Heart Disease, Inflammation & Diet

We have all been subjected to the low-fat, low-cholesterol propaganda put out by the FDA, CDC and the Center for Heart Disease stating that fats and cholesterol will clog your arteries and cause heart disease. We have Ancel Keys, and his diet-heart hypothesis from 1953, to thank for that. The diet-heart hypothesis basically stated that … Continue reading Heart Disease, Inflammation & Diet

Cortisol, The Stress Hormone

The endocrine system is a system of complex relationships between hormones, and hormones are all about communication. Hormones transfer information and instructions from one set of cells to another. Hormones help to regulate metabolism, energy balance, biological clocks, contractions of smooth and cardiac muscles, immune system functions, control growth and development and govern operation of … Continue reading Cortisol, The Stress Hormone