Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
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When you start your own business, you get a lot of mail and some of it isn’t very pleasant. The majority of the mail is usually pretty good, and it’s how we get to know what people are thinking, all across the country and even in other parts of the world. I think that, at the moment, we are shipping to 11 countries, outside the borders of the United States.
I get all kinds of medical questions and believe it or not, all three partners read all the mail that comes in. I answer the medical questions and they answer anything that pertains to the business.
We also answer all questions in a civil manner, no matter what side of the fence we sit on, politically. I have always believed that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, whether it is right or wrong. And it really doesn’t matter if I’m right or wrong, as long as I get my say.
So this morning we received a missive from a guy named Glenn, who apparently had to eat burnt Cheerios, with sour milk and an unripe banana.
“It is rather stupid of you to show your political stripes when a subscriber may beg to differ.”
So what is this backwater intellectual saying? That the mere mention of the Obamessiah is heresy? That having an opinion different from his is offensive? That saying that a political organiztion won’t stop a plague is untrue?
“I am canceling my subscription immediately; just get over the November election and stop bellyaching. The world is at last free of eight years of political hell.”
Okay…number one. Thank you Glenn, for cancelling your subscription. Anybody with an IQ like yours was not going to get much here anyway. Better you spend your time over at Huffington Post and may I suggest you get all your health information at the free clinic nearest you.
Number two…it’s no secret here that I think the President’s health care proposal is a disaster and I think I am joined by an increasing majority of Americans, every day. The President’s plan is not health care reform, will not bring down costs, and will not cover all Americans. And if it was such a good plan, why is the President, and all the members voting on it, along with government employees, exempt from the proposal? Hmmmmm?
Because they know it stinks (and BTW, the President doesn’t actually HAVE a plan–he hasn’t even read what we DO have: that atrocious House bill HR3200, that will ruin health care in this country, if passed).
And third…the world is not free of political hell. You and all the Bush bashers may be free of W, but you aren’t safe… don’t believe that for a moment. I’m sure you’re the kind of guy who is busy typing up a list of neighbors, to turn in to the White House, because they have differing opinions than all the socialists you know, so I won’t keep you from what’s important.
The trouble with all the “Glenns” is that they read, but they don’t implement. I know this, because a guy taking my Powerhouse Omega Formula would never have written an email like this in the first place. Fish Oil does some of its best work in the brain and would have made a person think twice, before firing off anything that made him look and sound like he had krill for brains (that’s a little fish oil humor).
Opinions are what make America great and nobody should be afraid to sound off, on any subject whatsoever.
Goodbye Glenn, and say hello to Alec and Janeane for me. Your loss, pal.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
I received an email the other day about the swine flu, or what the Nobama administration calls H1N1. The person who sent it was a little excited, which is to say, she is spending way to much time worrying about something that she really can’t do anything about.
The Nobama administration can’t do anything about it either, but they are trying to project the image that they are way out in front of this. Historically, no one has ever been ahead of the curve when it comes to the flu, and I don’t think this group will get a win, either.
The whole swine flu scenario sort of reminds me of an old doctor’s joke, that goes like this.
Norm began hyperventilating when he saw the doctor. “Doc,” he said, “I’m sure I’ve got liver disease!”
“That’s ridiculous.” said the doctor. “You’d never know if you had liver disease…because there are no symptoms of any kind.”
“Exactly!” says Norm. “Those are my precise symptoms.”
So what can you do to protect yourself against the swine flu?
Believe it or not, what you eat is a huge protection against disease.
Number one on the list?
Chicken soup. That’s right, all those Jewish mothers had it right, in spite of all the jokes. This soup provides fluids needed to fight off viruses, and reduces inflammation. And if you mix in plenty of garlic, onion, and ginger, and even some turmeric, you have a real flu basher, to help you. Garlic contains one of the most potent broad spectrum antibiotics among plants, and its called allicin. Ginger has chemicals called sesquiterpenes, that specifically work againt rhinoviruses. It also contains substances that suppress coughing.
You can also put ginger and honey in green tea and drink it all day.
Citrus fruit is a good flu fighter too. So is red bell pepper, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and tomato.
You can also put red wine on the list, along with yogurt, and Brazil nuts. Brazil nuts are very high in selenium, a mineral that helps boost your immune system.
You can also add caraway seed to your tea. The seeds are rich in limonene, which has flu fighting properties.
Elderberry is also extremely powerful, and has more than a dozen antiviral compounds and flavonoids, that stimulate the immune system. You can get these from wine, or even jam that you spread on toast.
