Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 > > > [unable to display image] > > > > MT NEWS JANUARY 2003 > > > > > > > > > > > > > THE METABOLIC TYPING DIET > A STEP FORWARD > CHOLESTEROL > > > HANDS OFF VITAMINS AND HERBS > SALT & SODA BATH > DR MERCOLA > > > IN THE NEWS > > SUBSCRIBE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************************* The Metabolic Typing Diet - for anyone new to Metabolic Typing > > > Why is it that you can eat the best organic foods, take the finest > supplements, drink plenty of fluids, exercise like mad, get plenty of sleep > and still feel terrible? > > Why can the low-cholesterol diet actually RAISE cholesterol levels in some > people? > > Why does the Atkins diet give my friend energy and help her lose weight but > make me tired and put on weight? > > Why can a nutritional supplement help one person with a disease but worsen > the same condition in another person? > > Are you confused about Nutrition? Every day we hear " experts " talling us > about the l;attest miracle diet. One day we read that a diet high in > protein and fat and low in carbohydrate will help us shed excess weight, > increase out vitality and address disease and the next day we hear another > expert saying that a low fat, high carbohydrate diet will prevent heart > disease and help us to lose weight! Who is right? > > The old adage " One Mans Food Is Another Mans Poison " is literally true. We > are all as unique as our fingerprints so why would we think that there is a > single diet that works for us all? If such a diet worked, it would have > been discovered a long time ago. > There are some foods that are unhealthy for all of us, but there are some > healthy foods that are not healthy for everyone. The health benefits of any > food or supplement are dependant upon the stimulatory or inhibitory effects > on the biochemistry of any individual, or " metabolic type " . Different foods > have the power to strengthen or weaken metabolic imbalances so you need to > know which foods will improve how you feel and which will make you feel > worse. > How can you find out about your metabolic type? > Well the first step would be to read the book, " The Metabolic Typing Diet " > by W.L.Wolcott and T.Fahey. It contains a self-test questionnaire that will > introduce you to your basic metabolic type. It is now out in paperback in > the UK and you can find it at good book stores, and online at <A HREF= " http://www.amazon.co.uk/ " > > www.amazon.co.uk</A> . If your local book store have sold out then The Medicine > Wheel presently has copies on order. (Tel: 0161 439 0777) > The science and the tests for our other MT programs > (Intermediate/Advanced/Comprehensive) are here and available and you will > have a highly trained Certified Healthexcel Advisor who can monitor your > nutritional needs. For information send a blank email to: <A HREF= " info " > > info</A> with MT Programs in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > > > MBT " Masai Barefoot Technology " - A Step Forward > I've recently been made aware of an advance in footwear coming to the UK > from Switzerland. They are marketed as an 'anti - shoe' designed to > reprogramme your walking. The contention is that flat hard surfaces, > pavements, roads, living spaces, suit the efficient use of the wheel, but > not the human body. Therefore our walking pattern is altered into a > passive, rather flat footed gait, that is the root cause of a great deal of > musculoskeletal problems. > > Painful knees and hips, weak ankles, lower back pain etc are common to all > 'civilised' societies but not to many native populations around the world. > After working with the Masai people for many years, the founder concludes > that the common finding of joint pain with wear and tear doesn't have to be > part of our lives. The unique design of the MBT 'shoe' teaches the wearer > to walk properly, rolling from the heel to the balls of the feet with > every stride, to take smaller strides and to gradually lose the muscular ten > sion that so many people have. Wearing them makes the hardest ground feel > soft and uneven, perfect for our motor system. > > The MBT's have a patented sole design that teaches the wearer to roll > through with each stride, changing the effect on the body from one of > constant jarring to one of smooth elastic control. The