
How to prevent heart disease (Hint: forget cholesterol)
If I were to ask you what causes heart disease, I’m sure you would say “high cholesterol.”
Of course you would. Drug companies have been very effective in programming you to believe that cholesterol causes heart disease so they can sell you statins and create a customer for life.
The truth is, cholesterol has gotten a bad rap that it doesn’t deserve. Cholesterol is your body’s healing salve (among the many other roles it plays), so when your body senses inflammation in your arterial walls, cholesterol is summoned to the scene to work its magic.

Safe, effective relief from fibromyalgia pain
Over 5 million Americans (90 percent of which are women) suffer from fibromyalgia—arguably one of the most painful conditions ever known.
Sadly, this debilitating condition wasn’t even recognized as a bonafide illness until as recently as 1987! Before that it was largely thought to be “all in someone’s head.”

Blast that winter blubber now!
Spring is here, but you wouldn’t know it by the snow I see when I look out my front door this morning! The arrival of spring triggers a very common fear for many people:

Your #1 protection against early death and disease
I saw a recent Wall Street Journal article that mentioned how “new” research has begun to “unravel the mystery” of how an unhealthy gut microbiome caused by poor diet or lack of sleep can lead to disease.
I don’t mean to sound cynical, but where have they been?

The dark side of coffee drinks
For all you fancy coffee fanatics, I have an important message for you.
Those sweet coffee drinks that you love so much have a very dark side—and I’m not referring to how dark the roast is.
Here’s what you must know about these brews that may taste good, but that’s where their “goodness” ends.
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Eating, Sugar

A sneaky cause of osteoporosis and kidney stones
When someone says “osteoporosis,” most people think, “Eat more dairy products!”
But when kidney stones are brought up, the opposite is true— “You’re eating too much dairy!”
Well, there’s a lot more to it than that.
- Tags: Healthy Bones, Healthy Kidneys, Vitamin D