Guest Post: This Modern Life…(‘s) diet is killing me

I am 35 years old, a female and there’s just a ton of swelling throughout my whole body. It is mostly localized in my uterus (my husband and I have figured out that much) and have ruled out the most normal (I say normal, because for me right now it would feel normal to have the whatever-thing that is wrong with me to actually have a name, like ulcerative colitis or chron’s. (Both of which are horrible auto-immune diseases that I am not trying to make light of.) I have this swelling that is always present, but tends not to swell AS much when I eat well; whole, balanced meals. Perhaps when our insurance situation is better we can have more access to doctors that can actually look at what is going on.

Debunked – The China Study

I’m going to keep this EXTREMELY brief, and very simplified. If it’s too simplified for people’s liking let me know, but I don’t want to bog people down with information. Comment with thoughts, suggestions, other studies you’d like to know about, or more areas to read about the china study. What is The China Study? …

Debunked – The “Healthy” Low Cholesterol Myth

“I can’t eat meat, my cholesterol goes up!” “I’m on statins to lower my cholesterol levels. I’m supposed to avoid eating fats.” “Eating fat increases your risk of heart disease.” Nope. First off, here’s a short background on cholesterol: What is cholesterol? First, let’s discuss lipoproteins. A lipoprotein is basically a regular cell membrane mixed …