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posted 09/20/2008, comments (0)

More Practical Consumer Advice on Bisphenol A Risks

There has been a great deal of hysteria recently over the latest study that revealed an association between Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and heart disease. Let’s breakdown EXACTLY what the study found, what the sources of exposure are, and what you can do as a consumer should you choose to avoid the potential risks associated with... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 09/18/2008, comments (3)

Foods Worse than Table Sugar? You Don't Want to Know

You don't need a nutritionist to tell you that sugar isn't good for you. Sugar raises blood sugar, reduces HDL cholesterol, skyrockets triglycerides, triggers abnormal insulin surges, makes us hungry. It also converts the less-harmful large LDL particles to the much more harmful small LDL particles. Sugar also makes you hungry in a cycle... Read more Chevron

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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 09/18/2008, comment (1)

Prevent Iron Deficiency with Healthy Eating

The World Health Organization states that iron deficiency is the most common anemia (Centers for Disease Control, 2002), and it is estimated to affect approximately 2 billion people worldwide. This is a pretty shocking statistic! So, why is iron important to the body? Iron's most important role in the body is as part of the protein hemoglobin... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 09/12/2008, comments (2)

Nuts for Heart Health: Will They Make You Fat?

Debra sat in my office, anxious over what I was going to advise about her cholesterol values. This 49-year old woman had been told by two doctors that she had no choice but to take a statin drug to reduce her LDL cholesterol of 164 mg/dl. But I suggested to this peri-menopausal woman that we should first try a number of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/03/2008, comment (1)

Chocolate Can Sweeten Your Cardiovascular Health

I hate eating sweets. The reason I hate eating sweets is because I love eating them. They are my downfall. One of my co-workers isn't making it any easier with his "Ice Cream Tuesdays" which have also turned into "Ice Cream Thursdays." Let's go ahead and throw in a "Donut Wednesday" and "Cake Friday" while we're at it. I have no... Read more Chevron

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