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10 Is the Standard American Diet eminizing our men

12 Healthy in spirit: December dreams come true

16 Becoming the person I aim to be

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6 LETTER FROM THE TEAM

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14 HEALTHY PETSMaintenance keeps horses healthyand happy

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Feminization o men what? Men are supposed to be themacho and strong ones in our society because they havetestosterone, right? Well, in many cases this is still true;

however, just look around you. Do your own experiment withyour male loved ones, check them out! Ten also take note o the

males you seen in everyday lie at grocery stores, gas stations, eventhe gym! I think you will discover a commonality especiallyin males over 40 years old. What you will find is larger abdo-mens (central obesity) and increased male breast tissue (does thissound amiliar to you women who may be reading this?). Couldit be similar to what happens to a woman going through meno-pause at in all the wrong places (difficulty losing weight andstubborn abdominal at)? Te answer is yes! But why? Men arenot supposed to have estrogen, right? It will make them weakand more emotional, just to name a ew. While that might notbe so bad, a ew women may be thinking, the reality is that highamounts o estrogen in men is just as bad as it is or women. Tereneeds to be balance. Excess estrogen is problematic.

Estrogen dominance is thought to be responsible or age relatedweight gain, metabolic disorders and a variety o chronic healthconditions in both men and women. It is unortunate becausebalance is just not the case in todays world, especially when itcomes to diet and the oodswe all consume, not to mention ourchemical laden society.

So, what is the Standard American Diet (SAD) you ask? Itis how a majority o the US population eats. Te SAD diet is adiet high in the ollowing: unhealthy animal, saturated and

hydrogenated ats, and high in processed oods, salt and s(especially in junk ood, ast oods). Not to mention low in ficomplex carbohydrates and plant-based oods. Tere is also ao nutrients, related to how oods are processed and cookewell as all the additives, toxins, preservatives and hormones

plague our oods.Our American diet has drastically changed in the past sev

decades. It was noted to be the cause o at least two-thirddeaths in the 1998 Surgeon General Report by Dr. C. EvKoop. Additionally, our diet is primarily one o the biggestactors to account or the nations leading causes o death: hdisease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and intestinal disorders. Tturn points to obesity, something not just specific to menthe country in general. New research rom the Journal o Amcan Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine (June 2revealed that 75 percent o men and 67 percent o womenoverweight or obese compared rom 20 years ago when it63 percent o men and 55 percent o women. Hmmm, it m

just be because people overeat and dont exercise, right? WObviously, quantity o ood and inactivity is certainly part oproblem. We all are aware o what makes us gain weightwhat you may not know is that we are all being exposed to lamounts o estrogenic compounds every day, and this wrhavoc with our hormonal balance.

Estrogenic compounds are ound in meat, dairy products (hormones), ruits/vegetables (saturated with pesticides), soyproducts (promote estrogen), vegetable oils (sunflower, safflo

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soybean, canola, corn, and peanut oil (promote estrogen). Addi-tionally, synthetic orms o estrogen or xenoestrogens are oundin the air, cleaning products, flame retardants, dioxins, PCBs,plastic chemicals (such as bisphenol A or BPA in plastic silver-ware, ood storage containers, water bottles, etc.) lotions, sham-poos and water, and PVC pipes. Tere are also parabens, whichare the synthetic chemicals used as preservatives in personal careproducts like shampoos, deodorants, sunscreens, cosmetics andalso in oods like mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressings and candy.

Parabens can lead to diminished muscle mass, extra at storageand increase in male breast tissue. oxins all the cides pesti-cides, herbicides, insecticides are all xenoestrogens. Xenoes-trogens or synthetic orms o estrogen are said to mimic estrogen.Modern processing techniques o oods are a big culprit or this.Processed oods contain dyes, preservatives, flavorings and otheradditives. Tere are over 3,000 different chemicals added to oodin the US every year and noneare required to be reported to theFDA or USDA. When the estrogen content within our bodiesis excessive, it leads to estrogen sensitive tissues, which in turncauses larger adipose or at cells in the body. Te excess estrogenprovides a never ending cycle o at production and promotes atstorage an ongoing cycle.

Tereore, this certainly can be contributing to the eminizationo men but even more alarming is that it even decreases a manstestosterone levels! It is estimated that about 4 to 5 million Ameri-can men suffer rom low testosterone, but only 5 percent are beingtreated. Some signs your man may have low testosterone include:excess body at, low libido, gynecomastia (excess breast tissue),lack o motivation, depression, low sel esteem , irritability, mood-iness, memory loss, loss or morning erections, erectile dysunc-tion, atigue, decreased energy/muscle mass, testicle shrinkageand low sperm count.

