Margarine usually tops butter when it comes to heart health.
Margarine is made from vegetable oils, so it contains no cholesterol. Margarine is also higher in "good" fats — polyunsaturated and monounsaturated — than butter is. These types of fat help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol, when substituted for saturated fat. Butter, on the other hand, is made from animal fat, so it contains cholesterol and high levels of saturated fat.
But not all margarines are created equal — and some may even be worse than butter. Most margarines are processed using a method called hydrogenation, which results in unhealthy trans fats. In general, the more solid the margarine, the more trans fats it contains — so stick margarines usually have more trans fats than do tub margarines. Like saturated fats, trans fats increase blood cholesterol and the risk of heart disease. In addition, trans fats can lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol levels.
When selecting a margarine, choose one with the lowest trans fat content possible and less than 2 grams total of saturated plus trans fats. Manufacturers are required to list saturated and trans fats separately on food labels. Also, margarines fortified with plant sterols can help reduce LDL cholesterol levels by more than 10 percent. The amount of daily plant sterols needed for results is at least 2 grams. The American Heart Association recommends foods fortified with plant sterols for people with levels of LDL cholesterol over 160 milligrams per deciliter (4.1 mmol/L).
However, if you don't like the taste of margarine and don't want to give up butter completely, consider using whipped butter or light or reduced-calorie butter. There are also spreadable butters with vegetable oils added. Per serving, these products have less fat and calories than regular butter. The important thing is to use these products in small amounts — just enough to add flavor to the foods you're eating.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Diet Coke U R Asking For Trouble
In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick. she just knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of. She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22 nod. On March 19 I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment. I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! I e-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent. My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home. Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind. In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death. When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life. If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on 'ASPARTAME,' marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia. During a lecture, I said, 'If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!' People were jumping up during the lecture saying, 'I have some of these symptoms. Is it reversible?' Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem. Dr. Esparto (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice, a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight! These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin andis used primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.' Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body! Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the bloodsugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance. Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage. Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well. Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called 'behavior modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! Most of these children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that were 'better for them than sugar.' It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome. Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e . mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.' Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED! There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a 'piece of the Aspartame pie.' I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians? This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to endorse their products. Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants. The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms. The bill was killed. It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed public. Well, you're Informed now! YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!
Please e-mail to your family and friends
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Eat More MukYee - Black Fungus
The beauty of herbal treatment for High Blood cholesterol I want to share a secret for treating high cholesterol. Three weeks ago l went for a cholesterol check. To my surprise, it was above the normal range which should be less than 5.2 mmol/L. My reading obtained was 6.6. I had been consuming alot of red meat and lamb recently. After consuming Mok Yee for two weeks, l had my cholesterol checked again and found that my cholesterol level fell to 4.70 mmol/L My pharmacist said that even cholesterol medication will need 1- 3 months to take effect. She was very surprised and said it is a miracle.
Review: I immediately followed an advice of a friend who told me about Black fungus (Mok Yee). He had four block heart arteries, over 90 percent blocked. His cardiologist advised him to go for bypass surgery, failing which he would suffer an imminent heart attack. His sinseh ( chinese physician) friend advised him against surgery as the procedure would be messy, painful and expensive. He followed the advise of his sinseh friend by consuming Mok Yee daily. After consuming boiled Mok Yee juice for 40 days, he went for an angiogram. His heart specialist was surprised and shocked that his arteries were all cleared of any blockage and it would not be necessary to see him for another 10 years! My observation is that Mok Yee juice is not only effective in treating high blood cholestrol but also helps to bring relief to joint paints, arthritis and poor blood circulation.
The internet info. claims : that Mok yee reduces blood clot, preventing thrombosis, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease,and cancer. Black Fungus contains abundant protein, ferric, calcium, vitamin, rough fibre, the content of protein is equal to meat. Preparation : 1) Pick a hand full of Mok Yee and soak in water for 1-2 hours 2) Wash Mok Yee and cut to pieces with scissors. 3) Pour five bowls of plain water into slow cooker (crock pot) 4) Put 2-3 slices of ginger, 8-10 red dates, 20 kay chee(wolf berry) into crock pot. 5) Bring to boil for 8 hours. One and a half bowls of Mok Yee juice will remain after boiling overnight. Consumption : You may consume for 10 to 14 days according to the severity of the problem. For those with low blood pressure consume less or only for alternate days. Drink Mok Yee first thing in the morning with an 'empty stomach'. Consume at least one large bowl. Take breakfast 2 hours later. Side effects - you may feel a little tired after 3- 4 days. Consume multivitamins and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Do not eat oily or fried foods during this period.
