Initial Inquiry:
Subject: "The Mediterranean Diet Grocery List"
To: info@oldwayspt.org
Greetings dear OldWays Friends!
Just discovered your "Grocery List". I see a total of four "Healthy Oils/Fats" items that include canola oil - that makes me wonder how in the world that came to be considered as a true "Mediterranean" food. Please explain that.
In any case I'd like to know why the other Mediterranean fats apparently are not mentioned and especially including butter, lard, and goose fat?
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~Chef Jemichel
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Kelly Toups wrote:
Hi Chef Jemichel,
Thanks for reaching out. Olive oil is the primary cooking fat in the Mediterranean diet, and is in fact one of the hallmark characteristics of Mediterranean diets. This is evidenced by epidemiological studies spanning several decades. On the other hand, animal fats were much
less common. This is partly because olive trees are such an integral part of the Mediterranean landscape, that olive oil was more abundant, and partly because animal products were much more expensive than they are today.
When we first introduced the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in the early 1990’s, olive oil was an ethnic product, and not widely available in most stores. Canola oil, although not native to the Mediterranean, offers a similar fat profile, but is typically more accessible, which is why it was included on the list.
I hope this helps!
Kelly Toups, MLA, RD, LDN
Director of Nutrition
Oldways - Health Through Heritage
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Re: "Canola oil" +
From Chef-Doctor Jemichel
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for your reply.
Are you aware that the majority of canola oil produced today is genetically modified?
In a 2011 review published in Environmental Sciences Europe, 19 studies of mammals fed GMO soybeans and corn were evaluated. The 90-day trials indicated liver and kidney problems as a result of GMO foods.[i]
In light of this I don't recommend including canola oil in the diet. On the other hand grass-fed butter and other traditional ruminant fats are both healthy and safe options that have been used in traditional "Mediterranean" diets.
Thank you again for your support ~
Toward Greater Health!
~Chef Jemichel
[i] Here's a link to that incase you hadn't seen it:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2190-4715-23-10
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Comment:
Just recovered the above correspondence (from this Blog-writer's archive) and although it is somewhat dated it is being posted here now for a couple reasons. Firstly - it hadn't been mentioned before in tis blog (which is possibly this writer's primary blog devoted to this subject matter). Next - the "Mediterranean diet" as advocated by "Oldways" (and by other groups of a diet dictocratic ilk) appear to continue having some popularity; at least in regards to the notion that canola oil is an acceptable substitute for olive oil. This writer would like to include references here as to why that notion is true and not something to be desired by anyone.
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February 5, 2020 - Fatty Foods Help You Eat Less -
"According to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association, new research has found that starting a meal with a fatty soup significantly reduces the total calories people consumed in that meal.
The researchers, from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, offered meals of unlimited quantity to their subjects on two different occasions. In one, the meal began with a fatty soup, and in the other with a protein soup of the same size and with the same number of calories. The fatty soup appetizer reduced food intake by about 20 percent in the study's subjects.
The researchers explain their results by saying that the absorption of fat in the small intestine at the beginning of the meal quickly creates a feeling of fullness, and so reduces one's hunger for the rest of the meal."[56]
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September 11, 2019 -
"... the fallacies of the lipid hypothesis, ... was called 'the greatest scientific deception of this century, perhaps of any century' by the distinguished nutritionist George Mann, former Co-Director of the Framingham Study."[55]
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January 24, 2019 - Social/Political Resistance to Truth Within the "Nutrition Science" Field -
"The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, in a 2008 analysis of all studies of the low-fat diet, found 'no probable or convincing evidence' that a high level of dietary fat causes heart disease or cancer. Another landmark review, published in 2010, in the American Society for Nutrition, and authored by, among others, Ronald Krauss, a highly respected researcher and physician at the University of California, stated 'there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD [coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease]'.
Many nutritionists refused to accept these conclusions. The journal that published Krauss’s review, wary of outrage among its readers, prefaced it with a rebuttal by a former right-hand man of Ancel Keys, which implied that since Krauss’s findings contradicted every national and international dietary recommendation, they must be flawed. The circular logic is symptomatic of a field with an unusually high propensity for ignoring evidence that does not fit its conventional wisdom."[51]
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Comment: I am so glad that I did not pursue a certain "nutrition science" course in college and that my professor (the ADA secretary in Illinois) responded to my unconventional inquiries saying I'd be better off on my own.
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January 27, 2018 - Adopt A Truly Nourishing Traditional Diet - The Most Essential Step In Laying A Nutritional Foundation - Supporting Your Recovery From A "Broken Brain".
If you don't know what a "a truly nourishing traditional diet is then considerate the book: "Nourishing Traditions" - a "well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods (that) contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels."[41]
This is my #1 combination "cook book" and nutrition reference along with the Weston A. Price.org library.
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July 27, 2018 - The Two Essential Fat Lists -
Good Fat:
• Butter from pasture-raised cows, goats, and sheep
• Chicken, duck, and goose fat from pasture-raised poultry
• Cold pressed coconut oil
• Cold pressed cod liver oil
• Cold pressed flax oil (eaten raw only)
• Cold pressed olive oil (raw only)
• Cold pressed sesame oil
• Fish, wild
• Lard from pasture-raised pigs
• Tallow from pasture-raised beef and lamb
• Eggs
• Avocado
Bad Fat:
• Hydrogenated oils
• Partially hydrogenated oils
• Trans-fats
• Margarine
• Shortening
• Vegetable oils
• Corn oil
• Soy oil
• Canola/rapeseed oil
• Cottonseed oil
• Safflower oil[]
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March 8, 2018 -
"Dr. Harry Eidiner Jr. is the foremost nutritional biochemist in America. He has eight degrees and is a brilliant person. He has written medical journals and he has confirmed that you cannot digest protein without fat."[52]
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April 2, 2019 - "The Oiling of America" -
In 1956, an American Heart Association (AHA) fund-raiser aired on all three major networks. The MC interviewed, among others, Irving Page and Jeremiah Stamler of the AHA, and researcher Ancel Keys. Panelists presented the lipid hypothesis as the cause of the heart disease epidemic and launched the Prudent Diet, one in which corn oil, margarine, chicken and cold cereal replaced butter, lard, beef and eggs. But the television campaign was not an unqualified success because one of the panelists, Dr. Dudley White, disputed his colleagues at the AHA. Dr. White noted that heart disease in the form of myocardial infarction was nonexistent in 1900 when egg consumption was three times what it was in 1956 and when corn oil was unavailable. When pressed to support the Prudent Diet, Dr. White replied: “See here, I began my practice as a cardiologist in 1921 and I never saw an MI patent until 1928. Back in the MI free days before 1920, the fats were butter and lard and I think that we would all benefit from the kind of diet that we had at a time when no one had ever heard the word corn oil.”[53]
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Comment: I wonder whether any of the "three major networks" (ABC, NBC, CBS) may have a video recording of the "fund-raiser."
