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How Vegetable Oils Make Us FatHealthy Living
That bottle of vegetable oil in your pantry is making you fat.
Even Earth Balance, the so called "natural oil blend" that sells like hotcakes at your local healthfood store, is expanding your backside with every spread of the knife on your morning toast and you don't even realize it.
The reason is that these vegetable oil bottles and spreads are loaded with omega-6 fats. Omega-6 fats are primarily found in the Western diet via soy, corn, cottonseed, and canola oil (which also contains rancid omega-3 fats) and are a category of polyunsaturated oils found in seeds and grains.
While eating seeds and grains is not a bad thing, concentrating the oils from them is.
The fact is that there isn't a whole lot of oil in an ear of corn or a soybean, so to make an entire bottle of corn or soybean oil takes violent and heavily industrialized processing.
"Earth" Balance doesn't sound so earthy after all, does it?
Omega-6 vegetable oils are not generally fats that you could easily produce in the comfort of your own kitchen like the simple and age old process of pressing olives into olive oil (a monounsaturated omega-9 fat) or churning cream into butter.
Here's where the "fat" part comes in.
While a very small amount of omega-6 fats are necessary for health, when consumed to excess as happens with the Western diet, vegetable oils contribute to overproduction of neuromodulatory lipids called endocannabinoids that are responsible for signaling hunger to the brain.
Guess what these little guys do?
They give you the munchies!
You may wonder why the name endocannabinoids sounds a bit like cannabis (weed). Weed is famous for giving people the munchies too so you can consider omega-6 vegetable oils the marijuana of fatty acids.
Now you know why you can't stop eating a jumbo bag of chips made with corn, soy, or sunflower oil.
Is that why it's so easy to eat an entire box of Archway Frosted Lemon Cookies in the blink of an eye!
What about that organic dressing loaded with omega-6 oils that tops your salad at lunchtime? Could it be the reason behind the urge to overeat on the main course or the snack attack at 3pm?
Just try to gorge yourself the same way with a box of cookies made with butter, coconut oil or palm oil or wolf down a plateful of french fries that were cooked in beef fat (tallow).
No can do.
You see, whole natural fats like tallow satiate you and keep your blood sugar steady so you stay full and comfortable and eat much less. Omega-6 vegetable oils, on the other hand, cause you to keep on eating and eating and eating until you have perhaps even made a complete glutton of yourself in a major way.
It seems with America's weight problem now at crisis level, it's time for a return to the traditional, nourishing fats of our ancestors which didn't contribute to overeating or weight issues.
Isn't it high time to stop listening to the talking heads on TV and take matters into your own hands? Chuck that tub of Earth Balance in the trash and switch to simple, wholesome butter and other truly healthy, natural fats that don't require a factory to produce them.
Your stomach and your backside will thank you.
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Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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Maggie, I feel sorry for you.
The only time butter would be better than Earth Balance is if it came from radioactive, disease-ridden, GMO corn-fed cows…
Do your research.
Stop following the mainstream. It's embarrassing.
Actually, Polyunsaturated fat is good for you- unless you have it in large amounts. If you use Earth's balance on everything, then it's bad. Earth's Balance is a better thing to use than butter. I don't ever have a ton of oils, and I always try to steer clear of them, but the Earth's Balance doesn't do any harm unless you have a bunch.
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I understand the benefits of using real, good fats (butter, etc.); however, I'd still like to know about 'natural' oils, such as olive oil? Is that a good fat? Is it good for cooking or only as a drizzle? What about flax oil? Coconut oil is good for cooking, right?
Could you point me to some resources on good fats other than butter/lard? (Although, I do use butter)
Thank you.
Carol G.
So true! I have been following this blog faithfully since I found it some time ago as well as a few others to gain a better understanding of how to prepare whole, traditional, nutrient dense foods. I have to add that Sarah's blog has provided me with a wealth of valuable info and I found the videos very helpful. While I comprehend written word well, I enjoy the visual backup even better. Thank you Sarah!
The story I want to share here is a bit wordy so you can choose to pass it by, but I think it could be worth the read to enunciate the value of adding good fat back into your diets. At the beginning of this last year I brought about 25 years of strict fat-free dieting and 23 years of relentless exercising to a screeching halt and in doing so I have finally succeeded in losing 34 lbs and four clothes sizes so it was a substantial loss. To put it into perspective that 34 lbs is equal to over (6) 5 lb. bags of flour! I pretty much ate what I wanted so I never once felt deprived and was always decently satiated. I plan to continue to loose at least that much more this year.
In this year that I lost the weight I had a lot working against my success. My history exemplifies just about every irresponsible medical decision to occur in those days. I had a total hysterectomy for endometriosis when I was only 29 so I no longer had any of my natural hormones and I do not choose to take the synthetic replacements. After complaining about the unreasonable weight gain and being blown off by the several docs as a trivial issue (I am 5'9″ so I could pull off the weight gain w/o looking obese, but I was) I decided to go to school to learn about how my body worked so I could help myself. I had also began my journey by beginning to eat organic whole foods at this time which was about 1980. I went through the RN program on a mission earning a 4.0 through to my last semester and tutored much of my class as well. I also worked part time while in school at a doctors office as a phlebotomist and requested they do a thyroid test and I was found to have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. I have tumors in my thyroid that have to be monitored. I walked away from the medical profession because at the time nurses were working way too many hours under very stressful conditions. I am told by my friends who are still nurses that while it has improved, it is still very stressful. I am glad I walked away, but all was not lost because I gained a wealth of knowledge of the human physiology, was able to care for friend in her home through her death, I have become one hell of a fierce patient advocate for my mother and learned how to research throughly. Also, because of my GPA I received a full ride scholarship and worked on a degree in what I had always wanted to do, but could not justify until now: fine art.
The final hurdle I had to jump was that I was making this weight loss attempt without being able to exercise because in the last two years I have pretty much been in bed more than out. In spite of my excess weight I have always been deemed as healthy as my vitals and blood work with each yearly physical were perfect. While on vacation in Europe I experienced severe back pain that was so bad I left my luggage behind and that pain has still not been resolved to this day. The MRI and other tests show a slightly budged disc, but it is hitting my nerves enough to cause several kinds of severe pain in my lower back and into my leg. Also, it was found that I have a degenerating hip joint due to years of heavy physical activity on an imbalanced body caused by the scoliosis (curved spine) I was apparently born with. I was told about it in my teens, but no one suggested there were any dangers to leaving it as is and chiropractors were not widely accepted in the 1970's so I was never referred to one. Very frustrating! A chiropractor could have corrected this issue, but now I am told it has been too long to totally correct it as the damage is done. So far nothing including physical therapy, spinal epidurals, tens units, nor pain meds (which I refuse to use on a regular basis) brings any relief. Every med that is legal is addictive. Go figure. I have nerve pain that is agitated by any activity or by sitting or laying in one position for any length time. I found that if I do any activity for more than about an hour (standing, walking, sitting upright) I need to lay down in a propped up position to curve my back into a zero gravity position for several to stop the pain that intensifies from the activity. It is always there, but I have acclimated to it and have learned to take down time before it gets too intense. I do spend more time in bed than out, but now at least I can get out and have a life on a part time basis. I can no longer exercise in any way because one wrong movement and I get an excruciating stop-you-in-your-tracks kind of pain I would prefer to avoid. I can live with the small electrical pains and sciatic pain, but only for so long at one time when I need to push my time on my feet. Chronic pain can make you grouchy so I have to be aware when I get cranky to go lay down. I have a wonderful pillow system I bought to put me into a zero gravity position that brings me relief.
