The owner of Ron's Machine Tools is a health promotion professional. This page is here to assist health professionals and the general public to learn the current facts on the known causes for diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, high blood pressure, e.t.c. The public deserves the right to know that there are lifestyle medical clinics that can help them reduce their use or help them to stop the use of drug medications. At the same time helping patients to improve their health and in many cases even reverse their health problems without drugs and surgery. Some of the medical centers who can do this are listed here. This is a resource page that can hopefully be of help to many.

The World Needs Fearless Dedicated Honest Health Professionals To Share The Best Information Possible About Disease Prevention And Healthy Living

The world has many health and safety problems in most cases the problems are man made. Polluted drinking water, poor farming methods, heavy use of chemicals in foods used to grow chickens, cattle, pigs, sheep, fish e.t.c. lack of refrigeration, poverty, corrupt governments, major climate changes, industrial pollution, noise pollution, unsanitary hospitals, lack of reading skills, lack of health education e.t.c. Most of these things can be improved upon, but for one reason or another various governments, big corporations and so forth seem to find ways to stop or slow health reform. In the rich countries of the world there is gross over eating of mostly the wrong types of foods. We eat mostly refined foods and lots of meats, fish, eggs, milk and cheeses. These are all high in fats, cholesterol, protein, and have zero complex carbohydrates. These foods combined with high suger intake, and lack of exercise has led to a massive epidemic with millions of people suffering long term or dying prematurely from coronary artery disease, diabetes type 1 and 2, high blood pressure, arthritis, osteoprosis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, cancer and many other diseases. When I was studying at walla walla college now called walla walla university my professor gave me a health project to study. I was to contact Oregon State University school of medicine to study about the link between high fat diets and multiple sclerosis with the help of Dr. Roy Swank, MD. I could hardly believe the fact that up to 90% of Dr. Swanks patients improved by changing their lifestyle. All I ever heard is that there is no cure and you have hope maybe a magical drug cure or surgery may help. I was very happy to learn that Dr John Mcdougall is helping to fund a new study in the role of diet and the cause of multiple sclerosis at Oregon State University. We already know that patients will in most cases vastly improve their health or even reverse most degenerative diseases by eating a vegetarian diet and exercising on a regular basis and living an all round healthy lifestyle. This means keeping yourself informed and motivated to live life to the fullest extent possible.Why look old at 15,16,17,18,19 ,20 e.t.c. when it is possible to look young when you are 50, 60, 70, 80 years old. We need an army of well trained health professionals who are willing to roll up their sleeves and go out to help educate people world wide on the best ways to improve their health and lives.

By Ron Vader B.sc.M.sc Health Science.

Doctor John McDougall's Corner on preventative medicine.

Paula Deen Suffers from Easily Curable Diabetes

Popular Food Network host Paula Deen recently made national headlines when she revealed that she has been living with type-2 diabetes and has made a deal to promote the diabetes drug, Victoza. In writing this article, I have been watching some of her past cooking shows online, and to me she appears to be very warm, friendly, and grandmotherly. Her personality is similar to that of thousands of patients I have gotten to know throughout my medical career. Not coincidentally, however, her obesity and type-2 diabetes are as commonplace as her cooking style.

The ingredients that Paula Deen uses are the very same ones used by other chefs on various cooking channels. For less then $5 and a few minutes spent in a drive-thru, you can buy Deen-style dishes at any fast food restaurant. What could be more fattening and diabetogenic (causing diabetes) than a Wendy’s Baconator Double with two quarter-pound patties topped with juicy bacon in between a toasted and buttered bun, topped off with mayo, ketchup, and American cheese?

Favorite Five Articles from Recent Medical Journals

Two-thirds of Women Have Bad Bones. Or Do They?
Dark Chocolate Can Be a Small Part of the McDougall Diet
White Rice Works for Most People
Mammography Causes Untold Harms
Steve Jobs: More on Pancreatic Cancer and Heavy Metals

White Rice Works for Most People

“Substituting White Rice with Brown Rice for 16 Weeks Does Not Substantially Affect Metabolic Risk Factors in Middle-Aged Chinese Men and Women with Diabetes or a High Risk for Diabetes” by Geng Zhang, published in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of Nutrition, found “that incorporating brown rice into the daily diet for 16 weeks did not substantially improve metabolic risk factors.” A total of 202 middle-aged adults with diabetes or a high risk for diabetes were randomly assigned to a white rice or brown (rice) group and consumed the rice ad libitum for 16 weeks. Metabolic risk markers, including BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, and serum lipid, glucose, and insulin concentrations were measured before and after the intervention.”

