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Cholesterol is a type of fat that is produced by your body and is also found in foods that come from animal sources (meat, milk products, eggs, poultry, and fish). Your body’s cells need cholesterol to function properly. However, excess cholesterol in the blood can build up inside your arteries (atherosclerosis), causing them to narrow. Atherosclerosis is the starting point for most heart and circulation problems.

Good and Bad Cholesterol

Cholesterol travels through your bloodstream attached to protein, in a combination called a lipoprotein. Two lipoproteins are the main carriers of cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). High-density lipoproteins contain more protein than they do fat. Continue reading ‘High Cholesterol in Old Age’ »

You can have a natural diabetes reversal without medication say science. It is possible to stop this disease before it takes over the body. This disease of diabetes means a lot of pain. This illness brings deep pain to the body. Many do not realize that the bloodstream is being invaded. This poison spreads and defeats the body painfully. The poison glucose invades the cells and the body will painfully lose the fight. A new diet shoes you can get diabetes reversal naturally and it must be done fast to save the body.

Time is where the diabetic loses. The diabetic waits and does things like stopping sugar but this cannot stop the powerful blood glucose poison that is spreading. As the diabetic waits and follows a typical no sugar diet the illness continues to spread. This is why millions will have to have their legs cut off. Diabetes will bring death the legs so that they are of no use. Millions have had to have their dead legs removed. There is a cure diabetes naturally diet that science has shown is working. Continue reading ‘Diabetes reversal: Science shows new diet that works for diabetes reversal’ »

The stories that surround Michael Jackson’s life have gained much international attention for the last month. Never would one imagine that he would have stolen the hearts of thousands with his music, charm and talent, and would exit this life taking with him the tear drops of millions of people. On June 25, 2009 it was not just Michael Jackson that died, but many people died internally as they saw their music idol laid to rest.

Many criticisms from Anti-Michael activists have made it their obligation to defame, slander and water the image of the King of Pop to another drug addict that went above the law with his money and power. In some popular forums, thousands dish out their hate in three scathing words-’So Long Pedophile’.

It must be pointed out that the intention of this article is not to condone in anyway the questionable conduct of Mr. Jackson, but to point out one thing that was overlooked throughout these years prior to his comeback for an international tour, and that is, his heart.

Continue reading ‘Not Just a Heart Attack, But a Broken Heart’ »

If you think that video games are for lazy teenagers or adult couch potatoes only, think again. Once you start reaching your ‘golden’ age or if you are way past your 60s and 70s, your heart, body and mind can use the adrenaline rush brought about by the modern gaming devices which are available today.

Why Video Games Aren’t Just For Kids Anymore?

So what exactly are the benefits that grandma and grandpa can get from playing Wii, online games, PlayStation 2 or similar gaming devices? There’s actually a lot more to video gaming than you may actually think.

A good number of studies in the past have shown that playing video games has many positive benefits to senior health. For young people, one of the benefits of playing video games is to sharpen their problem-solving abilities. Video games are even known to improve the skills of a surgeon in the operating table.

Now, to give you an idea about the health benefits that older people will enjoy, take a look at the following list:

1. According to the Psychology and Aging magazine, playing complex video games after receiving training may improve the cognitive functions of seniors. This is one the functions which typically decline with age. Continue reading ‘The Top 10 Video Games To Improve Senior Health’ »