Cholesterol, Energy,
Healing, Sex, and
Babies
Cholesterol Produces
Healthy Sex Hormones, Fertility and Libido in Women and Men, Healthy Fetuses,
Smart Babies, Intelligent Children, and Boosts Adrenal Hormones
Cholesterol is an amazing essential
dietary nutrient that is vital to achieving optimal health in women, men, and
offspring. Cholesterol is the precursor molecule for all C18, C19
and C21 steroids. Don't believe the myths, distortions, and lies that
deny
the awesome health benefits from eating a diet with abundant amounts of cholesterol
and saturated fat.
"The steroid hormones are all
derived from cholesterol. Moreover, with the exception of vitamin
D, they all contain the same cyclopentanophenanthrene ring and atomic
numbering system as cholesterol. The conversion of C27 cholesterol to
the 18-, 19-, and 21-carbon steroid hormones (designated by the nomenclature C
with a subscript number indicating the number of carbon atoms, e.g. C19
for androstanes) involves the rate-limiting, irreversible cleavage of a 6-carbon
residue from cholesterol, producing pregnenolone (C21) plus
isocaproaldehyde. Common names of the steroid hormones are widely recognized,
but systematic nomenclature is gaining acceptance and familiarity with both
nomenclatures is increasingly important. Steroids with 21 carbon atoms are known
systematically as pregnanes, whereas those containing 19 and 18 carbon atoms are
known as androstanes and estranes, respectively. The important mammalian steroid
hormones are shown below along with the structure of the precursor, pregneolone.
Retinoic acid and vitamin D are not derived from pregnenolone, but from vitamin
A and cholesterol respectively."
Pregnenolone: produced directly
from cholesterol, the precursor molecule for all C18, C19
and C21 steroids
Progesterone: a progestin,
produced directly from pregnenolone and secreted from the corpus
luteum, responsible for changes associated with luteral phase of the
menstrual cycle, differentiation factor for mammary glands
Aldosterone: the principal
mineralocorticoid, produced from progesterone in the zona glomerulosa
of adrenal cortex, raises blood pressure and fluid volume, increases Na+
uptake
Testosterone: an androgen, male
sex hormone synthesized in the testes, responsible for secondary male
sex characteristics, produced from progesterone
Estradiol: an estrogen,
principal female sex hormone, produced in the ovary, responsible for
secondary female sex characteristics
Cortisol: dominant
glucocorticoid in humans, synthesized from progesterone in the zona
fasciculata of the adrenal cortex, involved in stress adaptation,
elevates blood pressure and Na+ uptake, numerous effects on
the immune system.
Permission granted by Dr. Michael
W. King, September 5,2008.
"All the steroid hormones exert
their action by passing through the plasma membrane and binding to intracellular
receptors. The mechanism of action of the thyroid hormones is similar; they
interact with intracellular receptors. Both the steroid and thyroid
hormone-receptor complexes exert their action by binding to specific nucleotide
sequences in the DNA of responsive genes. These DNA sequences are identified as
hormone response elements, HREs. The interaction of steroid-receptor complexes
with DNA leads to altered rates of transcription of the associated genes."
Cholesterol is the precursor to all
of the sex hormones in women and men A healthy balance of sex hormones
produces fertility and libido in both women and men. A healthy diet requires a
high level of fat and cholesterol in order to avoid adverse health effects. Body
fat is needed to store the hormones because they are fat soluble.
The low-fat, low-cholesterol,
low-calorie diet of women who are vegans, vegetarians, or anorexics severely depresses sex
hormones. These women think they are healthy because they are very thin or
skinny. They can become so deficient in sex hormones that menstruation
is not supported, especially if they over-exercise, jog, or are involved in
physical competition. They become infertile. Libido simply collapses because their testosterone level plunges to
zero, and they fail to achieve an orgasm during sex. A healthy woman will have a small amount of testosterone in hormone tests. Pregnancy most likely cannot occur or results
in a
miscarriage in the early months. A fetus carried to term often results in a baby
with birth defects or a child with autism. The low-fat, low-cholesterol diet has
caused the incidence of autism to soar in all English-speaking countries. Male
babies carried to term often have male birth defects or feminine personality
traits as seen in the increased rise of homosexuality.
Women who eat the low-fat, low-cholesterol,
low-calorie diet typically have a skin texture that is dry and lifeless with a dull gray
color. They look like a dead person walking.
The healthy rosy complexion is gone. Muscle tone in these women is non
existent. Digestive problems are common and inflammatory bowel diseases are
epidemic.
"Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month than those born naturally, US research shows."
A vegetarian diet puts a woman at
higher risk of having to deliver by Caesarean section because her hormones are
not normal. She is exceedingly fortunate her unbalanced hormones allowed her to
get pregnant in the first place and not suffer a miscarriage thereafter. In
addition, the baby is likely to be underweight and sickly. The vegetarian mother
has a greater risk of being unable to breastfeed the baby because of the
disruption to her hormones caused by the deficiency of fat, cholesterol, and
protein in the vegetarian diet. She is also more likely to suffer from
postpartum depression. The hormones in the body are made from cholesterol.
Paula, a vegetarian from Australia, went ballistic at the suggestion that
her diet caused all of these systems in her and her baby. She didn't realize it
was not my assertion but the results of a study announced on BBC News in the
United Kingdom.
