In the newspaper the other day there was an article about giving 8 year old kids cholesterol medicine. Western medicine is getting out of control. We are prescribing way too many drugs that throw off the bodies delicate balance. Cholesterol medicines are not good for us. When we take cholesterol medicine(statins) we are not allowing our bodies to regulate cholesterol on its own. Once you lose this ability it is very hard to get it back. So for kids who begin taking statins at the age of 8 they are going to be stuck on them for the rest of their lives. There is a much easier answer to this whole problem. Get Your Kids to Eat Better and Be Active. Remember that we get an entirely new bloodstream every three months. So rather than forcing a child to take cholesterol medicine for the rest of their lives doctors should be telling kids to make some lifestyle changes that will get them healthier. The trouble is that most of the physicians in this country don't understand what those lifestyle changes are and what really causes cholesterol problems(high blood sugars). This situation is very easily treated with the proper diet and exercise but most people would rather just take a pill.
Workout of the Day
30 sec work/ 1 min rest
mountain climbers
box jumps
rowing machine
waiters walk
jump rope
4 rounds
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Great job today Amy! Thanks for all the nutrition infomation. I already went to the website and printed off a lot of info about a paleo diet. I read a book a couple of months ago about Paleo diets. I'm ready to start this!
Thanks,
Ashley
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