The Daily Diet – Friday, September 10, 2010

Breakfast (5:30 a.m.):
147  Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus Multibran Cereal (from Publix)
99  Almonds (11)
10  Almond Breeze Almond Milk (unsweetened, vanilla)
16  Tablespoon of raisins

Leaving for work (7:10):
0  Herbal tea with 1/2 tsp Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
0  Water

Snack (9:00):
0  Water
10  2 stalks of celery
95  1 tbsp almond butter

Lunch (12:30):
200  Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
0  Water

Snack (3:45):
0  Water
90 Red Delicious Apple

Supper (6:00)
~450 Chili, made with extra lean ground chuck, Mexican chili beans, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce
~180 Tossed salad: Romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp Newman’s Own Oil & Vinegar dressing
0  Water with lemon

Calories for the day:  ~1297

Tags: Osteoporosis diet; The Daily Diet

Here’s an interesting article about Prolia, still another pharmaceutical drug that is touted to build bone density, but once again with horrific side effects to be considered.

http://saveourbones.com/prolia-denosumab-review/

Vivian Goldschmidt of Save Our Bones states:

The most common side effects of Prolia are back pain, arm and leg aches, elevated cholesterol, general musculoskeletal pain, bladder infection, and pancreatitis.⁵

And as disclosed on the Prolia website (http://www.prolia.com), it can cause serious side effects because it “is a medicine that may affect your immune system” (remember the cytokines?).

These are the main side effects listed by Amgen:

• Low calcium levels
• Serious skin, lower abdomen, bladder, or ear infections
• Dermatitis, rash, or eczema
• Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis) caused by an infection
• Severe jaw bone problems such as osteonecrosis of the jaw.

And for dessert, Amgen serves up a cautionary statement: that “it is not known if the use of Prolia over a long period of time may cause slow healing of broken bones or unusual fractures.”

The only side effect of the alkaline diet and exercise is…good health!

Hello, OsteoDiet readers!  It’s been several weeks since I’ve had time to write.  Between the birth of three grandchildren this summer and the start of school in August, my schedule has been booked to the limit.  Nonetheless, I’ve had some new developments in the area of health.

1) Iodine Load Test. I took the Iodine Load Test and found that only 69% of the iodine load was excreted.  So, over the summer I took a daily dose of Lugol’s solution (Iodine-Iodide solution) by staining the inside of my left forearm with 2-4 drops of the solution.  A couple of weeks ago, I started to have that “metal taste” in my mouth, so I assume I am now “loaded.”  I can’t know that for sure, however, until I take a second Iodine Load Test.

2) Becoming a Nutritional Counselor. I am currently taking course work to become a Certified Nutritional Counselor.  I hope to complete the course by the end of September, so that I can sit for the test.

3) Keeping on’ keepin’ on. As for the OsteoDiet, it has become a way of life.  I barely give it much thought except when foods I eat are not readily available.  Since I usually take a lunchbox packed with OsteoDiet foods with me on the road, that situation rarely comes up. 

Hope you had a great summer!

Kathy

Tags: iodine load test, osteoporosis diet; nutritional counselor

The results are in from following Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to determine metabolic function, and they indicate that I have hypothyroidism, a condition of low thyroid function that results in slower metabolism.  I suspected as much, but I find it fascinating that doing the math from Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book substantiated the condition.

Using the worksheet and tables from Chapter 13 of Dr. Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, I was able to calculate these results:

Day 1 weigh-in:     123.4 pounds
Day 29 weigh-in:  118.6 pounds
28-Day weight loss:  4.8 pounds

UCML (Uncorrected Caloric Maintenance Level):  1,625 calories per day

Total calories consumed during the 28 Days:  30,430
- 1,000 calories/day:                                          -28,000
Extra calories to be figured in:                              2,430

CCML  (Corrected Caloric Maintenance Level figuring in 2,430 extra calories during the 28 days):  1,714 calories per day

Baseline Body Weight (from table on page 166):  117

Standard Caloric Maintenance Level (for Moderately Active Woman age 31-60):  2,086 calories per day

MFI or Metabolic Function Index (CCML ÷ SCML) = .82 = 82%

Here’s what Dr. Siegal has to say about this score (page 172):  “I regard 90 percent as the borderline, and I would consider 90 percent as an indication of very mild hypothyroidism.  As the MFI percentage falls lower, the likelihood of hypothyroidism becomes more certain.  At 80 percent, I believe we have full-blown hypothyroidism….”

So, where do we go from here?  Another “human guinea pig” experiment!  I recently read Dr. David Brownstein’s intriguing book on iodine deficiency and the beneficial effect of iodine supplementation on the thyroid.  I recently ordered the kit for the Iodine Load Test that Dr. Brownstein advocates, and I intend to perform the test within the next few days to find out if I am iodine deficient.

Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet

Day #28 weigh-in: 118.6, on this LAST DAY of the 28-day diet to determine metabolic rate, down .4 pound from yesterday.  Walked 2.32 miles yesterday, according to my pedometer.

Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet

Day #27 weigh-in: 119.0, down .6 pound from yesterday.  Basal temp: 97.17 degrees.  Walked 3/4 mile, just a stroll around the block.

Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet

Day #26 weigh-in: 119.6, same as yesterday.

Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet