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Al Peffley
Hi Betty,
I am an angina and plaque rupture/LAD (main artery to your heart) collapse [heart] attack survivor. I have never been exceptionally body mass/weight heavy, but I obviously have a history of artery plaque buildup problems and hypertension (high blood pressure) which is part of my genetic makeup.
Tom is right about refined sugar and many processed foods being harmful to a person's health. I will add to that advice that high fructose corn syrup is also bad for your health. As I said in an earlier post, carbohydrates in excess harm the body in many ways. If you are a diabetic you are very well versed on the perils of carbohydrates in ones diet.
As Tom also said our bodies are also not getting the natural minerals and oils needed to produce the enzymes and necessary fluids to properly digest our foods for energy and vital body chemistry functions.
One book Bonnie & I found useful to loose weight, lower our bad chlorestral, and reduce my blood pressure was written by two medical doctor specialists several decades ago. Both of us are allergic to statin drugs. and I pass out using ACE inhibitor blood pressure medicine.
The medical help book is called Protein Power by Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D. (a husband and wife medical team). The book was first printed in 1996 and the ISBN is 0-553-10183-8. My wife and I both had success with the common sense, health monitoring practices and diets described in the book. After starting the diet adjustment process you begin to read labels on food packaging. You will seek foods that are more natural and have low carbohydrate content (not calories content counting.)
By lowering your total food intake in a balanced and disciplined mannor, doing low joint impact exercises weekly, practicing meditation & prayer daily (I use the Jesus Prayer & the Lord's Prayer, some like Tom use Yoga & Prayer or other similar mental/spiritual "exercise" means), and getting enough deep sleep at night you are perfecting the essentials to achieve better body & soul health, for sure. Gregg shared some living activities that reduce stress and provide a feeling of personal achievement and inner peace.
Even if you decide not to try the diet regimen process decribed in the Protein Power book, you might learn something useful from the book. :o)
There are a lot of physical and mental factors that need to be considered when developing healthy living habits. Most of the time it's the simple adaption of changes and discipline to complete those life style changes that yield positive results in my life.
Another change I made was to reduce my skin exposure to industrial and household cleaning chemicals by always wearing high quality latex or nitrile gloves (high quality gloves bought at janitorial supply stores.) I no longer buy thin, inferior skin protection gloves at retail chain stores. Many people I know use 3-M style breathing protection respirators and saftey glasses, but then fail to buy good protective gloves and inexpensive Tyvek painter suits (sold at Home Depot or Lowes) to reduce the absorption of harmful and potentially lethal powders and liquid compounds into their body's porous skin membrane tissue. Tissue cancer and persistent nervous system malfunctions often are the body malfunction outcomes of poor or absent personal protection equipment and lax safety practices. Most people's skin gets thinner as they age.
“While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.”
― Benjamin Franklin
I hope this information I am sharing here helps you in your quest for better health and happiness in life.
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