Kevin’s Corner on Exercise and Nutrition

I have thought about this topic for a long time. Some say I have dwelled on it too much, but when you have had so many members taken out at an early age by High Cholesterol and Heart Disease or are currently suffering from the complications of cardiovascular disease, you tend to think about it […]

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I will try to keep this one brief.
If you are like me and are struggling to kick this high cholesterol monster off your back, your choice is simple, not easy, but simple.
Kick the bad guy Omega 6 to the curb. Tell him to get off your plate and don’t let the door hit him in the […]

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Are we so blind that we really just do not understand how ABSO-FREAKING-LUTELY important it is to get good sources of Omega 3’s in our diet and how ABSO-EQUALLY-LUTELY it is to not just try, but to do everything in our power to cut wayyyyyyy back on Omega 6’s?
OK, I am sure a lot of you […]

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Some of you may have gone over and read Dr. Mirkin from my pointers to his site. I recently sent him an email asking him to discuss more things that he has learned about Lp(a) on his site and shared my story of high levels of Lp(a). What he told me was very eye opening and […]

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I mentioned earlier that you should get a test for LP(a) or “lipoprotein little a” if you have high cholesterol. I found out about 6 years ago that my LP(a) was really high. The range that they say it should be is between 0 and 30. Mine was 106. I have had it as high as 116 and […]

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Man, this is a complex, completely confusing, controversial, and diluted topic.  There are so many sides to this one that I do not think it can be measured in a three dimensional world. It is multi dimensional.
I will start off by saying that I think the best source for devising a good supplement program for yourself is with […]

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Since I know that Sean O’Driscoll is a die hard when it comes to Barbecue, I thought I would share one supremely important piece of advice.
If you are going to spend a lot of time and money on cooking your meat to make it the best cooked meal you have ever had, please spend as […]

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So, what is one of the most important factor’s that will either positively or negatively impact your health? This applies to normal sedintary folks as well as athletes.
Sleep!
From everything I have read, and trust me, I have read a lot about this topic over my adult life, if you don’t get at least 8 hours […]

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I want to thank Vlad Mazek and Andy Goodman for being so helpful in getting this blog and domain name setup for me.  Now, I have a real domain name and a genuinely awesome place to put down my thoughts.
I am hosting this blog from Own Web Now, check out their blog at http://www.ownwebnow.com/blog. Blogspot was […]

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There is tons of information out there on the topic of Cholesterol. How can you find out what your numbers are? Did you get all the right tests? So, what does it all mean? What are the important numbers? What can you do about it? What are your options? Sorting this all out is a […]

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