Cardiovascular Conditions
Can a Heart Attack be Prevented? There are places around the world, some only recently discovered, that are inhabited by simple cultures who, throughout their existences, live a modest life, eat healthily, exercise through the natural exertion of their daily activities, experience minimal stress and place a high value on family and friends. These people…
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Signs and Symptoms No matter how old we are, if we could see inside our own coronary arteries (those blood vessels with the important job of supplying oxygen to the heart) we might well be alarmed. Most people believe that heart disease comes with age however this idea is quite incorrect. Autopsies performed on American…
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The world of fatty acids is a complicated one. There are saturated fats and unsaturated fats, trans-fats and hydrogenated fats, essential fatty acids, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. First things first – let’s sort these out. Fatty acids in general are long chains of carbon atoms bonded together with either single or double bonds and with…
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THE EVIDENCE Risk of heart disease There is a lack of large, well-controlled human studies exhibiting that coconut oil causes either a reduction or an increase in cardiovascular disease. On the other hand most randomized controlled trials on the subject agree that the ingestion of coconut oil causes increased RISK FACTORS for heart disease. Consuming…
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THE ANATOMY OF COCONUT OIL Beliefs about the value of coconut oil cross the whole spectrum of possibility. Some call it a health villain and indeed coconut oil is strictly prohibited in many heart-healthy hospital-administered diets. Others call it a fountain of youth because of its MCFA (medium chain fatty acid) components with claimed benefits…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
