Sunday, January 17, 2010

High Colesterol & Heart Disease - Truth or Myth?

This article examines the last 70 years of research on what causes heart disease.

The Response-to-Injury Rabbit Never Developed Atherosclerosis — Why Not?

August 23, 2008
by Chris Masterjohn

The pop science version of cholesterol goes something like this: when you eat fatty foods, especially foods rich in animal fat, the saturated fat and cholesterol in these foods wind up in your blood and stick to your arteries. Since saturated fats are solid outside your body, they will be solid inside your body too — depsite the 30-degree increase in average temperature. Arteries are much like pipes. When they get caked up with grease, blood flow is impaired, and a heart attack ensues.

None of the prominent scientists who promoted the idea that cholesterol is a critical factor in the development of heart disease ever believed anything remotely resembling this nonsense. From the beginning, they recognized that atherosclerotic plaque accumulates behind the layer of the artery in contact with the blood, called the endothelium, and that the cholesterol and fat within it is engulfed in white blood cells.

Keep reading by clicking on this link - http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/cholesterol.xml

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Agave Nectar, the High Fructose Health Food Fraud

New information suggests that Agave is not a safe sweetener due the way it is chemically processed and it's high fructose content. Fructose is linked to the development of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Please read -

Agave Nectar, the High Fructose Health Food Fraud

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Why a holistic approach to health takes time

Many people who attend my lectures or contact me are hungry for information they can use to help themselves live a healthier life. Unfortunately, many people are still looking for that magic bullet, that one supplement or food they think will change it all and solve all their health issues. I wish there were such a nutrient, but there is not.

You see our bodies are very complex and have many systems that work in concert to maintain homeostasis such as; Central Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Respiratory system, Digestive system, Reproduction system,Lymphatic System,Cardiovascular System and the Endocrine System. Although it may seem obvious that your headaches and fatigue are stress induced there is usually more to it than that. Thus a comprehensive approach ie: "holistic" is going to be more effective in the long run.

Clients typically come to me with one overriding heath concern that they are suffering from. Interestingly, after our initial session together they begin to realize they will need to address several areas as a part of a lifestyle change if we are to begin to solve their health problems. This is where a holistic approach often takes longer and is due to the need to establish a path and process that is systematic. It's essential to move through each stage carefully, monitor progress and make adjustments as needed so as not to shock the body and make the person feel worse. At the same time we are working to bring the body back to balance as quickly as possible so they feel better. When clients do as I teach them they actually begin to heal themselves and they are empowered to maintain their new healthy lifestyle and hopefully require much less allopathic treatment.

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