training effect > helps reduce pain, strengthen and correct tension in the ligaments and > muscles, and is also fantastic for athletes of all abilities. The wearing > of MBT's is reported as so nice it encourages the wearer to want to walk > as often as possible. > > For further information either ring Jim Crawford on 0161-775-1563, email <A HREF= " jimatgyrotonicUK " > > jimatgyrotonicUK</A> or visit <A HREF= " http://www.masai.ch/ " >www.masai.ch</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ********************** > > > > Cholesterol > > The very mention of the cholesterol word is enough to panic many people > with images of blocked arteries, blood clots, heart disease and strokes. > While these things are important, cholesterol has very little to do with > any of them. > > There are some things we should know about cholesterol: > > > > 1. Cholesterol is absolutely essential to the correct functioning of > the human body. It is a big player in many biochemical functions including > brain development, hormone and cell membrane production. > > 2. Your body will make cholesterol every day because it is so > important. > > 3. The less cholesterol your body ingests in your diet, the more your > body makes. > > 4. High serum cholesterol levels indicate an imbalance in your body > chemistry and not how much cholesterol you ate. > > 4. Cholesterol lowering drugs interfere with normal cholesterol > metabolism while doing nothing to correct the cause of heart disease. > > 5. The 2 substances that disrupt metabolic function and elevate > cholesterol levels are sugar and vegetable oils and if you check food > labels you will find one or both in just about every processed and packaged > foodstuff. > > 6. Low cholesterol levels have been associated with a 300% increase in > liver cancer, a 200% increase in lung disease, a 200% increase in > depression.....Dr Grobee of Eramus University Medical School found that > cholesterol is necessary to make seratonin. (Many antidepressant drugs are > serotonin uptake inhibitors) > > > > We must understand the importance of natural foodstuffs when considering > cholesterol levels. Eat the fats found in nature, that are suited to your > functioning metabolic type, and the body can deal with them. With this in > mind, we hope that the days of margarine’s and rancid vegetable oils will > be replaced with natural oils, such as coconut oil, butter and cold pressed > olive oil. The egg, shunned for its high cholesterol content, also contains > ample lecithin to properly emulsify the cholesterol content. With a better > understanding of cholesterol and how it works, perhaps people will stop > depriving themselves of this wonderful source of protein and other > micronutrients. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ********************** > > > > > > > Hands Off Vitamins and Herbs - thanks to Sam Burcher of I-SIS for the > following article: > Visits to Complementary Alternative Medicine practitioners throughout > Europe outnumber those to doctors by two to one. Government figures show UK > citizens spend £70 million per year on nutritional supplements and about > 20% of the population use vitamins and minerals in their diets. But > European Parliament Directives passed in March 2002 will ban food > supplements, in a bid to re-classify them as medical drugs. > > Criticism is mounting for what is seen as an " over the top " move by > pharmaceutical companies to take firmer control of the lucrative health > promotion and disease prevention markets. More than 600 million people have > protested against these Directives (see box) by signing the largest on-line > global petition ever (<A HREF= " http://www.vitamins-for-all.org/ " >www.vitamins-for-all.org</A>), demanding continued > freedom to access natural remedies. > > Fears that high-strength multivitamins and minerals will only be available > on prescription are not unfounded. A spokesperson from the Alliance for > Natural Health (ANH) said, " the freedom of consumers to make their own > informed choices is massively reduced. " > > > The full article can be found on the I-SIS website at <A HREF= " http://www.i-sis.org.uk/vitamins.php " > > http://www.i-sis.org.uk/vitamins.php</A> > <A HREF= " http://www.healthchoice.org.uk/ " >Also see: www.healthchoice.org.uk</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > Salt & Soda