The “Eat More Starch” Challenge: 
Eat 12 Slices of Bread Daily to Lose 10 
Pounds Monthly

In 1979, researchers from the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at Michigan State University (my alma mater) reported the results from asking 16 moderately overweight college-age men to add 12 slices of white bread (at 70 calories a slice) or high-fiber bread (at 50 calories a slice) to their diet daily.1On average, subjects eating the extra white bread lost 16 pounds (6.26 Kg) and those adding the high-fiber bread lost 23 pounds (8.77 Kg) over the next eight weeks. There was no change in their physical activity or exercise. “Thus, weight loss of both groups of subjects occurred without alteration in life-style except for the supplementation of food intake with breads,” according to these investigators. (You might want to read this entire study right now for free.)

The health of these college students also improved as reflected by the very rapid reduction in blood cholesterol levels by an average of 60 and 80 mg/dL in the first few days of eating bread. (From 223.6 to 172.3 mg/dL with the high-fiber bread addition and from 231.4 to 155.3 mg/dL on the white bread diet. The reason for a greater reduction in cholesterol on the white bread was not explained.) The students on the high-fiber bread, as expected, had more frequent and larger bowel movements than those on the white-bread diet. (If this single article had been given deserved attention the world and its inhabitants would now be in a much better condition today.)

Why Did Steve Jobs Die?

Steve Jobs gave tacit permission and encouragement for me to write this newsletter article about the medical and nutritional aspects of his life when he commissioned his biographer to tell a true account. “I wanted my kids to know about me…” “Also, when I got sick, I realized other people would write about me if I died and they wouldn’t know anything. They’d get it all wrong. So I wanted to make sure someone heard what I had to say.”(556) Jobs would have been pleased to hear my challenging second opinions about his pancreatic cancer and his diet, because my thoughts are in agreement with what he intuitively and factually knew to be correct. Hopefully, my account will bring some peace of mind to his family and friends after his untimely death.

This article is not meant as a critique of his doctors and their medical care. I am certain these professionals performed their best for him. In hindsight, everything is clearer. The purpose of this article is to set the record straight.

How to Protect Yourself from Abusive Medical Doctors

There are some important lessons to be learned from my recent encounter with a medical specialist over the care of one of my patients from the Midwest.
The patient is a middle-aged woman (I will call her Marsha) with a history of precancerous changes in the tissues lining her uterus (endometrial hyperplasia). Over the past two years her condition had progressed to an early stage cancer diagnosed by repeated biopsies. She had consulted two surgeons who had recommended a hysterectomy as the treatment. Marsha has been following a healthy diet; but this discussion is not about diet but about obtaining helpful and respectful medical care based on scientific research rather than a doctor’s best guesses and professional prejudices.
During early October of this year (2011) Marsha sought a second opinion on what she should do about her condition from a young Obstetrician/Gynecologist. I will refer to this doctor, who graduated from medical school in 2002, as Anna Hopeful, MD (not her real name).
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Diet Is Destroying Workers’ Competitiveness

At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, the number one concern for Americans is jobs, and the primary topic for politicians is job creation. I have yet to hear anyone speak about improving the health of our workforce, a fundamental step to solving the problems with our economy and unemployment. 
In order to ready our workers, there are three major issues that need to be addressed:

1) Most American Are Too Sick to Compete in the World Market
National statistics are damning, with two-thirds of adults overweight and one-third obese. Based on pharmaceutical company-sponsored TV commercials, we know that cholesterol, erectile dysfunction, GERD, diabetes, and arthritis are rampant among our workforce. Employees spend valuable work hours worrying about and dealing with their minor and major health issue, from constipation to cancers. Most employees feel so poorly on a day-to-day basis that they dread starting their workday. The byproducts of poor health in the workplace include reduced productivity and intellectual capacity, as well as increased absenteeism. Sick employees contribute to the failure of businesses, and that means even more unemployment. To keep the doors open, many employers have resorted to exporting jobs to other countries. 