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May 6, 2018 - "40% of Dementia Diagnoses Are Wrong' -
"...The article goes on to cite a study based on a new program at UCLA and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging where researchers have proven that natural therapies can not only slow the progress of dementia but can actually reverse it."[47]
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August 26, 2019 - "Magnesium Deficient Dementia" -
Dementia may be caused by magnesium depletion alone. Several studies show that severe neurological syndromes can result when conditions cause extremely low levels of brain magnesium that can occur with the chronic use of diuretics, which millions of people take to control high blood pressure. These neurological conditions can present as seizures, delirium, coma, or psychosis, which are quickly reversed by administering large doses of intravenous magnesium.
The body’s ability to absorb magnesium declines with age, so at particular risk are elderly people who do not eat an adequate diet and who use drugs that deplete the body’s magnesium. Studies show that senior citizens take on average six to eight medications regularly and there is no research to show what deficiencies and side effects are created by this blind polypharmacy. Add to that the effects of OTC antacids, which many elderly people take to cover up symptoms caused by a bad diet. Antacids suppress normal stomach acid and can lead to incompletely digested food, which causes gas, bloating, and constipation. As previously noted, another hidden danger is the use of aluminum in most antacids.
Aspartame and MSG (glutamate) are regularly used as sweeteners and flavor enhancers. As taste buds decline, the elderly gravitate to more sugar and spice to stimulate their appetite. However, aspartame and MSG are neurotoxins and we don’t know how much is too much especially in an elderly, vulnerable brain. Therefore, I recommend that they be entirely avoided since they can cause brain irritability that is magnified in magnesium deficiency.[54]
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March 8, 2018 -
"Many Americans are still terrified of eating fats and feel guilty when they do."[42]
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This quote follows another blog post I made several days ago commenting on my introduction to a certain health coach who works with clients that are into "lean" meats. When I first read that I realized that people are still under the belief that was conditioned into the American psyche decades ago that fat is to be at least cautious about if not down right afraid of! The belief was publicly disavowed by leading magazines several months ago however I guess that message didn't sink in deep enough in the the collective psyche because "low fat" eating and products apparently are "alive and well".
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October 24, 2017 - Magnesium Supplementation – Boosting Your Brain Power
Increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities. This comes on the heels of much research and speculation that inadequate levels of magnesium could impair cognitive function, leading to faster deterioration of memory in aging humans.
In fact, because of the implications of magnesium deficiency on individuals and families, world-renown magnesium expert Dr. Carolyn Dean thoroughly researches and provides over 600 medical and scientific references in her newest edition of The Magnesium Miracle 2017 Edition, many of which refer directly to the function of the central nervous system!
The following (topics that) cit(e) magnesium’s role in the brain function and cognition is taken from The Magnesium Miracle, 2017 Edition:
* Stroke
* Brain Trauma
* Diuretics Dry Out The Brain
* Aging
* Memory
* Fear: MIT
* Treating Telomeres
* Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s[33]
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March 31, 2018 - Here is the wrap-up of last Monday's edition of the Dr. Carolyn Dean Live radio show.
According to a March 30, 2017 press release by the WHO, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide with more than 300 million people living with depression. Some say it's 350 M. This is an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.
"New clinical research results show magnesium is effective at addressing symptoms and is safer than prescription therapies," reports Science Daily, echoing information that Dr. Carolyn Dean has published in her landmark thesis on magnesium deficiency, The Magnesium Miracle, published in 2004 and recently updated [2017 Edition]. Today, even mainstream science is now confirming that magnesium is a safe, affordable and effective treatment for depression.
Here's an outline of the different topics covered and the time stamp for each topic. ...
Hour 1 - ...
043: Ginney: Intro:
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6:08: Dr. Carolyn: Ginney's Blog: Magnesium And Depression: The Good News
11:10: Dr. Carolyn: The Study
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12:43: Dr. Carolyn: Dr. Dean discussed the over 1,000 magnesium studies of Drs. Bella and Burton Altura who wrote the forward to The Magnesium Miracle.
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17:40: How do we graduate from being a calm person in control of our nervous system to an anxious, fearful individual?
19:53: Dr. Carolyn: Mail Bag: Blog Question:
Depressed and Stressed: Customer needed adjustments to her mineral supplementation.
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29:42: Dr. Carolyn: Mail Bag: Blog Question:
Discusses adjusting Vit Bs and ReMag to support comfortable sleep.
31:30: Dr. Carolyn: Mail Bag: Blog Question:
Is there anything I can do to help a support a friend with deep depression?
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39:54: Chat: Julia: I want to understand why DHEA and pregnenalone help with depression. Would magnesium depletion effect the production of these hormones?
43:36: Chat: Super Dougie: He takes GABA. What do you think about that?
45:48: Chat: Hope: Is there a certain type of magnesium better than others? Are certain types of magnesium not good to take.
47:31: Chat: Julia: Using Completement Formulas and tapping helped with magnesium deficient depression.
49:36: Phone: Jude: Using a vaporizer to replace magnesium in the environment.
Hour 2 – ...
0:44: Ginney: Intro
0:58: Phone: Jude: Continued
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26:49: Dr. Carolyn: Mail Bag: Testimonial:
Re: Show Highlights: Magnesium, Osteoporosis, and Kidney Stones:
John talks about improvements in his ability to relax, physically, emotionally, and mentally with ReMag.
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29:30: Dr. Carolyn: Mail Bag: Testimonial:
Maureen talks about improving the structure and function of her nervous system with ReMag.
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41:06: Dr. Carolyn: RnA ReSet Facebook: Testimonial:
Jimi talks about feeling more relaxation and contentment with RnA Drops.
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April 13, 2018 - Testimonial re: Magnesium v. Depression -
"...this is one of the best examples of how mineral deficiency symptoms fall away once the body is remineralized. The results can be quite surprising to people, as in the case below.
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'Truly, I will never go without it!
I suffered for ten years with depression, and tried all manner of medicine given to me by doctors. Separately, I realized I was low in magnesium and some other minerals. I took ReMag only, at first, thinking it would be helpful for muscle repair and other things. However, I started to feel less depressed. The only thing I had changed was the ReMag.
