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|Cholesterol: Friend Or Foe?
|Written by Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD
|Sunday, 04 May 2008 19:17
In our modern world, cholesterol has become almost a swear word. Thanks to the promoters of the diet-heart hypothesis, everybody "knows" that cholesterol is "evil" and has to be fought at every turn. If you believe the popular media, you would think that there is simply no level of cholesterol low enough. If you are over a certain age, you are likely to be tested for how much cholesterol you have in your blood. If it is higher than about 200 mg/100ml (5.1 mol/l), you may be prescribed a "cholesterol pill." Millions of people around the world take these pills, thinking that this way they are taking good care of their health. What these people don't realize is just how far from the truth they are. The truth is that we humans cannot live without cholesterol. Let us see why.
Our bodies are made out of billions of cells. Almost every cell produces cholesterol all the time during all of our lives. Why? Because every cell of every organ has cholesterol as a part of its structure. Cholesterol is an integral and very important part of our cell membranes, the membranes that enclose each of our cells, and also of the membranes surrounding all the organelles inside the cell. What is cholesterol doing there? A number of things.
Structural Integrity
First of all, saturated fats and cholesterol make the membranes of the cells firm—without them the cells would become flabby and fluid. If we humans didn't have cholesterol and saturated fats in the membranes of our cells, we would look like giant worms or slugs. And we are not talking about a few molecules of cholesterol here and there. In many cells, almost half of the cell membrane is made from cholesterol. Different kinds of cells in the body need different amounts of cholesterol, depending on their function and purpose. If the cell is part of a protective barrier, it will have a lot of cholesterol in it to make it strong, sturdy and resistant to any invasion. If a cell or an organelle inside the cell needs to be soft and fluid, it will have less cholesterol in its structure.
This ability of cholesterol and saturated fats to firm up and reinforce the tissues in the body is used by our blood vessels, particularly those that have to withstand the high pressure and turbulence of the blood flow. These are usually large or medium arteries in places where they divide or bend. The flow of blood pounding through these arteries forces them to incorporate a layer of cholesterol and saturated fat in the membranes, which makes it stronger, tougher and more rigid. These layers of cholesterol and fat are called fatty streaks. They are completely normal and form in all of us, starting from birth and sometimes even before we are born. Various indigenous populations around the world, who never suffer from heart disease, have plenty of fatty streaks in their blood vessels in old and young, including children. Fatty streaks are not indicative of the disease called atherosclerosis.
Lipid Lifesavers
All the cells in our bodies have to communicate with each other. How do they do that? They use proteins embedded into the membrane of the cell. How are these proteins fixed to the membrane? With the help of cholesterol and saturated fats! Cholesterol and stiff saturated fatty acids form so-called lipid rafts, which make little homes for every protein in the membrane and allow it to perform its functions. Without cholesterol and saturated fats, our cells would not be able to communicate with each other or to transport various molecules into and out of the cell. As a result, our bodies would not be able to function the way they do. The human brain is particularly rich in cholesterol: around 25 percent of all body cholesterol is accounted for by the brain. Every cell and every structure in the brain and the rest of our nervous system needs cholesterol, not only to build itself but also to accomplish its many functions. The developing brain and eyes of the fetus and a newborn infant require large amounts of cholesterol. If the fetus doesn't get enough cholesterol during development, the child may be born with a congenital abnormality called cyclopean eye.1
Human breast milk provides a lot of cholesterol. Not only that, mother's milk provides a specific enzyme to allow the baby's digestive tract to absorb almost 100 percent of that cholesterol, because the developing brain and eyes of an infant require large amounts of it. Children deprived of cholesterol in infancy may end up with poor eyesight and brain function. Manufacturers of infant formulas are aware of this fact, but following the anti-cholesterol dogma, they produce formulas with virtually no cholesterol in them.
Vital Brain Matter
One of the most abundant materials in the brain and the rest of our nervous system is a fatty substance called myelin. Myelin coats every nerve cell and every nerve fiber like the insulating cover around electric wires. Apart from insulation, it provides nourishment and protection for every tiny structure in our brain and the rest of the nervous system. People who start losing their myelin develop a condition called multiple sclerosis. Well, 20 percent of myelin is cholesterol. If you start interfering with the body's ability to produce cholesterol, you put the very structure of the brain and the rest of the nervous system under threat.
The synthesis of myelin in the brain is tightly connected with the synthesis of cholesterol. In my clinical experience, foods with high cholesterol and high animal fat content are an essential medicine for a person with multiple sclerosis. One of the most wonderful abilities we humans are blessed with is the ability to remember things—our human memory. How do we form memories? By our brain cells establishing connections with each other, called synapses. The more healthy synapses a person's brain can make, the more mentally able and intelligent that person is. Scientists have discovered that synapse formation is almost entirely dependent on cholesterol, which is produced by the brain cells in a form called apolipoprotein E. Without the presence of this factor we cannot form synapses, and hence we would not be able to learn or remember anything. Memory loss is one of the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
In my clinic, I see growing numbers of people with memory loss who have been taking cholesterol- lowering pills. Dr Duane Graveline, MD, former NASA scientist and astronaut, suffered such memory loss while taking his cholesterol pill. He managed to save his memory by stopping the pill and eating lots of cholesterol-rich foods. Since then he has described his experience in his book, Lipitor: Thief of Memory, Statin Drugs and the Misguided War on Cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol in fresh eggs and other cholesterol-rich foods has been shown in scientific trials to improve memory in the elderly. In my clinical experience, any person with memory loss or learning problems needs to have plenty of these foods every single day in order to recover.
Necessary Product Of The Body
These foods give the body a hand in supplying cholesterol so it does not have to work as hard to produce its own. What a lot of people don't realize is that most cholesterol in the body does not come from food! The body produces cholesterol as it is needed. Scientific studies have conclusively demonstrated that cholesterol from food has no effect whatsoever on the level of our blood cholesterol. Why? Because cholesterol is such an essential part of our human physiology that the body has very efficient mechanisms to keep blood cholesterol at a certain level.
When we eat more cholesterol, the body produces less; when we eat less cholesterol, the body produces more. As a raw material for making cholesterol the body can use carbohydrates, proteins and fats, which means that your pasta and bread can be used for making cholesterol in the body. It has been estimated that, in an average person, about 85 percent of blood cholesterol is produced by the body, while only 15 percent comes from food. So, even if you religiously follow a completely cholesterol-free diet, you will still have a lot of cholesterol in your body. However, cholesterol-lowering drugs are a completely different matter! They interfere with the body's ability to produce cholesterol, and hence they do reduce the amount of cholesterol available for the body to use.
Dangers Of Low Cholesterol
If we do not take cholesterol-lowering drugs, most of us don't have to worry about cholesterol. However, there are people whose bodies, for whatever reason, are unable to produce enough cholesterol. These people are prone to emotional instability and behavioral problems. Low blood cholesterol has been routinely recorded in criminals who have committed murder and other violent crimes, people with aggressive and violent personalities, people prone to suicide and people with aggressive social behavior and low self-control.
