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READ MORE Scan the code to learn how shaping up even in middle age lowers heart CONSTANT failure risk later in life. People’s Pharmacy CRAVING By Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon More success with mouthwash and acne Q. I thought I’d share my experience using List- erine as an acne treatment after reading about it in your column. I have tried all types of antibiot- ics and topical prescriptions on the market. Noth- ing has worked as well as applying Listerine morning and night. Who knew it could be that sim- ple? A. Listerine was first brought out as a surgical antiseptic sold to doctors starting in 1879. By the early 20th century, it was being promoted to con- sumers as a mouthwash. It also was touted for dandruff and “bad skin.” The herbal oils and alcohol in Listerine have antimicrobial properties, and many readers have reported success using it for fungal infections such as jock itch, dandruff and nail fungus. Other GETTY IMAGES/BRAND X readers also have found, as you did, that it helps clear blemishes. Q. I am a 16-year-old girl who has had bladder Nutritionist explains why we problems since I was 8. I was taken to the hospital for pain in my left hip, and the doctor prescribed two pills (500 mg each) of naproxen to be taken overeat – and how to stop twice daily. Ihad pain in my stomach and back, and I By Susan Bloom depth of bowls have increased couldn’t sleep. Then my urinary system shut For the Asbury Park Press over time — the average dinner down completely. I had taken the drug for almost plate used to be 8 to 9 inches and is three weeks before another doctor took me off. I We’ve all experienced it — that now 10 to 12 inches, a 25 percent to was in the hospital for seven weeks and was just overstuffed feeling from eating 50 percent increase,” she said. released with no improvement. Nutrition too much that leads us to groan and And Flipse said food also is ist Robyn Flipse says mor Iknow the drug did this to me. Has anyone else food in lar e loosen our pants or shirts. In fact, more readily available than ever ger portions is more had this severe reaction? with more than one-third of Amer- before — “as close as the nearest available than eve r before in our A. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs icans defined as “obese” and the gas station or even the checkout society. PHOTO COUR TESY OF ROBYN FLIPSE (NSAIDs) such as naproxen can harm the kidneys U.S. claiming the highest rate of counter of department stores — (Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Octo- obesity of all countries, we’re feel- and food outlets are open longer ber 2009). A recent study of marathon runners ing it all too much. hours than ever. Cars have built-in found that those who took ibuprofen before the Like many habits, overeating is drink holders and everything to- race to ward off muscle soreness were more like- often triggered by emotional fac- day is made to accommodate the CHEW ON THIS ly to develop temporary kidney failure as a result tors and can have serious physical process of eating. So there’s noth- (BMJ Open online April 19, 2013). Your story is a and psychological ramifications if ing keeping people from feeding » According to a recent Pew reminder that pain relievers may have serious not addressed. any impulse.” survey, 6 in 10 Americans said they side effects. We recently spoke with Bradley Following are some of Flipse’s eat more than they should either Beach-based registered dietitian tips to help curb the desire to over- “sometimes” or “often.” Contact the Graedons at Robyn Flipse to better understand eat: www.PeoplesPharmacy.com. why we overeat and how we can » While the consumption of food “When we eat with avoid it. Be mindful: triggers the release of good- distractions, we often don’t even “We eat to refuel our bodies and feeling dopamine, a 2012 Univer- remember that we ate or else we relieve the unpleasant sensation of sity of Texas at Austin study pub- may feel like we didn’t eat that hunger, and, under ideal circum- lished in The Journal of Neurosci- A wet spring much, so we keep on eating.” stances, we stop eating when we ence suggests that “obese individ- achieve a physical sense of satis- Portion control: “Buy single-serv- uals have fewer dopamine (D2) faction,” Flipse explained. “New- ing portions or create them for receptors in the brain relative to worsens allergies borns instinctively respond to that yourself with baggies to give your- lean individuals and overeat to cue, but as we get older, other dis- self a built-in advantage over the compensate for this reward def- By Mary Elizabeth Dallas tractions interfere with our ability mindless habit of eating a large icit.” :: HealthDay to recognize the internal signals bag or portion of something,” she » A Yale University study suggests that tell us we’ve had enough — to said. there may be a link between the Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the point where most people no the United States, the summer allergy season will Flipse recommends rising consumption of fructose — longer know what the physical sen- Size matters: still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the Uni- trading down dish sizes to help re- asweetening agent increasingly sation of satiety feels like.” versity of Alabama at Birmingham. duce portions. “Normal-size por- present in processed food and She noted that while overeating Dr. Richard Waguespack, clinical professor in the tions can look small and dissatisfy- drinks over the past 30 years, in is not typically life-threatening — university’s division of otolaryngology, said a wet ing in