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In March Meggie and Craig hosted a lovely ceremony and reception, with this adorable cake from Eccentric International Chefs. Not only was this cake cute, but it was delicious too!
Meggie and Craig said their vows under our new bamboo arch, which they decorated themselves.
In April, Noel and Jordan had a beautiful day on the rooftop. We love the mini-palm trees they used to adorn the ceremony site and we just love the lanterns they set along the aisle and then used later to spruce up the reception area.
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About Vegaman's Garage
About me and my passion for cars
Give me a 5 car garage, a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen and I'll be happy.
Pulling serious G's in my cousins 500 hp '69 Camaro got me hooked on speed, though I've loved hot rods since I was 7.
I now own a '95 Olds Aurora - (greatest engine detroit ever put out, the Northstar-- lots of power pound per pound.)
'71 Vega Station wagon - 350 engine and 200R tranny will soon hit the road. Speed, mileage and luxuries. I like to have my cake and eat it too.
69 Mercury Monterey - bought so I'd have a car to drive that does not feel the road, then loaned it (permanently) to my brother when his SUV was totaled.
'49 Dodge 1 ton Pick up. My grandad bought it brand new and paid cash. Now it's mine. Hope to work on it as soon as the Vega's running.
'48 Dodge 1 ton pick up. For parts and then maybe a rat rod to sell for $ to help make up for the Vega expenses.
'79 Honda Goldwing motorcycle - needs the engine rebuilt. I keep it because I'm the eternal optimist.
'78 Honda Goldwing - for parts.
I'll take a 1966 to 1971 car any day over a "new" car.
My first car
1969 Impalla Convertable.
Purple, with a white interrior and white top.
Lots of rust and a 350 V8. Never shoulda sold that one.
Car I wish I still had
1:My '72 Vega.
262 V8 from a Monza.
All power and luxury.
2:My '66 Pontiac Catolina-
It had a 400 cu in engine that could do low 14's in the quarter mile with a 2 barrel carb.
A great "sleeper"
My '71 Mercury Cyclone GT 351 Cleveland 4-barrel with a C-6 tranny. - Totaled out by a brain dead teenager. It still hurts.....
My dream car
Home made by ME. Something with twin turbos, a tube frame and a tilt front end. :-)E) hehehe
Car clubs I'm in
National Street Machine Club.
- Type of racing: Drags and anything but NASCAR
- Driver: Al Unser
- Driving song: Born to be wild - Radar love- I can't drive 55
- Car movie: The Wraith - Vanishing point
- Car magazine: Hot Rod
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— Profile last updated: Dec 6, 2008
Vegaman's Groups 1 – 4 of 4
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This is a place for 4door and wagon owners to get to know each other and show that these vehicles can be and are cool cars! Some car shows have started having classes for these vehicles and I would like to see more event promoters reconize these vehicles.
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For everyone who owns an h-body, another fun place to express our love for these overlooked collectibles!
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- Nov 21, 2008 at 11:33 am
- Just when I think the car is ready to terrorize the streets of Rio Rancho... I find out that the fuel sending unit is LEAKING!!! arggg... and guess what? NOBODY, and I mean, NOBODY makes a replacement.
(any suggestions would be appreciated here.)
Soooo... in my usual manor, I ordered something that's supposed to fit ANOTHER car, (a chevelle), and am going to cut off the sending unit assembly and jury-rig it onto my OLD sending unit mounting plate.. UGH!! much as I hate it, it's the only way to make this thing work without sending the wrong part back and waiting for them to send something from some OTHER year Chevy... and I can't wait that long. The oldsmobile is getting worse and worse. Not sure how much longer I can coax it along. AND
YES, the Vega looks pretty sorry now, with the new vents in the hood and the old bondo falling off. (haha) but I don't care. It goes REALLY REALLY FAST !
I'll paint it someday.
- Aug 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm
- Had to rework the passenger side header to exhaust pipe connection. welder didn't quite get it FLAT against the collecter, (and there was a small HOLE that needed to be welded shut). Now I have to jury-rig a piece of exhaust pipe into the new curve I ended up with after rotating the connectionn to the header around to clear everything, (AGAIN).
