Dr. Oz on D…Yup, I’m Complaining AGAIN:

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I’m not sure if today’s Dr. Oz show was a repeat or not.  It may have been.

The topic in one segment was on Vitamin D.

He had a female doctor discussing vitamin D sources.

One of the first things I noted was how small the amounts were that the female was calling “substantial” amounts of vitamin D, mostly in the form of enriched foods.

Claiming 300 IU’s is a large amount…I guess relative to other foods, it IS…but it certainly is not when it comes to dietary need, at least not according to Dr. Holick, whose opinions on Vitamin D I respect a great deal.  He believes the amount of D most of us need for optimal health goes way beyond the Daily Recommendations set out by the establishment.

And anyone who has ever experienced low D levels…and then experienced healthy high-end levels…knows the difference is profound, and can get even better with still higher levels (within reasonable limits).  I’ve experienced this first hand.

The only other part I really cringed over was how the enrichment of our foods with D is so often the inferior D2 form, as compared to D3. 

Everyone needs to pay close attention to their labels in this regard, specifically the ingredient list where the form of Vitamin D will be listed…and is very often the D2 instead of the D3.

Why wouldn’t he cover this commonly held fact, that D3 is superior to the D2 in this conversation?  I was waiting…expecting it…but it never happened.

I like some of what Dr. Oz does very much.  I just get frustrated about a whole hell of a lot of the other stuff he does as well.

Testosterone Does NOT Decrease in Healthy Men

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Some researchers in Australia at that Endocrine Society annual meeting figured out recently that testosterone did not decrease in men who were in good health…that instead, it’s rather a *symptom* than a cause.

This is a huge and important finding, not just for the sake of men everywhere, but as a lesson we can all learn about what notions we subscribe to as we live our lives, and how we form the conclusions that we do about the nature of things.

Why do we buy into so much of what is fed to us about the way things are?

Do we HAVE to “degenerate” as we age?

If so, to what degree?

I believe the impossible is possible.  I have seen some near-miracles in my life, first and second hand.  I don’t claim to understand the mechanics of it all…all I know is that some extraordinary things are entirely possible, and are happening all the time.

Whenever we read any kind of research, or look up to a person whom we believe has a higher degree of knowledge or wisdom than we do, it’s so vitally important to remember that his/her perspective is just one of many…and that what is suggested may or may not apply to you/us, and/or the person may have misunderstood exactly what the new discovery or belief is.

We’ve all seen the food pyramid, and those of you in the FacelessFatloss program know I do not support it.  Yet it served as a guide for decades for a nation of people.  We can see what the results of that are in part, of course including a lot of other factors as well.

Happy Memorial Day to all, a new video on a great smoothie maker (no foam!!) was uploaded today on the FacelessFatloss YouTube channel. 🙂

Why I Don’t Get High Any More.

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I was asked recently if I ever did drugs.  People see me online promoting a healthy lifestyle, they see my appearance and general disposition, and will ask if I’ve ever done drugs or do them currently.

The answer is “Yes, plenty,” and “no, never again” respectively.

I did a ton when I was a kid in high school.  I used alcohol and marijuana to manage both panic attacks (this was back in the days before panic attacks were even recognized as a legitimate concern) and severe depression.

And they worked.

For a while.

Back then, they also considered it almost unthinkable to put a child on any prescription drug unless the situation was severe.

Nowadays, they hand out prescripts like candy to kids with all sorts of conditions/labels/afflictions.

When I attended college for the first time in my life in 2003, I was very intimidated.  I never went to college right out of school because I simply could not manage it.  The stress was too much for me, and I really did not have a career path due to massive truancy and lack of caring in school.  Much of my lack of motivation in those days was unquestionably related to marijuana use.  I used so much of it (up to three times a day for long stretches of time) that it made me very lethargic and uninterested in much of anything outside of getting high. 

You may remember the old ad with the guy talking to his friend in the family room while smoking a joint, and the mother comes in yelling “Johnny…did you even LOOK for a job today?”

Johnny sits up, responding to the unexpected scolding, “No…Ma…”….indicating a complete lack of drive and interest.

It accurately represented was marijuana can do to some people. 

While I do know others who can work daily while using without too much issue.

Anyway:

I expected the kids at college to totally intimidate me with their confidence and smarts…but the exact opposite happened.

And nowadays, there are so many designer drugs that who knows what people are taking, never-even-mind the new designer (GMO) foods that most kids are eating.

And yes, I believe these and other factors, like cell phones/frequency pollution are largely responsible for the condition of kids today.

So, “Yes, I used,” but I won’t be again.

