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mainstream medicine Frustrvtecl by the establish- Alzhe irner naticots and 23 otherwise comoaratile healthy oeopicments resistance to logit and to ears of evidence

from his clinic he sot out to educate health-consciousresearchers fou.d tnat high lifetime consumption of pancakes

people about the medicinal qualkres of food foi he waffles iscuits muffins and other baked goods doubled the odds oftreatment and prevention of many of todays most

threatening diseases He is dedicated to teaching youcontracting A-zieimer

how to transform your life and to achieve optimum

health and aopearance by usingthe ife-grirrg foods Neurofoxico/ogy 1920921/I 1998 iii liD/CC fl PanC

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Hunt for an Azheimers cureContinued from page

Cookware is another source of aluminum and

way for even healthy foods to become contaminated

Aluminum is widely used in pots pans and utensils

as well as in cans Researchers in Australia analyzed

the aluminum content of 106 cans containing 52 dif

ferent types of beverages and found that non-cola

beverages as pH levels in beverages went down alu

minum content went up in cans had nearly five

times the aluminum content that the same beverage

had when packaged in glass bottle.13

Certain drugs particularly antacids contain signifi

cant amounts of aluminum as do many cosmetics But

perhaps the most widely used sources of aluminum are

antiperspirants if you take look at the label on

yours youll see that among the active ingredients is

aluminum chlorohydrate One study found that brain-

lesion tangles tended to develop along the olfactory

lobes the parts of the brain associated with the

sense of smell14 leading some scientists to implicate

spray antiperspirants as possible source of airborne

aluminum and cause of severe Alzheimers

Diet is another factor in prevention

Your diet is another factor in Alzheimers disease

and prevention.15 Along with the fact that many commercial baked goods and chocolate-flavored foods on

the market contain aluminum and the study that links

soy consumption with the disease see Feb 2000 issuetheres some evidence that high-cholesterol diet in

general and heart disease may be forerunners of ADtest performed on rabbits conducted primarily in

relation to heart disease showed an accumulation of

beta amyloid in the brain that was reversed by removing

cholesterol from the rabbits diets In culture cells

grown out of the body cholesterol challenge added

cholesterol has been shown to increase production of

beta amyloid while on the other hand dramatic reduc

tion of cholesterol via the use of cholesterol-lowering

drugs has been shown to decrease production of beta

amyloid Clinical trials testing the benefit of these

drugs in the treatment of Alzheimers disease are

under way Also 1993 study found that subjects whoate meat including poultry and fish were more than

twice as likely to become demented as their vegetarian

counterparts.16 More studies on these subjects need

to be done to know for sure what effects diet mayhave on contracting or preventing Alzheimers In the

meantime the same diet recognized as effective in pre

venting heart diseasea low-fat low-cholesterol plant-

based onemay save your brain as well as your body

Its not hard to cut out the metal

All of these factors are within your control

Check the labels on all foods medicines and cos

metics for aluminum additives and choose wisely

Throw away those aluminum pots and pans and

choose cookware made of glass or porcelain or coated

with high-quality nonstick surface like Silver stone

or Bakers Secret Select foods and beverages in glass

containers instead of aluminum cans and switch to

straight deodorant instead of an antiperspirant

Its true that we dont yet fully understand

Alzheimers disease but while scientists are busy

exploring possible genetic connection and debating

their pet theories no one is seriously pursuing the

only known causal factoraluminum Meanwhilealuminum is omnipresent in our environment Dontwait for the authorities to tell you how to save

yourselftake action today to reduce your risk

MedJAust 156604-605 1992

14Ann NYAcad Sc 6498-13 1991

Microsc Res Tech 2000 15287-290 2000

Neuroepidemiology 1228-36 1993

You may be at risk for heart attack

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attacks dont always send up red flags You can have

heart attack even if youre thin fall within conventional

medicines definition of acceptable cholesterol and

blood-pressure levels and dont have angina chest

pains Very few heart attacks are caused by lifetime of

cholesterol plaque completely clogging an artery

Almost all are caused when small plaque becomes

unstable and ruptures creating an open wound in the

artery wall In response to the wound clot forms

quickly and blocks blood flow to the brain or heart

These plaques arent large enough to cause symptomsbut they are lethal This process is called coronaiy artely

