I’m thinking of releasing my own pharmaceutical grade multivitamin.
But I have to be sure there’s enough interest to produce the high-
quality product.
So if you’re interested, please reply to this email and let me know.
I’d also love to know why you want a daily multivitamin.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
She sat crying in a chair in her doctor’s office. Her doctor told
her, “You are hurting yourself. You are very, very, sick. Your hair
is falling out, you are depressed and you are making yourself ill.
You cannot go on like this.”
She kept right on eating, as she always had. An entire head of
greens in her morning smoothie. Beans every day, tons of citrus
fruits, tofu, nut pates, whole grains, sprouted grains, roasted
vegetables and stacks of vitamins. This was the diet that was
supposed to make her healthy and save the world. This way the
optimum way for humans to eat. (That’s what the vegans told her.)
By her own admission, she was always hungry. It didn’t matter how
much she ate, she couldn’t stay full for more than two hours. She
just accepted that fatigue, exhaustion and growing depression were a
normal part of life. She wanted veganism to work; she wanted her
ethics to outweigh her physiology.
Then, she found out that many prominent vegans weren’t vegans
“behind the scenes.” They ate eggs, fish, meat, all to keep
themselves healthy, but would not admit it in public. One noted
vegan cookbook author and another animal rights activist told her of
their health struggles and of their return to eating meat and eating
animal products.
She still soldiered on, for three and a half years, believing that
she was saving lives and that veganism was a shining light.
Then, she ate some meat.
“My first bite of meat, after years of veganism, was both the
hardest and easiest thing I’ve ever done. Tears ran down my face, as
saliva pooled in my mouth. The world receded to a blank nothingness
and I just ate and ate and ate. I cried in grief and anger, while
moaning with pleasure and joy. When I took the last bite, I just sat
back and waited to get sick. I had just devoured a hunk of dead
animal, the most evil thing I could conceive of. Surely my body
would reject this debasement and I would feel vindicated that I
truly was meant to be a vegan.”
Instead, she felt profoundly joyful in finally listening to the
wisdom of her body.
“My face felt warm, my mind peaceful and my stomach full, but…I
searched for a word to describe how it felt…comfortable. I
realized, for the first time in months, that I felt satiated, but
without any stomach pain. I had only eaten a small piece of cow
flesh, yet I felt totally full, but light and refreshed, all at
once. I reveled in the new and unexpected combination of sensations.
How amazing it was not to need to eat for a solid hour, until my
stomach stretched and distended over my pants, just to buy an hour
of satiety.
Then, I noticed something else: My heart was beating slowly and
steadily. Normally, after a typical meal of veggies, rice and beans,
or other starchy fair, my heart would race and skip for an hour or
so, afterward.” The unnerving post meal palpitations were a sign of
blood sugar instability, caused by consuming massive servings of
carbohydrates.”
After two full months of non-veganism, all her health problems have
disappeared. She is now sleeping soundly. Her stomach pains and
bloating have vanished. Her allergies have diminished substantially.
Warmth has returned to her hands and feet. Her depression has
lifted. Her lower back pain has disappeared. Wrinkles on her face
have vanished and her hair is thick and shiny. Her energy level is
up, tenfold.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, veganism is a health
hazard, with vegeterianism not far behind. To get proof positive,
all you need to do is listen to Prince Charles for ten minutes. (Not
really scientific, but I think you get my point.)
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And by the way, how do you like these new TSA slogans?
“We’ve handled more balls than Barney Frank.”
“Don’t worry, my hands are still warm from the last guy.”
“We are now free to move about your pants.”
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
One of my old medical school pals, who’s on his third, fourth, or
fifth wife (I can’t keep track), sent me this little nugget to pass
on. At my age, this only applies if you’re taking your Powerhouse
Omega Formula and your CoQ10 on a regular basis and possibly, my
MegaRex formula, too, should you need it.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been a NYN. (That’s a New York
Nightcrawler, the kind of guy who finds the Big Apple a bore during
the day, but a virtual amusement park at night.) Those days ended
for me decades ago, but my friend is still out there, having wild
adventures that would make most of us blush.
Today, he sent me a note about the hottest thing going these days,
called a pop up strip club. The uninhibited performances might not
be considered above board by the Strip Club Association of America.
