Masenka.Be

Archive for July, 2008

The truth about cholesterol -

Many people think there are 2 kinds of cholesterol. The bad LDL-cholesterol that clogs your arteries and the HDL-cholesterol that cleans your arteries again. Actually there is only one kind of cholesterol. A fatty substance, that doesn’t dissolve in water or blood. To transport cholesterol in the body, it is bound to lipoproteins. And these […]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Trans fats are bad for the prostate -

Bad fats are not only bad for your blood vessels. In a thirteen year study done by Harvard scientists it was concluded that men with high levels of trans fat in their blood had twice as much risk for prostate cancer than men who had the lowest levels. The researchers surmise that the trans fats […]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Beet juice can lower blood pressure -

Get your juicer ready, because in less than four hours beet juice can lower your blood pressure by as much as ten point. This is the result of a British study. In this study the scientists gave 450ml of beet juice to the test subjects and their measurements showed the decrease in blood pressure. The […]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Drink alcohol to reduce heart disease -

People who do not drink alcohol at all would do well to start drinking at least a little bit alcohol. This is the conclusion of an American study. Men of medium age can reduce their risk of heart disease by 38 percent by drinking a little bit of alcohol. Those who started drinking wine had […]

Popularity: 15% [?]