You have got to be kidding me! There is a new report released out of Great Britain. Doctors there claim that the extra daily fat from eating a Quarter Pounder with cheese can be off set by taking a statin drug. I must say that I am amazed that medical doctors are making this recommendation. It is as if people are going to eat the hamburger anyway, so lets through in some drugs to counter act. I feel it would be better to teach people how to choose a healthier meal instead of adding pills. The report equates statin drugs to wearing a seatbelt while driving a car, but a seatbelt does not have side-effects because your wearing it while driving. A statin drug, on the other hand, can cause liver damage, muscle pain, muscle weakness, and memory loss.
We have become a society that runs to the pill box to fix everything. There is a time and place to use drugs like statins, but to say that we should offer them with a Happy Meal is out right ridiculous. Taking a balanced approach to food and general nutrition can have a greater impact on your overall health and happiness rather than be weighed down by popping pills with every Happy Meal.
Please understand that I am not recommending anyone stop taking medications a doctor has prescribed, however taking a statin as a daily vitamin has to be one of the craziest recommendations I’ve ever heard.
(The Picture above is a Happy Meal that was left sitting on display for 1 Year. It looks like it just came out from under the heat lamp. How can bread not mold?)
I have been drinking Shakeology® since June 2009 and I have to say I really love it. I have been getting the chocolate flavor each month and it I am hooked on this Shakeology. I am sure that many of you have never heard of Shakeology or those who have heard of it or you might be skeptical of this “Healthiest meal of the Day!”
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In an independent 90-day study, participants replaced one meal a day with Shakeology® and exercised regularly.
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Here’s what the doctor who ran the study observed about the participants:* Continue Reading
I get asked how to over come plateaus and it always comes back to the basics of weight loss. So many of my people that I help have to increase the calories that they consume before their weight loss starts again. Here is a video from Steve Edwards that explains all the basics that you need for weight loss.
When was the last time you read the ingredients of the food you have in your kitchen? When I began learning about nutrition, I focused on the Nutrition Facts and namely, the calories. While Nutrition Facts and calories are important, the ingredients used to produce the food is even more important. When reading a food label, one should beware of Continue Reading
I was always told as a child to clean my plate and I could then have my dessert. As I grew up I held to that thought of cleaning my plate but the plates have gotten bigger. This got me to thinking about “Portion Control.” I have heard this phrase used in some diets but what does it mean? Is a portion the same for everyone? Continue Reading
extra daily fat from eating a Quarter Pounder with cheese can be off set by taking a statin drug. I must say that I am amazed that medical doctors are making this recommendation. It is as if people are going to eat the hamburger anyway, so lets through in some drugs to counter act. I feel it would be better to teach people how to choose a healthier meal instead of adding pills. The report equates statin drugs to wearing a seatbelt while driving a car, but a seatbelt does not have side-effects because your wearing it while driving. A statin drug, on the other hand, can cause liver damage, muscle pain, muscle weakness, and memory loss.
