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Volume 6
Issue 4
IRON
“The Stamina and Brain Power Mineral”
Inside this issue:
Minerals
Vitamins:
Supplements:
1-8
IRON
9
Dietary
Vitamins are natural
Supplements are vitamins
substances found in living things such
as plants. Vitamins must be obtained
in the body from foods or supplements
as they cannot usually be produced by
the body.
and minerals that have been extracted
from a plant or created in a laboratory
and put into a form that can be ingested
and used by the body.
Minerals:
There are effective supplements,
ineffective supplements, and hazardous
supplements.
Minerals are found in plants.
Plants get their minerals from the soilsoil gets minerals from water washing
over rocks. For vitamins to do their
job, they require minerals. Minerals
must also be obtained from food or
supplements.
Antioxidants:
Antioxidants are specific vitamins or minerals that protect body
cells from damaging effects of Free
Radicals. Free Radicals come from or
are caused by smoking, sunlight,
stress, exercise, etc., and are one of the
primary causes of premature aging,
sickness, and disease.
Uneducated consumers are at
risk from two sides:
1. Consumers know they should supplement but don’t know how to effectively. Therefore, they waste their
money, time, and health.
2. Consumers are uninformed (or given
bad advice) on the need to supplement and sacrifice their health.
Corner
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Danielle’s
Heavnenly
Massage
Case Study
Systemic
Primary
Lymphedema
11-12
A bone fide
Lymphedema
Therapist must
have/be
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Wound Care
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Complete
Lymphedema
Care
&
Lymphedema
Symposium
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Saturday
June 3, 2017
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How Do Vitamins and Minerals get in
the Body?
Vitamins and minerals get into your body
when you eat plants such as fruits, vegetables,
grains, nuts and spices or when you take a vitamin/
mineral supplement. You can also get some vitamins
and minerals into your body by eating meat as most
animals eat plant food.
Digestive Tract
Where do Vitamins/Minerals go in the
Body?
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2
Vitamins and minerals go from your stomach to your intestines. They then go through a very
complex allocation system whereby the body distributes certain vitamins and minerals to parts of
your body based on its own priority system. (see
image).
If a nutrient is needed in a certain organ
that the body deems more important, it will take
the nutrient from a less important organ, and allocate it to a more important organ. Sort of a “rob
Peter to pay Paul” action. That’s why it is critical to
maintain proper vitamin and mineral levels. Vitamins and minerals in your body should not be
viewed as independent substances, but rather as a
cooperative network of nutrients working together.
If one nutrient is missing, it throws the entire network of nutrients out of balance.
“A deficiency of a vitamin or mineral will cause a
body part to malfunction and eventually break
down - and, like dominos, other body parts will
follow”
-James F. Balch, M.D
Prescription for Nutritional Healing
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Continuation from page 2
How Do Vitamins/Minerals
Leave the Body?
Vitamins and minerals are “used” by the
body. As they perform their function, they
often use themselves up in the process,
which is the case with most of the critical
diseases fighting antioxidants.
Even thinking uses vitamins and minerals.
Exercise and stress use a lot of vitamins
and minerals; the use of diuretics
(substances that increase the discharge
of urine) such as drugs, alcohol, coffee,
tea and sodas - wash away vitamins and
minerals out of the body creating deficiencies - this can create a major health problem!
Tobacco and alcohol can also inhibit the absorption of vitamins and minerals, or accelerate the loss of them.
Your Health,
Your intelligence,
Your energy
Your appearance
are dependent upon
you replenishing your vitamins and
minerals every day.
Vitamin & Mineral
Supplementation
is necessary
for these reasons:
1. Crop nutrient losses - soil has been depleted of nutrients
2. Poor digestion - indigestion reduces absorption
3. Over-cooking - destroys nutrients
4. Microware cooking - alters structure of
nutrients
5. Food storage - length of time stored and
freezing deplete nutrients
6. Food selection - limiting food selections
7. Food omission - dieting and allergies reduce or omit sources of nutrients
8. Environmental factors - herbicides and
pesticides reduce nutritional values
9. Antibiotics - interfere with intake of nutrients
10. Poor Lifestyle - smoking, alcohol and caffeine inhibit absorption of nutrients
11. Stress - increases body’s requirements
12. Out of balance - missing nutrients create
an out of balance situation in the body
13. Nutrient variance - some foods have
greater amounts of certain nutrients.
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IRON
“The Stamina and Brain Power Mineral ”
If you use a beautiful black patina iron skillet, it will give you something that a new
space age non-stick skillet never will—iron. Very simply, when you cook in an iron pan, a
little of the iron rubs off into your food.
