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Hi All, I have not been here for awhile, but while I've been away, I've been learning about Dr. Andrew Weil's food such as anti-inflammatory foods. I am new at this. I do recommend checking out his website: drweil.com. Lots of subjects, one can even ask him questions. Just FYI. Also, I've just recently found that foods that raise the glycemic index are inflammatory! Things like high carbs, sugars. Really helpful.
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Can you identify these rom-coms from just a screenshot from the middle of the films? This is a multiple choice quiz so even if you're not entirely sure you can always take a guess and at least have a 25% chance of getting it right anyway, so why not have a go?! https://www.buzzfeed.com/alysaurus688/rom-com-screenshot-trivia-quiz
Thank you for sharing the link. It had the perfect explanation for a vitamin supplement's side effect that I was having and my doctor said it was impossible. I will print it out for my next visit.
Hope to see you around more.
Hugs-RJ
Have to say I am not much for diets....but understanding the meals is not something I want in my life...just the good taste and the nutrition.....so I will pass on checking out that website but it is just the man in me....LOL
and Mayo Clinic are some of my favorite health info websites.
This is my list, to date, of foods that lower blood sugar and lower cholesterol. For me, chick peas and pomegranates work like medicine to lower my blood sugar,
Food that Lowers Blood Sugar
almonds
barley
Cayenne pepper (increases blood circulation; strengthens arteries.)
chick peas
cinnamon & cinnamon extract (2 drops added to water)
cloves
garlic
grapefruit juice,
green tea
milk
monk fruit
nuts
onions
pistachios
pomegranates
prickly pear juice
sesame seeds
soy nuts
Food and Supplements that lower Cholesterol
avocado
almonds, cashews, walnuts
beans and lentils
dark chocolate
fish oil
garlic - one clove
*margarine (Take Control / Benecol- proven to lower cholesterol)
nuts - almonds cashews, walnuts and brazil nuts** oats
olive oil
***pistachios
psyllium soluble-fiber supplement (one example: Metamucil)
salmon
sardines
soy
spinach
*http://www.prevention.com/food/food-remedies/10-best-cholesterol-lowering-foods?page=3
-----Dr. Weil disagrees with using margarine to reduce cholesterol:
http://www.drweilblog.com/home/2011/10/6/eating-to-lower-cholesterol.html
"I disagree with the inclusion of margarine in the "portfolio" diet and discourage its use in general because the highly processed fats it contains promote inflammation, cancer and damage to the immune system."
**http://www.ehow.com/about_5382624_dangers-brazil-nuts.html
***http://www.joybauer.com/high-cholesterol/pistachio-nuts-for-high-cholesterol.aspx
1.5 to 3 ounces) per day for four weeks significantly reduced LDL cholesterol in people with elevated blood levels.
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"I'm still not comfortable recommending that people eat saturated fat with abandon, but it's clear to me that sugar, flour and oxidized seed oils create inflammatory effects in the body that almost certainly bear most of the responsibility for elevating heart disease risk. " Andrew Weil
"The best doctor gives the least medicine," Benjamin Franklin
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson