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6720. CharlieL - 1/10/2007 12:37:09 AM They were good, Arky. The band stayed busy, we had six gigs in December, and I'm able to breathe for a bit before the hectic schedule starts again in March. 6721. wabbit - 1/10/2007 1:12:39 AM Hey CharlieL, how lovely to see you again!
t'ful, when I was very young, I had a ton of cavities (lucky they were baby teeth!), but fortune was smiling on me. The doctors and dentists all impressed on my mother how important it was to keep my sugar intake under control, not so much because of cavities, but because of diabetes. Now maybe they didn't have the studies to back them up, but it sure looks like it was very good advice.
With the health problems I do have, it's nice not to have diabetes to boot. I lost an aunt to diabetes (type-1 though), and the whole family is pretty vigilant as a result. 6722. thoughtful - 1/10/2007 3:31:19 PM Hey CharlieL...nice to see you, stranger. 6723. thoughtful - 1/10/2007 4:38:22 PM wabbit, yes, especially since there is a correlation among all auto-immune related disorders.
6724. thoughtful - 1/30/2007 7:04:15 PM For those of you who are concerned about your cholesterol levels and/or your blood glucose levels, beware.
When visiting mom, she thought she'd do us the favor of buying pepperidge farm cookies. I looked at the label and saw 0 transfats and thought ok...but then i noticed something called 'interesterified' fat. What the heck is that?
No one knows. I mean it is a way of combining fats using enzymes as catalysts to give it the same room temperature solidity as transfats, but no one knows what the heck it does to the body or if it's safe.
I came across one study that suggests that not only is the interesterified fat just as damaging as the transfats on the ldl/hdl ratio, but that it has even worse effects on blood glucose levels.
My take, avoid it all.
Eat real food, avoid processed food, bake your own goodies where you can control the fats that go in and substitute 1/2 of the white flour with wheat flour to add fiber and nutrition.
And when you read labels, don't just look at 0 transfats and think ok...it may not be. Read the ingredients and watch for 'partially hydrogenated' and/or 'interesterified'. Avoid them like the plague. 6725. wonkers2 - 1/31/2007 6:01:54 AM Thanks for the heads up on "interesterified." I saw in today's newspaper that McDonalds is going to stop using transfats. Maybe they're going interesterified. 6726. judithathome - 1/31/2007 7:11:28 AM No, they aren't going interesterified.
They're going interesteriFRIED. 6727. thoughtful - 1/31/2007 6:53:01 PM groan 6728. concerned - 2/1/2007 7:16:19 AM I've got to put a recommendation in for Flaxseed Oil. With a daily dose of that and chromium picolinate (to keep blood sugar under control), not to mention Vitamin E and a broad spectrum vitamin pill, I've got nearly as much energy as I did 25 years ago. This evening, for instance, after a few drinks and some tunes (and not long before typing this), I whipped off 35 pushups, chest to ground to full extension. Not too shabby for only my second attempt after nearly a fifteen year layoff at age 51 and 6'5 1/2", 260lb. I'm starting to seriously consider getting back into a regular weight training regimen. The Omega 3 fatty acids (from the flaxseed oil, after only two weeks) have cut my knee soreness (inflammation) down to the point where I usually don't feel it at all.
As I mentioned, I take 1mg of flaxseed oil with a bowl of GoLean cereal with nonfat milk in the morning and it pretty well keeps me going at work until lunch which is great. I feel that this forces assimilation of the Omega 3 fatty acids which are known to cut the body's inflammation response. 6729. concerned - 2/1/2007 7:28:01 AM It is considered that for polyunsaturated fats, that a 5 or 6 to 1 ratio of Omega 6 & 9 (which increases the body's inflammation response) to Omega 3 saturated fats is optimal. The typical Western diet gives more like a 35 to 1 ratio.
Thus it can be seen that with a breakfast cereal such as standard GoLean which has only 1 gram of fat per serving with nonfat milk, and 1 gram of essentially pure Omega 3 fatty acid supplement, that the balance is shifted well toward the low inflammation response side for at least several hours each day. 6730. concerned - 2/1/2007 7:32:08 AM Also, just minutes ago, I was able to do a one legged squat from my computer chair with each leg (although just barely) without excessive joint distress from my knees. 6731. wonkers2 - 2/1/2007 7:57:37 AM It's been a long time since I could do a full one-legged squat. Once long ago I could do that easily on either leg and 18 chin-ups on the barn rafters. 6732. alistairconnor - 2/1/2007 11:25:18 AM Well, my regular exercise regime is restricted to not using the lift (I work on the 5th floor, my girlfriend's apartment is on the 6th floor)
and I have never done dietary supplements. But I eat mostly organic, and avoid processed foods like the plague. And I use exclusively olive oil. The ancient Greeks had a longer life expectancy than just about anyone before modern times. 6733. arkymalarky - 2/1/2007 4:38:10 PM That all does sound good. I'm going to pass it on to Bob (he's 55), who takes supplements and adds sugar-lowering stuff like cinnamon and coffee, eats very well--he loves oatmeal and Kashi 7 Whole grain Puffs" (least carbs for his diabetes)--and walks three miles a day, but he has been wanting to incorporate some muscle work into his regimen for a while. That sounds like it might help him get started.
BTW, last week marked his third anniversary of starting his program and he's kept his weight off and blood sugar down. He still remembers his appointment with a dietician the afternoon after he was diagnosed with diabetes, telling her he was going to have a last big meal that evening and start the next day. She said, "I wouldn't do that." And he didn't. He started right then. He'll splurge occasionally now (not with sugar, but with a big meal), but never binge. 6734. wonkers2 - 2/1/2007 5:47:59 PM Ali, that's a convenient arrangement. How many trips per day up and down to the 6th floor?! 6735. alistairConnor - 2/1/2007 10:38:12 PM Didn't think of that! Not the same building Wonk... 6736. alistairConnor - 2/1/2007 10:39:07 PM You can tell when I've been to my girlfriend's place because I shave.
Lucky I don't have a webcam! 6737. thoughtful - 2/1/2007 11:52:55 PM Concerned, while we may disagree in other threads, I'm with you 100% on flax seed oil. Hubby and I have been taking it for a long time and it has made drastic improvements in our aches and pains. We don't mix it though...take is straight from the bottle at night. Yum! 6738. arkymalarky - 2/3/2007 10:43:11 PM I've got one of those "meant to have asked, keep forgetting" questions for Mote women.
Last night I was folding clothes and finally remembered a project I've been wanting to do for a long while now--cut the underwire out of all my bras. I hate it, and the ones I wear the most are either sports bras or I've already done the surgery on them. I'm wondering which women do like underwire and why. I could see the benefit of a padded foam support of some sort underneath, but underwire is awful. Even the shape of the wire, with the sharp edges felt through the cloth and tubing, seem designed to cause discomfort, not comfort. 6739. judithathome - 2/3/2007 11:16:00 PM I like my underwire bras but that's because they never poke me or seem uncomfortable. I've only had one that the wire poked through and I threw it out.
I used to be relatively flat-chested...back in the late 60s early 70s I wore a tube top that had FRONT emblazoned on it. Didn't even wear a bra until we moved to Japan in the early 80s. Then I, ahem, "blossomed" and needed bras...I like any bra that is comfortable, lacey, and doesn't make me feel like my boobs are leading me around.
Arky, I wear underwires because I need them but the cups are only satin cloth and not augmented by any foam or anything like that. I don't think you need underwires...you have a great shape and shouldn't need anything but a regular, comfortable (and sexy!) bra.
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