Dr. Cathy Ostroff - Medical Nutrition

08/09/2023

The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite.
The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite.
The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite.
The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite. WWW.dssorders.com/DrCathysNutrientStore use code CO520

08/09/2023

The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite.
The study of sulforaphane drew so much interest when it was discovered that a whole center was opened at John Hopkins University to study the molecule. They were juicing the broccoli sprouts and experimenting with various combination juices and observing their own health benefits as well as their lab subjects. In fact, most of the 2,000 studies published in PubMed were conducted at Johns Hopkins.
When cells start to dysfunction as in aging, they tend to leave a lot of debris that clogs up tissues and interferes with healthy cells’ functioning. Proteins can get misfolded and become barriers in the tissues. Chemotherapy and radiation increase the number of aging or senescent cells, causing stasis and the secretion of inflammatory cells called cytokines. Once this happens, it is difficult to reverse. But sulforaphane helps clear these senescent cells and the cytokines from the affected tissues and organs in a process called autophagy.
DNA strands can also break with aging and when the body tries to respond, it leads to distraction and memory deficits such as dementia. Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor or BDNF helps to make the brain more adaptive called neuroplasticity, even helping to make new neurons and regenerate others. Sulforaphane helps induce BDNF, reversing some of the aging tendencies in the brain!
During the last 15 years, much research has pointed to the connection between the gut and the brain. The gut has even been called the second brain because it has an enteric nervous system with a similar network of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the Central Nervous System. The “crosstalk” in communication between the gut and brain is helping us find new ways to treat diseases that may have a connection between these two organs.
Conditions such as allergies and auto-immune diseases have been traced to increased intestinal permeability, the loosening of the tight junctions between intestinal cells that leads to “leaking” of unwanted substances into the blood stream. Similarly, the blood brain barrier can become “leaky”, leading to similar issues. The NRF2 pathway in the intestine is the master regulator of tight junctions, preventing leaky gut and repairing gap junctions. Sulforaphane restores NRF2 pathways to maintain tight gap junctions. In fact, these pathways are present in every cell in the body.
Sulfuraphane has also been reported to reduce neuropathic and arthritic pain and been helpful in traumatic brain injuries.
The researchers who stabilized sulforaphane have finally brought it to market in the last year and it is available on my Doctors Supplement Store under BrocElite.

06/26/2020

Do you feel trapped in the downward spiral of hunger, fatigue and weight gain? There are simple ways to reboot your fatburning potential. Here's the backstory:
Over the past century the consumption of soy oil in America has increased 1000-fold and most Americans don't know it! According to Dr. Cate Shannahan, MD, “Big food manufacturers love soy oil. They put it in millions of products.” This rapid shift in the human diet is coming under fire as a major cause of the obesity epidemic.1

I first began distributing my handout, What Is Processed Oil and Why Is It Ugly by Chef Rick Orlando to my nutrition patients in 2009. At that time I suspected that many vegetable oils were harmful but didn’t yet know the biochemistry involved. Now we know that processed oils are high in PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) which react easily with oxygen. This causes lipid peroxidation and destroys vitamins, good fatty acids and other protective anti-oxidants. The breakdown of PUFAs causes toxicity in the body and oxidative stress, resulting in inflammation. And whenever there is inflammation, your body packs on more fat cells. The more fat cells you have, the more easily you store fat and gain weight. Essentially oxidative stress brainwashes your body into growing more fat cells to store these toxins.

During her 20 plus years practicing medicine, Dr. Cate also learned that these high PUFA oils with their unstable fatty acids make your metabolism dangerously dependent on sugar. And this damage blocks your ability to use your body fat for fuel. Weight loss becomes very difficult is not impossible. But the damage is completely reversible through diet; however, you must understand what kind of metabolic damage you have so Dr. Cate developed a test to help assess and heal your metabolism.

I have included the test along with a chart of good and bad fats to help you shop for the health-promoting oils recommended for cooking and making dressings and sauces.

Here is the fatburn quiz. It's only 15 questions!

10/16/2018

Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis
Many people think about osteoporosis as a condition that only affects post-menopausal women— statistics suggest that, worldwide, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporosis-related bone fracture. 1
Before he was diagnosed with osteoporosis at the age of 45, Dr. Keith McCormick never thought he was at risk for osteoporosis. An avid athlete and Iron Man competitor, Dr. McCormick was training hard one day when he felt a sharp pain in his hip. The pain didn’t stop for several days, so he went in for testing and learned he was riddled with microfractures in his hip caused by severe osteoporosis.

What Causes Osteoporosis?

The skeleton is a metabolically active organ that is continually being remodeled throughout our lives. This remodeling occurs thanks to two cells: osteoblasts are cells that instruct the body to build bones and osteoclasts are cells that instruct the body to break down bone and release the stored minerals (like calcium) into the bloodstream. When these two signaling molecules are coordinated and in balance, bones are healthy and strong.

When these two signaling molecules become uncoordinated—a process that is fueled by dysfunctions in other systems in the body—osteoclast production outpaces osteoblast production: bone is broken down faster than it is being built. This is osteoporosis.

Using pharmaceutical drugs for osteoporosis has its own risks.Oral bisphosphonates such as Actonel, Boniva and Fosamax are sometimes indicated but are associated with a two-fold increased risk of esophageal cancer. The drugs work by killing off your osteoclasts, which halts the normal bone repair process since you now lack the cells that break bone down.

