Cooling Off Joint Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with Diet and Acoustic (Shock) Wave Therapy

A 28 year old female with more than a 3 year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with pain and joint deformities in the wrists, hands, feet and ankles had her pain reduced significantly allowing her to walk better and take her boxing lessons with a combination of diet, a few supplements and combined treatment with radial and focused shock wave therapies which I have been doing in the clinic for the last six months.

She was put on 1) Inflamx a hypoallergenic pea and rice protein with anti-inflammatory nutrients for two meals per day and then just ate whole fruits and vegetables for 5-7 day periods 2) She was recommended to take a few nutrients including Algal oil (algae omega 3 (EPA/DHA) fats, vitamin D, and MERIVA (curcumin) and 3) received a combination of focused and radial shock wave therapy at our office in 25 minute sessions done weekly.

While her ankle is a bit sore the next day improvement starts a day later and now she is able to walk much farther and do her boxing because all her joints feel better. Her right ankle which, was the worst and causing the most pain, I treat with combination shock wave therapy (focused and radial) and it feels much better. Encouraging her to eat a low allergy diet (off dairy, wheat, eggs and processed foods) that is mostly unprocessed and plant based is a key to enhancing an anti-inflammatory effect.

While this combined approach is not a cure for her RA it is a way of slowing or preventing the disease process and actually causing some tissue healing and allowing the person to be more functional with considerably less pain using non-toxic therapies.

I found this excellent article on the benefit of shock wave therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. “Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Relief of Arthralgia in Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Pain Pract. 2018 Mar;18(3):380-387. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28665531/

The other component that needs to be added (or not neglected) is the benefit of improving gut function. The bacteria in your gut and the barrier of your gut lining can make a big difference in your joint pain. The good bacteria in your gut comes from the fiber in whole plant foods and sometimes past/present medications (i.e. antibiotics, NSAIDs, etc.)

You can make an appointment with me at 916-489-4400 to review your history and see if this approach may be of benefit to you or call me between 8-9 for a quick question to see if this 4 point approach (anti-inflammatory diet, supplements, gut health and acoustic wave therapy) may help you with your healing and pain.

Be Well,

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Prescription 2000, Inc.
Health Associates Medical Group|
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 716-2295 (m) / (916) 489-4400 (w)
krhammer@surewest.net
www.KwikerMedical.com
www.HealthyLivingforBusypeople.com
www.StayingHealthyToday.com

A Cardiologist Tells You Why What's Good For Your Heart Is Good For Your Sexual Health

Dr. Joel Kahn is a cardiologist (watch Dr. Joel Kahn’s bio video on his home page) and colleague I know, who I correspond with, talk to at conferences and actually have done a podcast with who incorporates almost everything I envision in approaching erectile dysfunction - from the need and type of vascular screening, to treating ED and your heart with diet, supplements, exercise and acoustic wave therapy for the ED part, in combination with lifestyle. I think listening to his entertaining 23:05 min podcast will be enjoyable and have a lot of good take home information.

"Eat Right For Sexual Health" with Heart Doc VIP with Dr. Joel Kahn https://apple.co/39iB6HeListen to Audio Podcast: (23:05 min) https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/heartdocvip/heartdocvip_112020_drjoelkahn.mp3

My Podcast with Dr. Kahn in 2016: http://www.stayinghealthytoday.com/vegan-cardiologist-joel-kahn-md/

Joel Kahn, MD is a whole food plant-based cardiologist who uses diet, supplements, lifestyle, cardiopreventive testing and acoustic wave therapy (shock wave therapy) to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). He elaborates on the very clear data that most ED patients should be worked-up and treated for heart disease as well as for erectile function. (RE: Need for Cardiovascular Work-Up in ED Patients) The Princeton III Consensus recommendations for the management of erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Aug;87(8):766-78. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498391/

Dr. Kahn notes the fact that 40% of 40 year-olds, 50% of 50 year-olds, 60% of 60 year-olds and 70% of 70 year-olds have some form of erectile dysfunction.

He has success treating ED using shock wave therapy (acoustic waves) to enhance blood flow to the penis by this treatment stimulating new blood vessels, regenerating tissue and nerves, and reducing inflammation, in addition to diet and supplements. His approach is all about increasing blood flow to the coronary arteries and arteries supplying the penis.

The health of the endothelium, the inner lining of the artery, and endothelial glycocalyx, the jelly like substance protecting the endothelium, is enhanced by the consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and legumes and a green seaweed product called Arterosil. This product helps maintain the endothelial glycocalyx which then enhances endothelial function and improves blood flow to the coronary arteries and can improve erectile function. (We carry this product at our office. It can only be purchased through health professionals)

Review of Studies on Diet, Erectile Dysfunction and Sexual Health.

