June 13, 2007

12:10: The Health Roundup, with Jay, Jamie & Jimmy.

12:15: Personal Fitness Roundup and progress report.

Guest: Ernie Schramayr over at All Canadian Fitness.

12:20: A sobering report released on Alzheimer's Disease says the number
of people who will develop the disease will quadruple by 2050.
Presently, 26 million people around the world have Alzheimer's.

Guest: Dr. Michelle Gagnon, Head of Geriatrics at St.
Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton and Program Director for the Geriatric
Medicine Program at McMaster University.

12:35: The summer issue of Canadian Family is out it's jam packed with
everyone a family needs to make the season special - both indoors and
out.

Guest: Jen Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Family.

12:45: DayNight pharmacy segment.

Guest: Irene

Irene discussed Fibrocystic Breast Disease today !

Thirty percent of American women alone have fibrocystic breast disease, a benign (non-cancerous) condition characterized by round lumps that move freely within the breast tissue. These lumps are usually tender to the touch. In contrast, a cancerous growth in the breast is often not tender or freely movable when touched. The texture of the lumps can vary from soft to firm. For many women, the tenderness or pain may increase as menstruation approaches. Often the cysts fill with fluid and can enlarge premenstrual in response to the flux of hormones. The main hormones implicated in the worsening of breast symptoms premenstrually include estrogen, the main female hormone, or the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. With the repeated cycles of hormonal stimulation, the breast cysts may become chronically inflamed and surrounded by fibrous tissue which can harden and thicken the cysts. This condition occurs most frequently in women in their thirties and forties and can have a genetic influence. To distinguish these hardened cysts from cancer, physicians often perform a simple office procedure called a needle aspiration. In this procedure a needle is used to remove fluid, this helps relieve pressure from the cyst on the surrounding tissue if it is causing pain, as well ruling out cancer. A mammogram will also help distinguish a breast cyst from breast cancer. Discovering a lump in one's breast can be a very scary thing, going to see your health practitioner to determine your course of action is a very first and powerful step. However if there is lingering concerns about making an accurate diagnosis a surgical biopsy might be preformed. Fortunately, most fibrocystic masses are benign. There are steps you can also do to stop the trigger of these cysts. Besides elimination of certain foods from your diet, (caffeine, saturated fats and salt) a high-fiber diet, including plant-base foods, fruits and vegetables, beans and peas, raw seeds and nuts and whole grains may help prevent cyclical fluctuations in cyst size and tenderness. The best fish for female health include those high in the Omega-3 fattyacids like salmon, trout and mackerel. In clinical studies patients who were given iodine replacement therapy had showed that 70% of the subjects had a clinical improvement. If you have any questions regarding supplementation, don't worry, DayNight is here to help!