I have taken supplements on and off, but was already on an "on" period, but still fighting the same issues I had faced for some years. The ONLY change I made (not even diet fluctuated) was to add the ReMag. Thinking I might be experiencing a placebo effect, I stopped taking it. What a mistake! After just a few days, I was starting to feel the depression returning. Well, I started back up and, voila! I experienced the same effects. I added the ReMyte, and, it just so happened that I felt more energy. Again, the only changes were the ReMag and ReMyte, so I knew it had to be them addressing the mineral deficiency that had manifested as depression. This time, I was smart enough to continue taking them instead of experimenting on myself and my energy levels.
As an aside, I did try taking some other magnesium products along the way to see if they produced the same effect. Even though the magnesium content on the bottles matched, only ReMag had the effects I describe above, so it must be better absorbed. For how much magnesium I actually seem to be absorbing, the cost for ReMag is a steal!
I recommend this to EVERYONE! I work it into any conversation that revolves around nutrition, depression...well, just about any conversation, really. I am so thankful for these products, and for the perseverance of the creator, manufacturers, and everyone else involved. Thank you!
Holli'"[46]
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April 2, 2018 - Consider "Orthomolecular Medicine" -
"Orthomolecular medicine is defined as the therapeutic use of substances that occur naturally in the body. Originally defined in the context of treating and preventing psychiatric diseases, the intent of orthomolecular therapy is to provide the optimal molecular environment for the brain and other tissues by altering the intake of nutrients such as vitamins (and their metabolites), minerals, trace elements, macronutrients, as well as other naturally occurring metabolically active substances."
The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine
PO Box 99517 O’Connor, Toronto, ON Canada M4B 3M9
Website: http://www.ISOM.ca
E-mail: Journal@ISOM.ca
Archive -
The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine is indexed by British Library Direct, Alt HealthWatch™, WorldCat (www.worldcat.org) AMED, and Google Scholar.[44]
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December 31, 2013 - Initial Post -
Consider the wholeness and all-inclusiveness of your "body-mind-spirit" with regards to anything as it may impact your total wellness or the wellness of your family. Some of the factors include your body's bio-chemistry (as well as your diet) along with your emotions in all your relations. I am starting this blog entry with the first "factor" in mind.
The following articles support the thinking that nutrition plays a vital role in the well being of our psyche. The particular nutrition that is firstly being addressed here is nutritional fats and begins with a focus specifically on omega-3s and continues on from there.
"Treating Depression With Omega-3: Encouraging Results from Largest Clinical Study"[1]
"Omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of psychiatric disorders."[2]
"Omega-3 fatty acids in psychiatry: a review."[3]
"Bipolar Disorder and Diet: Omega-3 fatty acids"[4]
Also "Essential Fatty Acids" from "Linus Pauling Institute
Micronutrient Research for Optimum Health"[5]
Know Your Fats[6]
and:
"The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol"[7]
Continuing -
If you are familiar with this blog series you know that I include the findings of both Dr. Weston A. Price ("Nutrition and Physical Degeneration", the cornerstone for "The Weston A. Price Foundation" of which I've been a member of since its first year of existence plus a former local chapter founder and co-leader) and Dr. Hamer - who discovered the five biological laws that are the foundation for the New Medicine.
If you have been introduced to German New Medicine (GNM) you may know that it does not appear to give as much credit to the idea of nutritional deficiencies as contributing factors to "disease" as does Weston A. Price. (I do wonder how GNM would explain the report of Dr. Price in his well documented "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration".)
For instance tuberculosis (and the other diseases of the day) were virtually non-existent among the isolated indigenous cultures while being considerably wide-spread all around these communities! In contrast - when the children of these isolated cultures left their tribes and consumed the modern day manufactured foods they soon acquired the same diseases much like the industrialized peoples. Then (just in case this contrast is not yet strong enough) when they returned to the diets of their native culture they recovered the superior health of their tribe! Isn't that interesting!?
I am convinced that nutrition plays a more important role in disease prevention then is generally properly recognized while simultaneously realizing that the psyche, brain and whole body is a singularity where emotional shocks in the psyche literally mark themselves on the brain and that, in turn, can launch a specific biological program that manifests through the corresponding organ of the body! However - I believe that it is possible to obtain a level of nutritional sufficiency that can be recognized as playing an essential role in "disease resistance" or "prevention" and that there appears to be evidence that supports the idea.
Nutrition for Psyche -
Dr. Price's nutrition-based findings not only indicates high resistance to "physical degeneration" it also indicated that traditional peoples had healthier psyches - as long as they were on their traditional diets. Recognition and acceptance of "nutrition for psyche" could allow for a new synthesis of GNM + traditional dietary wisdom. That synthesis would work very well under the banner of "Psyche and Health"!
Overall I'm convinced that Dr. Price's findings are severely under estimated; they are generally disregarded and will continue as such until the nutrition-to-psyche connection is more fully acknowledged to the extent that the psyche-to-brain connection is regarded in the new medicine!
Weston Price points to a connection between traditional nourishment and a much higher level of health (virtually unknown in the Western world) particularly regarding the psyche and it's resiliency to "shock conflict". This connection deserves to be acknowledged! (Updated July 12th + the following.)
Dr. Brownstein new book is now released: "The Skinny on Fats"[8]
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Sugar -
There is both the essential nutritional requirement that must be met plus the need to eliminate (or maybe possibly reduce to what I could call a "Renaissance average" of) refined sugar if one wants an optimally nourished brain and all the wonderful benefits that comes with that!
"Excessive sugar has a strong mal-effect on the functioning of the brain. The key to orderly brain function is glutamic acid, a vital compound found in many vegetables. The B vitamins play a major role in dividing glutamic acid into antagonistic-complementary compounds which produce a 'proceed' or 'control' response in the brain. B vitamins are also manufactured by symbiotic bacteria which live in our intestines. When refined sugar is taken daily, these bacteria wither and die, and our stock of B vitamins gets very low. ..."[9]
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March 4th, 2015 -
"... chronic consumption of sugar blunts activity of pathways that mediate satiety. We speculate that a reduction in central satiety signaling precipitated by regular intake of foods high in sugar may lead to generalized overeating."[10]
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July 2, 2018 - Spirit and "Matter" (Including Your "Grey Matter" AKA Your Brain) -
"Like God, our spirit is omniscient and omnipotent, it dwells in infinity and eternity. If we are unaware of this, it is because our brain cannot yet transmit to us all the knowledge and power of spirit. It is limited by the obstacles constituted by our physical and psychic matter. You might try this experiment one day: from the moment you awaken in the morning until you fall asleep in the evening, try to pay attention to all the processes that keep you alive. You will not succeed! It is through all of these physical, physiological, emotional and mental mechanisms, of which there are far too many to list, that you are in touch with matter. And this is the work to be done – work upon matter and within matter. You may never see the end of it, but at least try to begin. If you keep watch over all the processes within you so that they take place in the most pure and harmonious conditions possible, you will improve the functioning of your brain, which will gradually become the conductor for the powers of spirit." - Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov[48]
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Rudolf Steiner also had addressed the necessity for "the most pure and harmonious conditions possible" to "become the conductor for the powers of spirit".