Mediterranean diet improves erectile function in subjects with the metabolic syndrome. Int J Impot Res. 2006 Jul-Aug;18(4):405-10. CONCLUSION: Thirty-five men with metabolic syndrome followed a Mediterranean style diet compared to 30 similar patients on a control diet. After 2 years men on the Mediterranean diet consumed more fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grains and olive oil. The endothelial function score and the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein improved on the Mediterranean diet and there was improvement with erectile function as well. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16395320/

Effects of Mediterranean diet on sexual function in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: The MÈDITA trial. J Diabetes Complications. 2016 Nov-Dec;30(8):1519-1524. CONCLUSION: Over 8.1 years in 215 men and women with type 2 diabetes who consumed either a Mediterranean diet (n=108) or a low-fat diet, the Mediterranean diet reduced the deterioration of sexual function over time in both sexes and reduced inflammation (C-reactive protein was reduced). NOTE: This dietary pattern helped women’s sexual function as well, probably from increased blood flow to female sexual organs. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27614727/
(Note: The low fat diet used in this study wasn't a healthy low fat diet. The low fat diets used in the links below are low fat whole food plant-based diets showering reversal of known coronary artery disease - http://dresselstyn.com/JFP_06307_Article1.pdf and https://www.ornish.com/wp-content/uploads/Intensive-lifestyle-changes-for-reversal-of-coronary-heart-disease1.pdf )

Mediterranean diet and erectile dysfunction: a current perspective. Cent European J Urol. 2017 Jun 30;70(2):185-187. CONCLUSION: A MedDiet approach could be an effective dietary approach to prevent ED and preserve sexual function.

The Importance of Fruit as A Source of Fiber, Vitamin C, Phytonutrients and FLAVONOIDS" (Don't be afraid of eating whole fruit full of fiber, phytonutrients and water )

Dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of erectile dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb;103(2):534-41. CONCLUSION: In a study among 25,096 males from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study during 10 years of follow-up 35.6% reported having ED. A higher intake of specific flavonoid-rich foods was associated with a reduced ED incidence in men less than 70 years of age. Higher total fruit intake, a major source of anthocyanins and flavanones, was associated with a 14% reduction in risk of ED. Higher habitual intake of specific flavonoid-rich foods was associated with reduced ED incidence. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733263/

Flavanoid Rich Foods

Apples, berries (black, blue, cranberries, strawberries), broccoli, celery, chocolate, coco, grapefruit, grapes (purple and red), kale, lemons, lettuce, limes, oranges, onions, parsley, peaches, peppers (red), scallions, soy (organic), teas (black, chamomile, green, oolong, peppermint, white), tomatoes, wine (red).

Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Men: Overview of Dietary Components Associated With Erectile Dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2018 Feb;15(2):176-182. CONCLUSION: In men 18-40 years of age low flavonoid - in particular flavone-intake was associated with ED in young adult men. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29325831/

Organic Diet and Intermittent Fasting are Associated With Improved Erectile Function. Urology. 2020 Oct;144:147-151. CONCLUSION: In 271 patients seen primarily for ED an organic diet and intermittent fasting was protective against ED. https://www.goldjournal.net/article /S0090-4295(20)30879-7/full text (Note: This is one of the reasons I encourage my ED patients (and really all my patients) to do the Fasting Mimicking Diet from Prolon at least 3-4 times per year (https://prolonfast.com/ ) and/or at least do a 12-16 hr fast daily. In other words eat all your food within an 8-12 hr time period daily.

Association of Diet With Erectile Dysfunction Among Men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2021701. CONCLUSION: This study found that adherence to a healthy diet pattern (Mediterranean Diet, i.e. more fruits and vegetables, nuts whole grains and fish instead of meats) was associated with a lower risk for erectile dysfunction, which implies that a healthy dietary pattern may play a role in maintaining erectile health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510347/

Sexual Health Facts (posters in Dr. Kahn's medical office)

Having sex more than 8 times per month (2 x per week) resulted in a 50% reduction in heart attacks, strokes and hospitalization. Sexual activity, erectile dysfunction, and incident cardiovascular events. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Jan 15;105(2):192-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824175/https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20100121/more-sex-could-mean-less-heart-risk

Sex (ejaculation) more than 21 times per month reduced the risk of prostate cancer by 50%. Ejaculation Frequency and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Updated Results with an Additional Decade of Follow-up. Eur Urol. 2016 Dec;70(6):974-982. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040619/

In addition to the glycocalyx enhancing by Arterosil Dr. Kahn uses beet root extract (I use Berkeley Life Nitric Oxide), sometimes citruline (makes more arginine in the body) along with diet and low intensity shock wave therapy to improve endothelial function and ED.

