Does Consuming Dietary Cholesterol Lead to High Cholesterol?
A common belief is that consuming dietary cholesterol such as butter, animal protein or eggs can raise your blood cholesterol levels. Another common belief was that high cholesterol is associated with heart disease and lead to clogged arteries. These are both “old” concepts that [...]
Does Eating Fat Make Me Fat?
Many people believe that eating fat will make you fat and contribute to being overweight or obese. Many people think that they need to be eating “low-fat” foods. Unfortunately, “low-fat” food are filled with carbohydrates and fillers, which has led to more health problems [...]
Best Forms of Iron Supplements
There are TWO main differences in iron supplements and this can explain why some work better than others. Synthetic vs Natural source Tablet vs Liquid Ideally, we need iron supplements from a natural source, therefore our body can recognize it and assimilate it easily [...]
THREE Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises
Improve Lung function. Using full lung capacity. We tend to breath with our upper lobes and shallow breath, deep breathing helps us to use our full lung capacity. It helps to retrain us to breathe with our entire lungs. Shift body into Parasympathetic Nervous [...]
Do we get enough iodine from iodized salt?
Iodized salt contains 77g of iodine per gram of salt. The average American consumes 4-10grams of salt per day. The bioavailability of iodized salt is about 10%, therefore iodized salt provides between 30-77g/d and the RDA is 150g/d. Our tissues actually require about 6-50mg [...]
THREE Principles of Biological Medicine
Innate Healing The body has an innate ability to heal and regenerate itself when in the proper environment Adaptability/Regulation The way I define health, is the ability of the body to be able to adapt to stressors in our environment. These stressors can be [...]