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Bob's Red Mill Founders and the Institute of Nutrition and Wellness at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) 

OHSU is the institution that conducts the McDougall Research and Education Foundation-funded study on Diet and Multiple Sclerosis
With a $25 million grant, announced on September, 16, 2011, the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness was established at OHSU for the purpose of studying the link between food and common health conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, autism, and obesity. The institute will have five main areas of research: childhood obesity, maternal and fetal medicine, epigenetics (the way nutrition affects genetics), community outreach, and education. This was one of the largest donations ever given to OHSU. 
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The Secret Life of Mitch Spinach  

Is there a way to solve the age-old problem of getting your children and grandchildren to eat their fruits and vegetables? Now there is! There's a new kid on the block . . . Mitch Spinach, a healthy super hero, who solves mysteries using the strength and brain power he gains by eating plant foods. A fun children's book series for kids ages 3-9, The Secret Life of Mitch Spinach gets kids ASKING for fruits and vegetables so that they can be more like Mitch Spinach. 
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18 Year-old Cures Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
with McDougall Diet - Juliea Baker 

My name is Juliea Baker and it’s a miracle that today I am a healthy 18-year-old college student. When I was 15 years old, totally out of the blue, I awoke one day with severe jaw pain. The pain hurt so bad I could barely chew any type of food for days. My mom took me to the doctor and they could not find any reason for the pain. The doctor prescribed ibuprofen and suggested that I see a dentist that perhaps it was TMJ or something to that effect.

Shortly thereafter the pain disappeared. Over the next few months I began having soreness in one shoulder then the other shoulder. At first we thought I was sleeping wrong or carrying too many books in my backpack. Once again the pain disappeared. When the pain came back in my knees my mom knew something was wrong and took me back to my pediatrician. This time they ran blood work and found that my Rheumatoid Factor (RF) was elevated to 19 mm/hour, 2 points higher than normal, indicating I had generalized inflammation in my body. They were not alarmed, as there could be many reasons why it was slightly elevated. My doctor referred me to a rheumatologist at a famous hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area.

At the time of my first appointment with my rheumatologist I was having pain more frequently in my hands and my feet. The doctor ordered x-rays of my complete body and a full panel of blood work. Now almost a year into my disease, my RF was elevated even higher but it still was not clear what was wrong with me, and the pain was still traveling to different joints and sometimes disappearing altoget her. The doctor put me on Naprosyn (naproxen) and scheduled me for monthly visits consisting of blood work and x-rays.

Finally at Christmastime when I was 16 1/2 we realized something was very wrong: my knuckles were very swollen and I couldn’t make a fist without intense pain; even shaking hands was painful. My right foot was so swollen I couldn’t wear a shoe comfortably, and I walked with a limp. I actually told my mom that I thought my foot was broken because it hurt so badly whenever I walked. During my next doctor’s appointment I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). My RF was now at 39.7 mm/hour, and my antibody markers were elevated, also confirming the diagnosis and indicating that my body was attacking itself (an autoimmune disease).

Every morning when I awoke I could barely get out of bed, I felt like I was living in a 60-year-old’s body. I became even more depressed when at my next doctor’s appointment they told me they were going to put me on methotrexate (a drug given to cancer patients) in a low dose to suppress my immune system in order to keep the arthritis from permanently damaging my joints.

My mom and I were stunned with this news. I went home and began to research methotrexate. The side effects of this drug were so frightening that I begged my mom not to put me on it. Eventually, I told my mom I refused to take it. My mom began to research the drug and agreed that the side effects sounded too dangerous. My mom called my doctor and asked if we could try something less severe, and she was told that there wasn’t anything less dangerous. In addition, I was told that if I went on the drug, I would have to stay on it for a minimum of two years, and the longer I was on the drug the more toxic it was to my liver. My mom agreed with me that we should look into alternate, more holistic ways to treat my illness.

Just by chance, during this time my mom and I were reading a book my friend gave to me about veganism, The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. In the book there was a reference about several doctors who believed arthritis could be cured through diet. Dr. John McDougall was one of the doctors mentioned. My mom emailed Dr. McDougall with the story of my illness. We were so honored and excited when Dr. McDougall emailed my mom back personally. Although we were unable to have me participate in Dr. McDougall’s program, he said he would be happy to help me by recommending articles and books to read, and he gave us a diet for me to follow.

Dr. McDougall assured us that my disease was completely treatable through diet. He recommended that I begin by eliminating all meat, eggs, dairy, wheat, soy, and corn from my diet as well as my medication, ibuprofen, and that I should use aspirin for pain instead. He told us that it would take about four months for us to see the full benefit of eating a starch-based, animal-product-free and oil-free diet.

At first the strict elimination diet tasted awful to me and was very hard to follow. But through emails to Dr. McDougall, and with his guidance and encouragement, we were able to find a diet I could easily follow. Within a month or two I felt 90 percent better, with my only remaining symptom being the slight swelling of my knuckles.

