Tens of millions of Americans are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs – mostly statins – and some “experts” claim that many millions more should be taking them, including children as young as eight! Statins are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that is, they act by blocking the enzyme in your liver that is responsible for making cholesterol (HMG-CoA reductase). [...]
Drug companies want you to believe “high” cholesterol is dangerous. And that it can cause severe damage to your heart. But what they don’t want you to know is that there’s absolutely no scientifically proven correlation between total cholesterol levels and the likelihood you’ll develop heart disease. When it comes to cholesterol, the truth is [...]
Jiaogulan … the Chinese Herb of Immortality www.healthiertalk.com The Jiaogulan plant from the far-distant mountains of China that is so powerful that locals call it “the herb of immortality”. In the Guizhou Province of China, one of the places where jiaogulan (literally, twisting-vine orchid) grows most abundantly, the natives have nicknamed [...]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - Byron Richards, CCN A comprehensive review of the vegetarian scientific literature has found that vegans, strict vegetarians who eat no meat or animal products, have increased rates of developing blood clots and hardening of the arteries. The researchers found that their diets lack vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and DHA leading to a [...]
EXERCISE! The Many Health Benefits of Exercise Just as there are at least 20 diseases and conditions directly attributable to being overweight, there are a large number of health benefits that are directly attributable to exercise. By improving your physical fitness, you can effectively: Lower your triglyceride levels Increase your levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL) [...]
MILK – A RECIPE FOR DISEASE! As a nutritionist I am often asked about drinking milk. Most people assume that they have to drink milk or they will suffer serious illness. This could not be further from the truth. If I were to offer you a cocktail drink of pituitary hormones, steroid hormones, thyroid and [...]
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