Category: Cholesterol
Southwest pasta salad
Healthy Carb living with Dreafields Pasta: Southwest Pasta Salad
Easy switches and smart choices
For a healthier diet, here are some examples of easy switches and smart food choices.
Meat, Fish and Poultry
Limit:
- fatty meats
- sausage
- bacon
- organ meats
- tuna packed in oil
- bologna
- hot dogs
- salami
- lunch meats
Smart substitutes: lean cuts of beef
What is cholesterol?
What is cholesterol?
It is a soft, fat-like substance found in the body. Cholesterol comes from two sources
– Food we eat
– Made in your liver
Cardiobesity
Cardiobesity: a new epidemic in the United States?
Obesity is the central problem contributing to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, altered lipoproteins, prediabetes, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.
Red yeast rice: video
Please watch this Discovery Health video on Red Yeast Rice.
I only caution you that the physician mentions that there are no side effects of taking red yeast rice. The FDA in the United States has no safety profile on this nutritional supplement. We do not really know what side effects it could have, but we do know it is very similar to a statin medication.
Please see additional articles at the end of the page for more information on safety.
Can red yeast rice lower my cholesterol?
So you don't want to have to take a medication for your high cholesterol? What are the alternatives? Of course, you can watch what you eat and start to exercise, that will be very helpful. What about nutiritonal supplements? Let's talk a little bit about red yeast rice.
Heart Healthy Pecans
I found this wonderful article about the heart healthy benefits of pecans from the National Pecan Shellers Association. Click on any of the following links, to read more about how good these nuts are for you!
'Smart Choices' Food Labels Are Deceptive
New 'Smart Choices' Food Labels Are Deceptive
is an article by Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist. He points out one of the biggest problems in the world today: how can we make good food choices, when processed foods, with lots of sugar, high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils, are made to look like they are healthy?
Video: The Artery Explorer
Watch this great educational video from AstraZeneca to increase awareness and knowledge about cardiovascular disease.
5 top healthiest food choices for your heart
The following article is from the Heart and Stroke Foundation www.heartandstroke.com
Read about the basics to remember: eat food that is high in fiber and lower in fat and salt.
Heart Healthy Benefits of Wine
What are the heart healthy benefits of wine?
Wine is FULL of antioxidants: flavonoids and resveratrol!
If I lower my cholesterol....
Question:
If someone starts with high cholesterol and they work on it and bring it down drastically, what happens to the cholesterol that was there? Does it dissolve, does it pass through normal waste system, what happens to it??
Heart and Stroke Risk Assessment
Just found a risk assessment for heart attack and stroke from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Answers the questions and find out your personal health and risks. The report will also provide tips on ways to improve your health. Click on this link:
http://tinyurl.com/mtpayz