"Re: Your idiotic assertion that babies born by caesarean section are 3 times more likely to die in the first month after birth."
"I am the sad statistic of a mother who was pushed into a caesarean section by my OB/GYN due to my daughter's low birth weight which caused me to be unable to breastfeed my daughter and sent me into a severe state of post natal depression. I intend to have a VBAC with my next baby."
Women who eat high calories on the
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet become chubby, fat, or obese. This diet disrupts
hormones as well but in a different manner. Body fat tends to increase estrogen
and reduce progesterone that also reduces fertility and causes miscarriages.
Many of these women have undiagnosed Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) as a result of hyper
insulin resistance. One of the symptoms of PCOS in women is a higher than normal
testosterone level that is revealed by facial hair, higher sex drive, and blood
tests.
Women and men both fail to
understand the sex/hormone connection to the high-soy vegetarian diet.
Unhealthy phytoestrogen is abundant in soy flour, soy protein, soy milk, and soy tofu in
the
manufactured high-carbohydrate foods that vegans, vegetarians and others eat.
The plant-based phytoestrogen is similar but different from natural human estrogen.
The unhealthy body changes that result from eating a large amount of phytoestrogen can have
disastrous results. The extra estrogen is bad for women as well as men, but the
plant-based phytoestrogen is even worse. Some
mothers have strong suspicions that their high-soy diet during pregnancy caused
sexual birth defects in their male baby, and rightly so.
"I agree with much of your
sites philosophies. Soy is awful stuff. I was a vegan for 10 years. I blame
soy protein for causing a 3rd degree hypospadias in my lovely son. 10
surgeries were required to repair it. I am an advocate of a high animal
protein diet now. I purchase natural meat when I can for my family. We eat
pork, lard, beef suet, beef, whole milk, etc. I feel my health is better than
it ever was. I eat carbohydrates in very limited quantities. Mainly in the
form of vegetable and fruit. We never eat any form of flour, wheat or refined
carbohydrates, sugar, etc. It's poison. Thanks for helping to get the message
out to our suffering obese country. One person at a time."
Note: Hypospadias is a condition where the
outlet of the penis is not at the end. It is caused by a male fetus
receiving excessive amounts of phytoestrogens. Males can become sterile as a
result of the mother eating soy during pregnancy. Female fetuses are damaged
as well, resulting in hormone problems during puberty and later life.
"I feel 100% certain it was the
phytoestrogens in the tofu I ate DAILY during pregnancy that created Gabriel's
hypospadias. I've done a lot of research on estrogen since, and I've found
that it's pretty toxic stuff! Being a woman, I make enough of it as it is, and
I added more to my taxed system. Wish I knew then what I know now. But I
cannot blame myself. I had no idea what I was doing to myself and my son. I
have been reading your site for some weeks now, honestly, every free moment I
get I read the articles and the links you posted. Thanks
a bunch!"
Men on a low-fat, low-cholesterol
diet also suffer from the depression of sex hormones. The testosterone and
the sperm levels drop. The libido in these males can become depressed to the
point of impotence, or they can't keep an erection to orgasm.
They can become infertile from either the lack of viable sperm or the inability
to deliver during sex. The following plea on a vegetarian message board is from
a frustrated wife trying to deal with her impotent husband. She didn't have a
clue that her cooking was ruining their sex life, and nobody could help her. A
little pink sex pill at age 30 is not the correct answer.
I
think my husband has erectile dysfunction (ED), Please help.
"Dear Group,
I need some serious advice. I think that my new husband of less than 2 months
may have erectile dysfunction. He doesn't have a problem getting an erection.
However, he does have a problem with keeping it. He rarely ejaculates...in fact
he has only maintained his erection long enough to do it once. He is a young
man, only 30 years old, and I don't know what to do. I tell him that it is okay
that we don't ever complete intercourse, but he looks so sad when he can't keep
his erection. I need to know what I can do as his wife to help him. He is a
proud man and I don't want to hurt him. But I want to satisfy him and I know
that I am failing to do so. Please help."
A diet low in saturated fats also
has a negative effect on cholesterol. The liver uses some of the products from
the metabolism of saturated fats to produce cholesterol. Saturated fats in the
diet increase the level of good HDL cholesterol in the blood. The HDL
cholesterol removes LDL cholesterol and omega-6 fatty acid deposits from the
artery walls. A blood test level of HDL below 35 is almost a death sentence.
People who eat the low-fat, low-cholesterol diet typically have a low level of
the good HDL and a high level of bad triglycerides.
Carbohydrates drive insulin
production which results in cardiovascular heart disease (CHD). Many heart attack
patients first learn they are diabetic in the hospital emergency room, but
they may not be told about the close relationship between their two
conditions. Blood insulin reaches high levels and remains high as one
progresses from hypoglycemia to Type II diabetes in which insulin production
collapses. Insulin is a very strong anabolic hormone which pushes blood glucose
into cells. Insulin also pushes small,
dense LDL molecules into the artery wall to start the process of atherosclerosis.
