... It took people 45 to lose 10 pounds on a high-fat program and 70 days for those who exercised and followed a high-carbohydrate diet constructed. There were no negative consequences reported. However, the researchers warn about "what if" something happens 5 or 10 years down the line?
... Well, we KNOW what happens to people who live on high carbs and low fat. They're all around us. Just look.
...Maybe, just maybe, there is a healthy place for fats in our diet. Sad, though that the NEW FOOD PLATE from our government is not acknowledging it. Their "plate" is pretty, but so what? It's OFF BASE in more ways than one. However, I probably shouldn't complain. After all, The First Lady supports it. That must mean its good - for something - right?
Monday, June 06, 2011
EAT MORE GOOD FAT!
Saturday, June 04, 2011
You get what you pay for
A free medical degree would be worth exactly what you pay for it. The next thing we'll hear is that there really shouldn't be the anxiety in medical schools that is caused by grades. Even pass/fail would be a problem. Just pass them all.
How would the system handle the relationship between free medical doctors and the other professions that would still have to pay for education? Maybe they'll come up with a free way to make new nurses, pharmacists, and all the rest of the professions that would be needed to support the free doctors.
This sounds an awful lot like the way the communists tried to make it work before it fell. Do you suppose it would work better the next time around?
Friday, June 03, 2011
A daily cup of health
Neither Dr Wright, nor I advocate gulping down pot after pot of coffee. However, like all good things, moderate consumption is usually harmless. When it comes to men and prostate cancer, moderate amounts of coffee might also be good.
Drugging Grandma and Grandpa - and our kids
This is frightening information, especially as it is being posted by a high ranking official in the OIG. Nursing homes are populated with the weak and helpless members of our communities and here we have evidence that they are being drugged into submission. Too many of us, however, fail to see the danger in this. We've become so complacent about drug use that we nonchalantly let people abuse our older family members. Of course, this must be stopped. On another level, the problem is even greater - WE use too darn many drugs ourselves - and we are even comfortable administering amphetamines to our children - to HELP THEM CONCENTRATE. What a bunch of bunk.
Let's stop and take stock of what we're doing and what we're becoming.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
I guess we're just too ignorant for simple food facts.
....Prior to the 1940s our government published charts and data on what we should eat. It seems we were capable of reading and understanding. Starting in the 1940s,they have been using simple pictures to tell us what to eat. It started as a wheel and changed to a mobile in the 50s, 60s, and 70's. That was replaced with a pyramid that was probably too simple because it was replaced with a more dramatic pyramid - dramatic in the sense of confusing and conflicted.
....The overlords have recognized that we were not doing well in the eating department. They probably looked at some studies (ones we probably paid for) and determined that the confusing modern pyramid wasn't clear enough. So, they made another picture. A PLATE, filled with pastel symbols. It's pretty and basic, but it doesn't tell us much. I wonder what's wrong with just doing what they did prior to the 1940s, publishing a guide that listed how we should eat?
....Wait! maybe they don't think we're smart enough to understand.
Hospitals are nasty places
I once worked in hospitals. It was a common understanding that new employees would be taking sick leave soon after starting work. Why? Contrary to popular belief, the levels of infectious organisms are very high all throughout hospitals.
Yes, cell phones used at the bedside are probably highly contaminated, but so is everything that is in the hospital setting - even visitors.
After visiting a hospital, change your clothing and wash your hands well - maybe a shower would be best. There's no need for antibacterial soap, just use regular soap and shampoo, and wash your clothes as you would normally.
If you are ever admitted to a hospital, do your best top get discharged as soon as possible. Then, get cleaned up.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Sunscreens are DRUGS, too.
I've long wondered about the safety of applying sunscreens and then exposing my skin to powerful UV rays. While I'm not alone with these concerns, those of us who worry about such things are really in the minority.
Here's a very good description of nine of the most serious concerns about sunscreens. Take a few minutes to read this article and share it. While it probably isn't 100% accurate (nothing is), I think there's enough truth there to make a person seriously consider whether using sunscreens is a good idea.
. Forbes did the research and figured out the worst places to live (or be from) in terms of skin cancer incidence. Here are the top five regions with the greatest per-capita skin cancer ratios: North America, Eastern Europe, Europe, Australia, Asia Pacific and East Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
They are beginning to catch up to the truth
The whole IDEA around cholesterol and health is distorted - especially in our quest to drive levels lower and lower. The only harm from cholesterol is if a person doesn't have enough - and that happens all too often when cholesterol-lowering drugs are in use.
This study reports that raising "good cholesterol" isn't helpful. Of course. Messing with cholesterol levels is a dangerous mania that must come to an end. I am delighted to see that the truth about cholesterol is beginning to make itself known.
Dr. Mercola comments on the American Cancer Society
He refers to them as, "'Anti' Cancer Charity". He offers 9 suggestions for beating disease - including cancer. They make sense, but I wonder how many of us would look forward to dining on only boiled, poached, or steamed foods. A poached steak doesn't have the sizzle appeal I get when I envision a steak hot off the grill. How does "steamed liver" strike you?
All things in moderation, I guess.