Rumor has it that the performances are delivered by the girl next
door, along with a huge plate of complimentary baked ziti. (I kid
you not.)
What…you may ask…is a pop up strip club?
Taking a page out of the younger set’s “raves,” a pop up strip club
operates two nights a week, always in a new location. You get the
details Wednesday and Thursday mornings, on whatever hand-held
moblie device you operate.
This particular venue is called the Saint Venus Theater. (Obligatory
apologies to all saints, big and small.) Now supposedly, this
operation is over 100 years old and has never had a physical
address. Why I never got an invitation when I was younger is a
mystery to me, but if anybody was going to track this kind of thing
down, it would be this guy.
According to him, the bouncer (who is quite large), wears a floor
length mink coat and hat. He carries an iPad with a list of invited
members. You say you are there to attend the theatre and move on.
Inside you’ll find a bikini clad hostess. She relieves you of $40
(cash only). Then, you are in. The bar is small, unremarkable. There
are no poles, or pounding, pulsating music. There are also no guys
with too much jewelry, or mustaches.
What you get is a neverending stream of barely dressed girls next
door, who pass in and out of view. Some of them wear lingerie. All
of them are happy to see you (Insert Mae West…).
The club is real.
The girls are full of wisdom and life.
The rules are non-existent.
The baked ziti is dynamite.
If you don’t think the better half will spring for the night on the
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It doesn’t come with baked ziti, but it isn’t that hard to whip up a
dish, on your own.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
I’ve pretty much finished ordering books for the year. I’m not
saying I won’t sneak a few more under the Christmas Tree, before
everything is said and done, but the list is about 95% complete. But
then, a real bombshell dropped during the day and I have to put this
at the top of the list for next year.
Randy Quaid and his wife Evie are going to write a tell all book and
a number of publishers are interested. If you haven’t been following
Randy and Evie lately, I’ll catch you up:
They currently have been granted asylum in Canada…because they are
being chased by a group of serial murderers that have already
dispatched Heath Ledger and David Carradine.
They also happen to be wanted by several states on a variety of
charges. Their last place of residence was the house they sold, to
pay all their various debts. They sold the house, collected the
dough, didn’t pay their debts and then secretly moved back into the
house, when the buyer couldn’t unload it quickly in the bad
California real estate market. When word got out that they were back
in the house, they claimed they never sold it. When that didn’t fly,
they hightailed it north, claiming Randy had a movie gig there.
Then came the charges of secret societies and serial killers. A
loony Canadian judge granted them asylum, because Quaid’s mother, or
father, was a Canadian.
What I want to know is: What happened to Randy Quaid?
Here was a guy that was a fairly talented actor. There are a number
of movies that the mere sight of him started you laughing and made
you feel good. He was a lovable schlub, in almost everything he was
in, and then, he just disappeared. He married his wife and pretty
soon, he wasn’t working, or he was getting fired for behaving like a
lunatic. For the last five years or so, he and his wife have been
grifters, running afoul of the law and being released and rinsing
and repeating the cycle.
One, or both of them must be mentally ill, yet no one seems to talk
about that. Mental illness often follows physical illness and it can
happen to young children, as well as adults. An injury, or severe
illness, can throw your system completely out of whack, causing all
sorts of problems.
The field of Integrative Medicine, which is still relatively new,
tries to address the body, as a whole. That is a bit different from
just treating an ailment. Supplementation is part of Integrative
Medicine. Omega-3′s and CoQ10, for instance, are substances that
affect the whole body, not just a specific area. The more we use
them, the more things we find that they benefit.
Hopefully, someone will get Randy and Evie some help. It could
require a lot, but in Canada, they’ll have to get in line, along
with everyone else, so don’t look for anything resembling sanity,
anytime soon. But the book should be a wild read.
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I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
Remember a few months back? I paraphrased James (Snakehead)
Carville, a Democratic consultant famous for getting ole Billy Jay
elected some years ago, when I said, “It’s the sugar, stupid!”
(Although now is a good time to repeat Carville’s words to all
Democrats within earshot, “It’s the economy,stupid!”)
I’ve watching the labeling on any number of food products lately,
while food manufacturers try and repackage many of their products as
new and improved, while they are still the same old junk.