UGH! kinda frustrated here, in case you don't see it. 8-(
- Jan 10, 2008 at 1:27 pm
- Shipping a 390 V8? If I was paying, I'd hate to find out, but I'll try.
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It's hard to believe, but.... After driving the car around for about 300 miles, adjusting the timing and carburetor, getting new clamps (and 8 more Qts of oil), to hold the oil cooler hoses on so they won't blow off the first time I shift down, (which was...
Update on the Vega
Mar 14, 2008
Filed under: 1972 Chevrolet Vega Station Wagon (Vega)
Been working on the Vega like a mad man for a while. Back is paying for it, (sore) but it will be worth it when I fire it up and hear the sweet sound of open headers disturbing the peace around here. ;-) hehehe. I have the engine almost ready now....
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Everyone dreads being that person with the bad breath. Most people chew gum to hide the odor, while others don't even notice. Unfortunately, everyone around him or her has to suffer because people are too polite to mention to a coworker or friend that they have horrible breath. Maybe you are that very person who no one wants to get to close to. Well there are remedies to help refresh your breath and your social life!
There are two major groups of bad breath: temporary bad breath and chronic bad breath. Temporary bad breath occurs after eating certain foods that have a strong odor, such as garlic, onions, alcohol, and after smoking. These odors only last for a short period of time and are easily removed with a good brushing of the teeth or a gum cover-up.
Chronic bad breath is when someone constantly smells foul. Most people overestimate and think they suffer from chronic bad breath. The only way to know for sure is to ask a close friend or family member if you have bad breath. Using the mouth cupping method is not accurate. You can also scrape your tongue with a spoon and smell the drying residue. This still will not give you a good read on what your breath smells like. Just ask someone. It will allow them to tell you the truth without embarrassing you.
First, what causes that gnarly odor is quite simple. This horrible odor comes from anaerobic bacteria that live inside your mouth. Anaerobic means that these bacteria can survive with little to no oxygen. Actually, some anaerobic bacteria die from the presence of oxygen. Anaerobic bacteria thrive on the epithelial cells, the tissue inside your mouth. The main source of bad breath does not stem from the teeth, but in fact from deeper inside the mouth. Yes, in between the teeth can house the anaerobic bacteria, but the back portion of the tongue is the main culprit. The section of the tongue, which leads up to the throat, is where the unwanted bacteria really like to linger. Most people will brush their teeth and floss in hopes to prevent bad breath, but they do not attack the main source, the tongue.
The bacteria will build up on the tongue throughout the day caused by food remainders and nasal leakage.
You may notice worse breath when you are sick. This is because the nasal cavity empties out to the throat bringing with it more bacteria that settle on the tongue. There are many ways to help kill this unwanted odor. While brushing your teeth make it a routine to either brush your tongue or use a tongue scrapper to remove that layer of white residue. Also, bacteria can be found on the roof of your mouth. You can give that a quick scrub down as well. Flossing is always a need to do. Every single day ladies and gentlemen! After a full day of eating your teeth have collected food bits that cannot be brushed out with a toothbrush. You must use floss to remove the remaining food and plaque in between the teeth. Another great way to kill anaerobic bacteria is by using mouthwash. The alcohol in mouthwash will kill the bacteria and leave you with a fresh minty breath. Everyone can agree this is a much more pleasant smell.
Everything is based on healthy eating! Another common cause of chronic bad breath is due to GI problems. It may be caused by an imbalance of bacteria in your stomach. The gut is full of good and bad bacteria. If you have an excessive amount of bad bacteria harvesting in your stomach this may result in bad breath. If this is the case you should take probiotics. Probiotics are a good form of bacteria that will balance an ailing digestive system. You can find probiotics in yogurts and other foods, but there are also liquid and capsule supplements.