The end result of drug therapy is increased bone density, but denser bone is not stronger! Eventually your bones become weaker and more prone to fracture. In women who have been taking a bisphosphonate-type drug for five or more years, their bones have literally lost the ability to regenerate and this is why many are still faced with more brittle bones and fractures.

“As a person gets older, they also have more inflammatory problems. They often produce more inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor and things like that—and that’s what spurs on the osteoclasts “ according to Dr. McCormick.
With this background of systemic inflammation, the osteoclasts lifespan might be shorter, but they become much more aggressive…and start breaking down the bone more.”
Dr. McCormick was successful in reversing his osteoporosis by making some changes to his diet and supplementation to rebuild healthy bone and prevent future microfractures. As he explains
in his book The Whole Body Approach to Osteoporosis, it is also advisable to check these
cytokine markers in the blood and find out what may be driving them.
Understanding Bone Density Testing
 At a -3.5, Dr. McCormick considers the short-term use of pharmaceuticals to prevent bone
fractures.
 Women of small stature naturally have smaller bone volume, so they may have a T score of -
3.5 and not fracture. But some allopathic practitioners will see that number and put them on
bisphosphonates.
 If a person is -4.0 or -4.2, Dr. McCormick suggests pharmaceutical treatment. “Nutrition
works, but it’s a little slower,” he says. “I want to get these people out of trouble as fast as we
can. And if you do a bisphosphonate short term, you’re not going to hurt them.”
 There are three bone resorption markers (bone resorption is the process by which osteoclasts
break down bone tissue): N-telopeptide (urine test), C-telopeptide (blood test), and
deoxypyridinoline (urine test). “They fluctuate throughout the day so it’s really important to do
them at the same time each day.”
Protocol for Osteoporosis:
 Exercise Naturally Builds Stronger Bones--While diet certainly plays an important role,
weight-bearing exercise is one of the most effective remedies against osteoporosis. Walking
lunges, high-impact exercises such as sprinting and jumping are also effective.
Balance-building exercises like yoga and Tai Chi are also recommended. As long as you
have strong muscles and steady balance, your risk of falling is minimized. Should you fall,
your chances of actually breaking a bone are also dramatically reduced.
 Optimize vitamin D. McCormick likes to see levels between 50 and 60
 Optimize vitamin K. Studies suggest that for full osteocalcin carboxylation, a person needs
between 200 and 500 micrograms of K2. It’s important not to oversupplement with K2,
however, because over-carboxylation of osteocalcin may interfere with testosterone
production and pancreatic function.
 Optimize alpha lipoic acid. McCormick often uses between 300 and 600 milligrams of
ALA.
 Supplement with berberine. Research suggests that berberine may lower osteoclast activity
and boost osteoblast activity. He formulates his products with small doses of berberine,
between 250 and 300 milligrams.
Macronutrients and MicroNutrient Products:
1. BioTech Pharmacal D3-5, 5,000 IU, 100 Capsules
2. NOW foods MK-7 Vitamin K-2, 100 mcg, 60 Veg Capsules 2Xday
3. Metabolic Maintenance Alpha Lipoic Acid, 300 mg, 100 Capsules
4. Klaire Labs berberine. 250 mg. per cap.
5. Increase good fats in the diet. McCormick sees a lot of patients in clinic, especially
women, who aren’t getting enough healthy fats in their diet. Increase Omega 3’s and use
coconut oil for MCTs—medium chain trigycerides.
6. Don’t avoid protein. Many patients have read that too much protein can make
osteoporosis worse, but protein is the basis for bone and collagen, so patients shouldn’t
avoid this critical macronutrient.
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1.By the time a woman reaches the age of 80, she has a 2-in-5 chance of developing osteoporosis. In most people, sometime during
your 30s your bone mass will start to gradually decline. For women, that bone loss can significantly speed up during the first decade
of menopause.
In 2000, there were 9 million osteoporotic fractures, including 1.6 million hip fractures — a quarter of which occurred in men --
which can lead to a significant decline in health and quality of life. Hip fractures can also be life-threatening. “Twenty percent of those
who break a hip die in the first 12 months following the fracture”. Dr. Joseph Mercola MD.

10/16/2018

07/17/2018

NYTimes: Kids Don’t Need Fruit Juice and neither do adults according to these professors of pediatrics. That’s a delusion.

A reader says federal guidelines for school breakfast and lunch need to be updated.

07/15/2018

10 Incredible Reasons to Eat Cruciferous Vegetables Regularly

Discover 10 incredible cruciferous vegetables benefits, from fighting cancer to pain relief. See why you should eat these veggies regularly.

03/27/2018

02/20/2018

Guard against flu with these natural remedies! $10 off coupon here!

Current research shows that flu shots are less effective this year. These natural remedies can provide important protection against these ailments.

Elderberry and Echinacea - strep, colds, flu and virus.
Probiotics -URTI; reduce length of respiratory infections.
Vitamin C -cold and pneumonia prevention; shortens colds.
Zinc -reduces the number of colds per year.
Vitamin D- reduces the risk of respiratory infection.
(Check Vitamin D levels especially in those at high risk.)
Pelargonium - pharyngitis, bronchitis and sinusitis
Astragalus -prevents respiratory infections and aids in the treatment of asthma.
Cordyceps Sinensis - chronic bronchitis and respiratory infections; also has efficacy in cases of COPD

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