A recent study by published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has proposed a new link between eggs and coronary heart disease (CHD) that doesn’t involve cholesterol. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Stanley Hazen, showed that dietary choline—a nutrient found largely in eggs, beef liver and other animal foods—is metabolized by bacteria in our gut and then converted by the liver into TMAO.
They demonstrated this with a “choline challenge”: feeding volunteers two ...
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To read more about heart disease and cholesterol, check out the special report page.
In the last article in this series, I explained that LDL particle number (LDL-P) is a much more accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than either LDL or total cholesterol. In this article, I’m going to briefly outline the five primary causes of elevated LDL-P.
Conventional medicine is primarily focused on suppressing symptoms. If your blood pressure is high, you take a medication to lower ...
Here is The Roundup, Edition 4, bringing you the best from around the web from the past two weeks! This week, I’m focusing on articles that address diabetes, obesity, and related metabolic disorders.
Blast from the Past
In 2011, I wrote an article explaining the many factors affecting the development of diabetes and obesity, and how many of the proposed mechanisms could conceivably contribute to the development of the disease. As obesity and diabetes research advances, however, the ...
Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining by Bill Staley and Hayley Mason, is a brand new Paleo cookbook designed to inspire year-round celebrations with family and friends. No gathering of loved ones is complete without a table full of delicious food, yet it can be difficult to prepare multi-course meals that can be enjoyed by those who are following a Paleo diet. Bill and Hayley’s book is proof that it’s possible to eat and entertain like ...
A beautiful side dish with a small ingredient list that packs great flavor.
Type of dish: Side Dish
Equipment: Pot with steamer basket and lid, sauté pan
Servings: Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
2 to 2 1/2 pounds asparagus, washed, tough bottom parts broken off, and sliced into one-inch pieces
1 TB traditional fat of choice
5 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1/2 cup almonds, sliced or roughly chopped
juice of one lemon
salt to taste
Directions:
Steam asparagus in covered pot with steamer basket, with one to two" ...
To read more about heart disease and cholesterol, check out the special report page.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most misdiagnosed and mistreated conditions in medicine. In the first article in this series, I explained the evidence suggesting that eating cholesterol and saturated fat does not increase cholesterol levels in the blood for the majority of the population.
In this article, I will debunk the myth that high cholesterol in the blood is the cause of heart disease.
Myth #2: High cholesterol ...Programs
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