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November 2002 Vol. 7 No. 11
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed.”
Booker T. Washington.
“There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps,
for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less.”
Kurt Hahn-Founder, Outward Bound
Table of Contents:
The Bernstein Diet
Exercise and the Heart: the Numbers
Recommended books from the Editor
Antioxidant May Fight Parkinson’s Disease
Women Choosing Mastectomies Frequently Misjudging Risk
Vegetarian Diet Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
High-Protein Diet a Danger To Athletes
The Bernstein Diet
A diet program without any exercise, especially an absence of resistance training will not possibly be able to reshape an individual’s body. If an individual loses weight this rapidly [4-5 pounds per week as is claimed by the diet they will have a considerable amount of “hanging skin” they may not be able to reabsorb. A caloric intake of 800-900 calories/day is not enough to carry on the normal processes of metabolism-and will certain force the individual into a state of ketosis.
It is highly unlikely that an individual will burn 3,000 calories daily from fat-especially if they are not involved in some type of cardio-vascular/resistance training program.
The low caloric intake-even with the addition of B-vitamin injections still does not allow for the minimum intake of other critically important vitamins [C, E, beta carotene], and essential macro and trace minerals]. Research clearly demonstrates that oral supplementation with B-vitamins works just as effectively to improve the amino acid transport system, and improve the energy cycle [Krebs Cycle] for a fraction of the cost. Supplementation is just that, not in place of healthy eating and adequate caloric daily intake.
A thousand dollars to drop 35 pounds. My god I would have charged around $250.00 for my services and helped the client increase lean body mass while dropping the body fat!! [Editors comment]
An individual should not feel nausea and light-headedness, dry flaking skin-[a sign of essential fatty acid deficiency] when on a healthy program to drop body fat. There is long-term health consequences associated with a diet that pushes high protein intake and restrictive carbohydrate intake.
The body is in a semi-starvation mode-and lean body mass is sacrificed when lowering the daily caloric to at or below 1,000 calories/day. Quick weight loss sets up the human body for long-term suffering and failure.
Bernstein’s recommended caloric intake of 450-500 calories/day is just plain STUPID.
Exercise and the Heart: the Numbers
Does modest exercise, such as walking, help at all? Is more exercise necessarily better? New data from Harvard’s Health Professionals Follow-up Study say yes to both questions. Based on data from the 44,452 participants, here are the reductions in coronary heart disease risk that come from various physical activities:
Running for one hour or more per week: 42% decrease
Weight training for 30 minutes or more per week: 23% decrease
Rowing for one hour or more per week: 18% decrease
Brisk walking for 30 minutes per day: 18% decrease*
Within each category, increased intensity led to greater risk reductions.
Tanasescu M, Leitzmann MF, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB. Exercise type and intensity in relation to coronary heart disease in men. JAMA 2002;288:1994-2000.
Recommended books from the Editor.
Mad Cowboy
by Howard Lyman
I have been in the field of nutrition for over twenty-five years researching, reading and applying the principles of a healthy diet for my clients and myself based on the Asian and Mediterranean Food Pyramids. Howard Lyman has written an excellent book based on the facts, not industry, or media misinformation. This books reads quickly, with both great personal interest and conviction from the author based on his experiences, both as a cattle rancher and advocate for American’s health. I highly recommend this book to everyone concerned about their health, ingesting enough protein and calcium in their daily diet. Thank you Howard!!
The Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug Resistant Bacteria
by Michael Shnayerson & Mark J. Plotkin http://www.amazon.com
Unbelievable, compelling- and terrifying. This book is absorbing from cover to cover. Consumers, as well as those in the area of public health will want to read this book. The next time you or a loved one has to be in the hospital-you can remind your doctor or nurse to wash their hands with soap & water before assisting you!
The Homeocysteine Revolution: Medicine for the New Millennium
by Kilmer S. McCully, Andrew Weil
There is a revolution brewing in our understanding not only of heart disease, but of all the degenerative diseases of aging. The Harvard-trained physician and researcher behind one of the major medical and scientific breakthroughs of this century, Kilmer S. McCully, tells his story of medical discovery and, challenging the popular lipid theory of arteriosclerosis, explains why our vitamin B-depleted food supply may be the real culprit behind the epidemic of heart disease
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
What makes this book special is its indictment of the enormous U.S. fast-food industry. While excellently researched, Fast Food Nation is not at all dull but is peppered with acerbic commentary and telling interviews. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-9164709-4326519
The Sanctity of Human Blood: Vaccination is Not Immunization (Fifth Edition)
by Tim O’Shea
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929487002/optimalwellnessc/102-3224435-5512101
Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer
by W. John Diamond, W. Lee Cowden, Burton Goldberg
“A wonderful reference book to have for those who are looking for cancer treatments other than surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for themselves or their loved ones.”
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1887299017/optimalwellnessc/102-3224435-5512101
Antioxidant May Fight Parkinson’s Disease
http://www.mercola.com/2002/oct/30/parkinsons.htm
An antioxidant called coenzyme Q10 may slow the progression of the neurological illness Parkinson’s disease. Archives of Neurology October 2002; 59: 1523,1541-1550
Women Choosing Mastectomies Frequently Misjudging Risk
http://www.mercola.com/2002/oct/30/mastectomy.htm
What a tragic choice so many women are making when they choose the surgeon’s knife as a band-aid to prevent cancer rather than addressing the central reasons why most women get breast cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute September 2002; 94:1564-1569
Vegetarian Diet Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
Vegetarians who moved to England from Indian subcontinent or Africa and maintained their native diet of legumes and vegetables, and shunned the B.A.D. [British Average Diet] had a significantly lower risk of developing breast cancer than their counterparts who adopted the western style diet, according to the researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The study was published in the International Journal of Cancer, detailing how women who consumed the most vegetables and fiber were the least likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, irrespective of their income, social status, and use or oral contraceptives or hormone replacement.
Dos Santos Silva I, Mangtani P, McCormack V, Bhakta D, Sevak L, McMichael AJ Life-long vegetarianism, and risk of breast cancer; a population-based case-control study among South Asian migrant women living in England. Int. J. Cancer 2002; 99: 238-44.
High-Protein Diet a Danger To Athletes
University of Connecticut researchers have found another danger in high-protein diets [greater than 20 percent of the total caloric intake daily] in the form of dehydration. Researchers assigned endurance runners to low-, medium-, and high protein diets for three successive four-week periods. Blood tests revealed that increasing protein intake causes dehydration. Excess protein in the diet [greater than 20 percent of the total daily caloric intake] leads to a buildup of nitrogen in the blood that must be filtered out in the urine, placing a strain on both the kidneys, and liver. The runners were completely unaware they were dehydrated, as their thirst did not increase. The American Heart Association has concluded there is no scientific evidence that a high protein diet keeps fat weight off in the long-term, and recent reports and long-term research has found that a diet high in animal protein causes heart disease.
Martin, WF, Presentation at the Experimental Biology 2002 conference, April 2002
The Homeocysteine Revolution: Medicine for the New Millennium by Kilmer S. McCully, Andrew Weil