Here are a number of things to stay far away from:
1. Powdered cane sugar
2. Sweet and Low
3. Pure Cane Light Brown Sugar
4. Pure Cane Dark Brown Sugar
5. Molasses
6. Agave Nectar
7. Busy Bee Honey
8. Equal
9. Pure Cane Granulated Sugar
10. Corn Syrup
Sugar is sugar is sugar. And these are all “sugar,” as far as your
body is concerned. If you want to lose weight, you really should
avoid them all, as much as possible. Agave nectar is being promoted
heavily these days, especially by the vegetarian crowd, but the
reality is, it’s just another sugar.
Just for an example, let’s take cookies, which everybody likes. The
best commercial cookies could have as many as 4 of the ingredients
listed above, in addition to flour and chocolate. Actually, the
chocolate is the ingredient least likely to screw up your system,
but in all likelihood, there will be more of all the other
ingredients than chocolate in the recipe.
If you’re looking for a sweetener, you could use Truvia, Stevia, or
Xylitol. Stevia and Xylitol products have many different names and
can be found in most grocery stores. Truvia is being marketed much
the same as sugar packets, which from a marketing point of view
makes a lot of sense.
But what I would encourage more is to consume fruit in its natural
form. Eat an apple, a peach, some cherries, blueberries, watermelon
…there is an abundance of great fruit in the marketplace today and
you should take advantage of it. It is not only sound medical advice
to eat the rainbow of fruits and vegetables, but it’s great for your
taste buds, which believe it or not, will not steer you wrong. When
you stop eating packaged products and start eating real foods, it
won’t take long for your body to signal you that some of that crap
you’ve been eating doesn’t pass the taste test, anymore.
Sugar contributes a great deal toward thickening the blood, which is
the start of heart disease, and it’s something you don’t want,
especially as Nobamacare rolls along. In the future, it isn’t going
to be you and your doctor deciding what’s best for you, it’s going
to be some pointy headed government bureaucrat who’s more interested
in statistics, than he is in you. You don’t have to look any further
than England, where women with breast cancer have a 50% higher
motality rate than in the United States. Why? Rationing. That little
thing that Obama has been lying about, since he started this debate.
In rationing, there are only so many treatments available and when
the treatments are used up, the ones who didn’t make the cut don’t
get treated. That’s why Obama had to sneak his rationing guy in the
back door, a couple of weeks ago. He knew that if the Senate had to
vote on this guy, they would never confirm him, because then, they
would be proving that they had lied all along. (Which they did.)
My Powerhouse Omega Formula works to keep your blood moving, among
many other benefits. When your blood is constantly moving at the
right speed and viscosity, it doesn’t have time to be buillding up
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Here’s a few more things that are almost all sugar:
1) Welch’s Grape Jelly
2) Aunt Jemima Pancake Syrup
3) Maple Syrup
4) Strawberry Preserves
5) Teriyaki Sauce
Are you starting to get the picture? This is why every American is
consuming 166 pounds of sugar every year.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
Every now and then, you have a problem around the house you can’t
fix. I learned that the hard way, by crashing through the ceiling in
my home in New York. So now, even though I would like to fix things
myself, I farm the job out to someone else. In this case, it
required a permit, so I thought I would save some money by getting
the permit myself.
I got up early and went to the appropriate government building. I
found the office and saw almost no one there. I walked up to the
counter and inquired about the permit and was told that person would
be in shortly. So I took up a chair and waited. About 15 minutes
later, a very large woman made her way into the working area. She
had a large box of blubber nuggets (donuts), under her arm, which
she placed on a desk.
Now when I say large woman, I was being generous. She was more like
the Countess Fatula, or Cholesteratu, if you understand the German
film reference. She rumbled across the floor and poured herself some
coffee, adding about 6 sugar packets to a cup. She then rumbled back
to the desk and opened the box of blubber nuggets, selecting a
couple of flabulous chocolates, to get started.
I thought I’d give her a few minutes, as she was obviously starving.
Those first two blubber nuggets disappeared faster than I could say
“bacon” and she was now noshing on what looked like raspberry
stuffed donuts. Those disappeared too, along with another four. It
was a little like watching a bionic walrus in a feeding frenzy.
