Well I'm out of the hospital and resting well. I had 2 stents put in my heart to open the flow....Couple days and I'm as good as new... 8)
Be well, and rest friend. ;)
Ahhh good to hear that went well Sarge!
I was just reading the far side thread yesterday and heard you mention the trip!
Rock and Roll always wins mate ;)
So glad it went well. Be healthy and avoid table salt - use sea salt. It doesn't have glass in it.
Quote from: Somamech on March 10, 2012, 05:54:36 PM
Ahhh good to hear that went well Sarge!
I was just reading the far side thread yesterday and heard you mention the trip!
Rock and Roll always wins mate ;)
Lol just reminded me of this song that could apply here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacU5ZCxtRM
Thanks guys, A litle AcDc always makes me feel better.
Quote from: Amaterasu on March 10, 2012, 05:58:57 PM
So glad it went well. Be healthy and avoid table salt - use sea salt. It doesn't have glass in it.
Amaterasu, you are right about avoiding the salt. Long term studies show that the less salt consumed, the less blood pressure and heart problems in we humans. This can be found on internet search.
Yes, these days a lot of people seem to prefer 'sea salt", but it does not really make a health difference, as one person's statement was "all salt is sea salt". We have sea salt in the cabinet too.
I will paste here what a Mayo Clinic person says about salt, just FYI for all:
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Question:
Sea salt vs. table salt: Which is healthier?
Is sea salt better for your health than table salt?
Answer
from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
Nutritionist with Mayo Clinic
No. Sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional value, despite the fact that sea salt is often marketed as a more natural and healthy alternative. The real differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing, not their chemical makeup.
Sea salt is produced through evaporation of seawater, usually with little processing, which leaves behind certain trace minerals and elements depending on its water source. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarseness levels.
Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that's lacking in naturally occurring sea salt.
By weight, sea salt and table salt contain the same amount of sodium chloride. Your body needs only a very tiny amount of salt to stay healthy. Most people get far too much — mostly from processed foods. So regardless of which type of salt you prefer, use a light hand with the saltshaker. And limit total sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams a day — or 1,500 milligrams if you're age 51 or older, or if you are black, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
Glad they were able to fix you up with just the stents!!!! Welcome back to this crowd! ;D
Well guys, I live in south Louisiana and you can't help but have salt in something. Crawfish, Shrimp, Craps, Etouffie, Shrimp Creole. I do my part and forgo the fried stuff and go with bake or grilled. AAAeeeeee
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 12, 2012, 09:39:11 PM
Well guys, I live in south Louisiana and you can't help but have salt in something. Crawfish, Shrimp, Cra_ s, Etouffie, Shrimp Creole. I do my part and forgo the fried stuff and go with bake or grilled. AAAeeeeee
Sgt.Rocknroll, I know I shouldn't, but I just have to say this - - you did mention salt in something I am totally unfamilar with , on the dinner plate!! Maybe you can make a little correction/"modify" to fix that - looks like something I would do, but it is pretty funny IMO!! ;) ;D ;D
happy music :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-ASc0qkrM
Quote from: rdunk on March 12, 2012, 09:50:35 PM
Sgt.Rocknroll, I know I shouldn't, but I just have to say this - - you did mention salt in something I am totally unfamilar with , on the dinner plate!! Maybe you can make a little correction/"modify" to fix that - looks like something I would do, but it is pretty funny IMO!! ;) ;D ;D
Lolol.. Ok CRABS!!!!
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 12, 2012, 10:23:14 PM
Lolol.. Ok CRABS!!!!
lol lol!
Yum, Yum, --- some of that Louisana cooking is really good! One of my problems is, I don't do spicy, as in "HOT", and some spicy is what Cajun cooking is all about - - I think!
I've lived here all my life and i don't do 'hot' either. You can have spicey and not be hot. Use a little les ls cayenne and you're fine. I have some great receipes.
