It seems like studies take on a life of their own. A study of over 200 individual studies showed no correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, but the medical community continues to preach it as gospel that high cholesterol is deadly.
Several of my friends have statin prescriptions they might do better not to take. In one of those cases the doctor doesn’t feel the options are worth discussing. Only statins can protect him. I find it tremendously irresponsible. Lies are told daily because profits, man. Lucre. It’s so pathetic.
Dr. Robert Lustig is quite vocal about the subject of cholesterol. The tests are flawed, and mostly meaningless, but make a great tool for pushing prescriptions. His benchmark for heart health is the ratio of triglycerides to HDL. Below 2.0 is ideal, below 4 is time for concern, below 6 is alarming. Per Dr. L, if your ratio is 1.5 "You will live forever." I'm at 1.6, and willing to settle for another 30 years or so.
A very useful bit of feedback there. I will look the good doctor up. An aside. Since telling my doctor I was not taking statins thank you, he tells me periodically that my cholesterol is medium. I say nothing to that, but I am tempted to ask him one time, “am I ordering a steak or discussing my health”?
And I will enjoy it. Lately I’ve been preparing beef liver for my partner (yes, grass fed healthy animals). I understand now why predators go for the liver and other organs first. Efficiency. The energy in that food is impressive. Aside from gagging occasionally on the very rich flavour/texture, I am enjoying it more than I thought I would. Is it addressing a low iron condition? Maybe over time? If a person really likes eating a certain food, even liver, does that suggest their body is telling them to eat it? It looks that way to me. It is satisfying to see what I prepared gobbled up greedily, that I do know!
That's a tricky one and I'm not sure about the answer. Sometimes we do crave the foods we need, like red meat. Other times we crave the foods that we definitely do not need, like chocolate or ice cream. In the latter case, I think it's actually an urge for a dopamine hit. The answer, therefore, may be to recognise the difference between need and desire. I may have to explore this one on myself!
I’ve been distilling municipal water at home for 4 over .years now. I don’t know which chemicals they use locally, but distilling will remove all traces of fluoride, and a lot of their stuff besides. I do remineralize it prior to drinking. Anywho, my dentist has noticed my teeth are “more resilient” than before. I wish I’d known decades ago, though. I’ve got a mouthful of dental work that will have to be replaced before I am, lol.
It seems like studies take on a life of their own. A study of over 200 individual studies showed no correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, but the medical community continues to preach it as gospel that high cholesterol is deadly.
Yes, and on it goes! Truth is the first casualty of vested interests and I suspect always will be. Keep calling it out.
Several of my friends have statin prescriptions they might do better not to take. In one of those cases the doctor doesn’t feel the options are worth discussing. Only statins can protect him. I find it tremendously irresponsible. Lies are told daily because profits, man. Lucre. It’s so pathetic.
Dr. Robert Lustig is quite vocal about the subject of cholesterol. The tests are flawed, and mostly meaningless, but make a great tool for pushing prescriptions. His benchmark for heart health is the ratio of triglycerides to HDL. Below 2.0 is ideal, below 4 is time for concern, below 6 is alarming. Per Dr. L, if your ratio is 1.5 "You will live forever." I'm at 1.6, and willing to settle for another 30 years or so.
Just a few more steaks and eggs should get you to forever, Jim
A very useful bit of feedback there. I will look the good doctor up. An aside. Since telling my doctor I was not taking statins thank you, he tells me periodically that my cholesterol is medium. I say nothing to that, but I am tempted to ask him one time, “am I ordering a steak or discussing my health”?
Dr Lustig has his finger on the pulse when it comes to health and diet, when not many doctors do. He'd tell you to order the steak
And I will enjoy it. Lately I’ve been preparing beef liver for my partner (yes, grass fed healthy animals). I understand now why predators go for the liver and other organs first. Efficiency. The energy in that food is impressive. Aside from gagging occasionally on the very rich flavour/texture, I am enjoying it more than I thought I would. Is it addressing a low iron condition? Maybe over time? If a person really likes eating a certain food, even liver, does that suggest their body is telling them to eat it? It looks that way to me. It is satisfying to see what I prepared gobbled up greedily, that I do know!
That's a tricky one and I'm not sure about the answer. Sometimes we do crave the foods we need, like red meat. Other times we crave the foods that we definitely do not need, like chocolate or ice cream. In the latter case, I think it's actually an urge for a dopamine hit. The answer, therefore, may be to recognise the difference between need and desire. I may have to explore this one on myself!
I’ve been distilling municipal water at home for 4 over .years now. I don’t know which chemicals they use locally, but distilling will remove all traces of fluoride, and a lot of their stuff besides. I do remineralize it prior to drinking. Anywho, my dentist has noticed my teeth are “more resilient” than before. I wish I’d known decades ago, though. I’ve got a mouthful of dental work that will have to be replaced before I am, lol.