Discarding of Travatan after 6 weeks

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  I’ve just joined the list and after searching the archives for what people were saying about Travatan, I made the discovery that Travatan is supposed to be discarded after 6 weeks.  I had not realized this and I asked my husband to go thru the product information insert and he couldn’t find it.  I was about to get out a "fine-toothed comb" and search it mayself, but maybe there is someone who can tell me exactly where on the insert the 6-wk limit is located.  Thanks!

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On 3 Mar 2005 16:19:03 -0800, "susanb1" <jeanne.schr…@gmail.com> wrote: >  I’ve just joined the list and after searching the archives for what >people were saying about Travatan, I made the discovery that Travatan >is supposed to be discarded after 6 weeks.  I had not realized this and >I asked my husband to go thru the product information insert and he >couldn’t find it.  I was about to get out a "fine-toothed comb" and >search it mayself, but maybe there is someone who can tell me exactly >where on the insert the 6-wk limit is located.  Thanks!

A computer copy of the [apparent] Travatan PDR is provided below, to aid hubby in his search assignment.  We wouldn’t want you to have to stoop to:  "search it myself ….."      "Ctrl F"doesn’t come up with "6 weeks." ==================================== INDICATIONS     CONTRA-INDICATIONS     DOSAGE     SIDE-EFFECTS PREGNANCY     OVERDOSE     IDENTIFICATION     PATIENT INFORMATION TRAVATAN

More snake oil and quackery?

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Hey Joan, wassup?  Hey, I have an idea.  If Rebecca really wants some info on Mannatech she could ask PamY (ye old bat) what she thinks of it! Hee, hee, hee. Tick <just stirring the pot> Group: alt.support.mult-sclerosis Date: Sun, Dec 19, 2004, 12:59pm (CST+1) From: spamf…@sentex.ca (Joan

Hello, i'm back…..kinda :)

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*-*x-no-archive:yes *-* *-*Think about buying an espresso/cappucino machine and a burr grinder. The best *-*prices I’ve seen are on Ebay, Costco, Overstock.com and Amazon. You should be *-*able to get both for under $100. *-* Yup yup i’ll check Costco next weekend on my bi-monthly trip & i’m checking ebay now.  Thanks! *-*Failing that, you can get foamed milk by heating a cup of milk in the micro for *-*a minute and then whirling it in the blender. Transfer it to a mug. Brew some *-*decaf (no instant) and add it and Splenda to the mug of milk. Top with cinnamon *-*and cocoa. *-* Forgot about the cinnamon on the iced one I found!  I’ll have to add that & find my cocoa when I make another.   Thank you! Jinxie

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*-*did you talk to your doctor about breast feeding and LC? OB is all for it.  Even warned me a few times during pregnancy to watch the carbs.  When I developed gestational diabetes the high risk doc put me on a low carb / diabetic diet.  Ped doesn’t seem to have an opinion. lol  Except for saying she prefers to not start proteins until six months, she pretty much leaves the parenting up to me. ) Jinxie

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did you talk to your doctor about breast feeding and LC? — rosie SOME OF THE COST OF WAR: http://www.infoshout.com/the_toll.htm : Well i’m back with the six month old Joseph Kieran Singh V**.  Was on : the pregnancy board most of last year after losing 14 lbs then gaining : a pant size..  Hi Carol Ann & Morgan! lol  Just started back on the : induction although it’s a modified one.  Bug kinda gets this "What, : are you kidding me?" look on his face the last two times i’ve tried to : start induction & went totally less than 20 a day.  It seems to affect : my milk supply & the taste according to him, but hey he weighs almost : 20 lbs. so he should have no complaints really. : : Anyhow!……HELP! lol  I got addicted to cappuccino after having the : little bug & now I need the low carb equivalent if any of you have any : suggestions or recipes that you’ve made at home.  Tried the one at : Starbucks & that’s some nasty stuff although to be honest I think they : messed up & made it a mocha capp!  If I wanted chocolate in my coffee : it’d be a Hershey bar!  Best one I found was at a Flying J Truck : Plaza, but that was before going on induction & during a road trip : from Idaho to California.  I’ve seen the mixes in the stores & they : are either not low carb, nasty tasting or cost so much i’d have to : give the bug back just to keep drinking them.  Hot or cold i’ll take : what you got. lol  I’m drinking my water, eating my veggies & back to : my bacon, or sausage, & eggs in the morning.  Scrambled eggs are : awesome finger food for a brat with intentions of self feeding. He’s : not very good at it though. lol  No idea what I weigh although I went : up to 223 while pregnant & a week after I was back down to 196. I’m : rambling! lol  I have instant coffee, regular coffee, splenda, cream & : cinnamon i’m just not real sure what to do with it all & i’m crap at : experimenting.  They all taste gross.  TIA & nice to see most of you : still here. ) : : : Jinxie / Brandy : : Jessica Rae (Jessie) 22-June-86 : Russell John (CJ) 08-Feb-89 : Joseph Kieran (Ki) 06-Nov-03 : also assorted kids of the four-footed variety

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*-* *-*  I have instant coffee, regular coffee, splenda, cream & *-* cinnamon i’m just not real sure what to do with it all & i’m crap at *-* experimenting.  They all taste gross.  TIA & nice to see most of you *-* still here. )   *-* *-*Anything you make with the instant coffee is going to be gross. Blech. Actually I like instant coffee for some things.  I found this one online last night & made it & it’s not only strong it tastes good too. At least to me. ICED CAPPUCCINO Recipe By :Caroline Categories : Beverages 1 teaspoon instant coffee, decaffeinated — (1 to 1 1/2) — (depending how strong you like it to taste) 4 tablespoons heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 ice cubes 3/4 cup cold water 2 teaspoons artificial sweetener Put everything into a blender and frappe, until ice is broken into tiny particles, and mixture is foamy. 218 Calories (kcal); 22g Total Fat; (90% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 82mg Cholesterol; 30mg Sodium *-* *-*You need an espresso maker with a steam attachment.  Cappuccino is *-*basically espresso (coffee made very strong by making it under pressure) *-*and steamed milk (or for low-carbers, steamed cream). *-* *-*If you don’t want to buy a machine for making real cappuccino, there’s a *-*couple easier things to do for "fancy" coffees… put a pinch of *-*cinnamon in the basket before you brew a pot… or add a shot of *-*sugarless Da vinci syrup afterwards (hazelnut is best in coffee, IMO). That’ll have to wait til next week.  Lots of comparison shopping to do in the mean time.  lol  I’ll try the cinnamon suggestion though thanks.  Now to *me* hazelnut stuff is blech! lol  Not too fond of french vanilla stuff either.  :o)  As always to each his own & YMMV! ) Jinxie

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*-* *-* (Snipped)  It seems to affect *-*my milk supply & the taste according to him, *-* *-* (Snipped) HELP! lol  I got addicted to cappuccino after having the *-*little bug & now I need the low carb equivalent *-* *-*I found I couldn’t drink coffee while breastfeeding-it affected the babies. *-*But then, in New Orleans we drink coffee the spoon stands up in. *-* Doesn’t seem to bother him.  Six months old, sleeps all night for about 12 hours give or take an hour or three.  Two naps a day about 2 1/2 hours each, or if he’s in his cat napping mode it’s 2 a day for an hour each. lol  He’s in that mode today.  Slept about 15 minutes in the car earlier & now he’s up for a good four more hours.  :o) *-*If you don’t have a machine, you could try making  it like old time New Orleans. *-* Make a strong drip coffee and add boiled cream to it.  Top with a sprinkle of *-*cinnamon.  The chicory coffee we drink is bitter so lots of hot cream make it *-*smooth with a nice bite.  You can use a wire wisk to raise a froth on the hot *-*milk or cream.  Lovely. *-* Hmmm tried the boiled milk before i’ll have to use cream next time I attempt a hot drink.  In So-Cal the iced ones are a good thing this week! lol   I LOVE chicory coffee.  I’ll have to find some & try it with that.  TY! *-*I take it you are using caffeine-free to prevent insulin spikes? *-* In him or me? )  I had gestational diabetes while pregnant.  Only thing that spiked me was fruit & potatoes.  Luckily I don’t eat those anymore.   *-*Hen. Thank you! Jinxie

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x-no-archive:yes Think about buying an espresso/cappucino machine and a burr grinder. The best prices I’ve seen are on Ebay, Costco, Overstock.com and Amazon.  You should be able to get both for under $100. Failing that, you can get foamed milk by heating a cup of milk in the micro for a minute and then whirling it in the blender. Transfer it to a mug. Brew some decaf (no instant) and add it and Splenda to the mug of milk. Top with cinnamon and cocoa.

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Well i’m back with the six month old Joseph Kieran Singh V**.  Was on the pregnancy board most of last year after losing 14 lbs then gaining a pant size..  Hi Carol Ann & Morgan! lol  Just started back on the induction although it’s a modified one.  Bug kinda gets this "What, are you kidding me?" look on his face the last two times i’ve tried to start induction & went totally less than 20 a day.  It seems to affect my milk supply & the taste according to him, but hey he weighs almost 20 lbs. so he should have no complaints really.   Anyhow!……HELP! lol  I got addicted to cappuccino after having the little bug & now I need the low carb equivalent if any of you have any suggestions or recipes that you’ve made at home.  Tried the one at Starbucks & that’s some nasty stuff although to be honest I think they messed up & made it a mocha capp!  If I wanted chocolate in my coffee it’d be a Hershey bar!  Best one I found was at a Flying J Truck Plaza, but that was before going on induction & during a road trip from Idaho to California.  I’ve seen the mixes in the stores & they are either not low carb, nasty tasting or cost so much i’d have to give the bug back just to keep drinking them.  Hot or cold i’ll take what you got. lol  I’m drinking my water, eating my veggies & back to my bacon, or sausage, & eggs in the morning.  Scrambled eggs are awesome finger food for a brat with intentions of self feeding.  He’s not very good at it though. lol  No idea what I weigh although I went up to 223 while pregnant & a week after I was back down to 196.  I’m rambling! lol  I have instant coffee, regular coffee, splenda, cream & cinnamon i’m just not real sure what to do with it all & i’m crap at experimenting.  They all taste gross.  TIA & nice to see most of you still here. )   Jinxie / Brandy Jessica Rae (Jessie) 22-June-86 Russell John (CJ) 08-Feb-89 Joseph Kieran (Ki) 06-Nov-03 also assorted kids of the four-footed variety

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Well i’m back with the six month old Joseph Kieran Singh V**.  Was on

Hi Jinxie, welcome back!  (I joined the newsgroup after you left, but hey, welcome back ANYWAY  Congrats on your bundle of joy! — Saffire 205/158/125  -  5′2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo:  http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

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 I have instant coffee, regular coffee, splenda, cream & cinnamon i’m just not real sure what to do with it all & i’m crap at experimenting.  They all taste gross.  TIA & nice to see most of you still here. )  

Anything you make with the instant coffee is going to be gross.  Blech. You need an espresso maker with a steam attachment.  Cappuccino is basically espresso (coffee made very strong by making it under pressure) and steamed milk (or for low-carbers, steamed cream). If you don’t want to buy a machine for making real cappucinno, there’s a couple easier things to do for "fancy" coffees… put a pinch of cinnamon in the basket before you brew a pot… or add a shot of sugarless DaVinci syrup afterwards (hazelnut is best in coffee, IMO). — As you accelerate your food, it takes exponentially more and more energy to increase its velocity, until you hit a limit at C.  This energy has to come from somewhere; in this case, from the food’s nutritional value.   Thus, the faster the food is, the worse it gets.                – Mark Hughes, comprehending the taste of fast food

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(Snipped)  It seems to affect my milk supply & the taste according to him, (Snipped) HELP! lol  I got addicted to cappuccino after having the little bug & now I need the low carb equivalent

I found I couldn’t drink coffee while breastfeeding-it affected the babies. But then, in New Orleans we drink coffee the spoon stands up in. If you don’t have a machine, you could trymaking  it like old time New Orleans.  Make a strong drip coffee and add boiled cream to it.  Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.  The chicory coffee we drink is bitter so lots of hot cream make it smooth with a nice bite.  You can use a wire wisk to raise a froth on the hot milk or cream.  Lovely. I take it you are using caffeine-free to prevent insulin spikes? Hen.

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Two Articles/Vitamin D & Sunlight

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"Cowboy" > Children: Babies aged 0-6 months are advised by UK government > guidelines to take 340iu of vitamin D per day as NHS vitamin drops. > This is particularly important if the mother is breast feeding because > bottled milk is supplemented with vitamin D while breast milk is > generally deficient especially in winter. UK government guidelines > suggest 280iu/day for infants aged 6 months to three years. Less than > is recommended for babies which is not logical. Dr Hollis recommends > 4-500iuper day for children up to five years old. But Professor Nick > Bishop suggests the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of > 200iuper day for children under five between mid-October and > mid-April. A large teenager should probably take an adult dose of > 2,000iuexcept when outdoors regularly in full summer sun.

Isnt this the kind of info Paul was looking for? Rob

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Sunny D It’s the great cancer cover-up. Panicked into avoiding sunlight by health experts, we are now dying in our thousands from diseases linked to deficiencies of vitamin D. But still the exaggerated warnings come. Oliver Gillie reveals how sunbathing can save your life 25 January 2004 How many times have you heard it: "There’s no such thing as a healthy tan." Second only to "smoking kills", avoiding the sun is the health advice that has most permeated our conciousness. Young and old, rich and poor, everyone knows that exposure to the sun puts us at risk of skin cancer. But does it? What if the advice we’ve been given to avoid the sun is wrong? What if hiding your skin from those seductive rays is putting your health in danger? While every summer cancer charities and skin experts launch their annual campaign to persuade people, against their natural inclination, to cover up and stay out of the sun, there is growing evidence that lack of exposure to sunlight is responsible for a multitude of disease from multiple sclerosis and diabetes to several types of cancer and schizophrenia. And it’s all down to a deficiency of vitamin D – some 90 per cent of which we get from sunlight. Most medical researchers have been slow in recognising the potentially lethal consequences of vitamin D deficiency. In part this is because vitamin D is not the only trigger for these diseases. However in the British Isles with our long winters and cloudy summers, it seems that insufficient exposure to the sun can make the difference between illness and health, between life and death. Dr Peter Selby, lecturer in medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary, says: "Reducing exposure to solar radiation, far from preventing cancer, may have the opposite effect." He points out that a 10 per cent decrease in exposure to sunlight would not greatly reduce skin cancer but could lead to a 6 per cent increase in certain other cancers. And these extra cancer deaths, he points out, would exceed all the deaths from skin cancer put together. In the UK about 14,000 women a year die of breast cancer – some 40 per cent of these may be caused by deficiency of vitamin D, estimates William Grant, a NASA scientist who has become an expert in vitamin D epidemiology. He calculates that 12-15% of all cancers in the UK, apart from lung cancer, are linked to vitamin D deficiency. That adds up to some 20,000 cancer deaths a year in the UK resulting from too little exposure to the sun, compared with only 2,000 deaths per year from skin cancer of all kinds – not all of which are caused by too much sun. Melanoma, the commonest skin cancer (1,600 deaths per year) may also be caused by diet, overweight and lack of exercise. Multiple sclerosis is almost unknown in Europeans who are born in South Africa and so in the old days, when doctors worried about the rigours of weather, people with MS were often advised to move to a sunnier climate. Many studies have since shown that MS is more common in cold northern latitudes than it is in sunnier places. In a pioneering study in the 1960s, Professor Sir Donald Acheson, now Dean of Southampton Medical School, found that MS in US war veterans was most closely related to the amount of December sunlight in their place of birth. Winter sunshine, which we now know can make a crucial difference to vitamin D stores, was implicated. But Acheson’s ideas fell on stoney ground. "Sunshine? More like moonshine, what absolute poppycock," one senior colleague remarked in a public put down. It was an idea before its time and the work remained a curiosity, largely forgotten until now. Over the next 40 years several quite different diseases were found to be linked geographically with MS. Deaths from cancer of the colon and cancer of the prostate were found to be most frequent in the same countries where deaths from MS are most often seen. These were the least sunny northern countries of Europe and the least sunny northern states of the US. Dental decay and rickets were also found to be most common in these areas. And strangest of all, schizophrenia, an extremely disabling mental illness, was found to be more common in the colder northern states of America and in colder northern districts of Italy. While Parkinson’s disease, another nervous disorder (causing primarily tremor and stiffness), had a similar geographical distribution. Theories abounded. Sunlight was too obvious an answer for many researchers. Nor did anyone dare suggest that such different nervous diseases as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and MS might all have the same ultimate cause. Perhaps, they proposed, the diseases were caused by viruses? People in the north eat more fat, perhaps that was causing these diseases? Maybe it was all a matter of heredity. The research was like a giant jigsaw puzzle with thousands of pieces. But many important pieces were missing, and thousands of pieces from other jigsaws were muddled up in the same box. Nevertheless, piece by piece connections were made and the jigsaw began to fit together. According to one school of thought, MS is a hereditary disease of northerners, possibly borne round the world by Vikings. Researchers rushed to find the MS gene. But now Australians, who over the years have received the most dire warnings to keep out of the sun, have found that MS is six times less common in tropical Queensland than it is in Tasmania which has much less sun, particularly in winter. Genetics could not explain the difference: the people of Tasmania and Queensland have the same Anglo-Irish and European ancestors. Children in Tasmania who did not develop MS were more likely to have spent two to three hours a day playing outdoors in summer during weekends and holidays. Maybe these diseases can be prevented by playing in the sun. Fun in the sun, could the answer be so simple? Then came a breakthrough. MS is caused by patches of damage in parts of the brain and spinal cord leading to severe disability and eventually paralysis. The symptoms come and go. People with MS may improve for a while and then relapse for no apparent reason, until now. Brain scans of people with MS investigated by a team of scientists in Germany have shown that the number of MS lesions increase during winter when the amount of vitamin D in the body declines. And other pieces of the jigsaw were falling into place. In 1992 Gary Schwartz, a researcher at the University of Pittsburg, suggested that the common factor linking MS and prostate cancer could be vitamin D. Schwartz showed that consumption of cod liver oil (a good source of vitamin D) in youth reduces the risk of prostate cancer in old age. Finally evidence linking prostate cancer directly with sunlight came two years ago from Professor Richard Strange and colleagues at Keele University. They found that men in North Staffordshire with prostate cancer had had substantially less exposure to the sun than men who did not have prostate cancer. On average, men who had least exposure to the sun developed prostate cancer four years earlier than men who had more exposure. Regular foreign holidays and sunbathing were found to protect against the disease. Northern Europe is not man’s natural environment. Recent studies of human DNA tell us that man evolved in Africa. Small bands of people left the African continent some 80,000 years ago following the southern coast of Asia, and eventually colonising what is now Iraq and Iran. These people, who were almost certainly dark skinned, moved into Europe via Turkey, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean as the northern ice cap retreated some 50,000 years ago. The story of this epic human journey has been reconstructed from modern DNA studies and is told by Oxford professor Stephen Oppenheimer in his authoritative book "Out of Eden". The virgin territory of Europe must have supplied plentiful food in summer but in winter not only was food in short supply, low levels of vitamin D must have increased the susceptibility of these pioneering bands of people to disease and reduced their fertility. Dark skin takes six to 10 times as long as white skin to make a given quantity of vitamin D and so those with lighter skins would have had an advantage as the pioneers moved north. The importance of skin colour for human survival outside the Tropics has been shown by Dr Nina Jablonski of the California Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco and George Chaplin of Manchester Metropolitan University. They found that skin colour of 180 different indigenous peoples is linked closely to the amount of autumn and winter sunlight where they live. Not only do native peoples everywhere have paler skins the further they live from the equator, but women and children in the human groups studied by Dr Jablonski always had paler skins than men, a neat adaptation to provide the maximum vitamin D that is needed for fertility in women and growth in children. Northern Europe was the end of the line for the successive waves of people travelling through Turkey and the Balkans after the ice age. It was further north than man had ever lived before and the cloudy maritime climate of the British Isles and other countries bordering the North Sea have reduced sunlight even in summer. And so Europeans evolved a pale skin that enables the first weak rays of spring sun to be used to make vitamin D. This enables body stores of the vitamin depleted during winter to be replaced at the earliest opportunity, while tanning provides some protection as sunlight becomes stronger over the summer. For thousands of years into historic times, Europeans living an outdoor life in the countryside do not seem to have suffered from obvious vitamin D deficiency. But in the past 400 years, when large numbers of people began to congregate in towns and cities a severe problem of vitamin D deficiency developed. In 1650, treatises were written on rickets, the bone deforming disease of children that became known as the English disease. The disease … read more »

