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.