Category Archives: My Opinion Only

People With High Cholesterol Live The Longest

Kind of figured this is what happened.  Sure glad I am not on any cholesterol med.  I tried it once for a month then decided against it. This was around twenty years ago. Guess I had a weak moment but soon got back on track and went by my instinct.  Take a look at this article. My opinion only.

People with high cholesterol live the longest. This statement seems so incredible that it takes a long time to clear one´s brainwashed mind to fully understand its importance. Yet the fact that people with high cholesterol live the longest emerges clearly from many scientific papers. Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that old people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did old people with a high cholesterol.1 Supporters of the cholesterol campaign consistently ignore his observation, or consider it as a rare exception, produced by chance among a huge number of studies finding the opposite.

But it is not an exception; there are now a large number of findings that contradict the lipid hypothesis. To be more specific, most studies of old people have shown that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease. This was the result of my search in the Medline database for studies addressing that question.2 Eleven studies of old people came up with that result, and a further seven studies found that high cholesterol did not predict all-cause mortality either.

Now consider that more than 90 % of all cardiovascular disease is seen in people above age 60 also and that almost all studies have found that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for women.2 This means that high cholesterol is only a risk factor for less than 5 % of those who die from a heart attack.

But there is more comfort for those who have high cholesterol; six of the studies found that total mortality was inversely associated with either total or LDL-cholesterol, or both. This means that it is actually much better to have high than to have low cholesterol if you want to live to be very old.

X-Rays

First off I am against any X Rays  if they are not really proven necessary.  I feel there is to many folks now being subjected to radiation for no reason.  Just wished i knew back then what I  know now as every X Ray that I have had through out my life would have never been done on me. I would have said  no back then as I do today.  Take a look at this  article.  My Opinion Only

The use of MRIs, X-rays or CT scans provides no benefit in diagnosing patients with routine back pain, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University and published in the journal Lancet.

Helping Big Banks & Corporations

Another reason why folks should be really wondering why our governments are helping out these big banks.  Through my eyes the government has no right in spending our tax dollars to help these banks.  I know this is in the USA but it is happening here in Canada too.   Take a look, then read Thomas Jefferson’s  quote on how he feels of helping banks.  Hmm, I wonder if I am related in some small way?  My opinion only.

Barack Obama’s Administration will announce its latest economic rescue plan today by offering private investors vast government-backed loans to buy as much as $1 trillion of toxic assets from America’s stricken banks.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation then by deflation, the banks and the corporations will grow up around them, will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.”

“I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution – taking from the federal government their power of borrowing.”

-Thomas Jefferson

Flags & Shirts Made Off Shore Hmm……….

First our Flags being made off shore and now our shirts that our police wear. I got to tell you, this Dalton gang sure are a piece of work.  I am sure there is a Canadian company that would love to have the order to make shirts and flags right here in Canada. My Opinion Only.

Premier Dalton McGuinty admitted Friday it was a mistake for Ontario’s legislative assembly to start buying provincial flags that were made in China, but defended the decision to buy Asian-made shirts for Ontario Provincial Police uniforms.

Smoking in a car with kids could earn you a $109 fine

You know this here thing where these government officials keep on putting these laws in effect is nonsense through my eyes.  I would like to think that us humans here on this earth has the minds and capabilities to do things on our own in a right justice way without the help of the powers that be, forcing it down our throats.  Thing is why the fine? Some say, well, it forces folks to do the right thing. I say that all they want is to make money, same as all the carbon taxes and things they put on items.  Why not just stop making these things that hurt the environment. Again all boils down to money.  Pretty soon one won’t be able to go out of their homes with out spending a dollar anymore. Hmmm, kind of should take that back a wee bit, as I think we are paying it now. My Opinion Only

Low In-Come Families Hmmm

Take A look at this article: The Ontario child benefit available to low-income families will nearly double to $1,100 a year beginning in July, Premier Dalton McGuinty  Dalton Gang, said yesterday. Now my views on this. Why? Well they feel free to tell their side of things so……….I figure I am entitled to my side of things.  Here’s what I think.

Now don’t think I am being insensitive, as I am not.  There is families out there having a hard time.  I do feel though, that a line has to be drawn somewhere.  I honestly feel that families wanting children should sit down and see if they can really afford to have them or not.  My wife and I years ago, did just that. We figured it out that if we couldn’t raise our children with out the help of government, than we shouldn’t be having them.  End results, we had two fine boys and never asked for a nickle, even in hard times. They never went hungry and always had a loving home to live in.  Sure, there are young ones out there that comes from broken homes that need our help, I am not denying that, and yes we should help them. Just that what this government is doing now, is for one thing only, and that is to get votes come next election.  They have to look somewhere, as one doesn’t have to be a lawyer to see what they have done so far, and folks are slowly I think getting the message.