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Your Body is a Superfund Cleanup Site!

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Scientists Measure Pollution in Humans By PAUL ELIAS AP Biotechnology Writer Originally published December 27, 2003, 5:58 PM EST SAN FRANCISCO — Davis Baltz shops for organic food and otherwise tries to live as healthy as he can. So he was shocked to learn that the pollutants collecting inside his body sounded much like a Superfund cleanup site: pesticides, flame retardants and other nasty, man-made chemicals turned up in a recent test. "What that told me is that no matter what I tried to do, the plumes of chemicals that we are passing in and out of everyday give us exposure," said Baltz, who works for Commonweal, an environmental group in Bolinas, Calif. Commonweal and the Washington-based Environmental Working Group funded tests for Baltz and eight others at $5,000 apiece. For decades, researchers have sampled the air, land and sea to measure pollution from power plants, factories and automobiles. More recently, they have expressed concern about mounting "e-waste" — discarded tech gadgets that contain flame retardants, lead and other toxins. But there’s been trouble determining precisely how much pollution gets absorbed by humans. Now, in a process called biomonitoring, scientists are sampling urine, blood and mother’s milk to catalogue the pollutants accumulating in humans. They call the results "body burden." Though the tests are yielding scary lists of contaminants found in the body, their links to disease are less clear. Nonetheless, proponents say such testing will help researchers learn what role the environment plays in causing disease and how to treat it. Many chemicals such as PCB and DDT, both banned decades ago, remain in the environment for years and build up in the body over a lifetime. It’s not a new phenomenon. Rachel Carson wrote about the poisons in her 1962 book "Silent Spring," which is widely credited for jump-starting the environmental movement. But until now, researchers were left mostly to guess about exactly how much and how many of the toxins lingered in our bodies. Few of the estimated 75,000 chemicals found in the United States have been tested for their health effects, Baltz and other biomonitoring proponents say. By looking directly in the human body, they hope to catalogue the environmental influences that may cause disease. Already, several studies have been completed: * In March, California researchers reported that San Francisco-area women have three to 10 times as much chemical flame retardant in their breast tissue as European or Japanese women. * Indiana University researchers reported at the same time that levels in Indiana and California women and infants were 20 times higher than those in Sweden and Norway, which recently banned flame retardant. * The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year released data from 2,500 volunteers tested for 116 pollutants and found such chemicals as mercury, uranium and cotinine, a chemical broken down from nicotine. The CDC also found that black children have twice the level of cotinine than other children, implying they were exposed to more secondhand smoke than their peers of other races. Meanwhile, Mexican-American children were found to have three times the amount of a chemical derived from DDT compared with other children. Scientists suspect that Mexico and Latin America countries may still be using the banned chemical. Next month, state Sen. Deborah Ortiz plans to renew calls for California’s polluters to finance testing of contaminants in mother’s milk. "This will allow women to better make informed decision about their health," said Ortiz, a Democrat. "And the information will help researchers and public health officials." But some fear that biomonitoring results could be misinterpreted and frighten new mothers from breast feeding their babies. "We are clearly concerned about what effects the stories of biomonitoring will have," said Barbara Brenner, executive director of the San Francisco-based Breast Cancer Action nonprofit advocacy group. "Any rational woman will say to herself, `Should I be breast feeding?’" Others see political motives behind some of the tests. "Everyone’s exposed to substances and there’s no evidence that the low levels people are exposed to are harming anybody," said Steven Milloy, author of "Junk Science Judo: Self Defense Against Health Scares and Scams." "It’s a waste of time and money that only serves to scare people." Milloy noted that despite all the chemicals, the overall U.S. population is living longer and healthier. Although the tests conducted on Baltz and other Commonweal volunteers, including public television journalist Bill Moyers, are too expensive for most people, proponents believe costs will go down as technology advances. Moyers’ body had traces of 84 toxins, including lead and a byproduct of mercury. There’s still a debate among advocates over which of the 75,000 chemicals to specifically look for when biomonitoring. And even when chemicals are found, there’s little an individual can do. But Baltz said the knowledge can at least help consumers make more informed choices over what they eat. "Since we don’t have a whole lot of control over most of the environment, we can take charge with the food we eat," he said. "There are few places where you can exercise such power than controlling what we digest." * __ On the Net: Baltz’ test results: http://www.bodyburden.org CDC: http://www.cdc.gov California Sen. Ortiz: http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/senator/ortiz/ Copyright

Two products that I tried…..A review.

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I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success.

I’ve also tried the Flax-O-Meal Granola from Low Carb Success, and I think it’s wonderful. A 1/2 cup serving has "1 effective carb". It does have maltitol, for those sensitive to that. I sprinkle some on cottage cheese or ricotta. It’s very tasty. Lee

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – But ground flax seed tastes so much better than oatmeal!  I grind up a tablespoon each of sesame, pumpkin, and flax seeds and add hot water, salt, and a little splenda to it and it is *so* much better than the old oatmeal I used to have.   Chakolate How interesting! Do you use a coffee type grinder, or in the food processor? Do you grind to a fine or medium consistency? I would like to try this I think! And what do you estimate the carb count to be? Thanks, Jeano

I use an inexpensive coffee grinder.  I try to grind them evenly, but if I don’t, well, no big deal.  I get a total of 8.2 grams of carbs, with 5 of them fiber.  Use about a two-to-one ratio of water to seed.  Experiment with it a little to see how you like it.   It’s odd but grinding up 3 tablespoons of seeds yields about 4 tablespoons of cereal.  I would have expected the opposite. BTW, the sesame seeds first, then the pumpkin, then the flax.  (The sesame sticks to the grinder, the flax cleans it off.)   And be sure to clean the grinder fairly well, since the oils in seeds tend to go bad rather quickly. Chakolate — On sadness: The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or to frowst with a book by the fire, But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And to dig till you gently perspire.     –Rudyard Kipling

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success. I was VERY surprised at how much it tasted like REAL oatmeal.  I added a little cream and a couple of splenda and it was darn good. A 1/2 cup serving(dry) has 149 calories, 7g fat, 12g Carbs—10 of which are fiber, and 13 g of protien.  It was REALLY good. I found it in a health food store. The other product that I tried I found in Wal-Mart.  It is called CArb countdown and it is a "dairy beverage"  actually tasted like millk…but a little creamier IMO.  Unlike other dairy beverages it is low carb and the ingredients are …….Water, Fat Free Milk, Cream, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Buttermilk, Tricalcium Phosphate, salt…..and a few other things way down the list….8oz has 130 cal 8 g fat 3 g carbs and 12 g protien. also provides 35 and 25% of Calcium and Vitamin D (which I have problems getting enough off) Anyway thought I would let you all know about two good products… Alok

Is that the Hood "milk"?  I tried it for the first time today.  I got the fat-free and it was very watery.  I think I should have gotten the higher-fat version. — Jean B.

