How Me and Lois Manipulated 600 Pounds of Human Flesh

Losing weight was never a problem for me once I made up my mind. Making up my mind was the problem.

While the former Lois Jean Callaway and I planned our current diet, we tried to estimate the total number of pounds we had lost dieting. It must be close to three hundred pounds. Add another three hundred that we regained and you can readily see that over our dieting life, we have manipulated six hundred pounds of human flesh. Four medium sized men!

Although I have years of experience at dieting, I have spent most of my life twenty-five pounds overweight. I want to give you some rules that were given to me. I have followed these rules without much success. There greatest value is that you can eat very well while failing at your diet.

1. If I eat something and Lois doesn't see me eat it, it has no calories.

2. Things licked off of spoons and knives contain no calories. If you are fixing a peanut butter sandwich for a child, or ice cream when preparing a sundae, lick away.

3. Broken cookie pieces contain no calories. It has something to do with the breaking process, which permits calorie leakage.

4. Entertainment foods are not fattening. Such as food you eat at the movie. They are part of the entertainment package and not part of one's personal fuel such as Milk Duds, Buttered popcorn, Junior Mints, Red Hots and Tootsie Rolls.

5. When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if you don't eat more than they do.

6. Food used for medical purposes never count. Foods like hot chocolate, buttered toast, bourbon and Sara Lee Cheesecake. (Don't ask!)

7. I drink a diet soda with a candy bar; the diet soda cancels out the calories in the candy bar.

It is absolutely remarkable the way my eating habits rule my life. I have my "skinny" clothes at one end of the closet, the "in-between" clothes at the other. The "fat" clothes spend most of their time in the middle.

The "skinny" pants seem to always have the pockets gaping open. That is from wearing them to far into the "fat" cycle and stretching them out of shape. Most of my "skinny" and "in-between" pants have those slides hooked to elastic and expand as I do. A size 42 fits all the way up to 46 before they begin to hurt. That allows me to slide into the fat cycle without having to buy larger clothes. Breaking down and buying larger clothes is so depressing.

It is also depressing watching TV without my usual Oreo cookies and milk ... also, my Rocky Road ice cream ... and my buttered popcorn ... my strawberry shortcake...my coca-cola crammed full of Red Skin Peanuts (sigh)

Life's a bitch. You know?

Doctor/Patient Communication Is the First Step Toward Good Health

and vegetables, saved lives.

They handed out special diets, in some cases, dimly printed and reprinted to the tenth power and was barely legible. It wasn’t the quality of the printing of the diet that mattered, it reflected a careless attitude that indicated a lack of interest. And why not. The Doctor already knew that the diet would be ignored after a day or two. What he didn’t know was had he shown a sincere belief in the diet and explained the nutritional value of vegetables and supplements, the patient might have reacted differently.

What all that says is that for best Doctor-Patient relations and for best health care, communication is a must. Ask if the new prescription is safe with the other drugs you are taking. Doctors are so busy that they sometimes fail to look at your chart, or they look at your chart but do not “see” it.

It’s scary to think about what will happen if the Bird Flu does hit the U.S. There really will be a pandemic. Hospitals over-run, Doctors waiting rooms jammed. In addition to that, a vaccine that may or may not be developed in time. If your doctor gets a vaccine, for goodness sake, ask if it conflicts with your medicine.

The drug companies will eventually come up with the vaccine, but in their haste to get it in the hands of the medical professional, will they test for conflicts that may exist between the vaccine and other medicines?

My message to you here is, take responsibility for your own life. We are the only ones under this skin and we have to look after number one.

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Don't Blame the Doctors

Don’t Blame the Doctors
They are not responsible for all of your medical problems

So many people are telling me how bad Doctors are. They tell of how Doctors are not improving their health...of how they prescribe one pill after another. They speak of how the medicine makes them feel bad and they are quick to relate stories of how Doctors gave prescriptions for drugs that reacted to other drugs and caused serious complications or death.