What can be done about this? First, be aware and get inormed.Ten talk to the men in your lie, and let them know the threat

to their health, which will only continue to spiral out o controli action is not taken. Help arm them with the right knowledge:eating a healthy organic, chemical ree diet, proper balancing ohormones, essential nutrients rom oods and high quality supple-ments, which can be preventative. Without intervention, our men(and society) are destined or metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabe-tes, high blood pressure, heart disease, atherosclerosis, stroke andcancers. According to the CDC (2013) the top two leading causeso death in men is heart disease and cancer.

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As a minister, I observe the seasonwith a healthy dose o why. Why arewe doing this, and what does it mean in2015? Scholars tell us that most o what wethink we know about Christmas is basedon earlier traditions, not acts. Even thegospels do not agree about what suppos-edly occurred. Did you know that the

narrative we call the Christmas story is notound complete in any o the gospels, thatit is actually pulled together rom chaptersound in the gospels o Matthew and Luke and that it is not mentioned at all in thegospels o Mark and John? Did you knowthat the celebration o Christmas wasestablished to correspond with the wintersolstice and traditional Roman estivals,

not based upon any documentation aboutthe birth o Jesus? Yet, it is a wonderul,awe-inspiring story, and it celebrates thebeginning o a new and remarkable lie.

Millions o people around the worldlove the Christmas season because o whatit can bring in joy, peace, love and renewedaith. And, I wonder what it means to youtoday? It is worthwhile to give that someheartelt consideration. Perhaps it will bea time or you to give birth to a new andeven more remarkable lie.

I think o it as a time o renewal, anda time when something very special andunexpected happens. For example, I meetsomeone who offers me an extraordinarygif o insight, a avor done with greatkindness, an expression o generosity, or

a simple loving gesture. Or it might spectacular rosted morning, remcence with a long-time riend, or heamy avorite holiday songs. Tis year twill be something that makes me tall over, something that shows me thDecember dream lives on in me. It idream o peaceulness, lovingkindgenerosity, and heart-to-heart connec

It may come when I least expect it, awill stop to notice and appreciate it.

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In my head, Im a very outgoing and adventurous person. I amwilling to try just about anything. In reality, I am getting betterand closer to being the adventurous and outgoing person that

I want to be and am in my head, but Im not getting there alone.On my journey to become this person that I aim to be, you willfind me second guessing and doubting mysel, watching othersand not thinking I can possibly reach that level, and standing off

to the side praising and encouraging others to reach their goalsand potential, araid to reach my own. I am a teacher, a helper,a positive ray o sunshine, always willing to help out and have asmile on my ace. Yet, I am terrible at accepting help rom others,asking or help, accepting compliments and praise, or seeing mypotential. It has taken me quite some time to realize that I can, inact, become that person that I imagine and hope to be. For me,

that means I need a bit o help. Tis help comes in the ormgentle nudges, sometimes a big shove in the direction o whope to achieve and goals I am capable o reaching. It also maccepting help. I now realize that I need the help o people arome who realize my potential, recognize what I want and hopdo, and have the confidence in me that I dont have in mysel Im able to find it.

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watched others work on it. I was disappointed with mysel and sadthat I was missing out on something that was a new adventure andopportunity, and the only thing holding me back rom it was me. Ibegan to push aside the negative and sel-conscious thoughts andslowly began trying a ew things. I began to listen to and acceptthe help and encouragement rom those that were positivelyencouraging me to participate and learn and stopped listeningto those that also had a negative opinion o the apparatus, prob-ably or many o the same reasons as me. I allowed mysel to bepushed, I allowed mysel to struggle, I allowed mysel to get out omy comort zone and have the adventure. I have allen in love withhoop and the way it and the encouragement and pushing o othersallows me to eel accomplished, because I have to work at it and itmakes me eel proud when I succeed.

Being independent and sel-sufficient is wonderul, but it iseven more wonderul when you allow yoursel to push harder andarther and accept the help and encouragement o others alongthe way. When you allow yoursel to get out o your comort zoneand participate in the adventure, you gain so much more than anew experience. You gain confidence, greater understanding o

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joint and muscle pain, dry skin, brittle splitting fingernails andexcessive hair loss? I so, you have a lot in common with many omy patients and may have low thyroid unction.