Then, much to our dismay, soreness in my hands and feet would occasionally return. Once again, Dr. McDougall encouraged us to be patient and to follow the diet carefully so we could determine if I was curable through diet. My mom started looking at everything I was eating and we found out that one of the products that we thought was vegan, was really vegetarian, and had egg whites in it—I was eating egg protein for breakfast every morning without even knowing it. Once I eliminated that one product from my diet I began to get totally well. Through my experiences I found that eggs and dairy are my triggers. I can eat soy, wheat, and corn with no problems. But if I accidentally eat anything with eggs or dairy in it, the very next day my hands are stiff and sore.

I am a testament that serious illness can be cured through this diet. Dr. McDougall has saved my life, literally! I cannot imagine where I would be now had I not picked up that book by Ms. Silverstone with the small story about Dr. McDougall and his belief in curing illness through diet. If my mom had not contacted Dr. McDougall and he had not responded, I would be suffering terrible pain, have disfigured joints, and be taking a horribly toxic drug. Instead, my life is filled with joy and I am a healthy happy 18-year-old with a bright future before me!

Warmest regards!!
Juliea

Newsweek Magazine Warns about Modern Medicine

Newsweek magazine’s August cover story, “The One Word that Can Save Your Life: No!,” by Sharon Begley is a summary article about the importance of avoiding common medical tests and treatments, the same ones I have been talking to you about for the past 30 years. I am saddened when I think of the lives ruined and lost because this information has been hidden from the public by my medical colleagues, largely for motives of profit. Please read this Newsweek article now.

Stay Out of the Medical Businesses

You and your family cannot win by being familiar with doctors, drugs, and hospitals. Just like you do not want to be on a first name basis with morticians, lawyers, auto mechanics, and plumbers, you do not want a doctor as a best friend or your calendar littered with appointments to visit these professionals. An undeniable fact is that the more you see doctors, the more likely you are to be tested and treated; for better or worse. The best way to stay out of the medical businesses is to be healthy. That means you must fix the primary cause of common diseases: the rich Western diet.

I have written a series of articles that will help you understand how to work with MDs, when unavoidable. If you get routine annual physical examinations, you are looking for trouble. There is unanimous agreement by major health policy-makers worldwide that these intrusive visits do more harm than good, especially when your doctor encourages you to take “early detection” tests, such as a PSA or mammogram for cancer prevention. 

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The Egyptian Mummy Diet Paradox

Reports over the past century have shown that heart disease and other forms of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) were present in about half of Egyptians entombed as long as 3500 years ago. This finding has raised questions about the dietary causes of modern diseases, and has given rise to the "Egyptian mummy diet paradox." The paradox being, if the diet of most Egyptians living during these ancient times was nearly vegetarian, consisting mainly of vegetables, fruits, and breads made from emmer wheat or barley (meat, cheese, and eggs were rarely consumed), why was evidence of heart disease and atherosclerosis being found. This observation seems to be in contradiction to the current scientific consensus that atherosclerosis is caused by a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol (which means animal foods).

The Egyptian mummy diet paradox has fueled the rise of the theory that carbohydrates are the cause of obesity, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, and other modern diseases. And not just carbohydrates in the form of refined sugars, but also naturally carbohydrate-rich foods, such as rice, corn, potatoes, wheat, beans, and barley. Popular low-carb diets promoting this belief are Atkins, Carbohydrate Addicts, Zone, South Beach, Dukan, and Protein Power. Authors have specifically invoked the Egyptian mummy diet paradox as solid evidence to support their theories that grains, vegetables, and fruits are the sources of illnesses for Westerners, and that meat, dairy, and eggs are actually health foods. But a closer look is warranted.

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USDA Demonizes Starch, While Promoting Meat, Dairy, and Disease

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the government agency responsible for the health of Americans, has recently enacted two national nutrition policies that limit the consumption of starchy grains and starchy vegetables, two traditional food groups that have provided the bulk of human diets for all of recordable history.

The first policy will radically change the diets of school children. In the January 2011 report School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children, the USDA Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs recommended a reduction in starchy vegetables, such as white potatoes and corn, to one cup (total) per school week. Children, however, are encouraged to eat turkey sausages, egg patties, cheese omelets, chicken quesadillas, beef eggrolls, hot dogs, hamburgers, pepperoni pizza, roast beef, deli ham, chocolate milk, and margarine.