I would like to repeat what the late Oxford professor David Horrobin warned us about: "Reducing cholesterol in the population on a large scale could lead to a general shift to more violent patterns of behavior. Most of this increased violence would not result in death but in more aggression at work and in the family, more child abuse, more wife-beating and generally more unhappiness."
People whose bodies are unable to produce enough cholesterol do need to have plenty of foods rich in cholesterol in order to provide their organs with this essential-to-life substance.
What else does our body need all that cholesterol for?
Endocrine System
After the brain, the organs hungriest for cholesterol are our endocrine glands: adrenals and sex glands. They produce steroid hormones. Steroid hormones in the body are made from cholesterol: testosterone, progesterone, pregnenolone, androsterone, estrone, estradiol, corticosterone, aldosterone and others. These hormones accomplish a myriad of functions in the body, from regulation of our metabolism, energy production, mineral assimilation, brain, muscle and bone formation to behavior, emotions and reproduction. In our stressful modern lives we consume a lot of these hormones, leading to a condition called "adrenal exhaustion." This condition is diagnosed very often by naturopaths and other health practitioners. There are many herbal preparations on the market for adrenal exhaustion. However, the most important therapeutic measure is to provide your adrenal glands with plenty of dietary cholesterol.
Without cholesterol we would not be able to have children because every sex hormone in our bodies is made from cholesterol. A fair percentage of our infertility epidemic can be laid at the doorstep of the diet-heart hypothesis. The more eager we became to fight animal fats and cholesterol, the more problems with normal sexual development, fertility and reproduction we started to face. About a third of western men and women are infertile, and increasing numbers of our youngsters are growing up with abnormalities in their sex hormones. These abnormalities lead to many physical problems.
Recent research has "discovered" that eating full-cream dairy products cures infertility in women.2 Researchers found that women who drink whole milk and eat high-fat dairy products are more fertile than those who stick to low-fat products. Study leader Dr Jorge Chavarro, of the Harvard School of Public Health, emphasized: "Women wanting to conceive should examine their diet. They should consider changing low-fat dairy foods for high-fat dairy foods, for instance by swapping skimmed milk for whole milk and eating cream, not low-fat yoghurt."
The Liver And Vitamin Regulation
One of the busiest organs in terms of cholesterol production in our bodies is the liver, which regulates the level of our blood cholesterol. The liver also puts a lot of cholesterol into bile production. Yes, bile is made out of cholesterol. Without bile we would not be able to digest and absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Bile emulsifies fats; in other words, it mixes them with water, so that digestive enzymes can get to them. After it completes its mission, most of the bile gets reabsorbed in the digestive system and brought back to the liver for recycling. In fact, 95 percent of our bile is recycled because the building blocks of bile, one of which is cholesterol, are too precious for the body to waste. Nature doesn't do anything without good reason. This example of the careful recycling of cholesterol alone should have given us a good idea about its importance for the body!
Bile is essential for absorbing fat-soluble vitamins: vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin E. We cannot live without these vitamins. Apart from ensuring that fat-soluble vitamins get digested and absorbed properly, cholesterol is the major building block of one of these vitamins: vitamin D. Vitamin D is made from the cholesterol in our skin when it is exposed to sunlight. In those times of the year when there isn't much sunlight, we can get this vitamin from cholesterol-rich foods: cod liver oil, fish, shellfish, butter, lard and egg yolks. Our recent misguided fears of the sun and avoidance of cholesterol-rich foods have created an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in the Western world.
Unfortunately, apart from sunlight and cholesterol-rich foods there is no other appropriate way to get vitamin D. Of course, there are supplements, but most of them contain vitamin D2, which is made by irradiating mushrooms and other plants. This vitamin is not the same as the natural vitamin D. It does not work as effectively and it is easy to get a toxic level of it. In fact, almost all cases of vitamin D toxicity ever recorded were cases where this synthetic vitamin D2 had been used. Toxicity is almost impossible with natural vitamin D obtained from sunlight or cholesterol-rich foods because the body knows how to deal with an excess of natural substances. What the body does not know how to deal with is an excess of synthetic vitamin D2.
Vitamin D has been designed to work as a team with another fat-soluble vitamin: vitamin A. That is why foods rich in one tend to be rich in the other. So, by taking cod liver oil, for example, we can obtain both vitamins at the same time. As we grow older, our ability to produce vitamin D in the skin under sunlight is considerably diminished. Taking foods rich in vitamin D is therefore particularly important for older people. For the rest of us, sensible sunbathing is a wonderful, healthy and enjoyable way of getting a good supply of vitamin D.
Skin cancer, blamed on sunshine, is not caused by the sun. It is caused by trans fats from vegetable oils and margarine and other toxins stored in the skin. In addition, some of the sunscreens that people use contain chemicals that have been proven to cause skin cancer3.
Immune System Health
Cholesterol is essential for our immune system to function properly. Animal experiments and human studies have demonstrated that immune cells rely on cholesterol in fighting infections and repairing themselves after the fight. In addition, LDL-cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), the so-called "bad" cholesterol, directly binds and inactivates dangerous bacterial toxins, preventing them from doing any damage in the body. One of the most lethal toxins is produced by a widely spread bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, which is the cause of MRSA (Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a common hospital infection. This toxin can literally dissolve red blood cells. However, it does not work in the presence of LDL-cholesterol. People who fall prey to this toxin have low blood cholesterol. It has been recorded that people with high levels of cholesterol are protected from infections; they are four times less likely to contract AIDS, they rarely get common colds and they recover from infections more quickly than people with "normal" or low blood cholesterol.
People with low blood cholesterol are prone to various infections, suffer from them longer and are more likely to die from an infection. A diet rich in cholesterol has been demonstrated to improve these people's ability to recover from infections. So, any person suffering from an acute or chronic infection needs to eat high-cholesterol foods to recover. Cod liver oil, the richest source of cholesterol (after caviar), has long been prized as the best remedy for the immune system. Those familiar with old medical literature will tell you that until the discovery of antibiotics, a common cure for tuberculosis was a daily mixture of raw egg yolks and fresh cream.
Varying Blood Cholesterol Levels
The question is, why do some people have more cholesterol in their blood than others, and why can the same person have different levels of cholesterol at different times of the day? Why is our level of cholesterol different in different seasons of the year? In winter it goes up and in the summer it goes down. Why is it that blood cholesterol goes through the roof in people after any surgery? Why does blood cholesterol go up when we have an infection? Why does it go up after dental treatment? Why does it go up when we are under stress? And why does it become normal when we are relaxed and feel well? The answer to all these questions is this: cholesterol is a healing agent in the body. When the body has some healing jobs to do, it produces cholesterol and sends it to the site of the damage. Depending on the time of day, the weather, the season and our exposure to various environmental agents, the damage to various tissues in the body varies. As a result, the production of cholesterol in the body also varies.