Observation : Dark and oily stool during the first two days. Remarks : Cholesterol medication is chemical in nature and may harm the liver. Mok Yee is a plant and does not contain chemicals. Take blood test for blood cholesterol before and after treatment e.g. at Caring Pharmacy. Only Rm 10.00 . Please report results to enable me to enhance update, research and review.
Thank you and may God bless you with vibrant health.
Paul Lee
Review: I immediately followed an advice of a friend who told me about Black fungus (Mok Yee). He had four block heart arteries, over 90 percent blocked. His cardiologist advised him to go for bypass surgery, failing which he would suffer an imminent heart attack. His sinseh ( chinese physician) friend advised him against surgery as the procedure would be messy, painful and expensive. He followed the advise of his sinseh friend by consuming Mok Yee daily. After consuming boiled Mok Yee juice for 40 days, he went for an angiogram. His heart specialist was surprised and shocked that his arteries were all cleared of any blockage and it would not be necessary to see him for another 10 years! My observation is that Mok Yee juice is not only effective in treating high blood cholestrol but also helps to bring relief to joint paints, arthritis and poor blood circulation.
The internet info. claims : that Mok yee reduces blood clot, preventing thrombosis, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease,and cancer. Black Fungus contains abundant protein, ferric, calcium, vitamin, rough fibre, the content of protein is equal to meat. Preparation : 1) Pick a hand full of Mok Yee and soak in water for 1-2 hours 2) Wash Mok Yee and cut to pieces with scissors. 3) Pour five bowls of plain water into slow cooker (crock pot) 4) Put 2-3 slices of ginger, 8-10 red dates, 20 kay chee(wolf berry) into crock pot. 5) Bring to boil for 8 hours. One and a half bowls of Mok Yee juice will remain after boiling overnight. Consumption : You may consume for 10 to 14 days according to the severity of the problem. For those with low blood pressure consume less or only for alternate days. Drink Mok Yee first thing in the morning with an 'empty stomach'. Consume at least one large bowl. Take breakfast 2 hours later. Side effects - you may feel a little tired after 3- 4 days. Consume multivitamins and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Do not eat oily or fried foods during this period.
Observation : Dark and oily stool during the first two days. Remarks : Cholesterol medication is chemical in nature and may harm the liver. Mok Yee is a plant and does not contain chemicals. Take blood test for blood cholesterol before and after treatment e.g. at Caring Pharmacy. Only Rm 10.00 . Please report results to enable me to enhance update, research and review.
Thank you and may God bless you with vibrant health.
Paul Lee
Monday, September 29, 2008
No no I been eating baby carrots
Baby Carrots
The following is information from a farmer who grows and packagescarrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc.
The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are madeusing the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through amachine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots . most peopleprobably know this already.
What you may not know and should know is the following: once the carrotsare cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solutionof water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the samechlorine used your pool) since they do not have their skin or naturalprotective covering, they give the m a higher dose of chlorine.You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigeratorfor a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots, this is thechlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk tohave esthetically pleasing vegetables which are practically plastic?
We do hope that this information can be passed on to as many people aspossible in the hopes of informing them where these carrots come from
The following is information from a farmer who grows and packagescarrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc.
The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are madeusing the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through amachine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots . most peopleprobably know this already.
What you may not know and should know is the following: once the carrotsare cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solutionof water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the samechlorine used your pool) since they do not have their skin or naturalprotective covering, they give the m a higher dose of chlorine.You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigeratorfor a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots, this is thechlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk tohave esthetically pleasing vegetables which are practically plastic?
We do hope that this information can be passed on to as many people aspossible in the hopes of informing them where these carrots come from
Sunday, September 21, 2008
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When eating certain food, there are certain parts which seemingly are useless and should be thrown away. In reality, their nutritional value could be higher than the food itself. Check if you have unknowingly wasted these.魚眼 Fish Eyes Fish eyes, especially markeral family, contains rich quantity of DHA and EPA which are very rare unsaturated fatty acid. The most beneficial property of these natural substances are their abilities to stimulate human brain cells, improve memory and thinking power, and also very helpful in preventing memory decline, high cholesteral and hypertension diseases.
The common notion suggested that eating certain animal parts would strengthen similar body parts of ours, and this has also be proven correct by clinical experiment where fish eyes are concerned: They can help to reduce the deterioration of eyesight.
橘絡 Fibres of orange or grapefruit peels When eating oranges or grapefruits, after removing the peels, do not remove all the fibres that stuck on the fruits. In fact, the fibres contained certain vitamin known as 路丁 [(English term?)], which helps to maintain the elasticity and density of the artery wall, which in turn reduces the danger of bleeding especially the fine arteries. Hypertension patients usually have problem of brain haemorage while diabetic patients retina haemorage.
For people with tendency to bleed, especially old people with tendency of artery hardening, eating fibres of oranges and frapefruit peels is particularly helpful.
肉骨頭 Bones The nutritional value of bones are higher than that of the meat. Comparing the nutritional values of Pork bones and pork, the bones contain far more protein, iron, sodium and calories than meat. Bones contain 23% more protein than milk powder, 61% more than beef, three time as much as pork and more than double that of eggs. It has abundance of essential minerals that human requires, like 磷脂質 that are needed by the brain, 磷蛋白, 蛋氨酸 for the liver, 氨基酸, vitamins A, B1 and B2, as well as 類粘朊 and 骨膠元 [bone gels?] that are useful for slowing the aging. The best part is, when boiled in soup, its nutritions become more readily absorbed by human body than plant-based food..辣椒葉 chili leaves Chili leaves contains complete range of 蛋白氨基酸 [amino acid ?]. almost 4 times compared to the chili fruits. It also contains more than double what chili fruits have of 元素硒 , which are anti-cancerous substance.
On top of that, chili leaves are rich in calcium, beta carotene, various vitamins and other nutrients. Eating a suitable quantity of chili leaves enhances secreation of digestive juices, improves appetite and are good for indigestions, gastric and stomach discomfort. Regular intake of chili leaves also help in warming body, strengthen liver, improve eyesight, reduce weight and improve beauty. Chili leaves is tasty and can either be cooked alone, frying with meat or making soup. Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Plastic Water Bottles
Did you ever drink from a plastic bottle and see a triangle symbol on the bottom with a number inside? Do you know what the number stands for? Did you guess that it's just for recycling? Then you are WRONG !!!!!! THE NUMBER TELLS YOU THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE PLASTIC.....
1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET)
2) High density polyethylene (HDPE)
3) Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) or Plasticised polyvinyl chloride
(PPVC) 4) Low density polyethylene LDPE
5) Polypropylene (PP)
6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)
7) Other, including nylon and acrylic
What you aren't told is that many of the plastics used are toxic and the chemicals used to create a plastic can leach out of the plastic and into the food / drink.
Think about it, how many times have you or a friend said "I don't like this, it taste like the plastic bottle ..... " THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE TASTING THE PLASTIC The WORST ONES are Nos: 3, 6, and 7 !!!
DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS if stated at the bottom of the bottle) !!!
Check out this chart that breaks down the plastic, its uses and chemical makeup (I find #7 a little scary) http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_plascod3.html Reusing plastic bottles by refilling them is NOT a good idea. WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=238518
Microwaving plastic containers affects the chemical make up of the plastic, allowing the chemical substances to destabilize and leach out more quickly into the food you are reheating. You can check out this article that ran in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Microwave-Health-Problems.htm EVEN one of my favorite "RUMOR DEBUNKING" websites, URBANLEGENDS.ABOUT.COM Lists the information as: overblown with a grain of TRUTH READ the FULL 3 pages of the article! http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin.htm AVOID re-using plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY !!!
1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET)
2) High density polyethylene (HDPE)
3) Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) or Plasticised polyvinyl chloride
(PPVC) 4) Low density polyethylene LDPE
5) Polypropylene (PP)
6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)
7) Other, including nylon and acrylic
What you aren't told is that many of the plastics used are toxic and the chemicals used to create a plastic can leach out of the plastic and into the food / drink.
