Health, Wealth and Happiness

Front Page of our paper and from the AP, out of Chicago comes this gem.  Nurse may become you doctor.  Well now, is that so?  We are running out of primary care doctors so why not expand the authority of nurse practitioners. Yeah why not.  (Our shortage is even more acute in HI, namely the Big Island.)

Well, guess what? I don’t have a strong opinion here and I am not going to whip one up.  This does warrant a comment though.  The bottom line is, when will my fellow Americans start to really consider the importance of nutrition, alternative and complementary medicine?  Are we getting tired of Sick Care?

Is it just the nature of so many of us to wait til the body is ‘all buss up’ as they say here in Hawaii until they go to the MD.  Is it when the Doctor says “go on Statin drugs or else’ or “you’re a ticking time bomb” or things like that.  Is THAT when we shape up?

For me it took a heart attack to get my attention.  Check previous blogs to get the whole story.

32 million more people will get insurance in the next few years.  I am in the wrong business.  I guess I’ll become a MD and open a drive-thru clinic.  hmmmmm.  Do we think it may be harder to get to that Dr. down the road?

Wouldn’t it feel fantastic to improve your health naturally, without meds?  Though not a Dr. myself, i married one and her knowledge has rubbed off on this stubborn dude.  I share tidbits from my life, not so much from books.  The advice from nutritional experts has proved valuable to me and I like to share.

Anyhoo, what I do is a daily routine, with a scoop of Mila by Lifemax each day to get my Omega 3s, fiber, and phyto-nutrients.  It has gotten my cholesterol and triglycericdes down and my weight too.  Just Mila, and 6 ounces of water, every day. 

I then take a tablespoon of All-One Green Phyto Base, Multiple Vitamin & Mineral Powder from vitacost.com.  I mix that with Knudsen’s Morning Blend Juice, which I get from the health food store.  I then have some (good quality) oatmeal, or granola (from the health food store) with some fruit, nuts, perhaps some plain yogurt.  Sometimes, also, 2 (preferrably Organic) eggs, poached on (very good bread) toast.  That’s my power breakfast.

I then use common sense with the rest of my meals and eat less at dinner than lunch.  Works for me.

Now about those nurses.  To the one in Chicago that is saying she’s just like a Dr. only paid less.  Not true, wait til you get that official.  It may be the only final common sense result.  Btw, I have always LOVED nurses and they probably don’t get enough respect, but that’s another blog………  Rick Emmerich

MIla:  http://lifemax.net/drmalia

Mila by Lifemax is a rather new company sharing an ‘old’ whole food, making a triumphant ‘new’ return. You know what comes next.  Mila does not claim to diagnose or cure any condition or disease.  My results while recent and accurate may not be duplicated by you. 

These results DO back up previous medical studies done by LifeMax about Mila.  A clinical study conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston concluded that the raw whole food Mila, matched the leading statin drug in its ability to lower both LDL and systolic blood pressure.  One can find details of this and many other studies at Mila’s website. 

My personal, but slightly less scientific study came about last summer (July ‘09) when my doctor did a stress test and took various other tests.  I told her that I did not want to go onto statin drugs and would lower my cholesterol with natural/alternative methods.  As I walked out of the doctor’s office, I wondered how in the heck I was going to do that. 

In September my wife, Dr. Malia (Emmerich), was introduced to Mila.  My reaction as her husband and a network marketer was “You did what?!”  As an incredible gift, her high school friend actually put her in the business.  After I calmed down, I realized that Dr. Malia, an expert on nutrition and alternative/complimentary medicine, should be respected by her husband.  In October I began using Mila on an almost daily basis. 

Mila, the miracle seed, is a mixture of Salvia hispanica L. seed that has been carefully selected to maximize its nutritional value.  Our proprietary system insures that every serving is optimized for the highest bioavailability and nutritional value.  Mila gives the body what it needs — Omega 3s, protein, fiber and phytonutrients.  By giving the body proper nutrition, you help the body heal itself, which is the basic premise of whole food nutrition.

To keep things as controlled as possible I did not change my diet or exercise.  After the 2nd study I did exercise some, which I know is good for me, but other than a couple more ponds lost, I have not changed much, or been retested (a 3rd time.)

If anything I had gone on a McDonalds Dollar Menu binge for a while in Sept. and Oct.  A typical visit would be a McDouble with no pickles and a Side Salad, not using all the  dressing.  I would start the meal with a Parfait, fruit and vanilla yogurt.  I’ve since re-evaluated those choices.  

When I go now, I may still get the yogurt and eat it first, but the McDouble with be without cheese as well.  (I think that cheese is made in a lab.  Trust me, I’ve toned down the Golden Arches visits lately.  It’s hard to eat there and still call myself hearthealthguy (Twitter) or write this blog (health, wealth and happiness.) 

Now my results:                       7/09                12/09

Total Cholesterol                      264                  197

Triglycerides                             332                  115

HDL (Good Cholesterol)             36                    43

LDL (Bad Cholesterol)               162                   131

Fasting glucose level                113                   100

Heart Pumping Ejection Fraction is 54% (50% is normal)

Weight                                      207                    193

As you can see, these are all positive changes. I suggest using this raw, whole food product.  See for yourself.  Chia seeds are available in health food stores in a much lower quality.  The very reasonable price for Mila is well worth it! 

Suggested Links;

1) http://www.WhatifLifemax.com check out the videos, especially #3

2) http://lifemax.net/drmalia 

3) We should do a 3 Way call with one of the two top earners in Lifemax.  Rick Emmerich 808 371 6501, in Hawaii, three hours behind west coast time.

Results of the tests done by Kaiser Moanalua Clinic in Aiea (Oahu) were evaluated and reported by Dr. Kathy Manzoku-Kanja at the Pensacola Clinic of Kaiser Permanente in Honolulu.