REASONS TO BELIEVE - ALL ABOUT HEALTH

Worthy News
+
Today's News In Our Area
+
THE OTTAWA CITIZEN
+
CFRA 580 RADIO
+
aftermarketcarparts.ca
+
Job Bank
+
cheapskatemonthly.com
+
CLASSIFIEDS
+
Religious Beliefs
+
Hints_Goodies
+
Reasons to Believe- ALL ABOUT HEALTH
+
Prescott-Russell Sports Page

According to some new research from England,
"concerns over egg consumption
and cholesterol increase are unfounded."

It's good news...which those of you that read Nutrition & Healing actually received over a year ago -- in the Janurary 2008 issue.

In his article "The egg risk you need to know about before you order your next omelet," Dr. Wright explained how the whole "cholesterol is bad for you" myth originated in the first place.

Almost 100 years ago, now-famous Russian researcher Nikolai Anitschkov fed cholesterol to rabbits. When the rabbits developed atherosclerotic vascular disease, it supposedly "proved" that cholesterol "causes" atherosclerosis. But in a much-less-publicized experiment that took place 50 years later, another researcher tried to duplicate Anitschkov's research. He also fed rabbits cholesterol, but, unlike Anitschkov, he was very careful not to allow the cholesterol to lie around the rabbit cages exposed to air, which causes it to oxidize quite rapidly. Surprisingly (except perhaps to this researcher) the rabbits did not develop coronary atherosclerosis. Their arteries remained clear.

What this follow-up study proved is that oxidized cholesterol -- not cholesterol itself -- can cause atherosclerosis.

So where do eggs fit in? Well, most of the egg's cholesterol is in the yolk, but if those yolks are left intact, that cholesterol doesn't become oxidized and isn't a threat to your heart or arteries. Breaking the yolk and/or scrambling the egg, on the other hand, allows that cholesterol to be exposed to much more air and heat. That air and heat can cause the cholesterol in the scrambled egg yolks to oxidize before you even have a chance to eat them, potentially contributing to atherosclerosis.

Your best bet? Stick with sunny side up.

Yours in good health,

Amanda Ross
Editor
Nutrition & Healing

P.S. Keep reading to find out what else we've talked about this week in the Health eTips…

..................

..7 lbs that dont need pills
Counteracting the disease mongering of the pharmaceutical industry with articles showing the benefits of simple lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise is, overall, a great thing, and something that really has to take place on a grander, more frequent scale if we are to change this deadly trend of pill-popping.

The seven common health conditions mentioned below could indeed be managed without resorting to pharmaceutical drugs, which oftentimes cause serious side effects and deteriorate your health even further.
Arthritis

* Osteoarthritis, the deterioration of cartilage that cushions the joints, is the most common form of arthritis among the elderly. Vital components to improving this condition include: optimizing your diet to make sure you’re getting proper nutrients for your nutritional type; making sure your vitamin D levels are healthy (sun exposure is your BEST source!), and that you’re getting adequate omega-3 fatty acids, which are profoundly helpful for normalizing your immune function; and regular low-impact exercise.
* Rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease in which your body starts destroying itself -- in some cases resulting in chronic destruction and deformity of your joints – can also be greatly relieved without going to the pharmacy. I recommend you review my RA page, Your Comprehensive Guide to Treating and Overcoming Rheumatoid Arthritis for more information about this subject.
* Additionally, in almost every case of rheumatoid arthritis there’s an underlying emotional cause; a severe, emotional trauma that took place before the age of five. Typically, all the traditional counseling in the world will not effectively address this. Energy-psychology tools such as the Emotional Freedom Technique, however, can be far more helpful in this regard.

Cholesterol

* The issue of “good” and “bad” cholesterol is perhaps one of the most pervasive medical myths out there, created and perpetuated by pharmaceutical advertising. Dr. Ron Rosedale is an expert in the field, and if you didn’t already watch the video in today’s article How You Have Been Fooled by Good and Bad Cholesterol, make sure you take a look at it now.
* Very few people are educated correctly on cholesterol -- how it’s really all about your LDL particle sizes, not your overall LDL level.
* The only way to truly correct your underlying problem is through diet. By eliminating sugar and most grains, you will effectively reduce your insulin and leptin levels, which are the underlying causes that create LDL particles that are too small to circulate without sticking to the interior walls of your arteries.
* There’s not a single pharmaceutical drug that can modulate LDL particle sizes.
* To normalize your cholesterol level naturally, these three primary strategies work well 99 percent of the time if properly implemented: daily exercise; eating a low grain, low sugar diet; and, taking a high quality omega-3 supplement.

