Dear Phil, in regards to this message to me,.

 >  Making Funny Faces.


Some good, some not so good, most not liked,.

 >  Toboganing.


Which can be painfull, as well as fun,.

 > Shovelling Snow.


Which is painfull, and not fun,.

 > Cooking.


Of course,.

 > Helping Others Cook.


Of course,.

 > Offering Unsolicited Cooking Advice Which Was Rejected.


Ungreatfull bastards,.

 > Eating Too Much.


Did not we all,?.

 > Drinking Too Much.


Ditto,.

 > Being Grouchy About It All.


Particularly towards the end of the whole wonderful thing i should imagine,.

 > And More Of That Sort Of Holiday Thing.


A whole lot more i should imagine,.

 > > Here are a couple of positive tidbits about garlic, the first one

 > HC> Which includes me,.

 >  What type, may I ask?


I used to have Acutely High Blood Pressure,.

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 >> From: "oldal4865" sci.med.pharmacy Subject: Re: Niacin and blood
 
 >> >> How about garlic oil caps? Do they have a significant effect on

 >> I attended a Diabetes Training course last night in which cholesterol

 >> were raised. The CDE quoted reputable medical sources which asserted that
 
 >> 1. Olive oil is a **given**. It is assumed that folks worried about this

 >HC> I know i do when i feel like a diet,.

 >  What types of diet have you tried?


Nothing with a name, or much of a structure, i mostly jast swore of Fast
Food, Snack Food, and TV Dinners.

 > And did you succeed?


Sometimes yes, some times no,.

 > Or do you simply wing it?


There is nothing simple about Winging it,.

 >> 2. Their remarks on Garlic as a supplement: "Shown to be effective in

 >> Effects may take 4-6 weeks. Adult daily dose 4-12 mg allicin or 3-10 grams

 >> === Caution: Heat and acid destroy active components so enteric-coated

 >> 3. Benecol is a trade name for a patented "plant
sterol". It is sold as

 > HC> And here we double the price,.

 >> 4. Policosanol is a wax obtained from sugar cane(?). It is sold in pill

 > HC> And again here we would double the price,.

 >  Well, the Aussie buck is worth less than the US buck, as is the Canadian.


Although of late i belive there has been a bit of a reversal of fortune,
for political reasons,.

 >> Sorry, no citations given.

 > HC> Bummer,.

 >  I'm pretty sure fish oil and garlic are accepted as having more or
less     > valid studies behind them.


Aha, define "valid",.

 > The problem is usually compliance -- much easier and convenient to
pop a     > pill -- which is why doctors dont much like this kind of
self medication.


Aha,.

 > Then there's the problem of the strength of the active component,
which may  > vary widely with for instance different varieties of
garlic.


Aha,.

 > But I think it works on a long term basis if you seriously
incorporate the   > substance into your regular diet.


The problem being that it is not as easy as it sounds,.

 > Blood tests and monitoring BP should show how well it's doing.


Mean time, i hate blood tests,.

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