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 12, 2012, 11:00:57 PM
I've lived here all my life and i don't do 'hot' either. You can have spicey and not be hot. Use a little les ls cayenne and you're fine. I have some great receipes.
Well then, let's ask zorgon to take note - it is obvious we need a specific place for you, and everyone, to post all of those gooooooooooooooooooddd recipes!! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Maybe a Cooking/Recipe Board, under "General"?
Might even make some of the "aliens" happy! ;D
I do like "GOOD" food - don't we all!
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 10, 2012, 05:48:16 PM
Well I'm out of the hospital and resting well.
I'm glad you are out of the hospital, those places are full of sick people. :)
Stay healthy.
PS: you can use some herbs to replace salt, my sister used to use thyme instead of salt in the food she made for my dad.
Glad to hear you're back!
You like steaming mudbugs? A personnal fav.
0CD
more happy music :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMIWtMIuLcQ
Quote from: zerocd on March 12, 2012, 11:52:32 PM
Glad to hear you're back!
You like steaming mudbugs? A personnal fav.
0CD
Boiled crawfish with potatos, onions, sausage, corn, mushrooms and whatever else you can throw into the pot!
relaxing music :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjXFRSuSnh4
Glad to hear you are better, Sarge; Just take it easy on the coon-ass cooking for a bit, maybe stay away from the neutra, no? I can't say much, for I had red beans and rice for lunch, beaudreaux...
seeker
Sarge, glad everything went okay. Welcome back! :) :) :)
Quote from: the seeker on March 13, 2012, 02:16:26 AM
Glad to hear you are better, Sarge; Just take it easy on the coon-ass cooking for a bit, maybe stay away from the neutra, no? I can't say much, for I had red beans and rice for lunch, beaudreaux...
seeker
Yeah you right Seeker. We have red beans n' rice wth cornbread every Monday! I try to cook smarter these days, no fried foods an use a lot of olive oil on most things! Thanks for the well wishes from EVERYONE!
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 13, 2012, 02:53:56 AM
Yeah you right Seeker. We have red beans n' rice with cornbread every Monday! I try to cook smarter these days, no fried foods an use a lot of olive oil on most things! Thanks for the well wishes from EVERYONE!
Sgt.Rocknroll, if you haven't before, you might do a little internet research on "coconut oil". There are a lot of health benefits associated with using coconut oil in place of butter and other cooking oils. Some of the benefit has to do with MCT's (medium chain triglycerides), which are consumed more directly by the body, plus numerous other benefits. Butter also has MCT's, but it also has some cholesterol.
We changed to coconut oil (unrefined) a couple of months ago! Sure does make for some good popcorn!!!
FWIW!
Quote from: rdunk on March 13, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
Sgt.Rocknroll, if you haven't before, you might do a little internet research on "coconut oil". There are a lot of health benefits associated with using coconut oil in place of butter and other cooking oils. Some of the benefit has to do with MCT's (medium chain triglycerides), which are consumed more directly by the body, plus numerous other benefits. Butter also has MCT's, but it also has some cholesterol.
We changed to coconut oil (unrefined) a couple of months ago! Sure does make for some good popcorn!!!
FWIW!
I never thought Id comment or reply about popcorn on prc, yet here I am!
Yes rdunk, coconut oil is the stuff of dreams popcorn wise, and we use it for everything. It spreads out so well, and gives everything that nice buttery feel, and flavor, without the bad stuff in your boday!
I buy it online from amazon, and get a pretty good deal, to boot!
LE
best book i ever read on healthy food was called FOOD: NATURE'S MEDICINE CABINET. mostly because it was easy to get the ingredients
and most of the suggestions were not hard to make (none of it required mixing things together), and most of it tastes good. some examples were:
apples.
oatmeal (long cooking).
red grapes, particularly red grape juice .
green tea.
avocadoes.
vinegar.
Glad your on the mend sgt, take time to recuperate pal.