The inactivity is very difficult for someone who exercised daily since I was 18 years old. I was a runner and worked out at the gym 5 days a week. I also had very physical employment throughout my life such as working as an experimental mechanic in a developmental lab for 5 years where I was involved in the build up and testing of military vehicles ranging from HumV's to armored 5 ton trucks, I also walked a 12 mile mail route caring 35+ lbs on my back for five years then as a clerk dumping and sorting mail for two years just to mention a few of my careers. Even my play was very physical as I focused on sculpture in stone, bronze, iron, steel, etc . . . (as well as painting) in my nearly finished BFA degree. I am a good welder too. I also enjoyed spending time working on my own muscle cars and riding motorcycles, being outside hiking, canoeing and playing cut-throat three-some racket ball. I want to mention that I was a lacto ova vegetarian (included eggs and milk products) throughout these 28 years of weight gain. No, I did not fill up on grains, but they were a part of my diet and still are, but now I know to soak, sprout or ferment them first. My point here was that I gained the weight progressively in spite of my extensive physical activity.
Knowing what I have learned about eating whole, nutrient dense food, I now attribute the weight gain to a combination of the slow metabolic issue from the Hashimoto's along with not including the much needed healthy fats in my diet. By adding these nutrient dense fats back into my diet along with the Weight Watcher's concept of becoming aware of my choices of food via logging what I ate and using their points plan, (making what I do choose to eat count) I was able to lose and keep the weight off and feel comfortable doing so. Now don't cringe at the thought of my attributing my weight loss in part to Weight Watchers and quit reading, but instead focus on what I have to say next.
As the Weight Watcher plan promotes, I logged everything I consumed, however I did not eat any packaged foods and added whole foods including healthy fats on a daily basis that I would have never considered allowing even on special occasions in my previous diets as follows. I added:
1. Whole raw, grass fed A2 cow milk
2. Whole raw, grass fed butter made from that milk
3. Home made kefir made from that milk
4. Bone broth based homemade soups
5. Coconut products
6. Cultured veggies
7. Grass fed, organic meats
Since my health insurance paid for 4 twelve week sessions I went to the member meetings once a week and pulled hints from their info then plugged in what I learned about nutrient dense foods from my research into the plan. I ate satisfying whole fats, cultured foods, bone broth based soups surrounded by fresh chopped veggie salads and fruits each day. Weight Watchers gave me a way to keep track of what I ate to see what worked and I just kept doing what I did in the weeks I showed the best weight loss. It taught me what worked best for my unique set of issues. The whole foods satiated me and brought my body to function as optimally as it could considering the challenges it deals with. When I had a way to make the more successful weeks of weight loss techniques more visible so I could replicate them and I lost weight more successfully. As with the success of the food point logging method helping me to eat some of what I wanted (good fats) and guided me as to how much to eat before filling in with zero point fruits and veggies it also showed me when I avoided all fat, I gained weight, but when I ate healthy fat my body seemed to work better at burning my excess body fat so I lost weight.
When I was asked what I thought was key to my weight loss experience at the Weight Watcher meetings as I hit each milestone I said the same thing each time. In my observation the referring to my food log to determine what caused my best weight loss weeks so I could continue with the same eating patterns during those good weeks along with my adding the nutrient dense, satiating whole fat and traditional foods to my diet was responsible for my continued success. I need no further proof than finally experiencing such a successful weight loss. I had so many people at those meetings and at my doctors offices asking me to teach them how to make kefir and give them grains. I also offered them info on how to obtain a cow share. Oh, the doc from the pain clinic is one of those people as well as my family doc. Even though I rarely use their services I figure that these two ladies are keepers in case I do need them because they were willing to work with me as we stepped out of the box together.
Again, sorry this was so long, but I wanted you to get what an uphill, long battle I faced and how it was easily resolved once I got the right info. Part of that info was what I found here about bone broths, soaking grains, sprouting, ferments, etc. Thanks for sharing Sarah!
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What about nut oils or seed oils, like walnut oil, hazelnut oil, sunflower seed oil, or sesame oil? Are those also high in omega 6?
We recently (finally) got a copy of Nourishing Traditions and gave up our EarthBalance! I'm sure my husband read this post and thought, 'I told you so!' in the back of his head at me. We used it for about a year when we decided to go off dairy completely. We've since come to our senses.
CJ at Food Stories
Thanks for sharing this super-informative article about the benefits of healthy fats.
Does anyone know if you heat raw coconut oil for long enough if it will loose it's taste? I like it but my husband hates it and protests everything cooked in coconut oil, so I've not been using it. Next time I'll get the expeller pressed but to use this one up, would heat work to take the taste away? Thanks.
My kids have a milk protein allergy and can't tolerate butter, so we cook with coconut oil for them. I don't know what to spread on toast, though… besides Earth Balance, which I know isn't any good. Suggestions?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Try coconut butter. It's wonderful!
Would Ghee be a possible other option for someone who can't eat butter due to a milk protein allergy? I know it takes out the lactose, but what about the proteins (or ANY other possible allergens)
I made a homemade toothpaste with raw coconut oil, baking soda, xylitol and sea salt. It tastes so good sometimes I just want to eat it, and I do, but I limit myself because of the xylitol and baking soda. Maybe you could just do a little coconut sugar and sea salt and they would like that on bread. I rarely eat bread, but they might like that. Also in Spain people pour olive oil on toast for breakfast, sometimes plain, other times with chopped tomato & raw (cured) ham. I quickly switched from butter & jam to this breakfast before I knew anything about WAPF because it tasted better and was more filling. "Tostada con jamon serrano, aceite y tomate" for breakfast when I lived there. You can buy this raw ham as Procuitto here in the US. Best if you can get it from a butcher where the owners are Italian.
Stanley Fishman
Traditional alternatives to modern vegetable oils – Lard that has not been hydrogenated, beef tallow, lamb tallow, coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, even bison tallow. They behave better in cooking, and will not give you an overdose of Omega six oils.
Stanley Fishman
And I forgot to mention one of the best, butter.
Laura Rose
Thanks for this article Sarah. I've kept the "if I can't pronounce it, can't make it myself" as a method for deciding to purchase food products but oils I was not so aware of. I guess i stick with olive oil and coconut oil from your inference. thanks.
