What to do about an elevated Coronary Calcium Score? Your doctor ordered this CT Scan to check for heart issues. What is the cause of elevated coronary calcium and what are the possible solutions? Asking what else you can do than taking Statin drugs is a legitimate question. A CT Heart scan gives you a Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) score based on the amount of Calcium seen in the arterial walls of the Heart. The Score can be 0 - 400 or ... Keep Reading >
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7 Keto Diet Pros and Cons
Confused by Keto Diet pros and cons? You're not alone... It's the most confusing and misunderstood "diet" I see with Clients. 7 Keto Diet Pros and Cons 1). CON: Too many different versions of Keto and/or Low Carb Depending on which Tweet, book, Pin or recipe you see today, your version may have total carbs anywhere from 2 - 49 gms. per day. Few people bother with Ketone Sticks and just stop eating fruits, starches and vegetables. ... Keep Reading >
Finding Hidden Value in “Normal” Lab Tests
I'm a Clinical Nutritionist - a different field from Dieticians or Nutritionists. Our area of expertise is the chemistry of the body - how systems talk to each other, how food, toxins, hormones, stress and nutrients affect us. We use "Optimal" lab ranges, not "Average or Normal" lab ranges. Most lab ranges are just averages of other people's blood. Many of those people are unhealthy and skew the ranges high and low, away from the optimal ... Keep Reading >
Heart Disease and Cholesterol | What Does the Science Say?
Heart disease and cholesterol science evidence says that heart disease is both more complex and more simple than eating (or not eating) bacon and eggs. Cholesterol does NOT cause heart disease. Many, many independent studies confirm this. This article explains how even the USDA agreed with this in 2015. Heart Disease and Cholesterol Science? What We Hear #1). Cholesterol causes fatty deposits that clog arteries and impair blood flow, leading ... Keep Reading >
Heart Disease, Lipids & Cholesterol with Chris Masterjohn
Understand lipids and cholesterol with Chris Masterjohn. Take a plunge into the chemistry of arteries, fats, the island nations of Polynesia and much more. Masterjohn writes and podcasts on all things lipid plus a huge variety of nutritional science topics. Like many of us in wellness, Chris began to study human nutrition after a health challenge - a frightening foray into veganism. Severe anxiety disorders and a cholesterol plunge to 106 sent ... Keep Reading >
Lies my Doctor Told Me | Podcast with Ken Berry, MD
"Lies My Doctor Told Me" - book review and podcast with Dr. Ken Berry. This helpful book covers 17 "Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health". Berry questioned his conventional medical training when he tried to lose weight. He cut saturated fats, started jogging, ate more whole grains and promptly gained 10 more pounds. He found Robb Wolf's "The Paleo Solution" and Mark Sisson's "The Primal Blueprint" and hasn't looked back. "Lies My Doctor ... Keep Reading >
USDA Declares Cholesterol Safe!
Cholesterol was finally declared safe by the USDA in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. The Guidelines from 2010 still suggested a maximum of 300 mg. of cholesterol daily from all food sources. That's 1 egg and 1 cup of chicken a day. Hold the omelette, butter, bacon, cheese, fish and steak.... After years of lobbying by the dairy and beef industries and complementary medicine physicians, the USDA Advisory Report finally (and quietly) noted in ... Keep Reading >
High Blood Pressure Myths and Lies
Do you know these high blood pressure myths and lies? Not knowing can lead to a lifetime of medication never resulting in a "cure". Medications may address only the symptom and not the cause of high blood pressure. Listen to this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast for more info than is written here.... Hypertension is serious and can absolutely cause chronic illness or death. Getting it properly diagnosed - and treating the true cause(s) - ... Keep Reading >
How Roundup is Linked to Celiac Disease and Autism
How Roundup is linked to Celiac Disease and Autism is a much-debated issue. Dr. Seneff of MIT asserts a proven connection between Celiac, Autism and Roundup. Is Roundup (and our processed food diet) responsible for our escalating health problems? The most commonly used herbicide in America, many foods are now genetically engineered to better "tolerate" heavy doses of Roundup. I spoke at length with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, a Senior Research ... Keep Reading >
“Baring It All” for a Vitamin D Deficiency
Why is a Vitamin D deficiency such a big deal? It's one HUGE jackpot of a Vitamin, making good things happen everywhere in the body. Our scantily-clad bodies evolved making Vitamin D3 from sunshine interacting with cholesterol in our skin. We're used to it. We WANT it! We NEED it! Pigs, chickens and cows also make D from sun. (Yet another reason to buy pastured animals, not those living indoors on concrete). So, yes we can get D in our ... Keep Reading >
Jimmy Moore’s “Cholesterol Clarity”: Book Review
Let me say right from the start -- this is a great book on a poorly understood topic! If you need clarity on the myths, meds and misunderstandings about this essential nutrient (yes, cholesterol is an essential nutrient), this book is the place to go. Jimmy interviewed 29 health professionals about the lack of knowledge in the medical community on cholesterol, and the push for Statin drugs to lower it. (Statin drugs are the top-grossing ... Keep Reading >
Jimmy Moore on Cholesterol Clarity: PODCAST
"Cholesterol Clarity" is podcaster Jimmy Moore's latest book and it's a beautifully written and researched guide to Cholesterol truths and myths. AND a guide to truths about Heart Disease, and why Heart Disease and Cholesterol generally are not connected, despite what we've been told. A million times.... In this (highly entertaining) interview, Jimmy and I talk about HDL and its relationship with Triglycerides; the different kinds of LDL ... Keep Reading >