Te thyroid gland is an endocrine organ that sits in the ronto your neck, below your Adams apple, and produces thyroidhormones. Tyroid hormones are the hormones o metabo-lism and regulate speed o unction o your cells and your bodytemperature. How well your thyroid is unctioning is related toevery cell in your body and i your thyroid is not working well youwill not eel well.

Take The Thyroid Quiz andsee how you score:None Mild Moderate Severe

________ Anxiety________ Brittle, splitting fingernails________ Cold intolerance________ Constipation________ Depression________ Dry or coarse skin________ Fatigue________ Hair Loss________ Heavy menstrual flow________ Migraines________ Missing outer 1/3 o eyebrows

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I you ranked three or more symptoms as moderate or severe,

may be suffering rom hypothyroidism.

Tyroid disorders are best diagnosed and treated by a provwho is an expert at careully listening to you and your sympalong with the ability to interpret all o your test results. Atcenter, along with blood testing, we ofen use a Tyroflexto help us diagnose hypothyroidism and determine your incellular thyroid unction. Tis is a simple reflex test that useTyroflex machine an FDA approved, medical device thclinically proven to sensitively detect hypothyroid conditionpercent o the time. Tis inormation, along with baseline thylab tests, erritin and Vitamin D blood test results, is invaluabguide your treatment and is used to create a personalized tment plan or you.

Many conventional medical providers were taught to oone blood test called a SH (thyroid stimulating hormone)when evaluating thyroid unction. Many unctional medproviders order a more comprehensive panel o blood tests wcan be very helpul and give a more complete understandinthyroid unction in the body. I needed, your treatment opcould include a synthetic medication (i.e. Synthroid 4 oor natural) thyroid medications (i.e. Armour 3 and 4

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Te risks associated with untreated hypothyroidism are hugeand include: cardiovascular issues such as an increase in theollowing: LDL cholesterol, homocysteine (an amino acid associ-ated with heart attacks, strokes and blood clot ormation), CRP(an inflammatory marker), high blood pressure and peripheralartery disease. Patients may also have increased risk o Diabetes

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Diet and exercise are essential components o a healthy lie-style. While even the busiest men and women can findways to eat healthy, finding time to exercise can be more

difficult.According to the Presidents Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutri-

tion, regular physical activity can prevent chronic diseases likeheart disease, cancer and stroke, which are the three leading causeso health-related death in the United States. In addition, men andwomen who are not physically active are at greater risk or devel-oping type 2 diabetes. Regular exercise helps people control theirweight while promoting bone, muscle and joint health.

While the benefits o regular exercise are substantial, findingthe time or daily exercise is not always so easy. Te ollowing are a

handul o strategies men and women can employ as they attemptto make more time in their days to exercise.

REEXAMINE YOUR FREE TIME. Few adults, and especiallythose juggling amilies and careers, have an abundance o reetime. But reexamining the ways you are spending your reetime may help you uncover some moments or daily exercise.Te Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition notes that adultsbetween the ages o 18 and 64 need at least two and a hal hourseach week o moderate-intensity aerobic activity. While that mayseem like a lot, its only slightly more than 20 minutes per day.It helps to supplement such aerobic activity with some strength-training activities at least two days per week. ry waking up 20 to30 minutes earlier each day, using that time to hit the treadmillor jog around the neighborhood. You likely wont be affected bywaking up earlier, and you wont need to alter your existing sched-ule or the rest o the day, either. I mornings arent your thing,make better use o your lunch hour, going or a jog or visitingyour companys exercise acilities i that option is available to you.

WORK WHILE YOU EXERCISE.echnology has made it easierthan ever beore to stay connected to the office even when you are

nowhere near your desk. Men and women who cant seem totime to exercise ofen cite the demands o their job as the primreason behind their inactivity, but those same individualsuse the technology at their disposal, be it smartphones that athem keep track o work emails or tablets that make it possibconnect remotely to office servers, to work while they exerBring your smartphone or tablet with you when you work outhe elliptical or jog on the treadmill.

REDUCE YOUR SEDENTARY TIME. A 2008 study Australian researchers ound that people who regularly breatheir sedentary time, including the hours they sit behind tdesk at the office, with movement had healthier waist circum

ences, body mass indexes and triglycerides than those whonot. While hourly breaks to walk around the office mightseem like exercise, such breaks can benefit your long-term he

GET CREATIVE. Many people associate daily exercise private gyms, and while gyms can serve as excellent motors and great places to get ull-body workouts, time invoin driving to and rom the gym can make it difficult to comto gym memberships. But you dont need a gym membershlive a healthy liestyle. When possible, take the stairs insteaan elevator and park urther away rom your office door soget a small cardiovascular workout on your way into and othe office. Rather than retiring to the couch afer dinner, wabike around your neighborhood. Such simple gestures may insignificant, but the more creative ways you find to exercise day, the more beneficial such efforts become.

