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 [...]
One major stressor on the body can be heavy metals. In our modern world, our environment, food, and water regularly expose us to these toxic metals which, over time, accumulate in our bodies and negatively impact normal cellular function. Heavy metal toxicity is an [...]
Glutathione is the main antioxidant in the liver. All cells can synthesize glutathione, but the highest concentration of glutathione is in the liver. Glutathione is a tripeptide composed of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine that is needed for phase I and II detoxification in [...]
We live is a society that fears the sun. We hear medical advice saying that sun exposure leads to skin cancer. This has led to a many people wearing sunscreen when they are outdoors, covering up when they are outside in the sun or [...]
Conventional thinking is that HDL is the “good” cholesterol and LDL is the “bad” cholesterol, but the truth is you need both HDL and LDL because they are part of a dynamic function in the body. Really there is no good or bad cholesterol. [...]
Cholesterol is essential in our body, not something to be feared or stopped. There is a big connection between inflammation and cholesterol. First you need to understand what inflammation is. When you sprain your ankle and your ankle swells up, this is called inflammation. What [...]
SIX Processed oils to Avoid: corn oil canola oil cottonseed oil soybean oil sunflower oil safflower oil THREE Reasons to Avoid these oils: These oils are industrially manufactured using high heat and toxic solvents to extract the oil from the seeds. Industrial processing can [...]
Age related changes in the arteries are implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease. These changes promote arterial stiffening which contributes to hypertension. At the same time, age-related changes also make it easier for fatty deposits to build up on the inside of arteries. In [...]
Exercise has numerous benefits to our health and is vital for obtaining optimal health. Exercise is one of the foundations of health. Our bodies were designed to move, we were not designed to have these sedentary lifestyles, where we sit at our desks and our [...]
SIX Reasons why Sleep in Important Sleep is one of the foundations of health. It is vital for our survival and plays a key role in every function of our body. During your sleeping hours your body does a lot of its detoxification. Getting enough, [...]