Cognitive Decline

* Alzheimer’s disease is an epidemic. Appropriate diet and removal of heavy metals are the ABC’s of optimal brain health and Alzheimer’s prevention.
* Keeping your insulin levels normal, getting the right amount of omega-3 fats, avoiding sugar, eating more vegetables (high in folate) and foods with high antioxidant content are dietary changes that can help prevent cognitive decline.
* Avoiding and removing mercury and aluminum can also have a major impact. Dental amalgam fillings are one of the major sources of mercury, and common sources of aluminum include antiperspirants and cookware.
* You should also avoid all flu vaccinations, as they contain unhealthy doses of both mercury and aluminum.

Depression

* Antidepressant drugs do not in any way, shape or form treat the cause of your depression. This is so important to understand!
* To address the underlying problem, few things work better than a combination of a high quality omega-3 combined with exercise, which is clearly one of the best-kept secrets for depression. If you haven't read Dr. Stoll's book on omega-3’s and depression, I highly recommend it.
* Last but not least, learning how to use an energy-psychology tool such as the Emotional Freedom Technique can be extremely helpful. Energy psychology tools are one of the most powerful methods I know of, and really are a crucial element of a successful treatment program.

Diabetes

* The thing everyone should know about type 2 diabetes is this: it is completely preventable and is almost always curable, using nothing but dietary and lifestyle modifications, including:
* · Limit or eliminate sugar and grains in your diet
* · Exercise regularly and intensely
* · Avoid trans fats
* · Get plenty of omega-3 fats from fish oil or krill oil
* · Get enough high-quality sleep every night
* · Maintain a healthy body weight

* Nutritional typing can be particularly helpful here. Nearly all type 2 diabetics need to swap out their grains for other foods, but whereas some people will benefit from using protein for the substitution, others will benefit from using more vegetable-only carbohydrates. Therefore, along with reducing grains and sugars, determining your nutritional type will give you insight into what foods you should use to replace those grains and sugars for optimal health benefit.

High Blood Pressure

* High blood pressure can be a serious risk factor for cardiovascular disease. As many as 90 percent of Americans may eventually be affected by it. Fortunately, monitoring and regulating your blood pressure is very easy to do.

* The single most important factor in normalizing your blood pressure is to get your insulin and leptin levels normalized. This is done through limiting grains and sugars and making certain that exercise levels are appropriate.

* Interestingly this is the same strategy that normalizes virtually every high cholesterol level.
* A word of caution: you need to make certain that whoever takes your blood pressure does it properly. With over two-thirds of the U.S. population overweight, it is important to have the right size cuff when measuring your blood pressure. It’s also important to pay attention to the correct arm position during your reading.
* The vast majority of high blood pressure cases can be treated safely and naturally by following those simple guidelines.

Osteoporosis

* Just as exercise and diet work in tandem to beat obesity, the same can be said for osteoporosis. Vitamin D and K are also crucial factors.
* Diet is, of course, also tremendously important for strong bones. One thing you can do is to increase your consumption of vegetables based on your body's unique nutritional type. However, if after determining your nutritional type you still find it difficult to eat the recommended amount of vegetables you need daily, try vegetable juicing.
* One of the many positive qualities of vegetable juice is that it is high in vitamin K, which is a crucial part of bone health. Yet most people do not get enough of it from diet alone unless you juice your veggies or eat large amounts of dark green leafy vegetables. The type of vitamin K from plants is vitamin K1. An even stronger vitamin K is vitamin K2, which is obtained from animals. Probably one of the best ways to obtain vitamin K2 is from fermented raw milk products. An easy way to go about it is to ferment raw milk with kefir starter packets.
* Another basic tool to maintain your bone health is sun exposure, to allow your body to metabolize sufficient amounts of vitamin D. I am not talking about casual few-minute exposures on your face and hands, but the healthy dose you receive while wearing shorts and either no shirt for men, or a sports bra for women.

