42% Americans are living with obesity

March 23, 2023

More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults are obese, with states in the South and Midwest showing some of the highest prevalence, a new analysis from NORC at the University of Chicago shows.

Why it matters: Obesity is associated with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke and other conditions that are among the leading causes of preventable, premature death.

But strategies for treating obesity are changing, with doctors prescribing a new class of drugs in record numbers despite questions about their long-term effects and a hefty price tag.

The details: West Virginia and Mississippi have the highest obesity rates at 51%. The District of Columbia had the lowest obesity rate at 33%, followed by Colorado at 34%.

  • Obesity disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic Americans, the analysis found.
  • Obesity rates are determined in part by using Body Mass Index ranges, which have been called into question for correlating weight and health too closely, the New Yorker reported.

Of note: The NORC analysis was produced with funding from Novo Nordisk, a company which produces both insulin and Ozempic, one of the popular weight-loss drugs.

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/23/norc-share-americans-obesity

DR. MICHAEL GREGER – ALZHEIMER’S CURE: How My Mother Beat Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Dr Michael Greger is the Physician, bestselling author, and speaker who advocates a plant-based, whole foods diet to reverse and prevent, fatal disease and illness. 

He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Tufts University School of Medicine, and his New York Times bestselling book “How Not To Die” examines the fifteen top causes of death in America. 

He has appeared in numerous documentary films including “What The Health”, “Prescription: Nutrition” and “Eating you Alive.” 

AND 

Michael Greger’s website, nutritionfacts.org, has thousands of videos giving research-based advice, about specific foods and health-related issues. 

DR. MICHAEL GREGER: 

Website: https://drgreger.org/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts

Veganism as Politics (or religion)

0:00 Mike Mutzel responds to Plant Chompers

2:27 My TEDx talk: vegan activism?

5:29 Mike’s view of vegan scientists

6:07 Mike is a supplement salesman

12:22 Mike’s concerns about me

15:59 Explaining ApoB like we’re 5

20:27 Explaining ApoB with a paper

21:40 Berberine

25:10 Thomas Dayspring on lipids

28:03 Mike’s heart disease guests

33:44 Insulin and the pancreas

36:24 My other reasons for being vegan

Reclaiming control of your health after a heart attack

In 2019, Bill Funderburke suffered a heart attack in a parking garage and instead of going to the emergency room, he went to order a double-meat, double-cheese burger. “I was in denial,” Bill says in this interview with Terrah Bennett Smith. Bill has since reclaimed control over his health and realized that he can live a long and healthy life with the help of the team at Montgomery Heart & Wellness. “There was a point in my life where I had no hope. I thought I was going to die. Dr. Montgomery has given me hope, ” Bill says. Learn more about his amazing transformation in this interview.

For more information about Montgomery Heart and Wellness go to our website at: https://montgomeryheart.com/

Got high blood pressure? Why doing the plank or ‘wall-sits’ might be better than going for a swim

  • Healthy resting blood pressure was defined as a reading below 130/85 mmHg

A brisk walk, cycle or swim is often the doctors’ orders when it comes to high blood pressure.

But now scientists suggest doing the ‘plank’ or ‘wall-sits’ are better exercises for helping to control hypertension.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12335693/Blood-pressure-plank-better-swim.html

Radiation Survivors – What They Did

https://youtu.be/nobQQ_XjiPw

http://www.MarkusNews.com 

Learn what to do about radiation. Don’t live in fear. If you experience exposure and are still alive, there is always hope. Learn from those who survived Chernobyl and a test pilot who flew through a mushroom cloud. Stop worrying so much about Fukishima and radiation in the ocean, air and food. You can’t outrun it, so learn how to deal with it. Yes it can be detoxed. Be informed and inspired!

Being exposed to radiation is not a death warrant. You can educate yourself and learn how to heal yourself. You’ll discover that by keeping a positive outlook, letting go of all the negative in your life, changing your diet by eating raw vegetable and supplements, your body and mind will begin to heal. You will transform from living a life in fear and sickness to a healthier one of hope and happiness. 

From 1946 to 1993 fourteen countries used the ocean for a dumping ground for nuclear waste http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publicat… 4.1 Distribution of Disposal operation- Geographical and Temporal The first reported sea disposal operation of radioactive waste took place in 1946 and latest in 1993. During the 48 year history of sea disposal, 14 countries have used more than 80 sites to dispose of approximately 85 PBq, 2.3 MCi5, of radioactive waste. Radioactivity is everywhere http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/clim… 

Radiation is everywhere. It is a form of energy. Radiation is produced when the nucleus of an atom is broken apart. Huge amounts of energy are stored in the nucleus. When it splits, called fission, it produces heat and radiation. Nuclear power plants use the heat to turn water into steam and produce electricity. The radiation, and any radioactive materials generated are considered to be waste products. More than four-fifths of the radiation we receive comes from natural sources. This is called background radiation because it is present everywhere, all the time. Radioactive atoms are often called radionuclides. 

When you receive radiation you need to be on a raw food diet- Capt Gary Pylant http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/trac… 

Plant-based foods top the list of radio-protective foods due to their abundance of phytonutrients, aka phytochemicals, that possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. Plant-based foods, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, cocoa, herbs, and spices, in their whole, unprocessed state are naturally high in antioxidants and other protective components. Antioxidants protect us against the oxidizing effects of free radicals and therefore may reduce the damage caused by ionizing radiation and radioactive elements. 

Stress causes more damage than the actual “issue” itself- Katrine Volynsky, Chernobyl Survivor https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti… Abstract…The correlation between stressful life events and psychiatric illness is stronger than the correlation with medical or physical illness. The relationship of stress with psychiatric illness is strongest in neuroses, which is followed by depression and schizophrenia…. 

A solution to all this toxic material that has been released from atomic bombs and other modes of toxic debris is Chelation process of the green foods and blender drinks.. http://www.naturalnews.com/038670_hea… 

Pectin, found in the rinds of various fruits and vegetables, has been found to chelate heavy metals and other contaminants from the blood stream. These contaminants are then excreted from the system through urination. Good sources of pectin are green apples, cabbage, bananas, beets, grapes, carrots and the pith of citrus fruits… 

http://www.naturalnews.com/038670_hea… 

http://journal.frontiersin.org/articl… 

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj…

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/72/…

http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewc…

A kitchen worth dying for? Fancy quartz countertops are causing deadly condition ‘black lung’

7/25/23

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12335691/A-kitchen-worth-dying-Fancy-quartz-countertops-causing-deadly-condition-black-lung.html

Additionally, one must consider that almost all granite counter tops have some naturally occurring radiation. The amount varies by where it was quarried. They come from all over the world. Some have very little radiation and some have a lot. This video discusses how much is safe and what levels are not, plus how to measure the radiation.

https://youtu.be/bqr7GebkUJ4

HEALTHY FOODS That Heal The Body, Starve Cancer & PREVENT DISEASE! 

Jan 7, 2022 by Dr. William Li

William W. Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views.An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The Lancet, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School, Tufts University, and Dartmouth Medical School.

Dr. Li’s book – https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Beat-Disea…

Some examples of the foods listed in his book are soy milk, dark chocolate, tomatoes, sourdough bread, mangos, and many more!

https://drwilliamli.com/eating-to-beat-cancer/