared sauna like the Relax Sauna. Phil Wilson explains the difference in therapeutic effect (down to the cellular level) of the special healing wavelengths created in the portable Relax sauna that I have used for years. My article on the benefits of Far Infrared Sauna. One of many studies. I asked for a special deal for listeners, and he complied. Until Aug 5, save $150 with the code HBN150. (Even more generous than the usual $100 off with code HBN) Order online or speak with Phil Wilson at 626.200.8454. *There is also a Far Infrared Lamp. Save $29 with code LBNlamp.*
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