Most of us are not up to “optimum performance”. We are not feeling as strong or as
energetic as we could be. And the reason could be that we’re not getting as much IRON
as we should. IRON deficiency not only robs us of stamina but also weakens our resistance to infection, impairs our ability to learn and may promote stomach cancer and
hair loss.
Why does IRON affect physical performance? Partly because of a specific reddishbrown, IRON-containing protein in the blood called hemoglobin. As hemoglobin passes
through the blood vessels of the lungs, it grabs hold of oxygen molecules and carries
them to all parts of the body, where each cell uses it to produce energy. In other words,
we can tag hemoglobin as the IRON and Oxygen carrying portion of the blood. Without
IRON, the body cannot produce hemoglobin, and without hemoglobin, only a trace of oxygen will reach body cells. The condition, anemia, is a result of hemoglobin-poor blood
We also call this, IRON deficiency anemia.
IRON’s effect on energy may not be limited to perking up tired blood; the muscles
themselves may need adequate IRON to function properly. In addition, since IRON and
oxygen travel together in hemoglobin to all body cells, all body tissues, organs, bones
and brain cells become impaired.
Other consequences of IRON deficiency are: decreased physical performance and impairment of mental function. Fortunately, research has proven that IRON supplementation increases physical, mental and memory performance , and therefore, most disabilities can be corrected with about 4 months of IRON supplementation.
Women, especially menstruating women, face a greater risk of depleting their IRON
stores than men. Although symptoms of an IRON deficiency are individual, one third to
one half of menstruating women may show signs of IRON deficiency: fatigue, irritability,
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IRON
“The Stamina and Brain Power Mineral ”
dizziness and/or headaches. The US Department of Health and Human Services reveals
that 95% of American women aged 18—44 are not getting enough IRON. Women generally eat less than men which means less IRON intake. And if she’s trimming her waistline
by cutting down on IRON rich foods like meat, she usually substitutes other poor IRON
sources such as: skim milk, yogurt and cottage cheese. But it is not bad enough that
she’s getting less IRON from her diet. Her body requires more, almost twice as much
more, to make up for monthly losses during normal menstruation.
Additionally, there are several stages of life when IRON requirements increase.
IRON deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children in the
US. Anemia knows no generation gap. Our senior citizens are at risk as well. Much of
the IRON problem is the result of limited absorption of the mineral. People usually absorb only 5—10 % of the IRON they eat in food, and the absorption of IRON is greatly influenced by the foods it is eaten with. Vitamin C, for instance, can greatly increase the
absorption of IRON fourfold. The kind of food you eat with your IRON can make the difference between adequate intake of IRON and IRON deficiency. (See information boxes)
Symptoms of ANEMIA:
Are you
Anemic?
Apathy
Brittle Nails
Depression
Dizziness
Fainting Spells
Fatigue
Hair Loss
Headaches
Heartburn
Irritability
Itching
Pale Lips/Skin
Poor Appetite
Rapid Pulse
Sore Tongue
Weak Legs
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Dietary Corner
Shrimp Panzanella
Directions:
1. Preheat over to 350 Degrees
2. Drizzle 2 Tbs oil on rimmed
baking sheet. Mash garlic into oil
with fork to infuse with flavor—
discard garlic.
Stir bread crumbs into oil until
lightly coated.. Bake stirring every
5 min until crisp—12—15 min.
Let cool.
Ingredients
4 Tbs of extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, peeled and halved
4 cups—1/2” crusty multi-grain bread cubes
1 lb coarsely chopped, peeled, cooked shrimp
4 large ripe, firm tomatoes, coarsely chopped
2 large green, red and/or yellow bell peppers, diced
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
1/2 cup sliced pitted Kalamata olives + 1/2 cup brine
3 Tbs red wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme or 3/4 tsp dried thyme
Freshly ground pepper and salt to taste
4 cups mixed salad greens
3. Combine shrimp, tomatoes, bell
peppers, parsley, chives, olives &
brine, vinegar, thyme and remaining 2 Tbs oil in large bowl.
Season with salt and pepper and let
stand 10 minutes to blend flavor.
4. Toss croutons with shrimp mixture and serve on greens.
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Phyllis has graciously invited me to share information with you about my work. My
name is Danielle Robert and I am a certified massage therapist and instructor. Blessed
with a vocation that I love more each year, I have been an entrepreneur for 44 years,
and am currently providing massage for women, on-site chair massage, and massage
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Topics include 5-minute neck and
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Focus on requested areas such as the
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skills and career over the
years ... Danielle is an outstanding masseuse who brings to the
healing process her wisdom, her
massage mastery and her caring and loving energy."
