, Ellen, , , Diann

April 24, 2002

Good afternoon to you all,

I have been on a steep learning curve these past few days since

reading your messages . Thank you all again . You can hardly imagine

how silly I have been . Eating lots of capsicum ( some may call them

peppers I think ) and broccoli and cabbage and cauliflower and

drinking green tea and herbal teas was not a smart thing to do Tom .

Anyway the pennies have dropped and I have started the journey towards

becoming a new person . I think I can make that fairly wild claim

given that to some extent at some level we are supposed to be what we

eat . !! I have also been eating too much oatmeal . Not smart!! .

Your messages are all pinned up in our kitchen . I intend to have an

INR done each week for the next month and take on board the wisdom of

maintaining a consistent diet as outlined so persuasively by Diann .

You are all very good . Best wishes , Tom

April 24, 2002

Too Much Oatmeal?? Not smart??? is this true? About 2 years ago I switched from

Omelettes and eggs benedict to Old Fashioned Quaker Oats (shot from guns) 3 or 4

times a week. Within 9 months, My cholesterol level dropped from 274 to 201.

This was accomplished without changing anything else in my diet, and without any

additional exercise. in fact, I exercised much less due to a confined illness

for 2 months. What is too much Oatmeal, and what are the negatives?

, Ellen, , , Diann

Good afternoon to you all,

I have been on a steep learning curve these past few days since

reading your messages . Thank you all again . You can hardly imagine 4 days a