Along with taking probiotics, it is important that you drink eight classes of water a day. Staying hydrated is important for a fresh breath. A dry mouth is a stinky mouth. This is important because drinking water will help with a steady scheduled bowl movement. Drinking water and eating fibrous foods help clean the system of any decomposing food that remains stagnant in your stomach and intestines. The smell from these foods can actually travel up through the esophagus and out of your mouth. It's very unpleasant, so drink your water and eat well! Drinking acidic drinks such as juices and coffees can also cause an imbalance in your digestive system, leading to bad breath.
With all the holiday parties you are attending in the next few weeks it is vital that you have refreshing breath. This may be especially important on New Year's Eve when you are trying to find that special someone to kiss at midnight.


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Diuretics are used to remove inappropriate water in animals with edema or volume overload, correct specific ion imbalances, and reduce blood pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (see Dosages of Diuretics). They are classified by their mechanism of action as loop diuretics, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, thiazides, osmotic diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics. The efficacy and use of each class of diuretic depends on the mechanism and site of action. Patterns of electrolyte excretion vary between classes, while maximal response is the same within a class. Therefore, if one drug within a class is ineffective, a different drug from the same class will likely be ineffective as well. Combining diuretics from different classes can lead to additive and potentially synergistic effects.
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4–6 mg/kg IV, IM, or SC for acute therapy
Dogs: 2–4 mg/kg, PO, sid-tid
Cats:1–2 mg/kg, PO, sid-bid
Large animals: 0.5–1.0 mg/kg, IV or IM, sid
Dogs and cats: 2–4 mg/kg, PO, sid-bid
Dogs and cats: 20–40 mg/kg, PO, sid-bid
Dogs: 2–4 mg/kg, PO, bid
0.25–0.50 g/kg, IV
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Large animals: 1 g/kg, IV or via nasogastric tube
Furosemide is a sulfonamide derivative. It is the most commonly administered diuretic to veterinary patients. Furosemide is a loop diuretic; it inhibits the reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the thick, ascending loop of Henle, resulting in loss of sodium, chloride, and water into the urine. Furosemide induces beneficial hemodynamic effects prior to the onset of diuresis. Vasodilation increases renal blood flow, thereby increasing renal perfusion and lessening fluid retention. It appears that renal vasodilation depends on the synthesis of local prostaglandins.
The elimination half-life of furosemide is short in most animals (∼15 min). The effect peaks 30 min after IV administration and 1–2 hr after PO administration. The duration of diuretic action is 2 and 6 hr following IV and PO administration, respectively. Furosemide is highly protein bound (91–97%), almost totally to albumin. It is cleared through the kidneys by renal tubular secretion. Bioavailability of oral furosemide is low (only 50% is absorbed).
Furosemide is usually dosed to effect. For acute, short-term therapy, single IV, IM, or SC doses of 4–6 mg/kg are given. The major adverse effect from acute administration of large doses is acute intravascular volume reduction, which worsens cardiac output and hypotension and may precipitate acute renal failure. Chronic therapy in cats and some dogs can be accomplished by therapy every second or third day. Higher than normal doses of furosemide may be required in animals with renal disease due to functional abnormalities of the renal tubule and binding of furosemide to protein in the urine. If escalating doses of furosemide are required to control fluid retention, adding other types of volume-modifying medications, such as a potassium-sparing diuretic or an ACE inhibitor, may help avoid adverse effects.
Furosemide therapy is associated with a number of adverse effects. By nature of its mechanism of action, it causes dehydration, volume depletion, hypokalemia, and hyponatremia, which may be excessive and detrimental. The high degree of protein binding can lead to interactions with other highly protein-bound drugs, and any condition that alters albumin concentrations affects the concentration of free drug available for diuretic action. Furosemide's most important drug interaction is with the digitalis glycosides digoxin and digitoxin. The hypokalemia induced by furosemide diuresis potentiates digitalis toxicity. As long as animals continue to eat, hypokalemia does not usually develop. Hypokalemia also predisposes animals to hyponatremia by enhancing antidiuretic hormone secretion and the exchange of sodium ions for lost intracellular potassium ions. Concurrent administration of NSAID may interfere with prostanglandin-controlled renal vasodilation. Furosemide-induced dehydration of airway secretions may exacerbate respiratory disease.
