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Last week we ran an article
entitled, “Hybrid Animals a Step Closer to Reality.”
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Sent: Thursday, January 06,
2005 6:49 AM
To: editor@WigmoreDiet.com
Subject: Response to recent
newsletter
Dear Mr. Carey;
I am a fairly recent
subscriber and I enjoy getting the information about raw eating and healthy
lifestyle. I was very surprised about the inclusion of the Washington Post
article by Rick Weiss concerning hybrid animals. Please help me to understand
why you chose to include it without editorial comment. Thank you!
A. M.
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Response:
I slipped up, not including
editorial content. As editors we sometimes presume that everyone is a long-time
reader and knows how we feel about things, and we omit what we think is
obvious.
In this case, I included
the article because it reiterates the points I've been making over the last 18
months about the hazards of consuming animal flesh. Eating animal flesh is hard enough on the body, but now that we're stuffing
animals full of antibiotics, pesticides, hormones and poisons, it's even more
important not to introduce meat into our bodies.
In other words, the article
was just one more motivation to avoid eating meat.
Thanks for bringing this to
my attention and keeping me on my toes. <g>
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More Raw Advice & Inspiration
Victoria Boutenko, former
Director of
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Keeping a Food DiaryBy Ella Kennen Studies have found that people who keep
food journals lose more weight than those who don't. Why? Because a food diary
makes you focus on what you eat (and sometimes also on when, where, and why).
This knowledge leads to healthier eating choices, less caloric excess, and in
the end, better weight management.
What exactly is a food diary? It's a record of everything you eat and
drink -- including sauces, snacks, candy, and water. Besides this basic
requirement, food journals can take many shapes:
- Some focus on your caloric intake and
nutritional breakdown, from fats to fiber.
- Others help you determine your
physiological (how do you physically feel before and after you eat) and
psychological (what mood are you in? do you eat with people or alone?) eating
patterns.
- Many include spaces where you can jot down your physical activity for the day. Keeping a food diary can be an eye-opening experience. Chances are, for instance, that you are consuming a lot less fiber, water, fruits and vegetables than you should. Or that while your meals are reasonable, all that "grazing" that you do in between is sabotaging your weight. Perhaps you'll discover you're ruining those healthy salads with fatty dressing. Or that your light morning and lunch meals make you overeat at night. Maybe you'll find out that the fabulous diet you're on is so restrictive that it causes you to binge every couple of days. Or that you eat way too much when you park yourself in front of the TV. There are many poor eating habits that you can work on changing-- once you are aware of them. For the complete article, please visit http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26861.asp/zzz.
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More Sleep for Better
Health
Trying to lose weight? According to a new study,
there's a simple way to improve your chances that your diet will be successful.
You don't have to purchase anything, and you don't have to take any
prescriptions or exotic supplements. And add this to the bargain: you might
also reduce your risk of a disability later in life.
Sound too good to be true? Well it is. Because in
order to get this weight-loss benefit you'll be required to do something far
more difficult than shell out a few dollars: You'll have to discipline yourself
to get more sleep.
I don't believe I know anyone who's getting enough
sleep. I don't. My husband doesn't. My friends, family, colleagues - none of
them seem to get enough sleep on a regular basis. Most of us are too rushed and
too busy to make sure we get seven to eight hours per night, which is
considered ideal for most people.
By some estimates, Americans average about six hours
per night. That may be enough for some. But if you want to help make your diet
work, you'll probably need more than that, according to a study from
Researchers used almost 10 years of data collected
on nearly 18,000 subjects who took part in the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES); a study that gathered information on general
dietary and health habits. After accounting for other factors that contribute
to obesity, the
* Less than four hours of sleep per night increases
obesity risk by 73 percent, compared to subjects who slept seven to nine hours
each night
* An average of five hours of sleep per night
increases obesity risk by 50 percent
* An average of six hours of sleep per night increases
obesity risk by 23 percent
The researchers believe that body chemistry might
explain the link between sleep deprivation and obesity. A lack of sleep
increases grehlin, a hormone that sends a hunger signal to the brain. At the
same time, the level of a protein called leptin drops. Leptin helps suppress
appetite, so when the level is low, appetite increases. Combine too much
grehlin and too little leptin, and you've set the stage for an intake of too
many calories.
For those diligent souls who find a way to reduce
their waking hours and get more sleep, a reduced risk of obesity is just part
of the reward. Because if body weight is controlled - especially abdominal fat
- simple daily tasks may be more manageable in later years.
In another study presented at the NAASO annual
meeting, researchers at
The researchers found that subjects whose abdominal
fat increased over the follow-up period were less able to adequately care for
themselves and complete the daily tasks most of us take for granted.
Of course, this is only one drawback to
out-of-control abdominal fat. Of more concern is the development of metabolic
syndrome, for which abdominal fat is one of the key symptoms. As mentioned in
previous newsletters, when an expanding waistline is combined with high blood
pressure and elevated levels of triglycerides and C-reactive protein, risk of
heart disease and type 2 diabetes rises sharply.
I'm not suggesting that getting a little more sleep
each night is all it will take to prevent the development of abdominal fat or
metabolic syndrome.
But when we connect these dots, and then connect
others - such as daily exercise and a balanced diet free of refined simple
carbohydrates - a picture of good health emerges.
Our thanks to Health Sciences Institute at www.hsibaltimore.com, and Larry Meggs for
bringing this article to our attention.
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Making a Personal
Commitment to get Healthier
Now is a great time to visit CHI because we have so
few guests this time of the year. This week our staff members are serving and
teaching only six guests. Wouldn’t you like such personalized attention?
Last summer we had as many as 22 guests in a session….
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Where do you stand? 95% Raw? 80%? 70%? 23% Raw and
falling???
Remember, this is a Lifestyle Choice, not a
religion.
Eating outside of the program is not cheating or
failing. It’s just eating
outside of the program. Don’t give up because you can’t be
“pure.” Very few raw foodists are truly 100% raw. Even when
we’re only 50% raw we do incredibly better than when we’re on the
SAD (Standard American Diet).
If you’d like to be re-inspired in your
rawness, to have a refresher course in food preparation, to re-experience the
warm, loving, family atmosphere of CHI….. why, then…. well….
If you’re Backsliding, why not slide back into the program for a week or
two?
Check out www.CreativeHealthInstitute.us/programs.htm
for class schedules.
Remember
– week two of every session is Raw Gourmet Week. A great opportunity to
refresh your raw food prep skills. Because if it isn’t tasty, you
won’t eat it. And you can come for just the second week of a program!
(Raw Gourmet food prep week.)
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