“A recent study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, 2003, found that patients who successfully lowered their cholesterol levels did not reduce plaque buildup in their arteries. One group took a strong dose of a cholesterol-lowering drug while the other took a lower dose of the same drug. Researchers then measured the amount of […]
Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis
What did world-famous heart surgeon Michael DeBakey find about cholesterol in the blood and the incidence of atherosclerosis? Way back in 1964, according to Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions, Dr. DeBakey published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found no relationship between the level of cholesterol in the blood and the […]
Omega Imbalance
October 9, 2009 Polyunsaturated oils contribute to increased cancer and heart disease, weight gain, digestive disorders, and immune-system dysfunction. And most American diets are overloaded with them. Polyunsaturated oils tend to become rancid or oxidized in cooking. Rancid oils are characterized by free radicals, which can damage cells in the body. Fast-food chains’ commercial polyunsaturated […]
The Omega Diet
The Omega 6/Omega 3 Ratio That Could Save Your Life In The Omega Diet (Harper Perennial): (1) The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in the Paleolithic diet is believed to have been approximately 1 to 1. Our approximate current ratio has been estimated to be anywhere from 14:1 to 20:1. (2) The campaign to lower […]