The LDL molecule is pushed between the "gap junction" of the
endothelial cells where it gets stuck. The LDL molecules become oxidized and attacked by free-radicals. The immune
system attacks the decaying LDL molecules causing inflammation, and the body
deposits cholesterol at the site in an attempt to patch up the injury. Animal research with insulin
proved many years ago that the
artery will plug with atherosclerosis just downstream from the point of
injection. Insulin turns blood glucose into triglycerides and stores them as body
fat. Insulin causes glucose to be chemically combined with cell membranes, LDL
lipoprotein, blood hemoglobin, and other cells in a process called glycation.
This process is similar to the caramelizing process in candy making. Insulin stimulates the growth of
smooth artery muscle cells causing
arteriosclerosis (hard, thick arteries) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Insulin stimulates
the growth of fibrous tissue, forming plaques in the arteries. Insulin
stimulates the growth of fibrinogen that thickens the blood and forms blood
clots. The entire process happens rather suddenly as insulin resistance peaks
and insulin levels skyrocket. This sudden appearance of heart disease has been described by the author
as the "Instant Atherosclerosis Cycle" (IAC).
A high-fat, high-cholesterol,
high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet produces healthy hormones in both women and
men. This diet includes unlimited amounts of eggs, real butter, cheese, red
meat, fowl, fish, and seafood, including generous amounts of all the fats
contained therein. This is a high-fat diet in which 70% of the calories are
obtained from animal fats, avocados and coconut oil.
This web site
will prove the most healthy diet for humans is:
70% total fat on a calorie
basis
31% saturated fat
7% polyunsaturated fat
25% monounsaturated fat
7% other fats
27% protein
3% carbohydrates (20 gm of which 3 gm or less is fiber).
Women and men on a high-cholesterol,
high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet consisting of eggs, real butter, cheese, red
meat, fowl, fish, and seafood, including generous amounts of all the fats
contained therein, have a strong, natural, healthy sex drive. Couples in their
mid-sixties enjoy natural sex several times a week without stimulating drugs while both achieve
orgasm. A strong sex drive on the high-cholesterol, high-fat diet is natural because the diet is
scientifically based. Cholesterol is the precursor for the body's manufacture
of the natural sex hormones.
Don't bother reading any further
if you are a vegetarian or if you refuse to eat the high-protein, high-fat,
low-carbohydrate diet recommended here.
High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet
High-Protein,
Low-Carb Breakfast Two eggs fried in refined coconut oil topped with Swiss cheese. Half
an avocado. Tomato juice with one level teaspoon L-glutamine amino acid,
one heaping teaspoon of low-carb whey protein powder and one capful of
colloidal minerals. One tablespoon Carlson's lemon-flavored cod liver oil.
Vitamins, minerals and supplements.
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High-Protein, Low-Carb Lunch Left-over baked chicken with stewed combination of eggplant and tomatoes. Reverse osmosis water. Vitamins, minerals and
supplements.
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High-Protein, Low-Carb Dinner 7-bone beef roast cooked in a Crock-pot with diced tomatoes. Reverse osmosis drinking
water. Vitamins, minerals and supplements.
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High-Protein, Low-Carb Breakfast 100% ground beef fried in coconut oil topped with Swiss cheese. Add fried mushrooms and boiled asparagus.
Reverse osmosis water,
potassium chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and supplements.
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High-Protein,
Low-Carb Lunch Gas-grilled lamb riblets. Shoulder steaks are also very good. Cooked red peppers and tomatoes. Reverse osmosis water, cod
liver oil, potassium chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and
supplements.
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High-Protein,
Low-Carb Dinner Baked farm-raised salmon fillet with boiled asparagus. Always enjoy real butter on cooked vegetables. Reverse osmosis water, potassium
chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and supplements.
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Diet Benefits:
Amino acids in the form of
extra L-glutamine and whey protein powder are awesome immune system and
body building essential nutrients. All immune system cells are made from
amino acids. All ligaments, tendons, muscles, etc. are made from amino
acids. The digestive tract requires a constant supply of amino acids to
prevent leaky gut syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases and autoimmune
diseases.
Carlson's lemon- flavored cod
liver oil supplies an abundance of essential fatty acids EPA and DHA plus vitamin A and vitamin D. This is an awesome cancer prevention
combination. Take 1-2 tablespoons per day. Don't believe the
vitamin overdose myths. A person would have to take 30 tablespoons per day
for six months in order to approach any toxicity level.
Saturated fat is wonderfully
healthy. Heart disease is caused by carbohydrates which promote
insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.
Cholesterol and saturated fats
in the diet allow the body to make strong sex and adrenal hormones.
Cholesterol, saturated fats,
essential fatty acids and amino acids from meat are needed to grow a
healthy fetus and smart healthy baby.
Cholesterol is the precursor to the
adrenal hormones cortisol, corticosterone, aldosterone, and androstenedione. A
low-cholesterol diet disrupts the production of these essential hormones. The
result is often called "adrenal burnout," with symptoms of constant
fatigue that are not relieved by rest or sleep. Other common symptoms may include a
craving for sweets, low blood pressure, and low blood sugar. Psychological symptoms may
include depression, irritability, negativity and an attitude of hopelessness.