Think about it, how many times have you or a friend said "I don't like this, it taste like the plastic bottle ..... " THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE TASTING THE PLASTIC The WORST ONES are Nos: 3, 6, and 7 !!!
DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS if stated at the bottom of the bottle) !!!
Check out this chart that breaks down the plastic, its uses and chemical makeup (I find #7 a little scary) http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_plascod3.html Reusing plastic bottles by refilling them is NOT a good idea. WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=238518
Microwaving plastic containers affects the chemical make up of the plastic, allowing the chemical substances to destabilize and leach out more quickly into the food you are reheating. You can check out this article that ran in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Microwave-Health-Problems.htm EVEN one of my favorite "RUMOR DEBUNKING" websites, URBANLEGENDS.ABOUT.COM Lists the information as: overblown with a grain of TRUTH READ the FULL 3 pages of the article! http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin.htm AVOID re-using plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY !!!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Milk and breast cancer
Why women in China do not get breast cancer...because they do> not take dairy> products...read on..> > By Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE ¡ " Why I believe that giving> upmilk is the> key to beating breast cancer..."> > Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane> Plant.> > I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for> myself. I am a> scientist - surely there was a rational explanation for this> cruel illness> that affects one in 12 women in the UK >
> I had suffered the loss of one breast, and undergone> radiotherapy. I was now> receiving painful chemotherapy, and had been seen by some of> the country's> most eminent specialists. But, deep down, I felt certain I was> facing death.> I had a loving husband, a beautiful home and two young> children to care for.> I desperately wanted to live.>
> Fortunately, this desire drove me to unearth the facts, some> of which were> known only to a handful of scientists at the time.> > Anyone who has come into contact with breast cancer will know> that certain> risk factors - such as increasing age, early onset of> womanhood, late onset> of menopause and a family history of breast cancer - are> completely out of> our control. But there are many risk factors, which we can> control easily.>
> These "controllable" risk factors readily translate into> simple changes that> we can all make in our day-to-day lives to help prevent or> treat breast> cancer. My message is that even advanced breast cancer can be> overcome> because I have done it.>
> The first clue to understanding what was promoting my breast> cancer came> when my husband Peter, who was also a scientist, arrived back> from working> in China while I was being plugged in for a chemotherapy> session.>
> He had brought with him cards and letters, as well as some> amazing herbal> suppositories, sent by my friends and science colleagues in> China.>
> The suppositories were sent to me as a cure for breast cancer.> Despite the> awfulness of the situation, we both had a good belly laugh,> and I remember> saying that this was the treatment for breast cancer in China> , then it was> little wonder that Chinese women avoided getting the disease.> > Those words echoed in my mind. Why didn't Chinese women in> China get breast> cancer? I had collaborated once with Chinese colleagues on a> study of links> between soil chemistry and disease, and I remembered some of> the statistics.>
> The disease was virtually non-existent throughout the whole> country. Only> one in 10,000 women in China will die from it, compared to> that terrible> figure of one in 12 in Britain and the even grimmer average of> one in 10> across most Western countries. It is not just a matter of> China being a more> rural country, with less urban pollution. In highly urbanized> Hong Kong, the> rate rises to 34 women in every 10,000 but still puts the West> to shame.>
> The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have similar> rates. And> remember, both cities were attacked with nuclear weapons, so> in addition to> the usual pollution-related cancers, one would also expect to> find some> radiation-related cases, too.>
> The conclusion we can draw from these statistics strikes you> with some> force. If a Western woman were to move to industrialized,> irradiated> Hiroshima, she would slash her risk of contracting breast> cancer by half.>
> Obviously, this is absurd. It seemed obvious to me that some> lifestyle> factor not related to pollution, urbanization or the> environment is> seriously increasing the Western woman's chance of contracting> breast> cancer.>
> I then discovered that whatever causes the huge differences in> breast cancer> rates between oriental and Western countries, it isn't> genetic.> > Scientific research showed that when Chinese or Japanese> people move to the> West, within one or two generations their rates of breast> cancer approach> those of their host community.>
