Gluten-Free Eating, the Facts
Mused after enjoying a beautiful fall weekend by taking Ghost for a walk on the Loveland bike trail. Plenty of casual places to eat and a brewery tucked away. Looks like Tano’s with its rooftop bar will be open soon.
The facts about gluten-free eating
Gluten refers to a family of proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and triticale. For about 1% of the population with celiac disease (a genetically-based autoimmune reaction to gluten) following a gluten-free diet is essential to health.
About ten percent of people feel they have a sensitivity to wheat but don’t have celiac disease. They report their gastrointestinal symptoms improve with avoiding gluten. A large number of studies show that many of these people do not develop any symptoms after eating gluten. They may actually have a reaction to fructans, a carbohydrate found in wheat, onions, and other plant foods.
(Did You Know? An intrinsic gastrointestinal disorder like inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic pancreatitis may be causing the problem.)
Gluten may hide in a number of foods. Some minimally processed foods such as snack bars, salad dressings, soups, food coloring and processed meats as well as beer may contain gluten. Gluten free grains include oats, corn, rice, quinoa, buckwheat, and wild rice.
The bottom line is that if you think you might have some gastrointestinal symptoms associated with you diet, you should see your physician to determine exactly what is causing it to get the best treatment.
-Tuft’s Health and Nutrition Letter
TESTIMONIAL
Dr. McKenna & staff were great. All very friendly. I would recommend friends & family to see Dr. McKenna for any problems.
LA DOLCE VITA
While some lament the end of summer, I see fall as the best time to be outside being active. It’s a great time for walks like the one Ghost and I went on and also golf, tennis, biking and running. Get out and enjoy nature as well as doing something healthy for yourself.
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Vollure is the newest filler for fine wrinkles. It doesn’t project as much as Juvederm but is smoother and lasts up to 18 months. Volbella is a lip filler that DOES NOT exaggerate the lips but improves wrinkles and creases in the lips and the skin just above the lips. Studies show it lasts for about a year. Come in and see what it has done for Diane, Crystal and Dianna. Voluma augments the cheeks and lifts some of the lower tissues.
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Botox can help with both. Come in for a free consult.
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Juvederm plumps chins and earlobes and sometimes nasal imperfections.
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Micro-blading is a technique of applying permanent makeup to your eyebrows with individual strokes simulating individual hairs. We also do permanent eyeliner and lips.
Lax Skin or Brown Spots?
Collagen Induction Therapy or microneedling reduces facial pigmentation and improves wrinkles.
Do you have unsightly brown spots on your face, hands or body?
SkinCeuticals (many of you use their skincare products) has developed a “pen” that uses cryotherapy or freezes age and sun spots as well as skin tags. It uses carbon dioxide which freezes the superficial part of the skin at -79 degrees C. The technique is similar to when family physicians and dermatologists use liquid nitrogen to treat skin cancers.
The procedure takes just a few minutes. The area is cleansed then sprayed with CO2 to freeze the spot. There is very little if any temporary discomfort. Immediately after, Vitamin C is applied and so can makeup. Vitamin C and a sunscreen are encouraged and should be applied while healing.
The lesion will get darker and possibly scab before it sheds. It can take 7-21 days to shed completely. Healthy pink skin or lightening of the dark spot will appear. Maturation of the skin then follows the normal skin cycle of 6 weeks.
If the spot is appropriate, we charge $150 for the first three spots then $30 for each thereafter.
Leg Veins?
Sclerotherapy improves spider veins in your legs.
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Healthy living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center . 10577 Montgomery Road . Cincinnati . OH . 45242
A Cincinnati Magazine “Top Doc” since 1998
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