Bath > > As many of you already know, detoxification is a part of our Advanced and > Comprehensive Programs. The skin is the body's largest organ and is often > overlooked when we think of the organs of detoxification. Through our skin > we are exposed to a host of radioactive material on a daily basis. The > following bath may be helpful in overcoming exposure and absorption to > radiation. It would certainly benefit the frequent flyers and those who are > exposed to X-rays, but it can be used at any time, and many people have > reported its effectiveness when used at the onset of a cold. > > Sprinkle 2lbs of rock salt and 2lbs of baking soda into a bath. Soak for a > minimum of 20 minutes, (include face and head). Shower. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ *********************** > > > > > Dr. Mercola > > <A HREF= " http://www.mercola.com/ " >http://www.mercola.com</A> is one of the most visited health sites on the > Internet. He recommends our Healthexcel metabolic typing diet programs and > regularly writes about MT in his free twice-weekly eHealthy News. click on > <A HREF= " http://www.mercola.com/ " >www.mercola.com</A>, enter your email address and click Subscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > > > > In The News > > D. Mail 29.12.02 " GROSSMAN'S NHS HOSPITAL MENUS FALL OUT OF FLAVOUR " Most > hospitals can afford to spend only about £2.50 per patient per day on food & > drink. Last month Lloyd Grossman said that too many patients were still > given poor food & not enough water, leaving them malnourished & dehydrated. > In 2001 an Audit Commission report found that 40% of NHS hospital patients > were malnourished. > > D. Mail 4.1.03 " TOP OF THE SICK LIST " Britain has fewer doctors, fewer > hospital beds & spends less on health care than any other of the G7 > countries. UK also has less than half the hospital beds per 1,000 of > population than France has. Britain has the highest death rate from cancer & > heart disease of the G7 countries. The USA has less beds but with > sophisticated scanning & diagnostic equipment reduces the length of > hospital stays & treats many patients at day clinics. The UK has 122 heart > disease deaths per 100,000 people compared to 39.8 deaths in France & only > 30 in Japan. > > GNC " Live Well " mag. Jan. 03 1 million consumer signatures - that is 50,000 > sheets of paper, weighing almost three quarters of a ton, were wheeled into > the House of Commons on November 19 requesting that higher dose vitamin & > mineral supplements be saved. They were presented to Parliament by Dr. > Brian Iddon MP. Sue Croft of Consumers for Health Choice said this shows > the strength of feeling about EU regulations which " will ultimately lead to > 100s if not 1000s of supplements being banned. " CHC want MPs to block the > Statutory Instrument on this - something which has never been done before. > Further details on <A HREF= " http://www.healthchoice.org.uk/ " >www.healthchoice.org.uk</A> e-mail: <A HREF= " enquiries " >enquiries@heal > thchoice.org.uk</A> > > " D. Express 7.1.03 " LEAD POISONING LINKED TO CRIME " Children exposed to > lead are more likely to become criminals. Research at Pittsburgh Uni > examined 194 youths with court convictions & compared them with > non-delinquents. The criminals had 11ppm of lead in their bodies against > 1.5 ppm in the control group. This toxic metal accumulates in young > people's bodies & can damge the central nervous system. > > D. Mail, 8.1.03 " FIZZY DRINKS DISRUPT CHILDREN'S SLEEP " Teenagers who drink > many caffeinated soft drinks sleep less, are more likely to wake during the > night & be sleepier during the day. 1 in 8 teenagers now drinks over 22 > cans of cola a week. Some were taking in up to 800mg of caffeine daily. The > study, published today in the journal Paedriatrics, was led by Dr. Charles > Pollack of Ohio State Uni. He said the time may come when soft drinks > manufacturers would be forced to limit the caffeine content in their > products or not target children with them. This will also lead to calls for > schools to withdraw their lucrative drinks vending machines. > > New Scientist, 11.1.03, page 4 " Background radiation enough to trigger > cancer " Keith Baverstock of European Centre for Environment & Health, WHO > in Bonn says " Our results support the position that ALL radiation exposure > no matter how small is potentially dangerous to health " . Chernobyl caused > thousands of cancer cases. Mr. Baverstock said " It is vital to minimize any > additional exposure from medical treatments, the nuclear industry & dental > x-rays, which might deliver a significant amount of radiation to a child's > thyroid. By Rob Edwards. > > SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2003 Redflagsweekly.com http://www.redflagsweekly.com > ALUMINUM IS PUT ON TRIAL AS A VACCINE BOOSTER-THE WORKSHOP ON ALUMINUM > IN VACCINES, PUERTO RICO, MAY 11 AND 12, 2000 RFW obtained the full > transcripts of a high-level U.S. government-sponsored scientific meeting > on aluminum and vaccines. The meeting has raised concerns that aluminium > may trigger adverse reactions.... <A HREF= " http://www.redflagsweekly.com/special_edition.html " > > http://www.redflagsweekly.com/special_edition.html</A> > > D. Mail 14.1.03 " New autism jabs fear " UK babies are being given vaccines > containing a mercury compound which the US & Europe are phasing out amid > fears of autism & brain damage. 3 in 1 DTP jabs against diphtheria, tetanus > & pertussis (whooping cough), routinely given to babies of 8 weeks, contain > the mercury-based preservative thiomersal. A week ago it emerged that some > children are given NHS approved flu vaccines containing thiomersal. It is > used to prevent spoiling & kill off some bacteria. Alarm over the compound > was first sounded by the US Food & Drug Admin, which found levels in > vaccines given to babies under 6 months EXCEEDED Govt. safety limits. A US > study found a link between the agent & children with speech problems. In > 1999 US public health & child specialists advised that its use be reduced > or eliminated. 2 years ago Europe advised doctors not to use vaccines with > thiomersal for toddlers & infants & that it be phased out " within the > shortest possible time " . The DoH said last night it was a " LONG TERM goal " > to replace or reduce the preservative. Action Against Austism chairman Bill > Welsh said " If the Dept of Health is aware that thiomersal is unsafe for > childhood vaccines, then we may be looking at criminal medical negligence > on a massive scale " > > New Scientist 18.1.03 " Going Bananas - Fruit could disappear forever in 10 > years. Is there anything we can do to prevent this slip-up? " Bananas are > being infected with black sigatoka & panama fungal diseases. As present day > bananas contain no seeds to reproduce they cannot develop their own > resistance to disease. This is the equivalent of the potato blight. At the > moment bananas are heavily sprayed around 40 times a year with fungicide to > try & control these fungi. Women banana workers in Costa Rica have double > the average leukaemia rates & birth defects and one fifth of banana worker > men are sterile because of this chemical use. > > Radio 4, " Seeds of Trouble " , 14.1.03, heard quotes that in the USA seed > companies have been reduced from over 300 to around 5 transgentic > companies. Someone said that even if a GM seed is not sterile, farmers must > sign that they will not re-plant the seed & will buy new seeds for planting > each time. If they do re-plant the bio-tech companies could sue them. > > SOME COMMON SOURCES OF MERCURY IN HEALTH CARE A detailed list and > information about alternatives.... (a PDF File) <A HREF= " http://www.redflagsweekly.com/features.html " > > http://www.redflagsweekly.com/features.html</A> > > D.Mail, 17.1.03 " POWER LINES LINKED TO MISCARRIAGE DANGER " Pregnant women > living near overhead power cables are 10% more likely to lose a baby. A > report by the California Public Utilities Commission follows a 4-year > review. It examined miscarriages of women living within 30 years of power > cables & compared them with national averages. The findings suggest that as > many as 1 in 20 pregnancies end in miscarriage because of electromagnetic > fields. The results of the most extensive review suggest they can also > raise the risk of childhood leukaemia & adult brain cancer & Lou Gehrig's > disease (a motor neurone condition). (D. Express reports that Prof Denis > Henshaw of Bristol Uni wants a change in planning laws to stop houses being > built close to overhead cables. > > D. Mail 21.1.03 " ADDITIVES LEAVE CHILDREN ALLERGIC TO REAL FOOD " Children > are consuming so many