Rice bran oil confuses me a bit since it is high in saturated fat, but would be bad because you can't make it in your kitchen? What about raw cocobutter, shea butter, walnut oil & avocado oils? You could technically make those too, they are high in saturated fat as well. What's wrong with peanut oil? My grandmother used to use that to deep fry chicken, and seems about as easy (or hard) as coconut oil would be to make at home.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Rice bran oil is an industrially processed oil high in omega 6. It was not used in traditional diets and is best avoided.
Hi Sarah
Can I ask how your husband eats that much cream. Does he drink It? I would love my kids to eat more raw cream and butter but not sure what else to give it with . Raw butter on toast and vegis and cream in ice cream. Would love to hear any suggestions
Plenty of cream in a fruit smoothie should go down easy for the kids. If you use very cold cream and frozen fruit in the blender you will get a soft serve ice cream. Depending on the power of you blender you may need to add some milk or fermented dairy to make a product that isn't so thick it burns out the motor of your blender.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Homemade ice cream and bowls of cream with fruit.
You repeatedly mention the how these processed vegetable oils are part of the "western" diet? As opposed to what? I assume you are trying to draw a contrast with "eastern" diets? If so, I am afraid you are quite mistaken in this assumption. Asian people generally use tremendous amounts of processed vegetable oil in there cooking. A small Chinese family can easily use up over a gallon of vegetable oil in a month. Same is true of most South East Asian culinary traditions. Japan might be the one exception to the rule, but even the Japanese diet includes plenty of fried noodles and deep fried dishes.
there = their… sorry.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes they use a lot of processed oil now but this is a new phenomenon and Asians are starting to get fat just like Westerners as a result.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Lard was used traditionally in China for cooking along with sesame oil that was freshly ground by street vendors.
Amen! Traditional fats may cost more, but we use less in the long run. Plus they are infinitely healthier.
Great site, Sarah, thanks. Just wondering about olive oil. I didn't really understand whether you said it was ok or not. I don't cook with it but we use it a lot for salad dressing. Is that ok?
as long as you aren't heating it, extra virgin olive oil is great on salads or used as a bread dipping, to my knowledge.
Angela S.
How much is too much cod liver oil? I just read today something that said it thins the blood, and that too much can even cause hemorraghic stroke. I take it daily and now so does my 6 year old daughter for treating her cavities. Any opinion on this?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I give my children a full tsp each day and have been doing so for years.
Hi Angela, I replied to your post on Facebook, but in case you didn't see it (or anyone else sees this), I'll post here too. CLO apparently does cause blood thinning, but I believe that's why you NEED to get vitamin K at the same time as it has the opposite effect. Your daughter should be getting vitamin K if you are following a proper cavity healing protocol as the vitamin A & D are essentially worthless in that respect without vitamin K, so there shouldn't be a concern.
Any thoughts on grape seed oil?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Grape seed oil is high in omega-6. We already have plenty of this in our diet. I do not use it.
Thanks, Sarah. I heartily agree I was just wondering if you know of a way of making chips at home with the proper fats? I know chips are a carb and aren't normally great or you anyways, but… my husband is extremely thin (and hasn't been able to gain weight for many years) and so I encourage him to eat healthy carbs. I recently found some corn chips that are pre-soaked in lime, but I'm sure the oil is rancid and bad. I'd much rather make some at home if/when I have the time. Do you know a way?
Thanks so much for your posts. They are most interesting.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I don't make chips but I do make french fries … organic potatoes sliced up and fried in tallow. Very yummy. I don't make them too often though as frying any carb even in a healthy oil results in some acrylamide (carcinogen) being formed.
Thanks! That's a great idea. I'd forgotten about tallow.
I might suggest that the primary factors precipitating overeating (of anything) are: restrictive attitudes about food, attempts at weight loss, and lack of reliable access to food (as sometimes happens when people diet, or simply fail to plan for their food needs). Fascinating studies have been done on the eating behaviors of children whose food choices were overly restricted. These are the children (and eventually adults?) who overeat highly palatable food (such as the dreaded corn oil fried chips) when offered them. Context is very, very important.
Great post. Ever since I started eating traditional whole foods I have lost weight when I wasn't even trying to. Thanks Sarah for keeping us informed on the dangers of non traditional foods.
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Excellent, concise post. Thanks, Sarah. Sharing this right away.
In regards to overeating, it seems to me that when first switching to a real food diet, I couldn't get enough! I wanted to always eat, and eat some more! This wasn't the same as overeating though. I felt hungry, I was craving more butter. I wonder if my body wasn't making up for all that lost time of low fat eating. Now I think my appetite has regulated and I certainly notice that I get full very quick, that's not to say that sometimes I don't eat a little more, because its sooooo good! But even then, its much harder to do that when eating real fats than when eating processed foods.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes, this is a common occurrence. When we first started eating raw grassfed cream in my house, my husband went nuts and was eating 8-9 quarts per month just by himself (I am not exaggerating). 10 years later he eats about 2-3 quarts per month and this is his typical consumption after going wild for a period of time at first. He just had some tissue replenishment to do after being starved of all those fat soluble vitamins for so long.
James Knochel
Unsaturated oils go rancid spontaneously when exposed to oxygen at room/body temperature. Rancid oils facilitate the lipid peroxidation chain reaction:
Vitamin E helps terminate the chain reaction, and saturated fats lend stability to unsaturated oils…
Nice post.
Are all these unsaturated oils really rancid? Most health sites suggest this, but is there a proof of it? It is claimed that since they are deodorized we cannot detect that they are rancid.
Still haven't seen solid proof of this.
Additionally, if it is rancid, can we say with certainty that it will be bad for us?
Roseann @ The Wholesome Life
I have a question regarding Canola Oil. As a tour bus operator, my husband travels quite a bit. During a recent trip, he was able to visit with his sister in VA. She gave him a jar of 100% organic, unrefined expeller pressed Canola Oil, that was locally produced by her neighbors. I know that refined processed Canola Oil that is sold in the stores is not good, but is this locally produced unrefined organic oil ok to use in cooking? I hate to waste it and my husband really thought he was doing a "good" thing. Of course I am not using it in place of raw grassfed butter, and pure coconut oil. I just want to know if I can use it in conjunction with the healthy saturated fats.
Thanks for your posts. They are so very informative!
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
You absolutely cannot cook with canola as it is high in omega 3 fats which are delicate and go rancid quite easily.
Hi Roseann,
Maybe you could make some salad dressing or something like that with it? That way you could use it without heating it : )
I'm quite proud to say the only reason canola oil is in my pantry is for making homemade playdough!
Ooo, how do you do that?
Great way to use up any leftover bad stuff too.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Excellent use for what is really an industrialized oil not fit for human consumption. But, playdoh? That's another matter entirely.
Another great post. This is one of the big things I first noticed when switching to saturated fats – I got full. Simple, but effective. When I remember to take my tablespoon of coconut oil 20 minutes before meals, I know it helps me to avoid overeating.
Did it cause you to lose weight? The saturated fat theory is so true. It does fill me up but I want to lose about 10 lbs.
