Health Tips
Don’t Fall For Fad Diets
Losing weight seems to be an obsession that is hard to avoid these days. It is difficult to turn on the television, read a newspaper or pick up a magazine without seeing or hearing about diets, weight loss or obesity. When it comes to over the top sensationalism over shedding pounds the Internet takes the cake.
Whether they come in the form of unsolicited commercial email messages or online classified ads, offers for seemingly magical diet programs are hard to miss on the world wide web. Some of the most popular are 3-day diets that focus on specific foods such as grapefruit, tuna fish, cabbage soup or chicken soup. They claim that if you combine certain foods there will be a powerful effect that melts fat away.
One such diet even uses the name of a famous medical institution in Minnesota, despite the fact that this clinic has never endorsed such a weight loss program.
For most overweight men and women who are otherwise essentially healthy, it would probably not do them significant harm to eat only a half of a grapefruit, a slice of toast and a cup of black coffee every day for three days, but most experts on diet and nutrition would agree that any weight lost during such a fad diet would quickly be put back on after the 3-day starvation was over.
Even more mainstream diets such as Dr. Atkins, the Zone and South Beach programs are difficult for some people to stick to on the regular basis that is required for weight loss to be permanent.
One diet that seems to be different from the others is based not on counting calories and reducing carbohydrates but instead it advocates eating foods with a lower glycemic index rating. The glycemic index, or GI, is a scale that rates different foods on their effect on the body’s blood sugar level. Common foods that have very high GI ratings are sugar, white flour, potatoes and white rice. Advocates of low-GI diets say that simply by making a few substitutions that reduce the amount of high-GI ingredients, people can not only lose weight but also gain other health benefits such as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Some of the easiest of such substitutions are to eat brown rice instead of white, baked goods made with whole wheat instead of white flour, sweet potatoes instead of white ones and sugar substitutes such as stevia.
When it comes to fad diets that promise miraculous weight loss, it is best to remember the old adage that those things which seem too good to be true are probably not true.
Subject: Asparagus and Cancer - worth a read!
Dear Friends and Family…
Someone sent this to me and I felt it was worth reading…………………..
A man with an almost hopeless case of Hodgkin’s disease (cancer of the lymph glands) who was completely incapacitated.
Within 1 year of starting the asparagus therapy, his doctors were unable to detect any signs of cancer, and he was back on a schedule of
strenuous exercise.
Case No. 2
A successful businessman 68 years old who suffered from cancer of the bladder for 16 years. After years of medical treatments, including radiation without improvement, he went on asparagus. Within 3 months, examinations revealed that his bladder tumor had disappeared and that his kidneys were normal.
Case No. 3
A man who had lung cancer. On March 5th 1971, he was put on the operating table where they found lung cancer so widely spread that it was inoperable. The surgeon sewed him up and declared his case hopeless. On Apri l5th he heard about the asparagus therapy and immediately started taking it. By August, x-ray pictures revealed that all signs of the cancer had disappeared.. He is back at his regular
business routine.
Case No. 4
A woman who was troubled for a number of years with skin cancer. She finally developed different skin cancers which were diagnosed by asking specialist as advanced…. Within 3 months after starting on asparagus, her skin specialist said that her skin looked
fine and no more skin lesions. This woman reported that the asparagustherapy also cure her kidney disease, which started in 1949. She had over 10 operations for kidney stones, and was receiving government disability payments for an inoperable, terminal, kidney condition. She attributes the cure of this kidney trouble entirely to the asparagus.
I was not surprised at this result, as `The elements of medical material, edited in 1854 by a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, stated
that asparagus was used as a popular remedy for kidney stones. He even referred to experiments, in 1739, on the power of asparagus in
dissolving stones.
We would have other case histories but the medical establishment has interfered with our obtaining some of the records. I am therefore appealing to readers to spread this good news and help us to gather a large number of case histories that will overwhelm the medical skeptics
about this unbelievably simple and natural remedy.
For the treatment, asparagus should be cooked before using, and therefore canned asparagus is just as good as fresh. I have corresponded with the two leading canners of asparagus, Giant and Stokely, and I am satisfied that these brands contain no pesticides or preservatives.
Place the cooked asparagus in a blender and liquefy to make a puree, and store in the refrigerator. Give the patient 4 full tablespoons twice daily, morning and evening.
Patients usually show some improvement in from 2-4 weeks. It can be diluted with water and used as a cold or hot drink. This suggested
dosage is based on present experience, but certainly larger amounts can do no harm and may be needed in some cases.
As a biochemist I am convinced of the old saying that ‘what cures can prevent’. Based on this theory, my wife and I have been using asparagus puree as a beverage with our meals.
We take 2 tablespoons diluted in water to suit our taste with breakfast and with dinner. I take mine hot and my wife prefers hers cold. For
years we have made it a practice to have blood surveys taken as part of our regular checkups..
The last blood survey, taken by a medical doctor who specializes in the nutritional approach to health, showed substantial improvements in all
categories over the last one, and we can’t attribute these improvements to nothing but the asparagus drink…
As a biochemist, I have made an extensive study of all aspects of cancer, and all of the proposed cures. As a result, I am convinced that
asparagus fits in better with the latest theories about cancer. Asparagus contains a good supply of protein called histones, which are
believed to be active in controlling cell growth. For that reason, I believe asparagus can be said to contain a substance that I call cell growth normalizer. That accounts for its action on cancer and in acting as a
general body tonic.
In any event, regardless of theory, asparagus used as we suggest, is a harmless substance. The FDA cannot prevent you from using it and it may do you much good.
It has been reported by the US National Cancer Institute, that asparagus is the highest tested food containing glutathione, which is considered one of the body’s most potent anti-carcinogens and antioxidants.
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