Is The Atkins Grapefruit Diet Real?

By Joy Mitchell

The Atkins Grapefruit diet is a diet plan, not endorsed by the company of Dr. Atkins, that plays on the popularity of the grapefruit diet and the Atkins diet name. A closer inspection of this diet reveals that it may not be all it purports to be.

Firstly, it's pretty difficult to find information on the Atkins grapefruit diet plan. Smart people realize that when anyone is carrying out a deception, or a con, they will often gloss over facts. This is exactly what the Atkins grapefruit diet seems to do: it tries to get people to associate it with two purportedly effective diets.

So, is the Atkins Grapefruit Diet part of the Atkins Diet or endorsed by the company of the late Dr. Atkins? The answer is a resounding 'no', not only is there no mention of the Atkins Grapefruit Diet on the Atkins website, but there is no fruit of any kind mentioned in the list of permitted foods in the Atkins diet Induction phase.

The induction phase recommends the following foodstuffs:

Fish of any kinds; any fowl such as turkey and chicken; any shellfish; any meat such as beef or pork; eggs prepared in any style, including fried; cheese; vegetables; herbs and spices; fats and oils; low carbohydrate beverages, including diet sodas.

Notice anything? No fruit is mentioned on that list. Later phases of the Atkins diet do include small amounts of fruits such as cantaloupe and even lemon juice, and the pre-maintenance and maintenance phases even specifically permit small quantities of grapefruit. But when compared to the amount of Grapefruit recommended on the Atkins Grapefruit Diet, once more there is a disagreement.

The Atkins Grapefruit Diet advocates a cup of grapefruit juice or a cup of grapefruit sections, with 8 and 18 carbs respectively. Even the most generous phases of the Atkins diet advocates limiting grapefruit intake to less than 8 carbs per day. That's a direct contradiction of one diet with the other.

Most reasonable people would inspect the Atkins website itself the moment they heard about the Atkins Grapefruit Diet. If they found no mention of that diet on the website, then a red light would go off and an alarm would ring.

Generally speaking, you should remember this: any diet that relies too heavily on one foodstuff, such as grapefruit on a grapefruit diet, is not healthy for all but very short periods of time. The Atkins Grapefruit Diet is nothing to do with the Atkins diet, and may disrupt with the results of the Atkins diet in its early stages. - 32002

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A Good Low Fat Low Cholesterol Diet From HFL Solutions

By Dr. Sam Robbins

There are numerous low fat low cholesterol diets. However, before you start one of the diets you should consult with your doctor.

Are you sick of living on a low fat low cholesterol diet? It is difficult for many people to eat beans, rice, fish, oatmeal and veggies as a steady daily diet. You will find that a low fat low cholesterol diet consists of a lot of fruits and vegetables because they are full of vitamins and low in calories. You will increase your cholesterol by consuming saturated fats.

Trans fats such as those found in partially hydrogenated products can increase your cholesterol. You'll find these in some vegetable shortenings and margarines. If you cannot avoid dairy products all together, stick to organic low fat milks and yogurts.

The Mediterranean diet is a diet commonly seen in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. This diet emphasizes the consumption of lean meats, olive oil, red wine, whole grains, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. The Mediterranean diet lowers cholesterol by lowering LDL and raising HDL.

A vegetarian diet provides many healthy benefits to you. Typically high in antioxidants and low in fats, some studies are suggesting that a vegetarian diet is heart-healthy.

The National Cholesterol Education Program as a part of a therapeutic lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol and encourages a health heart has designed a diet called the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes diet or TLC diet.

Normally when you think of a healthy diet to lower cholesterol, the first thing that comes to your mind is eating low fat. However, studies suggest that carbohydrate intake is also vital to control your cholesterol.

CholesLo is guaranteed to reduce your cholesterol in 30 days. Many people see a difference in cholesterol levels in only 7 days. That is one week to lower cholesterol without changing your diet at all! This all natural supplement is made from the finest and safest ingredients. - 32002

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Tips To Having A Lower Cholesterol Diet From Dr. Sam Robbins

By Dr. Sam Robbins

A bowl of oatmeal, a handful of walnuts or a baked potato topped with a heart healthy margarine may be enough to lower your cholesterol to a healthy level and keep you off medications.

Oatmeal is one food item that has soluble fiber which will reduce your low density lipoprotein (LDL), the bad cholesterol. You can find soluble fiber in kidney beans, apples, pears, psyllium, barley and prunes.

To decrease your total and LDL cholesterol eat ten grams or more soluble fiber a day. Eating 1 1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal provides 6 grams of fiber. If you add fruit, such as bananas, you'll add about 4 more grams of fiber. You can also eat cold cereal made with oatmeal or oat bran.

To reduce your blood cholesterol you should eat walnuts according to research. You can keep your blood vessels healthy and elastic with you eat foods such as walnuts that are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Almonds and other nuts produce the same effect, however, only eat a handful because nuts are high in calories.

Because of its high levels of omega 3 fatty acids eating fatty fish has lowered cholesterol according to researchers. Reducing blood pressure and the risk of blood clots is another way Omega 3 fatty acids helps the heart. Fish oil or omega 3 fatty acids reduces the risk of sudden death in people who already have heart problems.

To get heart healthy benefits it is recommended by the Food and Drug Administration to eat 2 tablespoons of olive oil a day. You can get olive oil into your diet by adding it to a marinade, by using it to saute vegetables or mix it with vinegar as a salad dressing. When you are basting meat use olive oil rather than butter. Olive oil contains a potent mix of antioxidants that can lower your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol but leave your "good" (HDL) cholesterol untouched.

