Does Less Protein Increase FGF21 for Longevity?
Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid...
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?
Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? Over a century ago, fasting was hailed not only as a means of combating “cerebral lassitude,” but also for the “prolongation...
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How Low Can LDL Cholesterol Go on PCSK9 Inhibitors?
People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live...
Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels
Having a “normal” cholesterol level in a society where it’s normal to die from a...
A Longer Life on Statins?
What are the pros and cons of relative risk, absolute risk, number needed to treat,...
The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects
A Mayo Clinic visualization tool can help you decide if cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are right...
Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins?
What is the dirty little secret of drugs for lifestyle diseases? Drug companies go out...
Should You Take Statins?
How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if...
Statins and Muscle Pain Side Effects
Why is the incidence of side effects from statins so low in clinical trials while...
The 411 on Statins
The cholesterol-lowering statin drug Lipitor has become the best-selling drug of all time, generating more...
Can Oxidized Cholesterol 27HC Explain Three Breast Cancer Mysteries?
Oxidized cholesterol, which is concentrated in products containing eggs, processed meat, and parmesan cheese, has...
An Apple a Day May Keep the Pharmacist Away
Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs? Does...
Amla (dried Indian gooseberry) vs. Lipitor for Lowering Cholesterol
Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood...
The Most Antioxidant-Packed Whole Food
Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla—dried Indian gooseberries—too good to be true? In reference...
All Children Should Have Their Cholesterol Checked Between Ages 9 and 11
Coronary artery disease does not magically appear. The disease begins “during early childhood and progress[es]...
Eating the Way Nature Intended
The Paleolithic period, also known as the Stone Age, only goes back about two million...
How to Make Your Own CoQ10
Fecal Fluorescence on Meat Chlorophyll is the green pigment that makes green leaves green. If...
How to Treat Chronic Kidney Disease with Food
“In the United States, approximately one in three adults aged 65 years and older has...
How Too Much Cholesterol Can Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease
Millions suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and the available and foreseeable treatments are disappointing at best....
Can Oatmeal Reverse Heart Disease?
Fiber continues to be singled out as a nutrient of public health concern. We’re getting...
What Happened to the Rice Diet?
During his career at Duke, Dr. Walter Kempner treated more than 18,000 patients with his...
What’s the Optimal Cholesterol Level?
No matter where we live, how old we are or what we look like, health...
Medical Care: The Third Leading Cause of Death
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but a pound isn’t that...
How Well Do Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Actually Work?
One of the reasons people may undervalue diet and lifestyle changes is an overconfidence in...
Flaxseeds Can Have Profound Effect on Hypertension
A recent article in the journal, Meat Science, acknowledged that a sector of the population...
