Tag: cholesterol
Fried food – Adding calories and fat to your dish
Most people are well aware that fried foods are not good for your waistline or health. Yet, turning down French fries is an act of willpower and strength. The bottom line is that fried foods are high in fat, calories,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Salt – Favor subtraction over addition
Traditional table salt is composed of two minerals: sodium and chloride. Sodium has a bad connotation, one that equates to wreaking havoc on health. However, the body does need some sodium in order for the nerves and muscles to properly function. Sodium helps send electrical signals among… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Nutrition
Cholesterol: More H less L
So what is cholesterol?? When we go get our yearly physicals and the doctor tells us our LDL and HDL levels what do these numbers really mean?? We need cholesterol for bodily functions, but our interpretation is that cholesterol is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care
Red vs White Meat: Which protein wins??
Meat is the animal flesh that we consume as food. Which type of meat we eat, in this case, red or white, can be a matter of taste, preference, or for health reasons. Meat is the nutritional source of protein… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Strength Training, Weight Loss
Ditch Your Sunglasses and Sunscreen
We’ve all heard that the sun is dangerous and we need to protect our skin and eyes from this evil force of nature. Is this the whole story? Is there another view? Like most of us, a good part of… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle
Okra Water Controls Diabetes, Asthma, Cholesterol; How To Make Okra Water?
Okra is a nutritional powerhouse used throughout history for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Okra, also known as “lady’s fingers” and “gumbo,” is a green flowering plant. Okra belongs to the same plant family as hibiscus and cotton. It is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Food, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Water, Weight Loss
Cholesterol, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s–why Western Medicine gets it wrong
“Almost any edible wild green is richer in vitamins than domestic lettuce. Table lettuce is to wild lettuce what the Protestant’s grape juice is to Christ’s blood, and plays a similar role. Part of us still knows we need the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals, Televison, Weight Loss
Why are you still taking Statins?
Recently, someone, I care very deeply about told me that she did not want to take statins but her nurse practitioner told her she had to– because her coronary arteries showed plaque build-up aka atherosclerosis. Her insurance would pay for… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Health, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals
Heart disease – a different perspective
The conventional understanding of cardiovascular disease is unsurprisingly, quite narrow-minded and off the mark. As with many health conditions traditionally treated with pharmaceuticals and surgeries, the etiologies of the multiple ill-health states that fall under the umbrella of heart disease… 0 Shares | | Posted in Medicine, Nutritional Medicine
