Health Tips
What is Saturated Fat?
Saturated fat is fat that contains saturated fatty acid radicals within their triglycerides. If you’re like me, you have no idea what this means. Fat is a natural substance that exists in almost all the foods we eat. Saturated fat, in particular, is primarily found in food that comes from animal sources (meat). Red meat [...]
What is HDL Cholestrol?
Most people who keep an eye on their health and visit the doctor regularly know they need to watch their cholesterol level. Two important components of your cholestrol profile are your LDL and HDL cholesterol levels. LDL (low density lipoproteins) are the bad cholesterol. Some LDL comes from saturated fats in foods like egg yolks, butter, [...]
What does my Thyroid Do?
Your thyroid is a small, more or less butterfly shaped gland in the back of your throat, and it’s very, very important to your overall health, although problems with it, even cancer, aren’t usually fatal. Despite the fact that thyroid problems won’t generally kill you directly, having a messed up thyroid can affect your overall [...]
What is Blood Sugar?
What is blood sugar? How does it impact my health? What are optimal blood sugar levels? How can I control my blood sugar? These are common questions and this article will provide the answers. The problem with virtually anything in the human body is that when it gets out of control, it negatively impacts your [...]
Conventional and Intermittent Fasting
Fasting used to be for people seeking spiritual clarity and lunatics, but these days, the idea has gone mainstream. Between cleanses that require you to eat nothing but lemon juice and maple syrup to the more manageable intermittent fasting, not eating has become the trendiest thing since, well, eating. But does it work? I can’t [...]
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