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update to reasons for high triglycerides

Update to reasons for high triglycerides  : My husband had his blood test about a month ago.  His total cholesterol was down to 200.  This a remarkable achievement.  His triglycerides had dropped from over 300 down to 139.  No medication was involved.  He simply stopped drinking Mountain Dew  and continued to take his fish oil. His [...]

March 19, 2010 · fitness blog · 101 Comments
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Taking charge of our health

I have heard concerns from many people over the amount of fish oil I am ingesting.  First, let me say that knowledgeable doctors have and do prescribe this on a regular basis.  As I mentioned Randall McCloy’s doctor, Dr. Bailes, consulted with Dr. Barry Sears , a leading expert in nutrition and prescribed 18 mg. [...]

January 5, 2010 · fitness blog · 28 Comments
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The miracle of fish oil

Since I was stricken last week with carbon monoxide poisoning,  I have been concerned about any damage to my brain.  As a result,  I have increased my intake of fish oil.  I normally take 2 or 3 pills but now I am taking 12 – 16 pills. I know this sounds like a lot but [...]

January 3, 2010 · fitness blog · 56 Comments
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Poor lifestyle habits and disease

 Poor lifestyle habits are responsible for the vast majority of the health problems most Americans are facing.  High blood pressure, high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes and obesity are all around us and yet these illnesses are preventable and, if you have them, controllable.  The healthiest way to control them is by changing your eating and [...]

December 13, 2009 · fitness blog · 35 Comments
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A pound of cure

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October 23, 2009 · fitness blog · 10 Comments
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Soft drinks as one of the reasons for high triglycerides

Several years ago, my husband, who can be the king of unhealthy, having grown up in a house where they ate eggs, bacon, gravy, and biscuits for breakfast nearly every morning, spent 2 months in the hospital with the worst case of acute pancreatitis that his doctors had ever seen. Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of [...]

August 19, 2009 · fitness blog · 52 Comments
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