Re: OT - Blueberries and Cholesterol

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

Cholesterol is a substance that is made by our own bodies and is not

caused from eating fatty foods. Our livers make it and it is necessary

for proper cell function. This is just such a huge phony bunch of

propaganda that our modern medical establishment has thrust upon us. A

cholesterol level of anywhere from 200 to 240 mg/dl are normal and

always have been. A little higher than that is also just fine for most

individuals. The pharmaceutical companies are getting stinking RICH

off of unnecessary and expensive and yes, even harmful, statin drugs

(see http://www.mercola.com/article/statins.htm) and the doctors are

duped right along.

Higher cholesterol levels can be a good thing actually sometimes.

Saturated fats are not the problem. The real problem lies with a diet

full of trans fatty acids found in partially hydrogenated vegetable

fats and oils, and the lack of appropriate balance in the diet of the

polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Lowfat diets also

create problems for our bodies. Here is a great article on the WAPF

site called " Cholesterol and Heart Disease: A Phony Issue. " You can

read it and have your facts ready next time someone spouts this

nonsense at you.

http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/fats_phony.html

On Aug 26, 2004, at 6:05 AM, RawDairy wrote:

> Message: 7

> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:13:12 -0000

>

> Subject: OT - Blueberries and Cholesterol

>

> Yesterday at work on my break, our *in company* tv was taking a CNN

> headline news break and I just caught this. It's been found that

> blueberries help to lower cholesterol in lab animals. It's not known

> how many blueberries would be needed to lower cholesterol in humans

> as of yet. Not that I'm all that worried. But just another reason

> to include blueberries in that wonderful fruit smoothie. I work in a

> call center and ironically, I had just spoken to a gal not 30 minutes

> earlier who declined my obligatory *telephone special* of caramel

> pecan cheesecake (deadly!) because her doctor had put her on a low

> cholesterol diet, with the *threat* that he'd have to put her on

> statin drugs if she didn't get it from 257 down to 200. Wish I'd

> known about the blueberries when I spoke to her. I would have loved

> to engage her in a conversation about WAP and RawDairy! But alas, I

> am subject to weekly random quality monitoring and my average

> handling time is already too high due in part to my interaction with

> the customers - imagine that ;o)

>

> Rhonda

*This is what the Lord says: " Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom

or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his

riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands

and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and

righteousness on earth, for in these I delight. 9:23-24

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

Don't be discouraged! You and I (and everyone else here) are working

against a government that spends millions of OUR dollars to brainwash

us agianst such things as raw milk...we can only do so much to

educate the masses--- and if each of us raw dairy-ers does our part

it'll not be long before word gets out mainstream!

Furthermore, the Lord works in mysterious ways and you will no doubt

have a chance to tell tohers about raw milk. :0)

Encouraging the " teachers " from down here in Texas

Wren

In RawDairy , " fourume2003 " <mdrgnolan@a...> wrote:

>ironically, I had just spoken to a gal not 30 minutes

> earlier who declined my obligatory *telephone special* of caramel

> pecan cheesecake (deadly!) because her doctor had put her on a low

> cholesterol diet, with the *threat* that he'd have to put her on

> statin drugs if she didn't get it from 257 down to 200. Wish I'd

> known about the blueberries when I spoke to her. I would have

loved

> to engage her in a conversation about WAP and RawDairy!

>

> Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Ah, Grasshopper . Your wise words took the reply right from my

keyboard!!! Well said, wise and knowledgable one!

While my cholesterol is down, I really don't care about it - last

check back in Feb was 231, and it did come down when I dropped the

trans fats...even if it goes up I am sure I am eating soooo much

better and I'm not worried about it.

Wren --

WHo has little use for the pharmaceutical companies and their tests.

>

> > Message: 7

> > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:13:12 -0000

> > From: " fourume2003 " <mdrgnolan@a...>

> > Subject: OT - Blueberries and Cholesterol

> >

> > Yesterday at work on my break, our *in company* tv was taking a

CNN

> > headline news break and I just caught this. It's been found that

> > blueberries help to lower cholesterol in lab animals. It's not

known

> > how many blueberries would be needed to lower cholesterol in

humans

> > as of yet. Not that I'm all that worried. But just another

reason

> > to include blueberries in that wonderful fruit smoothie. I work

in a

> > call center and ironically, I had just spoken to a gal not 30

minutes

> > earlier who declined my obligatory *telephone special* of caramel

> > pecan cheesecake (deadly!) because her doctor had put her on a low

> > cholesterol diet, with the *threat* that he'd have to put her on

> > statin drugs if she didn't get it from 257 down to 200. Wish I'd

> > known about the blueberries when I spoke to her. I would have

loved

> > to engage her in a conversation about WAP and RawDairy! But

alas, I

> > am subject to weekly random quality monitoring and my average

> > handling time is already too high due in part to my interaction

with

> > the customers - imagine that ;o)

> >

> > Rhonda

>

>

>

> *This is what the Lord says: " Let not the wise man boast of his

wisdom

> or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of

his

> riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he

understands

> and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice

and

> righteousness on earth, for in these I delight. 9:23-24

[Guest guest]

Wren,

You are right about having a chance to tell others about raw milk.

Remember the thread about a week ago about Freecycle and giving away

kefir grains and kombucha? I've had numerous folks ask *What is it?*

and have been able to email the link to Dom's websites. Also to the

2 gals who I'm giving kefir grains and kombucha I've mentioned that

I'm buying raw milk from the farm. If everyone just mentions

RawDairy to several people you never know where that might lead.

Rhonda

> Rhonda,

> Don't be discouraged! You and I (and everyone else here) are

working

> against a government that spends millions of OUR dollars to

brainwash

> us agianst such things as raw milk...we can only do so much to

> educate the masses--- and if each of us raw dairy-ers does our part

> it'll not be long before word gets out mainstream!

>

> Furthermore, the Lord works in mysterious ways and you will no

doubt

> have a chance to tell tohers about raw milk. :0)

>

>

> Encouraging the " teachers " from down here in Texas

> Wren

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for the links. I have read, or skimmed through most

everything on the WAPF website. But this is great stuff to refer

back to when trying to encourage others to check out the cholesterol

subject for themselves. I'll be sending this on to my brother, who

is in nursing school(at age 49), believes everything the

professors/doctors say - and is also on statin drugs. According to

my folks he's planning on sending me a *warning* letter about all the

controversial things that I'm getting into (RawDairy - High Sat Fat,

higher cholesterol levels are OK, etc). Little does he know that

I've *brainwashed* my folks in this direction too - He's going to

have a cow <pun intended>

Rhonda

Here is a great article on the WAPF

> site called " Cholesterol and Heart Disease: A Phony Issue. " You

can

> read it and have your facts ready next time someone spouts this

> nonsense at you.

> http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/fats_phony.html

>