Foods to Eat for High Blood Pressure

by | May 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Move over LDL, there’s a new cholesterol-class in town that should appear on every health conscious person’s radar screen. The AHA recently released the fruits of a massive research review involving 500 heart-health studies from the last 3 decades. The bottom line?...

Quiche Doesn’t Have to be a Cholesterol Bomb

by | Apr 25, 2011 | 1 comment

We have gotten some really great comments when we publish recipes, so to continue that vibe, today I will share Julie’s mini-quiche recipe. So many times we get comments from people trying to watch their cholesterol or on their weight loss journey who are at a loss...

Importance of Food and High Blood Pressure

by | Apr 14, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a study led by Dr. Jinesh Kochar, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and presented at the American Heart Association conference in Atlanta, eating whole grain cereal in the morning lowers the risk of hypertension up to 25%. The study...

Foods that Reduce High Blood Pressure

by | Apr 3, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a new study, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Atlanta, people who enjoy a fiber-rich diet, especially at a younger age, had lifelong a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease. The study author, Donald...

Another reason to lower cholesterol

by | Apr 3, 2011 | 0 comments

According to a new study published in March issue of the journal PLoS Biology, lowering cholesterol level can drastically boost the body’s immune system and help fight infection. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, using a lap study, saw how cells infected by...