The cholesterol drug Lipitor lost its patent today. The generic Lipitor will be much cheaper. But does that make it a good deal to you? Some side-effects are life-threatening. Why not make a life-style change instead?
Rather than food marketed as low-calorie snack food, try these five foods that will help get you thin. They help get and keep you full, either with protein or fiber, or both.
There’s confusion about fat in general, specifically cholesterol, an increasingly important topic cause 1/3 of Americans have high cholesterol. Learn the facts and the myths about cholesterol.
(It Really Depends… and You Need To Get It Right!) Certain fats are critical for health. Aim for fat consumption of Omega-3 and Monosatuated Fatty Acids in the range of 20 to 25% of your daily caloric intake; ideally, as little as possible from Saturated and Trans Fat sources. Read on for specifics.
KNOCK WOOD… despite my prodigious egg consumption (if eight per week is such), I don’t have a cholesterol problem. Sure, the quality of my diet helps, but for some dangerously high cholesterol levels occur irrespective of diet. People with a cholesterol problem need to do something to get to “good” levels. The quick and common [...]
