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"Total Points: First add up all the points you assigned to the various questions. If your point total falls below 30, your level of health may be easily compromised, and you should immediately start improving your situation by following the guidelines presented in this chapter. If your point total is between 30 and 50 points, you are healthier than most people, but there is room for improvement because you remain subject to fluctuations in your energy levels and overall health. If your point total is above 50 points, congratulations!" - Shari Lieberman, Alan Xenakis, Mineral Miracle: Stopping Cartilage Loss & Inflammation Naturally (Get the book.)

"Before you take the results of such studies to heart, understand four important points: (1) The type of estrogen used in most of these studies was horse estrogen. (2) The hormones were given by mouth, not via the skin (transdermally). (3) The progesterone used was a synthetic form, usually medroxyprogesterone, which is not the same as a woman's own natural progesterone. (4) The timing for hormone support is important—it must be given before diseases such as heart disease and detrimental brain effects occur. Let me address these points and then take a look at the studies. First, guess what?" - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"LOH-seye, LOH-keye) In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. lowest common denominator The smallest number that can be divided evenly into two other numbers (see common denominator)." - E. D. Hirsch, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (Get the book.)

"On the "Children's Depression Rating," patients with Prozac and cognitive therapy improved by an average of 23 points; those on placebos improved by 19 points. One more point: TADS reported suicidal thoughts in 7% who took Prozac compared with 4% in the placebo group. The authors concluded (perhaps a bit defensively) that: "despite calls to restrict access to medications, medical management of [major depression] with Prozac, including careful monitoring for adverse events, should be made widely available, not discouraged." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"According to yogic philosophy, eighty-four of these reflex points are located in the upper palate of the mouth alone. The chanting of primal sounds is believed to stimulate the reflex points in the mouth, and to change subtly the vibration of the energy meridian upon which the reflex points lie. The tongue, in particular, directly strikes many of these reflex points during naad yoga. The striking of these points by the tongue has been likened to striking a computer keyboard with the fingers, in that the mere act of striking is very simple, but the results can be far-reaching." - Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., Brain Longevity: The Breakthrough Medical Program that Improves Your Mind and Memory (Get the book.)

"In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. lowest common denominator The smallest number that can be divided evenly into two other numbers (see common denominator)." - James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.) "In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. lowest common denominator The smallest number that can be divided evenly into two other numbers (see common denominator)." - E. D. Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.)