The worst is not the Doctors or Drugs. The worst thing that has happened is, we as a nation have brought this on ourselves. We had to fhave a pill for every ache and pain...every discomfort.

That is not to say that all is right with the medical and pharmaceutical industries. They have been slow to react to needs of the elderly. Yes, sometimes they write a prescripition and dump you out the door. And no, Doctors aren’t usually into diet and nutrition, although more and more are coming over.

Our health, and our bodies, are our own responsibility. It is up to us to ingest the proper foods and food supplements. You don’t like vegetables, you say...well take it from me, you will not like chemotherapy either. You won’t like it when they split your breast bone to get at those clogged arteries that are threatening your life.
The Editor

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Should You Eat Chocolate?

Whether or not eating chocolate helps or hurts one’s health has been a highly controversial topic. However, researchers are moving the debate to more of a consensus. The evidence appears overwhelming that the consumption of dark chocolate can improve both glucose metabolism (diabetic control) and blood pressure.

Good reports have come from food supplement E-7 which not only indicate that the consumption of the E-7 with dark chocolate do improve both glucose metabolism (diabetic control) and blood pressure. The Tufts University of Boston performed the ORAC test on the chocolate E-7 and gave it a score of 21,010, eight times stronger than the nearest competitor's product.

Results were gathered from a small study that involved 15 healthy young adults who were supplemented daily with 100 grams of dark chocolate or 90 grams of white chocolate, each of which provided 480 kilocalories. Respectively, the polyphenol content (having antioxidant activity) present in the dark and white chocolate were calculated to be 500 and 0 milligrams (mg). Participants were divided into two groups; each group ingested:

One type of chocolate for 15 days. No chocolate for a subsequent seven days
The other type of chocolate for an additional 15 days. It was discovered that dark chocolate supplementation was linked to improved insulin resistance and sensitivity, as well as decreased systolic blood pressure. The white chocolate, on the other hand, had no effect.

Chocolate’s Flavanol Content

Cocoa is rich in flavanols, a class of polyphenols found in plants; however, the concentration of the flavanols in any chocolate depends on:

The flavanol content of the cocoa plant it is derived from.
The procedures used to transform the cocoa into chocolate.

Chocolate such as the dark chocolate used in the study could contain a relatively high concentration of flavanols. Researchers believe the regulation of nitric oxide production by the flavanols found in dark chocolate could explain its effects on insulin sensitivity and blood pressure. It remains unclear, however, how flavanols interact with the body to increase nitric oxide bioavailability. One suggested mechanism is insulin-mediated cell signaling, because insulin can modulate several signaling molecules involved in nitric oxide-synthase regulation.

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More on Migraines

Migraine headaches have very specific symptoms. Migraines are also called vascular headaches, because they are believed to be caused by changes in the flow of blood in the vessels of the head.

Symptoms of a migraine include throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head and sensitivity to light or noise. Because migraines may also cause nausea or vomiting, they are sometimes called "sick" headaches.

Although the headache comes on quite suddenly, it is sometimes preceded by visual disturbances, such as zig-zagged lines, called an aura. Dizziness and numbness on one side of the body may also precede a migraine. The headaches last from a few hours to a few days, and recur from several times a week to once every few years.

Migraines are more common in women. The headaches may begin during childhood, but most begin during the teens and early twenties.

Prevention

Keep a diary of your headache symptoms. Once you know what events, foods, medications, or activities bring on a headache, you may be able to prevent or limit their recurrence.

Migraine headaches are often caused by unstable blood sugars, gall bladder dysfunction, misalignment and hormones. Avoid bad fat (animal fat) increase good fat. I recommend, before spending a lot of money, that you consider some natural products. Use a product called E-7 (Seven Essentials), to equalize blood sugar. A natural product called Cleanzyme should be used to clean the system of toxins and fortify the gallbladder. Everlasting, a product for joint pain that has helped many lower their blood pressure. Pain may be eased due to the products tendency to lubricate the blood and ease the resistance as the blood flows through restricted veins and arteries. This is also the way the product may lower blood pressure.

