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Scott Berliner
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Mr. Berliner received a BA in Biology from Brooklyn College, and a BS in Pharmacy from Brooklyn College School of Pharmacy and has been licensed since 1977. He is a Registered Pharmacist, and is certified in Basic, Sterile, and Veterinary Compounding. Scott is also a Natural Pharmacist and a Nutritional Educator. He is the owner and President of Life Science Pharmacy, Life Science Nutrition, and VetRx. Mr. Berliner is a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, IACP (International Association of Compounding Pharmacists) and The Professional Compounding Center of America. He is married with a 17 year-old son and an 19 year-old daughter; and he resides in Monroe, New York. Scott Berliner has lectured extensively about nutrition, anti-aging, natural hormone replacement therapy, AIDS, hepatitis, and cancer. He has spoken at GMHC on natural approaches to hepatitis. He talked about natural healing in pediatrics for NOMADOCS at The Children’s Aid Society. Mr. Berliner made a presentation to the social workers at the Actors Fund about basic health and diet for persons with HIV. He spoke at Beth Israel Medical Center’s Continuum Center for Health and Healing about the compounding of natural products for functional medicine. Mr. Berliner speaks regularly at Friends in Deed about issues related to autoimmune illnesses. In addition, he has spoken in 2004 at Omega Institute on women’s health issues and in 2005 at the Open Center in N.Y.C. on integrating functional medicine into a traditional medical practice.
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All Protein Is Not The Same
Scott BerlinerJune 29
Protein supplies the amino acids necessary for healing and restoring the body
As more and more nutritional deficiencies are discovered, we need to take a closer look at our diets to see what might possibly be missing.Recently, through bloodwork, we have found many people have deficiencies in vitamin D, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, omega 3’s, and iodine. With the increase in toxicity we now think that the daily requirement for fiber should be closer to 35 grams a day. The requirement used to be 12 grams a day. With common deficiencies found in all major food groups due to both the quality and the quantity of what is grown we need to take a look at protein, one of the most underrated food groups. In general most people do not get enough protein from their diet on a continuing basis. Understanding the amount of protein a person requires is complicated. Common equations for calculating the amount of protein a person needs are based on body weight and the amount of lean muscle. Protein supplies the amino acids necessary for healing and restoring the body. Muscle is built and maintained through ingestion of protein so to have a complete balance of nutritionals we need to balance protein with the correct amount of complex carbohydrates and healthy fats.
The amount of protein a person requires should be consumed in divided quantities at each meal
A simple formula for calculating the amount of protein a person requires is to take your ideal body weight and multiplying by .75. This will give you the average person’s daily requirement for protein in grams. Using this formula, a 150 pound person would require 112 grams of protein a day. This should be consumed in divided quantities at each meal. Considering that one six ounce chicken breast supplies about 25grams of protein a day and three ounces of fish supplies 21grams, it is easy to understand why supplementing protein is gaining in importance.
Protein supplements
I use a protein powder every day to supplement the amount of protein I get from food and I also use it to help recovery after exercise. There are many kinds of protein powders available and how to buy one is often a source of confusion. The choices are many and include egg, hemp, rice, pea and whey proteins. These all vary in density and have different properties. Rice proteins are less dense, easy to digest and great for detoxification. My particular favorite as a daily supplement is whey protein. It is of the correct density to provide support for human muscles and provides a broad array of amino acids for the body to use in healing itself. There are many sources of whey available. They include the whey concentrate, whey protein and whey protein isolate. The isolate is the purest, the most expensive and the best absorbed. My favorite whey is extracted from the milk of grass fed cows that are raised organically. The whey is processed using a cold process which maintains the natural immune factors that are in the raw unpasteurized milk itself but lacking the lactose and many other components of the milk that we probably should not be consuming. The immune factors include many immunoglobulins to boost the immune system as well as lactoferrin and insulin growth factor. These help maintain and build up the immune system as well as help with muscle recovery and absorption of iron into the blood. The lactoferrin is being studied for anti-cancer properties as well. Good quality whey is a great addition to a healthy diet.