While there is no way to create more time in the day, menwomen can employ several strategies to make more time or exercise.

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Imagine waking up in the morningeeling great! You bounce out o bedwith the kind o energy that will take

you rom morning to evening. You havethe confidence to finally get to all thosethings you have been putting off. You are

gaining control o your health and controlo your lie! Isnt this what everybodywants? Good health, ull unction andabsence o disease well into old age? Ocourse we do!

Here is a scenario that might soundmore amiliar or you or someone youknow. You go or your annual physicaland blood tests. Te results come backand your doctor tells you to start variousprescription drugs because your resultswere not in the healthy range (i.e. choles-terol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL, glucose,blood pressure, etc.). Tis happens moreand more each day, and this prescriptiondrug may put a Band-Aid on the problem,but doctor, what exactly got me unhealthyin the first place?

Tis is not to say that some drugs dontever successully prevent disease. But theact is that no matter how you look at it, theUS (and to a lesser extent other countries)

has a prescription drug problem. Te USspends two times more on drugs, andtakes twice as many drugs as other coun-tries, and yet the health o Americans isactually worse. Tat means we are paying

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So what is your first line o therapy now that you have your results?Surprisingly, obesity and chronic diseases associated with aging hypertension, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes and osteo-porosis are not inevitable outcomes o the aging process. Instead,these diseases are largely preventable, simply by making sound lie-style choices. Lucky or us, there are medically approved wellnessprograms available as alternatives to prescription drugs. Your firstline o therapy should be to fix what got you ill in the first place your diet and liestyle! 96 percent o primary care physicians (PCPs)believe that the US health care system should place more empha-sis on nutrition in treating chronic disease. So why dont they justollow through on that notion? Well, because there are barriers orPCPs, such as lack o financial incentives, time, support staff andtraining to help each individual patient in this manner.

Helping patients adopt a therapeutic liestyle is the first andpossibly the most important therapy doctors and other health careproviders could use to treat many chronic health problems, as well asthe associated obesity epidemic we are experiencing in the US. It allcomes down to us choosing to be proactive about our health versusreactive, and accepting the all too eager prescriptions that are handedto us each day. Making liestyle changes (proper diet, supplements,activity, stress management, etc.) is a small price to pay compared to

how much we tend to pay in just one year or prescription drugs. Youdefinitely do not have to go to medical school to know how to takecare o yoursel in those areas o your lie!

Again, rest assured that there are proessionals and medicallyproven programs out there to help you achieve your wellnessgoals. Remember, it is not just about preventing disease; its alsoabout striving to live your lie to the ullest in all areas moreenergy, less stress, improving your shape, better sleep, morestrength, ewer aches and pains, and the list goes on! So, what willbe your first line o therapy?

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Kimberly Baehman, MS, is the clinical nutritionist and owner oNutritional Healing, LLC. Her passion lies in supporting peopleshealth through evidence-based medicine (risks versus benefits omedications) and healing therapies through nutrition. Kimberlyhas her masters o science in human nutrition degree, and experi-

ence working with clients regarding weight and atigue issues, sports nutrition,ood sensitivities and allergies, and general health concerns such as high bloodpressure, high glucose levels, high cholesterol/triglycerides, migraines, thyroidconditions and gut dysunction. o learn more, call 920-358-5764 or email

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Medical costs in the US are gettingtotally out o control. Obamacarepremiums are rising 20 percent to

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What is holistic medicine?Natural Holistic Medicine was pracor many centuries. At the turn o the century, Andrew Carnegie and JohnRockeeller threw their considerable ience behind pharmaceutical based mcine. Tey basically hijacked the mesystem and ound a way to make med

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What advantages are therein natural medicine versuspharmaceuticals?Natural medicine uses compounds oundin nature, which are not patentable to be

exploited or profit. Tereore, the cost othe treatment is ar less than Big Pharmasdrugs. But the best part o natural medi-cine is that it ofen corrects the problemthat is causing your disease, not justcontrol symptoms as pharmaceuticals do.

