Dr. Cherlin Johnson and Dr. Daniel Jacbosen on KTLA

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Anti Aging Benefits from Omega 3!!!

According to a recent study published by UCSF, research suggests omega-3 fatty acids may slow biological Aging.  We already knew omega-3s help fight belly fat and over all body inflammation but who knew anti- aging would be added to the list?  The study was focused on patients with established cardiovascular disease and found  “omega-3 fatty acids may protect against cellular aging in patients with coronary heart disease”.  In addition to the positive effects of omega-3′s, individuals who took a daily multivitamin saw similar anti-aging effects on cellular turnover and re-growth.  The tests run on study participants were repeated after 5 years.  A prescription grade omega-3, such as the Zone Omega Rx carried by execuSlim, is an excellent tool to help fight aging, belly fat, heart disease and stress.  Stop by the office to pick up your prescription grade omega-3′s today only $50.00 + Tax.  Call Today 310.657.0366!

 Journal of the American Medical Association
2010, Volume 303, Issue 3, Pages 250-257 “Association of Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels With Telomeric Aging in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease” Authors: R. Farzaneh-Far, J. Lin, E.S. Epel, W.S. Harris; Elizabeth H. Blackburn; Mary A. Whooley

The H1N1 vaccine has made it to the Executive ER

It’s Here and we’re in pig heaven! More anticipated than the release of twilight: New Moon, the H1N1 vaccine has made it to the Executive ER – Beverly Hills Comprehensive Medical Group.  So who should get the H1N1 vaccine and when? well….. the inactivated vaccine is recommended for: pregnant women, people who live with or care for infants 6 months of age or less, health care and emergency medical personnel, individuals with chronic medical conditions or immune systems, those between the ages of 6 months and 24 yrs of age, and individuals 65 yrs or older.  YOU SHOULD GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE.  If you already feel “sick” its best to wait and remember after the shot it takes two weeks for the vaccine to take full effect.  If you are unable to receive the inactivated vaccine you should receive nasal spray.  It is very important for those between the ages of 6 months and 24 yrs of age to GET that SHOT.  If you fall into the criteria listed above call 310.657.0366 to get your swine flu vaccination TODAY!!! limited quantity available

Urgent care in Beverly Hills, Medical Doctor in Beverly Hills, Chiropractor in Beverly Hills

When people google urgent care in Beverly Hills, Medical Doctor in Beverly Hills or Chiropractor in Beverly Hills We don’t come up in even the top 10 listings. When people Google or bing weight loss in Beverly Hills they get everything but our very successful Execuslim. The best way to hear about The Beverly Hills Comprehensive Medical Group or The Executive ER is from your doctor, your friend or your insurance company. They’ve seen the facility, the staff and the results and they are very very happy. Look us up at WWW.BHCMG.COM or WWW. ExecuSlim.com.

Is the Executive ER urgent care?

Is the Executive ER urgent care? Beverly Hills Urgent Care is so 1980′s. For those of you who haven’t heard, BHCMG got a face lift over March and transformed into the Executive ER – Beverly Hills Comprehensive Medical Group. We are proud to offer urgent care on demand with little wait, same day appointments and exceptional non- life threatening emergency medical care. With two Board Certified ER Doctors and two Doctors of Chiropractic, the Executive ER can now offer extended coverage with hours during the week from 6am-7pm and 8am-12pm on Saturday!

The Executive ER is a unique facility designed to help patients obtain immediate and affordable care for their urgent medical and chiropractic conditions. The clinic offers a variety of in office resources such as a laboratory, x-ray, ultrasound, and an IV pharmacy. Referrals to physicians of all specialties can also be expedited through the clinic to help quickly address emergent conditions. The facility is also equipped with a state of the art rehabilitation suite and massage therapist. Executive ER, the first facility of its kind, is here to offer patients an alternative to expensive hospital visits with long wait times or delaying appropriate care. At the executive ER we are proud to offer a much larger range of care for more complex injuries and ailments than your average urgent care without the wait and cost of a traditional ER.

 Most PPO insurance accepted, some HMO – call 310.657.0366 for details!!!!

Find the Executive ER at Wilshire and La Cienega!!!

60 is the New 40 !!!

How do you feel?

How do you look?

Are you sick and tired of waking up sick and tired?

How is  the exercise program going? 

How is the diet going?

This September Bruce Springsteen is turning 60. He is on the cover of AARP magazine.

 Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed “The Boss”

if you need help keeping up with your diet, with your exercise, tips on energy and posture call the office we can help.

High cholesterol levels shown to increase risks of Alzheimer’s disease

High cholesterol levels and even borderline high levels have been shown to increase risks of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia according to a new study. It has been shown to increase risk as we approach our 40s significantly. It gets increasingly problematic with each decade of life thereafter.

A study in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders included almost 10,000 men and women for forty years. The participants were between the ages of 40 to 45 when they had their cholesterol levels tested from 1964 and 1973.

All of the statistics were evaluated and computed many years later. The researchers in reviewing their medical records, found that from 1994 to 2007, 469 had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 127 had developed vascular dementia, which is caused by impaired blood supply to the brain.

