Saturday, May 26, 2012

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MikeG

HD how to manage it.

Hey all, Well, I started my journey with heart disease i guess earlier than I thought. My first symptoms were elevated blood pressure and lack of wind. Then during a divorce I had chest pains, which caused me to get some tests, at which point I found out I had some problems. I didn't find out till much later, because of medical standards at the... Read moreChevron
Melanie Thomassian

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Dietitian

How to Lower High Triglyceride Levels

It's normal that your blood contains a certain level of triglycerides. But, if you eat too many calories, regardless of the source, your body will transform the excess into triglycerides for storage as body fat.   So, what are triglycerides?   They are in fact the main form of fat in foods, but they are not the same thing as... Read moreChevron
Dr. William Davis

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Heart Disease Specialist

Raise HDL Naturally

In my last two posts (see: Reduce Triglycerides Naturally & Why Take Fish Oil if You Take a Statin Drug?), I discussed how, in my program for reversal of heart disease, we follow what I call the "Rule of 60": LDL 60 mg/dl, HDL 60 mg/dl, triglycerides 60 mg/dl, or 60:60:60.   We achieve greater control over heart disease risk by adhering... Read moreChevron
Dr. William Davis

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Heart Disease Specialist

Reduce Triglycerides Naturally

In my last post, I discussed how, in my program for reversal of heart disease, we follow what I call the “Rule of 60”: LDL 60 mg/dl, HDL 60 mg/dl, triglycerides 60 mg/dl, or 60:60:60.   We do this in order to achieve greater control over heart disease risk. Achieving these values also, interestingly, is associated with improved... Read moreChevron
Dr. William Davis

Dr. William Davis, Health Pro

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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 moreChevron