25 Dec
Be Optimistic !
The first video is a short version of a longer version done by a trio that included Shirley Temple Black. I like the latest version.
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21 Dec
The Omega Man
Seems to me that any article written about the man who discovered and realized the significance of Omega 3 Fatty Acids is a must read.
Hat tip to the daily bulletin email from the Life Extension Foundation for the link.
One of the dilemmas facing people attempting to implement the Track Your Plaque program (TYP) in their lives is finding a doctor to work with. There’s a need for ordering blood tests, for getting advice, double checking on supplements/medications to try, etc.
I had been thinking that my HMO isn’t particularly a great one for doing TYP within.
But a casual comment from a friend got me to rethink that question and triggered still another thought about how to “shoehorn” the TYP program into a physician/patient relationship.
In this post, I’m going to explain how this shoehorn works in terms of what I’m going to try to do with my HMO. I haven’t actually tried these ideas yet but will in the next few weeks.
Oh… I almost forgot to say thanks to the friend whose comment triggered the idea.
Thanks!
(image courtesy of aidsforarthritis.com)
This year is ending for me on a more positive note than I have experienced in 10 years in terms of my cardiac health. I don’t mean to say that I’ve had serious issues. I’m symptom free and have been for 5 years.
But I can’t recall a time when I had such a clear view of the path I needed to take to secure a healthier future.
There is no doubt in my mind that, next year, I’m going to be back in the high life again…
Lyrics for Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life Again after the jump…
I wrote previously about how pleasantly surprised I was with my blood test results after 3 months on the Track Your Plaque program.
Well, it turns out that I wasn’t the only one surprised at the result, including the new Lipoprotein(a) test I just had done.
What happened was this. I finally got around to looking at the paper report on the blood tests rather than just reviewing the results online.
And the paper report had some information on it that the online version didn’t…
(image courtesy of openlearn.open.ac.uk)
15 Dec
We’re gonna’ have a party!
Oh… sorry. It won’t really be a PARTY party.
I guess some people would see it as more of a get together to talk about coronary artery disease (CAD).
What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, huh?
Of course, this will be something of a party because an increasing number of us are finding that the Track Your Plaque program provides hope for dramatically reducing the actual risk of our CAD. So, you’ll have to forgive me for feeling like this first “Plaque Trackers” meet, greet, and eat event is something of a party.
It’s looking like the highlight of the Party might be the live “virtual attendance” of Dr. William Davis, MD, FACC, of TrackYourPlaque.com…
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Gary Taubes, author of the bestselling book Good Calories, Bad Calories, gave a lecture at the University of California at Berkeley in late November 2007 entitled The Quality of Calories: What Makes Us Fat and Why Nobody Seems to Care.
The lecture is now available for viewing online by clicking the title of the lecture above.
If you haven’t taken a look at his book or you’re having a hard time finding time to get through all it’s depth, this lecture is a tremendous introduction to Gary’s message.
The lecture is 1 hour and 49 minutes long. You’ll need the Real Player plug-in to view it.
This is a Must See video for those wanting to understand more about recent diet theory history. You’ll need to sit through more sophisticated science than I’m capable of understanding or explaining from about 1/2 way through to 3/4 of the way through, but I think it’s well worth sitting through it so you get the gist of the fundamental questions Gary is asking.
A hat tip to Dr. Michael Eades at ProteinPower.com for the link.
Such is the title of a thread recently begun over at ImmInst.org. Sometime soon, I’ll describe what I understand about ImmInst.org. I like it a lot. Very interesting stuff going on there. You’ll notice it is on my very short blogroll list.
This morning I made a post to that thread that I think might be interesting to readers of this blog. To understand the full context of this post, you’ll need to refer to the ImmInst.org thread. But I think even without taking a peek there, most of what I write should be clear.
A few disclaimers
- I’m not saying that eating a lot of bacon is a good thing. I am saying that, at this point, it seems to me that the suggestion that we ought to eat a lot of bacon is MORE helpful than saying the dietary guidelines of the American Heart Association should be followed.
- Yesterday I wrote about having a feeling of loss and regret. Well, at this moment, I’m a bit more than a little pissed off. So, if my writing appears provocative then I have succeeded in my objective to try to provoke discussion and debate. Presented with scientific evidence and therapies that will work for me, I’m open and willing to change my mind.
In that ImmInst.org thread, a person named velopismo writes favorably about the new Gary Taubes book Good Calories Bad Calories and quotes Taubes as follows:
4. Through their direct effect on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, starches, and sugars are the dietary cause of coronary heart disease and diabetes. They are the most likely dietary causes of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and the other chronic diseases of civilization.
Without further introduction or comment, my post to that ImmInst.org thread follows the jump…
There have been quite a few developments in the last few days related to my personal journey. Mostly positive developments so I thought it might be useful to summarize them here.
I’m still reeling mentally from my first 3 month Track Your Plaque (TYP) blood test results. I DID really believe everything Doc Davis says about the importance of low carb, no wheat, etc. And yet, somehow, I never expected my 1st quarter numbers to look so good. I was pretty faithful to what I imagine a TYP diet might look like but I probably have been closer to the diet of Jimmy Moore than to the one Dr. Davis would advocate. Not because I don’t want to do it but just because I have a lot to learn yet about what it is and how to do it. And YET, I have these great blood test results.
All that low-fat theory and ideology is a big fat lie. An astounding development in the history of modern science.
I’ve been experiencing a feeling of some regret and loss because I realize now that I’ve had it within my grasp to get to these sorts of results for YEARS. No scientific breakthrough was required for me to do low carb. No new invention was required for me to stop eating wheat. I could have been fighting this disease more effectively YEARS ago…
A hat tip to shepard at at ImmInst.org for the links. See if you can spot my chiming in on the debate.
A few more clips after the jump…