This book presents an anthology of nutrition articles containing advice, information, and tips for achieving optimal health. Examples of topics covered include the role of type 2 diabetes in heart disease; omega-3s and fish oil supplements; nutrition for the skin; how antioxidants in common foods protect against free radicals; testing for low thyroid; how atherosclerosis damages coronary arteries; and the benefits of various foods in diets.
This book presents an anthology of nutrition articles containing advice, information, and tips for achieving optimal health.
i Prologue
1. What are Omega-3 fatty acids (FA) and what do they do for you?
2. I dont use OTC antibacterial mouthwash so I wont run out of gas.
3. Fish to eat, fish best to avoid. Part I. Seafood
4. The Three FatesHow to avoid shortening your lifespan
5. COVID-19. Selenium to the rescue
6. Fish to eat fish to avoid. Part II. Freshwater fish
7. Omega-nothing, the diet of our hunter/scroungers paleolithic ancestors
8. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
9. Which is best, fresh fish or oil capsules?
10. Polyphenols. Tuttifruiti. Part IAnti-inflammatory antioxidants to
prevent heart
disease and to slow aging
11. ORACJust how antioxidant are your antioxidants?
12. Type 2 diabetes and continuous blood sugar monitoring (CGM)with a
caution on
low blood sugar
13. The Inuit ParadoxIts all about antioxidants
14. Why I dont barbeque. I hear that it AGEs you rapidly
15. Polyphenols III. Tea(s)
16. The heart-owners manual. I. Preventing heart failure with Omega 3s
17. KIMSHIfermented vegetables for gut health
18. Flax, the other omega-3 (ALA), enhances omega-3s in certain brands of
eggs.
19. Macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma, common in the US
population, can be
treated or even prevented with Omega-3 fatty acids.
20. Whats your chance of a heart attack? Ask your red blood cells
21. Inflammation. Part I. In case of fire, dial O M E G A 3 F A
22. Q. Why dont we live as long as people in, lets say, Spain or Japan?
A. They eat more fish.
23. Mitochondria, your engine. I. Care and maintenance with Omega-3s
24. Lycopene from tomatoes good for the heart good for the prostate
25. How to keep your skin (and you) young with nutrition
26. Will a drink a day keep the doctor at bay?
27. !Antioxidant beverages to your health. I. Tea
28. Why I consume only whole milk yogurt, and only from sheep
29. Veggie-based Omega-3s from lentils. You can have them and your birthright
too
30. When too much of a good thing.
31. Atherosclerosis (blood vessel rigidity).
1. Omega-3, the quicker
picker-upper
32. Staminators: Whats good for the goose is not necessarily good for the
gander
33. Omega-3 and the homocysteine (non)controversy. Beware of vitamin B6, B12
and
folate deficiency
34. Type 2 Diabetes III. It is actually an inflammatory disease. Omega-3s
are anti-inflammatory
35. How I resolved my sleep apnea for $9.46
36. The heart owners manual. II. Lubricating your heart valves with
omega-fatty acids
37. Salmon is a good and safe source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
38. Could be your thyroid. Part
1. Iodine deficiency and the Barnes
Self-Test
39. Nitrates enhance cardiovascular health and mens sexual function
40. Polyphenols. Tuttifruiti. Part II
41. The canary in the coalmineFoodforlife = foodforfun
42. You talkin to me?
43. CAVEAT: Health authorities caution people with AFib to sStick to lower
Omega-3s
Intake
44. Waiter, could you please bring me some butter?
45. Q. Why do I drink limeade almost every day?
A. To Protect my kidneys
46. How come we multiply by dividing?
47. Tofu if fish is not your thing
48. The secret to very, very long life, beni imo, purple sweet potato (or
Hawaiian sweet
potato)
49. Feeling blue? RX: fish oil.
50. Sushi
51. The jaw bones connected to the heart bone.
52. Zucchini is chock full of all kinds of health goodiesnot the least,
Omega-3s
53. If you want smart and happy kids, feed them fish
54. Chili for osteoarthritis.
55. Want to avoid Type 2 diabetes? An Omega-3s and a high fiber diet is your
best bet
56. Are you old enough to remember what was the most popular jingle on TV in
the
Old days?
57. Cranberries, a powerful antioxidant
58. Part
2. Chili for osteoarthritis. But why do they call it chili when it
is so hot?
59. Omega-3s enhance GLP-1
60. You can stop aggloberating your arteries with omega-3s
61. Olives and those Omega-6s
62. A handful of pumpkin seeds can ease constipationproviding other health
benefits
as well
63. Tunaget smart and put out the fire
64. Sardines. One of the best sources of all sorts of the most valuable
health goodies
65. Green tea
Robert Fried, PhD, is a cardiovascular physiologist and NY State Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He is Emeritus Professor, doctoral faculty in Behavioral Neurosciences, City University of New York (CUNY). Formerly Director, Rehabilitation Research Institute (RRI), ICDInternational Center for the Disabled, New York, NY. He published more than a dozen academic and trade books on cardiovascular health, nutrition, and human sexuality, and more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific journal publications. He also holds several US Patents in biomedical instrumentation and he is listed in the year 2000 (Century) Marquis Whos Who. Dr. Fried served with the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG), Seoul Korea, 1954-1956.
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