1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Wellness Unmasks. I'm doctor Nicole Safire and this 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: is your weekly rundown where I pick what I think 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: are the biggest headlines with all things health and wellness. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: One of the biggest things that I saw this week 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: is the fact that a new study from University of 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: Colorado has identified a surprising and troubling trend. Rates of 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: appendiceal cancer, a rare malignancy of the appendix, are increasing, 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: and they're increasing especially among gen xers. But gen xers 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: aren't alone, those those that are born between nineteen sixty 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: five and nineteen eighty. In fact, we are seeing rates 11 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: of appendiceal cancer and even younger generations. That's right. I 12 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: know someone personally in their thirties who is diagnosed with 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: appendiceal cancer. Now, while this is still rare, incidents in 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: these age groups have climbed significantly over the past two decades, 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: especially in women. Now, scientists aren't exactly sure why, but 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: possibilities include shifts in the gut, microbiome, dietary habits, chemicals, exposures, 17 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: and people love to say from detection for more frequent 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: imaging and colonoscopes. I'm going to say no no on 19 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: that absolutely not. We are not screening for appendiceal cancers. 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: The rise in these cancers, the incidents and the prevalence, 21 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: it's real, and it's all about what we're eating and 22 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: how we're living our life. So what can you do well? 23 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: You can maintain a high fiber diet, avoid ultra processed foods, 24 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: and reduce chronic inflammation through exercise and healthy weight management. 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: That's how you're going to decrease your risk of these 26 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: rare cancers. As for symptoms, here's what to watch for. 27 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: Persistent abdominal pain, cute right lower quadrant pain, especially if 28 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: you're over thirty. You shouldn't be getting appendicitis at this age. 29 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: Bottom line, if your body feels like something's changing, something's 30 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: unusual or persistent, don't write it off. Early detection can 31 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: be the difference between a curable disease and a misdiagnosis. Now, 32 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: I want to hop over to another topic which kind 33 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: of ties into this, the fact that synthetic food are 34 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: on their way out. In Consumer Health News, major food 35 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: companies including Mars and General Mills are all finally starting 36 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: to phase out synthetic dyes like red forty and yellow 37 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: five from popular snacks and cereals in response to rising 38 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: parental pressure and new research. That's right. Recent studies suggest 39 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: a possible link between these artificial dies and hyperactivity, mood changes, 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: and attention issues in children, particularly those with underlying sensitivities 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: or ADHD. Some countries, like the UK already require warning 42 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: labels or have ban certain dyes altogether. Why we're behind 43 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: on this, I don't know. I mean, we are supposed 44 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: to be the richest and most advanced nation, yet we're 45 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: poisoning our children. And while the FDA has historically considered 46 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: these additives generally recognized as safe, whatever that means, the 47 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: public sentiment and RFK Junior and the whole Maha movement 48 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: are clearly influencing change. So the takeaway is read the labels. 49 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: If you want a minim my synthetic additives in your 50 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: diet or in your child's lunchbox, always look for naturally 51 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: colored products or brands making the switch to turmeric, beat 52 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: and other natural based dyes. If it says red dye, 53 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: yellow dye, anything that you can't pronounce, it's probably not 54 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: good for you. So I would avoid them altogether. Now 55 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: that's your health rundown for the week from policy to 56 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: your pantry. Remember being informed is the first line of defense. 57 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: Next week, we are going to do a deep dive 58 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: into something that came out of the Supreme Court, all 59 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: about gender firming care and why parents are no longer 60 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: involved in that conversation. Thanks for listening to Wellness Unmasked 61 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: on America's number one podcast network, I Heeart. 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