Cholesterol & The French Paradox - New eBook
By Frank Cooper Clinical Nutritionist
When Oscar-award winning filmmaker Michael Moore released his controversial film SICKO in 2007 it brought tears to the eyes of many viewers. The USA - the world's richest nation - was ranked just 38th in healthcare by the World Health Organisation. America thought it had the best healthcare system in the world, and learned that they had one of the worst. (READ MORE)

Training and Nutrition For Muscle Size
An Interview with Dr John M Berardi, CSCS
Whenever Dr Berardi gives an interview, you're bound to learn a thing or two. Here are a few choice questions and answers Dr Berardi provided for an interview with Craig Ballentyne of www.cbathletics.com. [READ INTERVIEW]

Heart Disease - A 5 Step Plan to Lower Your Risk
By Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.
Think you need drugs to lower your risk of heart disease? Think again. If you believe that cholesterol causes heart disease, you're not alone. For years, you've read and watched news stories stating -- and even been told by your doctor -- that this is a fact. (READ ARTICLE)

Why Pyridoxine May Be The Most Vital of All The B Complex Vitamins
By Steve Smith
Vitamin B6 has probably attracted most attention from medical researchers and nutritional therapists as a means of reducing blood homocysteine levels, because an excess build up of this compound is well established as an indicator of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. (READ ARTICLE)

Blood Tests: Have You Had One Recently?
By Barbara Morrris
People who care about their health often overlook the importance of having regular blood tests.
The most comprehensive blood test is known as the CBC/Chemistry Profile. It's inexpensive and measures 35 different blood parameters that can have a powerful impact on the state of your health. (READ ARTICLE)

Ever wonder why good health is so elusive?
By Charlie Barnard
Ever wonder why good health is so elusive? I exercise, some. I try to eat right, usually. I'm fairly active. So why at 55 years old do I have arthritis and high cholesterol and why did I have a heart attack at age 44 after eating a low fat diet for 7 years? Do you remember the line in the movie, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore"? Well this is my drawing a line in the sand and making a stand. (READ ARTICLE)

How to Prevent Oxidative Stress
Matthew Keegan
Oxygen is necessary for humans. To breathe as well as product energy, our bodies require the use of oxygen. Organisms known as free radicals are produced as our bodies use oxygen. Oxidative stress is caused when these free radicals interact with the various cells in our bodies and essentially damage those cells. (READ ARTICLE)

Rationale for Creating the First "Un-Cereal"
By Dr. Randy Wysong
The advent of agriculture about 10,000 years ago and the subsequent scale-up to mass feeding made possible by the Industrial Revolution solved problems of quantity but not quality. Average life span has increased paralleling these changes, due in large part to agricultural productivity, efficient food distribution and preservation, and the development of public utilities. (READ ARTICLE)

The Truth About Red Wine and Heart Disease
by: Nicholas Webb
Red Wine, Heart Disease, Hungry Sharks and Knights in Shining Armor
What is so special about wine? What is it that makes it potentially more protective against coronary heart disease, and perhaps other diseases, than other forms of alcohol? (READ ARTICLE)

Powerful Anti-Oxidant Flavonoids Found In Red Wine And Chocolate!
By Steve Smith
There's now good evidence that it's not just in fruits and vegetables that health promoting anti-oxidant flavonoids are to be found. These powerful compounds have also been identified in tea, particularly green tea, red wine, beer and even chocolate. (READ ARTICLE)

Getting Lean by Revving Up Your Metabolism
By Dr John M Berardi, CSCS
I remember the day I got the bad news. I was 20 years old and I was in the middle of a nearly impossible squat session. Between sets, while trying to catch my breath, an "older" personal trainer (he was probably in his thirties) came over and offered some "advice"-unsolicited, of course. (READ ARTICLE)

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR METABOLISM
By Jesse Cannone
"So many people are talking about how slow their metabolism is and why they need to start taking the latest diet supplement scam yet they don't even understand how the human metabolism works. So before I even go into how to speed yours up, I want to first..." (READ ARTICLE)

Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: Your Life Depends On It
By Diana Chaloux
Our nation is expanding, or should I say our nation's waistlines are expanding. It's a sad story. The figures are staggering, the death toll of Americans who are dying of preventable obesity related illnesses and is close to 400,000 a year. (READ ARTICLE)

Find Out Why You Should Be Taking Vitamins
By Jon Arnold
When most of us were younger, our parents gave us vitamins to take every day, even those fruit flavored Flintstone vitamins that were shaped like Fred or Wilma Flintstone. But those vitamins served a vital purpose as we were growing up - they provided nutrients that our bodies needed as we matured and grew, which is even more important in today's busy and hectic lifestyle... (READ ARTICLE)

Create Unstoppable Fitness Workout Motivation
By Scott Abbett
It's been said that human beings are motivated to play any game they believe they can win. The inevitable inverse of this behavioral truism probably reveals much about why many people stop short of making their body improvement dreams a reality. (READ ARTICLE)

Stay On Track And Reach Your Goals
Copyright MuscleMaster.com, Inc. (Reprinted with Permission)
It virtually never fails: about 6 weeks into a health and fitness program, most people begin to lose motivation, become less focused, and ultimately revert to old habits. In many cases this means they stop exercising and begin to fall back into the trap of eating an unhealthy diet. (READ ARTICLE)

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