> The same thing happens when oriental people adopt a completely> Western> lifestyle in Hong Kong . In fact, the slang name for breast> cancer in China> translates as 'Rich Woman's Disease'. This is because, in> China, only the> better off can afford to eat what is termed ' Hong Kong food'.>
> The Chinese describe all Western food, including everything> from ice cream> and chocolate bars to spaghetti and feta cheese, as "Hong Kong> food",> because of its availability in the former British colony and> its scarcity,> in the past, in mainland China.>
> So it made perfect sense to me that whatever was causing my> breast cancer> and the shockingly high incidence in this country generally,> it was almost> certainly something to do with our better-off, middle-class,> Western> lifestyle.>
> There is an important point for men here, too. I have observed> in my> research that much of the data about prostate cancer leads to> similar> conclusions.>
> According to figures from the World Health Organization, the> number of men> contracting prostate cancer in rural China is negligible, only> 0.5 men in> every 100,000. In England, Scotland and Wales, however, this> figure is 70> times higher. Like breast cancer, it is a middle-class disease> that> primarily attacks the wealthier and higher socio-economic> groups ¨C those> that can afford to eat rich foods.>
> I remember saying to my husband, "Come on Peter, you have just> come back> from China . What is it about the Chinese way of life that is> so different?"> > Why don't they get breast cancer?'> > We decided to utilize our joint scientific backgrounds and> approach it> logically.> > We examined scientific data that pointed us in the general> direction of fats> in diets. Researchers had discovered in the 1980s that only> l4% of calories> in the average Chinese diet were from fat, compared to almost> 36% in the> West.>
> But the diet I had been living on for years before I> contracted breast> cancer was very low in fat and high in fibre. Besides, I knew> as a scientist> that fat intake in adults has not been shown to increase risk> for breast> cancer in most investigations that have followed large groups> of women for> up to a dozen years.> > Then one day something rather special happened. Peter and I> have worked> together so closely over the years that I am not sure which> one of us first> said: "The Chinese don't eat dairy produce!">
> It is hard to explain to a non-scientist the sudden mental and> emotional> 'buzz' you get when you know you have had an important> insight. It's as if> you have had a lot of pieces of a jigsaw in your mind, and> suddenly, in a> few seconds, they all fall into place and the whole picture is> clear.> > Suddenly I recalled how many Chinese people were physically> unable to> tolerate milk, how the Chinese people I had worked with had> always said that> milk was only for babies, and how one of my close friends, who> is of Chinese> origin, always politely turned down the cheese course at> dinner parties.>
> I knew of no Chinese people who lived a traditional Chinese> life who ever> used cow or other dairy food to feed their babies. The> tradition was to use> a wet nurse but never, ever, dairy products.> > Culturally, the Chinese find our Western preoccupation with> milk and milk> products very strange. I remember entertaining a large> delegation of Chinese> scientists shortly after the ending of the Cultural Revolution> in the 1980s.>
> On advice from the Foreign Office, we had asked the caterer to> provide a> pudding that contained a lot of ice cream. After inquiring> what the pudding> consisted of, all of the Chinese, including their interpreter,> politely but> firmly refused to eat it, and they could not be persuaded to> change their> minds.> > At the time we were all delighted and ate extra portions!> > Milk, I discovered, is one of the most common causes of food> allergies. Over> 70% of the world's population are unable to digest the milk> sugar, lactose,> which has led nutritionists to believe that this is the normal> condition for> adults, not some sort of deficiency.> > Perhaps nature is trying to tell us that we are eating the> wrong food.>
> Before I had breast cancer for the first time, I had eaten a> lot of dairy> produce, such as skimmed milk, low-fat cheese and yoghurt. I> had used it as> my main source of protein. I also ate cheap but lean minced> beef, which I> now realized was probably often ground-up dairy cow.> > In order to cope with the chemotherapy I received for my fifth> case of> cancer, I had been eating organic yoghurts as a way of helping> my digestive> tract to recover and repopulate my gut with 'good' bacteria.>
> Recently, I discovered that way back in 1989 yoghurt had been> implicated in> ovarian cancer. Dr Daniel Cramer of Harvard University studied> hundreds of> women with ovarian cancer, and had them record in detail what> they normally> ate. Wish I'd been made aware of his findings when he had> first discovered> them.>