What is good for your heart is good for your sexual health, your overall health and your chronic diseases risk reduction. If you can get your partner to do some of these lifestyle changes this is good for their heart and sexual health as well. Everything works better with increased blood flow!

If interested in our Heart - ED Program you can make a free 15-30 minute phone consult with me to see if you are a good candidate for acoustic wave (shock wave ) therapy and the lifestyle approaches mentioned above. Please call (916) 489-4400 to make an appointment.

(PROSTATE HEALTH: ALSO if you have symptoms related to an enlarged prostate, incomplete voiding, and frequent night time urination a similar whole food plant slanted diet in addition to perineal focused acoustic wave therapy as shown benefit in some patients with prostate issues.

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Novel Agent for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Refractory to Current Medical Therapy. American journal of men's health, 13(1), 1557988319831899. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988319831899 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440046/

Call Kirk Hamilton PA-C for more information 916-489-4400 or set up an office visit me.

For more information go to https://kwikermedical.com/treatments Scroll down to ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (HEART - ED REVERSAL PROGRAM) - ACOUSTIC WAVE THERAPY (FOCUSED & RADIAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY) - DIET - EXERCISE - NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS - MEDICATION )

Be Well,

Kirk

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Prescription 2000, Inc.
Health Associates Medical Group
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 716-2295 (m) / (916) 489-4400 (w)
krhammer@surewest.net
www.KwikerMedical.com
www.HealthyLivingforBusypeople.com
www.StayingHealthyToday.com

Heart Failure Reversed By Diet and Other Complementary Approaches

Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospitalizations in the elderly and a risk factor Covid 19.
Heart Failure Statistics from CDC

It is generally preventable and sometimes reversible by eating a whole food plant based diet and moving (i.e. exercise).

Excellent video review by Dr. Greger on heart failure reversibility by diet (7 min).

Short 2 minute review of why Dr. Greger does this nutrition research and heart disease reversibility.

Cardiologist Dr. Baxter Montgomery shows heart failure reversal - 1st minute of video

Nutrients that help with Heart Failure
CoQ10 taken with food 200-900 mg per day
Ribose 5 gm (powder) 3 x day
Vitamin B1 100 mg/d (especially on diuretics - take with B complex)
Carnitine 2000-3000 mg/d but need to check TMAO that it doesn't go up (Cleveland Heart Inflammation Panel)
Magnesium (citrate, taurate, glycinate, chelate) 300-500 mg/d
Alpha lipoic acid 300 mg/d
Vitamin C 1000 mg/d

If you have Medicare or a PPO insurance CoQ10, RBC magnesium, vitamin B1 and vitamin C can be measured and paid for.

For Heart Failure CoQ10 > 2.5 preferably 3; RBC magnesium in the upper third of normal range as with vitamin C. With Vit B1 you will be outside the high normal range with a 100 mg dose. Don't worry about it. But take it with a B complex vitamin or high B vitamins in a multiple vitamin.
 
Baby Steps - but walk daily, several times per day - count your steps and try and go 1 step further.

IV chelation (Disodium EDTA plus nutrients) 1-2 x per week

Watch your medications like diuretics. Check your blood pressure twice daily. If you go strictly on a whole food plant based diet you will need to talk to your doctor about cutting your medications (diuretics, BP).

Weigh yourself daily sudden loss or gain of 2-3 lbs could be water weight and improving or worsening of heart failure.

Be Well,

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Prescription 2000, Inc.
Health Associates Medical Group
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 716-2295 (m) / (916) 489-4400 (w)
krhammer@surewest.net
www.KwikerMedical.com
www.HealthyLivingforBusypeople.com
www.StayingHealthyToday.com

Shock Wave Therapy Helps Two Cases of Hip Pain

I recently have had two female cases over the age of 70 come in with two different causes of hip pain who both have responded very well to a combination of radial (rSWT) and focused (fSWT) extra corporeal shock wave therapy.

Case #1
One has been an elite tennis player for may years who apparently developed osteoarthritis of the hip
and deep hip pain that was hindering her play. She had stem cells injected in her hip joint at another facility several months ago but was having some thigh pain radiating down the middle of her thigh just above her right knee and periodic difficulty with walking.  With 3 weekly treatments using both devices (rSWT and fSWT) each treatment she has noted marked improvement in her thigh pain and she is walking considerably better. It will be a great joy to hear her confidently get back on the tennis court with minimal or no pain.