thrombosis and it is the cause of over 95 percent of

heart attacks in America

The answer is of course to reduce the cholesterol

and fat in the diet thereby eliminating the plaque If

there is no volatile plaque there will be no coronary

thrombosis program like The McDougall Program

for Healthy Heart will reduce cholesterol to truly

safe level 150 mg/l or less and help reverse years of

damage to your arteries It can take up to year to see

the results of low-fat low-cholesterol diet via imaging

techniques but the body realizes benefits right away by

stabilizing the plaques and preventing their rupture

If you do suspect that you are having heart attack

there is an important step you can take that can save

your life Call 911 of course but also take an aspirin

Aspirin is known to thin the blood and in an emergencycan help tide you over until you get to the hospital

The information and statistics are admittedly

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don mind the change of seasons in fact like to gt hack

to cozy indoor entertaining with family and friends also

enjoy cooking lot more in the winier uring the colder

months tend 10 make much heartier meals Soups stews By Mary iJcDou galland casseroles are just the thins to please crowd on fall

evening and they smell great cooking too 3/4 cup raw spaghetti broken into 3-inch pieces

soy parmesan cheese optional

MANY MUHRODM hOUANDfl Plac beans and itel kuge pot hiii3

Prepar ti IL11u 15 VUdS Ado onion and garlic then cover and cook over low heatCo king irne 20

-for 1/2 hours Add celery cariots potaocs tomatoes

Servmgstomato sauce parsie basil oregano and peoper

pound uncooked fettuccine or spaohettiContinue to cook for 30 minutes then add zuccnni arcl

1/3 cup watercook another 60 minutes i\dd cahhae and soaehctti and

onion cut in hal-f lengthwise and then slicedcook br 3d minutes Sprinkle with soy Parmesan cncese tf

cups sliced fresh white mushroomsdesired nefore ser lag

cups sliced fresh shiitake mushroomsnerve in no with fresn Dread to ciunk inc far-or-

cup sced fresh oyster mushroomsiul broto.

cup vegetable brothio-e Ibis soun taKes quite lonu time to cook SO

cuo soy milk--- make it on the weekeno br use during tte eek

tablespoons SOV saucetastes even better reheated and treezes well

tablespoons white wine

dash of cayenne peppercARIbBEAN VEGTAELE T.J

freshly ground pepper to taste Preoa aioa 35 i-iL cs

tablespoons cornstarch mixed in 1/4 cup cold water ok tire oIl

Cook pasta according to package directions Drain Ser7mgs 8-1

and rinse 1/3 cup water

Meanwhile place the water and onion in large iarge onion chopped

nonstick frying pan and cook for minutes slirring ecl or green bell pepper chopped

occasionally Add the mushrooms and cook until they cups peeled and chunked sweet potatoes

are slightly limp about minutes more dd the 15-ounce can tomato sauce

remaining ingredients except for the curnstarch mix- 15-oLiice can diced tomatoes with jalanenasture Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally for 20-ounce can oineappie h..inks with juiceabout 12 minutes Add the cornstarch mixture and stir

cups chunked ereen apples unneeleduntil thickened Serve over the pasta 4-ounce can chopped greeu chilies

HEARTI JNESTR-ONE ScUP 1/2 cup vegetable broth

Prenara- ion timer 20 nu IS-ounce can pinto beans haincd and rnecl

Cooking me 1/2 hours1.5-ounce can black beans drained and rinsed

Servings 6-815-ounce can kidney beans drained and rinsed

cup dried kidney beans iahlespoons brown sugar

quarts water teaspoons chili powder

onion chonped ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon crushed garlicteaspoon ground oregano

stalks celery thickly sliced 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

carrots thickly sliced Iace water in large pot Add onion and bell peppe

cups quartered iingerlin potatoes Cook stirring occasionally for minutes cld sweet pota

can chopped tomatoes toes tomato sauce tomatoes pineapple apples chilies

8-ounce can tomato sauce and vegetable broth bring to boil Reduce heat cover

1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley and cook over low heat for 45 minutes stirring occsonal

tablespoon chopped fresh basil ly Add beans and seasonings mix well and continue to

tablespoon chopped fresh oregano cook over low heat for 10 minutes stir ing occasoniailv

several twists freshly ground black pepper ote This stew reheats well so it can he mad ahaU

ucchini thickly sliced and refrigerated unrl needed Serve over brown rice or

clips shredded Savoy cabbage another whole cram

Beyond Agent Orange2O years after the banwe all are still at risk from deadly dioxins

