tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post1456899556881474005..comments2023-11-30T00:29:08.106-08:00Comments on Animal Pharm: Cardio Controversies: Dr. Harvey Hecht MDDr. B Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-90365424630422334302009-12-30T11:54:20.524-08:002009-12-30T11:54:20.524-08:00Aaron!
Happy New Year to you and ur beaut family ...Aaron!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and ur beaut family as well!<br /><br />You are in the hyper lipid ZONE dude!!! *wink* <br /><br />Are we spoiled? Life is GOOD... every minute.<br /><br />Ate 3-4 eggs, sauteed mushrooms (made by the hubby) and leftover miniburger patties (lamb, pork, beef from my sis' CSA -- all GRASSFED PASTURED) for breakfast w/french-pressed cafe du monde.<br /><br />Just finished a nasty Xfit workout ('filthy 60') at DCF, enjoying my Peet's triple shot breve (might be the last dairy for me though for 2009 but yum... u know what they are now?), and getting ready to go SHOPPING on 4th street Berkeley w/my lil sis and our Paleo babies/kids :) (mostly window shopping but good walking *haa* as the wallet is leaner than my *ss right now!!)<br /><br />-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-2887230171000630822009-12-30T10:14:01.530-08:002009-12-30T10:14:01.530-08:00Beautiful post, G, and wonderful comments, too!
I...Beautiful post, G, and wonderful comments, too!<br /><br />I've upped my lipids into the hyper range over the past week and have been getting deliciously deep and restorative sleep every night. I feel calmer, too. Yesterday for lunch I consumed two eggs followed by 2/3 of a tub of FAGE Total yogurt with raw cacao nibs and shredded coconut, followed by a small serving of strawberries, followed by some delicious raw-milk cheese. I was stuffed and content. This is becoming a typical lunch for me. Sometimes I'll have a can of sardines in olive oil or left-over beef from the prior dinner instead of the yogurt, but I will then eat the yogurt AND greek-milk kefir in the evening. And I don't eat fatty meat, I eat meaty fat!<br /><br />To health and wellbeing!<br /><br />Happy New Year!Aaron Blaisdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204484453346358921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-67065432496629515432009-10-02T22:37:16.657-07:002009-10-02T22:37:16.657-07:00Exactly!
I used to always throw away the chicken...Exactly! <br /><br />I used to always throw away the chicken breasts... (now I learned how to brine and they turn out J-U-I-C-Y! YUM.)Dr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-14020111148330109852009-10-02T21:18:49.836-07:002009-10-02T21:18:49.836-07:00I love this, Dr. B G:
"I think the world wou...I love this, Dr. B G:<br /><br />"I think the world would sure be a kinder place if everyone knew the proper diet for your genetics! Food is iatrogenic. *haa*"<br /><br />Of course, I agree completely.<br /><br />Also, lean protein never made sense to me.<br /><br />To hyperlipidity,<br /><br />BPepistemocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086277026138820288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-6264741113196487422009-10-01T22:32:54.466-07:002009-10-01T22:32:54.466-07:00OWP,
Thank you for your wonderful comments! I hav...OWP,<br /><br />Thank you for your wonderful comments! I haven't heard of the grassfed ranch you menteiond but if you try it, I'd love to hear your experiences! I agree the vast differences in the fatty acids, CLA and nutrients is worth the price. Rare is good for many cuts but for the tougher ones, crock pot or pressure cooker tenderizes better than anything. <br /><br />OK confesssion -- I'm an instructor and like your sister I used to be a card-holding member of the ADA, donated EVERY DARN YEAR and promoted ALL of MY DIABETES patients to join the st*pid ADA... I KNOW. For the last 10 yrs.<br /><br />Can't believe??!?!<br /><br />That shows the depths of my former wheat-addicted, omega-3 deficient ignorance... *haaa* Before I discovered the unveiling of these myths and fairy stories at TrackYourPlaque and Dr. Davis blog...<br /><br />No. Longer. <br /><br />Your poor sister. What can one do? I feel your pain.<br /><br />I've had similar damage as you from the grains, fructose and n-6 fats (but being the rebel nutritionist, never gave up the eggs or saturated fats). Your story is not unlike the ones I've seen in the clinic -- complete statin failures with LDLs 50-60s, post-MI x2 or stents x2-3 or bypass x1 with residual stable angina.<br /><br />I am so sorry you had to go through all that you have endured!<br /><br />You are a true warrior and survivor!!<br /><br /><br />Yes... summer fruit. Not good. <br /><br />Were apo E4 and other carb-sensitive folks the true warriors and survivors in harsh and barren terrains? I do believe so. The genetics are HONED TO PERFECTION TO BE SO. To survive ANYTHING. The patients I have with Lp(a) are the smartest business people, engineering geniuses and weapons deployment and designers (yeah like you know CIA, DOE all that jazz). EXQUISITE carb sensitivities abound.<br /><br />Many of the PIMA and other native Americans in the U.S. are apo E4 (~double the incidence, 30%). As you are aware many of the northern Europeans are as well. With any bit of carbs, the sd-LDL fly high. With any reduction in saturated fat, guess what? The sd-LDL fly high. (Krauss had a FANTASTIC study) Combine that with Lp(a) -- boy, it's a great combo to ward off all risk of parasites, microbes, and damage from scurvy but the vasculature can sure take a hit under non-ideal circumstances. <br /><br />That is interesting that you noticed wt gain with higher protein intakes (protein can convert to glucose). I'd presume your adrenals are perfect now? I believe that Dr. Broda Barnes advises a certain limit on protein otherwise it can start to affect the thyroid. Studies show protein ingestion is thermogenic b/c T3 is released after the meal. Barnes diet is very high fat and borderline ketotic. I wonder if he avoided full ketosis due to adrenal insufficiency and to prevent subsequent reactive hypoglycemia? He focused on thyroid but seemed to forget about the adrenals?<br /><br />The Optimal Diet by Polish physician Dr. Kwasniewski, I believe has max protein 12-15%. Have you considered looking into it?<br />http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Optimal-diet<br /><br />This is kinda similar to Jimmy Moore's diet (he told me on the phone he eats 80% fat and at least half saturated). I bet he's apo E4 (or even E4/E2).<br /><br />Personally I find I kinda do better on higher protein like the trad'l Okinawans and a little carbs on days I lift wts. <br /><br />For wt loss have you looked into some insulin sensitizing agents? Many of these are anti-inflammatory and improve glucoses downstream:<br />--whey protein (Source Naturals is great and grassfed)<br />--leucine<br />--taurine<br />--carnosine (+/- b-alanine)<br />--R alpha lipoic acid<br />--L-carnitine<br />--pycnogenol<br />--curcumin<br />--turmeric<br />--cinnamon<br />--resveratrol <br />--cayenne <br /><br />Do you get enough Selenium (200mcg/d), vitamin B6 (50-100mg/d), tocotrienol + tocopherols ?<br />-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-35477394773472516932009-10-01T21:33:26.856-07:002009-10-01T21:33:26.856-07:00Steve,
RIGHT ON... The carb elimination cannot be...Steve,<br /><br />RIGHT ON... The carb elimination cannot be overstated. Some members on TYP 'think' they are low carb. These are the apo E4 folks. They cannot consume ANY carbohydates.<br /><br />At.<br />All.<br /><br />One lick of fruit drives the small dense LDL for these EXTREMELY carb sensitive folks. You may be one of them. <br /><br />And I am truly sorry if you will miss your favorite carbs :(<br /><br />Statins don't help apo E4. They have too much small LDL and the statins somehow appear to depress the HDLs after a while, which Dr. Davis has briefly discussed on the forum. HDL2b is CRITICAL for ultimate control of plaque burden.<br /><br />You are on the right path. Go ketotic or to the point total net carbs are < 10-20 grams daily and you will see dramatic improvements in your next lipoprotein. Even 4wks later the results should be evident. Don't forget to read Sergad's story.<br /><br />Do you notice any changes on this kind of meal plan? My patients report more mental focus, clarity, less irritability/ grouchiness. I think the world would sure be a kinder place if everyone knew the proper diet for your genetics! Food is iatrogenic. *haa*<br /><br />-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-87720320469906380182009-10-01T16:16:00.254-07:002009-10-01T16:16:00.254-07:00Dr. G wrote "hardly anyone is unless they are...Dr. G wrote "hardly anyone is unless they are POUNDING butter, cream, cheese, coconut oil and lard leaf."<br /><br />Hi G,<br /><br />You are not kidding! I thought I was practically swilling coconut oil and coconut milk, but in entering values at FitDay I was only at about 50-55% total fat. I'm not actually sure what people are actually eating that consume a 80 or more percent fat diet. Any clues? Are they drinking shot glasses of coconut oil? :-)<br /><br />G, I seem to be one of the people that you write about that is very carb sensitive, even the carbs in veggies beyond a pretty small amount stall my weight loss. Unfortunately that even means no summer fruit...my favorite thing about the season. :-( Excess protein also seems to make me gain, and as well I think I can see this protein reflected in my fasting glucose levels the next morning. Maybe a little Pima in me, lol, or some genetically-thrifty-northern-European-cave-creature in my long ago past. I was thinking of trying to boost the fat % at the same K cal to see about getting into ketosis and weight loss and and hopefully this would lower my fasting glucose?? Would this be a good plan? The days I tried zero carbs (no veggies at all) left me with a king sized headache and a major grouch! Hopefully that will pass...<br /><br />My wife and I are interested in grassfed beef, we've never tried it, have you happened to try this internet supplier? http://www.texasgrassfedbeef.com Their prices seem a bit lower than anyone else, I was thinking about their sampler that includes some grassfed butter. Has anyone flipped out about a "gamey" taste at your home with grassfed beef generally? Is grassfed beef really that different tasting? I'm totally convinced about the PUFA balance difference, etc from your posts, and one look at the rendered fat color difference between grassfed and grain fed fats on some web site I had read...wow. Obviously I would have to watch excessive consumption of this beef, ie: too much protein, but at least it would be healthier.<br /><br />A funny/sad for you....my big sister almost killed me. My sister is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes instructor, certified bariatric expert, even her local paper calls her for quotes as a "diet expert". She was always after me to diet, this goes back like 15-20 years, and eat more "healthy whole grains". For years on her diets I measured and weighed out tiny amounts of food, some meals were actually only whole grains and skim dairy with zero fats, etc. I felt worse and worse and always hungry and never lost an ounce. I feel all of this (and 40mg Lovastatin) led to my total hormonal decline and anemia, during while eating these extreme diets my thyroid and testosterone actually plummeted and I eventually ended up with an M.I in early 2004 despite a "wonderful" LDL in the 40's. In 2004 I ordered a whole stack of books, including the fresh off the press TYP, and the slow evolution to today. I love my sister, but we can't really talk about diet or even vitamin D. She absolutely walks and talks the party line...she's drank the Kool Aid totally. sigh. Sometimes just to mess with her I forward her emails from the Vitamin D Council attached with breezy notes "Hey Sis, check this out!" and things along that line...she flips out and tells me it will kill me....lol.<br /><br />Thanks for your posts G, I know they take a lot of time to put together. You always give me something to think about. :-)<br /><br />OWPonewaypocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507210326114830499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-28297817990936907702009-10-01T13:13:16.963-07:002009-10-01T13:13:16.963-07:00you clearly are on to something! I have increased ...you clearly are on to something! I have increased my sat fat intake- coconut oil(1tbs) in whey shake in am with ground flax(2/3tbs)Carlson fish oil and metamuceil. Today, 3 over easy eggs in butter, and 1tbs taken separately of of fish oil. Lunch(almost everyday) is salad with turkey, avocado, and various veggies with olive oil(sometimes an egg or blu cheese added. Dinner will be fish or chicken, or grass fed beef. Am due for NMR and will wait a few weeks and will be interesting to see if particles shift to large from almost all small. Diet has been pretty tight on carbs last several weeks. Still on Lipitor 10, and may reintroduce niacin(at 500/750 level) depending on the results. Think this is enough time to show results positive?stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-57955358536509589522009-09-30T22:41:05.910-07:002009-09-30T22:41:05.910-07:00Mr. Epistemocrat,
YES! I like that M.O.! *haa* ...Mr. Epistemocrat,<br /><br />YES! I like that M.O.! *haa* <br /><br />We must heal ourselves... and not be reliant on artifices.<br /><br />-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-57315063490173903612009-09-30T16:04:56.163-07:002009-09-30T16:04:56.163-07:00Very nice, as always, Dr. B G!
I liked this:
&qu...Very nice, as always, Dr. B G!<br /><br />I liked this:<br /><br />"Very similar endpoints in fact can be achieved!"<br /><br />And lifestyle / exercise/ nutritional bricolage is much more conservative than are drugs in terms of iatrogenesis--it's a safer modus operandi. Cheap health options abound, if we take a tablespoon of 'grace'.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Brent<br /><br />Gepistemocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086277026138820288noreply@blogger.com