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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 |
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
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- TOMATO BASIL SOUP
- BLACK BEAN CHILI
- AVOCADO SALSA
- CREAMY CORN SOUP
- TOFU CHILI CREAM
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