Adrenal burnout is also called adrenal hypo function, exhaustion, or
insufficiency. The energy system of the body is seriously disrupted. People with
low adrenal hormone sufficiency may suffer from impaired digestion and be
prone to infections. Adrenal burnout is seen more often in women than men
because women tend to conform more closely to the low-cholesterol diet, low-fat
diet guidelines.
The thyroid gland can have a
negative affect on the adrenal gland. Hypothyroidism (low-thyroid hormone) can
result in a reduced functionality of the adrenal cortex to synthesize the
steroid hormones. The combination of hypothyroidism and adrenal burnout is more
frequently seen in women than in men. A thyroid hormone drug should be taken to restored to
a normal level in order to restore the adrenal function. Armour
thyroid (natural desiccated pork thyroid) provides both T3 and T4
thyroid hormones, but Armour is shunned by many doctors because the
concentration is more variable than the synthetic thyroid (levothyroxine
sodium), which contains only the T4 thyroid hormone. The body must then
convert the synthetic T4 to T3, which it may not do efficiently. A doctor can
give the patient a prescription for either, but you may have to insist on the
Armour product, which is especially recommended if your T3 tends to be inadequate
on the levothyroxine sodium.
"The adrenal cortex is responsible for production of 3
major classes of steroid hormones: glucocorticoids, which regulate
carbohydrate metabolism; mineralocorticoids, which regulate the body
levels of sodium and potassium; and androgens, whose actions are similar
to that of steroids produced by the male gonads. Adrenal insufficiency is
known as Addison
disease, and in the absence of steroid hormone replacement therapy can
rapidly cause death (in 1 - 2 weeks).
The adrenal cortex is composed of 3 main tissue regions:
zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona reticularis. Although the
pathway to pregnenolone synthesis is the same in all zones of the cortex,
the zones are histologically and enzymatically distinct, with the exact
steroid hormone product dependent on the enzymes present in the cells of
each zone. Many of the enzymes of adrenal steroid hormone synthesis are of
the class called cytochrome P450 enzymes. These enzymes all have a common
nomenclature and a standardized nomenclature. The standardized
nomenclature for the P450 class of enzymes is to use the abbreviation CYP.
For example the P450SSC enzyme (also called 20,22 desmolase) is
identified as CYP11A1."
Synthesis of the various adrenal steroid hormones
from cholesterol. Only the terminal hormone structures are included.
3β-DH is 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, P450c11 is 11β-hydroxylase
(CYP11B1), P450c17 is 17α-hydroxylase (CYP17A1), P450c21 is 21β-hydroxylase
(CYP21A1). Aldosterone synthase is also known as 18α-hydroxylase
(CYP11B2). Place your mouse over structure names to see chemical
structures. Click
here for a larger format picture.
Permission granted by Dr. Michael
W. King, September 5,2008.
"Conversion of prenenolone to progesterone requires
two enzyme activities: 3β-DH and Δ4,5-isomerase. Zona
glomerulosa cells lack the P450c17 that converts pregnenolone and
progesterone to their C17 hydroxylated analogs. Thus, the
pathways to the glucocorticoids (deoxycortisol and cortisol) and the
androgens [dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione] are blocked
in these cells. Zona glomerulosa cells are unique in the adrenal cortex in
containing the enzyme responsible for converting corticosterone to
aldosterone, the principal and most potent mineralocorticoid. This enzyme
is P450c18 (or 18α-hydroxylase, CYP11B2), also called aldosterone
synthase. The result is that the zona glomerulosa is mainly responsible
for the conversion of cholesterol to the weak mineralocorticoid,
corticosterone and the principal mineralocorticoid, aldosterone.
Cells of the zona fasciculata and zona reticularis lack
aldosterone synthase (P450c18) that converts corticosterone to
aldosterone, and thus these tissues produce only the weak
mineralocorticoid corticosterone. However, both these zones do contain the
P450c17 missing in zona glomerulosa and thus produce the major
glucocorticoid, cortisol. Zona fasciculata and zona reticularis cells also
contain the C17,20 lyase, whose activity is responsible for producing the
androgens, dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione. Thus,
fasciculata and reticularis cells can make corticosteroids and the adrenal
androgens, but not aldosterone.
As noted earlier, P450ssc is a mitochondrial activity.
Its product, pregnenolone, moves to the cytosol, where it is converted
either to androgens or to 11-deoxycortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone by
enzymes of the endoplasmic reticulum. The latter 2 compounds then re-enter
the mitochondrion, where the enzymes are located for tissue-specific
conversion to glucocorticoids or mineralocorticoids, respectively."
Surprisingly, diet is seldom targeted
as the cause for low adrenal hormone production even though it is common among
people eating a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. It is especially prominent among
vegetarians because their diet is typically ultra low-cholesterol, low-saturated fat
but high in omega-6 vegetable fatty acids. These groups try to stimulate the adrenal
gland with herbal products and Chinese medicine without success. The topics in
vegetarian and Chinese medicine books show the extent of their unsuccessful struggle
with adrenal burnout on the low-cholesterol, low-fat and low-calorie diet.
The high-cholesterol, high-fat diet
supported here creates awesome adrenal hormone production. The positive effects
of optimism, energy, and enthusiasm for life are achieved in a very short time.
The symptoms of adrenal burnout are reversed within a few months. This
achievement is obtained simply by eating the correct foods, mainly animal
products.
