This deficiency is a top-10 cause of death!
A deficiency in any nutrient will ultimately lead to sickness and disease of some kind—it’s just a matter of time. But when it becomes a top-10 cause of death, it’s time to take notice! I’m talking about Omega-3 essential fatty acids—specifically EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid). Here’s why being low in these bad boys can be positively deadly.
Both sides of the blood pressure story
Most people are aware that high blood pressure is not a good thing. If not properly controlled, hypertension can lead to serious damage in your arterial walls and make you a candidate for heart disease. Although it’s well known that high blood pressure can be caused by things such as too much salt in your diet (along with too little potassium), being overweight, elevated cholesterol, smoking, stress and lacking exercise, it can also be triggered by these factors:
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Everything you’ve been told about cholesterol is wrong!
But what if I were to say that most of what you have been told about cholesterol is either not entirely accurate, or downright WRONG?
The average person’s understanding of cholesterol is the result of careful manipulation by food companies and statin manufacturers…both of which want to scare you into using their products.
But when you understand what cholesterol really is, you see that it’s something your body needs—without it you would die!
The average person’s understanding of cholesterol is the result of careful manipulation by food companies and statin manufacturers…both of which want to scare you into using their products.
But when you understand what cholesterol really is, you see that it’s something your body needs—without it you would die!
Do you know these heart attack warning signs?
Today is a rather somber day for me. Forty years ago today my Dad died of a massive heart attack. I was only 15 years old, and at the time, my level of understanding was that a heart attack was just something that happens to an unlucky person.
Guess who had a heart attack…and how you can lower your risk
American Heart Association (AHA) President Dr. John Warner (a cardiologist) suffered a heart attack at a health conference in Anaheim, CA last month. Thankfully he was taken to a local hospital where doctors inserted a stent to open a clogged artery and is reportedly doing well. But you must admit it is the ultimate irony…
How to safely and naturally lower your cholesterol
Currently about 30 million people in the US between the ages of 40 and 75 take statins, so I think it’s safe to say we have a cholesterol issue going on.