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My kids.. (younger than yours since we’re not talking pregnancies here, lol) ages 10 and 12.. LOVE the chocolate Keto crisp cereal. They have that a few times a week. They consider it a real treat since I won’t buy any other kinds of cereal. Teeb

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – … The other product that I tried I found in Wal-Mart.  It is called CArb countdown and it is a "dairy beverage"  actually tasted like millk…but a little creamier IMO.  Unlike other dairy beverages it is low carb and the ingredients are …….Water, Fat Free Milk, Cream, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Buttermilk, Tricalcium Phosphate, salt…..and a few other things way down the list….8oz has 130 cal 8 g fat 3 g carbs and 12 g protien. also provides 35 and 25% of Calcium and Vitamin D (which I have problems getting enough off) Fat free milk and cream, eh?  The only way that makes any sense is if they remove the lactose from the milk at the same time as the cream. But isn’t there such a thing as lactose free whole milk? Thanks for taste testing.  My youngest daughter might be persuaded to move to a ‘moderate carb’ diet if she can still have milk and cereal. (The oldest has now officially asked for the instructions since breast feeding did not drop her weight back down to pre-pregnancy, and we’ve shown her that cooking doesn’t *have* to be time consuming and laborous– yay!) revek — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success. I was VERY surprised at how much it tasted like REAL oatmeal.  I added a little cream and a couple of splenda and it was darn good. A 1/2 cup serving(dry) has 149 calories, 7g fat, 12g Carbs—10 of which are fiber, and 13 g of protien.  It was REALLY good. I found it in a health food store. The other product that I tried I found in Wal-Mart.  It is called CArb countdown and it is a "dairy beverage"  actually tasted like millk…but a little creamier IMO.  Unlike other dairy beverages it is low carb and the ingredients are …….Water, Fat Free Milk, Cream, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Buttermilk, Tricalcium Phosphate, salt…..and a few other things way down the list….8oz has 130 cal 8 g fat 3 g carbs and 12 g protien. also provides 35 and 25% of Calcium and Vitamin D (which I have problems getting enough off) Anyway thought I would let you all know about two good products… Alok

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I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success. I was VERY surprised at how much it tasted like REAL oatmeal.  I added a little cream and a couple of splenda and it was darn good. A 1/2 cup serving(dry) has 149 calories, 7g fat, 12g Carbs—10 of which are fiber, and 13 g of protien.  It was REALLY good. I found it in a health food store.

But ground flax seed tastes so much better than oatmeal!  I grind up a tablespoon each of sesame, pumpkin, and flax seeds and add hot water, salt, and a little splenda to it and it is *so* much better than the old oatmeal I used to have.   Chakolate — On sadness: The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or to frowst with a book by the fire, But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And to dig till you gently perspire.     –Rudyard Kipling

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… The other product that I tried I found in Wal-Mart.  It is called CArb countdown and it is a "dairy beverage"  actually tasted like millk…but a little creamier IMO.  Unlike other dairy beverages it is low carb and the ingredients are …….Water, Fat Free Milk, Cream, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Buttermilk, Tricalcium Phosphate, salt…..and a few other things way down the list….8oz has 130 cal 8 g fat 3 g carbs and 12 g protien. also provides 35 and 25% of Calcium and Vitamin D (which I have problems getting enough off)

Fat free milk and cream, eh?  The only way that makes any sense is if they remove the lactose from the milk at the same time as the cream. But isn’t there such a thing as lactose free whole milk? Thanks for taste testing.  My youngest daughter might be persuaded to move to a ‘moderate carb’ diet if she can still have milk and cereal. (The oldest has now officially asked for the instructions since breast feeding did not drop her weight back down to pre-pregnancy, and we’ve shown her that cooking doesn’t *have* to be time consuming and laborous– yay!) revek — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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Well you go low carb AND no fat …what do you expect….yes I had the full fat version

I know!  What on earth was I thinking?  Must have been on auto mode. — Jean B.

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But ground flax seed tastes so much better than oatmeal!  I grind up a tablespoon each of sesame, pumpkin, and flax seeds and add hot water, salt, and a little splenda to it and it is *so* much better than the old oatmeal I used to have. Chakolate How interesting! Do you use a coffee type grinder, `or in the food processor?

Coffee or spice.  Any cheap grinder will do.  A note:  Grind in short bursts to keep the stone/gears from getting too hot and damaging the omega 3 oils. Do you grind to a fine or medium consistency? Which ever you like. I usually make it fine. I would like to try this I think! And what do you estimate the carb count to be?

.76 per tablespoon (whole seed).  Flax fluffs when ground, to double the volume.  I find two tablespoons quite filling (4T ground, or about 1/4 cup, and 1.5 grams). If you’ve ever tasted the old cereal known as "hot ralston", flaxmeal tastes very similar– mildly-nutty-sort-of-barley-kinda. hth revek — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success. I was VERY surprised at how much it tasted like REAL oatmeal.  I added a little cream and a couple of splenda and it was darn good. A 1/2 cup serving(dry) has 149 calories, 7g fat, 12g Carbs—10 of which are fiber, and 13 g of protien.  It was REALLY good. I found it in a health food store. But ground flax seed tastes so much better than oatmeal!  I grind up a tablespoon each of sesame, pumpkin, and flax seeds and add hot water, salt, and a little splenda to it and it is *so* much better than the old oatmeal I used to have.   Chakolate

How interesting! Do you use a coffee type grinder, or in the food processor? Do you grind to a fine or medium consistency? I would like to try this I think! And what do you estimate the carb count to be? Thanks, Jeano

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Well you go low carb AND no fat …what do you expect….yes I had the full fat version – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently tried two products that I really liked. The first was a hot cereal…Called Flax-O-Meal…..made by a company called Low Carb Success. I was VERY surprised at how much it tasted like REAL oatmeal.  I added a little cream and a couple of splenda and it was darn good. A 1/2 cup serving(dry) has 149 calories, 7g fat, 12g Carbs—10 of which are fiber, and 13 g of protien.  It was REALLY good. I found it in a health food store. The other product that I tried I found in Wal-Mart.  It is called CArb countdown and it is a "dairy beverage"  actually tasted like millk…but a little creamier IMO.  Unlike other dairy beverages it is low carb and the ingredients are …….Water, Fat Free Milk, Cream, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Buttermilk, Tricalcium Phosphate, salt…..and a few other things way down the list….8oz has 130 cal 8 g fat 3 g carbs and 12 g protien. also provides 35 and 25% of Calcium and Vitamin D (which I have problems getting enough off) Anyway thought I would let you all know about two good products… Alok Is that the Hood "milk"?  I tried it for the first time today.  I got the fat-free and it was very watery.  I think I should have gotten the higher-fat version. — Jean B.

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Lycopene side effects?

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About one month ago I started taking 2 x 15 mg of lycopene a day. I am noticing a clear increase in frequency of urinating and suspect that there is a connection with lycopene. Anyone else noticed this? I made a google search on lycopene side effects and nothing significant came up. Luper

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I take a supplement that has 6mg of Lycopene and I eat lots of tomato sauce with my wife being a great Italian cook. I have no side effects. Dave P Potential Dangers Allergies People with allergies to tomatoes or to lycopene itself should avoid use. Side Effects No side effects have been reported from eating lycopene or tomato-based products. However, the safety of lycopene supplements has not been well studied in humans. Pregnancy And Breast-Feeding Lycopene supplements are not recommended in pregnant or breast-feeding women because of a lack of scientific data. Lycopene and its breakdown products are present in breast milk, but whether this has any effect on developing infants is not known. Interactions Interactions with drugs, supplements and other herbs have not been thoroughly studied. The interactions listed below have been reported in scientific publications. If you are taking prescription drugs, speak with your health care provider or pharmacist before using herbs or dietary supplements. Interactions With Drugs In theory, lycopene may increase the cholesterol-lowering effects of drugs such as lovastatin (Mevacor), or use of drugs such as lovastatin may decrease levels of lycopene in the blood. This possible interaction has not been well studied. Other drugs that theoretically may reduce lycopene levels include cholesterol-lowering drugs, such as cholestyramine (Questran, Prevalite) and colestipol (Cholestid), as well as nicotine and alcohol. Interactions With Herbs And Dietary Supplements Lycopene and beta-carotene may affect each other’s blood levels when taken together. However, it is unclear whether levels may increase or decrease, because of varying study results. When canthaxanthin is used with lycopene, the levels of lycopene may be significantly decreased. The consequences of this interaction are not clear. Laboratory studies have found interactions between lycopene and other vitamins or supplements. The significance of these possible interactions in humans is not known. Examples include increased inhibition of growth in cancer-like cells when used with vitamin D or vitamin E and increased antioxidant effects when combined with lutein. Dosing The doses listed below are based on scientific research, publications or traditional use. Because most herbs and supplements have not been thoroughly studied or monitored, safety and effectiveness may not be proven. Brands may be made differently, with variable ingredients even within the same brand. Combination products often contain small amounts of each ingredient and may not be effective. Appropriate dosing should be discussed with a health care provider before starting therapy; always read the recommendations on a product’s label. The dosing for unproven uses should be approached cautiously, because scientific information is limited in these areas. No specific amounts of lycopene or lycopene-rich vegetables have been clearly established for many conditions. Therefore, no specific dosing recommendations can be made. For Exercise-Induced Asthma Adults (Aged 18 Or Older) Capsules: A dose of 30 milligrams daily by mouth has been reported in scientific studies. Children (Younger Than 18) The dosing and safety of lycopene have not been studied thoroughly in children, and lycopene cannot be recommended for any use. For Atherosclerosis Adults (Aged 18 Or Older) Capsules: A dose of 1.243 grams of 6 percent lycopene oleoresin daily by mouth has been reported in scientific studies. For Enhancement Of Immune Function Adults (Aged 18 Or Older) Capsules: A dose of 13.3 milligrams of lycopene daily by mouth has been reported in scientific studies. Summary Although lycopene has been suggested for many conditions, there is not enough evidence to recommend its use for the treatment of any health condition. Lycopene is found in tomatoes and tomato-based products and has not specifically been associated with any serious side effects in humans. However, doses larger than those found in food products should be avoided in pregnant or breast-feeding women and in children because of a lack of available information. Consult your health care provider immediately if you experience side effects. The information in this monograph was prepared by the professional staff at Natural Standard, based on thorough systematic review of scientific evidence. The material was reviewed by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School with final editing approved by Natural Standard.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – About one month ago I started taking 2 x 15 mg of lycopene a day. I am noticing a clear increase in frequency of urinating and suspect that there is a connection with lycopene. Anyone else noticed this? I made a google search on lycopene side effects and nothing significant came up. Luper