> Following Peter's and my insight into the Chinese diet, I> decided to give up> not just yoghurt but all dairy produce immediately. Cheese,> butter, milk and> yoghurt and anything else that contained dairy produce - it> went down the> sink or in the rubbish.>
> It is surprising how many products, including commercial> soups, biscuits and> cakes, contain some form of dairy produce. Even many> proprietary brands of> margarine marketed as soya, sunflower or olive oil spreads can> contain dairy> produce.>
> I therefore became an avid reader of the small print on food> labels.> > Up to this point, I had been steadfastly measuring the> progress of my fifth> cancerous lump with callipers and plotting the results.> Despite all the> encouraging comments and positive feedback from my doctors and> nurses, my> own precise observations told me the bitter truth.>
> My first chemotherapy sessions had produced no effect - the> lump was still> the same size.> > Then I eliminated dairy products. Within days, the lump> started to shrink.> > About two weeks after my second chemotherapy session and one> week after> giving up dairy produce, the lump in my neck started to itch.> Then it began> to soften and to reduce in size. The line on the graph, which> had shown no> change, was now pointing downwards as the tumour got smaller> and smaller.>
> And, very significantly, I noted that instead of declining> exponentially (a> graceful curve) as cancer is meant to do, the tumour's> decrease in size was> plotted on a straight line heading off the bottom of the> graph, indicating a> cure, not suppression (or remission) of the tumour.> > One Saturday afternoon after about six weeks of excluding all> dairy produce> from my diet, I practised an hour of meditation then felt for> what was left> of the lump. I couldn't find it. Yet I was very experienced at> detecting> cancerous lumps - I had discovered all five cancers on my own.> I went> downstairs and asked my husband to feel my neck. He could not> find any trace> of the lump either.> > On the following Thursday I was due to be seen by my cancer> specialist at> Charing Cross Hospital in London. He examined me thoroughly,> especially my> neck where the tumour had been. He was initially bemused and> then delighted> as he said, "I cannot find it.">
> None of my doctors, it appeared, had expected someone with my> type and stage> of cancer (which had clearly spread to the lymph system) to> survive, let> alone be so hale and hearty.> > My specialist was as overjoyed as I was. When I first> discussed my ideas> with him he was understandably skeptical. But I understand> that he now uses> maps showing cancer portality in China in his lectures, and> recommends a> non-dairy diet to his cancer patients.>
> I now believe that the link between dairy produce and breast> cancer is> similar to the link between smoking and lung cancer. I believe> that> identifying the link between breast cancer and dairy produce,> and then> developing a diet specifically targeted at maintaining the> health of my> breast and hormone system, cured me.>
> It was difficult for me, as it may be for you, to accept that> a substance as> 'natural' as milk might have such ominous health implications.> But I am a> living proof that it works and, starting from tomorrow, I> shall reveal the> secrets of my revolutionary action plan.>
Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane> Plant
> I had suffered the loss of one breast, and undergone> radiotherapy. I was now> receiving painful chemotherapy, and had been seen by some of> the country's> most eminent specialists. But, deep down, I felt certain I was> facing death.> I had a loving husband, a beautiful home and two young> children to care for.> I desperately wanted to live.>
> Fortunately, this desire drove me to unearth the facts, some> of which were> known only to a handful of scientists at the time.> > Anyone who has come into contact with breast cancer will know> that certain> risk factors - such as increasing age, early onset of> womanhood, late onset> of menopause and a family history of breast cancer - are> completely out of> our control. But there are many risk factors, which we can> control easily.>
> These "controllable" risk factors readily translate into> simple changes that> we can all make in our day-to-day lives to help prevent or> treat breast> cancer. My message is that even advanced breast cancer can be> overcome> because I have done it.>
> The first clue to understanding what was promoting my breast> cancer came> when my husband Peter, who was also a scientist, arrived back> from working> in China while I was being plugged in for a chemotherapy> session.>
> He had brought with him cards and letters, as well as some> amazing herbal> suppositories, sent by my friends and science colleagues in> China.>