Case #2|
The second patient was again a female over the age of 70 who apparently had a bursitis on her right hip over the "Greater Trochanter", the bony prominence you feel when you make a circular motion around your hip bone.  When you have a bursitis there (fluid filled sack to protect the hip) the bursae becomes in flamed and it makes it difficult to lay on that side and can be aggravated by different activities and positions. She has had some prolotherapy with partial relief but noted just after the first treatment some definite improvement and continues to improve after 4 treatments and will probably go to five treatments once weekly. This patient is doing well with some additional weight loss, being on the anti-inflammatory regimen of the Inflamx product (pea and rice protein with anti-inflammatory nutrients) two times daily with just fruits and vegetabls for a couple of weeks.

I will be writing about more cases (with literature back up) of using shock wave therapy (radial and focused) as a non-invasive way of stimulating the body to heal itself along with an anti-inflammatory diet, exercise, a few nutrients in a wide variety of pain syndromes of different body parts.  Shock wave therapy, along with an anti-inflammatory diet, is a powerful "1-2 punch" in helping you reduce pain and resolving a source of chronic pain.

Each "body part" (1 leg, 1 knee, 1 hip, etc.) is a 20-30 minute treatment session. It costs $150 per treatment and should be down at least 3 times, one week apart but no more than 5 times to see if there will be a therapeutic response. Each treatment builds off the last and this regenerative effects continues to be built upon weeks after the treatment.

Radial Pressure Wave vs Focused Shock Wave Therapy

A shock wave is a type of sound wave that is created by either:

1) a pneumatic air driven device which moves a pellet up and down in a chamber hitting a movable tip which delivers its maximum force right at the skin level and then some energy dissipates deeper into the tissue but most is spread in a radial fashion on or just below the skin surface. Sometimes this is called a radial pressure wave device (rSWT or EPAT)....
OR
2) a magnetic coil creates a shock wave that goes deep into the tissue (tip dependent) and the maximum force of the shock wave crosses below the surface of the skin. This can be several centimeters or several inches deep. This is known as Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy (L-SWT or fSWT).

Many physicians such as orthopedists or podiatrists originally started treating injuries to ligaments and tendons and painful joints with rSWT device but have added the focused device (fSWT) and commonly use them both in combination for a surface and deeper healing effect.

Shock waves induce a response in the body like it has been "gently" injured and it sends healing factors that are:
1) angiogenic - make new blood vessels from old ones increasing blood flow to the effected tissue
2) stimulate stem cells for healing and tissue regeneration
3) have an anti-inflammatory effect
4) have an anti-fibrotic effect - breakdown fibrous tissues

I will be writing more and showing the medical literature about the many different conditions which can be helped (i.e. from plantar fasciitis to ED) with these two related therapies ALONG WITH an anti-inflammatory diet (from water fasting, to Prolon, to Inflamx and vegetables to my BED Diet). People do not realize how much pain is caused in their body or enhanced by just diet alone.... "The Food You Eat Frequently Causes You Daily Pain You Just Live With!”

If a patient has persistent pain after physical therapy, Li-SWT, diet and some nutrients then more complicated reasons for inflammation and pain come into play such as gut health, chronic infections and environmental exposures.

But before that a whole bunch of people can have significant pain relief just by dietary adjustment and radial and/or focused shock wave therapy!

See Partial References Below On Painful Hip Conditions and Shock Wave Therapy

Focused Shockwave Treatment for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Aug 5;102(15):1305-1311. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32530874/

Long-term outcome of low-energy extracorporeal shockwave therapy on gluteal tendinopathy
documented by magnetic resonance imaging. PLoS One. 2018 Jul 17;13(7):e0197460. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6050036/

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (RSWT) in a Person With Advanced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (AVNFH). Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Sep;95(9):e133-9.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26787117/

Radial shock wave therapy in dogs with hip osteoarthritis. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2016;29(2):108-14. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26787117/

Clinical application of extracorporeal shock wave to repair and reconstruct osseous tissue framework in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2010 Jan;23(1):12-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20191955/

Effects of radial shockwave therapy on the limb function of dogs with hip osteoarthritis. Vet Rec. 2007 Jun 2;160(22):762-5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17545646/

If you would like to make an appointment and also get a treatment make a one hour appointment at the office (916-489-4400) so I can take a history, examine you and do the first treatment.

Then the treatments would be weekly, 1/2 hour per limb for another 2-4 times. I also am going to recommend to you to implement some type of anti-inflammatory diet program that fits your personal preferences.

You can talk to me briefly about your situation from 8-9 a.m. Monday-Friday 916-489-4400.

You can also find more information about Shock Wave or Acoustic Wave Therapy at
https://kwikermedical.com/treatments - SCROLL DOWN TO:

1) ACOUSTIC WAVE THERAPY (RADIAL AND FOCUSED DEVICES used individually and in combination)
2) ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (HEART - ED REVERSAL PROGRAM) - ACOUSTIC WAVE THERAPY (FOCUSED & RADIAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY) - DIET - EXERCISE - NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS - MEDICATION

Be Well,

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Prescription 2000, Inc.
Health Associates Medical Group
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 716-2295 (m) / (916) 489-4400 (w)
krhammer@surewest.net
www.KwikerMedical.com
www.HealthyLivingforBusypeople.com
www.StayingHealthyToday.com

"A Happy Marriage Can Lower Your Mortality Risk More Than Quitting Smoking!"

Compared with men who had had sex just once a month, those who reported having it twice a week had only half the death rate. For the entire group, as an individual's sexual frequency increased, his risk of death decreased...

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Why would sex prolong life? There are several possible explanations:

• Frequent sex means an intimate relationship. Many studies show that close personal ties enhance health and extend longevity.

• Sex is exercise, and regular exercise is a cornerstone of health.

• Sex is relaxing. Many studies show that a regular stress-management regimen is good for health.

• Frequent sex improves immune function.

At Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, researchers surveyed 111 young adults about their frequency of partner sex, and then tested their saliva for a key component of the immune system, immunoglobulin A (IgA). Compared with participants who reported partner sex less than once a week, those who had sex once or twice a week had significantly higher IgA levels.

This research adds new spin to the slogan Nike uses to promote its sneakers: “Just do it.” Yes, do it. Sex is good for you—and it just might prolong your life.
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"Erections Are Back! Now What???"

Since May, 2020 I have been putting together and implementing my "Heart - ED Reversal Program" (ED = Erectile Dysfunction). Diet (whole food, mostly plant based), Exercise and Acoustic Wave Therapy (AWT) have really made the return or improvement in erections for almost for any man possible in 6-18 treatments of about a half-hour each. The treatment is relatively painless. Go to KwikerMedical.com Scroll down to ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

The sound (acoustic) waves when applied to the penis create a healing response by
1) Building new blood vessels (angiogenesis)
2) Stimulate stem cells and growth factors to rebuild tissue.
3) Having an anti-inflammatory effect
4) Having an anti-fibrotic effect (break up tissue like in Peyrone's disease)

This Aoucstic Wave Therapy (AWT) is a form of Regenerative Medicine.

"The reason I put up the title "Erections Are Back! Now What???" is that at first the goal was just to help the male patient go from where their erections were to an improved situation to where they could enjoy sexual relations without worry of "organ failure" so-to-speak :-)!

What I have quickly found out in the last 5 months of implementing this program is that for almost all of the men erections improve significantly with AWT. BUT that doesn't guarantee good sexual relations because now the partner's health, desire and fitness and the couples relationship comes into play. Those areas have to improve as well, or at least be functioning well for a successful sexual parntership and life to take place. I am working on a book called "ED - The Fastest Way to A Man's Heart" and one Chapter will be... "Erections Are Back! Now What?". It's going to be a fun, interesting and very important chapter.

The technology of acoustic wave therapy (AWT) has revolutionized ED treatment. Because AWT actually get's at two of the major causes of ED - poor blood flow and endothelial dysfunction in the penile arteries and unhealthy tissue, especially in the spongi parts of the penis that fill with blood called the corpora cavernosa.

My passion for prevention and reversing of heart disease with a plant based diet comes from the known effect of this diet improving endothelial functioning in the arteries of the heart. Well the same mechanism involved for building a healthy endothelium in a heart blood vessel is the same for building a healthy endothelium in the penile arteries. So working from "back to front" if I can help a man improve their erections with AWT and lifestyle, especially an improved diet, I hope to be reducing the risk to the number #1 killer of men and women, which is heart disease. And HOPEFULLY the partner will participate in improving their own cardiovascular risk while helping their parnter improve his ED through lifestyle...... Catch my logic!? Kind of a "Trojan Horse" approach to heart disease management. It is really a "Win Win" for everyone. Article 1 2 3 (video)

So if healthy sex later in life is good for your longevity the male (and the female) has to be able to function adequately to have good sex into those golden years. And for the female several solvable issues come up when the man "start's working" again. Vaginal moistness, vaginal stretching, pelvic floor muscles needing to be more toned, and sex drive or libido. Also fixable but may need to be "tuned-up" after their male partners erections are improved. And, of course relationship issues can come up as well.

I enjoy this aspect of medicine and am committed to the individual and couple in helping make their total relationship be more healthy and happy.