Quote from: rdunk on March 12, 2012, 09:35:04 PM
Amaterasu, you are right about avoiding the salt. Long term studies show that the less salt consumed, the less blood pressure and heart problems in we humans. This can be found on internet search.
Yes, these days a lot of people seem to prefer 'sea salt", but it does not really make a health difference, as one person's statement was "all salt is sea salt". We have sea salt in the cabinet too.
I will paste here what a Mayo Clinic person says about salt, just FYI for all:
*****************************************************************
Question:
Sea salt vs. table salt: Which is healthier?
Is sea salt better for your health than table salt?
Answer
from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
Nutritionist with Mayo Clinic
No. Sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional value, despite the fact that sea salt is often marketed as a more natural and healthy alternative. The real differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing, not their chemical makeup.
Sea salt is produced through evaporation of seawater, usually with little processing, which leaves behind certain trace minerals and elements depending on its water source. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarseness levels.
Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that's lacking in naturally occurring sea salt.
By weight, sea salt and table salt contain the same amount of sodium chloride. Your body needs only a very tiny amount of salt to stay healthy. Most people get far too much — mostly from processed foods. So regardless of which type of salt you prefer, use a light hand with the saltshaker. And limit total sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams a day — or 1,500 milligrams if you're age 51 or older, or if you are black, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
rdunk,
From what I have heard, it is specifically the additives that are the culprit. It has been reported (and I can't find it now) that the silica (glass) added as an "anti-caking" agent gets into the bloodstream and causes small cuts on the vessels which are then adhered to by the plaque (trying to repair the damage) and the whole process of plaque buildup begins... Sea salt does not have that highly refined glass content and therefore does not cause the issues associated with table salt.
Remember... We can't always trust "scientific" studies - especially when there is a motive to make Us ill (profit).
Right you are, Amaterasu, salt in any form is bad, and good to a degree.
The problem arises when additives are put in, or impurities are left in.
Dont ever do a spectral analysis of table or sea salt as you will see a few other things in there noone in their right mind would eat.
Red sea salt has clay or other red substance in it
Grey sea salt has magnesium dioxide in it
Black sea salt has silica impurities in it
White sea salt has very little color, but trace minerals are in there, just not as visible
Plain salt has the least of anything other than salt, and is usually contaminated with fine silica particles, too
And iodine? you dont want it through salt, as you have to eat salt to get it that way. Catch 22
there, so just dont eat salt, and use soy and Braggs for cooking.
Take iodoral tablets if you need iodine, and get your salt from food and drink.
All in trace amounts of course, but when eaten on a daily basis...thats where the problem comes in, with our ability to filter out these impurities, and the many subsequent reactions in our bodies to them.
I like to use soy sauce for salt or a splash of Braggs amino acids(liquid, too)and find these two to be the best way of salting up a dish. You wont taste the soy or anything but salt if you use a small amount.
Also, try to cook without salt for a month, and youll never want to salt anything ever again.
Eating, and sweating it out,
Littleenki
Well, interestingly, when I went into puberty, salt became something I couldn't tolerate in My food. So for 40 years I never salted anything. Once I became menopausal... I began to crave salt.
So what to make of that?
Quote from: Amaterasu on April 11, 2012, 04:45:12 PM
Well, interestingly, when I went into puberty, salt became something I couldn't tolerate in My food. So for 40 years I never salted anything. Once I became menopausal... I began to crave salt.
So what to make of that?
Thats your ovaries giving the death knell, Am, and it's called adrenal fatigue, and the body tries to counteract it with a salt fest of epic proportions. And if your ovaries dont work anymore, it's the first side effect youll notice.
From what Ive read, you should add a bit of salt in your diet, like organic soy or braggs, so try that, as it isnt as disgusting as real salt.
And "anything you say" is the one answer to give a menopausal woman if I value my life, so menopause is a lesson for all of us, regardless of age!
Cheers!
