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You, your diet and high triglycerides You know what it means when your blood test results come back with your total cholesterol, LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol numbers. What about the number for triglycerides? What does it mean for your health? Often an elevated triglyceride goes hand in hand with a low HDL “good”…
Why Whey for Hepatitis? July 23, 2010 The number of reasons whey protein can help someone with chronic, viral hepatitis may surprise you. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Often added to milkshakes or blended drinks, whey protein can usually be found on store shelves in sections dedicated to building muscle mass. As such, whey protein has…
Why Sugar Makes Us Sleepy (And Protein Wakes Us Up) John Updike, in his short story “Plumbing,” summarized human nature thusly: “We think we are what we think and see when in truth we are upright bags of tripe.” This is a tragic fact that we spend most our lives trying to forget. Although we…
Why Do We Like the Taste Of Protein? For a long time, the mechanisms of taste seemed relatively straightforward. For one thing, it’s been all about the tongue, that exposed sensory muscle lying limp in our mouth. Ever since Democritus hypothesized in the fourth century B.C. that the sensation of taste was an effect of…
Which is Worse: Aspartame or High Fructose Corn Syrup? Answering this question is no easy task since it may be a lot like asking “Which is worse: heart disease or nervous system disease?” Each product is associated with different possible connections with disease. Aspartame, what is found in NutraSweet®, is thought to possibly cause or…
Too much sugar! Any idea how much sugar you consume daily? If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, lipid problems, a sizeable girth, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or heart disease you may be conscious of your sugar consumption. If not, chances are that you can think of someone who has one or more of these…
Therapy Aided by Ginger January 20, 2010 Used as both a culinary flavor and medicinal herb by cultures across the globe, learn how ginger can help many conquer Hepatitis C by improving adherence to combination therapy. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Defeating the Hepatitis C virus with combination therapy is a possibility for approximately half of…
The top 10 worst sources of aspartame Sunday, March 04, 2012 by: Aurora Geib (NaturalNews) If you think you are making a healthier option because you chose to have diet soda over a regular soda drink, its time to think again. Crafty advertising may have given the term “sugar free” an impression of healthy alternative,…
The Simple 4 Rule Diet By Christine Mcveigh Most people think a liver detox diet is only for losing a few pounds, getting more energy in your day and cleaning out your organs – a mini spring clean for the body. But more and more people are now being diagnosed with fatty liver disease and…
Sugar Worsens Hep C Having an incurable disease like Hepatitis C can leave many feeling helpless over the course of their illness. However, there are many everyday choices that can either fan the flames or reduce the impact of this virus. Sugar consumption is a prime example of how food selection can affect the progression…