by Karen | Feb 16, 2013 | Hello Health Newsletter
What is being overweight? Overweight and obesity are both defined by Body Mass Index or BMI (which is a ratio of weight to height). A BMI between 25 and 30 places someone in an overweight category and 30 or higher is considered obese. Why control your weight? The...
by Karen | Feb 16, 2013 | Hello Health Newsletter
What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is found in every cell of our bodies and in our blood. Most of your circulating cholesterol is manufactured by your liver, although the cholesterol we consume in our diet contributes as well to the...
by Karen | Mar 5, 2012 | Hello Health Newsletter
Here’s an excerpt the Washington Post about the first human study on resveratrol: “Resveratrol appeared to produce all the same effects in the human subjects as it had in animals, such as lowering the metabolic rate, cutting the accumulation of fat in the...
by Karen | Feb 16, 2012 | Hello Health Newsletter
Cholesterol – The Guidelines When your cholesterol levels are checked, be sure to find out the actual numbers from your doctor, then get busy working on the numbers. All of them have an impact on your heart health and all of them can be controlled by diet and...