The thiazide diuretics, hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide, are not as potent as furosemide and thus are infrequently used in veterinary medicine. The thiazides act on the proximal portion of the distal convoluted tubule to inhibit sodium resorption and promote potassium excretion. They may be administered to animals that cannot tolerate a potent loop diuretic such as furosemide. They should not be administered to azotemic animals, as they decrease renal blood flow. Because the thiazides act on a different site of the renal tubule than other diuretics, they may be combined with a loop diuretic or potassium-sparing diuretic for treatment of refractory fluid retention. Adverse effects are electrolyte and fluid balance disturbances, similar to furosemide.
Potassium-sparing diuretics include spironolactone, amiloride, and triamterene (available only in Canada). Spironolactone is used most frequently and is a competitive antagonist of aldosterone. Aldosterone is elevated in animals with congestive heart failure when the renin-angiotensin system is activated in response to hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and reductions in blood pressure or cardiac output. Aldosterone is responsible for increasing sodium and chloride reabsorption and potassium and calcium excretion from renal tubules. Spironolactone competes with aldosterone at its receptor site, causing a mild diuresis and potassium retention. Spironolactone is well absorbed after administration PO, especially if given with food. It is highly protein bound (>90%) and extensively metabolized by the liver to the active metabolite, canrenone. It is primarily eliminated by the kidneys. The onset of action for spironolactone is slow, and effects do not peak for 2–3 days. Spironolactone is not recommended as monotherapy, but can be added to furosemide or thiazide therapy to treat refractory heart failure cases. Because of the potential for hyperkalemia, spironolactone should not be administered concurrently with potassium supplements or ACE inhibitors.
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors act in the proximal tubule to noncompetitively and reversibly inhibit carbonic anhydrase, which decreases the formation of carbonic acid from carbon dioxide and water. Reduced formation of carbonic acid results in fewer hydrogen ions within proximal tubule cells. Because hydrogen ions are normally exchanged with sodium ions from the tubule lumen, more sodium is available to combine with urinary bicarbonate. Diuresis occurs when water is excreted with sodium bicarbonate. As bicarbonate is eliminated, systemic acidosis results. Because intracellular potassium can substitute for hydrogen ions in the sodium resorption step, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors also enhance potassium excretion.
Osmotic diuretics include mannitol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), urea, glycerol, and isosorbide. Mannitol is commonly used in small animals but is expensive for use in adult large animals, so DMSO is often used. Mannitol acts as a protectant against further renal tubular damage and initiates an osmotic diuresis. The initial dosage is 0.25–0.50 g/kg, given IV over 3–5 min. A response should be noted within 20–30 min. If a response is seen, the dose can be repeated every 6–8 hr, or a constant rate infusion of 2–5 mL/min of a 5–10% solution can be given. The total daily dosage should not exceed 2 g/kg. If a diuresis is not seen, the initial dose can be repeated up to a total dosage of 1.5–2 g/kg. However, repeated doses usually are not more effective and increase the likelihood of complications (eg, edema).
DMSO is an oxygen-derived free radical scavenger and an osmotic diuretic. It is used in large animals to treat inflammatory and edematous conditions. It is a very potent solvent that can penetrate intact skin and carry other chemicals along with it. It penetrates all body tissues and produces an odor that many people cannot tolerate. The dosage is 1 g/kg, IV or via nasogastric tube, as a 10% solution diluted in 5% dextrose or lactated Ringer's solution (higher concentrations can cause intravascular hemolysis).
Last full review/revision March 2012 by Patricia M. Dowling, DVM, MSc, DACVIM, DACVCP
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What grade level should I sign my child up for?
Grades listed refer to the grade campers will be entering in the 2014-2015 school year. Campers that are either too old or too young for the camp they are registered for will not be allowed to attend camp and their registration is subject to the Summer Camp Refund and Cancellation Policy.
Do you have a registration deadline?
Yes, registration is open until filled or one week prior to the start date of the camp. No day of registration is allowed.
What paperwork is required to attend camp?
