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The importance of controlling blood glucose

functionmed — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:10:20 -0700

Hoping that this will qualify some of my recent remarks about the importance of eating vegetables and fruit, plus of course protein and fats and oils, especially for the developing brain.

Understanding the Glycemic Index Essential to controlling blood glucose and the hormonal Insulin/Gluagon response which in turn controls | other hormones called eicosanoids, which include a multitude of other other hormone subtypes, especially prostaglandins, thromboxanes Luekotrienes. These hormones are control systems the latter three to do with inflammation in diverse organ/tissue systems. So we can say we have good and bad eicosanonoids, the most well known being prostaglandins which are responsible for the following actions: cause constriction or dilation in vascular smooth muscle cells cause aggregation or disaggregation of platelets sensitize spinal neurons to pain decrease intraocular pressure regulate inflammatory mediation regulate calcium movement control hormone regulation control cell growth

Thromboxane is a vasoconstrictor, potent hypertensive and facilitates platelet aggregation Luekotienes contribute to the inflammation in bronchitis and asthma. Bit involved but meant to demonstrate that when the insulin/glucagon response is not normal then our eicosanoids become antagonistic and can and do cause problems throughout the body including inflammation and much, much more. And that is only a small part of the story. So here we have a useful guide which may be likened to traffic lights: HIGH GI (70 & above) RED MEDIUM GI (56 to 69) Yellow LOW GI (55 & below) GREEN Some foods Glycemic Index of Cereals Kellogg's All Bran 51 Kellogg's Bran Buds 45 Kellogg's Cornflakes 84 Kellogg's Rice Krispies 82 Kellogg's Special K 54 Oatmeal 49 Shredded Wheat 67 Quaker Puffed Wheat 67 Glycemic Index of Grains Buckwheat 54 Bulgur 48 Basmati Rice 58 Brown Rice 55 Long grain White Rice 56 Short grain White Rice 72 Uncle Ben's Converted 44 Noodles (instant) 46 Taco Shells 68 Glycemic Index of Fruit Apple 38 Banana 55 Cantaloupe 65 Cherries 22 Grapefruit 25 Grapes 46 Kiwi 52 Mango 55 Orange 44 Papaya 58 Pear 38 Pineapple 66 Plum 39 Watermelon 103 Glycemic Index of Vegetables Beets 69 Broccoli 10 Cabbage 10 Carrots 49 Corn 55 Green Peas 48 Lettuce 10 Mushrooms 10 Onions 10 Parsnips 97 Potato (baked) 93 Potato (mashed, instant) 86 Potato (new) 62 Potato (french fries) 75 Red Peppers 10 Pumpkin 75 Sweet Potato 54 Glycemic Index of Beans Baked Beans 48 Broad Beans 79 Cannellini Beans 31 Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) 33 Lentils 30 Lima Beans 32 Navy Beans 38 Pinto Beans 39 Red Kidney Beans 27 Soy Beans 18 White Beans 31 Glycemic Index of Pasta Spaghetti 43 Durum Wheat Ravioli (meat) 39 Fettuccini (egg) 32 Spiral Pasta 43 Capellini 45 Linguine 46 Macaroni 47 Rice vermicelli 58 Glycemic Index of Breads inc. Muffins & Cakes Bagel 72 Blueberry Muffin 59 Croissant 67 Donut 76 Pita Bread 57 Pumpernickel Bread 51 Rye Bread 76 Sour Dough Bread 52 Sponge Cake 46 Stone Ground Whole wheat bread 53 Waffles 76 White Bread 70 Whole Wheat Bread 69 Glycemic Index of Dairy Milk (whole) 22 Milk (skimmed) 32 Milk (chocolate flavored) 34 Ice Cream (whole) 61 Ice cream (low-fat) 50 Yogurt (low-fat) 33 Glycemic Index of Snacks Cashews 22 Chocolate Bar 49 Corn Chips 72 Jelly Beans 80 Peanuts 14 Popcorn 55 Potato Chips 55 Pretzels 83 Snickers Bar 41 Walnuts 15 Glycemic Index of Cookies Graham Crackers 74 Kavli Crispbread 71 Melba Toast 70 Oatmeal Cookies 55 Rice Cakes 82 Rice Crackers 91 Ryvita Crispbread 69 Soda Crackers 74 Shortbread Cookies 64 Stoned Wheat Thins 67 Vanilla Wafers Water crackers 78 Glycemic Index of Sugars Fructose 23 Glucose 100 Honey 58 Lactose 46 Maltose 105 Sucrose 65

Health Coaching for Kids

functionmed — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:04:13 -0700

Hi all,
Been pondering how to get the message across to the younger generations for some time now.

Finally the penny, sorry five cent piece, dropped; '"social networking", so, setting up the site http://healthcoachingforkids.ning.com is a beginning.

Open to parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins and those who just care.

Please help with input and involvement, you get your reward in heaven!

However, that site is not entirely suitable for the learning part so have registered domain http://HEALTHCOACHINGFOR KIDS.org (non-profit) and a good hosting platform, all under construction. Emphasis will be on audiovisual learning with participation of the students an integral function.

Feedback please, ideas, etc

Vitamin D continued

functionmed — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:17:36 -0700

Apologies for the delay, busy building an "aquaponics" garden and had trouble with power.

So what follows will be considered contraversial by some medical authorities bu then the authorities who set our RDA/Is have vested interests in keeping you below par healthwise.They profess to maintain "health care" whereas in truth they maintain "sick care".

Hereunder is what one knows from 27 years or more experience to be factual when it comes to calcium metabolism and cancer of epethelial tissue, i.e. skin, breast and intestinal. For more on calcium and calcium supplements see:http://health-care-aus.org and under contents "osteoporosis".

Cedric F. Garland, Dr.P.H., cancer prevention specialist at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and colleagues estimate that 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented worldwide by increasing intake of vitamin D3, particularly in countries north of the equator. Vitamin D3 is available through diet, supplements and exposure of the skin to sunlight.

In the latest study, scientists at the Moores Cancer Centre at the University of California, San Diego, estimate that 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented worldwide by increasing the intake of vitamin D3.

In the UK, such a strategy would reduce cancer cases by 30,000 a year.

The study combined data from surveys of blood levels of vitamin D during winter from 15 countries, along with satellite measurements of sunshine and cloud cover.

The data was then applied to 177 countries to estimate the average blood level of vitamin D among inhabitants, says a report in the journal Nutrition Reviews.

The study showed lower levels of vitamin D are linked to higher levels of breast and colon cancers.

Researchers say increasing vitamin D levels has the potential to help prevent cancer.

Dr Cedric Garland, the cancer prevention specialist who led the study, said: "This could be best achieved with a combination of diet, supplements and short intervals - ten or 15 minutes a day - in the sun."

The study says an intake of 50 microgrammes a day of vitamin D3 would lead to a 'meaningful reduction' in the two cancers.

Vitamin D supplements are available in two forms - vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. (D3 is the best form Ed.)

The mechanism by which vitamin D works is only partly understood, but it slows the rate of cancer cells' growth.

It is made when the body is exposed to the sun's UVB rays.

These only reach northern countries in summer months because the angle of the sun means they are mostly absorbed in the atmopshere.

The best chance of producing vitamin D is on sunny, summer days because less is made in cloudy conditions.

But Dr Garland said those with a history of skin cancer or a light sensitivity disease such as lupus should avoid sun exposure.

Clothing and a hat should be used when in the sun for longer than 15 minutes.

End.

Dr. Cedric Garland and his brother Dr.Frank proved many years back that calcium plays a major role in breast cancer and that eating whole wheat among other grains etc may contribute to calcium deficiency. More to follow:

The Truth Cannot Long Be Denied

functionmed — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:32:27 -0700

Have a look at the following and tomorrow one shall share information designed to enable you to make some informed decisions , which if applied may very well save your life and the lives of your family! The current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin D in 1989 by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Commission on Life Sciences of the National Research Council is 200 IU/day (5 micrograms/day) up to the age of 50. The recommended intake for people from age 51 to 70 is 400 IU/day (10 micrograms), and over age 70 is 600 IU/day (15 micrograms). The RDA of vitamin D for both pregnant and lactating women is recommended to be 200 IU (5 micrograms/day).

Vitamin D is a Key Player in Your Overall Health

Vitamin D, once linked to only bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis, is now recognized as a major player in overall human health.

In a paper published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Anthony Norman, an international expert on vitamin D, identifies vitamin D's potential for contributions to good health in the adaptive and innate immune systems, the secretion and regulation of insulin by the pancreas, the heart and blood pressure regulation, muscle strength and brain activity. Access to adequate amounts of vitamin D is also believed to be beneficial towards reducing the risk of cancer.

Norman also lists 36 organ tissues in the body whose cells respond biologically to vitamin D, including bone marrow, breast, colon, intestine, kidney, lung, prostate, retina, skin, stomach and uterine tissues.

Sources:* Eurekalert October 9, 2008

And Mothers and mothers to be:

Vitamin D in the Infant: Requirements for Safety

Article Summary

Weston A. Price ( a dentist now deceased) emphasized the special importance of nutrition surrounding the events of marriage and childbirth. The isolated pre-modern groups that Price found to be immune to dental caries and degenerative diseases all prescribed special diets to women--and in some cases men--prior to marriage or conception, to expectant mothers during pregnancy, and to mothers with nursing infants. Price's studies led him to believe that nutrition during the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal periods was paramount to the formation of children possessing the physical excellence characteristic of the groups he studied.

