Not All Pig Brains Are Created Equal By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog M.M.R.E. Niza, C.L. Vilela, & L.M.A. Ferreir (“Feline pansteatitis revisited: hazards of unbalanced home-made diets,” Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2003) wrote … “Pansteatitis [yellow fat disease] is caused by the consumption of high levels of unsaturated fatty acids and/or…
Yellow Fat Disease & Newborns By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Yellow fat disease attacks most living organisms, from yeast to dogs, from flies to horses, from bees to human beings. Lipofuscin/ceroid pigments attack the liver, heart, kidneys, adrenal glands, skeletal muscles, brain, retina, nerves, ovarian cells, mitochondria, lysosomes, etc. The bogus fish oil…
Vitamin E Facts & Fictions By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Re: When taken together, these various forms of vitamin E work synergistically as a team to provide maximum benefits. Nope. They work separately and independently. E vitamers are not Communists. Re: Tocotrienols should also be consumed. Tocotrienols are toxic, especially to the liver….
Yellow Fat Disease & Frozen Fish By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Depressed 99-pound weaklings are subject to Yellow Fat Disease too. Vitamin E deficiency is caused by Yellow Fat Disease. Note the words in the article below — “there has been no effective treatment for chronic vitamin E deficiency.” Taking vitamin E “after…
Yellow Fat Disease = Aging (& Age Spots) By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Yellow Fat Disease and aging are nearly synonymous. “Age spots” on the skin mean aging is winning. They’re not called “age spots” for nothing. “Age spots” are the tip of the iceberg. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine…
Polyunsaturated Pigs & Cows By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Protein plus polyunsaturated fat increases the risk of cancer. According to the University of California (“Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Natural, Bioactive Dietary Chemicals on Human Health and Food Safety,” Sept. 30, 2007) … “Our studies of the effect of dietary polyunsaturated fats on…
Swami Nitty-Gritty (Adano Ley) By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Adano Christopher Ley (like a true Sagittarius Fire Sign) was born in a burning house owned by his mostly Asian parents in South America. His father was Mongolian and his mother was one-half Southern Chinese, one-quarter Spanish, and one-quarter Carib Indian. Adano went to…
Warning / Mad Fish Disease By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Mad Fish Disease (Yellow Fat Disease) kills a lot more people than Mad Cow Disease. Steve Jobs, a pescatarian (someone who doesn’t eat meat but eats fish), may or may not have died from it. Fish-eaters are many times less vulnerable than those…
Something Fishy About the GRAS List By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Re: I have never seen “menhaden oil” listed on any food products on any ingredient list. How is it being included in the list of ingredients? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … “‘GRAS’ is an acronym for the phrase…
Menhaden Oil For the Masses By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog The Fish Oil cartel’s argument is that non-fish eaters (including vegans and vegetarians) are at risk by not getting the requisite daily dose of DHA and EPA fatty acids, and that’s why menhaden oil MUST be added to U.S. … cookies, crackers, breads…
Keeping Abreast Of Somatotropin By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Growth Hormone (somatotropin) is a shock hormone when breasts don’t need growing. For example, darkness increases estrogen and nitric oxide, in turn, releasing Growth Hormone. Nitric oxide works wonders for a man’s penis, but it’s a free radical when set loose on the rest…
Shorting Long-Chain Fatty Acids By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Question — I gave my dog fermented cod liver oil for 1 1/2 years, and after that time his previously normal liver markers in the blood went over reference range. He also has a lot of lipomas now. I was also taking it, for…
Another Side Of Lipofuscin Age Pigments By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Lipofuscin, the age pigments (plural) that clog up lysosomes, mitochondria, and the cytoplasm of cells, can’t form without polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially highly-unsaturated fatty acids (docosahexaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid). But every dark cloud has a silver lining,…
Something Fishy About Astaxanthin By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Actually, this blog entry might be better titled, “Something NOT Fishy About Astaxanthin.” According to the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association … “Much of the protein used in fish feed comes from small, bony fish — such as anchovies and mackerel — which are…
Something Fishy About Omega-3 Oils By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Polyunsaturated fatty acids generate oxidative stress — an overload of free radicals. More oxidative stress creates more inflammation creates more lipo-pigments, namely, lipofuscin and ceroid “wear and tear” granules. Lipo-pigments are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (no saturated fats), and are the secondary…
Something Fishy In Costa Rica By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog In the Nicoya Peninsula region of Costa Rica, a Blue Zone, the question isn’t, “Where’s the beef?” The question is, “Where’s the fish?” “Where’s the DHA and EPA required for intelligence and longevity?” Robert Howell (“Does this beach paradise hold the secret to long…
Something Fishy In Okinawa By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog Re: The centenarians of Okinawa eat fish often, and seem to live very full and healthy lives. Until recently, less than 1% of the Okinawan diet came from animal products. More animal foods were added during the mid-20th Century, and pork is now considered…
Something Fishy In Biochemistry By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog I’m not against fish. I’m down on omega-3 fatty acids and other harmful desaturation products of metabolism. Selling omega-3 supplements is like selling cortisol supplements. Or lactic acid supplements. Or histamine supplements. Or prostaglandin supplements. Or kinin supplements. Or leukotriene supplements. Or cadaverine supplements….
Eating Is Timing, Not Parts By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog According to Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) … “I don’t practice Tai Chi. I practice Tai Ming.” “Timing is the key for proper eating.” “What you put in the body is secondary. When is primary.” “Too much, too little, too late, too soon. That’s…
Fatty Acids & Age Pigmentation By Atom Bergstrom Atom’s Blog The liver of a newly-born infant weighs about 4.2 percent of body weight. The liver of an adult (an adulterated child) weighs about 2.5 percent of body weight. Most adult livers are “dropped” (downwardly displaced) due to a combination of poor posture and…