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The Rise of Soda

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When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas.. It was "too much gas" as my Grandmother remarked as she sliced off the thick edge of the Mrs. T’s Cheddar and Onion Pierogies and tossed it in the trash, "Too Much Dough" she’d say there) As for the Coca Cola? "Too much sugar" my Mom would say…..They never were allowed in my household as my sister was a Diabetic and my mother paranoidly would remark daily and about EVERYTHING, "That Could Cause Diabetes", including allergy testing… So when did they become 3 times a day staples? I see fat kids coming into the 7-11 (or in my area WaWa) and grabbing a large Gatorade, a SlimJim or HotDog and a few Hostess treats. Nevermind the SlimJim or the Twinkies, but the Gatorade was NEVER intended as an everyday beverage! It was intended for Athletes and hard working Construction Workers to replenish Electrolytes their bodies lost sweating all day. Certainly NOT for 13 yr old kids to trudge back to their dens in the basement to play 2 hours more of X-Box! Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of? — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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How about Kool-Aid…..Drink boxes…..Prepackaged pudding, Jell-O, lunchables, candy/goodie and pop machines in the schools…..single serving sizes of Chocolate, White, and Strawberry milk.  Super sizes of everything at all fast food restaurants….175 different kinds of cereal, most packed with extra sugar instead of the little toy inside….Otis Spunkmeier (sp) muffins…..rows and rows of different kinds of cookie treats and crackers…..microwave spaghetti and macaroni and cheese, (just perfect for those afterschool snacks for the latch-key kids). Those are a few of mine… Theresa

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas.. It was "too much gas" as my Grandmother remarked as she sliced off the thick edge of the Mrs. T’s Cheddar and Onion Pierogies and tossed it in the trash, "Too Much Dough" she’d say there) As for the Coca Cola? "Too much sugar" my Mom would say…..They never were allowed in my household as my sister was a Diabetic and my mother paranoidly would remark daily and about EVERYTHING, "That Could Cause Diabetes", including allergy testing… So when did they become 3 times a day staples? I see fat kids coming into the 7-11 (or in my area WaWa) and grabbing a large Gatorade, a SlimJim or HotDog and a few Hostess treats. Nevermind the SlimJim or the Twinkies, but the Gatorade was NEVER intended as an everyday beverage! It was intended for Athletes and hard working Construction Workers to replenish Electrolytes their bodies lost sweating all day. Certainly NOT for 13 yr old kids to trudge back to their dens in the basement to play 2 hours more of X-Box! Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of? — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of?

Amen.  :-) Back in the day, weren’t most burger joints intended to be a treat for the family only every once in a while so no one would have to cook?  Fries weren’t supposed to be a daily occurance… ~Nattie 145/130

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What other foods can YOU think of?

Supersize for 39 cents more!

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I loved your post! I work at my son’s school.  I watch the teacher’s preschool kids.  Now, I KNOW what teachers complain about….the moms that send their kids to school with cokes and junk for their lunches.  I mistakenly thought this would mean that teachers kids would not get so much sugar in their diet!  WRONG!  The kids that I watch now are 2 and 3 years of age.  The moms supply the food (junk) for the pantry.  We choose food from the pantry to feed the kids. There are some days the kids get NO protein!  Maybe just a cheese slice…..but there is plenty of cookies, chips and yes, even coke!  Cheetos just about every day!  These kids are getting to the point where they will turn down a certain food because there is no food coloring in it!  I am truly appalled!  The moms think nothing of sending in tang…..thinking that tang is just the same as juice.  I think they drink way too much juice too…they should also be having milk and water!  But, we are not the moms and we can only give the kids what they send.  Oh….and there is usually one or two moms that will bring in M&M’s for all the kids……in the morning…before they have breakfast!  Of course….they eat the M&M’s and then refuse to eat breakfast.  The M&M’s are a way of bribing the kids to not cry when the moms leave.  But……we are the ones left with the grumpy undernourished kids!  Oh…..I guess you found my pet peeve! — -Karrie 167/158/120

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas.. It was "too much gas" as my Grandmother remarked as she sliced off the thick edge of the Mrs. T’s Cheddar and Onion Pierogies and tossed it in the trash, "T oo Much Dough" she’d say there) As for the Coca Cola? "Too much sugar" my Mom would say…..They never were allowed in my household as my sister was a Diabetic and my mother paranoidly would remark daily and about EVERYTHING, "That Could Cause Diabetes", including allergy testing… So when did they become 3 times a day staples? I see fat kids coming into the 7-11 (or in my area WaWa) and grabbing a large Gatorade, a SlimJim or HotDog and a few Hostess treats. Nevermind the SlimJim or the Twinkies, but the Gatorade was NEVER intended as an everyday beverage! It was intended for Athletes and hard working Construction Workers to replenish Electrolytes their bodies lost sweating all day. Certainly NOT for 13 yr old kids to trudge back to their dens in the basement to play 2 hours more of X-Box! Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of? — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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I have a question…..why did they have to pour several different kinds of food coloring over goldfish crackers?  Kids are getting to where they won’t eat anything unless it’s a bright color! — -Karrie 167/158/120

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – How about Kool-Aid…..Drink boxes…..Prepackaged pudding, Jell-O, lunchables, candy/goodie and pop machines in the schools…..single serving sizes of Chocolate, White, and Strawberry milk.  Super sizes of everything at all fast food restaurants….175 different kinds of cereal, most packed with extra sugar instead of the little toy inside….Otis Spunkmeier (sp) muffins…..rows and rows of different kinds of cookie treats and crackers…..microwave spaghetti and macaroni and cheese, (just perfect for those afterschool snacks for the latch-key kids). Those are a few of mine… Theresa When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas.. It was "too much gas" as my Grandmother remarked as she sliced off the thick edge of the Mrs. T’s Cheddar and Onion Pierogies and tossed it in the trash, "Too Much Dough" she’d say there) As for the Coca Cola? "Too much sugar" my Mom would say…..They never were allowed in my household as my sister was a Diabetic and my mother paranoidly would remark daily and about EVERYTHING, "That Could Cause Diabetes", including allergy testing… So when did they become 3 times a day staples? I see fat kids coming into the 7-11 (or in my area WaWa) and grabbing a large Gatorade, a SlimJim or HotDog and a few Hostess treats. Nevermind the SlimJim or the Twinkies, but the Gatorade was NEVER intended as an everyday beverage! It was intended for Athletes and hard working Construction Workers to replenish Electrolytes their bodies lost sweating all day. Certainly NOT for 13 yr old kids to trudge back to their dens in the basement to play 2 hours more of X-Box! Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of? — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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The moms think nothing of sending in tang…..thinking that tang is just the same as juice.  I think they drink way too much juice too…they should also be having milk and water!