Migraine headaches have very specific symptoms. Migraines are also called vascular headaches, because they are believed to be caused by changes in the flow of blood in the vessels of the head.

Symptoms of a migraine include throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head and sensitivity to light or noise. Because migraines may also cause nausea or vomiting, they are sometimes called "sick" headaches. Some women find that their headaches improve if they stop taking birth control pills. Experiment with a nonhormonal form of birth control.

Home Treatment

• Lie down in a darkened room at the first sign of a migraine. Relax the entire body, starting with the forehead and eyes and working down to the toes.

• Many people find aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen helps relieve a migraine. Be careful with Vioxx and Aleive. They can cause heart attack and stroke.

• If a doctor has prescribed medication for your migraines, take the recommended dose at the first sign that a migraine is starting.

• If you use over-the-counter or prescription headache medications too often, they may actually make the headaches more frequent or severe. If this occurs, call your doctor for advice.

• Most migraine headaches will require professional diagnosis and treatment.

• If you suspect your headaches are migraines. Professional diagnosis and treatment can help decrease the impact of migraines on your life. Discuss relaxation and biofeedback techniques, which help many people prevent migraines.

• If you wish to use an alternative natural supplement, you may see and read about the supplements referred to above at the .com website healthier-harvest. Or, call 888-834-9811.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of an excess of glucose in the blood and urine. In juvenile diabetes, this condition prevails as a result of an insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas. In most cases of adult onset diabetes the amount of insulin produced is normal, but the body's ability to use it is not. Insulin is the hormone essential for converting carbohydrates (sugars and starches) into glucose, the body's most important fuel.

Although the basic cause of diabetes is still unknown, the condition can be controlled if treated correctly. The full name of the disease is diabetes mellitus, roughly translatable from the Greek and Latin as "a passing through of honey."

According to the American Diabetes Association, the number of people with diabetes is increasing, with approximately 14 million Americans being affected at this time. Of this number, 10 million are aware of having the disease and are under treatment; the other 4 million are unaware of their diabetic condition or are not being treated for it. Adult onset diabetes is the direct cause of at least 40,000 deaths a year and is considered to be the indirect cause of an additional 300,000 deaths because of cardiovascular and kidney complications. Thus, it can be considered the third highest cause of death in the United States.

Recently, there has been an alarming increase in diabetes among children. Children eat too many snack foods of sugar and starches. Also, children are growing in at a dangerous rate in obesity. Obesity is the stepping stone to diabetes.

Symptoms of the disease are easily recognized, and once the diagnosis has been confirmed, most people with diabetes, given the proper treatment, are able to live normal lives. The increased life expectancy of diabetics, particularly in the case of women over 30, is largely due to the discovery of insulin by two Canadian scientists in 1921-22. This hormone, produced by the pancreas, regulates the body's use of sugar by metabolizing glucose and turning it into energy or into glycogen for storage for future use. An insufficiency of insulin or other abnormalities not fully understood results in the diabetic's inability to metabolize or store glucose, thus leading to its accumulation in the bloodstream in amounts large enough to spill over into the urine. This metabolic aberration causes the characteristic symptoms of diabetes: frequent urination due to the abnormal amount of urine produced to accommodate the excess glucose that the kidneys filter out of the blood, chronic thirst, an excessive hunger. Dramatic weight loss occurs because, being unable to use glucose, the person with diabetes must use body fat and protein as a source of energy. In order to reach the proper balance of insulin production and glucose conversion, which is constantly being regulated by the normal body, each diabetic must be individually stabilized through a controlled regimen of medication, diet, and energy output.

