A few simple lifestyle tweaks can keep the cholesterol numbers in the happy zone. 1. Fiber Increase the intake. Beans, fruit ( not juice), vegetables, whole grains and oats. Psyllium husk and inulin supplementation if necessary. 2. Omega 3 Oily fish ( not fish cooked in oil!!!) such as salmon, mackerel, sardines thrice a week , OR omega 3 capsules as supplements. 3. Nuts Any nuts but especially walnuts and almonds, they contain good fats.

 Vegetable oils contain oxidized “mutated fats” that are worse than trans fat & CAUSE heart attacks All vegetable oils contain oxidized fats due to the refining process and reactions with the polyunsaturated fat content of vegetable oils.  Expert Nutrition author, Catherine Shanahan, MD, calls the fats in vegetable oils “MegaTrans”, because they are similar in chemistry to trans fats, but even WORSE. And MegaTrans from vegetable oils are found in almost ALL processed packaged foods,

Protein is an essential macronutrient. We can’t make it. We need to consume protein to stay healthy, fit, happy, and long-lived. But we need to consume the right amount at the right times. Age The elderly aren’t as efficient at processing protein. An older person is going to need more protein than a younger person – all else being equal. That goes for resistance training oldsters, puttering around the garden oldsters, and taking an hour

  It would be overkill to say that the carrot you eat today has very little nutrition in it—especially compared to some of the other less healthy foods you likely also eat—but it is true that fruits and vegetables grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today. The main culprit in this disturbing nutritional trend is soil depletion: Modern intensive agricultural methods have stripped increasing

Have you been using artificial sweeteners in the effort to stay healthy? This new research might give you pause. The work, done by scientists Segal and Elinav from Israel, with mice and humans, suggests that artificial sweeteners could raise your blood sugar levels more than if you indulged in sugar-sweetened sodas and desserts. We have already seen this in a previous post, but it is important enough to merit its own post. Blame it on