Category: Nutrition

Understanding Cholesterol and How it can be Reduced with the Right Food

Science has already proven that high cholesterol levels significantly increases one’s risk for developing heart diseases secondary to plaque formation. Over time, this plaque grows until it obstructs sufficient blood flow to the heart leading to compromised cardiac function. Because a great majority of the cholesterol in the body comes from food that we eat, [Continue]

How Can Fat Be Essential?

Are you aware that some fats are essential to the body? Yes, there are several fats which our body cannot create which means that we have to get them from our food. Maybe you have heard of omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. All these are both considered essential and should be provided by [Continue]

Nutrition, Evolution, and Having a Healthy Diet

Nutrition has everything related to well-being. This really is not news, just, but looking around at the crazy information on the marketplace, one wonders if anyone actually makes the connection: what you eat affects how you feel. It is not that complex. Your well-being is dependent upon the food choices you make in the short [Continue]