Parents are required to submit paperwork for their camper through the Red Butte Garden website. (Available March 3rd) This includes emergency contact, allergy and drop-off/pick up information in addition to the Garden's legal disclaimer. Paperwork for campers registered between March 3 and May 23 is due May 23, 2014. Paperwork for campers registered after May 23, 2014 is due at time of registration. Failure to submit paperwork will result in loss of registration and will be subject to the Summer Camp Refund and Cancellation Policy.
Do you offer waiting lists for your sold out camps?
Yes, waiting lists are created for all camps that have been filled. When cancellations occur, vacancies are filled from waiting lists in order of receipt. To be placed on a waiting list please call (801) 581-8454 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with your name, phone number and the date and name of the camp waiting list you would like to be added to. Should a spot become available, you will be contacted via phone and will have 24 hours to respond and provide payment information for your registration.
What time should I plan to drop-off and pick up my child?
On Mondays, check-in will start 30 minutes before camp (8:30 am* for morning camps and 12:30 pm for afternoon camps). Tuesday through Friday, check-in will start 15 minutes before camp (8:45 am for morning camps and 12:45 pm for afternoon camps).
Please plan on arriving to pick your child up when their camp is scheduled to end (noon for morning camps and 4 pm* for afternoon camps), or before. Drop-off and pick-up will be in the courtyard right outside the Visitor Center.
*Natural History Museum of Utah, Wasatch Community Gardens, Tanner Dance and Hogle Zoo partner camps have different drop-off and pick-up locations and times. Transportation between sites is provided. See camp descriptions for details.
I'm interested in signing my child up for both a morning and afternoon session. Do I need to pick up my child each day for lunch?
No, any camper staying at the Garden for the full day is able to participate in the Garden's supervised lunch hour. This service is offered at no extra cost, but we do not provide lunch. Please pack a non-refrigerated lunch for your child and be sure that your child's name is clearly written on their lunch bag. Garden staff will stay with your camper from noon to 1 pm and check your camper in to their afternoon Summer Camp session.
What food should I send with my child?
Please send a water bottle with your child each day. We provide a light morning and afternoon snack for our campers and snacks may have peanuts and/or milk ingredients. Please inform staff one-week prior to camp if your child has allergies. For those children staying for the entire day, we provide a supervised lunch hour, but we do not provide lunch. Please pack a non-refrigerated lunch for your child and be sure that your child's name is clearly written on their lunch bag.
What should my child wear to camp?
During camp we will spend most of our time exploring the Garden. Be sure that your child is prepared for the weather by sending them with sunscreen, a hat with a brim and appropriate clothing and footwear.
Can a parent stay with their child during camp?
Parents are not allowed to remain with their camper during Summer Camp sessions. If you feel your child is unable to remain in camp without you, it may be best to wait a year before you send them to Summer Camp.
Is there a camp t-shirt that I can purchase for my child?
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What is your refund policy?
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I would like to submit my child's Summer Camp fee for a childcare tax credit or flex plan. What is your tax ID number and how do I get an enrollment receipt?
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Gluten-free movement growing amid controversy
With his 2011 best-selling book Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, William Davis has triggered a food revolution that makes the success of the Atkins diet look minor. The Milwaukee cardiologist claims that weight loss and optimum health result when you ditch not just wheat but all grains from your diet, with people reporting astonishing accounts of overcoming everything from Crohn's disease to mental illness.
However, although the gluten-free movement might still be growing, so is the controversy.
Registered dietitian Shelley Case, who wrote Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide, says that Davis's theories are just that: theories that lack solid science to back them up.
In an interview from her Regina, Saskatchewan, office, Case points out that people with celiac disease or "nonceliac gluten sensitivity" must eliminate gluten—a mixture of proteins found in wheat grains—from their diet. And although it's a good thing to increase awareness about the health needs of those who truly can't tolerate gluten, those people aren't the ones driving the wheat- and gluten-free phenomenon, she says.
