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June 2002
Vol. 1 No. 6 |
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The Liver –
Savior from Our Own Abuses |
This article continues a series exploring the health of your
intestinal tract. Consider the strongest contact with
the world around you is through your food, processed and absorbed
by your intestine.
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The liver is our largest internal
organ and plays a central role in the maintenance of our entire
body. Dietary proteins, fats and carbohydrates are
synthesized and broken down, and cholesterol and triglycerides are
regulated, by the liver. The liver is the primary site for
activation, clearance, detoxification and excretion of most
medications, drugs, and toxins that enter our body. |
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Health Myths Dispelled: Omega 3 "Good" Fats |
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Many popular books and authorities on
cancer recommend the replacement of saturated and omega-6 fats (the kinds
of fats that are found predominately in corn and safflower oil) with
omega-3 fats (the kind found in cold-water marine fish and flaxseed).
There is evidence to support their recommendations;
however, I believe these authorities are overlooking some important
research that says this is a very dangerous practice. |
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Atkins’ Diet
and His Cardiac Arrest |
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Robert Atkins, MD, the
founder of the high-fat, high-cholesterol, high-protein,
low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, recently suffered a cardiac arrest
attributed to an underlying cardiomyopathy (April, 2002). (Cardiomyopathy
is a disease weakening the heart muscle, often leading to
congestive heart failure and death. Cardiac arrest is when
the heart stops beating effectively.) |
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Dairy Industry Admits They Sell Death |
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While at the University of
California at Davis, helping my youngest son with his housing
plans for his sophomore year, I was wandering through the Food
Sciences building looking for a bathroom, when I coincidentally
found a wall mounted rack distributing dairy industry propaganda –
a small magazine called the “California Dairy Dispatch – Research,
Education and Service to Support the Dairy Industry” (Spring
2002). On page 6 they say, “Since dietary fat intake is
known to contribute to obesity, heart disease, cancer, stroke and
type 2 diabetes |
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Featured Recipes |
Tomato Basil Soup
Black Bean Chili
Avocado Salsa
Creamy Corn Soup
Tofu Chili Cream |
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Heather McDougall with a degree in English and a love for
cooking, especially with her mother, will be a frequent
contributor to the newsletter. We invite you to contribute your
thoughts and recipes to the McDougall Newsletter also. Write
heather@drmcdougall.com
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John McDougall All Rights Reserved
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