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Here is where I will put your questions, comments and feedback- As I said elsewhere, I will answer short questions for free, so go ahead and email me your Q's, and I will either
a) Give a partial answer, if I feel that a proper answer is going to require more information or time that needs to happen in a client scenario, or
b) I will publish your Q (anonymously) right here on the "blog" page, along with my answer, if I feel it is of value to share the Q and the A, or
c) I will refer you to one or more pages in my website that answer your Q
What you can do is email me your question, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and then I will post it here, along with an answer . .
I would love this to be a place where people can share what they have done that has been great for their health- so please, email me your success stories, whether you "did it alone" or you had someone's help. I will post anything I think will be of use to others . . .
"S" is a sweet young lady who took my class in TO, and moved back to India - she wrote me on FaceBook, asking
. . . my study of nutrition in Toronto made me believe that refined sugar has no use in one's diet, but that's another thing my family thinks is wrong! Is sugar something that should be included in one's diet? besides what we get from fruits & other food? . . .
My response "Sugar is the white devil! Refined sugar is absolutely harmful, and the more one consumes, the worse! Sugar from fresh fruit is altogether different- it is associated with enzymes, minerals and vitamins. White sugar is a body thief, since it does not contain anything to help the body metabolise it, forcing losses of enzymes, minerals and vitamins from our own body tissues!"
"L" asks; Here are the ingredients from Susanne Sommers sugar...any thoughts?
Anthony's response; "Ya- it was cool that you sent the ingredients- saves me looking it up- I like them all! EXCEPT the Acesulfame K! That is a crap chemical toxic sweetener. Screw that stuff- use honey or Stevia, I'd say . . ."
My good friend Kerry Ford, a Yoga practitioner and Ayurvedic consultant, posed the following;
I have a question for you though... what, in your pro-fessional opinion.. would be the best source of seratonin (in foods OR supplements) or Tryptophan i guess. i was gonna buy an amino acid complex but im not sure if theyll work as effectively since theyre in combination... any thoughts for a vegan? I dont trust anyone else but you :)
A; You're so sweet! Umm, why Trypotophan? You want to raise serotonin? Or concerned about protein quality in your diet, so you wanna top up tryptophan?
Niacin is a metabolite of tryptophan, and vice versa, so making sure to get generous niacin, like 200mg per day is helpful from a protein quality point of view. If you are concerned about flushing, use a non-flush form, like niacinamide, or inositol hexaniacinate.
Other than that, 5-HTP is another tryptophan metabolite which I'm sure you know of- it seems to target serotonin and melatonin production even better than tryptophan itself.
Another Q; this one about plastics;
Q; Hi Anthony
Why do you say to avoid new plastic bottles on your web site? What's the difference between the old and new ones?
Thanks
The book "Our Stolen Future", by Dr. Theo Colborn, Dr. John Peterson Meyers, and Dianne Dumanoski is an excellentlesson in the hormone-disruptive and cancerogenous effects of plastic chemicals and other contaminants. Many many other researchers have blown the whistle on plastics and their definite harm to us, and our planet, on a number of fronts. Some plastics are worse than others, to be sure. The only safe answer is to stay as far from them as you practically can.
I also never purchase tetra-paked items (eg. soy milk, almond milk), since the inner surface of a tetra pak is plastic!I also do not purchase canned items because of the BPA that lines many cans, which is in the plastic family, and alsoproven harmful!