I was having a discussion about fats and cholesterol with my mom last week. She was showing frustration that her cholesterol was so high. A few years ago she went to Africa on a humanitarian mission for four months. While they were there the food choices were limited, as you can imagine. She ate more butter and eggs than she has ever before and her cholesterol went down and she lost weight! Of course, she came home and got back on her fake butter and gained the weight back and her cholesterol went back up.
One more plug…I had a hard time convincing my husband to switch away from spread margarine. I bought a Butter Bell and love it. Real butter spreads nicely!
Isn't it amazing the cognitive dissonance that happens when our experience doesn't jive with what we're told. We are so conditioned to trust authorities that we discount contradictory evidence. Thanks, Sarah, for your hard work getting us back to reality.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes, we must come back to trusting our powers of observation more than what the talking heads and the so called "experts" are trying to make us believe USUALLY with the end result being profit for themselves or those that sponsor their meaningless media chatter.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
My Grandpa ate 2 eggs fried in butter every morning for breakfast and ate the thick strip of fat around his steaks. He lived to be 97 on his own independently (chewed tobacco right up into his 90's too). I don't know about you, but I'm eating like HIM. I'll skip the chewing tobacco though
Although I completely agree that industrial seed oils are not good at all, I can't say I agree with you when you say that they are bad because they cause you to overeat, in comparison to saturated fats. I have baked a pound of sweet potato fries that were covered with coconut oil and sea salt and still ended up eating them all in one sitting.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Of course you can still overeat on the good stuff. There were still a few overweight folks years ago when processed vegetable oils didn't exist. Omega-6 fats make it a daily habit though instead of an occasional indulgence.
A very important point!
@Dan – sweet potato fries in coconut oil and sea salt sound delicious. No wonder you ate the whole pound! At least it was healthy saturated fat and not the deadly liquid grain-based oil.
It has been sooo looong since one of these oils was in my pantry – canola was my family's choice years ago. I wish I'd known then how it was made!!! I even admit to eating Country Crock – Churn Style (what a crock, huh? – pun intended)… I think it has now been over 12 years since I've cooked with anything but lard, ghee, coconut oil and occasionally peanut oil. I love going back to traditional fats. I have always loved butter and have eaten it by the spoonfull growing up… I hope to instill the same love in both my boys – my younger 2 YO loves it as I do and my almost 8 YO is on his way!!
Sarah, I am so excited to find your blog! I am new to WAPF and am still reading the book Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon. I have thought of myself as a health fanatic for most of my adult life, but I am finding out that all the different ways I've tried to eat has really made me sick!
I will be visiting your site daily and I do have one question. What bran of sourdough bread do you eat? Do you purchase it in the store or online? I think I am confused when it states simply Sourdough or sprouted. If you would share a few brands I would greatly appreciate it.
You are lovely looking, your skin is beautiful and your eyes sparkle. I want that healthy glow too. Thank you for such a wonderful blog!
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
There are several brands I enjoy … you should really buy the WAPF Shopping Guide and it lists many many excellent brands of bread that you can either find at the healthfood store or by mail order.
One August in the late 1970s, a cousin and I decided that we could take an ear of corn and turn it into butter. Easy, right? That's what the oleo was made from.
We stripped the kernels off a few cobs and set about mashing them in a big molcajete. Then mashed and mashed and mashed, but we never got butter.
Deciding we were using the wrong tool, we got the butter churn out and dumped our corn mash into that. Still didn't work.
Apparently you can't get butter from corn. Who knew?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
If people only can just grasp that they can't make this stuff in their own kitchens they will realize what an incredibly unhealthy processed food these vegetable oils truly are. If you can't make it in your kitchen easily, it shouldn't be eaten.
Stanley Fishman
That is a great saying. And absolutely true. It was not even possible to make these kinds of vegetable oil until the twentieth century. And they require heavy processing to reach the form of oil. But, as you said, if you cannot make in your kitchen easily, it should not be eaten.
Yes! That's great Sarah ….oh I am learning sooo much . I hope someone asked what leaf lard is though !
Kenedi – Real Food Whole Life
Hi Sarah,
I just found your blog. So nice to find other real foodies out there when time allows me.
Oh, how it makes me cringe when folks start trying to tell me how soy, corn, and Canola oils are good for us. Ick!!!
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There's no way to get around it: Even in its reworked form, Holy Terror is a goddamn Batman story. Frank Miller's long-awaited superhero vs. terrorist graphic novel finally emerges this week, and it's everything you'd think it would be … including "visually impressive," "disturbingly simplistic" and, to be honest, proof that terrorism seems to have worked in Miller's case.
Oddly enough, for a book that starts out as an almost comically obvious reworking of Batman pages — there's no way to avoid groaning at how phoned-in Miller's revisions are to the beginning of the book — Holy Terror ends up feeling less like a Batman book than the work of someone who was profoundly affected by the events of September 11th, to the point where fear took over from whatever artistic drive used to push Miller's work. This isn't a story as much as a revenge fantasy from someone who is clearly terrified of the world that he's found himself living in, and closed himself off from reality as a result; not only are the terrorist villains of the book ridiculously simplistic, but so is the "war" that the Fixer carries out against them. The terrorist characters that appear fulfill almost every single stereotype imaginable about them, including an apparent ability to be wherever they need to be to destroy a helicopter just because the plot demands it, and because it makes the "enemy" more unknowable and scary, and yet they can easily be defeated with guns and bombs, because, you know, more violence is always the answer.
It's a willfully stupid book, I think; pitched as a mix of parody and propaganda — something that could be used to describe most of Miller's superhero work, arguably — there's a sense that it's so painfully unfunny because the jokes are all old and weren't that good to begin with. With the exception of a genuinely beautifully illustrated, kinetic opening sequence (ignore the dialogue, admittedly), the book feels almost unfailingly tired and desperate, as if trying to convince itself of its own relevance as much as the reader, and failing throughout. Everything in here feels dated, cliched in the worst possible ways ("Not all of us around here have a problem with english, my curvy young infidel," says the leader of the terrorist cell, while "Natalie Stark," Catwoman-in-all-but-name, kneels in bondage at the forefront of the panel, trussed up in rope that, of course, emphasizes her breasts) and profoundly unnecessary. Even more so than Miller's other work, the writing here is reductive to the point of offensiveness — David Brothers makes a great point here about Miller's mistaking faith for jihad — and the entire book reads like the fantasy of an old man who wishes things were easy like the stories of earlier wars that he grew up on, refusing to complicate his world view with nuance or facts.
There's little to recommend this, beyond Miller's name recognition. It's easy to imagine DC Comics' editorial recoiling in horror upon reading whatever he'd completed back when he wanted it to be a Batman book, and it's depressing to see it become the first book from Legendary Comics, if only because it really is just a crappy comic, even if you ignore the problematic propaganda and politics behind it (The art is completely uneven, going from spectacular to scratchy, simply-inked angular work that looks like it's come from a different artist altogether; the dialogue never reaches above sub-noir cliche, the plot mechanics are laughable). As a comic that's likely to get a lot of attention outside the comic press purely because of Miller's involvement, this is an ugly advertisement for the worst comics has to offer, and an embarrassment all round.
