On Saturday, September 14, 2013 7:49:30 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 08:07:37 -0400, James Silverton
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> >I sometimes break my rules but not often. I've been known to have a
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> Forget statins, eat pistachios. I posted about them probably a year
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Pecans are good too, and are almonds even better, but hazelnuts are the best. They're up there with olives. You should try to get your hands on some raw pistachios.

--Bryan O|O