If you would like me to review your medical history and answer questions about your compatability with my "Heart - ED Reversal Program" you can make a FREE 15-30 minute office visit by PHONE or IN-OFFICE appointment to discuss it. Just tell the staff you want to make a 15 minute free Heart - ED visit with Kirk (916-489-4400).   I have three programs of 6, 12 and 18 sessions that include lab work and an office visits (initial and a result visit) that are be available.

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Be well,

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Health Assciates Medical Group
(916) 489-4400

PS: If you are not currently a patient but wanted to be this program will include the initial office vist. But I need to approve it first.... Thank you!

Foods and Diet to Boost Your Immune System

It's always important to boost your immune system whether it's in the Covid 19 era or not. Here is a great list from those at the "Blue Zones".

1. Beans—all kinds: black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, blackeyed peas, lentils

2. Greens—spinach, kale, chards, beet tops, fennel tops

3. Sweet potatoes—don’t confuse with yams.

4. Nuts—all kinds: almonds, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts, cashews

5. Olive oil—green, extra-virgin is usually the best. Note that olive oil decomposes quickly, so buy no more than a month’s supply at a time.

6. Oats—slow-cook or Irish steel-cut are best.

7. Barley—either in soups, as a hot cereal, or ground in bread

8. Fruits—all kinds

9. Green or herbal teas

10. Turmeric—as a spice or a tea

11. Garlic—sometimes eaten pickled on Okinawa, garlic is one of nature’s most powerful natural medicines

12. Shiitake mushrooms—in soups, sauces, or stir fries, they contain more than 100 different compounds with immune-protecting properties

13. Goat’s milk—consumed by Sardinian shepherds, used sparingly in pastas, soups, and grated over vegetables, it is rich in zinc and selenium, which are essential for optimal immune system activity

You can include this list from William W. Li, MD, The Angiogenesis Foundation he gave an excellent presentation on the cardiovascular side effects of Covid 19 and recommended a Whole Food Plant-based diet plus the addition of some of these foods if desired.

I highly recommend his book "Eat to Beat Disease"

Blueberries
Broccoli sprouts stalk and floret
Cranberries, blueberries
Fiber rich foods (plants - optimize your microbiome, which enhances immune function.
Green tea
Kombu
Mushrooms (white button, Summer Golden, Chanterelle)
Pecans

Then include the 40-50 years of research from T. Colin Campbell, PhD from the China Project and his work in the Philippines which showed increased cancer risk with increasing protein in general especially animal protein, while plant protein didn't increase cancer risk (Philippines). And in  rural China (China Project) there was greater antibody production and protection against viruses (hepatitis B) the more plant food the population ate.  His online course from Cornell

Dr. Campbell's Six Inflammation Fighting Foods

1. Spices
2. Dark green leafy vegetables
3. Fruits, berries
4. Tomatoes
5. Beans
6. Nuts

Be well Kirk

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
Prescription 2000, Inc.
Health Associates Medical Group
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 716-2295 (m) / (916) 489-4400 (w)
krhammer@surewest.net
www.HealthyLivingforBusypeople.com
www.StayingHealthyToday.com

Frequent Urination During Covid 19 "Stay-In-Place"? …Think Food?

As you know whenever a new symptom comes up I think "What am I eating? What is different in my diet since the new symptoms started?" I always ask my patients these questions and myself. You will save thousands of dollars in medical bills if you ask those questions and do the following.

I had a patient in her 50s, professional, fit come in and complain she is urinating more frequently, especially after she goes to sleep. Then she can't go back to sleep and lack of sleep is really stressing her out. She denied having any burning with urination, flank pain or fevers. I said I'd be happy to do a urinalysis but it doesn't sound like an infection.

"First, though, how long has this been going on?" For two or so weeks. She said her husband and she are both professionals, working at home with "Stay-In-Place" and getting a little stir crazy. I said, "Are you eating differently since you have had more time at home?" She said sheepishly "Yes. A lot more sweets and more alcohol." I said, "Humor me, let me take a diet history..."

The long and short is she was drinking more alcohol, more sugar rich foods, having her normal decaf coffee & teas, rye coffee, and chewing 3 pieces of gum after dinner.

Her urinalysis turns out to be normal.... So I said, "Do this simple experiment. Eliminate all processed carbs/wheat (sugars), stop alcohol, don't have any teas, coffees - decaffeinated or not, stop having the chewing gum and just eat whole, unprocessed foods of my elimination diet (page 2, BED Diet) for at least five days and see what happens to your urination." She said she would.

She called me this morning and said she had been on the diet for about 20 hours and I laughed (:-)) because she wanted a referral to her urologist which I was happy to

do. But she said she would still stay on the diet for the 5-7 days. I hope she does. People don't believe that food can be that powerful. Any food can cause any symptom if you are sensitive to it.

