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Cholesterol – Benefits and Importance

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Almost every food or health-related advertisement mentions cholesterol. It is a popular catch-phrase in the media and allopathic doctors who bombard us with pharmaceuticals and artificial foods to lower it. It is often given a bad connotation, but it is wrong to generalize that all cholesterol is bad. In fact it has a crucial function [...]

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Cholesterol and Heart Disease – Major Marketing

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Does Cholesterol cause Heart Disease? No. Not like the pharma industry has lead doctors, media and public to believe. There are major conflicts of interests (read: money to be made) by mis- and dis-information. In fact, studies have shown that of patients who died of heart disease, the majority had LOW CHOLESTEROL and not high cholesterol. [...]

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Obligatory Disclaimer – My Way

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Here is my take on the obligatory disclaimer:  Throughout this site, you understand that I am sharing information that is interesting to me.  This information may be historical, anecdotal, based on medical research, be that traditional, folk or naturopathic medicine or personal experience. I take sole responsibility for my life and I expect you to [...]

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Antioxidants – Are You Wasting Your Money?

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Unless you live under a rock you surely have noticed antioxidant supplements heavily pushed in mainstream media, in food advertisements and certainly on the shelves of health food shops, supermarkets and of course the local chemist (pharmacy).  It’s big business for the manufacturers. It’s the buzz word and visible practically everywhere.  So much so that [...]

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Antioxidants – Understanding ORAC Values

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The ORAC determination (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a method developed by the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, USA to measure the antioxidant activity in certain foods, herbs and spices both physiologically and chemically. Although not the only method, it is the most popular one for determining antioxidant values in vitro. The correlation between [...]

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Welcome

Welcome to the Epicurean Digest Blog – for the healthy epicurean in you. The Epi D blog features articles about food related health issues, interesting topics, titbits of information as well as tips and quips here and there. Articles are of a cautionary nature or highlight the health benefits of a particular food or ingredient.   It is [...]

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