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True or False

by The Wellness Advisor on January 4, 2011 in 2007 Fall, Nutrition

T or F: Heart disease and high LDL cholesterol is a majoir problem in the US Ture: Nearly 100 million Americans have high cholesterol and heart disease is responsible for half of all deaths in the United States. Blood cholesterol is composed of 2 kinds of cholesterol, LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL (high-density lipoprotein). LDL is the “bad” [...]

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Plant Sterols: A Natural Way to Lower Cholesterol

by The Wellness Advisor on November 30, 2007 in 2007 Fall, General Wellness, Nutrition

Here’s a fascinating story about the balance in nature.  All animals – you and I and the animal food we eat – make and need cholesterol.  Life can’t go on without it.  Similarly, all plants make and need a virtually identical family substances called phytosterol. We manufacture cholesterol in our livers, and need it for [...]

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Fiber 101

by Dr. Joe Keenan on November 20, 2007 in 2007 Fall, Nutrition

If you are like most people, you probably know that a high fiber diet is good for you but you may not know why.  Fiber helps with your digestion and appetite control.  Certain types of fiber can help lower your LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and help you maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Think of [...]

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Squeezing Fitness Into Your Busy Lifestyle

by Dr. Felicia Stoler on November 1, 2007 in 2007 Fall, Fitness

Most busy people overestimate their pyhsical activity level.  They consider themselves active because they are always on the go.  But while rushing from one meeting to another, or chauffeuring your kids to soccer practice, may make you feel like passing out from exhaustion, it’s not the same as getting a sufficient amount of exercise.  You [...]

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Go Red for Women and Get a Check For Life

by The Wellness Advisor on October 15, 2007 in 2007 Fall, Nutrition

Go Red Go Red for Women and Wipe out Heart Disease Every minute heart disease claims the life of a woman in this country—460,000 women this year. Perhaps your friend, your mother, your sister. It is the number one killer of women. Know these numbers. Know your numbers. Go Red For Women. Whatever you do, [...]

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