Cardiovascular Conditions
In today’s modern world we feel fortunate that modern medicine can offer us “a pill for every ill”. It is true that we have access to powerful medications that can improve the health problems suffered by many people. The trouble is that our most common medical conditions for which we obediently take our “pills” are…
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Lifestyle can lower blood pressure Hypertension is a much studied subject and a wealth of information spanning decades gives clear evidence about the effect of food on high blood pressure. Here is some of what the science says. 1974: Sacks, F.M., Rosner, B., Kass, E.H. Blood pressure in vegetarians. Am J Epidemiol. 1974 Nov; 100(5):390-398.…
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“There are two kinds of cardiologists – those that are vegan and those that haven’t read the data”. Dr. Kim Williams, cardiologist and the president of the American College of Cardiology 2015 & 2016 High blood pressure (hypertension) is the number one risk factor for death in the world. Statistics tell us that 1 out…
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The use of oils in or on our food has become very confusing. First we are told to cut down on oils and fats to keep us healthy and prevent weight gain. More recently headlines declare that fats and oils are in fact good for us and we should eat all we want of them.…
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A Presidential Advisory Unmasks a Definitive Answer On June 15, 2017 the American Heart Association published a meta-analysis of studies in the form of a Presidential Advisory concerning dietary fats and their relationship to cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). A Presidential Advisory is initiated by the president of the American Heart Association when action is needed…
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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.
