Teenagers and Depression

I an not a physiologist, a psychiatrist or a counselor.........so why are teenagers getting better in my clinic with the Happiness Within Program?  Maybe the answer is to look outside the box.

We check gut health for everyone who comes into the clinic. We use Urinary Indicans Testing to see how healthy your gut bacteria is ( after all you have 4 kilos of it).  It is well documented the link between depression and gut health. The level of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract has a bidirectional impact on behavior. Researchers have found that depression can influence the vulnerability of the gut to inflammation; and in turn, this inflammation may influence depression and anxiety.(1).

We  consider and test for food intolarances where applicable.  Particular foods may not be tolerated well in the body setting up inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract  and in the same way as above effect mood.

Have you considered the blood, brain barrier (BBB)?  New research has found it gets leaky. Inflammatory reactions in the body set up this leakiness and substances that would normally not cross the BBB leak into the brain.  What effect does this have?  The teenagers of today have been exposed to more chemicals than ever before so we don't know  all of the consequences.  What we do know is there is a link between toxicity and brain health.  We screen everyone who comes into our clinic for heavy metals.  This lets us see if toxicity is an issue.

What have you got to lose?  None of these tests are terribly invasive, they are simple to do and because we do them in the clinic you get fast results.

Book an appointment now at Cranes Pharmacy 9969 4700 or online
For more information about Rosemary Manners and the programs she runs see http://www.rosemarymanners.com.au


1 Berick, P. et al. Chronic Gastrointestinal Inflammation Induces Anxiety-Like Behaviour and Alters Central Nervous System Biochemistry in Mice. Gastroenterology 2010;139:2102–2112.

Food Detective; When is it time to check for Food Intolarances?

It may be time right now.  Do you have any of the following symptoms?

• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Depression
• Arthritis - joint pain, stiffness & swelling
• Chronic Respiratory symptoms (wheezing )
• Abdominal Pain
• Bowel Problems (colitis, diarrhoea )

or


§Bloating

§Insomnia

§Weight problems/Obesity

§Anxiety

§Skin problems (eczema)

§Persistent cough

§Palpitations
These could be all indications that you are eating the wrong food for your body.

How can these intolerances just suddenly appear?  
Generally, foods are broken down during digestion into their component parts e.g. amino acids, glycerides etc. These pass harmlessly through the gut into the bloodstream. However, occasionally small fragments of partially digested or undigested foods are able to pass through the gut wall into the bloodstream where they are recognized by the immune system as being ‘foreign’. The immune system responds by making antibodies (IgGs). In some patients, inflammation or irritation of the intestinal lining allows partially digested foods to leak into the bloodstream. This condition is called ‘leaky gut syndrome’ and patients with this condition typically have high levels of antibodies to multiple foods. Additionally for some people it may be that their immune system isn't as efficient at removing these antibodies that form immune complexes with the food (antigen), which leads to inflammation that can appear as a food intolerance.


Some of the things that can cause this are;

• Antibiotics
• Medication/Drugs
• Candida overgrowth
• Parasites
• Intestinal bacterial/viral infection
• Glutamine insufficiency
• Alcohol
• Poor diet
• Stress
• Low stomach acid
• Low pancreatic enzyme

What can you do?
It's as easy as three steps

1. Optimise gut function. We run a six week program called Clean Within that heals and cleans out the digestive system
2. Identify and remove allergen. In the clinic we use a test known as Food detective to analyse the foods you are reacting to.
3. Stay fit for life, don't skip meals, eat regular meals, come and get regular check ups and reduce refined foods.

Book in Now for a testing pack  9969 4700

Thin Within; Weight Loss For Busy People who have 5 Kilos to Lose

Cranberry. Does it work for Urinary Tract Health?

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Amy Howell.  She is from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.She has been studying Cranberries since 1993.  That's 21 years so you could imagine she just about knows all there is to know about cranberry.
Her research has been published extensively in many journals.  Three points that I found extremely interesting are;

• Products labeled as cranberry can be a different berry that looks like cranberry but does not have the same urinary tract effect
• Some products contain the skin of the cranberry where the active constituent cannot be accessed.
• Dose is very important.  To get enough of the active ingredient you need a standardised dose of 36mg PACS.

So if you've tried cranberry before and not found it useful it is probably due to one of these reasons.  A new product just released in Australia has Dr. Howell's full approval.  It is called Ellura by Flordis.
This extract of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) has been shown to help prevent potentially harmful bacteria (E.coli) from sticking to urinary tract walls and effectively flush out the bacteria from the urinary tract to help promote urinary tract health. By helping to maintain a clean urinary tract, Ellura may help to reduce the frequency of recurrent cystitis (infection of the bladder) in women.

Buy Ellura Capsules Now  or pick up a box at Cranes or Cremorne Pharmacies.

Happiness Within ; Foods that Heal and Harm the Brain

Culinary culprits: foods that may harm the brain

Effects of the diet on the brain are largely unexplored, with pretty much all the attention being paid to the negative impact on rest of the body. However, from sugar and carbohydrates to fats and even grains, the list of dietary choices having potentially negative effects on the brain is growing...fast! Although a bulk of the evidence shows an association with, but not a causation of mental health and cognitive decline, many clinicians are reporting seeing first-hand improvements in patients' mental health outcomes with dietary changes that eliminate the notorious dietary culprits.

In an Australian study, they looked at the main culprits (junk food e.g.chips, chocolate, pizza, sweets and soda)  and saw that it had an impact on adolescent's mental health status over a 2-year period. Again, junk food eaten in pregnancy and the first 5 years of life has been shown to cause aggression, hyperactivity, or tantrums amongst children independent of confounding factors and of the childhood diet.

What are these foods doing in our brain? High amounts of saturated fats and sugars have a negative impact on brain proteins called neurotrophins. Neutrophins are the clever guys that protect the brain against oxidative stress.
Rosemary Manners's Happiness Within Program is designed to go along with your other therapies.  It looks at your nutrition, your lifestyle choices and your mindset in relationship to your brain health and the emotions you feel.  Happiness Within is one of the health programs run at Cranes Pharmacy.  Sounds interesting? Book an appointment.  Till end of March first appointments with testing is reduced to only $100.

Avene D-Pigment for brown spots on your face

This is a unique product for the dark spots on your face.  It is often Dermatologist Recommended. The studies have shown 81% Reduction of dark spots in 12 weeks.
I'm using this at the moment to reduce the brown pigment spots on my face and it's working.

Benefits
Mattifying powders reduce the appearance of dark spots
Evens out skin and restores radiance
Apply in the evening to the affected areas, on the face, neck and hands

Come into Cranes Pharmacy to check it out.
We have an offer on right now...

Buy any two Avene Product and receive a free Avene Cleanser
while stocks last.

Knickers for Nepal, Seven Women and Everest Base Camp

Seven Women began in Nepal in 2009. It is a grass roots project to create new lives for seven disabled

 women were found abandoned in a tin shed enduring discrimination and hardship. Seven Women founder Stephanie Woollard first met them while traveling in Nepal and started a training training program for them in the hope skills would give them independence and a means to earn an income. Now with a dedicated and passionate team they have been able to establish two centres in Nepal which have trained and employed over 550 women. Last year we supported Seven Women and I thought I'd like to do it again this year but with a difference. We will be selling knickers. I'd like to deliver the knickers myself to their centre in Katmandu on my way to Everest Base Camp. Women often arrive at the centre with nothing and it it simple things like this, a warm meal and place to sleep that can make the biggest difference. You can help them too by buying some knickers at the shop for $10.00 and we'll deliver it in April.