Control Your Triglycerides (Blood Fats) - More Important Risk Factor than Cholesterol!

Dr. Stephen Bittiker relayed his experience in controlling triglycerides on his show, Natural Health and You. Doctors are not concerned with triglycerides because there isn't any drugs to treat it. Triglycerides are a more important risk factor than cholesterol because they affect you much faster. He said he had a patient who had a triglyceride level of 2400 mg. He had just been released from the hospital after having an angina attack. After making diet changes, his triglyceride level returned to normal - less than 150 mg/dL. The patient was scared enough that he took Dr. Bittiker's advice, and went on a low carbohydrate diet. Dr. Bittiker had a biochemist listener who had access to lab equipment. Since he disagreed with Dr. Bittiker, he checked the rise in triglycerides after eating only olive oil, only cheese, and only pasta. These are the main ingredients in Fettucini Alfredo, also known as "heart attack on a plate". Both the olive oil and cheese increased triglyceride level by about 50 mg. The pasta increased triglyceride level by 300 mg! The biochemist listener changed his mind and agreed with Dr. Bittiker. A low carbohydrate diet reduces the amount of sugar and grains in the diet. Grains are converted to simple sugar in the body. Substituting vegetables for some sugar and grains is a good start. Avoid juicing, eat whole fruits and vegetables. I guess I'll cut back on my muffins - rats.

Paleo Diet is Recommended br Dr. Stephen Bittiker - www.PaleoFood.com

See my January 27, 2005, posting - How to Listen to Natural Health and You With Dr. Stephen Bittiker.

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How to Listen to Healthy Talk Radio with Debra Ray on LIME - "Healthy Living with a Twist"

Exclusive Healthy Talk Radio with Debra Ray can be heard on Sirius Channel 114, known as LIME - "Healthy Living with a Twist". You can also listen to LIME on the internet!

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Listen to Healthy Talk Radio on LIME - "Healthy Living with a Twist". Select "Listen to LIME Radio now" near the top left of the web page.
Call, toll-free, 1-866-LIME-114 to ask your questions.

Deborah Ray's website

Gary Null's Advice for Flucuating Blood Pressure

*Don't eat anything with a face or heartbeat.
*Start each morning with a protein shake:

• 1 teaspoon each - blueberries, rasberries, cherries, cranberries, & pomegranate. If you can't get the fresh or frozen, get the concentrate.
  
• 1 scoop rice or protein powder - about 20 grams of protein
• 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons emulsified Cod Liver Oil

*Prepare sea weed & sea vegetable salad for lunch every day or weekly and refrigerate in freezer bags. Much cheaper if you get these in Chinatown. Important to help regulate your metabolism & give you the minerals the thyroid gland needs.
*Fresh ginger every day - saate.
*Choose a different type of bean to cook each day or weekly and refrigerate in freezer bags. If you have difficulty digesting, crush the beans in a blender & add seasoning to make a paste.
*Choose a different grain to cook each day or weekly and refrigerate in freezer bags. Gary recommended millet, brown rice, buckwheat, & barley.
*Aloe Vera - about 3 ounces a day.
*Fennel & Chinese Cinnamon after each meal to help with digestion.

See my January 26, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Gary Null Show.

Some Omega-3 Supplements Are Better Than Others!

Test results on various brands of Omega-3 supplements:

ConsumerLab.com - Some Omega-3's Are Better Than Others!

ConsumerLab.com - Some Supplements Lower in Omega-3 & Omega-6 Fatty Acids Than Claimed!

Carlson Laboraties' Norwegian cod liver oil is highly recommended by Dr. Joseph Mercola. He recommends Carlson Laboratory products for their high-purity and potency. He said that the difference between cod liver oil and fish oil is that cod liver oil contains Vitamin D.

Dr. Joseph Mercola's website - Begin Your Journey to Independent Health

Lew's Organic Cornbread Muffin Recipe - No Dairy, Eggs, Sugar, or Yeast

• 1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal
• 1/2 cup Organic Whole Grain Pastry Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 cup + 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk - add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice & let sit 15 minutes to thicken up (Edensoy or Westsoy)(substitute for buttermilk - 1 teaspoon lemon juice for each 1/3 cup Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk) (Rice milk will not work well. Since soy milk has much more protein, it will thicken better.)
• 1 tablespoon Lecithin Granules - add 2 tablespoons of water and stir until the granules dissolve (substitute for 1 egg)
• 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  

Bake for about 16 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 12 regular sized muffins. Fill each baking cup 2/3 with batter. If you put your muffins in the refrigerator, they will lose their freshness faster then leaving them out. If you want to keep your muffins longer than 2 days, freeze them within 24 hours, but allow them to cool first. If you have any baking problems, the website below has many good answers.

Information and Tips on Baking from baking911.com

Debra Ray's Favorite Integrative Approach Health Search Engines

The number one reason people search online is for healthcare information. Several new conventional medicine search engines were recently launched. However, Debra Ray recommends her favorite integrative approach health search engines:

• Healthy.net
• NaturalHealthline.com
  

See my January 28, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Debra Ray Show, Healthy Talk Radio. Debra Ray's radio and streaming audio health show has been bringing researched health information to listeners since 1982.

Lew's Organic Orange & Chocolate Muffin Recipe - No Dairy, Eggs, Sugar, or Yeast

• 1 1/3 cups Organic Pastry Flour
• 2/3 cup Organic Whole Grain Oat Flour
• 1/4 cup Organic Cocoa Powder (not roasted)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1/3 cup Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk - add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice & let sit 15 minutes to thicken up (Edensoy or Westsoy)(substitute for buttermilk - 1 teaspoon lemon juice for each 1/3 cup Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk)(Rice milk will not work well. Since soy milk has much more protein, it will thicken better.)
• 1 tablespoon Lecithin Granules - add 2 tablespoons of water and stir until the granules dissolve (substitute for 1 egg)
• 3/4 cup Organic Orange Juice
• 1/8 cup + 2 teaspoons Xylitol*

Makes 12 standard size muffins. Bake for about 16 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Xylitol is a Natural and Safe Sugar Substitute*

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Gary Null's Osteoporosis Advice

Gary said that about 30 million Americans are suffering from Osteoporosis. Calcium loss occurs at 1 to 2% per year or 4 to 5% after you've had a hysterectomy. There are about 1.5 million fractures a year. In answer to a caller's question, Gary Null gave the following suggestions.

Eliminate these causes of demineralization of calcium:

• Caffeine - Coffee, Tea, & Soft Drinks
• Sugar
• Meat
• Refined Carbohydrates
• Phosphates - Soft Drinks & Processed Foods
• Alcohol
• Smoking
• Sedentary Lifestyle

Add these supplements to promote the development of healthy skeletal structure:

• Vitamin K - 10 mg a day - broccoli, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, & sesame seeds
• Beta Carotene - 10,000 IU a day
  
• Vitamin C - 5,000 mg a day
  
• Fiber - 50 grams a day
  
• Calcium Citrate - 1,000 mg a day
  
• Magnesium Citrate - 1,000 mg a day
• Boron - 5 mg a day
• Vitamin D - 800 IU a day - As Cholecalciferol
• Herbs - Horsetail, Nettle, & Dandelion
  

See my January 26, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Gary Null Show.