Archive for August, 2007

Common questions about Cholesterol…..

I s all cholesterol bad?
Your body needs cholesterol to help produce hormones in your body.   There’s 2 types of cholesterol HDL or (good) cholesterol and LDL or (bad) cholesterol.   Good cholesterol actuall helps remove cholesterol from your blood.  A good measure of hdl is 60mg/l+.   Bad cholesterol builds up in arteries leading to heart disease [...]

Trusty old milk

Drink milk after your weight training workouts, and you may gain more muscle and lose more body fat than if you drink a soy or carbohydrate drink, according to the results of a new study.
Researchers compared the effects of drinking nonfat milk, a soy protein drink, or a carbohydrate drink on building muscle and burning [...]

Stress Causing People to “Super Size”

by Georgianna Donadio D.C., M.Sc., Ph.D.
It is currently reported that two out of three adults is either overweight or obese, and the numbers continue to climb. As a result, statistics demonstrate that a significant portion of our population is being diagnosed with chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease. Even more shocking is that [...]