I have read that liquid vitamins are easier for the body to handle in that they are ingested more quickly than the tablet form. I’m going to research this further, and I will write on it in the near future. It would seem logical. Some writers say that a lot of the tablet-type vitamins go right through [...]
If you want to Lower your total cholesterol, all you have to do is follow the old-time, natural-food diets and get some regular exercise. Unfortunately, that is not as easy as it seems. Today in our fast-paced world, people are more inclined to grab a lunch at the fast food restaurant and gobble it down. [...]
Sometimes when I’m eating a meal I think before I place a bite of food in my mouth ‘Did early man eat this?’ I think this is an important thought because in those early days our physiologies were being developed off of the foods that were available. And the foods were natural ones. Mostly easily available [...]
Hot off the presses: A study conducted in collaboration with researchers from the University of Illinois and Mars, Incorporated found that, as part of a balanced, low-fat diet, the daily consumption of CocoaVia® dark chocolate bars with added plant sterols (natural plant extracts) significantly lowered total cholesterol by 2 percent and LDL cholesterol (or “bad” [...]
Policosanol is a non prescription supplement that is touted as a natural way to treat high cholesterol levels. It is a mixture of alcohols isolated and refined from sugar cane. The main ingredient in Policosanol is octacosanol, but as the name implies, Policosanol is actually a mixture of many (hence the prefix “poli”) alcohols, including [...]
Some writers say that if you are really athletic you should avoid fast food. There just are too many fats especially saturated fats in meats and French fries. I’ve always subscribe to this philosophy.
Additionally the soda pops come in large and enormously large sizes. This much sugar and caffeine entering your body at one time [...]
Most people think that you have to do an incredible number of sit ups to develop clearly-defined, six-pack-abdominal muscles. That is all bunk!
First of all, if you follow a heart-friendly diet and exercise regularly and you have a potbelly it will go away. The diet is the key to unmasking your abs. Everyone has abs, but in most [...]
A heart-friendly diet consists of eating fresh vegetables along with small cuts of meat or fish. Vegetables are thought to be loaded with vitamins and nutrients. Or is this true?
Vitamin manufacturers present a very good argument that goes like the following. Farmers, or today agribusinesses, cultivate large acreages of land to one crop. This can occur year after year. [...]
“Inflammation is now understood to play a critical role in the conversion of a stable cholesterol plaque into a worrisome, unstable lesion (injury),” says Dr. Ridker, who practices cardiology at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Inflammation can cause even small amounts of cholesterol plaque to rupture — like an angry zit — causing [...]
Eating a heart-healthy diet of fresh fruits, vegetables, and small pieces of meat or fish is definitely a good way to keep yourself out of the high cholesterol woes. Or is it?
The problem with fruits and vegetables is that in our society farming is done very much on a mono cultural theme. That is that [...]