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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 12:17 am
Sea, what is it for?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 12:23 am
I don't know that anything is definitive but it contains antioxidents
quote:Current medical information Grape seed oil is reputed to contain plentiful antioxidants, as well as to lower cholesterol levels. In a study presented in 1993 at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, Nash and colleagues showed in 56 men and women using up to 1.5 ounces (43 g) per day, an amount that one can cook with, that grape seed oil raised HDL levels by 13% and reduced LDL levels by 7% in three weeks. The total cholesterol/HDL ratio fell 15.6%, and the total LDL/HDL ratio fell 15.3%, which could be significant for those at risk of heart attack.
quote:Grapeseed extract belongs to a group of naturally occurring substances known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). They are present in a wide variety of plants and food sources and act as powerful antioxidants, as well as helping to strengthen capillaries, boost immune function, prevent varicose veins, repair connective tissue and assist with allergy control.
And when I asked my doctor he said it wouldn't hurt me and could be a good thing.. I am also on lipitor but I think my levels of good and bad cholesterol are better since I added the grapeseed extract. (the oil sounds like it might have other benefits as well). And yes, Oprah's new favorite, also recommends it.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 3:41 am
Thanks, Sea! I'm also on Lipitor because my insurance company won't pay for Crestor and the Lipitor is NOT lowering my cholesterol. I'm going to have to get some grape seed oil now! Its worth a try.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:12 pm
Julieboo, Metamucil is nothing but psyllium husks flavored orange. Comes in a large beige plastic canister. Orange flavor, mixed in with your recipe, seems like it would be fine. You can buy the same thing at Target and Walmart for half the price of Metamucil. You will find the generic store brands right next to the Metamucil. Psyllium was what Will was recommending on BB AllStars, they tell me. Or Metamucil. Ot its equivalent.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:22 pm
Twinks, what is your dosage of lipitor? (my ins keeps pushing mevacor because it comes in generic but my doc says not the same, not at your dose) I'm on 40mg a day, started at 20mg Will had them all drinking Metamucil probably just the brand they got.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:38 pm
Sea, I'm on 40 mg. I've had 2 different doctors try to put me on Crestor and the insurance company has turned it down both times. Don't they get that the Lipitor isn't working??? ARGGG
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 9:47 pm
Lipitor - gave Bigdog back aches. We thought his sciatica was coming back until I read here at TVCH that muscle aches are a side effect of Lipitor. If you are taking Lipitor and have back aches, tell your Doctor. Bigdog told his Doc, and was put on Vytorin, and no more back aches.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 6:56 am
Juju-thanku!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 8:59 pm
Auto insurance question.... Tim has my old 92 Nissan that he commutes with. On Friday, this 18 year old was driving too fast in the snow and slid into his car damaging the rear door and the back panel and when the back panel dented, the tail light plastic split in half. The police report was left on his car saying he was parked legally, marking that there was damage to the door and panel (they must not have noticed the light since she didn't actually hit it), and that she was driving too fast for conditions. Tim has liability- the girl has full coverage on her 91 Mitsubishi (I can only assume she has a loan out- I don't know what kind of Mitsubishi it is, but it's older than his car and it can't probably be that fancy because we have her address and it's an apartment in not really the nicest part of Green Bay). Tim called her tonight- he told her that he's really not that worried about the dents since the car is old anyway, but if she gave him $80 to replace the light, he'd be fine with that. He's trying to be nice- told her since she's young, insurance going up due to the claim, etc. She got all snotty and said she didn't hit it there. He explained that it was broken when the metal pushed up. She said she already talked to her insurance and her car has $3000 damage. Uh- as if that's his fault? He wasn't even in the car and it was parked legally!!! So- how does insurance work? He doesn't want his insurance to go up because she hit him. I keep telling him who cares if the car is old- why should you have to pay for the damage? I think he should get a quote and go through the insurance because I thought if you aren't at fault, your insurance doesn't go up? He has a police report to prove it. If she has full coverage and she's reporting her damage, then hers is going to go up anyway, right? I was all for his way until she got attitude and tried to tell him she shouldn't have to give him money for the taillight. If he gets a quote, it's going to be more than $80 in damage. She probably just doesn't have cash. So anyway- what to do? Neither of us has ever had to use our auto insurance before. We have no idea how this stuff works. He just figured he'd make it easy doing it this way- the $80 quote is even from the salvage yard- not even a new part- and he was going to put it on himself. Now I think why should he have to? We just felt sorry for her cause she's young.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 9:49 pm
