Hi Barbara ~ On the salt question.....I would think the salt I use would be fine for anyone that wants to cut their salt intake for any reason. I always used Sea Salt until I got high B.P. I believe it was Dr. Rosenfeld on Sunday Housecalls on Fox News that I heard about this salt from....I know it was a doctor and am pretty sure it was him. He stated specifically that if you're going to use any salt substitute make sure it has potassium chloride in it....but for the life of me I can't remember his reason right now and don't know what I did with those notes from that show. Aarrgh..! Before using a salt substitute you should check with your physician if you have diabetes, heart or kidney disease or are receiving medical treatment (aren't we all..?) That's what it says on the container.....they always have to state things like that to cover themselves from possible lawsuits. NOPE.....I did not ask my doctor first. :-) I figured I'd already heard it from a doctor so why ask another. Hugs, Lynn In a message dated 9/7/2009 3:07:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Balmatmic writes:
Hi Rose, Yes, I know that cereals aren't what they tell us they are, but by cooking fresh foods, dry beans, rice, etc., we can get a lot of nutrients that we would not get by eating the convenience foods that so many are eating in their diets. That's what my doctor was referring to when he said that we shouldn't expect a vitamin to do it for us, that we have to use good food to nourish the body first. But yes, I agree that supplements have their place. But so many take it to the extreme. And, companies are getting rich on supplements as well as drugs. That Tamiflu just scares the heck out of me! I've never taken it, and am sure glad that I didn't. I use sea salt, and I don't have high BP, but would the "no salt with potassium chloride" still be something that would be a good thing to try? Hugs, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: roseofr...@aol.com To: balmat...@aol.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, Sep 7, 2009 8:48 am Subject: Re: [TMIC] TAMIFLU....and....ANTIOXIDANTS Hi Barbara ~ You picked up on the same thing I did when I first read this article.... I was thinking, "Cool....I can eat all of the popcorn I want since I can eat my weight in that stuff." LOL..! I do go easy on the butter...and use "no salt with potassium chloride" since I now have high B.P. Can't tell the difference between that and regular sea salt. On the supplements I have to disagree with your old PCP.... we definitely need supplements, reason being, it's impossible to get all of our vitamins/minerals from our food....especially these days. For example, these so-called "vitamin enhanced" cereals....what a joke that is....! They spray a thin spray of vitamins over the cereal and then they can call it "enhanced" or whatever word they are using these days. There is no way a person can get , for example, the vitamin D3 they need from their foods no matter how well they eat. There just isn't enough in our milk, cereal, and so on to give us the levels we need. You would have to eat five bowls of cereal, a couple of gallons of milk....well, you get my drift. I would have had fun with your old PCP girlfriend. :-) Love ya, Lynn In a message dated 9/7/2009 12:33:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Balmatmic writes: Hello Rose, No need to feel so guilty for eating popcorn now is there, lol! I am sure glad you posted this Rose, it's a lot easier to add the grains and cereals to your diet. When I used to ask my old PCP about vitamins, he'd tell me that the best way is not to take supplements but to get a well balanced diet. I think it's so much more important these days since so many are afraid of any type of reaction or having problems with drug therapy, as the flu shot. And the good food aids in the digestive tract also, so maybe not as many BM issues. Hugs, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: _roseofr...@aol.com_ (mailto:roseofr...@aol.com) To: _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) Cc: _roseofr...@aol.com_ (mailto:roseofr...@aol.com) Sent: Sun, Sep 6, 2009 1:03 pm Subject: [TMIC] TAMIFLU....and....ANTIOXIDANTS Tamiflu linked to "bizarre" reactions Dear Friend, It's yet another case of the cure being worse than the disease. In the UK, more than half of the kids who have taken Tamiflu -- the antibiotic weapon of choice to combat the H1N1 virus -- have experienced side effects. Although most of these side effects have been minor (such as stomach cramps and nausea), as many as one in five of these kid have had disturbing, "neuropsychiatric" reactions to the drug. Reports say that kids have had an inability to think clearly, have suffered from nightmares, and have behaved "strangely." Unfortunately, these reactions are nothing new. The dangers of Tamiflu are well-documented. It's even been linked to the deaths of some children and teenagers. It's really no wonder. The drug is not just an antibiotic, like so many assume it is -- it's a neuraminidase inhibitor that blocks viral enzymes that can assist the flu virus in infecting the respiratory tract. In the U.S., the FDA has acknowledged that there have been as many as 1,800 reports of kids experiencing abnormal behavior when they're given Tamiful. In Japan, they've actually banned the use of Tamiflu by kids. But because the UK is in such a cold panic over swine flu, they're handing out Tamiflu like candy. Believe it or not, there's even a telephone hotline and website where people can order a prescription without having to consult a doctor. So far, as many as 150,000 people have been prescribed the drug in this manner. No wonder so many kids are having so many side effects. At the first sign of a runny nose or a headache, their parents are pumping them full of Tamiflu, thanks to Dr. Web. All of these risks in order to reduce the flu symptoms by less than two days. That's right: according to the makers of Tamiflu, clinical tests have shown that the drug only has the ability to reduce the duration of symptoms by about 36 hours. It just doesn't add up. ____________________________________ Pop goes the antioxidants If you're looking for an antioxidant boost, you might want to head to the movies. After all, this is where you'd be likely to eat lots of popcorn, which, according to a new study, has a hefty dose of antioxidants. Who knew you could battle cancer while taking in a matinee? Researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania examined whole-grain snacks and cereals (not the sugary death bombs that I'm always warning you about) and found them to be just as rich in polyphenols as they are in fiber. Originally, it was thought that the high fiber content in these foods was what made them such effective weapons against cancer and heart disease. Turns out it's really a double-whammy of fiber and polyphenols. Raisin bran packed the biggest antioxidant punch, weighing in at a whopping 524 milligrams of antioxidants per serving. The surprise is that the antioxidant content is found in the grains that these foods are made from. Researchers found that popcorn is the king of antioxidant content when it comes to snack foods, so munch on... just go easy on that movie-theater liquid they call "butter." Always giving your brain some healthy snacks to chew on, William Campbell Douglass II, M.D. ____________________________________ ____________________________________
