Cholestrol comes in too forms. The good HDL cholestrol looks like wax combined with fat, and is vital for many body parts like membranes, the brain, cell walls, muscles, liver, the heart, the intestines, nerves and the skin. This good waxy fat helps the body to produce Vitamin D, hormones and bile for fat digestion. […]

My midsection is not what it use to be! The weight has creeped in with time. Did you know that if you carry excess baggage in your midsection, the risks are greater than if the extra pounds settle on your hips? You actually place a strain on your heart and body when you’re heavier than […]

The general impression, reinforced by the specter of increasing lifestyle induced coronary diseases, is that LDL cholestrol is ‘bad’. To be sure, high levels of LDL cholestrol increases risks of heart diseases, but it must be also recognized that LDL cholestrol plays a vital role in our very survival. Cholestrol is a lipid (or fat) […]