Chronic Inflammation: The Silent Driver of Disease
Our national health agencies — along with the mainstream media — seem fixated on reporting alarming statistics about the flu, COVID, RSV, and whatever else qualifies as the fear headline of the week. And yet, there’s a glaring gap in how we’re educated about true health. I’m talking about chronic disease. Currently, 60% of American adults live with at least one chronic disease, and nearly 40% have two or more. Even more alarming? Chronic...
The Cholesterol Myth That Refuses to Die
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...