While much attention is currently focused on research showing that the needs of adults for vitamin D are much greater than once thought, very little information on vitamin D is available to those planning a pregnancy. While official recommendations for both pregnant women and nursing infants are unlikely to protect either the mother or the infant even from overt deficiency, research suggests that infants, like adults, may benefit from intakes of vitamin D much greater than the official recommendations. Accurate information about the role of vitamin D in pregnancy and lactation is therefore critically needed if we are to provide the next generation with the health its members deserve.

Official Recommendations

Expectant mothers-to-be nourish inside them growing, living beings that begin developing their skeletons just eight weeks after conception--a process dependent on vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus supplied by the mothers' diets. Maternal intake of vitamin D is necessary for proper fetal growth and bone mineralization, and supplies a growing store of vitamin D to the fetus that he or she will depend on as a newborn.1 An adequate store of vitamin D will protect the newborn against tetany, convulsions and heart failure.2

Although the fetal skeleton begins developing early in gestation, it is late in the third trimester when the bulk of fetal skeletal development takes place. The skeleton of an infant born six weeks prematurely contains only half as much calcium as that of a newborn carried to term, which is why infants born prematurely require more calcium than breast milk alone can supply.3

This rapid skeletal development late in pregnancy also requires phosphorus and vitamin D; because of the increased demand of the fetus for vitamin D, the mother's own stores of vitamin D are depleted over the course of the third trimester.2 For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatrics stated officially in 1963 that "amounts of vitamin D greater than those needed by the normal adult are required for optimal nutrition during the last trimester of pregnancy," while also lamenting the lack of data about exactly how much more vitamin D is required.3 Likewise, Nicholas Bishop of the University of Sheffield's Academic Department of Child Health cited evidence in the 2005 edition of the authoritative textbook, Vitamin D, that vitamin D levels are depleted during the last trimester of pregnancy.2

Yet somehow all this knowledge was lost on the U.S. Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board in 1997 when it officially declared that the transfer of vitamin D from the mother to the fetus is so small that the mother's vitamin D status is not affected. Citing a 1978 study showing that the average vitamin D level of pregnant women consuming small amounts of vitamin D at high latitudes was 9.1 ng/mL (just under the level required to protect against overt deficiency) the Institute concluded that "there is no additional need to increase the vitamin D age-related AI during pregnancy above that required for non-pregnant women."4 This conclusion is strange, not only because many of the mothers in this study must have had vitamin D levels below the average, but because the average level itself was already deficient.

The Institute did not cite a 1980 study that had been conducted just two years later showing that of 115 Asian women living in London and of 50 of their newborn infants, 36 percent of the women and 32 percent of the infants had no detectable vitamin D in their blood at all.5 Several years after the Institute issued its policy statement, Nicholas Bishop's research team showed that over 60 percent of infants born to mostly white mothers in the spring and early summer in Sheffield had umbilical cord blood levels of vitamin D under 8 ng/mL.2

It is on rather dubious grounds, then, that the Institute of Medicine recommends a daily intake of 200 IU for pregnant women, which it supposes "may actually represent an overestimate of true biological need."4 Until the 1997 publication of that recommendation, the Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended a daily intake of 400 IU, which they considered "adequate to provide for added demands during the second half of pregnancy and during lactation."3 In 2003, however, the Academy's Committee on Nutrition issued a joint statement with the Academy's Section on Breastfeeding and with Dr. Lawrence Gartner and Dr. Frank Greer, in which they overturned the 40-year position of the Academy in favor of adopting the lower so-called "overestimate" of the Institute of Medicine.6 Nicholas Bishop, on the other hand, recommended 400 IU per day during pregnancy in the 2005 edition of Vitamin D.2

All of these recommendations are based on our understanding of vitamin D's action on the skeletal system. Yet we know from research on adults that when we consider the many other roles of vitamin D, we find substantial evidence that optimal nutrition requires much more vitamin D than that which is required simply to maintain skeletal health.7

The Important Question

The question is, are these increased requirements also true for the developing fetus? Researchers from Norway conducted a small and relatively crude study in 2000 suggesting that maternal use of cod liver oil during pregnancy was associated with a 70 percent reduced risk of the child being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes by the age of 15.8 Unfortunately, the researchers neither took the dose of cod liver oil into account nor had any way of differentiating the effect of vitamin D from the other constituents of cod liver oil. Nevertheless, the study does provide preliminary evidence suggesting that vitamin D may play a much larger role in fetal nutrition than simply providing for growth and skeletal development. Future research may show that the developing fetus, like the adult, needs more vitamin D than previously thought.

Evidence suggests that an adult's requirement for vitamin D is 10 to 20 times the daily dose recommended by the Institute of Medicine for pregnant women,7,9 and there is certainly no reason to believe that a woman's need for vitamin D declines when she becomes pregnant. As we will see in the next section, vitamin D nutrition is at least as important for the nursing infant as it is for the developing fetus, and extra vitamin D during pregnancy provides newborn infants with essential stores of the vitamin that they will use in their first weeks of life. But stored vitamin D is not enough for infants--these delicate new beings must also be nourished by high-quality, vitamin D-rich breast milk from well-fed mothers and exposed to adequate sunshine as they face a new world in which their quality of life will be powerfully shaped by the nutritional experience of their first and most important years.

Sources of Vitamin D for the Nursing Infant

Immediately after birth, the direct transfer of the mother's own nutrition across the placental wall to her baby is no longer an option. The use of stored vitamin D, exposure to the UV-B portion of sunshine when available, and breast milk are the newborn's three natural methods of obtaining vitamin D. Supplementing with cod liver oil, artificial supplements, or vitamin D-fortified formula can also provide additional sources of vitamin D.

At birth, the vitamin D levels in the mother's blood are correlated closely with those in the blood of the baby's umbilical cord.10,11 The mother must therefore maintain optimal levels of vitamin D during pregnancy in order for the newborn to begin life with optimal stores of vitamin D.

These stores, however, are used up quickly. In 1989, researchers followed 39 pregnant women from the beginning of their third trimester until 24 weeks after birth, measuring the vitamin D levels of both the mothers and their infants.12 At birth, the average maternal vitamin D level was 34 ng/mL and the vitamin D levels of the infants were closely correlated with those of their mothers. During the 24 weeks after birth, the infants were exclusively breast fed and did not receive vitamin D supplements. Over the course of the first eight weeks, infant vitamin D levels declined substantially, after which they remained constant for the duration of the study. This suggests that the stores of vitamin D that infants accumulate as fetuses are used up within the first eight weeks of life, after which their vitamin D levels reach equilibrium with what they continue to acquire from sunshine, breast milk or supplements.

Infants, like adults, can only obtain vitamin D from sunshine when there is adequate UV-B available, which varies according to season and latitude. Also like adults, they obtain vitamin D from the sun in amounts proportionate to the surface of skin they have exposed to it. At most latitudes, however, there will be times of the year during which infants will not be able to obtain vitamin D from sunlight. For this reason, the vitamin D levels of infants who were studied in Cincinnati, Ohio, reached optimal levels of 41-45 ng/mL in the summer, but sank to 21 ng/mL in the winter. Infants born during the winter had an average level of only 16 ng/mL one month after birth.13

The Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics consider human milk to be a poor source of vitamin D.4,6 The Institute of Medicine cites research showing that the vitamin D content of a mother's milk has no effect on the nursing infant's vitamin D status because it is overwhelmed by the effect of sunlight. A closer look at these studies, however, suggests that the vitamin D content of human milk varies widely with the mother's diet, and, as one would logically expect, that the relative contributions of sunlight and breast milk to the infant's vitamin D status vary according to the availability of sunlight and the vitamin D content of the mother's milk.

On one end of the spectrum, nearly all reported cases of

Diabetes Type 1

A group of researchers led by Elina Hypponen published a landmark study in The Lancet in 2001 suggesting that intakes of vitamin D over 2000 IU per day in infancy may be able to nearly eradicate type 1 diabetes.24 The study began in Finland in 1966 when over 10,000 infants were enrolled and researchers recorded whether they were supplemented with the then-official recommendation of 2000 IU per day of vitamin D for the first year of life, more than this amount, less than this amount, or were not supplemented at all. They then followed the study participants for over 30 years until 1997, recording which of the participants were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes by that time and which were not.

The benefit associated with vitamin D occurred at the lowest and highest levels of vitamin D intake and at all points measured in between. Children who developed rickets were 2.6 times as likely to develop type 1 diabetes compared to children who did not develop rickets. Compared to infants who did not receive a supplement of vitamin D at all, those who supplemented regularly, most but not all of whom supplemented with 2000 IU per day or more, had an 88 percent reduced risk of type 1 diabetes. Out of those who supplemented regularly, those who received the dose of 2000 IU per day had a further reduced risk of 78 percent compared to those who received a lower dose. Those who received a dose higher than 2000 IU per day had an 86 percent reduced risk compared to those who received a lower dose. Thus, vitamin D administered during infancy appears to exert a powerful protection against type 1 diabetes in amounts that extend from those just sufficient to prevent rickets to those exceeding 2000 IU.

[a href="http://www.minti.com/l%20author"]by Chris Masterjohn

Infants should receive at least 400 IU of vitamin D per day from all sources to protect against overt vitamin D deficiency.

Doses of 2,000 IU per day or more from all sources may protect against type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune disorders.

Infants can obtain vitamin D from breast milk, sunshine and supplements such as cod liver oil.

Breast milk can be a poor source of vitamin D or an excellent source of vitamin D, depending on the mother's intake.

Mothers who are nursing infants should obtain 4,000 IU of vitamin D per day from all sources.

Vitamin D raises the requirement for vitamins A and K. Vitamin D should be taken by mothers or given to infants in the form of cod liver oil, and mothers should consume a diet rich in grass-fed butterfat, cheese, fermented foods, bone broths and grass-fed organ meats to supply vitamin D in a way that is safest and most effective.

More truths emerging

functionmed — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:07:00 -0700

One has always believed that "what goes around eventually comes around"
Herewith a few long overdue truths, BUT do not take my word for anything check it out and make a liar of me!

Environmental Working Group August 20, 2007

Fluoride in Southern California Tap Water Will Put 64,000 Kids at Risk

In the four years since the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) decided to add fluoride to the tap water of millions of Californians, the American Dental Association (ADA), scientists at Harvard University, and the prestigious National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences have all raised serious concerns about the safety of fluoridated water for infants and young children. This steady stream of science represents a growing consensus within the mainstream public health and dental community that the health risks of fluoride in tap water may substantially outweigh the modest dental benefits of tap water fluoridation.

Flintstones Childrens Vitamins

Even a quick search of the ingredients in their Flintstone’s vitamins for children show that they contain some of the following substances (depending on variety):

Artificial flavors and three different types of food dye
Glucose syrup
Gelatin and modified starch (which both typically contain MSG)
The neurotoxin aspartame
Hydrogenated oils

Mobile Phones Do-

"This study shows biological changes in response to low level mobile phone radiation - something that could potentially have implications for health.

"Further research is required, however guidance based purely on thermal effects is clearly out of date."

Prof Rony Seger, a cancer researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and colleagues exposed rat and human cells to electromagnetic radiation at a similar frequency to that emitted by mobiles. The power of the signal was around 1/10th of that from a mobile.

After just five minutes the researchers identified the production of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) – natural chemicals that stimulate cell division and growth.

Cancers develop when the body is unable to prevent excessive growth and division of cells in the wrong place.

Prof Seger said: "The real significance of our findings is that cells are not inert to non-thermal mobile phone radiation.

"We used radiation power levels that were around 1/10th of those produced by a normal mobile. The changes we observed were clearly not caused by heating."

And Teflon with its carcinogenic potential is now reported to exist in the blood of almost all of the population of the USA

Finally a perhaps bold question!
Why are Australians allowing government to restrict citizens access to their own city streets just because an American "War Criminal" is visiting?

Hang in there it is going to get worse, Orwelles "1984" may be little late BUT, it is happening!

Diabetes epidemic

functionmed — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:01:44 -0700

Shocking but anticipated and predicted news today that Type 1 diabetes has increased in the under 14 years age group to being 20% more likely than just 7 years ago.

This increases the risk of premature death from many causes including small blood vessel disease,i.e.Neuropathy, Nephropathy and Retinoapthy, plus heart disease, stroke and more.

Unfortunately the greatest barrier to health is emulating the "American way of life", of complacency, ignorance and apathy, but most of all "Monkey see, monkey do".

Wake up Australia more than 70% of your 14 to 25 year age group suffer one or more chronic illness conditions today, whereas only 20 years ago the statistics were about 36%!

Diabetes is the most preventable disease on the planet. Type 2 caught early enough is reversable. All of the aforementioned complications are preventable and treatable but not by conventional medicine.

I am about to publish a new EBook "Living with Diabetes is not Living". Price will be $24USD. Special price to Minti members prerelease is $20AUD plus a bonus EBook "Functional Nutrition" including the "Myth of the Balanced Diet" and programs for preventing diabetes (40:30:30 diet) Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity without rebound, the only program that prevents rebound and prevents muscle loss with fat loss. Optin through email functionmed@optusnet.com.au

Your health and the health of your children is totally in your hands!

PS I predicted twenty years ago that most of the "baby Boomers" and their offspring are going to "break the bank" of both Federal funding and private sector funding for "sick care" or what [they[ call health care.

I now tell you this: Put "Dictator Howard" back in power and you will be paying 'American style" health insurance and hospital fees in the near future. Recall "no GST"? The man could not lie straight in bed!

And see what the little dictator has in store for yuall with "Codex Alimentarius" at http://health-care-aus.org

Fish oil again

functionmed — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:51:28 -0800

Hi all,
the evidence continues to mount that suuplementing oily fish, fish oil or fish oil supplements during pregnancy
enhances cognitive ability inn addition to everyone who so supplements reduces mortality form all causes.
The latest:

Maternal Fish Consumption During Pregnancy Shows Cognitive Benefits in Children

An observational study finds an increased risk for adverse neurodevelopment in children whose mothers limit seafood consumption during pregnancy.

The study, in the latest Lancet, was based on about 9000 British women who gave birth in the early 1990s and answered questionnaires during pregnancy. After adjustment for poverty and other factors, it found that maternal seafood intake of less than 340 grams per week -- the U.S. government recommendation -- was associated with a significant increased risk of children being in the lowest quartile of verbal IQ.

Overall, it found the higher the mother's seafood consumption, the lower the likelihood of suboptimal development scores. No adverse effects of higher intake were seen.

An accompanying commentary says that advice to lower seafood consumption during pregnancy "can lower the amounts of essential fatty acids below that needed for optimum brain development, and therefore might result in more harm than good."

Lancet article (Free abstract; full text requires subscription)

Lancet comment (Subscription required)

Trying to concieve, watch the french fries etc

functionmed — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:54:37 -0800

Beware Trans Fats

A large long-term study recently concluded that trans fats contribute significantly to ovarian infertility. The study was a prospective cohort study of 18 555 married, premenopausal women without a history of infertility who attempted a pregnancy or became pregnant between 1991 and 1999. Diet was assessed twice during follow-up by using a food-frequency questionnaire.

Results:During follow-up, 438 incidents of ovulatory infertility were reported. In logistic regression analyses, intakes of total fat, cholesterol, and most types of fatty acids were not related to ovulatory infertility. Each 2% increase in the intake of energy from trans unsaturated fats, as opposed to that from carbohydrates, was associated with a 73% greater risk of ovulatory infertility after adjustment for known and suspected risk factors for this condition [relative risk (RR) = 1.73; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.73]. Obtaining 2% of energy intake from trans fats rather than from n–6 polyunsaturated fats was associated with a similar increase in the risk of ovulatory infertility (RR = 1.79; 95% CI: 1.11, 2.89). In addition, obtaining 2% of energy from trans fats rather than from monounsaturated fats was associated with a more than doubled risk of ovulatory infertility (RR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.09, 4.87).

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 1, 231-237, January 2007

And as for unfermented soy even a very small amount of the phytoestrogen Genistein in the female can destroy sperm.

More info at http://health-care-aus.org

ADD/ADHD Protocols

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:37:03 -0800

The following is well researched information and suggestions for treatment following a comprehensive assessment with a practitioner qualified in functional medicine. To be viewed for its many facets of the disorders and the complexity of treatment strategies.

The supplements are prescription only items. If you live in Australia they may be made available via a personal confidential email. More info at http://health-care-aus.org via contents and ADD/ADHD

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER Definition: A persistent pattern of inattention and / or hyperactivity. Impulsitivity, symptoms must be present for a minimum of 6 months and be disruptive to family, school and social occasions beyond expected levels of development for the child’s corresponding age. Symptoms must be evident in more than one environment i.e social, educational, and family, and diagnosed prior to 7 years of age. The diagnosis cannot be better explained by any other condition. These three main symptoms must be present to be diagnosed as ADD (attention problems, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness). ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER SYMPTOMS Inattention/Boredom Mood instability Anxiety Aggression Social isolation Impulsiveness Irritability Decreased motivation Depression Sleep problems Headaches / Pain Excessive thirst Exaggerated senses Negativity Sensitive hearing _______________________________________________________________________________________________ CLINICAL SUBTYPES OF ADHD • Impulsivity – These children have difficulty in waiting their turn they blurt out answers before the question is finished and constantly interrupting conversations and activities. • Inattentive – This mainly affects girls. • Hyperactivity Constantly fidgeting cannot sit still, they talk excessively, are always running and climbing and have difficulty in joining in activities. These children are always on the go and seem to be driven by a motor, as they never give up. • ODD- Defies authority from anybody especially adults, they are very hostile and will argue constantly and will go out of their way to annoy people. • CD – Conduct disorder these people or children are usually very aggressive towards both animal and people Keep it simple for these children with lots of extra reassurance, with a continual reminder of their boundaries. Reduce clutter in their living environment. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUMMARISED TREATMENT STRATEGY ACUTE TREATMENT STRATEGY A. REDUCE INATTENTION, HYPERACTIVITY, AND IMPULSITIVITY CHRONIC TREATMENT STRATEGY A. GIVE DIETARY ADVICE A. REPAIR NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION B. CORRECT IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION C. CORRECT INTESTINAL DYSBIOSIS D. REDUCE ALLERGENS / VACCINATIONS / TOXICITY (HOMEOPATHIC) PRIORITISED NUTRITION PROTOCOL ACUTE / SYMPTOM CONTROL (1-2 weeks) A. REDUCE INATTENTION, HYPERACTIVITY, AND IMPULSITIVITY.