My own personal example was a year ago Fall I started noticing I was urinating all the time. Like it was hard to hold it for a one hour plane flight to LA that I was doing weekly. I checked by urine and there was no infections. To make a long story short I knew in the back of my mind that the one cup of coffee daily played a roll. I stopped caffeinated coffee for a week and there was a dramatic reduction in urination within a day. Normal! Added back decaffeinated coffee which "I hate" no increase in urination. If couple of beers was consumed on the same day as coffee more urination and urgency.

I just got done with the 5 day Prolon - Fasting Mimicking diet. I think it's my 7 time doing it. The first three days I had a small cup of coffee just to break the monotony. The last two I didn't have any coffee. Last night slept through the night. Didn't have to urinate my usual 1-2 times at night. I am not saying coffee is the culprit in every incidence of frequent urination....But I am saying you have to look at the food you are eating.

Figure it out by an elimination diet (BED, page 2) or a water fast, or limited food fast like the Fasting Mimicking Diet (available at Health Associates Office discounted). Or simple elimination and challenge of frequently eaten foods.... But I would always start eliminating caffeine containing foods, sweets/processed carbs, alcohol and dairy products (i.e. like bed wetting in young children from dairy - a classic).

I am a HUGE fan of any kind of lower allergy fast for 5 Days or more like Prolon FMD because of what you learn when you REINTRODUCE food. Notice how you feel when you get off the foods, BUT REALLY NOTICE what you feel when you reintroduce food. We all get used to food reactions when they are at a low level and just live with them. Or, if we get a severe reaction you go to the doctor who will give a pharmaceutical treatment which usually masks symptoms and really doesn't cure the problem. Some type of low allergy, modified fast periodically - (every 1-3 months) if done with "Awareness" will save you thousands of dollars and hours of annoying suffering.

Be well,

Kirk

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Reversing Your Heart Disease Also Reduces Your Chances Considerably of Dying From Covid 19

As if preventing and reversing "Heart Disease" being the leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S and around the world isn't important enough, one of the top co-morbidities for the Corona Virus is heart disease (and diabetes, obesity, hypertension, respiratory diseases like COPD, asthma, age).

While occasionally a younger person dies, the vast majority of people who die from this virus (and the flu) have the above conditions. So preventing and reversing heart disease should be on everyone's top health agenda. The leading cause of death in women is heart disease. 7-10 times more women die of of heart disease than breast cancer. Not as much attention given to heart disease as breast cancer in women. Also heart disease is reversible by diet, breast cancer not so easily reversed if at all. Also if you care about minority women stop the heart disease epidemic in African American women not by throwing more money at them or government "death food" being given to them, teach them how to eat at any discount grocery store. I could teach poor minority people how to shop at the 99 Cent Only Store and they could reverse their heart disease, diabetes and obesity all in one fell swoop. It's about education, desire and making good choices. Not about more handouts and subsidies supporting unhealthy behaviors that hurt the very people you say you are trying to help.

The worse thing people can do during this "pandemic" is sit at home and eat comfort food and get no exercise. Should eating pristine to reverse your disease and moving anywhere in your house or around it several times per day. Exercise and improved lung capacity reduce your risk of death from Covid 19 and any flue.

So once a month I do a chronic disease reversal talk in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Was suppose to be on "Reversing Your Heart Disease Now" April 8 & 10. So I did the talk on my computer with my voice recorded and my slide show being taped. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS IN THIS PRESENTATION TO EDUCATE YOURSELF TO REVERSE ANY BLOOD VESSEL DISEASE (AND THE ABOVE ONES). SLIDES, VIDEOS, DIETS, LINKS TO REFERENCES, LIST OF SUPPLEMENTS (SHOULD REALLY ONLY NEED TO BE USED RARELY - DIET THERAPY IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT.

Reverse Your Heart Disease Now! (FREE Online Seminar)

Audio and Slide Show & Powerpoint with Links – PDF/open links in New Tab

Heart Disease Reversal Handout

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Kirk Hamilton PA-C
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Research Clinician, Lundquist Institute
Health Associates Medical Group
3301 Alta Arden, Suite 3
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 489-4400 (w)
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Reversing the Diabetes Epidemic - The Science, The Evidence and How to Do It!

Here is a link to my Powerpoint, narrated by myself, with slide show and interspersed with short videos entitled “Eat More Good Carbs and Less Fat! And Reverse Your Diabetes and Insulin Resistance”. Since I wasn’t able to do my normal presentation in Los Angeles and then here in the office in March due to the Corona Virus I decided to record my talk so you could have everything at your finger tips and time you want.