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May 16th, 2014 -
"Big Fat Miracles" also for the heart!
The dietary foundation for healthy heart nutrition is: "loaded with healthful fats and fat-soluble nutrients, and is low in the processed carbohydrates and sugars".[11]
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May 17th, 2014
The late great Aajonus Vonderplanitz on fats (and more) in an excerpt from one of his books on the left hand side of this page.[12]
June 2nd, 2014 -
A Big Fat Conference!:
"Why Butter is Better: Nutrition Conference Focuses on Healthy Fats, Traditional Foods"[13]
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October 12th, 2014 -
"... a randomized trial published in September 2014 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that participants eating a relatively high-fat diet (including saturated fat) had greater reductions in cardiovascular disease risk factors than those eating a low-fat diet."[14]
That is quoted in a "slide" on butter as one of 16 types of "Cooking Fats and Oils". There have been a number of articles coming out with the truth of butter over recent months and finally admitting that the dietary belief (that virtually demonized butter and all the rest of traditional animal fats) that had been rigorously commercialized over the last half a century was a false belief! Truth is it was a down right fraud!
Just attempted to add the following comment (with very minor edit) at the "livestrong" site however they require a Facebook connection and I closed mine!:
"Butter is still "king" among traditional chefs (along with the rest of the traditional animal fats)!
(On the livestrong site I see "How to Replace Butter ..." directly above this window and wondering what is that doing here? Especially when the slide on butter gave some acknowledgement regarding the cholesterol myth!)
Coconut oil is a good to include (however I don't endorse that as an exclusive fat source for the sake of a vegan diet since I don't see a traditional track record for that).
Muster up some courage and add lard to the list!"
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And now the Main Course for the greatest "Big Fat Miracle" of all! -
From "Nutrition and Mental Development" by Sally Fallon Morell -
I’d like to start—as I always do—with an introduction to the research of Dr. Weston A. Price. Weston Price was a dentist who traveled throughout the world during the 1930s and 1940s, studying healthy traditional peoples. He found fourteen healthy groups scattered in different locations, all eating very different foods, but all exhibiting excellent dental health, which served as a sign of excellent overall health. They had no cavities, no dental deformities, their faces were broad and their teeth were naturally straight. Everybody in the community! Nobody needed braces! He also noted the cheerful, optimistic outlook of these people–how spiritual they were, how well they got along. He did not observe any mental illness among healthy traditional populations. He wrote about his discoveries and published his fascinating photographs in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.
PARADISE LOST
One particular place that he visited was the South Seas. The first Europeans to visit these South Sea Islands were Captain Cook and his sailors. When they arrived in Tahiti, they had scurvy and tooth decay and were just barely holding on to life. The South Sea Islands, with their beautiful, happy people, seemed like a paradise on earth, as they seemed to Dr. Price. The best bone structure that he found was in the South Seas–such beautiful, smiling, healthy people.
These people ate a mixed diet based on seafood and pork. The most important plant food in the diet was coconut. So it was a high-fat diet, as pork and coconut are high-fat foods. Like all the cultures he studied, the South Sea Islanders had at least one sacred food. Sacred foods were foods consumed by men and women before conception, by women when pregnant and breast feeding, and by all children when growing. Unlike our fatalistic society, which blames any problem in a newborn or in our children on two things–germs and genes–the South Sea Islanders knew that the health of their children was their own responsibility. They understood that growing children needed abundant nutrition–not minimum daily requirements, or minimum daily allowance—there was nothing about minimum in these cultures. They knew that nature could provide for abundance, abundant nutrition, especially during that time when the baby was being formed and growing.
One sacred food in the South Seas was shark liver. They didn’t need to hunt the sharks for food; they had plenty of food and hunting sharks was dangerous. But they hunted sharks to get their livers so that they could have healthy babies. The livers were removed from the sharks and put inside the stomachs of the sharks and hung up inside the trees and allowed to ferment. The oil that came out was fermented shark liver oil, very similar to the fermented cod liver oil that we recommend,[32] and this was taken by the young adults who were about to get married and by women when they were pregnant, and also given to growing children. In addition, the men ate the male reproductive organs and the woman ate the female reproductive organs of the shark. So they had foods specific for men and woman to ensure fertility.
We received a sad letter a few years ago from a gal whose father had been a dentist and a big admirer of Weston Price. He had taken his children to the South Seas in the 1950s. At that time, she said, it was indeed a paradise on Earth. The people were so beautiful, so happy, always smiling and healthy in every way. In the 1970s, she took her family on a cruise to the same island. When they got to the port, the ship sat in the harbor for half a day, and they weren’t allowed off. When she queried the captain about why they were waiting, he replied, “Oh, we have to unload the Sara Lee Coffee Cake first.” The captain added that the whole shipment of coffee cake would be bought and eaten within two days. When they finally got off the ship, she was utterly shocked at what she saw. The people were unhealthy looking; they had tooth decay. But the most startling difference was the change in behavior. She had never heard a child cry when they visited in the 1950s; but on this trip the children were crying and fighting on the docks. So, there was not only a change in the way the way the people looked, but also a change in the way they acted–all because of the incursion of western foods. What she observed was most definitely paradise lost.
CHOLESTEROL AND THE BRAIN
Focusing now on the nutrients needed for our brain, as well as our second brain, the main nutrient we find when we analyze the brain is cholesterol—something that is very bad for us, right? The brain contains more cholesterol than any other organ in the body. But we are not supposed to eat cholesterol, right? Young women are supposed to eat a lowfat diet, even when they’re pregnant, even though animal fats are our main source of cholesterol. And according to government guidelines, a child is supposed to be put on a lowfat diet when he or she turns two.