"The big buzz is really coming from celebrities who are promoting it for weight loss," says Case, who'll be speaking at the upcoming Gluten-Free Expo in Vancouver. "There is no research to show a gluten-free diet is proven for weight loss. The only reason people most likely lose weight when they go gluten-free is that they suddenly start getting rid of cookies and cake and high-fat pastas and snack foods that have gluten in them and start eating things like fruits and vegetables….They're eating more nutritious food. They're losing weight because they're paying more attention to their diet and possibly exercising. Gluten is not, per se, the enemy that causes you to gain weight.
"Dr. Davis claims he has science, but they're really just snippets," she adds. "He's got a new cookbook and he's got enough half-truths…but the public doesn't know the other side of the story. He's capitalizing on the buzz, that's for sure."
Davis, meanwhile, maintains that human beings were never meant to consume grains in the first place and that the wheat on the market today is far removed from its pure origins because of genetic modification. And he says the modern-day version of gliadin, a protein present in wheat, stimulates hunger.
"I think what we've tapped into is a much larger conversation: yes, we have to talk about fat and protein and carbohydrates, but we also have to factor in what agribusiness has been doing," Davis says in a phone interview from his Wisconsin office. "We do know that gliadin of 2013 is distinctly different than gliadin from 1960….Celiac has quadrupled over the last 50 years….So there's the proliferation of this kind of protein, which was absent in 1960. That's just one. There are probably thousands of uncharted proteins.
"So we took something that was probably unsuited for human diet but was an expedient and an excessive source of calories," he adds, "and we fast forward to the 20th century and we change it, not for reasons of enhancement but for increased yield."
Davis himself gave up wheat and other grains about six years ago after having so many of his patients tell him they were feeling better after going completely wheat-free. He says he continues to hear those kinds of positive reports all the time.
"There's a continual outpouring of success stories," says Davis, who also advises cutting out grains like quinoa, buckwheat, and amaranth as well as beans and brown rice. "It's about fifty-fifty, divided between spectacular weight loss and spectacular turnarounds in health, people who are losing all the gastrointestinal complaints," such as acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, ulceritis, and Crohn's. "Appetite stimulation: there's the big freeing effect people get; they're no longer hungry. They're no longer having their appetite buttons pushed by gliadin. It's the mental clarity; it's the lifting of depression; it's the relief from anxiety. It's the relief from food obsessions in people predisposed to bulimia and binge-eating disorder….We don't see this too often, but it's relief from paranoia, people with schizophrenia. It's relief from joint pain: hand, wrist very commonly, but even large joints."
Another reason wheat is so unhealthy, in Davis's view, is that it scores high on the glycemic index (GI). This measure uses a scale of 0 to 100, with higher values given to foods that cause the most rapid rise in blood sugar. Whole wheat has a GI value of 72, which, he points out, is higher than table sugar (59).
"I'm just shocked," he says, "that something as glaringly obvious as the glycemic index of whole wheat being 72, high above nearly all other foods… Why in the world would that justify wholesale endorsement of grains in the diet?"
He notes that when dietitians and other health professionals point to the health benefits of wheat, they're comparing whole-wheat products to those made of white flour. He agrees that between the two, whole wheat is, indeed, better. But he says that such a comparison still doesn't justify its ubiquitous presence in food. Wheat can be found in everything from salad dressings to soup. And he says there are other ways to get fibre aside from whole-grain and -wheat items.
"If you replace fibre [from whole grains] with real, single-ingredient, nongrain foods like avocados, olives, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, there is no net reduction in fibre," he says, adding that people seeking to eliminate wheat should stay away from all obvious sources, such as bread and pancakes, as well as less obvious sources. "Avoid processed foods made with wheat, which is virtually all processed foods. I think that's on purpose. There's no way to justify wheat in virtually everything from cans of soup to sauces…to all frozen dinners….This is my raw speculation, but I think it's there to stimulate your appetite. I think it's the nicotine of cigarettes; the gliadin protein stimulates appetite. If you can't trust processed foods in this world, turn to single-ingredient foods."
