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My mom took a statin drug for years to control cholesterol.

Doc finally took her off of it, 6 months later she was disabled due to muscle deterioration from the Statin drug.

I will never take a statin.  Other ways to control cholesterol.

 
41 minutes ago, JDMeister said:

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A year ago we switch to real butter, real milk and more veggies in our diet.  No idea why, but my body liked it, I lost 30lbs without eating less or working out more.  Not sure if any of it was related because we weren't bad eaters before, but I will take it..............Butter sits on the counter in a butter tray/covered all the time.

 
lincster said:
My mom took a statin drug for years to control cholesterol.

Doc finally took her off of it, 6 months later she was disabled due to muscle deterioration from the Statin drug.

I will never take a statin.  Other ways to control cholesterol.
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Rhabdomylyosis can happen in days - and even then can be permanent.

I took one dose of Crestor , horrible shoulder pain, and even though I only took one dose it took 10 days for the pain to subside. Never again.

 
Food represents the most important chronic offending agent. Even good foods activate a defensive response scientists call “post prandial leukocytosis” (post meal white blood cells proliferation). The intestine is packed with responsive immune system cells that can initiate inflammatory chemistry. When activated chronically as a result of repeated ingestion of triggering foods, the net result can be a permanent inflammatory condition and a breakdown in the digestive lining or “Leaky Gut”.

Once food particles sneak through the broken down intestinal barrier and enter into the circulation, a defensive reaction within the blood is initiated. The circulatory system is the sacred space of the body and kept secure by traveling immune system “scout” cells. When these cells spot an invader, a reaction is initiated that includes the formation of inflammatory factors. As these protective molecules proliferate and circulate and form complexes with food particles, eventually they contact various organs, ultimately resulting in the symptoms of disease.

In this way, all chronic illnesses involve the circulatory system which, in addition to blood, is composed of a specialized fluid called “lymph”. While the association of toxic blood to chronic illness is important, no less relevant is the lymphatic relationship to disease. That’s because the lymph portion of the circulatory system contains high concentrations of defensive cells (lymph-o-cytes) and is in fact our toxin elimination system. And, because lymph fluid also circulates key nutritional elements, particularly essential fatty vitamins (D, E, A, and K), as the toxic obstruction accumulates, these vital nutrients will become less available for delivery to the cells.

So how is it that the lymph gets toxic and congested? The same way the blood does; lymphatic blockages and toxicity are mostly a digestive tract and food issues. Why is this so important? Because the connection between lymphatic congestion and disease represent our complicity in the formation of the symptomology of disease as well as a point of control for self-healing independent of drugs, doctors and the medical model.

In addition to leakage through a broken down digestive lining, poorly processed particles of food can enter the lymph directly via capillaries that line the intestine. If activation of intestinal immune cells occur (i.e. a defensive response), immune cell/food particle complexes can freely enter the lymph system. This is NOT GOOD!! If it happens once or twice that’s one thing. The problem is, for many of us, the accumulation of these immune/food complexes into the lymph occurs on a daily, even hourly occasion. Over time what ends up happening is the lymphatic circulatory system can become congested, resulting in weight gain, edema (pooling of fluid) in the lungs or lower extremities, heart disease, hypertension, respiratory problems, cancer and all manner of immune and autoimmune diseases among other health challenges.

If you have unexplained swelling in your fingers or toes, wake up in the morning with uncomfortable soreness and stiffness, or are chronically fatigued, chances are good you are suffering from some degree of lymphatic congestion.

Probably the most important thing you can do to improve lymphatic health is move your body. The well-known association between illness and sedentary lifestyle largely involves stagnant lymph. That’s because unlike the circulation of blood which is driven by the pumping action of the heart, lymphatic fluid circulates through the body by being pushed along via the activity of the muscles. Fun and easy ways to move the lymphatic fluid and reduce the symptoms of CDDs include jumping on a mini trampoline, hanging upside down on an inversion device, or just taking daily brisk walks. And, one of the best ways to keep the lymphatic system purring along is to practice deep breathing; deep inhaling and powerful exhaling. You’ll stimulate the movement of lymph fluid, encourage delivery of nutrients to cells and increase oxygenation of tissues too.

 
Dr. Joel Wallach shared alternative health approaches and the benefits of remedies and supplements that assist in the body's recovery from many diseases and ailments. A great number of medical problems—from diabetes to cancer to multiple sclerosis—are rooted in the consumption of fried foods, as well as the gluten found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats, claimed Wallach. Avoiding such foods, he concluded, is a key factor in treating these issues. He went on to assert that the diet of most Westerners, which tend to include moderate to high amounts of gluten and food fried in oil, has resulted in our intestines being "dead" and unable to adequately absorb nutrients.

