How to Reduce Inflammatory Disease With...

Being Healthy is Eating Healthy

The effects of chronic inflammatory diseases--lupus, rheumatoid arthritis--may be reduced by eating certain healthy foods.

A well-balanced diet is recommended to start.  Diets high in fatty fishes--salmon, mackerel, and tuna--and fish oils containing "omega-3" fatty acids are known to reduce inflammation. While 1-2 g per day of omega-3 intake is sufficient for heart protection, 2-3 g per day is most effective for anti-inflammatory treatment.

How to reduce stress 

Green tea and green tea extracts offer antioxidant protection and can help reduce oxidative stress caused by inflammation.  Two cups per day is a reasonable way to start.


Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., 
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309 (map)

February Is American Heart Month

American Heart Month.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.  If you are a man over age 45, a woman over age 55, or have parents or siblings who have had heart disease, you are at greater risk.

Fortunately, heart disease is largely preventable!  By eating healthy, staying active, watching your weight, not smoking, controlling your cholesterol, limiting alcohol consumption, avoiding type 2 diabetes and managing stress, you can prolong your life!

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309 (map)

More Bad News About Sugar from the American Heart Association!

How sugar drinks and heart disease go together

A study published by the American Heart Association, circ.ahajournals.org, compared men who did and did not consume sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of coronary heart disease. Researchers followed 42,883 health professionals for a period of 22 years. They adjusted for age, smoking, physical activity, alcohol, multivitamins, family history, diet quality, energy intake, BMI, pre-enrollment weight change and dieting.

They found that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (and not artificially sweetened beverages) was significantly associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and adverse changes in lipids, inflammatory factors and leptin.

Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., 
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309