Since cholesterol is usually discussed in the context of disease and atherosclerosis, let us look at the blood vessels. Their inside walls are covered by a layer of cells called the endothelium. Any damaging agent we are exposed to will finish up in our bloodstream, whether it is a toxic chemical, an infectious organism, a free radical or anything else. Once such an agent is in the blood, what is it going to attack first? The endothelium, of course. The endothelium immediately sends a message to the liver. Whenever our liver receives a signal that a wound has been inflicted upon the endothelium somewhere in our vascular system, it gets into gear and sends cholesterol to the site of the damage in a shuttle, called LDL-cholesterol. Because this cholesterol travels from the liver to the wound in the form of LDL, our "science," in its wisdom calls LDL "bad" cholesterol. When the wound heals and the cholesterol is removed, it travels back to the liver in the form of HDLcholesterol (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol). Because this cholesterol travels away from the artery back to the liver, our misguided "science" calls it "good" cholesterol. This is like calling an ambulance travelling from the hospital to the patient a "bad ambulance," and the one travelling from the patient back to the hospital a "good ambulance."
But the situation has gotten even more ridiculous. The latest thing that our science has "discovered" is that not all LDL-cholesterol is so bad. Most of it is actually good. So, now we are told to call that part of LDL the "good bad cholesterol" and the rest of it the "bad bad cholesterol."
Marvelous Healing Agent
Why does the liver send cholesterol to the site of the injury? Because the body cannot clear the infection, remove toxic elements or heal the wound without cholesterol and fats. Any healing involves the birth, growth and functioning of thousands of cells: immune cells, endothelial cells and many others. As these cells, to a considerable degree, are made out of cholesterol and fats, they cannot form and grow without a good supply of these substances. When the cells are damaged, they require cholesterol and fats to repair themselves. It is a scientific fact that any scar tissue in the body contains good amounts of cholesterol.4
Another scientific fact is that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant in the body, dealing with free radical damage.5 Any wound in the body contains plenty of free radicals because the immune cells use these highly reactive molecules for destroying microbes and toxins. Excess free radicals have to be neutralized, and cholesterol is one of the natural substances that accomplishes this function.
When we have surgery, our tissues are cut and many small arteries, veins and capillaries get damaged. The liver receives a very strong signal from this damage, so it floods the body with LDL-cholesterol to clean and heal every little wound in our blood vessels. That is why blood cholesterol goes high after any surgical procedure. After dental treatment, in addition to the damage to the tissues, a lot of bacteria from the tooth and the gums finish up in the blood, attacking the inside walls of our blood vessels. Once again, the liver gets a strong signal from that damage and produces lots of healing cholesterol to deal with it, so the blood cholesterol goes up.
The same thing happens when we have an infection: LDL-cholesterol goes up to deal with the bacterial or viral attack.
Apart from the endothelium, our immune cells need cholesterol to function and to heal themselves after the fight with the infection.
Our stress hormones are made out of cholesterol in the body. Stressful situations increase our blood cholesterol levels because cholesterol is being sent to the adrenal glands for stress hormone production. Apart from that, when we are under stress, a storm of free radicals and other damaging biochemical reactions occur in the blood. So the liver works hard to produce and send out as much cholesterol as possible to deal with the free radical attack. In situations like this, your blood cholesterol will test high. In short, when we have a high blood cholesterol level, it means that the body is dealing with some kind of damage. The last thing we should do is interfere with this process! When the damage has been dealt with, the blood cholesterol will naturally go down. If we have an ongoing disease in the body that constantly inflicts damage, then the blood cholesterol will be permanently high. So, when a doctor finds high cholesterol in a patient, what this doctor should do is to look for the reason. The doctor should ask, "What is damaging the body so that the liver has to produce all that cholesterol to deal with the damage?" Unfortunately, instead of this sensible procedure, our doctors are trained to attack the cholesterol.
Many natural herbs, antioxidants and vitamins have an ability to reduce our blood cholesterol. How do they do that? By helping the body remove the damaging agents, be they free radicals, bacteria, viruses or toxins. As a result, the liver does not have to produce so much cholesterol to deal with the damage. At the same time, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, herbs and other natural remedies help to heal the wound. When the wound heals there is no need for high levels of cholesterol anymore, so the body removes it in the form of HDL-cholesterol or so-called "good" cholesterol. That is why herbs, vitamins, antioxidants and other natural remedies increase the level of HDL-cholesterol in the blood.
In conclusion, cholesterol is one of the most important substances in the body. We cannot live without it, let alone function well. The pernicious diet-heart hypothesis has vilified this essential substance. Unfortunately, this hypothesis has served many commercial and political interests far too well, so they ensure its long survival. However, the life of the diet-heart hypothesis is coming to an end as we become aware that cholesterol has been mistakenly blamed for the crime just because it was found at the scene.
Dietary Sources Of Cholesterol
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written by Lynda, Mar 15 2014
"Scientific studies have conclusively demonstrated that cholesterol from food has no effect whatsoever on the level of our blood cholesterol." Please can you point me to these studies with some references? I'm currently doing a research paper on this topic and these are exactly what I'm looking for, but I can't find them. Thanks.
treating high cholesterol
written by lilly monks, May 28 2013
I started taking almond oil in food items & green tea everyday to treating high cholesterol. What would be the next should i take to prevent this disease risk? Is lipitor medication useful in treating high cholesterol?
Cholesterol -- sustains life
written by hazel, Feb 28 2013
...perhaps "high" cholesterol results (the finagled way cholesterol numbers are presented)on blood tests should be interpreted as a flashing red light that we need to eat more, not less, animal fat...
And less (or no) unsaturated, polyunsaturated, or finagled fats.
And I'll also be avoiding most "foods" touted for agendized reasons ($$$) as good for us by US Gov: soy, starches, grains, sugars etc... the real culprits of bad health.
Cholesterol: Friend Or Foe?
written by Ashley, Feb 18 2013
This was a great Article, it sounds like Cholestrol does alot for are body. It sounds like its healthy for are immune systems. but, if you have a lower cholesterol level it could affect your behavoirs.
written by dillon burns, Jan 15 2013
really fantastic article that instinctively resounds with me as true. i am 35 and have had high ldl for a couple of years and docs are saying i should consider statins. i've no intention of it, but makes me very happy to read this and feel vindicated. are we however, saying that high ldl cholesterol does not increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes? i am unclear about this. thanks!
dietary cholesterol vs. cholesterol produced by body
written by Robin, Dec 31 2013
I love and appreciate Dr. Campbell-McBride for all her work, and I learn something new every time I re-read this article. However, I am confused about one point. In a talk I heard by Dr. Campbell-McBride, and in a book I read by Dr. John R. Lee, it has been stated that dietary intake of cholesterol does NOT influence the amount of cholesterol made by the body (which is instead made by the liver in response to inflammation and damage). I know that cholesterol-rich foods are good for us, but I don't understand how this relates to our body's production of its own cholesterol when needed for hormone production or damage repair. Can anyone help me understand this point better?