Stay away from caffeine. Caffeine from coffee and soda will dehydrate you.
And no more than two alcoholic drinks a day. Alcohol weakens your immune system and also, dehydrates you.
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Oh…before I forget…the answer to “How do you prepare your chickens?” is:
“Nothing special really. We just tell them they’re going to die.”
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
I’m becoming a fan of green smoothies. It almost sounds like street slang for money, but it’s not. In the alternative health field, there are those that believe that drinking your fruit and vegetables is a good thing (and a Bloody Mary doesn’t count. Damn!).
The theory is that we don’t eat nearly enough green vegetables and that with smoothies, we can get them easily.
The truth is, that we actually don’t get enough green vegetables and it isn’t a theory. Therein lies a big health problem, because green vegetables contain many of the healthiest properties on this earth.
I believe you could pick out just about any average Joe or Jane, run some tests on them and they would be found deficient in the nutrients and minerals, provided by green vegetables.
Hence, my appreciation of the smoothie approach. You don’t have to know anything about cooking to make a smoothie. If you can wash a vegetable, or fruit, chop it in a rudimentary manner, measure it and throw it in a blender, you can make a smoothie.
There is one caveat: You need a good blender, the stronger the better. I have a Vita Mix, which is expensive, but which will also last a lifetime. Another good brand is Blend Tec, and I believe Waring has a pretty tough model, too. But don’t try this stuff in a $30 model, because you’ll melt it down.
The following is a recipe for Bok Choy Joy:
2 cups bok choy
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 green zucchini
1 stalk celery
1 Granny Smith apple (cored)
1/4 tsp fresh gingerroot
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 lemon squeezed
1 pinch cayenne pepper
Blend until smooth…and bottoms up. You can drink this anytime.
Here’s a smoothie called Morning Glory:
1/4 jalapeno pepper, or more…to taste
1 1/2 cups kale
2 medium oranges, peeled and seeded
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tsp fresh gingerroot
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
Blend until smooth.
Both of these simple recipes are power packed with vitamins and minerals you need.
There is a difference between blending and juicing. I always thought that juicing wasted a tremendous amount of usuable food, but this process uses up almost everything, which I like. And I think it’s also much more nutritious.
You can get about 200 recipes in the book, “Green Smoothie Revolution,” including recipes for kids, and believe it or not, even for old Fido (although I’m not sure I’d want to clean up after that). I’m just warning you about what I think could happen to Fido, even though it may not. The book is available at Amazon.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
A friend of mine, an admiral in the Navy, spent some time coaching a girls’ basketball team, while he was stationed in Virginia. About half of the girls played soccer and basketball, and so scheduling was a big logistical problem. Whenever he heard the word “soccer” he would immediately utter “damn communist sport,” and the soccer players would tremble.
Not only that, he would work “damn communist sport” into almost every practice, and in game timeouts, he would tell girls who made mistakes that if they didn’t spend so much time playing “that damn communist sport,” they wouldn’t have their head buried so far up their Stalinski.
Many of those young girls are now all grown up, and they still refer to soccer as “that damn communist sport,” today. They still remember that season, twelve to thirteen years later…because they started out Oh and Six, and won the city championship, by winning fourteen games in a row.
The Admiral wasn’t a good basketball man (he had an assistant who worked the exs and ohs and told him what to do), but he was smart enough to listen and not let his ego get in the way. He was very good however, at making each and every player feel that they were a very important part of the team, regardless of their athletic ability, and he made sure everyone played in every game.
In one of the tournament games, the team was behind by three points, with only a few minutes to go. He called for the second team to go in the game… and no one on the bench moved. He called again, and no one moved. Finally, one of the girls on the bench said, “Coach, that would be okay for the regular season, but this is the tournament. We lose, and we’re out. Keep the best players on the floor.”
After the game he told me, with tears in his eyes, “That may be the best example of teamwork I’ve ever seen.”
Today, I wanted to talk about green tea, something the Chinese have known about for thousands of years. I’m certain my friend the Admiral would not have hesitated to call them commies, so I dedicated todays headline to him. The Chinese have a saying, “Better to be deprived of food for three days, than of tea for one.”
Research has shown that the daily consumption of green tea may improve risk factors for heart/coronary artery disease, artherosclerosis, and some cancers. The health benefits of green tea are presumed to be related to its potent antioxidant effects, namely polyphenolic tannins and catechins. These phytochemicals are in the highest concentrations in green tea, as opposed to other teas.
Recent research has shown green tea to be thermogenic, to a greater extant than would be suggested from its caffeine content alone. What that means is that it might have something to do with reducing all that junk in your trunk.
