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The following is the weekly column which is posted in the YWN Health Section. (This column is written by Alan Freishtat)
TLC. When I was growing up, that meant “tender loving care”. Today, the acronym TLC also stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, and is the latest term used to describe medically based, structured, supportive programs to help people lower their risk of and to reverse life-threatening conditions such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. The purpose of this program is to help people improve eating habits, exercise, manage stress, quit smoking and learn how to lead an active life style. Unfortunately, due to heavy patient loads and a lack of time, the medical profession often ignores TLC, which ends up being very costly to both the patient and to the economy as a whole. It is much more cost-efficient to improve your health without drugs or surgery.
Dr. Neil Gordon, M.D., PhD, who is a preventive cardiologist, headed a study published in 2004 in the Journal of Cardiology which reported the effectiveness of a 12-week community- based lifestyle management program. This particular program was geared towards people with hypertension, abnormal cholesterol and diabetes. Dr. Gordon and his team found that many of the patients achieved their goals – without medication. Specifically:
67% of the participants lowered their blood pressure to their stated goals.
39% of the participants lowered their blood sugar to acceptable levels.
21% of the participants lowered their LDL cholesterol to their goal level.
It may be easier to prescribe drug therapy for a patient. But if the root cause can be treated and preventative measures can be taken, TLC should be the first step. Even if one needs to take medication, those medicines will likely work much better in conjunction with TLC. TLC not only treat the symptoms; it treats the underlying problems and works to prevent you from becoming unhealthy. TLC has been found to be so effective that 54% of US corporations have made it part of their corporate culture. The result is greater productivity in the workplace, as workers accomplish more tasks each day, and take less sick days.
Alan Freishtat is an A.C.E.* CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER and a LIFESTYLE FITNESS COACH with over 15 years of professional experience. He is the Co-Director of the Jerusalem-based weight loss and stress reduction center Lose It! along with Linda Holtz M. Sc. and is available for private consultations, assessments and personalized workout programs. Alan also lectures and gives seminars and workshops. He can be reached at 02-651-8502 or 050-555-7175, or by email at [email protected] Check out the Lose It! web site – http://www.loseit.co.il. US Line: 516-568-5027.
(YWN Desk – NYC)
LINK To YWN Health Section http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news_cat.php?cat=12
Anyone ever hear of an “Empathy Specialist”?
Eclipse; Yes. The Chassidic Rabbis. Especially those of years past. That was the essence of the relationship between the Admor”im and the Chassidim. When someone had a problem with health or was in a Dilemma about a Shidduch or in business, they went to the Rebbe and presented a “Kvittel” (Petition.). The Rebbe, who empathized with them, presented them with advice that came from insight that, at times bordered on Ruach Hakodesh.
True.All the great tzadikim were nos’ay b’ol.
Addendum (to the previous post.) By citing an example of the Chassidic Rebbes I didn’t mean to exclude the Gedolei Yisroel and Tzaddikim of Lita. (Lithuania, Latvia and Belorussia.) One of the most outstanding examples of Receiving individual Yidden and listening and offering advice with Ahavas Yisroel is the Chofetz Chaim ZY”A. There are many stories where the Chofetz Chaim answered someone’s questions even before they had a chance to tell him their problem. But the ChCh. was also involved in helping Klal Yisroel by intervening with the government ministers who were about to issue evil decrees (G’zeiros) that would affect all the Yidd’n who lived in greater Poland in matters of Chinuch and other aspects of Jewish life.
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