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THE ISLANDER, MAY 24, 2010, PAGE 7
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Why can't I lose weight?
By Dr. Joseph Druda
What I’m going to talk about in a
moment you might not believe. That
doesn’t make it any less true.
Patients come to our office seek
ing solutions to many health prob
lems. Headaches and neck pain, back
pain, sciatica, and spinal trauma are
the majority of cases. Our success is
extraordinary.
As our patients’ trust grows, they
often ask about other health concerns
not related to their primary complaint.
The question most often at the top of
the list regards difficulty with weight
loss.
Now the answer to this question
will be different for different patients.
Not everyone is starting from the same
point, or at the same fitness level, and
that’s o.k. Others have chronic health
conditions to take into account, such as
diabetes. However, even though solu
tions will vary between individuals,
there are some common weight loss
cures that may be applied to everyone.
Here’s the first one. Remember you
may not want to believe me at first,
but applying it could change your life.
Avoid cereals for breakfast. I know. It’s
as American as apple pie. The truth is
the pie will make you less fat than your
com flakes.
Eliminating breakfast cereals from
your diet if weight loss is your goal has
to do with your hormones and the gly-
cemic index (GI). Insulin is the number
one fat builder. It tells your body to
pack on pounds by storing calories as
fat. The GI is a great tool for fat loss.
It measures how quickly foods break
down into sugar in your bloodstream.
High glycemic foods turn into sugar
very quickly. Breakfast cereals are
among the highest glycemic foods, some
with numbers well over 100. For com
parison a glazed donut is around 75,
and a apple is 39, with meat and eggs
at zero. As a general rule carbs (breads
and grains) are highest on the GI.
So every morning when you eat
breakfast cereal (it’s even worse if you
pour sugar on top) you’re sending a
singe of sugar into your system. Insu
lin is dumped into the blood to handle
this overwhelming sugar spike.
This tells the body to shut down pro
cesses that bum fat and instead store
fat. So for effective weight loss, replace
breakfast cereals with lower glycemic
foods like eggs, meat, fruits, vegetables
and dairy.
Now that the first weight loss tmth
is out of the way, on to the second.
French fries are possibly the worst food
you can eat. White potatoes are very
high glycemic and will prevent weight
loss. Not to mention the oil used to fry
them will never be healthy for you or
your heart. If you want to enjoy a pota
to every now and again go for baked
or sweet potatoes. They’re much more
nourishing.
And lastly, if you truly want to lose
weight, do a whole body cleanse. We no
longer live in a pure world. Our bod
ies become filled with chemicals of all
sorts. In order to protect us the body
will wall off toxic chemicals it can’t
eliminate with fatty tissue.
Cleanse your body of chemicals and
watch the fat melt away. There are
dozens of cleanses available today, just
find the one best for you.
Follow these three tmths and I
promise you, believe it or not, you will
lose those stubborn pounds.
Dr. Joseph Druda is a practicing St.
Simons Island chiropractor. He may
be contacted at 399-8860 or at www.
DrDruda.com. □
SGHS offers “Blessing of the Hands” to team members
*
As part of the recent cel
ebration of National Hospital
Week May 9-15, Southeast
Georgia Health System, for
the first time, offered a spe
cial "Blessing of the Hands"
ceremony at both the Bruns
wick and Camden campus
es, as well as the Senior Care
Centers is Brunswick and St.
Marys. The inclusive ceremo
ny, which traveled through
out the Health System where
team members were work
ing, used language that was
appropriate for all faiths and
served as a reminder that
working at a hospital is a special calling and requires empathy and
gentleness to those served. Adam Sanchez, R.N., manager, Patient
Care Services, Emergency Care Center, left,has his hands blessed by
the Rev. Wright Culpepper, chaplain, at the Brunswick Campus.
EAM
DVANCE
St. Simons
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St. Simons Premier
PHYSICAL THERAPY Team
Carla Rozier, MPT, Clinic Director
~ Carla graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University
and is clinically focused on orthopedics & sports medicine.
Graham Laidler, PT
~ Graham has over 23 years PT experience specializing in
manual techniques for the spine.
Steve Chenoweth, BS, PT, Partner
~ Steve is an owner of Advance and has over 18 years of
orthopedic physical therapy experience.
Samantha Liddy, ATC
~ Sam joined Advance in 2007 and covers sports medicine
for Frederica Academy.
Kim Hickox, DPT, ATC
~ Kim has a Doctrate of Physical Therapy and also is a
certified athletic trainer.
Cat Logan, Office Manager
~ Cat has been the office manager for St.Simons since it's
opening in 2007.
David Jackson, PT-Tech
~ David has been with Advance for 3 years and is currently
pursuing a degree in exercise science.
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