today’s oversized dishes,” parallel with the rise in obesity — the body will process the food and spring often results in a robust summer allergy sea- she said. and the increased incidence of we’ll likely feel hungry again four overeating. Unlike the consump- son. However, some simple strategies can help peo- hours later, “research has connect- Eat more slowly: Because it can tion of glucose, which suppresses ple manage symptoms such as sneezing, wheezing ed overeating with an inflamma- take up to 20 minutes after eating areas of the brain associated with and coughing, he added. tory response that’s been linked to for the brain to receive fullness adesire for food, researchers The best defense against allergies is to avoid trig- heart disease and certain types of signals, Flipse recommends eating believe fructose may play a role in gers by staying indoors, Waguespack said. “When it cancer. more slowly through such tricks as stimulating appetite. is reasonable and consistent with your lifestyle, if “So while gluttony many not “eating with your nondominant you have outdoor allergies, you should stay indoors hurt you in the short-term, it repre- hand, eating with chopsticks, or » Founded in 1960 and head- when everything is in bloom,” he said. Waguespack sents an assault on the body and putting your fork down after each quartered in New Mexico, added that checking the pollen counts online before can contribute to serious long- bite.” Overeaters Anonymous going outside can help allergy sufferers plan their term concerns, if practiced on a (www.overeatersanonymous.org) activities. Flipse recom- regular basis.” Choose wisely: estimates its membership at Waguespack offered these other tips to manage mends avoiding restaurants that 54,000 in more than 75 countries. seasonal allergies: pride themselves on big portions. It uses a 12-step program to help Cultural cues » Close your windows at night. “And don’t eat the bread on the ta- members combat overeating. » Take non-sedating, over-the-counter antihista- ble before your meal,” she added. Flipse attributes our nation’s mines such as loratadine (Claritin), cetirizine (Zyr- “You wouldn’t do this at home, so excessive eating habits to a pleth- tec) or fexofenadine (Allegra). why do it in a restaurant?” ora of drivers. » Schedule a checkup with your doctor. Among those, “portion sizes What’s eating you? “We need to READ MORE TOMORROW “Visiting your family doctor or an ear, nose and have grown,” she said, “and food practice safe, alternative ways of throat specialist when allergies are not readily treat- has become supersized as a way working through unpleasant feel- Learn how local restaurants help com- ed with (over-the-counter) medications is vital for for outlets to compete with each ings, such as talking to friends, ex- bat overeating through smaller por- reduction of symptoms,” Waguespack said. other for the consumer’s dollar. In ercising, listening to music, etc.” tions and lighter ingredients — in People who experience recurrent or persistent al- addition, the size of plates and the Wednesday’s Table section. lergies also should consult their doctor, he added.

OFF AND RUNNING RTC Training’s young runners ‘paint the town pink’

If you were driving down Route 71 in the uninsured and underserved in the West Long Branch on May 2, you may community. have noticed a sea of pink while passing ROB This year, Paint the Town Pink ex- by Sorrentino Park. panded to 23 towns in Monmouth and The more than 80 children participat- CAVANAUGH Ocean counties. ing in RTC Training’s Cool Runners Fit- Striving to make the educational ness Camp were supporting Meridian The children supported the cause by process fun, other events that took place Health’s “Paint the Town Pink” initiative painting their faces pink, coloring their throughout the month included “Little by dressing in pink to raise awareness of hair pink and wearing pink clothing. Things: An Evening with Giuliana and the importance of annual mammogra- “When I showed up to camp and saw Bill Rancic” at the Algonquin Arts Thea- phy. the amount of pink being worn by these tre in Manasquan, “Girls Night Out” at When “West Pink Branch” became a kids, I knew that their moms received the Downtown in Red Bank, a “Mon- pink town, RTC Training thought it was the message,” said Jessica Campanile, mouth Mall Goes Pink” event, a Pink important to become a supporting busi- RTC Training coach. Physician Panel at the Middletown Li- ness. “I don’t think many of these kids even brary, and a “Party for Pink” hosted by By involving its participants, who knew why they were wearing pink, but The Care to Give Council at the Navesink ranged from kindergarten through their message was received loud and Country Club. eighth grades, the hope was to gain clear by all women.” awareness through the kids’ active in- Paint the Town Pink was started by Ri- For more information about kids’ Madelyn Kopec, 11, of West Long Branch volvement and weeklong excitement for verview Medical Center in Red Bank running camps and adult training (bottom) and Francesca Antonucci, 14, coming up with the “pinkest outfit” — all seven years ago with the goal to encour- through RTC Training, contact Rob stretch during a cool-down period at the to get the moms to think about the impor- age women 40 and older to pledge to have Cavanaugh, director, at 732-406-4454 or RTC Cool Runners Fitness Camp May 2 at tance of getting that yearly mammogra- their annual mammogram, as well as at [email protected]. Learn more at Sorrentino Park in West Long Branch. phy. raise funds to provide mammography to www.rtc-training.com. ROBERT WARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER