Cholesterol bullsheebacronchie
Back when we were kids and thought that the Boogie Man lived in the woods behind our house, that God was an old guy with a long beard who really wanted to beat us up good, and that swearing of any kind would ensure both an attack from aforementioned (heh) deity and mythological creature (the Boogie Man, not God…you heathen), we were force to improvise.
Due to the fact that I’m a reasonable (read: cool, sexy, swell and modest) guy, I keep the off-color words to a minimum…usually. Depends on the winds. Blowing from the the north torques me off.
See? “Torque” is a word we came up with for “pissed” (and by the way, you can use swear words when you’re not swearing and it’s okay — you won’t go to hell or have the Boogie Man boogie you to death in your bed. Man, that sounded off-color…)
Clever, right? Well, not nearly as clever as “bullsheebacronchie”, let me tell ya. That won top honors at the First And Only International Swear Word Substitution Competition held in 1975 in my back yard. It was huge…shoulda been there.
Your invitation was probably lost in the mail.
Anyway, I’ve decided to re-introduce our wondrous off-color yet perfectly harmless vocabulary of non-swearing swear words to you, the 10 Crowd. The hip crew. The fat-burning machines. The people who tolerate me in order for me to get to the fargin point.
(Note: “fargin” was actually developed by the writer of the movie Johnny Dangerously in 1980…something. I just stole it. He won’t mind…he’s probably working at a burger joint now and couldn’t sue me if he wanted to. Buddha, I hope he wasn’t, like, Oliver Stone or something…if so, please accept my humble apologies.)
So, here you go. If this won’t help ensure your ticket to Paradise (I hear Eddie Money is already there), then I don’t know what will. I’ve even included Bingo’s list just to round out the…list. Damn…I mean, “waterblocker”:
- Torqued off — substituted for a urinary reference starting with “P”.
- Jacko — Michael Jackson’s nickname, which of course is another word for “doodie”, spelled with an “S”.
- Waterblocker— substituted for “damn”.
- Buddhawaterblocker— substituted for “GD”, one of the 7 Deadly Swears”. Feel free to use any pagan or Eastern deity in place of the g-word. Examples include “vishnuwaterblocker”, “mirthawaterblocker”, “thorwaterblocker”, “allahwaterblocker”, etc. You can also just say “BWAB!” I like that as it’s easier to spell and has the added commedic benefit of making normal people think you’re retarded.
- Fargin — substituted for the “F” word (near-top of the 7 Deadlies); created by someone else, but I love it anyway. My word for this is forni. The first reason is painfully obvious; the second is that it sounds a bit like “Forlani”, meaning Claire Forlini, who as you all know I wanna forni in a romantic, monogamous, have-my-kids-and-live-in-France kinda way. Well, any way would work really…
- Slit Pit— That sounds really nasty, but it’s not at all — it’s a sub for “oh, bloody hell”, which isn’t that nasty to begin with. So, your choice. Still, I dare you to visit London and say, “Oh, slit pit…” and see what they do. They’ll probably give you a warm beer and tell you to get the farg out of their country.
- Rummy — substituted for “ass”. Short for “Rumsfeld”. And no, I don’t care if you don’t like it.
- Nuge — pronounced “nooge”, this short for Ted Nugent, who wrote a song called Cat Scratch Fever, which is a song about…nuge. You figure it out.
- Illie — short for “illegitimate”. Sub for the “B” word, which I use frequently anyway. Still, “illie” is just fine.
- Bullsheeba— our first incarnation of “BS”. This worked wonderfully until the ultimate winner in the aforementioned contest appeared and took grand honors.
- Bullsheebacronchie— this means ‘exactly’ the same thing. So why the “cronchie”? Well, like so many things, you kinda add on stuff that isn’t necessary and that becomes the real deal. For example: Canada. Another example, words ending in “rough” that should just end in “u”. There are countless others, but suffice it to say that “bullsheebacronchie” will not be replaced in my lifetime as the end-all, be-all of substitute swear words.
An example of how you might phrase a sentence (oh, you KNEW I’d go here, so don’t go playing all naive and jacko), might be:
You know, you’re such a nuge. That bullsheebacronchie about “cholesterol causing heart disease” is such a crock of Jacko. What a fargin greedy illie you must be to pass that Buddhawaterblocker weak-Rummy science off to the American people. May you burn in a slit pit, as I’m sure you’ve forever torqued off the Almighty.
Sincerely,
Your Conscious
Not only does this work like a charm, but it segues well into the real topic of this rambling blog — the nonsense about cholesterol that every company who owns any drug wants to pass your way.
It’s a crock, folks.
It’s a theory at best that’s being touted by everyone (almost everyone) as fact. I’ve decided to let others speak for me on this subject, so here are a few links that you’ll find interesting:
Thincs is a group of wacked-out (read: intelligent) physicians, researchers and gobs of gray matter who are adamant about this whole scam. They are impossible to debate, although a few doctors have tried and end up running back to med school with their head between their Rummy.
A great article on statin alternatives by one of the seven original doctors assigned to the Apollo mission. “Space Doc” Dr. Duane Graveline hits the nail on the head in this article. The only thing not included is the use of niacin — other than that, he and Bingo see eye-to-eye.
The Cholesterol Myth excerpts courtesy of Dr. Uffe Ravnskov, prounced vishnu-only-knows. Great book — and darn near impossible to counter with any reasonable logic.
Am I saying that we should completely ignore cholesterol? Not exactly. There are valid reasons for lowering it. I’m lowering mine, for example, but not out of fear of a heart attack. I had all the tests one can do and my pipes are clear to my heart, despite having an average cholesterol reading of over 350 for 15 years. However, this is not something to be proud of. Obviously my liver is working overtime, and you can wear an organ out, just like we wore out rap music.
Sorry…that was a pleasant dream I had last night.
Also, high cholesterol is a sign of either (a) free radical damage in the body; or (b) a liver gone wacko. I’m assuming the latter because all tests for inflammatory markers, the real enemy of the heart, were off-the-chart low. That’s a good thing. So, I think I have a wacky liver.
Two of the supplements on my list address this issue: niacin and IP6. CoQ10 will be added later. Inflammation is kept at bay with plenty of omega 3 fatty acids (again, soon to be added to the list) and my nutrition plan.
I cannot stress this enough: if you are on a statin drug, please ask your doctor about niacin therapy and/or supplementation with CoQ10. Statins do so much more harm than good — and, irony of ironies, it appears they work by lowering inflammation, which is something you can do with fish oil, meditation and a good nutrition plan 9 times out of 10.
I’m not a doctor. I cannot tell you to ‘stop’ taking anything. All I can do is pass some alternative by you and let you make your own waterblocker decision.
Check it out — then find a doctor who knows this stuff. Work together to optimize your health by taking responsibility and not relying on some new pharmie-based drug to solve your challenges for you. Common sense says “that won’t work” — and common sense is far from common nowadays.
I blame it all on those freezing Canadians and the Bullsheebacronchie singers they keep shipping our way. Perhaps I’m mistaken. {10}
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Comments (36)
Brian said:
Bingo, great info on statins. My doctor has been pushing me in that direction and now I have alternatives to discuss with him. Excellent Bingo timing!
But Dude, as for the “wondrous off-color yet perfectly harmless vocabulary of non-swearing swear words” frankly I’m concerned. Jon might need some time off and maybe a date or something…..
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 03:12 PM
Trinity said:
I love the words. I just have to work on remembering them so I can use them effectively.
I’m going to talk to my parents (both on statin drugs) and point them here while there are visiting this week. My cousin had to go off statins because he was having horrible side effects. I’ve seen articles about nervous system disruption and all kinds of weird pain from statin drugs.
As for me, I’m stalled out, but trying to tweak the nutrition, really clean it up, and see if that helps. My Jon pants are fitting better, though!
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 03:22 PM
anna said:
Jon
I think we all are getting really concerned.
Maybe Brian is right….:)
You know we love ya
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 03:26 PM
Jon Benson said:
To Brian:
Hey now…that was gold!
And I have you know that I’ve ALWAYS had hairy palms…
To Trinity:
Stay the course, girl! We all stall from time to time…just need a bit of a reset.
Keep us posted about your parents. Nasty jacko, those statins.
To Anna:
Right now I need a date like Dallas needs a new restaurant. However, I could always use a nice vacation — trouble is, I enjoy what I do so much it’s almost like a permanent vacation.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 03:45 PM
anna said:
obviously I am really bored at work so, jon this is a little joke for everybody (yea, the joke is from anna - surprised?)
there it goes
A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.
He asks, “What was that for?”
She says, “I found a piece of paper in your pocket with ‘Betty Sue’ written on it.”
He says, “Jeez, honey, remember last week when I went to the track? ‘Betty Sue’ was the name of the horse I went there to bet on.” She shrugs and walks away. Three days later he’s reading his paper when she walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head again with the frying pan.
He asks, “What was that for?”
She answers, “Your horse called.”
It just makes me laugh so hard!!
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 04:16 PM
janine hill said:
I am here Bingo but thanks for the email reminder , the supplements list was really handy , I am not fond of doctors for many reasons and don’t get me started! I apologise for being absent but have had a lot of meetings with school and specialists it appears my son who is six is autistic and we are trying to work without the aid of drugs but I am here I am listening and I have dropped fat. No Bingo, not through stress but I have been doing pt sessions and classes and techniques to make sure I am doing it correctly.Gotta go but I will check in again soon.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 04:56 PM
Dee Renee said:
How about “fracking” from Battlestar Galactica?
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 05:06 PM
Joe said:
I found a supplement with the recommended dosages(by paulingtherapy.com) of L-Lysine,Proline and Vitamin C.
The only thing it misses that the site reccomends is CoQ10. CHEAP TOO! Jon, would you recommend?
Supplement Link Here
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 05:43 PM
Joe said:
OH! and don’t forget “FUUUUUUUUDGE” from ‘A Christmas Story’.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 05:46 PM
Clare said:
Hey Jon
Huh calling me a black sheep, and conscious??? surely conscience. Having you as my conscious would be even scarier than as my conscience.
timing impeccable as always. Spent the evening at the hospital( yep that was meant to make you feel guilty) followed by a consolation visit to MacDonalds. Are you crossing yourself? And I did write you about Scale the world. complimentary as i recall, but it might not be next time, if you aint gonna notice.(oh the richness of language you Americans have blessed us with) Anyhoo, I don’t know if you can relate but after about 12 days off cardio,i did get a couple of weights sessions in, I was quite scared about starting up again. I went riding this morning, and fortunately all fears were groundless. I could do it, it wasn’t too hard, I hadn’t gone so far backward as to make it impossible. Indeed I made it at a good pace, did most of my usual distance, i thought it wise to knock a block off after a layoff, my pulse was 168 when I finished, and I felt pretty good. So I’ve beaten the boogyman and I expect to back to it everyday.
Peter came home Saturday after the usual several hour stage wait from the hospital. They don’t even apologise for coming to an appointment 2 hrs late. And they look at you funny when you say you had been told 1oclock. I mean for goodness’ sake, they’re in the same building, how hard is it it to ring an extensiona and say “sorry tied up for a while.’?anyway came home and Sunday night he managed to twist off the end of the line in his sleep. I rang up, was told to come in at 8.30, I kept him fasting so we could use gas,mentioned this, but didn’t insist as I foolishly believed as I was told it was a minor repair involving no discomfort to Peter. Wrong. After a horrible 2 hours, most of which was Peter and I trying to remove the acre of sticking plaster on his arm.Finally the nurse wrenched it off and inflicted major pain swabbing with antiseptic ,and repairing the line. After all that, the line factured again next day. This time I insisted on gas, and suggested that we could just remove it as we were so close to the end of the dose. They agreed, and after another stage wait of 3 hours,keeping the poor fellow fasting, they removed the line. Peter is so happy to have his arms free. And I am glad we are free of the bloody hospital system.I never want to do that again. So I am going to be working on getting and keeping Peter super fit. Any suggestions gratefully received.
Clare
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 06:18 PM
Jeanne said:
Bingo,
Thanks for the remainder . . I have been laying on the couch coughing for the last 4 days with some waterblocker cold. I haven’t been sick in almost 6 years and my body let me down and got sick! Really torqued me off! Anyway, no working out for 5 days now .. I hope tomorrow will be better! I fargin hate being sick! I am ready to get back on my program!
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 08:05 PM
Kellie said:
Jon,
You probably all ready know about this site but in case you don’t here is one that has a lot of information on it about the cholesterol myth as well, along with the evils of soy and the wonders of raw milk. http://www.westonaprice.org/sitemap.html
BTW the good Dr. Uffe’s name is pronounced Oofay
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 08:12 PM
Tammy said:
Thanks for the email, Jon. I have been keeping up on your blogs, just not blogging myself. The couple of pounds I lost since T-Day have stayed off, although my exercise has decreased a bit the past week as I have been sleeping in. I haven’t had a decent nights’ sleep in about 6 months; I wake up every hour, all night long and by 4 or 5 am I am so sick and tired of waking up constantly I had just been staying up and getting my day started. My immune system had become very low as I couldn’t get rid of a cold and I wasn’t lasting through the day so I haven’t been accomplishing as much as I had been when the depression had become controlled. I don’t really feel depressed and that being the cause, I am all too well aware of that feeling, so I am not sure what is going on. My doctors of course want to put me on a sleep medication but I absolutely do NOT want that as I am taking more medication than I would like, but need for now. I can get to sleep with no problem at all, I just never stay asleep for more than one hour. I may get a total of 4 hours of sleep per night, added together. There is definetly no quality of sleep there and I am very, very concerned that with our cruel winter weather up here that I am in for a winter of illnesses and the worst would be a return of the depression which absolutely cannot happen. I always want to eat every time I wake up also even though I am not hungry and usually do not stay awake to finish what I was eating! I think it may be more for something to do or out of frustration or who knows. So, I have been having to stay in bed in the morning, where I was getting up and starting the day, because my energy just hasn’t been there this past week. Therefore I haven’t been getting in my workouts in the morning and die out by the afternoon so I don’t get one in then either. HELP!
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 09:05 PM
Jon Benson said:
To Janine:
Obviously there are far more important things on your mind. Please keep us posted as to the health of your son. The info will always be here!
To Dee:
Never saw it…I’d have to hear it in context. : )
To Joe:
After correcting your malformed a href code (heh…I sound like a code monkey I know), I checked out the product.
It looks great as far as ratios go…what I wonder is (a) how come it’s so cheap; and (b) why they’re saying it’s a “60-day supply” if this is following the Pauling protocols.
First of all, the dosages — it’s not even close to 60 days. The level of C Pauling recommended was 6-9x as high as ‘four’ of their capsules (6,000-9,000mg/day.) Lysine was at 3,000mg/day, give or take. So, even a low-end dosages (great start!), you’re looking at 24 capsules per day to do the trick — or less than three days supply on the bottle.
Ah…now we see why they mention the “60 day supply” bit. That’s great if you want a paltry 1,000mg/C and 500mg/Lysine. That will do next to nothing other than prevent cold sores.
So, my opinion is that the company is a bit on the flakey side (nothing new in supplements) and to be careful. Also, I prefer esther C as it’s easier on the stomach.
I ‘do’ like the Proline, but that was added by Pauling’s assistant if memory serves later down the line. It’s a great and inexpensive addition. The brand of C I take (far superior in quality) is about $21 per bottle of 180 capsules, 1,000mg/each. Even at 8,000mg/day this is almost a month’s worth. L-Lysine is really pretty cheap — about $12 for the month at 3,000/day. Proline would add another $12 or so (I haven’t checked prices in a while) — so the entire formula would be around, let’s say, $45 per month US.
This product would cost $154 for the same amount. There you go… : )
Thanks a lot for the question — this stuff helps everyone.
I can’t count “fudge” because it’s something a kid came up with. :)
To Clare:
I’m happy to help in any way I can. The only issue is the fact I’m not educated in child fitness and nutrition. I would highly suggest that you run supplements like vitamin C and CoQ10 by your doctor and be sure they’re okay for him to take. That, and healthy fats, will help rebuild the immune system. IP6 is great for that too…you should ask about all three and how much a child can take.
To Jeanne:
I don’t believe in illness — start taking C regularly and watch what happens. : ) You’ll be back at it girl!
To Kelle:
Actually I’m a member, so yeah — kinda know about it. ; ) And I knew how to pronounce Uffe’s first name, but even meeting him wouldn’t make me remember that last name. : ) Thanks so much for the link. Weston Price was a man far ahead of his time.
Of course MDs diss him because, after all, he was only a dentist. What is 14 years of research ‘in’ the field of nutrition mean, anyway? Nothing…nothing at all.
Jackoheads, I tell ya….
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 09:12 PM
Jeanne said:
Bingo,
Thanks! I do take Vit. C daily . .currently 4000 mg during the winter. When I started getting “that feeling” I upped it to 1 gram every hour, but I still got it! I don’t believe in illness either. That’s why I am so waterblocker surprised I got this cold! I also tried zinc, echinaechea, etc….oh well .
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 09:27 PM
Jon Benson said:
What is the C you take? Perhaps that’s the key. C is not a ‘cure-all’, but I would consider upping your regular dosage to 6,000-8,000 per day if you’re having an issue with colds.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 09:31 PM
Ginger said:
Great cholesterol blog, Jon. My LDL shot up to 143 this summer. My Doctor told me to eat a small handful of almonds daily. I also added Carlson’s fish oil, red yeast rice (which acts like a statin, but is natural and without the nasty side effects)
and COQ 10. In 2 months it was back down to 91.
I just know too many people who blindly follow Doctors’ orders and never question the drugs they are put on. I am forwarding this blog to a few.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 10:11 PM
Tina said:
Hi Jon,
Just thought it was interesting in the newspaper here today it stated that Dr. Phil is being sued by an attorney on behalf of his clients for not knowing diddlypoop about his weight loss supplements that he markets and not claiming any responsiblity for their usefullesness (okay I can make up words too), Dr. Phil had no comment. I added snow shoveling to my list of workouts today, suppose to get to -7 tonight so we are going to freeze our patooties off venturing outside. The dead freeze is coming early this year, usually does not hit till January, welcome to Idaho.
Posted on Dec 06, 2005 11:50 PM
Lee at work said:
Boy am I glad that Clare was the one who mentioned conscience (not conscious) and not me!
Here’s my contribution derived from Shiva:
Shivit!
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 02:03 AM
Clare said:
Thanks Jon I will mention these to my clinical nutritionist. He has put us on to some exciting stuff; curcumin, NAC,undenatured whey protein, selenium drops,fish oil,lecithin,taurine,transfer factor plus advanced. I thought you were more into reforming adults, but might have some ideas where i could look for kids. The most fun is getting him to do this stuff-take myriad pills,exercise all the time. I expect to get my cardio doubled racing round with the ball.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 02:45 AM
Dr S Walker said:
Bravo Jon for bringing up this topic, a lot of it is indeed scaremongering. For those still “scared” here’s two points to consider: (i) cholesterol is ESSENTIAL to keep our cell membranes fluid and (ii) if we have insufficient cholesterol, our bodies will manufacture it from other compounds.
And a word about [i]measurements[/i] of cholesterol: I’ve noticed on US based websites people talk about their “total cholesterol”, this is of limited value, the information you [i]should[/i] be given (and focusing on) by your physician is your “HDL:LDL ratios, high total cholesterol with a low ratio of high:low is not a problem.
Jon, if you haven’t covered it already, “blood pressure” is a topic your bloggers may benefit from, (I have not yet searced your archives for this topic).
Regards
Dr S Walker
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 05:06 AM
Tera said:
Hi Jon,
I’ve been using coconut oil in my cooking for a while now. Boyfriend loves it, especially for how fluffy it makes eggs and pancakes. I was already taking fish oil suppliments and grinding flax seeds up to add to morning oatmeal. It’s difficut to tell if the oils have helped significantly as my level of inflammation depends on how much rubber I’m exposed to. It’s amazing how many rubber items people use (erasers, shoes, “gripper” handles on all sorts of items, those moving checkout belts at grocery stores, rubber bands, chewing gum, foam-filled things like steering wheels, the sticky side of tape, tires, ack! it’s everywhere!!).
Regardless, I am finding it easier to exercise in the evening, partially due to my boyfriend realizing that I’m serious about getting in better shape. He figured since I wasn’t overweight, there wasn’t anything to be alarmed about. However, he used to be a fitness finatic himself. So he’s getting into it now and has been helping me get stretched and massaged out on the days I show up stiff and sore. :) Pretty cool of him. I don’t have a home gym yet, so have been doing exercises that lift my own body weight (based on boyfriend’s old Marine exercises) or the little hand weights that I own. We stick to yoga on days that my muscles are siezed to prevent injury. Any suggestions for a natural muscle relaxer?
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 06:30 AM
Greg said:
Janine,
My son seemed a bit off when he was about 10 years old so we took him to a therapist. She “diagnosed” him with Social Anxiety Disorder (just a fancy term for shy and uncomfortable) and prescribed 100mg daily of Zoloft. We didn’t know it at the time, but this is like a double-Adult dose. The therapists didn’t work out so after a year we got another one, who mostly dozed during the sessions.
Things went downhill from there. My son became aggressive and ended up in jail at the age of 11 for second-degree felony assault with a deadly weapon (a pretty hefty crime in Texas)…he poked a schoolmate with a pencil but fortunately did not break the skin.
Then we took him to a full-blown psychiatrist who was shocked at the levels of Zoloft prescribed. His answer? Wean him off the Zoloft and start him on mega-doses of Risperdal, an atypical antipsychotic with very nasty side effects. Shrink “diagnosed” him with Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism.
Then the shrink threw him to the ground during a session for, admittedly, “no reason” and screamed at him. We stopped going to him and found a kinder, gentler therapist. Shrink refunded all our money, too.
So now my “autistic” son is off all medications. He’s something of a smart-ass and a bit of a loner, but doing well in school. He even started working out with us and that’s helped his self-confidence more than any medication he was on.
My point is, autism comes in all flavors and degrees. In our case it would have been a relatively “mild” case, but the docs wanted to beat him over the head with a chemical hammer and, my own pitiful researched showed, diagnoses of autism are pretty subjective. It’s not something easily measured with a drug test like, say, high cholesterol (and we know what cures high cholesterol…statins. Lots and lots of statins!)
Don’t know the details in your case, but I can say this: I wish we would have not been so trusting about the autism diagnosis. We should have got a second, and even third, opinion. Would have saved us thousands of dollars, countless hours of “therapy” sessions and, most important, drug-induced torment for my son.
Must go now. My physician called and wants to try me out on the New Double-Duty LipiloftraŽ samples he just got from his PhizoMerckLilly pharma rep….seems it can lower cholesterol, elevate mood and make weenis bigger all at one stroke!
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 10:35 AM
Bill Forbes said:
Great cuss substitutes. Unfortunately, I am guilty of indulging in the ‘foul and abusive’ more than might be appropriate, so I’m working on reducing that part of my vocabulary. I like the quote my boss laid on me (though I don’t know its origin). We work in the steel end of the construction industry, and profanity runs rampant. One day he said to me ‘Profanity is the effort of a weak mind to express itself forcefully.’ I get that - sometimes I’m too lazy to find a more appropriate word that conveys my meaning without cussing, and I think there is entirely too much of that. So I’m working on it. But having said that, there are times in traffic when nothing says what I want to say better than a good cuss word! Thanks for the substitutes.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 11:31 AM
Paul said:
OK already…I never went away…black sheep here..I prefer Maverick.
I’m 52 years old 12% BF..working on the elusive 10%
Monday elliptical trainer 20 mins, resistance train
Tues. 2 hour walk on trails ..hills etc.
Wednesday weights, elliptical trainer and hill repeats (up and down the
vineyard rows.
Thursday 1.5 hour walk on trails
Friday weights, elliptical
Saturday 4 to 5 hr run 20 to 25 miles on trails
Sunday light weights, elliptical, easy walk
This is fairly typical..I run ultra marathons and am planning to run/walk
the John Muir Trail August of 06..8 days 240 miles. I’m in great shape..have
had times of excellent condition and other times of so so condition…35
years of running and eating whole foods, good vegetables, lean proteins,
some wine and some sugar.. I use my jeans as my guide..my life revolves
around my family, fitness and my work.
Thanks for all the good work Jon..and I’ll try to check in more often..
BTW 3 of us are going on this trip (The JMT) were lokking for a fourth to round out the group… you up to this?
Paul
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 12:10 PM
Kristy said:
Apparently Bingo has psychic powers and knows that I haven’t been exercising and eating like I should. I’m still here, I’ve been reading faithfully. I’m redoubling my effort and I’ll keep you posted on my progress. My workouts are gradually improving but I haven’t been as diligent with my eating as I should be.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 12:55 PM
Paul said:
BTW Jon ..is that a picture of Benny Hill as a young man in your Bio?
Paul
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 01:45 PM
Julius said:
My favorite word came up by pure accident one night… it would still be in need of a replacement though: “female dog”-frog… sounds like hitchfrog. Don’t ask. Just came out one night… like buddhawaterblocker, he’s a “hitch”frog.
Sorry I haven’t commented in a while. Lots went on last week and just getting back into the swing of things. The good news is that I’ve discarded 39 pounds of fat… okay, I was on vacation and actually did eat pizza one day and some icecream, and just as your previous blog mentioned, shocked my body. I went down a couple pounds right after that. And yes, I’m back to eating tightly… had a great full body circuit today.
Phew… I’m going on, so I’ll stop. It’s good to be back! Checking… no hairy palms here (hehe).
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 02:14 PM
Elisa said:
Hi all, I am back after travel and deadline nuttiness. I have my final road race in a series of races I’ve been running this Sunday and it’s supposed to be very, very cold. Cross your fingers for me….I am intending to run, as I like to describe it, on the bubble. This means running near full throttle to full throttle for the whole 9 mile race.
I’ve dropped 1/2 pound and can see more definition in my abs, legs and arms. I’ve been doing the 8 steps forward, two steps back and it’s really working for me. For some strange reason after my long run this Sunday I was craving potatoes. I don’t even care for potatoes that much so I had some - garlic mashed with a nice piece of salmon. I ate out which I don’t normally do. The meal hit the spot and my body really responded positively to it.
I met with a local but very well known tri-athlete coach this past Saturday. I am going to do my first triathlon in Sept. 2006. YEEKS, I don’t really know how to swim but I am up for it!
I see everyone is well and losing fat. YOU GO JULIUS!!!! That’s awesome about your 39 pounds of fat loss.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 03:04 PM
Joe said:
What about
COTTONHEADEDNINNYMUGGINS
From Will Ferrell’s ‘ELF’.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 03:24 PM
Brian said:
Well the hairy palms comment helps explain the interest in monkey riding! :)
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 03:27 PM
janine hill said:
Thanks Greg, we are thoroughly uinvestigating all possibilities, the school he goes to does not want to see him on drugs either so are working closely to develop special programs to help him . We also believe that all the chemicals and crap they fill food with today is partially responsible and I am making what he eats to avoid that particular pitfall. We are ensuring that he gets plenty of exercise and takes fish oil with evening primrose (although he has refused to take it over the last couple of weeks but I am patient)The general consensus amongst the many specialists we have involved (he also has eyesight problems and we are looking at high functioning autism) is that it is more than one problem that we are looking at and I believe it is an unravelling one at that.
The Paediatrician is not going to label him at the moment (he has suggested ritalin , which both myself and the school are totally against, he was quite happy about this and says at the moment he is a very vulnerable little boy ). The one thing I am concerned about is his schooling as he gets exhausted after working for an hour , not straight mind you, they allow him all sorts of breaks .
So there you go , he has had a myriad of tests and there are many more to go…..
Thanks for sharing your experience with your son I appreciate it.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 03:39 PM
Julius said:
Thanks, Elisa!
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 04:04 PM
Clare said:
Hi Janine Hill
I’ve done the rounds with my sons too, so I thought I’d let you know what we found most useful. Aspergers was mentioned for one of mine too. It believe it would be more accurate to say learning difficulties,some social difficulties, maybe ADHD, and definite chemical sensitivities.He goes into a complete freaky panic attack when exposed to mould, and preservatives or coloured food often goes straight through him. Okay, good stuff: Chiropractor who uses an activator, that is a little spring loaded hammer, rather than pulling you about. I found one who works a lot with children. This immensely improved his moods,posture, ability to run, calmed him down hugely; clinical nutritionist. Mine is Blake Graham, BSc (Nutrition), AACNEM, www.nutritional-healing.com.au
Wembley, Perth, Western Australia, (08) 9381 4112. He is trained with the
Pfeiffer group and helped a lot with the sensitivies and accurate supplements to give,one was 5HTP to help the body with the production of seratonin;developmental paediatric optomtrist- sounds really likely in your case, especially with the tiredness, forcing the eyes to work is very tiring, and dehydrating, we also tried Irlen lens, that is the coloured lens, but he promptly’lost’ them: SAMONA therapy, high frequenct sound wave therapy ,gets the ears working with half an hour of music on headphones a day, very very good if he seems to find background noise interferes, or can’t decipher language quick enough:Barbara Pheulong’s exercises- Move to learn. specific exercises which get the body and mind tuned in together, helping with missed stages etc.
I think anyone can do better with less artifical preservatives and colours in their diet. We did allergy testing and elimination diets without much success,but then took him off wheat for another doctor to find him much better. They can get a high from the things they are sensitive to ,so weaning them off their favourites can be a trial.We did try various drugs ,but his chemical sensitivies and being allergic to most antibiotics, meant he was worse off on them. Your school sounds great. Keep them informed,and on your side.My son was facing expulsion in the 3rd grade. Looking back I think it was the building and demolishing goiing on at school, all that mould and dust messing him up.Most of these things have websites. I’ll try and give you the list of worst preservatives.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 06:24 PM
Clare said:
Hi again Janine Hill,
heres a good link for preservatives-http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/information/additivesall.htm
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 06:47 PM
janine hill said:
Clare thanks very much for the information and yes , I am along those very routes with the school right beside me which is hugely supportive. I have been living on that site as well as reading , reading , reading and I am sure you know it is a matter of elimination. I use to go to a chiropractor that used an activator but he went back to the US and I don’t know of one in Melbourne but I will endeavour to find one as I am sure that would help. Also he does have problems with background noise so that is interesting.
Thanks for your help.
Posted on Dec 07, 2005 07:44 PM
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