Wednesday, July 12, 2006
u've seen it..ate them, bought them, asked about them...and all pharmacist and salesgals recommend it to u... buy la... good for this and that.. but what is known fact and which is just money making drugs for suckers?? after a wonderful week in food and nutrition.. ill reveal the truth to you..

1. Garlic
said to: lower cholesterol, anti cancer, kills bacteria, lower blood sugar, anti blood clots..(chinese, egyptians and others had been using it for 5000 years..)
proven fact: short term, modest(9%) lowering of lipids.( fat floating in blood)
gives u EXTREME BAD BREATH, and pls dun fart after that..



















p.s. chop garlic and leave for 10 minute b4 cooking.. and dun over cook.. when taking pills.. make sure it contains alicin..if not its just oil..

2.Lecithin
said to: lower cholesterol, lower fat, antioxidant...(protects brain cell!!)
proven fact: its a fat emulsifier... so it kinda lower the fat..but cholesterol..not proven..the protective wan.. i think theoretically it does lo..








































p.s. can cause diarrhea, nausea, abdominal discomfort..

3. Spirulina























said to: they say its the mother of all things...contains everything. all vitamins...
helps in heart, liver...since it contains everything...it gotta be good in EVERYTHING
proven fact: quite tru osso la...the list of things it contains is endless..

p.s. just know that its a blue green algae harvested in shit ponds.

4. red yeast rice



























said to: used in food coloring, lower cholesterol, improve circulation, diarrhea, indigestion.... proven fact: ill sure recommend this wan cos its actually lovastatin, a drug that lowers cholesterol production!!

im not saying that theyre good or not good...but at least now u know the facts...
enjoy life!!
 
posted by Ernest at 3:57 AM |


2 Comments:


At 2:30 PM, Blogger Douglas

hey thx for those useful facts. though i only consume one of those 4 u've mentioned, but i guess i'll watch out when i get those supplements.

 

At 5:45 AM, Blogger Ernest

any questions can just ask me