Because of their misunderstanding of nutrition and health, Wallach said, many physicians don't recognize or acknowledge what he believes are the actual symptoms of their patients, or their effective treatment. Osteoporosis of the skull, for example, is often the cause of balance problems, afib, or even Parkinson's disease, he maintained. Likewise, gray or white hair in any amount is not a sign of aging, but rather an indication of nutritional deficiencies. For many of the ailments described by listeners, Wallach recommended his nutritional products and supplements.

 
When most of us hear the word yoga, we visualize super bendy, gooey-muscled gurus and impossible contorted poses. If we know a little more, we may think of relaxation or centering and strengthening. While it’s true that yoga can be all of these things, just 5 or 10 minutes of daily yoga can relax both body and mind, releasing tension that accumulates in the muscles, and pacifying an overworked brain. In actuality, yoga is so much more.

The term “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word for unification, as in to “yoke” or connect. Yoga was originally intended to describe a complete physical, emotional, mental and spiritual practice that linked of these four aspects of being. Historically, this connection was solidified by activities that consisted of 8 fundamental elements which, when they were exercised regularly and consciously, were said to support and promote a joyful and actualized life through moral and ethical conduct and self-discipline. This eightfold path, called Ashtanga – which literally means “eight limbs” (ashta=eight, anga=limb) – directs our minds toward our health and well-being, while helping us acknowledge all aspects of our nature and the nature of others.

1. Ethical standards

This first limb encompasses our ethical standards and integrity with regard to our behavior to ourselves, others and situations in life. These universal practices and teachings can be summarized best by what we know as the Golden Rules of “Love thy neighbor as thyself” and “Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.” The five ethical standards that determine Yoga’s moral and ethical code, are:

Living peacefully without engaging in violence

Being truthful

Not stealing

Exercising self-control and restraint

Neutralizing the desire to acquire and hoard wealth

2. Spiritual disciplines

This second limb further discusses self-discipline and also has to do with spiritual observances including meditation, regularly attending temple or church services, and taking solitary reflective walks.

There are five spiritual disciplines to practice for spiritual health and well being:

Cleanliness

Contentment with what you have and how life is at this very moment

Keeping our bodies fit through regular, vigorous exercise to literally burn up and cleanse it of those desires that stand in the way of leading a spiritual life

Spiritual study and self-examination

Surrender to God (This is more about recognizing that we are small in the scheme of life and knowing that there is or are a higher power(s) that is (are) in charge of the universe and what occurs throughout it—rather than worshiping a biblical supernatural being.)

3. Physical postures

According to yogic precepts, the body is the sacred vessel that carries the spirit. Taking care of the body is essential for spiritual growth. Practicing the physical postures of yoga helps us to develop the discipline, strength and concentration that are essential to meditation. In more modern scientific terms, holding the body in certain positions facilitates, improves and modifies the flow of electrical energy through the muscles and connective tissue.

4. Mental postures

As physical postures tone and energize the body, it is also necessary to tone and energize the mind. This stage consists of yoga breathing techniques that are designed to control our life force, cleanse our lungs, oxygenate our blood and purify our nerves, while clearing the mind of negative emotions like hatred, passion, anger, lust, greed, delusion and pride.

5. Looking Within

While we live in an external reality, effective living requires periodically turning our thoughts and awareness away from our outer stimuli and placing our attention internally. Through self-examination and withdrawal from the sensual world, we can better observe our cravings and bad habits that may be interfering with our spiritual growth.

6. Concentration

This stage encompasses further honing our powers of concentration. After relieving ourselves of outside distractions by looking within, we are better prepared to deal with our own active minds, loaded down with cares, distractions and desires. To help slow down our thoughts, concentration has us place our awareness on a single thought, a specific energy center in the body, or the silent repetition of a sound. In this manner we turn our attentions away from the external world and inward, focusing our mind on a single point.

7. Meditation

Meditation comprises the seventh stage of Ashtanga. Meditation is the uninterrupted flow of concentration. Although concentration and meditation may seem like they are the same things, as in, if you are doing the former, then you are doing the latter, they are actually different practices. Concentration involves focusing on one point, while meditation is the act of being aware, yet having a quiet mind with few or no thoughts at all. Though this is a challenging state to achieve, regular practice will always bring progress.

8. Enlightenment

This final stage of Ashtanga is the reward for faithfully practicing the other 7 limbs; it is a state of peace and enlightenment that brings about feelings of being at one with the universe and connected to all living things.

 
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