Adrenal burnout, insufficiency, and adrenal fatigue
are often misdiagnosed as "low metabolism." We see low-cholesterol, low-fat dieters consistently misdiagnosing
their low-level of adrenal hormones by thinking they have developed a
"low-metabolism" problem. In actuality, their extremely high-carbohydrate diet is already pumping an outrageous amount of blood glucose
and insulin into the body. This high-glucose and insulin diet should drive their metabolism
through the roof, but the adrenal hormone deficiency makes it feel like they are
starving to death with no energy, depression and a strong craving for more glucose in the
form of sweets.
The adrenal gland and all cells of
the body also require a broad list of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty
acids; therefore, the diet must include supplementation of these dietary
essentials in order to optimize health. The vegetarian diet is deficient in many
vitamins, minerals, protein, cholesterol, and essential fatty acids. These
deficiencies combined cause adrenal burnout.
Little Miss Vegan College Coed didn't eat
much meat in high school. Upon entering college she was finally on her own, free
to finally live the "healthy lifestyle" without condemnation from her
family. At last she could become a true VEGAN - yeah! Meat, saturated fat,
cholesterol, and all animal products would be barred from her life. She was
exuberant, ecstatic, and bubbling over with her new religion -- the worship of
animals and Mother Earth. Free at last!
Little Miss Vegan College Coed got lots of
support on campus for her new lifestyle. Her biology professor (female)
confirmed that humans evolved from pot-bellied vegetarian apes. She also said
humans cannot digest meat, that It actually putrefies in the gut after many days,
where it causes heart disease and cancer. She had more books in the campus
library about her new vegan lifestyle than she could ever read, in addition to hundreds of
Internet websites. Her on-campus vegan support group was a big help too.
She took up jogging like everyone
else -- run, run, run. Her new diet was yummy tofu spinach and lettuce salad, rice milk,
low-fat soy
milk, whole grain cereals, pasta, bagels, beans, barley grass, baked rice and
tempeh casserole, French lentils with onions and carrots, Basmati rice,
black-eyed peas with sunflower seeds, tofu fajitas, sugar plum tofu with udon, green
tea, and tamarind-marinated tofu with vegetables, 100%
pure fruit juice, and more fruit, fruit, fruit.
All of her new foods were organic so she wouldn't get cancer. She didn't eat any
meat because it causes cancer and heart disease. She avoided fat whenever
possible because it causes heart disease. Nuts were a special treat, but she
severely limited them because they have fat, you know. She felt very guilty when she ate
an egg at her friend's apartment, but she loved her new lifestyle. It was
"Earth friendly," and her energy was awesome.
In her sophomore year she began to
develop the first negative symptom on her new vegan diet. She missed a menstrual
period. She knew she couldn't be pregnant because she had broken up with her
boyfriend two months previously. He was a jerk anyway. They had a big fight
because he had eaten a bacon cheeseburger and an apple that was not organic.
Good riddance. He will be dead soon anyway from heart disease and cancer.
Out on her daily afternoon, run
Little Miss Vegan College Coed felt a little tired for no reason. She'd gotten
plenty of sleep the night before. A few blocks from her apartment she literally
collapsed on a bus stop bench. What was wrong? She thought she must be coming
down with the flu or something worse, but a few days later she knew it wasn't
the flu. After several weeks she went to a special vegan doctor (female, of
course). Her new doctor was highly qualified, with a medical degree and special
training in naturopathic, holistic, Chinese medicine. A few tests showed she was
iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B12 deficient. Her total
cholesterol was great, but her HDL was low and her triglycerides and LDL were
high. Her doctor gave her a diet and nutrition booklet and instructed her to eat
tofu spinach and lettuce salad, rice milk, low-fat soy milk, whole grain
cereals, pasta, bagels, beans, barley grass, baked rice and tempeh casserole,
French lentils with onions and carrots, Basmati rice, black-eyed peas with
sunflower seeds, tofu fajitas, sugar plum tofu with udon, green tea, and
tamarind-marinated tofu with vegetables, 100% pure fruit juice, and more fruit,
fruit, fruit. She was also advised to take a multiple vitamin and mineral
supplement with additional vitamin B-12 and iron tablets, but the iron only made
her constipation worse.
Her doctor told her all would be OK.
She simply had to increase her fiber intake to combat the constipation. That was
a "girl thing" anyway. "We are all that way," her doctor
said. Her energy did not return, so she stopped jogging. Then the bottom fell
out of her health. She had diarrhea big time. Jumping from her seat in the
middle of class she ran out, barely making it to the restroom. She was afraid to
leave the building, fearing she could not make it back to her apartment without
messing her pants.
Little Miss Vegan College Coed didn't know that her diet was composed of 80%
carbohydrates or that it was killing
her. She was deficient in cholesterol, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Now she had developed
an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. Yikes! Her 98-pound skinny frame was
in severe catabolism. Every joint was sore. She was depressed and tired. Her sex
drive was zero, and she didn't care about meeting any of the men on campus.
"Maybe I am a lesbian," she thought. Her inflammatory bowel disease
had begun to control her relationships with people and interfere with her
education. She continued with her thinking, "I feel dirty inside and an
intimate relationship is a big turnoff."
