Cholesterol

Mike Adams’ Freaky Headlines If you don’t know who Mike Adams is, you may as well get acquainted now. He is a revered health editor and writer (Natural News) , outspoken activist, and nutritional ICON. I really like nearly everything Mike has to say. So do a lot of other people based on the fact that he now enjoys a readership of somewhere around 1.2 MILLION regular subscribers. I am an avid reader of Mike’s newsletters and stories. It was from Mike that I first heard of CODEX, he taught me... Read Full Story

A recent issue of the journal Neurology published two separate case-controlled studies that showed a decreased risk for Parkinson’s disease associated with both cholesterol-lowering medication and blood pressure-lowering medication. A common class of cholesterol-lowering medications, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (also collectively called “statins”), includes the well-known and often-prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Altocor, Mevacor), and pravastatin... Read Full Story

LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics Using these levels as markers could help clinicians better treat patients, Chinese study finds MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Low or high levels of LDL cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a Chinese study that noted the increasing evidence of an association between type 2 diabetes and cancer risk. The study included 6,107 diabetes patients. None of the... Read Full Story

Photo by Benny Yap It’s been a big debate for a long time. Are eggs bad for your heart? Will eggs Raise LDL cholesterol? With recent studies it’s been shown that eggs are cholesterol healthy. These high cholesterol foods actually work towards lowering the ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, and raising the ‘good’ HDL cholesterol - if they are in conjunction with a lower saturated fat diet. The test was an individual who ate 9 times the normal consumption of eggs (4 full eggs a day). If cholesterol went... Read Full Story

You’ve got a good idea of which foods are off-limits and which are not, but there are some foods that go beyond being simply “safe” and actually work to give you an edge against diabetes: Nuts are high in fiber and monosaturated fats, which lower bad, LDL cholesterol levels and raise good, HDL cholesterol levels. Nuts may also help you attain a better balance of glucose and insulin levels. Whole grains: Whole grains, including oats, whole wheat, brown rice, bulgur, and bran, among others... Read Full Story