I moseyed on up to the counter and she continued eating. I cleared
my throat to get her attention and she took her eyes off the food
long enough to give me an annoyed look, while licking her fingers.
She hollered at me, “Whatya got?”
I told her what kind of permit I needed and she pushed herself off
what I discovered was a bench, not a chair. That made sense, since
she would have broken most office chairs (or gotten stuck). I put
the papers on the counter and she slid the paper closer to her, with
an icing and filling covered hand (at that moment, I was wishing I
had some surgical gloves).
After studying it for a minute she said, “George will have to
approve this. He should be here any time, now.”
So I had a seat again. A couple of minutes later, I was snapped out
of my reverie by the smell of bacon and then, I saw a very large guy
sort of shuffle into the work area. He was carrying a sack from
McDonalds, and the Countess Fatula said to him, “You didn’t forget
the hash browns, didya?” George set his bag on the desk and they
start divvying the McDonalds food. Then he snatched a couple of
donuts, too.
So I gave George Plumpton a few minutes, while he wolfed down donuts
and McDonalds.
I approached the counter again and the Countess Fatula told George
Plumpton I had a DB permit application. George took the paperwork
and looked at it, while dropping pieces of bacon and egg biscuit,
all over. He walked back into the work area and pulled up some hash
browns, with his free hand, while holding my application and the
bacon and egg biscuit in the other. He was looking for something,
but he decided to finish the hash browns, first. Then he opened a
couple of desk drawers, fished around, and came up with a stamp.
The stamp was dry, so then, he was looking for ink. He stopped by
the donut box and picked out another donut, this one with sprinkles.
He disappeared for a minute, then came back with an ink pad. He put
the stamp on the pad, stamped the paper, and said, “You’re good to
go, buddy. I think that’s the only application I’ve seen in a while
that was filled out right.”
He handed the permit back to me, which by then, had icing and
filling, grease, cheese and biscuit crumbs all over it, and walked
back to the food. As I started walking out of the office, a delivery
guy was wheeling in snack food, by the case. I laughed all the way
to the car.
But it really isn’t funny, except as a tale of excess. Both of these
two are in for a lot of pain and suffering, over the long haul and
food will be little comfort to them, when their bodies start
breaking down. The process has already started, because the strain
on the system when you are 150+ pounds overweight, is incredible.
Nobody has to get this big. It’s a choice. Not just for them, but
for everyone… and government can’t fix it.
If you’re overweight, you have to DO something about it. Your
friends can’t lose weight for you; YOU have to take responsibility
for the problem. No one puts food in your mouth, except you.
You can get advice here and supplements, to help you on your quest,
but I can’t do it for you. Just like no one could do it for me. I
was overweight for most of my life, but I changed the situation in a
year and I can’t tell you how much better I feel. I just want you to
give yourself the same chance.
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I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
One of the perks of a job like this is that you get quite a bit of
funny email. People send along all kinds of stuff on the computer…
because they can. Doctors have sent funny stuff to each other for a
long time and I had a colleague at one time who was so funny…that
he could bring an operation to a standstill, until everyone
recovered.
This story came by way of a reader in Texas.
“A young Texan grew up wanting to be a lawman. He grew up big…6’2″
…and strong as a longhorn steer. He was also fast as a mustang
colt. He could shoot a bottle cap tossed in the air at 40 paces.
When he finally became of age, he applied to the only place he had
dreamed of working…the West Texas Sheriff’s Department.
After a bunch of tests and interviews, the Chief Deputy finally
called him into his office for the “BIG” interview.
“You’re a big strong kid and you can really shoot,” the Chief Deputy
says. “So far…your qualifications look excellent. But we have
what’s called an “attitude suitability test” that you must take,
before you can be accepted.”
“Yes sir,” the young man replied.
“We don’t just let anyone carry a badge here,” the Chief Deputy
said.
“No sir,” the young man answered.
Then, the Chief Deputy slid a service pistol and a box of ammo
across the desk. He said, “I want you to go out and shoot 6 illegal
aliens, 6 lawyers, 6 meth dealers, 6 Muslim terrorists…and a
rabbit.”
“A rabbit?” the young man says. “Why the rabbit?”
“That’s a great attitude, young man,” says the Chief Deputy, putting
the pistol back in the drawer. “When can you start?”
