My visit to my cardiologist

Just got back from my annual visit to my cardiologist.  I suffer, if you can call it that since it doesn't really give me any problems, from Atrial Fibriliation, which is a condition in which my heart has a little skip to it once in a great while.   Anyway, my cardiologist was rather pleased when I told him that I had recently lost 70 pounds since the start of the year.  He was incredulus, however, when I informed him that I eat bacon and eggs for every breakfast and that my cholesterol dropped 48 points.  It was if I just stuck some giant pin in his "healthy diet" misconception baloon.  I'm certain that he has always held the misplaced belief that in order to clear up your arteries you need to eat a "balanced diet" of mostly carbs, veggies, fruit, while limiting your fat.  Hopefully, my visit will encourage him to do a little research into what actually causes an increase in cholesterol, namely, too many carbs.

You see, research, at least the credible ones, have proven that when you eat too many carbs, your pancreas turns them into fat, which go into your bloodstream as well as into being stuffed away in your fat cells.  That increases your cholesterol.  When you don't have enough in your diet, your body gets the energy it needs by taking it from your fat cells, thus you loose weight.  And that will be weight lost due to using your fat and not your muscles as long as you eat enough protein along with it - thus, bacon and eggs for breakfast - yum, yum. 

If you're still skeptical, take a look someday at the proportions of fat, protein and carbs that ranchers give to their cattle to "fatten them up for slaughter".  It just about mirrors the FDA's Food Pyramid.  No wonder why most of us these days are "fat"!

Dr. Richard Hanley
Cheyenne Mountain Chiropractic
http://www.cheyennemountainchiro.com/
(719)268-0708
hdocrich@yahoo.com

Christmas Party!

Cheyenne Mountain Chiropractic is having a Christmas party on Tuesday, 12/21/2010 from 4 - 6 pm.  Food, fun and fellowship, and a visit from St. Nick himself.  Everyone is invited!!

Dr. Richard H. Hanley
Cheyenne Mountain Chiropractic
http://www.cheyennemountainchiro.com/

Welcome!

Welcome everyone to my new blog!!  I will be posting interesting health news items and other items of interest.  I will also answer any questions that anyone may have about health topics in general, or about me or my office specifically.

Dr. Richard Hanley
Cheyenne Mountain Chiropractic
http://www.cheyennemountainchiro.com/