Ulterior Health

First…a move has sapped me of time. We will soon be back and posting more information. Sorry for not being able to be here for you.

Who Pays for Increasing Drug Prices?

Pharmaceutical companies will raise the price of their drugs, historically as high as 75% in a year.

By increasing the price they boost profits and set themselves up to steer patients away from cheaper generic drugs.

Lets say the patent is nearing the last year of protection. The company will launch a longer acting version of the drug (with a new patent to protect it) the year before. Then to get the patients to switch over to the new, the price of the new drug will be so low it will be a bargain.

By the time the generic versions hit the market, they will have milked the original drug for all it is worth and now have loyal buyers for the new product that is protected.

So what you may think.

There are two problems this creates for all.

Who do you think pays for the increase? We do in the form of increased health care premiums. We do again in the form of higher prices of products from employers who pay increased premiums. We do yet again when we have to pay the co-pays.

It gets better (or worse if you do not have stock in a pharmaceutical and are a user). What if a person take a drug for “off label” reasons. Many drugs have benefits other than what they are approved for. In such cases, the insurance companies will not pay for the drug.

Although the company hopes they will be used for off label needs, if caught promoting for off label uses, they could be fined, often for hundreds of millions. This is not a problem that cant be fixed by yet another price hike.

This results in many who just stop taking drugs because they cannot afford them.

What to do.

In educational seminars on boosting glutathione, one of the most often asked questions about the two products that do this, “Is it covered by insurance?” Depending on the state and often age and use, for a very few it is covered by insurance.

Remember, nothing is free. We will pay in one way or another.  We could pay in lost days of work. We could pay in higher insurance premiums.

The benefits however are priceless. One leukemia survivor who did not like the odds the doctors gave him put his leukemia in remission buy boosting his glutathione. The cost, it was close to $600 per month. This was paid out of pocket for several months. He is not taking chances and is on a maintenance dose of about $150 per month.

This is out of pocket. This is off label. But it works.

Remember, we will pay in one way or another. And you get what you pay for.

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Have you seen the Corn Refiners Association commercials on TV about the safety of high-fructose corn syrup?

The essential message is that high-fructose corn syrup is made from corn, has no artificial ingredients, has the same calories as sugar, and most of all, is okay if you eat it in moderation.

Without getting too geeky on you, HFCS is no more natural than bio diesel or urethane which all come from corn. I doubt you would like to eat the latter.

Although it comes from corn, it is manufactured by using enzymes (two natural, one synthetic). The process increases the fructose content of corn syrup to about 90%. Then it is then blended with a 100% glucose corn syrup to end up with the various mixes used in everything from baking to soft drinks.

By the way, table sugar (sucrose), a disaccharide, is comprised of a molecule of fructose and glucose that are bound together. It is a product of refinement and like HFCS, is not natural either. The difference is that it is not chemically altered as is HFCS.

What about the calorie count?

Although the same calorie count as table sugar, if you do the math, 3-6 servings a day can mean 500-1000 empty calories a day. That translates to 2 lbs of body weight a week, each and every week.

There is no RDA of daily sugar intake because we technically do not need it. The USDA recommends that sugar make up not more than 8% of our daily intake of calories. This is about 40 g of sugar a day or about 10 teaspoons.

How Much High Fructose Corn Syrup in Your Drink

Hmmm, so if we are to take high-fructose corn syrup in moderation, it would mean not taking it at all or eating nothing else with sugar in it.

A single serving of punch has 43 g of sugar in it. Way, way beyond moderation. Not only that, I bet you can’t drink just one, two or three. See, it does not register as satiation. Drink all you like but it does not help you feel full. So you can drink more and not feel it till the weight starts building up.

The AMA is a bit more conservative recommending no more than  32 grams of sugar daily. So, moderation means no soda, no punch and no high-fructose corn syrup. Or eat nothing else in the day that has sugar in it.

Other problems due to our bodies not being able to process high fructose corn syrup:

Unlike glucose, fructose does not result in the stimulation of the production of insulin, resulting in it being stored in the liver as triglycerides.

Increased diabetes because of the livers accumulation of triglycerides that contribute to reduced insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance.

HFCS does not help with the appetite control hormones like glucose does. It encourages obesity.

Best (or worse) of all, it seems that HFCS plays games with the body’s magnesium balance, thereby accelerating bone loss.

But, I am not a dietitian nor a Madison Avenue Advertising agency. I am just a lowly nurse, trying to make a few people aware of the ulterior motives of some and the ulterior health concerns that could make their lives better.