Enjoyed alot of Mr Millers older stuff. The god damn Batman upset me to the point where I wouldn't walk across the street to get a pound of his books for free. If you can't finish what you start it's not professional. If you think you can just puke out trash because of your name, shame on you.
>the dialogue never reaches above sub-noir cliche
Was this a surprise?
Finally a review that mentions the "pitched as a mix of parody and propaganda" thing. The last paragraph of this review is what I was waiting for. It seems like most people are just focused on the cliches about Islam, when that should have been expected going in.
And this is worse than sin city how?
"it really is just a crappy comic, even if you ignore the problematic propaganda and politics behind it"
It's hard to make art when you're peeing your pants.
— MrJM
"And this is worse than sin city how?"
That any evidence Frank Miller may have demonstrated of any skill as a draftsman and storyteller between 1991 and 1999 (and even before that), is now completely obliterated?
You couldn't tell what was going on in the story because of the incessant spattering of Liquid Paper on every page. The coloring to highlight individual character details came off as unformed splotches. I couldn't figure out who half the caricatures Miller was doing, and thought the other half were weak. Miller thinks "Al-Qaeda" translated to English is "The Cell", and goes on a bit of a comparison to a biological cell — but the translation of "Al-Qaeda" is "The Base" not "The Cell". He can't even go back to re-letter that sequence replacing "Cell" with "Base" in a second-printing, without eliminating an entire word-balloon. Just shoddy fact-checking. The paper stock on the book itself was as thin as tracing-paper, so you could see thru to the other side of the page — just incredibly poor production values all around. If anyone can dare to call this "good", I would probably hit them.
I said it once before, but Frank Miller is a tired, old horse that's ready for the glue factory. I feel sorry for whatever has eaten his mind. If he's actually lost someone (someone *specific* — and not just the vague "3000 of my neighbors" he spouts on about in every interview) in the tragedy of September 11, 2001, then I might start to understand what's happened to him. But after a decade, he's not come clean on whether he suffered a genuine, identifiable loss that day, so I can only conclude that of all the people in the world, Frank Miller has processed the events of September 11, 2001, in the absolute worst way possible. This isn't some anti-conservative screed, either — Frank Miller is plainly mentally ill and needs help in the worst way.
Just out of curiosity, we're all certain this isn't just a misunderstood parody? Miller really believes all this?
Haven't had a chance to pick up the book yet. I had fully intended on it, but this review has turned me off pretty quickly.
I read his book with Eisner and it just breaks my heart to think the man who did such a beautiful interview about the medium could have been reduced to this.
I look forward to the book where a Frank Miller character solves unemployment by punching it in the face.
"Just out of curiosity, we're all certain this isn't just a misunderstood parody? Miller really believes all this?"
Frank Miller's Legion of Apologists and Uncanny Yes-Men have been trotting out the "parody" excuse for well over a decade now to gloss over the fact that their hero has lost it. You can't keep excusing a decade of poorly conceived and poorly executed comics by chalking it up to an artist taking the piss. Eventually anyone with any critical faculties at all has to concede that this stuff is not good by any standard.
you don't like Sin City?? HA HA HAHA. Every comment you ever make in life is irrelevant then
I think you're being unfair to subnoir, curvy infidel.


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In my book, I also discuss these topics at length and add in some useful additional information that was not in the article. So what am I doing here, you might ask, writing another article on hair loss? Well our knowledge of what actually causes hair loss has dramatically expanded over the past few years and several new products have hit the market.
I thought a new article for those people who are really bumming that their hair is falling out, want to make sure their hair does not start falling out, or are just real paranoid about their hair falling out, was in order. If you fit any one of the above descriptions-which most people do- than this is the article for you!
So why do I care so much about hair loss? My mother's father was bald, my father is mighty thin up top, my hair started to thin a while back -you do the math! Now I have a lot of respect and admiration for those people who can lose their hair and say things like "It's natural and the way of nature.
If I lose my hair, so be it." Well I am not one of these people! I have never said such a stupid statement in my entire life and I will fight my hair loss until the day they put me in the grave!
Anyway, over the past few years, and in addition to my usual research into nutrition, training, and other topics, I have also been keeping up with the latest research and products for hair loss. Have I found the absolute cure for hair loss? No, but we're getting damn close!
Hair Loss 101
So what makes your hair fall out? Well for a long time scientists thought that DHT was the sole cause of hair loss, but this does not appear to be the case. As most of you already know, androgens such as testosterone (natural and otherwise) can convert to DHT by the previously mentioned enzyme 5AR. People who have high levels of the enzyme 5AR have higher levels of DHT and are prone to losing their hair.
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Men with a congenital deficiency in 5AR show no receding of the hair line. This knowledge of the relationship of DHT to hair loss kicked off the big race to find things that shut down the 5AR enzyme and thus reduce the amount of DHT.
Simple enough right? Well I have said it a thousand times before and I will now say it a thousand and one times: two plus two rarely makes four in the human body and this is the case again regarding the relationship of DHT to hair loss.
People and researchers who used 5AR inhibitors such as Proscar and Saw Palmetto found it helped with the hair loss but in no way shut it down or regrew much of the hair that was lost. What appears to be the ultimate cause of hair loss for most people is an auto immune response where the body actually attacks the hair follicle like some kind of foreign invader thus causing an inflammatory response.
By yet unknown mechanisms, DHT causes a change in the follicle signaling the immune system to attack the follicle and your hair starts falling out (If you take a close look, you can actually see a red line of inflammation on the scalp of some people losing their hair). How do we know this?
It was discovered that the hair follicles of people losing their hair look very similar under a microscope to people who experience organ rejection after surgery. And, it has been found that the immune system suppressing drug which is used to stop the organ rejection (Cyclosporine) grows hair like crazy because it shuts down the immune response in the body. A cure you say? NO!
If you take some Cyclosporine and you grow hair it will be because you have no immune system and you will get very sick and possibly die. I shit you not-don't mess with this stuff. Anyway, though DHT is clearly important in the cause of hair loss, it is not the final cause and a new race has been started to address the inflammatory response which ultimately causes you hair to fall out.
Clearly, you have to attack hair loss from both the DHT and inflammatory response, and that's what most of this article is about....sort of. There are also other factors related to hair growth and hair loss such as nutrition, SODases, Nitric Oxide (NO) and others, but DHT and the immune response are the two biggies.
As most of you know, certain anabolic steroids will make your hair fall if you are genetically susceptible to hair loss. However, steroids generally will not make your hair fall out if you are not destined to lose your hair in the first place (lucky you).
OK, as we all know androgens such as testosterone, Anadrol, D-bol, and others can convert to DHT much easier than low androgen steroids such as Primobolan, Anavar, or Winstrol. Some steroids are actually derived from DHT but do not necessarily cause hair loss, though it really depends on the individual steroid.
