Archive for May, 2015

Ok, let’s get to what is true about fat and sugar. First, although some studies have shown that low-fat diets do reduce overall cholesterol, many have shown nothing of the sort. When you replace fat in the diet with carbohydrates, which is exactly what low-fat diets do, you wind up with high blood triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol, a Double Whammy! Not only do you raise one important independent risk factor for heart disease, triglycerides, at the ...

We are now in chapter 4 of 9 of the book, “The Great Cholesterol Myth”, this chapter is titled; Sugar: the Real Demon in the Diet. For those of you who like to cut right to the chase, here is this chapter’s take-home point: Sugar is a far greater danger to your hear than fat ever was. In fact, after a closer look at sugar and ifs effects on our body, you will understand the link between ...

Lets review some important facts:

• Cholesterol is the parent molecule for sex hormones (Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone) as well as Vitamin D and Bile Acids needed for digestion.
• The only time cholesterol is a problem is if its oxidized (free radical damaged)
• Damaged, oxidized cholesterol sticks to the lining of the arteries (called Endothelium), and begins the process of inflammation.
• The cause of true heart disease is inflammation.
• Inflammation is initiated by damage from free radicals, causing oxidation of cholesterol.
• Free radicals develop as a result ...

The answer is: Inflammation
The first thing you need to know about inflammation is this: It comes in two flavors.
You’re probably familiar with one if them, but its the one you’re less familiar with that’s at the core of heart disease.
Let me explain.
Almost all of us have experience with acute inflammation. It happens every time you bang your knee, get a splinter in your finger, feel your aching back, shoulder or a rash on your skin, that’s ...