Health Guidance

A total lack of any supportive evidence does not necessarily prove that fat/saturated fat in the diet does not cause heart disease. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, let me now mention a few of the most powerful pieces of evidence that directly contradict the diet-heart hypothesis. But where to begin? There is just so much to choose from.

I think the best place to start is with the biggest trial on dietary modification ever done, and the biggest that will ever be done. Fifty million people were placed on a low saturated-fat diet for fourteen years. Sausages, eggs, cheese, bacon and milk were severely restricted. Fruit and fish, however, were freely available, those oh-so healthy foods. Continue reading ‘The French and Cholesterol Levels’ »

Happened to catch the very last few minutes of a Discovery Health program this morning about monitoring anticoagulation. It is part of a CME series for physicians and other health-care providers. They can register, watch the clips, then take an online test and get credit.

Could not access the site at home because we have dial-up. Kept getting booted off. We are in Dallas today visiting my parents who have DSL, so I brought my laptop.

The program is wonderful! I highly recommend that each person here who is on warfarin watch it. The program is extremely supportive of home testing (FYI: Roche, which makes CoaguChek, is involved in this program, if my memory serves me right.). In fact, there are 2 home-testers interviewed for the program. Continue reading ‘Health Anticoagulation Program’ »

Does eating a high-fat diet, or a high saturated-fat diet, cause heart disease? I shall start by presenting all of the evidence in support of the dietheart hypothesis. This time I am actually not joking. Aside from Ancel Keys’s study – a study subject to accusations of selection bias – there is no evidence in support of the diet-heart hypothesis. I believe that the strongest backing for this somewhat bold statement comes from two different sources.

Firstly, the Surgeon General’s office in the USA. Secondly, from Professors Law and Wald, the high priests of heart-disease orthodoxy. Both of these sources were, and remain, utterly convinced of the diet-heart hypothesis. In 1988, the Surgeon General’s office decided to gather together all the evidence linking saturated fat to heart disease, and thus silence any remaining naysayers forever. Continue reading ‘Diet and Heart Disease’ »

It has been recognized for many years that women, generally, suffer much less heart disease than men – especially younger women. The difference is normally about 300 per cent. This is despite the fact that women have higher average cholesterol levels. The widest gap I found was in New Zealand in the 1970s.

Here, women aged 45-55 had onetenth the mortality rate of men. Now that is what I call a gap. Women, therefore, present a problem for the cholesterol hypothesis. Higher cholesterol levels than men, but much lower rates of heart disease. Many findings for women were discrepant from those for men. Of particular importance in women was considered to be the essentially flat relation of total cholesterol to total mortality, total cardiovascular, and total cancer mortality. Continue reading ‘Do women suffer much less heart disease than men?’ »

The French, you see, eat more saturated fat than people do in the UK. They smoke more, take less exercise, have the same cholesterol/LDL levels, the same HDL levels. They also have the same average blood pressure and the same rate of obesity. And you know what? They have one quarter the rate of heart disease that we do. One-quarter!

In fact, the French consume more saturated fat than any other nation in Europe, and they have the lowest rate of heart disease. The only other nation that comes close to their super-low rate of heart disease is Switzerland, and the Swiss have the second highest consumption of saturated fat in Europe.I believe that I know what some of you are thinking right now. They, the French, are protected from heart disease by drinking red wine, eating freshly cooked vegetables (all those antioxidants, you see) and eating garlic. Continue reading ‘French Case’ »

The major killers today are heart disease, stroke and cancer and the single biggest cause of these diseases is our unhealthy lifestyles. Recent studies have shown that healthy habits can extend lives and reduce disabilities in old age and good health habits include being able to spot a problem early enough to get it medically treated effectively. The following are the most important warning signs and symptoms we need to watch out for and take urgent action on:

Unexplained weight loss may signal diabetes, depression, chronic infections or in serious cases, cancer.

Chest pain with or without accompanying arm or jaw pain could be a signal of heart disease or even an impending heart attack. Continue reading ‘Warning Signs and Symptoms That Need Immediate Medical Attention’ »

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease. CHD is caused by any problem with the coronary arteries that keeps the heart from getting enough oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood.

CHD is preventable yet kills more than 70,000 people and 110,000 people have a heart attack in England every year. That is why, before you get this disease, it is better for you to prevent it. Continue reading ‘Reduce Your Risk to Get Heart Disease by Consuming Black Tea!’ »

Tomato is a kind of fruits that is always interesting to serve. It is not only delicious, but also healthy. That is why, recently, a scientist from Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, launches a supplement that contains tomato extract. In fact, this supplement is called by medical world as a medicine for heart disease.

This supplement is a pill, known as Ateronon. This pill contains lycopene that is able to reduce the damage that is caused by bad cholesterol. This effect can protect artery vessel, heart and brain from the risk for getting heart disease and stroke. Continue reading ‘The Importance of Tomato to Protect Your Heart’ »

Is it time to take a break from drinking alcohol? Have you been going over the top with the alcohol consumption lately? You should be able to tell by listening to your body. How do you feel? Do you have aches and pains beyond the normal? Do you feel tired and listless? Maybe a detox from alcohol is for you.

Life is like that sometimes. The parties all seem to come at once. First the Jane’s wedding, then Tom’s christening, then your best mates big birthday bash. It is very easy to lose track of yourself and drink way too much over a few weeks. But it can have negative consequences in the long run.

The facts about long term alcohol abuse are everywhere. Liver damage, heart disease, etc, etc… It is very easy to go from one night a week, to two nights. From a couple of really good sessions to a few beers in front of the TV. A couple of beers for the game to hide and go seek with the whiskey bottle. Once you are there, the risks to every part of your life are massive.

Continue reading ‘Alcohol Detox For the Social Drinker’ »

You can cure diabetes naturally and without medication say science. It is possible to stop this disease before it takes over the body. Diabetes is a horrible disease that slowly defeats the cells of the body. What this means to you is a lot of pain in the body. There is a poison in the bloodstream of the diabetic. This poison spreads and defeats the body painfully. The poison glucose invades the cells and the body will painfully lose the fight. You can cure diabetes naturally and it must be done fast to save the body.

Time is where the diabetic loses. The diabetic waits and does things like stopping sugar but this cannot stop the powerful blood glucose poison that is spreading. As the diabetic waits and follows a typical no sugar diet the illness continues to spread. This is why millions will have to have their legs cut off. Diabetes will bring death the legs so that they are of no use. Millions have had to have their dead legs removed. There is a cure diabetes naturally diet that science has shown is working. Continue reading ‘Cure diabetes naturally: Science shows new diet to cure diabetes naturally’ »