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PING: Sherry
Karen wrote: Hey, check this out: http://www.oklahomafood.coop/piperma...ry/000217.html That's interesting, and very annoying. He's absolutely right about two things: You have to watch what the legislature sneaks through. That bill was passed purely for the benefit of big business, NOT for food safety for Oklahomans. Second thing is, if you have ever eaten a "yard chicken", the meat bears absolutely no resemblance to that putrid, disgusting, slimy, stinky stuff Tyson passes off at the meat counter. Healthy yard-bird meat isn't even close to the same color, or smell, or taste, as Tyson chicken. I quit buying meat-counter chicken ages ago. I also only buy free-range eggs for DH. They're way better too, and keep fresh a lot longer. |
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PING: Monique
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2006-04-13, penned: I don't care anything about sugar or calories. I'm too thin already and I always try to choose high-calorie stuff. The problem is, I am on the heart-healthy diet, and if I stick to it, I can barely maintain the weight I have. It's the fat that I have to avoid, because of artery disease. Interesting. I'm still surprised you would have to go with no fat, as opposed to low fat. Extremely low cholesterol has been proven to reverse CAD. (along with other lifestyle stuff of course... I didn't suffer through three surgeries so I could eat Ranch dressing. LOL. "Low fat" is relative. Look at the label for "low fat" salad dressing. Six to eight grams of fat per tablespoon...that's a lot of fat grams to blow on salad dressing. If I'm going to ingest six fat grams, it's gonna be on something I like a lot better than "no fat" vs. "low fat" salad dressing. It's a balance, really. But after going off high-fat food for nearly five years, it tastes gross to me now anyway. Sherry but it didn't work for me in the long run. I don't think it was wise for me to be putting in serious miles on the bicycle every day and still eating a very fat-limited diet. I can see how limiting protein would be very bad for you, but I don't see the benefit of saturated fat in your diet. What is it? Sherry -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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PING: Monique
On 2006-04-13, mlbriggs penned:
Perhaps you should try a good soup (no cream) and see how that works. MLB Do you have a specific reason in mind that that would help? Maybe easier to digest? -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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PING: Monique
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
... On 2006-04-13, Karen penned: I tell you what, since I started avoiding almost anything that is not organic I have seen a major improvement (also on Librax still). I am also observing that the *combination* in which I eat is important (I believe). but the biggest thing is I have not eaten out at any restaurant except the organic deli and one greek restaurant where I know everything is made from fresh food. It might be worth investigating trying to stick to as unprocessed of food as possible and don't let yourself get too far from a healthy snack. Also, anything you eat that is acidic (even like an orange etc.) make sure you have a nice soluble thing with it - even a half piece of organic white bread. Just some thoughts (takes some planning but does seem to make a diff). Thanks, Karen! As I understand it, everyone is different. I am 100% convinced that stress is the determining factor for me. Food probably affects it, but regardless of what I eat, it seems that my stomach will be upset if I am stressed. Hopefully I can get an appt with my doctor today and maybe we can rule out/in an ulcer ... Unfortunately, my lifestyle is closely tied to eating out, and I'm not sure I can totally eliminate it. But it's worth trying to minimize if it does make a difference. As for acidic, I think that may be a problem when I drink decaf coffee. I've stopped drinking the decaf at work, but maybe I need to eliminate it totally. That would be awful =/ The xylitol was a horrible idea. It didn't make my stomach *hurt*, but even one little packet in my drink caused my stomach to rumble ominously and, er, well, the results just weren't pleasant. You were right about that one. DH reported similar issues. I feel fo ryou, Monique. When I'm stressed I get the most aweful stomach cramps then really bad diarrhea too. I have to watch what I eat, as well. Oddly, if I eat too much from the cabbage family, it sets of my cramps and diarrhea. As do all non-naturally occuring sugars (ie, I can have sucrose, fructose, glucose and galactose and lactose but thats about it). I also have to watch by coffee intake, too much or too strong and I'm racing for the loo soon afterwards. It didn't seem to be the caffeine, though, but rather, something else in the cofee, as decaf can do the same thing, and I'm worse if I have instant coffee than I am if I get a proper brew. Tea just makes me pee alot, btu doesn't cause cramps. Not coincidentally, I found really increasing my fibre intake and decreasing my high-GI foods (like white bread, white rice, chips etc etc) and high-fat foods (fries, pizza etc) and beiing careful with high protein foods (like red meat, cheese - its OK to eat them providing I'm eating them with a good amount of roughage) also helped. Having, erm, 'bulk' in the system seemed to stop it from breaking down into liquid whenever I was stressing. Oh yeah, and drink more water. It sounds counter intuitive, but bulky and well hydrated colon contents are far more resistant to the vagueries of stress induced cramps and diarrhea than hard, dry stools (coz the body has trouble moving those along so tends to 'fluch' them out, rather than letting them move along naturally). And small meals often seems to work better than large meals with big spaces of 'nothing' in between. Make sure you walk every day. The act of walking also helps the various muscles, tendons and other bits in our gut area push along the contents. Its also good for you and releives stress :-). One thing I found with my job and stress was that if the weather wasn't good enough to go outside and have a quick walk and see grass & trees & sky etc etc, was to ignore the PC (which is hard when one is addicted to RPCA....) and *paint*. I keep a stash of water colour pencils in a draw, and colour in/paint line drawings i've found on the 'net. I'm in no way an artist, but there is somethign about applying bright colours (everything where I work is grey or some sort of dull muted colour) and being creative about what colour to apply where that really de-stressed me. Hope you can find somethign that helps in all that. Yowie |
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PING: Monique
On 2006-04-13, Yowie penned:
Hope you can find somethign that helps in all that. Thank you so much for all of your suggestions, Yowie! My dr. also mentioned trying a higher-fiber diet, saying that it might help or might make it worse, but at least I could try it. I have gotten to the point where I'm not really working out at all, which is horrible for so many parts of me. Last weekend I did finally get on my mountain bike, both days. I'm hoping to do a lot of that this weekend, too. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Monique
Karen wrote:
I tell you what, since I started avoiding almost anything that is not organic I have seen a major improvement (also on Librax still). (snippage) I saw Paul Newman on The Tonight Show last week. His daughter (Lisa?) introduced an organic line of foods as a subsidiary off of his Newman's Own food line (proceeds of which go to various charities). His daughter introduced organic dog food. Jay Leno made him a bet of $10 that Paul Newman wouldn't eat the organic dog food. Paul hesitated a moment, then grabbed the open can (chicken and brown rice, I believe it was) and took a spoonful and ate it. He actually looked like he liked it. As they were cutting to a commercial break, he took another spoonful and was eating it. I don't know if this proves anything other than Paul Newman supports his daughters efforts to offer organic dog food, but pulleeeze... I don't want to see someone eating canned dog food on television! Reminds me of Johnny Carson begging for Alpo when Ed McMahon used to do live commercials for that product. I fed my dog Alpo until he was elderly and on prescription food but I wouldn't have eaten it. Would you (the collective you) eat Fancy Feast? That stuff is often more expensive than a can of jack mackerel or salmon when it comes to the weight of the cans. Come on, folks. I have nothing against organic but I'm not going to avoid foodstuffs that don't use pesticides. I use pesticides in my house when those damned Palmetto bugs and Wolf crickets wander in from outside. I just make sure it doesn't affect me and my cats or their food supply. Jill |
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PING: Monique
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:27:36 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-04-13, mlbriggs penned: Perhaps you should try a good soup (no cream) and see how that works. MLB Do you have a specific reason in mind that that would help? Maybe easier to digest? That is it! When I have problems, soup seems to be easier to digest. MLB |
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PING: Monique
On 2006-04-13 17:49:43 -0500, "Monique Y. Mudama" said:
On 2006-04-13, Yowie penned: Hope you can find somethign that helps in all that. Thank you so much for all of your suggestions, Yowie! My dr. also mentioned trying a higher-fiber diet, saying that it might help or might make it worse, but at least I could try it. I have gotten to the point where I'm not really working out at all, which is horrible for so many parts of me. Last weekend I did finally get on my mountain bike, both days. I'm hoping to do a lot of that this weekend, too. Yeah, increasing my fiber has really helped. You know, I discovered I was eating a LOT of insoluble fiber and not much soluble fiber. So, when I was sickest, I increased the soluble fiber first and then after a week started adding the roughage of insoluble fiber back in. This seems to be working way better. It has taught me I should probably eat some of those things I was not like bread, pasts, rice. Yams are good too. Benefiber helped as it is completely soluble and has no taste (yeah!) so you can really mix it in with anything. |
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Monique
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Karen wrote: I tell you what, since I started avoiding almost anything that is not organic I have seen a major improvement (also on Librax still). (snippage) I saw Paul Newman on The Tonight Show last week. His daughter (Lisa?) introduced an organic line of foods as a subsidiary off of his Newman's Own food line (proceeds of which go to various charities). His daughter introduced organic dog food. Jay Leno made him a bet of $10 that Paul Newman wouldn't eat the organic dog food. Paul hesitated a moment, then grabbed the open can (chicken and brown rice, I believe it was) and took a spoonful and ate it. He actually looked like he liked it. As they were cutting to a commercial break, he took another spoonful and was eating it. I don't know if this proves anything other than Paul Newman supports his daughters efforts to offer organic dog food, but pulleeeze... I don't want to see someone eating canned dog food on television! Reminds me of Johnny Carson begging for Alpo when Ed McMahon used to do live commercials for that product. I fed my dog Alpo until he was elderly and on prescription food but I wouldn't have eaten it. Would you (the collective you) eat Fancy Feast? That stuff is often more expensive than a can of jack mackerel or salmon when it comes to the weight of the cans. Come on, folks. I have nothing against organic but I'm not going to avoid foodstuffs that don't use pesticides. I use pesticides in my house when those damned Palmetto bugs and Wolf crickets wander in from outside. I just make sure it doesn't affect me and my cats or their food supply. Jill Charlie came home with several different types of treats for the dog last week. He said the guy running the cash register was snacking on some of them. I must admit they smell better than what we used to give our dog when I was a kid. And my daughter ate plenty of Purina Dog Chow when she was a baby. Didn't seem to do any harm. Jo |
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