Kaili, I think the girl could do with a few hard lessons in life. Tim's insurance shouldn't go up because his was a non-moving vehicle that her's rammed into. Let the insurance company take care of it. Little girl might think next time about being nasty to someone trying to be nice to her. Just a little lesson in humility.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:10 pm
Agree with Twinkie. He tried nice, nice didn't work. Go take pictures now of the damage, if you haven't already done so. Turn on the date feature of the camera. He can also call his insurance agent and explain what happened and get his opinion and assurance that his premiums won't increase.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:19 pm
I had a bad back long before I took lipitor but I also had 365 total chol.. now I have amazing readings. But absolutely lipitor and many other meds can throw some people for a loop. But if Twinks is tolerating a lower dose, you never know what a higher dose could do. I'm with Twinkie and Juju; he tried to do her a favor and she needs to learn .. I agree with Juju.. call his agent and see what they say. I've had my insurance deal with my damage and then go after the other person. Besides if he gets it on the record maybe she won't decide that she has back problems and they were caused by his parked car.. and no, I'm not entirely kidding.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 4:21 am
Kaili, I don't know what state you live in, but here in New York State we have what is called "No Fault" insurance. No matter who is at fault, once a police report is filed, it is listed as an accident. If Tim's car wasn't moving, it would be claimed by his insurance company under "comprehensive" rather than "collision." Regardless, there is probably a deductible so payment would come out of Tim's pocket. His insurance premiums shouldn't go up, especially for a minor thing such as this. Your best bet would be to talk to Tim's insurance agent and maybe (doubtfully, though) get reimbursed through the girl's insurance. Don't try to handle this outside of the insurance company. Even though it makes life easier, I don't actually think that is legal to try and settle otherwise. JMO.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:09 am
We have to get a quote on his damage soon- it's hard to find time to do that. We have the pictures though. I'm in Wisconsin, I'm not sure that it's No-Fault here. No idea.

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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:42 am
kaili, if you weren't in the vehicle and it's parked, the insurance company cannot raise the rates. there is no fault. it doesn't matter what state you live in. also by law if you don't tell your insurance agent so they can file their paperwork, since the other party already has, you can be against the law. that's what insurance is for.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:46 am
Huh. I'll have to let Tim know all that. Thanks guys!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:57 am
From years of working in the insurance industry I know of a little trick they use to legally get rid of 'problem' policy holders: They will neglect to send a premium notice. No muss, no fuss and phttt, you are history. So always be aware of when any of your insurance premiums are due.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:18 pm
Tim said she seemed gleeful that she has full coverage- like she just hit the jackpot with her $3000 in damage to he 16 year old car. I don't think she gets that she's at fault and if it were that easy to have money just handed to you, people would drive around hitting stuff all the time.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:42 pm
she may have purchased her car with the damage already there, but now she will be able to have it fixed. she also will have points against her license. bet she doesn't know that little fact!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:44 pm
They didn't give her a ticket though- just a warning for driving too fast for conditions.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:47 pm
the points against her license are not given by the police but by the DMV
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:51 pm
Even if she has $3000.00 damage to her car, if it is more than the book value of the car, they'll call it totalled (does that have 1 or 2 l's?). If it is, she will only get the book value. On top of that, there is always a deductible of some sort...and all of this would be sweeeet!
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:57 pm
Kaili, when a high school boy rear-ended us my husband called our insurance company. It was clearly the boys fault we were stopped at a red light. He started talking to the claims adjuster and she stopped him and asked if we were at fault at all. When hubby said no, she told him to stop talking that way she wouldn't have to enter any information into the computer under our insurance. She told him contact the young mans insurance and go from there. She said the only way we should call back is if it turned out he didn't have insurance or they refused to pay for some reason.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:59 pm
If she purchased a used car, and gets insurance coverage on it, it has been my experience that the insurance company will take pictures of it so that they know what damage may/may not be preexisting.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 2:03 pm
Wow Biloxi...sounds like self service insurance 
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