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Hi I am Lydia Belton Ph.D. Ct.H.A., more commonly known as DrTranquility. We thank you for Joining us on our DrTranquility Blogs. New Relax,Refresh,Renew June 15th,DrTranquility's Relax,Refresh,Renew is our lifestyle blog, DrTranquility's Today's Health has all sorts of amazing health tips from MD's such as our editor. Dr. Lisa Zdinak our Editor of Anti-Aging and Aesthetics. This brainy beauty just got back from presenting at the World Medical Conference in Monaco..and has a "Fountain of Youth" Tip to share with us. Scroll down and take a peek!
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The Dorchester Spa reopens this month after undergoing multi-million dollar renovations. Pass by and check out our content during the slow launch over on
!Mark it on your calenders this one of our favorite spa's in the whole world and considered to be by many in the Know the top 5 Spa's is the world as it is nestled in one of the leading Hotels in the 5 star category The Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair,London,UK!
It is just about to re-open, we told you all about on our previous "London Calling" issue here on DrTranquility's Relax,Refresh,Renew!The Dorchester Spa will reopen in May after an exciting six month, £3.2 million (that's pound not dollars..you do the math it's all so exciting!)refurbishment and expansion program. The exquisite new Spa has been designed by award-winning interiors consultancy Fox Linton drawing inspiration from the glamour and elegance of the 1930s to offer the ultimate space for indulgent pampering and sumptuous relaxation. The brand new Dorchester Spa will feature nine tranquil treatment rooms including two double suites, a manicure and pedicure suite and an elegant deep relaxation room. Bwelltv.com and Drtranquility.com were blessed and honored to have an exclusive interview with The Dorchester Spa Manager Ann Costelloe as she chats with the wonderful Sally Farmiloe-Neville. Sally is our New VP of Luxury Programming,a presenter for Bwell TV and all that that implies! Sally will be bringing you all sorts of amazing content from Spa's to restaurants from the UK and beyond! She herself is an author, celebrity fashion,fitness& beauty Editor for the widely successful Hotgossip Magazine out of the UK. So pass by Bewelltv.com and take a peek of a preview of the upcoming piece!
A Dorchester Spa Manager of 11 years Ann Costelloe is responsible for all operations at Dorchester Spa, including overseeing the luxury spa’s £3.2 million refurbishment and launch. She brings a wealth of experience, having worked in the hotel industry from an early age at some of the most exclusive addresses in the UK. Don't forget check out our content during the slow launch over on Bwelltv.com. WE wonder if they will continue our favorite treatment "The Rose Ritual"
Our next recommendation is a relatively new treatment in "spaville" Vinotherapy
So what is Vinotherapy
Polyphenols in Grapes are the fab reason we can now have a a glass of red wine per day especially of it's organic to aid us with our health and wellness..gotta love polyphenols!
So what is a polyphenols you ask and why is it important to me when there are so many supplements that are "must" haves these days?
According to wikepedia:
"The main source of polyphenol antioxidants is nutritional, since they are found in a wide array of phytonutrient-bearing foods. For example, most legumes; fruits such as apples, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, grapes, pears, plums, raspberries, and strawberries; and vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, celery, onion and parsley are rich in polyphenol antioxidants. Red wine[1], chocolate, green tea, olive oil, bee pollen (honey) and many grains are alternative sources. The principal benefit of ingestion of antioxidants seems to stem from the consumption of a wide array of phytonutrients; correspondingly, the role of dietary supplements as a method of realizing these health benefits is the subject of considerable discussion."
According to Yalenutrition
"A glass of red wine a day keeps the doctor away"
"Is red wine the fountain of youth or a potent poison? Is enjoying a glass of red wine with dinner each evening beneficial to your health? Current research suggests that a glass of red wine each day may be providing you with more than just a little relaxation.
What are the health benefits of drinking red wine?
For over 10 years, research has indicated that moderate intake of alcohol improves cardiovascular health. In fact, in 1992 Harvard researchers included moderate alcohol consumption as one of the "eight proven ways to reduce coronary heart disease risk." However, research has suggested that specifically red wine is the most beneficial to your heart health. The cardioprotective effect has been attributed to antioxidants present in the skin and seeds of red grapes.
Scientists believe the antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in three ways:
* by reducing production of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (also know as the "bad" cholesterol)
* by boosting high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol)
* by reducing blood clotting. Furthermore, consuming a glass of wine along with a meal may favorably influence your lipid profiles following that meal
Recently, researchers have found that moderate red wine consumption may be beneficial to more than just your heart. One study found that the antioxidant resveratrol, which is prevalent in the skin of red grapes, may inhibit tumor development in some cancers. Another study indicated that resveratrol aided in the formation of nerve cells, which experts believe may be helpful in the treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Which wines should you consume to reap the most benefits?