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For example (don't you just love steroid examples?), Winstrol is derived from DHT and generally does not cause hair loss in the majority of those who use it. Anadrol on the other hand, which is also derived from DHT, will cause hair to fall out on all but the most resistant heads.
Personally, one of the many reasons I don't use steroids, besides the fact that they're expensive, illegal, and fake 99% of the time, is I don't care how much muscle I have if it makes me a life long member of the Hair Club For Men! Ever wonder why the guy on the Golds Gym logo is bald? Now you know! Being this is not an article on steroids, I will not go into great detail on this topic.
If you really want to know more about it, I go into much more depth in my book Priming The Anabolic Environment.. The point is, if you are losing your hair, regardless of whether or not you are using steroids, you should be able to do something about it.
Below is a list of various products that I have found effective for hair loss. Some are new products and others are products that have been around a while but are still useful, and maybe I have found new ways of using them.
Copper Binding Peptides
Recently a drug called Iamin was approved by the FDA for wound healing. Another drug similar to Iamin is Tricomin. Both Iamin and Tricomin were invented and subsequently patented by Dr. Loren Pickart. These drugs are copper based compounds that have certain peptides added to them. When put on the skin they have profound anti inflammatory properties and increase the rate at which skin heals dramatically (hence Iamin's approval for wound healing).
As I mentioned earlier, chronic inflammation at the site of the hair follicle appears to be a major link in the chain of what makes hair fall out. Dr. Pickart set out to formulate an improved version of Iamin and Tricomin specifically for hair that could be purchased over the counter without a prescription.
This product is called Folligen and is made by Skin Biology, Incorporated. They can be contacted at 1-800-405-1912. I consider this product to be very promising for hair loss, but it is too early to tell exactly how useful it will be. This product is used by rubbing it on the scalp before bed then washing it out in the morning.
Nizoral Shampoo
Nizoral Shampoo was first brought to the attention of bodybuilders by Mike Mooney who learned of it from a doctor friend of his. Mike is the publisher of the Metabolics news letter and a writer for Muscle Media 2000. Nizoral is an anti fungal shampoo and the active ingredient is a plant derivative called Ketoconazol and is produced by Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
How and why Nizoral works on hair loss in not very well understood. It might work by blocking the DHT at the follicle and/or working by reducing the amount of inflammation at the hair follicle. Unfortunately, there is not much hard data regarding this product and hair loss, but a lot of people (including Mike) really swear by this stuff.
It is not particularly expensive or hard to use, but it does require a prescription. Many people are getting it without a prescription by ordering it from other countries. Non controlled medications can be ordered from other countries. Nizoral is just used as a regular shampoo, left on the scalp for at least five minutes, then rinsed out.
There is also such a thing as Nizoral tabs. Nizoral tabs should never be used as they are quite liver toxic and generally bad for your health. Nizoral shampoo does not get into general circulation and is perfectly safe. I have been told by a few Dr.s who specialize in hair loss that Nizoral works even better when it is alternated every third or fourth day with a selenium based shampoo such as Head and Shoulders.
Hopefully some research to look specifically into Nizoral's effects on hair loss will be carried out in the near future. Mooney feels Nizoral is particularly effective at stopping the hair loss caused by certain steroids, but I can't say whether or not this is true.
As most people already know, Proscar is a very specific inhibitor of the enzyme (5AR) that converts androgens into DHT. Its official use is for prostate enlargement which is also related to DHT levels (among other things). It was felt originally that Proscar would not be effective for hair loss because it only inhibits the enzyme found in the prostate and not in the hair follicle.
Well again, nothing is cut and dry in the human body, and Proscar has been found to reduce the amount of DHT in circulation which reduces the amount of DHT the follicle has to deal with and thus less hair is lost.
Several recent studies have shown Proscar is effective for hair loss and can help regrow some hair on some people, but as I said before, the use of 5AR inhibitors only deals with a part of the problem and are generally not very effective when used as the only treatment. One thing people should be aware of is the fact that the use of these compounds can raise estrogen.
I mentioned this several years ago (I think I was the first to do so) and the PDR now includes gyno (bitch tits) as a possible side effect of using Proscar. The trick is to use just enough to reduce the DHT but not enough to raise estrogen levels significantly. Several studies have shown that using just 1 or 2 mg is virtually as effective as using 5mg of Proscar for reducing DHT, so you do not have to use much, and this saves a lot of money.
Also, there is research that shows taking just one 5mg tab of Proscar every five days keeps DHT levels suppressed. I have found the most effective way to use Proscar is to take one quarter of a tab a day (1.25mg) and one 5mg tab every 5-7 days. This is the most cost effective and side effect free way of taking Proscar.
Now I don't know if this regimen would be totally effective for a person taking large amounts of steroids high in androgens or not. Most of the people I have told to take Proscar this way who use steroids felt it worked for them, but that's all I can say at this time.
Again, I am sure it depends on how genetically susceptible a person is to hair loss, which type(s), and how much, steroids are being used.
Ok, Minoxidil did not turn out to be the hair growth stimulant we all hoped it would be and if it had not recently gone OTC I would not even have included it in this list. However, being minoxidil can now be purchased without a prescription and is about half the price of what it used to cost, I think it is a useful addition to a person's regimen.
For hair growth, minoxidil has pretty much been a bust, but for reducing hair loss, I have found it is definitely better than nothing. Its only about twenty five bucks a bottle these days and it lasts over a month. Personally, I just use it once a day before bedtime, so it lasts several months for me.
This is the mother of all topical anti androgens. RU58841 is made by the Roussel Corporation of France. This stuff shuts down DHT at the hair follicle like nothing else. One of the major problems has been that anti androgens such as Spironolactone and Flutamide taken orally might be good for hair loss, but they cause all sorts of problems related to having low androgens in your body, such as loss of muscle, increased fat, loss of sex drive, gyno, etc.
When these same anti androgens have been used topically (put directly on the scalp) they do not cause the negative systemic side effects, but they did not seem to do much of anything for hair loss or growth either. Therefore, a topically active anti androgen without systemic effects would be highly desirable. RU58841 is a topical anti androgen that shuts down DHT at the follicle without any systemic side effects in the body!
This stuff is the best thing since the invention of the vibrator! Woops, did I actually say that aloud? Now for the bad news. RU58841 is not out for sale and probably won't be for quite some time. It is in the early stages of testing and I understand there are other reasons that it might be a long time until it hits the market.
I would tell you what those reasons are, but then I would have to kill you, and that would be bad for magazine sales...... Make no mistakes about it, RU58841 is the drug of choice for hair loss and would stop hair loss cold in conjunction with a good topical anti inflammatory. Through my secret source, I was told that the initial feelings about this stuff by the researchers who tested it was that it would probably even grow back a lot of hair for some people.
I would give my right-no make that left-gonad for some of this stuff. Oh well, maybe I can find some crazy chemist to whip me up some of this nifty compound for my own personal use. Will it cost me a nad?
