LHC Health Newsletter - Weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week

From: LiveHealthClub support@livehealthclub.com

The GM diet is a popular Internet Lore.

It was supposedly was developed for employees and dependents of
General Motors, Inc. and is intended for their exclusive use.

This program was developed in conjunction with a grant from U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

It was field tested at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was
approved for distribution by the Board of Directors, General Motors
Corp. at a general meeting on August 15, 1985.

General Motors Corp. wholly endorses this program and is making it
available to all employees and families.
This program will be available at all General Motors Food Service
Facilities. It is management's intention to facilitate a wellness and
fitness program for everyone.
This program is designed for a target weight loss of 10-17 lbs per
week. It will also improve your attitudes and emotions because of its
cleansing systematic effects.

The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten burn
more calories than they give to the body in caloric value.

This plan can be used as often as you like without any fear of
complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and
give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to
feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least 10 lbs. You will
have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.
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During the first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol
You must drink 10 glasses of water each day

Day One All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all
the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of
melons the first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe. If you limit
your fruit consumption to melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on
first day are very good.

Day Two All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are
stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is
no limit on the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you
will start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may
top the potato with one pat of butter.

Day Three A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any
amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.

Day Four Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas
and drink three glasses of milk. This will be combined with the
special soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.

Day Five Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two
10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six
whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one
quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be
producing.

Day Six Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of
beef and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.

Day Seven Today your food intake will consist of brown rice, fruit
juices and all the vegetables you care to consume.

Tomorrow morning you will be 10-17 lbs. lighter than one week ago. If
you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. You may
repeat this program as often as you like, however, it is suggested
that you are allowed two glasses of white wine in addition to the
instructions on the program. You may substitute champagne for white
wine. Under no circumstances are you to drink any other alcoholic
beverages with the exception of beer which is allowed. Any liquor
(bourbon, vodka, rum) is forbidden. Cream drinks are especially
forbidden. You may have an occasional cordial such as creme de menthe
or schnapps, but you must always limit yourself to two drinks. If you
wine, drink only wine that day. If you have beer, drink only beer that
day, etc. Alcohol adds empty calories to your diet. However, after the
first week it will help your digestion and settle your stomach.

G.M.'S Wonder Soup

The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be
eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are
encouraged to consume large quantities of this soup.

28 oz, Water, 6 Large Onions, 2 Green Peppers, Whole Tomatoes (fresh
or canned), 1 Head Cabbage, 1 Bunch Celery, 4 Envelopes Lipton Onion
Soup Mix, Herbs and Flavouring as desired.

Additional Comments

Vegetables as may be taken in the form of a salad if desired. No
dressing except malt, white or wine vinegar, squeezed lemon, garlic,
herbs. No more than one tea spoon of oil.

You have been given a recipe for the WONDER SOUP which can be eaten in
unlimited quantities. This soup is a supplement while you are on the
program and it should be a pleasure to eat. Not everyone likes
cabbage, green peppers, calory etc. This recipe is not inflexible. You
may substitute vegetables according to your taste. You may add any
vegetables you like: asparagus, peas, corn, turnips, green beans,
cauliflower, etc. Try to stay away from beans (lima, pinto, kidney,
etc.), however, because they tend to be high in calories even though
they are very good for you.

Beverages you may consume while on the program :

1. Water (flavoured with lemon/lime if desired).
2. Club Soda is OK.
3. Black Coffee. No cream or cream substitute. No sugar or sweetness.
4. Black Tea = Herb or Leaf.
5. Absolutely nothing else except the fruit juices which are part of
day seven. No fruit juices before day seven.

How and Why It Works

Day One you are preparing your system for the upcoming programme. Your
only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. Fruits are
nature's perfect food. They provide everything you could possibly want
to sustain life except total balance and variety.

Day Two starts with a fix of complex carbo-hydrates coupled with an
oil dose. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The
rest of day two consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie
free and provide essential nutrients and fiber.

Day Three eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates
from the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess
pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by
day four.

Day Four, bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least
desirable. You're in for a surprise. You probably will not eat all the
bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost
and the sodium you may have missed the past three days. You will
notice a definite loss of desire for sweets. You will be surprised how
easy this day will go.

Day Five, Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the
tomatoes are for digestion and fiber. Lots and lots of water purifies
your system. You should notice colorless urine today. Your allowance
calls for the equivalent of five "quarter ponders". Do not feel you
have to eat all this beef. You must eat the six tomatoes.

Day Six is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, Vitamins
and fiber from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight
loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way
you look today, compared to day one.

Day Seven finished off the program like a good cigar used to finish
off Victorian meals, except much healthier. You have your system under
control and it should thank you for the flushing and cleaning you just
gave it.

Alleged new crime -- Beware

........this one was sent in by Kranti Farias, Mumbai
The info here regarding the kidney scam is something very old, and not a new one! Years ago it was doing the email forwards circuit, and used to be a party-talk issue. However, I am not sure if anyone has really verified the contents and proved the scam to be true - before blindly forwarding it to gullibles like me to be alarmed enough to circulate it to other gullibles.
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For what it is worth.

This story is said to be True,
But be warned if it is. NOT NICE!
This is a true story, it has been confirmed, the Medical Centre phone number at the end of this story is real.
This guy went out on a Saturday night a few weeks ago to a party. He was having a good time and had a couple of beers and some girls seemed to like him and one invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed and decided to go along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment and they continued to drink, and even got involved with some unknown drug.
The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but looked around to see he was alone.
He looked down at his chest, which had 'CALL 000 or YOU'LL DIE' written on it with lipstick. He saw a phone was on a stand next to the tub so he picked it up and dialled. He explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that he didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really calling. She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and he appeared normal, so she told him to check his back.
He did. He found two nine inch slits on his lower back.
She told him to get back into the tub immediately, and they sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out more of what had happened.
His kidneys were stolen. They were worth $10,000 each on the black market.
Several guesses are in order: The people involved had to be at least medical students and it was not just recreational drugs he was given. Regardless, he is currently in the hospital on a life support,awaiting a spare kidney. The University of Sydney in conjunctionwith the Royal Prince Alfred hospital is conducting tissue research to match the victim with a donor.

I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business travellers. This ring is well organized and well funded,has very skilled personnel and is currently operating in most major cities around the world and recently very active in Sydney.....
The crime begins when a business traveller goes to a lounge for a drink at the end of the work day. A person in the bar walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy them a drink. The last thing the traveller remembers until they wake up in a hotel room bathtub, their body submerged to their neck in ice, is sipping that drink. There is a note taped to the wall instructing them not to move and to call 000. A phone is on the small table next to the bathtub for them to call. The business traveller calls 000 who have been quite familiar with this crime. The business traveller is instructed by the 000 operator to very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel there is a tube protruding from the back. The business traveller finds the tube and answers 'YES'. The 000 operator tells them to remain still, having already sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of the traveller's kidneys had been harvested.
This is not a scam or out of science fiction novel. It is real. It is documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you travels, please be careful.
Sadly,this is very true. My friend's husband is a Sydney EMT and they have received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be taken very seriously. The daughter of a friend of a fire-fighter had this happen to her.
Skilled doctors are performing these crimes! (which,by the way have been highly noted in the Brisbane area). Additionally, the military has received alerts regarding this.
I REALLY WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO SEE THIS AS POSSIBLE SO PLEASE BOUNCE THIS TO WHOEVER YOU CAN.
Michele Shafer
DML/Lab.. Administration/ Medical
Manager Research & Development
99 Missenden RD, Camperdown,
Sydney 2000
Tel: (029)5156111; Fax:(029)4621505

Another story.....
I was approached yesterday afternoon around 3.30 pm in the Coles Parking lot at Noranda by two males, asking what kind of perfume I was wearing. Then they asked if I'd like to sample some fabulous scent they were willing to sell me at a very reasonable rate.
I probably would have agreed had I not received an email some weeks go, warning of this scam. The men continued to stand between parked cars, I guess to wait for someone else to hit on. I stopped a lady going towards them, I pointed at them and told her about how I was sent an email at work about someone walking up to you at the malls, in parking lots, and asking you to sniff perfume that they are selling at a cheap price.
THIS IS NOT PERFUME - IT IS ETHER!
When you sniff it, you'll pass out and they'll take your wallet, your valuables, and heaven knows what else. If it were not for this email, I probably would have sniffed the 'perfume', but thanks to the generosity of an emailing friend, I was spared whatever might have happened to me, and wanted to do the same for you.
These guys hit Sydney and Melbourne 2 weeks ago and now they are doing it in Perth and Queensland .. IF YOU ARE HUMAN AND RECEIVE THIS PASS IT ON TO ALL YOU KNOW!!!

.....the stunningly earnest note in the mail anxious to get the receiver circulate it further, is obviously wrought with suspicion

Cancer - John Hopkins Update

(....sent in by Ramesh A Vaswani, Delhi)

John Hopkins Update - Good article

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3 When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies.. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply..

*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3.. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food Y! ou get t he same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Pa per isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons..

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.