A recent study showed that women who ate lowfat dairy foods tended to be infertile, while women who ate high-fat dairy foods had no problem getting pregnant. And so the scientists said, if you can’t get pregnant eating lowfat dairy foods, eat the high-fat dairy foods until you get pregnant and then go back to the lowfat dairy foods during pregnancy! Doesn’t it seem rational to conclude that the same kind of diet needed to get pregnant is also needed for normal fetal development?
Mother’s milk contains a lot of cholesterol along with a special enzyme to ensure sure that all that cholesterol is absorbed–because babies can’t make all the cholesterol they need to properly form the brain and the second brain. The second brain has lots of cholesterol in it, too. The cells lining the gut need a lot of cholesterol to work properly. So, the number one way we have gone wrong is the endorsement of lowfat, vegan and vegetarian diets for women of childbearing age. And our children are paying the price! ...[15]
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July 15th, 2014 -
Another resource that underscores fatty acids as the top nutrition item for the brain plus nine additional forms of brain nourishment![16]
Also cholesterol for the brain:
"Cholesterol is vital for proper functioning of the brain. Cholesterol is used by serotonin receptors .. serotonin is the body’s natural 'feel good' chemical. No wonder low cholesterol levels have been associated with aggressive and violent tendencies, depression and suicide. "[17]
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February 5, 2015 -
The subject of healthy fats and their vital importance for or total health and well being is one that I am continually aware of. I am deeply grateful that my own sense of sufficient fat nourishment in my diet has evolved to the point where it is a prominent awareness that I have whenever I have a meal. Consequently I have increased awareness of the foods that others consume that have low or no fat. I understand the dietary propaganda about fat that has conditioned people into believing things about fat that are simply not true and yet the media has begun to admit that they were mistaken about the good fats![31]
However people continue with their low to no fat diets as if the light exposing the lies had never shined! That "grieves" me! Especially when there appear to be health issues directly consequential to malnourishment and/or at least due to deficiency of healthy fat. I appreciate Dr. Weston A. Price's last words that he said right at the end of his life: "You teach, you teach, you teach!
"All traditional cultures consume some sort of animal protein and fat from fish and other seafood; water and land fowl; land animals; eggs; milk and milk products; (and other foods).
Primitive diets contain at least four times the calcium and other minerals and TEN times the fat-soluble vitamins from animal fats (vitamin A, vitamin D … as the average American diet.
Total fat content of traditional diets varies from 30% to 80% but only about 4% of calories come from polyunsaturated oils naturally occurring in grains, pulses, nuts, fish, animal fats and vegetables. The balance of fat calories is in the form of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids.
Traditional diets contain nearly equal amounts of omega-6 and omega-3 essential fatty acids."[18]
“Dietary fat is necessary for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. … In order to absorb fat-soluble vitamins from our food, we need to eat fat. … the more fat we eat, and the lower those fats are in polyunsaturated fatty acids, the more fat-soluble vitamins we absorb. … The fat-soluble vitamins not only synergize with each other, but cooperate with many other nutrients and metabolic factors such as magnesium, zinc, fat, carbohydrate, carbon dioxide and thyroid hormone."[19]
Also - Sally ranks fat as the highest and most critically important area of our nutrition for health.[20]
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February 10th, 2015 -
"... When Dr. Price analyzed this deep yellow butter he found that it was exceptionally high in all fat-soluble vitamins, particularly vitamin A. He called these vitamins 'catalysts' or 'activators.' Without them, according to Dr. Price, we are not able to utilize the minerals we ingest, no matter how abundant they may be in our diets. He also believed the fat-soluble vitamins to be necessary for absorption of the water-soluble vitamins."[21]
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February 28th, 2015 -
"... Your body makes saturated fats, and your body makes cholesterol—about 2000 mg per day. In general, cholesterol that the average American absorbs from food amounts to about 100 mg per day. So, in theory, even reducing animal foods to zero will result in a mere 5% decrease in the total amount of cholesterol available to the blood and tissues. ... It acts as a precursor to vital corticosteroids, hormones that help us deal with stress ... it is a precursor to vitamin D, a vital fat-soluble vitamin needed for healthy bones and nervous system, proper growth, mineral metabolism, muscle tone, insulin production, reproduction and immune system function; it is the precursor to bile salts, which are vital for digestion and assimilation of fats in the diet.
Recent research shows that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant. This is the likely explanation for the fact that cholesterol levels go up with age. As an antioxidant, cholesterol protects us against free radical damage .... Cholesterol is the body’s repair substance, manufactured in large amounts when the arteries are irritated or weak. ...
Cholesterol is needed for proper function of serotonin receptors in the brain. Serotonin is the body’s natural 'feel-good' chemical. This explains why low cholesterol levels have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior, depression and suicidal tendencies.
Mother’s milk is especially rich in cholesterol and contains a special enzyme that helps the baby utilize this nutrient. Babies and children need cholesterol-rich foods throughout their growing years to ensure proper development of the brain and nervous system. Dietary cholesterol plays an important role in maintaining the health of the intestinal wall, which is why low-cholesterol vegetarian diets can lead to leaky gut syndrome and other intestinal disorders. ..."[22]
I have a close friend who has suffered over the years with gut disorder and I've always suspected his "low-cholesterol vegetarian diet"!
From Dr. Mercola -
"Dietary Guidelines for Maintaining Healthy Brain Function and Avoiding Alzheimer's Disease
It's becoming increasingly clear that the same pathological process that leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes may also hold true for your brain. As you over-indulge on sugar and grains, your brain becomes overwhelmed by the consistently high levels of glucose and insulin that blunts its insulin signaling, leading to impairments in your thinking and memory abilities, eventually causing permanent brain damage.
Additionally, when your liver is busy processing fructose (which your liver turns into fat), it severely hampers its ability to make cholesterol, an essential building block of your brain that is crucial for optimal brain function. Indeed, mounting evidence supports the notion that significantly reducing fructose consumption is a very important step for preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Because of the very limited treatments, and no available cure as of yet, you're really left with just one solid solution, and that is to prevent Alzheimer's from happening to you in the first place. As explained by neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, Alzheimer's is a disease predicated primarily on lifestyle choices; the two main culprits being excessive sugar and gluten consumption."[23]
This article validates my realization regarding the relationship between dietary fats and sugar in the diet. The more we can achieve a high-(good) fat content as the premium fuel for the body the better off our brains will be as well as the body organs. Definitely best to achieve this before any brain damage! I know a man who over-indulges on sugar who's brain memory is significantly impaired and I suspect his thinking brain may be as well.
