Drug Companies Hijack Clinton's Heart NewsWritten by Dr. Donald A. Miller
When Bill Clinton was scheduled for heart surgery, reporters spoke of how he had been a junk food addict, loving burgers, fries, and shakes, even eating a whole pie at one sitting.After his quadruple bypass surgery, major TV news shows talked about how Bill had stopped taking his statin drugs, and showed many of pricey brands of pills. Naughty, naughty, bad Bill. Whoa! Stop! Time out! Bad eating habits can clog arteries, despite any medications taken. Good eating habits can reduce blood cholesterol levels and likelihood of plaque deposits. In fact, several medical studies have shown that lifestyle changes can even reverse heart disease, with or without drugs. For example, do a web search on "Dean Ornish". Dr. Ornish's "Life Choice Diet" http://www.fatfree.com/diets/ornish.html is a low-fat vegetarian way of eating with less than 10% of calories from fat. The focus is on beans, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, with processed foods and nonfat dairy products consumed in moderation. Simple sugars and alcohols, like fat, are to be avoided.
| | Calorie and Carbohydrate CountersWritten by Dr. Donald A. Miller
I recently received an email offer for a hand held computer that contains food fact tables, non volatile memory to hold user's input data (food types and amounts, height, frame type) and calculates total calories or carbohydrates that dieter might want to track or limit.Rather clever, and it will probably sell well. However, if dieter chooses safe food types, he/she can eat huge amounts without ever counting either calories or carbohydrates, and still lose weight. Of course, limiting consumption to moderate amounts will speed weight loss, and allow stabilizing at one's ideal weight. Rather than reduce or bypass parts of digestive system, most effective weight loss surgery is to staple ... mouth. Here's a useful secret. A small amount of fat can satisfy hunger better and longer than a large amount of low fat protein concentrate. Restrict that fat to low- or un- saturated types, such as available in nuts, eggs, legumes,
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