CoolEvent on August 25, 2016

“Excited to announce our next CoolSculpting event.”

— Dr. Dale

CoolEvent on August 25, 2016

Join us Thursday, August 25th, for our "CoolEvent" to learn more about FDA-cleared CoolSculpting, now available at our office! Using advanced cooling technology, the CoolSculpting procedure is an innovative way to contour your body by freezing unwanted fat away with no surgery or downtime. 

In the last 3 months, CoolSculpting has shown to be hugely successful with our patients. CoolSculpting recently come out with brand new machines designed to deliver better patient results. The new applicator treats larger areas with greater comfort in only 35 minutes instead of one hour! And Dr. Prokupek's office is one of the first to have them in Southern California.  

With over 2 million CoolSculpting treatments performed worldwide, people everywhere are getting a better view of themselves, thanks to the one-of-a-kind CoolSculpting procedure. See below for before and after pictures here!

Photo courtesy of A. Jay Burns, MD

Photo courtesy of Edward Becker, MD

Photo courtesy of Grant Stevens, MD, FACs

 

Thursday, August 25th

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Simply fill out the field below to reserve your spot.  

Low-Carb Rye Bread Linked to Fewer Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms

“To my IBS patients...Low-carb rye bread may be exactly what you need. ”

— Dr. Dale

Low-Carb Rye Bread Linked to Fewer Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms

http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/eat/low-carb-rye-bread-linked-fewer-irritable-bowel-syndrome-symptoms/080216

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract’s usual functioning. Eleven percent of the adult population suffers from IBS, whose side effects include flatulence, abdominal pain, cramps, and stomach rumbling. However, a new study has found an unlikely aid in the battle with IBS: low-carb rye bread.

The lead author of the study and dietician at the Aava Medical Centre in Finland, Dr. Reijo Laatikainen, noted the two origins of IBS: “Just like the rest of the population, IBS patients tend to have a lower than recommended intake of fibre.”

Additionally, lessening IBS symptoms can only come through eating fewer fermentable, oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAP). These are simple carbohydrates that are fermented in the upper colon, where intestinal gas and other IBS symptoms originate.

Low-FODMAP rye bread, which was offered to the participants in the study, solves both of these problems, thanks to its low-carb and high-fiber composition. Whole-grain rye bread has a fiber content of 11 to 14 percent, making it an excellent source of the nutrient.

The study’s main takeaway was that even by just lowering the FODMAP content in bread, patients still saw a reduction in IBS symptoms. FODMAPs have also been implicated in previous studies as one of the roots of gluten or wheat sensitivity. These findings could begin a push for a reduction in FODMAPs in foods so as to produce food that is better for — and more easily digested by — the human body.

HPV-vaccinated women protect men from infection

“This is great!”

HPV-vaccinated women protect men from infection

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-hpv-vaccinated-women-men-infection.html

A Melbourne study has found the first evidence of 'herd protection' from vaccinations against the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).

Eric Chow from Alfred Health has found that women who vaccinate against HPV not only protect themselves, they also protect their male partners from the virus.

There are over 100 different types of HPV, some of which are known to cause cancer. The disease is well known for its impact on women, but it can also cause genital warts, penile and anal cancer in men.

In an 11-year study (2004 to 2015), Eric found a dramatic decline in the prevalence of vaccine-targeted types of HPV in young Australian men—from a 20 per cent prevalence in 2004, down to just three per cent in 2015.

These males were unvaccinated, suggesting that their vaccinated female partners were protecting them from the virus. This herd protection hasn't been seen in HPV before.

While the vaccination program for girls was brought into schools in 2007, the program wasn't introduced for boys until 2013.

The current vaccine available in Australia is effective against four types of HPV. But a new vaccine is on the way that will protect against another five types.

This is the first study in the world to assess the annual trends in vaccine-targeted HPV genotypes in men before and after the introduction of the female HPV vaccination programme. The research was published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases in June.