Food items such as margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks can reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 10 percent because they are fortified with plant sterols. By drinking two 8 ounce glasses of sterol fortified orange juice a day gives you the needed 2 grams of plant sterols.

Before you make other changes to your diet, think about cutting back on the types and amounts of fats you eat, which can raise your cholesterol. That way, you'll improve your cholesterol levels and health overall. - 32002

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A Good Low Fat Low Cholesterol Diet From HFL Solutions

By Dr. Sam Robbins

There are many low fat low cholesterol diets available. However, before you start one of these diets you should consult your doctor.

Are you sick of living on a low fat low cholesterol diet? It is difficult for many people to eat beans, rice, fish, oatmeal and veggies as a steady daily diet. You will find that a low fat low cholesterol diet consists of a lot of fruits and vegetables because they are full of vitamins and low in calories. You will increase your cholesterol by consuming saturated fats.

Your cholesterol will be increased by trans fats which are found in partially hydrogenated products. Trans fats are found in some vegetable shortenings and margarines. Stick to organic low fat milks and yogurts if you cannot avoid dairy products.

The Mediterranean diet is a diet commonly seen in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. This diet emphasizes the consumption of lean meats, olive oil, red wine, whole grains, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. The Mediterranean diet lowers cholesterol by lowering LDL and raising HDL.

A vegetarian diet provides many healthy benefits to you. Typically high in antioxidants and low in fats, some studies are suggesting that a vegetarian diet is heart-healthy.

The National Cholesterol Education Program as a part of a therapeutic lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol and encourages a health heart has designed a diet called the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes diet or TLC diet.

Normally when you think of a healthy diet to lower cholesterol, the first thing that comes to your mind is eating low fat. However, studies suggest that carbohydrate intake is also vital to control your cholesterol.

CholesLo is guaranteed to lower your cholesterol in thirty days. Many see a difference in cholesterol levels in only seven days. You do not have to change your diet in those seven days. This is a natural supplement and is made from the finest and safest ingredients. - 32002

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Low Carb Diet Recipes

By Joy Mitchell

So you're going on the Atkins Diet. It's not necessarily your first diet and until you try this, you can't be certain that it will be your last dieting attempt. Everything you've tried so far has failed you and you're on the verge of giving up dieting altogether. Naturally, this has been the case many times before and yet you've still found yourself trying diet after diet without too much remorse. Now however you live in the hope that with the Atkins low carb diet recipes that you have tucked firmly in your pocket, that you'll be able to beat your track record of yo-yo dieting.

You go home full of excitement and plans to buy that little black dress you've been looking at now for a few months. You won't go out and buy it immediately of course, no, that would just jinx your dieting efforts, but with the help of the Atkins low carb diet recipes you shouldn't have too long to wait.

So, you get home and sit in your kitchen going through the lists of low carb diet foods you're allowed to eat, and you start to worry about what you have got yourself into. You have absolutely no idea how you're going to cook some of these low carb diet foods, and besides that they don't sound half as appetizing as Frank's pizza from over the road.

Despair hits you and you kiss that little black dress goodbye, there's no way you can live off these low carb diet foods, and you don't even think you could prepare them if you did go out and buy the ingredients. That's when inspiration hits you, naturally enough, and you remember the Atkins low carb diet recipes that you have lying in your purse.

You had put the two objects in two different parts of your cavernous purse and had entirely forgotten about the Atkins low carb diet recipes which you had been given previously. You are happy again and you can see the black dress within your grasp. So now you sit down and make a list of the low carb diet foods that you'll need to start your very first Atkins low carb diet recipes.

The first thing you need to do though, is take all that lovely high carb food from your cupboards to the nearest shelter and make a healthy donation of food. You don't care what the family says, they're all going to eat Atkins low carb diet recipes.

Next, you hightail it to the supermarket and buy the things on your food list which you'll need to cook the first meal of your Atkins low carb diet recipes. And on the way back, you'll stop off at the little dress shop around the corner and promise the little black dress in the window, that you'll be it's wearer soon, as long as you stick with those Atkins low carb diet recipes! - 32002

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Learning from Other Cultures

By Chris Arribbat

Most people have learned something about cholesterol, and many of us have been to the doctor for a blood test to learn our cholesterol "number." Now, however, it turns out that there's more than one kind of cholesterol, too. Almost every day there are newspaper reports of new studies or recommendations about what to eat or what not to eat: Lard is bad, olive oil is good, margarine is better for you than butter-- then again, maybe it's not. Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made foods tastier. We cooked our food in lard or shortening. We spread butter on our breakfast toast and plopped sour cream on our baked potatoes. Farmers bred their animals to produce milk with high butterfat content and meat "marbled" with fat because that was what most people wanted to eat.

Doctors recommend that total blood cholesterol be kept below 200mg/dl. The average level in adults in this country is 205 to 215mg/dl. Studies in the United States and other countries have consistently shown that total cholesterol levels above 200 to 220mg/dl are linked with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol act differently in the body. A high level of LDL- in turn increases the risk of a heart attack. Thus, LDL-cholesterol has been dubbed "bad" cholesterol.

At first glance, it seems reasonable to think that eating less cholesterol would reduce a person's cholesterol level. In fact, eating less cholesterol has less effect on blood cholesterol levels than eating less saturated fat. However, some studies have found that eating cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease even if it doesn't increase blood cholesterol levels.whole-milk dairy products. Only foods of animal origin contain cholesterol.

