Re: VEGANISM LOWERS BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS

From: Anth (anon_at_anon.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:10:54 -0000

Animals don't have any rights, as evidenced by the fact we slice them up and
eat them in our barbarity.
Anth

"Hindu_pride" <mm1818@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Not only does it reduce cholestrol but it also helps in reducing animal
> suffering. Animals have equal right to live as mankind.
>
>
> "Dr. Jai Maharaj" <usenet@mantra.com> wrote in message
> news:Zoulo9365iLOxo@HUL...
>> VEGANISM LOWERS BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
>>
>> Forwarded message from Fidyl <fidyl@yahoo.com>
>>
>> [ Subject: Veganism Lowers Blood Cholesterol Levels
>> [ From: Fidyl <fidyl@yahoo.com>
>> [ Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005
>>
>> Veganism Lowers Blood Cholesterol Levels
>>
>> By David Boles
>> April 2, 1999
>>
>> http://www.goinside.com/99/4/lower.html
>>
>> While April may be the month for Fools, I can tell you it's no joke
>> that living a Vegan lifestyle can lower your cholesterol. While your
>> mileage may vary, I'm living testimony that Veganism -- mixed with
>> daily, moderate, low-impact, exercise -- can lower your blood
>> cholesterol level from a high risk ratio to a moderate one.
>>
>> Veganism vs. Strict Vegetarianism
>>
>> You may take issue with my stance that Veganism lowers blood
>> cholesterol since some may call the diet I follow more a lifestyle
>> regime than a "diet." While it's true you may be able to get the
>> same results by following a "strict Vegetarian" diet of no eggs, no
>> dairy and no meat, I believe going the extra moral mile of not
>> wearing or using the animal products I'm not eating is just as
>> important to my new positive state of health as what I chew and
>> swallow.
>>
>> 18 Months Ago
>>
>> One and a half years ago ago I was diagnosed as overweight and out of
>> shape by a doctor upon an ordinary office visit for some intermittent
>> side pain. I ended up getting a full physical on the spot! It had
>> been over 15 years since I'd had a physical. I weighed 212 pounds.
>> I stood 5'10" tall. My age was 32. My blood pressure was 150/100.
>> My blood cholesterol was 250. My primary care physician at that time
>> urged me to eat garlic, fruits and vegetables and get re-tested in
>> six months to re-check my weight loss and blood cholesterol levels.
>> That advice was rather vague and imprecise and it took me 18 months
>> to head back to the doctor for another physical.
>>
>> The reason I waited so long to get a physical in the first place was
>> that I've always had a positive body image and a youthful feeling of
>> immortality and invincibility. I was strong and muscular in high
>> school and college and when the inevitable metabolism change took
>> hold of me in my late 20's, it didn't really bother me much because
>> even though I was wearing larger sizes, I still saw a fit guy in the
>> mirror. I'd always been light weight, so having some extra heft and
>> "power" was an interesting experience for a few years: "Throwing
>> your weight around" took on a whole new meaning! Knowing what I
>> know now, however, I realize I was killing myself by degrees each day
>> with my overweight experiment.
>>
>> As an author, I sit in a chair all day. I work out of my home. My
>> daily routine was out of bed, at the computer, in the bathroom and
>> around the kitchen. I never had to walk more than 20 feet to reach
>> one of the stations of my 15 hour writing day. While that's terribly
>> convenient, it's also incredibly deadly because your body doesn't
>> move much and that doesn't encourage good health.
>>
>> I realized I had some work to do after that first watershed physical.
>>
>> I began to walk every day. I started out walking 10 minutes and then
>> upped it to 30 minutes. I made an effort to cut down on the donuts
>> and pizza and meat and dairy and eggs. I cut out 80% of the meat,
>> dairy and eggs from my diet anticipating a radical drop in my
>> cholesterol levels.
>>
>> I also began some low-impact exercise over the last six months in
>> order to raise my stamina and clean up my blood even more.
>>
>> 10 Weeks Ago
>>
>> I visited a new primary care physician three months ago for my first
>> physical in 18 months. My heart was in good shape. My blood
>> pressure was better at around 135/86. I weighed 176. I was
>> incredibly disappointed to learn my blood cholesterol level was still
>> high at 220! I couldn't believe it! My doctor told me he wanted to
>> put me on a medication named Lipitor to bring down my cholesterol
>> levels. I refused. I told him I had turned wholly Vegan three days
>> before the blood test and that I needed more time to bring down my
>> weight and to get my body humming right by cleansing it of all the
>> dead animals still morgued in my body.