The Ultimate Hair Stack
We all know what a "steroid stack" is and most people know what a "supplement stack" is, but have you heard of a hair stack? Probably not. Well I am going to give you the hair stack I, and a bunch of other people I know, currently use based on the above information. I would say better than 90% of the people I have given this stack to who have followed it religiously (didn't you know that the science of hair loss is a religion for some people?), have noticed a total cessation of hair loss and even some moderate regrowth.
As for me, I could definitely use some more hair, but I am a lot better off than my mothers father was or my father is now, not to mention my brother (good thing my brother does not read bodybuilding magazines!). Obviously, I can't and won't make any guarantees that this will work for you, but it should.
However, the causes of hair loss are many and depend on numerous physiological variables (certain medications, stress, diet, genetics, etc.), so keep your expectations to something that is realistic for your particular level of hair loss. Translated, if you are a young person (male or female) and have started losing some hair but still have most of it, this stack should work like gang busters for you.
If you are older and don't have much hair on your head and have not had much hair on you head for some time, than this stack will be helpful for sure. How helpful, I have no clue. "Right, enough blabbering Brink, give us the damn stack!" you say? Here it is:
- Wash hair with Nizoral shampoo every day leaving it on the scalp for at least 5 minutes. Every third or fourth day, use a selenium based shampoo such as Head and Shoulders instead.
- Take one quarter of a tab of Proscar (1.25mg) with a meal and a 5mg tab every 5-7 days.
- Put Minoxidil on your head in the morning and before bed. Note: I have found using Minoxidil once a day before bed with the above compounds is sufficient, and putting it on in the morning gives you an ugly "do" (or is that a "don't?!"). However, the directions on the bottle say to put it on twice a day for best results.
- Finally, rub Folligen in the scalp where the hair is thinning before bedtime and wash it out in the morning. Note: Put the Minoxidil on first but make sure it has dried before adding the Folligen. Here's the best way to do it.
Put the Minoxidil on first, then do your other pre bedtime activities, like brush your teeth, take some vitamins, turn out the lights, kick the cat, or what ever. Now put on the Folligen after the Minoxidil has dried.
- Pray to the hair Gods that RU58841 gets on the market before we all look like Kojak!
If you have mild hair loss, any one of the above products might do the trick, but if you have heavy to moderate hair loss, than I assure you, you will need to attack it with multiple products and from various angles. I have not put the prices down of all this stuff because it varies so much depending on where, and from who, you get it.
So where do you find all these products? I have given you the phone number for Folligen. Minoxidil can now be found in any drug store without a prescription. The RU58841 is out or reach for now, unless you know something I don't. As for the Nizoral shampoo and Proscar, you can ask your doctor for a script or you can call the DR Foundation.
They should have information on how to obtain these products from various sources (doctors, foreign mail order, etc.). Their number is 305-758-3173. "What does DR stand for" you ask? Dermatology Research Foundation of course! Us "hair guys" are a little strange...
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As a positive side effect, applications like Flash 8 now run on Wine, says Google software engineer Dan Kegel in an announcement; Kegel is also the Wine 1.0 release manager. Although the ability to run Photoshop on Linux gives many Windows users an opportunity to migrate to Linux, it does reduce the pressure on Adobe to finally implement the Photoshop Linux port that many users have demanded in the past.
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Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Epilepsy
What Is Epilepsy?
It's a problem with your brain's electrical system. A surge of electrical impulses cause brief changes in movement, behavior, feeling, or awareness. These events, known as seizures, last from a few seconds to a few minutes. People who've had two or more seizures without obvious triggers at least 24 hours apart have epilepsy.
What Are the Symptoms?
Epilepsy can cause convulsions -- sudden, uncontrolled movements. But seizures can trigger a wide range of other symptoms, from staring to falling to fumbling with clothes. Most doctors divide them into different types according to how they affect your brain. Each has its own set of symptoms.
Absence Seizures
These are often described as staring spells. The person stops what he's doing, stares into space for a few seconds, then goes on like nothing happened. It's most common in children and usually starts between the ages of 4 and 12. Some kids have as many as 100 absence seizures in 1 day.
Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
These used to be called grand mal seizures, and they're the most easily spotted. Your arms and legs stiffen, then begin to jerk. This can last up to 3 minutes. After it happens, you'll probably be tired and confused. This type of seizure involves both sides of the brain.
Partial Seizures
These only affect one side of your brain. You might make jerking motions or see things that aren't there, but still be aware of what's happening. If you have a complex partial seizure, you might wander, mumble, smack your lips, or fumble with your clothes. Others might think you're conscious, but you won't be aware of what you're doing.
Diagnosis: EEG
A doctor will review the description of your seizures and your medical history, then examine you. He'll give you a test called an electroencephalogram -- he'll probably shorten it to EEG -- to confirm a diagnosis and get more information about your seizures. It's a painless procedure that records your brain's electrical activity as wavy lines. The pattern changes during a seizure and may show which part of the brain is affected. That can help guide your treatment.
Diagnosis: Brain Scan
Detailed images of your brain from tests like CT or MRI scans can help doctors rule out some things as causes, like a change in the structure of your brain, bleeding, or masses. A CT scan is a powerful type of X-ray, and an MRI uses magnets and radio waves to make pictures. This information will help your doctor come up with the best treatment plan for you.
Epilepsy Complications
The best way to avoid them is to find a treatment that helps you, and stick with it. Most people with the brain disorder live a long time, and they're rarely injured during seizures. But if you fall during them, you may need a helmet to protect your head. Some types of seizures may raise the risk of an early death, but this is rare.
Safety Measures
Because seizures often strike without warning, some activities are dangerous. Losing consciousness while swimming or taking a bath could be life-threatening. The same goes for many extreme sports, like mountain climbing. Most states require you to be seizure-free for a certain amount of time before driving a car.
Treatment: Ketogenic Diet
If medications don't help you or cause side effects, a doctor may suggest this eating plan. It's strict, and your medical team will watch you closely while you do it. The diet is high in fat and protein, and low in carbs -- a mix that makes your body burn fat instead of sugar. This creates changes in your brain that help lower your chances of seizures. More than half of children who follow this diet have at least 50% less seizures. Some even stop having them.
Treatment: VNS
It stands for vagus nerve stimulation, a treatment that's sometimes called a pacemaker for your brain. The doctor places a small device under the skin of your chest. It sends electrical pulses to the brain through a large nerve in your neck called the vagus nerve. VNS may be an option if you don't do well with medication.
First Aid for Seizures
If you see someone having a seizure, take the following steps:
- Time how long it lasts.
- Clear the area of anything hard or sharp.
- Loosen anything at the neck that may affect her breathing.
- Turn her onto her side.
- Put something soft beneath her head.
- Don't place anything inside the mouth.
Call 911 if a seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, happens again, or the person is pregnant, injured, or has diabetes.
Epilepsy and Pregnancy
It's safe for most women with the brain disorder to get pregnant. More than 90% of babies born to moms with epilepsy are healthy. But if you're planning to have a child, talk to your doctor first. Anti-seizure drugs can cause health problems in infants. Your medicine or its dose may need to be changed.