Symptom control versusdisease control: Whats thedifference?Lets say that you suspect you have diabe-tes. You go to your doctor or some bloodwork. He says your blood sugar is high so heputs you on a diabetes drug. So, now yourefixed, right? Not quite. Te diabetes drug willusually bring down your blood sugar levelbut that is just a symptom o diabetes. Tecauseo diabetes is that the cells in your bodyhave become insulin resistant. Tis meansthat the insulin produced by your body cannot penetrate the cell wall and be properlyused. Holistic medicine can correct thisinsulin resistance and possibly reverse yourdiabetes. Pharmaceutical drugs will neverdo that. Another advantage is that natural

medicine has little or no side effects, whereasvirtually every prescription drug has sideeffects, ofen severe. For example, some othe latest diabetes drugs can cause ketoaci-dosis, which can kill you. Do you know oanyone that has cured their diabetes usingtraditional medical treatment? Exactly mypoint. Youre a patient or lie.

How safe are naturalmedicines?Every year, about 128,000 people die romtaking properly prescribed pharmaceuti-cals. Tink about that. Properly prescribeddrugs kill more than the entire populationo Green Bay each and every year. Another1.9 million are hospitalized yearly as thedirect result o taking prescription drugs.A recent report states that about 2,300people go to the emergency room yearlyas the result o taking natural remediesand many o these cases are suspected to

be rom other causes. Tere have been nodocumented deaths rom natural remediesin the last 2 years. Natural medicine is byar saer than drugs.

Why doesnt my doctor usenatural medicine?Big Pharma companies pay major amountso cash to medical schools to influence the

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Can you have low blood sugar and not be diabetic or takediabetic drugs or insulin? Te answer is yes. Te symp-toms o non-diabetic low blood sugar can vary rom just

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Te brain uses twice as much blood glucose (sugar) as the othercells in the body. When blood sugar goes too low, it is elt in thebrain first, hence lightheadedness, etc. Ironically, non-diabeticlow blood sugar is caused by too much ast digesting sugar andstarch in the diet, not a shortage.

Tis is how it works: sugar and starch digest very quickly, andas a result your pancreas is signaled to produce insulin. Insulins

job is to lower the blood sugar and put the glucose in muscle cells,

and then store some in the liver or uture use. Te excess sugarand starch is stored as at called triglycerides. Unless you eat moresugar/carbohydrates quickly, your blood sugar can all too low.Tis is the genesis o a carbohydrate addiction and weight gain,as well as non-diabetic, low blood sugar. (Tere can also be othercauses such as certain drugs, etc. Tese will not be addressed hereand a doctor should be consulted.)

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Forefront Dermatologyprovides expert winterskin care tipsBY GRACE OLSON

Merriam-Webster denes dermatology as the scientic study of the skinand its diseases, but Dr. Kenneth Katz realized long ago that its so muchmore. In fact, his belief in dermatologists ability to treat not only medicalconditions but the emotional response that accompany them is the veryfoundation of his business.

Previously known as Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin, ForefrontDermatology changed its name to more accurately represent what the vast andhighly experienced team of doctors and support sta provide for their patients.

We chose the word forefront because it really reects the direction ourpractice goes, Dr. Kenneth Katz says. Not only do we accomplish being onthe forefront of dermatology from a treatment and procedural standpoint,were also on the forefront of dermatology in educating our communities. Itreally describes whowe are, not just whatwe are.

Forefront Dermatologys northeastern Wisconsin network includes 15clinics, 21 dermatologists, and 9 physician assistants and nurse practitio-ners, yet it grasps the benets and charms that smaller businesses typicallyencompass.

Each practice thats under the Forefront Dermatology umbrella is your localcommunity group of dermatologists, Dr. Kenneth Katz says. Yes, they havethe benet of being a part of the group we have, but their focus is educating andbuilding relationships with people in their communities.

The connections made between doctor and patient span all ages from pedi-atric to geriatric, but more so focus on individual patients, not just their stagein life. For example, Dr. Kenneth Katz relays their dierent approach to twopatients with seborrheic dermatitis, a condition oen associated with red, akyskin. While an older patient may seek treatment because theyre embarrassedabout their appearance, a mother of a young child with the disease may look forhelp because its itchy and keeping their child up at night.

We approach each treatment dierently based on where that person isin their lifespan, and take into consideration how they emotionally feel abouttheir disease, he adds. If someone is near a practice that doesnt have theirneeded subspecialty (pediatric dermatology, for instance), specically, weoen do real-time consultations within our network to provide the best care.

Forefront Dermatology is committed to providing their patients with thebest possible care regardless of where that care may be found, within oroutside of their practices. Medical research is also an emphasis within the

group, positioning them at an advantage if, and when, certain drugs beavailable in dermatological treatments.