Feeling she was dirty inside was the
first and only thought about her health and nutrition that Little Miss Vegan
College Coed had gotten right. Yes, she was dirty inside. Her high-carbohydrate
diet had turned her colon into a fermentation system and a smelly sewage
treatment process. The explosion of pathogenic (disease causing) yeast, fungi,
bacteria, and parasites had given her "leaky gut syndrome" that leads
to autoimmune diseases. Her vegan diet was destroying her health and happiness.
She loves lettuce and raw spinach salads, not realizing they are almost
impossible to clean. Insects and birds deposit their feces on the vegetables while they are
still in the field. E-coli and other bacteria become trapped within the cell
structure of the vegetable as it grows. She insists on organic food, not
realizing that the restriction of insecticides during the growing season makes
the food more contaminated. This is the reason that salad bars are the most
common cause of food poisoning.
She found this website while surfing
the Internet. Amused, she continued reading the recommendations that she should deliberately
eat high-cholesterol foods, saturated fat, and meat. "No way," she
thought. "I am not going to eat the leg of a chicken including the greasy
skin. A chicken has a face and a mother. They are also kept in little pens."
"All her professors, doctors, and
the nutritional authorities from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and
Australia could not be wrong," she thought. "Why am I reading this stuff?" she
asked herself, knowing she should have called her poor mother who has diarrhea as
well. "That's it," she said as the light in her head went off. "I
have inherited my health problems from my mother. It's in my genes. I know my
diet is perfect," she said to herself. She quickly clicked the little "X" in the top right corner of the web
page, blurted a few insulting curse words out loud, and left for her meeting with
the vegan
support group. Her tummy was
rumbling and gurgling as she walked to the meeting building on campus. "Oh, oh, I better locate the bathroom before going
into the meeting," she reasoned.
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eternally grateful for all of the works that you have published regarding human health and pregnancy. God guided me to you and to one of the best decisions of my life.
About a year after my husband
and I had been married, we made the decision to be free of birth control methods and allow our plans to have children to take its course. Unfortunately, after 2 years of no luck with conception, we both became discouraged. Not realizing the barrier I was creating for myself (at that time), I had been a vegetarian for the prior 18 years. I spent nearly a year reading, researching and praying for all that we could do to assist our attempts at pregnancy. During this time of intense study, I stumbled upon your website and numerous articles related to human health, food choices and
fertility. At that time, I had the free use of office equipment and I printed page after page of your reports, organized them all by subject matter and read them each twice. I prayed over what God was trying to tell me: "I know that you have been a vegetarian for many years and you have felt that was the right lifestyle for you, but that lifestyle choice may be the very thing that is keeping your body in hibernation as far as fertility is concerned." I finally listened to my Heart on the matter and let my husband know of my decision.
Within 6 months of my husband and I bringing meat and full fat dairy foods back into our home and back into our daily meals, we were Blessed with Conception! I continued your recommended diet plan (for
pregnancy and conception) throughout the pregnancy, didn't gain too much baby weight and was back to my pre-pregnancy weight within the first month.
Since our baby girl's birth I have nursed her only; she never consumed
commercial baby formula and now in her nearly 12th month she is making her conversion to whole cow's milk, both fresh and powdered. When we began introducing table foods (at about 6 months) she was offered only
high-protein foods (eggs, meats), vegetables, few carbohydrate foods and yogurt. I have prepared nearly all of her foods at home with a mini food processor and she basically eats what we eat, just chopped or pureed as necessary.
Rachel is a picture of health and has never been treated by a doctor for illness. She has never experienced the frequent ear aches, fevers, sore throats, colds, etc. shared by so many children that I hear about. She has been saying words for several months, sings/dances, "reads" books, has been walking since her 10th month and tries to lift every (heavy) thing she finds interesting! One of her Grandmothers calls her "little BamBam" sometimes because she is so strong!
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We are so proud! and we are so thankful to you for helping us see the error in some of our ways, I am especially thankful to have been "redirected" about how vegetarianism was no longer the way for me or my family."
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The following post on a vegan
support group illustrates the extent to which vegans have brainwashed each other.
This can be classed as mental illness completely devoid of nutritional science.
In the Bible Book of Genesis,
Chapter 3, we read that Satan first temped the woman, Eve, to eat forbidden food
from the tree in the middle of the Garden. She ate from the forbidden tree and
lulled her husband, Adam, into believing Satan, disbelieving God and dragging
all humanity into sin. Adam and Eve were both punished for their gullibility and
disobedience. They were thrown out of the Garden of Eden. God posted a guard at
the entrance to prevent their return. They were spiritually separated from God.
Adam was forced to strive for a living by the sweat of his brow. Eve could not
be trusted as a leader because she was easily deceived. Therefore, the man was
placed as head over the woman. She was cursed with pain during childbirth.
Satan is still working through the woman to destroy the family.
Satan is still deceiving women about food and diet just as he did with Eve in
the Garden of Eden. The wife has a lead role in the preparation of the meals for
the family and in making major decisions about diet. Satan continues to lie to
the woman with false information about food, diet and health.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that saturated fats are
unhealthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that red meat is
unhealthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that cholesterol is
unhealthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that the family should
eat lots of fruit.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that the family should
eat lots of whole grains.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that a high-carbohydrate
diet is healthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that a low-fat diet is
healthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that cows' milk is
healthy.