OMG! I agree sooo much! Soon after my son was born I was at the pediatrician and she said,"Well you can put the vitamins in His juice" and I said, "I don’t give Him juice!" she asked "Why Not?" I told her that juice is a "Gateway Drug" to using more lethal forms of sugar like Sodas! Of course this took her aback and she realized that I was right.Think about it! In nature juice doesnt grow on trees just Fruit! If you believe in God He/She didn’t give us Juice! I never gave my son Juice, JUST Milk, Formula and Water! My son has had 10 colds/flus in his almost 9 years! He’s almost never sick. I allow him an Iced Tea now occasionally BUT THATS IT! TANG?? Tang is just colored flavored sugar water! What do you feel about those "Fruit" Roll-Ups? I was shocked to learn in the Obstetric Ward after my son was born that they give kids these lil tiny jars of sugar water with a nipple on it! What is that for? Is it to con the kid into preferring the nipple to the breast (So the formula companies make money??) Ridiculous! — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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And my gripe as a parent is that the school feeds my child too much sugar.  Do a good job today?  Here’s a piece of candy.  Have some soda for our party, along with cupcakes and cookies.  Drives me nuts.  When they ask for snacks, they tell me if it has enriched wheat flour as the first ingredient, it’s a nutritious snack.  They ask for parents to send cookies and crackers.   According to the school, I am one of the few parents that thinks that fruits and vegetables should be part of lunch.   – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I loved your post! I work at my son’s school.  I watch the teacher’s preschool kids.  Now, I KNOW what teachers complain about….the moms that send their kids to school with cokes and junk for their lunches.  I mistakenly thought this would mean that teachers kids would not get so much sugar in their diet!  WRONG!  The kids that I watch now are 2 and 3 years of age.  The moms supply the food (junk) for the pantry.  We choose food from the pantry to feed the kids. There are some days the kids get NO protein!  Maybe just a cheese slice…..but there is plenty of cookies, chips and yes, even coke!  Cheetos just about every day!  These kids are getting to the point where they will turn down a certain food because there is no food coloring in it!  I am truly appalled!  The moms think nothing of sending in tang…..thinking that tang is just the same as juice.  I think they drink way too much juice too…they should also be having milk and water!  But, we are not the moms and we can only give the kids what they send.  Oh….and there is usually one or two moms that will bring in M&M’s for all the kids……in the morning…before they have breakfast!  Of course….they eat the M&M’s and then refuse to eat breakfast.  The M&M’s are a way of bribing the kids to not cry when the moms leave.  But……we are the ones left with the grumpy undernourished kids!  Oh…..I guess you found my pet peeve!

Susan 172/163/135 Atkins since January 2003

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When my son was born the nurses threatened the sugar water….I said no.  I was diabetic while pregnant.  He did need to eat…but breast milk is what he needed, not sugar water!  I was so afraid he would take to the bottle instead of breast feeding.  It took me 9 years to get pregnant in the first place….my daughter is adopted.  The only thing I felt like I missed out on was breast feeding….no way were they going to take that away from me!  I had even tried to nurse my adopted daughter through the help of a doctor. She was already 2.5 months old though and no way wanted anything to do with THAT!  I ended up nursing my son till he was 2.  The day he quit…on his own…was the day he tried….and then said….there’s none in there…I want a coke!  I was appalled!  We didn’t even keep cokes at our house.  He just knew he wanted one!  It’s everywhere! — -Karrie 167/157/120

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The moms think nothing of sending in tang…..thinking that tang is just the same as juice.  I think they drink way too much juice too…they should also be having milk and water! OMG! I agree sooo much! Soon after my son was born I was at the pediatrician and she said,"Well you can put the vitamins in His juice" and I said, "I don’t give Him juice!" she asked "Why Not?" I told her that juice is a "Gateway Drug" to using more lethal forms of sugar like Sodas! Of course this took her aback and she realized that I was right.Think about it! In nature juice doesnt grow on trees just Fruit! If you believe in God He/She didn’t give us Juice! I never gave my son Juice, JUST Milk, Formula and Water! My son has had 10 colds/flus in his almost 9 years! He’s almost never sick. I allow him an Iced Tea now occasionally BUT THATS IT! TANG?? Tang is just colored flavored sugar water! What do you feel about those "Fruit" Roll-Ups? I was shocked to learn in the Obstetric Ward after my son was born that they give kids these lil tiny jars of sugar water with a nipple on it! What is that for? Is it to con the kid into preferring the nipple to the breast (So the formula companies make money??) Ridiculous! — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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… that’s exactly why, because the kids want color. — Robin in Michigan 252/220/150 Modified Atkins – Jan 7, 2003

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a question…..why did they have to pour several different kinds of food coloring over goldfish crackers?  Kids are getting to where they won’t eat anything unless it’s a bright color! — -Karrie 167/158/120 How about Kool-Aid…..Drink boxes…..Prepackaged pudding, Jell-O, lunchables, candy/goodie and pop machines in the schools…..single serving sizes of Chocolate, White, and Strawberry milk.  Super sizes of everything at all fast food restaurants….175 different kinds of cereal, most packed with extra sugar instead of the little toy inside….Otis Spunkmeier (sp) muffins…..rows and rows of different kinds of cookie treats and crackers…..microwave spaghetti and macaroni and cheese, (just perfect for those afterschool snacks for the latch-key kids). Those are a few of mine… Theresa When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas.. It was "too much gas" as my Grandmother remarked as she sliced off the thick edge of the Mrs. T’s Cheddar and Onion Pierogies and tossed it in the trash, "Too Much Dough" she’d say there) As for the Coca Cola? "Too much sugar" my Mom would say…..They never were allowed in my household as my sister was  a Diabetic and my mother paranoidly would remark daily and about EVERYTHING, "That Could Cause Diabetes", including allergy testing… So when did they become 3 times a day staples? I see fat kids coming into the 7-11 (or in my area WaWa) and grabbing a large Gatorade, a SlimJim or HotDog and a few Hostess treats. Nevermind the SlimJim or the Twinkies, but the Gatorade was NEVER intended as an everyday beverage! It was intended for Athletes and hard working Construction Workers to replenish Electrolytes their bodies lost sweating all day. Certainly NOT for 13 yr old kids to trudge back to their dens in the basement to play 2 hours more of X-Box! Maybe if we took a look at some OTHER "Treats" that have become Daily Staples we can come to the conclusion of why our society is so "Big"! What other foods can YOU think of? — My Personal Site http://mywebpages.comcast.net/preesi/Begin.html (Hear me Bitch, Moan and Complain, Cook One of My Recipes, Play One of My Games, Peruse My Links THEN Sign My Guestbook Dagnammit!) My "Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sirlinkzalot/Start.html (Soon to undergo a HUGE overhaul) My "Other-Other" Site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/TheLinkSource/Index.htm (Select Links.. Precise, and Direct. No Monkey Business)

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When did sugary carbonated beverages make their way to the daily table? In the 40’s and 50’s when they were invented it was a special treat reserved for a date or a weekend outting with ones family, If you were lucky you’d get a longnecked returnable glass bottle of your favorite flavor next to your stocking at Christmas..

You might want to look at a bit of history and see some consumption figures from way earlier than that. Carbonated beverages have a much older history than the 20th century. The name "soda" should tell you where one kind came from. And "phosphates" were a largely New England name for them. Naturally fizzy waters were used to compound sparkling drinks many centuries ago. Here’s a quote from a bad web site: http://www.mhs101.pulski.k12.il.us/page1.htm "Coca-Cola

Injection time Flexablilty

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007 posted… > Does anyone know if the time and date of injection has some flexabilty?  For > example if I start out taking it Friday Evening, can trhe next one be > Thursday or Saturday.  Is ther any leeway at all? > Also, are the side affects more severe for the first couple of days after > injection or do they remain pretty much the same for thew whole week?

My gastro doc says he’ll ok a one time adjustment, one day max. Doesn’t like idea of more or for longer period. Regularity is key with interferon. Keep this in mind: the pegylated interferon was developed to smooth out the amount in your system on a daily basis. Think of it as a time-release shot. With std interferon results that were obtained in clinical studies from daily doses were much better than the then accepted every other day dosing. This was superseded by the pegylated, achieving the same result: no dips in the amount of interferon in the bloodstream. — Spoking <^> _|_

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Hello, Mr Bond.  James Bond!  There is flexibility within hours of taking the injection each week, but it should be administered on the same day.  For me, the first two days of the week were the worst for the ‘flu-like’ symtoms, but often times i would feel pretty burned out and beaten up coming down towards the end of the week.  My ’sides’ varied day to day ane week to week.  Some sides won’t appear until you get further along in treatment and some will disappear the further you get. You getting ready to climb into the frying pan?  elmo