In'08, scientists first observed that rabbits fed a diet of meat, whole milk, and eggs developed fatty deposits on the walls of their arteries that constricted the flow of blood. Narrowing of the arteries by these fatty deposits is called atherosclerosis. It is a slowly progressing disease that can begin early in life but not show symptoms for many years. In'13, scientists identified the substance responsible for the fatty deposits in the rabbits' arteries as cholesterol. In'16, Cornelius de Langen, a Dutch physician working in Java, Indonesia, noticed that native Indonesians had much lower rates of heart disease than Dutch colonists living on the island. He reported this finding to a medical journal, speculating that the Indonesians' healthy hearts were linked with their low levels of blood cholesterol.

Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids have also been found in some studies to reduce both LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels in the blood. Linoleic acid, an essential nutrient (one that the body cannot make for itself) and a component of corn, soybean and safflower oil, is an omega-6 fatty acid. At one time, many nutrition experts recommended increasing consumption of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats because of their cholesterol-lowering effects. Now, however, the advice is simply to reduce dietary intake of all types of fat. (Infants and young children, however, should not restrict dietary fat.) - 32002

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The Natural Way To Lowering Cholesterol From HFL Solutions

By Dr. Sam Robbins

The problem of high cholesterol among individuals has grown out of proportion now. There are various factors responsible for it such as their eating habits, flexible working hours, inadequate sleep etc. There are two kinds of cholesterol one being HDL which is safe for the body and the other one is LDL which has a rather harmful effect on the body.

Increasing amount of LDL gets stored in the arteries which results in their hardening and this particular disorder is known as Atherosclerosis. It is extremely harmful and can have a long-lasting effect if it remains unchecked. As against conventional and traditional form of medication which is highly unsafe and tend to have certain side effects among people, natural lowering cholesterol on the other hand is very safe.

Naturally lowering cholesterol is safe and is free from harmful side effects. Our product, CholestLo possesses all the qualities that natural lowering cholesterol should have. CholestLo is the first "quarto-mode" reducer using a new technology that maximizes safety It was designed in such a manner that it could combat the rising levels of cholesterol among people without adversely affecting their health. It can be used as an alternative for medical drugs such as, Lipitor, Zocor, and Crestor.

It is our resolve to provide you with the best product possible and if CholestLo doesn't reduce your cholesterol levels within 30 days, we promise to refund your entire money and$100 cash back. What more can you ask for?

We need to face facts here. Pharmaceutical companies that make hollow claims through their mediocre medicines aren't your best bet. They are meant to maximize the profit for the company rather than actually producing the results they are meant for.

We on the other hand aren't driven by profit motive. CholestLo is one of the best products that we have launched and it has begun to bear fruits. It has all the ingredients of natural lowering cholesterol.

There are growing concerns among individuals now with regards to their health and people are becoming very cautious of the products they are using. We want that our customers to get the best Value for their money. We have kept the price of CholestLo so reasonable that it falls within the reach of almost everyone. Natural Lowering Cholesterol such as CholestLo is the way to the future and it will eradicate the menace of high cholesterol among people once and for all. - 32002

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Cholesterol Isn't Just About The Food You Eat

By Haman Oakley

Our bodies create cholesterol in order to keep us healthy. Some cholesterol is created within us while other cholesterol is ingested when you eat. If you think about it, cholesterol isn't all bad.

Heart disease, heart attacks and strokes are often associated with cholesterol; however, there is good and bad cholesterol. If the levels aren't within the norms, the above results often happen.

Cholesterol is a soft substance that is wax like. Cholesterol can be found in the cells and bloodstream. Cholesterol occurs naturally in your system. It is used in the creation of some hormones and cell membranes. Risks involved with high cholesterol are extremely dangerous.

As stated previously, cholesterol is produced by your body and consumed through food. 25% of the cholesterol in your body comes from the food you eat. The rest of it is produced by your liver and other cells.

LDL, or bad cholesterol, causes strokes, heart attacks and heart diseases. These issues are caused by cholesterol causing your arteries to clog up.

The bad cholesterol is manufactured by your body. There is a chance of inheriting genes that cause your body to produce much LDL. If you eat foods that contain saturated fats, or trans fats, your cholesterol level will increase. Having a family history of high cholesterol may not help to keep the levels low enough even if you make changes to your lifestyle.

Your blood cannot absorb cholesterol. Lipoproteins carry cholesterol to and from cells. These lipoproteins are known as low-density lipoprotein, or LDL the bad cholesterol. The good cholesterol or lipoproteins are called high-density lipoprotein, or HDL. These types of lipids in conjunction with cholesterol and triglycerides are what your cholesterol count is made of.

If there is too much bad cholesterol in your blood it eventually starts to build up in your arteries. When this combines with other substances, plaque forms making the arteries start to harden.

Good cholesterol, or HDL, is thought to protect your heart from heart attacks. If these levels are too low, your risk for a heart attack increases.

Many people hold to common beliefs in regards to cholesterol.

Some believe that exercise and diet are what control cholesterol levels. These two do affect the good cholesterol in your body; however, the bad cholesterol levels are controlled by your liver and intestines.

Controlling cholesterol levels cannot be done by simply changing from butter to margarine either. Both are high in fat. Saturated and trans fats contribute to bad cholesterol. Making this small change won't have an effect.