Littleenki
Well, if I could afford to add Braggs, I would, but presently, salt is by far the affordable source. And "crave" really was too strong a word. I find food bland without a bit of salt added, whereas before any salt added made things too salty for My taste.
Quote from: Amaterasu on April 11, 2012, 05:47:01 PM
Well, if I could afford to add Braggs, I would, but presently, salt is by far the affordable source. And "crave" really was too strong a word. I find food bland without a bit of salt added, whereas before any salt added made things too salty for My taste.
Im guilty, too, Am, its himalayan pink salt for me and then just a bit adds a ton of flavor!
Braggs on Amazon is fairly cheap.
Cheers!
Littleenki
Quote from: Littleenki on April 11, 2012, 05:06:43 PM
From what Ive read, you should add a bit of salt in your diet, like organic soy or braggs, so try that, as it isnt as disgusting as real salt.
What's disgusting about real salt? Don't you like sea water?
It's good to hear you're doing well. :)
I got severly dehydrated during a mandatory evacuation once and it changed my life. I lost most of the water in my body, became super thin & turned Grey - I looked like a true to life alien's cousin! Massive headaches, couldn't eat for weeks and even drinking water made me vomit. Kidneys shut down Etc...
I remember all the food they were cooking smelled sooo good and I couldn't even eat! ( I can still smell roast beef cooking... Oh that was torture! )
I was finally able to drink some Pedialyte and then Milk which helped me work my way back to normal foods and then health.
I have always worked in the heat and never had any problems until that event. After the whole experience I had problems with getting overheated easily... First headache then nausia etc...
I tryed drinking plenty of water, but it just didn't seem to help. Finally, it dawned on me to eat more salt! True I was getting plenty of H2o, but not replenishing the salt I was also loosing.
In fact several times, when the headache started, I drank some water & ingested some salt and shortly after, the headache went away.
Old sailors trick I learned is to eat a hard boiled egg with salt on it, giving you the sodium, and other nutrients your body needs... Has worked out well since then.
The strangest part after the whole event, was that whenever I had to urinate, I couldn't find the switch! Bladders full - check... Bathroom facilities - check... Use facilities -Failure! I couldn't mentally "turn on the switch" - the circuit pathways had been deleted. So that was a weird relearning experience. Funny how something so "easy" and that you take for granted every day, can remind you what a complicated machine you are. Yet at the same time, by simply using your mind, you can easily repair it. Simple, normal, casual, take it for granted belief.
I also had Gallstones at one point... ( which felt like a knife stuck in my side - for years )... I ended up getting online and looking for remedies, but found too many bad idea's... So I wasn't really sure what to do.
I did notice, every time I ate something with saturated fat, I ended up with pain fairly quickly. I ended up changing my diet, eliminated most of the saturated fats I was eating, which then eliminated the pain and eventually, the stones.
So I guess, it's all a balancing act. :)
Quote from: ArMaP on April 14, 2012, 07:06:13 PM
What's disgusting about real salt? Don't you like sea water?
Yes, I do! LOL!
Real salt is fine, it's the local ingredients that can make it or break it.
True clean salt is rare, and when you find it, stick with it. Thats why I like the Himalayan pink, as it has the least amount of "other ingredients" in it, and has a nice fine consistency that goes far with a little pinch.
I do love the sea salt, but with the toxins and heavy metals in the seawater some times, it isnt the easiest to get all that out, and to do so requires heavy processing, something we should avoid, just due to the oils and contaminants on the machinery used to do it.
You really have to be aware of why our food is killing us, as the bad stuff comes from the most unusual sources like dirty machinery, rodent droppings(which are allowed in salt at a low %, but still), erroneus minerals and other dehydrated toxins, it's frightening.
Just think when you catch a fish, and want to eat it, what is running into the bay where you caught it, and what has it eaten in it's life that you wouldnt want in your body.
Toxins and contaminants are everywhere, and salt is one place where they can hide without us knowing it.
