The promoters of coconut oil are happy to tell you that it is a source of medium-chained triglycerides, which, although being mostly saturated fats, do not raise cholesterol levels. What they fail to tell you is that most of the saturated fat in coconut oil are long-chain fatty acids, which do elevate total cholesterol and the really bad cholesterol, known as LDL-cholesterol. Studies investigating the effects of coconut oil on human subjects have shown disturbing findings:
Cocon...
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New Weight Loss Supplement From Green Tea:
More Than 5 Pounds of Weight Loss In 12-Weeks!!
Very few supplements can actually help you shed extra body fat. The only safe and proven ones that have real scientific support in my view include:
Chromium – 200-400 mcg per day
Hydroxycitric acid (from the Garcina Cambogia fruit) – 1000 – 2000 mg per day
Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract – yielding 600 – 1200 mg of Catechin content per day
Of course, stimulants such as ephedra...
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Gout is a very painful arthritic condition that occurs when too much uric acid builds up in the bloodstream and gets deposited into joints. (big toe, knee, elbow, ankle, hip, instep, wrist fingers, spine)
Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis in men, but also affects women after menopause.
What Happens:
In some cases the body produce excess uric acid, but in most cases the body can’t excrete uric acid efficiently in the kidney, thus not enough is excreted in the urine....
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There is no doubt that high cholesterol levels increase risk for heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases. You should strive to achieve a fasting blood cholesterol level that is below 3.9mmol/L if possible, which is the safest level in regards to cardiovascular disease risk. However, there is more to the story than cholesterol alone, when addressing risk for cardiovascular diseases – which remain the number one cause of death in our society. Other factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, high b...
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