Allison

[Guest guest]

On Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 01:16 PM,

wrote:

 

> What a scary experience it must have been for you.

> How proud your family must be that you have taken such

> great steps to keep your heart happy and

> healthy...MANY, MANY people are just stubborn and will

> not change until death comes to claim his prize.

 

Yes, and they're also supportive in other ways, such as my wife taking

T'ai Chi with me, and meeting me for her lunch hour to walk on non-T'ai

Chi days, etc.

>

> I was seriously thinking about fish oil as well...And

> fish if it were available fresh out of the water here.

 

Watch the mercury and heavy metals and dioxins and such in fresh fish.

Processed oil may be better.

 

> My reason for vegetarianism isn't for philisophical

> reasons, only health.

 

Mine was originaly health, too, although I must admit the ethical

considerations do creep in.

 

> I'm waiting until I go to a

> health food store (not one in my small town) and

> purchase good capsules, not the type they have in all

> huge groceries.

 

Sites such as www.vegetariantimes.com often have lists of the good

brands, and some are indeed store brands.. You don't have to spend alot

to get good ones.

 

> Pat mentioned flax seeds, and yes the

> oil is hard to take so I put a shot of it in my shakes

> when I make them. I just don't make them but once a

> weel usually...

 

I'm not a flax fan, although I'll eat some seeds on rolls or in bread,

in a 9 or 15 grain mix.

 

> So, I need something else.

> I keep my weight down. I'm still losing my pregnancy

> weight but only have 5 lbs to go. I weigh 150 right

> now and I'm 5'9 " My body fat is at 25%...Which is

> great.

 

Bravo, excellent.

 

> I can't get my cholesterol checked until I

> quit breastfeeding...Baby is just now 8 months old so

> I have a way to go before she's weaned. As soon as

> she is, I'm there! I am young, 28, and in great

> shape: I lift weights 3-4 days a week and ride my bike

> on serious hills for 5 miles on the weekends. I

> believe I have a great diet. Though I slurge on the

> sweets from time to time and get the urge for the

> dairy.

 

So do I. They make excellent sugar-free candies, and chocolates

especially. If you use them properly, they're fine -- high calorie, but

low carb, relatively. I often like a taste of chocolate after a meal to

switch my brain off the hunger mode. Works, too.

 

> But all in all...I'd say it's pretty healthy.

> But alas heart disease is rampant on my Dad's side of

> the family so I'll always be keeping my heart in mind.

 

That's true, and did you hear the latest about doctors finding that

certain proteins may be more important than cholesterol in determining

heart-attack risk? I'll do a search for an article about it later.

\

> And you're right, I shouldn't stress about it b/c

> that is, at times, worse!

> Thank you for writing back. Keep up the good work, I

> think it's wonderful that you are so willing to change

> for the good of your health and family.

 

I really want to be there for my kids, my wife, and hell yes, even for

grandkids! (But not just yet, my eldest is only 16.)

 

> Take care.

 

Gassho.

 

--Gene

 

> Warmly,

> Allison

>

 

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source of all true art and science. "

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