It may seem counter intuitive, but our bodies need cholesterol. It is an important to the manufacturing of hormones, and helps the body absorb fats more efficiently. We consume cholesterol mostly through animal proteins, plants do not contain cholesterol, but they do contain sterols which...
Hope everyone had a happy July Fourth weekend! A friend asked me over the weekend what my number 1 nutrition tip was for someone trying to lose weight and I said, hands down, without a doubt, keeping a food diary, closely followed by meal planning. Any...
My 39 year old step son had a massive heart attack this week. The left anterior descending portion of his coronary artery was 100% blocked by plaque, and another portion is 40% blocked by plaque. The coronary arteries supply your heart with oxygenated blood, thus...