Heart Health

High-Level Endurance Training Increases Atrial Fibrillation Risk And Decreases Your Lifespan

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Medscape recently posted a summary of a new study looking at the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the years after retirement among elite rowers. Let’s see what they found and if it holds any legitimacy. “Researchers found 1 in 5 former Olympic, world, or national-level Australian rowers aged 45-80 years had the heart rhythm anomaly. The ex-rowers, who had competed for at least 10 years, were nearly seven times more likely to have […]

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Cholesterol Levels Respond To Accumulated Damage — A Complete Guide To Cholesterol And All The Damage Done By Carbohydrates And Seed/Vegetable Oils

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 21 minutes of reading

The bro-science squad at T-Nation recently tried to tackle the cholesterol controversy, a subject that I’ve covered in depth and explained using real common sense and science from the fields of biology, physiology, and biochemistry. Let’s see how they did. And yes, this is a very long article, and likely one of the most important ones ever written on the subject, so sit back and dig in! “Google the word “cholesterol” and most of

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Beef Tallow — One Of The Best Sources Of Life-Sustaining Fats 

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 13 minutes of reading

Well, look at that, the fitness-expert-wannabe Matt Weik of Iron Magazine is trying to redeem himself with an article about beef tallow after pushing dangerous and deadly plant-based diets, toxic supplements, and overall life-shortening nutrition advice. It’s obvious that he’s been influenced by the controlled opposition and puppet Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the recent beef tallow vs seed oils debate when it comes to extremely toxic high heat cooking, as in the food

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Omega-3 Supplements, The Risk Of Oxidative Rancidity And Cardiovascular Diseases

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 8 minutes of reading

Again we return to Examine.com and a summary of a review looking at omega-3 fatty acids and either an increased or decreased risk of atrial fibrillation, as in an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. This review found what they considered conflicting results. But were they really? Or was it yet again the lack of understanding of simple human physiology and biochemistry that reared

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Olive Oil Coffee — How To Destroy Your Health While Gagging

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 6 minutes of reading

There are bad ideas and then there are really bad ideas. For the latter, we recently got a perfect example from the Verywell Health writer Stephanie Brown. In her recent personal blog post, she tells us about her experiences with “olive oil coffee,” and rest assured, her experiences were “fact checked” by Nick Blackmer. So, this has to be some real serious stuff as their “fact” checkers have been all over it. Let’s get on

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Unnatural Artificial Sweeteners And Cardiovascular Damage

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 5 minutes of reading

Once again we return to Examine.com and a summary of a recent meta-analysis looking at the association between artificial sweeteners and the risk of cardiovascular events. This should be another no-brainer as far as common sense goes. Let’s see what they found. Quick Summary “In this meta-analysis of 12 prospective cohort studies in 1,224,560 men and women, researchers looked at the intake of artificial sweeteners and the association with higher risks of all-cause mortality,

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Iron Deficiency Is A Sign Of Severe Malnutrition, Which Needs To Be Addressed

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 7 minutes of reading

Today we return to Examine.com and another review of a new meta-analysis looking at intravenous iron treatment and reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations and cardiovascular disease mortality in people with heart failure and iron deficiency. While giving intravenous iron treatment to someone with an iron deficiency might seem logical, it’s not that simple and actually shows extreme incompetence. Let’s see what they had to say. Key study details “Eight studies used ferric carboxymaltose, 2

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The Fallacy Of Focusing On A Single Nutrient In Useless Studies

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 8 minutes of reading

Today we return to Examine.com for another perfect example of wasted time and resources on studies focusing on a single nutrient and a possible outcome.This time some researchers performed a controlled trial and the possible effects of Omega-3 fatty acids and the occurrence of heart arrhythmias in 74 people with acute coronary syndrome. Key study details “The participants were admitted to a critical care unit in Iran. They received standard care and consumed either

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