The results from my latest blood work arrived yesterday. Drum roll, please…. And the envelope: HDL, or “good” cholesterol, is up 39 percent, from 41 to 57 (normal range: 40 – 59). Triglicerides, a measure of fat in the blood and a key marker for insulin resistance and potential heart disease, are down 35 percent, 103 to [...]
Heart experts–using terms such as “ground-breaking” and “paradigm-shifting”–are hailing a new study indicating that inflammation, not cholesterol, may be the reason for much of the world’s heart disease and that statin drugs should be prescribed for many people whose cholesterol levels are otherwise normal. The study, involving 18,000 volunteers in 26 countries, concludes that most [...]
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My father while on vacation in Mexico recently experienced chest pains that turned into a grueling medivac experience to Chicago and quadruple bypass surgery. This came as a chock to the entire family as my father, even at age 79, was regarded as one of the most fit in the entire clan–near perfect cholesterol and [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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