If you believe in unicorns, myth and mythology, you can continue to believe that fat in the diet causes heart blockages and heart attacks. If, on the other hand, you believe in science and evidence, you might want to question those beliefs. Because the evidence is in, and most people are wrong. Bad science So …
Doctors, scientists, and technical people take morbid delight in using terminology which the general public does not always understand fully. However, they get away with it, because people are loath to question them, not wanting to appear ill-informed. Thus, the media throws around terms like fats, lipids, oils, omega-3 fats, and the like, with abandon. …
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Do you really want to get rid of cholesterol? If somebody promised to remove all trace of it from your body, would you agree, thinking that that would eliminate the threat of heart disease? If you say yes, that would be a mistake. Because you would then find it difficult to survive. What is cholesterol? …
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We have made fat a four-letter word. Full-fat is even worse, not fit to be uttered in polite company. Doctors have been warning us for decades about the ills which fat can visit upon us. Heart disease obviously has been the main issue. The population lives in fear of keeling over dead if it so …
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You think you can recognize sugar? Think again! But first things first. Those of you who reach for that five-pound bag of grocery store sugar and shovel teaspoon after teaspoon into your mouths, pay attention! The US government has a message for you: STOP! Guidelines Millions of Americans have been waiting with bated breath for …
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It is tough enough being a woman: ask any woman! If you don’t believe them, ask any man if he would like to turn into a woman. With rare exceptions, the answer will be a resounding NO! Similarly, it is tough enough having diabetes. It is a disease which can affect almost any organ in …
In our previous post, we had outlined how your skin, mouth, and gut are hosts to trillions of mostly helpful micro-organisms: bacteria, viruses, and fungi, which are vital to your health. For details, visit http://goo.gl/gsdJNe. Research into these organisms is still in an early state. But we are getting a lot of useful insights. Antibiotics …
Most of us are scared to death of bacteria and other “bugs.” They create a lot of misery and illness, we are told. So we wash our hands ad infinitum, and disinfect everything in sight. We need to kill all the bugs, don’t we? No, we don’t. Even if we wanted to, we could not …
Want to do your brain a favor? Adopt the two Ms. Move & Mediterranean. No, you don’t really need to relocate to Greece (unless you really want to. I have nothing against Greece). M & M The first M is for Motion, as in exercise. The second M is for Mediterranean, as in diet. There …
I love fruits. And you should, too. But all fruits are not the same. It is estimated that Americans eat only about 42% of the recommended amount of fruits they should be eating. Of the people who do consume fruits, the 2 to 30 year olds are drinking lots of fruit juice, accounting for more …