Category Archives: Heart Disease
Not All Meat is Created Equal
Over the holidays I was handed a nutrition book from my brother where the author stressed the importance of avoiding animal foods to improve health and lose weight. Yet when I read his support for ‘why limiting meat products is fundamental,’ his points were far from relevant to his recommendation. Not only did he fail…
Ignore Your Cholesterol Number
In 1856, a German scientist named Rudolf Virchow, theorized that blood cholesterol levels are associated with the development of heart disease. He proposed that When blood cholesterol levels are high, cholesterol molecules lodge themselves in arterial walls. Causing inflammation as white blood cells rush to the area to fix the problem. Leading to arterial damage,…
