Heart of the Matter | The Cholesterol Dietary Villains and Cholesterol Drug War. Myth:Thursday, 31 October 2013 on ABC 1 (Australia)Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine?For the last four decades we’ve been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar drug and food industry of “cholesterol free” products promising to lower our cholesterol and decrease our risk of heart disease.But...
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Butt Kickers Join Forces !
Check out this new blog. Some of our favourite bloggers have joined forces, Kendrick, Briffa, Zoë Harcombe et al. This blog is going to take off like a rocket, what a week for good news if you believe saturated fats are not the killers, and much of what we hear regarding statins and cholesterol is complete hogwash. The new A Team ? Time will tell.Find the A Team here.Ed...
Forbes reveals World's Most Powerful People 2013 - with Monty Beantipper beating Obama to the top
Top dogs: The people who really matter1 Monty Beantipper Low carb activist (3)2 Barack Obama; US President (1)3 Xi Jinping; General Secretary of China’s Communist Party (9)4 Pope Francis; Supreme Pontiff (NA)5 Angela Merkel; German Chancellor (2)6 Bill Gates; Co-chair Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (4)7 Ben Bernanke; US Federal Reserve Chairman (6)8 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; King, Saudi...
"I want to sell drugs to everyone. I want to sell drugs to healthy people. I want drugs to sell like chewing gum.”
With that statement, former Merck CEO Henry Gadsden established the driving force of the pharmaceutical industry more than 30 years ago. With those words, the Big Pharma machine was born – a machine that feeds on public tax dollars and has bankrupted some state Medicare programs and caused other states to reduce the number of recipients in order to pay for the cost of drugs. Over a million Americans have died due to prescription drugs in the past decade. The fact is, because of the aim to sell drugs to everyone, and the “bottom...
Stocking Up Now
End of Low Carb as we know it?World faces global wine shortage - report- BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24746539John ... ...
Ketogenic diet starves cancer to death, says researcher Dr. Dominic D'Agostino
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States. While medical science has made great strides in treating cancer, ground-breaking new research indicates that a nutritional approach could be even more effective at beating cancer into submission.According to Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, a low-carb, high-fat, calorie-restricted ketogenic diet literally starves cancer cells to death.In an exclusive interview with me Oct. 28, Dr. D'Agostino said his research during the past four years confirmed that...
Hanna Juchniewicz - MSc Human Nutrition BSc Sports Biomedicine. Another idiot dietitian at DCUK !
Much to my amazement I find myself agreeing with Phoenix and Sid Bonkers at the DCUK forum. A new member and dietitian Hanna Juchniewicz - MSc Human Nutrition BSc Sports Biomedicine, is handing out some very dodgy advice. Today she said to a member "I would recommend the Newcastle diet, as it improves insulin sensitivity and it is very good for people with diabetes."The member is a long term type one diabetic as Phoenix stated "the original poster says she has had Type 1 diabetes for 40 years...
MP Tessa Munt wins our numbskull of the week award !
Never a day goes by when we are not having the epidemics of obesity and often linked type two diabetes rammed down our throats by the media. Only those recently arrived from another planet or released from a long stretch of solitary confinement, have not heard the news. and that news is reduce sugar if you value your health. My first thought after reading about MP Tessa Munt's ludicrous ranting, was who's payroll is she on. Checks of MP's declared interests comes up with zilch. This leads me to believe the woman must be unhinged...
The diet–heart hypothesis: a critique !
"The low-fat “diet–heart hypothesis” has been controversial for nearly 100 years. The low-fat–high-carbohydrate diet, promulgated vigorously by the National Cholesterol Education Program, National Institutes of Health, and American Heart Association since the Lipid Research Clinics-Primary Prevention Program in 1984, and earlier by the U.S. Department of Agriculture food pyramid, may well have played an unintended role in the current epidemics of obesity, lipid abnormalities, type II diabetes, and metabolic syndromes. This diet...
Lawsuits claim Pfizer drug Lipitor gave women type 2 diabetes !
Drug giant Pfizer has recently been hit with a flurry of lawsuits from women claiming that the company's blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor caused them to develop type 2 diabetes.Pfizer released Lipitor in 2007, promoting it as a safe way to lower levels of LDL cholesterol, commonly called "bad cholesterol" and linked to an elevated risk of heart disease.In 2011, however, a study showed an increased risk of type 2 diabetes among Lipitor patients. Critics of the study suggested that the results were due to the fact that patients...
I like the sound of this guy/gals's gib !
"Low carb without a good amount of fat (lard, butter, coconut oil, dripping, olive oil) is dangerous! Our brains and hearts need this type of fat and NOT the heavily omega 6 laden polyunsaturated type! Mountains of evidence for this and I'm happy to provide some of it if it becomes an issue here."And"I'd strongly advise AGAINST taking statins. Firstly our bodies produce 85-90% of our cholesterol. Secondly, the idea that cholestorol is a cause of heart disease is fallacy. We need it to live and once you hit age 47 the higher...
"There may be a tipping point approaching" Jay Wortman MD
First posted on the Diet Doctor site here."There may be a tipping point approaching. I was invited to debate the merits of a low-carb diet for diabetes at a big conference last week. It was a combination of the Canadian Diabetes Association annual conference with the annual Stroke, Cardiovascular and Endocrine conferences. Before the debate began, the moderator asked the audience how many believed that low-carb was the preferred diet for diabetics. I was stunned when half the room raised their hands."Dr. Jay Wortman is a type...
Everyday is good news day for lowcarb at DCUK.
"Yay! One more rock n rollin' result for low carb lifestyle.When I was diagnosed in March last year last year HbA1c was 167 (17.4%). I already had a "healthy" diet but it certainly wasn't low carb.After lots of research and a ton of good advice in here I started low carbing. Generally below 130 and very often below 50. Any lower than 50 for more than a few days and I was very lethargic. Didn't pass either so reckon 50 is my lower limit.July 2012 105 (11.8%)December 2012 59.0 (7.5%)July 2013 43.0 (6.1%)Today it's 40 (5.8%)I had...
Recall of some insulin pens ordered !
The medicines watchdog, the MHRA, is urging people with diabetes to check their insulin pens.It says a manufacturing fault has led to some batches of pens or cartridges containing the wrong amount of insulin.The products affected are the NovoMix 30 Flexpen 100U/ml pre-filled pen and the Novomix 30 Penfill 100U/ml cartridge.Last year there were just over a million prescriptions for these products dispensed in England.They are used mainly by children with type 1 diabetes, though some people with type 2 diabetes also use the pens.The...
HbA1c and the Risks for All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in the General Japanese Population
AbstractOBJECTIVE Associations between HbA1c and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been reported mainly in Western countries. It is not clear whether HbA1cmeasurements are useful for assessing CVD mortality risk in East Asian populations.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The risk for cardiovascular death was evaluated in a large cohort of participants selected randomly from the overall Japanese population. A total of 7,120 participants (2,962 men and 4,158 women; mean age 52.3 years) free of previous CVD were followed...
The Catalyst program was the highest viewed TV show that day.
More on the Catalyst program. Came in as a comment from Lisa, worth starting a new thread I reckon. EddieAll I can say is this professor sounds desperate and terrified that the public will know the truth about statins. There are PLENTY of doctors and scientists whose websites I follow, and whose books I have read ,who have all the evidence I need to know that heart disease is cause by a high carbohydrate diet in conjunction with industrial fats. It baffles me that someone who is supposed to be highly educated in medicine,...
Professor urges ABC to pull Catalyst episode on cholesterol drugs, says it could result in deaths !
Sent in by our good friend Lisa.A leading public health physician is warning the ABC not to air a second program on cholesterol, saying it could result in deaths.Last week Catalyst claimed the notion that saturated fat and cholesterol causes heart disease is the biggest myth of medical history.This Thursday's program is about anti-cholesterol drugs known as statins, which are widely used in Australia.The chair of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines has written to the ABC in a private capacity, warning...
Type two diabetics why not eat a high carb diet and cover the rise in BG with Insulin ?
Insulin: Potential Negative Consequences of Early Routine Use in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.Over the years on many occasions people have said to me, why don't you eat the same as non diabetics and use insulin. Some comments or suggestions from people trying to be helpful and some from people who should know better, including healthcare professionals and fellow diabetics. One individual who considers himself a healthcare guru, went as far as to describe me and fellow lowcarbers as "carb cripples" I have always taken the view,...
DCUK Quote of the week !
"Well after eating lots of carbs including lots of veg,fruit,wholmeal breads and pasta, proteins, low fat and having regular exercise (in combination with good bgs) and lots of insulin, I feel awesome "Obviously a type one diabetic, on insulin, a pump, CGM, lots of test strips and top specialists advising him. Meanwhile countless type two diabetics can't even get test strips on prescription. I am not begrudging the haves, but must...
Eric Westman's UAB Ketogenic Diet Seminar.
This is a great video well worth your time. Ed...
Storms may be on the way - So let a crustless quiche save the day !
Well with Kath, Graham, Doug and Eddie making their contributions for poems and odes, I thought the least I could do was to rhyme my title.Here in the UK our clocks went back over the weekend, so that means the mornings are lighter but the evenings get darker that bit earlier now.The weekend bought mixed weather and certainly most people you talk to are talking about ‘the storms that are on the way’. We’ll see …….. watch this space!Storms...
DCUK The madness continues !
On October the 10th. a DCUK mod posted this on this thread here."When giving out ANY information regarding diabetes, whether it's medication, foods or from your own personal experience. please ensure that you check and check again that the information you have posted is correct. As giving out misleading information or quotes (unintentionally) could put another diabetic in real danger. If in doubt, don't post."The thread went ballistic and as always when the mods come under pressure, and reach the end of their knowledge level...
Ode To An Inebriate
Not drunk is he who from thefloor. Can rise alone and still drinkmore;But drunk is he that prostratelies,Without the power to drink or rise."Anon"OK I managed to get off the floor and walk home rather wet but reasonably sober!Graham &nb...
R. E. M. - Everybody Hurts
This is for everybody that takes the time to read and comment on our humble blog, thank you. Ed...
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning !
This track sums up for me all that is wrong with this world. It tells the story of how the native people of Australia were robbed of their land and way of life. Amazing people who survived in the harshest of environments, until the white man turned up. I do not forget the hand my country had in their undoing. This a stunning live performance from a great band. Ed...
Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going !
This track for Paul. A young man who has been dealt some bad hands. Cancer and diabetes, he has beaten both, nothing keeps this guy down, a born fighter if ever I saw one. Ed...
Maria - Blondie
A track for Kath a Blondie fan. Thanks for your loyal support Kath. Ed...
The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away.
Saturday night is music night on this blog. What a fantastic week for low carb high fat. The gig is up for the high sugar high starch mobs. Keep kicking butt my friends. Ed...
DCUK Member makes medical history !
Over at the forum of fun we believe a medical phenomena has taken place. Today the member Rockape671 stated “my cholesterol went from 9.3 to 3.3 when I went from a very low carb diet to a 'medium' carb diet.”Another member asked “any idea what the HDL/LDL is, and your triglycerides?”Followed by Rockape671 stating “HDL went from 1.5 to 1.32 LDL 'no result' then 1.7 Triglycerides 1.3 to 0.6”This data has got the worlds leading scientists...
Fat pledge by top food makers 'a drop in the ocean' BS Brigade out in force !
"A pledge by food manufacturers to cut saturated fat levels is a "drop in the ocean" in the fight against obesity, a top public health expert says.The commitment is part of the voluntary "responsibility deal" between industry and government.But Prof John Ashton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, said the approach "lacked credibility".Among those who will change recipes are Morrisons, Subway and Nestle - who are to alter the make-up of KitKats. (and add even more sugar) The average man should eat no more than 30g...
Who is this crazy SOB ?
Around four years ago and after too much booze on a Saturday night one of my kids videoed this in our photographic studio. No script and one edit. Since those days I have become even madder, just ask Jan. EddieThis is a vid I made in our music studio, barking mad or what...
Sugar: Sweet With a Bitter Aftertaste (Credit Suisse Research)
Published on 21 Oct 2013Sugar may be sweet, but excess consumption leaves a bitter aftertaste: millions of people worldwide are affected by type II diabetes or obesity, costing the global healthcare system billions of dollars every year. As the Credit Suisse Research Institute's 2013 study "Sugar: Consumption at a Crossroad" found, close to 90 percent of general practitioners in the US, Europe and Asia believe excess sugar consumption is linked to the sharp growth in these health problems. ...
This is a great product in my opinion.
This is a great product in my opinion. We have a couple of good computer systems, but like me they are getting on a bit but still useful. For whatever reason they are not the fastest machines for surfing and posting on the internet. As photographers they work perfectly for picture editing etc. but as I say for posting on blogs etc. they were getting past there sell buy dates. I went out yesterday to buy a new computer, to stop myself going...
The Eyes Have It - Introduction.
By the end of this year I shall have reached my century. No, I am not yet eligible for my 'telegram' but I shall have had my hundredth appointment at the hospital's eye clinic. Its been interesting. Really. None of my appointments has been a straightforward, routine check up - all have contained an element of stress and discomfort. I have no way of calculating the number of hours I have spent there but-never less than three and sometimes up to twelve hours when admitted for day surgery. These visits have taken place over...
Higher cholesterol levels associated with improved outcomes in stroke !
I recently came across a new study that assessed the relationship between cholesterol levels and stroke. In it, researchers assessed the relationship between cholesterol levels in those who had suffered an ischaemic stroke and their survival over time. Individuals were classified as either having ‘high’ cholesterol (> 4.6 mmol/L/178 mg/dl) or ‘low’ cholesterol (levels lower than this), and survival was assessed 3 months, 1 year and 5 years later [4].For those with low cholesterol, overall survival at these respective time...
Metabolism 'obesity excuse' true !
The mocked "obesity excuse" of being born with a slow metabolism is actually true for some people, say researchers.A team at the University of Cambridge has found the first proof that mutated DNA does indeed slow metabolism.The researchers say fewer than one in 100 people are affected and are often severely obese by early childhood.The findings, published in the journal Cell, may lead to new obesity treatments even for people without the mutation.Scientists at the Institute of Metabolic Science, in Cambridge, knew that...
The Heart of the Matter - ABC (Australia) Catalyst - 24 October 2013
Credit to Dr Malcom Kendrick for posting this on his blog: http://drmalcolmkendrick.org/BTW Graham Lisa gave me this link this morning. Thanks Lisa for being ahead of my game. Eddie Gra...
Lower Blood Sugars May Be Good for the Brain
Oct. 23, 2013 — Even for people who don’t have diabetes or high blood sugar, those with higher blood sugar levels are more likely to have memory problems, according to a new study published in the October 23, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.The study involved 141 people with an average age of 63 who did not have diabetes or pre-diabetes, which is also called impaired glucose tolerance. People who were overweight, drank more than three-and-a-half servings of...
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