Kevin’s Corner on Exercise and Nutrition

A place where I can share the crazy amount of stuff on exercise and nutrition that I have learned over the years and help people to realize that ultimately you control what you do with your body and your health.

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The "real" cause of High Cholesterol and Heart Disease - Is it heredity or an allergy?

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Tags: Cholesterol · Lifestyle Choices · 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 […]

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Tags: Exercise · Nutrition

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 […]

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Tags: Exercise · Nutrition