BBQ's. Good For You?

“If your summer plans include a backyard barbeque, you could get burned – and not just by the sun. You probably know that grilling produces cancer-causing heterocyclic amines (HCAs), but did you know that foods cooked at high temperatures are loaded with harmful chemicals called advanced glycation end products (AGEs)?

…AGEs form when proteins react with sugars during cooking, and the higher the temperature and the longer the cooking time, the greater the number of AGEs. AGEs accelerate the aging process by interfering with cell function. And it doesn’t take years to see the damage. A study of diabetics found that eating a diet high in AGEs for six weeks increased blood levels of inflammatory compounds linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetic complications by 28 percent and raised harmful LDL cholesterol by 32 percent.

Following a low-AGE diet for six weeks reduced inflammatory markers by 40 percent and LDL cholesterol by 33 percent. Similar trends were seen for blood pressure and blood sugar levels. To protect yourself from AGE-related damage, prepare foods by steaming, boiling, poaching, and lightly sautéing rather than broiling, microwaving, and deep frying. And see Drwhitaker.com for marinades that will reduce HCAs and add a safe sizzle to your backyard barbecue.” (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2002; 99:15596-601)

~Health and Healing

Finally, A Government With Sense Enough To Place A Partial Ban On A Vaccine(It's NOT The U.S. Government)

Seasonal flu vaccinations across Australia for children under five have been suspended after 23 children in Western Australia were admitted to hospital with convulsions following their injections.

Health Minister Kim Hames last night advised of the state-wide suspension as a precautionary measure. He said the suspension came after a significant rise in the number of children who had developed a high temperature after receiving the vaccine. He said some children had gone into febrile convulsions, a fit caused by a high fever, following the vaccinations.

And we wonder why here in the United States the government insists that vaccinations are always safe and any side effects are purely coincidental. Since the FDA says a 3% death rate due to vaccines is insignificant, perhaps we no longer need to wonder.


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