Month: July 2014
What is Considered a Low-Carb Diet? Do Carbs from Fruits and Vegetables Count?
How to Lower Cholesterol Without Using Medication – The 2 Simple Steps
Let’s first clarify something – the type of cholesterol you want to lower is your oxidized cholesterol, also known as LDL cholesterol. This is a type of cholesterol, formed when ‘normal’ cholesterol gets oxidized by reactive oxygen species, that come from pollution, bad diet, stress and so on. Here are two simple diet tweaks that […]
The Best Low-Carb Foods for Weight Loss
Low-carb diets have long been known as a great way to lose weight, because of their ability to improve insulin resistance and reduce the intake of fattening fructose. But which low-carb foods are best for weight loss? Do you automatically lose weight when you are on a low-carb diet, regardless of what specifically you eat? […]
Optimal cholesterol levels, despite a high-fat diet – oxidative stress is the enemy, not dietary fat!
In recent years, there has been a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to cholesterol and it’s two “types” – LDL and HDL. In reality, there is only one type of cholesterol – the chemical compound (10R,13R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol, Cholesterin, Cholesteryl alcohol. What doctors refer to as LDL, or ‘bad’ cholesterol is actually the cholesterol that becomes […]