the tour, nba, wanna cookie, no moon

THE TOUR
my wife she and i did the first annual hill country chicken coop tour this
weekend
we saw 6 of the 10 coops
we love chickeners as we are one of them
they are so enthusiastic
about raising chickens and helping others do the same

below is one of the most impressive coops ive seen doing this
tour or the funky chicken coop tour in austin

these chickens have it made for sure

we that is i asked a lot of questions of the chickener at this place

think this tour was a success
all the chickeners were good ones
got to see a lot of the hill country that ive not seen before
next year will devote time to see all of them

NBA
this is the time of the year when i start to watch the nba
cant wait to see the lakers and thunder play each other
what a series that will be
then each series after that just gets better

hope the spurs hold up to all those games
they just plod along and takes care of winning with
out any splash or flash or drama

all the west is playing for a chance to get to the heat
miami vs lakers or thunder or spurs
either one will be a good finals
cant wait

WANNA COOKIE
maybe thats what ill have another should be named since iha loves
cookies and that where the name came from
bought for $11000 by a blue collar owner trained by a blue collar
trainer rode by a newbie jockey
hope iha makes it through all three races as the winner
? next triple crown winner
what a story that would be

NO MOON
we were looking forward to that moon this weekend
even had friends over to view it since we have a great
view of the sky not available in town
instead we got clouds then later that night we got a fantastic
light show from all the lightening (of course no rain with it)
but it wasnt as good as that fantastic moon would have been
maybe next time

the organicgreen doctor

bracelet, amyvid, wtea, tour

BRACELET

lance has his yellow one
susan has her pink one
i wear my purple one
its the alzheimers awareness bracelet
i wear it in memory of my mother my father and my younger brother
and i guess maybe myself
here is the link to order a 5 pack of them

AMYVID

here is the alzheimers associations statement on the new fda approval
of the florbetapir pet scan amyvid by eli lilly

i wrote a blog on this recently
their statement i totally agree with
its a beginning for diagnostic tests that may help define the
cause of a persons dementia

for me
i have short term memory loss showed on multiple neuropsych exams
i had a normal evaluation two years before they became abnormal
i have normal labs looking for other causes
i have had 3 normal mris
i have had one normal glucose metabolism pet scan
i have a strong family history of alzheimers-mother father brother and
distant relatives
i carry the apoe 4 double allele gene thats associated with an increased
chance of developing alzheimers disease
i have a borderline spinal fluid analysis for tau protein and beta amyloid

i have had a beta amyloid pet scan like the amyvid last year and will have
one next year but i cant get those results as they are part of the
alzheimers disease neuroimaging initiative adni-2

if i had the amyvid beta amyloid pet scan done and it was completely
negative them there would be some reassurance that what i have
is not due to alzheimers
if the scan is positive for beta amyloid plaques then it would be more
information added to the other that says that i probably have
alzheimers disease

so will i have the test
yes
i plan on doing it as i want to know as much as i can about whats
going on with me so ill know where im at

not everyone will benefit as well as i will to have this test done
estimated cost $6600 non covered by insurance

WTEA

the walk to end alzheimers is the major fundraiser for the
alzheimers association
you can go to the alzheimers website to find your local walk
or
donate and sign up on my team the organicgreendoctor.com

TOUR

the hill country chicken tour is tomorrow 1000 am to 400 pm
here is the link to their website www.hillcountrychickencooptour.blogspot.com

on saturday go to the cedar park farms to market at lakeline mall
to pick up your map to see the selected coops

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good fat bad fat, nice pic, tour

GOOD FAT BAD FAT
fat has gotten a bad rap in the last few years
there are good fats and bad fat

moderation is the answer
if you eat too much good fats  they can be bad for you

fats help the body absorb the fat soluble vitamins
a d e k
we got to have them to live

eating good fats can lower your risk for heart disease
diabetes high cholesterol and obesity

heres the ones to eat

mono unsaturated fats
these are found in plant foods
nuts avocados (yes its is ok to eat them) olive oil cannola oil and
in poultry

they help lower your cholesterol levels and blood pressure
eg i eat a handful of mixed nuts a day

poly unsaturated fats
found in fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel and in corn and
soybean oils

they improve cholesterol levels and reduce your heart disease risk

saturated fats
found in meats and dairy products such as milk cheese and butter
theyve got a bad rap in the past but in moderation are actually
ok to eat

HERES THE ONE NOT TO EAT

this is the bad one
TRANS fat
its not a natural fat
the other ones if youll notice are all found naturally in nature
this one is mostly made by humans
and is a real bad one for you to eat
its in processed foods
its found in fried foods packaged snacks and shortening

its used as it increases the shelf life of foods
just leave out a trans fat hamburger or fries and see how
long it lasts
dont put it in the land field since the plastic bag will decompose
before the burger and fries will

it also increases the shelf life of those fat cells on your buttocks
thighs and tummys

it raises your bad cholesterol and lowers your good cholesterol
think of it as an anti cholesterol drug
ie it makes it go up instead of down
its an antistatin drug

is this the one of the causes of the obesity epidemic in the us
yes

if you eat the right amount of good fat you can actually loose weight
say what
the good fat can suppress you appetite some
try eating a handful of nuts for a snack and youll find youll be less
hungry

good fats and the bad bad trans fat

NICE PIC
heres a picture of a field near where i walk

this has been the best year for the
mixture of wildflowers
the best since weve lived at the country n


TOUR

dont forget the  hill country chicken coop tour this saturday
starts at 1000
go to the cedar park farms to market at lakeline mall to pick up
your map to the tour sites or
go to the hill country chicken coop tours website

see you there

the organicgreendoctor