I've been through this information and tried a lot of it, and this is good basic treatment. Eat well and exercise - but this gives you details. My incidental take-away is that many of the Big Pharma companies are caught up in a competition toward the bottom, which is so easy with billion-dollar marketing frauds. This conclusion is "incidental" since it is not the intention of the authors, but is a conclusion from the documentation provided. The authors summarize and reference the studies and science. Industrial medicine is now the problem, not the solution.

ASPIRIN. Taking daily "aspirin therapy" to prevent heart attack increases likelihood of stomach bleeding by 3x, whether or not the aspirin is enteric-coated or buffered or what brand. Take 1/4 or a baby aspirin [120], and prescription-strength Pepcid to reduce risk of ulcers [121].

GERD. After lifestyle modification, the first line of drug therapy is antacids. Next option is OTC acid blockers like Zantac or Pepcid AC. Tagamet is by prescription and interacts with other drugs. Last resort is surgery, even a laparoscopic fundoplication, wrapping the upper portion of the stomach around the lower end of the esophagus.[149]

NUTS in order of increasing fat content: chestnuts, cashews, peanuts, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, macadamias.

TUMOR-FIGHTING. Reduce fat to 15% caloric intake. Average is 40% in form of fat. Risk of cancer climbs 4x-8x for each 10%. Fats should be mono- or poly-unsaturated, such as from salmon, canola, olive or flaxseed oil. Avoid saturated fats from meat, milk, palm kernel. Increase fiber--both soluble (oat bran) and insoluble (wheat bran)[235]. In Sweden, cancer rates are low despite a high saturated fat diet, because high consumption of rye bread. All produce, but especially cruciforms. Turmeric.

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