Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 On Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 07:36 US/Eastern, lipodystrophy wrote: >> Calcium is an element, and you absorb it as a salt. The source of >> calcium is unimportant. Unlike " natural " versus " synthetic " >> vitamins, >> there is no difference at all. > > Ah--this really isn't true. There have been studies done of synthetic > vs. > natural vitamin E and/or beta carotene and the natural forms are > better. In > that case, probably because you get a mix of tocopherols and > carotenoids, > respectively. If someone could dig up the studies, that would help. > Large organic molecules like vitamins and beta carotene from nature are often " higher quality " than man made versions. Old news. Calcium doesn't have any such issues. I don't care if you get it from eating fish bones or licking the rings in your bathtub. I would prefer that people not desecrate coral reefs to get it, in the delusional belief that it is " better. " JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 I have to second this. Smoking is a far greater risk for heart disease than high cholesterol. If you smoke, stop. It is a terrible risk for premature death, stroke, heart disease, impotence, and all manner of circulatory problems......then, there's the whole cancer thing, emphysema, increased lung infections......the list goes on and on. JB On Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 07:36 US/Eastern, lipodystrophy wrote: > Smoking dramatically increases your chances for hear > disease, specially if you are HIV poz and have high lipids, high blood > pressure and /or insulin resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 It's also facinating to see how cheap drugs can be when the companies don't pay any research and development costs, don't develop compounds that don't pan out, and pay their factory workers 50 cents a day! If I were impressed by China's total response to AIDS, that would be one thing, but it is singularly lacking. Here, they have a chance to stimulate their own pharmacy industry, so it's more appealing than helping people with AIDS with food or shelter. JB On Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 07:36 US/Eastern, lipodystrophy wrote: > I'm not suggesting I would want to move to Brazil or China, but it is > frustrating to see what is possible elsewhere when profit takes a back > seat to humanitarian concerns and/or simple common sense about saving > lives to limit the long term public expense of an epidemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 I totally agree. But then China does not have a safety net of any kind for people with AIDS, seniors, the unemployed etc. It is a country where human rights are considered irrelevant. I wouldn't wish that type of society on anyone. As flawed as our North American Societies are, they are FAR better than anything that China has to offer. We should consider ourselves very fortunate! Re: Digest Number 122 It's also facinating to see how cheap drugs can be when the companies don't pay any research and development costs, don't develop compounds that don't pan out, and pay their factory workers 50 cents a day!If I were impressed by China's total response to AIDS, that would be one thing, but it is singularly lacking. Here, they have a chance to stimulate their own pharmacy industry, so it's more appealing than helping people with AIDS with food or shelter.JBOn Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 07:36 US/Eastern, lipodystrophy wrote:> I'm not suggesting I would want to move to Brazil or China, but it is > frustrating to see what is possible elsewhere when profit takes a back > seat to humanitarian concerns and/or simple common sense about saving > lives to limit the long term public expense of an epidemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 regarding daikon...what is it, where would i find it, and then how would i prepare it? i have an ibd if that makes any differance. thank you tanya in las vegasVeganMacrobiotics wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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