Balanced Existence

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Entries for the ‘Worry & Stress’ Category

Are You a Victim of the Great Cholesterol Con?

Cholesterol is vital to the function of the brain and the nervous system. Cholesterol protects against depression and plays a role in the utilization of serotonin, which is your body’s feel good chemical. Which is why the research shows that people on cholesterol lowering drugs have an extremely increased risk of depression, aggression, and suicide! So right after they get you paying for cholesterol lowing drugs they also get you paying for anti-depression drugs.

Cholesterol is a vital precursor for vitamin D. I’ve written a little about vitamin D and why it is vital to your health in my article My Battle With Chronic Fatigue and How I Won. But you should know vitamin D protects your from cancer and helps the bones of your children grow and keep yours strong. Your body uses cholesterol to repair itself such as with wounds and tears in arteries. Dietary cholesterol contributes to the strength of the intestinal wall. Only oxidized cholesterol found in powdered milk and eggs contributes to heart disease. Powdered milk is what they are putting in your low fat milk!

Kettlebells and a Workout to Die From

If you haven’t discovered kettlebells yet and you are into being fit, healthy and strong (and that goes for the ladies not just men) then you are missing out. The kettlebell is the ultimate in Russian minimalism. I wouldn’t go so far to advocate kettlebells as the grand ultimate one and only apparatus for working out. However, I would say that you could exclusively use kettlebells and blow every gym junkie away for strength, conditioning, and lean toned physique. Not to mention overall health and wellbeing.