Your weight has nothing to do with cholesterol levels either.

Your health is in your hands. Ask your doctor about being tested if you are concerned.

No cholesterol foods doesn't mean that the food is a healthy choice. Make sure to read the label. Many foods that state they are low cholesterol foods actually contain large quantities of saturated or Trans fats.

Just because you take medication for high cholesterol, doesn't mean that you don't need to watch what you eat.

Most food, like eggs, are good for you. Keep track of cholesterol consumed by all foods during the day.

High cholesterol is not just a mans problem. Estrogen that is taken during menopause can actually increase your cholesterol levels. These levels increase naturally with age as well.

Have your cholesterol levels checked starting in your 20's. If you wait until you are middle aged, it might be to late. - 32002

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Good HDL Cholesterol Ratio From HFL Solutions

By Dr. Sam Robbins

In reference to LDL, the HDL (High Density Lipoproteins) should be higher. When the HDL cholesterol is higher than the LDL you can reduce cholesterol. HDL moves through the bloodstream and removes bad cholesterol from blood vessels so it can be carried back to the liver and removed from the body. The HDL cholesterol ratio can be raised with the use of CholesLo.

The total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio is a number that is helpful in predicting an individual's risk of developing atherosclerosis. The number is obtained by dividing the total cholesterol value by the value of the HDL cholesterol. High ratios indicate higher risks of heart attacks low ratios indicate lower risk.

When low HDL cholesterol increases the ratio and you have high total cholesterol it is said to be undesirable. But it is desirable when high HDL cholesterol and low total cholesterol lowers the ratio.

About 4.5 is the average ratio. You want it to be better than average. Therefore, the best ratio would be 2 or 3, less than 4.

LDL/HDL is another ratio. This ratio is a purer ratio than total cholesterol HDL. LDL is a measure of bad cholesterol and HDL is a measure of good cholesterol. The total cholesterol is the sum of HDL and LDL. Add up those values you have the total cholesterol measurement.

The LDL/HDL ratio is more accurate and pure than the total cholesterol HDL ratio. The LDL/HDL is often used because the total cholesterol is easier and less expensive to get then the LDL cholesterol level.

Regardless of the HDL value it is very important that you obtain an LDL of less than 80-100 especially if there are risk factors for coronary artery disease, the use of tobacco, hypertension and diabetes. It is desirable for patients with coronary artery disease, history of bypass surgery or stents to have an LDL of less than 80.

In as little as one week you can reduce cholesterol by using CholesLo. This is endorsed by doctors and clinically proven. ClolesLo has numerous advantages such as it reduces both cholesterol and triglycerides, increases HDL cholesterol ratio and it will help repair the liver. By using CholesLo you can reduce your homocysteine levels. High levels of homocysteine are related to predicting heart disease. - 32002

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Atkins Diet Basics

By Michael James

The short name for the 'Atkins Nutritional Approach' is the 'Atkins Diet', which was the invention of Doctor Robert Atkins. Dr. Atkins had put on a lot of excess weight while he was studying in medical school and after reading about a certain diet in the medical journal, he decided to improve it and release it under his own name.

Atkins, in his Atkins Diet, stated that he believed that the prevalent theories about weight gain were all wrong. First, he dismissed the idea that saturated fats were bad; instead he said it was it was carbohydrates that led to the weight problems Americans have. Atkins held that our obsession with fat actually worsened the problem. He pointed to all the low-fat foods that were high in carbohydrates, which meant that people on a diet often ate foods that were worse for them than what they normally ate.

The Atkins diet shifts the focus. Atkins said that by cutting out carbohydrates, people would burn stored body fats. And if you lose the fat, you lose the weight. He said it was not just a matter of eating less. Dr. Atkins held that your diet could actually help you burn calories. The Atkins diet supposedly burned more calories than were consumed everyday. But the claims were contested.

Dr. Atkins also promulgated the positive influence that his diet could have on suffers of type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a disease you get early in life, but type 2 is often closely associated with diet and surplus body weight. So, it should follow that any diet that helps decrease weight, will help people with Type 2 diabetes. The Atkins diet is low in carbohydrates, which must be avoided with type 2 diabetes regardless of the caloric intake, so because of this aspect of the diet, Atkins claimed that those who suffer type 2 diabetes would no longer need medication such as insulin. In general, doctors disagree with Atkins on this point, although they do agree, however, that a lower carbohydrate intake helps control Type 2 diabetes, but there is no proof that carbohydrates cause diabetes.

What are the procedures one has to follow to do the Atkins diet? It goes in four phases - Induction; On-Going Weight loss; Pre-maintenance; and Lifetime Maintenance. Here follows a brief precis of the most important phase - The Induction Phase.

The Induction phase is the most difficult phase of the Atkins diet. Atkins is flexible about the time period " but recommends it lasts for two weeks. During this phase carbohydrates are severely limited " you can only consume up to 20 grams per day. The idea is to enter a fat burning metabolic phase called ketosis when the body, starved of glucose, will begin converting stored fat into fatty acids needed to power the body. Weight loss during this phase can be extreme " some Atkins followers reported losses of 5-10 pounds a week or more.

The aims of the final three phases in the Atkins diet are to learn the ideal carbohydrate levels for the next two phases, which are continued weight loss and weight maintenance. Many millions of people are still losing the weight they want to on the Atkins Diet " but beware the risks of taking in too much cholesterol and fat. - 32002

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Atkins Diet Basics

By Michael James

The popular name for the 'Atkins Nutritional Approach' is the 'Atkins Diet', which was the invention of Doctor Robert Atkins. Dr. Atkins had put on a lot of excess weight while he was studying in medical school and after reading about a certain diet in a medical journal, he made up his mind to improve it and publish it under his own name.