The management of skin conditions includes a lot of listening, and nofrom the patient. Forefront Dermatology specically sets a block of timefor patient interaction. One way theyre able to accomplish this is simpusing all of their appointment time face to face with their patients liter

When we go into the room with the patient, we always have a swith us, Dr. Kenneth Katz says. Were always verbalizing whats happso our nurse can document it and we can spend 100 percent of our tiface time with our patient, as opposed to turning to write things in no

Its important for us to be providing ongoing education to patientpeople in our communities, Dr. Kenneth Katz says. Winter is cominwe want to talk about what can occur during winter why is it impo

to prevent certain things, and what can you do to prevent them. Itsimportant to dispel the misunderstandings that the general communitabout winter and skin care.

The team at Forefront provides tried and true tips on healthy skinyear round, and in Wisconsin, a large chunk of that time is considered wBelow, the experts weigh in on some of the most important thinremember this December and beyond.

How do you prevent and treat dry skin?Our skin is tough, and is designed to be that way, but its also mistanot given as much consideration as necessary especially during the wmonths. Whether one is struggling with eczema or dry skin in generacold season brings about worsening symptoms that need your attenti

The biggest mistake people make is not moisturizing enough, anmoisturizing in the right way, Dr. Betsy Wernli, dermatologist at ForeDermatologys Manitowoc and Chilton clinics, says. Our skin is a barrijob is to keep bacteria, viruses and fungus out of our bodies. When it beccracked and cut and open, we have a higher propensity to get an infectioday long were exposed to dierent things and our skin ghts it o.

One of Dr. Wernlis favorite tips is something she refers to as The TMinute Rule, a guideline shes created to promote healthy, moisturskin in the winter.

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minutes apply a thick moisturizing cream from the neck down all over yourbody, she says. Repeat that at nighttime prior to pajamas to really lock inmoisture and restore the compromised skin barrier that decreased humidity,and cold and wind creates in our skin.

She also urges that not all moisturizers are created equal, and has asimple guideline to test whether or not something will truly help dry skin: ifyou can pump it out of a container, its not thick enough. If you scoop it outof a jar, it will be up to the task.

Winters can be brutal in Wisconsin, but the comforting thought that a

long, hot shower is a great remedy can prove disastrous for your skin.You want nothing else than to come home to a hot tub, a hot bath or hot

shower, but its the worst thing you can do for your skin, Dr. Wernli says. Thebest thing you can do is a warm shower and make it short, no longer thanve minutes.

Is sunscreen really necessary in the winter?I tell my patients sun protection isnt just for the summer, Dr. Peter Katz,dermatologist at Forefront Dermatologys Appleton clinic, says. UltravioletB (UVB) rays are the ones that we oen feel during the summer months the ones that make you feel hot, cause sunburn and the redness that comesalong with it, but theyre not the only thing that contributes to skin cancerand signs of aging like wrinkling and spots.

In fact, its the ultraviolet A (UVA) rays that are a major cause in signs ofaging such as wrinkles and brown spots and may be just as importantin causing skin cancer as UVB, regardless of being summer or winter. Theymake up 95 percent of the rays that come through from the sun, and do soon cloudy days, even penetrating through the windows of your car; however,they generally dont cause the redness associated with sunburns, so theycan go undetected. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, UVA raysare present during all daylight hours and throughout the winter months.Although UVA rays are less intense than UVB rays, they are present all yearround and depending upon the time of the year, can be 30 to 50 times moreprevalent than UVB rays.

I recommend broad spectrum sunscreen all year long especially for the

face and the tops of the hands, the areas that are most exposed, Dr. PeterKatz explains. Thats where you see most of the damage happening.

One of the important parts of protecting your skin in the winter is reallyprotecting it against the cold and wind, he adds.

Skiing, hiking and time in the mountains promotes fun, but also has the

potential to cause frostbite in those who arent careful. Dr. Peter Katz sugwearing a scarf or facemask to cover your cheeks, and using lip balm with pleum jelly to protect your lips from the dryness that oen occurs in winter.

To save your ngers and toes, and sometimes the tip of your rewarming aer youre outside is important, he says. Get wet clothinand get your aected ngers and toes in warm water not hot or coldlet them soak for at least 15 minutes.

Avoid radiators or res, both with the potential to reheat your appages too quickly.

Do tans prior to sun-flledvacations protect you?Its not uncommon for those of us in the Midwest to want to escapbrutal winters, and that oen means vacations that oer sun, sun and sun! Historically, people have equated a tan as a sign of healthy skin, buDavid Bertler, dermatologist at Forefront Dermatologys De Pere locdebunks that myth and the accompanying idea that using tanning becreate a protective tan is a good idea.

