Stimulating your mind, upgrading your body, and elevating your soul daily.
Written By
Ok, so CholesteroPhobia may not be a word, yet, but it's my way of describing the fear most Americans have about cholesterol. It seems that through all the vicissitudes of diet fads, cholesterol has always been the outcast. It's never gotten any love. But, hopefully, after reading this you'll feel a little more sympathetic. Nonetheless, fear mongers (like Big Pharma) will ... Continue Reading
(BeWellBuzz) Despite the cultural demonizing of fats, saturated fats and cholesterol, all of these are good and necessary nutrients for life and health. Note, cholesterol is essential. It's brain building, cell protecting and fat digesting. It's the precursor to all steroid hormones such as the sex hormones progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. It's required for the ... Continue Reading
If you want to know your heart attack risk, you get your cholesterol checked, right? Wrong! Cholesterol tests fail to identify almost half of people at risk for having a heart attack, stroke or other potentially deadly cardiovascular issues. With cardiovascular disease as the number one cause of death in the United States, causing an astonishing 2,200 deaths every day, ... Continue Reading
If your cholesterol is too high, you may be wondering what to eat in order to lower it without drugs. Here's a list of 10 foods that lower cholesterol naturally. Cinnamon Just half a teaspoon per day of cinnamon has been found to lower LDL cholesterol. Almonds Almonds are a great way to lower cholesterol. This is due to their high monounsaturated fat content as well as ... Continue Reading
A daily dose of the antioxidant selenium doesn't appear to elevate "bad" cholesterol levels, and may in fact prompt a very modest boost in "good" cholesterol, a new British study reveals. The finding comes from a six-month examination of the impact of various dosages of the supplement on the cholesterol levels of healthy people in England. "The issue is that there have been ... Continue Reading
Send this to a friend