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written by tjboyd, Jan 16 2012
Dr. Campbell-McBride:
Thank you for your excellent and comprehensive article. I would like to comment on the 'Bad LDL and Good HDL' thing.
It's apparent that LDL cholesterol is sent out in small packages for all body healing. What more magnificient roll could the Creator have bestowed on this 'Bad Guy!' Excess cholesterol and rersidue then returns in larger HDL packages for re-cycling. I assume that the LDL (Bad!!??) is sent out in smaller packages because it's necessary, to efficiently do it in that manner. Wait a minute!...how can I (without an MD degree) assume that! Well, I guess because I figure that's the way nature has done it for millions of years!
I feel sure if we eat and live in way nature has determined, and don't get our body overloaded with 'junk,' all the cholesterol will be able to perform their roll, and LDL and HDL will work together to solve any problems. Of course if the cholesterol in the body gets overworked the body's doctor will advise patient on how to relieve the negative and overburdening pressure on it. Or will he!
I've read that when asked what amount of cholesterol or fat is 'best' for us 90% of grade school children said 'Zero.' And what could you expect from them, as that's all they've ever heard from the 'Almighty!' The real problem I'm afraid is the great majority of adults think similiar. The object is to keep them ignorant, especially with the 'LDL-HDL' bit, so they will 'be good little boys and girls' and not argue when prescribed their medicine. Or even try to understand!
I always wonder about the drug dominated 'Authorities.' Are they any different than politicians? Well yes of course, their only objective is 'to help the People.' On the other hand if you ask any politician what their only objective is the answer is...well..er..oh yes...."To help the People." Now where have I heard that before!
Great but needs an update.
written by Nathan, Dec 10 2011
This is a amazing article! My only gripe is the vitamin d topic. There are many D3 supplements available now, which is what we produce from the sun.
egg consumption
written by Ana Maria, Dec 04 2011
Great article - thank you. Can you please comment on egg consumption. Still a lot of confusion - is it safe to have eggs every day?
written by Joanna Bignell, Sep 28 2011
I have been advised to start taking meds for my cholesterol, my daughter told me to try the paleo way of eating first.
My numbers are
My question is this high cholesterol? and if its high do you think something else is wrong inside of me...
Vitamin C and cholesterol
written by Christine, May 31 2011
As further support for the benefit of antioxidants and vitamins for reducing the need to produce high levels of cholesterol, here's a link to a survey of Dr. Frederick Klenner's work with Vitamin C.
He made the following observation:
"Cholesterol not a problem, when daily intake of ascorbic acid is high.
Mention should be made of the role[54] played by vitamin C as a regulator of the rate at which cholesterol is formed in the body; deficiency of the vitamin speeding the formation of this substance. In experimental work, guinea pigs fed a diet free of ascorbic acid showed a 600 percent acceleration in cholesterol formation in the adrenal glands. Ten grams or more each day and then eat all the eggs you want. That is my schedule and my cholesterol remains normal, Russia has published many articles demonstrating these same benefits."
Questioning saturated fats and cholesterol for MS
written by Katharine Yousefi, Feb 12 2011
Yes an excellent article. I just have one comment with regards to the treatment of MS with cholesterol rich foods. I grew up eating eggs for breakfast and ate a pretty resonable diet, plenty of vegetables etc, yet developed MS in my early 20's. It took about 6 yrs and 4 relapses to finally figure out what was wrong with me. The day after my diagnosis I went out and bought a few books on alternative treatments for MS. One was by Dr.Roy Swanke and his protocol for the MS patient. http://www.swankmsdiet.org/ He spent 50 yrs and treated 5000 people successfully with his protocol and that was a very low saturated fat diet. No more than 10 to 15 grams a day. I immediatedly went on his diet plan and also over the years have also used Ayurveda and acupucture. I can safely say I have never had another relapse and that is over 12 yrs ago. I would say my diet is more relaxed these days with regards to how much Sat fat I eat and I do eat plenty of other fats like avacados, olive oil and more recently coconut oil.
written by Kelsey, Jan 25 2011
This article is so well written and makes everything so clear! I have people asking me all the time about these things and this will be a great reference article. Thanks so much.
written by Ronny, Oct 25 2010
Well said, Lou. I would like to add that the analogy of the ambulence is very clever.
Thnak You Doctor Campbell-McBride
written by Lou, Mar 21 2010
On behalf of the valiant LDL-cholesterol who does so much to help us when we are at our sickest; Please accept our thanks and gratitude for setting the record straight as to who is our friend and, indirectly, who is our foe.
Calling LDL-cholesterol the "bad cholesterol" is not only, as you point out in so many ways, incorrect, and utterly unprofessional but reeks of the politically correct prostitution of science which is destroying organized science and with it our country.
written by Carla Reynolds, RN, Feb 19 2010
Wow!! This article is so well written and well organized, making great analogies also that help to form a very clear picture. I would like to thank Dr. Campbell-McBride for her dedication to her work and her own children. I intend to use much of this information in my health coaching sessions.
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New Librarianship: Librarians
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"New Librarianship" is a buzzword, especially here at Syracuse, but what does it mean? Here's my take:
New Librarians and people-who-work-in-libraries are two very different things. The latter is a job; there's nothing wrong with that, and I believe very strongly that libraries need passionate, good people to help fulfill their purpose.
On the other end of the spectrum, "Librarianship" isn't a job—it's a vocation. It's not something you can put away at the end of the day, when you leave the building. Librarianship is an aggregation of personality, ethics, politics, education, worldview, and focus; there is a reason why librarianship requires graduate study to embark upon.
New Librarianship requires a mission. To borrow R. David Lankes', "The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities." (That quote, and much of the inspiration for this post, comes from his Atlas of New Librarianship.) There's a lot in that mission worthy of exploration, but for now, let's move on.
I'm firmly convinced that librarians can fulfill that mission outside of the building we call a library. In fact, those who hold information-science degrees are qualified for a host of careers, as I'm sure we all know.
Librarianship is an awareness — a hypervigilance to any needs of a community. Everything we see or come in contact with is collected and disseminated to those who seek that information. On another level, though, we also retain that idea, and can share it with someone else. In that way, librarians are libraries, indexes, databases; polymaths. "Jack of all trades; master of none" no longer applies–librarians are constantly educating themselves and mastering the next big thing. Good librarians are interdisciplinary, as challenging as it is to sustain.
This may not earn me any friends, but I believe that personality and focus is the only mark of "librarianship." The MSLIS/MLS/MLIS/etc is (hopefully) proof of the skills needed to work in a library, but it says nothing about worldview. True librarians can walk into an empty room, and suddenly it becomes a library. They can embed themselves into project teams or classrooms, and suddenly their chosen communities perform more efficiently, more effectively. People who cannot be this sort of ever-learning, ever-sharing, always-on go-getter can still find roles that change lives–but they aren't the people I'm trying to join by earning an MSLIS, or the ones I'm referring to when I talk about New Librarians.
