I’ve been digging into: (1) Jack Challem’s The Inflammation Syndrome. Jack writes that chronic inflammation underscores and promotes virtually every disease and that chronic inflammation is the conse-quence of an injury to the body, combined with nutritional imbalances or deficiencies. Debbie and I are pro-ponents of a daily regime which includes curcumin (turmeric), ginger, digestive enzymes and […]
Christmas Presents for You and Family Members
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Originally posted January 8, 2010. The first major government sponsored study on heart disease was the 40 year Framingham study. The 30-year follow-up study offered the following startling conclusions…. Men over 47 (the age demographic with the most heart attacks) died from heart disease just as often whether their cholesterol was high or low. In […]
For the Discerning Wine Lover—Beaujolais Cru?
Beaujolais, a district of Burgundy, France, south of Pairs, produces almost exclusively the light, thin-skinned Gamay red grape. Each year on the third Thursday of November, Nouveau Beaujolais—a cheap, barely fermented wine—is released, amid much fanfare as well as much ridicule. There are 10 villages that produce Beaujolais Cru, not to be confused with Beaujolais […]
Statin Drugs: Part 3
Originally posted September 28, 2010. Cholesterol has many benefits. In Eat Fat, Lose Fat, Enig and Fallon list some of the more impressive ones: Your body uses cholesterol to make hormones that help you deal with stress and protect against heart disease and cancer. Cholesterol acts as an antioxidant, protecting us against free radical damage […]
Greetings from Key West
Are Statin Drugs Like Crestor and Lipitor for You?
Originally posted November 26, 2012. The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education recently released a 20-page report entitled Physician’s Guide to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. The Cleveland Clinic is justifiably world-renowned, and the October 2012 guide offers some worthwhile reading on risk factors, diet, lifestyle, fibrates, and niacin. Also included is a two-page discussion of statins. […]
Announcing New Rolling Stones Blues Album
On December 2, the Rolling Stones will revisit their roots with a new blues album pulling songs from the group’s early influences. Represented on the album will be Willie Dixon, Jimmy Reed, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Memphis Slim and more. The Wall Street Journal reports: Though it informs the Stones’ music, traditional blues haven’t been […]
Two Things Our Children and Grandchildren Won’t Understand
The end of the year is a good time for reflection, and usually in column form, it means taking stock of what the past year has meant for politics, or society, or what have you. I’ll leave that to others this year. Instead, I’ll take a crack at predicting a few things our descendants won’t […]
The Fed’s Dubious Dietary Guidelines
Originally posted February 1, 2016. Even though observational evidence seems to indicate that obesity, leading to heart disease and diabetes, is rampant in the U.S., government dietary guidelines continue to urge Americans to avoid full fat dairy products and instead consume reduced-fat dairy products like skim milk and reduced fat yogurt. Contradicting advice, however, comes […]
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