Re: [CH] Still breathin..

Tina Brooks (shoestring_louise@yahoo.com)
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:35:32 -0700 (PDT) 

I will give up my chilies when they are pried from my
cold dead hands.

T

--- George <r2b9@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
>   I've had an eventful year, both good and bad. 
> I'll start with the bad (some parts of the story are
> horrific. Steel yourselves!) Back in February I had
> severe pains and ended up in the ER. Turns out it
> was kidney stones, two to be precise. The smaller
> was trying to exit and got stuck between kidney and
> bladder. It was very attention getting, to say the
> least. It had to be removed by "out-patient surgery"
> which involved the doc using a laser to break it up
> and a probe with a basket-like claw to remove the
> pieces. Let's just say he didn't cut any new routes
> into my urinary tract... that stone was 7mm, about
> the size of a pencil eraser. It was the SMALL one.
> From the xrays, I also had one happily residing in
> my left kidney, and it was 15mm.  About the size of
> a US nickle. There would never come the time that I
> would even remotely be able to pass that.  So, I was
> scheduled for 'electro shock lithotripsy' where they
> blast the stone to sand, and it does pass at that
> point over the!
>  course of the next few hundred urinations. All that
> worked great, and I'm back in action again.  Now for
> the horrific part... There are a number of foods
> that I am told are contributory to kidney stone
> formation. Basically, any food that is high in
> oxylate compounds is a no-no. The funny thing is, it
> looks like the list for my normal diet.  Nuts,
> seeds, dark vegetables, all greens except iceberg
> (spits at ground) lettuce, all sodas with phosphoric
> acid (Coke, Mt. Dew, all their variants) animal
> organ meats, and worse of all... brace yerselves,
> lads & lassies.. CHILE PEPPERS!!!  Yes, our beloved
> El Grande is my personal Kryptonite.
> 
> However, while I may make sacrifices elsewhere, damn
> the oxylates, full speed ahead! I won't give up my
> chiles until they pry my calcified kidneys from my
> cold dead body!
> 
> Primarily, though, my problem was that I'd been in a
> constant state of dehydration, and no other reason.
> My blood is textbook perfect, no abnormalities in it
> at all.  So, I drink my water like a good boy now.
> Lots of it. I can't make new stones if I'm flushing
> my kidneys out. :)
> 
> So that was my bad news. Now for the good news!
> 
> I played the lead in a Star Wars fan-film submission
> to Atom Films annual contest. Our film won, and won
> big. It took Audience Choice and the coveted "George
> Lucas Selects" award, where Lucas himself picks his
> favorite. That, for me, is like a validation for
> being a rabid Star Wars fan- for the last 30 years,
> I'd been a fan of his work, now, he is a fan of
> mine.  If you'd like to see the film, it is 8minutes
> long and  viewable at
> http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/pitching_lucas .
>  And, it's family friendly, so no need to worry
> about your boss firing you for polluting the T1 line
> at work!
> 
> DRINK MORE WATER, PEOPLE.   And, contrary to the old
> theories- dairy calcium is *preventative* to kidney
> stone formation, by blocking calcium oxylate
> accumulation in the kidneys by passing it out
> through the digestive tract. So, eat more chiles and
> put out the fire with good ol' milk, yogurt &
> cheese!
> 
> Though, for real fun, eat habanero cheese to put out
> the fire!
> 
> Jim, hope to see you at the Indiana State Fair!
> 
> Take care, all,
> 
> George Starkey
> 


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Tina Brooks
VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces
www.peppermaster.com
Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc.

Phone: (450) 451-6770
26 St. Jean Baptiste
Rigaud, Quebec
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