Researchers at the University of California, at Davis tested a variety of wines to determine which types have the highest concentrations of flavonoids. Their results concluded that the flavonoid favorite is Cabernet Sauvignon, followed closely by Petit Syrah and Pinot Noir. Both Merlots and red zinfandels have fewer flavonoids than their more potent predecessors. White wine had significantly smaller amounts than the red wine varieties. The bottom line is the sweeter the wine, the fewer the flavonoids. Dryer red wines are your best bet for a flavonoid boost.
How much red wine should I drink?
A four-ounce glass of wine is equivalent to one serving. Men will benefit from consuming one to two servings per day. Women should consume only one serving per day to reap the maximum benefits. This is not to say that you should start drinking alcohol if you presently do not. Occasional or binge drinkers have higher mortality rates than those who drink moderately on a regular basis. In those who consume three or more drinks per day, there is an increased risk for elevated serum triglycerides (fat in the bloodstream). Long-term, excessive alcohol consumption can damage nerve cells, the liver and the pancreas. Heavy drinkers are also at risk for malnutrition, as alcohol may substitute for more nutritious foods.
What if I have other health problems?
Recommendations to consume moderate amounts of wine are limited to individuals with a clean bill of health. It is clear that people with medical and social conditions worsened by alcohol should not consume any alcohol at all. Hypertryglyceridemia, pancreatitis, liver disease, uncontrolled hypertension, depression and congestive heart failure are diseases that may be worsened by alcohol. Those individuals at risk for these conditions should consult with their physician before consuming any alcohol at all.
What about grape juice and non alcoholic red wine?
In 1997, researchers at the University of Wisconsin concluded that purple grape juice also reduced blood clotting. Another study by researchers at University of California at Davis, confirmed the findings that non alcoholic red wine contains the same antioxidant profile as red wine. However in a 1998 study, Japanese researchers found that while grape juice still had antioxidative benefits, it did not significantly lower LDL cholesterol levels compared to red wine.
The debate continues on whether it is the components of the wine, the way the wine is consumed, or the lifestyle traits that is the most responsible for the long healthy lives of many wine drinkers. However, the evidence seems clear that regular, moderate consumption of red wine is beneficial to your health. So here’s a toast to your health! Cheers!"
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So Now For the really fun stuff Vinotherapy Spas that we love here on DrTranquility's Relax,Refresh,Renew!
"There are so many great reasons to visit Sonoma’s wine country and the award-winning spa at the Kenwood Inn ranks at the top of the list from California:
DrTranquility's Picks
Kenwood Wine Bath
Choose to soak in our relaxing oversized jacuzzi tub overlooking the vineyards before or after your spa treatments. This aromatic bath will soothe the senses and help to relieve tired muscles.
Fresh, glowing and younger looking skin is only five steps away. Using the Basic Five, that is; the highly active, powerful and effective regimen intended to be the foundation of your daily skin regimen based on your individual skin type. At the Kenwood Inn and Spa you’ll find the world-class products and treatments from ARCONA. Based in Los Angeles and used by top celebrities including: Katherine Heigl, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore and Diane Lane, ARCONA’s effectiveness is its active ingredients and the way they are combined and processed. Cosmeceutical-grade ingredients, such as enzymes, antioxidants and amino acids, are formulated to work synergistically to deliver powerful results.
The Spa at Kenwood fully embraces the power of the grape employing the penetrating, protective qualities of topical treatments based on oils extracted from grape seeds. Our custom made products incorporate vinotherapy, including red wine extracts, Chardonnay and Riesling oils among other specifically selected elements to promote healing and relaxation.
From pure, organic products crafted to enhance the look and feel of your face to customized wine-based treatments for your body, we’ve specially developed a series of unique treatments to rejuvenate your face, soothe your body and relax your mind."
DrTranquility's Top Pick from France(the purported birth place of Vinotherapy
The great thing about Caudalie is that in addition to their vinotherapy spas in France and Spain they have recently opened one here in NYC at the famous Plaza Hotel!
Simply click here to visit the site CaudalieWe love their Vinotherapy Massage a must do no matter which location you choose!
This Month our very own Editor of Aesthetics and Anti-Aging, Dr. Lisa ZdinakMD, is sharing with all of us what she presented at The Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress. Here is some of that new information from DR. Lisa new information!As Many of you already know, Dr Tranquility was "On The Couch" with Dr. Lisa and this program will be airing on our upcoming channel belltv.com can already be accessed as we soft launch!
