Cary Spotlight | Issue #170

Weight Loss Myths After 40 Shattered, Colon Cancer Screening Can Save Lives, & Emotional Health in the Age of Technology

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▶️ Is Intermittent Fasting The ONLY Way To Lose Weight After The Age of 40?

📰 The Silent Rise of Colon Cancer: Why Early Screening is Essential

❤️ Resource Guide: Most Popular Pickleball Courts in Cary

📰 Navigating the Disconnect: Emotions in the Digital Age

▶️Working Through Differences: STAR TREK

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These articles are for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact a qualified medical professional before engaging in any physical activity, or making any changes to your diet, medication or lifestyle.

Is Intermittent Fasting The ONLY Way To Lose Weight After The Age of 40?

In this video, we address a internet comment suggesting that intermittent fasting is the only viable strategy for successful weight loss if you’re 40 years or older.

In reality, most often we recommend clients 40 and over eat more frequently throughout the day, not less.

This helps to avoid what we call, “The Triad of Overconsumption.”

This triad of influencers determines your likelihood to overeat, and includes:

1. Not eating throughout the day, leading to increased hunger at night

2. More calories to spend, leading to justification for poorer food choices

3. Reduced willpower to monitor your food choices.

By making the simple mistakes that push you to fall prey to any or all of these challenges, you’re almost guaranteed to overeat and ruin your weight loss goals.

Watch this video to learn how to avoid these mistakes for consistent, sustainable weight loss after 40.

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Credit: Mayo Foundation of Medical Education and Research

The Silent Rise of Colon Cancer: Why Early Screening is Essential

Colon cancer, a malignancy originating in the colon's interior lining, has traditionally been associated with older adults, but recent trends indicate a concerning rise in cases among younger populations.

This form of cancer begins as polyps, small benign growths that have the potential to transform into cancer over a period of years. The insidious nature of colon cancer lies in its asymptomatic early stages, where individuals often remain unaware of the developing condition. It is only through proactive screening measures, such as colonoscopies and stool tests, that these precancerous polyps can be detected and removed, significantly lowering the risk of progression to cancer.

Screening is particularly advocated for individuals starting at age 45, or earlier for those with a family history of the disease or other risk factors, marking a critical step in the fight against this disease.

As the disease advances, symptoms may become more apparent and can include a range of gastrointestinal disturbances, such as changes in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, and persistent abdominal discomfort. These signs, while potentially indicative of less severe conditions, necessitate a thorough evaluation by a healthcare professional to exclude or confirm the presence of cancer.

Risk factors for colon cancer are diverse, spanning genetic predispositions—evidenced by familial adenomatous polyposis and Lynch syndrome—to lifestyle influences, such as diet, physical activity levels, and substance use.

The adoption of a healthy lifestyle, characterized by a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, coupled with regular exercise and avoidance of tobacco and excessive alcohol, emerges as a powerful preventive strategy.

This approach, alongside vigilant screening practices, forms the cornerstone of efforts to curb the incidence of colon cancer, highlighting the dual emphasis on prevention and early detection as pillars of contemporary public health strategy. Read Full Article

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Navigating the Disconnect: Emotions in the Digital Age

Emotions evolved to prompt actions necessary for survival, such as the fear that drives us away from danger or the disgust that keeps us from harmful substances. Yet, in contemporary society, we frequently experience these survival-mode emotions in situations where physical action is either not required or not possible, such as feeling intense fear while watching a movie.

This mismatch between emotional triggers and the actions they were designed to incite leads to a state of disconnection, where our bodies react to perceived threats that are not actual physical dangers.

This evolutionary vestige, while once crucial for human survival, now often serves to complicate our emotional landscape, triggering unnecessary stress and anxiety. Furthermore, this fundamental disconnection can cascade into other areas of our lives, creating misalignments between our intentions and actions, and straining our relationships.

Addressing this disconnection requires understanding the roots of our emotional responses and finding ways to realign our emotional and physical states, striving for homeostasis in a world where the threats have evolved far beyond our evolutionary adaptations.

LeAnne Thomason, WellPath Acupuncture & Health Arts reaction, “Fascinating article! Ear acupuncture can help reconnect the mind and body, relaxing the survival mode trigger reactions that can wreck havoc on our lives.”

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Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann

Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann — the founder of homeopathy. Samuel Hahnemann was born in 1755 and grew up in Meissen in Germany. He received his medical degree in Erlangen in 1779. Homeopathy comes from ‘homeo’ and ‘pathos,’ Greek words. Homeo means similar and pathos means suffering or disease. One of the most striking features of homeopathy is that it was described as quackery, irregular, fringe, or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM.)

Homeopathy remedies are made with natural ingredients since they come from plants, minerals, or animals. Examples of these ingredients are red onions, arnica (a mountain herb), poison ivy, stinging nettle, white arsenic, and crushed whole bees. To determine a treatment for a person not only will a homeopath consider detailed pathology but also all of the person’s symptoms including physical, mental, or emotional. This is one of the things that make a difference between traditional medicine and homeopathy — as homeopaths hold long consultations lasting at least an hour with their patients.

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