How Do I Lower High Triglycerides?
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Hello and I would like to know how to treat myself since I have high triglycerides and have had a cpr test done. I sent the results to my cardiologist and he replied he had done all he could and recommended I see a doctor that specializes in inflammation.
I have tried statin drugs but [...]
Arachidonic Acid Gone Awry ”Increases Risk of Heart Attack
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People with a genetic disposition have a greater risk of having a heart attack if they eat a diet high in arachidonic acid, which is found in animal foods such as meats and eggs.
Read More...Asthma Triggering Compounds from Omega-6 Fat Create Clogged Arteries
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Excellent review paper, which describes how the potent inflammatory compounds, which trigger asthma, also damage arteries, via the leukotrienes generated from the omega-6 fat, arachidonic acid.
Read More...Mediterranean Diet Low In Omega-6
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Bottomline:A must-read paper, by the scientists that made “Mediterranean Diet” a household name, because of striking health benefits from their Lyon Diet Heart Study; describes the key components and common mis-characterizations of the Mediterranean diet paradigm.
Read More...Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
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Interest in omega-3 fatty acids can be traced to observational studies of Greenland Inuits conducted in the late 1970s. The low occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in this Eskimo population was attributed to their traditional diet of marine animals and fish.
Read More...Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prostaglandin Metabolism
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Omega-6 fatty acids account for the majority of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the food supply. They are the predominant PUFA in all diets, especially Western diets.
Read More...Fatty Acids Tied To Depression And Inflammation
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The imbalance of fatty acids in the typical American diet could be associated with the sharp increase in heart disease and depression seen over the past century, a new study suggests.
Read More...Not All Fats Are Bad
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After decades of debate, scientists have come to realize that not all fats are bad, and that the types of fat consumed are more important than the quantity. In fact, certain unsaturated fats are very beneficial and should be purposefully consumed.
Read More...Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio In Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
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Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of approximately 1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is 15/1-16.7/1.
Read More...60’s, 70’s, Inflammation and Omega-6
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It is more than ironic that a few years after food manufacturers’ began upping Omega-6s from soybeans in processed foods in the 60’s (that create inflammation), Dr. Jorn Dyerberg was getting very curious why the Greenlandic Eskimos seemed to be free of atherosclerosis disease even though they consumed large amounts of whale fat.
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