Already one of the networks carrying our channel considers us to be the
"Most Popular Channel of All Time in Lifecasting.
Watch BWellTV. Add to Favorites ... lifestyle, travel, dating, love, celebrity, music, wellness · Watch BWellTV." Which is pretty amazing considering we have not even Officially launched yet! bwelltv.com
Tap into Your Own Fountain of Youth with Adult Stem Cell Therapy!
Wait! Hold on, I know what you are thinking, “I would never consider using stem cells, SHHHHH! That’s sooo controversial, you should never talk about politics, religion, or, well, I forget the other thing that you are not supposed to talk about in polite company, but I’m sure that stem cell research is on that list.”
Hear me out for a second. Remember that I am a molecular geneticist by training. Before I went to medical school, I was slicing, dicing, and julienne frying the genome for the sake of creating vaccines for the betterment of my fellow humankind (some of my research contributed to the creation of the Gardisil vaccine for cervical cancer). However, one college degree didn’t seem to be enough of a challenge for my brain cells, so I ordered a double and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in molecular genetics, and a BA in comparative religion and a minor in medical ethics (so there)! That being said, I want you to please lend me your ears [or in this case, your eyes since you’re reading this, [ I’m also an eye surgeon, so you can trust me with them as well] while I tell you a little bit about adult stem cell therapy and how everyone can benefit from it.
First of all, what is a stem cell? Well, before we are born, the growing embryo (early fetus) is filled with cells that are living the “American Dream” they can grow up to be anything! Once the sperm fert ilizes the egg, an overwhelming cascade of molecular events orchestrates this one cell to become a walking, talking, drooling bundle of joy in about 9 months. How can this happen? Well, each cell in a developing fetus starts out as an unemployed college freshman. It hasn’t been told what to think, it doesn’t have any skills, it just walks around campus, looking at bulletin boards until it stumbles across an interesting environment, then it hangs around and gets indoctrinated into a major course of study and before you know it, graduates with a degree—“ Congratulations! You’re a heart cell!” ”Great work, you’re a skin cell!” “Why couldn’t you be more like your cousin Lenny, HE’s a brain cell!” In other words, each of the stem cells has the POTENTIAL to become anything, it just depends upon the crowd that it’s hanging around with, and the molecular markers that are turned off and on at any given time during development. However, once a cell does specialize in a particular function, it usually can’t be converted into a different type of cell, it’s stuck in a routine [beat the heart, beat the heart, beat the heart…every day it’s the same thing]. It gets to be kind of old really fast –exactly! No cell lives forever, they eventually are put out for retirement only to be replaced by a new up-and-comer. Only, some cells, like nerve cells, when they die, they can’t be revived and brought back to life. They are so super specialized that they only get one shot in this lifetime. This is why we can’t cure the blind, or help people with spinal cord injuries to walk again, or to reverse the brain damage from head injuries or stroke victims. Gone forever. In medicine we have a saying “time is tissue” and in the event of a stroke or heart attack, we only have a certain timeframe (usually less than 90 minutes) to try to save those dying cells.
Okay, enough doom and gloom. How would you feel if I told you that there is a medical treatment that could limit, or even potentially reverse the damage that unfortunately happened, and that it wasn’t a drug, that it came from your very own blood… wouldn’t you want it?! This treatment does exist, and it is called “Adult Stem Cell Therapy” and I can get you started on the path to insuring your own personal health today, right this minute. Give me 4 hours of your time, and for the next 20 years you can be safely reassured that if you are faced with a [God Forbid] catastrophic event such as a spinal cord injury, heart attack, or cancer, that your own stem cells are banked and available to you in your time of need. Here is how it works. If you would like to collect your own stem cells, you come to my office and I do a standard history and physical exam and then I provide you with the paperwork to have a small sample of your blood drawn right around the corner from my office in Manhattan. This small blood sample is to make sure that you are healthy enough to donate blood, and that your blood meets the same standards required of a volunteer blood donor. Once the laboratory tells me that everything is okay and that you are healthy enough to undergo the stem cell isolation process, I will write you a prescription for a medication called Neupogen {New-Pa-What?]. Don’t be frightened, we have been using Neupogen for years to help people with low white blood cell counts boost their immunity. Essentially, Neupogen invites the STEM CELLS IN YOUR BONE MARROW to come on out into your bloodstream and join the party! You need two little shots of Neupogen (though a teeny-tiny thin needle, Neupogen is administered the same way as insulin). Ever hear the phrase “Timing is of the essence?” Well, the way that this proceeds is that you need to take the Neupogen shot once a day for two days in a row, and THEN you can pass go and gather up your stem cells while you may!
