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Hope you enjoyed the switch to a digest last time rather than lots of little separate posts - do let me know which you prefer - I write these for you, so I want it to be what you need/enjoy most. Recipe of the Week Ooh, this looks like a yummy, spicy version of a …
Quote of the week for you here on how statins may be lowering cholesterol too far and increasing Alzheimer's risk. And also why lowering cholesterol is not the be all and end all of cardio treatment - it's all about inflammation, as I have said numerous times - why are we creating higher cholesterol in …
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If you are a Long Covid sufferer or have had Covid/the mRNA vaccines, are having chest pain, increased heart rate and possibly shortness of breath, listen up this this advice in the latest issue of Orthomolecular News. It's an important overview from a clinical cardiologist of how they are seeing this once rare form of …
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I am always asked to test oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone when women (and men) suspect they are entering a period of hormone change - read perimenopause and menopause for women and andropause for men. Yes, that does exist - and I'm seeing it a lot. But hormones are not the whole story. Did you know …
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That's a shocker, isn't it? Especially as P just celebrated his 61st birthday last week, eek! Men are dying needlessly young. One man in five dies before the age of 65 (and 40% of men die before the age of 75).Why? Because three-quarters of premature deaths from heart disease are male, three-quarters of suicides are male and …
What are the pros and cons of eating a plant-based diet, from a nutrition standpoint at least? Here's a great article on the subject. You can find more info and a vegan supplement protocol on my Veganism factsheet too. Are There Health Benefits of Going Vegan? More and more people are eating vegan meals and …
That is a really good question and it is something I have thought for years. People vastly underestimate the value of magnesium as a mineral. The focus over the years has been on calcium, but that is an error in my view when you look at the sheer number of processes in the body that …
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It fascinates me that, even though the biggest killers in the Western world are heart disease and diabetes and they are very preventable, they are probably the two things I get asked to test the least! Why is that? Surely, if you had a way of looking at your markers and could take early interventions …
There has been a rash of stories in recent weeks based on a Cochrane study that said fish oils are not heart-healthy at all. Eh? That goes against all my knowledge and training. Here's WDDTY's take on the issue - and they point out just one other study (from many others) that came out around …
If you knew you were at risk of a heart attack within the next five years because of unstable plaque in the arteries, would you do something to stop it? You bet you would! But how do we know if that risk exists? Your doctor will do a risk assessment on you if you fall …