Which is better for the heart (rthym et al.)?
Flax Seed oil with 700 mg alpha-linolenic acid / 1000 mg pill or
Fish oil or Salmon oil (hard to find)?

Has anyone, successfully,  used Dr. Dean Ornish's program to reverse
cradiovascular disease?
I have his book but it's copyright date is 1990 and some of his
assertions seem to be out-of-date. Are there any newer\better books

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/3/1/24http://www.nutritionandmetab
olism.com/content/3/1/24
"Abstract
Because of its effect on insulin, carbohydrate restriction is one of the

i have been trying out a new blood pressure monitor that i bought at
the chemist. tried it on my husband to find that his blood pressure is
normal but his pulse is 50. I have tried it several times now and in
the mornings at rest is pulse is 45. the highest i have seen it go is

Can I do the same thing by simply looking at the second hand of a cheap
watch, and timing my breath to under 10 per minute?

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky

"Compared with the carbohydrate diet, estimated 10-year coronary heart
disease risk was lower and similar on the protein and unsaturated fat
diets."

"Praying is like a rocking chair-- it'll give you something to do, but
it won't get you anywhere."
---Gypsy Rose Lee

Our resident loon Andy almost certainly in the running for a Kook of
the Year nomination! Keep up the bad work, Chunk!
AUK awards for July/August 2006:
LOONEY MAROON AWARD (his 2nd)

"Faith is to the human what sand is to the ostrich." --- Holy Spirit

  I wish to (re)introduce a new sideshow for everyone. His name is
"Dr." Ernie Primeau, inventor of the so-called Hair Loss Solution, and
reputed child molester and scam artist.
  I wish to renew my nomination of Ernie for the VICTOR VON

"The essence of Christianity is told to us in the Garden of Eden
history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the Tree of Knowledge. The
subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find
out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had

A family member who is relatively thin (5' 3'' and weighs < 120lb)
needs some help w/ trimming fat from the abdominal area.
She is able to walk a bit, but not long distances due to knee pains.
She also has some upper/middle back so can't really do crutches.

I am 64 and just got hit with my second bout of PSVT.  It is
terrifying.  Five years ago I got my FIRST episode of PSVT and it was
terrifying.  It started while I was napping peacefully, and I endured
several episodes over the next few weeks until I finally called 911 and

Breaking news on COX-2 inhibitor safety-- not all drugs in the class
adverse:
JAMA put out a rare priority early release this afternoon on new
studies of COX-2 inhibitor drug safety suggesting Vioxx seems more