The question is are all Protein Powders all safe or do you you look at Protein Powders with the same critical eye as any other protein source. In other words, do you need to know how the source of the protein was produced / grown.
In my opinion, yes. If the protein powder you are using in your shakes was […]
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So, what Protein Powders are a safe option for people with Inflammatory Disease?
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Cholesterol · Exercise · Nutrition
What’s the trick to kick Omega 6? Omega 3 where art thee?
April 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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 […]
Tags: Cholesterol · Nutrition
Man, are we so blind - Omega 3’s
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: Cholesterol · Nutrition
Follow up on Lp(a). New research questions normal levels
April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Tags: Cholesterol · Lifestyle Choices · Nutrition
My fight with LP(a) - I finally won!
April 9th, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: Exercise · Lifestyle Choices · Nutrition
What vitamins / supplements should you take?
April 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Tags: Nutrition
Advice for the die hard Barbecue’r
April 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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 […]
Tags: My Friends · Nutrition
Have High Cholesterol? What now?
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
Why are we so unhealthy?
April 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
With so much information out there on how to eat right, the advances that have been made in medicine, a deep awareness of the benefits of exercise, why is our overall health less than optimal?
I created this blog to weigh in on my thoughts on health and exercise and why I strongly believe that the […]