>>
>> Telltale Blood
>>
>> My doctor told me I couldn't lower my cholesterol enough to make a
>> difference by exercise and diet alone. I told him I lowered my
>> cholesterol from 250 to 220 via only diet and exercise. He told me
>> that was fine, but that it wasn't possible to get my blood
>> cholesterol low enough to be at a safe level without help from
>> medication.
>>
>> I told him I believed it was possible according to all the research
>> I'd done into the benefits of living a Vegan life. I informed him
>> I'd only cut out 80% of my meat, dairy and eggs from my diet and that
>> the remaining 20% was what was holding my cholesterol high.
>>
>> He shook his head in disagreement and with that I knew my doctor had
>> been informed by "traditional" medicine and their mantra for patients
>> is "get a pill and go away." I thought my new doctor had a bit more
>> homeopath in him since he rides a bicycle to the office, wears
>> sneakers and blue jeans instead of a white coat. He also brings his
>> giant, yellow, dog to the office to roam and greet patients!
>>
>> This doctor didn't want me messing with my body chemistry. He wanted
>> Lipitor to do all the work. While I understand 99% of his patients
>> probably prefer that methodology, I wish he reserved room for the
>> "radical" 1% like me who want to try to heal themselves by saying,
>> "Hey! Go for it! If it doesn't work, I'm here to help you with
>> medication." I couldn't be angry or even disappointed with my doctor
>> since I knew from my research that most medical schools require less
>> than 1.5 hours of nutrition training. He had no idea how what you
>> eat can, indeed, cleanse the body down if a Vegan diet is strictly
>> followed.
>>
>> I told my doctor I didn't want to go on medication and that I needed
>> three months to get my body in perfect shape for re-testing. He told
>> me I could have four weeks. I said I needed 12 weeks to lose the
>> weight and get my Vegan diet hitting on all cylinders since this was
>> not only a diet change, but a total re-manipulation of my lifestyle.
>> He gave me six weeks.
>>
>> I made an appointment for 10 weeks later.
>>
>> Paging Dr. McDougall
>>
>> One of the first books I read after John Robbins' Diet for a New
>> America was Dr. John A. McDougall's 12 Day Program. McDougall
>> teaches a bare bones method of losing weight and staying in good
>> health: No oil, no meat, no dairy, no eggs. He loves starches.
>> He's not big on eating too much protein. Following McDougall's diet
>> (in addition to some minor modifications for my Vegan lifestyle) and
>> using my simple exercise routine, I began to lose weight and feel
>> better within three days of going on the modified McDougall program.
>>
>> So... with McDougall in one hand and a push up on the other, I began
>> a 10 week experiment to see if Veganism and simple (but regular)
>> exercise could lower blood cholesterol levels.
>>
>> I also gave up all caffeine, chocolate and tea (even herbal tea!) to
>> ensure I was cleansing my body of any and all stimulants.
>>
>> Exercise Routine
>>
>> Here is the exercise routine I follow six days a week and before you
>> think all the credit for the lowering of my blood cholesterol belongs
>> to this routine, keep in mind I'd been on this routine for at least
>> six months before I turned Vegan and I was only able to lower my
>> cholesterol from 250 to 220 since I was still eating 20% of meat,
>> eggs, dairy and oil at the time. I lost weight with this exercise
>> routine, but my cholesterol did not drop as much as I'd hoped.
>> Veganism, however, mixed with this very same routine, turned my blood
>> around:
>>
>> In the morning:
>>
>> 100 straight sit ups
>> 50 right side sit ups
>> 50 left side sit ups
>> 35 push ups.
>>
>> This routines takes less than seven minutes.
>>
>> Around 11 am:
>>
>> 30 minutes of powerwalking
>>
>> Later in the day:
>>
>> 100 straight sit ups
>> 50 right side sit ups
>> 50 left side sit ups
>> 100 cross-legged ab crunches on my back
>> 100 leg arches on my back
>> 100 bum crunchers
>> 100 arm and leg crossovers on my back
>> 100 jumping jacks
>> 50 toe touches
>> 50 right leg lifts front
>> 50 left leg lifts front
>> 50 right leg lifts side
>> 50 left leg lifts side
>> 50 right leg lifts back
>> 50 left leg lifts back
>> 50 deep knee bends
>> 100 arm and abdomen windmill side-twisters
>> 35 push ups
>>
>> This routine takes under 30 minutes.
>>
>> In the evening after my final meal at 6 pm:
>>
>> 100 straight sit ups
>> 50 right side sit ups
>> 50 left side sit ups
>> 35 push ups.
>>
>> This routines takes less than seven minutes.
