Cholesterol

25 of our Los Angeles talent were requested to audition for Corazonas Foods. Corazonas was founded in 2005 by Ramona Cappello after she lost her father and both grandfathers to heart disease. Like Ramona, many of us have watched family and friends give up their favorite foods in an attempt to manage cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.That's why they created Corazonas, they want everyone to have the Freedom to Snack.Corazonas mission is to ensure that everyone living with...Read Full Story

How Can Work Related Stress Increase Blood Fat Levels? How Can Work Related Stress Increase Blood Fat Levels? How Can Work Related Stress Increase Blood Fat Levels? How Can Work Related Stress Increase Blood Fat Levels? How Can Work Related Stress Increase Blood Fat Levels? The Spanish language scientists have analyzed how job stress affects cardiovascular health. The outcomes, released within the ‘Scandinavian Journal of Public Health’, link this case to dyslipidemia, a complaint that...Read Full Story

Trypanosome Lytic Factor (TLF) has emerged as an arm of innate immunity, present only in humans and select non-human primates. TLF was originally discovered in human blood as a minor form of High-density lipoprotein (HDL), (good cholesterol), that kills the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, making humans resistant to infection. Participants will discuss this finding as well as how understanding these mechanism will provide insights as to other pathogens that TLF should kill, as well as...Read Full Story

Yep. Read it and weep, you idjit Paleos; you, so erroneously self-assured as to dismiss the dietary diktats of your superior masters and their grain and drug peddling bedfellow financiers. The abstract of the "study," courtesy of all-around fuckwit, Eric Trexler. Background: The Paleolithic (Paleo) diet is one modeled after the perceived food consumption of early human ancestors of the Paleolithic Era, consisting of mainly meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, eggs, and nuts. The purpose of this...Read Full Story

Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries, according to the research team, which...Read Full Story