Atkins, in his Atkins Diet book, stated that he believed that the prevailing theories about putting on weight were completely wrong. First, he dismissed the idea that saturated fats were bad; instead he said it was it was carbohydrates that caused the weight problems Americans have these days. Atkins held that our obsession with avoiding fat actually aggravated the problem. He pointed out that the low-fat foods that were high in carbohydrates were not helping the nation, which probably meant that people on a diet often ate foods that were worse for them than what they had normally eaten.

The Atkins diet moved the focus. Atkins said that by avoiding carbohydrates, people would consume stored body fats. And, of course, if you lose the fat, you lose the weight. He said it was not just a question of eating less. Atkins postulated that your diet could actually help you burn calories and The Atkins Diet supposedly burned more calories than were consumed everyday. But the claims were disputed.

Dr. Atkins also touted the positive influence that his diet could have on people with type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a disease you get early in life, but type 2 is often closely associated with diet and excess body weight. So, it should follow that any diet that helps reduce weight, will help people with Type 2 diabetes. The Atkins diet is low in carbohydrates, which ought to be avoided with type 2 diabetes regardless of the caloric intake, so because of this aspect of the diet, Atkins claimed that those who suffer type 2 diabetes would no longer need medication such as insulin. In general, doctors disagree with Atkins on this point, although they do agree, however, that a lower carbohydrate intake helps control Type 2 diabetes, but there is no proof that carbohydrates cause diabetes.

What does one have to do to follow the Atkins diet? Well, it goes in four phases - Induction; On-Going Weight loss; Pre-maintenance; and Lifetime Maintenance. This is a brief synopsis of the first phase - The Induction Phase.

The Induction phase is the most difficult of the phases in the Atkins diet. Atkins is flexible about how long it should last " but recommends it lasts for two weeks. During this phase, carbohydrate consumption is severely curtailed " you can only consume up to 20 grammes per day. The idea is to enter a fat burning metabolic phase called 'ketosis' wherein the body, starved of glucose, begins to convert stored fat into the fatty acids needed to run the body. Weight loss during this phase is often extreme " some Atkins dieters reported losses of 5-10 pounds a week or more.

The purposes of the three final phases in the Atkins diet are the learning of the ideal carbohydrate levels for the next two phases: continued weight loss and weight maintenance. Millions of people are still losing the weight they want to on this diet " but be aware of the dangers of taking in too much cholesterol. - 32002

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Experience Noticable Natural Cholesterol Reduction By Taking All Natural Lipibalance!

By Dr Stuart Hoover

Many people have their lifestyles catch up with them as they reach middle age and beyond. If you have, up until now, eaten a diet high in saturated fats and succumbed to many of the lifestyle traps of our modern life, then it is likely that you too could be in danger of having high cholesterol There are several medications that are prescribed to treat this condition, but there are also effective natural products available. You can try natural cholesterol lowering with all natural LipiBalance!

Cholesterol is produced naturally in our bodies by our livers and is in every cell in our being. It is an important part of healthy cell function, but all too often our modern diets oversupply us with cholesterol and it can begin to cause us health problems. When you have too much cholesterol and blood fats present, it can begin to clog your arteries and lead to heart disease. Unfortunately, heart disease remains the number one killer of both men and women in many western countries.

Your body makes a portion of cholesterol, but we also get cholesterol from our diets. If you eat a lot of animal fats, then you probably are getting too much of the bad cholesterol. This can start to cause health problems if you are not careful.

LipiBalance can help you if you have high cholesterol because it has been specially made to include the best known herbs and nutrients to combat bad cholesterol in the body and promote good cholesterol levels. For maximum benefit, you should combine LipiBalance with a healthy diet high in fresh foods and include exercise in your regular routine.

One of the key ingredients in LipiBalance is red rice yeast extract. This ingredient has been used extensively throughout the Asian continent for thousands of years and it is well known to reduce bad cholesterol. It has been extensively studied and its effects have been proved in clinical studies.

Other ingredients included in the formulation include: niacin, a type of vitamin B; guggulipid, an ingredient taken from the mukul myrrh tree a native to India and proven to reduce cholesterol and the risk of atherosclerosis; beta-sitosterol and gamma-oryzanol other cholesterol lowering ingredients; alpha-lipoeic acid, which is a strong antioxidant, which targets toxins and free radicals in your body that can lead to cancer and heart disease and inositol, which has an effect on fats in the body.

It is important that you check with your doctor before undertaking any change in your medication or deciding to try natural cholesterol lowering with all natural LipiBalance. They will be able to advise you on whether this treatment is appropriate for you and your health situation.

You will achieve natural cholesterol lowering with all natural LipiBalance if you combine this effective treatment with lifestyle changes. By taking regular exercise and limiting your consumption of high saturated fat foods as well as taking LipiBalance you can improve your health immeasurably and continue to enjoy the heart health that you have previously taken for granted. Don't become another victim of the leading killer in the western world, be proactive with your health and you will not regret it. - 32002

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Atkins Products for Dieting

By Joy Mitchell

Following a diet is never easy, especially to begin with, but frankly just because you're going to do the Atkins Diet, it doesn't mean to say that it will become any easier either. Sure, you can eat virtually unlimited amounts of high fat and high protein food, but you're still on a diet and you still have to to limit your food intake.

