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The mighty blueberry
Health benefits of blueberries One of nature's most amazing and powerful anti-oxidants, blueberries offer a variety of health benefits, from to lowering cholesterol to building up urinary tract health, impr...read more
The truth about cholesterol
Researchers have found that excessively high cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and that this risk can be reduced by lowering ...read more
Treating High Blood Cholesterol
When a patient without heart disease is first diagnosed with elevated blood cholesterol, doctors often prescribe a program of diet, exercise, and weight loss to bring levels down. National Cholesterol Educati...read more
Veggie health for kids
Animal Products Promote Disease Meat and dairy products promote disease. They are high fat foods, a primary source of unhealthy (and inessential) saturated fats and choleste...read more
Vitamin E- your time has come
Popular faith in the benefit of vitamin E is now being replaced by hard, some very hard science.Vitamin E was discovered in the 1922s when it was known to be vital for reproduction in rats. Its essential n...read more
What causes high cholesterol?
Cholesterol - What is it? Cholesterol is a waxy substance that's manufactured in your liver and small intestine and found virtually everywhere in your body. Its chemical structure is similar to that of steriodsread moreWhat is Cholesterol?
Dietary cholesterol is a waxy substance found only in foods of animal origin such as poultry, beef, fish, eggs and dairy products. Fruits and vegetables do not contain cholesterol. Cholesterol is necessary to...read more
What you need to know about cholesterol
Definition Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found in all parts of the body. This includes the nervous system, skin, muscle, liver, intestines, and heart. It is made by the body and also obtained from an...read more
When blood cholesterol becomes a problem
Two types of lipoproteins and their quantity in the blood are main factors in heart disease risk: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) This "bad" cholesterol is the form in which ch...read more
Why is iodine vital for our body?
Iodine is vital for good thyroid function, which in turn is essential for health. Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy can result in cretinismread moreWhy plant iron is the best
What is Iron and Why Do We Need It? Iron is a mineral and is an essential component of haemoglobin, found in all red blood cells. It is vital for the health of cells and for the transport o...read more
You are what you eat
Every day we are bombarded with information from advertisers or the media and celebrity endorsed fad diets are never far from the news. It can be hard to know who to listen to when it comes to eating the right foods. Eating a...read more
Your guide to fats
These days supermarkets and food outlets spoil us for choice with their enormous range of foods, but a hidden danger lurks among those tantalising products: trans fats. Made during the process where vegetable...read more