A tan is your skins response to injury, he explains. When youtanning beds, youre predominantly being exposed to UVA at an acated rate. It causes the pre-existing melanin pigment to immediately dso you believe you have a natural tan. Microscopically, this is a very ptan and not protective. Even a tan achieved by natural sunshine has o4 sun protection factor (SPF) at its best.

Tanning also causes a more rapid aging process wrinkles, age sne veins on the nose and face, and sagginess resulting from the loelasticity of our skin.

Instead, he urges us to use other means to protect our skin on vacprotective clothing, high quality wraparound sunglasses (with UVAprotection listed) and hats. Dr. Bertler also suggests that we check thindex, a scale from 1 to 11 that tells us how much ultraviolet light is expthat day. Applying and reapplying a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a fof at least 30 is also a signicant tip in caring for your skin.

You should still use sun protective practices on vacation, Dr. B

adds. Limit your exposure of the sun between the hours of 10 a.m2 p.m. Sunscreen isnt a shield, it lessens the rate at which you get violet exposure. Even if you use an umbrella, you are still exposed to violet radiation being reected o surfaces like water, sand, snow andconcrete.

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This year you can make the holidays more meaningul and

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with mindulness meditation. We are going to ocus on listeningto another person while being completely present in the momentwithout judgment. When our mind wanders off, we bring it backto our breath, label the distraction and go back to just listening.With practice your listening skills will grow and you will be able

to give others the generosity o truly listening to them, bringingmore joy and love to share this holiday season.

Common obstacles we all share: We are thinking o what we are going to say back. When you

realize you are not really listening and that your mind haswandered to what you are going to say, just return to yourbreath and listening.

We judge what others say through our view o the worldinstead o just putting the ocus on listening. When youbecome aware o judging and analyzing what is being saidinstead o just listening, label it judging and return to yourbreath and listening.

We wish or the person to experience us in a certain way.When you notice that you are more concerned about what theperson thinks about you than listening, come back to yourbreath, label it lost ocus and return to listening.

Judging the person, creating the need to fix them. Label it inyour head judging and bring your ocus back to your breathand listening. Remember it is not our job to fix anybody.

Fear or hurt eelings rise up and dominate your ocus.Acknowledge the hurt eelings in your heart: judging my

parenting style and go back to your breath and listening. Anger at what is being said also happens. Label it, eeling

anger, and go back to your breath and mindul listening. not to judge your anger or the other person.

Feeling pressured by time so finishing the persons sentencNotice you are eeling pressured. Label it as eeling pres-sured and go back to your breath and listening withouttrying to control the situation.

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Tips formore joyfulholidayfamilygatherings........................................................By Judith Rogers

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o hormone therapy, dietary modification, calcium and vitamin Dsupplementation. Te studys goal was to look at the beneficial effectso using these therapies to counteract many o the problems womensee as they age. It was noticed that afer menopause, many women start

to have many o the problems that men see at an earlier age, such asmore heart trouble and osteoporosis. Te thought was that i women,once they are going through menopause are making less hormones, aregiven hormones, we can reverse these problems or at least stop theirprogression.

Te study was stopped, though, when it was observed that there wasactually increased risks o breast cancer, heart disease, stroke and bloodclots in women using HR. While the study also ound hormone therapyreduced the risk o ractures and possibly colon cancer, many womenstopped using and many doctors stopped prescribing hormone therapy.

However, there is great evidence that hormone restoration therapycan help lessen the risk o osteoporosis. One o the problems with thestudy is that the researchers were using hormones that are medicationsand not the hormones that the body produces. Part o the unding orthe study came rom drug companies. While this is good as it providesunding or studies that may not otherwise happen, this also meantthey were providing the hormones they produce. Te source o thoseestrogen hormones came rom pregnant mares. Te other hormoneused was medroxyprogesterone. Tis is a progesterone like medicationused to balance the estrogens in the body. Medroxyprogesterone hasbeen shown to protect the uterus rom excess estrogens; however,there are many other problems with using medroxyprogesterone.

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Some final things to remember forholiday gatherings:

Give up the need to comment on conflicting ideas, havingopinion or the need to fix anybody.

Remember all people are entitled to have their own perspetive o lie. You are not going to change amily members vwith hurtul words.

