Mmmmm, PO!! These look and sound sooooooo good!! Sadly, the only one of us around here that should really have any of these is Cindy. And even she shouldn't because of her cholesterol. Now I'm almost weeping!
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Truth be told, saturated fat (natural, God-given fats from animals, dairy, coconuts, avocados, etc.) will significantly RAISE HDL ("good" cholesterol). Eliminating sugar/carbs will drastically decrease Triglycerides ("bad" cholesterol). LDL and total cholesterol #'s are meaningless, as they are only a calculation rather than a direct measurement of your cholesterol. You would have to have a VAP test to find out the true make-up of your cholesterol to find out if you are Pattern A (good), Pattern A/B (so-so) or Pattern B (not good). My hubby's total cholesterol is over 300, but his HDL is 72 (GREAT) and his Triglycerides is 52 (TREMENDOUS) and he is Pattern A (PERFECT)... He eats a very high saturated fat/very low carb/moderate protein diet (has for a couple of years) and is an avid runner (3-8 miles/several times/wk). I can't remember my exact #'s, but my total chol. is over 200 and my HDL/Trig's are both somewhere around 60. I have been eating this way for the past 6-7 years... I've lost around 40 lbs w/o exercise (hubby has lost 45, also while not exercising because, at the time, he was healing from having broken his ankle - as noted above, he runs regularly now/again), improved my cholesterol, and lowered my blood pressure (finally). Sat. fat is not the enemy; in fact, it's the fuel our bodies desire and work best with. It's the sugar and carbs that are killing us.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Truth be told, saturated fat (natural, God-given fats from animals, dairy, coconuts, avocados, etc.) will significantly RAISE HDL ("good" cholesterol). Eliminating sugar/carbs will drastically decrease Triglycerides ("bad" cholesterol). LDL and total cholesterol #'s are meaningless, as they are only a calculation rather than a direct measurement of your cholesterol. You would have to have a VAP test to find out the true make-up of your cholesterol to find out if you are Pattern A (good), Pattern A/B (so-so) or Pattern B (not good). My hubby's total cholesterol is over 300, but his HDL is 72 (GREAT) and his Triglycerides is 52 (TREMENDOUS) and he is Pattern A (PERFECT)... He eats a very high saturated fat/very low carb/moderate protein diet (has for a couple of years) and is an avid runner (3-8 miles/several times/wk). I can't remember my exact #'s, but my total chol. is over 200 and my HDL/Trig's are both somewhere around 60. I have been eating this way for the past 6-7 years... I've lost around 40 lbs w/o exercise (hubby has lost 45, also while not exercising because, at the time, he was healing from having broken his ankle - as noted above, he runs regularly now/again), improved my cholesterol, and lowered my blood pressure (finally). Sat. fat is not the enemy; in fact, it's the fuel our bodies desire and work best with. It's the sugar and carbs that are killing us.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
I'll tape your medical analysis to the dessert table.
You are exactly right, it's the carbs and sugar that are killing us.
So, let's do a compromise. We will do some unhealthy and healthy sugar. I think you have to wean yourself off of the unhealthy sugar. LOL!
I'll tape your medical analysis to the dessert table.
Hahahahaha! Yeah, you do that! Let me know how it goes.
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You are exactly right, it's the carbs and sugar that are killing us.
So, let's do a compromise. We will do some unhealthy and healthy sugar. I think you have to wean yourself off of the unhealthy sugar. LOL!
Sounds good to me... although, sugar is sugar is sugar... the body can't tell the difference. It'll ALL spike your blood sugar, thus insulin. But at least the berries are lower in sugar and have some vitamins & antioxidants. LOL
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WOW!!! LOL No comment!
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And then, eventually, for the sweet tooth:
YUM!! Nature's candy!! Thank you, Lord! This makes for a PERFECT occasional dessert!!!!
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Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Hahahahaha! Yeah, you do that! Let me know how it goes.
Ya think anyone would stop to read it?
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Sounds good to me... although, sugar is sugar is sugar... the body can't tell the difference. It'll ALL spike your blood sugar, thus insulin. But at least the berries are lower in sugar and have some vitamins & antioxidants. LOL
WOW!!! LOL No comment!
YUM!! Nature's candy!! Thank you, Lord! This makes for a PERFECT occasional dessert!!!!