Once you’ve done the Neupogen twice as directed, then you can go to one of several facilities in the country there is one right around the corner from my office in Manhattan). Plan to spend about 3 hours there watching a movie or otherwise entertaining yourself as your newly minted stem cells are isolated from your blood through a simple IV process called “plasmapheresis.” Plasmapheresis simply means having the blood drawn from one arm to be run through a fancy machine that picks out only the stem cells and then gives you back your blood through another IV line [okay, there is no tap-dancing around this, there will be an IV in each arm, one arm going out, another arm going in, but like I said, give me 3 hours of your time, and I’ll give you 20 years of stem cells- aren’t you worth it?].
You only have to collect your cells once,(although you can chose to do so more than once, I’ll tell you about that in a bit…]. The amount of blood that you donate is approximately less than ½ of a cup! From this ½ cup of blood some will be stored under a certain process in case you were to need it immediately in the [God Fobid] event of chemotherapy. The rest of the stem cells are cryogenically stored for use in the distant future. The stem cells have been shown to maintain their functioning for up to 20 years.
What are some medical circumstances where having access to your own stem cells might be beneficial to your final outcome? Well, the list grows every day but includes: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, Autoimmune Disease, Bone Repair, Cartilage Repair, Congestive Heart Failure, Crohn’s Disease, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Leukemia, Liver Disease, Lupus, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Nerve Degeneration, Parkinson’s Disease, Radiation Sickness, Spinal Cord Injury, and Stroke.
So, why did I get involved with stem cell therapy…for beauty’s sake of course!! Aside from being selfish and wanting to help myself and others to store their own stem cells for their future health, we are behind the times when it comes to using this therapy for anti-aging purposes! I have several patients who travel internationally and they have received embryonic stem cells from sheep in Germany, France, and Russia for anti-aging purposes! Think about it, aging is caused by inflammation. The stem cells go to areas in the body where inflammation is present and miraculously transform themselves into the tissue type that has been injured. These are “shovel-ready” cells that are able and willing to perform any job required, all the body need s to do is ask them. Imagine aging backwards, what a curious case! You can do stem-cell therapy if you injure your knee running on the treadmill, or simply because you just want to look younger with improved vitality.
Okay doc, it all sounds too good to be true, what’s the catch? Here it is. Donating and storing your own stem cells is as easy as 1-2-3 here in the United States, but getting them transfused when you want them involves a little hop and skip across the border because the therapy is not yet FDA approved in this country [and likely, will not be for the next 18 months of so thanks to a little thing known as big government]. Does that mean that stem cell therapy is unsafe? Absolutely not, it means that the FDA is arcane. The FDA was put into existence to monitor the quality of drugs and machines that are used for medical purposes in this country. The FDA is not allowed to tell doctors how they practice medicine or use those approved drugs and devices. This is because each patient is different and when the FDA was formed, they were intentionally limited in their scope of regulating medicine so as to preserve the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship. Usually, a drug or medical device is approved for one purpose, but if the physician finds that it will be helpful for treating another condition, it is legal for the doctor to do so [this is called “off-label use”]. For instance, the FDA approved the drug “Zyban” as a stop-smoking aid, although this same medicine had been in use for treating depression for years. So why isn’t stem-cell therapy FDA-approved in the United States? The answer is – “beats me. “ The stem cells are actually not a drug, they are your own cells. Stem cell therapy is the technical equivalent of giving you a blood transfusion with your own pre-donated blood. The sticking point is that the cells are frozen, [funny, don’t we already know that frozen sperm and frozen embryos work just fine?] and this is why we have to jet to a lovely tropical paradise to receive them when you need them [for now]. There ARE some facilities that use stem cells for therapy, but in order to participate, you must actually have the disease being treated and then qualify to be included in these academic studies. In mu mind, I really believe that we will be treating ourselves with our own stem cells in about 18-24 months when the FDA approves their use, but in the meantime, I will be going to the lovely spa facility that already exists in beautiful, sunny Mexico to get my beauty boost [tragic, but somehow, I’ll survive].
The second sticking point is the cost, the drugs and the collection fee are expensive, and insurance doesn’t cover it. The actual storage fees are affordable, and since you only have to donate once, it makes a better investment of your money than a mutual fund right now…
I hope that this informative. I look forward to showing you the videotape of my own stem cell therapy from sunny Mexico very soon, until then…Adios!”
Have a Beautiful Day!
Dr. Lisa
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