The last time I tried marijuana was in 1995 or 6, and a mere 4 hits worth knocked me off my rocker for an entire week.  I was buzzed for four hours, and spacey for another five days.

Really.

And being off drugs/alcohol, everything for nearly six years now (not really counting) I feel better than ever…I can sleep well, I feel good most of the time, and most importantly…kinda like how I treat FOOD…it does NOT CONTROL ME.

And that in itself is a massive satisfaction.

Complaining about Dr. Oz Again:

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Just frustrated with his overall approach and what he promotes on a day to day basis.

I think he offers the world a lot, but what bothers me most is what he OMITS more than anything.

That, and the fact that he does promote some truly garbage products:

I researched his saffron-based appetite control chewy-thing, and found the first two ingredients to contain sugars, and the rest of the ingredient label was almost as sorry.

On top of that, the product wasn’t selling at the health food store.  The store that advertises during Dr. Oz’s show, and the workers said point blank “the product doesn’t work.”

Dr. Oz will never get into the hardcore alternative stuff.  He gives *hints* about it, but he won’t full-blown touch it.

Think you’ll ever hear Dr. Oz talk about a colloidal silver outside of it’s conventional medical use as an exterior burn treatment?

HIGHLY doubt it.

And WHY?

Who DOES he serve?

He says he doesn’t make any money of the products, but come-on…are we to believe there is no paid placement at all for ANY of these products?  No indirect benefit at ALL?

I have no problem with making money off promotions.

I just don’t like when poor products are promoted, or without a full disclosure on what the product is, does, can do, can not do.

I’ve covered the fact that he discusses the benefits of vitamin B12…but does NOT differentiate between the methyl or cyano varieties.

Some health enthusiasts are appalled about this.

Including me.

If all of his weight loss shows and promotions were so effective, why are such a high percentage of his audience…80%+?…struggling with their weight?

Candida: Anti Sugar, or Anti Fat?

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I personally feel it’s some of both.

I have been able to eat WHOLE fruits without much issue when fighting candida, I personally just minimize how much fruit I’m taking in during those times.

But there is unquestionably something to the dietary fat intake as well.

That’s why I use the undecenoic acid on its own as an anti-candida supplement outside of any other food (I’ll take the supplement on an empty stomach and at least 20 minutes before any other food intake) in an attempt to have the candida feed upon it first and foremost, in an effort to weaken its cell wall and have my immune system tackle it from there.

It’s a great approach that I learned in part from Dr. McCombs.  I have been able to have a more varied diet than the one he suggests based on a multi-faceted approach that I use (see tab above) but I still can see where people would get results from his specific protocol, and I support it.  At the very least, it’s one heck of a healthy diet to take in, even though it may be a challenge for many people to master at first.

SO…people do argue about which is more important: Eliminating sugars, or eliminating dietary fats in the fight against candida.

I personally believe it should be both.  Common sense in my opinion, and seems to work really well.

We NEED whole food sugars and healthy fats for a healthy body. 

So instead, we can try to use only whole fruits (with some exceptions such as blueberries and oranges, sticking to the other berries and apples instead, I do some bananas as well on occasion) and reduce dietary fats to a minimum during this time, perhaps a clean fish oil, a little coconut oil (some people are sensitive to) and a little avocado as my choices.

Is Fiji Water Really Alkalizing?

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Picked up some Fiji water tonight after my 20 minutes in a local dry sauna. 

We had a very warm day here in upstate NY, after a bizarre Spring, somewhat seasonable temperatures.  It seemed to actually kick up the temps in the sauna by almost ten degrees, and I was dying of thirst by the time I exited.

Hit the grocery store for a large Fiji water, drank half of it in the aisle before I could walk back to the register to pay for it.

The label on the back does reference that the water’s pH is at 7.8. 

This unquestionably leans alkaline, but it’s important to note that there is a lot of controversy about what truly alkalizes the body, especially the body’s blood.

There is magnesium and calcium listed on the label as well, as naturally occurring in the water.

Although the pH of the actual water may be high, it must traverse through the stomach, an organ of low pH, which certainly changes the pH of the water downwards substantially.  Some researchers believe there is a net gain of alkalinity derived from this process regardless, but others insist the only way blood pH is raised is via foods of high mag/cal content, “alkaline-FORMING,” that give us that real pH gain.

Everyone assumes that an alkaline-leaning blood pH is always beneficial.  And while this may often be the case, one can certainly get TOO alkaline (it’s not common, but DOES happen) and can cause serious issues.  The aim should always be balance over attempting to strongly alkalize the blood. 

And as a side note, alkalizing the blood has no impact on candida overgrowth for example.  A more acidic environment tends to impact it, as is found in the intestinal tract where it’s home is supposed to be.