So true that sugar is sugar, but we do need our vitamins and antioxidants in the fruit - nature's candy. I had two eggs, a glass of soy milk and an apple for breakfast.
Umm... NO. I don't think anyone even stopped to read it here. LOL
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So true that sugar is sugar, but we do need our vitamins and antioxidants in the fruit - nature's candy. I had two eggs, a glass of soy milk and an apple for breakfast.
MINERALS (macro & trace):
Calcium: dairy products and bone broth
Chloride: bone broths, celery and unsweetened coconut
Magnesium: beef, chicken or fish broth
Phosphorus: animal products and nuts
Potassium: nuts and vegetables
Sodium: meat broths and zucchini
Sulphur: cruciferous vegetables, eggs, and animal products
Boron: leafy green vegetables and nuts
Chromium: animal products, nuts, eggs and vegetables
Cobalt: animal products
Copper: nuts and liver
Germanium: garlic, ginseng, mushrooms, onions and the herbs aloe vera, comfrey and suma
Iodine: most sea foods, unrefined sea salt, kelp and other sea weeds, fish broth, butter, artichokes, asparagus and dark green vegetables
Iron: eggs, fish, liver, meat and green leafy vegetables
Manganese: nuts (especially pecans), seeds and butterfat
Molybdenum: liver and dark green leafy vegetables
Selenium: butter, Brazil nuts and seafood
Silicon: stems of green vegetables and homemade bone broths in which chicken feet or calves' feet have been included
Vanadium: olives
Zinc: red meat, oysters, fish, nuts, seeds and ginger
VITAMINS:
Vitamin A (retinol)*: butterfat, egg yolks, liver and other organ meats, seafood and fish liver oils
Provitamin A (carotene)*: yellow, red, orange or dark green vegetables
*Carotenes are converted to vitamin A in the upper intestine. Vegetarians claim that the body's requirements for vitamin A can be met with carotenes from vegetable sources, but many people--particularly infants, children, diabetics and individuals with poor thyroid function--cannot make this conversion. Furthermore, studies have shown that our bodies cannot convert carotenes into vitamin A without the presence of fat in the diet.
Vitamin Bs: egg yolks, vegetables, nuts, seafood, animal products, raw milk, organ meats, seeds, grasses, and sprouts
Vitamin C: vegetables and animal organs
Vitamin D: butterfat, eggs, liver, organ meats, marine oils and seafood, particularly shrimp and crab
Vitamin E: butter, organ meats, nuts, seeds, and dark green leafy vegetables
Vitamin K: liver, egg yolks, butter, dark leafy vegetables, vegetables of the cabbage family
Vitamin K2: egg yolks & fatty parts of animals that feed on young green growing plants or microorganisms, such as organ meats, fish and shellfish, fish eggs and butter from cows eating rapidly growing green grass of spring and fall pasturage.
Vitamin P (bioflavonoids): peppers and the white peel of citrus fruits
Coenzyme Q10: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), or Vitamin Q, is a substance present in every cell of the body which is essential for the production of energy and which also functions as powerful anti-oxidant. While it is naturally present in a wide variety of foods, almost all of the needs of healthy individuals are met by the body's synthesis of CoQ10. To put dietary intake in perspective, one pound of beef heart, three pounds of beef, or four pounds of peanuts provide 50 mg of CoQ10, or about 10% of daily needs. The heart utilizes a lot of CoQ10 because of its high energy requirements. Deficiency of CoQ10 causes stiffening of the walls of the heart which results in incomplete filling of the heart, or diastolic dysfunction, and causes increased heart rate and blood pressure, and can lead to heart failure if not corrected. Synthesis of CoQ10 decreases with age and its deficiency causes some degree of diastolic dysfunction in a large percentage of those over 65. CoQ10 deficiency can result from deficiency of any of the seven vitamins required for its synthesis, or by interference with its synthesis by cholesterol-lowering drugs or hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Deficiency can also result from increased utilization of CoQ10 due to excessive stress on the heart or immune system. CoQ10 deficiency is common in the elderly and vegetarians, and among those with heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, cancer, or HIV. In clinical studies, improvement in patients with heart failure supplemented with CoQ10 has been nothing short of dramatic. In addition to protecting the heart, CoQ10 supplementation has proven beneficial in treatment of diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure. Bio-identical CoQ10 supplements, which are widely available over the counter, are fat soluble and are better absorbed when taken with a high fat meal.
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Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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