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I’m in my 10th week and did my first shot at the docs office on a Monday and moved my shot to Sunday evening (starting with the 2nd shot) with the approval of my doctor.  My reason for doing Sundays was to try to have a good Saturday with my family, since I’m on the road doing sales typically Tues, Wed, Thur, and some Fridays.  Mondays and some Fridays are "office days" for paper work, which is all computer related, so my boss (who has been real nice about this) let’s me work at home. The first 2 weeks I would get the "flu" with sweats and chills during the night after the shots, but the last few weeks I mainly have headaches and tiredness and that seems to be sort of spread out evenly through the week. I now ride the "old folks cart" sometimes at the airport and my doctor has signed paper work for a 1 year handicapped parking approval so I don’t have to walk a mile at the airport.  He says this is because my red cell/hemoglobin is low.  I can walk OK for long distances if I’m not lugging my laptop computer bag, though, so if I do go to Wal-Mart or the mall and the weather is OK, I park far away and do a long but slow walk. Getting back to your question regarding shot frequency, my doc suggested moving my shots to Friday since I’m staying in more during the winter and typically just watching TV during the weekends anyway, so I’m thinking about that.  He recommended moving the shot up 12 hours each week if that would work for me. Make sure you learn to ask the right questions, such as genotype, viral counts, viral count test frequency, and enzyme levels.  I had to press my insurance company and doctor to agree to test my viral count at 12 weeks instead of 24, but there seems to be evidence that if you don’t have a 80-90% drop in viral count each month, you may not have a sustained response to treatment. Good luck with your endeavors.  Out of everything I read and heard, it hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be.  It hasn’t been a fun – especially when I got a sinus infection a few weeks ago.  That knocked me down for a week. "007" <laser…@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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Found this: INTERFERON ALFA-2B,RECOMB. INJECTION Patient Handout INTERFERON ALFA(CON) – INJECTION The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional before using this drug. Common Brand Name(s): Alferon N, Infergen, Intron A, Roferon-A Warning This medication can cause or worsen some serious medical conditions including psychiatric conditions (e.g., depression), immune system problems (autoimmune conditions such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis), circulation problems (e.g., cardiovascular disease/blood clots), or infections (bone marrow suppression). If your medical history includes these conditions, inform your doctor promptly. Also, tell your doctor immediately if any serious symptoms or side effects occur (see Side Effects section). These conditions occur infrequently, but some can be fatal. Uses This medication is used in the treatment of leukemia, certain types of cancer and viral infections. How to Take this Medication This medication is given by injection. Be sure to understand and follow the dosing schedule to receive maximum benefit from this medication. Different condition require different dosing schedules. Drink plenty of fluids while using this medication. Properly store and discard used needles and syringes. Side Effects This medication may cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, muscle/joint aches, diarrhea or stomach pain. These symptoms may subside as your body adjusts to the medication. Acetaminophen may help relieve the fever and headache. If these effects persist or worsen, inform your doctor promptly. Unlikely but report promptly: drowsiness, dizziness, sleep disturbances, one-sided weakness (arm/leg), vision changes, poor coordination, irregular heartbeat, intolerance to heat or cold. Very unlikely but report promptly: black stools, persistent sore throat, chest tightness, unusual bleeding/bruising, tingling hands or feet, yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, seizures, change in amount of urine, unusual increase in thirst, severe stomach/abdominal pain. If you notice any of the following unlikely but serious side effects, stop your treatment with interferon and consult your doctor immediately: unusual or severe mental/mood changes (e.g., suicidal thoughts or severe depression), bloody diarrhea. In the unlikely event you have an allergic reaction to this drug, seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Precautions This medication is not recommended for use if you have the following medical conditions: other severe liver conditions (e.g., autoimmune hepatitis, decompensated liver disease), immune system suppression for organ transplants. Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: psychiatric conditions (e.g., depression), low blood counts (e.g., red cells, white cells, or platelets), heart problems, thyroid problems, lung diseases (e.g., COPD, asthma, pneumonia), intestinal disease (e.g., colitis), pancreatitis, immune system diseases (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), eye problems, diabetes, kidney disease, high blood pressure, brain tumors, seizures, any allergies. Use caution when engaging in activities requiring alertness. Limit alcohol intake. This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding. Interactions Tell your doctor of all over-the-counter and prescription medications you may use including: zidovudine, barbiturates (e.g., phenobarbital), theophylline, vidarabine, other drugs which depress the immune system (e.g., anti-cancer type). Tell your doctor if you take any drugs that make you drowsy such as: sedatives, sleep medication, psychiatric drugs, drugs for anxiety (e.g., diazepam), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., phenytoin), narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), certain antihistamines. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval. Overdose If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose may include chills, fever, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. Notes This medication is usually administered initially in the hospital where your condition can be monitored closely. Laboratory tests (e.g., blood counts) will be done periodically to monitor your progress. Missed Dose It is important to receive each dose at the scheduled time. If you miss a dose, contact your doctor who will help establish a new dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up. Storage Store this medication as directed, usually in the refrigerator. Properly discard of any unused medication after the expiration date. "007" <laser…@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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Does anyone know if the time and date of injection has some flexabilty?  For example if I start out taking it Friday Evening, can trhe next one be Thursday or Saturday.  Is ther any leeway at all? Also, are the side affects more severe for the first couple of days after injection or do they remain pretty much the same for thew whole week?

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On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:50:57 GMT, "007" <laser…@earthlink.net> wrote: >Does anyone know if the time and date of injection has some flexabilty?  For >example if I start out taking it Friday Evening, can trhe next one be >Thursday or Saturday.  Is ther any leeway at all? >Also, are the side affects more severe for the first couple of days after >injection or do they remain pretty much the same for thew whole week?

I’ve moved my injection from Friday to Saturday and back a few times (when I had to be able to drive on Saturday) with the OK of my liver doc. The sides seemed slightly worse during those weeks, probably because the body has to readjust, but I’ve noticed no major problems. My sides are worst Sat and Sun (when I inject Fri eve), but they’ve been getting lighter lately (I’m in month 8). The rest of the week is pretty OK, though I may be quite tired after a full day of work on Monday. Thomas

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Newbie Question.

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I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird!

I don’t know if this is a myth, but my girlfriend swears that she’s seen some of her breastfeeding girlfriends shrink incredibly when doing it. Just consider that you have to make a good half a liter of fatty milk each day. I’ve also heard women say that the hunger when breastfeeding is even greater than when they were just pregnant. –Vad

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I don’t know if this is a myth, but my girlfriend swears that she’s seen some of her breastfeeding girlfriends shrink incredibly when doing it. Just consider that you have to make a good half a liter of fatty milk each day. I’ve also heard women say that the hunger when breastfeeding is even greater than when they were just pregnant.

I dropped 30 lbs in three months while breastfeeding my first son. I thought it was totally kewl that I could eat what I wanted and lose weight like that. Kitty.

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Try logging all your food into www.fitday.com.  You might find that you are getting too much protein.  (Excess protein causes an insulin response.) Can you explain this? (That excess protein causes an insulin

response) Protein converts to glucose if you get enough of it.  58% efficiency is the magic number, I think. — revek You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! I don’t know if this is a myth, but my girlfriend swears that she’s seen some of her breastfeeding girlfriends shrink incredibly when doing it. Just consider that you have to make a good half a liter of fatty milk each day. I’ve also heard women say that the hunger when breastfeeding is even greater than when they were just pregnant.

Yep.  The weird part might be because breast feeding stimulates the womb to contract so it can beging shrinking and toning back up (magic disappearing belly) but its the same sensations as you get in sexual response/release.  Can be very disturbing for a first time mother if she isn’t warned about it beforehand. — revek And next: surprising research that shows that if you lose weight, you may be lighter than you were before!  Trey

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Try logging all your food into www.fitday.com.  You might find that you are getting too much protein.  (Excess protein causes an insulin response.) Can you explain this? (That excess protein causes an insulin response) –Vad

Hi Vad! I’m a type 2, on insulin pump, so I can monitor exactly how much insulin will bring down my BG numbers.  If I eat an excess of protein (say, 8 oz in one sitting), and NO carbs whatsoever, such as a steak….within 2 hours my blood sugar will rise at least 20 mg/dl. Carbs take about 5 min to start showing.   If I didn’t want my BG to move at all, I would have to cut back to 4 oz protein at one sitting or so.  Dunno how it works that way…biology isn’t my long suit….but it absolutely has an effect on my BG. allison aka psycho "You just need the Right Mind Set. There’s a buy one get one free sale going on at Acme right now!" kwalker

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried  to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! I don’t know if this is a myth, but my girlfriend swears that she’s  seen some of her breastfeeding girlfriends shrink incredibly when doing  it. Just consider that you have to make a good half a liter of fatty milk  each day. I’ve also heard women say that the hunger when breastfeeding is even  greater than when they were just pregnant. Yep.  The weird part might be because breast feeding stimulates the womb to contract so it can beging shrinking and toning back up (magic disappearing belly) but its the same sensations as you get in sexual response/release.  Can be very disturbing for a first time mother if she isn’t warned about it beforehand.

Yep, that’s what scared the hell out of me BTW 3 big n tasties is alot, I have a tendency to be greedy;). I am trying the Herbalife gold as of today (low carb) I am doing this because again, my body has changed so much that I think I may have to restrict my calories some as well.( I hope an Herbalifer is atill welcome here LoL) But I need to stick around here anyhow, you guys are wonderfully supportive and very sweet. Lets hope by next summer we’ll all look good enough for Baywatch        Marcia

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gordita burbled: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried  to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! I don’t know if this is a myth, but my girlfriend swears that she’s  seen some of her breastfeeding girlfriends shrink incredibly when doing  it. Just consider that you have to make a good half a liter of fatty milk  each day. I’ve also heard women say that the hunger when breastfeeding is even  greater than when they were just pregnant. Yep.  The weird part might be because breast feeding stimulates the womb to contract so it can beging shrinking and toning back up (magic disappearing belly) but its the same sensations as you get in sexual response/release.  Can be very disturbing for a first time mother if she isn’t warned about it beforehand. Yep, that’s what scared the hell out of me BTW 3 big n tasties is alot, I have a tendency to be greedy;). I am trying the Herbalife gold as of today (low carb) I am doing this because again, my body has changed so much that I think I may have to restrict my calories some as well.( I hope an Herbalifer is atill welcome here LoL) But I need to stick around here anyhow, you guys are wonderfully supportive and very sweet. Lets hope by next summer we’ll all look good enough for Baywatch        Marcia

How’d ya know my secret dream?!! LOL  Good luck Marcia. — revek f 5′2.25" 40yrs 165 (lost 10 on lowfat) Induction June 25 2002      155/140/115 www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html      I am not an expert YMMV

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Try logging all your food into www.fitday.com.  You might find that you are getting too much protein.  (Excess protein causes an insulin response.)

