• Flush UTIs For Good!
• Act In Time—It Could Save Your Life!
• Nourish Dry Skin From The Inside Out!
• Vitamin E and Tocopherols

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Dear Health Conscious Individual,

Welcome to House Calls with Dr. Cutler!

For anyone that has experienced a urinary tract infection (UTI), you know that it can be painful and uncomfortable. But there are several simple ways to avoid developing a UTI, therefore skipping all the discomfort of the infection. However, sometimes it can be unavoidable, so I’m also offering a few natural ways to get your body feeling better!

Also in this issue, I’ll give you some possible lifesaving information regarding calling 911. The faster that help arrives, the better chance a person has to survive. Don’t delay!

PLUS, dry skin doesn’t have to be a problem. Read below to get some tips on keeping your skin looking and feeling younger!

Yours for healthy living,

Michael Cutler, M.D.
Medical Advisor, True Health™

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Flush UTIs For Good!

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for more than 11 million physician visits annually in the U.S. each year. UTIs may be caused by bacteria, viruses (herpes simplex Type 2), fungi (Candida) or a variety of parasites (worms, protozoa).

Unfortunately, UTIs have become increasingly resistant to first-line antibiotic therapy.

What are the Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infections?
Symptoms of UTI or bladder infection are not easy to miss and include a strong urge to urinate that cannot be delayed, which is followed by a sharp pain or burning sensation in the urethra when the urine is released.

Most often very little urine is released, and the urine that is released may be tinged with blood. When bacteria enters the ureters and spreads to the kidneys, symptoms such as back pain, chills, fever, nausea and vomiting may occur.

Because UTIs can be the result of more serious medical conditions, it is important to seek prompt medical advice for proper diagnosis and treatment if such symptoms persist more than three days, if it becomes painful in the lower back or if a fever is present.

Here are some steps that anyone with chronic UTIs can take to lower the likelihood of recurrence:

• Avoid caffeine, alcohol and spicy foods that can further irritate the bladder.
• Use several capsules of a probiotic (Lactobacillus acidophilus) regularly.
• Drink eight to 10 glasses of water or other fluids each day to dilute bacteria in the urine.
• Eat plain yogurt to help control development of a yeast infection after taking antibiotics for a UTI.
• Cleanse well with soap and water before and after sexual activity. Your partner should do the same.
• Take showers instead of baths.
• For women: if using a diaphragm, clean thoroughly, rinse and carefully dry the diaphragm after each use. After using the toilet, always wipe from front to back.
• Drink cranberry juice and/or use cranberry supplements.

A special note on cranberry juice: Cranberry juice can be an effective deterrent to the recurrence of simple UTIs. Studies document that drinking eight, eight-ounce glasses of cranberry juice twice a day (or a total of 16 glasses daily), may eradicate most simple UTIs. As long as cranberry juice consumption is continued the infections are not likely to return.

Studies suggest that bacterial infections and the associated influx of white blood cells into the urine can be reduced by nearly 50 percent in elderly women who drink 300 ml of cranberry juice cocktail each day.

Most people will find it difficult to drink 16 glasses of cranberry juice a day. Fortunately, there are dietary supplements that will provide the equivalent amount in just one capsule.

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Act In Time—It Could Save Your Life!

Many people over the age of 45 are at some risk of heart attack or stroke. If you are in this group, please be aware that it is better to be overcautious when it comes to heart attack and stroke treatment. In other words, catch it early and you have a great chance for a full recovery.

It is tempting to not want to worry too much about signs and symptoms. I find this especially true with men (this is one time being stubborn could really hurt you!) The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have an “Act in Time” campaign to increase people’s awareness of heart attack and the importance of calling 911 immediately at the onset of heart attack symptoms.

Dial 911 Fast
Heart attack and stroke are life-and-death emergencies—every second counts. If you see or have any symptoms, immediately call 911. Not all signs occur in every heart attack or stroke. Sometimes they go away and return. If some occur, get help fast!

Today, heart attack and stroke victims can benefit from new treatments unavailable to patients in years past. But to be effective, these treatments must be given relatively quickly after heart attack or stroke symptoms first appear.

So please, don’t delay—get help right away!

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Nourish Dry Skin From The Inside Out!

Dryness occurs in people with light skin, blue eyes and fair hair; it’s that old relationship with the sun again. Dark-skinned people and men have thicker, oilier skin than light-skinned people do.

Skin pigments and oils help prevent the skin from drying because the dead, epidermal cells are plump and form a tight, smooth barrier that keeps the skin moist, flexible and soft. Diet can help. But don’t eat a high-fat diet in hopes that your skin will be oilier.

Instead, focus on EPA, vitamin A at 25,000 IU and vitamin E. These oils find their way into the epidermis by way of sebaceous glands in the dermis and help it to remain supple and nourished.

Extra protein can also help the skin stay supple. Protein in the cells helps to bind moisture and keep the skin soft. Don’t forget that cod liver oil is an excellent fish oil that contains vitamin A, which often heals the cracked skin of the feet.

Vitamin C is essential for an important skin protein—collagen. Therefore, eat your servings of raw vegetables and fruit daily, and consume at least 2,000 mg of vitamin C to make sure there won’t be problems with your body’s ability to make collagen.

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Q & A

Each week in the Q & A section of House Calls with Dr. Cutler, I will share with you some of the many questions I get every week from subscribers to my monthly advisory newsletter, Easy Health Options”. For more information on Easy Health Options”, visit www.easyhealthoptions.com.

Vitamin E and Tocopherols

Dear Dr. Cutler,

You speak of vitamin E as being one of four tocopherols and said that all four must be taken, however, you didn’t say what tocopherols are… Could you please clarify this?
—Harriet A.

Dear Harriet,

Unlike some vitamins which consist of a single compound, vitamin E consists of eight different compounds: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols (designated as alpha, beta, gamma and delta). Natural foods contain all eight compounds. But vitamin E supplements usually contain only alphatocopherol because it was thought that only this one was important.

New research proves this to be wrong. To get the full benefits of vitamin E, it’s good to get it from natural sources and supplements, thus ensuring we are getting an adequate supply of the complete family of tocopherols plus tocotrienols.

All the best!,
Michael Cutler, M.D.