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Duh.

So, it seems, no one has even looked to comment on this link. I stopped looking at this site awhile ago after quite some time of participation b/c of so much pontification not based upon reference to credible sources.

If you are interested in what the Cleveland Clinic's medical librarian thinks about all of this, see: Happy Healthy Long Life (link) See the side panels for earlier posts. The site is a corunucopia of info that this very heavy reader of med research finds. Also, Dr. Esselstynn's diet advice...

If you are not symptomatic and the wisdom teeth are erupted and you are using them, why in the world would it be suggested to subject you to radiation (x-rays), the risk of infection, anesthesia risks, etc.? To make some money?? I would challenge the "professional" to show you a research study...

This syndrome is regrettable and is preventable. I was thinking about this today when I saw a young person at the workout center who had a pronounced round-shouldered posture. Is it b/c of all our time sitting in front of screens? I have seen it other times at the place where I workout. All...

I get blood results every few months under Dr. Esslestyn's program. Here are my latest numbers (last week): Triglycerides-86; total cholesterol-129; HDL-48; LDL-64; VLDL-17; cholesterol ratio-2.7; fasting glucose-82. The fasting glucose is particularly encouraging as it used to be much higher...

Al, the curls are a by-product of always doing that lift with dumbbells since I was a much younger guy. There are other moves that I am not so good at -like bench presses. Bikerchick (cool name!) It's very similar to Ornish's approach, but in my case, stricter -It's Caldwell Esselstyn's...

Yes, I have done some yoga off and on for quite some time -almost always part of a group class. The quality and approach of the teacher is important to me. I see it as one corner of the fitness triangle -the other corners are aerobic and resistance training. Yoga is restorative and obviously...

Yes! While my diet is otherwise plant food, I do take Life Extension Omega 3 supplements which are fish oil plus other plant constituents. There is much evidence that maintaining a positive omega 3 balance is important.:rolleyes:

Here is a year-end update of my efforts to deal with heart disease and a x6 bypass. I do yoga 2 or 3 times per week, weights the same, a spinning class for serious athletes twice a week, tennis 2 or 3 times per week, and 20 minutes of running on the treadmill- not for fitness per se but as a...

Audreyh1 said: Now don't forget that olive oil helps raise HDL! Well, maybe not nearly as much as niacin. I miss olive oil: Happy Healthy Long Life: I'm Going to Miss My Olive Oil - Who Knew It Wasn't So Healthy After All? Drs. Esselstyn, Ornish, Vogel & Rudel Did

I would usually do 6 reps for the set with 50's. Strict, too -no rocking for the cheat. I realize this sounds a bit like bragging, but I take it as the license granted to those over 60 (who survived heart stoppage) who still work out amidst the "utes." ;D Then again, some of the power lifters...

I don't consider the dietary thrust i am taking as "strange" (and I don't mean to assume that you are characterizing it that way) in that it is made up of nothing but whole foods. In my mind, "strange" is a diet that includes lots of products that come out of factories -including factory farms...

Update: My last 2 lipid results were total cholesterol 112, ldl 53, hdl 45, triglycerides 68, and fasting glucose 85 and then total 121, triglycerides 92, ldl 48, hdl 53 and glucose 102. These were about one month apart. My weight has been steady at 175 (I am a fraction under 6 feet), though I...

The China Study by T. Colin Campbell; the largest epidemiologic study thus far undertaken. Traditional high plant, low animal diet=less disease (Ca and cardio); modern diet (toward standard American diet)= much disease.