http://www.drperlmutter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Appropriate-Clinical-Use-of-Statins.pdf
This is an interesting PDF, a conversation between a neurologist, cardiologist, and assoc prof of medicine at University of California.
I think it's worth reading.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
New development!!!!!
Husband has had skin issues as have I…
He started with a spot of psoriasis or eczema in his 20's on the back of his knees. Some doctor gave him a strong corticosteroid cream or ointment and he has been using that stuff ever since. (He's now 68).
He has also had a few new sites crop up: groin, sacral area and palms of his hands. They all tend to break open after the inflammation gets severe and then stay raw til he pulls out the old cortisone and slathers it on…
Trouble is, this miracle cream increases blood sugar, trigycerides, LDL and total cholesterol, and blood pressure. And it can cause Cushing's Syndrome. So he's been using this for almost 50 years.
I suggested he quit and use a sun lamp for the psoriasis/eczema along with magnesium baths and a good skin moisturizer.
He started this treatment 2 months ago, quitting the cortisone cream.
Not sure if it was the keto diet or what, but the constant inflamed posterior knees are totally healed! Not a mark on them!
The other 3 areas still require attention with moisturizer, baths, but I'll bet that within a year most will be gone.
It's true. The sugars/carbs we eat cause inflamation at the cellular level. And in quitting the carbs, we can at least halt the progression of disease, and in some cases, perhaps all, we can reverse the disease process.
I have had psoriasis on elbows and scalp for about 18 years. After 10 months on keto, the psoriasis is gone. Totally. No itch. No scales. No inflammation. Now, I'm waiting to see what happens with my arthritis.
He started with a spot of psoriasis or eczema in his 20's on the back of his knees. Some doctor gave him a strong corticosteroid cream or ointment and he has been using that stuff ever since. (He's now 68).
He has also had a few new sites crop up: groin, sacral area and palms of his hands. They all tend to break open after the inflammation gets severe and then stay raw til he pulls out the old cortisone and slathers it on…
Trouble is, this miracle cream increases blood sugar, trigycerides, LDL and total cholesterol, and blood pressure. And it can cause Cushing's Syndrome. So he's been using this for almost 50 years.
I suggested he quit and use a sun lamp for the psoriasis/eczema along with magnesium baths and a good skin moisturizer.
He started this treatment 2 months ago, quitting the cortisone cream.
Not sure if it was the keto diet or what, but the constant inflamed posterior knees are totally healed! Not a mark on them!
The other 3 areas still require attention with moisturizer, baths, but I'll bet that within a year most will be gone.
It's true. The sugars/carbs we eat cause inflamation at the cellular level. And in quitting the carbs, we can at least halt the progression of disease, and in some cases, perhaps all, we can reverse the disease process.
I have had psoriasis on elbows and scalp for about 18 years. After 10 months on keto, the psoriasis is gone. Totally. No itch. No scales. No inflammation. Now, I'm waiting to see what happens with my arthritis.
Friday, August 15, 2014
If you do need antacid tablets...
You are probably taking a:
You're also probably:
Welcome to dis-ease and un-health of the Twenty-First Century.
…and the Twentieth Century, the Ninteenth Century, Eighteenth, Seventeenth, etc.
If you look back to the early lives of our earliest ancestors, Noah, or perhaps Fred Flintstone, whoever you believe lived in the dawn of human history, you will find something very different about life then than we are told is healthy today.
You will find lots of hunting and meat eating and fat eating. Very little vegetation eating.
Go ahead. Research it.
You will also find that heart disease, cancer, allergies, diabetes, and many other diseases of today did not exist.
Yes, go ahead. Research it.
People back then died mostly of infections and trauma. They had no antibiotics and animals and humans back then weren't really any different than they are today. Violent. Murderous.
So what's my point?
My husband has been gaining weight for over 30 years. Maybe 40 years. His fav is vanilla cookies with vanilla creme in between. But he'll eat any sugary treat. Root beer and Crush too. They're nostalgic favs.
He has gained almost 50 pounds. He also has gained:
Last October, he planned to have his cataracts removed. With his pre-diabetic blood sugars the last few years, I suggested he might want to cut out sugar, gluten, basically any high carb foods and get his blood sugar to a normal level so he wouldn't be predisposed to infection due to high glucose in his blood.
He agreed.
I had been reading Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD and his explanation of the physiology behind the use of fats, carbohydrates and proteins in our bodies was intriguing. It's been a while since I had studied nutrition and some of it was not new. But some of it was amazing. And he included the research behind the theory that saturated fat causes heart disease. Guess what? They've never been able to prove it.