1. Children’s Nervous Support 0-2 year olds ¼ scoop b.i.d. 2-5 year olds ½ scoop t.i.d. 5-12 year olds 1 scoop t.i.d. Cognition may be improved by increasing oxygen supply to the brain and reducing excitability of the neurotransmitters. Herbs such as Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monniera may assist in this process. 2. Nervous Tissue Support 2-5 year olds 1 capsule daily 5-12 year olds 1 capsule twice daily Phosphatidylserine is a key component of nerve cell membranes involved in the production of neurotransmitters. It functions also as an essential component for dopamine transmission.

3. ADD/ADHD Complex 3-5 drops t.i.d. Specific homoeopathic and phenolic remedies may assist in the regulation of neurotransmitter imbalances associated with this condition. 4. Children’s Omega 3 Complex 0-2 year olds: ½ metric teaspoon (2.5ml) daily 2-5 year olds: ½ metric teaspoon (2.5ml) twice daily 5-12 year olds: 1 metric teaspoon (5ml) twice daily Essential Fatty Acid deficiencies are well documented in ADD. In the majority of cases a high omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is found. Supplementation with fish oil (that has been purified of any heavy metal and other contamination) will help restore the correct EFA balance, with benefits to neurotransmitter function and sympathetic nervous system activity. 5. Children’s Sleep Aid 2-5 year olds ½ scoop1 hour prior to bed then ½ scoop on going to bed 5-12 year olds 1 scoop 1 hour prior to bed then 1 scoop on going to bed Herbs such as Passiflora incarnata and Matricaria recutita, and nutrients like Magnesium phosphate, can tonify the nervous system and help a child to relax enough to get off to sleep. Specific sedative, anxiolytic and relaxing herbs like Zizyphus spinosa may serve to improve sleep quality. CHRONIC / CORRECTING CAUSES (2-8 Weeks) To reduce Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity

A. CORRECT DIETARY INSUFFICIENCIES: DIETARY ADVICE . An ABO blood type diet may reduce the possibility of consuming allergens and causing digestive upsets, food sensitivities, or allergic reactions in the infant/child. A blood type diet may also help to reduce sugar cravings and balance blood sugar levels. • Include organic fruit and vegetables and meat as much as possible. Remove as many colours and preservatives and as much sugar from the diet as possible. • ADD sufferers have been found to have decreased glucose metabolism in specific brain areas. An Insulin Zone diet may be able to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism. • Restore balance between serotonin and dopamine. Most ADD children have a deficiency of dopamine. • Decrease food allergens, intolerances and additives e.g. dairy, sugar and salt, as well as carbohydrates such as breads, potatoes, rice, pasta, and encourage eating closer to a ketogenic dietary program, as this will help improve cognitive behaviour and reduce the excitability that carbohydrates can cause due to their high glycaemic index, which in turn may lead to a hypoglycemic response. • Check for any parasitic infections, e.g. Candida, as it inhibits malic acid in the Krebs cycle. • Check for and eliminate any toxic metals, as lead toxicity has been associated with slow or poor development in speech. (Check especially mercury in vaccinated children). • Increase co-ordination and balance exercise regimes. • Check for nutrient imbalances / deficiencies such as zinc. • Remove salicylates from the diet. • Encourage swimming (e.g. breaststroke) as this is calming and opens up the body and moves energy out, and is not a controlling action. • Increase essential fatty acids in the diet (fish such as salmon and tuna). 2. Children’s Foundation Nutrition 0-2 year olds ½ scoop b.i.d. 2-5 year olds 1 scoop b.i.d. 5-12 year olds 1 scoop t.i.d. Such children may benefit from a whey-based low reactive meal replacement, decreasing Th2 responses. The inclusion of colostrum can assist in inducing Th1 defences, while DHA could help to promote healthy neural development.

B. REPAIR NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION

1. Children’s Nervous Support 2-5 year olds ½ scoop t.i.d. 5-12 year olds 1 scoop t.i.d. Cognition may be improved by increasing oxygen supply to the brain and reducing excitability of the neurotransmitters. Herbs such as Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) may assist in this process. DHA is essential to healthy neural development. 2. Nervous System Support 2-5 year olds 1 capsule daily 5-12 year olds 1 capsule twice daily Phosphatidylserine may facilitate the production and release of acetyl choline, dopamine, protein kinase C and nerve growth factor. It can prevent a decline in interneurone dendritic connections. Supplementation has been found to restore EEG patterns and improve brain glucose metabolism, resulting in improved mental function and behaviour.

C. CORRECT IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION

1. Children’s Immune Support 2-5 year olds ½ scoop t.i.d. 5-12 year olds 1 scoop t.i.d. Specific herbs such as Andrographis paniculata may help regulate cytokine levels and natural killer cell function. Clinical trials with soy phytosterols have demonstrated their efficacy in the management of allergic immune responses, while supporting vitamins and minerals such as ascorbic acid, potassium chloride, zinc and iron may aid in the maintenance of normal healthy immune function.

D. CORRECT INTESTINAL DYSBIOSIS

1. Children’s Dysbiosis Management 0-2 year olds ⅓ scoop b.i.d. into mouth 2-5 year olds ⅓ scoop t.i.d. into mouth 5-12 year olds ½ scoop b.i.d. into mouth Probiotics such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis can promote TGF-β production by Th3 cells, thereby regulating the Th2 response characteristic of allergies and food sensitivities. They also support an increase in Th1 activity to assist in the immune clearance of opportunistic pathogens.

E. IF ALLERGENS / VACCINATIONS / TOXICITY - DETOXIFICATION

Food allergies/sensitivities and heavy metal toxicity are believed to be significant contributors to ADD. Implementation of a comprehensive detoxification program may assist by correcting gut flora, correcting digestion, repairing gut permeability and improving liver detoxification of xenobiotics. If Vaccination Lymphatic Complex 3-5 drops t.i.d Specific homoeopathics may improve lymphatic congestion, thereby enhancing immune function and detoxification. They may also provide support to the body during the times of infection and reactions to vaccinations. If Toxic Metals Heavy Metal Nosode 3-5 drops t.i.d Homoeopathic preparations of metals may assist the patient with the elimination of, and sensitivity to, heavy metals. If Allergens Allergy Desensitisation 3-5 drops t.i.d A broad-spectrum phenolic desensitization may assist in tolerating foods, inhalants, and various other chemical substances in our environment.

If Chemicals Environmental Nosode 3-5 drops t.i.d Isopathic desensitization may assist tolerance of various chemicals, solvents and industrial cleaners commonly encountered in our environment, which can cause adverse reactions. MAINTENANCE / PREVENTION (2-6 months)

A. DIETARY ADVICE1. An ABO blood type diet may reduce the possibility of consuming allergens which may cause digestive upsets, food sensitivities, or allergic reactions in the infant/child. A blood type diet will also help to reduce sugar cravings and balance blood sugar levels. An Insulin Zone Diet for the Child/Mother is an easily implemented dietary program containing a balanced ratio of carbohydrates to proteins to fats (40:30:30). It is designed to regulate insulin/glucagon levels, which influence fat metabolism, inflammatory cytokine production and hormonal control. See chronic dietary advice 2. Children’s Foundation Nutrition 0-2 year olds ½ scoop b.i.d. 2-5 year olds 1 scoop b.i.d. 5-12 year olds 1 scoop t.i.d. A complete, whey-based, supplementary food providing both macro- and micronutrients may be of benefit in children who are “fussy eaters” or who do not eat well or regularly.

B. MAINTAIN NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION / COGNITION

1. Children’s Nervous Support 0-2 year olds ¼ scoop daily 2-5 year olds ½ scoop b.i.d 5-12 year olds 1-2 scoops b.i.d Cognition may be improved by increasing oxygen supply to the brain and reducing excitability of the neurotransmitters. Herbs such as Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) may assist in this process. DHA is essential to healthy neural development in the young. . 2. Children’s Omega 3 Complex 2-5 year olds ½ scoop by mouth b.i.d 5-12 year olds 1 scoop by mouth b.i.d The benefits of essential fatty acids are well documented in ADHD. In a majority of cases a high omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is found. Supplementation with fish oil may help restore the correct EFA balance, with benefits to neurotransmitter function and SNS activity. 3. Children’s Neuromuscular Support 1 scoop in 150 ml of water b.i.d Magnesium supplementation may support neuromuscular mitochondrial energy production, thereby helping to relieve stress, anxiety and tension. 4. Children’s Sleep Aid 2-5 year olds ½ scoop 1 hour prior to bed ½ scoop on going to bed 5-12 year olds 1 scoop 1 hour prior to bed then 1 scoop on going to bed Herbs such as Matricaria recutita and Passiflora incarnata, and nutrients that tonify the nervous system such as magnesium phosphate, can help a child to relax enough to get off to sleep. Specific sedative, anxiolytic and relaxing herbs like Zizyphus spinosa may serve to improve sleep quality.

ADD/ADHD

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:00:35 -0800

Having just read quite a number of members comments, questions and answers one would like to share just a little knowledge on the subject. Because of the amount of type in part one I shall follow up in the near future with more.

Amphetamines []

Description
Amphetamines are a group of Pharmaceutical, illicit Recreational and Smart Drugs comprising Amphetamine and its derivatives (Amphetamine-Derivatives). They are a sub-group of Phenethylamines. They include Ritalin

Toxic Effects of Amphetamines
Digestive System

Amphetamines can cause Intestinal Permeability. peer-reviewed research

Immune System

Excessive or long-term usage of Amphetamines impairs the Immune System (due to Norepinephrine deficiency interfering with the ability of the Thymus Gland to issue instructions to the Immune System).

