Healthy Diet
Interesting discussion with carbohydrates and sugar and ldl
This video was posted in 2015 but still very interesting. At the very end of the video Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks about refined sugars being bad and the good fermentable types of fiber like fruits and vegetables and barley and whole oats.
Read MoreLow Carb Diet – Sounds like a Big Deal
More and more people are finding a low carb diet to be extremely beneficial. I came across this article today. Take a look: https://medium.com/the-mission/low-carb-diets-can-eliminate-your-anxiety-and-boost-your-productivity-79d14416b8ae
Read MoreHealthy Truffles?
Anyone like truffles? I do. Here’s a website that shows you how to make “HEALTHY” truffles. check it out: I received this email from the website owner: Our blog (truffleaddict.com) is just starting out and I just wanted to let you know that we have a large post about healthy chocolate truffle desserts (we’ve collected…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Heart Disease
I was reading an article by Lisa Nelson, RD and she did a great job of explaining, at a very easy to understand level, the basic things you must do to help avoid heart disease. First of all, knowing your cholesterol numbers is important. Are your triglycerides high? Or is it your LDL number? As…
Read MoreThe Effect of Water on Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
A guest post from Patrick Rafferty, a consultant for Pure Water Technology of South Louisiana. Americans are living longer and longer every year. With the advent of new medicine and better practices, the human life span has surpassed even the wildest imaginations from just a century ago. We’re not in the clear, though. Not by…
Read More5 Super Foods that can Lower Cholesterol
This is a guest post by Patrick Rafferty, a consultant for Pure Water Technology. Thanks Patrick! It’s no secret that certain foods are better than others, especially when it comes to heart health. You’re obviously going to be better off if you eat an apple instead of a donut, or a piece of toast instead…
Read MoreHow to Raise Your Good Cholesterol
After successfully lowering my total cholesterol and bad cholesterol levels I’m still not satisfied. My good cholesterol also known as HDL or High Density Lipoprotien also went down. So I’d like to work on raising my good cholesterol. Researchers at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania did a small study that showed cranberry juice helped raise…
Read MoreHow I Lowered My Cholesterol 44 Points Without Medication
NOTE: This post was written in 2013 but has been revised and updated several times since. 6 months ago I opened the letter from my clinic and saw the results of my blood test. My cholesterol was 243. That’s high. Medication is often recommended for a cholesterol level above 240. So now I knew I…
Read MoreBest Ways to Keep Your Lifestyle Healthy
This is a guest post by Sophie from Manchester UK. A diet and exercise is like the end of the world for us! And maintaining a healthy lifestyle is that resolution we take every year and promptly forget about the next day, when we see or smell the aroma of some delicious goods. But there…
Read MoreTrans Fat in Oreo Cookies?
I came across a website that’s all about trans fat. Lots of good information. Usually we think about fatty foods being meat. But trans fat has traditionally been mostly in baked goods and fast food. This website I mentioned is all about getting trans fat outlawed. The discovery that trans fat is unhealthy is relatively…
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