Women typically believe Satan's lie that cheese made from
cows' milk is unhealthy.
Dietary Cholesterol is
an Essential, Healthy Nutrient
Decades ago the medical
establishment in the United States observed cholesterol at the site of
atherosclerotic heart artery disease. They came to the impromptu decision that
cholesterol causes coronary artery disease (CAD) with the buildup of
atherosclerotic plaque between the inside lining of the artery, called the
endothelial lining, and the smooth muscle layer. This conclusion was absolutely
wrong, but the foundation was laid that cannot be removed. The American Heart
Association (AHA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
simply do not have the will to admit they have been wrong for decades. They will
most likely continue with the faulty dogma that "cholesterol causes heart
disease" for centuries to come. Researchers who speak contrary to the dogma are
simply ignored at best or punished by the withdrawal of research funding.
Cholesterol at the site of coronary
atherosclerotic plaque is simply the result of a healing mechanism.
Cholesterol is sent to the site to patch the damage. Cholesterol in
atherosclerotic plaque is much like a scab on a cut. The scab did not cause
the cut. The body produced the scab in order to protect the damaged area.
Coronary arterial atherosclerosis is
caused by high blood glucose, high blood insulin, and omega-6 fatty acids from
vegetable sources. All of these disease-causing elements are the result of a
high-carbohydrate diet, not cholesterol, saturated fatty acids, or eating red
meat.
A deficiency of cholesterol in the
body and diet has been found to cause deformation of the eyes in babies and
growing children. The low-cholesterol diet of a pregnant woman and in the diet
of her children has been linked to the need for vision correcting glasses as the
children age. The low-cholesterol diet damages the eyes in babies and children.
A deficiency of cholesterol in the
body and diet has been found to cause malformation of the myelin sheath of the
nerves, central nervous system and brain. This could be a contributing factor in multiple
sclerosis, an autoimmune disease of the myelin sheath.
A deficiency of cholesterol in
the body and diet can be the primary factor in the improper digestion of
dietary fats. The liver utilizes cholesterol to produce bile acid which flows to
the gallbladder for storage. When fat is eaten the bile acid is discharged to
promote easier digestion. Much of the bile acid is recycled back to the
gallbladder for reuse because the liver manufactures only a small quantity
compared to the daily demand. A low-fat diet causes bile acids to stagnate in
the gallbladder, resulting in the accumulation of gallstones.
Improving Good
Cholesterol on the Low-Carbohydrate Diet
Many question the cancer risk from eating lots of
red meat and saturated fats, and we are constantly being warned to avoid the "artery-clogging saturated fat." These scare tactics are not confirmed in the study of ancient cultures
or more recent studies. It just isn't so. The body grows, heals and functions by utilizing the proteins (amino acids) and fats (fatty acids) in the diet. Both are essential for life, and deficiencies lead to a myriad of diseases which appear to have no cause. The trend away from the consumption of protein and fat is making all who listen a statistic in record-setting illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. The current medical community has begun to blame everything on "genetics" and wring their hands because "the message just isn't getting through." Unfortunately, the low-fat, no-red
meat message is getting through. People are eating the
USDA
Food Guide Pyramid diet, and their bodies are struggling to rid themselves of the excess glucose from carbohydrates while fighting desperately with shortages of essential amino acids and fatty acids. Vegetarians develop high cholesterol and can't correct it. They blame it on heredity because they don't understand body chemistry. Don't believe the advice given on Dr. Andrew Weil's web site above
(www.drweil.com) because bad cholesterol readings are caused by high-carbohydrate diets and not by animal products. Dr. Weil's diet recommendations should never be followed because they closely parallel the unhealthy
USDA
Food Guide Pyramid and also discourage eating healthy meat and natural animal fats. Get the truth
at the website below from ex-vegetarians who returned to eating meat and animal fat in order to recover from their health problems caused by their failed vegetarian diet.
The major responsibility for our
diet recommendation rests on the shoulders of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
The USDA has published the official diet in the form of an icon called the USDA
Food Guide Pyramid. The USFDA has published the official USFDA
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for carbohydrate, protein and fat.
However, therein lies a big flaw. Neither the Food Guide Pyramid nor the RDA is
based on scientific facts. If you follow the Food Guide Pyramid as your daily
nutritional guide, you will encounter many related degenerative diseases like
diabetes, heart disease, cancer, bowel disease, autoimmune diseases, and many
more. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid and FDA Recommended Daily Allowance are solely
responsible for the current high incidence of adult onset Type II diabetes which
has tripled in the last 30 years. Type II diabetes is becoming common among
teenagers, who were once thought to be excluded from this "age related"
disease.
The bad press reports about ketones in the blood on a low-carbohydrate diet are distorted lies. According to Dr. Atkins, "Ketosis is really a shortening of the term
lipolysis/ketosis. Lipolysis simply means that you're burning your fat stores and using them as the source of fuel they were meant to be. The by-products of burning fat are
ketones, so ketosis is a secondary process of lipolysis. When your body releases ketones in your urine, it is chemical proof that you’re consuming your own stored fat. And the more ketones you release, the more fat you have dissolved." Tests have proven that normal ketosis is healthy and is not ketoacidosis as experienced by diabetics.
