The reason they like extra light is because it has no taste, which is part of the protocol of the shangri-la 'diet.' Other olive oils, or walnut oil etc. would also work. Of course, it depends on what you mean when you say 'work.' Are you talking about controlling appetite or the rather significant reduction in blood cholesterol?
If you want to control appetite, the olive oil is convenient, but you can go with virtually any thing tasteless, including sugar water, just keeping it to about 240 calories and nothing with taste for an hour before or after. You can even eat food with taste, if you hold your breath while consuming it to prevent yourself from tasting it. If you are trying to lower cholesterol, I'm thinking it needs to be some sort of food, such as olive oil, that is high in Omegas. Steve G. --- On Mon, 12/14/09, Richard Goodwin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Goodwin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Speaking of Oil To: [email protected] Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 7:38 AM Why "extra light olive oil" specifically? Would other forms of olive oil have the same beneficial effects? Dick From: M. G. Devour <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 7:59:16 AM Subject: Re: CS>Speaking of Oil Hi Steve, > ... for a period of some months I consumed 2 tablespoons of extra light > olive oil two times a day. > Then.... I had my annual physical. My doctor was extremely pleased > with my bloodwork. My blood cholesterol has never been a big issue but > has hovered around 200 for years. This time round it was a mere 147. > I can only look to the ingestion of the olive oil as the likely > candidate for this change. That number is actually kinda low, by some authorities. If you talked to Hal Huggins, for instance, he'd tell you it should be around 220 or so to be healthiest. I've heard that, below about 180 or so, you actually experience an increase in the risk of heart attack, I believe. > My triglycerides were also really low at about 80. That's certainly a good number! Are you finding that you're able to resist the temptation of carbohydrates better on that regemin? High carb consumption is usually the immediate cause of high triglycerides. I have never taken statins and never intend to as I believe > them to be harmful and at best merely hide a problem instead of > correcting one. It's my belief that high cholesterol in itself is not > the cause of a health problem, but is rather a symptom of a health > problem. Agreed on all counts. How is your blood pressure. Any effects on that? Thanks, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
