Archive for the 'Heart and Circulation' Category

Saturated Fats: Another Big Fat Lie

by Mark Ziemann, R.N.
“For every complicated problem there is a solution that is simple, direct, understandable, and wrong.” — �H.L. Mencken
“Everybody knows” that saturated fats are unhealthy, just like “everybody knew” once upon a time that the earth was flat. The saturated fat myth has seriously compromised the heart-health of Americans, and it’s all based [...]

10 Dangers of Carbohydrates

The US Food Pyramid advises us to eat 5-10 servings per day of carbohydrates, but high carbohydrate diets are the primary causes of our current overweight/obesity epidemic. 66% of adult Americans are overweight and 33% of these are obese. Diets high in carbohydrates (grains, beans, sugary fruits— anything that quickly turns into sugar in the [...]

Lower Cholesterol Naturally - Better Cholesterol Management with Vitamins and Herbs

Your Cholesterol Questions Answered
What can be done if you’ve been told that you have “high cholesterol?” I’ve been getting questions “in spades” this week, so it’s time for a cholesterol management update! Like Lennie who wrote “I would like to know what supplements you recommend to lower LDL besides diet. I do not want to [...]

Soy: Risks and Benefits

Like most things in nature, the humble soy bean (Glycine max) can be healthful in moderation, harmful in excess. Because soy and soy products (tofu, miso, soy flour) are currently gaining a lot of media attention and popularity, it is important to understand the risks and benefits of this food and supplement.Soy contains substances called [...]

Big Fat Lies!

Unlike carbohydrates, fats are an essential macronutrient and also the most misunderstood. The term “fat” actually refers to an entire family of fatty acids, each with very different biological functions. Only two fatty acids are essential, but the way in which all interact with each other plays an important role in how Essential Fatty Acids [...]

Could A Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Be Causing Your Symptoms?

Note: The following article is the result of research done by Dr. Myatt, sponsored by the good people at ProHealth - www.ProHealth.com - they have a large body of CFS information available on their website.
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Could This Common Vitamin Deficiency Be Causing Your [...]

Twenty-Five Surprising Benefits of a Dietary �Non-Nutrient�

By Dr. Myatt
[The fully referenced version of this article can be found at: http://www.drmyattswellnessclub.com/Fiber25Benefits.htm]
It’s not a “sexy supplement” or a “new breakthrough.” In fact, it’s not even officially classified as a nutrient. But Americans get only 10% of the amount we consumed 100 years ago, and our health may be seriously suffering as a result.
That [...]

Maxi Fiber is now EZ Fiber�

-�Still The Best-Tasting, Most Complete Fiber Available -
Great News! Maxi Fiber, one of Dr. Myatt’s most popular products, has been licensed to a major supplement manufacturer. This means that Dr. Myatt no longer sells Maxi Fiber in the small containers, but now offers the same great product (exactly the same!) in a larger container for [...]

A Dozen Proven Reasons to take a Good Multiple Vitamin

A Dozen Proven Reasons to take a Good Multiple Vitamin
By Dr. Dana Myatt
While conventional medicine and newspaper headlines continue to tell us that nutritional supplementation isn�t important, the results of medical research shows just the opposite. Here are�twelve recent medical findings that should convince you to keep taking a high-quality, optimal potency multiple vitamin/mineral supplement. [...]