In this talk you will….
(Click Here to Watch and Listen on How to Reverse Your Diabetes and Insulin Resistance)
- See the President of the Brooklyn Borough, Eric Adams, former NYPD officer reverse his diabetes in 3 months going from a HgA1C of 17.5 to 5.7.
- See how two type 1 diabetics Robby Barbaro, MPH and Cyrus Khambatta, PhD reduce their insulin need while increasing their carbohydrate intake!
- See medical papers from the 1930s showing fat in cells is the cause of insulin resistance not carbs…
- You will learn about the right kind of diet that allows insulin to work better so you need less of it and your blood sugar comes down!
- How almost all cultures traditionally ate high UNPROCESSED carbohydrate rich diets and yet had no diabetes!
- You will see overwhelming evidence that type 2 diabetes is a reversible condition!
- How do design a high “Good Carb Diet” to reverse your diabetes and insulin resistance!

And lot more. In the comfort of your own home and at no cost to you!

LASTLY. YOU WILL BE REVERSING ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE CORONA VIRUS KILLS - DIABETES! THE BEAUTY OF THIS DIETARY APPROACH IS THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT REVERSES DIABETES BUT IT ALSO REVERSES HEART DISEASE, OBESITY AND MANY RESPIRATORY ILLNESS THAT MAKE COVID 19 SO DEADLY. WE NEED TO REVERSE CHRONIC DISEASES MORE THAN EVER! START TODAY! WATCH/LISTEN!

Take your time. Enjoy and Reverse Your Diabetes Starting Now!

CALL BETWEEN 8-9 Mon-Fri if you have any questions OR Make an Appointment Today with Me to “Reverse Your Diabetes” 916-489-4400!

Be Well,

Kirk

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
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White Rice Didn't Cause the Asian Diabetes Epidemic! Too Much Meat, Fat, Dairy and Sugar Calories Did!

I was reading about the original Okinawan diet in the 1940s which lead to the Okinawan people from that generation becoming the longest lived in the world (that has changed for men). The original Okinawan "longevity" diet (1949) was 97% plus plant-based; 1785 cal; 6% total fat; 85% carbohydrates; 9% protein; 23 gms fiber; 12% rice; 38% whole grains; <1% nuts/seeds; <1% sugars; 2% oils; 6% legumes; 1% fish; <1% meat; 1% eggs;<1% dairy; 69% sweet potatoes; <1% potatoes; < 3% vegetables; <1% fruit; <1% seaweed; 0% pickled vegetables; <1% flavors & alcohol. FULL ARTICLES ABSTRACT

........LOOK at these key figures - 85% of their calories was from carbohydrate, 6% fat, 9% protein. That is an extremely HIGH CARB and LOW FAT, LOW PROTEIN DIET. Most of those carbs came from the Okinawa sweet potato which was almost 70% of their total calories. YOU CAN THRIVE AND WIPE OUT DIABETES with this type of high unprocessed carb, low fat, low protein diet. In fact, it is the diet of choice.

The video below is about the "bad wrap" given to white rice. White rice DOESN'T cause diabetes any more than sweet juicy fruits do or sweet or plain potatoes. BUT if you eat any high carb diet with a high fat diet, especially if you have too much fat in your muscle, liver and/or pancreatic cells that block insulin's ability to bind to the cell receptor to "unlock" the door allowing sugar to go into the cell and be converted to energy. White rice is not the reason for the Asian diabetes explosion. How could it be it was a staple for hundreds/thousands of years when Asians were thin. It's the obesity from high calories, high fat and high carbs. Watch this video if you haven't. Then if you haven't already you should watch the entirety of my diabetes talk and this concept of excess intracellular fat in the muscle, liver and pancreas as being the cause of the world-wide diabetes epidemic is explained (great short videos). Go particularly to the 25:56 min mark and listen to the 28:22 min mark to see my graph on rice, meat, fat and their relationship to the Chinese diabetesepidemic.

If you have some time you can see (video) me in 2016 when I went to Okinawa (and Honolulu) and interviewed the Willcox (Brad & Craig) brothers on their work on longevity and the Okinawan Centenarians.

Okinawan Foods and the Heart
Longevity Foods of Okinawa
The History of the Original Okinawan Diet

Be Well Stay Safe.
Kirk - Call 8-9 a.m. each morning with any health questions.

PS: Most of the Co-Morbidities that make the Covid 19 virus so dangers are wiped out by the traditioanal Okinawan Diet - Heart Disease, Diabetes, Lung Diseases, Asthma,Obesity. Don't just go home and eat junk food and drink beer to keep your self "safe" from the Corona Virus - because you are actually increasing your risk to dying from it. You should be eating a pristine, whole food mostly plant based diet to optimize your immune system. Diabetes Reversal at HealthyLivingforBusyPeople.com