In addition to the previously mentioned symptoms, other symptoms that indicate the possibility of diabetes are drowsiness and fatigue; changes in vision; repeated infections of the kidneys, gums, or skin; intense itching without a known cause; and cramps in the extremities. Any woman with symptoms suggesting diabetes should have a urine and blood sugar test. There is also a simple laboratory procedure, the glucose tolerance test, that can identify prediabetics, thus alerting the doctor and patient to the possible onset of the disease.

Blood sugar levels are often controlled by the ingestion of a natural food product called Risotriene (Life Solubles) which is the primary ingredient in E-7 (Seven Essentials). E-7 is a complete nutritional supplement that includes all major vitamins and minerals and is conducive to the restoration of health throughout the entire body.

When medication is essential to maintain normal blood sugar levels, the amount of insulin needed is determined initially by the level of glucose in the blood. Thereafter it usually can be determined by the level of glucose in the urine, which is tested regularly by the patient. Variations in the results of the urine tests are the guide to necessary adjustments in diet, medication, and exercise. The use of oral drugs that stimulate the pancreas to produce its own insulin may be recommended with or without an insulin supplement. This procedure requires constant monitoring by the physician.

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Don't Freeze Your Plastic Bottles or Micorwave Saran Wrap Covered Dishes

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth noting... This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the plastic.

Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital.)

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.

Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers forheating food. You get the same results, without the dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers. To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels.

Pass this on to your family and friends and those that are important in your life.

Children's Headaches

Children's headaches rarely indicate a serious problem. They are more frequent in children whose parents often discuss their own headaches. Children tend to imitate their parents, so it is wise to mention headaches as infrequently as possible.
Emotional tension is the most common cause of headache in children. Often, a parent can discover the cause of stress and help relieve it. Many times, just talking about a problem may help a child. Some children try to do too much, or are pushed by family or school to do too much. Even fun activities can be overdone and cause fatigue and headaches. Encourage your children to talk openly about problems and stress at school. Tension headaches (see page 129) are common in teens, and are generally caused by emotional stress related to school, sports, or relationships. Hunger can also cause headaches
in children. A daily breakfast and a nutritious after-school snack may prevent them. Eyestrain may also cause headaches. Headache is also common with viral illnesses that cause fever, such as colds.
Home Treatment
• Talk to your child. Try to discover the source of the headache and deal with it. Let the child know you care. Tension headaches are sometimes "attention" headaches.
• Play quietly with the child, or read stories together.
• If the headache is still present, have the child lie down in a darkened room with a cool cloth on the forehead.
• With quiet time and extra attention, most tension headaches in children can be managed without pain relievers. If non-drug treatments do not relieve the pain, try acetaminophen. See page 300 for the proper dosage. Avoid creating the pattern of using a pill for every pain. Do not give aspirin to children.

Fatty, Fatty, Five by Five

Obesity in the workplace costs money__lots of it. Obesity in the home costs a lot of money, too. Obesity causes early death, heart disease, diabetes and about any other bad thing you can think of.

We don't exercise. We set at a computer or behind the wheel of a car. As addicts, we ingest fast calorie food of oversized portions 6 to 8 times a day. We constantly swig on a sugar laden soft drink in a container that requires it be held by two hands.

One reason we eat so much and so often may be because our food suppliers never let the land rest. They continue to bleed the soil and send us food with less and less nutrients. Consequently, people become overweight trying to eat enough to satisfy their hunger.

Crop rotation is one way for the land to restore itself. Even the Bible mentions resting the land for 7 years and planting it every 7 years.

With current high priced land, our large food suppliers are probably not interested in that formula. The planting of legumes, alfalfa and any number of nutrient replacing crops could build up the nutritional value of food to the extent that the consumer might be more satisfied with smaller portions.

One bright spot is the news of Hoodia Gordinii, the African cactus plant that curbs the appetite by making the brain think it is not hungry. Many good results are coming from the weight loss products that contain this plant.

We have to do something. There are too many at risk. There are too many suffering because of obesity.