You’ll get the best benefit by drinking 3-4 cups per day.
And by that I mean 18-24 ounces per day, not 3-4 Starbucks sized 20 ounce cups, which would amount to 60-80 ounces per day.
Get a good, high quality tea from a good tea store and have them show you how to brew it properly. This might be a little strange for Americans at first, but I guarantee it will grow on you. And just in case you’re wondering, Snapple doesn’t count.
If you start putting together all the helpful hints, and combine them with my Powerhouse Omega Formula, you’ll be doing quite a bit to improve your health in just a short period of time.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
Let’s face facts here, most men are very poor eaters. That doesn’t mean that they don’t consume their fair share of grub…and more. The truth is that men consume way too much of what isn’t good for them, such as burgers, fries, dogs, donuts, beer, soda, and a list that could go on and on. According to Jennifer Smith at MedGuru, here is what you (MEN) should be eating:
1. Bananas. Bananas are a great source of quick energy. They are rich in potassium, which is essential to regulate nerves, heartbeat, and blood pressure. Diets rich in potassium and magnesium (also found in bananas) can reduce the risk of stroke.
2. Berries. All kinds, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries…contain almost 4000 different compounds with antioxidant properties, beyond Vitamin C. You absolutely need these compounds in your diet to stay healthy.
3. Broccoli. George Bush 41’s favorite vegetable. Broccoli is essential to preventing heart disease and cancer.
4. Brazil nuts. These nuts are powerful antioxidants which contain magnesium and selenium. They help prevent heart disease, cancer, and protect the old prostate. They also help lower bad cholesterol, and reduce the incidence of abnormal blood clots.
5. Lentils. Lentils are high in protein and fiber, and provide long lasting energy. They are also high in B Vitamins.
6. Oysters. Oysters are very high in zinc, a mineral antioxidant involved in numerous body processes.
7. Vegetables. If you don’t eat vegetables, you run a much higher risk of prostate problems.
8. Salmon. Salmon has high protein, high Vitamin D, and high omega 3 fatty acid content, all of which are essential to maintaining a healthy heart.
9. Soybeans. Soybeans are packed with isoflavones, which insure prostate health and lower the risk of prostate cancer. They are also a good source of protein and amino acids.
10. Whole grains. Whole grains are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals and are required to build muscle. The ability to build muscle helps keep the gut muscles from becoming the Goodyear Blimp.
I can already hear the first complaint, which is: I don’t like fish. You can solve that problem by taking my fish-odor free, lemon scented, Powerhouse Omega Formula, an enteric coated, ultra pure, deep water, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, which solves the ticklish problem of sliding oysters doused with hot sauce and lemon down your throat. And if you can’t stand any kind of seafood, like many of my friends, it solves that problem too.
Remember, you don’t have to eat these things every day, but you do need to include them in your diet. And I wouldn’t be helping if I didn’t remind you to stop putting all that crap in your piehole on a regular basis. It’s not how much you you eat…it’s what you eat…that determines your health.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
Back what seems like half a century ago, I had a teacher that said that if you wanted to remember something; write it down. He also said that if you really wanted to commit something to memory, you needed to write it down several times. I’m no longer sure what he meant exactly by the term several, but it had to be more than two or three times.
In medical school, this journaling served me well, and even today I can recall small pieces of information that I learned over 40 years ago. I used to take notes, and then rewrite my notes several times. One thing I recall was that each time I rewrote my notes, I discovered something I had overlooked, or even completely missed.
Now comes a study that lends credence to my personal belief about journaling. A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute’s Weight Management Initiative, (whew!), done on 1500 fatties, (That would be the overweight and obese), has come up with some very surprising results.
All of the folks studied lost weight on the program, which consisted of a low fat diet, and thirty minutes of moderate exercise per day. The diet included generous amounts of fruits and vegetables.
But here is the big news.
The people being studied were give the option of keeping a journal, or not.
Two thirds, or 990 of the folks being studied opted not to keep a journal. One third, or 510 people opted to keep a journal.
The results?
The 510 people who kept journal lost twice as much weight!
The study concluded that the journals prevented mindless eating and snacking, which can ruin any weight loss plan. Those who journaled also were better at tracking portion sizes, and recognized their own bad habits.
There are really 4 Keys To A Successful Weight Loss Program.
1. My Dr. Bill’s Powerhouse Omega Formula
2. 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day
3. Eating high quality real food, in as close to it’s natural state as possible
4. Journaling, or writing it all down and keeping a record.
My Powerhouse Omega Formula, a deep water pharmaceutical grade fish oil, is the foundation of your program.