When I was at the hospital over the weekend, visiting my friend, one
of his nurses rang the Lardassian Bell at close to 400 pounds. She
might have been the biggest nurse I’ve ever seen. I didn’t even know
it was possible to get scrubs that big, but she was wearing them.
You probably could have made sheets for a king size bed out of them.
My problem with this is that somebody in that hospital should have
this woman on a weight reduction program. And she should care about
her weight, because she’s a nurse, a health care professional. I’m
not talking about chubby, here, or big boned. She rubbed both sides
of the room door, when she walked in and out. If she sat down on one
side of a teeter totter, she would launch the other person into
space.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. He was sent to
a nutritionist to help plan his diet. When he met with the
counselors, they were both fatter than he was. Needless to say, he
didn’t heed their advice and developed his own program, which
worked, and he lost right around 50 pounds.
But it brings up a good question: Should you take fat loss advice
from someone who can’t get with the program, themselves?
Probably not.
An ad I saw for Nutri System, today, says their program is
“effortless.” That’s probably why 96% of their clients fail, because
we all know that things that require no effort are a pig in a poke.
It takes a number of things to lose weight and keep it off. You
start with my Powerhouse Omega Formula, and then add one thing at a
time. Before you know it (but not effortlessly), 20 pounds
disappear. Then 30, 40, 50, or more. It’s absolutely possible, but
not effortless.
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Old what’s his name, Sophocles, said it best, “All success depends
on effort.”
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
I’ve been trying to drive home the point that sugar is your public
enemy #1, when you are trying to lose a bit of flubber. You can
exercise till the cows come home and even eat less, but if you’re
still consuming a lot of sugar, it will make it much harder to lose
weight. And even harder to keep it off.
Most packaged food has a lot of sugar, high fructose corn syrup and
even trans fats (even though the label screams that it doesn’t).
Through the wonder of Washington, labeling laws can say it has no
sugar, high fructose corn syrup, or trans fats, even though it
actually does. That shouldn’t surprise anybody, given the obvious
idiocy level there, but it does.
That’s why I continually remind people to eat real food, in the form
of protein, vegetables and fruit, and leave the boxes, cans, pouches
and packages on the shelf.
In an article I read today, it was clearly stated that over 50% of
all Americans now consume 180 pounds of sugar per year. In addition,
33% of Americans are obese and another 33% are overweight. Now, at
the height of the Summer, all this excess flubber is fully
displayed, at the beach, the park, the shopping mall and anywhere
else you might take a shine to.
Here’s an eye opener for you: The number one source of calories in
America today is… Soda.
Where does all this sugar go, once you have ingested it?
Your body will burn up around 20% immediately, as fuel. The rest
turns to fat. Fat. Fat. Fat.
Just to give you an idea, here are a few things excess sugar
consumption can cause:
1) Sugar can weaken your eyesight.
2) Sugar can cause premature aging.
3) Sugar can cause periodontal disease.
4) Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases, such as asthma and
multiple sclerosis.
5) Sugar can damage your pancreas.
6) Sugar can increase retention of body fluids.
7) Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
8) Sugar can cause hormonal imbalances, such as increased estrogen
in men.
9) Sugar can impair the function of your adrenal glands.
And to round things out, sugar can cause hemorrhoids, which is a
horrible affliction, for some.
The good news is that my Powerhouse Omega Formula can help you get
rid of your sugar addiction, by helping to balance your body systems
in the right way. More good news is that by ridding your body of
excess sugar, you can actually feel results in as little as two
weeks. The more sugar you take out of your diet, the better and the
better off you will be. It forces your body to burn fat, in its
place, which is a very good thing:
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When your body is burning fat for fuel, you’re losing weight. When
it’s burning sugar, you’re getting fat.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
We Americans are the Kings and Queens of the quick fix. We want
something that will take off the extra ten or sixty pounds we are
carrying and do it in record time, without any effort on our part.
Big pharmaceutical companies have people scouring the earth, day and
night, for the ingredients that will allow us to eat and drink like
pro football players after a game and and still lose weight.
It isn’t happening.
The pharmaceutical companies have come up with some concoctions
where you lose weight, but the amount of time you spend on the
porcelain is a problem, along with accelerated heartbeat, kidney
problems, liver problems, autoimmune problems and extreme
dehydration.
