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They Are Your Cholesterol Numbers And You Are Responsible For Lowering Them

Feb 102011

A report issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that two-thirds of American adults suffering from high cholesterol as well as fifty percent who have hypertension are not receiving effective treatment. This lack of treatment for both ailments raises these individual’s risk of heart attacks or stroke.

Nor is this a health care related issue. The CDC says that in excess of eighty percent of those dealing with hypertension or higher than recommended levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol are covered by either public or private health insurance plans.

The conclusion is that, even those with the financial resources to receive medical care are not doing enough to reduce either LDL cholesterol, or hypertension. Continue reading »

5 Foods To Avoid

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Jan 242011

Food safety is something we all take for granted that the federal government is taking care of. The problem is that many of the policies and procedures that the government watchdogs are following today were put in place before the large scale commercial farming became commonplace and before many of the risks of the chemicals used in food production were recognized. Indeed, many of the additives and preservatives were approved because science at the time thought them to be beneficial for one reason or another. But now many of these substances have been shown to carry risk of cancer and other ailments when introduced into the human body.

Here is a list of five popular foods that you might want to avoid because of the compounds and/or chemicals used either Continue reading »

We Need Some Cholesterol To Be Healthy

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Dec 272010

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Although advertisers of cholesterol lowering medications understandably spend a great deal of their money and our time to convince us that cholesterol is a bad thing, cholesterol does exist in our bodies for a reason.

Cholesterol is carried throughout the body by the blood stream and its main function is to assist in building and maintaining membranes throughout the body. It helps keep these membranes flexible and supple over a wide temperature range. Inside the cellular membranes themselves, cholesterol is required for effective nerve and cell signaling and conduction. Continue reading »

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Chia Benefits Include Lowering Cholesterol

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Oct 242010

Despite all the recommended dietary supplements like Chia Herb, Flax seed, and fish oil, heart disease continues to be prevalent and continues to kill. These are the most current facts about heart disease in the United States:

- Almost 75 million Americans over 20 years old have hypertension. That is 34% of the population.
- Almost 36 million Americans over 20 years old have high cholesterol levels.
- More than 17 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes and more than 6 million more are undiagnosed.
- 66% of adults are either overweight or obese. That is more than 144 million people. Continue reading »

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Chia Health Benefits–How Do They Affect Your Weight Loss Diet?

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Oct 062010

Up to now the Chia Herb has been known only as the seed used in the “Chia Pet” novelty figurines to grow the “hair” or “fur”. But chia has a very long and distinguished history as a primary staple food crop used by the Indians of Mexico, the American Southwest, and Central America because of its outstanding nutrient content.

Botanically, the Chia Herb plant is a member of the mint family and is native to an area from South and Central America as far North as the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest. Continue reading »

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