Moderate exercise can be as simple as walking, which is good exercise, and often completely overlooked.
Eating real food means avoiding fast food, and all packaged foods.
And writing it all down shows your what happens when you follow the program, or fall off the train.
Keeping a journal pulls your whole program together. It’s like doubling down on a sure thing. You can lose some weight, or you can lose a LOT of weight.
A friend of mine started journaling last October. Before that, he had reduced his waist size from 44 to 42. Since he started journaling, he has reduced his waist size from 42…to 34. That’s results you can brag about! (And he does, but who can blame him?)
It did cost him some dough, because he’s had to replace almost his entire wardrobe (which his wife is thrilled about.)
We do like to hang onto things, even if it’s fat, or out of style, like clothing. Clothing won’t hurt you, but being overweight will. It can not only hurt you, it can kill you.
Start adding a brick at a time, and keeping track of your progress.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
I’ve been following the so called health reform bill is Congress, the one that is guaranteed to bring hugely excessive costs and reforms, that nobody with an IQ over 80 wants. The bill won’t be voted on in the Senate before the recess, and although Nancy (Nothing But The Truth) Pelosi says she has the votes to pass this monstrosity now, no other Democrats seem to be counting the same straws that she is.
Blue Dog Democrats are getting an earful back home, about “Cap and Trade,” and now this, and voters are promising to hold them accountable in 2010, which is a mere 14 months away. The Obama machine is turning up the heat on these Democrats, who aren’t going along with the company plan, running campaign ads against them in their home districts. This knuckle busting tactic is not winning friends and influencing people, in the Blue Dog Group. And with opposition rising back home, this Obama trick could backfire, badly (we can only hope).
The more provisions of this bill that are made public, the less the public likes it. And the more provisions that are made public, the more the Obama machine looks like a bunch of “Stalinistas,” eager to trample all your rights, to see a doctor and get the healthcare you have earned and deserve.
It helps to know that one of the main designers of this atrocity is the physician brother of Rambo Emmanuel, the President’s Number One anklebreaker. With one brother in the White House, one running healthcare, and another bringing in cash from Hollywood, the Emmanuels have all the bases covered.
All except yours, which they don’t consider important.
At the President’s press conference about healthcare, he finally admitted that “there would” actually be a bureaucratic review board, that would decide whether or not you qualified for a procedure, or not. That’s not you and your doctor, it’s you and some faceless drone, with a stack full of statistics and no knowledge of medicine, or healing.
And if something goes wrong, there won’t be anyone to blame, because you can’t sue the government and win.
And there is another provision that shouldn’t be there, and that, The Obamessiah brags about. He has said this several times. “This isn’t about me,” he says. “The President and the Congress, we have great healthcare.” Sure. He and all members of the government are EXEMPT from the plan.
WHY?
If this plan is so great, why don’t they want to be a part of it? It’s real simple. They know it’s a piece of crap, and they don’t want to be part of it, in any way, shape, or form. While they are going to the finest clinics and institutions, you’ll be standing on line at the Greyhound Medical Clinic.
Just say NO! And let your Congressman and Senator know how you feel. There is a difference between real reform and this turkey.
In the meantime, start taking better care of yourself, which is always a good idea, no matter who is running the show.
Cut back on sugar, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, smoking, and you will start feeling better. Get started on a good supplementation program, which you can do right here, at:
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Just yesterday, I got an email from someone who took the fish oil for one month and then stopped, because he didn’t feel any different. I guarantee he’ll different soon. While he wasn’t “feeling anything,” the fish oil was busy repairing and mending all kinds of body parts, that will just go back to the shape they were in, when he started. With fish oil, it isn’t what you feel when taking it, it’s what you feel when you’re not.
Secondly, based on a number of scientific studies, you need to take it for at least 12-15 weeks, for it to fully work its magic. You just don’t snap your fingers, pop two soft gels…and undo years of bad habits in a week, or two. Too many people are looking for a “magic bullet,” and there just isn’t any such thing.
Good health involves being consistent, with exercise, food, and supplements. If you cheat, you will pay the price.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
There is a reason protein has been called the “food of the gods.” Proteins, such as beef, pork, lamb, turkey, chicken, fish, and select protein powders, contain the amino acid tyrosine, a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Eating more of this amino acid causes increased production of these two very powerful chemical neurotransmitters produce increased alertness in the mind and body.
Eating protein also keeps your blood sugar level steady, your energy level high, and helps you to burn more blubberuski, which keeps you from becoming a Lardassian, and a menace to your own health.