Listen with your heart. ry to just listen to the person withcomparing it to our own view point and without judgmen

In his book, Te Art o Communicating, Tich Nhat Hsays that when communication is cut off, we all suffer. Wheone listens to us or understands us, we suffer. Mindul listebrings about healing. During the holiday gatherings rememto replace giving advice or passing judgment with your minlistening practice. ruly listening to a person rom your heathe greatest gif o all.

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HOLIDAY FAMILY GATHERINGS continued from page 31

I you are trying to restore hormones to natural levels, it makessense that you would use the hormones that the body produces todo that. What that is called is bioidentical hormone restorationtherapy. Te term bioidentical is short or biologically identi-cal. Tey are the exact same hormones the body produces. Teterm restoration means we want to restore those hormones tophysiological levels. When these hormones are compounded ata compounding pharmacy, you can be provided with the exactamount o hormones that you need to restore those levels.

As I wrote last month there are many things you can do to limityour risk or osteoporosis, and restoring your hormones to physi-ological levels is a part o that.

If you are trying to restorehormones to natural levels, itmakes sense that you would

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Colds and flu are the most commoncomplaint o the winter season.Both are caused by viruses and

both can be avoided, or at least therequency and severity can be reducedwith optimal nutritional supplementation.In this article I will discuss prevention ocolds and flu. Next month I will discussknocking them out when you get sick.

Te first step to a healthy winter isprevention. It is better to be proactive andwork toward staying healthy. Te oun-dation to staying healthy is to boost yourimmune system. A basic approach willinclude a good multivitamin and extra

vitamin C in the range o 500 to 2,000milligrams per day. Ideally the multivita-min and C will be divided into two doses,one in the morning and one in the evening.Tis provides or a more even distributiono nutrients into your system. I you areone o those people who seldom get coldsor flu, this may work perectly well.

However, there are many o you whowill have to use additional nutritionalsupport to increase your level o resistance.Tis is where it gets tricky because the bestnutritional program will be different ordifferent people, depending on how ofenyou normally get sick, how severe and or

how long, and i you are also affecteother ways. For example, some peoplsusceptible to sinus inections, othebronchial problems. Your immune syswhen weakened by cold or flu, is m

vulnerable to other types o problemsOne o the easiest ways to provide a

tional support to your immune systewith the use o a wellness ormula. A wness ormula is a comprehensive supment that includes the vitamins, minand herbs that are known to be impoor immune unction. A wellness ormis not meant to replace your multivitaor vitamin C but as an adjunct, addit

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nutritional support. Te advantage oa wellness ormula is that you receive abroad spectrum o nutrients all in oneconvenient supplement. Wellness ormu-las are a cost effective way to get a varietyo specific support nutrients.

Te biggest disadvantage to a wellnessormula is that you cant individualize thenutrients or the dosage, other than takingmore or less o everything. Te potency onutrients is ofen lower in a combinationormula. When you buy individual nutri-ents, youll get higher potency and you canadjust dosages and combinations to suityour specific needs. Tis is ofen a betterapproach i you have a serious or chroniccondition and you want higher amounts o

nutrients than would be ound in a combi-nation ormula. It is also preerred i youare one o those people who like to experi-ment with different nutrients and createyour own nutritional program. Eitherapproach is acceptable. You have to decidewhich approach works best or you.

Some o the individual nutrients thatcan have a preventative effects include

vitamin A, which fights respiratory tractinections and is especially good i you aresusceptible to sinus or bronchial inection.

Vitamin C is still the king o nutri-ents and should be a part o everybodysprogram. I you dont tolerate vitamin Cbecause o the acidity, you should try abuffered vitamin C, which uses calcium toneutralize the acidity.

Te regular use o herbs and plantextracts is growing dramatically as peoplelearn about the benefits o phytonutrients.Recent research suggests that echinaceais more o an immune system modula-tor, which enhances immune unctionand thereore could be taken over longperiods without over stimulating theimmune unction. My preerence is to use

echinacea at the beginning o a cold oGolden seal has specific antibact

properties and can be used alone bofen used in combination with echinAstragalus is a tonic herb that has used in China or over 2,000 years or c

viruses and bacterial inection. Tese hcan be used alone or in combination.

Another nutrient that has proven b

fits is beta glucan extracted rom menal mushrooms and/or nutritional yea

Finally, dont orget to wash your hwhen in contact with others who be carrying the virus. Next month, Idiscuss how to fight off cold and flu virwhen you are getting sick.

Vitamin C is still theking of nutrientsand should be apart of everybodysprogram.

Steve Lankord is the PresideFamily Nutrition Center, loat 850-A Lombardi Ave in Bay. 920-432-6886. Family Ntion Center can help you di

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