For a start off, you will need to limit your carbohydrate consumption especially in the first phase of your diet, and although you get to increase that incrementally later on in the diet, you might still be missing your favourite carbs, like bread or chocolate, and might still be prone to these cravings. And that's where some of the Atkins products can help.

Having tasted some of these Atkins products myself, I have to mention that I consider them to be value for money. They're by no means cheap but then again, nor are they so expensive that you'll only be able to afford one product and go hungry for the rest of the time, which might, in its own way help that you lose weight!

However, you'll be happy to hear that there's a range of Atkins products for you to select from that can help satisfy even your strongest food cravings and as an added benefit, as I said earlier, they taste great as well. But if that isn't enough for you, you'll be happy to hear that they can also assuage your sugar cravings too, as well as being good for you and filling you up!

So, what Atkins products can you get? Well, they cover a wide range of food, so it really depends on what phase of the diet you're on and what you crave. If it's breakfast bars, you've got the 'Morning Start Breakfast Bars' which are high in protein and fiber and also have the right amount of calcium you'll require as well. Then you'll notice my own personal favourite, the 'Peanut Butter Granola Bar', made with crunchy wholesomeness and peanut butter.

Then again if you really miss something from your diet, you could always try one of the Atkins products which feature different flavours, say the milk shakes. For example, if you miss peaches, you could try an Atkins Peach Milk Shake. Seriously, where would you be without your milk shakes? Probably the same place you'd be without your Chocolate Peanut Butter bars.

Have I said enough to whet your appetite? Now, do you reckon that can stick to your diet with any of these Atkins products sitting on your shelves with only a minimum of moaning?

So, now you have it, what are you waiting for? Go and grab your Atkins products now. There's only so much will power a person has and the better prepared you are the easier it will be to stick to your diet and the quicker you can lose that unwanted weight. - 32002

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Reishi Alcohol Extract vs. Hot Water Extract

By Dr. Markho Rafael

Medicinal mushrooms have been immensely popular in Asia for millennia. Today, Americans are waking up to these powerful nutraceuticals. In the wake of this new awareness follow issues of product quality claims made by competing brands.

All medicinal mushroom species are plagued by this. Most fiercely debated is red reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), the most popular of all medicinal mushrooms. So this article will primarily focus on that species, but it's generally applicable to all species of medicinal mushrooms.

The first and perhaps obvious caution is to stay away from cheap mass-produced brands of medicinal mushrooms that may only contain dried and pulverized mushrooms, in which case the medicinal compounds are still inaccessible behind the mushrooms' cell walls.

There are many real therapeutic brands on the market, though. But even among them, there are significant differences. They all claim to be the best, naturally, because they all want to sell their particular brand. So let's sift the data, get the facts straight, and clear up misleading information that is out there.

There are primarily three ways to extract the medicinal compounds from red reishi. Each method pulls out different compounds, all of which have been proven by scientific research to be therapeutically important.

1. Water (Hot) Extraction (polysaccharides, etc.)

2. Alcohol Extraction (triterpenoids, etc.)

3. Fermented (arabinoxylanes, etc.)

The most important hot water extracted compounds are the polysaccharides. Studies have shown them to possess strong anti-tumor properties, help boost immune system and be powerful antioxidants. [1]

Through alcohol extraction, we get triterpenoids, a large group of lipids with many sub-groups. Research shows triterpenoids help regulate clotting, blood pressure and cholesterol. More importantly, they are the anti-inflammatory compounds that are the reason why reishi often gets recommended for arthritis, asthma and allergies. [1]

And then there are the new and unique medicinal compounds that get created when reishi is fermented. These "secondary metabolites" have their own therapeutic properties, different from the first two groups, including anti-tumor, immune support and blood-sugar balance. [2]

This article is not meant to recommend any particular brand so none will be mentioned by name. But the author does know of two reishi companies (Japanese and American) that both claim only hot water extract of reishi is effective and that alcohol extracts are of no use.

They do that, of course, because they wish to sell their products. However, there is no scientific validity to those claims. All three extraction methods listed above yield important medicinal compounds.

To determine if a brand of reishi (or Ganoderma) contains all the important medicinal compounds from the mushroom, find out if it utilizes both alcohol and hot water extraction. An additional plus would be if it also includes fermented reishi.

As a last point, when you look for the best reishi extract, one thing to look at is the form it comes in. For example, any reishi extract that fully dissolves in a water-based liquid such as coffee probably only contains hot water extracted reishi. So while reishi/ganoderma coffee certainly makes for a superbly delicious and healthy cup loaded with polysaccharides, it won't include the important anti-inflammatory triterpenoids.

Surprisingly, though, alcohol tinctures may include both hot water extract and alcohol extract. You will know if the alcohol tincture contains polysaccharides because when the alcohol and hot water extracts are blended, the polysaccharides fall out of solution and the tincture becomes cloudy. (Just shake it before you take it.) A cloudy medicinal mushroom tincture is an indication of high polysaccharide content. Capsules and tablets may be either hot water extract or alcohol extract or both.

[1] Boh B, Berovic M, Zhang J, Zhi-Bin L. "Ganoderma lucidum and its pharmaceutically active compounds." Biotechnol Annu Rev. 2007;13:265-301.

