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The Optimal Diet: The Official CHIP Cookbook
The Official CHIP Cookbook... CHIP is the Coronary Health Improvement Project.. They're a successful lifestyle intervention program. More than 40,000 people have enjoyed the results of attending this world-class program. How did they do it? They...
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Why Did You Quit Eating Meat?
Many of you are familiar with Dr. John McDougall, & that he suffered a stroke when he was only 18 years old. His diet was like that of any typical American teen, full of highly saturated animal fats, processed foods and dairy. After many years of...
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Dr. Michael Klaper Answers Common Questions
You will enjoy the below 26 minute video of Michael Klaper MD. Dr. Klaper speaks passionately about his past, and how his memories of growing up on a dairy farm influenced him towards transitioning to a more compassionate and health-supporting diet. A...
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Eat Tomatoes for a Healthy Heart!
Red is a Heart-Healthy Color Red foods like tomatoes, watermelon, sweet red peppers, red grapefruit, and papaya all contain a powerful, heart-healthy carotenoid called lycopene. According to an article by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, You Say Tomato--We Say...
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High-Intensity Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Incident Diabetes Mellitus In Black Adults: The Jackson Heart Study
Heavy smoking of cigarettes may make black men and women highly susceptible to diabetes mellitus. This study set out to provide answer to the question: are the odds of developing diabetes mellitus stacked against blacks who are cigarette smokers?...
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Vitamin Supplements May Increase Risk of Disease
Many people pop a morning multivitamin as a very personal form of "health insurance." We figure that just in case our diet isn't adequately providing for our nutritional needs, we'll take a multivitamin to be safe. Some of us take it a step further,...
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Is Diet Superior to Drugs in Lowering Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading reason for patients to visit their doctors. It affects the majority of Americans over the age of 65. (Nearly 1 out of every 3 adults in the U.S. and roughly 37% of Americans suffer from...
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Gut microbial-dependent trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) pathway contributes to both development of renal insufficiency and mortality risk in chronic kidney disease.
High serum concentrations of TMAO are associated with high incidence of renal disorders and mortality. Dietary choline, lecithin (phosphatidylcholine), and L-carnitine are rich sources of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). This research work was carried...
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Sugar-sweetened beverage, diet soda, and fatty liver disease in the Framingham Heart Study cohorts.
Regular drinking of sugar-sweetened beverages may promote the development of fatty liver disease. This study investigated the effect of high dietary ingestion of diet soda and sugar-sweetened beverages on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk....
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Michael Klaper MD Speaks From His Heart
Physicans like myself who follow the wise words of Hippocrates: " Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food " — witness amazing transformations in the lives of our patients when disease-promoting foods are removed from their diets and their...
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New Non-Statin Drugs Come at a High Price
The Good: While high cholesterol is a health problem that plagues those consuming the typical American diet, it is a condition that in most cases is easily treated and reversed. I have seen cholesterol levels drop dramatically simply by switching to...
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Does Coconut Oil Lower Cholesterol?
Coconut oil has become a popular "super food" among health conscious individuals, claiming to heal just about every affliction known to man. Those who profit from this highly-refined product claim that consuming coconut oil lowers bad LDL cholesterol...
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What is Metabolic Syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a term often mentioned these days when public health is discussed. We hear about it on the news and see it mentioned in blogs and articles. But have you ever wondered, "Exactly what is metabolic syndrome?" You're not alone. By...
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Intake of legumes and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Larger intake of legumes may help ward off cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine evidence from past studies that reviewed the association between high dietary ingestion of legumes and the possibility of...
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Classic Tale of the African Green Monkeys
Many people love the classics. Swiss Family Robinson . Jane Eyre . Or even Good Night Moon . All genres have their classics. These stories often owe their appeal to an artful exploration of some truth regarding the human condition. There truly is "no...
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Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of cardiovascular events: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
The probability of suffering from cardiovascular events, stroke, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and transient ischemic attack (TIA), may be high among individuals who enjoy consuming ultra-processed foods. This study evaluated if consistent...
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High anthocyanin intake is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged women
Adopting a diet rich in anthocyanin-containing foods may be beneficial for the prevention of myocardial infarction in women. This study attempted to provide answer to the question: can habitual intake of foods high in anthocyanins protect women from...
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Inverse association of legume consumption and dyslipidemia: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program.
A healthy lipid profile and low cardiovascular disease risk are associated with frequent consumers of legumes. Dyslipidemia is a condition in which abnormal amounts of lipids are present in the blood. This study evaluated the consumption of legumes in...
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3 Diseases Whole Grains May Help Prevent
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend the consumption of 3 to 5 servings of whole grains for adults and 2 to 3 servings for children. Unfortunately, a large number of adults and children in the US are consuming too much refined grain flour...
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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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