Back when I was completing my nutrition degree, one of my reading requirements was Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan. In her book, Dr. Shanahan shares how she was taught in medical school that cholesterol causes heart disease, that low-fat/low-cholesterol diets were “heart-healthy,” and that statins were the gold standard for lowering cholesterol. But something didn’t add up for her. If saturated fats and cholesterol were truly the villains, why were so many of the...

  As of this writing, a staggering 120 million American adults have high blood pressure (hypertension). That’s nearly half of us! Even more alarming, hypertension isn’t just an adult issue anymore—it’s on the rise among young adults and even children. Currently: About 23% of young adults (ages 18–39) have high blood pressure. Among children 8 to 19 years old, 8.7% have elevated blood pressure, and 5.4% have full-blown hypertension. I’m old enough to remember when high...

  According to the CDC, currently about 119 million Americans have high blood pressure—that’s about half of US adults! And that number is particularly startling when you consider that back in 2017 (just 8 years ago) “only” 75 million Americans had hypertension. That’s an increase of nearly 60 percent. Now, during that time period the BP ranges for what is considered “high blood pressure” were lowered which instantly reclassified people who had formerly been considered...

  All nutrient deficiencies will have a harmful effect on your body in one way or another… But when you’re talking about Omega-3 essential fatty acids (EPA and DHA), it can be a matter of life or death! Here’s why these crucial fats can literally be a lifesaver for you. Heart attack prevention and recovery Studies have shown that getting sources of Omega-3 EFAs can lower your risk of a fatal heart attack by as...

    After being in the health field for the last few decades, I’ve pretty much seen and heard it all. But what troubles me is the fact that there are current trends in health that I am observing that go from mildly disturbing to downright shocking. As my karate fighting teacher used to tell me, I have a steel-trap memory…and I can vividly remember times in the not-so-distant past when we weren’t so darn...

    I would dare say that there is no subject in this world that is as falsely portrayed and poorly understood as cholesterol. The extent of most people’s understanding of cholesterol is that it’s the demon that clogs arteries and leads to heart disease, and the magic number to strive for is 200. And if your blood tests show you’re in the elevated range, welcome to the world of statins. But how did we...