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The International Association of HealthCare Professionals is pleased to welcome Dr. Faruk Said Abuzzahab Sr., MD, PhD, to their prestigious organization with his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World. He is a highly-trained psychiatrist, pharmacologist, and anti-aging physician with extensive expertise in all facets of his work. Dr. Faruk Said Abuzzahab Sr. has been practicing for over 57 years and is currently serving patients within Clinical Psychopharmacology Consultants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Dr. Faruk Said Abuzzahab Sr. obtained his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon in 1959. After completing internship in Beirut, Dr. Abuzzahab Sr. moved to the United States and completed a residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then went on to undertake his Pharmacology fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, Dr. Abuzzahab also holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree.

Dr. Abuzzahab Sr. is an internationally renowned expert in the chemistry of the brain, and is a specialist in delaying the aging process in the brain. He maintains a professional membership with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and since 2001 has organized annual anti-aging conferences. Dr. Abuzzahab Sr. attributes his success to the examples he gained from his parents and the inspiration they provided him with.

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Learn more about Dr. Abuzzahab Sr. by reading his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World.

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The Latest Trends in Skin, Beauty, and Wellness Offered by Michigans Rejuvenation Experts

Published: March 28, 2017

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Always at the forefront of innovation in beauty and wellness, FACE and Cutler Integrative Medicine have joined to form the ultimate state-of-the-art, award-winning rejuvenation destination. The founders, Dr. Doug Cutler and Holly Cutler, have brought their naturopathic medical and esthetic backgrounds together to merge their expertise in inside-out anti-aging.

Almost two decades ago, Holly Cutler, also known as Americas Skin Saint, rebuilt her own skin, which had been disfigured by cystic acne. Since then, she has created one of the most extensive rejuvenation clinics in the U.S., offering more than 30 laser and facial machines, liquid face-lifts, vaginal rejuvenation, and body makeovers. With her innovative Skin Management Model and her one-hour transformations, Cutler has helped thousands of people who were not satisfied elsewhere. She has been a featured expert on FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, and The Doctors Show, and has appeared on magazine covers and in several publications. Cutler has now launched her own highly anticipated and innovative skincare product line to help people all over the country who may not be able to access the services at her clinic. She is also anticipating the publication of her new book, No Filters Needed, a guide to enjoying the best skin possible for years to come.

The wellness division, headed by Dr. Doug Cutler, a licensed naturopathic physician, finds the root cause of imbalances in the body to create overall well-being from the inside out. His state-of-the-art clinic incorporates natural elements, and air and water purification systems, and is home to one of the most advanced detoxification clinics in the country. Dr. Cutler is the only doctor in Michigan who has the most advanced training in environmental medicine and genetic polymorphisms. His specialties include integrative medicine; anti-aging medicine; botanical medicine; detoxification therapies; nutrition, mental, and neurological conditions; womens disorders; childrens health; and more.

Dr. Cutler recently launched his new ClubIV, one of the only FDA/USP-compliant IV/IM

(intravenous/intramuscular) nutrient therapy clinics in Michigan. The advanced nutrient formulas are customized to increase energy, improve sleep, optimize immune function, recover cellular homeostasis, promote healing and recovery, reduce stress and anxiety, support weight loss, and much more. There is no comparison to the superior potency of nutrients delivered via IV/IM therapy. The dose bypasses the gastrointestinal system and is delivered directly into the bloodstream, so results are fast allowing you to feel better, sooner.

Most people can benefit from IV/IM therapy. At your first visit, an evaluation is conducted to determine which combination of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients will work best for you.

The range of therapies includes anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, detoxification, endocrine, hydration, metabolism, recovery, and wellness. The dedicated infusion room is relaxing and peaceful; during your IV session you may experience local warmth, an increase in energy, or a deepening sense of calm and well-being.

Dr. Cutler is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the Michigan Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American College for Advancement in Medicine, and the Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and he is the board director for the Naturopathic Academy of Environmental Medicine.

As rejuvenation experts, the team of Dr. Doug Cutler and Holly Cutler can enhance your health, improve your overall quality of life, and keep you looking youthful for years to come.

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A 35-year-old overweight lady caused some commotion at the check-out counter of a supermarket when she tried to pay for a few bottles of antioxidants with a Food Stamps Debit Card. Antioxidants? Do they still exist? What happened to them?

"The fountain of youth is discovered," touted the media with great fanfare somewhere in the early 90's. Only, one daily dietary supplement would stop aging. A eureka moment made famous scientists, Rebeca Gerschman, Denham Harman and others, realize the importance of oxygen leaks deep down in tiny cell particles, mitochondria, as the destructive force, which causes aging and death.

Free radical (O and OH) were capable of damaging proteins, mutating DNA and initiate long, deadly chain reactions, ultimately creating a crescendo of destruction, culminating in an error catastrophe, that ultimately caused apoptosis or cell death.

If free radicals were bad, antioxidants were good. Supposedly, antioxidants reacted with free radicals, thus blocking adverse reactions. Antioxidants, heralded as a panacea for aging, instantly became the ultimate anti-aging remedy. Note: Many foods, including fruits, and vegetables contain antioxidants; and they are abundantly available as expensive dietary supplements in health food stores.

