In 2011, when I had my physical, the blood-work came back great. I was happy for that. The doctor commented on how few prescription meds I am taking. I prefer to know all about a medication before I even consider taking a new med. I need to know how it works, what organs it affects, how it affects those organs, what side effects does it have, and are the potential risks worse than the problem.
For example, in 2010 my doctor mentioned that my cholesterol was up (268+) and that he would like me to take a cholesterol medication. In 2011 I was able to drop my total choloesterol to 193 with the HDL being 63 (these are my results and no guarantee is implied). In 2012, I dropped my total cholesterol to 168. If these numbers were not so good and he recommended that I take a statin (or similar) drug, I would ask him a series of questions, which could probably be applied to many other medicines.
- How is cholesterol produced? What organ produces it?
- How does the medication reduce the production of cholesterol?
- Does cholesterol really cause the problem or is it oxidized cholesterol and homocysteine levels that causes the problem?
- What other substances does this organ produce?
- How does the body use these other substances?
- What would be the effect on the body if these substances were lacking?
- Where would the body get these substances if they were truly needed? Or would the body have to do without these substances?
- Is there a better, more natural alternative?
These are just a start to the questions you can ask. Please create your own list of questions.
Also, find out if there are any of your friends who have been on the medication which your health care specialist is recommending for awhile and ask what side effects they have experienced. Some that are listed on some cholesterol medications are muscle weakness and gastric reflux. Will you need another medication if you are affected by any of these side effects?
The bottom line is to know your body, know the facts, and ask lots of questions. Always consult your health care specialist, but be a working partner with him/her because it is your body and you are the best person to take care of you.
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For the same cost as Slim-fast, you can add as many greens to your diet as you can eat. If we’re talking cost savings/versus healthy eating, then stay away from per-packaged veggies and bag-salads.Broccoli actually burns more calories to digest, but delivers an enormous amount of vitamins. Bought unpackaged, it’s extremely cheap and filling due to it’s high fiber content. The same is true regarding Cabbage, beets (tops and roots are incredibly nutritious). As for meats and proteins shop around but look for lean cuts and packaged in bulk or family sizes. Separate as needed and freeze.Hope that helps a little cheers!
Hi Sofia,
You have some great points here. Packaged programs usually do cost more and do not give you the variety that fresh food give you. Are you in favor of organic vegetables and fruit? They are more expensive but most likely do not have all of the pesticides on them. If you buy the cheaper vegetables, do you have a good way of cleaning them before eating them? Both varieties need to be cleaned, but I believe the latter needs to be cleaned more. Broccoli is great, unless you have someone in your household on Coumadin (Warfarin). If someone in your household is on Coumadin, then vegetables like Broccoli are high in Vitamin K and need to be given in a consistent manner. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Wayne
Well good news. Get a cheap Atkins book and take a look at his diet. His main business is detibaes and associated illnesses. He was a heart doctor and ran a clinic in NYC. the book is “New Diet Revolution” and you can get it for postage if you buy it USED off of Amazon. Diabetes and high blood pressure can be managed on Atkins, but you’ll have to plan it out really well follow the advice. And luckily for you, the food is really good and cheap. You eat eggs and meat and fish and chicken and green leafy vegetables and butter and cheese all good foods same stuff Greatgrandmother ate. Real foods really aren’t too expensive. But when you compare, manufactured foods (which aren’t very good for you) are quite expensive for what you get.Mostly Americans do tend to eat far too much so if along with the Atkins you studied on eating much smaller quantities, then your food dollar will go even further. And the best part is that you feel so much better.The problem in detibaes is uncontrolled blood sugar well you don’t eat sugar on Atkins, so it’s much easier to control the blood sugar and insulin production. The sugars your body uses will be made out of fats in your liver they really are! It’s pretty neat.So give it a look it’s a great and easy diet to be on no elaborate cooking or preparing of food and when you eat real food you tend to be satisfied with what you eat. Also when I started the Atkins about 10 years ago, I was in a LOT of pain!!! It was horrible and over a period of probably 6 months, it ALL went away. It was such a relief. I used to take handfuls of OTC pain pill things and of course they don’t really work. They just hurt your stomach. So it was really nice to leave that all behind.Atkins also cures heartburn and farts along with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and several heart-related problems.And then let’s get ourselves some healthcare!
Hi Mithun,
Thank you for sharing your story. Interesting! I am glad you are out of pain using the Atkins diet (and for ten years). It sounds like it really worked (works) for you. There are several good ideas Dr. Atkins had. I guess I would miss vegetables too much on a strict Atkins diet. I do agree with you that eating “real” food is very helpful for controlling both weight and pain. Since this works for you, that is great. What I offer is a bit different in that it includes carbohydrates (good ones). In the one I present, everything should be as low-glycemic as possible. I am not familiar enough with the Atkins diet, are the foods there low-glycemic also?
Thank you again for sharing your story.
Wayne
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