The graph below shows my reversal of high cholesterol measurements as a result of the low-carbohydrate diet described above. The total cholesterol remained steady at about 206, which is considered good in a desirable range of 180 to 200. The best result was the huge drop in the bad Triglycerides (TG) from 214 to 120 to 92 and the very good rise in the good HDL cholesterol from 35 to 51 to 55. HDL is very difficult to raise on any other diet.
The heart disease risk is measured by the ratio TG/HDL. My ratio was bad at 6.1 for ten years preceding the start of the Atkins' diet in June 1999. The ratio dropped to a respectable 2.4 during the first four months and is presently at a very good ratio of 1.7. The most desirable ratio is 1.0 or less, but are cholesterol readings really all that important? Some facts suggest
otherwise.
Total Cholesterol, CT = HDL + LDL + VLDL
VLDL = Triglycerides (TG) / 5
LDL = CT - HDL - VLDL
Total cholesterol, CT, is best between 180 and 200.
Increase the 200 number limit when HDL is above 50.
Example: When HDL = 60 the best cholesterol range is 180 to 210.
CT / HDL > 3.0 and < 5.0 Above 5.0 increase coronary risk factor.
HDL > 40 for men. Less than 40 increases coronary risk and above 60 gives protection.
HDL > 50 for women. Less then 50 increases coronary risk and above 60 gives protection.
LDL < 160 Above increases risk.
TG < 150 Above increases risk.
LDL / HDL < 3.0 Above 3.0 increases coronary risk factor.
Readings near 1.0 or less is best.
TG / HDL < 3.0 Above 3.0 increases coronary risk factor.
Readings near 1.0 or less is best.
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"A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, according to a study involving thousands of US women."
"He said that women trying to
conceive should think about their diet: "They should consider changing
low-fat dairy foods for high-fat dairy foods; for instance, by swapping skimmed
milk for whole milk and eating ice cream, not low fat yoghurt.""
This report is a perfect example of
a good study that is summarized by faulty dietary advise. It is true that the
low-fat diet causes infertility. This occurs because carbohydrates are
substituted for fat in the diet. The study fails to make the carbohydrate
connection. The women with infertility problems were on a high-carbohydrate
diet. Recommending that women drink milk with a high level of lactose (milk
sugar) and eat ice cream with a high level of sucrose is wrong. Women should
be advised to eat a high-fat meat diet because it does not contain any
carbohydrates. The diet presented here will correct hormone disruptions that are
caused by the low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.
"The binge-eating disorder bulimia may, in some cases, be linked to a sex hormone imbalance, research suggests."
In this report the doctor
incorrectly suggests that the bulimia binge-eating disorder is cause by a
hormone imbalance. This mistake was made because most doctors do not understand
the close connection between diet and the balance of the sex hormones. The
female subjects had a higher than normal level of testosterone that revealed
itself in blood tests and male-like symptoms of facial hair growth. The true
cause of bulimia is a high-carbohydrate, low-cholesterol, low-fat diet that
causes hyper insulin resistance and a condition called Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). The women have an imbalance of sex hormones because of
the low-cholesterol diet. They are bulimic because it is an easy way for them to
keep from gaining weight on the high-carbohydrate diet. The purging makes the
hormone imbalance worse because cholesterol is purged along with the food that
was eaten. Giving the women hormone therapy will not correct any of the
problems. The cure is only possible by eating the diet presented here.
"An obesity pill which can help women drop two dress sizes in a year has been hailed by scientists after stunning test results."
"A course of one a day could have a dramatic effect on quality of life and cut the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Many slimmers find that, after weeks of successfully losing weight, their metabolism slows down and they hit a plateau. With the pounds slower to come off, many lose their resolve and end up piling weight back on."
"Excalia gets round this by tricking the hypothalamus - the brain's weight and appetite thermostat - into keeping the metabolism running fast."
Don't expect this new drug to
perform as claimed in the news report. Oh, yes, the patient may indeed lose
weight as claimed, but increasing the metabolism will increase blood glucose
and blood insulin levels. These changes promote heart disease, diabetes, and
cancer. The news reporters make the mistake of assuming a reduction in weight
equates to a reduction in the risks for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
The drug will most likely cause an increase in insulin resistance that is a
dangerous signal of impending incidences of heart disease, diabetes, and
cancer. A high metabolism is unhealthy. A low metabolism and ideal weight lead to the most healthy state, and that can only be achieved on a
low-carbohydrate diet.
The big study above costing millions of
dollars was a slam against the low-fat diet, but read the report with
caution. Some of the statements made about Dr. Robert C. Atkins are blatant
lies. The article states, "Robert Atkins, keeled over weighing 258
lbs." These statements are lies. Dr. Robert C. Atkins was still caring for
patients in his medical practice when he suffered a fatal head injury in an
accidental fall on an icy sidewalk as he walked to work at age 72. He was
healthy and trim at about 195 lbs. at the time of the accident. He never
regained consciousness and suffered kidney failure before his death, resulting in
an excessive accumulation of body fluids. These lies are typical of those
propagated by supporters of the low-fat diet dogma.
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