To me, New Librarianship is a movement; a steadily-growing wave of people seeking to improve the world. Exactly how we'll do that remains to be seen, but it's the wanting-to-try that matters. Yes, it's tiring–hypervigilance and the always-on nature of librarianship will take its toll. Between us all, though, we can take turns, and things will keep getting better.
So what's your view? Am I crazy?
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Topher, you are right on. And the sooner we're justified in no longer calling it "new" the better.
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Back in the dawn of time when I went got my Master of Arts in Librarianship from a school that no longer exists, I was firmly inculcated with the notion that a librarian was more important than a collection. I still believe that.
I don't think this is anything "new". Some librarians I knew when I was a child are long gone now but fit the criteria. I always joke that in 8th grade Sister Catherine Patrice told us to pray for a vocation and my fervent "Please don't make me a nun" resulted in my vocation to be a librarian. I've lived my life in libraries, as an employee, as a volunteer, and as a library utilizer. I'm on a mission from god to put people together with the stories and information that will help make their lives better. Because of the fabulous librarians who so influenced me, I was shocked to become a librarian and realize that it isn't a vocation for some, but merely a job (which is ok, too). Fortunately, throughout time, there always seems to be some who are passionate about librarianship. BTW, I've worked roughly 50% of the time since my MLS in libraries and 50% free lance (related to libraries but not employed at one). And, it has all forwarded my mission.
You say it best! Good librarians are interdiciplinary, as challenging as it is to sustain. I'm a librarian of a lawfirm in Jakarta, Indonesia. I've got to show a strong-will to learn things outside librarianship in order to become a qualified librarian for the firm.
Topher – I'm with you on this. I've been thinking of it from another angle, and will be writing a piece on it for In The Library With The Lead Pipe in July. However, borrowing from the digital humanities circles I follow, I'm calling it #alt-LIS. (Read more about #alt-ac here.) Be on the lookout, and keep shaking things up. Or, you know, 'hacking' them.
[...] New Librarianship: Librarians « Hack Library School. Share:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Alternative Librarianship and tagged alternative careers, blogs, librarianship, MLIS, students by themodernmlis. Bookmark the permalink. [...]
[...] "New Librarianship" is a buzzword, especially here at Syracuse, but what does it mean? Here's my take: New Librarians and people-who-work-in-libraries are two very different things. The latter is a job; there's nothing wrong with that, and I …More By Topher Lawton [...]
[...] an interesting post on the ever-excellent Hack Library School blog, about New Librarianship (or, as some more cynical people are calling it, [...]
I don't know about all of these terms (I mean, I do, but I don't care). But what's being inappropriate conflated in my opinion are individual and institutional desires. Your job should align and contribute to efforts that meet the goals of the institution that you are a part of, regardless of how you feel about those goals. Ideally, you enjoy your job. If not, that doesn't mean you're not helping (but maybe you're not helping as much as you could). During crunch time when budgets are cut though, guess who I'd rather work with?
On the sustainability side of things, and don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not committed to the library as an institution. I'm committed to helping people sort and evaluate information, and at the moment, I find the library as the best place to do that. If that changes (which I don't think it will), I'm not looking to save an inefficient or non-functional organization or profession (I ain't a captain going down with my ship), or a way to market my degree–rather, I'm looking for a way to utilize my *skills* to continue to help students with my commitment. Or build an institution or profession that is efficient.
Or learn new skills to do so as well.
[...] few days ago Sally Pewhairangi (@sallyheroes) tweeted about a blog post titled "New Librarianship: Librarians". It looked interesting, but having had a particularly busy week or two, it took me until the [...]
Thank you thank you thank you for this post. This is a nice encapsulation of the method to my madness in how I approach teaching LIS. I am very passionate about librarians being independent, critical thinkers, and also BRAVE, FEARLESS thinkers, not timid about seeking knowledge and sharing that knowledge as they imbue it. And we're tireless about it – as in – our lifelong learning is an essential part of our epistemological makeup.
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Librarianship is unending task coz we are serving humanity through information gathered and shared
[...] Topher Lawton at "Hack Library School" We may not need to go this far…but should we? On the other end of the spectrum, [...]
I agree with much that is here, especially the phrase "Librarianship is an awareness" – but I think understanding this awareness as "New Librarianship" is profoundly ahistorical. Not singling you out in any way, but it saddens me how little we know about our history as a profession. I recommend reading Toni Samek's book on social responsibility in librarianship – she looks at the 60s and the various debates re social responsibility in the ALA at that time. Fascinating. For me it was really helpful in grounding my work as part of a progressive tradition in librarianship.
I applaud your idealism and I think there is a paradigm shift happening in regard to how librarians are defining ourselves and the work we do. The technological climate has coerced us into doing so and this is a good thing.
I have to take issue with the exceptional-ism in the post however. I don't think we should be knighted or that what makes us special is that we want to change the world. There are many people in all types of professions who want to do that. Nor are Librarians the only people who connect others with information. Moreover, I don't separate library support staff from librarians. When a customer comes into the library they don't care which desk the librarian works at or if he/she is talking with an assistant or clerk, They assume that whoever is behind the desk is going to help them. So I believe that everyone who works for an institution is part of the machine (for lack of a better term) that meets customer needs. I view librarians as having the most training and expertise but simply as the highest rung on the information seekers ladder. I depend everyday on my staff, and they provide excellent desk/chat reference, stack assistance, software expertise and hardware troubleshooting. they are phenomenal and It's taught me that I am just a small part of what my library has to offer, not the centerpiece.
What defines being a librarian is not only sharing an ethos, but understanding that information is the libraries' currency. Being a librarian is a constant battle to stay on top of new trends, new media, new information; assimilating it, making use of it, and facilitating access to it. Not to mention, assessing the needs of our patrons, planning, implementing and evaluating new programs, managing workers, doing less with more. Creating and demonstrating value to our patrons and our shareholders. This is the work of a librarian. It's a daily struggle to keep up with the rush of the world, and to stay relevant.. I like your post because I think it's important to have some measure of philosophical zeal. But the reality of what we are and what we do is much more concrete.
[...] The term New Librarianship was new to me but the ideas behind the concept were not. According the author, our profession has both people who work in libraries and New Librarians. But what are New Librarians? "People who cannot be this sort of ever-learning, ever-sharing, always-on go-getter can still find roles that change lives–but they aren't the people I'm trying to join by earning an MSLIS, or the ones I'm referring to when I talk about New Librarians" (https://hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/new-librarianship-librarians/) [...]
[...] New Librarianship: Librarians [...]
[...] highly specialized information to field experts, doctors, and lawyers. A portion of our brains is always "on tap" to assist with information gathering, but even more so, we can then help with information [...]
[…] Topher introduced the topic of new librarianship to Hack Library School readers, and Micah wrote an unbook unreview of R. David Lanke's Atlas to […]
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Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski will cover fashion at Kentucky Derby for NBCJay Busbee at Fourth-Place Medal2 days ago
The breakout stars of the 2014 Sochi Games didn't compete in a single event. (They won just by showing up, daaaahling .) Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski were raved about for their commentating performances during Sochi's ice skating events, and they're using that as a springboard to bigger, better, non-Olympic endeavors.
First up: the Kentucky Derby, where they'll be commenting on fashion for NBC. Yes, the Kentucky Derby, like the Olympics, is a cultural event first, a sporting event second, which makes Johnny + Tara ideal for red carpet commentary on the outlandish hats and outfits of the Derby.
"We've always loved loud fashion and sort of bonded over it," Lipinski told EW. "The whole Olympics experience was a bit of a surprise. We came in and were focused on doing a good job as rookies. But we're young and we like to have fun. The fashion was specifically for us every day and it was like,'Oh, people are watching. This is fun.'"
Michael Phelps ends retirement, takes first step toward competing in 2016 OlympicsKevin Kaduk at Fourth-Place Medal10 days ago
He's back.
Michael Phelps has ended his retirement and will enter his first competition since the 2012 London Games, USA Swimming announced on Monday. Phelps is expected to swim at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Ariz., from April 24-26, a move that is largely seen as his first step toward competing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The decorated Olympian resumed training last fall and has completed the mandatory six-month waiting period after re-entering the U.S. drug-testing program, the Associated Press reported.
Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, told the Chicago Tribune last month that the swimmer would likely focus on "relays and shorter events, including the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly."
Just weeks after Olympics, Sochi is already a ghost townJay Busbee at Fourth-Place Medal28 days ago
The Sochi Olympics concluded barely a month ago, but according to a local photographer, the Olympic Village and surrounding hotels are already a ghost town.
Alexander Valov, who runs "Blog Sochi," captured photos that depict a desolate Sochi, with infrastructure already breaking down and some construction never completed. Clearly, Russia's priorities are elsewhere with Sochi complete and crises in Ukraine and Crimea. And, yes, photos can be taken at certain times of day or from certain angles to communicate agendas. Even so, these pictures depict a city that has a long way to go in order to meet gaudy promises of becoming a world-class tourist destination.
Wildflowers are growing with hotels in the distance:
Dozens of hotels now sit virtually empty:
Some construction remains undone to this day:
And look ... the stray dogs are returning:
For more images, see Valov's site here. Sochi's future will be a fascinating one to watch.
Michael Phelps' coach says the Olympic legend could return to competition soonJay Busbee at Fourth-Place Medal29 days ago
After the 2012 London Olympics, Michael Phelps retired as one of the most decorated athletes in history. But was he truly done? He claimed so at the time, and has reaffirmed so repeatedly since, but more recent events suggest that maybe the door isn't entirely closed.
Last year, Phelps rejoined a drug-testing pool required for international competition, and he continues to work out regularly in Baltimore. The nine-month waiting period for drug testing has expired, meaning he is now free to compete at any time. His longtime coach Bob Bowman says that Phelps could return to competition "sometime soon."
"He looks like he is definitely in shape," Bowmantold the Baltimore Sun.
Johnny Weir announces he is no longer with his husbandMartin Rogers at Fourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
It took just a few weeks after the end of the Winter Olympics for figure skater-turned-analyst-turned-media-sensation Johnny Weir to be back in the spotlight.
This time, sadly, it is for something other than his flamboyant nature, outrageous fashion sense or provocative commentary.
Weir announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he is splitting from his husband, Victor Weir-Voronov, whom he wed in December 2011.
It is with great sadness that I announce that my husband and I are no longer together. My heart hurts, and I wish him well.
The two-time Olympian also changed his name back to just "Weir" as opposed to "Weir-Voronov" on his Twitter account.
Weir competed at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics, where he failed to medal but gained an army of international fans. However, he arguably made an even bigger impact in Sochi last month, where his NBC commentary alongside Tara Lipinski was often hilarious and widely well-received.
Paralympian reunites with birth mother during Sochi GamesFourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
Twenty years ago, Tatyana McFadden left an orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia bound for adoption in Maryland. McFadden, then just four years old, was not expected to survive the spina bifida that forced her to walk on her hands for the first six years of her life.
But McFadden developed into one of the world's premier paralympic athletes, and is back in Russia, now competing for the United States. And along the way, she has reunited with her birth mother.
"I am very proud, it's amazing," Nina Polevikova said in Russian of her newfound daughter. "It's like a miracle."
McFadden is a spectacular athlete, having won 10 medals in the prior three Summer Paralympics in wheelchair racing. Last year, she won the "grand slam" of wheelchair marathoning, taking the Boston, Chicago, New York and London marathons. She used her winnings from those races to bring her birth family and the director of the St. Petersburg orphanage to Sochi for her competition.
Oscar Pistorius vomits in court during descriptions of girlfriend's autopsyFourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
Oscar Pistorius, on trial in Pretoria, South Africa for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,was overcome on Monday during testimony about Steenkamp's autopsy. Pistorius vomited during descriptions of the wounds she suffered when Pistorius shot her through a closed door on Valentine's Day 2013.
Pistorius is accused of murdering Steenkamp. He contends that he believed she was an intruder and shot through a closed bathroom door in self-defense.
The court prohibited journalists on the scene from writing or broadcasting in any detail as University of Pretoria pathologist Gert Saayman described in detail the mortal wounds Steenkamp suffered. Steenkamp was shot in the top right of her head, the right elbow, the right hip, and the webbing of her left hand.
Saayman himself had requested that the testimony be blocked from public view: "I think that it goes against the good morals of society for us to make information of this nature available in a manner that vulnerable or unsuspecting people in society may be exposed," he said.
Sochi Problems, Part II? Paralympian gets locked in his bathroom at Sochi dormFourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
Here we go again.
Remember those heady early days of Sochi, when pretty much everything in the hotels was breaking down and athletes were getting trapped in their bathrooms and nearly tumbling down elevator shafts? Well, the Paralympics are gearing up in Sochi, and guess what: they're having early-days problems too!
Check out Steve Cash, goalie for the U.S.'s sled hockey team, who found himself locked in a bathroom:
Locked in the bathroom as we speak. No food in sight... Where is Wilson when you need him? #castaway #bathroombreak pic.twitter.com/4F3mo3QAhj
Teammate Taylor Lipsett and others snapped into action ... and snapped a few photos in the process:
Meryl Davis, Charlie White headed to 'Dancing With The Stars'Fourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
The Great Post-Sochi Wave continues, as ice dancing champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White will participate in Season 18 of "Dancing With The Stars."
White and Davis opted for the show over a defense of their World Championship, scheduled for Saitama, Japan later this month. "Dancing With The Stars" premieres March 17, and the skating duo will be part of a "Stars on Ice" figure skating tour beginning in April.
This now marks 14 of 18 seasons of "DWTS" that feature Olympians, three of whom - Apolo Ohno, Kristi Yamaguchi and Shawn Johnson - have actually won the entire show. However, Davis and White will come in with a definitive advantage, as they've trained with one of the show's dancers in the past.
