Increase Your HDL (Good) Cholesterol I’ve been asked to do a little bit of research concerning the most effective ways to increase HDL, or good cholesterol, levels. When I last talked about cholesterol, I tried to articulate the premise that the relationship...
Too much red meat can be deadly, study says: Is that extra bite of red meat really going to kill you? If it’s your fourth ounce in a day, it might. People who eat the most red meat daily (about four ounces) are about a third more likely to die than those who eat...
Low Sodium Lawry’s Seasoned Salt Recipe While at the grocery store this afternoon I refreshed my bottle of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt. As I’m in the process of trying to switch to salt substitutes however, I figured I’d try and come up with a recipe...
I’ve talked in the past about how a person’s blood pressure is significantly influenced by the ratio of potassium to sodium in one’s diet, not necessarily the amount of sodium itself. One way to positively affect this ratio is to use a salt...
The dietary consensus on eggs and cholesterol flip-flops more than a politician before an election. This is unfortunate because the “its good-its bad-its good” narrative causes people to stop listening. The re-emerging consensus on eggs and cholesterol is...
