High blood cholesterol has been shown to be a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease and stroke. However cholesterol itself is essential to several important processes within the body.

Do you want to live longer? Everyone wants to live longer. The desire for life is surely one of the most deeply rooted instincts we possess. We all want a life of usefulness and abundance, free from ill health and unhappiness.

In this article I will cover how to modify your diet to achieve a 1 lb a week weight loss by setting your weight loss goal and following a method of gradual change to achieve it.

A well known diet product makes the following claim: "The whole world has gone "low fat" crazy - and most people think that if they just begin eating low fat foods then their bodies will have less fat too. Sounds logical right? Wrong..." The trouble is their claim is simply not supported by the facts.

Why do you want to lose weight? - Do you want to live longer? - Do you want to improve how you feel? - Does your spouse want you to lose weight? - Does your Doctor tell you, "you need to lose weight"? - Do you have health issues that weight loss would improve? - Do you need to pass a physical examination to meet a job requirement? Bad News!

If lack of exercise is enough for you to put on weight then it stands to reason that increased exercise will help you lose weight, given a constant caloric intake.

The practice of feeding animals low doses of antibiotics for profit is producing antibiotic resistant bacteria.