[2] Tang YJ, Zhang W, Zhong JJ. "Performance analyses of a pH-shift and DOT-shift integrated fed-batch fermentation process for the production of ganoderic acid and Ganoderma polysaccharides by medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum." Bioresour Technol. 2009 Mar;100(5):1852-9. - 32002

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LDL Cholesterol: The Hidden Hand Behind Heart Disease

By Ned Dagostino

Medical research proves beyond doubt that there is an unholy nexus between LDL cholesterol and heart disease. The long and the short of it is: LDL cholesterol is bad for the heart! What then is LDL cholesterol and what can we do to control it? The answer to that question is the burden of this article. Please do take the time to read it, it can mean the difference between robust good health and a lifetime of illness.

The LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol levels are maintained within a normal range by the body's natural regulatory mechanism. Sometimes this regulatory mechanism malfunctions, or maybe the body is flooded with cholesterol by ingestion. In any case the blood cholesterol level exceeds the normal range. This leads to a serious condition which can lead to severe health problems.

LDL means 'fatty proteins of low density'. This in turn means that LDL cholesterol tends to be loose and thick. LDL cholesterol circulates with the blood and sticks to the inner walls of the blood vessels, forming plaque and gradually reducing the vascular passage. This condition is called arteriosclerosis which results in atherosclerosis, meaning degeneration of the blood vessels.

Blood backs up from this point leading to high blood pressure which severely stresses the heart. Worse, small bits of the LDL cholesterol blockage can get dislodged and flow down with the blood. If these bits of LDL cholesterol enter a capillary, which is a very fine blood vessel, the capillary gets blocked starving the areas served by the capillary network of vital blood. If this happens in the brain, then areas of the brain just shut down leading to a form of paralysis called a 'stroke'. If the blood flow to the heart itself is cut off, a heart attack occurs possibly leading to a fatality. These are just two situations which can occur when LDL cholesterol exceeds the normal limit. There are a great number of similar situations, collectively called cardiovascular disease, which are directly linked to the excessive LDL cholesterol level.

There is just one thing we can do to guard against heart disease caused by excessive LDL cholesterol: assist the body in regulating the blood cholesterol level. The most effective way is by controlling what we eat. Medical researchers tell us that the most common reason for excessive LDL cholesterol is our over-indulgence in saturated fats, both directly and indirectly. We can have fatty foods which are good for health, like the omega-3 group of fats. The omega-3 fats actually work to reduce the LDL cholesterol in the blood, so we should have a lot of tuna and salmon because they are rich sources of omega-3 fats. Studies show that drinking a lot of water helps to increase the blood circulation which goes a long way in reducing LDL cholesterol.

Change your cooking medium from heavy saturated fats to unsaturated fats and oils. Virgin olive oil is good for your heart. These dietary changes will be very beneficial in your battle against heart disease.

Quit smoking. We all know that smoking is bad for the lungs and is also a carcinogenic activity. What most of us don't know is that smoking aggravates the high LDL cholesterol condition. The LDL cholesterol will drop almost immediately from the time you stop smoking, and it will drop further if you do as mentioned in this article.

High stress environments lead to high levels of LDL cholesterol in the body almost immediately. Learn to deal with stress. When your slave driver calls you up, prepare yourself to remain calm! The mind is the best tranquilizer for you! If possible seek a change of environment for the sake of your health. Health is wealth, and that's for sure!

To sum up, LDL cholesterol can be controlled by eating foods which are free of saturated fats, exercising, quitting smoking and ridding yourself of stress. The worst thing you can do is to panic about high LDL cholesterol levels. This article is meant to educate you about the cause and prevention of heart disease, not scare you. Use what you have learnt in this article to control the LDL cholesterol situation. Once that is under control, you can say that the risk of heart disease is under control. - 32002

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Introduction to Cholesterol

By Haman Oakley

A lot of people is under the impression that cholesterol is something that does not occur in a normal body. That it's caused by extraneous factors, and if you could get rid of those factors, you will no longer have any cholesterol in your body.

Technically this is not correct. In fact, cholesterol is completely normal. Every human body contains cholesterol. It is a substance manufactured by the liver. Its function is involved with the movement of fatty material from the liver to other organs and parts of the body, and back.

The main types of cholesterol are: LDL, or Low Density Lipoproteins, and HDL, or High Density Lipoproteins. HDL is often called the "good guy". Its job is to carry fatty material from the rest of the body back to the liver, where it has to be dealt with, either by breaking it down, or discarding it. The "bad guy" is LDL. This type of cholesterol has the function of distributing fats from the liver to areas in the body where it is needed (under normal circumstances).

Unfortunately in real life there are a couple of factor, both caused by ourselves or by circumstances outside our control, which disturb the normal balance between LDL and HDL, causing the system to malfunction, and fat to start building up in our arteries.

One of the most important causes of cholesterol levels going haywire is to put it bluntly: eating too much, and eating the wrong food. In times gone by, our forebears had a more active lifestyle. If they ate a lot of fatty food, the body used that to provide energy, and no harmful substances were stored, no balances disturbed. In our time we eat way too much fatty food, which our bodies don't need, and has no other plan with than to store it in the form of fat. The balance of HDL and LDL in our bodies becomes disturbed, and this results in the build-up of fatty tissue in our arteries, often clogging them.

Another important contributing factor to cholesterol imbalance is smoking. Not many people know that cigarettes contain a highly toxic substance known as acrolein. This stuff is also present in pesticides and chemical weapons! It suppresses the normal functioning of LDL and HDL. One the one hand HDL no longer effectively carries excess fat from other areas of the body back to the liver to be destroyed or recycled, and LDL is oxidized in the whole process, changing it cellular structure and causing it to malfunction.