Metabolism

Excessive or long-term usage of Amphetamines causes lack of Energy and lack of Motivation or Willpower (due to Norepinephrine and Vasopressin deficiency):

- Although Amphetamine initially and temporarily increases Energy, Willpower and Motivation.

Nervous System

Excessive or long-term usage of Amphetamines causes Depression (due to deficiencies of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin):

- Although Amphetamines initially and temporarily alleviates Depression due to it causing the sudden release of large amounts of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin.

Amphetamines can cause excessive stimulation of Dopamine D2 Receptors.
Amphetamines are capable of causing Drug Dependence.
Excessive or long term usage of Amphetamines decreases Intelligence (due to depletion and destruction of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin):

- Although Amphetamines initially and temporarily increase Intelligence.

Excessive or long-term usage of Amphetamines impairs Memory (due to Norepinephrine and Vasopressin depletion):

- Although Amphetamines initially and temporarily improve Memory.

Amphetamines Interfere with these Substances

Enzymes

Chronic usage of Amphetamines suppresses the endogenous production of Tyrosine Hydroxylase.

Neurotransmitters

Amphetamines cause the depletion of the Brain’s Dopamine.
Chronic usage of Amphetamines inhibits the endogenous production of L-Dopa (by suppressing the Tyrosine Hydroxylase enzyme, thereby preventing the conversion of Tyrosine to L-Dopa).
Amphetamines cause the release of Norepinephrine (NE) researchand Vasopressin and blocks the recycling of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin, resulting in high concentrations of these Neurotransmitters in the Synapses between Neurons that is responsible for Amphetamines' stimulatory effects. However Norepinephrine and Vasopressin soon become depleted after long-term or excessive Amphetamines usage as Amphetamines do not cause the Brain to produce any additional Neurotransmitter to replace those that are suddenly released in via the process mentioned above.

Semi-Beneficial Effects of Amphetamines

It needs to be stressed that any beneficial effects of Amphetamines are temporary and are often followed by counteractive opposite effects.

Metabolism

Amphetamines are occasionally used in the treatment of Obesity (although their usage is becoming less common due to their highly addictive potential).

Nervous System

Amphetamines often induce Abreaction (release of suppressed emotions).
Amphetamines (temporarily) increases Alertness (by stimulating the Reticular Activating System to release Adrenaline, Dopamine and Norepinephrine within the Brain). research
Amphetamines are often used in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

Amphetamines are normally used (illicitly) in order to derive their Euphoria-inducing effects:

- Caution: Amphetamines possess numerous toxic effects, possess addictive potential and are usually obtained illicitly.

Amphetamines temporarily alleviate Fatigue:

- 62% of Amphetamine users report subjective reductions in Fatigue.

Amphetamines temporarily improve some aspects of human Intelligence (due to Norepinephrine and Vasopressin release).
Amphetamines temporarily improve Learning, Attention Span and Memory (due to the sudden release of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin):

- However these temporary benefits are followed by negative impacts on health due to the subsequent depletion of Norepinephrine and Vasopressin.

Amphetamines (low-doses) are a worthy therapy for the after-treatment of persons who have experienced a Stroke: research

- Recent research has determined that the occurrence of a Stroke kills many Neurons and also “stuns” other Neurons that may or may not die. Low-dose Amphetamines increase the chance of survival of these “stunned” Neurons. This phenomena occurs as a result of Amphetamines stimulating the release of Norepinephrine which “floods” the Axons of Neurons and improves communication between healthy and “stunned” Neurons. Some patients recover their ability to walk and talk more competently after low-dose Amphetamines treatment.

These Substances Increase the Potency of Amphetamines

Amino Acids

Tyrosine (at a dose of 3,000 mg) prolongs the active life of Amphetamines.

Smart Drugs

Piracetam is synergistic with Amphetamines.

These Herbs Increase the Potency of Amphetamines

Korean Ginseng potentiates the motility-inducing effects of Amphetamines (although it reduces the other toxic effects of Amphetamines). research

These Substances Counteract the Toxic Effects of Amphetamines

Amino Acids

Tryptophan counteracts the craving for Amphetamines in persons deemed to be Amphetamines-dependent. research
Tyrosine corrects Norepinephrine (NE) deficiency in and alleviates the Depression associated with Amphetamines addiction.

Mineral-like Compounds

Charcoal reduces the time it takes for Amphetamines to be excreted from the body and decreases the duration and intensity of the effects (including the toxic effects) of Amphetamines. Charcoal may also reduce the withdrawal symptoms associated with Drug Dependence to Amphetamines and may reduce the craving for Amphetamines. research

Pharmaceutical Drugs

Amineptine counteracts some of the negative effects of Amphetamines withdrawal in persons who are Amphetamines-dependent. research

Smart Drugs

Exogenous Vasopressin counteracts the Vasopressin deficiency encountered by Amphetamines users.

These Herbs Counteract the Toxic Effects of Amphetamines

Schizandra antagonizes the stimulatory effect of Amphetamines on spontaneous motor activity. research

Chemical Structure of Amphetamines

All Amphetamines are based on the chemical structure of basic Amphetamine.

Types of Amphetamines

Amphetamine
Amphetamine Derivatives

Methamphetamine

Never rains but it pours sorta verbal diarrhea

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:45:19 -0800

We all experience stress, and most of us suffer from at least one stress related illness condition. These illness conditions are often of a chronic nature, which is classified as any illness condition lasting six months or more. In Australia the incidence of chronic illness conditions according the National health Survey carried out about every five years, the incidence reported as 42% of the population in 1947 has escalated to more than 70% across the board in 2001. These statistics may reliably be extrapolated to any industrialize society.

We hear and read adequate information on what stress is, how to deal with it and so on. What seems to be lacking is an explanation at the most basic level; the human cell. estimate on how many cells make up your body vary from about 60 trillion to an hundred trillion. I believe the latter estimate to be the most likely.

You live and die ruling out trauma of cellular malnutrition, that is cellular aging. And yet it is quite possible to have a biological (real age) ten years less than your chronological age.

The cells most affected by unmanaged stressors are located in the brain at the level of the "hypothalamus and pituitary" glands and atop each kidney in your "adrenal" gland. This we refer to as your HPA axis. By the way if you are easily startled you may be sure you are in a state of adrenal burnout.

Major activators of the HPA related illness conditions include but are not confined to:
•PSYCHOGENIC STRESS

• INFLAMMATION

• HIGH OESTROGEN

• NUTRIENT INSUFFICIENCIES

• THYROID HORMONE IMBALANCE

•TOXINS

•PAIN

•LOW ANDROGEN

Take note of that word inflammation, because uncontrolled it is the biggest killer of our species. More on that another time.

Without going into reams of biochemistry on the HPA axis it is sufficient to know that the HPA (endocrine glands ) co-ordinate the bodies response to stress.

Now, here is the salient point: all stress be it physical or mental/emotional immediately increases the body's cellular need for one if not all nutrient; not just vitamins and minerals but many sophisticated substances which most people have never heard of.

As an example "phosphatydilserine" a component of soy and egg yolk is a most remarkable and essential brain metabolite. How about the vitamin "choline"?

Do you know that choline is the precursor to the major neurotransmitter "acetylcholine". In the words of the "Buddha: don't take my word for anything, check it out for yourself!

So, over simplified, you can do a lot to help those wonderful cells of yours to cope by supplementing daily, a good brand of multivitamin/mineral supplement, preferably containing at least 75mg of calcium pantothenate a major adrenal stress nutrient.

Finally pay attention to the ancient adage: “what is matter does not matter, what is mind is all there is”

For what its worth, and that's heaps

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:42:55 -0800

Breastfeeding is crucial!
The most critical factor following birth is breast feeding. Critical for the bonding of infant to mother. For instance at least 99% of mothers breastfeeding for the first time will instinctively take the infant to the left breast; this aligns infant heart with maternal heart and the two hearts tend to beat in unison, WOW!

When an infant is born, normally (intravaginally), the infant picks up numerous bacteria in the birth process, most of these whilst essential to normal gut function, uncontrolled, can and do create havoc both within the gut and outside the gut. There is however one
essential beneficial bacteria: Bifidobacterium.

Bifidobactrium in a healthy person comprises 90% of the gut bacteria. Now, if the infant is breast-fed, by day 7 90% of the infants stool will be bifidobacterium and if continued for several months the bifidobacteria continue to proliferate with the function of improving digestion and immune status, manufacturing certain nutrients including, but not confined to:
Biotin
Choline
Folic Acid
Inositol
Para Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin K
and importantly controlling the detrimental bacteria, which, uncontrolled, proliferate and in time eat away at the mucosal lining of the gut with the consequence of a hyper-permeable gut lining "Leaky Gut". If an infant is born via caesarian section or not breast fed there will not be enough friendly bacteria to control the unfriendly bacteria with consequent proliferation and penetration of any body tissue causing inflammation and/or pain. A common example might be infant eczema.

My advice is during pregnancy take at least one capsule daily of combined bifidobacterium = 10 billion and acidophilus = 10 billion. And continue through lactation.
Need More:http://health-care-aus.org this is a new domain name so type into address bar at top of browser.

And the hide of this one

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:37:55 -0800

Shake a leg! Me ol man usd ta say when he wanted yer ta move like.

Speakina shakes, there gettin abit outa line I recon. An other won ofem from mulsim land as gon on tha tele orsomfink an said the ol 4 be 2 is a porker like.

Jeez mate God didn back a winner wene chose them isralites as number one dide eh.
First ther killin all the overs like I said afore, then itler an is mob get intoem wiv the elp of the pope an is mob like, cos they killed jesus, an now the bloody muslims is atem agin.

