any sources for your info?

janet


At 22:09 2002/04/04 -0700, Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch wrote:
>Rayilyn,
>You are a tough customer and this has been a busy day ....... I will have to
>do this order in several  emails ...... I can't tell you what to try, but
>only speak to what is working for this  parky.  First of all,  lets take a
>look at at some background on  the lab work .......
>
>Please understand that cholesterol is  not a bad thing, and the body even
>manufactures it. Contrary to popular belief, fats are not bad and not to be
>avoided as they are a very necessary  part of the nutrition for the body. It
>is the right mix of fats that we must be concerned with. Eggs, butter, milk,
>etc. are good and should not be eliminated. If you come across a Dr. who
>claims that just eat a low fat or no fat diet, etc. and the cholesterol will
>come down, run like hell.....
>
>Fat is a source of energy. It carries some vitamins around the body. It is
>used to make hormones and cell membranes, to protect organs and to lubricate
>some moving body parts. However, too much of the wrong fat in the blood
>increases the risk of heart disease or pancreatitis.
>Tri-glycerides are the most common form of fat in the body. Cholesterol is
>another form of fat. In order for fats to be carried in the blood, they are
>wrapped in protein molecules. These bundles of protein-wrapped fat are
>called lipoproteins.
>Lipoproteins come in different sizes. Smaller ones are called low-density
>lipoproteins (LDL) or very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL). These molecules
>carry fats from the liver to other parts of the body for utilization. Too
>much LDL or VLDL can cause fat to build up on the walls of your arteries.
>This can reduce the oxygen supply to your heart muscle and cause heart
>disease or a heart attack.
>Larger lipoproteins are called high-density lipoproteins (HDL). These are
>called "good" lipoproteins because they remove fats from your arteries and
>return them to the liver for more processing. High levels of HDL seem to
>protect people from heart disease.
>Blood fats are measured as the amount (in milligrams) contained in one tenth
>of a liter (a deciliter) of blood, or mg/dl.
>
>Triglycerides
>Triglyceride levels in the blood rise quickly after you eat. You cannot eat
>for at least 8 hours before you give a blood sample. Triglyceride levels
>under 150 are considered normal. Levels greater than 1000 mg/dl can cause
>pancreatitis. (A high starch - potatoes, etc. prior to blood work will show
>elevated triglyceride levels too, so be conscious of what has been consumed
>for supper before a  panel test)
>Cholesterol
>Total cholesterol includes the "bad" low-density and the "good" high-density
>lipoproteins. Total cholesterol does not change too quickly after you eat,
>so you can give blood any time for this test. Total cholesterol levels below
>200 are considered good, and levels over 240 are considered bad.
>HDL Cholesterol is good cholesterol. It can be measured in a non-fasting
>blood sample. Higher levels of HDL cholesterol are better, and levels over
>40 are considered good.
>LDL Cholesterol is bad cholesterol. LDL levels are calculated using a
>formula that includes the level of triglycerides. You need a fasting blood
>sample to measure triglycerides or to calculate LDL cholesterol. Levels
>below 100 are good, and levels over 160 are considered a high risk for heart
>diseaseThe ratio of the HDL to LDl should be 3 to 1 ! NOT reversed as we see
>it here....... OK so how to change all of this and then on to other concerns
>relating to ALZ  aside from the usual  "hardening of the arteries" stuff.
>Changing of the ratio, lowering total cholesterol, and reversing the build
>up of the bad stuff in the arteries and other places (which I will deal with
>later on ) is easily accomplished by eating MORE FATS ........
>In this case, the use of the poly unsaturated fats and oils  really help -
>Salads with extra oil on them are great, but watch it ..... not "crisco,
>cotton seed, etc. " - stay to olive, soy, peanut, cannola, corn, etc.
>(remember that when cooking you want to aviod the soy so as not to give  you
>food a "fishy" taste ). Things like real mayonnaise are a plus and tuna
>salads are good ( all providing a necessary  "lineoleic" (SP) acid ). These
>things will help the next item to bring the  HDL / LDL  ratio into line.
>The next item that you need to introduce and this can be taken directly by
>the spoonful as  I do  or mixed with orange juice, etc.) is granular
>lecithin. It comes in #1 containers and when ordered on line is usually
>about  $6.00 a pound vs.  much more in local health food stores .....
>Lecithin is a fat that is  derived from soy beans and the
>phosphadytalserinre is but 1% of this.  It is made up of two  phospholipids
>...... choline and inositol. Lecithin is much more palatible, but  taking of
>salad oils by the tablespoons will also get the lineolaic acid etc. ito the
>blood. (the lecithin won;'t hurt  you either - make a note also of hair and
>fingernails .... dryness and  brittleness are sometimes symptoms of
>lineoleic as well as B vit. deficiency problems.) Add extra oil to the
>salads. As a side note, the three current  drugs of choice  for ALZ  are
>"anti-cholerinergic " in activity one way or another - Will go into this
>and  role of other biochem in a later e-mail - but basically, they seek to
>inhibit the breakdown of CHOLINE  ........ as  ALZ is caused by a build up
>of fatty particles in the brain which "harden " and kill  the brain cells by
>interfering with the  supply of nutrients and all to our old friends the
>mitochondria within the cells.  But this is not the first time we have heard
>of these guys (and it won' be that last .....).
>Back to lecithin - a minimum of 3 Tablespoons a day and increased to 6 TBLs
>(over a 6 month period ..... and  don't stop there ! ) will lower the total
>chloresterol alot easily (even with eating all the fat fron the pork roast
>and  french fried foods that I do alathough I would cut these tasty fats
>back in order to accelerate the breakdown of the fat linings in the
>arteries). The action goes beyond this and is well doccumented that by
>changing the ratio of the HDL / LDL, there is an action going on that is
>similar to putting a detergent in the blood.  It emulsifies or breaks down
>the bad stuff and slowly removes the build-up  and sends it packing to the
>liver for disposal. Again the need for milk thistle, Bit B-3,6, NADH
>etc..... Gee, wonder why the three  drugs are  chosen for ALZ, but one
>should also follow up with lecithin and other things that naturally  make
>all of this work alot easier for the body in its effort to combat the foods
>and poisons we shove into it . The Lineoleic Acid additions really work
>whether you add Lecithin , which has more benefits than oil, or you add
>extra vegetable oil to your diet.
>
>Conclusions:
>Eat fats and oils ! ( the right ones ) Stay away from low fat or fat free
>foods, they usually are high in carbohydrates which really adds to weight
>problems. Sugar is fat free, BUT you sure dont need it either (take a look
>at the  label on a product that  touts "fat free"  .....scary what people
>consume thinking that they  are  doing something  good for them selves! ).
>Make a serious effort to reduce Carbohydrates in the diet. Whole grain
>foodstuffs are better than the white stuff. Natural Potatoes are better than
>instant. Puddings, Jellos, and most desserts are loaded so forgo them as
>much as possible.
>Realizing that we are all different, but my cholesterol went from 240 to 145
>in 6 months  with this  program and has stayed there since.
>
>Will have to deal with the  Lopid, doxycycline, and acetometaphin all
>later.  I hope that this helped  with understanding  the tri-G's  We also
>need to persue the antihistamines as there is a definate relationship to
>some  dementia and psychosis issues in the elderly,
>
> Rob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rayilyn Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 2:53 PM
>Subject: Re: Rob/Glutathoine/Drugs for Dummies
>
>
>> Rob, should I take it?   Don't tell me to ask my doctor, he is waiting for
>> info from me.
>>
>> Does my Lopid for high tryglycerides have a negative effect?  I got PD
>after
>> being on it for couple of yrs, I'm still on it.  I got off it for a year
>or
>> two while taking Evista, but went back on it.  Tremor moved to right side
>> shortly thereafter about 3-4 mos ago..
>>
>> Also, is acetaminophen contraindicated?  A Headache PM  (Diphenhydramine
>HCI
>> and aceto) not only helps me sleep, it seems to alleviate my PD symptoms
>> somewhat.  I know antihistamines are an old PD remedy.
>>
>> Also, could you possibly do  a "Drugs for Dummies" piece on this?
>>
>> Thankful, but struggling to understand, Rayilyn
>>
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