On one other topic here.  The part where it says they are going to build more homes for low income folks, putting thousands of folks back to work.  OK. Now think about that for a moment.  Now here is what I think. Any job that is created by government isn’t good for this country. Why? Simple as any government person getting paid is being paid by us tax payers.  We basically are just paying ourselves.  If all we had was government officials in this country which is almost all we do have, we would soon be a destroyed country. The way one should look at it is, it’s like paying off one credit card with another. It works once or twice, but after that you are in for major hard times.  Simple as that.  We don’t need more government jobs, we need more folks starting business’s here in Canada and I mean Canada, then hiring Canadians, should say Canadians only.  Then money will be created and brought to being the right way instead of through goverments.  Simple as that. Until then we will never go ahead. But, this is what big governments want from you today. They want you to be under their thumb. They want you to be dependant on them. This is not the way to go.  The way to go is to look after yourselves and your families.  Get more self efficient, and get out of debt.  You don’t need all these things that they are throwing at you and more so they shouldn’t be doing it with hard earned tax dollars. I could tell you what I really think of taxes, but won’t, not here in this article anyways.

For me I look forward to getting out of bed each morning knowing that I went through life, not asking for one red cent from anyone, not that they would have given me anything back when anyways. Raising our family on our own, (meaning my wife and I) and building our dream which we have now without any big banking institution or government official, has made my wife and I what we are today.  My Opinion Only.

Canadian Flags, Made In China…

You know this article about where our flags are being made is just a tip of the ice- burg.  I am glad however that it has been brought out into the open, only thing is will the Dalton Gang get to doing something about it. Not likely.  It will soon be forgotten’ as everything else.  Their little trick is, that when something like this comes along that is going against them,the powers that be, they just start other rumors and folks minds are swayed onto other things.  I can’t see why folks let it happ,en but they do.  Take A Look.  My Opinion Only

http://www.thestar.com/article/605358

Chinese-Made Drywall

Kind of makes a feller think huh? Well……… just one more reason why we should be growing and building our own items right here in Canada. Take A Look. My Opinion Only

Officials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
Gas emitted from defective drywall corrodes copper wiring, turning it black, some Florida homeowners say.

Gas emitted from defective drywall corrodes copper wiring, turning it black, some Florida homeowners say.

The Florida Health Department, which is investigating whether the drywall poses any health risks, said it has received more than 140 homeowner complaints. And class-action lawsuits allege defective drywall has caused problems in at least three states — Florida, Louisiana and Alabama — while some attorneys involved claim such drywall may have been used in tens of thousands of U.S. homes.

Homeowners’ lawsuits contend the drywall has caused them to suffer health problems such as headaches and sore throats and face huge repair expenses.

The drywall is alleged to have high levels of sulfur and, according to homeowners’ complaints, the sulfur-based gases smell of rotten eggs and corrode piping and wiring, causing electronics and appliances to fail.

“It’s economically devastating, and it’s emotionally devastating,” said Florida attorney Ervin A. Gonzalez, who filed one of the lawsuits. It would cost a third of an affected home’s value to fix the dwelling, Gonzalez said.

Afgan Police Get Fundings From Canada. Can You Believe It?

You know I just can’t understand the thinking in the way we hand out our tax payers money.  Like this article.  Take A Look.

Canada will put $21 million toward the salaries of Afghan police and prison guards over the next two years, it was revealed on Tuesday.

In my eyes this will do nothing to help that country.  What they should be doing is looking after our own country.  We have to learn that it’s a selfish world.  We have to look after ourselves first then we can help others.  We got enough going on here in this country without looking after other countries. This image of peace keepers us Canadians is suppose to have should have never been started in the first place.  Peace keepers, nonsense, should be money giveres and the only reason we hand out money is to make money, but not for the tax payers. My Opinion Only, as  usual.

Banks and Powers That Be All Work Together Not For Us

Take a look at this article.  Not good but after you read it take a look at Thomas Jefferson’s quote many years ago.  Also more on this bank thing in past blogs.

The financial system remains fragile, despite a US$700-billion bailout of the banking system approved by Congress in October and U.S. President Barack Obama has said more money will likely be needed to repair debt-laden banks.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation then by deflation, the banks and the corporations will grow up around them, will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.”

“I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution – taking from the federal government their power of borrowing.”

-Thomas Jefferson

Slowly Killing Ourselves

If you talk to people about health, medications, toxic chemicals and food, you’ll quickly come to realize that most people have very little knowledge of reality in these areas. And yet, ignorance is often bliss because these people can just wolf down a cheeseburger, get vaccine shots, drink fluoridated water and take all sorts of toxic chemical medications without even a hint of concern (that is, until a few years later when all the toxic build-up starts to kill them).

