This Controversial Diet Drops Blood Pressure Dramatically

by Christian Goodman | Mar 24, 2020

When you think of diets, you probably automatically think weight loss. But a recent study in the Journal of American Medical Association: Internal Medicine involving 22,000 participants has found one diet, which requires only a few changes, to dramatically drop blood...

This Grain Cures Cholesterol (better than statins)

by Scott Davis | Mar 22, 2020

Ever wondered what the name of the disease is when your blood vessels get completely clogged with cholesterol? Atherosclerosis! This occurs when immune cells and cholesterol become embedded in vessel walls and inflamed. The vessels narrow, reducing the amount of blood...

This Fun Sport Lowers Blood Pressure Better Than Drugs

by Christian Goodman | Mar 19, 2020

We know that to remain healthy we must exercise, but this doesn’t mean that we don’t find walking on a treadmill painfully boring. But there’s some good news for those who want to escape the monotony of gym life – Danish researchers recently published a report in the...

Meat Causes Cardiovascular Disease, But Not For The Reasons You Think

by Scott Davis | Mar 13, 2020

The idea of a daily meat consumption allowance for good heart health is nothing new – such studies span across all corners of the world, and have done so for many years. It’s long been thought that meat and fatty animal products can cause heart disease, but a recent...

Gout Caused By This Fat, Not Uric Acid (study)

by ShellyManning | Mar 4, 2020

Gout is caused by a high uric acid level. Everyone knows that, right? But according to a new study published in Clinical Rheumatology this is not the case. It’s actually caused by a common type of fat. Cut out this fat and literally watch your gout melt away....

The Surprising Greens That Lower Bad Cholesterol

by Scott Davis | Mar 1, 2020

Green vegetables have always been the underdogs when it comes to vegetable consumption, and they’re typically pushed to the side of the plate, but there’s a new green in town that is gaining popularity. Scientists from the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at...