Countdown to Fitness

In my previous article, “Age-Related Macular Degeneration & Supplements,” I talked about AMD and its prevention by eating lots of leafy green vegetables and other low glycemic carbs, besides taking some supplements.

I’m grateful to Paula for making a comment about the research she and others are doing in research labs at Washington University School of Medicine.  They’ve found that there is an autoimmune component.  While I had never before read about an autoimmune connection to AMD, I wasn’t surprised because I’ve read many articles and books that link inflammation and autoimmune problems to diseases  such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, obesity, allergies, cancer, etc.  As Jack Challem wrote in his book The Inflammation Syndrome, “Chronic inflammation underscores and promotes virtually every disease, affecting millions of people, and yet inflammation also is a symptom rather than the fundamental cause of these diseases.”  Chronic inflammation can lead to autoimmune problems, and there is a genetic predisposition to such conditions.  He goes on to say that “chronic inflammation is caused by an injury to the body combined with nutritional imbalances or deficiencies.”  We’ll see why leafy greens and other low glycemic carbs are very beneficial versus the high-glycemic diet that is the typical American fare. (more…)

Genetically modified dairy puts your health at risk

Do your milk and dairy products say, “rGBH free?”  If not, you are at an increased risk for developing breast, prostate, or colorectal cancers.

rGBH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) – also called rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin) is a genetically engineered (GE) hormone created by Monsanto, and it’s injected into dairy cows to increase milk production.  Like other GE products, rGBH also has unintended consequences; it increases insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in cows. Contrary to Monsanto’s claims, IGF-1 is not destroyed in the human stomach, according to a British Medical Journal article.[1]  Instead, in humans, IGF-1 increases the risk of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers, and possibly others. In fact, higher levels of IGF-1 strongly correlate to poor prognostic outcomes in a breast cancer study, as reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.[2] (more…)

Live Springs Farm Pasture-Raised Pig

Back in March, I wrote an article “Why Fitness Hopeful Is Eating a High-Protein, High-Fiber, Moderate-Carb, Moderate-Fat Eating Plan.” I’ve still been evolving my eating plan since then, so its about time I posted something about it.  While I’m still currently eating a high-protein, high-fiber, moderate-carb, moderate to higher fat plan, what I’ve eliminated is the big difference. (more…)

A friend and I were emailing each other, and she said her fibromyalgia was making her feel horrible. My first thought about the fibromyalgia was that it was a nutrition-based health problem, like so many other health problems that I’ve been reading about.  (This article is dedicated you, my friend.  I hope you find some relief from your very painful condition.) (more…)

If you’ve read my article “Why Fitness Hopeful is Eating a High-Protein, High-Fiber, Moderate-Carb, Moderate-Fat Eating Plan,” you know that the food pyramid has been influenced by various parts of the food industry because certain businesses didn’t like the values the government was going to use.  Even worse, the pyramid is becoming more suspect as a source of contributing to health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. (more…)