"Adding the requirement for multiple tender points magnifies the gender disparity and makes FM a major issue in women's health. For example, FM rates in the city of London, Ontario, were 4.9 percent of all women compared to 1.6 percent of all men. The epidemiologists doing this work extended their study to include Amish people living in rural Ontario. Why? The researchers wanted to see whether a tendency to file lawsuits played a role in FM, since they were concerned that the prospect of large financial rewards might coax patients into claiming severe, widespread pain where lesser pain existed." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.) "So I often use patient stories to make points in the book. Rest assured that I have changed all patient names to ensure confidentiality. PART ONE SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, SYNDROMES, AND ILLNESS The Path to Understanding Why You Feel Sick You, Your Symptoms, and Your Doctor C arah Jones, a thirty-four-year-old married lawyer with no chil-k./ dren and a busy professional and social life, visited my office complaining of progressive fatigue. Her lack of energy had become so severe that she was forced to cut way back on her activities. Yet, because she'd always seemed so full of nervous energy, Mrs." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.) "Karen Raphael, she rectified this problem by assessing people for tender points too. She found the same result: family members of patients with FM had an increased risk for having both FM and depression and not necessarily at the same time. As in the family study conducted without a tender point exam, the increased risk was about 20 percent. Obviously this is a lot less than half, so we can deduce that genetics are not the whole explanation. But the studies do add up to mean that inheritance is one factor in producing medically unexplained fatigue and pain." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Other symptoms include six or more typical, reproducible tender points in the body; joint swelling; generalized stiffness or aches of at least three anatomical sites for at least three months; sleep disturbances; generalized fatigue; numbness or tingling; irritable bowel syndrome; chronic headaches; and neurological and psychological complaints. While the severity of symptoms fluctuates from person to person, fibromyalgia may resemble a post-viral state." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Just keep the following points in mind. þMeals consist mainly of plant foods with small amounts of fish and poultry and only occasionally red meat. þVitamin-packed vegetables often used in Chinese dishes include bok choy, kale, Swiss chard, sweet potatoes, bean sprouts, spinach, and eggplant. þFresh fruit is considered a treat or dessert in Chinese and other Asian cuisines. So skip that slice of cheesecake, and instead enjoy fresh slices of mango drizzled with honey and lime juice. Green tea (black tea, too) is a mainstay beverage. Try replacing a few cups of coffee with tea." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Choosing foods at least 12 points lower on the index reduced triglycerides by approximately 9 percent in 10 out of 11 studies.) Instead of processed ce rbohydrates, choose whole grain foods such as brown rice, whole grain cereals, and whole grain pasta. Seek omega-3 fatty acids from fish. Start by eating fish a couple times a week. This may help lower triglycerides, especially if fish replaces other foods containing saturated a ad trans fats. Add omega-3 fatty acids from plant foods, too. Switch to canola oil in your cooking." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"It won't be too involved, and after every difficult section, I will summarize what you just read and tell you the key points you need to remember. We're also going to learn how healing energy frequencies are transferred from the products you ingest into every single cell of your body, with profound implications for your overall health. With that said, let's begin. The Nature of Energy All of the energy that we normally think of is charactetized by both particle and wavelike properties." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Let's explore these three points in a little more detail. 1. Exposure to Toxins and Other Outside Influences Some factors are known beyond a shadow of doubt; others are more hypothetical (but with strong circumstantial support). • Exposure to radiation is an absolute known cause of cancer. • Exposure to radon gas seeping up from the ground and into our houses is also a known cause.' • Living in cities with polluted air like Los Angeles and Houston dramatically increase your chances of getting cancer." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "So let's take on these points one at a time. 1. Why medical treatments for cancer have had such dismal results This is real obvious. Medical treatments are based entirely on eliminating the symptoms (or manifestation) of the cancer in your body. They do nothing to eliminate the causes of cancer—to remove those things that stimulate it's growth in the body. Think about this for a moment. Does surgery or radiation treatment or chemotherapy do one single thing for any of the causes that we have discussed in the previous sections? And the answer, of course, is zero, zilch, nada, nothing." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The eight sides represent the four directions and the points between. Every beam and joist corresponds to an element in the great hogan of the all-embracing earth and sky. And since the soul of man itself is regarded as identical in form with the universe, the mud hut is a representation of the basic harmony of man and world, and a reminder of the hidden life-way of perfection. But there is another way—in diametric opposition to that of social duty and the popular cult. From the standpoint of the way of duty, anyone in exile from the community is a nothing." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.) "As Dr. Jung points out (Psychology and Religion, par. 89), the theory of the archetypes is by no means his own invention. Compare Nietzsche: "In our sleep and in our dreams we pass through the whole thought of earlier humanity. I mean, in the same way that man reasons in his dreams, he reasoned when in the waking state many thousands of years. . . . The dream carries us back into earlier states of human culture, and affords us a means of understanding it better" (Friedrich Nietzsche, Human all too Human, Vol. I, 13; cited by Jung, Psychology and Religion, par. 89, n. 17)." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.) "The way was across a plain of ill luck: on the hither half of it the feet of men would stick fast; on the farther half the grass would rise and hold them fast on the points of its blades. But a fair youth appeared who presented to Cuchulainn a wheel and an apple. Across the first part of the plain the wheel would roll just ahead, and across the second the apple. Cuchulainn had only to keep to their thin guiding line, without a step to either side, and he would come across to the narrow and dangerous glen beyond." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"It's a path that points toward more plant foods and away from processed foods; a path that seeks balance within broad dietary patterns instead of focusing on one or two particular miracle foods or ingredients. It's a path that leads us beyond "low-fat" or !"low-carb." It's about making smart choices most of the time. It's about slowing down to enjoy each meal as a celebration; it's about savoring each bite. When we nourish our bodies with the best foods that nature has to offer, our bodies spontaneously respond in kind." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"To think of some of the most delicious components of *Geoffrey Cannon points out that nutrition labels, which have become the single most ubiquitous medium of chemical information in our lives, "are advertisements for the chemical principle of nutrition." food as toxins, as nutritionism has taught us to do in the case of fat, does little for our happiness as eaters. Americans have embraced a "nutritional philosophy," to borrow Jane Brody's words, that, regardless of whether that philosophy does anything for our health, surely takes much of the pleasure out of eating." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"This suggests that TT12 and TT19 function at different points in the proanthocyanidin pathway. Because TT12 is classified as a MATE-type transporter, tagging of substrates with GST or GST-glutathione should not be required for their transport via TT12 (Debeaujon et al., 2001). Therefore, it is likely that knocking out TT19 would not completely prevent the uptake of the precursors into the membrane compartments. This idea was supported by the finding of a precursor-vanillin reaction at the maturation stage of the ttl9 seed (ca." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"It is a moment when orthodox theologians could debate the most arcane points of Christology while invoking oracular signs, Sybilline prophecies, Delphic oracles . . . and Dame Fortune." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.) "The skin itself is part of this system, as are the mucous membranes, the antibacterial enzymes in saliva and tears, and the acids of the digestive system that make it difficult for bacteria to adhere to various points in the gastrointestinal tract. The body's "defense-in-depth"—the first responders to pathogenic invasion that are charged with keeping the invaders contained while alerting more mobile and powerful forces to come and destroy them—is a thing of almost Rube Goldberg-like complexity." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.) "But on the same day in some cases, the next day in others, and in the rest not many days later, a bubonic swelling developed, and this took place not only in the groin, but also inside the armpits, and in some cases also beside the ears, and ar different points on the thighs. . . . There ensued with some a deep coma, with others a violent delirium . . . who suffered from insomnia and were victims of a distorred imaginarion. . . ." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"A few other points: þFollow the appropriate recipe version for your phase. þDress salads with extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice, or use one of the dressings in the Recipe section. Dress vegetables as well with extra-virgin olive oil. þIf possible, use omega-3 e99J' in omelets and other dishes. þAfter the first two weeks, if you wish you can add back tomatoes and avocados, as well as one or two daily servings of fresh or frozen berries or fruits that are not "Killer Fruits" (page 6y)." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "LDL dropped 100 points, and his HDL climbed. His insulin and fasting glucose levels also dropped significantly. When I asked him how he was doing, his reply was typical: "feeling well never tasted so good!" At six weeks, Beverly's weight was down 10 pounds and her Lp(a) had already dropped in half. Eight months into Diet Evolution, Chip is now off all his medications and 45 pounds lighter. His triglycerides are now 40 and his HDL is higher than his LDL. Beverly is down 2? pounds. One of my colleagues stopped me in the hall recently and asked if I had seen her. "She's a real fox!" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "As just one example, my LDL ("bad" cholesterol) dropped more than 100 points while my HDL ("good" cholesterol) increased 150 percent. All without drugs. My blood pressure, which was once 145/95, is now 90/50. As my program progressed, the numerous so-called benign skin tags I had had for years fell off. My migraine headaches vanished. I could go on and on about the benefits. What happened next is still a blur. I resigned my position at Loma Linda University and moved to Palm Springs to establish The International Heart and Lung Institute, and within it, The Center for Restorative Medicine." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"The best they could manage was 24 percent in the first year, but by the end of the study they'd drifted back to 29 percent, only a few percentage points lower than the control group's fat intake. Which was itself drifting downward as the women allowed to eat as much fat as they wanted presumably read the newspapers and the food product labels and absorbed the culture's enthusiasm for all things low fat. (This corruption of a control group by popular dietary advice is called the treatment effect." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

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