September is
Cholesterol Education Month,
which makes it impossible for me not to express my frustration and anger over the inappropriate use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Lipitor, Zocor and Pravachol. Years ago, I petitioned the FDA to put strong warnings on statin drugs, notifying people of a particularly dangerous side effect of these medications. As of today, both the FDA and the drug companies are still sitting on this knowledge-and millions of people have been harmed as a result.
You see, in addition to blocking the liver's production of cholesterol, statin drugs also block production of coenzyme Q10. CoQ10 is one of the body's most essential elements because it is required for energy production. As you might imagine, hampering CoQ10 production causes horrendous problems, the most common being muscle pain and weakness and liver toxicity. Other complications, which are well documented but rarely discussed, are risk of heart failure, nerve damage, and cognitive impairment, including global amnesia.
Unfortunately, in spite of the threat they pose, statin drugs aren't going away-there's just too much money involved. The dysfunctional marriage between pharmaceutical companies and conventional medicine's pill-pushing paradigm is just too lucrative. Instead of trying to make you healthy, they're constantly changing the definition of "sick," then forcing a drug on you, often for the rest of your life.
The Natural Approach
Assuming that you're not willing to risk your muscles or your memory to lower your cholesterol, what can you do? You have many effective alternatives to statin drugs, but you won't hear about them from your conventional doctor.
He might suggest that you shape up your diet and get more exercise, but I can almost guarantee that in the same breath he'll be whipping out the prescription pad. This is a shame, because many natural therapies are effective, and all are infinitely safer than these drugs.
For more than 25 years I've been using natural methods to lower cholesterol. I have never been, nor will I ever be, a mindless pawn of the pharmaceutical industry jumping on the toxic drug bandwagon-especially when natural therapies can safely and effectively accomplish the same goals.
How My Patients Lower Cholesterol
I could easily rattle off 12 to 14 steps you can take to lower cholesterol. However, if you're truly interested in using alternatives to statin drugs, let me give you three that are extremely effective and, unlike statins, cannot hurt you.
First, grind up one-quarter cup of flaxseed and add it to cereal, salads, or other food, or to a protein drink. The fiber in flaxseed soaks up cholesterol in the intestinal tract, and the omega-3s have multiple benefits, particularly for your heart.
Second, take 600-1,200 mg of red yeast rice twice a day. This natural substance is very effective in lowering cholesterol. Red yeast rice has been recommended by the Chinese government to their billions of people, estimating that it will reduce their heart disease rates by at least 30 percent. They have neither the money nor the inclination to use toxic pharmaceutical substances when there is a safe, natural alternative. (Note: Because this natural product works on the same enzyme system as statin drugs-albeit in a safer, gentler way-it could theoretically also lower CoQ10 levels. Therefore, I recommend that you take at least 100 mg of CoQ10 daily when taking red yeast rice.)
Third, take niacin, 500 mg twice a day. This form of vitamin B3 works so well it has been adopted by conventional medicine. Its primary downside is the flushing it can cause when taken in therapeutic doses. Niacin dilates the blood vessels and promotes the release of histamine in the capillaries, resulting in a discomforting warm, tingly, itchy feeling. You can minimize flushing by taking sustained-release (also called timed-release and controlled-release) niacin, rather than immediate release niacin. (I do not recommend inositol hexaniacinate, or "no-flush" niacin, for lipid lowering because it doesn't work as well.) Taking it in divided doses with meals also reduces flushing, or you can take it all at once at bedtime so you'll be asleep if flushing comes on. A baby aspirin (81 mg) or 15-25 mg of Benadryl half an hour before taking niacin at bedtime is helpful as well.
Although larger doses of niacin (up to 3,000 mg) are often used, 1,000 mg a day will help lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Niacin is also the most effective known agent for raising protective HDL cholesterol.
I also strongly recommend that you take a potent multiple vitamin and mineral supplement that contains copious amounts of antioxidants and B-complex vitamins which work together to support heart health and protect against cardiovascular disease. In addition, four to six grams of fish oil per day can help keep cholesterol levels in the healthy range.
As always, you should work with your personal physician to find the solution that's right for you. Follow this three-part regimen and check back with me in four to six weeks and let me know about any changes that have occurred in your cholesterol levels.
To your health,

Julian Whitaker, MD

Did you know that 10% of the global warming is caused by male and female in their menopausal state because of their frequent elevated body heat