Living With Epilepsy
You can enjoy a full, active life. Taking your medication on schedule may stop your seizures. If not, you can get other kinds of help. A specialist can come up with ways to curb the condition's impact on your life. The American Academy of Neurology and the Epilepsy Foundation have listings of neurologists who specialize in treating it, too.
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The government has said it is pleased that the United States ''now considers it was an error'' to have supported the military coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende, a Socialist, on Sept. 11, 1973. In an interview last week, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that encouraging the coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power for 17 years was ''not a part of American history we are proud of.'' Chile is a member of the United Nations Security Council and the Bush administration is trying to win the support of the country's current Socialist government for a new resolution against Iraq. Larry Rohter (NYT)


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Are you searching for the perfect drink to add a little cheer to your holiday festivities? Well, here's a few recipes you might want to check out.
Bad Santa
1-1/2 ounces Kahlua Cinnamon Spice
3/4 ounce Absolut Vanilla Vodka
6 ounces spicy hot chocolate
Softened whipped cream
1 dried chili pepper
Source: Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel and Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel.
Mistletoe Motivator
6 to 8 mint leaves
1/2 lemon
1-1/2 ounces 10 Cane Rum
3/4 ounce simple syrup
Top with lemon-lime soda
Pomegranate seeds
Source: Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel and Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel.
Holiday Punch
4 ounces lemon juice
2 ounces sugar
8 ounces cranberry juice
8 ounces orange juice
8 ounces tea cloves
1 Light Rum
Mix together in a large punch bowl and garnish with lemon slices.
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Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
1-1/4 ounces Light Rum
1-1/2 ounces lemon juice
1/2 ounce grenadine
Mix the light rum, lemon juice and grenadine. Add ice cubes and fill to your own taste with cranberry juice. Add a wedge of lemon on your glass and voila.
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Homemade Eggnog
1 cup sugar
12 egg yolks
4 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces Brandy
4 ounces Gold Rum
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon ground Nutmeg
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Published: Friday, June 11, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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You know there is some kind of lunacy in Martin Scorsese taking on a horror movie. Based on Dennis Lehane's thriller, "Shutter Island" is a blank canvas where the famed director let loose seemingly every movie trick he knows. And considering that he is an astute student of cinema, that's a lot.
Invoking Hitchcock in a film set in a mental hospital for the criminally insane in 1954 goes without saying. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Teddy Daniels, a U.S. marshal who ferries out to the island to investigate the disappearance of a patient.
The poor guy is already haunted by memories of his wife (Michelle Williams), who died in a fire in their apartment building, and by the trauma of being among those who liberated the concentration camp Dachau in World War II.
Now, he has to come face to face with some really creepy patients — who range from zombielike to raging maniacs — and the creepy doctors — Ben Kingsley as the menacing Dr. Cawley, the psychiatrist in charge, and Max von Sydow, whose German accent reminds Teddy of the terrors of war. Things get creepier as the mystery deepens. How could a woman just disappear from her cell? Then there are hints of Nazi-type experimentation. And why is the weather so bad?
But who's watching "Shutter Island" for the plot?
The book is a page-turner, and that's what Scorsese has given us the equivalent of. It's all atmosphere and jolts. Robert Richardson, the director of photography, makes everything appear ominous as if it were in a nightmare.
The colors are disquieting. There is something off about them.
You get the feeling that after the precision and claustrophobia of "The Departed," Scorsese wanted to show he can make a film with some bang to it. If he were a lesser filmmaker, you might dismiss "Shutter Island" as a moderate shocker. But the director can't go against his better instincts. The film is populated with terrific actors — Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Patricia Clarkson, Mark Ruffalo — and the scenes are intricately choreographed. No one will pretend this is one of Scorsese's great films, but it's not a failure, either. It's just an interesting commercial detour.
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Season seven of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was a lot of fun, made more so by the subplot of Larry David getting the "Seinfeld" cast — Jerry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine), Jason Alexander (George) and Michael Richards (Cosmo) — together for a reunion show. Since every one is playing a version of themselves, "Curb" is even harder than "Seinfeld" in separating the stars from the characters, and real-life references are rife.
One episode even involves Richards' infamous racially slurred tirade at a comedy club in 2006. Larry's prickly relationship with Ted Danson rears its head again, and in one very funny episode, Larry's fictional long-suffering now ex-wife (played by Cheryl Hines) tries out for a part on the reunion show as George's ex-wife, a role that was based on her. But Jerry prefers guest stars Meg Ryan or Elisabeth Shue, putting Larry in another untenable position. Ultimately, "Curb" succeeds because David's comic alter-ego is not only always stepping in it but is likely to forget to scrape it off his shoes.
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"From Paris with Love" is a mindless — stress mindless — but somewhat diverting shoot-'em-up if only because John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers look like they're having fun with the roles. There's even a "Pulp Fiction" reference.
"Not the Messiah" is a filmed version of Eric Idle's comic stage show — a "baroque and roll" oratorio — based on Monty Python's "Life of Brian;" so you know it's already pretty funny. This lavish 2009 live performance with BBC Symphony and Chorus at London's venerable Royal Albert Hall commemorating Python's 40th anniversary featured fellow Pythons Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. Not as freewheeling as "Spamalot" — mostly because it's tied to an orchestra — but it's silly and enjoyable and even has a few jabs at current politics.
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"Oceans" $39.98
"The A-Team: The Complete Series Limited Edition Box Set" $149.98
"Family Matters: The Complete First Season" $29.98
"Z-Rock: Season 2" $19.97
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"Caddyshack" $24.98
"The Illusionist" Blu-ray $24.99
"Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection" $39.98
"Happy Together" Blu-ray $29.95
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Well, I had no choice, my company sent me over there for two weeks!
Since London is getting more and more expensive, companies tend to move out... That is mainly the purpose of MK, this is a brand new town full of IT companies!
Silverstone is not far neither. I don't know if this is related but imo people were driving pretty fast (or maybe, that was just me, first time I was driving on the wrong side of the road ;-)
In two words, shopping and skiing! The town center is indeed a huge mall.
Close to it, you will find a really impressive indoor ski slope (Xscape).
Not really but you'd better know some local person to show you the nice places.
You can find some nice pubs even in the centre. MK has been built around several old villages, I particularly liked Stony Stratford. There is definitely an other atmosphere than in the town center!
if you have a car, the countryside is beautiful!
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Best Indian in Stony Stratford is The Bekash on the High Street, a good tip for future visits! It may not have the wow factor decor, but the food speaks volumes. :o)
Unfortunately the Old Beams has burnt down. It was a while ago, and it has still to re-open
I know how you feel.. They just send me there too!! :-| Anyway, thanks for the tips.. I?ll try the Xscape thing for sure! :-)
Very sorry to hear you had to spend time in MK. Have been there many times to visit a friend of mine, and still despise going there!! Hope you managed to escape it.
So MK was OK.
So you tried the English new national food . . curry. Used to live near MK, nice to see it has a page. Well done
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