ABC’s
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My 10-year-old grandson is still wetting the bed, which is embarrassing for him and frustrating for his parents. How can we help him overcome this? He had a spinal fusion done when he was three years old which fixed the kyphosis in his neck and helped with the scoliosis in his back. I don’t know if this contributes to the bedwetting problem or not? Thank you so much for your help!
Your grandson may have a nervous system challenge with the history of spinal surgery and also a potential food sensitivity. I have found some may have sensitivity with dairy and bedwetting. But it could be any food. You may consider a CBC with differential.
What do you suggest for my kids that wake up multiple times per night?
They may need B vitamins. (More info in video)
Which water to drink is best: cold, warm, or hot?
Room temperature is best
I read an article by Dr. DeMaria online and I am wondering what the rationale is for the 3 items he recommends to lower cholesterol: apple, beets, carrot (ABC’s)? All three are high in sugar, which doesn’t seem to align with his no-sugar/no-fruit approach to diet. How exactly do these three lower cholesterol?
Great question: 1 cup of cooked beets has 11 grams of carbs, a large carrot has 7 grams, and ½ of an apple has 11 grams of carbs a total of 29 grams.
Beets and apples can lower cholesterol up to 40% when from my experience, it is affected by poor diet choices.
Carrots are a tremendous source of vitamin A, a precursor that helps promote liver and skin health. I guess it comes down to limiting some of your other carbs and focusing on the positive aspect of these—it is all a choice.
I have a reference for you: BEET FIBER AND CHOLESTEROL Nahrung. 2000 Jun;44(3):184-7. The effect of red beet (Beta vulgaris var. rubra) fiber on alimentary hypercholesterolemia and chemically induced colon carcinogenesis in rats. Bobek P1, Galbavý S, Mariássyová M. “Red beet fiber diet (and not the increased cellulose intake) caused a reduction of serum cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels (by 30 and 40%, respectively) and a significant increase in the fraction of cholesterol carried in HDL. This diet induced also a significant decrease (almost by 30%) of cholesterol content in aorta. Higher cellulose content in the diet and even more so the administration of red beet fiber caused a significant reduction of conjugated dienes content in plasma, erythrocytes and in liver.”
APPLES: Study: An Apple a Day Lowers Level of Blood Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 percent blood levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries. Taking capsules containing polyphenols, a type of antioxidant found in apples, had a similar, but not as large, effect. The study, funded by an apple industry group, found that the apples lowered blood levels of oxidized LDL — low-density lipoprotein, the “bad” cholesterol. When LDL cholesterol interacts with free radicals to become oxidized, the cholesterol is more likely to promote inflammation and can cause tissue damage. Contact: Robert DiSilvestro, (614) 292-6848; RDiSilvestro@ehe.osu.edu Written by Martha Filipic, (614) 292-9833; Filipic.3@osu.edu