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August 19, 2015 -
"... as the complexity of the gut flora and its effect on the brain is better understood, researchers may find ways to manipulate the intestinal contents to treat chronic pain conditions or other brain related diseases, including, potentially, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and autism."[24]
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Feb. 24th, 2015 -
"National Panel Reverses Idiotic Cholesterol Guidelines"
Thank you Dr B!
Of all the different kinds of foods the "fat and cholesterol"-rich foods are probably the most critical for our total health and well-being. And if the "Powers-That-Be" wanted to cause some real "damage" then these foods would be the ones to at least confuse people about. With regards to the "U.S. advisory dietary panel" their recommendations may be "important" because of what they "affect" however, maybe the public schools are not the best place for growing children if we consider that their positively confirmed real need for the "fat and cholesterol"-rich foods are especially crucial for the child's developing brain![25]
Continuing -
"Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble, meaning they can only be digested, absorbed, and transported in conjunction with fats."[26]
"...a largely vegetarian diet lacks the fat-soluble catalysts needed for mineral absorption. ..." Fallon and Enig Nourishing Traditions p.27
I'm not confident that most people fully understand this most essential lesson in basic nutrition and why it is imperative to include healthy fats in the daily diet, ideally with each meal! This is why I continue building this particular blog.
"Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them."[27]
Last but not least (for today) - Dr. Dale Jacobson (DC) -
"... the 'good' oils your body needs, mainly the Omega 3 oils, are found predominately in animal fats and fish liver oils. Flax seed oil is only a precursor to Omega 3, so avoid the hype, and stick with the organic, pasture-fed, saturated animal fatty acids. Omega 6, the 'harmful in high-ratio amounts' oils, are found in plant oils such as corn, soy and canola ..."[28]
Summary
"In summary, our choice of fats and oils is one of extreme importance. Most people, especially infants and growing children, benefit from more fat in the diet rather than less. But the fats we eat must be chosen with care. Avoid all processed foods containing newfangled hydrogenated fats and polyunsaturated oils. Instead, use traditional vegetable oils like extra virgin olive oil and small amounts of unrefined flax seed oil. Acquaint yourself with the merits of coconut oil for baking and with animal fats for occasional frying. Eat egg yolks and other animal fats with the proteins to which they are attached. And, finally, use as much good quality butter as you like, with the happy assurance that it is a wholesome—indeed, an essential—food for you and your whole family."[29]
My early childhood instincts attracted me to real butter as a must have food! I can remember during my crawling stage licking the butter of the wrappers! In my late 20s I tried a vegan diet for a couple months but I could not do it without some real (animal) fat! Maybe there are others who really do well (although I don't know anyone who does) however I could never recommend going without real fat!
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February 24th, 2016 -
"... We need good-mood fats! One of the most spectacular is omega-3 and its first home is your brain. By far the best sources are wild salmon, sardines, herring, anchovies, and mackerel. They have about three times more omega-3 than other fish and five times more than flax seed oil. ... The Japanese still eat two and a half pounds of fish weekly, and their depression rates have been nil (as have their heart disease rates).
Another extraordinary good-mood fat is the creamy saturated fat we've been avoiding all these years. I call them SATs for "satisfied." SATs, like butter and coconut oil, actually protect the omega-3s in our brain. Eating more fish oil and SATs replaces the bad mood fats like the rancid vegetable oils (e.g., corn, soy, canola) so overloaded with troublesome omega-6 fat."[30]
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January 1, 2018 - Happy New Year! - Nourishing the brain with light -
The physical dimension of (what is probably most commonly referred to as) the "body" naturally includes the brain however the brain is not just about the physical dimension of our being. The brain is also where we can access what can be referred to as the higher/spiritual bodies. -
"All human beings eat, drink and breathe, and in doing so they are in contact with the elements of earth, water, and air and are nourished by them. But they haven’t yet learned how to nourish themselves with the fourth element: fire, light. And yet light is even more vital than air because it feeds our brain. Yes, our brain too wants to eat, and light is its food. It is light which awakens certain faculties and enables us to access the divine world."[34]
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January 12, 2018 - Just connected with this documentary on the brain.[35]
I imagine it will include nutrition and the brain.
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January 17, 2018 -
The "documentary on the brain" that I just mentioned (immediately above - on the 12th) appears to offer something unique - as I just quoted the following (plus just the keywords) from their announcement of today and I didn't get any results in a Google search for this:
"...broken brains show up in two major ways: psychiatric issues - problems based on emotional trauma - and neurological disorders - problems most consider to be caused by neurological impairment, not emotional malfunctioning." Therefore I more high;y recommend watch this video series. The replay of Day 1 has begun now![36]
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January 18th, 2018 -
Started watching episode 1 of the "Broken Brains" documentary[38] and got "sparked" with enthusiasm by about fifteen minutes into this. Taking notes!
Impressed with the interview with Norman Doidge, M.D. author of "The Brain’s Way of Healing":
The following are some of the disorders covered in The Brain’s Way of Healing.
Chronic pain of many kinds, including spinal, back and neck pain, terminal cancer pain, trigeminal neuralgia, and many kinds of neuropathic pain, trigeminal neuralgia
Parkinson’s Disease
Multiple sclerosis
A wide range of balance and vestibular problems
How to decrease the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease
Traumatic brain injury and concussion (Five new treatments for TBI)
Migraine
Stroke (including loss of movement, loss of speech, balance problems, and visual field loss)
Cerebral palsy
and more![37]
This caught my attention right at the start with "back and neck pain" as this is something that I have about fifty-five years of experience dealing with! The idea that either the cause or a contributing factor for the continued pain (years after original physical impact) could be rooted in the "brain" interests me enough that I'd like to see what the book says on this.
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November 30, 2018 - Chemistry Markers for Alzheimer’s and Other Conditions.
"... people with 'brain involvement' had high levels of a particular serum marker, Beta-2-Microglobulin (B2M)."[50]
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January 21, 2018 - Continuing with "Broken Brain" - Episode 5 -
"... More than 100 million Americans – that’s literally one in three – struggle through life with a depression.
Pharmaceutical companies are quick to pick up on this broken brain problem, but conventional medicine cannot cure it.
With its symptom-based medicine approach, conventional medicine tackles depression completely wrong. Rather than determine what actually creates that depression, many doctors immediately reach for their prescription pad.
That explains why one in 6 Americans today uses antidepressants, while more than eight million children are taking stimulants like Ritalin."