>>
>> Every other day I work out with ten pound dumbbells:
>>
>> 100 biceps curls
>> 25 straight-arm side lifts
>> 25 backward triceps crunches
>> 25 shoulder shrugs forward
>> 25 shoulder shrugs backward
>> 25 arched arm lifts
>> 25 standing presses
>> 25 standing triceps curls
>>
>> This routine takes less than 7 minutes.
>>
>> Walkies!
>>
>> Following that exercise routine gives me power and energy I didn't
>> know I had. My body craves this sort of attentive workout every day
>> and if I don't hit the pavement for my 11 am walk, I get antsy and
>> hyper and loud.
>>
>> My wife recognizes this behavior when I sometimes don't and she'll
>> come up to me and say gently, "Dave, it's time for your walk."
>>
>> I feel like I've been hit with a ton of TVP as I realize the body
>> doesn't lie: It's time to go out and play! So I thank her for
>> bringing me back to reality and I put on my coat and scamper outside
>> to jump with the squirrels and join the other nuts like me out there
>> in the freezing rain feeding their body the workout it deserves.
>>
>> 10 Weeks Later...
>>
>> I'm pleased to report today that my cholesterol level is 178 and my
>> blood pressure is an acceptable rate of 128/78. My doctor appears to
>> have forgotten his prior thought that I would be unable to bring my
>> blood cholesterol down to an acceptable level without medication.
>>
>> He actually said I didn't need medication since I "exercise every day
>> and don't eat animals."
>>
>> Bwa-ha-ho!
>>
>> Perhaps I mined a new homeopathic vein within him after all! I sure
>> hope so for the sake of the radical 1%. Every patient should be
>> provided a choice when it comes to lowering cholesterol: "I'll put
>> you on Lipitor and fix you, or you can stop eating meat, dairy, eggs
>> and oil and fix yourself."
>>
>> I should also mention my current weight is now 152 pounds and my body
>> fat is 18%. I lost 20 pounds within 10 weeks of being Vegan: What a
>> great side-benefit to a moral lifestyle change!
>>
>> While these new body readings of mine are all within better ranges,
>> my overall goal is to bring down my cholesterol level to 150 and to
>> get my body fat down to 15%. I know I can do this by continuing to
>> live a Vegan lifestyle and by adding more aerobic exercise to my
>> daily routine.
>>
>> Conclusion
>>
>> Let me leave you with one ringing truth I discovered: It's the last
>> 20% that kills you. Sure, by knocking out my meat, dairy and eggs by
>> 80% I lowered my cholesterol from 250 to 220, but that still wasn't
>> good enough to adequately lower my blood cholesterol levels. That
>> last niggly 20% of hidden meat, dairy and eggs permeating every
>> Standard American Diet (SAD) is what prevents many from achieving
>> better health. 80% isn't enough.
>>
>> Only 100% brings complete success.
>>
>> Don't let your doctor, your family, or your friends tell you that
>> modifying your diet and adding some exercise to your sedentary life
>> can't change your body chemistry and outlook. I'm living evidence
>> that a strong mind and body can be self-built and re-fueled to make
>> you better and stronger than you ever were.
>>
>> UPDATE:
>>
>> Here is the history of my cholesterol readings. Remember you want
>> the ratio between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol to be below
>> 5.0 with a total reading under 200:
>>
>> 250 - June 11, 1997 [100% Meat, Dairy, Egg Eater]
>> 220 - December 11, 1998 (158 bad, 39 good, 5.6 ratio) [80% Less Meat,
>> Dairy & Eggs]
>> 176 - March 1, 1999 (133 bad, 42 good, 4.6 ratio) [100% Vegan]
>> 169 - January 24, 2000 (113 bad, 42 good, 4.0 ratio) [100% Vegan]
>>
>> The numbers don't lie: Veganism and exercise lowers blood
>> cholesterol levels! I modified the exercise routine you read about
>> here since I first wrote this story. From January 2000 to June 2000
>> I moved to a Pilates program mixed with limited Soloflex
>> weightlifting and a bit of Bullworker work.
>>
>> In July 2000 I moved to an Ashtanga Yoga workout regimen to discover
>> lost spine flexibility and to regain clarity of breath. Ashtanga
>> Yoga sweats you. Ashtanga Yoga builds new and enormous whole body
>> strength misplaced over the years by other exercise programs. My
>> current exercise routine consists of an hour Ashtanga Yoga workout
>> six days a week at six in the morning. I continue to powerwalk 30
>> minutes six times a week as well.
>>
>> End of forwarded message from Fidyl <fidyl@yahoo.com>
>>
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>> "For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
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>> in
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>> "And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
>> - Matthew 10:34-36.
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