Can you explain this? (That excess protein causes an insulin response) –Vad

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response. Hi Marcia How much weight are you trying to lose and what are you eating? Are your breastfeeding Drew? Kitty.

I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! Yesterdays menu goes as follows; Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 sauges, Lunch a salad w/ shredded cheese with some cut hamburger meat, Dinner 3 hamburgers with cheese, then late that night my husband brought me 3 big n tasties with extra pickle (still crave since pregnancy) and I ate them with no bun. Ok, ok, ok, and a few more things, I drink tons of koolaid with equal and diet sodas, but when I used to do this I still lost weight just like that. I also drink crystal lite which taste really really sweet, but good.Maybe cut out the cheese, sugar substitutes and sodas? But I hate water!!! And I love cheese!!! I’ll be in LC hell.  Thanks for your responses. BTW I do think my giving birth has made it somewhat more difficult for me I’ve become so desperate I let an Herbalife rep sell me the Gold Ultra package at $200 bucks! I used to be so pretty, I used to be a volumptuos 12 now I’m a tight 18! OK, no more ranting, any LC ers from NYC? Maybe I need a diet buddy or something . . . Anyhow thanks you guys!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! Yesterdays menu goes as follows; Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 sauges, Lunch a salad w/ shredded cheese with some cut hamburger meat, Dinner 3 hamburgers with cheese, then late that night my husband brought me 3 big n tasties with extra pickle (still crave since pregnancy) and I ate them with no bun. Ok, ok, ok, and a few more things, I drink tons of koolaid with equal and diet sodas, but when I used to do this I still lost weight just like that. I also drink crystal lite which taste really really sweet, but good.Maybe cut out the cheese, sugar substitutes and sodas? But I hate water!!! And I love cheese!!! I’ll be in LC hell.  Thanks for your responses. BTW I do think my giving birth has made it somewhat more difficult for me I’ve become so desperate I let an Herbalife rep sell me the Gold Ultra package at $200 bucks! I used to be so pretty, I used to be a volumptuos 12 now I’m a tight 18! OK, no more ranting, any LC ers from NYC? Maybe I need a diet buddy or something . . . Anyhow thanks you guys!

I think you might be on to something with the idea of giving up the sugar subsitutes and sodas. I’d try that first and if nothing happens, cut down on the cheese. If you really want soda, look for Diet-Rite which is sweetened with Splenda but I wouldn’t even have more than a can of that a day. I’d add some more vegetables, too. Don’t know what a big ‘n tasty is so can’t help you there. Pregnancy can do weird thing to your body’s responses. Could be that sugar substitutes bother you now when they never did before. Kitty.

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alt.support.diet.low-carb: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response. Hi Marcia How much weight are you trying to lose and what are you eating? Are your breastfeeding Drew? Kitty. I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! Yesterdays menu goes as follows; Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 sauges, Lunch a salad w/ shredded cheese with some cut hamburger meat, Dinner 3 hamburgers with cheese, then late that night my husband brought me 3 big n tasties with extra pickle (still crave since pregnancy) and I ate them with no bun. Ok, ok, ok, and a few more things, I drink tons of koolaid with equal and diet sodas, but when I used to do this I still lost weight just like that. I also drink crystal lite which taste really really sweet, but good.Maybe cut out the cheese, sugar substitutes and sodas? But I hate water!!! And I love cheese!!! I’ll be in LC hell.  Thanks for your responses. BTW I do think my giving birth has made it somewhat more difficult for me I’ve become so desperate I let an Herbalife rep sell me the Gold Ultra package at $200 bucks! I used to be so pretty, I used to be a volumptuos 12 now I’m a tight 18! OK, no more ranting, any LC ers from NYC? Maybe I need a diet buddy or something . . . Anyhow thanks you guys!

Keep the cheese, cut out all the sugar subs and the sodas.  Put up with water until you get things going again, then gradually try adding back in one thing at a time until you figure out what was stalling you. What about your total calorie count (I could count it up myself, if I knew what a big-and-tasty was)?  Any chance you are hitting starvation mode?  Maybe you are getting too many calories?  What about exercise?   And the last thing – a lot of people are probably going to point out that in your sample menu, you don’t have much veggies, just that salad. — Jason Baugher 355/316/215

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A "Big ‘n’ Tasty" is a type of McDonald’s hamburger. I believe it has a quarter pound patty (pre-cooked weight). My husband sometimes gets these for lunch and eats them without the buns. But he only has two – three is a lot, especially for a late night snack. Laura

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – alt.support.diet.low-carb: Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response. Hi Marcia How much weight are you trying to lose and what are you eating? Are your breastfeeding Drew? Kitty. I want to lose maybe 65-70 lbs, no I am not breastfeeding. I tried to, but it felt (how do I say this without sounding like a horrible mother?) weird! Yesterdays menu goes as follows; Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 sauges, Lunch a salad w/ shredded cheese with some cut hamburger meat, Dinner 3 hamburgers with cheese, then late that night my husband brought me 3 big n tasties with extra pickle (still crave since pregnancy) and I ate them with no bun. Ok, ok, ok, and a few more things, I drink tons of koolaid with equal and diet sodas, but when I used to do this I still lost weight just like that. I also drink crystal lite which taste really really sweet, but good.Maybe cut out the cheese, sugar substitutes and sodas? But I hate water!!! And I love cheese!!! I’ll be in LC hell.  Thanks for your responses. BTW I do think my giving birth has made it somewhat more difficult for me I’ve become so desperate I let an Herbalife rep sell me the Gold Ultra package at $200 bucks! I used to be so pretty, I used to be a volumptuos 12 now I’m a tight 18! OK, no more ranting, any LC ers from NYC? Maybe I need a diet buddy or something . . . Anyhow thanks you guys! Keep the cheese, cut out all the sugar subs and the sodas.  Put up with water until you get things going again, then gradually try adding back in one thing at a time until you figure out what was stalling you. What about your total calorie count (I could count it up myself, if I knew what a big-and-tasty was)?  Any chance you are hitting starvation mode?  Maybe you are getting too many calories?  What about exercise? And the last thing – a lot of people are probably going to point out that in your sample menu, you don’t have much veggies, just that salad. — Jason Baugher 355/316/215

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Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response. Marcia

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Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response.

Hi Marcia How much weight are you trying to lose and what are you eating? Are your breastfeeding Drew? Kitty.

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carb: Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit, I even went off of birth control pills last month, no results. I can’t believe this , I’ve been a low carber since I was 17 (I’m 22 now) It’s not like I’m consuming hidden carbs and I don’t know what I’m doing, I do, but I’m not losing weight! Does anyone know why? I’d greatly appreciate anyone’s response. Marcia

Without seeing menus, of course, we can’t know for sure.  But, I’m going to take a stab at it and say that the hormonal change to your body from having a baby may have made you sensitive to something that you used to be able to eat before the pregnancy.  Any artificial sweeteners?   Caffeine?  Other? — Jason Baugher 355/316/215

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Ever since I’ve given birth to my angel, Drew in July, it seems as if low carb doesnt work for me anymore, I’ve been doing Atkins since September and my weight hasn’t budged one bit

Just a few years ago, low-carbing was a lot more effective for me, too.  I could go purple on the Ketostix overnight, and easily lose 10 or 15 pounds in a matter of days. Like you, I started low-carbing this time in September, and am also certain I’m "doing it right."  But the weight is hanging on like grim death.  I mentioned this to my mother, she said, "You’ve had a baby.  Your body is different now." I tend to think she’s onto something.  Having had a baby (2 years ago!) is the only variable that has changed for me, but now the rules are completely different.  Now I have to very carefully watch my calories and protein in addition to the carbs.  It makes it a bit more challenging, and certainly it takes more patience, since the weight comes off soooo slowly now.  But at least it’s coming off. I think for some women, once they have been pregnant, their bodies turn into incredibly efficient fat-storing machines.  I was pretty darn efficient before, but now it’s ridiculous.  And for someone who gave birth so recently, you’re likely to have an even harder time of it. Try logging all your food into www.fitday.com.  You might find that you are getting too much protein.  (Excess protein causes an insulin response.) When you have everything written down, it makes it easier to experiment and keep track of what works and what doesn’t.  For me, that means staying below 25g carbs, below 100g protein, and below 8x my body weight in calories.  If I go above any of those, I stop losing weight.  (If I go any higher in calories, I start gaining…VERY quickly.) Hang in there.  You’ll get going eventually. Reb 226/215/120 9-11-02

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