Funny thing is mate they both av thasaim god. Strike me bluddy lucky mate I cant make an ed or tale ofem, can yu?

An this fanattic is tellin tha little kids to atem an killem like, tha 4 be 2s I meen. Teach me kids to ate. Na, tried ta teechem ta shut the bluddy gate mate sotha sheep wudn get art. Didn werk tho mate. But they ended up alrite lookin after there own, an helpin others like, speshally ifen theres a bushfire or drowt mate. An they dont ate no one mate, espechally if theyl buy em a beer like mate.

So mate wadda ya recon we orta do wiv thees shakes mate? I meen seeresly there gettin wurse than tha bloody polytishns they ar. Speekin o wich mate wadda ya say we get that Pauleen anson sheila electd to PM like mate? Member er mate? sol fishn chips up in qeensland. Recon sheed fixem up reel smart like. Problee deeportem eh mate?

I been thinkin abartem an tha way they pray like mate, yer know neelin darn wiv there ed ta tha east and there arse ta tha west like. Mate dooya recon it myte be an east an west thing agin?

Hey mate canya imagin it, a millyin of tha buggers all wiv there ed down, ter tha east ocorse, don tel me wiv al tha veges tha eet, it dongit a bit windy. Imagin the meethane mate, leeva moba bluddy cows fer ded I recon mate.

Anyway cobber probly best leevem to kill each uvver and in a littl while we wont avta worry abartem eh. But all sed an dun this godblokes got alot ta ansa fer aint e? Seeya mate

The first insult

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:31:09 -0800

Dear Sheik Taj el-Din al-Hilaly,

First up don’t get carried away with the term ‘Dear” cos you ain’t very dear to about 20 million tru-blu Aussies, and no bloody wonder. You see shake we let you come to the lucky country and probably for free, from the stinking hot desolate country where you mob spend most of the day, if the TV is fair dinkum, having uncontrolled street parades shooting aromatic rifles in the air, even some of the kids, male of course have guns.

Struth shake does anybody ever work over there, or are they all a mob of dole bludgers? Don’t worry shake we’ve got a few here too, but no guns shake, the bloody coppers would knock em off, or if they lived, jail em!

We call it the lucky country here shake cos among other things our sheila’s (women) don’t have to walk behind us blokes, don’t have to have a clitorectomy, whatever that is, in fact its agin the law here and they don’t have to cover all the good parts up either.

In fact shake we look on the good parts, mostly a hell of a lot of the time, as the best parts, sorta makes a bloke feel good yaknow. But then you probably have never felt good hav ya shake, cos yor always bloody wingin, that means complainin and goin crook shake. Ya poor bugger ya might be depressed shake, get yaself a bottle of scotch, or rum, might lift ya spirits like, no pun intended shake. An uncover em shake and enjoy the view. Come to think of it some of your young jokers are doin time for pack rape arnt they? That’s not the Aussie way shake, not on.

Ya see shake if ya treet em like ladies, an most of em are, if ya take em to maccas or Kentucky fried, spend a bit of cash maybe some flowers and genrally behave yaself, in time ya might get lucky any way, and not have to go to jail like.

Beats me shake why this allah joker of your lets you kill each other all the bloody time. I mean the she ites (does that mean they like sheila’s shake?), and the sunnies (guess they like the sun more). An shake they recon this allah bloke said to kill all the rest if they didn’t bow to him. Well I aint a religious bloke shake but he sounds awful like the god of the other tribe over there we were taut about in school (before you was born) where he (god) loves this tribe and say’s to go out and kill the rest of the poor buggers, except the shiela’s o corse, they could have a bit of yaknow what wiv em and make em slaves like some of you lot still do.

Ya recconed the other day shake as how you muslims had more right to the lucky country than we true blues do, cos we are the offspring of convicts.

Yea, well some of that’s true shake but a lot of them only stole a loaf of bread or something similar cos they was starvinglike and the bloody pommy upper crust and the bloody nose in the air judges wanted to make the lucky country another England like where they could breed thousands of pommy’s at no cost and even more important bloody millions of rabbits to eat and to make the famous, dinkum Aussie hat, ever wear one shake? go well over in ya desert.

Come to think of it shake heaps of thousands of our blokes have worn the “fur felt” over in there in your desert on at least two auspishis occasions; wars one an two, mostly kickin the bloody krauts and it’ise out of your land, and o corse being nice to some of your sheila’s, and contributing to the exchecer by ridin the od camel for a shekle or two.

Anyway shake if the bloody drought keeps up ya can have the bloody place for a song cos wer’e all goin to the moon. Hey shake just come to mind, except for oil, your lot ever invent anything useful, like beer, or football like, not serious things like phones and tele and cars and heart transplants, that reminds me, better transplant the tomatos today if it rains.

So shake we don’t have nothin against good muslims in fact some of our friends are Red Indians, Aboro ginees, ordinary Indians, Chinese, Japs even and even some pommies especially when we lickem at cricket, ever take the willa to the leather shake? Like in the back yard at mum’s I mean, O corse ya couldnt bowl or run much in that getup you wear shake, might be ok wiv the bat though an ya could have a runner like cos yor disadvantaged.

Well shake gota get on wiv the workload no sittin on the arse in the shade of some mosq if ya wanna make a go of it in this country, an no street parades, or guns either, dictator howard bought most of em at a firesale. So, a word if I might shake “shape up or ship, out cos if ya don’t ya could end up as crow meat. Know what I mean shake and watch those jipp’os over there they tried to rob our jokers blind in the war. Ya could consider in the extreme getin yaself naturalized like an becoming a “tru blu’. But if ya do, ya better behave or they will charge ya wiv treason. Fortunately (for you) they don’t hang jokers like you anymore.

Trying to conceive

functionmed — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:17:13 -0800

Thank you for the invitation, which I as a male (well 50% since 1990, when I attended a Myer Briggs and learned how to allow my supressed female side to balance out me male ego driven side)n consider a priviledge.

Since 1980 I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to assist many hundreds of couples to achieve pregnancy. For starters go to http://health-care-aus.org
and under contents Pregnancy.

I owe some of you an apology for being slack in not getting back to you with an answer. I have been building a house here in Toronto the past few weeks and rarely have time to look a the computer I shall however, rectify that later today.

For any who may be interested I was able to attend Kellie's official Ph.D award at Sydney University on 13 December. Kellie is home until March and arrives here tomorrow for a few days, when we generally consume huge amounts of good tucker. Kellie shares my love of cooking and we both "live to eat rather than eat to live", and without putting on weight.

Kel.is going back to Zambia in March for 4 months when she hands over to Zambian authorities.
Her intention is to paint for at least a year and hopefully write. If you need a laugh see her latest news update at http://awdczambia.org.
According to Kellie she is now known over there as "Dr.Doglady"

I believe that I may be the only father of a daughter who achieved Ph.D status at least partly, with canine feces. i.e. proving by DNA the African Painted dog is a unique species not related to any other on the planet. How she gets the "dog poo" through customs is quite beyond me! Brought more home this trip too, maybe she is addicted.

Now I know that our erstwhile web Masters like to rss to other blogs of which I have a few under diverse guises. Being a very proud "tru blu" I do not appreciate these "fundamentalist muslims" bad mouthing me fellow Aussies and being a "poo-stirer" from way back have replied in what I call a "strine: vein. For those not in the know is the everyday language as spoken by most of us. For example "emma chisit" may be interpreted as " how much is it? "gloriasome" as glorious home, "emmanegs: as ham and eggs and so on. There is an authoritative book called "Strine" by alphabeticalorder.

Some of you may visit the arkellery" to day!

So at the risk of offending some of you ladies I shall cut and paste on separate page my reply as it may be presented in strine by the late C.J Dennis, and with apologies to the same.

Healthy, happy and peaceful new year to all

functionmed — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:01:37 -0800

Happiness like most of life is a state of mind.
If you are not happy change your mind, because to change your mind is to change your life.
Peace is also by nature a state of mind, sadly lacking among the extremist groups on planet earth, but then we are the supreme predator!

Health is also largely controlled by your mind together with your personal environment, which is a very large issue for all of us.

Probably being more than twice as old as most of you I have a wealth of experience in life events. I say wealth because one has been fortunate to learn something from most of those experiences. Mind you applying it is another thing all together.

For the past 20 years I have been studying (epidemiology) the 14 to 25 year age group seeking the determinants (causes) of chronic illness conditions, which on commencement affected approximately 33% of the group. At the last Health Survey (ABS 2001) the incidence had increased to over 70%. Believe me the Federal Healthcare system will collapse under the load in the next decade or so, and the private funds will be charging like a wounded bull!

To properly control the survey a host of factors had to be observed including but not confined to: socioeconomical disadvantage, sociogeographical disadvantage (this means for instance you and I live at Mount Druitt, I am jobless and here for life. You are wealthy and can move to Palm Beach) education, occupation, family history of disease, housing, air, water, transport, life-stye etc.

To effect all of the above one had to live, for 2 years at a time in 5 differing geographic/socioeconomic locations, assess by consultation and comprehensive questionnaire more than ten thousand individuals not including consultations with many diverse groups.

Among the top determinants were: Lack of life skills and coping, joblessness, homeless, education system, toxic environment including food intake and diet generally.

During this period I researched and developed an Environmental Health Plan for the City of Liverpool NSW. Living the previous 30 yerars or so on the Northern beaches one had a lot to learn about how the other half live! And yet the first 15 years of my life were spent living in abject povert, how soon we forget!

