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Janet, Please let me know what items you need sources on and I will be happy to to pull them up and send to you off list. Sometimes the source data get fairly voluminous. Thank you, Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:02 AM Subject: Re: Rob/Glutathoine/Drugs for Dummies > 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 > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > >mailto:[log in to unmask] > >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky > pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] > smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 > a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn