Diets

[bestsynd]

Hey my wife wrote this article a while back about the Dash Diet. It is something we have been trying to stick to:

http://www.bestsyndication.com/writers/HEALTH/NicoleWilson/2005/071005-DASH-diet-Lower-Blood-Pressure.htm

DASH diet may help lower blood pressure

July 10th, 2005

Blood Pressure Monitor

One out of four American adults currently has high blood pressure. For those over 60 years of age the proportion goes up to one in two. Americans are at an increased risk for heart attacks and strokes because of high blood pressure.

Many doctors claim the solution may lay in the diet. The DASH diet may be the answer. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. If your systolic pressure (the upper number) is between 120 and 139 you may be considered pre-hypertension. Anything over 140 is considered Hypertension. Many doctors will prescribe medication at this point including Lisinopril, Diovan and or Hydrochlorothiazide (a water pill).

"In the 1970s, we found that blood pressures were lower in vegetarians, who eat little or no fat and cholesterol and lots of fruits, vegetables, and grains rich in potassium, magnesium, and fiber," says Frank Sacks, who helped author the DASH study. This diet approach may also cut the risks for getting diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis.

[Fnord Fred]

I do the 'I don't have a car so I walk everywhere' diet. It seems to work okay.

[GOODave]

The best nutrition information I ever received was over a 2 or 3 year period back in the mid 90's.

John Rodino was highly educated in nutrition and bio-chemistry so he started Bio-Nutritional Consultants. The routine he followed was, I went 2 weeks before my appointment and had blood and urine samples drawn. The Lab ran a complete diagnostic on the samples and gave both Dr. Rodino and me a copy of the report. Dr. Rodino had a lot of letters after his name, but teh one I was most impressed with was the one I was told about: A PhD in bio-chemistry (or "how the body functions, chemically").

Anyway, he would read the lab results and, then, recommend a diet that addressed whatever he saw that needed addressing. Invariably, he did away with simple carbohydrates (like sugar and starch), he sometimes also did away with complex carbs for a while, but always added them back in (grains, etc.). Turns out, he was championing the South Beach diet well before it became fashionable to do so. He also gave me a protein powder he mixed himself (lots of amino acids and other trace minerals), along with several herbs and other homeopathic remedies to help correct whichever issues he found in the lab reports.

I also lost weight but, as Dr. Rodino always used to say, "...I don't care if you ever lose a pound but, as a practical matter, when you're body is functioning right chemically, you WILL lose weight."

Dr. Rodino passed away a few years back.

dave
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[Fnord Fred]

A bit of advice: it's generally a bad idea to follow up a doc's idea with 'he died recently'. Unless he lived to be 95 or older or you actually don't want people to follow the regimen, of course.

[GOODave]

[Guest]

No one lives forever.

I have a question for everyone: If you knew you could live an extra five years by eating fish once a day and exercising everyday for 1 hour, would you do it? I bet the young people would not, but many of the older people would.

What about a reduced caloric intake diet? It has been proven that reducing your calories will extend your life. I think they got it down to like 1200 for women and 1800 for men – or something like that. Would you reduce your intake?

[SLK230]

[Guest]

[Fnord Fred]

[bestsynd]

Omega 3 in Fish Diet may slow Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

There appears to be a new reason to eat fish. By eating fish just once a week a person can slow his or her memory loss associated with aging by 10%. By eating fish even more frequently memory loss can be slowed by 13%.

The study was posted in the Archives of Neurology, a JAMA journal. It will appear in the December print edition. Martha Clare Morris, ScD, of Rush University Medical Center, and colleagues analyzed six years of data from an ongoing study of 3,718 Chicago residents, 65 years and older between the years 1993 and 1997 and then followed up with an interview every three years.

They compared standardized cognitive tests of the participants, and questioned them about their eating habits. They were asked questions concerning the consumption of 139 different foods as well as their daily activities, exercise levels, alcohol consumption and medical history.

[bestsynd]

Scientists have discovered a new hormone that will decrease appetite. Scientists at Stanford University discovered the hormone Obestatin and have tested it on mice. They hope to develop a treatment for obesity.

Dr. Aaron J.W. Hsueh who led the study found that the Obestatin hormone is produced in mice naturally and is likely to be produced in humans as well. Mice that were injected with a synthetic form of Obestatin decreased their food intake by half. They ate only 1/2 gram of kibble instead of one gram compared to the mice that did not get the injection.

New Found Obestatin Hormone may help Dieters lose Weight

[bestsynd]

New Safe and Effective Diet Pills Meridia and Rimonabant


Two new diet pills have been shown to be safe and effective. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Nov. 17th shows that the drug Meridia may double weight loss when used in conjunction with exercise and diet. A second drug Xenical (orlistat) has also been approved for safe and effective weight loss.

The researchers found the group taking Meridia in conjunction with exercise lost twice as much weight as the group that did not exercise. The group that exercised also changed their diet.

Meridia works by modifying the brain chemicals to lower appetite. The subjects felt fuller faster. Researchers stressed that the spectacular results came with a lifestyle change combined with the drug.

New Safe and Effective Diet Pills Meridia and Rimonabant

[Crispy]

The commercial for Meridia use to warn against a "oily discharge from the rectum".. um, no thanks.

I'm not sure if the new one has the same rectal ooze problem but just knowing the old one did would keep me from trying it. No pill will fix you anyway, you have to stop taking it some day and when you do.. BLAM! The weight is back. Eat less and do some walking, that will help you lose.

I was surprised to find out that my migraine meds can actually make you lose weight and if you have problems with anorexia they won't give it to you. My neurologist (idiot-quack) said it would change the taste of food and that's why most people lose on it. My food tasted the same but anything carbonated tasted like ant spray.

[theLIBERTARIAN]

Good point Crispy. From the article:

[bestsynd]

Study Finds Common Supplements and Diet can Help Prevent Disease

The old saying “you are what you eat” may have more evidence to bolster its claims. Rats were injected with a specific amino acid which changed the way their genes were expressed. It may be possible that dietary supplements or drugs could permanently halt the genetic effects that predispose people to mental and physical illnesses.

The research was conducted at the McGill University in Montreal Canada by Moshe Szyf, Michael Meaney and their colleagues. They found that certain nutrients and supplements changed genetics by switching off certain genes in rodents, as reported in EureAlert.

Two years ago (New Scientist, 9 August 2003, p 14) a similar study was conducted where researchers found that the activity of a mouse's genes could be influenced by food supplements eaten by its mother just prior to or during the early stages of pregnancy. This research was conducted at Duke University.

Full Article: Study Finds Common Supplements and Diet can Help Prevent Disease