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The above quote comes from Mark Hyman's website with the three lines in mid-body spoken in his "Broken Brain" documentary at just about three minutes into it.
I started this blog over four years ago on December 31, 2013. At that time I mentioned the "findings of ... Dr. Weston A. Price" which are the results of his monumental studies of isolated primitive peoples as presented in his magnificent book: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration". Sally Fallon Morell has observed that Dr. Price "did not observe any mental illness among healthy traditional populations." Will western medicine ever acknowledge this? It is now approaching eighty years since the original publication of this work and it appears to have been completely ignored by the whole entire medical matrix. Do you think the pharmaceutical industry had and still has something to do with turning a blind eye regarding what Dr. Price discovered?
Continuing with "Nutrition for Psyche" the very next item I presented was concerning the anti-nutriton consequences of sugar with its devastating impact on the gut and the gut connection with the brain. Fortunately this kind of information is coming out in works such as Broken Brain.
Just before Dr. Hyman's opening statement another doctor: Drew Ramsey spoke of a "wave of mental health disorders" and that these disorders are "rooted in brain health". Earlier in the first and second episodes we learned that brain health is rooted in gut health. Therefore mental health is ultimately rooted in gut health. Yet this understanding was known many decades earlier with Dr. Price and earlier still!
It is at this point that I have to acknowledge the fact that there are other interests at play in the world of "medicine" than just the high ideals of good doctors. It could be said that these other interests are most largely of a corporate nature that has been enormously successful in achieving its primary objectives of benefiting their investor/share holders and persuading many doctors to "immediately reach for their prescription pad".
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January 23, 2018 - More Exposure On the Con of Canola - Not a "Big Fat Miracle"!
Just submitted the following at Weston A. Price.org:
Chef Jemichel says
January 23, 2018 at 7:53 am (Eastern)
Sally you deserve a standing ovation! And this article[40] deserves to be required reading in all schools of medicine, every culinary course and all health, nutrition, classes throughout the u.s.of A!
That’s my honest assessment and includes an up-to-date observation based on one of the so-called leading institutions and their ‘experts” on what they call “healthy oils”. “The Expert: Dr. Walter Willett”[ii] says: “It is essential to include a special kind of unsaturated fat, called omega-3 fats, in the diet; good sources include … canola oil”.[i] This doctor endorses: “The Healthy Eating Plate, created by nutrition experts at Harvard School of Public Health and editors at Harvard Health Publications,”[iii] claimed to be based on the latest science. The only problem is they do not give full disclosure on all the funding that supports whatever “science” they may be referring to as well as full disclosure on whatever agenda/s they wish to achieve with their science projects.
A large part of what makes this article so great as presenting the money interest/s behind canola oil and with consistent clarification in a way that makes perfect sense to our rational intelligence as to why certain products have been essentially invented and marketed as if they were some kind of modern-day manna from heaven!
Also appreciated is the greater context and over-all guiding wisdom based on whole health that requires a diet with saturated fats as this further exposes the erroneous “thinking” of the above mentioned “expert” who also says: “Saturated fats … negatively impact health and are best consumed in moderation”[iv]
A current showing of a well-made documentary called: Broken Brain also presents “the greater context” with many references to gut-brain links and how problems “in the head” have dramatically increased since the “low-fat” propaganda machine was released several decades ago. Many of us reading here know that health of body and mind/brain is wholly dependent on the health of the micro biome which of course comes back to diet. And many of us also know that special interests debased what once was our reasonably healthy four-square picture of nutrition (good fuel for our “engines”) that effectively drained the high-grade oil out of the majority of Americans’ “engines” and now we see “engines” freezing as a result! It upsets me when this disaster includes the “little engines” of children! (If this fraud were about machines there would be lawsuits flying all over the place!)
[i] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2012/06/21/ask-the-expert-healthy-fats/#good-fats
[ii] Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
[iii] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/
[iv] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/
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January 24, 2018 -
I had sent an inquiry to the American Heart Association(AHA) regarding funding of their canola oil research (as part of my due-dilligence in the preceding research) and following is the AHA reply:
Dear Chef Jemichel,
Thank you for contacting the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
We appreciate you reaching out to us. To answer your question, the American Heart Association does not receive research funding from the canola oil industry.
As a transparent organization, we publish detailed information about contributions from companies on our website. You can find our financial information at heart.org/corporatefunding[i]. Additionally, our Conflict of Interest policy[ii] is found on our website.
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Sincerely,
Missy D.
Customer Care Specialist
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
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[i] http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/General/AHA-Financial-Information_UCM_303567_Article.jsp#.WmiJ5DOZOXQ
[ii] http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/General/Relationship-Disclosure-and-Conflict-Resolution-Policy_UCM_300435_Article.jsp#.WmiKETOZOXR
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Posted the following follow-up to my previously posted comment at Weston A. Price Foundation.org:
Just received a reply to my inquiry with the American Heart Association (AHA):
“To answer your question, the American Heart Association does not receive research funding from the canola oil industry.”
Where else might I look into for possible reference cites regarding the “payola” connection with AHA (or did I misread this?).
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March 15, 2018 -
Although I've made only one brief mention of diabetes in the above posts I find the following relevant to the subject matter of this blog for a number of reasons. Firstly there are essentially two kinds of fuel the your body can possibly work with (although one is better than the other). There is a carb-sugar based fuel and there is a fat-based fuel. The following can be considered as an impetus toward adopting the later fuel system.
"Diabetes is the most searched-for health condition on the web today. Millions of people are trying to find out what it is and how to overcome it.
However, modern medicine doesn't have time to educate people about lifestyle and modern doctors know nothing about the minerals that help prevent diabetes. Instead, they prescribe drugs to force the pancreas to produce more insulin, to try and make cells allow glucose to enter. Having been bombarded with too much insulin already, these cells are insulin resistant and won't accept any more glucose. Thus, the cells starve and no energy is produced and the blood stream is saturated with sugar.
Producing excess insulin to deal with carbs puts you on the road toward diabetes and tissue damage. Sugar levels keep rising and your doctor just doubles the dose of the medication, adds more meds and finally insulin injections. Your blood sugar may look OK on paper but your diabetes is getting worse along with drug side effects.
However, there is another way that is natural, free, and requires no drugs or surgery.
It's Simple:
Stop the Sugar Input. Burn Off the Sugar. ..."
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April 7, 2018 - Mike Adams -
Less than 40 minutes of inspiration and clear thinking on how your brain is the key to recovering your genius![45]
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Notes:
[1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100621111238.htm
[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15907142
[3] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10984006
[4] http://diagnosisdiet.com/bipolar-disorder-and-omega-3-fatty-acids/
[5] http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/
[6] http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats
[7] http://www.bethesdapress.com/
[8] http://blog.drbrownstein.com/introducing-dr-bs-new-book-the-skinny-on-fats/
[9] http://www.quantumbalancing.com/news/sugar_blues.htm
[10] http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20399242/abstract/Chronic_sugar_intake_dampens_feeding_related_activity_of_neurons_synthesizing_a_satiety_mediator_oxytocin_
[11] http://fourfoldhealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Cowan-reprint.pdf
[12]
http://www.life-enthusiast.com/?a=126&osCsid=228700e23f01e2378a5562e1d3275f87
[13] See more at:
http://www.westonaprice.org/press/why-butter-is-better-nutrition-conference-focuses-on-healthy-fats-traditional-foods/
[14]
http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011176-pros-cons-16-types-cooking-fats-oils-top-picks/#slide=6
[15]
Read More Here:
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/nutrition-and-mental-development/
[16] http://psychologyofeating.com/9-great-ways-feed-brain-video/
[17] See more at: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/the-9-benefits-of-cholesterol-in-the-diet/#sthash.GpNhG1D2.dpuf
[18] http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/characteristics-of-traditional-diets/
[19]
“Fat , Carbs , Thyroid and Carbon Dioxide”:
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/nutritional-adjuncts-to-the-fat-soluble-vitamins/
[20]
http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2236538
[21]
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/08/24/saturated-fat3.aspx
[22]
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/the-oiling-of-america/#animal
[23]
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/07/24/sugar-brain-function.aspx
[24] http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/changing-gut-bacteria-through-245617
[25] http://blog.drbrownstein.com/national-panel-reverses-idiotic-cholesterol-guidelines/
[26] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat
[27]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid
Also see: "Treatment for depression":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid#Food_sources
Also read:
http://healyourselfathome.com/HOW/NEWSTARTS/1_NUTRITION/FOOD/FATS_AND_OILS/butter.aspx
[28] http://www.jacobsonchiropractic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/5-essays-section1
[29] http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/the-skinny-on-fats/#summary
[30] http://www.moodcure.com/good_mood_foods.html
[31] "What are good fats? Butter and ghee, coconut oil, tallow, duck and chicken fat, olive oil, avocado oil, bacon fat, full-fat dairy products, sprouted seeds and nuts and eggs. Whenever possible, choose fats and oils that come from pastured animals and/or are organic. No need to skimp on fats; quite the contrary. Prioritize their inclusion first and foremost.":
"School (and Home) Lunches That Truly Nourish" in "Dr. Cowan's Garden" e-news letter of August 22, 2017.
[32] I can not recommend a cod liver oil that is fermented in light of the following:
Joan Grinzi, Executive Director of the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, says: “It’s taken us over a year to thoroughly search the archives. We can now state that Dr. Price never mentioned fermented cod liver oil and never recommended a product like it.” FCLO is neither a true “traditional” cod liver oil nor the “high vitamin cod liver oil” recommended by Dr. Price.
Dr. Price pointed out the danger of rancidity in the cod liver oils of his day, and he cited other researchers from the 1920s and 1930s who had “called attention to the importance of considering the toxic substances in cod liver oils as possible explanation for differences in the results obtained by different workers in vitamin studies.” Clinicians observed “severe and striking” effects, most notably “serious structural damage” to the heart and kidneys.”:
http://www.davidgumpert.com/ronschmiddeath
[33] https://drcarolyndeanlive.com/2017/10/23/magnesium-supplementation-boosting-your-brain-power/?utm_campaign=ReWire+Your+Brain+Interview+-+correction+%28LL9YLp%29&utm_medium=email&_ke=Y2hlZkB0aGVzZXRydXRocy5jb20%3D&utm_source=Dr.+Carolyn+Dean%27s+mailing+list
[34] https://www.prosveta-usa.com/light-food-for-our-brain_2018-01-02
[35] https://brokenbrain.com/trailer/
[36] http://brokenbrain.com/trailer/?oprid=8011
[37] http://www.normandoidge.com/?page_id=1052
[38] https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=595&v=3yzXp2folnA
[39] http://drhyman.com/blog/2015/09/18/6-strategies-to-eliminate-depression/
[40] https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/know-your-fats/the-great-con-ola/
[41] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00276HAWG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
[42] "Real Food: What to Eat and Why" - Nina Planck (2016); Chapter 6. Real Fats -
SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FATS.
[43] "The real cause of Insulin Resistance" by Dr. Carolyn Dean.
[44] http://www.isom.ca/jom/
[45] "SUPER COGNITION: Health Ranger reveals brain power SECRETS":
https://vimeo.com/222857090
[46] "What can happen after mineral deficiency is gone?" - Subject line in a subscribed email from Dr. Carolyn Dean.
[47] https://drcarolyndean.com/2018/05/40-of-dementia-diagnoses-are-wrong/
[48] https://www.prosveta-usa.com/brain-the-a-conductor-for-spirit_2018-07-03
[49] Dr. Allegra Hart:
http://naturaeclinic.com/dr-allegra/
[50] http://www.freeradicaltherapy.com/blog/?tag=blood-chemistry
[51] "The Sugar Conspiracy" by Ian Leslie.
[52] https://nutrientbucket.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/the-truth-about-cholesterol-by-ron-kosloff/
[53] "The Oiling of America" By: Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD -
https://www.westonaprice.org/oiling-of-america-in-new-york/
[54] https://drcarolyndean.com/2019/08/prevent-alzheimers-start-with-magnesium/
[55] "Fat and Cholesterol Don’t Cause Heart Attacks and Statins Are Not The Solution" By multiple authors including David M. Diamond, PhD who will make two presentations at this year's Wise Traditions conference in November.
David Diamond has a PhD in biology with a specialization in behavioral neuroscience, from the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine. He was a career scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs for thirty years and is currently a professor in the departments of psychology, molecular pharmacology and physiology at the University of South Florida, where he has directed his animal and clinical research program on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. His research has been published in Behavioral Neuroscience, American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Journal of Psychiatric Research and others.
Dr. Diamond will end your confusion on the topic of diet by presenting a historical perspective on how we have gotten to the current state of confusion on dietary influences on health.
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[56] Source: "Fatty Soup As Appetizer Means Eating Less for Dinner," ScienceDaily.com, 5/23/07
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