By chance, John and Chuck, as this discussion was flourishing my wife
had tidied up part of our house and had found a book called "Foods
that Fight", the Hay Diet. One of the chapters is about the Myth of
Fat (or something like that) and it talks about the problems with
blaming all ills on animal fats, when it is probably processed
carbohydrate and sugars that are the main problem. The thrust of the
chapter is that cholesterol is necessary for many body functions and
health and that the alternates to dairy and animal fats are seriously
problematic. I suppose that that means that the odd BK is OK, it's
probably the ghastly rolls and other constituents that cause the
problems, long-term at any rate.
Chris
p.s. avoiding foods that fight (carbohydrate and protein at the same
time, for instance) is a major plus to anyone's diet. I have used
this idea for years and it works for me. cb
On 15 Dec 2006, at 19:32, John Hermanson wrote:
> Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. My doctor is a
> Cardio-pulmonary specialist and a true believer in the use of vitamins
> and doesn't always live by the conventional "wisdom" or whatever
> the AMA
> may be pushing. I will question himeabout this next time I see him.
>
> I was never able to get my cholesterol under 200, no matter how I
> changed my diet or excercised. The Quaker Oats commercial shows a man
> had lowered his count a whole 6 points after a month. wow. But
> then if
> cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease, it's all moot. That
> would make life easier.
>
> Vytorin is simvastatin (works in the liver) and Zetia (works in the
> digestive tract). I had tried Crestor, but after reading up on it,
> found
> that most sites referred to it as the most dangerous drug on the
> market,
> "do not take this drug" was a common warning. Extreme shoulder muscle
> pain stopped my using it.
>
> I've been supplementing my diet with 200mg of CoQ10 for 4-5 months
> (specifically directed by my doctor), and that counteracts the fatigue
> side effects.
>
> Cutting Burger King and MacDonalds completely out of my diet has
> helped
> me to feel generally better in day to day life. I NEVER thought I'd
> lose
> that craving. Last time I had a BK fry (soy batter dipped, fried
> in the
> cheapest, highest saturated fat available) it tasted raelly, really
> bad.
>
> I will check out Ravnskov's book.
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