Good health to you.

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This article is rather interesting because of how large a group it looks at. It lacks the one thing that started me on this quest to understand the ulterior health factors.

The question: What does the cysteine do? The answer: produce the bodies master cancer
fighting warrior, Glutathione. It has natural healing properties.
Cysteine Levels and Breast Cancer Study

Good health to you.

PS. To learn more about GSH go to GlutathioneDiseaseCure.com and learn how you can boost your cysteine with your diet.

Check out this press release. Note what doctors want you to know.

These are the same doctors that some people say do not want you to know things. As a nurse, I never believed the “they don’t want you to know nay sayers.” For over 15 years there has rarely been a patient that did not get vitamins of some kind.

So, this is what your doctor WANTS YOU TO KNOW.
Yes, I am shouting. You can lower your cancer risk with this one ulterior healthy lifestyle change away from processed meats.

We humans are attracted to pleasure and tend to avoid pain. We also have a need for immediacy. We want instant gratification.

Your instant gratifying pleasure seeking sweet tooth may be causing you more pain than you could imagine.

Check out this study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Cancer Risk. In non geek terms, it basically means cancer loves sugar.

More importantly, the results from foods that boost our sugar puts us at higher risk of cancer.

The solution, keep the sweets to a minimum.

Eat them with a balanced diet to off set the effect.

Always eat a balanced meal.

Get exercise (even if it is just parking in the farthest spot in the lot)

And most of all, skip the bagel and cream cheese at the morning meeting.

How

Like immediacy, we can tend to quality quantify things. What would it take to make a bagel a 10 on the food scale.

I am talking having a bagel worth dyeing for. A perfect bagel with cream cheese. Perhaps fresh strawberry preserves. And the bagel is just perfect, the New York City kind.

Lets take that bagel and make it a 2 on the 10 scale. Suppose the bagel was not fresh out of the oven. Tastes great but not perfect.

What would it take to make it a 0. You could eat it or leave it? Maybe if it had been setting out for a while before you ate it. Not sure how long but long enough.

What would it take to make it a (and for the sake of time lets jump to) negative 10?

Suppose the person preparing had mistakenly went into the restroom with the tray of bagels. Then he dropped the try on the floor. An exceptionally dirty floor.

No problem he thinks. Since these were flown in from New York City, we cannot waste them. So he gets a clean towel and proceeds to clean them off. Actually he dusts them off to be precise.

Besides, nobody will notice once the cream cheese is spread.

How would you feel about even touching one?

Now….consider the study above. You know your not going to be able to do any exercise all day. You will just be sitting, enjoying the thoughts of having eaten your bagel.

Your bagel has not been dropped on the floor. Rather it is your personal future diagnosis of cancer.

There is a saying about the Devil. His offerings have one thing in common. They are all free. They may cost your life, but they are free.

In this case the future cancer you could get is free. Matter of fact, it is even pleasurable.

The question you need to ask…

Is this pleasure going to be worth the future cancer I may get?

bona-petite.

Would you like to slow down the aging process.

Most will say yes. Yet most are not willing to do what it takes. Believe it or not, what it takes is not fad diets and overexercising. It is quite simple. The challenge is most are not willing to wait for the lifestyle changes that will bring about optimal health.

Optimal health can come from some ulterior lifestyle changes.

This is a list of ulterior diseases. Their underlying cause is not genetic, it is acquired.

Abnormal Cholesterol levels
Cancer
Dementia (numerous types)
Degenerative Joint Disease
Depression
Early Menopause
GERD
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Stroke
Type II Diabetes

These result from overeating, eating the wrong way and chemical ingestion.

Chemicals like MSG in many meats, seasonings soups. Chemicals like milk enhancing drugs given to cows that end up in the milk we drink. Artificial sweeteners and modified sweeteners. All are chemicals that potentially hinder our body and the mechanism that it uses to rebuild its self.

What if there was a way to improve health but it was not a quick fix?

What if there was a way to decrease illness and health problems requiring an investment of time?

What if there was a way to slow down aging but it took time?

What if instead of taking medicines to treat diseases it was possible to prevent disease?

What if it required an investment of time and money?

What would it be worth to you? What would be the dividends of having good health even into old age?

Boosting Your Glutathione Is the First Step

Is there a cure. Well, a number of studies show that cell growth is inhibited by increasing Glutathione (GSH). This is good news on the cancer frontiers.

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