In the book Living Well with Autoimmune Disease, Mary Shomon gave a tips on a couple of good books on herbal remedies. She writes that Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa and Alan Tillotson are “two of the world’s premier herbalists” and recommends their books which are Herbal Defense and The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook respectively.
She also mentions the book Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution which not only have comprehensive information on herbs, but also on vitamins, and minerals. The book also have a section on supplements that can benefit those with autoimmune conditions.
If you are taking a lot of herbs and vitamins, you might also want to consult the A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions.
Are you in the mood for some tech humor. “Love at 1st Byte” is a great compilation of various tech humor. This book is quite rare. At the time of this writing, there were no on eBay and only 3 on Amazon. There is ample preview of this book on Google Books, by the way.
Many know of Deepak Chopra a prolific writer and spiritual guru and founder of the Chopra Center. “Super Brain” is one of the latest book he has worked on. This book has ample preview on Amazon.
Rudolph Tanzi is a neuroscientist who wrote the book “Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease”.
Here are some various gluten-free bread that is recommended by the Internet…
According to David GetOff in the Ask the Low Carb Experts podcast episode 18 (at 1 hr : 06 min), he likes the bread “Purity Bread”, “Bean Bread”, “Smart-Carb #3” by JulianBakery.com. This is based on them being gluten-free and low net carbs and the type of ingredients used.
HufffingtonPost has a slideshow of 10 best gluten-free breads based on taste test judging on taste and texture and mouth feel. Udi’s came in number one. And Kinnikinnik Foods came in number two. Article dated year 2012.
Best Of Gluten Free Awardslists the “Bread & Pasta” winner of 2012. Udi’s Gluten Free won best gluten-free sandwich bread, best gluten-free multigrain bread, and best gluten-free specialty Bread.
Grind up cacao beans and steep in hot water and you get choffy. This is not unlike grinding up coffee beans and steeping it in hot water to make coffee.
Coconut water is okay in moderation or if diluted in water. It is definitely healthier than soda. Because soda is one of the two worst foods according to Dr. Jonny Bowden. (The other food is french fries.)
The healthy part is because it contains five important electrolytes and minerals: potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, and sodium. [reference]
The main drawback is that it does contain some amount of sugar. And too much sugar is bad. David Getoff says in a podcast that he doesn’t consider coconut water healthy due to the sugar.
Yes, butter contains trace amounts of casein. So if one is on a strict casein-free diet, as some children with autism, ADD, and ADHD are, then butter would not be acceptable. Ghee, which is clarified butter, is casein-free. [reference]
The amount of casein that butter contain is not a large amount, however. Casein is a protein found in dairy. And if you look at the box label, it typically says 0 grams of protein.
Butter has less casein than milk. Depending on a person sensitivity, they may be able to tolerate butter even though they may not be able to tolerate milk.
Zeno is a Greek philosopher who lived around the time of 490 to 430 BC. His full name is Zeno of Elea. Sometimes, some people spell Zeno with an X as in Xeno.
He actually came up with many various paradoxes. So there is not just one “Zeno Paradox”, but “Zeno Paradoxes”.
The three of the well known one are …
Dichotomy paradox
Achilles and the tortoise paradox
Arrow paradox
Dichotomy Paradox
Perhaps the one that is most commonly provided as an example of one of Zeno’s paradox is the dichotomy paradox. And it goes like this…
Let’s say that I need to travel a distance of one mile. In order to get there, I must get to half-way. But in order to get to half-way, I must get to half of that (or 1/4 of mile). But in order to get to 1/4 of a mile, I must first get to 1/8 of a mile. Before that I need to go 1/16 of a mile. And before that, 1/32. Then 1/64 and 1/128 and on and on and on for an infinity. There is an infinite number of steps. So how in the world will I ever get to where I want to go?
Generalizing the problem… In order to travel a distance d, one must travel d/2. And before that, one must travel d/4. And d/8, etc.
The solution is resolved via calculus. In effect we have an infinite sum of a “geometric series”. In particular, we are summing (1/2)i as i goes from 1 to infinity. The answer to that sum converges to 1 and can be proven via calculus.
In short, it mean that the sum of an infinite number of “half-step” is finite. Therefore, you will get to where you will be going.
Math Joke
There is a math joke that is based off of Zeno’s paradox.
A group of boys line up at one wall at one end of the ballroom. A group of girls on the opposite wall. The two group walks towards each other. When will they meet at the center of the ballroom?
The mathematician says never, because it involves an infinite number of steps. The physicist says that they would meet when time equals infinity. And the engineer says that within one minute, they are close enough for all practical purposes. Hand it to the engineer for being practical.
Achilles and Tortoise Paradox
Achilles and tortoise are in a race. Since Achilles is a faster runner, he gives tortoise an 100 meter head start.
Therefore, it will take some time before Archilles reaches the tortoise starting point. But by that time, the tortoise (although slow) has since moved ahead. In order to catch up, Archilles must reach the spot where tortoise has already been. Thus, whenever Achilles reaches somewhere the tortoise has been, he still has farther to go. Because in the time it take for Achilles to reach there, the tortoise has progressed further.
So how in the world does Archilles catch up with the tortoise?
In the below video, watch as a math teacher explains this paradox…
Paradox Solved by Calculus
The solution is similar to the one before. The infinite number of catching up that Archilles has to do is counterbalanced the infinitely small time it takes for the subsequent steps. And therefore Archilles is able to catch up to the tortoise.
Calculus comes to the rescue by saying that it is possible to add an infinite number of steps. In fact, Calculus is the subject of adding, comparing, and manipulating infinities. But Calculus was not invented yet in the time of Zeno. That is why they were perplexed.
Arrow Paradox
In the book Physics written by Aristotle, the Arrow Paradox goes like this …
“if everything when it occupies an equal space is at rest, and if that which is in locomotion is always occupying such a space at any moment, the flying arrow is therefore motionless”
Confusing? Okay, here it is stated in another way by Wolfram Math World…
“An arrow in flight has an instantaneous position at a given instant of time. At that instant, however, it is indistinguishable from a motionless arrow in the same position, so how is the motion of the arrow perceived?”
Basically, Zeno is saying that the flying arrow is motionless.
Of course that is ridiculous. And it is refuted by Aristotle when Aristotle writes …
“This is false, for time is not composed of indivisible moments any more than any other magnitude is composed of indivisibles.”
Some nutrients that might be lacking in a vegetarian diet may include …
complete protein sources
good source of omega-3 (DHA form) from fish and seafood
Vitamin B12 and other minerals from red meats and eggs.
Denise Minger talked on the Livin La Vida Low Carb Show talked about in how she started out as vegetarians for many years until they encounter health challenges. Her health improved when she added back animal products. She then got interested in nutrition and gave talk at the Ancestral Health Symposium of some believes about health and nutrition that some vegetarian believe may be wrong.
Chris Masterjohn, who studies nutritional science, talked with Dr. Mercola about how Chris was a vegetarian until he encounter health issues which resolved after adding back animal products. He believes that everyone can benefit with at least some animal products.
In PaleoHacks Podcast episode #6, guest Paul Jaminet says that it is difficult to be strong when on a vegetarian diet. But it is possible to be healthy on vegetarian diet if dairy and eggs are consume. But a long term vegan diet would eventually lead to deficiencies.
Professor George Jelinek at site OvercomingMultipleSclerosis.org recommends a vegetarian plus seafood diet. His “OMS” diet excludes animal meats of all kinds. But he does advocate getting omega-3 and B12 from seafood.