In the past, some people believed one could never get too much protein.In the early 1900's, Americans were told to eat well over 100 grams of protein a day. And as recently as the 1950's, health-conscious people were encouraged to boost their protein intake. The reality is that the average American takes in twice the amount of protein he or she needs. Excess protein has been … [Read more...]
Lines of Cocaine
Lines of Cocaine Cocaine is used illegally in three different forms. The first is inhaled cocaine powder, the second is smoked crack and the third is intravenously. A new method of viewing patient behavior is to evaluate chat behavior in terms of how many lines of cocaine that behavior is the equivalent of. For instance, one pack of cigarettes is viewed as about four lines … [Read more...]
I Don’t Like Brown Rice-Vegetable-Beans
"Noli carborundum---" Direction, not perfection "If you like it, it is either illegal, immoral, or fattening" is a very well known wise saying. And the truth is that I don't like brown rice-vegetables-beans(G-V-B). That is not to say that I dislike brown rice-vegetables-beans, that is to say they don't give me the same kick that meat, cheese, chicken, Chinese food, pizza, … [Read more...]
Help Me
Help Me Help me recall who stated the following: "The unexamined life is not worth living." Similarly, if you don't chew your food as least 15 times, you may not have a life (as long as you wish) to examine. Sit, think, chew every bite 15 times, and count once for each time you chew it. That is, it is my firm belief that chewing every bite of food 15 times will increase … [Read more...]
Grains-Vegetables-Beans-Fish-Vitamins (aka Recipes 1)
Here is a printable version (pdf) of Recipes 1. Avoid no-fiber foods like chicken, skim milk, turkey, margarine, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese, grease/oil, hamburger, steak, sausage, bacon, fast foods, ham and eggs. Skinless chicken breast is lower in fat than meat, but has the same cholesterol content as a T-bone steak. Polyunsaturated fats like corn oil and margarine … [Read more...]