According the the WHO (World Health Organisation) the total death in the world of heart disease in 2008 was 7,3 million people (12,4% of total). The industry and their lobbists make you believe its primary cause is high (bad) cholesterol. Well it’s a myth (to put it mildly). Here are the...
Lose your love handl...
posted by FX-Staff
Love handles are caused by your hormones You may be surprised to learn that your hormone levels have a very great deal to do with where you store your fat – this goes for both men and women. There are two hormones involved when love handles are around: insulin and cortisol. Carrying...
Cold hands & co...
posted by FX-Staff
Cold hands and cold feet usuallly come from an underactive thyroid, mostly combined with other specific symptoms. Underactive thyroid: The Most Common Thyroid Disease Underactive thyroid accounts for the majority of thyroid disease cases — up to 80 percent according to some estimates. If...
Why men grow breasts...
posted by FX-Staff
A beer man grows his breasts You shouldn’t ever drink beer that includes hops, and 99% of beers do. It’s like shooting yourself in the foot! Hops beer has a sedative effect, it grows belly tissue and your breasts get bigger. So it makes sense to avoid it. A beer man shrinks his libido You...
Facebook causes stre...
posted by FX-Staff
A social network should in principle make you happier, but a recent German study shows that one third of Facebook users felt unhappier after a visit to the website. It actualy does not really surprise that Facebook makes many people unhappy. Almost everyone tries online to show his best....
Feed your thyroid
posted by admin
Your thyroid gland produces hormones that are important for healthy energy levels, metabolism and moods. If you have hypothyroidism, your thyroid produces too few hormones. Hyperthyroidism causes excessive hormone production. Both diseases are typically treatable through medications. A healthy...
DHEA the mother
posted by admin
DHEA is the mother hormone DHEA is made in the brain and in the adrenal cortex , and is one of the most plentiful hormones in the body. Levels of DHEA decline with age, and a 70 year old has only about 10% of the DHEA produced by a 20 year old. Diminishing levels of DHEA are linked to a wide...
Cholesterol Myth
posted by FX-Staff
Heart disease is the #1 killer. However, traditional heart disease protocols–with their emphasis on lowering cholesterol–have it all wrong. Emerging science is showing that cholesterol levels are a poor predictor of heart disease and that standard prescriptions for lowering it,...
HRT proven safe for women
posted by FX-Staff
Danish Study Gives A Boost To Hormone Replacement Therapy Timing Hypothesis Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) suffered a sharp blow a decade ago when the Women’s Health Initiative failed to show any cardiovascular benefit in women taking HRT. Despite the setback, many researchers theorized that HRT might still be beneficial in women who start HRT close to menopause. Now a new study from Denmark published in BMJ lends strong support to the “timing hypothesis.” Louise Lind Schierbeck and colleagues analyzed data from 1006 recently postmenopausal or perimenopausal women who were randomized to HRT or no treatment. After 10 years,...