Although I assume most of our readers will already know that the whole ‘cholesterol is bad’ is a complete myth which the pharmaceutical companies love to promote, I really appreciated this article written by a local Vancouver fitness coach. It is short, to the point and presents the real picture in a clear way. I am glad to see that cholesterol is getting more appreciation these days. Our brains wouldn’t work at all if we were totally cholesterol free. Thanks to Allan Lawry of www.alfitness.ca for this post.
Research has shown that, rather than avoiding the so called ‘bad fatty cholesterol,’ one should avoid the following fats: foods fried in vegetable oils, all hydrogenated oils, refined or processed oils, margarine, transfats, and any oil that has been overheated. These fats turn rancid and oxidize in the body. This can cause excess free radical production, which can cause internal inflammation. Inflammation causes a cascade of problems including the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, a precursor to arterial damage and heart problems such as angina and coronary blockages (heart attacks).
I am more than fortunate to have found my soul-mate--I very nearly messed the whole thing up by marrying another man (on my soul-mate's birthday to boot). Thanks to getting in touch with my body (craniosacral therapy helped with this) I managed to admit and unravel my mistake and get together with t ...
As a preliminary to the next article I am posting on grounding or earthing, I wanted to share this article posted by Sepp. Sepp has a great website where he posts newsgrabs on various topics from health to open-source. I highly recommend checking out his site. The article is mostly an interview with ...
Respect to the Bean I recently had a request for information about beans. I think actually it was more a request about how to cook dried beans than these sorts of facts! For details on soaking beans check out this recipe for refried beans. In the meantime let your mind be titillated with these bi ...
I was just looking over some posts from last year and found this in a post about seeds, seasons, rebirth and resurrection: Lady Day, the 25th of March, was a very ancient celebration of the Great Rite, or the holy marriage. In the legends of ancient Sumer, Inanna descends to the underworld on the ...
The ancient Nordic saga, the Elder Edda, says that the Well of Remembrance is located at the foot of Yggdrasill, the world tree. It confers on anyone who drinks from its waters the ability to see in new ways and to tap into the ancient knowledge and wisdom of Earth and mankind. As the saga relates, ...
--Recipe for Rose Hip Soup-- Unlike people, roses probably do not consider themselves as having a purpose in life. But if a rose bush did have a mission, I expect its greatest sense of achievement would come from creating, not just a whole lot of beautiful flowers, but the grand array of round, r ...
Sleeping Goddess. Lost Gardens of Heligan March and April are months of rebirth and new beginnings around the globe. New Year festivals from Myanmar/Burma to Scotland were and still are traditionally celebrated in these months. The vernal equinox falls on the 20/21st of March. Night and day are ...
I remember the first time I had a chance to get to know wild fennel. It was growing tall and wild behind an empty lot I walked through every day on my way to work at an Italian restaurant in the Viaduct harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It's funny to look back on that period in my life and realize t ...
By John Ruskin It means the knowledge of Medea, and of Circe, and of Calypso, and of Helen, and of Rebekah, and of the Queen of Sheba.
It means knowledge of all herbs, and fruits, and balms, and spices, and of all that is healing and sweet in groves, and savory in meat.
It means carefu ...