Yes, I do like salt in all my cheffin, so I found the Himalayan pink to be the best alternative to other salts Ive used in the past.
Funny, as a chef, salt is almost a no-no on the table, but in the galley, it is used with a deft hand at the right time in a preparation to make best use of it's flavor.
Look up Braggs and youll see what that is, some healthy stuff, so try some if you can.
Feelin' salty,
Littleenki
Quote from: Littleenki on April 11, 2012, 07:35:35 PM
Im guilty, too, Am, its himalayan pink salt for me and then just a bit adds a ton of flavor!
Braggs on Amazon is fairly cheap.
Cheers!
Littleenki
Sadly... I cannot buy things on the web. No bank account, no credit cards. And I think I presently have $1.32 to My name. The web doesn't take food stamps. [sigh]
Quote from: Captain Dave on April 14, 2012, 08:38:08 PM
I also had Gallstones at one point... ( which felt like a knife stuck in my side - for years )... I ended up getting online and looking for remedies, but found too many bad idea's... So I wasn't really sure what to do.
I found a very good gallbladder cleanse on the web years ago - more recent searches have some of the things wrong...
I use this cleanse whenever I have gallbladder issues. Maybe I should start a thread....
Quote from: Littleenki on April 15, 2012, 01:27:24 PM
Yes, I do! LOL!
Real salt is fine, it's the local ingredients that can make it or break it.
Here in Portugal we have a very clear, white salt, and several "salinas" producing salt in the same way it always has been made, by raking the crystals from the top of very salty water kept in special pools. As we do not suffer from (much) pollution, I don't think that's a problem here.
As far as I know, all the salt we use at my home is Portuguese salt, but I don't know if it's manually produced or not.
Quote from: ArMaP on April 15, 2012, 06:59:50 PM
Here in Portugal we have a very clear, white salt, and several "salinas" producing salt in the same way it always has been made, by raking the crystals from the top of very salty water kept in special pools. As we do not suffer from (much) pollution, I don't think that's a problem here.
As far as I know, all the salt we use at my home is Portuguese salt, but I don't know if it's manually produced or not.
Hey, ArMap, I want to get me some portuguese sea salt! Sounds like a winner, with the clean environs you enjoy there. We have a lot of issues with algae, and toxins in the water here in the Gulf of Mexico, so I wont be trying that anytime soon here!
Ill be lookin for that Portuguese sea salt, so thanks for the idea!
Cheers!
Littleenki
Quote from: Littleenki on April 15, 2012, 08:08:03 PM
Hey, ArMap, I want to get me some portuguese sea salt!
To give a better idea of what I'm talking about, here's a photo I just took of some salt I took from my kitchen. :)
(the photo turned out a little dark, the crystals are perfectly white)
I looked at the prices in Amazon, and was a little confused. Can you tell me how much does common salt costs?
I wanna live in Portugal! Bet I can pick up Portuguese pretty quickly! That salt looks YUMMY!
Quote from: Amaterasu on April 15, 2012, 09:38:48 PM
I wanna live in Portugal! Bet I can pick up Portuguese pretty quickly! That salt looks YUMMY!
Portuguese food is good and healthy, as most Mediterranean food. :)
My father knew a man that was on a concentration camp during WW2 (he was a Jew), and that man came to Portugal because the doctor told them that the best way of getting back in shape was to eat raw sardines, and the best were the Portuguese sardines.
The idea of eating raw fish is not that appealing to me (and I don't even like sardines), but the men recovered his health and lived, if I'm not mistaken, until the 1990s.
PS: most foreigners say that Portuguese is a hard language to learn.
Quote from: ArMaP on April 15, 2012, 10:30:04 PM
Portuguese food is good and healthy, as most Mediterranean food. :)
My father knew a man that was on a concentration camp during WW2 (he was a Jew), and that man came to Portugal because the doctor told them that the best way of getting back in shape was to eat raw sardines, and the best were the Portuguese sardines.