Other members of the cast include paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy, former NHL player Sean Avery, and Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida last summer.
Russia gives all its gold medalists $120,000, a new MercedesFourth-Place Medal1 mth ago
If you're in Russia, and you're a medalist at the Sochi Games, life is pretty good for you right now, with cash and a new car waiting for you.
Russiagave all of its gold medalists in the Sochi Games $120,000, plus a brand-new Mercedes GL SUV. This led to a bit of logistical leapfrogging with athletes like Julia Lipnitskaya, who is only 15 and not yet of legal driving age in Russia. (She got a personal driver to go along with the car.) Silver medalists got $76,000 and a Mercedes ML, and bronze medalists got $52,000 and a Mercedes GLK.
A total of 45 cars were distributed to gold medalists. Russia won a Sochi-leading total of 33 medals, including 13 golds. The cars were provided by the Russian Olympians Foundation, a consortium established by Russian businessmen in 2005. Russian athletes who won medals in the 2012 London Games received new Audis with personal drivers.


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With a relative in Glen Ellyn, and an older sister and brother who attended College of DuPage, Brisport enrolled at COD and began to pursue accounting. She learned about the Mary T. Washington Wylie internship preparation program in her Managerial Accounting class through Professor Kathy Horton.
"It's important to me that my students are aware of opportunities like this program," Horton said. "Marion did an outstanding job in my course and certainly deserved the honor."
Sponsored by the Illinois CPA Society, the prestigious Mary T. Washington Wylie Accounting Internship Preparation Program is for African American and other underrepresented minority students who have at least a 3.0 GPA and a sophomore or junior standing. Brisport was one of only 25 college or university students in Illinois selected to participate in 2013, with each receiving a $500 scholarship.
The three-day training program gave participants an opportunity to interview for a paid internship with a prestigious Chicago accounting firm. Brisport interviewed with Ernst & Young and KPMG, while other participating firms included Crowe Horwath, Deloitte and Grant Thornton.
"It was a beneficial and fun opportunity," she said. "We listened to presentations from accounting professionals and had an opportunity to network. It was great meeting other students who were like me."
Brisport, who was a member of both Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma, graduated with her Associate in Arts degree in 2013 and transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She secured a winter 2014 internship with KPMG. After earning her bachelor's, she would like to work as a CPA for one of Chicago's big accounting firms.
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January 21, 2013
Screening for solutions
There's a distinct story to be told about the health of dental professionals, and the ADA Health Screening Program has been taking note of it for many years at Annual Session.
Open wide: Dr. David Christian of Longwood, Fla., conducts a screening Oct. 18, 2012, of Dr. Anthony Ferrer of Redwood City, Calif., during the ADA Health Screening Program. Looking on is dental student Kamile Jureviciute of San Francisco. Sixteen free screenings were offered (blood pressure; body mass index; mercury; range of motion and posture; salivary diagnostic; latex hypersensitivity; carpal tunnel syndrome and more).
"The HSP is the oldest longitudinal study on the occupational health and safety of the dental team and includes the investigation of potential hazards such as HIV, hepatitis B and mercury," said Dr. Greg Zeller, senior director, ADA Research and Laboratories, Division of Science. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attended the HSP to observe the ADA methodology for collecting data on HIV prevalence and subsequently propagated the ADA approach with other groups such as orthopedic surgeons."
In 2012, nearly 1,000 dental professionals were added to the ranks of about 60,000 that have received health screenings through the HSP since its introduction at the Annual Session in 1964.
As always, there were revelations. Take the possibility of a link between dental amalgam and peripheral neuropathies among dentists, for instance.
"None was found," said Curt Hamann, M.D., president and CEO of SmartHealth Inc., who has collaborated with the ADA HSP for about 18 years.
For many years, the HSP has accumulated data from nerve conduction tests, and that data recently was combined with urine and serum mercury data to identify correlations between peripheral neuropathies among dentists and their mercury status, Dr. Hamann said.
"Exposure to low levels of mercury from amalgam use in dentistry does not contribute to occupational-related peripheral neuropathies among dentists, a very important data point supporting the sustained use of amalgam," he said.
He added: "This single study if performed independent of the ADA health screen would have cost $10-plus million."
Dr. Hamann was part of a team of dentists, dental researchers, physicians and other health care professionals that conducts HSP each year at Annual Session. The data they collect at each HSP contributes to one of the largest databases of information pertaining to potential health risks associated with practicing dentistry.
Aside from leading screenings on peripheral neuropathies, including carpal tunnel syndrome, Dr. Hamann also led the screenings for latex glove sensitivity.
"We screened 541 people for latex and corn protein allergies," Dr. Hamann said. "Of those, 8—1.44 percent—screened positive for latex allergy."
Those were latex screening data for 2012, but it's the year-over-year data that has the truest value, Dr. Hamann suggested.
"I approached the ADA in the early '90s suggesting that screening for latex protein hypersensitivity and contact dermatitis be added to the ADA health screening," Dr. Hamann said.
"This effort over the next 18 years went on to create the world's largest prospective set of data documenting the rise and fall of natural rubber latex protein allergy in health care."
Dr. Hamann said that data culled from the HSP program has contributed to U.S. Food and Drug Administration modifications on regulatory labeling guidelines, which reduced the concentration of total protein in finished latex glove products.
But more strides remain to be made in the realm of the skin health of dental clinicians, according to Dr. Hamann.
"The epidemiology today would suggest that between 15 and 20 percent of full-time dental clinicians are struggling with contact dermatitis," he said, "which could be either allergic or irritant contact dermatitis. Dermatitic skin is distinct from normal skin as an environment harboring pathogenic bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus."
Dermatitic skin is an ineffective viral barrier, Dr. Hamann said, increasing risk in particular for hepatitis C, herpes and cytomegalovirus infections. "Healthy skin should be a very high priority for caregivers," he said.
Another HSP participant was Dr. David Wong, an associate dean of research and a professor at the School of Dentistry and the director of the Dental Research Institute at University of California at Los Angeles. He also has participated with the ADA program for many years, offering his expertise on salivary diagnostics since 2007.
"The emerging concept of chairside evaluation of oral and systemic diseases in the dental office is imminent and will impact the landscape of dentistry in the next three to five years," Dr. Wong said. "This is a highly impactful outcome of the current development of salivary diagnostics to involve the use of saliva and its biomarkers for oral and systemic disease detection. The convergence of these two initiatives is timely and will significantly advance the dental profession based on credible science and the opportunity to advance dentistry into primary health care."
A lot of a residual value is packed into the HSP, indicated Dr. Wong.
"In addition to the HSP being beneficial to the attendees to monitor their own health, the UCLA salivary diagnostic program presents a venue to disseminate and educate the attendees on the emerging development of salivary biomarkers for chairside early detection of oral and systemic disease including cancers, diabetes and neurological disorders.