additives that their systems cannot cope with natural > foods such as milk, eggs, flour & nuts. 45% of the population are now > reporting some form of food intolerance. This is up from 10% 20 years ago. > Half of all new cases are found in children where symptoms range from mild > stomach problems to migraine, eczema & catarrh. Medical experts are seeing > large increases in reactions to milk protein, egg whites, peanuts & soya. > Yeast & wheat intolerance are on the increase & Sainsbury's & Tesco's have > launched own brand " free from " ranges. Many of these foods, such as nut > oils, wheat, milk protein & egg whites are heavily used in processed foods. > They are HEAVILY PROCESSED & REDUCED TO THE LEVEL OF CHEMICAL ADDITIVES. > Some experts believe they are triggering reactions in children's immune > systems which makes them also react when they meet the whole food. The > theory is that the bodies of vulnerable people may " learn " to reject these > ingredients at a very early age. > > Since its launch in September, the coffee focus of Oxfam's Make Trade Fair > campaign has made real progress towards getting the industry to work for > poor producers as well as big businesses. Find out more at <A HREF= " http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XbecfejjDE,ZccejigdecEA & oid=UdbjgB\ J & iclitemid=XbedccecBI & tid=WbcfgjcCF] " > > www.maketradefair.com/go/update</A>. > > D. Telegraph 24.1.03 " RECYCLED SANDWICHED PUT BACK ON THE SHELF " The > practice of recycling sandwiches, meat pies, pasties & other chilled foods > that are beyond their sell-by date is widespread the FSA said yesterday. > Some corner shops, garages & late-night stores remove meat fillings & put > them between fresh slices of bread & stick on new sell-by dates. > > D. Mail 25.1.03 " Ditched - Children whose parents refuse MMR jab are being > dropped by their GPs " GPs are dropping children from their lists, who have > not had the MMR vaccine Tunbridge Wells Community Health Council which > identified the trend are urging Health Sec. Alan Milburn to intervene, > after 24 children were dropped in Tunbridge Wells. Doctors at the BMA > annual meeting last year urged the Govt. to scrap incentive payments for > MMR jabs because the scheme was undermining trust in GPs because it can > cause a conflict of interest. Doctors have to reach Govt. vaccination > targets to obtain bonuses. > > D. Telegraph 28.1.03 " WHY PINKER SALMON MAY BE A RISK " The European > Commission will lower the permitted amount of the food colouring > Canthaxanthin from 1st December. This food additive builds up in the RETINA > OF THE HUMAN EYE & affects sight. The amount allowed in salmon feed will be > lowered from 80mgs a kilo to 25mg a kilo. It will be reduced to 8mgs for > hen feed. This colouring is used to give salmon a pink-red colour & to > colour egg yolks to the yellow shade food producers want. Natural wild > salmon are pink from eating shrimps etc. but farmed salmon has > Canthaxanthin colouring added to its feed to stop it looking grey. > > D. Express 28.1.03 " RADIATION RISKS " Dr. Roger Coghill of Coghill Research > Labs warned people not to sleep near switched-on electrical appliances as > this interferes with the body's melatonin production; that a German study > showed mobile phones can cause eye cancer; not to get too close to > microwave ovens & have them maintained to stop leakage. Smoke detectors > contain Americium-241 which is radioactive material made in nuclear > reactors. They said if you are concerned then use an Optical smoke alarm > Tel: 01444 230300 but these cost about £45 & are less effective than the > cheap nuclear ones. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ***************************************** > > > > > You can help spread the news about Metabolic Typing by sending this > newsletter to at least one other person. It is now being received by > hundreds of people in more than 7 countries! > You can also send a blank email to <A HREF= " mtnews " >mtnews</A> with > " " or " " in the subject line. > > News, views, menu suggestions (for your metabolic type), and any > questions/subjects for inclusion in this monthly newsletter are always > welcome. Please send via email to: <A HREF= " mtnews " >mtnews</A>. > > > > Love and Blessings, > > Sheri > > Sheri Dixon D. N. Th. 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