Do you really know the truth about cholesterol?

You may be surprised by what you did not know about cholesterol. Check out my blog for more information.
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Gout

Several people have walked into our office complaining of pain in their big toe. Sometimes it is nothing more than a fixation in the joint, it could also be osteoarthritis from sports or other activities, but it could be gout. Gout usually starts in the big toe but I have seen it in the knee, foot, and other areas of the leg. Gout happens when the body has trouble metabolizing uric acid. It is possible to have high uric acid levels and not have gout. Gout is made worse by eating foods high in purine. Organ meats, scallops, muscles, and some fish are high in purine. There are also vegetables such as dried beans and asparagus that are moderately high in purine. Heavy alcohol use, kidney disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and some drugs can interfere with uric acid elimination. Because of the kidney problems associated with gout, I often suggest reducing foods high in oxalic acid. For a list of these foods, click on the following link. http://oxalicacidinfo.com/
Also see www.nutritioncaremanual.org
In managing gout, you should first get a medical exam with labs. Second, modify your diet and lifestyle. Third, although there is no cure for gout, there are supplements that make it much easier to live with. They include Phosfood liquid, AC Carbomide, Arginex, Renatrophin, Celery Seed, and Valerian root. There is also nutritional support for abnormal levels of uric acid when a patient does not have gout.

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Protein Diet and Disese

Many of us are concerned about weight loss. Not nearly enough of us are concerned about health. We’re more concerned about the way we look. As I’ve said many times, weight loss is simply burning more calories than you consume. When we are out of shape, we are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. CVD happens through a sequence of biochemical events. Fat cells in our bodies cause inflammation in our blood vessels which leads to high blood pressure. At the same time, a high level of fatty acids in the blood which occurs in obese people, inhibits a compound that helps relax blood vessel walls and lower blood pressure.
Fat cells secrete estrogen which leads to certain types of cancer, mainly breast cancer. Being overweight also increases the chance of type II diabetes. You are at risk for diabetes if you have a waist larger then 40” for men and 35” for women, a body mass index greater than 25, triglycerides over 150mg/dl, an HDL level less than 40 for men and less than 50 for women, or a blood pressure greater than 130/85.
Many people think they can lose a lot of weight by eating no carbs and being on a mostly meat diet. This could even be dangerous to your health. Here is a very good article on how much protein your body needs and just some good information.
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