Something that not a lot of us know either, is the role of genetic factors in all of this. For a reason we don't quite understand yet, about 70% of people suffer from a genetic disorder causing the production of good and bad cholesterol to become out of balance. Too much bad cholesterol - too little good cholesterol. And the system basically collapses.

Acting alone, a single one of the factors mentioned above might not be deadly. When they work in conjunction however, they form a lethal mix that results in the death of more people in America than anything else. Cholesterol is also one of the major causes of death world wide. - 32002

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Lowering Dietary Fat To Stay Fit And Healthy

By India Smyth

When embarking on a fitness plan, whether it be for a particular activity or increasing muscle, such as body building, it is vital to address your diet. Although many sports diet programs look at and give advice about particular foods like high protein foods, it is important to eat healthily.

It is particularly important even for those dieting, on a weight loss program. A lot of diets for sports are not always the healthy ones. Fat intake is a particularly important area. The following provides tips and advice on which foods to buy and how to cook them in the best way to reduce fat intake:

Particular foods to buy:

Find out if there are alternatives to the food you normally buy by checking the labels and choosing low saturated fat ones.

If you are buying poultry such as chicken or turkey, buy it without the skin on.

Lower fat content foods often come in fish or vegetarian alternatives.

Choose low fat varieties of dairy foods, such as semi-skimmed milk and low-fat yoghurts.

If you are buying a pie, buy one with only one crust at the top.

Check your cut of meat and the amount of visible fat. Look out for lower fat alternatives of meat such as lean mince meat. Check the visible amount of fat on the meat.

Food preparation in the Kitchen:

Use unsaturated oils instead of unhealthy saturated oils. Sunflower, rapeseed and olive oil are popular types. These are a good alternative to lard, butter and ghee.

Grill your meat as an alternative to frying it. Grilling encourages all the fat from the meat to run away. Remove any fat from the meat to lower the fat content.

Using a non-stick pan will allow you to avoid using oil or fat altogether.

Used low fat spreads when making sandwiches or when adding to foods such as mashed potatoes.

If you are on a fitness regime then more healthy alternatives can often be substituted. Adding all these small bits of advice together can amount to large differences in your diet which can significantly lower your fat intake. A number of small changes, regularly can soon add up to big changes. - 32002

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Check Cholesterol For A Happy, Healthy Life!

By Ned Dagostino

Cardio-vascular diseases top the list of major diseases the world over. Medical experts opine that a high cholesterol level in the bloodstream is the single major causative factor in this group of diseases. So what causes high levels of cholesterol in the blood, and what can you do to prevent that from happening to you? Let's find out.

The name "cholesterol" refers to a family of compounds that are found in the body. Some of these cholesterols may be good (HDL), others may be bad (LDL) for you. The trick is to maintain a decently high level of the good and reduce the bad cholesterol.

There is a general perception that a high level of cholesterol is itself a disease. This is false. But yes, high levels of bad cholesterol increase the risk of some very serious, even life threatening, cardio-vascular diseases. Some of these diseases are: atherosclerosis (which hardens the arteries), heart arrhythmias, strokes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks. We'll tell you how to control the level of cholesterol in your blood.

The body itself maintains the level of HDL and LDL in the blood. But if we ingest excess cholesterol then the body's regulatory system goes out of kilter. That's how most people develop LDL related ailments. A general diet is not indicated here. Restrict your intake of just those food articles that contain harmful levels of cholesterol, LDL particularly. These food articles are oils and fats, animal produce, and some substances like sodium. Meats, dairy produce, and poultry produce are all villains in this situation.

A sedentary lifestyle is equally bad news. Inactivity makes the circulatory system sluggish, and the evacuation of LDL is impaired. So the LDL accumulates to dangerous levels. The American Heart Association has advised a minimum of thirty minutes of exercise every day to keep heart disease at bay. You are free to do it in one spell or to spread it over two, three or more spells. Be regular in exercising. Thirty minutes every day means thirty minutes every day, come rain or shine! Maintain a comfortable exercise regimen. Don't get carried away and strain yourself. Jogging, going for long walks, cycling, and swimming are favored exercises. Make exercise a part of your schedule. Be moderate, be comfortable, be sensible!

Cigarette smoking is favored by a large number of people. This habit is definitely injurious in general and especially for people who suffer from elevated cholesterol levels. Even exposure to secondary smoke can aggravate the level of bad cholesterol in the blood. So stop smoking yourself, and avoid frequenting places filled with cigarette smoke.

Sometimes, very rarely, but still often enough, it's not your diet or your lifestyle that causes the LDL level to skyrocket. It's your body itself, its regulatory mechanism that is malfunctioning! This happens due to genetic factors which may even be hereditary. The way out of this situation is medication. Your physician will prescribe medicines that are suitable for your condition.

The level of cholesterol in your blood can seriously affect your life and lifestyle! Before that happens, it is better that you consciously work your way to a better lifestyle. Watch your diet, exercise regularly, and stop smoking; these are simple ways to get on top of your high cholesterol condition. Medication is always there if the simple methods don't work. Remember, high cholesterol can lead to life altering and even life threatening cardio-vascular conditions, such as strokes and heart attacks. Your general health goes down, and you can suffer from many other unrelated diseases. Therefore it is in your own best interest to get serious about controlling the level of cholesterol in your blood - for good! - 32002

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