Dioxin You dont hear much about that chemical

since its ban in the mid-1980s But new evidence

reveals that it is still haunting us even decades later

Were now learning that dioxin is stored for years in

animal fats and in dairy products becoming more and

more concentrated and hazardous as it moves through

the food chain And government officials now reveal

that dioxin is even more deadly than once thought

increasing your risk even moreYou may remember that dioxins were the active

ingredients in Agent Orange the herbicide used by

U.S troops during the Vietnam War They were also

used in variety of agricultural herbicides and pesti

cides in the 1960s and 1970s seeping into soil and

water supplies for generation After scientists

labeled particular form of dioxin called TCDDlikely human carcinogen the U.S Environmental

Protection Agency banned the chemical and authori

ties around the world followed suit But new EPA

report warns that dioxins present an even greater cancer risk than originally thought In fact TCDD is nowclassified as definite human carcinogen while the

other types have been bumped up to likely carcino

gen status.1 The EPA report also links dioxin exposure

with many other health conditions such as diabetes

immune-system irregularities and birth defects

True people who were exposed to high levels of

dioxins either through Agent Orange or through their

work environment run the most risk study of 5132chemical workers who worked with dioxins in the

1980s at 12 U.S plants showed that this group is 60

percent more likely to die of cancer than the general

population.2 But other research has shown that others

may be at increased risk as wellthose who consume

lot of fatty meats and dairy products

Diodns link up with fats to move upthe food chain

According to news reports of the EPA draft report

people who consume large amounts of fatty meats

and dairy products may have one in 100 risk of

developing cancer from dioxin exposurelO times

greater than previous estimates.3 How can that beEven though dioxins are no longer in production they

are still present in our soil water and air They there

fore have easy access to our food chain and they

Dangerous Dioxins Josef Hebert The Associated Press abcnewscom

May 17 2000

Nail Cancer lnst 91779-786 1999

Dangerous Dioxins Josef Hebert The Associated Press abcnewscomMay 17 2000

The Lancet 3551883 2000

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become more concentrated as they move up the line

This is because dioxins are lipophilic meaning they

have special affinity for fat Animals consume diox

ins through their feed and water and the chemicals

latch on to the plentiful fats in their tissues and milk

stores The fat-concentrated chemicals are then

passed along to humans through their meat and milk

By the time they reach humans the top of the food

chain the dioxins may have been around for manyyears becoming more concentrated and building

strength Scientists have suggested that more than 90

percent of human exposure to dioxin is from foodmainly animal fat.4

In 1998 the World Health Organization lowered

its recommendation for tolerable daily intake ofdioxin in animal feed to one to four picograms of

toxic equivilants TEqs per kilogram of body

weight Unfortunately however animal food sources

still commonly exceed this mark particularly in

Europe where experts are calling for more organized

strategy to test and regulate animal productsIn 1987 the EPA took fat samples from group of

865 Americans Concentrations of the two main types

of dioxins ranged from 1.98 pg/g in children to 9.4

pg/g in adults of the age of 45 with an average of 5.38

pg/g.5 While the study concluded that thi information

provided baseline no one raised the question of

whether these baseline levels were healthy or notand if not how we should work to lower them

