There may be a link between low levels of “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—that is, not enough of it—and increased cancer risk, according to new research. Scientists at Tufts University looked at 201 cancer patients and 402 cancer-free patients. They found that cancer patients who never took cholesterol-lowering drugs on average had lower LDL cholesterol [...]
Hawthorn Better Than Lipitor for Lowering LDL Cholesterol
Australian and Chinese researchers recently showed that a Hawthorn and Kiwi extract lowered LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) better than Lipitor. Their study, published in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, evaluated the effects of Hawthorn and Lipitor in mice fed either a normal diet or one very high in cholesterol. They found that the [...]
Health Benefits of Almonds
Imagine that….. yet another study demonstrating that eating healthy can actually make you, well, healthy. Iranian researchers gave 30 adult men 60 grams of almonds a day for 4 weeks. At the end of the 4 weeks, the men experienced significant reductions in their LDL (bad) cholesterol, their total cholesterol, and their apolipoprotein B100 (bad). [...]