Case, however, says Davis is skewing the facts when he compares wheat's glycemic index to that of sugar. She points to a paper published in Cereal Foods World in August 2012 that refutes this claim and others by Davis. Written by St. Paul, Minnesota, nutritionist Julie Jones—who is a scientific advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a member of the General Mills speakers' bureau—the analysis states that the GI is often misunderstood in that the measure is used to compare different amounts of food. Jones claims that it would take more than five slices of whole-wheat bread to equal the amount of carbohydrates he's comparing to sugar. "Davis' statements regarding the relationships between blood sugar, insulin response, and GI are inaccurate and misleading," Jones writes.
With all the hype surrounding the Wheat Belly diet, Case says, she worries about those who have celiac disease but haven't yet been diagnosed. To achieve a proper diagnosis for the condition (in which gluten damages the absorptive surface of the small intestine, resulting in the body's inability to absorb nutrients), people must have been consuming gluten for at least two months. With so many men and women "jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon", Case says, they may go for testing and end up with a false negative, exacerbating symptoms such as bloating, cramping, and chronic diarrhea and contributing to poor health.
Case, a member of the Canadian Celiac Association's professional advisory board, also sits on the scientific advisory council of the Healthy Grains Institute, which was formed last fall. She admits that the institute is funded by grain-industry partners but says she joined because she felt consumers were being misled about the health benefits of whole grains. "My role is to help provide evidence-based information," she says. "Nobody challenged Dr. Davis…and there was really no voice for dietitians."
She encourages anyone suspecting that they're gluten-sensitive or have celiac disease to see a health professional right away. From there, following a gluten-free diet can be challenging, but it's a lot easier now than it was two decades ago, with so many more gluten-free products available.
Case and Davis agree on one thing: people ditching gluten shouldn't necessarily go out and buy gluten-free cookies, crackers, and snacks. Many of these products are loaded with nonnutritious ingredients such as rice, potato, and tapioca starch.
"Everybody's looking for a quick fix for whatever ails them," Case says. "It's a fast-food society; it's a fast-information society; and it's a fast, quick-fix society, but the bottom line is the only way to lose weight is to eat healthily and cut back on total calories...coupled with reducing fat intake—especially saturated fat—increasing fruit and vegetable intake, and getting more activity. But that doesn't sell. That's not sexy. That's not what people want to hear. They want, 'If I cut this out, I'm going to live forever or lose 1,000 pounds.'
"There's always another diet because the last one didn't work; diets don't work," Case says. "Take the 't' off the diet and it means die."
Davis, though, maintains that there's much more to giving up grains than shedding pounds.
"People who say this is just another Atkins diet aren't getting the message," he says. "Yes, a wonderful accompaniment of wheat elimination is weight loss, anything from modest to astounding….But it's about reclaiming health also."
If Dr. Davies lacks scientific proof to say that gluten causes weight gain ... then she lacks scientific proof to affirm that it doesn't. Her points are weaker than his, because at least people do lose weight when they go off grains. Whereas losing weight while still on grains requires small portions, deprivation, and lots of exercise.
Personally I do not need to have a doctor tell me that something does not agree with me. I have my own body and mind to do that. Thank you very much-but no thanks. Why wouod I trust an industry based on greed and profit with man's health and wellbeing the least of its concerns.
and http://www.glycemicindex.com/foodSearch.php?num=1774&ak=detail


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While India breezed through the global financial crisis of 2009, the country's economy – along with its travel market – buckled to global economic pressures in 2012. The rupee dropped in value, hotels took a hit, and airlines – the market's biggest segment – face ongoing industry woes. Despite weak market dynamics, however, India's travel market remains resilient and will not take long to regain full steam. Total travel gross bookings in 2012 experienced healthy growth on a local currency basis, and the explosive increases expected for online hotel and rail bookings in the next three years are nothing short of incredible.
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AMC is asking for more money that is ultimately going to come out of the customers pocket. Dish doesn't feel like they have enough customers who watch AMC to justify an unreasonable price increase for all their customers who don't, and the few that do, have alternatives, though not exactly very desirable (3 bucks per episode is insane), but at least the costs would be shouldered by the people who consume the content and not those who don't.
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Weston Selectman David Muller never knew much about his great-uncle Leopold — his grandfather's brother….
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