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Primal Retreat UK
April 11, 2014
When Dr Haroun Gajraj, a vascular surgeon, had a routine check up 8 years ago, they found 9.3 millimoles of cholesterol in every litre of blood — almost twice the recommended maximum. He was put on statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs that are…
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September 11, 2012
Justin Smith will be releasing a documentary on statins called $tatin Nation – the Great Cholesterol Cover-Up. The trailer for the film is below. In the film, he asks whether the link between saturated fat, high cholesterol and coronary heart disease is…
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primal retreat
August 23, 2012
According to Chris Masterjohn, egg yolks are good for you. Yes, they are full of cholesterol as well as full of important nutrients and essential fatty acids. There is and has never been any evidence to show that cholesterol-rich egg…
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primal retreat
July 6, 2012
Eating cholesterol-rich foods does not raise blood cholesterol levels. It’s a complete myth that it does. According to Chris Masterjohn, there is no direct connection between the amount of cholesterol you eat and the concentration of cholesterol in your blood….
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primal retreat
June 19, 2012
“A diet high in cholesterol may help people with a fatal genetic disease which damages the brain, according to early studies in mice“. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD) is an inherited condition which involves the brain and spinal cord. The disease is…
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primal retreat
June 15, 2012
A low fat diet may not be the best advice to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Recent studies suggest that reducing your carbohydrate intake is a more effective way to reduce the risk of atherogenic dyslipidemia, which is the…
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June 14, 2012
Which population has the highest rate of heart disease in the world? And which population has the lowest cholesterol levels in the world? Watch this one minute video by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick to discover that the two populations above are…
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