"Considering more Americans see their dentists regularly than their physicians, this translates into significant clinical opportunities to detect life-threatening diseases at their early stages," Dr. Wong said.
In addition to peripheral neuropathies, latex sensitivity and salivary screenings, other HSP screenings involved blood pressure, height and weight, delayed hypersensitivity to common dental chemicals, blood chemistry, hepatitis C and mercury. Additional types of screenings also were available for a small fee.


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Greenfield wrestling team ends losing streak, then wins again
Hawks sweep Woodland Conference double dual
Greenfield - After ending a long losing streak on Jan. 9, the Greenfield wrestling team promptly began a winning streak.
The Hustlin' Hawks downed Pius XI, 60-21, in the first of a double dual meet at Cudahy High School. That victory snapped a 20-match losing string dating back to the start of the 2011-12 season.
They then completed the sweep by routing Cudahy/St. Francis, 54-22, in the nightcap.
Just for good measure, Greenfield added two more dual victories by going 2-3 at the South Milwaukee Duals on Saturday.
Head coach Chris Otto said his team is taking steady steps as it continues its rebuilding process.
"We continue to improve," Otto said, "but also continue to give up the pin and bonus points.
"We need to learn how to get out of bad positions and wrestle (the full) six minutes."
Eight pins vs. Pius
In the victory over Pius, pins were notched by Tyler Dorfner at 152 pounds in 1 minute, 42 seconds; Turner Panich at 160 (1:40), Tony Kurczewski at 170 (1:01), Matt Braatz at 195 (3:25), Anthony Rychlowski at heavyweight (4:28), Adam Zieman at 120 (1:57), Dylan Kumbera at 126 (2:53) and Tommy Friedbacher at 145 (38 seconds).
Taking forfeits were Chad Karges (182) and Malik Jaber (220).
The going was just as easy for the Hawks in the second dual against the combined Cudahy/St. Francis squad.
Earning pins were Panich (1:11), Jaber (3:24), Kumbera (1:33), Victor Castro at 132 (1:34) and Dorfner at 152 (1:28). Being awarded forfeits were Friedbacher, Kurczewski, Braatz and Rychlowski.
Dorfner, Panich lead way
At the South Milwaukee Duals, the Hawks beat Luxemburg-Casco on criteria after a 39-39 tie and Racine Park/St. Catherine's, 39-21.
Greenfield lost to South Milwaukee, 42-21; Janesville Craig, 57-15; and champion West Allis Central, 55-18.
Winners against Central were Friedbacher (pin in 4 minutes, 42 seconds), Dorfner (pin in 2:27) and Panich (pin in 4:50).
Dorfner and Panich both went 4-1 on the day to lead the way for Greenfield.
Next for the Hawks is the Homestead Invitational at 4 p.m. Friday.
They then welcome Wauwatosa for a Woodland Conference dual at 7 p.m. Jan. 23.
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According to a recent Outsell report, 3.17 million students have taken a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and that number may expand to 6 million by 2015. Students in 196 countries have already taken a MOOC.
But are MOOCs in the long run detrimental to students and universities? Will they harm authors and publishers by giving away free knowledge?
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Users took to Twitter and Facebook to vent their frustrations about Google's move. The words "Google Reader" trended worldwide on Twitter Thursday morning.
The search giant announced Wednesday via a blog post that it was planning to shut down the service because usage has declined.
Google Reader is a content feed that allows users to aggregate news via Really Simple Syndication (RSS). Basically, the tool enables people to follow multiple websites through one destination.
While many people now use social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to access content these days, the backlash from Google shutting down its reader shows that some people will need a replacement for their news aggregation.
Here's a look at a few alternatives to Google's Reader now that it's on its way out.
Feedly: The RSS reader Feedly is a free tool that allows users to organize the content they want to follow in a magazine-style format. It is available as a mobile app and via an extension on Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.
Flipboard: The mobile-only magazine-designed application is available on iOS and Android and aggregates news based on your interests, selected RSS feeds and can be linked to you social media accounts so that stories your friends post will appear in your feed. Dubbed the "social magazine," the app is designed to feel like a user is flipping through a digital magazine. It features large images for articles that when tapped, expand into the entire story.
Pulse: Pulse is a customizable content aggregator that features a lot of visuals. It is designed in a tile format and is available on desktop and has iOS and Android apps. It also features a save button at the top of each story, which allows users to save the story to read later or send the save story to other applications like Evernote, where the story can also be accessed.
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Families and an after-work crowd come to this relaxed Tex-Mex chain for sizzling fajitas and a buzzing bar scene. – In Short
Festive decor of colorfully tiled tables, vintage photographs and sunny Southwestern accents welcomes an all-ages crowd at this informal hangout. Youngsters and their parents pile into dining room booths; casual business types toss back margaritas and watch televised sports at the bar. The menu features mild versions of Lone Star state favorites, from double-basted baby back ribs and steak fajitas to red-beef chili and deep-fried onions.
Reliably awesome food – This Chilis had been my familys favorite restaurant in Gastonia for 4 years now. Its the one thing i know i can count on when it comes to eating out-i will always be happy at Chilis. I am an experienced waitress, and i can tell the BOH staff cares about the food they serve, and are not just thowing together a few things in a hurry to create a dish with poor resemblance to what the customer sees in the pictures. The frozen mango magaritas always make my day, and the chips n salsa ROCK!! My kids (2 and 3) ask to come here by name-Chiwee's is how they sound. I went for togo the other nite and left the bag on the counter, and when my son woke up he said "hey you went to chilis!!" and looked betrayed lol. You can always count on the food to be great, the service on the ball, and the restaurant clean!! My only dislike is the small bathrooms but whatever!!
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The CadleRock Properties Site, about 335 acres in the towns of Ashford and Willington, was once used for farming, then as a restaurant, novelty store, residence, and the J.I. Case Company. It includes two ponds, several small streams and wetlands. The site was known to be used recreationally activities such as deer hunting, fishing, and ATV use by trespassers. The contaminated area referred to as the Northwest Disposal Area had no vegetation and contained charred wire, wood, tires, vehicle parts and household appliances. Sampling by EPA revealed ranges of concentrations of heavy metals in surface and subsurface soil samples.
From 2008 to 2009, some 4,200 cubic yards of soil were excavated from the Northwest Disposal Area. The top two feet of soil, with greater contamination, was sent out as hazardous soil and the rest of the soil (about 60 percent of the total) was sent to a landfill in Worcester, Mass. In addition, 124 tires and 36.2 tons of scrap metal were sent to recycling facilities. After that, new fill was brought in. In August 2009, the site was restored by a specialized wetland restoration landscaping contractor. This included grading out the topsoil, installing organic mulch in wetlands and planting wetland trees and shrubs.
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Ina Garten knows how to design a great kitchen. Find out her must-follow rules to create a fun and organized space.
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Ina Garten, the star of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, has teamed up with designer Robert Stilin to create House Beautiful's 2009 Kitchen of the Year, on display in New York City's Rockefeller Center from July 20 to July 24.
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