This can go on forever. What it is about is sharing experience and if you are interested you can:
Prevent and reverse most heart disease.
Prevent dementia and Alzheimer's and if caught early enough halt both.
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Myth of the Balanced Diet (continued)

functionmed — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 23:22:07 -0700

Carbohydrates
By far the most commonly consumed foods in our society, now, today, are those produced and prepared from and with white flour and sugar. In other words from refined carbohydrates. As an experiment, go to any "take-away" fast food hall and see how many foods? you can buy that do not contain wheat in any form. I often ponder whether or not the term "fast food" refers to the bowel transit time, because almost all fast foods lack the dietary fibre necessary for normal (time-wise) bowel function.

If you want to be assured of Hyperinsulinism, weight-gain, chronic illness make sure you eat plenty of hamburgers. And as freebee bonus because of the method of cooking the meat patty is carcinogenic, i.e. cancer causing.

Barbecued Beef contains Benzpyrene that can cause Cancer. Excessive consumption of beef increases the risk of Colon Cancer. Research shows: women who eat beef as a main dish every day have 2.5 times the risk for Colon Cancer compared to women who eat beef less than once per month.

Cereals
Once off the breast (usually within six months of birth) our children may become hooked for life on sugar and to a lesser extent salt. Many children refuse to eat their "veggies" simply because they are too bland in a food chain which offers so much piquancy.

Instead of eating a healthy breakfast most children are served cereal breakfasts. Once again mostly wheat based and containing as much as 30% sugar.

This is what I call “leaving the brain on the breakfast table” A couple of hours later many children are inattentive, yawning etc.

Breakfast should supply sustained energy levels for at least four hours. For most of us our main energy needs of the day are from awakening in the morning.
Allergy
It is well documented in the specialized field of "Clinical Ecology" that we may become addicted (mal-adaptive addiction) to those foods to which we are actually intolerant or allergic.

A good analogy is cigarette smoking; the first one makes you feel absolutely rotten, but the addiction is soon established, ten to fifty a day and you no longer feel the side effects.

However, the disease process goes on unchecked. Sooner or later a chronic disease condition will manifest. The same applies to food if you are maladapted to it. Many cancers are the result of food allergy, and other cancers (epithelial) may be a result of vitamin/mineral deficiency, as we will discuss a little later.

Matter Of Balance
Some nutritionists will argue that provided we consume a balanced diet there is nothing to worry about. Why then, on average, do more than 70% of our population suffer one or more chronic illness conditions? It can't all be due to faulty life-style or genetic inheritance.

Not so many years ago the head nutritionist at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital went public with the statement that only about 2% of Australians might need extra vitamins. At that time the latest health survey (ABS) showed that 47% of us suffered one or more chronic illness conditions.

Any scientist schooled in clinical and applied nutrition would be suspect, if they suggested that any person with a chronic illness condition did not have an increased need for one if not all nutrients.

The lady in question was obviously a product of a myopic education system.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Let us hypothesize that most of us do, most of the time, consume a balanced diet. And therein may lie the problem. For what, or whom, is the diet balanced?

70% of the world's populations are not genetically (biochemically) adapted to cow's milk. An equal number are probably to some degree not genetically adapted to the lectins of many plant foods especially wheat and other grains, with the exception of perhaps rice, corn, amaranth, spelt and quinoa.

Differing Cultural Needs
Our own need for adaptation has far exceeded most other countries. Only in the past fifty years or so have we been exposed to soybean products. Staple to the Chinese and Japanese, and many other eastern races, soy has become a daily part of our diet. Well may you say, but I don't use soy sauce or tofu! Then have a look at the protein enrichment component of many packaged foods; bread, cakes, biscuits and you find soy-protein as an additive.

Soy sauce (fermented) is used by the litre in most Asian/oriental restaurants in our society. However, fermented soy products such as sauce, miso and tempeh do not pose a problem.

Some years ago when doing laboratory work investigating food allergies I was amazed at the prevalence of allergy or sensitivity to Soya bean.

Unfermented soy products are well documented as contributing to thyroid problems, alzheimer’s, at least in older men, and probably breast cancer in at least some women.

Wheat is No.1.
But, without doubt, the number one allergen in our food chain is wheat and, to a lesser extent, all of the other commonly consumed grains with cow's milk and oranges, peanuts and apples all in the top ten.

We have also been exposed, like other western societies, to more than 3000 new chemicals and maybe many more thousands of manufactured foods, most of which most of us appear to handle without much problem.

It may be opportune to recall that we (en mass) have only recently moved from a rural life including fresh farm produce to industrialized (urban) community life with attendant stressors.

Time was when we consumed many plant foods only "in season"; now we can consume most of them every day, year round.

Time was when we salivated over a roast chicken maybe once, or at most, twice a year. Say no more!

One substance that the most commonly consumed grains have in common to one degree or another is phytic acid, commonly referred to as phytates.

The major function of phytic acid is as an "anti-nutrient".

Phytates impair protein digestion by interaction with our digestive enzymes to form insoluble complexes that are less likely to be broken down by the very essential proteolytic (protein splitting) enzymes than would be ordinary protein in either an acid or (usually) alkaline medium.

Phytic acid chelates (grabs onto) and binds with zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese and copper - all essential elements to the function of the human body.

These macro and trace elements are essential for many hundreds of enzyme functions and in the case of zinc, which is essential for a known eighty metallo-enzyme functions, for the synthesis of DNA that is very much a part of our immune function.

However, it is with calcium that we have our major brief. To follow….

Hair Dye Alert

functionmed — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:08:59 -0700

Health Alert A recent study in Europe showed that hair dye may increase the risk of a type
of cancer known as lymphoma (Lymphomas are malignant tumors occurring within the Lymphatic System). The study suggested that personal use of hair coloring is associated with a
small increase in lymphoma risk, particularly among women who started using
hair coloring products before 1980 reported ," Dr. Silvia de Sanjose, et al, of the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Barcelona .
The researchers found an overall 19 percent increased risk of lymphoma among
people who reported coloring their hair. The increased risk was 26 percent
among those who used hair dye 12 or more times a year, and those who began coloring their hair before 1980 showed a 37 percent > increased lymphoma risk, while those who had only dyed their hair before > 1980, but not afterwards, showed a 62 percent increased risk.
SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, July 1, 2006.

Myth of the Balanced Diet (continued)

functionmed — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:59:26 -0700

Man, Hunter Gatherer
Anthropological and medical anthropology, has confirmed that early man was a "hunter gatherer" lived frugally on wild game, which often required sustained physical effort and performance to achieve a "kill".

In the earlier pre-tool age they would have eaten the vital organs rather than the steaks for which he lacked appropriate butchering tools. They grubbed for roots, tubers, gathered wild berries, fruits, herbs and seeds. It is almost certain that foods were eaten one at a time; that is, as single foods.

Can you imagine our prehistoric ancestors cutting off a roast of meat and taking it back to the cave where the women cooked it with roasted potato, pumpkin, carrot or onion and then served it with a green vegetable, all liberally covered with gravy, to be placed one, two or three ingredients at a time on the fork and shoveled into the mouth, then to be washed down with a glass of good red?

Is not that how many of us dine today?
And as a consequence of this, and many other nutritional errors exacerbated by living within an industrialized environment, we now live in a society which boasts a chronic illness average of 70% of the population, increasing at something like 10% per decadeand more:

These include, in particular, the killer diseases of heart, stroke, cancer, liver and obesity. The less fatal, but severely debilitating diseases including: osteoporosis, arthritis, asthma, Parkinson's disease, Hodgkin's disease, Addison's disease, digestive disorders and musculoskeletal disorders.

Then we have the latter day exotics, which our grandparents had never heard of. These include multiple sclerosis, leaky gut, chronic fatigue, Alzheimer’s, twentieth century syndrome, myeloencephalopathy, and many, many more.

In my country (Australia) the first national health survey (1947) recorded chronic illness conditions averaging 42% of the population

The 2001 survey recorded the average as over 70% of the population.

Diseases Of The Affluent
If we look at the documented research of anthropology and more particularly medical anthropology and go back in time to the Paleolithic period which existed about 40,000 years ago, we find that the people living in that period did not suffer the killer diseases or many of the chronic conditions which exist in our society today. Arteriosclerosis, stroke, cancer, obesity, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and diabetes did not exist.

In fact, coming forward to 1940, research shows that diabetes did not exist in the Native Americans whereas today, among certain tribes such as the Pima Indian, the incidence of diabetes mellitus is higher than for any other society or race. Also rare among the hunter-gatherers was and is still is, osteoporosis, hearing loss and dental caries.

We may, of course, discuss some of our latter day diseases. Arthritis did occur as Osteoarthritis, probably some asthma but not on the scale as we know it today. Most of the other chronic conditions were yet to come. Of course there were some birth defects, some mental disease and so on but not on an epidemic scale. As against this they did suffer life threatening and life-taking infections, which rather developed over the millennia.

What is important is that these chronic diseases of western society are still rare in primitive and even what we call semi-advanced third world countries, where the problem is more one of famine and consequential starvation. Many other factors may of course contribute to our current life-style that were non-existent 40,000 or even one hundred years back including atmospheric pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, and even the measurement of time by watches and clocks, which contribute to our mental stressors, but this chapter is about diet so:

Man The Adaptive Animal
Let us now skip briefly to genetics; it is very probable, and well acknowledged, that there have been no changes in the genes of humankind over the past 30,000 years. We do know that changes in gene frequency result from mutation, which is an extremely slow process, or from selection and genetic drift leading to redistribution of the genes that already exist. Changes due to this process of selection can be very rapid indeed.

Through anthropological research, we can be sure that our skeletons have not altered much at all since Cro-Magnon man who lived some 30,000 years ago, to the present day.

The exception is that Cro-Magnon mankind had much larger bone mass than modern man. It has been established that the Paleolithic diet probably offered on a daily basis a calcium intake of some 1,800mg. And a vitamin C intake of about 475m

Since the advent of agriculture only 10,000 years past, and more particularly, since the establishment in the last 500 years of cities to house the people necessary to operate the industrial machinery, we have been exposed to a great many changes in both diet and life-style.

Because, prior to industrialization, our ancestors habitually lived in a rural environment.

Medical Anthropology
Scientists in the field of human nutrition and medical anthropology seem to agree that if the conditions of life of an animal deviate from those which prevailed in the environment in which the species evolved "there is a distinct likelihood that the animal so affected will be less well suited to the new conditions than to those to which it has become genetically adapted through natural selection, and consequently, some signs of maladjustment may be anticipated." Without doubt, such a principal will have a bearing on both the physical and the mental processes and health of the individual.

This can be seen today by those old enough and astute enough to make the observation in the difference in the physical build of both sexes (youth) in our society compared with the physical appearance of youth during the poverty stricken years of the 1920's and 30's.

The boys of today are considerably taller and weigh more whilst the girls mature sexually, at an earlier age than perhaps their parents or certainly, their grandparents did.

However, a price has been paid. Antisocial behaviour, which was practised by an occasional individual or rarely, street gang, in the pre 1940's, has today, become a major problem in our society. Asthma has increased to epidemic proportions as a price for our gradual adaptation to living in polluted urban environments.

Mental and emotional illness and behavioural problems abound. Chronic disease conditions now afflict the majority 70% of the 15 to 24 year age group. In 1986 this was 66%

In terms of foods commonly consumed, and available we have undergone extremely rapid changes in the past 50 years or so. The result of these changes in diet, environment and social pressures may affect both physical and mental function including behaviour.

Maladaptive Addiction
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had no cereal grains, no milk or milk bi-products, other than human milk, which was available at frequent intervals to the infant for the first three years, and few vegetables, as we know them today. Meat of the wild game variety, fish, and some wild berries, and fruit were the main fare of the day augmented by roots, leaves, tubers and vine fruits.

Recommended Dietary Intake
Today's balanced diet should supply meat or fish, cereal grains, mainly as bread and breakfast cereals, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables usually in abundant supply. We are urged by health authorities to consume several portions from each group daily.

In fact, for many people things are somewhat different. There are currently in excess of 3000 manufactured or processed foods on the supermarket shelf available to today's consumer. And consumed they are. It has also been estimated that the average diet may contain as much as 2 kilos of additional chemicals, per annum, that is added by the producer, and/or the manufacturer.

These include pesticides, rodenticides, herbicides, preservatives, coloring agents, fungicides, antibiotics, emulsifiers and thousands more. Even our drinking water, once obtained clean from a stream or well, is treated with chlorine and other toxic substances in addition to being contaminated by many and varied hazardous chemicals and heavy metals.

For instance studies to date show that a minimum temperature of 120°C is needed to start formation of acrylamide in foods, although 140°C to 180°C is optimal. "The hotter and longer you bake or fry, the more carcinogen forms,"

In a test conducted by the English Food Standards Agency, scientists found a 10-fold difference between normal and overcooked chips, which experts say is good news, because it means levels can be limited. The carcinogen tends to attack the thyroid gland, female mammary gland, male testes, and mouth.

The experts concluded too little was known about the formation of acrylamides to issue specific guidelines, but recommended a diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
(Extract from BMJ. July 2002)

Few would be aware that cotton seed oil, commonly used for deep frying and a component of prepackaged spring rolls, etc is highly toxic, especially to the lungs. To follow:

Balanced Diet

functionmed — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 22:15:41 -0700

It seems that my earlier advice about restricting certain foods, especially if pregnant is to be interpreted as my advocating not eating food during pregnancy ( GirLInterupted). and further that my poisonous ramblings etc.
So obviously I am not communicating effectively, at least for someone and for that I apologise and hope you can get your mind around the following.

Why the balanced diet is killing us.
Why most weight loss diets are unsustainable and potentially dangerous.
Why Diabetes is escalating out of control.
How to prevent and effectively treat: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Conditions
Obesity and almost all chronic illness conditions.
How to achieve a guaranteed improvement in health of at least 50%
How to have a biological age ten years below your chronological age.

This is about

Energy, Enthusiasm, Emotional Stability,
Stable Blood Glucose and Hormonal Control
V
The Balanced Diet

For whom is the diet balanced?
In the nearly three to four decades that the balanced diet has been promoted by Government and Private sectors, the incidence of chronic illness conditions has increased by approximately 50%.

In terms of killer diseases, Obesity and Diabetes have increased by 32% and 200% respectively, Cancer is escalating out of control, especially breast cancer for which there has been no decrease in mortality rates whatsoever for the past 60 years. That is beyond the 5 year cured period!

Over the past two years reliable medical research is accumulating, almost weekly, proving the potentially life-threatening outcomes of the high 60% carbohydrate diet, and in particular the cereal grain and bread consumption recommended by government health authorities, endorsed by the National Heat Foundation and Diabetic Association.

The balanced diet is graphically illustrated as a pyramid from the top listing:

Dairy & eggs

Protein

Vegetables & Fruit

Cereal, grains, bread, pasta

These are designed to supply:
Carbohydrates 60%.
Protein 20%.
Fats 20%.

The pyramid is the brain-child? of the United States Department of Agriculture.

This, I believe, is the greatest nutritional fraud ever perpetrated on our society!

We have become conditioned, well most of you, to believe that fats are the killers and that cereal grains, bread and pasta are the staff of life. Recall that the department of agriculture has nothing to do with the animal proteins, fats and oils that have sustained human-kind for about 100,000 years

DIGESTION AND THE MYTH OF THE BALANCED DIET Health authorities have promoted the balanced diet for many decades. Since the National Academy Of Sciences in the United States released the nutrient analysis of foods (1946), with regard to vitamins and minerals and which foods contained them, to afford good nutrition to people in good health, all western countries have promulgated the Recommended Dietary Allowances/Intake, and in particular, where to obtain the allowances from.

The Food Groups are:
Dairy including Eggs. Meat, Fish and Poultry, Vegetables and Fruit. Bread, Cereal Grains and Pasta

There can be little doubt that many of these foods have sustained humans, at least through the last 30,000 to 70,000 years, with some variations. In fact, the protein foods such as meats, eggs, fish and to a lesser chronological extent the vegetables and fruits have done so since the beginning of mankind, although the types of produce differed slightly, and sometimes markedly, from today's fare.

For instance, almost all of the meat eaten even a few hundred years back, was "game", that is, wild, undomesticated animals with a low saturated fat ratio, rather than a high saturated fat ratio.

The greatest dietary variable has been in the form of grains, cereals, and milk. Man did not begin to cultivate grains until about 10,000 years ago. These were basic grains like Spelt, Amaranth, Quinoa. Corn, as we know it today along with, oats, barley, rye and wheat are differing from the ancient grains.

Wheat
Wheat is proven to contain mycotoxins and aflatoxins both detrimental to health.
The consumption of wheat is comparatively, very recent, in the diet of western societies. Especially in Anglo-Celtic-Saxon terms. Earlier forms of bread, usually unleavened (yeast-free), were produced from spelt, barley, and yellow corn. You will learn that certain blood types if not all, do better without wheat.

Daily Bread

Many cultures today, still rely on these early staples for their daily bread. It is important to recall that these three grains, the early breads of our ancestors, were more like cakes or biscuits. One such bread was the famous griddle-fried "Bannocks", made from ground oatmeal and consumed by the Irish Scots.

The first wheat eaten, by those we know as Celts, was not until the last 5 000 years.

The Irish were first exposed to wheat, as a staple grain for bread making in 1847 during a potato famine. As a consequence the Irish have the highest incidence of Celiac Disease (gluten enteropathy) in the world.

Celiac Disease is a chronic intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to gluten. In contrast, the people of the Middle East have used wheat for thousands of years and do not manifest a high incidence of Celiac Disease..

Wheat intolerance is a very common problem in our society although seldom recognized as such, affecting predominantly Anglo-Celtic societies, and more certainly those migrants from Asia and the Orient.

Because many of these latter-day citizens have never been exposed to wheat per se, until arrival in the adopted country.

Research shows that the O, A and B blood types are most often intolerant to the dietary lectins in wheat and other grains.

That, by the way, approximates 70% of the population. Recall we are exhorted to eat from 6 to 8 servings of cereal grains, pasta and bread daily. Up to 11 servings, for the citizens of the U.S.A. What about this?

(AP) Babies born in major wheat-producing counties were twice as likely to have birth defects as those born in rural counties with low wheat production, a new federal study shows. The research, published in the July issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal of the National Institutes of Health, suggests exposure to common herbicides applied to wheat could be responsible for the increased rate of birth defects.

What is about to follow may be radical by established dietary regimens.

The changes in diet would have far reaching implications and complications, especially monetary complications for both the farmer and the food manufacturer. But one thing is certain, this information has been thoroughly researched and is well documented by the most reliable and impeccable authorities. To follow....