> The suppositories were sent to me as a cure for breast cancer.> Despite the> awfulness of the situation, we both had a good belly laugh,> and I remember> saying that this was the treatment for breast cancer in China> , then it was> little wonder that Chinese women avoided getting the disease.> > Those words echoed in my mind. Why didn't Chinese women in> China get breast> cancer? I had collaborated once with Chinese colleagues on a> study of links> between soil chemistry and disease, and I remembered some of> the statistics.>
> The disease was virtually non-existent throughout the whole> country. Only> one in 10,000 women in China will die from it, compared to> that terrible> figure of one in 12 in Britain and the even grimmer average of> one in 10> across most Western countries. It is not just a matter of> China being a more> rural country, with less urban pollution. In highly urbanized> Hong Kong, the> rate rises to 34 women in every 10,000 but still puts the West> to shame.>
> The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have similar> rates. And> remember, both cities were attacked with nuclear weapons, so> in addition to> the usual pollution-related cancers, one would also expect to> find some> radiation-related cases, too.>
> The conclusion we can draw from these statistics strikes you> with some> force. If a Western woman were to move to industrialized,> irradiated> Hiroshima, she would slash her risk of contracting breast> cancer by half.>
> Obviously, this is absurd. It seemed obvious to me that some> lifestyle> factor not related to pollution, urbanization or the> environment is> seriously increasing the Western woman's chance of contracting> breast> cancer.>
> I then discovered that whatever causes the huge differences in> breast cancer> rates between oriental and Western countries, it isn't> genetic.> > Scientific research showed that when Chinese or Japanese> people move to the> West, within one or two generations their rates of breast> cancer approach> those of their host community.>
> The same thing happens when oriental people adopt a completely> Western> lifestyle in Hong Kong . In fact, the slang name for breast> cancer in China> translates as 'Rich Woman's Disease'. This is because, in> China, only the> better off can afford to eat what is termed ' Hong Kong food'.>
> The Chinese describe all Western food, including everything> from ice cream> and chocolate bars to spaghetti and feta cheese, as "Hong Kong> food",> because of its availability in the former British colony and> its scarcity,> in the past, in mainland China.>
> So it made perfect sense to me that whatever was causing my> breast cancer> and the shockingly high incidence in this country generally,> it was almost> certainly something to do with our better-off, middle-class,> Western> lifestyle.>
> There is an important point for men here, too. I have observed> in my> research that much of the data about prostate cancer leads to> similar> conclusions.>
> According to figures from the World Health Organization, the> number of men> contracting prostate cancer in rural China is negligible, only> 0.5 men in> every 100,000. In England, Scotland and Wales, however, this> figure is 70> times higher. Like breast cancer, it is a middle-class disease> that> primarily attacks the wealthier and higher socio-economic> groups ¨C those> that can afford to eat rich foods.>
> I remember saying to my husband, "Come on Peter, you have just> come back> from China . What is it about the Chinese way of life that is> so different?"> > Why don't they get breast cancer?'> > We decided to utilize our joint scientific backgrounds and> approach it> logically.> > We examined scientific data that pointed us in the general> direction of fats> in diets. Researchers had discovered in the 1980s that only> l4% of calories> in the average Chinese diet were from fat, compared to almost> 36% in the> West.>
> But the diet I had been living on for years before I> contracted breast> cancer was very low in fat and high in fibre. Besides, I knew> as a scientist> that fat intake in adults has not been shown to increase risk> for breast> cancer in most investigations that have followed large groups> of women for> up to a dozen years.> > Then one day something rather special happened. Peter and I> have worked> together so closely over the years that I am not sure which> one of us first> said: "The Chinese don't eat dairy produce!">
> It is hard to explain to a non-scientist the sudden mental and> emotional> 'buzz' you get when you know you have had an important> insight. It's as if> you have had a lot of pieces of a jigsaw in your mind, and> suddenly, in a> few seconds, they all fall into place and the whole picture is> clear.> > Suddenly I recalled how many Chinese people were physically> unable to> tolerate milk, how the Chinese people I had worked with had> always said that> milk was only for babies, and how one of my close friends, who> is of Chinese> origin, always politely turned down the cheese course at> dinner parties.>
> I knew of no Chinese people who lived a traditional Chinese> life who ever> used cow or other dairy food to feed their babies. The> tradition was to use> a wet nurse but never, ever, dairy products.> > Culturally, the Chinese find our Western preoccupation with> milk and milk> products very strange. I remember entertaining a large> delegation of Chinese> scientists shortly after the ending of the Cultural Revolution> in the 1980s.>