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Soma School of Massage
Santa Rosa, California
“Danielle’s on-site chair massage session rewarded and
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Oracle Corporation
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Case Study:
Tr e a t i n g S y s t e m i c P r i m a r y Ly m p h e d e m a
B y P h yl l i s T u b b s - G i n g e r i c h , R N , B S N , LE , C L T - L A N A
In December, a Blood Vascular Physician phoned saying that one of his patients was in
ICU “drowning in his own fluids”. The physician explained in detail his patient’s condition:
He had been hospitalized in ICU for over one month, had been treated with many different
diuretics with no success, a Foley catheter was in place and there was very little urine output,
he was totally immobile due to fibrosis of body tissues and joints, over one liter of fluid was
being removed from his lung cavity every day, he was on an air mattress to prevent bed sores,
and was breathing by means of a ventilator through his tracheostomy.
My first visit for evaluation of this patient in ICU confirmed his very acute, critical
medical condition:
1. The small amount of dark brown urine in the urinary collection bag signified that very
few body fluids were “moving” and those being excreted were highly concentrated.
2. A total fibrotic condition of all body tissues and joints existed leaving the patient
“locked in” with hard tissue, immobile joints and the patient flat on his back.
My first priority was to “get the patient up and moving” without compounding already
existing problems or causing additional problems for the patient. Treatment had to be done
cautiously and gradually so as to not overload his heart and lungs.
Treatment began with short stretch bandages wrapped gradiently over a directional flow
garment (DFG) and applied to the left leg only, toes to groin. His wife was instructed in
manual lymph drainage (MLD) to stimulate the peripheral lymphatics to move fluids out of
the left leg, up over the abdomen and into the left axilla. Constant MLD during this phase
was requested because of the patient’s severe lymphedema condition. Also, the success of
this treatment protocol was dependent upon: if this particular gradient bandaging plus this
specific MLD would relieve his body of hardened fibrotic tissue fluids, increase excretion of
fluids and thus, reduce volume and relieve symptoms.
On the onset, it was necessary for us to evaluate and monitor effects before proceeding
and expanding treatment protocol.
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Case Study:
Tr e a t i n g S y s t e m i c P r i m a r y Ly m p h e d e m a
B y P h yl l i s T u b b s - G i n g e r i c h , R N , B S N , LE , C L T - L A N A
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Rational: Gradient bandaging applied over a DFG breaks up fibrosis and softens tissues, and
repeated MLD moves fluids out of congested areas into pathways where body fluids can
ultimately be excreted.
After 3 hours of bandaging with constant MLD, the urinary collection bag was full and
had to be emptied. By the 3rd treatment day, both lower legs were bandaged, the patient’s
wife and family were performing MLD bilaterally and the patient was able to get up and walk
around his ICU room. And, the urinary collection bag was constantly being emptied.
Rationale: Movement and muscular activity, with resistance on the skin in the form of
gradient compression, softens tissues and body fluids move from the toes up the leg. The
action of MLD further assists movement of fluids out of affected areas into collateral
pathways where they can be excreted.
On the 10th day of treatment, the patient was moved from ICU into a private hospital
room, his family was assisting with bandaging and performing MLD, and he was awaiting
discharge for the Christmas holidays.
Rationale: lymphedema is a chronic condition and must be maintained daily. Therefore,
most patients, especially gravely affected patients, need the help and support of their family
to assist them with their daily care.
On December 22, the patient was fit in knee-high gradient compression garments
bilaterally. And, when asked how much weight he had lost since his hospital admission seven
weeks prior, he said the scales that morning weighed him at 100 lbs. lighter. He stated that he
felt so good and that he was really looking forward to being home with family and friends for
Christmas. “I never ever thought I’d be home to celebrate Christmas this year.”
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Sponsor
Ginger-K Lymphedema & Cancer Care Center
16360 Monterey Road, Suite 270
Morgan Hill, California 95037
Tel: (408) 782-1028
Fax: (408) 782-1061
Email: [email protected]
Plan to attend our Wound Care & Lymphedema Symposium scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 8am5pm in the Atrium and Conference Room of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Morgan Hill, CA.
This beautiful facility is located at 17035 Condit Road off Dunne Avenue east of Hwy 101 in Morgan Hill, CA.
and has ample, free off- street parking.
Food will be served throughout the day with Registration and a continental breakfast beginning at 8am.
Presentations - HIGHLIGHTS: Advancements in Lymphatic Research with details of a new Clinical Trails; A
Clinical Study in Wound Care; The Treatment of Lymphedema Feet; Wounds - a Severe Side Effect of
Lymphedema; Essentials of Wound Care, Classifications of Wounds, Wound Bed Preparation and Dressing
Categories; Wound Care Practicum – using BSN Medical Wound Care Products, Farrow Wraps and Gradient
Bandaging.
