I READ THIS TO HELP MOTIVATE CLEAN EATING!

[JETHRO TULL]

NOTHING LIKE A STRONG DOSE OF THE FACTS TO FRIGHTEN A PERSON INTO ACTION! CHECK THIS OUT....THE LINE THAT GOT ME WAS.."WE DIG OUR GRAVES WITH OUR KNIVES AND FORKS"....

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Unhealthy foods are a slow-working poison. Many ailments related to food take years to develop; these ailments often won't display visible symptoms until they are well advanced. The only visible issue for most people is their excess weight.

Studies have shown that most overweight people routinely underestimate the extent of their obesity. They don't see themselves as overweight. Consequently, it is not too difficult to imagine how so many can ignore the evidence. They don't see what it has to do with them.

People do the same with their heart disease risk factors. They ignore the threat upon their lives from high cholesterol and they don't act to protect their lives, often until it is too late.

The decision to ignore this information happens on a subconscious level. A multitude of other diets promise weight loss and good health without changing the way you eat. This promise alone is enough to keep people from doing the work to change; it gives our subconscious minds a way out. The allure to the subconscious mind does not have to be logical, and when the mis-information about nutrition is popular or supported by a celebrity, all the more alluring.

The good news is that you do have control over your health and your weight. You are not at the mercy of your genes or your subconscious mind. And you do not have to get the diseases other Americans (including your doctor) do. Heart diseases, strokes, cancer, dementia, diabetes, allergies, arthritis, and other common illnesses are not predominantly genetic; rather they are the result of incorrect dietary choices.

Disease and a premature death are not inevitable. They are however the inevitable consequence of eating a disease-causing diet that Americans and other modern societies eat. We dig our graves with our knives and forks. On the other hand, we have an unprecedented opportunity in human history to use science to live longer and achieve health unobtainable by prior generations. We are only given one body in this lifetime, so take proper care of it. I urge you to become an example of excellent health which will encourage others to take your lead.

Monday, November 27, 2006
Posted By Gerald Pugliese In Blood Pressure , Cardiovascular Disease , Cholesterol , Full Text Feed , Healthy Food , Hurtful Food

 

[JETHRO TULL]

HEART DISEASE LOOKS PRETTY PREVENTABLE IF YOU GET THE LDL BELOW 100.

SO WE COULD ALL MAKE SURE THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR OWN BODIES...ASAP! [SAME SOURCE AS ABOVE]

Seventy to eighty percent of all myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) are caused by plaque that is not obstructive or visible on angiography or stress tests.

When athromas (lipid deposits) first develop on the wall of a blood vessel, the walls remodel outward, preserving the lumen. These are the most vulnerable or lethal plaques and they do not obstruct or encroach on the blood flow. These heart attack prone lesions have dangerous characteristics that are not revealed by cardiac testing. A normal test by your cardiologist means very little in reassuring you about your risk of a future heart attack.

Inflammatory cells, and a large lipid core of cholesterol in the plaques is characteristic of the most dangerous lesions. The breakage or rupture of these vulnerable lesions causes heart attacks. Cardiac surgery and angioplasty does not address one's risk of a later heart attack, as it does not remove or reduce the probability that these unrecognized vulnerable plaques will rupture and create a clot. Most people think going to cardiologists and radiologists to get evaluated to see if they have a significant coronary blockage will enable an intervention at an early enough point to save their life; they are dead wrong. Angioplasties and stent placements as well as cardiac surgery treat symptoms, not the disease.

The good news is symptoms, as well as blockages, easily melt away with nutritional excellence, without any cardiac intervention. The risks and complications of cardiac interventions and bypass surgeries are simply not necessary when people adopt an effective nutritional strategy. Instead of expensive and invasive medicine, we need doctors to educate and motivate patients to take charge of their own health. While our population is committing suicide with their knives and forks, they run to doctors expecting to be saved. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to escape from the biological laws of cause and effect. Good health has to be earned, it can't be bought.

Compelling data from numerous population and interventional studies show that the combination of a natural plant-based diet and aggressive lipid-lowering will prevent, arrest, and even reverse heart disease. Only via nutritional excellence can you address all the invisible, but potentially dangerous plaque throughout your coronary arteries. Unlike surgery and angioplasty, the dietary approach addressed in this book does not merely treat your heart, but rejuvenates all your blood vessels and protects your entire body against heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolisms, venous thrombosis, peripheral vascular disease, and vascular dementia. It is your most valuable insurance policy to secure a longer life free of medical tragedy.

In the 20th century, the average American diet shifted from one based on fresh, minimally processed vegetable foods to one based on animal products and highly refined, processed foods. As a result, Americans now consume far more calories, fat, cholesterol, refined sugar, animal protein, sodium, and alcohol and far less fiber and plant-derived nutrients than is healthful. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer have skyrocketed.

