Natural Way to Reduce High Blood Pressure

by | May 25, 2011 | 5 comments

Those wondering what they should eat to lower their blood pressure may be surprised that the answer may be “nothing,” according to a research team from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. In a new study, they found that periodically fasting boosts...

Statins and Grapefruit

by | May 20, 2011 | 11 comments

For treating cholesterol problems, Western doctors prescribe statins as an overwhelming majority to any other treatment plan.  That is because they work on each element of the cholesterol panel- HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. In order for drugs to work, they must be...

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...