Yeah, I know. That's startling.
So we started a keto diet. 90 grams protein, 50 grams of carbohydrate or less, fat to make us full or sated. From October to today (10 months) husband has lost 42 pounds. I have lost 20.
He no longer needs his blood pressure medicine; blood pressure is normal.
He is off of his statin. This was when his energy came back. He used to need a 2 hour nap when he attempted to do even a half hour of work around the house. Now he works all day without stopping; forgets the time and I find him still going at it in the barn or garage.
He is off his allergy medication. Still gets the sniffles and sneezes sometimes. But not as much.
He is off his heartburn medication. He hasn't had heartburn since he stopped eating carbohydrates.
He is also off his prostate medication. He seems to have less difficulty in that department than when he was taking the medications.
He's happy, energetic, 175 pounds, 6 feet tall, kinder and gentler with less horrible temper outbreaks.
His cardiologist saw him last month and wanted a copy of the book. Doc was amazed. I had a copy of Dr. Perlmutter's book sent to him.
So, we've just started retirement.
I think we're going to live a long, long, long, long time.
- Statin
- Antihypertensive (blood pressure med)
- Reflux medicine (heartburn)
- Enlarged prostate medicine
- Allergy medicine
- Medication for Type 2 Diabetes
You're also probably:
- Overwieght
- Exhausted most of the time
- Anxious with a negative outlook
- Have a worse temper than most people
Welcome to dis-ease and un-health of the Twenty-First Century.
…and the Twentieth Century, the Ninteenth Century, Eighteenth, Seventeenth, etc.
If you look back to the early lives of our earliest ancestors, Noah, or perhaps Fred Flintstone, whoever you believe lived in the dawn of human history, you will find something very different about life then than we are told is healthy today.
You will find lots of hunting and meat eating and fat eating. Very little vegetation eating.
Go ahead. Research it.
You will also find that heart disease, cancer, allergies, diabetes, and many other diseases of today did not exist.
Yes, go ahead. Research it.
People back then died mostly of infections and trauma. They had no antibiotics and animals and humans back then weren't really any different than they are today. Violent. Murderous.
So what's my point?
My husband has been gaining weight for over 30 years. Maybe 40 years. His fav is vanilla cookies with vanilla creme in between. But he'll eat any sugary treat. Root beer and Crush too. They're nostalgic favs.
He has gained almost 50 pounds. He also has gained:
- Hypertension
- Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), hyper-trigyceridemia, hypo-HDL
- All season allergies
- Enlarged prostate
- Exzema/psoriasis
- Pre-diabetic blood sugar
- Gastro-esophogeal reflux
- An ever worsening temper
- Horrible exhaustion
- Obesity
Last October, he planned to have his cataracts removed. With his pre-diabetic blood sugars the last few years, I suggested he might want to cut out sugar, gluten, basically any high carb foods and get his blood sugar to a normal level so he wouldn't be predisposed to infection due to high glucose in his blood.
He agreed.
I had been reading Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD and his explanation of the physiology behind the use of fats, carbohydrates and proteins in our bodies was intriguing. It's been a while since I had studied nutrition and some of it was not new. But some of it was amazing. And he included the research behind the theory that saturated fat causes heart disease. Guess what? They've never been able to prove it.
Yeah, I know. That's startling.
So we started a keto diet. 90 grams protein, 50 grams of carbohydrate or less, fat to make us full or sated. From October to today (10 months) husband has lost 42 pounds. I have lost 20.
He no longer needs his blood pressure medicine; blood pressure is normal.
He is off of his statin. This was when his energy came back. He used to need a 2 hour nap when he attempted to do even a half hour of work around the house. Now he works all day without stopping; forgets the time and I find him still going at it in the barn or garage.
He is off his allergy medication. Still gets the sniffles and sneezes sometimes. But not as much.
He is off his heartburn medication. He hasn't had heartburn since he stopped eating carbohydrates.
He is also off his prostate medication. He seems to have less difficulty in that department than when he was taking the medications.
He's happy, energetic, 175 pounds, 6 feet tall, kinder and gentler with less horrible temper outbreaks.
His cardiologist saw him last month and wanted a copy of the book. Doc was amazed. I had a copy of Dr. Perlmutter's book sent to him.
So, we've just started retirement.
I think we're going to live a long, long, long, long time.
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