The second policy prevents needy families from getting financial assistance to buy potatoes. Currently, the USDA provides vouchers through the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program for fresh fruits and vegetables. However, fresh potatoes are now specifically excluded from the list of allowable vegetables. In other words, under this second wide-reaching nutritional policy, a WIC recipient can receive butter, cheese, whole milk, and eggs through the program, but not a single white potato.

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Diet and Multiple Sclerosis Presented by John McDougall, MD at the Advanced Study Weekend September 11, 2010

Diet and Multiple Sclerosis from John McDougall on Vimeo.

What Do Bill Clinton, Steve Wynn, John Mackey, and Mike Tyson Have in Common?

These four powerful men have all declared themselves in favor of a vegan diet. I know of no other similarities between this ex-president, hotel tycoon, supermarket builder, and ex-prize fighter. At first glance you might think that the public support for not eating animals would be a reckless decision. Traditionally a vegetarian diet has been considered a sign of weakness—associated with an image of a pale listless hippy hanging out in the back of a health food store. These four men must have found reasons to ignore this common myth. Finding a fountain of youth becomes especially important as health declines with age, causing people to make desperate changes—as radical as replacing burgers and bacon for barley and beans.

What have these four men discovered that other men, women, and children have yet to learn?

The gladiator-like strength gained by adopting a vegan diet.

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Statins Fail to Save Lives

Statins and all-cause mortality in high-risk primary prevention: a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials involving 65,229 participants by Kausik K. Ray published in the June 28, 2010 issue of theArchives of Internal Medicine concluded that, “This literature-based meta-analysis did not find evidence for the benefit of statin therapy on all-cause mortality in a high-risk primary prevention setup.”1 The average characteristics of the participants were: age 62 years, systolic blood pressure (top number) of 141 mmHg, and an LDL (“bad” cholesterol) of 138 mg/dL. The average length of treatment with the statin drug was 3.7 years.

An accompanying article, Cholesterol lowering, cardiovascular diseases, and the rosuvastatin-JUPITER controversy: a critical reappraisal by Michel de Lorgeril, launched the strongest critique of any medication that I have ever seen in a respected medical journal.2 The authors made these statements about this well publicized study (JUPITER) of the cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor (rosuvastatin):

“The trial was flawed.”

“The JUPITER trial involved multiple conflicts of interest.”

“It was conducted by a sponsor with obvious commercial interests.”

“Nine of 14 authors of the JUPITER article have financial ties to the sponsor.”

“These failures strongly suggest that the presumed preventive effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been considerably exaggerated.”

The authors also took this important position: “The emphasis on pharmaceuticals for the prevention of CHD (heart disease) diverts individual and public health attention away from the proven efficacy of adopting a healthy lifestyle, including regular physical activity, not smoking, and a Mediterranean-style diet.”

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Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis   by Mark J Bolland published in the July 2010 issue of the British Medical Journal found, “Calcium supplements (without coadministered vitamin D) are associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. As calcium supplements are widely used these modest increases in risk of cardiovascular disease might translate into a large burden of disease in the population. A reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in the management of osteoporosis is warranted.”1 This analysis consisted of 12,000 participants from 11 randomized controlled trials. Calcium supplements were associated with about a 30% relative increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction and small increases in the risk of stroke and overall mortality. The authors’ simplified summary of the effects was, “treatment of 1000 people with calcium for five years would cause an additional 14 myocardial infarctions, 10 strokes, and 13 deaths, and prevent 26 fractures.”

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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Do Not Help Arthritis

Effects of glucosamine, chondroitin, or placebo in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: network meta-analysis by Simon Wandel, published in the September 22, 2010 issue of the British Medical Journalconcluded, “Compared with placebo, glucosamine, chondroitin, and their combination do not reduce joint pain or have an impact on narrowing of joint space. Health authorities and health insurers should not cover the costs of these preparations, and new prescriptions to patients who have not received treatment should be discouraged.”1 They went on to say, “Our network meta-analysis of all 10 available large scale patient blind randomised trials in 3803 patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis showed no clinically relevant effect of chondroitin, glucosamine, or their combination on perceived joint pain.”

Comment: The most common form of arthritis afflicting humans is osteoarthritis, often referred to as degenerative arthritis, because the joints slowly deteriorate as a result of “normal wear and tear associated with aging.” Doctors commonly advise people to lose weight, especially if they have disease of the joints of the lower extremities, and to avoid prolonged and strenuous use of the affected joints. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Motrin and Advil, are commonly taken for pain relief. Paradoxically, these NSAIDs also accelerate the loss of cartilage in the joints and delay bone healing.2,3 This then worsens the osteoarthritis.

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