Drug Companies Hijack Clinton's Heart News

Written 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,repparttar major TV news shows talked about how Bill had stopped taking his statin drugs, and showed many ofrepparttar 114987 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 andrepparttar 114988 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 Counters

Written 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 holdrepparttar user's input data (food types and amounts, height, frame type) and calculatesrepparttar 114986 total calories or carbohydrates thatrepparttar 114987 dieter might want to track or limit.

Rather clever, and it will probably sell well.

However, ifrepparttar 114988 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 ofrepparttar 114989 digestive system,repparttar 114990 most effective weight loss surgery is to staple ...repparttar 114991 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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