Body Composition Analysis And Your Percent Body Fat Above 15% is a high body fat content in a male. Our best trained male athletes are 5-10% body fat. For women, the ideal range is 10-15%, but no higher than 20%. Body fat content is one of the most powerful determinants of the rise in cholesterol and blood pressure as well as blood sugar above 130 (the correct levels). That … [Read more...]

The "New" Mayo Clinic Diet (1999) In 2-2 1/2 Months You May Lose 52 Pounds The Mayo Clinic and I deny all responsibility for the creation of this diet. A copy of this diet was given to me by a patient. I have merely recopied and edited it somewhat. But, basically, it is in its original form. Although it is not my "usual style," I have found it to be a very effective diet. … [Read more...]

New Year's Resolution The New Year is here. What do you plan to do in the new year to make it better for you than last year? Would you like to raise your own income taxes by 10%? Perhaps you'd like to be sued. Or how about getting mugged and going to jail? How would you like to have surgery or perhaps just take more costly medicine? Despite the fact that this is the … [Read more...]

That which makes things grow...The gates of Hell About the most important thing you can do for your health is eat less and be trim. I believe that even the slightest overweight is cancer causing. This is explained as "that which makes things grow (high calorie food turning into body fat), makes things (cancer and heart attack plaque) grow." You will probably think what I write … [Read more...]

Diet #5: High Fiber/High Protein/Weight Reduction Liv-It It is ideal to lose weight by cutting back. Chew each bite 15 times. Sit, think, and chew. Do not watch television, talk to anyone, listen to the radio, or read the newspaper. Think and count. The key to this approach is whole fiber, and not having around foods you should not eat. This is about "direction, not … [Read more...]