But then in the 1990s, irrefutable facts from experimental testing debunked the claims. The findings were clear. Antioxidants most certainly do not prolong life or prevent disease. Taking high dose antioxidant supplements carried a modest but consistent risk; you were more likely to die early. Bizarrely, pro-oxidants could extend the lifespan. (Free radicals in Biology and Medicine: Barry Halliwell, John Gutteridge, Clarendon Press, 1985)

In spite of these findings, fringe medicine continued to peddle the assumed benefits of antioxidants. Glossy magazines and cult books preached the false gospel of antioxidants, and the shelves of health food and drugstores remained abundantly stocked.

Studies have long shown that those on lower incomes spend a larger proportion of their incomes on food. (The Food Standards Agency Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey (LIDNS), 2007).

It is even worse; lower income groups spend disproportionate amounts of money on heath food store supplements. That is why it hurts to see customers pay for totally worthless expensive food supplements with Food Stamp Debit cards.

Please alarm those in your circle that the antioxidants fountain of youth is a real fairytale.

By Jacob Gelt Dekker Columnist for Curaao Chronicle

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Forget the Fountain of Youth; scientists are closer than ever to creating a safe and effective anti-aging drug, its been revealed.

Through a series of experiments on mice, researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of New South Wales School of Medicine in Australia have discovered an essential clue as to how our cells repair damaged DNA. This is important because the bodys inability to mend DNA can result in age-related deterioration, claim the scientists.

They go on to say that when humans are young, they have great amounts of the DNA-repairing protein PARP1. As we age, however, another protein called DBC1 clings to it, rendering it impossible to finish its recon work. This makes it increasingly difficult for our systems to fix broken DNA.

In their study, the researchers fed old mice a molecule called NMN. The mice metabolized it into a signalling molecule called NAD, which squeezed in between the PARP1 and DBC1 proteins and pushed them apart. The DNA-repairing protein was then able to work effectively again, just like when the mice were younger.

This restored the DNA capacity of the old mouse back to a young mouse, and also to remove the DNA damage that accumulated in the tissue, said study author David Sinclair, Ph.D.

The scientists then exposed the mice to DNA-damaging radiation. The mice that were treated with the NMN molecule didnt show the usual effects of radiation, which include changes in white blood cell counts and hemoglobin levels.

While the scientists push that the NMN treatment has only been tested in mice and that the results may be different in people, they hope to begin human trials within six months.

This is the closest we are to a safe and effective anti-aging drug thats perhaps only three to five years away from being on the market if the trials go well, Sinclair said.

The drug could one day serve as a treatment for preventing DNA damage from aging, radiation and even chemotherapy.

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Victoria Advocate

Fountain of Youth to celebrate 10th anniversary Victoria Advocate Le, a physician who specializes in internal medicine, aesthetic medicine and anti-aging medicine, moved into the shopping center about 10 years ago. "It's quite a journey, and we want to celebrate the contributions our business has brought to the ...

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Posted on March 27, 2017, 6 a.m. in Cardio-Vascular Diagnostics

More than half of family doctors in Canada are still using manual devices, a dated technology that often leads to misdiagnosis.

A study by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) reports that over half of the Canadian family doctors are still making use of manual devices to measure blood pressure, which is a dated technology. Using a manual device to measure blood pressure often leads to misdiagnosis. Approximately 20% of those receiving treatment for hypertension don't actually have it and do not need medication.

Automatic electronic devices, called oscillometric devices, are available and are recommended by the Guidelines of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) as preferable to manual measurement.

However, in the spring of 2016, the team that conducted the survey among the Canadian family doctors found that 52% of the 769 who responded stated that they made use of a manual tensiometer to measure patients' blood pressure, and only 43% used an automatic device.

The lead author of the study, Janusz Kaczorowski, is a medical sociologist, a CRCHUM researcher, and a professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine.

Manual measurement is acceptable if it is done properly, but that is not always the case. Kaczorowski stated that clinicians should use automatic devices because they are more precise and take several measurements. Automated measurement has an advantage because it eliminates white-coat syndrome, which is an artificially high blood pressure reading that is a result of being in a doctor's office.

To take blood pressure properly, a 12- to 15-minute period is required with the patient being left alone in a room while the measurement is taken. That is difficult because the average visit to a family doctor lasts only 10 minutes.

Blood pressure is the pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of arteries. Measured in an artery in the arm, blood pressure has two measurements: systolic as the heart contracts and diastolic as the heart relaxes. Normal pressure has the systolic pressure at below 140 mmHg and the diastolic pressure at below 90 mmHg. Above those numbers, a person is said to have high blood pressure or hypertension.

In Canada, one of every five adults suffers from hypertension, which is the greatest global risk factor for disability and death. Healthcare costs due to hypertension were evaluated at over $13 billion in 2010. Kaczorowski says that if blood pressure was measured incorrectly, there are considerable financial implications as well as possible side effects, which could be avoided.

The CHEP Guidelines state that modification of health-related behaviors is an efficient way of treating and preventing high blood pressure and reducing the cardiovascular disease risk. It is possible to lower one's blood pressure with a healthy diet, reduced intake of sodium, regular physical activity, moderate consumption of alcohol, tobacco product avoidance, and stress management.

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