When you eat protein with vegetables, that carry a low glycemic load, such as spinach, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, broccoli rabe, kale, or other greens, even green beans, you are complementing the protein you are taking into your system with complex carbohydrtaes and giving yourself a very real energy boost.
You are also activating the fat burning system in your body.
When you eat a lot of crapola, such as pasta, bread, almost all cereals, rice, taters, and such…you are taking your body on a…downer…man. The effect is the same as if you were taking a sleep inducing drug.
Why?
The crapola, though it has a thousand different names, is seen by your body as one specific thing: SUGAR.
This makes it very easy to process, which in your case, is not a good thing at all. The faster the crapola is processed, the faster your body is releasing sugar into your system, and the faster your body has to release massive amounts of insulin, to keep up. Insulin takes the sugar and sends it to your liver, fat, and muscle cells, which are already full, so all the excess is stored as…FAT. All that sugar clearing, and storing, causes the body and mind to be very sluggish and lethargic.
AND THEN…AND THEN…your body sends out a very bad signal. I’M HUNGRY! I’M HUNGRY! I MUST EAT NOW!
This is “The Lardassian Cycle” (newly named by yours truly.)
So you eat poorly…which triggers a cycle, in which you continue to eat poorly…and your body is constantly sending out wacky signals that make you fat. Or fatter.
You have to get control of your diet…and stop The Lardassian Cycle. The only way you can do that is by eating wholesome food, which is food that is not prepackaged, or in a container. The consumption of real food steadies your blood sugar and insulin response, and keeps you bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Taking my Powerhouse Omega Formula also keeps your mind and body in harmony and balance. It also triggers your body’s fat burning mechanisms, and “oils up” your joints and sockets, so that you can do some exercise, which everyone needs, but not enough of us get.
And if you need that extra shove, if your body still isn’t responding, as well as it should, to wholesome food and exercise, my Heart Charging Formula could be just the ticket. My first class CoQ10 is superb at putting the zip back where it belongs (and if you’re taking any kind of drug to reduce your cholesterol, this is an absolute must).
Anti-cholesterol drugs lower cholesterol, but they also remove vital nutrients from your body that you absolutely need, to function at a high level. They won’t tell you this in the cardiologist’s office.
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »
Yesterday I mentioned that I was going to talk about running, as a form of exercise, and why I don’t like it. I see people of various sizes, shapes, and stripes running at almost all times of the day and night, when I venture outside my bunker, here on the island. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I got to see the results of what consistant distance running does to the body, and it ain’t pretty.
Almost every joint in the body takes a beating from running, and over time, that beating made many people candidates for the knee and hip work that I did for over two decades, and when I was finished rebuilding or replacing…it was time for another specialist to take over. Long distance running, whether you’re doing it outside, or inside on a treadmill, is not a good idea.
There are one or two forms of running that will do you a lot of good.
Both involve sprinting. Running short distances, as fast as you can, is very beneficial to your body.
You can run regular sprints, or you can do hill sprints. If you haven’t done sprinting before, I would suggest the regular sprints first. Hill sprinting is for those who have done some exercise before. The incline puts more strain on the heart.
For beginners, you can start with 40 yards. You sprint 40 yards as fast as you can…then rest for one minute…then repeat the exercise 6-8 times…resting one minute in between.
At the intermediate level you can start at 60 yards…and do the same thing.
If you’re in really good shape…you can use 100 yards.
That’s all you have to do, and the benefits of this far outweigh running the pavement, or the treadmill, for hours. But be sure you have good supportive shoes, to absorb the shock.
Long distance running doesn’t just beat up your bones and joints…it overheats your organs, particularly your liver and kidneys, and this is not something you want to do on a regular basis. It also, believe it or not, makes your heart and lungs smaller, which isn’t good in any circumstance–you’ll lack reserve capacity and that can be trouble.
We can learn a lot by watching animals in the wild here. Animals never run to be running, and when they do run, it is always a sprint. They sprint to catch prey, or to get away from predators: lots of speed, for a short interval.
There are a lot of advocates of running, including some doctors, who are just plain wrong on this issue. Sprinting will actually develop reserve lung and heart capacity — allowing them to deliver large volumes of oxygenated blood to the heart, very rapidly, which has all kinds of benefits, like preventing ischemia (oxygen starvation of heart muscle) and improving your chances, in the event of a heart attack. And it has none of the drawbacks of long distance running.
You want to be healthy…be a sprinter.
And be sure to take my Powerhouse Omega Formula twice a day, every day.