Among the high cholesterol group (240 mg/dL and above), the risk for Alzheimer’s disease was 57 percent higher compared to people with cholesterol levels below 200 mg/dL, which is considered optimal. Those with borderline high cholesterol (between 200 and 239 mg/dL) also experienced an increased risk for AD although the results were not statistically significant.

The borderline group was shown to be at a 50 percent increased risk for vascular dementia, however. So that becomes very important to our patients’ health and wellness.

All of this information becomes very significant when we look at statistics of the American population. In the U.S., almost 100 million people have either high or borderline high cholesterol levels. That puts them at increased risk for AD and dementia.

Omega-3 Improves Memory Age-Related Cognitive Decline

DHA consumption increases cognitive test scores. Helps brains function as if three years younger.

The Memory Improvement with DHA Study (MIDAS) involved 485 healthy older people with an average age of 70 and a mild memory complaint. The participants were randomly assigned to receive either 900 mg per day of DHA or placebo for 6 months.
Results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre study showed that participants taking DHA supplements made significantly fewer errors on the Paired Associate Learning (PAL) test compared to when they started the study.
Furthermore, plasma DHA levels doubled during the study in the DHA group, and correlated with the PAL response.
The researchers also noted a significant decrease in heart rate in the DHA group, while blood pressure and weight did not change.
Six month supplementation with DHA (900mg/d) improves memory function and decreases heart rate in healthy older adults with ARCD. This improvement on the PAL is associated with a shift in the normative distribution to a younger age, wrote the MIDAS investigators.

Mildly High Cholesterol at Midlife Linked to Alzheimer’s

By RONI CARYN RABIN

Published: August 5, 2009

Adults who had just slightly elevated blood cholesterol when they were in their early 40s were at greater risk of developing dementia decades later, compared with those whose cholesterol was at optimal levels, a new study has found.

The findings, which analyzed data from almost 10,000 health care plan members followed for four decades, surprised the investigators.

While earlier studies have shown an association between high cholesterol in midlife and an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease, “we were surprised to see the association with borderline levels,” said Rachel A. Whitmer, an epidemiologist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and the paper’s senior author.

The study followed 9,844 members of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medical Group who had blood work done between 1964 and 1973, when they were 40 to 45 years old. All had remained members of the plan until at least 1994, when computerized outpatient diagnoses of dementia were made available.

Some 598 of the original participants were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia, a less common form of dementia, between 1994 and 2007, when they were between 61 and 88 years old.

Those whose total blood cholesterol had been high — over 240 milligrams per deciliter — were 57 percent more likely to have developed Alzheimer’s disease than those with optimal levels. Those who had borderline cholesterol values — between 200 and 239 milligrams per deciliter — were at 50 percent greater risk of developing vascular dementia.

“What’s good for the heart is good for the brain,” Dr. Whitmer said, adding, “Midlife is not too soon to be thinking about risk factors for dementia. This is a modifiable risk factor. This is something you can change.”

The study is being published online this week in the journal Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.

Obesity and Back Pain

Back Pain and Obesity

Connection to Back Pain and Development of Obesity

Christopher P. Silveri, MD
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

 

 

According to the American Obesity Association (AOA), 64.5% of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese (1). The unfortunate truth is that obesity is becoming an epidemic affecting adults and children.

Connection to Back Pain
Most people know that obesity contributes to the development of coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer. However, did you know that obesity is a contributing factor to back pain? It is true.

Being overweight or obese can significantly contribute to symptoms associated with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), degenerative disc disease (DDD), spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis.

The spine is designed to carry the body’s weight and distribute the loads encountered during rest and activity. When excess weight is carried, the spine is forced to assimilate the burden, which may lead to structural compromise and damage (e.g., injury, sciatica).

One region of the spine that is most vulnerable to the effects of obesity is the low back—the lumbar spine. Lack of exercise and bodily conditioning leads to poor flexibility and weak muscles in the back, pelvis, and thighs. This can increase the curve of the lower back, causing the pelvis to tilt too far forward. Further, this is detrimental to proper posture, and as posture weakens, other regions of the spine (for example, the neck) may become painful.

You may try to dismiss the cause of some of these spinal disorders to the process of normal aging. It is true that with age body tissues can cause changes to spinal anatomy (2). However, if you are overweight or obese, chances are you have, or will have, back pain. You may have or develop one of the following conditions:

• Osteoporosis
  A sedentary lifestyle coupled with an unbalanced diet can affect the density, or strength of the bones (spinal vertebrae). When the structural architecture of a vertebral body is compromised, it is at risk for fracture. Vertebral fractures can be painful and disabling. If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, you have probably lost between 25-30% of desirable bone density. 

If the diagnosis is osteopeonia, bone loss has been in the range of 10-15% (3).

Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
The joints in the spine are called facet joints. Excessive body weight places unnatural pressure and stress on the joints during movement and at rest.

Low Back Pain
Obesity may aggravate an existing low back problem and contributes to recurrence of the condition.

General
Unhealthy posture accounts for neck and back pain. A level of physical fitness is necessary to properly support the spine.