Heart attacks and strokes kill more than half of the modern world today and are the largest killers of both men and women. But, the promising news is that these common causes of death are avoidable and can be effectively reversed through aggressive nutritional intervention.

By adopting a program of superior nutrition in conjunction with the judicious use of cholesterol-lowering nutritional supplements with proven cardio-protective effects, you can actually lower your cholesterol more than cholesterol-lowering drugs. It is possible to achieve an LDL cholesterol level below 100, get significantly more benefits, (almost total protection from heart attacks) and none of the risks associated with conventional drugs and invasive procedures to prevent and treat heart disease.

When it comes to your health and your heart, do not be satisfied with mediocrity. This is critical information and the most important decision you may face in your life. I encourage you to make the decision to protect yourself from the possibility of future tragedy.

Friday, December 15, 2006
Posted By Joel Fuhrman In Cardiovascular Disease , Cholesterol , Full Text Feed , Healthy Food , Hurtful Food

 

[luckyone]

Great Post!!

I remrember reading once that with each mouthful of food we ingest we are either making ourselves healthier or sicker. Though I think many of us pay much more attention to nutrition than the average dude, I am sure we all have room for improvement. I know I do. Now who hid my chips???

your brother in Christ,

Lucky

 

[xcelbeyond]

Is this info related to you New Year's resolution?!?!

 

[edge250]

i feel better now. just checked my lab results from my last blood test

LDL = 100

 

[Shelby]

my LDL was 65! but my HDL was only 24....

chol/HDL ratio was good though: 4.8

 

[edge250]

you taking anything for your hdl. mine was 19 at one time started with red yeast rice, niacin and clean'd up the diet and now its 39.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

THAT'S GOOD EDGE...I WAS A COUPLE POINTS HIGHER THAN THAT.

i feel better now. just checked my lab results from my last blood test

LDL = 100

I AM WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW THOUGH!

XCEL...YEAH, THAT'S PART OF THE RESOLUTION. GET AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE...LEAN OUT.

MY HDL WAS 22...FISH OIL SHOULD REALLY IMPROVE THE GOOD CHOLESTEROL TOO.

BERSERKER...THAT'S REALLY LOW LDL! WOW! YOU ARE REALLY DOING WELL.

 

[edge250]

funny the article doesnt mention triglyceride levels.

 

[Shelby]

you taking anything for your hdl. mine was 19 at one time started with red yeast rice, niacin and clean'd up the diet and now its 39.

Yah, 1g niacin, fish oils, zocor (a statin), clean diet.. it was down to 12 but came up to 24 after a month of lower-dose cruising..

 

[edge250]

i no longer eat red meat, dont know if that has effected mine or not. i used to put down some serious cow

 

[edge250]

i havent used fish oil cause i burp that shit up, nasty. but i use a ton of olive oil.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

I HAD TO EAT ALL THE CHIPS AND COOKIES BEFORE THE DIET BEGAN.

I remrember reading once that with each mouthful of food we ingest we are either making ourselves healthier or sicker. Though I think many of us pay much more attention to nutrition than the average dude, I am sure we all have room for improvement. I know I do. Now who hid my chips???

your brother in Christ,

Lucky

I BELIEVE IT WAS MY DUTY. A BURDEN...YES...BUT I MADE THE SACRIFICE!

 

[JETHRO TULL]

BERSERKER...DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TROUBLES TOLERATING ZOCOR?

Yah, 1g niacin, fish oils, zocor (a statin), clean diet.. it was down to 12 but came up to 24 after a month of lower-dose cruising..

THEY MENTION MUSCLE SORENESS AS A SIDE EFFECT OF LIPITOR....SOME GUYS GET ERECTILE PROBLEMS FROM THAT....

ZOCOR WAS GOOD FOR YOU THOUGH....COOL.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

EDGE..I'VE BEEN USING THIS STUFF CALLED NORDIC NATURALS...

i havent used fish oil cause i burp that shit up, nasty. but i use a ton of olive oil.

IT HAS LEMON IN IT....NO FISHY AFTER TASTE! DO YOU COOK WITH TH OLIVE OIL TOO?

 

[Shelby]

THEY MENTION MUSCLE SORENESS AS A SIDE EFFECT OF LIPITOR....SOME GUYS GET ERECTILE PROBLEMS FROM THAT....

ZOCOR WAS GOOD FOR YOU THOUGH....COOL.

Yah, I haven't had any issues from taking it. My liver values are fine, and I supplement with CoQ10 also.

 

[edge250]

IT HAS LEMON IN IT....NO FISHY AFTER TASTE! DO YOU COOK WITH TH OLIVE OIL TOO?

no i drink it.

 

[JETHRO TULL]

I HAD SOME OLIVE OIL AND VINEGAR ON MY GREEN BEANS TONIGHT.

14 GRAMS OF FAT RIGHT THERE! I ALSO HAD 6 CHICKEN TENDERS AND A LITTLE PARAMESIAN CHEESE SPRINKLED ON THERE.