So what to do? Simple.  Take back your life as you control what you put in it.  Your going to have to work hard though as most things out there today isn’t good for you.  In other words you are going to have to become more self efficient.  Just one more reason to get out there and plant your own garden.  At the very least buy organic, but in saying that make sure it is what it says it is before you buy.  My Opinion Only

True Quote By Thomas Jefferson

You know I have been trying to come up with a few words that tells exactly how I have been feeling about this recession.  This article says it, all as it is right on the  money.  Thing is we folks here in Canada will have to do something to stop these guys.  If we continue to let the big banks take over we will loose everything. For example, folks minds have been swayed so much with their thinking when it comes to this Global Warming thing.  This Global Warming all boils down to money.  In time you will see thousands of carbon taxes, well look now it’s costing us millions and more. Who do you think is behind all this.  Powers That Be that’s who.  Eventually you won’t be able to go out of your house without paying something. I also think this recession was brought on by the big banks and folks like them.  If you look at what they tell us every day in the media all is negative. They want you to think we are down and out and the future looks gloomy.  Once they get you so far down depending on them  you then will be brought up so that you are almost in love with these guys.  Don’t let them fool you.  Get more self efficient and stand up for what you believe in.  I should also say that we might be having some melt down in the north.  But it isn’t caused by us humans.  It happened many years ago and it will keep on happening. That’s just the way this world is.  And it will happen again.  What the big guys are doing is making folks think we are the problem and once that is done they will make a fortune and that is exactly what they are doing.  They want folks to become defensless in all avenues that’s their goal.  They want you to be under their thumb at all times and they are almost there now.  So in my eyes  you are the only ones that can stop this.  Now take a look at this article that was wrote many years ago. Kind of think this feller had the ablity to look into the future.  Don’t you?  My Opinion Only.

Thomas Jefferson, Great Man Great Vision.

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation then by deflation, the banks and the corporations will grow up around them, will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.”

“I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution – taking from the federal government their power of borrowing.”

-Thomas Jefferson

How do I Keep Up Morale In a Down Market and Hard Times?

Simple. You are in charge of your life and your feelings.  If you get hurt you are the one that has allowed it to happen to you.  Way to fix it.  Just stop taking things so serious.  All the worrying in the world won’t help solve the problem. Old sayig is. When things get tough the tough get going.  Don’t believe everything you hear as the media is just making you think things that are not really happening.  Send out possitive vibes and good things will happen. It’s not all that bad out there. I got faith in ya.  My opinion only

Toyota, GM and Chrysler Wants $12B plan Now and Probably More.

You know these car companies keep telling us they need all this money to stay alive.  There is a simple way of fixing this problem without any money from us hard working tax payers.  Not sure if you heard me right.  I said tax payers as we the people are the goverment and it’s our money that is being handed out to these folks.  Should never have  happened.  If they want to stay afloat the way to do it is each person that works for them should take about a five dollar an hour pay cut.   Management a bit more.   Will they do this?  Not on your life, so I figure if they don’t want to help the company they work for why should us hard working tax payers do anything to help them.  Simple as that. My Opinion Only

Facebook, Beware In My Eyes

Now here is an article that says a lot.  Trouble is I don’t really think folks understand what it really says as more folks are signing up for this Group than ever before. I guess they just don’t care about keeping things in their lives private.  I can understand why maybe some of the real young folks get hooked, as they don’t really know what the consequences are by joining a group like this.  But for older folks I can’t for the life of me see their reasoning.  For me, my life is mine to know not the worlds.  So all that I can say is read this article and beware. My advice stay away.  My opinion only.

You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sub license) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof.  Bottom   line is they can pretty well do what every the darn well please with what ever you put on their site.  Also remember this just quiting the group isn’t as easy as one thinks.  Good luck!

Warm Weather Brings On Headaches? Crazy Talk

Now here is an article that is right out to lunch.  Take a look.

Higher temperatures not only prompt people to seek shade, but the rising mercury might also bring on headaches, a large-scale study suggests.

Thing is every spring the old blood starts to thin out with the warm weather. Of course it takes time for the old body to adjust.  Also the light is brighter so another reason for a headache to maybe hit a fellow or gal.  So now they come along, the health departments and start telling folks to stay out of the sun.  I gotta tell ya though if you believe that, well I won’t say it.  Just get out there and enjoy the summer weather that old Mother Nature throws at you and have fun. You will be a lot healthier if you do.  Also this is just another way for all them demonstrators that is into this global warming thing.  More fuel for them one might say.  Don’t believe one word of it.  My Opinion Only

China Crazy Talk In My Eyes

Now here is a statement that is right out to lunch.  First off through my eyes we shouldn’t be doing the trading we are doing with China.  Just look at our economy now.  If you think dealing with them over seas is going to help us get out of this recession you are mistaken. What we need to be doing is looking after ourselves an our closest neighbour.  When the chips are down it isn’t going to be folks overseas that helps us out. Let me tell you that.  Take a look at this article. Crazy thinking for sure. My opinion only.

Everyone has the same message: when will Ottawa cease bungling the China file and build Canada’s relationship with the world’s fastest growing economy, a rising power and Canada’s second largest trade partner – a country Stephen Harper has yet to visit since becoming prime minister in February 2006?   I would also like to know who he means by everyone, sure never asked me or anyone I know.  Kind of a laugh really.

Obama Says Reconciliation With Taliban

This sounds nice in writing but I can pretty well tell ya it will never happen.  Not over there in that country.  My opinion only.

President Barack Obama is holding out hope that U.S. forces in Afghanistan can peel away elements of the Taliban and possibly move them toward reconciliation. We or anyone else shouldn’t be over there anyways.  Hundreds of good men and women from Canada and USA gone forever.