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The TLC Diet for Cholesterol: A Sample Menu - Cholesterol - Health.com

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The TLC Diet for Cholesterol: A Sample Menu - Cholesterol - Health.com

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet especially for people with high levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol). The diet caps the percentage of calories you take in from fat, and also places limits on sodium, dietary cholesterol, and total calories. (A 5’5” woman... (more)

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The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths - Cholesterol

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The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths - Cholesterol

Americans have cholesterol-clogged arteries, but they don't have the highest cholesterol in the world. Truth is Americans are solidly middle-of-the-road. (more)

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High cholesterol no cause for worry?

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High cholesterol no cause for worry?

Q. I am a 24-year-old female. I'm a normal weight (5'7", 133 lbs). I work out at least 5 days per week. I avoid all processed food and generally try to fill my days with whole grains, veggies, fruits and non-fat dairy sources. I usually have a small amount of caffeine in the mornings, I don't smoke, and I drink two or three times per month. All in all, I think I lead a pretty healthy lifestyle. However, I went to my doctor last week and was surprised to find that my cholesterol is slightly high (more th... (more)

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What are probiotics and should I be taking them regularly?

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What are probiotics and should I be taking them regularly?

What are probiotics and should I be taking them regularly? Brennan J. Robertson's Response Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial live organisms, which most often consist of "friendly" bacteria or yeast that are similar to the natural microorganisms found in the human gut. There is reportedly a wide range of potential benefits to probiotic therapy, from supporting overall health to the treatment of certain illnesses, but research is limited. Advocates of their usage believe... (more)

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tags: blood pressure, cholesterol, colon cancer, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, mineral absorption, probiotics

Ask an Expert - Nutrition & Fitness - Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle

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Ask an Expert - Nutrition & Fitness - Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle

Are bananas fattening? Brennan J. Robertson's Response Not exactly. Bananas are low in calories and contain no cholesterol and negligible amounts of saturated fat. They are excellent sources of potassium and also contain low levels of sodium. They are a very good source of vitamin B6, providing one-third of the RDA (recommended dietary allowance) for a healthy adult in a single serving. (more)

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tags: bananas, cholesterol, potassium, vitamin B6

Fruitful Deconstruction: Pucker Up for Lemons | Nutrition Research Center Health Update

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Fruitful Deconstruction: Pucker Up for Lemons | Nutrition Research Center Health Update

Research at the University of Arizona found that people who use citrus peel in cooking, baking or in their tea have less risk of skin squamous cell cancer. Other research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people who eat more grapefruit, lemons and oranges, and other fruits and vegetables high in potassium, have reduced risk of stroke. The membranes of citrus fruits offer pectin, a soluble fiber that is good for digestion and controlling cholesterol. (more)

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tags: cholesterol, citrus fruits, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, pectin, potassium, skin cancer, stroke

Raw Foodist and Antioxidants: How wrinkles,balding,heart attacks, and cancer are all ONE 1/2 - freedomforcreation's posterous

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Raw Foodist and Antioxidants: How wrinkles,balding,heart attacks, and cancer are all ONE 1/2 - freedomforcreation's posterous

Recently Wan Kim has been producing videos discussing free radicals. Now even though I consider myself a health expert. I never fully understood free radicals until he explained them. This was a gigantic hole in my armor especially when a week before he did these videos I was asked about the body producing to much cholesterol by a person taking cholesterol and was unable to tell them why it was happening. I k... (more)

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tags: cholesterol, free radicals

The next biggest myth err- Lie about health/cholesterol

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The next biggest myth err- Lie about health/cholesterol

The next biggest myth err- Lie about health/cholesterol Cholesterol is your best friend. Cholesterol is the precursor to all of your sex hormones and hormones period. This is what your body uses to make testosterone and estrogen, and it cannot be gained from plants. It also makes all the other hormones such as DHEA and melatonin.This is the reason why bodybuilders ate tons of raw eggs with the yolk. The large amounts of cholesterol made their body produce testosterone and growth hormone, naturally... (more)

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tags: cholesterol, DHEA, estrogen, melatonin, sex hormones, testosterone

Fall Salad with Asian Pears, Walnuts and Sherry Vinaigrette

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Fall Salad with Asian Pears, Walnuts and Sherry Vinaigrette

Find healthy and delicious produce recipes, like Fall Salad with Asian Pears, Walnuts and Sherry Vinaigrette, and other Asian recipes for cholesterol... (more)

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tags: Asian Pears, Asian recipes, cholesterol, salad, Sherry, Vinaigrette, Walnuts

Eat meat, stay slim: Here's how - Beauty Eats on Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle

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Eat meat, stay slim: Here's how - Beauty Eats on Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle

Lots of heart-conscious consumers and waist-watchers have recently rehabbed their steak knives, having found that--hang onto your knife sharpener--eating a little red meat doesn't necessarily put you on the fast track to Fat Central. It's not the meat; it's the aging, artery-clogging, cholesterol-soaring, saturated fat in meat that you want to minimize. Here's how... (more)

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tags: cholesterol, meat, saturated fat, steak

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