Exhibitors - will be displaying products and services for not only specialized lymphedema care, but also those
that aid in total patient wellness; latest wig styles; wound care products; new designs in lymphedema garments,
ready-made & custom; special dietary aids and nutritional support; progress reports in lymphedema research;
new technology in the treatment of wounds associated with lymphedema
CEU’s - available to MD’s RN’s, PT’s, OT’s and lymphedema therapists who attend the Forum.
Cost: $125.00, includes: continental breakfast, lunch, and finger foods throughout the day, lymphedema care
packet, wound care practicum, CEU for 9 Contact Hours, free parking, and access to several exhibitors, and
handouts. Non-Professional Cost—$75.00
Distribution - over 2,000 invitations will be sent out and only 60 professionals may attend
You will receive Symposium brochure/details 2 months prior to the Symposium Date
Cancellations – no refunds if cancelled within 30 days of symposium
To assure your seating, make your reservations early. Fax/email/mail forms.
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------------------------------------------------------Name: __________________________________ Email: ___________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________
Professional License # __________________________________ State Licensed _________
Admission: $
Method of payment: Check* VISA MC
Card # _________________________________________________Exp. Date _____________
Signature: ____________________________Print Name: _______________________________
* Make checks payable to Ginger-K Center
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Symposium Agenda
8AM – Doors open – Exhibitors’ Setup.
Holiday Inn Atrium - Continental breakfast served –
Registration
Professionals pick up CEU packets
8:45AM – Opening Forum Remarks –
- Welcome and Introductions
9AM – 9:45AM – Jude T. Roussere, MD, “A Clinical Study”
9:45AM – 10AM – Questions
10AM – 11:00AM – Amir Dastgah DPM & Sara Karamloo, DPM,
“Why Lymphedema Patients Must Have Healthy Feet”
11:00AM – 11:15AM – Questions
11:15AM – 12:00PM – Phyllis Tubbs-Gingerich, RN,BSN,LE,CLT-Lymphedema &
Cancer Care Specialist, “Healthy Tissues – An Important ‘Ingredient’ in
Prevention and Treatment of Lymphedema”
12:00PM – 12:15PM – Questions
12:15PM – 1:00PM – Lunch – Visit Exhibitors
1:00PM – 2:00PM – Stanley Rockson, MD, Stanford University School of
Medicine, Chair of the Lymphatic Research Foundation/Medical Advisory Board
Advancements in Lymphatic Research & Lymphedema – Clinical Trials Report
2:00PM – 2:15PM - Questions
2:15PM – 3:15PM - Wade Farrow, MD, V.P. of Wound Care, US Medical Director
of BSN medical.
Essentials of Wound Care, Classifications of Wounds, Wound Bed Preparation and Dressing
Categories.
3:15PM – 5PM – Wound Care Practicum –Wade Farrow, MD Instructor,
BSN Medical Wound Care Products.
Application of two layer and four layer compression systems
5PM – Closing
- Visit Exhibitors
- Turn in Class Assessments
- Pick up CEU certificates
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Symposium Details
Date – June 3, 2017
Time – 8am to 5pm – see Symposium Agenda
Location – Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
17035 Condit Road
Morgan Hill, CA. 95037
Directions – 101 South from San Jose
Exit Dunne Ave
Turn left on Dunne, going over 101
Go to 2nd stop light
Left on Condit Road
Go approx. 200 yards – Entrance into Hotel is on left.
Reservations – 877-776-7670
Block of rooms reserved for symposium
Cut-off date – May 6, 2017
$134.00 for a King Room/night plus tax (10%)
Cancellations – prior to 72hrs in advance of symposium
On-line reservations – www.ihg.com
Type in Morgan Hill in Destination box
Type dates of stay in the check in and check out box
Click on “find a hotel”
Click on link that says: Holiday Inn Express & Suites: San
Jose/Morgan Hill
Wait for new screen to load – the dates you entered will show
Click “+” next to “more options”.
Under group code (in the box), type the 3 letter code provided
Click availability
New screen will pop up giving room types & rates available for our group
Click on “book this room”
Follow directions to make room reservations
Attractions in our area you’ll want to see: 14 Wineries with tasting rooms,
Monterey Peninsula and Aquarium, Santa Cruz Wharf & Boardwalk,
Carmel, San Jose and San Juan Batista Missions, City of San Francisco,
Sonoma & the Wine Country, Filoli Mansion, Winchester Mystery House
Additional information – phone Ginger-K Lymphedema & Cancer Care Center
408-782-1028
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