December 28, 2007 Sidney Goldstein, MD, Medical Editor Cardiology News 5635 Fishers Lane, # 6000 Rockville, MD, 20852 800-445-6975. [email protected] Dear Sid: Regarding the 12/07 article "Perioperative Beta Blocker Regimen Boosts Risk" article in Cardiology News by Mitchel L. Zoler of the Philadelphia Bureau. First of all, Sid, thanks for taking … [Read more...]
Diet #4 – KISS Weight Reduction Liv-It
The #4 All cooked soft and warm (B-V-B ONLY) KISS Weight Reduction LIV-IT Chew each bite 15 times. Do not watch television, talk on the phone, listen to the radio, or read the newspaper, use the computer/BlackBerry or iPhone. Think about what your are doing: eating. Breakfast: Any/all berries cooked on low heat in 1" of rice milk or fruit juice Organic … [Read more...]
The Fat Pack – comment on NY Times article
Comment on article in the NY Times "The Fat Pack Wonders if the Party’s Over", published March 19, 2008 by Kim Severson Whatever we like (food/alcohol/cigarettes/heroin/cocaine/unprotected sex, etc) is about brain chemical messengers such as "anandamide" (Sanskrit for 'bliss') or "2 AG." These are in the chemical family called "'endocannabinoids," literally cousins of … [Read more...]
Testimonial: Meg Wolff
Meg Wolff is an an inspiration to us all. She's a two time breast cancer survivor and an author of several books about her experience and macrobiotic cooking. From her blog: "Live-it, not die-it" I want to tell you about Dr. H. Robert Silverstein, as I feel he's an unsung hero who has been helping patients for decades with plant-based diet and disease. He is board … [Read more...]
Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs – Comment on NY Times article
Regarding the 11/10/08 New York Times article Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs Show Wider Benefit by Pam Belluck This important study supports the conception that the ideal total cholesterol is between 90-130, similar to all extant societies that do not yet have grocery stores, electricity, or automobiles. Those cultures also have no heart attack, diabetes, cancer of the breast or … [Read more...]