Dioxin is creeping into other parts of life

The people of Seveso Italy provide tragic

source for the study of dioxins long-term effects In

1976 herbicide plant in Seveso exploded exposing

the population to high concentrations of chemicals

Researchers have been following the people of this

region for decades and as children of the tragedy

start families of their own new disturbing trend is

emerging new study of this group found significant

differences in the sex ratio of babies born to parents

that had lived in Seveso as children The normal sex

ratio worldwide is about 106 boy babies for every 100

girls or 51.4 percent But among this group fathers

who had been exposed to TCDD before the age of 19

produced ratio of only 38.2 percent boys6 The

studys authors suggest that the dioxin exposure permanently damaged the mens epididymus where

sperm matures and is stored Other studies have sug

gested that dioxins have estrogenic effects and work to

inhibit male hormonesThe fathers in this study had about 20 times higher

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the spring pine trees in the winterthese smells all

conjure up images memories and emotions In turn

these pleasant emotions may help you relax .lower

your blood pressure.. sleep more soundly This phenomenon has namearomatherapyand it has

become all the rage in alternative-medicine circles

Medical doctors often snub these practices or they

want proof that they work But the proof is hard to

obtain While medical science cant necessarily support

the use of aromatherapy with clinical evidence recent

articles in the British Journal of General Practice point

out that it may do some good and certainly cant hurt

In review of 12 published studies on aromathera

py researchers found only weak evidence to support

its anxiety-reducing claims.1 In most of the trials the

aromatherapy was delivered by nurses in hospital

setting as complement to massages Control groups in

most cases received massages with plain unscented oil

Methodology sample size frequency of treatment and

other factors varied considerably among the studies

The studys authors conclude that there is some

evidence of transient effect on anxiety levels but

no evidence of long-term effect But in an accompanying editorial in the journal another physician points

out the obvious Evidence of aromatherapys efficacy

really isnt necessary In piece titled WhyAromatherapy Works Even If It Doesnt and WhyWe Need Less Research the author points out that

the essential oils used in aromatherapy are inexpensive

and carry no significant risk of side effects or complications If patients enjoy the effects of aromatherapyand therapists choose to include it why do we need to

analyze it2

We know aromatherapy does not cure disease single

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You may be at risk for heart attack

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frightening But even if one or more of the risk factors

apply to you you neednt feel powerless Youre taking

an important step by learning more about healthy diet

and lifestyle through this newsletter And learning

more about all the signs of an impending heart attack

will go long way toward keeping you safe and healthy

Beyond Agent Orange-20 years after the ban

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TCDD concentrations than normal which explains the

dramatic results But the far-reaching implications for

the general population are still troubling If dioxin can

influence the sex ratio that significantly in what other

ways is it insidiously influencing the world todayandin the future More breast ovarian and uterine cancer

Earlier sexual maturation Infertility

Authorities around the world know that dioxin is

deadly And they have taken steps to protect us from

its dangers Industrial emission of dioxins has dropped80 percent since the 1980s and environmental dioxin

contamination is dropping steadily We have every rea

son to expect that trend to continue In the meantime

however we must recognize the very real threat of

stored dioxins in animal fat This is just another reason

to eliminate animal products including meat poultry

and fish as well as dairy products from your diet Your

bodyand your future grandchildren and great-grand

childrenmay have good reason to thank you for it

Sniffing around for evidence handedly But if it contributes to more positive frame

of mind and overall quality of life for some peopleon aromatherapy its making them healthier If you enjoy aromathera

py or are interested in trying it for the first time go for

itand if it feels good .theres your proof

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Several years ago spokesmen for the aluminum industry condemned me for some remarks made on nation

al radio show about the Alzheimers connection challenged them to public debateand Im still waiting for

their acceptance In the meantime dont be guinea pig for the human experiment that may eventually settle the

suspicion Avoid all possible internal contact with this toxic metal

P.S Next month youll learn about Ayurvedic medicineand the science behind its healing power

John McDougall M.D graduated from the Michigan State University Medical School and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the

University of Hawaii He is board-certified specialist in internal medicine and one of the worlds leading experts on health and nutrition As medical director

of revolutionary program at St Helena Hospital in Napa Valley California he has attracted national acclaim for helping people of virtually all ages to overcome chronic illnesses and reverse life-threatening conditions

He is the author of several nationally best-selling books including The McDougall Plan McDougalls Medicine Challenging Second Opinion The McDougall

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