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Friday, August 21, 2009 In Nature Not All Things Are Created Equal Some are Really Good for You, And Some Mostly Created by Man are Bad for Human Beings Which Fats Are Good For You? We need a little fat in our diets for good health, and some fats are better for you than others. Fatty acids, the building blocks for fat, are divided into three chemical classes according to their hydrogen content: saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. Here’s a rundown. A few good fat sources critical to your diet are: AvocadosFish OilFlax SeedAlmondsKrillFresh FishChia Seed & OilIn fact leading research is suggesting the average American is low in good fat content and high in bad fat. > moreFriday, August 21, 2009 In Nature Not All Things Are Equal, Some are much better Why Your Brain Is Starving In America we are eating more than ever, but our brains may be starving to death... Brain health is critical to human health. Some experts today say the current generation will not outlive their parents due to a diet high in bad fats, over abundance of carbs, and diets extremely high in sugar. Fat is essential to brain health - and cardio vascular health. If we feed our brains properly they function better. You brain is mostly fat but saturated and trans-fats are not healthy choices for brain health - yet the American diet is mostly just that. > moreTuesday, August 18, 2009 Cardiovascular DiseaseIntroduction Diseases of the heart and circulation are so common and the laity is so well acquainted with the major symptoms resulting from these disorders that patients, and occasionally physicians, erroneously attribute many noncardiac complaints to cardiovascular disease.(1) It should not be a surprise that this occurs since most patients are aware that cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 50 percent of patients with ischemic heart disease initially present with acute myocardial infarction, and 50 percent of patients who suffer acute myocardial infarction do not survive. > more |
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