Does This Saturated Oil Cut Your Heart Disease Risk?

Does This Saturated Oil Cut Your Heart Disease Risk?

by | Mar 31, 2018

While we usually try to only publish reports about academic studies, conducted by respected institutions, instead of jumping on the latest health fads, the BBC did run an interesting study recently that is noteworthy. The producers of the program called Trust Me...
The Non-Food Factor of High Cholesterol

The Non-Food Factor of High Cholesterol

by | Mar 22, 2018

Omega-3 has long been believed to hold the key to lowering high cholesterol naturally, and the best source of omega-3 comes from fatty fishes. So people who eat the most fish should have the lowest cholesterol, right? A new Canadian study put this theory to the test...
Cholesterol Lowered With This Common Animal Feed

Cholesterol Lowered With This Common Animal Feed

by | Mar 6, 2018

The old thinking was that eating food low in cholesterol would lower our blood cholesterol. This has been debunked because your body actually makes most of the blood cholesterol itself. It has very little to do with what you eat. However, a new study published in The...
How “Good” Cholesterol (HDL) Causes Blindness

How “Good” Cholesterol (HDL) Causes Blindness

by | Mar 2, 2018

Shocking results from a new study published in the journal Nature Communications reveals how high levels of HDL cholesterol can cause partial or complete blindness. This is especially alarming since you’ve been given advice for decades to raise it and millions of...
This Innocent Act May Indicate Great Stroke Risk

This Innocent Act May Indicate Great Stroke Risk

by | Feb 28, 2018

Stroke often seems to come without any warning, leaving a person either dead or severely paralyzed. Most people never get over it, even if they get through it. Your chance of surviving with minimal complications is greatly increased if you catch it in time. But that’s...