> On advice from the Foreign Office, we had asked the caterer to> provide a> pudding that contained a lot of ice cream. After inquiring> what the pudding> consisted of, all of the Chinese, including their interpreter,> politely but> firmly refused to eat it, and they could not be persuaded to> change their> minds.> > At the time we were all delighted and ate extra portions!> > Milk, I discovered, is one of the most common causes of food> allergies. Over> 70% of the world's population are unable to digest the milk> sugar, lactose,> which has led nutritionists to believe that this is the normal> condition for> adults, not some sort of deficiency.> > Perhaps nature is trying to tell us that we are eating the> wrong food.>
> Before I had breast cancer for the first time, I had eaten a> lot of dairy> produce, such as skimmed milk, low-fat cheese and yoghurt. I> had used it as> my main source of protein. I also ate cheap but lean minced> beef, which I> now realized was probably often ground-up dairy cow.> > In order to cope with the chemotherapy I received for my fifth> case of> cancer, I had been eating organic yoghurts as a way of helping> my digestive> tract to recover and repopulate my gut with 'good' bacteria.>
> Recently, I discovered that way back in 1989 yoghurt had been> implicated in> ovarian cancer. Dr Daniel Cramer of Harvard University studied> hundreds of> women with ovarian cancer, and had them record in detail what> they normally> ate. Wish I'd been made aware of his findings when he had> first discovered> them.>
> Following Peter's and my insight into the Chinese diet, I> decided to give up> not just yoghurt but all dairy produce immediately. Cheese,> butter, milk and> yoghurt and anything else that contained dairy produce - it> went down the> sink or in the rubbish.>
> It is surprising how many products, including commercial> soups, biscuits and> cakes, contain some form of dairy produce. Even many> proprietary brands of> margarine marketed as soya, sunflower or olive oil spreads can> contain dairy> produce.>
> I therefore became an avid reader of the small print on food> labels.> > Up to this point, I had been steadfastly measuring the> progress of my fifth> cancerous lump with callipers and plotting the results.> Despite all the> encouraging comments and positive feedback from my doctors and> nurses, my> own precise observations told me the bitter truth.>
> My first chemotherapy sessions had produced no effect - the> lump was still> the same size.> > Then I eliminated dairy products. Within days, the lump> started to shrink.> > About two weeks after my second chemotherapy session and one> week after> giving up dairy produce, the lump in my neck started to itch.> Then it began> to soften and to reduce in size. The line on the graph, which> had shown no> change, was now pointing downwards as the tumour got smaller> and smaller.>
> And, very significantly, I noted that instead of declining> exponentially (a> graceful curve) as cancer is meant to do, the tumour's> decrease in size was> plotted on a straight line heading off the bottom of the> graph, indicating a> cure, not suppression (or remission) of the tumour.> > One Saturday afternoon after about six weeks of excluding all> dairy produce> from my diet, I practised an hour of meditation then felt for> what was left> of the lump. I couldn't find it. Yet I was very experienced at> detecting> cancerous lumps - I had discovered all five cancers on my own.> I went> downstairs and asked my husband to feel my neck. He could not> find any trace> of the lump either.> > On the following Thursday I was due to be seen by my cancer> specialist at> Charing Cross Hospital in London. He examined me thoroughly,> especially my> neck where the tumour had been. He was initially bemused and> then delighted> as he said, "I cannot find it.">
> None of my doctors, it appeared, had expected someone with my> type and stage> of cancer (which had clearly spread to the lymph system) to> survive, let> alone be so hale and hearty.> > My specialist was as overjoyed as I was. When I first> discussed my ideas> with him he was understandably skeptical. But I understand> that he now uses> maps showing cancer portality in China in his lectures, and> recommends a> non-dairy diet to his cancer patients.>
> I now believe that the link between dairy produce and breast> cancer is> similar to the link between smoking and lung cancer. I believe> that> identifying the link between breast cancer and dairy produce,> and then> developing a diet specifically targeted at maintaining the> health of my> breast and hormone system, cured me.>
> It was difficult for me, as it may be for you, to accept that> a substance as> 'natural' as milk might have such ominous health implications.> But I am a> living proof that it works and, starting from tomorrow, I> shall reveal the> secrets of my revolutionary action plan.>
Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane> Plant
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