The idea of eating raw fish is not that appealing to me (and I don't even like sardines), but the men recovered his health and lived, if I'm not mistaken, until the 1990s.
Yum! I love sushi AND sardines! I would be in heaven! And healthy, at that!
QuotePS: most foreigners say that Portuguese is a hard language to learn.
Well... I know it's not a HUGE leap from Spanish... And though I have forgotten most of My Spanish vocabulary, I am told what I do speak is spoken without an accent - both "Mexican" and Castellano. I figure I could get the hang of it in a few weeks of immersion...
Quote from: Amaterasu on April 15, 2012, 11:57:38 PM
Well... I know it's not a HUGE leap from Spanish... And though I have forgotten most of My Spanish vocabulary, I am told what I do speak is spoken without an accent - both "Mexican" and Castellano. I figure I could get the hang of it in a few weeks of immersion...
I'm sure you would, as the American accents (but mostly some South American accents, like Argentinian) sound closer to Portuguese than the "original" Castellano, even if we share a common past.
PS: most of the difference in accent between Portuguese and Castellano (or Castilian) sounds like the result of the long Moor occupation of what is now Spain, as Castellano sounds like Portuguese with an Arab accent. :)
Just to confirm that Portuguese food is so good :)
Even for a French !
And people is so nice; it's a lovely country !
Amaterasu : pm me your postal adress, and I will send you a box
of natural salt of Guerande, wich is the most popular here in Europe
in great restaurants, and even in the States in restaurants owned par french Chefs !
That salt is totally natural, " hand made " in salinas as says Armap, wich some
are aged about 800 years ; ( yes, eight hundred years ! )
When you smell it, it look like flowers and other very delicate perfumes ...
Why, thank You so much! Now I just will wish I was in Portugal but have the lovely salt to give Me a taste of it. [smile] PM coming up!
Quote from: ArMaP on April 16, 2012, 12:50:07 AM
I'm sure you would, as the American accents (but mostly some South American accents, like Argentinian) sound closer to Portuguese than the "original" Castellano, even if we share a common past.
PS: most of the difference in accent between Portuguese and Castellano (or Castilian) sounds like the result of the long Moor occupation of what is now Spain, as Castellano sounds like Portuguese with an Arab accent. :)
I got acquainted with Castilian through My first ex - He was from Argentina, an Argentine Jew, in fact (though not of any religion). He taught Me things like pronouncing the "LL" and the "Y" sounds more like a soft "J." And using "manteca" for butter, rather than the Mexican "mantecilla." "Manteca," in Mexican, means "lard." LOL!
I would love to ply My tongue to Portuguese - both the language AND the food! LOL!
Quote from: Amaterasu on April 16, 2012, 06:53:15 AM
He taught Me things like pronouncing the "LL" and the "Y" sounds more like a soft "J." And using "manteca" for butter, rather than the Mexican "mantecilla." "Manteca," in Mexican, means "lard." LOL!
In Portuguese that would be "manteiga".
I don't have money to offer you a trip to Portugal, but I can help you with Portuguese any time. :)
Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on March 12, 2012, 11:00:57 PM
I've lived here all my life and i don't do 'hot' either. You can have spicey and not be hot. Use a little les ls cayenne and you're fine. I have some great receipes.
Greetings:
Welcome back and glad to hear you're getting better.
When you're up to it, have dinner at my friend Cajun Charlie's in Sulphur.
Our first response team based out of the Hampton Inn for Hurricane Ike and became great friends with Charlie and his crew and happen to have a mutual friend - Joel Sonnier.
Peace Love Light
tfw
Liberty & Equality or Revolution
Quote from: ArMaP on April 16, 2012, 01:42:48 PM
In Portuguese that would be "manteiga".
I don't have money to offer you a trip to Portugal, but I can help you with Portuguese any time. :)
[smile] I'll get to Portugal soon. (Power of positive thinking!) Thanks for the lesson!