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PALM CITY, FL --- Hello. My name is Dr. Bruce Hansbrough. I am a board certified chiropractic physician. I recently established a new and improved website to help educate local community members about chiropractic and alternative care.The website, http://www.drhansbrough.com, provides visitors with more than 300 pages of chiropractic and health content. Information regarding how chiropractic care can help with headaches, neck and back pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromylagia, and much more is furnished on the site. The website also allows you to take a closer look at me and my educational background and experience, office hours, and a map and directions to the practice. Visitors will find a professionally written, monthly patient education newsletter that provides the latest research studies on health. An animated exercise section, designed to guide patients with general neck and back exercises, can also be found on the site. The "Ask the Doctor" section allows visitors to e-mail me with any questions they have about health and chiropractic. I'm available for questions and can be reached by calling 772-288-6456. Or you can e-mail at drhansbrough@drhansbrough.com.

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The Glycemic Index Does Matter

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Contributed by: Dr. Bruce Hansbrough on 9/12/2006

Recently, I spoke about how the inches coming off my waist with very little effort as a result of changing and substituting certain foods, rearranging when I eat, and taking supplements. There is a lot of old information being tossed around that basically debunks the "glycemic index." Don't fall into that belief.

When the glycemic index concept was first released in 1981, most dieticians, nutritionists, and physicians were shocked by the results. The glycemic index, for those of you who do not know, is defined as the rate blood sugar would actually rise following the ingestion of a particular test food relative to the ingestion of a standard food (either white bread or glucose). As many health and wellness experts know, processed carbohydrates (like white bread, pasta, etc.) typically have higher glycemic indices (except for white potatos) relative to unprocessed carbohydrates (like whole fruit, vegetables, and grains).This literally shot the concept that the rise in blood sugar could be determined solely on whether a carbohydrate was a simple sugar or a complex carbohydrate in the foot. Obviously, the majority of health care professionals still do not accept this new concept with open arms.

Studies done in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and across Europe have now proven beyond any doubt there is tremendous value in the glycemic index. However, the United States, particularly AMA affiliated groups, remain opposed to this new concept and continue to recommend teaching the concept of simple sugar and complex carbohydrates to everyone including our diabetics.

What really determines our body's ability to absorb a particular food? In a nutshell, it is how a particular carbohydrate has been processed and prepared. Since 90% of the carbohydrates we now consume in the United States and many other parts of the world are processed carbohydrates, we need to begin to understand why obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated lipids, and diabetes are epidemic in the western world today.

Once you learn how to eliminate and replace processed foods, especially carbohydrates, you begin to gradually get your body's chemistry back into balance. High quality nutritional supplements are essential in restoring the damage done by years of highly processed carbohydrate consumption.

I know much of this is may not be eay to understand. However, if you educate yourself on why the U.S. and Canada have the highest incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the world, it is a cinch to make the connection with the North American lifestyle, particularly the diet. Our food industry plays a significant role in marketing these unhealthy choices to consumers and should be held accountable for the end results.

Hey, I am eager to hear from some of you out there. Email your comments to bhansbro@bellsouth net and put in your two cents worth.

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