Fish oil is not a diet pill.
That being said, it can provide an assist in losing weight by
getting your body the nutrients it needs to function in a proper
manner. If your system is out of whack, you aren’t going to lose any
weight, no matter how hard you try.
I followed the case of another doctor, who treated a 250 pound plus
woman, who just couldn’t lose weight, even though she was eating
only 1200 calories a day. After a month of restricted calories, she
had lost no weight, so he asked her all the same questions he asked
when she started the program.
As it turns out, she concealed a few things during that initial
questionnaire.
1) She only slept one hour a day.
2) She ate no fruits, or vegetables.
3) Her protein was 100 % chicken (no red meat, no fish).
4) She did not do any exercise at all.
The doctor ran some extensive blood tests, which showed that her
omega-3 levels were almost nonexistent, and her vitamin D levels
were also extremely low. She had other problems too, but we don’t
have all day.
To make a long story short, he put her on very high levels of
vitamin D and omega-3′s to start.
Within a month, she was sleeping four hours a night; within two
months, she was sleeping five. He raised her caloric intake to 1500
calories a day and in the second month, she started losing weight.
She also started eating red meat and fish and walked daily. A year
from the date he restarted her metabolism, she was down 80 pounds.
The only things she takes today are fish oil and vitamin D. Her drug
therapy was discontinued at the time she hit the 50 pound weight
loss marker. Her blood pressure was down, along with her
triglycerides. When those go down, so does your risk of heart attack
and stroke. Fish oil certainly had a hand in that.
Quick fixes rarely hold up. It’s like using tar paper to fix the
roof, when you really need a new roof.
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I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
Many moons back, before I went to medical school, I was a short
order cook in a joint in Brooklyn. Back in those days, people ate a
lot of oatmeal, something that has gone out of fashion today,
because nobody really knows how to make it right.
Back in ancient times, about a quarter of those who came in where I
worked ordered oatmeal. As a short order cook, I liked that, because
all I had to do was ladle it into a bowl and put it in the window.
On a cold winter day, when people wanted oatmeal, it made for smooth
sailing on the grill.
Recently, I had some oatmeal at a local place and it was terrible.
It was so bad, I sent it back, something I do maybe once in a
decade. That caught the attention of the owner, who wanted to know
why. I told him that it was the worst oatmeal I had ever had and
even I could do better than that. He thought for a moment, then
said, “We don’t sell much…” which got me to laugh.
Then he said, “I’ve never eaten oatmeal…so I wouldn’t know if it
was good or bad.”
Then I said, “I’ll make some for you…and I guarantee you’ll like
it.” It was then I realized that I didn’t have a recipe, and
shouldn’t have opened my yap. But I was stuck and I didn’t want to
look like a dope.
We went back in the kitchen, and as I was standing there, the recipe
started coming back to me.
I told him what I needed, and he got all the stuff together. Then I
made it, he tasted it and said, “Whoa…that’s really good!” Then,
he had everybody in the kitchen taste it and they liked it too.
When you have all the ingredients prepped, it only takes a couple of
minutes to make and he could actually make it to order, without
breaking a sweat.
I thought I would pass this recipe on to you, too.
Apple Raisin Cinnamon Oatmeal
1/2 cup diced apple
1/4 cup raisins
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup quaker oats
1/4 cup apple juice
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp butter
I use a non stick 8 in saute pan for this.
Melt butter and add diced apple, brown sugar and cinnamon. Saute
apples for a couple of minutes, then add raisins and apple juice.
Cook for a minute and add oats, followed by milk. Bring to a boil
and stir, until it thickens. If you like it a little loose, you can
add another couple of ounces of milk, or apple juice.
Pour into a bowl and serve. Bon appetit!
You can substitute almost any fruit. I have used bananas and dried
cherries, for instance, and cherry juice, instead of apple.
Oatmeal is just one of those things where following the directions
on the package just won’t do. And I almost forgot…this is another
flavor tip. If you toast the oats beforehand, you’ll get an even
better dish. You can do that in a nonstick pan over low heat in a
few minutes. Just keep your eye on them and flip them over and over
in the pan, until you can smell the difference.
This is a great way to get some good fiber in your diet.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill