This has been bothering me for years, you know, you hear that a research study has been conducted and they find that eggs are bad for you, and then back in the 1980s, it was highly recommended that people each more carbs and those folks started packing on pounds (probably they added too much oil to their pasta dishes, who knows), and the low-fat items which are indeed low fat, but they are loaded with chemicals and carbs to get them that way, and tonight on the news, there is now a research report that says people are passing away from vitamins and supplements. The vitamin manufacturers did report they have seen an increase in this, but don't know why. This was on the Ticker on Fox News.
So does the general population really follow these trendy research reports? I know I have always been skeptical of any report. I remember back when I was a child I saw very few overweight people; there weren't a lot of fastfood places to eat; we ate balanced meals and snacks were fruit. Not anymore it seems. And the only reason why I am large is because I put in more than I spend (well, duh).
There was a report that did get my attention several years ago and it came from the Mayo Clinic. They reported they found that sunblock caused some skin cancers. Now, this was squashed after being on the news for a few short days, but their study really went into detail and it had been conducted for over 15 years. A friend of mine who is a dermatologist in California agrees with this study in some cases. He says he is finding an alarming number of cancers that are attributed to overuse of sunblocks. His recommendation is to cover the body with lightweight clothing, stay in the sun only 2 hours a day for the vitamin benefits, and to use nothing over a 15 sunblock.
So, even though after being on this island for six years now, and having ate more fish than is probably in the sea, I am longing for enchiladas and anything beef because I haven't seen a study yet on enchiladas.
Thoughts?
Donna
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Gollee-gee, our power goes out for 12 hours here and I return and not only is there something bad for all of us in the way of diet, the supplements are all over the place.
Allen: a man after my heart: chicken fried steak (I'm from Texas, too).
I don't plan on overdosing on enchiladas when I go home for a visit, but that will be my first stop for certain; I am fished out and chickened out here, that's all we eat and I have been thinking about writing a cookbook down here entitled: 1,000 Ways to Cook Chicken.
Fort: Tell me it ain't true, Diet Coke? I never could get used to the taste so I am a hardliner; I only drink real Coke but only 1 a day mixed with, uh-oh, rum.
Matt wrote: Can't you still buy ephedra at health food stores under various names? Like aliases here?
I do want to comment that there were a couple of fluid replacement/energy boosters I tried and I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. This is the reason I am wanting to know the best products possible for my long swim training. GU was horrible; I thought I was in cardiac arrest so I must be sensitive to some energy solutions.
Back to food: I do love pizza and I will have one or two when I am home, plus all the vegetables I don't get here and cantaloupe, but I ordered a vegie pizza here and they put peas, carrots, and beets on it with red sauce and I had to walk away; they weren't even fresh but out of the can! Yuck!
I had a terrific long 2 mile swim today without fluids (started leg cramping at the end of it), but I finally did not feel fatigued; it was a power swim, so I guess the conditioning is kicking in.
Rich: I love fish & chips but the vinegar has to go; vinegar makes me sneeze and cough--weird huh? This is why I can't do salads with oil and vinegar and I love the taste!!
Geek: so you are a research report junkie and try all the recommendations, huh? Maybe some of these supplements work and some don't, but the costs can also be a factor, as well as trying to eat 2 pounds of broccoli to get that folic acid. What's a good person to do with all of this info floating around?
Donna
Gollee-gee, our power goes out for 12 hours here and I return and not only is there something bad for all of us in the way of diet, the supplements are all over the place.
Allen: a man after my heart: chicken fried steak (I'm from Texas, too).
I don't plan on overdosing on enchiladas when I go home for a visit, but that will be my first stop for certain; I am fished out and chickened out here, that's all we eat and I have been thinking about writing a cookbook down here entitled: 1,000 Ways to Cook Chicken.
Fort: Tell me it ain't true, Diet Coke? I never could get used to the taste so I am a hardliner; I only drink real Coke but only 1 a day mixed with, uh-oh, rum.
Matt wrote: Can't you still buy ephedra at health food stores under various names? Like aliases here?
I do want to comment that there were a couple of fluid replacement/energy boosters I tried and I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. This is the reason I am wanting to know the best products possible for my long swim training. GU was horrible; I thought I was in cardiac arrest so I must be sensitive to some energy solutions.
Back to food: I do love pizza and I will have one or two when I am home, plus all the vegetables I don't get here and cantaloupe, but I ordered a vegie pizza here and they put peas, carrots, and beets on it with red sauce and I had to walk away; they weren't even fresh but out of the can! Yuck!
I had a terrific long 2 mile swim today without fluids (started leg cramping at the end of it), but I finally did not feel fatigued; it was a power swim, so I guess the conditioning is kicking in.
Rich: I love fish & chips but the vinegar has to go; vinegar makes me sneeze and cough--weird huh? This is why I can't do salads with oil and vinegar and I love the taste!!
Geek: so you are a research report junkie and try all the recommendations, huh? Maybe some of these supplements work and some don't, but the costs can also be a factor, as well as trying to eat 2 pounds of broccoli to get that folic acid. What's a good person to do with all of this info floating around?
Donna
