Share this content In this blog I will cover how to improve your cholesterol profile and the risks and benefits of cholesterol therapy, let’s dive right in! Step 1: First and foremost, eat more fiber. Fiber will lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, increase...
Share this content We have become so accustomed to thinking of cholesterol as dangerous, that most people are not aware that cholesterol is essential to life. To identify just a few benefits of cholesterol: Cholesterol makes your cell walls flexible—improving cellular...
Share this content The prevalence of abnormal blood sugar levels (with or without a diagnosis of diabetes) is increasing at epidemic proportions, especially in the USA. Today, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notes that 96 million US adults have prediabetes (a...
Print This Recipe Summer is a wonderful time to make pesto as basil plants grow abundantly. My basil plants in Florida are at their peak, big and bushy, just starting to go to seed, and Father’s Day seemed like a lovely occasion to create homemade pesto with my sons....
Share this content Hormones regulate multiple aspects of our body’s functions and become especially important as we age or when we are under chronic stress. Perhaps the most common hormone-related symptoms include: Fatigue Hot flashes, night sweats, poor libido...
As rates of diabetes and prediabetes continue to soar in the US and worldwide, which also increases the risk for heart disease, many health experts have recommended that people avoid sugar. Instead, artificial sweeteners have been recommended and their use has...
High blood pressure is the most important risk factor in predicting heart disease. The reason is simple—blood pressure is not merely a risk factor; it is also a direct marker of blood vessel function and the health of your whole cardiovascular system. Blood pressure...
Print These Recipes I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Around the holidays, I am especially thankful for our continued good health and my immediate family that all live nearby—my wife Nicole, my adult boys, my grandson Lorenzo, and the mom and a new grandchild due in...
