Sunday, September 24, 2006

Popeye must be Spinning in his Grave

E. coli in spinach. Just what we needed. It's hard enough
to get people to eat it anyway, and now this.

Interestingly enough, ten or fifteen years ago this wouldn't
have been a problem. It couldn't have been.

You see, E.coli bacteria lives in a cow's digestive system,
kind of like L.acidophilus (probiotic found in yogurt, etc.)
lives in ours. In fact there are some strains of 'good'
E.coli that live in our digestive systems, too.

In the good old days, cows ate grass, and their digestive
tracts were more alkaline. E. coli thrived in an alkaline
environment.

So, if some bad E. Coli accidentally got onto or into our
food, it was not a problem. Our stomach acid would kill it
before it could cause any trouble. One of nature's built-in
protections.

Well, like the old commercial said, "It's not nice to fool
Mother Nature."

To raise more beef, and make it fatter faster, smart ol' us
decided to start feeding cows grain instead of grass. Two
big problems with that.

One is, grains are terribly high in Omega-6 fatty acids.
Too many Omega-6s make our bodies inflamed. So grain-fed
meat causes more inflammation, which leads to the chronic
degenerative problems like osteoporosis, heart disease,
Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, obesity, etc.

The other problem is that grains are acidic. Being
force-fed all those grains made Bessie's digestive system
adapt. It had to change from a nice, soothing, alkaline
grass-fed system to a more acidic grain-fed system. It
caused all kinds of problems with the cows (bloating,
infections, etc.), which has also caused the need for added
antibiotics, hormones, etc.

But the kicker is that since grains are acidic, and Bessie's
system has adapted to being acidic, guess who else now likes
to live in acid?

You guessed it--E. coli.

So now, instead of our stomach acid killing any bad E. coli
in our meat or vegetables, we make it feel right at home.

While there's not much you can do about how farmers raise
their cows, there is something you can do to balance all
those Omega-6s.

Eat more Omega-3s. Like the ones found in fresh fruits and
vegetables and fish oil. (You notice I didn't say 'fatty
fish'. They feed those guys grains, too...and animal parts,
and feces...but I digress.)

The Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil I offer contains purified
long-chain Omega-3s, the ones your body loves. Without all
the contaminants and poisons (like mercury) that concern
folks about eating too much fish. And since it's
concentrated, you don't have to take too many capsules.
Four to six each day is a whopping dose of anti-inflammatory
Omega-3s.

And since it's purified, there's hardly any taste. I would
say no taste at all, which is my experience, but I have had
two people who weren't able to take it because they were
sensitive to fish to begin with. But it's not at all like
those Brand X bargain brands that you can smell while
they're sitting on the shelf.

So, skip the spinach for the next few weeks, and stock up on
the Concentrated Omega-3 Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil

Live like you Mean it...

Dr. Vince


P.S. "Save the Date" for October 11 at 8pm. I'm having a
tele-seminar that deals with these and other
important issues about what to eat, and how to reclaim your
ideal body. It's not the same old tired 'eat a balanced
diet', that has put so many of us into plus sizes and
serious health problems. And not so much "what" to eat, but
"how" to do it, quick and easy, in today's fast-paced world.
It'll be especially important to know this info with the
holidays coming up. I'll have more info soon, so save this
hour--it'll change your life.